Ancient funerall monuments within the vnited monarchie of Great Britaine, Ireland, and the islands adiacent with the dissolued monasteries therein contained: their founders, and what eminent persons haue beene in the same interred. As also the death and buriall of certaine of the bloud royall; the nobilitie and gentrie of these kingdomes entombed in forraine nations. A worke reuiuing the dead memory of the royall progenie, the nobilitie, gentrie, and communaltie, of these his Maiesties dominions. Intermixed and illustrated with variety of historicall obseruations, annotations, and briefe notes, extracted out of approued authors ... Whereunto is prefixed a discourse of funerall monuments ... Composed by the studie and trauels of Iohn Weeuer.
         Weever, John, 1576-1632.
      
       
         
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             Ancient funerall monuments within the vnited monarchie of Great Britaine, Ireland, and the islands adiacent with the dissolued monasteries therein contained: their founders, and what eminent persons haue beene in the same interred. As also the death and buriall of certaine of the bloud royall; the nobilitie and gentrie of these kingdomes entombed in forraine nations. A worke reuiuing the dead memory of the royall progenie, the nobilitie, gentrie, and communaltie, of these his Maiesties dominions. Intermixed and illustrated with variety of historicall obseruations, annotations, and briefe notes, extracted out of approued authors ... Whereunto is prefixed a discourse of funerall monuments ... Composed by the studie and trauels of Iohn Weeuer.
             Weever, John, 1576-1632.
             Cecil, Thomas, fl. 1630, engraver.
          
           [20], 871, [17] p. : ill.
           
             Printed by Thomas Harper. 1631. And are to be sold by Laurence Sadler at the signe of the Golden Lion in little Britaine,
             London :
             [1631]
          
           
             In fact covers only the dioceses of Canterbury, Rochester, London, and Norwich; no more published.
             With an additional title page, engraved, "Ancient funerall monuments with in the vnited monarchie of Great Britaine, Ireland, and the ilands adiacent", signed: T. Cecill sculp.
             Includes index; a1r, column 3, line 9 from bottom ends "wicked". A reprinted index of ca. 1800 has "wick".
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           Sepulchral monuments -- England -- Early works to 1800.
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               VERA
               EFFIGIES
               IOHANNIS
               WEEVER
               AETATIS
               SVAE
               55.
               
               ANNO
               1631.
               
            
          
        
         
           
             Lanchashire
             gaue
             him
             breath
             ,
          
           
             And
             Cambridge
             education
             .
          
           
             His
             studies
             are
             of
             Death
             .
          
           
             Of
             Heauen
             his
             meditation
             .
          
        
      
       
         
         
           
             
               Stipendium
               peccati
               Mors.
               Gratia
               Dei
               vita
               aeterna
               per
               Dm.
               N.
               I.
               Chr.
               
            
             
               Primus
               Adam
               de
               terra
               terrenus
               .
               Secundus
               Adam
               Dominus
               de
               
                 Coelo
              
            
             
               Vt
               in
               Adamo
               omnes
               moriuntur
               .
               Ita
               in
               Christo
               omnes
               viuificabuntur
               .
            
             
               Hic
               iacet
               .
            
             
               Sunt
               nisi
               praemissi
               quos
               perijsse
               putas
               .
               Mors
               haec
               reparatio
               vitae
               est
               .
            
             
               ANCIENT
               FVNERALL
               MONVMENTS
               WITH
               IN
               THE
               vnited
               Monarchie
               of
               Great
               Britaine
               ,
               Ireland
               ,
               and
               the
               Ilands
               adiacent
               ;
               with
               the
               dissolued
               Monasteries
               therein
               contained
               ;
               their
               Founders
               ,
               and
               what
               eminent
               persons
               haue
               beene
               in
               the
               same
               interred
               .
            
             
               As
               also
               the
               Death
               and
               buriall
               of
               certaine
               of
               the
               Bloud
               Roiall
               ,
               the
               Nobilitie
               and
               Gentrie
               of
               these
               Kingdomes
               entombed
               in
               forraine
               Nations
               with
               other
               matters
               mentioned
               in
               the
               insuing
               Title
               .
            
             
               Composed
               by
               the
               Trauels
               and
               Studie
               of
               Iohn
               Weeuer
               .
            
             
               Spe
               labor
               leuis
               .
            
             
               London
               Printed
               by
               Tho
               :
               HARPER
               .
               M.DC.XXXI
               .
            
             
               And
               are
               to
               be
               sold
               in
               Little
               Britayne
               by
               Laurence
               Sadler
               at
               the
               signe
               of
               the
               Golden
               Lion.
               
            
             
               T.
               Cecill
               sculp
               .
            
          
        
      
       
         
         
         
           ANCIENT
           FVNERALL
           MONVMENTS
           WITHIN
           THE
           VNITED
           MONARCHIE
           OF
           GREAT
           Britaine
           ,
           Ireland
           ,
           and
           the
           Islands
           adiacent
           ,
           with
           the
           dissolued
           Monasteries
           therein
           contained
           :
           their
           Founders
           ,
           and
           what
           eminent
           Persons
           haue
           beene
           in
           the
           same
           interred
           .
        
         
           AS
           ALSO
           THE
           DEATH
           AND
           BVRIALL
           OF
           CERTAINE
           OF
           THE
           Bloud
           Royall
           ;
           the
           Nobilitie
           and
           Gentrie
           of
           these
           Kingdomes
           entombed
           in
           forraine
           Nations
           .
        
         
           A
           worke
           reuiuing
           the
           dead
           memory
           of
           the
           Royall
           Progenie
           ,
           the
           Nobilitie
           ,
           Gentrie
           ,
           and
           Communaltie
           ,
           of
           these
           his
           Maiesties
           Dominions
           .
        
         
           Intermixed
           and
           illustrated
           with
           variety
           of
           Historicall
           obseruations
           ,
           annotations
           ,
           and
           briefe
           notes
           ,
           extracted
           out
           of
           approued
           Authors
           ,
           infallible
           Records
           ,
           Lieger
           Bookes
           ,
           Charters
           ,
           Rolls
           ,
           old
           Manuscripts
           ,
           and
           the
           Collections
           of
           iudicious
           Antiquaries
           .
        
         
           Whereunto
           is
           prefixed
           a
           Discourse
           of
           Funerall
           Monuments
           .
           Of
           the
           Foundation
           and
           fall
           of
           Religious
           Houses
           .
           Of
           Religious
           Orders
           .
           Of
           the
           Ecclesiasticall
           estate
           of
           England
           .
           And
           of
           other
           occurrences
           touched
           vpon
           by
           the
           way
           ,
           in
           the
           whole
           passage
           of
           these
           intended
           labours
           .
        
         
           Composed
           by
           the
           Studie
           and
           Trauels
           of
           IOHN
           WEEVER
           .
        
         
           Spe
           labor
           leuis
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           by
           THOMAS
           HARPER
           .
           1631.
           
        
         
           And
           are
           to
           be
           sold
           by
           
             Laurence
             Sadler
          
           at
           the
           signe
           of
           the
           Golden
           Lion
           in
           little
           Britaine
           .
        
      
       
         
         
         
           TO
           THE
           SACRED
           AND
           IMPERIALL
           MAIESTIE
           OF
           OVR
           DREAD
           SOVERAIGNE
           ,
           THE
           MOST
           MAGNIFICENT
           ,
           ILLVSTRIOVS
           ,
           AND
           PVISSANT
           MONARCH
           ,
           CHARLES
           :
           BY
           THE
           DIVINE
           PROVIDENCE
           ,
           OF
           GREAT
           BRITAINE
           ,
           FRANCE
           ,
           IRELAND
           ,
           AND
           MANY
           ILANDS
           ,
           KING
           .
        
         
           THE
           MOST
           POWERFVLL
           PROTECTOR
           OF
           THE
           FAITH
           :
           THE
           MOST
           ROYALL
           PATRON
           ,
           PRESERVER
           ,
           AND
           FOSTERER
           OF
           THE
           VNDOVBTED
           RELIGION
           OF
           
             IESVS
             CHRIST
          
           .
        
         
           THE
           PATTERNE
           OF
           TRVE
           PIETIE
           ,
           AND
           IVSTICE
           ,
           AND
           THE
           PRESIDENT
           OF
           ALL
           PRINCELY
           VERTVES
           .
        
         
           HIS
           HIGHNESSE
           MOST
           LOWLY
           ,
           AND
           MOST
           LOYALL
           SVBIECT
           IOHN
           WEEVER
           ,
           IN
           ALL
           HVMILITY
           ,
           CONSECRATETH
           THESE
           HIS
           LABOVRS
           :
           THOVGH
           FARRE
           VNWORTHY
           THE
           VIEW
           OF
           SO
           RESPLENDANT
           A
           GREATNESSE
           .
        
      
       
         
         
         
           THE
           AVTHOR
           TO
           THE
           READER
           .
        
         
           HAuing
           seene
           (
           iudicious
           Reader
           how
           carefully
           in
           other
           Kingdomes
           ,
           the
           Monuments
           of
           the
           dead
           are
           preserued
           ,
           and
           their
           Inscriptions
           or
           Epitaphs
           registred
           in
           their
           Church-Bookes
           ;
           and
           hauing
           read
           the
           Epitaphs
           of
           Italy
           ,
           France
           ,
           Germany
           ,
           and
           other
           Nations
           ,
           collected
           and
           put
           in
           print
           by
           the
           paines
           of
           
             Schraderus
             ,
             Chytraeus
             ,
             Swertius
          
           ,
           and
           other
           forraine
           Writers
           .
           And
           also
           knowing
           withall
           how
           barbarously
           within
           these
           his
           Maiesties
           Dominions
           ,
           they
           are
           (
           to
           the
           shame
           of
           our
           time
           )
           broken
           downe
           ,
           and
           vtterly
           almost
           all
           ruinated
           ,
           their
           brasen
           Inscriptions
           erazed
           ,
           torne
           away
           ,
           and
           pilfered
           ,
           by
           which
           inhumane
           ,
           deformidable
           act
           ,
           the
           honourable
           memory
           of
           many
           vertuous
           and
           noble
           persons
           deceased
           ,
           is
           extinguished
           ,
           and
           the
           true
           vnderstanding
           of
           diuers
           Families
           in
           these
           Realmes
           (
           who
           haue
           descended
           of
           these
           worthy
           persons
           aforesaid
           )
           is
           so
           darkened
           ,
           as
           the
           true
           course
           of
           their
           inheritance
           is
           thereby
           partly
           interrupted
           :
           grieuing
           at
           this
           vnsufferable
           iniurie
           offered
           as
           well
           to
           the
           liuing
           ,
           as
           the
           dead
           ,
           out
           of
           the
           respect
           I
           bore
           to
           venerable
           Antiquity
           ,
           and
           the
           due
           regard
           to
           continue
           the
           remembrance
           of
           the
           defunct
           to
           future
           posteritie
           ;
           I
           determined
           with
           my selfe
           to
           collect
           such
           memorials
           of
           the
           deceased
           ,
           as
           were
           remaining
           as
           yet
           vndefaced
           ;
           as
           also
           to
           reuiue
           the
           memories
           of
           eminent
           worthy
           persons
           entombed
           or
           interred
           ,
           either
           in
           Parish
           ,
           or
           in
           Abbey
           Churches
           ▪
           howsoeuer
           
           some
           of
           their
           Sepulchres
           are
           at
           this
           day
           no
           where
           to
           be
           discerned
           ;
           neither
           their
           bones
           and
           ashie
           remaines
           in
           any
           place
           to
           bee
           gathered
           .
           Whereupon
           with
           painefull
           expences
           (
           which
           might
           haue
           beene
           well
           spared
           perhaps
           you
           will
           say
           )
           I
           trauailed
           ouer
           the
           most
           parts
           of
           all
           England
           ,
           and
           some
           part
           of
           Scotland
           ;
           I
           collected
           the
           Funerall
           Inscriptions
           of
           all
           the
           Cathedrall
           Churches
           of
           the
           one
           ,
           and
           in
           some
           of
           the
           other
           ,
           and
           euer
           by
           the
           way
           gathered
           such
           as
           I
           found
           in
           Parochiall
           Churches
           ▪
           I
           likewise
           tooke
           view
           of
           many
           ancient
           Monuments
           not
           inscribed
           ,
           demanding
           of
           the
           Church
           officers
           ,
           or
           others
           the
           inhabitants
           ,
           for
           whom
           such
           and
           such
           Tombes
           or
           Sepulchres
           were
           made
           and
           erected
           ,
           which
           was
           told
           me
           according
           to
           that
           truth
           which
           was
           deliuered
           vnto
           them
           by
           tradition
           :
           after
           all
           this
           scrutinie
           ,
           finding
           so
           few
           ,
           or
           none
           at
           all
           in
           many
           Churches
           (
           time
           ,
           the
           malignitie
           of
           wicked
           people
           ,
           and
           our
           English
           profane
           tenacitie
           ,
           hauing
           quite
           taken
           them
           away
           for
           lucre
           sake
           )
           I
           was
           altogether
           discouraged
           to
           proceede
           any
           further
           in
           this
           my
           laborious
           and
           expencefull
           enterprise
           ;
           vntill
           I
           came
           casually
           into
           the
           acquaintance
           of
           my
           deare
           deceased
           friend
           ,
           
             Augustine
             Vincent
          
           ,
           Esquire
           ,
           Windsor
           Herald
           ,
           &
           keeper
           of
           the
           Records
           in
           the
           Tower
           ,
           who
           perswaded
           me
           to
           goe
           forward
           as
           I
           had
           begun
           ,
           and
           withall
           gaue
           me
           many
           Church-Collections
           ,
           with
           diuers
           memorable
           Notes
           ,
           and
           Copies
           of
           Records
           ,
           gathered
           by
           himselfe
           and
           others
           ;
           and
           by
           his
           meanes
           I
           had
           free
           accesse
           to
           the
           Heralds
           Office
           ,
           to
           write
           out
           such
           antiquities
           as
           I
           could
           there
           finde
           for
           my
           purpose
           .
        
         
           But
           aboue
           all
           ,
           I
           am
           most
           bound
           to
           loue
           the
           foresaid
           Vincents
           memory
           ,
           for
           that
           he
           made
           me
           knowne
           to
           that
           honourable
           Gentleman
           Sir
           
             Robert
             Cotton
          
           ,
           Knight
           and
           Baronet
           ;
           who
           forthwith
           apprehending
           the
           scope
           and
           drift
           of
           this
           my
           Argument
           (
           his
           generous
           disposition
           being
           alwaies
           ready
           to
           afford
           his
           best
           furtherance
           to
           other
           mens
           industrious
           labours
           )
           gaue
           me
           his
           able
           directions
           ,
           and
           withall
           ,
           lent
           me
           out
           of
           his
           inestimable
           Librarie
           ,
           such
           Bookes
           and
           Manuscripts
           as
           were
           most
           fitting
           for
           my
           vse
           .
        
         
           But
           alas
           ,
           this
           worthy
           repairer
           of
           eating-times
           ruines
           ,
           this
           Philadelphus
           ,
           in
           preseruing
           old
           Monuments
           ,
           and
           ancient
           Records
           :
           
           this
           Magazin
           ,
           this
           Treasurie
           ,
           this
           Store-house
           of
           Antiquities
           ,
           Sir
           
             Robert
             Cotton
          
           ,
           is
           now
           lately
           deceased
           ,
           whose
           excellent
           good
           parts
           are
           well
           conceiued
           in
           a
           Funerall
           Elegie
           which
           hath
           happily
           come
           into
           my
           hands
           ,
           and
           which
           I
           thinke
           fitting
           here
           to
           be
           inserted
           .
        
         
           
             
               
                 
                   Viro
                   clarissimo
                   Roberto
                   Cottono
                   ,
                   ab
                   antiqua
                   Regum
                   prosapia
                   oriundo
                   ,
                   Epicedium
                   .
                
                 
                   Qualis
                   Homerus
                   erat
                   ,
                   cuius
                   de
                   fonte
                   furores
                
                 
                   Sacros
                   hauserunt
                   veteresque
                   nouique
                   Poetae
                   ▪
                   
                
                 
                   Talis
                   eras
                   nostros
                   inter
                   ,
                   Cottone
                   ,
                   Britannos
                   ,
                
                 
                   Rerum
                   explorator
                   veterum
                   .
                   Ciuilia
                   iura
                
                 
                   Regni
                   ,
                   Magnatum
                   molimina
                   ,
                   munia
                   Regum
                
                 
                   Et
                   populi
                   ,
                   nexus
                   faustos
                   ,
                   diuortia
                   saeua
                   ,
                
                 
                   Nauigia
                   ,
                   et
                   merces
                   ,
                   castra
                   ,
                   artes
                   ,
                   religiones
                   ,
                
                 
                   Nummos
                   ,
                   structuras
                   ,
                   chartas
                   ,
                   solennia
                   verba
                   ,
                
                 
                   Et
                   quic
                   quid
                   bello
                   faceret
                   vel
                   pace
                   triumphos
                
                 
                   Callebat
                   dextrè
                   ,
                   nemo
                   magis
                   ,
                   omnis
                   ab
                   illo
                
                 
                   Et
                   tua
                   Camdene
                   &
                   Seldeni
                   gloria
                   creuit
                   ▪
                
                 
                   Ingentes
                   Dominos
                   titulorum
                   dote
                   superbos
                
                 
                   Famo
                   sosque
                   Equites
                   (
                   simul
                   omnes
                   si
                   perijssent
                   )
                
                 
                   Quiuis
                   Rex
                   Orbi
                   potis
                   est
                   renouare
                   ;
                   beatum
                
                 
                   Cottoni
                   pectus
                   nullâ
                   est
                   reparabile
                   cera
                   .
                
                 
                   Ingenio
                   quicunque
                   vigent
                   tua
                   tecta
                   frequenter
                
                 
                   Visebant
                   ,
                   tanquam
                   à
                   Phoebo
                   responsa
                   petentes
                   .
                
                 
                   Nunc
                   Oracla
                   silent
                   ,
                   sed
                   non
                   Schediasmate
                   tantae
                
                 
                   Oceanum
                   laudis
                   liceat
                   transnare
                   ,
                   misellum
                
                 
                   Nescio
                   quid
                   gaudens
                   ad
                   amici
                   iusta
                   litasse
                   :
                
                 
                   Omnia
                   complectar
                   celebrat
                   
                     Wigornia
                  
                   verbis
                
                 
                   Queis
                   Neckami
                   obitum
                   ,
                   crescitque
                   in
                   carmine
                   verum
                   .
                
                 
                   "
                   Eclipsim
                   patitur
                   sapientia
                   ,
                   Sol
                   sepelitur
                   ,
                
                 
                   "
                   Cui
                   si
                   par
                   vnus
                   minus
                   esset
                   flebile
                   funus
                   .
                
              
            
          
        
         
           He
           died
           at
           his
           house
           in
           Westminster
           the
           sixt
           of
           May
           ,
           about
           ten
           of
           the
           clocke
           in
           the
           forenoone
           ,
           Anno
           1631.
           being
           aged
           ,
           threescore
           yeares
           ,
           three
           moneths
           ,
           and
           some
           few
           odde
           dayes
           :
           
           He
           tooke
           to
           wife
           Elizabeth
           ,
           one
           of
           the
           daughters
           and
           heires
           of
           
             William
             Brocas
          
           Esquire
           ,
           by
           whom
           hee
           had
           issue
           ,
           onely
           one
           Sonne
           ,
           Sir
           
             Thomas
             Cotton
          
           Baronet
           ,
           now
           liuing
           ;
           who
           married
           Margaret
           ,
           Daughter
           of
           the
           Lord
           
             William
             Howard
          
           ,
           grandchild
           to
           Thomas
           Duke
           of
           Norfolke
           ,
           by
           whom
           hee
           hath
           issue
           ,
           one
           Sonne
           ,
           named
           Iohn
           ,
           and
           two
           Daughters
           ,
           Lucie
           and
           Francis.
           
        
         
           But
           to
           returne
           :
           I
           haue
           had
           many
           helpes
           ,
           I
           confesse
           ,
           from
           Sir
           
             Henry
             Spelman
          
           ,
           Knight
           ,
           and
           
             Iohn
             Selden
          
           Esquire
           ,
           the
           most
           learned
           Antiquaries
           now
           liuing
           of
           our
           times
           :
           nor
           haue
           the
           helpes
           beene
           few
           which
           I
           haue
           long
           receiued
           from
           the
           well
           furnisht
           ,
           and
           daily
           increasing
           Librarie
           of
           Sir
           
             Simonds
             D'Ewes
          
           Knight
           ,
           whose
           iudicious
           directions
           ,
           and
           ready
           assistance
           ,
           were
           as
           often
           vouchsafed
           vnto
           mee
           ,
           as
           I
           had
           occasion
           to
           request
           ,
           and
           whose
           long
           studied
           ,
           and
           still
           intended
           labours
           for
           the
           publique
           good
           ,
           though
           in
           another
           kinde
           ,
           may
           in
           due
           time
           make
           his
           memory
           and
           themselues
           deare
           vnto
           posteritie
           :
           Diuers
           of
           the
           Heralds
           haue
           much
           furthered
           these
           my
           intended
           designes
           ;
           namely
           ,
           Sir
           Richard
           ,
           and
           Sir
           Henry
           Saint
           George
           ,
           Knights
           ▪
           
             Iohn
             Philipot
          
           ,
           and
           
             William
             Le
             Neue
          
           ,
           Esquires
           ,
           which
           I
           shall
           euer
           acknowledge
           ,
           as
           occasion
           presents
           it selfe
           .
        
         
           Venerable
           Bede
           ,
           when
           hee
           compiled
           the
           Chronicles
           of
           the
           English
           Saxons
           ,
           had
           all
           the
           helpe
           that
           might
           be
           of
           the
           Bishops
           and
           learned
           men
           of
           this
           Land.
           Cymbertus
           wrote
           vnto
           him
           all
           that
           was
           done
           in
           Lincolnshire
           :
           Nothelmus
           also
           sent
           vnto
           him
           all
           that
           he
           had
           gathered
           together
           in
           Sussex
           ,
           Surrey
           ,
           and
           Kent
           .
           Alcuinus
           gaue
           him
           his
           labours
           and
           collections
           for
           the
           Prouince
           of
           Yorke
           .
           Daniel
           of
           Winchester
           made
           him
           priuie
           of
           all
           that
           was
           done
           amongst
           the
           west
           Saxons
           :
           And
           from
           all
           other
           quarters
           of
           the
           Land
           ,
           were
           Letters
           ,
           Scrowles
           ,
           and
           writings
           ,
           directed
           vnto
           him
           by
           messengers
           ,
           to
           aide
           and
           assist
           him
           in
           his
           enterprise
           ,
           as
           he
           doth
           himselfe
           acknowledge
           in
           his
           Epistle
           Dedicatory
           to
           Ceolnulph
           ,
           King
           of
           the
           Northumbers
           .
        
         
           Now
           generous
           Reader
           ,
           as
           hee
           had
           these
           helpes
           for
           the
           perfecting
           of
           his
           Ecclesiasticall
           Historie
           ,
           and
           as
           I
           haue
           had
           the
           acceptable
           assistance
           of
           many
           of
           my
           good
           friends
           ,
           studious
           in
           this
           kinde
           ,
           for
           the
           finishing
           of
           this
           first
           part
           ,
           and
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           worke
           now
           in
           hand
           ,
           which
           is
           already
           in
           a
           good
           forwardnesse
           ,
           
           let
           me
           intreate
           thy
           furtherance
           in
           the
           same
           thus
           farre
           ,
           that
           ,
           in
           thy
           neighbouring
           Churches
           ,
           if
           thou
           shalt
           finde
           any
           ancient
           funerall
           Inscriptions
           ,
           or
           antique
           obliterated
           Monuments
           ,
           thou
           wouldst
           be
           pleased
           to
           copie
           out
           the
           one
           ,
           and
           take
           so
           much
           relation
           of
           the
           other
           as
           tradition
           can
           deliuer
           ;
           as
           also
           to
           take
           the
           Inscriptions
           and
           Epitaphs
           vpon
           Tombes
           and
           Grauestones
           which
           are
           of
           these
           times
           ;
           and
           withall
           to
           take
           order
           that
           such
           thy
           collections
           ,
           notes
           ,
           and
           obseruations
           may
           come
           safely
           to
           my
           hands
           ;
           and
           I
           shall
           rest
           euer
           obliged
           to
           acknowledge
           thy
           paines
           and
           curtesie
           .
        
         
           And
           I
           would
           earnestly
           desire
           the
           Tombe-makers
           of
           this
           Citie
           of
           London
           ,
           and
           elsewhere
           ,
           that
           they
           would
           be
           so
           carefull
           of
           posteritie
           ,
           as
           to
           preserue
           in
           writing
           the
           Inscriptions
           or
           Epitaphs
           which
           they
           daily
           engraue
           vpon
           Funerall
           Monuments
           ,
           from
           whom
           I
           shall
           expect
           the
           like
           kindnesse
           ,
           and
           to
           whom
           I
           will
           euer
           remaine
           alike
           thankfull
           .
           For
           ,
           I
           intend
           ,
           God
           willing
           ,
           hereafter
           to
           publish
           to
           the
           view
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           as
           well
           the
           moderne
           ,
           as
           the
           ancient
           memorialls
           of
           the
           dead
           throughout
           all
           his
           Maiesties
           foresaid
           Dominions
           ,
           if
           God
           spare
           me
           life
           ;
           if
           not
           ,
           it
           is
           enough
           for
           me
           to
           haue
           begun
           ,
           as
           Camden
           saith
           in
           his
           Epistle
           to
           the
           Reader
           of
           his
           booke
           Britannia
           ,
           and
           I
           haue
           gained
           as
           much
           as
           I
           looke
           for
           ,
           if
           I
           shall
           draw
           others
           ,
           when
           I
           am
           dead
           ,
           into
           this
           argument
           ;
           whose
           inquisitiue
           diligence
           and
           learning
           ,
           may
           finde
           out
           more
           ,
           and
           amend
           mine
           .
        
         
           It
           may
           seeme
           ,
           peraduenture
           ,
           vnpleasing
           to
           some
           ,
           for
           that
           I
           do
           speake
           so
           much
           of
           ,
           and
           extoll
           the
           ardent
           pietie
           of
           our
           forefathers
           in
           the
           erecting
           of
           Abbeyes
           ,
           Priories
           ,
           and
           such
           like
           sacred
           Foundations
           .
        
         
           To
           the
           which
           I
           answer
           with
           Camden
           ,
           that
           I
           hold
           it
           not
           fit
           for
           vs
           to
           forget
           ,
           that
           our
           Ancestours
           were
           ,
           and
           we
           are
           of
           the
           Christian
           profession
           ,
           and
           that
           there
           are
           not
           extant
           any
           other
           more
           conspicuous
           and
           certaine
           Monuments
           of
           their
           zealous
           deuotion
           towards
           God
           ,
           then
           these
           Monasteries
           with
           their
           endowments
           ,
           for
           the
           maintenance
           of
           religious
           persons
           ,
           neither
           any
           other
           seed-plots
           besides
           these
           ,
           from
           whence
           Christian
           Religion
           and
           good
           literature
           were
           propagated
           ouer
           this
           our
           Island
           .
           Neither
           is
           there
           any
           other
           act
           of
           pietie
           more
           acceptable
           
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           Almighty
           God
           ,
           then
           that
           of
           building
           Churches
           ,
           Oratories
           ,
           and
           such
           like
           sacred
           edifices
           ,
           for
           the
           true
           seruice
           of
           his
           heauenly
           Maiestie
           .
        
         
           Ethelbert
           the
           first
           Christian
           King
           of
           Kent
           ,
           hauing
           built
           S.
           Pauls
           Church
           London
           ,
           and
           diuers
           other
           Churches
           and
           religious
           structures
           ,
           as
           I
           shew
           hereafter
           ,
           is
           thus
           commended
           to
           posteritie
           by
           this
           Epitaph
           following
           ,
           which
           passed
           with
           applause
           no
           question
           in
           those
           dayes
           .
        
         
           
             Rex
             Ethelbertus
             hic
             clauditur
             in
             Polyandro
             ,
          
           
             Fana
             pians
             certus
             Christo
             meat
             absque
             Meandro
             .
          
        
         
           
             King
             Ethelbert
             lyeth
             here
          
           
             closed
             in
             this
             Polyander
             ,
          
           
             For
             building
             Churches
             sure
             he
             goes
          
           
             To
             Christ
             without
             Maeander
             .
          
        
         
           
           The
           pious
           care
           likewise
           and
           gracious
           intention
           of
           our
           late
           Lord
           and
           Soueraigne
           King
           Iames
           of
           famous
           memory
           ,
           had
           ,
           for
           the
           repairing
           of
           the
           foresaid
           Church
           of
           Saint
           Paul
           ,
           and
           the
           earnest
           desire
           and
           purpose
           ,
           which
           our
           dread
           Lord
           and
           Soueraigne
           now
           hath
           (
           proceeding
           out
           of
           his
           zeale
           to
           Gods
           glory
           and
           his
           diuine
           worship
           )
           for
           the
           repairing
           and
           vpholding
           ,
           as
           his
           Father
           intended
           ,
           of
           that
           venerable
           large
           Fabricke
           and
           goodly
           Pyle
           of
           building
           ,
           will
           be
           had
           in
           remembrance
           to
           all
           generations
           ,
           and
           their
           names
           will
           be
           registred
           in
           the
           booke
           of
           the
           liuing
           .
        
         
           And
           the
           munificent
           allowance
           towards
           the
           said
           worke
           from
           
             William
             Laud
          
           ,
           now
           Lord
           Bishop
           of
           London
           ,
           of
           one
           hundred
           pounds
           by
           the
           yeare
           ,
           while
           he
           doth
           contiune
           there
           Bishop
           ,
           shall
           be
           commended
           ,
           and
           had
           in
           remembrance
           of
           all
           his
           Successours
           for
           euer
           .
        
         
           It
           may
           ,
           perhaps
           ,
           bee
           distastfull
           to
           some
           for
           that
           I
           write
           so
           fully
           of
           the
           fall
           and
           backsliding
           of
           Religious
           Persons
           from
           their
           primitiue
           zealous
           ardour
           of
           piety
           ,
           making
           that
           the
           maine
           cause
           of
           the
           dissolution
           of
           Abbeyes
           :
           which
           I
           doe
           ,
           for
           that
           some
           are
           of
           opinion
           ,
           
           that
           because
           many
           of
           these
           Monasteries
           were
           built
           vpon
           the
           occasion
           of
           rapine
           and
           bloud
           ,
           the
           Founders
           thereby
           thinking
           to
           expiate
           their
           guilt
           ,
           and
           make
           satisfaction
           
           for
           their
           sinnes
           (
           an
           errour
           in
           point
           of
           Diuinitie
           )
           these
           sacred
           structures
           howsoeuer
           consecrated
           to
           the
           seruice
           of
           Almighty
           God
           ,
           could
           not
           stand
           fast
           ,
           nor
           continue
           in
           one
           and
           the
           same
           state
           for
           many
           ages
           ;
           therefore
           I
           thinke
           it
           meete
           and
           expedient
           to
           discouer
           and
           lay
           open
           to
           the
           world
           ,
           the
           manifold
           enormities
           of
           the
           professed
           votaries
           residing
           in
           such
           religious
           foundations
           ;
           that
           it
           may
           euidently
           appeare
           that
           it
           was
           not
           the
           sinnes
           of
           the
           Founders
           (
           of
           whose
           pious
           intentions
           we
           ought
           to
           haue
           a
           more
           reuerend
           opinion
           )
           that
           their
           donations
           were
           of
           no
           longer
           continuance
           but
           that
           the
           delinquencies
           of
           the
           religious
           Orders
           themselues
           ,
           were
           the
           sole
           cause
           of
           their
           owne
           vtter
           subuersion
           .
        
         
           I
           may
           ,
           perhaps
           ,
           be
           sound
           fault
           withall
           ,
           because
           I
           doe
           not
           chorographically
           and
           according
           as
           Churches
           stand
           ,
           neare
           or
           further
           remote
           in
           one
           and
           the
           same
           Lath
           hundred
           or
           wapentack
           ,
           emprint
           and
           place
           the
           Funerall
           Monuments
           in
           this
           my
           booke
           ;
           but
           slip
           sometimes
           from
           one
           side
           of
           a
           County
           to
           another
           before
           I
           emprint
           and
           Epitaph
           .
           To
           which
           giue
           me
           leaue
           to
           make
           this
           answer
           ,
           that
           hauing
           found
           one
           or
           two
           ancient
           Funerall
           inscriptions
           ,
           or
           obliterated
           Sepulchers
           ,
           in
           this
           or
           that
           Parish
           Church
           ,
           I
           haue
           ridden
           to
           ten
           Parish
           Churches
           distant
           from
           that
           ,
           and
           not
           found
           one
           .
           Besides
           I
           haue
           beene
           taken
           vp
           in
           diuers
           Churches
           by
           the
           Churchwardens
           of
           the
           Parish
           ,
           and
           not
           suffered
           to
           write
           the
           Epitaphs
           ,
           or
           to
           take
           view
           of
           the
           Monuments
           as
           I
           much
           desired
           ,
           for
           that
           I
           wanted
           a
           Commission
           ;
           which
           would
           greatly
           haue
           encouraged
           me
           (
           and
           still
           it
           would
           )
           as
           that
           of
           Henry
           the
           eight
           did
           
             Iohn
             Leyland
          
           ,
           in
           the
           prosequution
           of
           this
           businesse
           .
        
         
           I
           conclude
           the
           Epitaphs
           and
           Funerall
           inscriptions
           in
           this
           booke
           as
           I
           finde
           them
           engrauen
           ,
           with
           a
           
             cuius
             anime
             propitietur
             Deus
          
           :
           or
           with
           God
           pardon
           his
           soule
           ;
           which
           some
           may
           say
           might
           haue
           beene
           as
           well
           left
           out
           of
           my
           booke
           ,
           as
           they
           are
           in
           many
           places
           scraped
           out
           of
           the
           brasse
           :
           And
           I
           write
           the
           Latine
           in
           the
           same
           manner
           as
           I
           finde
           it
           either
           written
           or
           imprinted
           ,
           as
           capud
           for
           
             caput
             ,
             nichil
          
           for
           nihil
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           ;
           as
           also
           E
           vocall
           ,
           for
           E
           dipthong
           ,
           dipthongs
           being
           but
           lately
           come
           into
           vse
           .
           And
           now
           I
           hope
           that
           neither
           the
           conclusion
           of
           the
           one
           ,
           nor
           termination
           
           of
           the
           other
           will
           seeme
           any
           way
           offensiue
           to
           my
           intelligent
           Reader
           .
        
         
           I
           likewise
           write
           the
           Orthographie
           of
           the
           old
           English
           as
           it
           comes
           to
           my
           hands
           ;
           and
           if
           by
           the
           copying
           out
           of
           the
           same
           it
           be
           any
           manner
           of
           wayes
           mollified
           ,
           it
           is
           much
           against
           my
           will
           ,
           for
           I
           hold
           originalls
           the
           best
           ;
           whereby
           some
           may
           obiect
           the
           simplicitie
           of
           my
           vnlaboured
           stile
           ,
           and
           the
           rough
           hewen
           forme
           of
           my
           writing
           .
           To
           which
           I
           reply
           ,
           that
           this
           my
           kinde
           of
           Argument
           is
           incapable
           of
           all
           eloquent
           speech
           .
        
         
           When
           I
           cite
           Ouid
           or
           Lucan
           ,
           I
           vse
           those
           exquisite
           translations
           of
           
             George
             Sa●dys
          
           ,
           and
           
             Thomas
             May
          
           Esquires
           .
        
         
           Some
           will
           say
           ,
           that
           the
           Epitaphs
           of
           London
           are
           already
           printed
           ,
           and
           true
           it
           is
           that
           some
           are
           ,
           especially
           such
           as
           are
           of
           later
           times
           ,
           with
           which
           I
           do
           not
           meddle
           at
           all
           ,
           onely
           I
           set
           downe
           those
           of
           more
           antiquitie
           ,
           which
           haue
           either
           beene
           omitted
           in
           the
           collection
           ,
           or
           for
           which
           I
           haue
           some
           historicall
           elucidations
           ,
           for
           the
           better
           vnderstanding
           of
           the
           qualities
           of
           the
           parties
           defunct
           and
           interred
           .
        
         
           Hauing
           had
           the
           helps
           and
           collections
           of
           many
           ,
           my
           Reader
           may
           finde
           errours
           in
           some
           ,
           which
           hereafter
           I
           shall
           studie
           to
           amend
           ;
           intreating
           in
           the
           meane
           time
           a
           fauorable
           construction
           .
        
         
           Many
           are
           the
           errataes
           ,
           I
           am
           afraid
           ,
           which
           will
           be
           found
           in
           the
           printing
           ,
           the
           greatest
           I
           haue
           met
           withall
           I
           haue
           amended
           ,
           not
           doubting
           but
           some
           also
           of
           consequence
           haue
           escaped
           mee
           ;
           and
           for
           those
           of
           lesser
           note
           ,
           I
           haue
           passed
           them
           ouer
           ,
           desiring
           my
           Reader
           to
           correct
           and
           pardon
           .
        
         
           Thus
           ,
           curteous
           Reader
           ,
           submitting
           my selfe
           ,
           and
           this
           worke
           ,
           to
           thy
           learned
           and
           friendly
           censure
           ,
           I
           take
           my
           leaue
           .
        
         
           
             From
             my
             House
             in
             Clerkenwell
             Close
             ,
             
               this
               28.
               of
               May
               1631.
               
            
          
        
         
           
             Chytraeus
             .
          
           
             
               Te
               moneant
               ,
               Lector
               ,
               tot
               in
               vno
               funera
               libro
               ,
            
             
               Tempore
               quod
               certo
               tu
               quoque
               funus
               eris
               .
            
          
           
             
               So
               many
               burials
               ,
               Reader
               ,
               in
               one
               booke
            
             
               Warne
               thee
               ,
               that
               one
               day
               ,
               thou
               for
               death
               must
               looke
               .
            
          
        
      
       
         
         
           A
           TABLE
           OF
           THE
           DISCOVRSE
           summed
           into
           certaine
           Chapters
           or
           Heads
           ,
           bearing
           these
           following
           Contents
        
         
           
             The
             first
             Chapter
             ,
             Fol.
             1.
             
          
           
             DIscusses
             and
             treates
             of
             Monuments
             in
             generall
             .
          
           
             Chap.
             2.
             fol.
             5.
             
          
           
             Of
             Funerall
             Monuments
             ,
             Graues
             ,
             Tombes
             ,
             or
             Sepulchers
             ▪
             of
             the
             ancient
             custome
             of
             Burials
             :
             of
             Epitaphs
             and
             other
             Funerall
             Honours
             .
          
           
             Chap.
             3.
             fol.
             10.
             
          
           
             Of
             Sepulchers
             answerable
             to
             the
             degree
             of
             the
             person
             deceased
             .
             The
             diuers
             manner
             of
             bearing
             man
             and
             woman
             to
             the
             graue
             .
             When
             both
             sexes
             began
             to
             be
             borne
             alike
             .
          
           
             Chap.
             4.
             fol.
             12.
             
          
           
             Of
             the
             excessiue
             expences
             bestowed
             vpon
             Funerals
             in
             former
             times
             .
          
           
             Chap.
             5.
             fol.
             18.
             
          
           
             The
             reasons
             wherefore
             so
             many
             haue
             made
             their
             own
             Sepulchers
             or
             Tombes
             ,
             in
             their
             life
             time
             .
             Of
             the
             care
             that
             all
             or
             most
             of
             all
             men
             ,
             haue
             of
             decent
             buriall
             .
             The
             burying
             of
             the
             dead
             ,
             a
             worke
             acceptable
             vnto
             God.
             A
             Funerall
             Hymne
             of
             
               Aurelius
               Prudentius
            
             to
             the
             like
             purpose
             .
          
           
             Chap.
             6.
             fol.
             29.
             
          
           
             Of
             the
             care
             and
             cost
             anciently
             vsed
             in
             the
             preseruing
             whole
             and
             entire
             ,
             the
             bodies
             of
             the
             dead
             .
             Strange
             waies
             ,
             customes
             and
             fashions
             of
             buriall
             .
          
           
             Chap.
             7.
             fol.
             32.
             
          
           
             Of
             Cenotaphs
             Honorarie
             ,
             and
             Religious
             :
             of
             the
             reuerence
             attributed
             to
             these
             emptie
             Monuments
             .
          
           
             Chap.
             8.
             fol.
             37.
             
          
           
             Of
             the
             sanctitie
             ascribed
             sometimes
             to
             ancient
             Funerall
             Monuments
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             ardent
             desire
             most
             men
             haue
             and
             euer
             had
             to
             visite
             the
             Tombes
             and
             Sepulchres
             of
             eminent
             and
             worthy
             persons
             .
          
           
             Chap.
             9.
             fol.
             42.
             
          
           
             Of
             the
             punishments
             both
             by
             humane
             lawes
             ,
             and
             Gods
             seuere
             iustice
             ,
             inflicted
             vpon
             such
             malefactors
             in
             foregoing
             ages
             ;
             who
             violated
             Sepulchers
             .
             Of
             Church-Robbers
             .
          
           
             Chap.
             10.
             fol.
             50.
             
          
           
             Of
             the
             rooting
             vp
             ,
             taking
             away
             ,
             erazing
             and
             defacing
             of
             Funerall
             Monuments
             in
             the
             seuerall
             raignes
             of
             K.
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             and
             Edward
             the
             sixt
             .
             Of
             the
             care
             Queene
             Elizabeth
             ,
             of
             famous
             memory
             ,
             had
             for
             the
             preseruation
             of
             the
             same
             ,
             Her
             proclamation
             in
             the
             second
             yeare
             of
             her
             raigne
             against
             breaking
             or
             defacing
             of
             Monuments
             of
             Antiquity
             ,
             being
             set
             vp
             in
             Churches
             ,
             
             or
             other
             publike
             places
             ,
             for
             memory
             and
             not
             for
             superstition
             .
          
           
             Chap.
             11.
             fol.
             57.
             
          
           
             The
             conuersion
             of
             this
             our
             Nation
             from
             Paganisine
             to
             Christianitie
             ,
             including
             generally
             the
             Foundations
             of
             Religious
             Structures
             in
             the
             same
             .
             The
             piety
             in
             the
             primitiue
             times
             ,
             both
             of
             Religious
             and
             Lay
             persons
             .
          
           
             Chap.
             12.
             fol.
             66.
             
          
           
             Of
             the
             fall
             or
             backsliding
             ,
             as
             well
             of
             Religious
             Votaries
             ,
             as
             of
             Lay
             people
             from
             the
             foresaid
             zealous
             ardour
             of
             pietie
             .
          
           
             Chap.
             13.
             fol.
             78
          
           
             Of
             the
             abrogation
             ,
             abolition
             and
             extinguishment
             of
             the
             Popes
             supreame
             and
             exorbitant
             authoritie
             within
             the
             King
             of
             Englands
             dominions
             .
          
           
             Chap.
             14.
             fol.
             89.
             
          
           
             The
             policie
             vsed
             by
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             and
             his
             Councell
             in
             the
             expelling
             of
             the
             Popes
             foresaid
             authoritie
             out
             of
             his
             dominions
             .
          
           
             Chap.
             15.
             fol.
             104.
             
          
           
             The
             policie
             vsed
             by
             the
             King
             and
             his
             Councell
             for
             the
             dissolution
             and
             extirpation
             of
             Religious
             foundations
             ,
             and
             religious
             orders
             within
             this
             Realme
             of
             England
             and
             Wales
             ,
             the
             reformation
             of
             religion
             ,
             of
             Inscriptions
             in
             Churches
             ;
             the
             Kings
             warrant
             for
             the
             surrender
             of
             Religious
             Houses
             :
             an
             information
             to
             Queene
             Elizabeth
             ,
             of
             the
             seuerall
             abuses
             done
             vnto
             the
             state
             generall
             and
             Crowne
             ,
             by
             the
             corruption
             of
             such
             as
             were
             imployed
             by
             her
             Father
             vpon
             the
             suppression
             of
             Abbeyes
             .
          
           
             Chap.
             16.
             fol.
             127.
             
          
           
             The
             time
             of
             the
             institution
             of
             Religious
             Orders
             ,
             their
             seuerall
             Names
             and
             Authors
             ,
             and
             the
             infinite
             increase
             of
             their
             Fraternities
             and
             Sisterhoods
             .
          
           
             Chap.
             17.
             fol.
             157.
             
          
           
             Of
             the
             sundry
             wayes
             and
             meanes
             by
             which
             Religious
             Votaries
             ,
             and
             others
             of
             the
             Clergie
             enriched
             themselues
             and
             other
             Churches
             :
             of
             Pardons
             ,
             Pilgrimages
             ,
             and
             Romescot
             .
          
           
             Chap.
             18.
             fol.
             176.
             
          
           
             Of
             Parishes
             ,
             Bishoprickes
             ,
             Sanctuaries
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             Ecclesiasticall
             estate
             of
             England
             and
             Wales
             .
          
        
      
       
         
         
           Errata
           .
        
         
           IN
           the
           Epistle
           to
           the
           Reader
           ,
           in
           the
           Elegie
           of
           Sir
           
             Robert
             Cotton
          
           ,
           reade
           Wigornia
           .
           Page
           16.
           line
           33
           ▪
           reade
           of
           .
           p.
           20.
           l.
           10.
           r.
           home
           .
           p.
           53.
           l.
           26.
           r.
           
             of
             money
          
           .
           ead
           .
           l.
           27.
           r.
           
             of
             any
          
           .
           p.
           62.
           l.
           6.
           r.
           Chilperick
           .
           p.
           76.
           l.
           20.
           r.
           laicis
           .
           p.
           128.
           l.
           32
           r.
           Mysteries
           .
           p.
           136.
           l.
           34.
           r.
           Bernard
           .
           p.
           16.
           l.
           23.
           r.
           read
           .
           p.
           163.
           l.
           25.
           r.
           And.
           p.
           172.
           l
           18.
           r.
           leuti
           .
           p.
           180.
           l.
           9.
           r.
           
             haue
             had
          
           ,
           omitted
           .
           p.
           235.
           l.
           8.
           r.
           of
           .
           p.
           247.
           l.
           17.
           r.
           vt
           :
           p.
           273.
           l.
           4.
           81.
           l.
           p.
           273.
           l
           16.
           r.
           Totehill
           .
           p.
           284.
           l.
           24.
           the
           number
           of
           Constables
           mistaken
           .
           p.
           295.
           two
           halfelines
           transposed
           .
           p.
           301.
           l.
           1.
           r.
           him
           omitted
           .
           p.
           336.
           l.
           17.
           r.
           iuuate
           .
           p.
           418.
           l.
           36.
           r.
           Tudenham
           .
           p.
           425.
           in
           omitted
           twice
           .
           p.
           429.
           l
           30.
           r.
           obijt
           .
           p.
           496.
           l.
           4.
           r.
           Edward
           .
           pa.
           ead
           .
           l.
           25.
           r.
           Wesenham
           .
           pa.
           597.
           
           Essex
           before
           West
           Ham
           ,
           omitted
           .
        
         
         
         
         
      
       
         
         
         
           A
           TABLE
           OR
           INDEX
           OF
           PROPER
           NAMES
           AND
           OTHER
           OCCVRRENCES
           CONTAINED
           IN
           THIS
           BOOKE
           OF
           ANCIENT
           FVNERALL
           MONVMENTS
           .
        
         
           
             
               A
            
             
               ABberbury
            
             
               141
            
             
               Abbot
               Archbishop
            
             
               198
            
             
               Abbot
               of
               S.
               Bennets
               hangd
            
             
               819
            
             
               Abell
            
             
               771
            
             
               Absolution
               anciently
            
             
               341
            
             
               Acres
               Ioan
            
             
               734.737
               740
            
             
               Acton
            
             
               611
            
             
               Adrian
               Pope
               152.175
               578.
               Abb●t
            
             
               251
            
             
               Agalmare
            
             
               301
            
             
               Aylwood
            
             
               699
            
             
               ●yl●ffe
            
             
               645
               647
            
             
               Aylmer
            
             
               802.114
            
             
               Ayrem●n
               Bishop
            
             
               791
            
             
               Ayremin
               Priest
            
             
               79
               .
               7●2
            
             
               Al●n
               Earle
               of
               Britain
            
             
               725
            
             
               Saint
               Albans
               ex●m●ed
               from
               the
               Iurisdict●on
               of
               Lincolne
            
             
               559
            
             
               Al●e●y
               Earle
               of
               Arundell
            
             
               809
               8●0
               811
               860
            
             
               Albin
            
             
               585
            
             
               Albion
            
             
               375.380
            
             
               ●lbred
            
             
               752
            
             
               Albuger
            
             
               290
            
             
               ●l●ock
            
             
               780
            
             
               Alderham
            
             
               533
            
             
               Ald●rt●n
            
             
               654
            
             
               Alexander
               Bishop
            
             
               794
            
             
               Alexander
            
             
               256
            
             
               Alexander
               Sergeant
               at
               Law
            
             
               536
            
             
               Alefe
            
             
               282
            
             
               Alegh
            
             
               33●
            
             
               Alen●
            
             
               603
            
             
               Albrighton
            
             
               381
            
             
               Alford
            
             
               680
            
             
               Algar
            
             
               550
            
             
               Alisander
            
             
               3●1
            
             
               Alkmond
            
             
               724
            
             
               Allen
            
             
               401
            
             
               Alerthorp
            
             
               367
            
             
               Allington●
            
             
               546
            
             
               Alphege
            
             
               326
            
             
               Alrick
               King
            
             
               344
            
             
               Altar
               portable
            
             
               340
            
             
               Al●wicke
               Bishop
            
             
               869
            
             
               Ampe
            
             
               732
            
             
               Amphibalus
            
             
               552.585
            
             
               Anna
               King
               of
               the
               East
               Angles
               ,
               his
               religions
               daughters
            
             
               242.760.761.768
            
             
               Anne
               Dutchesse
               of
               Bedford
            
             
               371
            
             
               Anne
               Bullen
               Queene
               beheaded
            
             
               514
            
             
               Anne
               Queene
            
             
               473
               477
            
             
               Anne
               Dutchesse
               of
               Exceter
            
             
               425
            
             
               Annabull
            
             
               552
            
             
               Anco
            
             
               570
            
             
               Anchorites
            
             
               150
            
             
               Andrew
            
             
               275
            
             
               Anglesford
            
             
               317
            
             
               Ansered
            
             
               762
            
             
               Anselme
               Archbish.
               ●16
               ,
               Sainted
            
             
               302
            
             
               Anstell
            
             
               546
            
             
               Aparre
            
             
               109
            
             
               Apulton
            
             
               759
            
             
               Apulderfield
            
             
               27●
               .
               280
            
             
               Appleton
            
             
               826.335
            
             
               Aquila
               Richerius
            
             
               570
               571
            
             
               Archbishops
               of
               Canterbury
               Sainted
            
             
               298
            
             
               Archbishops
               of
               London
            
             
               414
            
             
               Archer
            
             
               528
            
             
               Arderne
            
             
               811
            
             
               Arfastus
               Bishop
               785.
               
               His
               ignorance
               ibid.
               His
               death
               and
               buriall
            
             
               8●7
            
             
               Argentein
            
             
               545.546
               805
            
             
               Arnold
            
             
               445
            
             
               Arsne
            
             
               389
            
             
               Athington
            
             
               54
            
             
               Arundell
               Steeple
            
             
               2●6
            
             
               Arundell
            
             
               411.635.647.756
            
             
               Arundell
               Bishop
            
             
               444
            
             
               Arundell
               Archbishop
            
             
               225
               284
            
             
               Aruiragus
               King
            
             
               58
               59
            
             
               Aslake
            
             
               763
            
             
               Aske
            
             
               103
            
             
               Ashby
            
             
               72.422.590
               756
            
             
               Ashwell
            
             
               671
               674.
               ●75
            
             
               Ashbornham
            
             
               138
            
             
               Assheton
            
             
               267.268
            
             
               A●ker
            
             
               801.804
            
             
               Aspall
            
             
               779
            
             
               Astall
            
             
               327
            
             
               Astley
            
             
               435.695
               60●
            
             
               Astry
            
             
               406
               581
            
             
               Athelstane
               King
            
             
               181
            
             
               Atholl
               Countesse
            
             
               213
            
             
               Atkinson
            
             
               676.680
            
             
               Atte
            
             
               206
            
             
               Atlea
            
             
               ●4●
            
             
               Atte
               ●eese
            
             
               274
            
             
               Arte
               Cap●ll
            
             
               271
            
             
               Atterbury
            
             
               11●
            
             
               Atticor
            
             
               336
            
             
               Attlee
            
             
               731
            
             
               Attewood
            
             
               4●●
            
             
               Auditor
               wha●
            
             
               53●
            
             
               Audley
               Earle
               of
               Glocester
            
             
               3●●
            
             
               Audley
               Lord
               Chancelor
            
             
               ●14
               427
            
             
               Audley
               Lord
            
             
               859
            
             
               Audley
            
             
               8●6
            
             
               Audley
               End
            
             
               ●26
            
             
               Auelyn
            
             
               8●4
            
             
               Auelyn
               Countesse
               of
               Lancaster
            
             
               17●
            
             
               Augustus
               Caesar
            
             
               ●●●
            
             
               Aun●esham
            
             
               5●●
            
             
               Austin
               Archbishop
               242
               29●
               ,
               misnumbred
            
             
               298
            
             
               Austin
               ●ishop
               of
               Hippo
               132.
               
               H●s
               E●pitaph
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Austin
            
             
               721
            
             
               Axenham
            
             
               115
            
          
        
         
           
             
               B
            
             
               BA
            
             
               266
            
             
               Babington
            
             
               114
            
             
               Babthorp
            
             
               570
            
             
               Bacon
            
             
               476
               .
               583.812.813.804.82●
            
             
               Baconthorp
            
             
               7●7
               .
               738.813
            
             
               Badelesmere
            
             
               238.617
               .
               ●88
            
             
               Badewe
            
             
               641
            
             
               Bagot
            
             
               323
            
             
               Bayly
            
             
               700
               .
               44●
            
             
               Baynard
               Lord
            
             
               631.632
            
             
               Baysbury
            
             
               542
            
             
               Baysham
            
             
               389
            
             
               Bakewell
            
             
               429
            
             
               Ball
               a
               pseudoprophert
               745.
               
               His
               wicked
               spirits
            
             
               746
            
             
               Baldocke
               Bishop
            
             
               363
            
             
               Baldwin
               King
            
             
               278
            
             
               Ballard
            
             
               640
            
             
               Balyoll
               K.
               
            
             
               460
            
             
               Bal●oll
            
             
               213
            
             
               Bamme
            
             
               316
            
             
               Banknot
            
             
               334
            
             
               
               Banyard
            
             
               805
            
             
               Baynard
               Lord
            
             
               631
            
             
               Bansher
            
             
               780
            
             
               Babthorp
               Raph
            
             
               579
            
             
               Baptizing
               in
               Riuers
            
             
               309
            
             
               Barnes
            
             
               89.432.416
            
             
               Barre
            
             
               290.291
            
             
               Barloe
            
             
               548
            
             
               Barnet
               Bishop
            
             
               72
            
             
               Barret
               Lord
               Baton
               of
               Newburgh
            
             
               447
            
             
               Barret
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Barret
               278
               misnumbred
               for
               280.
               
            
             
             
               Bartlet
            
             
               104
            
             
               Bartlot
            
             
               440
            
             
               Bartelote
            
             
               423
            
             
               Barry
            
             
               296.297.190
            
             
               Barking
            
             
               486
            
             
               Barkham
            
             
               362
            
             
               Barker
            
             
               672.675.680
            
             
               Barons
               slaine
               at
               Barnet
               field
            
             
               419
            
             
               Barton
            
             
               379.439.293.501.516
            
             
               Barington
            
             
               605.631
            
             
               Barentine
            
             
               601
            
             
               Barnake
            
             
               651
            
             
               Barners
               or
               Berners
            
             
               656.657
            
             
               Barney
            
             
               784
            
             
               Bardesley
               Lord
               750.
               misnumbred
               .
            
             
             
               Barmingham
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Batly
            
             
               110
            
             
               Bardolphes
               noble
               Barons
            
             
               812.861
            
             
               Barnardiston
            
             
               733.734
            
             
               Barnaby
            
             
               781
            
             
               Bassa
            
             
               260
            
             
               Basset
               Lord
            
             
               542
            
             
               Basset
               Bishop
            
             
               363
            
             
               Basset
            
             
               356.830
            
             
               Basing
            
             
               421
            
             
               Battayl
            
             
               696
            
             
               Battailes
            
             
               317.344
               345.704.705.706.707.708.458
            
             
               Bateman
               Bishop
            
             
               869
            
             
               Batifford
            
             
               780
            
             
               Bauld
               sive
               Bawde
               a
               family
               of
               note
            
             
               602
            
             
               Baxter
            
             
               823
            
             
               Beauchampe
            
             
               419.797.661.742.658
               :
               329
            
             
               Beauchampe
               Lord
            
             
               477.371
            
             
               Beauchampe
               Earle
               of
               Warwick
            
             
               372.380
            
             
               Beaumont
               Lord
            
             
               700.782
            
             
               Beaumont
            
             
               25.621.822.325.335
               .
            
             
               Beaufort
               Marquesse
               211.
               
               Duke
               of
               Exeter
            
             
               726
            
             
               Beaufort
               794.
               &
               alibi
               .
            
             
             
               Beaufiz
               or
               Beaufies
            
             
               316
            
             
               Beauueys
               Bishop
            
             
               429.607.762
            
             
               Beck
               Bishop
            
             
               805.869
            
             
               Becket
               Archbishop
            
             
               87.199.303.307
               344.548.744.789.400.204
            
             
               Becket
            
             
               378
            
             
               Beckley
            
             
               ●64
            
             
               Bedel
            
             
               197
               .
               104.504.48●
            
             
               Bedford
            
             
               612
            
             
               Bedingfield
            
             
               784
            
             
               Bederenden
            
             
               331
            
             
               Bee
            
             
               807
            
             
               Begebury
            
             
               272
            
             
               Belhouse
            
             
               863
            
             
               Bellamy
            
             
               782
            
             
               De
               Bello
               Rob.
               
            
             
               256
            
             
               Bellemont
               sirnamed
               Fitzpernell
               E.
               of
               Leicester
            
             
               260
            
             
               Bellingham
            
             
               114
            
             
               Bells
               633.122
               .
               great
               Bell
               at
               Westminster
               491.
               at
               Douer
               268.
               
               Iesus
               Bells
            
             
               378
            
             
               Benhall
            
             
               805.826
            
             
               A
               Benefice
               for
               dogs
               meat
            
             
               273
            
             
               Benson
            
             
               387
            
             
               Benaker
            
             
               682
            
             
               Benolt
               king
               of
               Armes
            
             
               33
               516
               72.675
               679
            
             
               Benēt
               of
               Norfolke
            
             
               804
            
             
               Boniuet
            
             
               320
            
             
               Berdefield
            
             
               656
            
             
               Berford
            
             
               524
            
             
               Bernard
            
             
               138.827
            
             
               Berney
            
             
               827.826.859
            
             
               Bernwell
            
             
               581
            
             
               Berry
            
             
               543.805.680
            
             
               Berkley
               Lo
               :
            
             
               213.214.335
            
             
               Berkley
               Marquesle
            
             
               419
            
             
               Berta
               Queene
            
             
               241
            
             
               Bert
            
             
               721
            
             
               Berty
               Lord
            
             
               327
            
             
               Berton
            
             
               807
            
             
               Bettenham
            
             
               2●4
            
             
               Best
            
             
               274
            
             
               Beulled
            
             
               580
            
             
               Beuill
            
             
               157
            
             
               Biggs
            
             
               238
            
             
               Biglon
            
             
               641
            
             
               Bigot
               Earle
            
             
               752.766.828.829
               830
            
             
               Billing
            
             
               493.498
            
             
               Billington
            
             
               535.824
            
             
               Billet
            
             
               674.679
            
             
               Billingsworth
            
             
               230
            
             
               Bird
            
             
               531
            
             
               Birked
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Bishop
               what
            
             
               178
            
             
               Bishops
               canonized
            
             
               298.710
               .
               ●68
            
             
               Bishops
               seats
               anciently
            
             
               720
            
             
               A
               Bishop
               stangely
               buried
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Byseley
            
             
               675
            
             
               Byseworth
            
             
               576
            
             
               Bladud
               King
            
             
               517.518
            
             
               Bladwell
            
             
               779
            
             
               Blake
            
             
               581
            
             
               Blackmore
            
             
               633
            
             
               Black
               Will
               or
               Will
               Slaughter
            
             
               520
            
             
               Blanch
               Dutchesse
               of
               Lancaster
            
             
               365
            
             
               Blechenden
            
             
               267
            
             
               Blennerhasset
            
             
               821
            
             
               Blewet
               Bishop
            
             
               70
            
             
               Blund
            
             
               734.816.766
            
             
               Blount
            
             
               526.427.805
            
             
               Blount
               Charles
               Earle
               of
               Deuonshire
            
             
             
               Blount
               Mountloy
               Lord
               Mountloy
            
             
             
               Blount
               William
               Lord
               Mountloy
               ,
            
             
             
               Blount
               Walter
            
             
               405
            
             
               Bloys
            
             
               486
            
             
               Blomuill
            
             
               596
            
             
               Blooer
            
             
               286
            
             
               Blundeuill
               Bishop
            
             
               869
            
             
               Bockon
            
             
               296
            
             
               Bocham
            
             
               633
            
             
               Bocher
            
             
               814
            
             
               Boerell
            
             
               751
            
             
               Bodley
            
             
               692.361
            
             
               Bohuns
               Earles
            
             
               210.418.638.541.388.626
            
             
               Bokenham
            
             
               817
               865
            
             
               Bokill
            
             
               720
            
             
               Bolton
            
             
               434
            
             
               Bolbeck
            
             
               615.654
            
             
               Boleyn
               Bolen
               or
               Bullen
            
             
               398.798.799.864.606.514
            
             
               Bomsted
               or
               Bumpsted
            
             
               763.784
            
             
               Boniface
               Archbishop
            
             
               285
            
             
               Boniface
               Bishop
               of
               Men●z
            
             
               67
            
             
               Bonefellow
            
             
               824
            
             
               Bonehard
               Laind
            
             
               394
            
             
               Bonvill
            
             
               412
            
             
               Boner
            
             
               116
            
             
               Bonevant
            
             
               333
            
             
               Borne
            
             
               805.257
               5●5
            
             
               Borrell
            
             
               551.751
            
             
               Borough
               king
               at
               armes
            
             
               687
            
             
               Borgeris
            
             
               282
            
             
               Borham
            
             
               762
            
             
               Boon
               Abbot
            
             
               726
            
             
               Booth
               Bishop
            
             
               444
            
             
               Booth
            
             
               445.781
            
             
               Bootes
            
             
               416
            
             
               Boswell
            
             
               796.797
            
             
               Botill
            
             
               431
            
             
               Boteler
               or
               Butler
            
             
               282
               .
               747.751.400.401.7●8.544.805.606
            
             
               Bottold
            
             
               750
            
             
               Bourchler
               Earle
            
             
               628.229
            
             
               Bourchier
            
             
               237.323.543.619.705.815.830
            
             
               Bourchier
               Archbishop
            
             
               229.324
            
             
               Bowsers
               Bell
            
             
               630
            
             
               Bourne
            
             
               279
            
             
               Bowrman
            
             
               395
            
             
               Bowes
            
             
               784.388
            
             
               Bowles
               Bishop
            
             
               309
            
             
               Bowbell
            
             
               402
            
             
               Bowrd
            
             
               607
            
             
               Boydale
            
             
               526
            
             
               Boys
            
             
               782.368.382.804.674.678
            
             
               Boyland
            
             
               805.368
            
             
               Boyvile
            
             
               782
            
             
               Boxhull
            
             
               380.484
            
             
               Brabazon
            
             
               368
            
             
               Bradwardin
               Archbishop
            
             
               222.223
            
             
               Bradshaw
            
             
               687
            
             
               Bradlaine
            
             
               322
            
             
               Bray
            
             
               468.429.450.523
               .
            
             
               Braybroke
            
             
               640.328.329.429.381
            
             
               Braybroke
               Bishop
            
             
               360
            
             
               Braham
            
             
               753
            
             
               Bra●
            
             
               429
            
             
               Brampton
            
             
               809.367
            
             
               Bradene
            
             
               579
            
             
               
               Brands
            
             
               318
            
             
               Brandon
               Charles
               Duke
               of
               Suffolke
            
             
               602.620.726.769
            
             
               Braunch
            
             
               826.815
            
             
               Brember
            
             
               410
            
             
               Brews
               Lord
               260.
               Brews
            
             
               806.720.752.753
            
             
               Brech
               K
               :
            
             
               459
            
             
               Brereton
            
             
               514
            
             
               Brent
            
             
               294.532.290
            
             
               Bredon
            
             
               332
            
             
               Bret
            
             
               8●8
            
             
               Breakespeare
               Pope
            
             
               57●
               .
               175.152.391
            
             
               Brendward
            
             
               329
            
             
               Brenton
               Bishop
            
             
               325
            
             
               Brember
            
             
               410
            
             
               Bregwin
               Archbishop
            
             
               249
            
             
               Breux
            
             
               418
            
             
               Bryene
               or
               Bruin
            
             
               325
            
             
               Bryan
            
             
               778.593.426
            
             
               Bricot
            
             
               369
            
             
               B●uget
               Nun
            
             
               335
            
             
               Briton
            
             
               201.202
            
             
               Briset
               Baron
            
             
               428.429.430.431
            
             
               Briggs
            
             
               587
            
             
               B●igham
            
             
               489
            
             
               Brittingham
            
             
               72
            
             
               Brickles
            
             
               408
            
             
               Brithwald
               Archbishop
            
             
               248.258
            
             
               Brocas
               Ep.
               to
               the
               Reader
               .
            
             
             
               Broke
               754.114.591.324
               .
               Baron
            
             
               328.329
            
             
               Brockhall
            
             
               238
            
             
               Brome
            
             
               796.865.790
            
             
               Brockholl
            
             
               294
            
             
               Brokenbury
            
             
               521
            
             
               Brokitwell
            
             
               393
            
             
               Bromflet
               Lord
            
             
               588
            
             
               Bromeley
            
             
               675.679
            
             
               Brompton
            
             
               367
            
             
               Browne
            
             
               134.235.807.238.675.579.636.795
               856
            
             
               Browne
               Bishop
            
             
               869
            
             
               Brond
            
             
               816.817
            
             
               B●otherton
               E.
               Marshall
            
             
               433.726
            
             
               Brugge
               or
               Brugges
               the
               first
               king
               at
               armes
               named
               Garter
            
             
               659
            
             
               Brugge
               Lord
               Maior
            
             
               412
            
             
               Brun
            
             
               479.655
            
             
               Bruin
            
             
               602.625
            
             
               Bruno
               the
               first
               Carthusian
            
             
               144.145
            
             
               Brunham
            
             
               791
            
             
               Bruchelle
            
             
               235
            
             
               Bru●
            
             
               496
            
             
               Brudenell
               Lord
            
             
               656
            
             
               Brute
               King
            
             
               374.375.396
            
             
               Buckland
            
             
               331
            
             
               Bucks
               head
               borne
               in
               procession
            
             
               603
            
             
               Bucton
            
             
               784.781
            
             
               Budrices
               Yurthe
            
             
               721
            
             
               Bull
            
             
               239.429
            
             
               Bunbury
            
             
               110
            
             
               Burgese
            
             
               319
            
             
               Burgoine
            
             
               325.326
            
             
               Burley
            
             
               367
            
             
               Burd
            
             
               693
            
             
               Burleton
            
             
               334
            
             
               Burton
            
             
               398
            
             
               Burnell
               Lord
            
             
               635
            
             
               Burnham
            
             
               817
            
             
               Burford
               Baron
            
             
               531
            
             
               Burgh
            
             
               740
               .
               7●5.860.440.349.716
            
             
               Burrow
            
             
               390
            
             
               Bury
               S.
               Edmonds
               burned
            
             
               733
            
             
               Bury
            
             
               380
            
             
               Burials
               of
               the
               dead
               slaine
               in
               battaile
            
             
               344.345.704.705.706.707.708
               777
            
             
               Burials
               vide
               Discourse
            
             
               Cap.
               2
               ,
               3
               ,
               4
               ,
               5
            
             
               Burwash
            
             
               212
            
             
               Burstall
            
             
               448
            
             
               Bushop
            
             
               527
            
             
               Busbrig
            
             
               436
            
             
               Butts
            
             
               812.525
            
             
               Butterfield
            
             
               537
            
             
               Butterwick
            
             
               742
            
             
               Butler
               vide
               Bot●ler
               .
            
             
             
               Buxton
            
             
               814
            
          
        
         
           
             
               C
            
             
               Cade
            
             
               279.391.747
            
             
               Cadwall
               King
            
             
               386
            
             
               Canies
            
             
               370
            
             
               Caly
            
             
               598
            
             
               Calthorp
            
             
               825.796.859.805
            
             
               Camden
            
             
               673.677
            
             
               Camoys
            
             
               822
            
             
               Campion
            
             
               695
            
             
               Candlin
            
             
               238
            
             
               Candish
               742.
               vide
               Cauendish
            
             
             
               Cantlow
            
             
               695
            
             
               Canute
               or
               Knute
               King
               721.
               his
               Charter
               to
               Bury
               S.
               Edmunds
            
             
               819
            
             
               Capell
               or
               Attecapell
            
             
               272.417.742
            
             
               Capgraue
            
             
               263
            
             
               Cary
               Baron
               Hunsdon
               .
               Cary
               Lord
               Chamberlane
               ,
               cosin
               german
               to
               Queene
               Elizabeth
               .
            
             
               544
            
             
               Cary
               Earle
               of
               Douer
               .
            
             
               606.544
            
             
               Carey
               Lo.
               Falkland
            
             
               592
            
             
               Carew
               castle
            
             
               731
            
             
               Carew
            
             
               114.426.731
            
             
               Carbonell
            
             
               744
            
             
               Carlile
            
             
               672
            
             
               Carre
            
             
               599
            
             
               Cardinals
            
             
               383.384
            
             
               Carhill
            
             
               526
            
             
               Carleton
               ,
               vide
               Charleton
               ,
            
             
             
               Carrs
            
             
               599
            
             
               Carmelite
               namelesse
            
             
               611
            
             
               Carpenter
            
             
               379
            
             
               Carpenwald
               K.
               
            
             
               62
            
             
               Casy
            
             
               395
            
             
               Castle
            
             
               863
            
             
               Catcher
            
             
               537
            
             
               Catesby
               .
            
             
               327
            
             
               Caue
            
             
               114
            
             
               Cawne
            
             
               327
            
             
               Cauz
            
             
               448
            
             
               Cauendish
               Earle
               of
               Newcastle
            
             
               ●30
            
             
               Cauend●sh
            
             
               112.528
               69●
            
             
               Cau●sini
               what
            
             
               300
            
             
               Caxion
            
             
               864
            
             
               Cecil
               William
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Salisbury
            
             
               511
               230
            
             
               Cely
            
             
               274
            
             
               Cenotaphs
               ,
               vide
               Discourse
               ,
            
             
               cap
               7.
               
            
             
               Challoner
            
             
               430
            
             
               Chareport
            
             
               27●
            
             
               Chardport
            
             
               111
            
             
               Chadwort
            
             
               542
            
             
               Chapman
            
             
               333
            
             
               Chapney
            
             
               672
            
             
               Chamberlain
            
             
               409.547.857
            
             
               Champion
            
             
               417
            
             
               Chancey
            
             
               549
               .
               5●6
            
             
               Chamceux
            
             
               6●5
            
             
               Charles
               King
               ,
               Dedication
               and
            
             
               497
            
             
               Charles
               Emperor
            
             
               319
            
             
               Chandry
            
             
               543
            
             
               Charleton
               324.534.751
               .
               misnumbred
            
             
               822
            
             
               Charles
            
             
               317.750.825.826
            
             
               Chartsey
            
             
               743
            
             
               Chaucer
            
             
               489
               .
               4●1
            
             
               Chaire
               of
               Marble
            
             
               459
            
             
               Cheake
               or
               Cheke
            
             
               760
               783
            
             
               Chesterfield
            
             
               72
            
             
               Chency
            
             
               776.700.835.865.866.686.330
               284
               599.550
            
             
               Chickwell
            
             
               371
            
             
               Chicheley
               Archbishop
            
             
               227
            
             
               Chicheley
               Lord
            
             
               409
            
             
               Chint
            
             
               625
            
             
               Chyett
            
             
               696
            
             
               Chillenden
            
             
               236
            
             
               Chishull
               Bishop
            
             
               363
            
             
               Chirch
            
             
               655
            
             
               Chitting
            
             
               687
            
             
               Christianity
               in
               Wales
               euer
               since
               Lucius
               his
               reigne
            
             
               414
            
             
               Cholmundeley
            
             
               499
            
             
               Chute
            
             
               294
            
             
               Church
               Robbers
            
             
               42
            
             
               Churchyard
            
             
               497
            
             
               Clay
            
             
               551
            
             
               Clare
               Earle
               of
               Glocest.
               
            
             
               589
               ,
               322
               ,
               323
               ,
               632.
               734.
               
               &c.
               
            
             
               Clarembald
            
             
               255
            
             
               Claudine
               Contentus
            
             
               265
            
             
               Claydon
            
             
               751
            
             
               Clark
            
             
               111
            
             
               Clauell
            
             
               527
            
             
               Claudius
               Emperor
            
             
               708
            
             
               Clauering
            
             
               825.329.826
            
             
               Cley
            
             
               483
            
             
               Clere
            
             
               797.783
            
             
               Clement
            
             
               327
            
             
               Clerk
               of
               the
               Pipe
               694.
               
               Of
               the
               priuy
               Scale
               694.
               
               Of
               the
               Crowne
            
             
               700
            
             
               Clerk
            
             
               732.598
            
             
               Clerk
               Bishop
            
             
               426
            
             
               Clifton
            
             
               270.804.811.805
            
             
               Clinton
               Lo.
               
            
             
               866
            
             
               Clifford
               Bishop
               364.
               Clifford
            
             
               656
               281.237.429
               831
            
             
               
               Cli●herow
            
             
               265
            
             
               Clock
               comparing
               with
               the
               Sunne
               ,
               Moone
               and
               the
               Dyall
            
             
               800
            
             
               Clop●●n
            
             
               659.660.609
               747
               ,
               776
               742.743
            
             
               Clot
               ●●●
            
             
               770
            
             
               Cobham
            
             
               327.291
               329
               330.328
            
             
               C●●k
            
             
               676.781.607
            
             
               Cockame
            
             
               381
            
             
               Codum
            
             
               72●
            
             
               C●●
            
             
               622.623
            
             
               C●slin
            
             
               594
            
             
               Cogges●●ll
            
             
               699.609.617.636
               657
            
             
               Coill
               K●ng
            
             
               612
            
             
               Coke
               and
               Cooke
            
             
               625.650.673.682
               .
               ●●4
               .
               550.182.625
            
             
               Co●a●
            
             
               608
            
             
               Colby
            
             
               547
            
             
               Cole
            
             
               411
            
             
               Colin
            
             
               337
            
             
               Colins
            
             
               529
            
             
               Colwell
            
             
               259.276.277
            
             
               Col●hester
            
             
               611
            
             
               C●li●t
            
             
               140
               761.368.369.540
            
             
               Collyer
            
             
               671.674.679.675
            
             
               C●lvyle
            
             
               751
            
             
               〈◊〉
            
             
               676.681
            
             
               〈◊〉
            
             
               274
            
             
               Colpeper
               ,
               ●ide
               Culpeper
               .
            
             
             
               Columbers
            
             
               297.330
            
             
               Combe
            
             
               486
            
             
               Compton
            
             
               535.336
            
             
               Constenton
            
             
               317
            
             
               Conge
               D●s●●ire
               its
               form
               and
               interpretation
            
             
               726.727
            
             
               Constable
               of
               Chester
               .
            
             
               811
            
             
               Conyers
            
             
               760
            
             
               Co●●gesbie●
               a
               familie
            
             
               592
            
             
               Constable
            
             
               284
            
             
               Conghurst
            
             
               317
            
             
               Contention
               betwixt
               the
               Archbishops
               of
               Canterbury
               and
               York
               for
               primacy
            
             
               305.306
            
             
               Co●stantin
               Emperor
            
             
               612
            
             
               Constance
               Dutchesse
               of
               Lancaster
            
             
               365
            
             
               Constance
               Dutchesse
               of
               Northfolke
            
             
               425
            
             
               Copeland
            
             
               402
            
             
               Copledike
            
             
               114
            
             
               Coppinger
            
             
               54.700
               780
            
             
               Cornwalleys
            
             
               764.765.406
            
             
               Cornwall
               Baron
            
             
               284.531
            
             
               Corbevill
            
             
               268
            
             
               Cornelius
               Van
               Dun
            
             
               499
            
             
               Corineus
            
             
               396.397
            
             
               Cornburgh
            
             
               648
            
             
               Coronation
               of
               King
               Ed.
               first
            
             
               456
            
             
               Cordall
            
             
               748.60
            
             
               Corpus
               Christi
               play
            
             
               405
            
             
               Cotgraue
            
             
               676.681
            
             
               Cotton
               Rob.
               his
               death
               and
               Epitaph
               ,
               Epistle
               to
               the
               Reader
               ,
               and
            
             
               496
            
             
               Cotton
            
             
               759.550.493
            
             
               Cotet
            
             
               805
            
             
               Cote
            
             
               732
            
             
               Courtney
            
             
               544.436
            
             
               Courtney
               E.
               of
               Deuon
            
             
               328
            
             
               Courtney
               Archbishop
            
             
               225.285.869
            
             
               Couentry
            
             
               402
            
             
               Cowall
            
             
               814
            
             
               Cowgate
            
             
               805.807
            
             
               Cow●elit
            
             
               263
            
             
               Coway
               stakes
            
             
               704
            
             
               Crane
            
             
               545.778
            
             
               Crancumbe
            
             
               448
            
             
               Cranmer
               Archbishop
               103.506
               .
               His
               wisdome
            
             
               507
            
             
               Cranuile
            
             
               744
            
             
               Creketot
            
             
               734
            
             
               Creke
            
             
               766
            
             
               Crew
            
             
               820
            
             
               Cresner
            
             
               335
            
             
               Cressenor
            
             
               744
            
             
               Cressacre
            
             
               401
            
             
               Creuequer
            
             
               286
            
             
               Cressy
            
             
               376
               .
               645.551.39●
            
             
               Crispe
            
             
               267
            
             
               Crispin
               and
               Crispinian
            
             
               271
            
             
               Crispin
            
             
               487.829
            
             
               Cryoll
               Lo.
               
            
             
               322.336
            
             
               Crymvill
            
             
               606
            
             
               Cromwell
               Lo.
               Tresurer
            
             
               700
            
             
               Cromwell
            
             
               104.114.864.501.593.509
               512
            
             
               Crongethorpe
            
             
               805.807
            
             
               Dela
               Crois
            
             
               209
            
             
               Crosby
            
             
               421
            
             
               Crosses
               at
               Lincolne
               :
               Granthan
               &c.
               
            
             
               464
            
             
               Crooke
            
             
               676
            
             
               Croston
            
             
               427
            
             
               Crowland
            
             
               649
            
             
               Cromer
            
             
               235.279
               863
            
             
               Cudden
            
             
               859
            
             
               Culpeper
            
             
               272.281
               ▪
               326.327.338.796
            
             
               Cunred
            
             
               252
            
             
               Cunebelin
               or
               Kimbalin
               King
            
             
               608
            
             
               Cure
               first
               of
               the
               Kings
               euill
            
             
               453
            
             
               Curteys
            
             
               537.594
            
             
               Cuthbert
               Archbishop
            
             
               214.249.67
            
             
               S.
               Cuthbert
               Bishop
            
             
               151
            
             
               S.
               Cuthberts
               feast
            
             
               349
            
          
        
         
           
             
               D
            
             
               DAcre
            
             
               291.498
            
             
               Dacres
               vide
               Fines
               :
            
             
             
               Dayner
            
             
               238
            
             
               Dayres
            
             
               682
            
             
               Daker
            
             
               291
            
             
               Dalusse
            
             
               406
            
             
               Dalton
            
             
               673
               :
               676.680.68
            
             
               Dallington
            
             
               3●0
            
             
               Damory
               Lord
            
             
               44.544
            
             
               Danyell
            
             
               535.548
            
             
               Dannet
            
             
               629
            
             
               Danset
            
             
               416
            
             
               Dondlyon
            
             
               259
            
             
               Danewott
            
             
               707
            
             
               Dance
               of
               Pauls
            
             
               378
            
             
               Dammary
            
             
               628
            
             
               Darosse
            
             
               814
            
             
               Darland
            
             
               700
            
             
               Darcies
            
             
               534.371.426.609.640
            
             
               Darell
            
             
               294.235
            
             
               Dauy
            
             
               582.815.332.591
            
             
               Dauid
               K
               ▪
            
             
               46
               ,
            
             
               Debenham
            
             
               80
               ,
            
             
               Deynes
               or
               Dennis
            
             
               764.859
            
             
               Deyncourt
            
             
               651
            
             
               Deyre
            
             
               274
            
             
               Dey
            
             
               718
            
             
               De
               la
               Pole
            
             
               759.863.744
               328.758
            
             
               Pole
            
             
               231
            
             
               De
               la
               Downe
            
             
             
               Denne
            
             
               416
               497
            
             
               Dennys
            
             
               859
            
             
               Denneyes
            
             
               784
            
             
               Denny
               Ed.
               E.
               of
               Norwich
            
             
               6●6
            
             
               Denny
            
             
               645.852
            
             
               Dengayn
            
             
               805
            
             
               Dentwell
            
             
               592
            
             
               Dene
               Archbishops
               231.
               Dene
            
             
               318
            
             
               Denham
            
             
               751
            
             
               Denbank
            
             
               829
            
             
               Denston
            
             
               781
            
             
               Deodate
               Archbishop
            
             
               299
            
             
               Derik
            
             
               89
            
             
               Dernford
            
             
               721
            
             
               Dering
            
             
               292.293.294.295
            
             
               Derings
               Droff
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Derham
            
             
               855
            
             
               Dernford
            
             
               721
            
             
               Dethick
            
             
               681.677.682.676.680.683.669
               672
            
             
               The
               Deuill
               a
               dancer
               300.
               
               A
               merry
               Gentleman
            
             
               534
            
             
               Deuenish
            
             
               250
            
             
               Deus
               dedit
               Archbishop
            
             
               247
            
             
               Dew
            
             
               333
            
             
               D'Ewes
            
             
               697.698.653.397.660.718.208.311
               .
               &
               alibi
               .
            
             
               Dialogue
               twixt
               a
               Secular
               Priest
               and
               a
               Fryer
            
             
               734
            
             
               Digge
            
             
               238.134.367
               270
            
             
               Digon
            
             
               259
            
             
               Dighton
            
             
               520.72
            
             
               Dilcock
            
             
               606
            
             
               Dinham
               Lord
            
             
               609
            
             
               Diocesse
               of
               London
            
             
               72
            
             
               Distich
               in
               Guild
               Hall
            
             
               399
            
             
               Dissention
               betweene
               the
               Couent
               of
               Bury
               S.
               Edmonds
               and
               the
               Townsmen
               ,
               vide
               Quarrell
               .
            
             
             
               Disse
            
             
               806
            
             
               Dominella
            
             
               542
            
             
               Domneua
            
             
               261
            
             
               Donations
               to
               religious
               houses
               with
               blessings
               and
               curssings
            
             
               62
            
             
               Donwalle
               King
            
             
               181
            
             
               Donet
            
             
               331.286
            
             
               Doreward
            
             
               619
            
             
               Douer
               Isab.
               Countesse
               of
               Assile
            
             
               213
            
             
               Douer
               Rose
            
             
               337
            
             
               Douglas
               Bishop
            
             
               446.491
            
             
               Downmeer
            
             
               532
            
             
               Dowe
            
             
               782
            
             
               Downe
            
             
               331
            
             
               Drake
            
             
               814.823.610
            
             
               Drayton
            
             
               4.303.345
               .
               &
               alibi
            
             
               
               Dreux
               Earle
               of
               Richmond
            
             
               387
            
             
               Drury
            
             
               744.760.730.779.778
            
             
               D●●lege
               the
               little
               Abbot
            
             
               258
            
             
               Dudley
            
             
               417.114
            
             
               Dudley
               D.
               of
               Northumberland
            
             
               515.320
               ▪
            
             
               Duke
            
             
               747.732
            
             
               Dunster
            
             
               2●9
            
             
               Dunham
            
             
               8●5
               .
               826
            
             
               Van
               D●n
            
             
               499
            
             
               Dunstable
            
             
               577
            
             
               Dunston
               Archbishop
            
             
               300
               301
               357
            
          
        
         
           
             
               E
            
             
               Eadsine
               Archbishop
            
             
               302
            
             
               Eadburgh
            
             
               263
            
             
               Eadbald
               King
            
             
               268
            
             
               Eastgate
            
             
               353
            
             
               Ecki●ford
            
             
               331
            
             
               Ekington
            
             
               535
            
             
               Edbald
               King
            
             
               242
            
             
               ●den
            
             
               747
            
             
               Edgar
               King
               240.
               his
               oration
               to
               his
               Bishops
            
             
               67.68
            
             
               Epington
               Bishop
            
             
               71
            
             
               Editha
               Queene
            
             
               453.645
               .
            
             
               Edmund
               Ironside
               King
               344.
               
               Ed.
               D.
               of
               Yorke
               588.
               
               Ed.
               E.
               of
               Lane.
               
            
             
               477
            
             
               Edmund
               Archbishop
            
             
               303
            
             
               Edmund
               E.
               of
               March
            
             
               860
            
             
               Edmund
               D.
               Somerset
            
             
               573
            
             
               Edmund
               King
               Martyr
            
             
               724.725
            
             
               Edw.
               the
               first
               king
               456.
               the
               third
               339
               465.
               the
               fifth
            
             
               520
            
             
               Edw.
               and
               Rich.
               the
               sonnes
               of
               king
               E.
               4.
               murdered
               ,
               their
               supposed
               interment
            
             
               520.521
            
             
               Edw.
               eldest
               sonne
               of
               Ed.
               the
               blacke
               Prince
            
             
               419
            
             
               Ed.
               the
               blacke
               Prince
            
             
               205
            
             
               Edw.
               confessor
               King
               452.646
               .
               his
               vision
               456.
               
               Edw.
               Prince
            
             
               204.419
               .
            
             
               Edw.
               D.
               of
               Cornwall
               .
            
             
               586
            
             
               Edward
               sonne
               of
               Tho.
               of
               Brotherton
               ,
               Earle
               Marshall
            
             
               753
            
             
               Ed.
               Duke
               of
               Somerset
               .
               Vide
               Seymour
            
             
             
               Ed.
               de
               la
               Bay
            
             
               587
            
             
               Egard
            
             
               778
            
             
               Egbert
               King
            
             
               242.260.261
            
             
               Egelnoth
               Archbishop
            
             
               301
            
             
               Egelfind
            
             
               253.346
            
             
               Egelmare
               Bishop
            
             
               785
            
             
               Egfrid
               king
            
             
               569.761
            
             
               Egfend
            
             
               825
            
             
               Eglesfeild
            
             
               598
            
             
               Egwolfe
               714.
               his
               shrines
            
             
               381
            
             
               Egre
            
             
               412.421
            
             
               Egremond
               Lord
            
             
               635
            
             
               Egton
            
             
               292
            
             
               Elshum
            
             
               260.335.236.290
            
             
               Elsnoth
               Archbishop
            
             
               253
            
             
               Ethelbald
               king
            
             
               177
            
             
               Eleanor
               Queene
            
             
               464
            
             
               Elizabeth
               Queene
               of
               England
            
             
               398.799.606.514
            
             
               Eleonor
               Countesse
               of
               Derby
            
             
               407
            
             
               Elianor
               Dutchesse
               of
               Glocest.
               
            
             
               638
            
             
               Elizabeth
               Countesse
               of
               A●holl
            
             
               275
            
             
               Elizabeth
               Countesse
               of
               Northampton
            
             
               388
            
             
               Elizabeth
               Countesse
               of
               Shrewsbury
            
             
               335
            
             
               El●zabeth
               Countesse
               of
               Winchelsey
            
             
               297
            
             
               Eliz.
               D.
               of
               King
               Henry
               7.
               
            
             
               477
            
             
               Ellys
            
             
               801.290
            
             
               Elingham
            
             
               814
            
             
               Elinham
            
             
               727
            
             
               Elinham
               D.
               B.
               
            
             
               785.335
            
             
               Elphege
               Archbishop
            
             
               301.339
            
             
               Emma
               Queene
            
             
               242
            
             
               Emma
               Anchoresse
            
             
               807
            
             
               Empson
            
             
               416.656
            
             
               Eudo
               Dapiser
            
             
               612
            
             
               Engaine
            
             
               651
            
             
               Enot
            
             
               750
            
             
               Entwisell
               Bertin
               578.
               Wilfred
            
             
               597.
               
            
             
               Epitaphs
               .
               Vide
               Discourse
            
             
               cap.
               2
            
             
               Epsley
            
             
               777
            
             
               Eraclius
               or
               Heraclius
               Patriarch
            
             
               431
               441
            
             
               Ercombert
               King
            
             
               242
            
             
               Ereby
            
             
               330
            
             
               Erkenwald
               Bishop
               599.358.713
               .
               his
               shrine
            
             
               380
            
             
               Ermingland
            
             
               826
            
             
               Ermested
            
             
               114
            
             
               Erlington
            
             
               537.427
            
             
               Erpingham
            
             
               796.856.209
            
             
               Espoke
            
             
               136
            
             
               Esquires
               of
               fiue
               sorts
            
             
               595
               .
               59●
            
             
               Esquire
               what
            
             
               ibid
            
             
               Esseby
            
             
               298
            
             
               Essex
            
             
               603.259.524
            
             
               Ethelburg
            
             
               599.761
            
             
               Ethelbert
               King
               308.239.241.413.260.354
               .
               his
               Tower
            
             
               259
            
             
               Ethelinga
            
             
               261
            
             
               Ethelred
               King
            
             
               357
            
             
               Ethelwolfe
               King
            
             
               174.181
            
             
               Ethelgoda
               Queene
            
             
               451
            
             
               Eton
            
             
               657
            
             
               Euaristus
               first
               Bishop
               of
               Rome
            
             
               176
            
             
               Eve
            
             
               539
            
             
               Euersden
            
             
               722
            
             
               Everard
               Bishop
            
             
               789
            
             
               Eue●ingham
            
             
               72
            
             
               Eure
            
             
               370
            
             
               Eustach
               de
               Merch
            
             
               547
            
             
               Eustace
               King
               Stephens
               sonne
            
             
               278
            
             
               Ewell
            
             
               771
            
             
               Excommunication
            
             
               48
            
             
               Extraneus
            
             
               530.823
            
          
        
         
           
             
               F
            
             
               FAbian
            
             
               352.416
            
             
               Fabell
               Peter
               tho
               merry
               deuill
               of
               Edmundton
            
             
               534
            
             
               Falleys
            
             
               721
            
             
               Farmyngham
            
             
               760.157
            
             
               Farringdon
            
             
               890
            
             
               Fastolfe
            
             
               782.751.783.784.863.805
            
             
               Fauconbridge
               B●shop
            
             
               359
            
             
               Faurlore
            
             
               399
            
             
               Feast
               whose
               fragments
               were
               suffici●ent
               for
               ten
               thousand
               men
            
             
               7●1
            
             
               Fel●●ingham
            
             
               80●
            
             
               Felix
               Bishop
            
             
               717.730.766
               .
               ●●●
            
             
               Fellow
            
             
               672
               675
               621
            
             
               Felbridge
            
             
               983
               .
               856.8●●
            
             
               De
               la
               Felde
            
             
               ●●●
            
             
               Feltsham
            
             
               ●●●
            
             
               Fenningle
            
             
               5●●
            
             
               Fermont
            
             
               647
            
             
               Fernesold
            
             
               ●99
            
             
               Ferers
            
             
               484.804
            
             
               Ferers
               Will.
               Earle
            
             
               811
            
             
               Ferminus
            
             
               760
            
             
               Ferrant
            
             
               672.675.679
            
             
               Fereby
            
             
               392
            
             
               Ferres
            
             
               804
            
             
               Feuersham
            
             
               276.282.283
            
             
               Feynes
               Lord
               Say
               324
               Beheaded
            
             
               279
            
             
               Feynes
               or
               Fines
               Lord
               Dacre
               executed
            
             
               41●
            
             
               Fyge
            
             
               656
            
             
               Fylazar
               what
            
             
               537
            
             
               Filian
            
             
               750
            
             
               Fyloll
            
             
               606
               701
            
             
               Fyn●n
               Bishop
            
             
               713
            
             
               Fineux
            
             
               ●35
               .
               269
            
             
               Findon
            
             
               244.257
            
             
               Finch
            
             
               297.270.236.276
            
             
               Fincham
            
             
               81●
            
             
               Finers
            
             
               731
            
             
               Fisher
               Bishop
            
             
               500.501.502.503.504
            
             
               Fisher
            
             
               525
            
             
               Fytz
               Payne
            
             
               617
            
             
               Fytz
               Iames
               Bishop
            
             
               364
               526
            
             
               Fitz-Peter
            
             
               855
            
             
               Fitz
               Gerald
            
             
               532
            
             
               Fitz
               Alan
               Earle
               of
               Arundell
               418.
               
               Edm.
               542.
               
               Tho.
               Archbishop
            
             
               225
            
             
               Fitz
               Mary
            
             
               416.500
            
             
               Fitz-Roy
               D.
               of
               Richmond
            
             
               840
            
             
               Fitzwater
            
             
               607.337.632
               ,
               633
               ,
               598.744
               ,
               291
               ,
               613.811
            
             
               Fitz-vr●e
            
             
               201.202
            
             
               Fitz
               Iohn
            
             
               721
               ,
               821
            
             
               Fitz-Geffrey
            
             
               855
            
             
               Fitz
               Roger
            
             
               598
            
             
               Fitz-Theobald
            
             
               400
            
             
               Fitz-Hugh
               Bishop
            
             
               360
            
             
               Fitzwarren
            
             
               406
            
             
               Fitz-Gilbert
            
             
               629
               ,
               630
            
             
               Fi●z-Hamon
            
             
               829
            
             
               Fitz-Neile
               Bishop
               :
               his
               shrine
            
             
               381
            
             
               Fitz
               Richard
            
             
               633
            
             
               Fitz-Lewes
            
             
               801
               ,
               425
            
             
               Fitz-Mary
            
             
               426
            
             
               Fitz-Hugh
               Bishop
            
             
               360
            
             
               Fitz
               Gousbert
            
             
               356
            
             
               Flambard
            
             
               70.531
            
             
               Fleming
               Bishop
            
             
               74
               ,
               531
            
             
               Fleming
            
             
               74.792.350
            
             
               Flint
            
             
               801
            
             
               Flodden
               field
            
             
               395
               ,
               838
            
             
               De
               Floriaco
               Hugh
            
             
               254
            
             
               Flower
            
             
               143
               ,
               673
               ,
               676
               ,
               680
               ,
               681
            
             
               Floyde
            
             
               780
            
             
               
               Flow●rdew
            
             
               864
            
             
               Focaces
            
             
               527
            
             
               Fogge
            
             
               275
               ,
               235
               ,
               182
            
             
               F●lk●rd
            
             
               7●7
            
             
               Folth●m
            
             
               806
            
             
               Font
               of
               b●asse
               564.
               
               Font
               at
               Vfford
               753.
               at
               Fastwinch
            
             
               849
            
             
               Formes
               of
               old
               deeds
            
             
               603.604
            
             
               Forster
            
             
               447
            
             
               Forma●
            
             
               647
            
             
               Ford
            
             
               537
            
             
               For●e●t
            
             
               520
            
             
               Forlace
            
             
               ●93
            
             
               Forsham
            
             
               288
            
             
               Fortescues
            
             
               799
            
             
               Foster
            
             
               387
            
             
               Foundation
               of
               Christ
               Church
               in
               Canterbury
            
             
               197
            
             
               Fowler
            
             
               530
               .
               11●
            
             
               Fowki●ke
               battell
            
             
               458
            
             
               Fox
            
             
               72.150.654.624
            
             
               Francan●
            
             
               721
            
             
               Franke
            
             
               675
               ,
               679.681
            
             
               Francis
            
             
               399
               534.659
            
             
               Frankland
            
             
               392
            
             
               Fresill
            
             
               727
            
             
               Frevyt
            
             
               638
            
             
               Fremingham
            
             
               783
            
             
               Frere
            
             
               288
            
             
               Fredericke
            
             
               258
            
             
               Freake
               Bishop
            
             
               870
            
             
               Fristobald
               ●07
               .
               misprinted
               .
            
             
             
               Frithona
               Archbishop
            
             
               2●9
               .
               247
            
             
               Fryston
            
             
               727
            
             
               Frost
            
             
               598
            
             
               Frowicke
            
             
               692
               .
               533.399.8●1
            
             
               Frogenhall
            
             
               278
            
             
               Fromers
            
             
               859
            
             
               Froudes
            
             
               436
            
             
               Fulmerston
            
             
               827
            
             
               Fulbert
               Lord
               of
               Chilham
            
             
               213
            
             
               Fulborne
            
             
               146
            
             
               Fuller
            
             
               744
            
             
               Fulham
            
             
               429
            
             
               Fursens
               ●n
               holy
               Scot
            
             
               767
            
          
        
         
           
             
               G
            
             
               GAges
            
             
               235
            
             
               Galeas
               Iohn
               Duke
               of
               Millain
            
             
               740
               741
            
             
               Gayton
            
             
               432
            
             
               Garden
            
             
               497
            
             
               Gardiner
            
             
               237
            
             
               Gardian
            
             
               111
            
             
               Garrard
            
             
               179
            
             
               Garneys
            
             
               804.780.783.784
            
             
               Gate
            
             
               620
            
             
               Gaunt
               Iohn
               Duke
               of
               Lanc.
               
            
             
               356
               .
               365.661.28●.828
            
             
               Gawge
            
             
               325
            
             
               Gaueston
               Earle
               of
               Cornwall
            
             
               588
               589.590
            
             
               Gauelkinde
               what
            
             
               348
            
             
               Gedoing
            
             
               778
            
             
               Gedney
            
             
               860
            
             
               Geney
            
             
               804
            
             
               George
               Duke
               of
               Clarence
            
             
               284
            
             
               German
            
             
               111
            
             
               Gerock
            
             
               597
            
             
               Gernons
            
             
               617
            
             
               Gerard
            
             
               531.114
            
             
               Gerbridge
            
             
               805.863
            
             
               Giants
            
             
               396.707
            
             
               Gibson
            
             
               541
            
             
               Giddey
               Hall
            
             
               650
            
             
               Gifford
            
             
               210.779.744
            
             
               Gilbert
            
             
               148
            
             
               Giles
            
             
               440
            
             
               Gildersburgh
            
             
               601
            
             
               Gisors
            
             
               406
            
             
               Githa
               King
               Harolds
               mother
            
             
               642.643
            
             
               Glanvill
            
             
               700
               857
               .
               748.855.857.858.218.762.7●7.859
            
             
               Glanvill
               Bishop
            
             
               313
            
             
               Glendower
            
             
               742.231
            
             
               Glemham
            
             
               782
            
             
               Glouer
            
             
               278.676
               ,
               682
               ,
               814
               ,
               &
               alibi
            
             
               Gloucester
            
             
               421
            
             
               Goddard
            
             
               818
               ,
               263
            
             
               Godfrey
               King
            
             
               278
            
             
               Godfrey
            
             
               271
               ,
               278
            
             
               Godwin
               Earle
            
             
               240
            
             
               Godwin
               Bishop
            
             
               228
               ,
               &
               alibi
            
             
               Gogmagog
            
             
               39●
               .
               396
            
             
               Goldwell
               Bishop
            
             
               295
               ,
               296.795
               ,
               869
            
             
               Goldwyre
            
             
               6
               8
            
             
               Goldington
            
             
               550
               ,
               65●
            
             
               Goldingham
            
             
               744
               ,
               781
            
             
               Goldesbourgh
            
             
               532
            
             
               Goldeston
            
             
               236
            
             
               Goldrich
            
             
               742
            
             
               Goldhirst
            
             
               404
            
             
               Golston
            
             
               ●10
            
             
               Gonvill
            
             
               828
            
             
               Good
            
             
               385
            
             
               Goodyer
            
             
               592
               ,
               533
            
             
               Goodfellow
               Iohn
               his
               heart
            
             
               436
            
             
               Goosalue
            
             
               864
            
             
               Gorambery
            
             
               583
               ,
               584
            
             
               Gorbone
            
             
               500
            
             
               Gosse
            
             
               531
            
             
               Gosting
            
             
               446
            
             
               Goshall
            
             
               265
            
             
               Gotcelinus
            
             
               710
            
             
               Gousall
            
             
               756
            
             
               Gouson
            
             
               114
            
             
               Go●ncill
            
             
               753
            
             
               Gower
            
             
               260
               ,
               270.
               &
               alibi
            
             
               Granthorpe
            
             
               291
            
             
               Grandison
               Bishop
            
             
               ●2●
               ,
               vnto
               330
            
             
               Gratiosus
            
             
               251
            
             
               Graue-diggers
            
             
               51
            
             
               Grauency
            
             
               282
            
             
               Grauesend
               Bishop
            
             
               427
               ,
               600
            
             
               Grey
               Earle
               of
               Kent
               686
               ,
               Bishop
               of
               Norwich
               219
               ,
               789
               ,
               Grey
               Lord
               425
               Grey
            
             
               807.209.404
               ▪
               212.855.854.406.436.412.743.744.539
            
             
               Gredney
            
             
               535
            
             
               Greyton
            
             
               655
            
             
               Gregby
            
             
               324
            
             
               Greystocke
            
             
               291.655
            
             
               Greymund
            
             
               744
            
             
               Greene
            
             
               429.272.656.550
            
             
               Green
               Gowne
               giuen
               to
               a
               Nunne
            
             
               72
            
             
               Grevill
            
             
               435
            
             
               Gresham
            
             
               400
            
             
               Gryll
            
             
               582
               .
               82●
            
             
               Grinke●ell
               Bishop
            
             
               78
               ,
            
             
               Grise
            
             
               825.826
            
             
               Gros
            
             
               582
               816
            
             
               Gualter
               Haddon
            
             
               391
            
             
               Guyes
            
             
               776
            
             
               Guilford
            
             
               290
               327.235
            
             
               Guillim
            
             
               682
            
             
               Guilliamites
            
             
               568
            
             
               Guintoline
               king
            
             
               517
            
             
               Gundulfo
               Bishop
            
             
               311.314
            
             
               Gurney
            
             
               826
            
             
               Gurnage
            
             
               825.826
            
             
               Gurmund
               King
            
             
               748
               ▪
               749
            
             
               Guttardus
            
             
               252
            
             
               Gwinne
            
             
               45
            
          
        
         
           
             
               H
            
             
               HAcket
            
             
               54
            
             
               Hadlow
            
             
               263
            
             
               Haddon
               Gwalter
               .
               Vide
               Gualter
               Haddon
            
             
             
               Hadley
               the
               Kings
               seat
            
             
               750
            
             
               Hadenham
            
             
               315
            
             
               Heyes
               Earles
               of
               Arroll
            
             
               867
            
             
               Hay
               and
               his
               two
               sonnes
               ,
               their
               strange
               aduenterous
               acts
            
             
               866.867
            
             
               De
               lay
               Hay
            
             
               587
            
             
               Haydok
            
             
               324
            
             
               ●aynes
            
             
               90
            
             
               Hakom
            
             
               591
            
             
               Halley
            
             
               209
            
             
               Halsall
               Bishop
            
             
               446
            
             
               Hales
            
             
               677.
               
               ●24
               .
               745.260
            
             
               Hamond
            
             
               780
            
             
               Hamund
            
             
               771
            
             
               Hampton
            
             
               259
            
             
               Hamerton
            
             
               598
            
             
               Hamden
            
             
               381
            
             
               Hamner
               Doctor
               ,
               a
               defacer
               of
               Funerall
               Monuments
            
             
               427
            
             
               Hamys
            
             
               649
            
             
               Harold
               King
               ,
               Girth
               and
               Leofwin
               his
               brothers
            
             
               642
               ,
               643
               ,
               644
            
             
               Hardishall
            
             
               720
            
             
               Harold
               Harefoot
               King
            
             
               444
            
             
               Harlefton
            
             
               602
               ,
               619.727.748
            
             
               Hardesfield
            
             
               720
            
             
               Harecourt
            
             
               811
            
             
               Harling
            
             
               857.828
            
             
               Harrold
            
             
               110
            
             
               Hart
            
             
               329.676
            
             
               Hartshorne
            
             
               694
            
             
               Harvey
               of
               the
               Norman
               bloud
            
             
               722
            
             
               Haruey
               King
               of
               Armes
            
             
               672.526.679
            
             
               Hardell
            
             
               750
            
             
               Harnold
               knight
               and
               Frier
            
             
               721
            
             
               Hatsick
            
             
               805.815
            
             
               Harding
            
             
               209.237
               .
               &
               alibi
            
             
               Harfleet
            
             
               265
            
             
               Harington
            
             
               370
            
             
               Harison
            
             
               546
            
             
               
               Hardman
            
             
               732
            
             
               Harleton
            
             
               609
            
             
               Harpington
            
             
               805
            
             
               H●●senet
               Archbishop
            
             
               870
            
             
               Harpley
            
             
               759
            
             
               Hastings
               E.
               of
               Penbrooke
            
             
               259
            
             
               Hastings
               Lord
            
             
               259
               700
            
             
               Hastings
               Lord
               Hastings
               Wayford
               and
               Ru●hin
            
             
               805
            
             
               Hastings
            
             
               831
               750
               804.805
            
             
               Haselwood
            
             
               ●06
            
             
               Haswell
            
             
               678
            
             
               Hastiludium
            
             
               443
            
             
               Ha●field
            
             
               611.388
            
             
               Hatcher
            
             
               276
            
             
               Hatton
            
             
               364
            
             
               Hatecliffe
            
             
               338
            
             
               Havering
            
             
               651
            
             
               Haukedon
            
             
               744
            
             
               Hawkin
            
             
               863
            
             
               Haule
               or
               Hawley
            
             
               483.484
            
             
               Hawberke
            
             
               329
            
             
               Hawte
               or
               Haute
            
             
               238.239.275.327
            
             
               Hawley
            
             
               675
            
             
               Hawling
            
             
               806
            
             
               Hawlherst
            
             
               259
            
             
               Hawkewood
            
             
               623
            
             
               Heath
               Bishop
            
             
               314
            
             
               Heydon
            
             
               591
               .
               81●.329
            
             
               Helby
            
             
               800
            
             
               Helle
               Lord
            
             
               588
            
             
               Helena
               Empresse
            
             
               612
            
             
               Helke
            
             
               825
            
             
               Helington
            
             
               826
            
             
               Henry
               Eatle
               of
               Northumberland
            
             
               573
            
             
               Hen.
               8.
               king
            
             
               78.
               &c.
               430
            
             
               Hen.
               the
               7.
               king
               476.
               
               Elizabeth
               his
               Queene
               ,
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Hen.
               the
               2.
               king
            
             
               160.199.201.642
            
             
               Hen.
               the
               4.
               king
               206
               ,
               his
               last
               Will
               and
               Testament
            
             
               208
            
             
               Hen.
               the
               fifth
            
             
               339.475
            
             
               Hen.
               the
               3.
               king
            
             
               454.455.642
            
             
               Hen.
               the
               first
               king
               474.762
               .
               Katherine
               his
               wife
            
             
               475
            
             
               Hen.
               de
               la
               Felde
            
             
               ●31
            
             
               Henand
            
             
               ●53
            
             
               Henche
            
             
               338
            
             
               Hengham
            
             
               235.367.368
            
             
               Hengist
               king
            
             
               260.317
            
             
               Heueningham
               or
               Henningham
            
             
               535
               654.656
            
             
               Hennage
            
             
               297.537
            
             
               Hengraue
            
             
               744
               ▪
               863.828.804
            
             
               Heningham
            
             
               535.656.854
            
             
               Heralds
               their
               Etymologie
               ,
               Antiquity
               ,
               and
               dignitie
               ,
               683.684
               .
               ●●5
               .
               6●●
               .
               The
               Heralds
               office
               :
               their
               corporation
            
             
               687
            
             
               Heralds
               their
               manner
               of
               creation
            
             
               662
               ,
               663
               ,
               664
               ,
               665.666.667.669
               .
            
             
               Heralds
               their
               Catalogue
               and
               succession
               ,
            
             
               669
               ,
               670
               ,
               671
               ,
               672
               ,
               673
               ,
               674
               ,
               675
               ,
               676
               ,
               677
               ,
               679
               ,
               680
               ▪
               681
               ,
               682
               ,
               683
            
             
               Heruy
            
             
               783
            
             
               Herbert
               Earle
               of
               Penbrooke
            
             
               284
            
             
               Herbert
               Bish.
               
            
             
               786.787
               ,
               788.789.862
            
             
               Herbert
               780
               Herbert
            
             
               500
            
             
               Hermites
            
             
               ●50
            
             
               Hermitage
            
             
               500
               499
            
             
               Herneden
            
             
               330
            
             
               Hewn
            
             
               390.537
               ,
               599
            
             
               Hert
            
             
               537
            
             
               Hestinford
            
             
               805
            
             
               Hesilt
            
             
               3●2
            
             
               Heton
            
             
               155
               ,
               544
            
             
               Hetersete
            
             
               805
            
             
               Hetcorne
            
             
               288
            
             
               Heth
            
             
               91
            
             
               Hewyt
            
             
               515
            
             
               Hewn
            
             
               599
            
             
               Higham
            
             
               812.821
            
             
               Hikifrick
               his
               wondrous
               act
            
             
               866
            
             
               Hill
            
             
               405.581
            
             
               Hilton
            
             
               103
            
             
               Hildetha
            
             
               599
            
             
               Hinkley
            
             
               779
            
             
               Hinxworth
            
             
               546
            
             
               Hobart
            
             
               861.862
            
             
               Hoby
            
             
               284
            
             
               Holbroke
            
             
               863
            
             
               Holden
            
             
               624
            
             
               Holes
            
             
               591
            
             
               Holinesse
               of
               religious
               and
               lay-persons
               in
               the
               Primitiue
               times
               discourse
               ,
            
             
               cap.
               11
            
             
               Holinesse
               of
               Bishops
               and
               Priests
            
             
               178
            
             
               Holmes
            
             
               379
            
             
               Holland
               Duke
               of
               Exceter
            
             
               4●4
            
             
               Holland
               Earle
               of
               Exceter
               637
               Earles
               of
               Kent
            
             
               211
            
             
               Holland
            
             
               699
            
             
               Holt
            
             
               529
            
             
               Holy
               Crosse
               of
               Bromholme
            
             
               858
            
             
               Holmsworth
            
             
               678
            
             
               Holish
            
             
               7●0
            
             
               Holliday
            
             
               720
            
             
               Honorius
               Archbishop
            
             
               247
            
             
               Honell
            
             
               828
            
             
               Hoo
            
             
               315.398
            
             
               Hopkins
            
             
               110
            
             
               Hopton
            
             
               114.783
            
             
               Hopton
               Bishop
            
             
               870
            
             
               Horsa
            
             
               317
            
             
               Hore
            
             
               803
            
             
               Horne
               Church
               ,
               or
               Hore
               Church
            
             
               646
               647
            
             
               Horne
               270
               misprinted
               .
            
             
             
               Horkesley
            
             
               611
            
             
               Horsley
            
             
               674
            
             
               Hornley
            
             
               334
            
             
               Hosewyf
            
             
               296
            
             
               Hosiar
            
             
               423
            
             
               Hotham
               Bishop
            
             
               792
            
             
               Howard
               Katherine
               Queene
            
             
               514
            
             
               Howard
               Lady
               Katherine
               Dutchesse
               of
               Norfolke
            
             
               774.775
            
             
               Howard
               Iohn
               and
               Thomas
               Dukes
               of
               Norfolke
            
             
               687.830.831.832
               833.134.835.836.837.838.839
            
             
               Howard
               Thomas
               Earle
               of
               Arundell
               and
               Surrey
               Earle
               Marshall
            
             
               847
            
             
               Howard
            
             
               796.804.842
            
             
               Howard
               Philip
               E.
               of
               Arundell
            
             
               291
            
             
               Howard
               Lord
               Will.
               Epistle
               to
               the
               Reader
               ,
               and
            
             
               ●9●
            
             
               Howard
               Tho.
               Earle
               of
               Surrey
            
             
               39●
            
             
               Howard
               Si●
               Iohn
               and
               〈…〉
               wife
               77●
               773
               The
               name
               of
               Howard
               deriued
            
             
               854
            
             
               Howell
            
             
               676
               804
            
             
               Howlditch
            
             
               80●
               864
            
             
               Humbert
               Bishop
            
             
               ●6●
            
             
               Hunning
            
             
               ●●9
            
             
               Hunt
            
             
               ●●●
            
             
               Huntingdon
            
             
               ●●●
            
             
               Husle
            
             
               ●14
            
             
               Hungar
               and
               Hubb●
            
             
               ●●●
            
             
               Hubert
               de
               Burgo
            
             
               118
               .
               439.854.8●
            
             
               Hubert
               Archbishop
            
             
               218
            
             
               Hu●den
            
             
               259
            
             
               Hu●oline
            
             
               483
            
             
               Humfrey
               D.
               of
               Gloc●ster
            
             
               555
            
             
               Humphrey
               Duke
               of
               Buckingham
            
             
               284
            
             
               Howard
               Tho.
               and
               Theoph
               〈◊〉
               Earle●
               of
               Suffolke
            
             
               626
            
             
               Howard
            
             
               654
               772.773
               850
            
             
               Howard
               Hen.
               Earle
               of
               Surrey
            
             
               852
               853
            
             
               Howards
               Surname
               de●iued
            
             
               853
               ,
               854
            
          
        
         
           
             
               I
            
             
               IAcob
            
             
               5●9
               532
            
             
               Iackson
            
             
               676
            
             
               Iambert
               Archbishop
            
             
               249
            
             
               Ian
               Bishop
            
             
               795
               ,
               869
            
             
               Iames
               the
               4.
               
               King
               of
               Scotland
            
             
               393
               394
               ,
               395
               ,
               837.838
            
             
               Iames
               the
               sixt
               and
               first
               king
            
             
               358.496
            
             
               Icklesham
            
             
               318
            
             
               Iden
            
             
               721
            
             
               Iames
            
             
               325
            
             
               Iegon
               Bishop
            
             
               870
            
             
               Ienone
            
             
               ●31
            
             
               Ienny
            
             
               783.865
            
             
               Iennyng
            
             
               675.770
               537
            
             
               Ierningham
            
             
               769.784
               ,
               770.779
            
             
               Iermey
            
             
               ●58
               ,
               781
               ,
               783
            
             
               De
               Ie●ninta
            
             
               825
            
             
               Iewes
               brought
               into
               England
               ;
               their
               scorne
               and
               mockery
               of
               Christianitie
               ,
               377
               ,
               their
               banishment
               ,
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Ifield
            
             
               701
            
             
               Ikham
            
             
               238
            
             
               Ilkerishale
            
             
               863
            
             
               Images
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               125
            
             
               In
               a
               king
            
             
               173
            
             
               Incent
            
             
               587
            
             
               Inglefield
            
             
               660
            
             
               Ingleby
            
             
               543
            
             
               Ingham
            
             
               817
               ,
               818
            
             
               Ingelricus
            
             
               390
            
             
               Inglosse
            
             
               784
            
             
               Innocent
            
             
               535
            
             
               Inscription
               vpon
               Chensford
               Church
            
             
               641
            
             
               Inscript
               .
               vpon
               Melford
               Church
            
             
               747
            
             
               Inscriptions
               vpon
               bell●
            
             
               633
            
             
               Inscriptions
            
             
               583
               ,
               584
               ,
               587
            
             
               Inscription
               vp●●●
               Font
            
             
               569
            
             
               Inscrip
               .
               to
               the
               pictur
               .
               of
               Christ
            
             
               509
            
             
               Inscription
               〈◊〉
               the
               ●●●lyard
            
             
               409
            
             
               
               Inscription
               ouer
               the
               Sauoy
               gate
            
             
               445
            
             
               Inscription
               vpon
               the
               Standard
               Cheape
            
             
               402
            
             
               Inscription
               vnder
               Saint
               Peters
               pic●●●e
            
             
               8●0
            
             
               Inscription
               vnder
               the
               picture
               of
               Q
               Elizabeth
            
             
               392
            
             
               I●scrip●ion
               in
               Saint
               Peters
               Church
               Cornwall
               Lond.
               
            
             
               413
            
             
               Iohn
               King
            
             
               219.465
            
             
               Iohn
               Lord
               Clifford
            
             
               574
            
             
               Io●n
               faire
               maid
               ●f
               Kent
            
             
               4●9
            
             
               Ioan
               Queene
            
             
               210
            
             
               Io●elin
            
             
               291
            
             
               Iohn
               de
               Pich●m
               Earle
               of
               Harford
            
             
               541
            
             
               Iohn
               ●e
               ●trange
               ,
               Lord
               St●ange
            
             
               530.
               
            
             
               Io
               〈…〉
               S●●ange
               ibidem
            
             
             
               Iohn
               〈◊〉
               Snepey
               Bishop
               of
               Rochester
            
             
               ●13
            
             
               Iohn
               de
               ●empo●ibus
            
             
               595
            
             
               Iohnson
            
             
               4
            
             
               Iohnston
            
             
               198.308
               &
               alib●
            
             
               Iohn
               Earle
               of
               Somerset
               2●●
               .
               Ma●quesse
               Dorset
            
             
             
               Iohn
               de
               Dreux
            
             
               387
            
             
               Ioyner
            
             
               675
            
             
               Ioyce
               Lady
               Tiptost
            
             
               554.765
            
             
               Iordan
               le
               Brune
            
             
               655
            
             
               Ioseph
               of
               Arytnathea
            
             
               58.60
            
             
               I●s●●ne
            
             
               549
            
             
               I●eipre
               Will
               Earle
               of
               Kent
            
             
               289
            
             
               I●●lesse
            
             
               472
            
             
               Isabell
               Countesse
               of
               Arundell
            
             
               864
            
             
               Isabell
               C●untesse
               of
               Atholl
            
             
               213
            
             
               Isakeas
            
             
               235
            
             
               I●●●ham
            
             
               610
            
             
               Iseley
            
             
               235
               .
               59●
            
             
               ●sl●p
               Archbishop
            
             
               223.224
            
             
               Ab●●t
            
             
               488
            
             
               I●●hi●gham
            
             
               427
            
             
               I●ham
               〈◊〉
               Bishop
            
             
               311
            
             
               I●d
            
             
               323
            
             
               Iudges
               fined
               for
               bribery
            
             
               367
            
             
               ●uga
            
             
               6●1
            
             
               Iulius
               Caesar
               397.724
               Ready
               Death
               his
               sword
               taken
               from
               him
            
             
               420
            
             
               Iullaber
               280.
               misnumbred
               .
            
             
             
               Iustus
               Archbishop
            
             
               247.308
            
             
               Iwin
            
             
               134
            
             
               Ivy
            
             
               855
            
          
        
         
           
             
               K
            
             
               KAtherine
               Queene
            
             
               475.514
            
             
               Katherine
               Dutchesse
               of
               Norffolke
            
             
               419
            
             
               K●●ynewhat
            
             
               164
            
             
               K
               bull
            
             
               618
            
             
               Kell
            
             
               825
            
             
               Kelley
               the
               Alchumist
            
             
               45.46
            
             
               K●m●is
            
             
               731
            
             
               Kempe
               Bishop
            
             
               228.274.360.361.752
            
             
               Kem●ig
            
             
               806
            
             
               Kemdall
            
             
               599
            
             
               Kenneth
               King
            
             
               459
            
             
               Kenulph
               king
            
             
               177
            
             
               Kent●shmen
               throw
               off
               the
               Norman
               yoke
            
             
               346
            
             
               Kentish
               yeomanry
            
             
               347
            
             
               Kent
            
             
               500
            
             
               Kenton
            
             
               438
            
             
               K●nwalch
               king
            
             
               177
            
             
               Kerdeston
            
             
               125
            
             
               Keryell
            
             
               265
            
             
               Ketleby
            
             
               538
            
             
               Kille
            
             
               641
            
             
               Kilwarby
               Archbishop
            
             
               306.388
            
             
               Kinesbourgh
               Castle
            
             
               596
            
             
               Kinnugale
            
             
               807
            
             
               Kingston
            
             
               114.769
            
             
               King
            
             
               610
            
             
               Kirkham
            
             
               695
            
             
               Kir●on
            
             
               534.487
            
             
               Ki●●
               Bishop
            
             
               539
            
             
               K●apton
            
             
               800
            
             
               Kneuer
               Lord
               Chancellour
               855
               Lord
               Kn●uet
               ,
               ibid.
               Hen.
               856.
               
               Kneuet
               855
               541.783.815
            
             
             
               Knevinton
            
             
               601
            
             
               Knivet
            
             
               657
            
             
               ●
               knife
               instead
               of
               a
               Seale
            
             
               631
            
             
               Knight
            
             
               677.417.435
            
             
               Knighton
            
             
               827
            
             
               Knowles
               ,
               or
               Knolles
            
             
               402.403.436
            
          
        
         
           
             
               L
            
             
               LAberius
               durus
            
             
               280
            
             
               Lacy
            
             
               332.659
               744
            
             
               Lacy
               Earle
               of
               Lincolne
            
             
               365
               366
            
             
               Lagisse
            
             
               675
               ▪
            
             
               Layton
            
             
               109.104
            
             
               Laynham
               750
               misnumbred
               .
            
             
             
               Laken
            
             
               333
            
             
               Lambard
               Will.
               peramb.
               of
               Kent
               ,
               avouched
               in
               many
               places
               .
            
             
             
               Lambe
            
             
               754
            
             
               Lambert
            
             
               252
            
             
               Lamberne
            
             
               655
            
             
               Lancaster
            
             
               283
               654
            
             
               Land●ard
            
             
               606
            
             
               Langleys
            
             
               267.628.634
            
             
               Langton
               Archbishop
            
             
               219
               .
               202.3●8
            
             
               Laud
               Will.
               Bishop
               of
               London
               ,
               Epistle
               to
               the
               Reader
               ,
               and
               pag.
               
            
             
               383
            
             
               Langham
               Archbishop
            
             
               389.479
               .
            
             
               Langham
            
             
               444
            
             
               Lanfranke
               Archbishop
            
             
               259.291.785
            
             
               Larke
            
             
               827
            
             
               Large
            
             
               628
            
             
               Lathell
            
             
               389
            
             
               Lathum
            
             
               651.652
            
             
               Laurence
               Abbot
            
             
               417
            
             
               Launde
            
             
               410
            
             
               Laune
            
             
               263
            
             
               Lauerocke
            
             
               524
            
             
               Laurence
               Archbishop
            
             
               242.245
            
             
               Lawlesse
               Court
            
             
               605
            
             
               Law
            
             
               324
            
             
               Laxisfield
            
             
               720
            
             
               Leche
            
             
               625
            
             
               Lee
            
             
               548.727.103.104
            
             
               Leeds
            
             
               276
            
             
               Legh
            
             
               67●
            
             
               Legge
            
             
               329
            
             
               Legare
            
             
               263
            
             
               Leyborne
               259
               287.
               
               Iulian
               Gountesle
               of
               Huntington
            
             
               260
            
             
               Leyton
            
             
               103
            
             
               Leicester
            
             
               368
            
             
               Leicester
               Archbishop
               of
               Smirna
            
             
               806
            
             
               Leyland
               Iohn
               his
               laborious
               iourney
               :
               his
               New
               yeares
               gift
               to
               King
               Henry
               his
               books
               ▪
               his
               death
               ,
               and
               buriall
               :
            
             
               688.689.690.691.692
            
             
               Lempster
            
             
               404
            
             
               Le
               Neue
               Epistle
               to
               the
               Reader
               ,
            
             
               678
               859.
               &
               alibi
            
             
               Leonell
               Duke
               of
               Clarence
            
             
               740
               ,
               74
            
             
               Lhewelin
               Prince
            
             
               650
            
             
               Letters
            
             
             
               A
               Letter
               from
               Gregory
               the
               Great
               to
               Mellitus
            
             
               711
            
             
               Letters
               transcribed
               out
               of
               the
               originall
               .
            
             
             
               A
               Letter
               from
               Edward
               the
               fourth
               to
               the
               Prior
               and
               Couent
               of
               Lewes
               in
               Sussex
               ,
               which
               I
               had
               from
               my
               very
               louing
               friend
               Henry
               Lily
               ,
               from
               whom
               I
               haue
               also
               had
               many
               vse
               full
               Collections
               .
            
             
               77
            
             
               Letters
               from
               Henry
               the
               eight
               to
               his
               Nobilitie
               and
               others
            
             
               8●
               .
               86
               80
            
             
               A
               Letter
               from
               Tho.
               Duke
               of
               Norfolke
               ,
               and
               George
               Vscount
               Ro●hford
               to
               Secre●ary
               Cromwell
            
             
               89
            
             
               A
               Letter
               from
               Secretary
               Cromwell
               to
               Iames
               the
               fifth
               King
               of
               Scotland
               ,
               9●
               .
               the
               page
               wrong
               numbred
               .
            
             
             
               A
               Letter
               from
               Nicholas
               Shaxton
               Bishop
               of
               Salisbury
               ,
               to
               Secretary
               Cromwell
            
             
               101
            
             
               A
               Letter
               from
               Iohn
               Fisher
               Bishop
               of
               Rochester
               to
               king
               Henry
               the
               eight
            
             
               501
            
             
               A
               Letter
               from
               the
               said
               Bishop
               to
               th●
               high
               Court
               of
               Pa●liament
            
             
               503
            
             
               A
               Letter
               from
               Thomas
               Archbish●p
               of
               Canterbury
               to
               Secretary
               Cromwell
            
             
               507
            
             
               A
               part
               of
               a
               Letter
               from
               Sir
               Thomas
               More
               to
               Secretary
               Cromwell
            
             
               508
            
             
               A
               Letter
               from
               Richard
               Layton
               to
               Secretary
               Cromwell
            
             
               527
            
             
               Leuenthorpe
            
             
               549
            
             
               Leueticks
            
             
               265
            
             
               Lewis
            
             
               435
            
             
               Lewcas
            
             
               779
            
             
               Lewkenor
            
             
               4●9
            
             
               Lichfield
            
             
               408
            
             
               Lidgate
            
             
               727.728.729.730
            
             
               Lighart
               ,
               or
               Hart
               Bishop
            
             
               795
            
             
               Liggon
            
             
               744
            
             
               Lye
            
             
               332
            
             
               Lily
            
             
               369
               383
               498
               .
               58●
            
             
               Limsey
               Lord
            
             
               543
            
             
               Limsey
            
             
               114
               .
               82●
            
             
               Linyker
            
             
               370
            
             
               Lind
            
             
               237.282.581
            
             
               Lindsey
            
             
               456
            
             
               
               Lincolne
            
             
               605
               ,
               760
            
             
               Linge
            
             
               824
            
             
               Lingeston
            
             
               72
            
             
               Lineall
               descent
               of
               the
               Lord
               of
               Clare
            
             
               737.738
               ,
               739
            
             
               Lin●●r●
            
             
               370
            
             
               Linton
            
             
               373
            
             
               Linne
            
             
               288
            
             
               Linsted
            
             
               280
               ,
               815
            
             
               Lion
            
             
               610
               ,
               627
               ,
               406
            
             
               De
               Lira
            
             
               816
            
             
               Lisla
            
             
               274
            
             
               Lisle
            
             
               372.274.744
            
             
               Liston
            
             
               627
            
             
               Litlebury
            
             
               544
            
             
               Lithbury
            
             
               368
            
             
               Littlington
            
             
               487
            
             
               Littons
            
             
               707
            
             
               Litihey
            
             
               296
            
             
               Lockley
            
             
               581
            
             
               Lodnes
            
             
               825
            
             
               Lofte
            
             
               326
            
             
               Lollard
            
             
               140
            
             
               London
            
             
               802.809
            
             
               London
               Diocesse
            
             
               350.351.352.353
               .
            
             
               Citie
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Londham
            
             
               750
            
             
               London
               Chatter
               by
               King
               William
            
             
               362
            
             
               Long
            
             
               263.525.591
            
             
               Longspee
               Earle
               of
               Salisbury
            
             
               360
            
             
               Longstrother
            
             
               599
            
             
               Loney
            
             
               439
            
             
               Longland
            
             
               72
            
             
               Lora
               Countesse
               of
               Leicester
            
             
               ●60
            
             
               Lotun
            
             
               744
            
             
               Louell
               Knight
               of
               the
               Garter
            
             
               427
            
             
               Louell
            
             
               811.368.380.381
            
             
               Loue
            
             
               807
            
             
               Louekin
            
             
               410
            
             
               Loueton
            
             
               367
            
             
               Louaine
            
             
               629
            
             
               Louericke
            
             
               269
            
             
               Loueloch
               750.
               misnumbred
               .
            
             
             
               Lowthe
            
             
               537
            
             
               Low
               Bishop
            
             
               314
            
             
               Lucy
            
             
               336.337.777
            
             
               Lucas
            
             
               544.606
            
             
               Lucy
               Lady
               Prio●esse
            
             
               621.622.623
            
             
               Lucius
               king
            
             
               59.181.413.414
            
             
               Lud
               king
            
             
               385
            
             
               Lulthard
               Bishop
            
             
               241
            
             
               Luling
               Abbot
            
             
               252
            
             
               Lumaford
            
             
               655
            
             
               Lumbard
            
             
               333
            
             
               Lumley
            
             
               212
            
             
               Lunston
            
             
               ●63
            
             
               Luther
            
             
               400
            
          
        
         
           
             
               M
            
             
               MAckwilliams
            
             
               65●
            
             
               Mableston
            
             
               114
            
             
               Maynards
            
             
               569.629
            
             
               Maydenston
            
             
               218
            
             
               Maidston
            
             
               285
            
             
               Maldon
            
             
               610
            
             
               Malcolme
               king
            
             
               641
            
             
               Malherbe
            
             
               819
            
             
               Malmayns
            
             
               294
               296
            
             
               Maleweyn
            
             
               275
            
             
               Malefant
            
             
               435
            
             
               Maledictions
            
             
               100
               121.140.141.219
               512.340.764.816
               .
            
             
               Mallet
            
             
               675
            
             
               Mandeuill
            
             
               266.534.547.567.568
            
             
               Manny
               ,
               or
               Manye
            
             
               432
            
             
               Manning
            
             
               820
            
             
               Mannors
               E.
               of
               Rutland
               428
               George
               ,
               Robert
               ,
               Oliuer
               ,
               Antho.
               Rich
               ,
               Iohn
               ,
               Elis.
               Kath.
               Elea.
               ibid.
               
            
             
             
               Manston
            
             
               2●8
               .
               267
            
             
               Mansby
            
             
               750
            
             
               Mannoke
            
             
               778
            
             
               Mansell
            
             
               272.273.274
            
             
               Mantell
            
             
               436
            
             
               Manteley
            
             
               805
            
             
               Manwood
            
             
               260.264
            
             
               Margaret
               Dutchesse
               of
               Clarence
               ,
               Marg.
               Countesse
               of
               Rich.
               
            
             
               211.371.433.476.477
            
             
               Marmion
            
             
               213
            
             
               Mary
               Queene
               restores
               Religions
               houses
               dissolued
            
             
               115
            
             
               Mary
               and
               Ioan
               the
               wiues
               of
               king
               H.
               the
               4.
               
            
             
               210
            
             
               Mary
               Queene
               of
               France
            
             
               726
            
             
               Marlow
            
             
               405
            
             
               Martin
            
             
               110.282.316.332.696
            
             
               Martin
               Marprelate
            
             
               56
            
             
               Maries
            
             
               280
            
             
               Maryms
            
             
               238
            
             
               Marshall
            
             
               411.442.443
            
             
               March
            
             
               863
            
             
               Marney
            
             
               657
            
             
               Martill
            
             
               770
            
             
               Marci
            
             
               318.429
            
             
               Marmion
            
             
               213
            
             
               Marble
               stone
               at
               Westminster
            
             
               459
            
             
               Marshall
               Earle
               of
               Penbroke
            
             
               441.443
            
             
               Martia
               Proba
            
             
               517
            
             
               Martirxet
            
             
               807
            
             
               De
               Marisco
            
             
               244
            
             
               Masters
            
             
               105
            
             
               Mashingbred
            
             
               114
            
             
               Mascall
               Bishop
            
             
               437
            
             
               Matilda
               Queene
            
             
               482
            
             
               Maud
               Queene
            
             
               424.278.453
            
             
               Mauritius
               Bishop
            
             
               550
            
             
               Marolfe
            
             
               676
            
             
               May
               Epistle
               to
               the
               Reader
               &
               alibi
            
             
             
               Medhurst
            
             
               296
            
             
               Maximilian
               Emperor
            
             
               282
            
             
               Medefend
            
             
               766
            
             
               Melit
            
             
               411
            
             
               Mellitus
               Archbishop
            
             
               246
               710.712
            
             
               Mellis
            
             
               721
            
             
               Melton
               Archbishop
            
             
               792
            
             
               Melanchton
               inuited
               into
               England
               by
               K.
               Hen.
               the
               eight
            
             
               89
            
             
               A
               Memento
               for
               Mortality
            
             
               492
            
             
               Mepham
               Archbishop
            
             
               2●2
               .
               330
            
             
               de
               Merch
               Lord
            
             
               547
            
             
               Merton
               Bishop
            
             
               313
            
             
               Mercer
            
             
               266
            
             
               Mer●
            
             
               801
            
             
               Merchants
               of
               the
               Staple
               ,
               Merch●nt
               defined
            
             
               340
               341
            
             
               Merley
               Lord
               of
               Morpath
            
             
               291
            
             
               Messager
            
             
               ●88
            
             
               Meawtis
            
             
               524
            
             
               Micolt
            
             
               406
            
             
               Middleton
               Bish.
               791
               Middleton
            
             
               538
            
             
               Milles
            
             
               677
            
             
               Mylde
            
             
               650
            
             
               Mildred
               the
               holy
               Virgin
               and
               Saint
            
             
               262
               .
               25●
            
             
               Milner
            
             
               676
            
             
               Milling
               Bishop
               of
               Heref
            
             
               481
            
             
               Milham
            
             
               806
            
             
               Mileham
            
             
               809
            
             
               Milbourne
            
             
               390
            
             
               Miluerton
            
             
               438
            
             
               Min●e
            
             
               695
            
             
               Mint
               in
               Dunwich
            
             
               720
            
             
               Mirsin
            
             
               379
            
             
               Mistelbroke
            
             
               538
            
             
               Miter
               and
               Sandals
               granted
            
             
               253.256
            
             
               Moigne
            
             
               630
            
             
               Molyneux
            
             
               234.700
            
             
               Montfiche●
            
             
               654.597
            
             
               Montacute
               E.
               of
               Salisbury
            
             
               437
            
             
               Monsieur
            
             
               784
            
             
               Montacute
               E.
               of
               Salisbury
            
             
               2●3
            
             
               Montacute
            
             
               863
            
             
               Monuments
               in
               generall
               ,
               vide
               Discourse
            
             
               cap.
               1.
               
            
             
               Monuments
               Funerall
               vide
               Discourse
            
             
               cap.
               2
            
             
               Monox
            
             
               598
            
             
               Morisons
            
             
               591
            
             
               Morsted
            
             
               397
            
             
               More
            
             
               398.378.824.674.505.506.507.522.523
            
             
               Morieux
            
             
               822
            
             
               Mortimer
            
             
               743.508.815.863
            
             
               Morley
            
             
               864.804.805
            
             
               Mordant
               Lo.
               
            
             
               656
            
             
               Morrant
            
             
               317
            
             
               Morgan
               Bishop
            
             
               433
            
             
               Morton
               Archbishop
            
             
               230
            
             
               Morton
            
             
               238
            
             
               Moron
            
             
               138
            
             
               Moruill
            
             
               101.202
            
             
               Monthault
            
             
               865
            
             
               Monthermer
            
             
               740
            
             
               Motenden
            
             
               238
            
             
               Moun
            
             
               213
            
             
               Mount
            
             
               90
            
             
               Mounthaults
            
             
               ●60
            
             
               Mountgomery
            
             
               609
            
             
               Mountchensy
            
             
               757
            
             
               Monadeford
            
             
               857
            
             
               Mountfort
               E.
               of
               Leicester
            
             
               303
            
             
               Mowbray
            
             
               570.830.431.674.860
            
             
               Mowbrayes
               Lion
            
             
               832
            
             
               Mulse
            
             
               72
            
             
               Mulmutius
               K.
               
            
             
               181.441
               .
            
             
               Murell
            
             
               695
            
             
               Muschamp
            
             
               695
            
          
        
         
           
           
             
               N
            
             
               NArburgh
            
             
               820
            
             
               Narboone
            
             
               ●76
            
             
               Naup●on
            
             
               756
            
             
               Neck●am
            
             
               571
            
             
               Ne●●on
            
             
               806
            
             
               Neaford
            
             
               823
            
             
               Ne●●●s
               Duke
               of
               Loegtia
            
             
               419
            
             
               Nevill
               251
               ,
               329.371.601.760.783
               .
               Nevill
               kill
               Lion
            
             
               644
            
             
               Newport
               Bishop
               363.
               Newport
            
             
               355.548.701
            
             
               Newenton
            
             
               624
            
             
               Newenham
            
             
               72
            
             
               Newborne
            
             
               742
            
             
               Newmarch
            
             
               542
            
             
               Newhawe
            
             
               732
            
             
               Nichols
            
             
               624
            
             
               Nix
               Bishop
            
             
               796.869
            
             
               No
               mans
               Land
            
             
               707
            
             
               None
            
             
               811
            
             
               Norbury
            
             
               338.339
            
             
               Norbery
            
             
               209.364
            
             
               Norbert
            
             
               139
            
             
               Norwich
            
             
               783.806.865
            
             
               Norwich
               Citie
            
             
               808
            
             
               Nordell
            
             
               412
            
             
               Norrice
            
             
               514
            
             
               Norrys
            
             
               447
            
             
               Norwood
            
             
               281
               ,
               282
               ,
               283
               ,
               284
               ,
               317
            
             
               Norton
            
             
               281
               ,
               282
               ,
               283
               ▪
               500
            
             
               ●o●aan
               the
               sonne
               of
               Enot
            
             
               750
            
             
               ●●●folke
            
             
               825
            
             
               〈◊〉
            
             
               630
            
             
               〈◊〉
               Bishop
            
             
               364
            
             
               〈◊〉
               Archbishop
            
             
               24●
            
             
               Noth●●●●as
            
             
               252
            
             
               Not●●gham
            
             
               822
            
             
               Nudegare
            
             
               114
            
          
        
         
           
             
               O
            
             
               AN
               Obit
            
             
               365
            
             
               Occleue
            
             
               489
            
             
               Odo
               Archbishop
            
             
               214
            
             
               Offa
               king
            
             
               173
               ,
               174
               ,
               554
            
             
               Oga●d
            
             
               810.811
            
             
               Ol●ue
            
             
               380
            
             
               Oldcastle
            
             
               265
               ,
               328
            
             
               Oliuer
            
             
               624
            
             
               Oliuer
            
             
               816
            
             
               Ornament
               for
               Christs
               Image
            
             
               404
            
             
               Osbert
            
             
               766.769
            
             
               Oundeley
            
             
               586
            
             
               Outred
            
             
               650
            
             
               Owen
            
             
               681
            
             
               Ouerall
               Bishop
            
             
               870
            
             
               Owre
            
             
               330
            
             
               Oxeney
            
             
               429
            
             
               Oxford
               Bishop
            
             
               789
            
             
               Oxinden
            
             
               437
            
          
        
         
           
             
               P
            
             
               PAbeham
            
             
               792
            
             
               Pace
            
             
               233.540
            
             
               Padington
            
             
               699
            
             
               Paddy
            
             
               677
            
             
               Pagraue
            
             
               805
            
             
               Payne
            
             
               412
               ,
               529
               ,
               661
            
             
               Paynter
            
             
               286
            
             
               Payname
            
             
               333
            
             
               Paycock
            
             
               617
               ,
               618
            
             
               Paynard
            
             
               699
            
             
               Payferer
            
             
               238
            
             
               Pakenham
            
             
               651.656
            
             
               Pakington
            
             
               576
               ,
               583
            
             
               Pall
               what
            
             
               233
            
             
               Palgraue
            
             
               439
            
             
               Palmer
            
             
               275
               ,
               331
            
             
               Parish
               what
            
             
               620.176
            
             
               Parre
            
             
               109.276.371
            
             
               Parker
               Archbishop
            
             
               228
               ,
               231
            
             
               Parker
            
             
               526
            
             
               Parkers
               Ancestors
               of
               the
               Lord
               Morley
            
             
               548
            
             
               Parkhurst
               Bishop
            
             
               870
            
             
               Parsons
               the
               Iesuite
            
             
               144
            
             
               Parson
               charactered
               by
               Chaucer
               ,
            
             
               63
            
             
               Partridge
            
             
               379
            
             
               Partrich
            
             
               752
            
             
               Pasley
            
             
               270.338
            
             
               Pasmer
            
             
               599
            
             
               Passelew
            
             
               644
               ,
               645
            
             
               Paston
            
             
               805
            
             
               Patrington
               Bishop
               of
               Saint
               Dauids
               ,
            
             
               437
            
             
               Paullane
            
             
               604
            
             
               Paulinus
               Archbishop
            
             
               309.310.868
            
             
               Pawlet
               Marquesse
               of
               Winton
            
             
               103
            
             
               Pawlet
            
             
               756
            
             
               Pawson
            
             
               393
            
             
               Pearson
               Doctor
            
             
               864
            
             
               Perch
            
             
               750
            
             
               Peche
            
             
               234
            
             
               Peckham
               Archbishop
            
             
               220.331
            
             
               Peckham
            
             
               259.326
               .
            
             
               Pecock
            
             
               582
            
             
               Pedlers
               what
            
             
               342
            
             
               Peyton
            
             
               390
               .
               73●.776
            
             
               Pelhams
            
             
               436
            
             
               Pelegrim
            
             
               370
            
             
               Pemberton
            
             
               391
               ▪
               114
            
             
               Penne
            
             
               592
            
             
               Penson
            
             
               687.677
            
             
               Penyman
            
             
               807
            
             
               Pennington
            
             
               238
            
             
               Penchester
            
             
               330
            
             
               Pencherst
            
             
               259.319
            
             
               Penda
               King
            
             
               761
            
             
               Pepard
            
             
               319
            
             
               Peperking
            
             
               603
            
             
               Percy
               Bishop
            
             
               793
            
             
               Percy
            
             
               674
            
             
               Percy
               Hen.
               Earle
               of
               Northum
               .
            
             
               536
            
             
               Persecution
            
             
               552.553.116
            
             
               Pert
            
             
               601
            
             
               Perrers
            
             
               651
            
             
               Perient
            
             
               594
            
             
               Pernell
               the
               proud
            
             
               777
            
             
               Perpoint
            
             
               861
            
             
               Peris
            
             
               401
            
             
               Peter
            
             
               112.256.577.648.642.356.173.445.641
               642.250
            
             
               Petre
               Lord
            
             
               601
            
             
               Peter
               Lord
               of
               Rickinghill
            
             
               828
            
             
               Pette
            
             
               324.110
            
             
               Petty
               Canons
            
             
               373
            
             
               Petle
            
             
               331
            
             
               Petition
            
             
               423.585
            
             
               Peuerell
            
             
               639
            
             
               Pewes
               in
               Churches
               fit
               to
               be
               reformed
            
             
             
               Phelippe
               Lord
               Bardolfe
            
             
               78●
            
             
               Philip
            
             
               753.261.435.284
            
             
               Philippa
               Q.
               
            
             
               468
            
             
               Phellip
            
             
               721
            
             
               Philipot
               Epistle
               to
               the
               Reader
            
             
               266.678.331
               .
               &
               alibi
               .
            
             
               Picheford
            
             
               448
            
             
               Pickering
            
             
               399
            
             
               Pierle
            
             
               338
            
             
               Piers
            
             
               650.549
            
             
               Pygot
            
             
               806
               .
               86●.804.699
            
             
               Pike
            
             
               416
               822
            
             
               Pykering
            
             
               807
            
             
               Pilgrimages
            
             
               332.111.860.172.131.202.343
               .
               &
               alibi
            
             
               Pyllys
            
             
               855
            
             
               Pymichum
            
             
               497
            
             
               Pinchon
            
             
               656
            
             
               Pynere
            
             
               543
            
             
               Piriton
            
             
               372
            
             
               Pirke
            
             
               625
            
             
               Pye
            
             
               111
            
             
               Pissing
               against
               Tombes
               47.
               against
               Churches
               373.
               vnlawfull
               and
               impious
               .
            
             
             
               Plague
               222.805.862
               .
               A
               prayer
               for
               the
               deliuerance
               of
               certain
               Carmes
               out
               of
               purgatory
               which
               died
               of
               the
               plague
               ,
               ibid.
               
            
             
             
               Plaize
               or
               Plas
            
             
               654.752.850.861
            
             
               Playfers
               ,
               misprinted
               ,
               read
               Playters
               ,
            
             
               762.763.784
            
             
               Plebania
               what
            
             
               180
            
             
               Plessys
            
             
               370
            
             
               Plantaginet
            
             
               587.443.638.726.211.555.748.627
               .
               &
               alibi
            
             
               Plomer
            
             
               854
            
             
               Pluralities
               of
               Benefices
            
             
               71.72
            
             
               Pluckley
            
             
               291.293
            
             
               Plumsted
            
             
               826
            
             
               Poynes
            
             
               544
            
             
               Poynings
            
             
               114.282.269.721
            
             
               Polter
            
             
               596
            
             
               Pole
            
             
               788.759
            
             
               Pond
            
             
               279
            
             
               Pope
               Alexander
            
             
               170
            
             
               Pope
               his
               Bull
               of
               dispensation
               with
               Symony
               ,
               vsury
               ,
               &c.
               Discourse
            
             
               cap.
               17
            
             
               Pope
               his
               pardons
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Pope
               his
               Bull
               of
               generall
               pardon
               in
               the
               yeare
               of
               Iubily
               ,
               the
               price
               to
               
               be
               giuen
               for
               it
               ,
               Discourse
            
             
               cap.
               17.
               
            
             
               Pope
               his
               indulgences
               to
               certaine
               Churches
               and
               Altars
            
             
               121
            
             
               Pope
               his
               power
               abrogated
               Discourse
            
             
               cap.
               13.
               
            
             
               Pope
               his
               absolute
               power
               ,
               his
               couetousnesse
               ,
               tergiuersation
               and
               tyranny
            
             
               304
            
             
               Pope
               his
               Bulls
               ,
               Discourse
               cap.
               12.
               
               His
               Bull
               defined
               ibid.
               His
               Buls
               reiected
               ibid.
               His
               Bull
               for
               Bishop
               Fleming
               ibid.
               
            
             
             
               Pope
               Buls
               transcribed
               out
               of
               their
               originals
            
             
               141.204.340.559.560.857
            
             
               Pope
            
             
               112
            
             
               Portgraue
            
             
               362
            
             
               Porter
               ▪
               700.
               
               De
               Portis
            
             
               816
            
             
               Po●kin
            
             
               324
            
             
               Pots
            
             
               861
            
             
               Poultney
            
             
               371.380
            
             
               Poueyn
            
             
               258
            
             
               Powlet
            
             
               103.647
            
             
               Powley
            
             
               780
            
             
               Prayer
               vpon
               a
               grauestone
            
             
               641
            
             
               Prat
            
             
               420
            
             
               Preue
            
             
               337
            
             
               Preston
            
             
               368.683
            
             
               Price
            
             
               625
            
             
               Priest
            
             
               542
            
             
               Prince
            
             
               803
            
             
               Prior
               of
               Crouched
               Friers
            
             
               423
            
             
               Priors
               Aliens
               suppressed
            
             
               338.339
            
             
               Priuiledges
               many
               granted
               to
               S.
               Albans
            
             
               578
            
             
               Priuiledges
               to
               kings
               and
               Heralds
            
             
               685
            
             
               Prickill
            
             
               368
            
             
               Proclamation
               for
               preseruing
               of
               Monuments
            
             
               52
            
             
               Prophete
            
             
               209
            
             
               Prophesies
            
             
               358.496
            
             
               Pulham
            
             
               805.806.863
            
          
        
         
           
             
               Q
            
             
               QVarrell
               betweene
               the
               Canons
               of
               Leedes
               and
               the
               Monks
               of
               Saint
               Albons
               287.
               
               Betweene
               the
               Monks
               of
               Canterbury
               and
               Rochester
               348
               349.
               
               Betweene
               the
               Townsmen
               and
               the
               Abbot
               and
               Couent
               of
               Saint
               Edmonds
               Bury
               723.
               
               Between
               the
               Monks
               of
               Norwich
               and
               the
               Citizens
            
             
               791.
               
            
             
               Qua●efeld
            
             
               750
            
             
               Quoyte
            
             
               111
            
          
        
         
           
             
               R
            
             
               RAbing
            
             
               263
            
             
               Radcliffe
            
             
               635
               :
               608.804.809
            
             
               Radcliffe
               Earles
               of
               Sussex
            
             
               635.636.634.676
            
             
               Radcliffe
               Knight
               of
               the
               Garter
            
             
               809
            
             
               Radulfe
               de
               Torneio
            
             
               816
            
             
               Radulph
               de
               Diceto
            
             
               355
            
             
               Rahere
            
             
               433.435
            
             
               Ramrige
            
             
               557
            
             
               Ramsey
            
             
               697
            
             
               Rayning
            
             
               700
            
             
               Raysh
            
             
               209
            
             
               Ranyngham
            
             
               761
            
             
               Ranishaw
            
             
               581
            
             
               Raymund
            
             
               807
            
             
               Raph
               de
               Pauliaco
            
             
               815
            
             
               Raph
               Lord
               Basset
            
             
               542
            
             
               Raph
               Lo.
               Stafford
            
             
               530
            
             
               Raph
               Lo.
               Limsey
            
             
               543
            
             
               Rauson
            
             
               113.114
            
             
               Rauen
            
             
               677.758
            
             
               Read
            
             
               276.802.585.327
               784.701
            
             
               Readmund
            
             
               252
            
             
               Redmane
            
             
               526.419
            
             
               Redman
               Bishop
            
             
               870
            
             
               Redham
            
             
               816
            
             
               Redmeld
            
             
               772
            
             
               Redwald
               K
               :
            
             
               777
            
             
               Redred
            
             
               750
            
             
               Reducr●
            
             
               829
            
             
               Rees
            
             
               865
            
             
               Regham
            
             
               631
            
             
               Reynolds
               Archbishop
            
             
               221
            
             
               Reliques
            
             
               143.160.261.279.259.301.316.314.714.724.858
            
             
               Religion
            
             
               49
            
             
               Religious
               orders
               Discourse
               cap.
               16.
               
               Seuerall
               waies
               to
               enrich
               themselues
               Discourse
            
             
               cap.
               17.
               
            
             
               Rendlesham
            
             
               753
            
             
               Rendleshham
               the
               Court
               of
               the
               East
               Angle
               Kings
            
             
               777
            
             
               Renunciation
               of
               the
               Crowne
               by
               K.
               Ed.
               the
               second
            
             
               485
            
             
               Renham
            
             
               288
            
             
               Rentha
               K.
               
            
             
               7
            
             
               Rice
            
             
               290
            
             
               Rich
               E.
               of
               War.
               
            
             
               606.627
            
             
               Rich
               E.
               of
               Hol.
               
            
             
               525
            
             
               Rich
               Lord
               Chancelor
               of
               England
            
             
               103.606
            
             
               Rich
               S.
               Edm.
               Arcbishop
            
             
               303
            
             
               Rich
            
             
               401
            
             
               Richard
               de
               Grauesend
               Bishop
            
             
               610
            
             
               Richard
               Archbishop
            
             
               217
            
             
               Richard
               de
               Ware
               Abbot
            
             
               485
            
             
               Richard
               de
               Clare
               Earle
               of
               Glocester
            
             
               322
            
             
               Richard
               the
               third
               King
            
             
               520.521
               830
               831
            
             
               Richard
               the
               first
               King
            
             
               318.319.642.644.204
            
             
               Richard
               the
               second
               K.
               
            
             
               318.319.471
            
             
               Richold
            
             
               859
            
             
               Ricula
               Q.
               
            
             
               451
            
             
               Rider
            
             
               536
            
             
               Ridston
            
             
               390
            
             
               Rikhill
            
             
               312
            
             
               Ryley
            
             
               440.681
            
             
               Ringleis
            
             
               267
            
             
               Riplingham
            
             
               389
            
             
               Risby
            
             
               422
            
             
               Robert
               Earle
               of
               Dreux
            
             
               204
            
             
               Robert
               de
               Losinga
            
             
               70.788
               .
            
             
               Robards
            
             
               111
            
             
               Robert
               de
               Say
            
             
               443
            
             
               Robert
               de
               Bradgar●
            
             
               291
            
             
               Robert
               de
               Bellemont
               Earle
               of
               Leicester
            
             
               ●19
            
             
               Ro●
               .
               de
               Vallibus
            
             
               82.
               
            
             
               Robert
               a
               boy
               martyred
            
             
               7●●
            
             
               Rob.
               de
               Bello
               .
               Abbot
            
             
               256
            
             
               Robins
            
             
               58
            
             
               Robinson
            
             
               529
            
             
               Robsert
            
             
               7●0
            
             
               Roche
               B●shop
            
             
               76●
            
             
               Roche
            
             
               6●
            
             
               Rocheste
               ▪
               Diocesse
               308.
               City
            
             
               ibid
               367
            
             
               Rochford
            
             
               ●1●
               6●1
            
             
               Rockwood
            
             
               612
            
             
               Ro●
               of
               Rowe●
            
             
               429
               49●
            
             
               Roer
               King
               of
               Armes
            
             
               661
            
             
               Roger
               Abbot
            
             
               255
               256
            
             
               Roger●
               〈◊〉
            
             
               54●
            
             
               Roger
               and
               Sy
               ▪
               Hermi●●
            
             
               5●7
            
             
               Ro●er
               Bishop
               359.
               
               Roger
               deriued
            
             
               716
            
             
               Ro●●●s
            
             
               114
            
             
               Ro●●sia
               de
               Vere
            
             
               54●
            
             
               Roy●on
            
             
               780
               604
            
             
               Roys
            
             
               814
            
             
               Rokeden
            
             
               613
            
             
               Roode
               of
               Grace
               at
               Boxley
            
             
               289
            
             
               Roos
               or
               Ro●
               Lo.
               
            
             
               212.813.831
            
             
               Rosse
            
             
               443
            
             
               Roper
               Lord
               Tenham
               338.
               Marge●y
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Rote
            
             
               524
            
             
               Rosabart
               Tirri●
            
             
               804
            
             
               Roscelyn
            
             
               815
            
             
               Rose
            
             
               806
            
             
               Rosew
            
             
               815
            
             
               Rouse
            
             
               596.422
            
             
               Rouceby
            
             
               72
            
             
               Rowenna
            
             
               415
            
             
               Rowsse
            
             
               ●82
               .
               783
            
             
               Rowlat
            
             
               569
            
             
               Rugge
               Bishop
            
             
               869
            
             
               Rushbroke
            
             
               8●2
            
             
               Russell
            
             
               114.782.591
            
             
               Rust
            
             
               276
            
             
               Rustandus
               Legate
            
             
               363
            
             
               Ruthall
               Bishop
               of
               Durham
            
             
               484
            
             
               Rustwyne
            
             
               550
            
          
        
         
           
             
               S
            
             
               SAbernes
            
             
               423
            
             
               Sackuile
               Ed.
               E.
               of
               Dorset
            
             
               613
            
             
               Sackuile
            
             
               857.861.318.319
               429
            
             
               Sackford
            
             
               781
            
             
               Sadington
            
             
               543
            
             
               Sadleir
            
             
               594
            
             
               Saham
            
             
               368
            
             
               Saint
               Eppalet
               a
               tamer
               of
               Colts
            
             
               545
            
             
               S.
               Clare
            
             
               150
            
             
               Saint
               Basill
            
             
               131
            
             
               Saint
               Alban
               552.
               
               Foundation
               of
               Saint
               Albans
               ,
               a
               catalogue
               of
               the
               Abbots
               there
            
             
               557
            
             
               Saint
               Benet
            
             
               132
            
             
               
               S.
               Al●●n●
               batt●l●
            
             
               705
               706.573
            
             
               S.
               Robert
            
             
               725
            
             
               S.
               Chad
               Bishop
            
             
               713
            
             
               Saint
               ●●igid
            
             
               148
            
             
               Saint
               Augustine
            
             
               132
            
             
               Saint
               C●les
               Bowie
            
             
               539
            
             
               Saint
               Hi●●er●a
            
             
               599
            
             
               Saint
               Francis
            
             
               133
            
             
               S.
               Austins
               Cont.
               founded
               239.
               
               A
               catalogue
               of
               the
               Abbots
               there
            
             
               250
            
             
               Saint
               German
            
             
               583
            
             
               Saint
               Hugh
            
             
               1●4
            
             
               Saint
               Dominick
            
             
               124
            
             
               S.
               Paul●
               Lond.
               founded
            
             
               354
            
             
               Saint
               Bernard
            
             
               136
            
             
               Saint
               Iohn
            
             
               389.318
            
             
               S.
               George
               king
               at
               armes
               687.
               
               Epistle
               to
               the
               Reader
               ,
               &
               alib●
               .
            
             
             
               Saint
               George
               ibid.
               &
               alibi
               .
            
             
             
               Saint
               George
               Aloreda
               &
               Mabell
               Nuns
            
             
               158
            
             
               Saint
               Gebon
            
             
               784
            
             
               Saint
               Nicholas
            
             
               265
            
             
               S.
               ●eger
               o●
               Selenger
            
             
               284
               285
            
             
               Say
            
             
               550.551.825.866.443.330
               531
            
             
               S●●er
               de
               Quincy
            
             
               615.811
            
             
               Salisbury
            
             
               2●6
            
             
               Sal●●v●e
            
             
               526
            
             
               Sal●●on
               Bishop
            
             
               791
               86●
            
             
               Salomon
            
             
               41●
            
             
               Samplon
            
             
               783
            
             
               Sanctuaries
            
             
               180.181.182.445.491
            
             
               Sampol
            
             
               529
            
             
               Sand●●rd
            
             
               348
            
             
               Sa●dys
               ,
               Epistle
               to
               the
               Reader
               ,
               &
               alibi
               .
            
             
             
               Sandwich
            
             
               264
               290.270
            
             
               Sa●ny
            
             
               533
            
             
               S●●●ge
            
             
               1●6
               .
               4●5.281.284
            
             
               S●●ill
            
             
               313.281.538.443
            
             
               S●●ham
            
             
               750
            
             
               S●●ton
            
             
               609
            
             
               S●●le
               Lord
            
             
               861
            
             
               S●●●●ler
               Bishop
            
             
               870
            
             
               Scapul●ry
               wha●
            
             
               139
            
             
               Scardeburgh
            
             
               524
            
             
               Schakell
            
             
               484
            
             
               Scotland
               Abbot
            
             
               253
            
             
               Scots
               neuer
               conquered
            
             
               7
            
             
               Scots
               high
               spirited
               ,
               no
               people
               more
               valiant
            
             
               460
            
             
               Sc●●
            
             
               269.282.637.277.599.800
            
             
               Scroope
               alias
               Bradley
               Bishop
            
             
               768.769
            
             
               Scroope
            
             
               335.621.284.588
            
             
               Seabroke
            
             
               551
            
             
               Sea●gile
            
             
               647
            
             
               Sebba
               king
            
             
               356
            
             
               Sebert
               king
            
             
               451.717
            
             
               Seberitha
            
             
               263
            
             
               Sectaries
            
             
               40
            
             
               Segar
               king
               at
               armes
            
             
               687.
               
            
             
               Segraue
            
             
               433.270.775
            
             
               Semar
            
             
               625
            
             
               Seman
            
             
               855
            
             
               Seymour
               Duke
               of
               Somerset
            
             
               514.515.378
            
             
               Seymour
            
             
               114
            
             
               S●nt●ler
            
             
               336
            
             
               Senitlow
            
             
               817
            
             
               Selden●●
               1.
               
               Epistle
               to
               the
               Reader
               176.
               &
               alibi
               .
            
             
             
               Selby
            
             
               488
            
             
               Selling
            
             
               237.259
            
             
               Septvaus
            
             
               234.279
               238
               265.295
            
             
               Serby
            
             
               678
            
             
               Seuenoke
            
             
               324
            
             
               Se●burgh
               Queene
            
             
               283
               .
               263.24●
            
             
               Shantlow
            
             
               731
            
             
               Shandlow
            
             
               753
            
             
               Sharpe
            
             
               330.296
            
             
               Shaxton
               Bishop
            
             
               101
            
             
               She●f
            
             
               802
            
             
               Sheldon
            
             
               601
            
             
               Sheluings
            
             
               238
            
             
               Shelton
            
             
               864.863.744.813.782
            
             
               Sherwing
               Bishop
            
             
               791
            
             
               Sherburne
            
             
               526
            
             
               Sherington
            
             
               378
               700
            
             
               Shildgate
            
             
               859
            
             
               Shirton
            
             
               288
            
             
               Shrines
            
             
               199.202.554.380.381
            
             
               Sicilius
               King
            
             
               517
            
             
               Sidney
               Rob.
               E.
               of
               Leicester
               320.
               
               Sir
               Philip
               &
               alij
               ibid.
               
            
             
             
               Sidney
            
             
               783
            
             
               Si●ley
            
             
               316
            
             
               Sigebert
            
             
               717.767
            
             
               Siuelster
               Ab.
               
            
             
               255
            
             
               Simonds
            
             
               826.857.537.640
            
             
               Simony
            
             
               70
            
             
               Simperling
            
             
               744
            
             
               Singing
               first
               vsed
               in
               Churches
            
             
               251
            
             
               Synod
               Nationall
            
             
               67
            
             
               Siricius
               Archbishop
            
             
               252
            
             
               Ska●delow
            
             
               865
            
             
               Skevington
            
             
               534
            
             
               Skelion
               Poet
               Lawreat
            
             
               497
            
             
               Skipwith
            
             
               579.580
            
             
               Sk●damor
            
             
               864
            
             
               Sledda
               K.
               
            
             
               451
            
             
               Staple
            
             
               655
            
             
               Slaske
            
             
               675
            
             
               S●●ersholl
               280
               false
               printed
            
             
             
               Smeton
            
             
               514
            
             
               Smith
            
             
               110.731.732.568.692.330
            
             
               Smoke
               penny
            
             
               176
            
             
               Snayth
            
             
               317
            
             
               Snokeshall
               606.
               Somerton
            
             
               805
            
             
               Sou●bout
            
             
               133
            
             
               Sorewell
            
             
               333
            
             
               Spelman
            
             
               658.404.820.821
            
             
               Spelman
               Hen
               Epistle
               to
               the
               Reader
               .
               His
               distich
               vp
               ●n
               the
               dedication
               of
               a
               Church
               845.
               
               His
               Icenia
               pag.
               ult
               .
            
             
             
               Spenser
               Bishop
            
             
               793.794.869
            
             
               Spenser
               Lord
               677.
               false
               printed
               Spence
               ,
            
             
             
               Spenser
            
             
               403.727.491.750
            
             
               Spitle
               Croft
            
             
               432
            
             
               Spring
            
             
               767
            
             
               Sodington
            
             
               805
            
             
               S●ole
            
             
               28●
            
             
               Sordich
            
             
               427
            
             
               Soreth
            
             
               438
            
             
               Soterley
            
             
               80●
            
             
               Southwell
            
             
               109.781
            
             
               Southworth
            
             
               515
            
             
               Speight
            
             
               489
            
             
               Squier
            
             
               338
            
             
               Stafford
               Hum.
               E.
               of
               Deuon
               .
            
             
               544
            
             
               Stafford
               Ed.
               Duke
               of
               Buckingham
            
             
               419
            
             
               Stafford
            
             
               4●5
               .
               228.323.322
            
             
               Standish
            
             
               369
            
             
               Stanley
            
             
               731.651
            
             
               Stanley
               George
               Knight
               of
               the
               Garter
               ,
               Lord
               S●range
            
             
               407.530
               .
            
             
               Stanley
               Thomas
               Earle
               of
               Darby
               407.477.687
               .
               Darby
               house
            
             
               ibid
            
             
               Stanley
               William
               Earle
               of
               Darby
            
             
               531
            
             
               Stanley
               Iames
               Lord
               Strange
               53●
               .
               Vide
               Le
               Strange
               .
            
             
             
               Stanley
               Thomas
               Bishop
               of
               Man
            
             
               521
               530
            
             
               Stanton
            
             
               674
            
             
               Staple
               what
            
             
               342
            
             
               Stapleton
            
             
               861
            
             
               Stamford
            
             
               ●75
            
             
               Starnfield
            
             
               290
            
             
               Stalham
            
             
               806
            
             
               Stark●y
            
             
               427
            
             
               Shatham
            
             
               390
            
             
               Stephen
               King
            
             
               277
               .
               27●
            
             
               Steward
               Henry
               Lord
               Darle
            
             
               539
            
             
               Styword
            
             
               815
            
             
               S●igand
               Archbishop
            
             
               346.785
            
             
               Stoarer
            
             
               806
            
             
               Stone
            
             
               336
            
             
               Stonehenge
            
             
               317
            
             
               Story
            
             
               699
            
             
               Stoke
            
             
               555.567
            
             
               Stokes●ey
               Bishop
            
             
               361
            
             
               Stondon
            
             
               567
            
             
               Stoteuile
            
             
               779
            
             
               Stourton
            
             
               526
            
             
               Straw
            
             
               745
            
             
               Stratford
               Archbishop
            
             
               222
            
             
               Stratford
               Bishop
            
             
               425
            
             
               Stradling
            
             
               331
            
             
               Stration
            
             
               325.368
            
             
               Le
               Strange
               822.823.530.865
               .
               Vide
               Stanley
               .
            
             
             
               Street
            
             
               404
            
             
               Strayler
            
             
               577
            
             
               Sudbury
               Archbishop
            
             
               224.225.743.744
            
             
               Suliard
            
             
               779.780
            
             
               Supremacy
            
             
               80
            
             
               Sutton
            
             
               605.391.818.114.433.528.752
            
             
               Surrender
               of
               religious
               houses
            
             
               106
            
             
               Sumner
            
             
               547
            
             
               Suanden
            
             
               526
            
             
               Swanne
            
             
               263
            
             
               Sweden
               K.
               
            
             
               677
            
             
               Swein
               de
               Essex
            
             
               693.606
            
             
               
               Swinton
            
             
               212
            
             
               Swindon
            
             
               657
            
             
               Swidelin
               king
            
             
               777
            
             
               Swynford
            
             
               661
               ,
               726
            
          
        
         
           
             
               T
            
             
               TAdiacus
               Archbishop
            
             
               309
            
             
               Taylor
            
             
               857
            
             
               Talboys
            
             
               840
            
             
               Talbot
            
             
               805
               ,
               828
               ,
               ●43
            
             
               Talbot
               Earle
               of
               Shrewsbury
               372.
               the
               Terrour
               of
               France
            
             
               380
            
             
               Talbot
               couragious
            
             
               822
               ,
               823
            
             
               Talburgh
            
             
               604
            
             
               Taleworth
            
             
               649
            
             
               Tat●e●s●ll
            
             
               338
            
             
               Ta●win
               Archbishop
            
             
               249
            
             
               Tedder
            
             
               477
            
             
               Tendering
            
             
               783
               ,
               640
               ,
               744
               ,
               772
               ,
               776
            
             
               Temple
               Church
               ,
               Templers
            
             
               71
               ,
               269
               ,
               441
               ,
               719
               ,
               747
            
             
               Temple
               Court
            
             
               719
            
             
               Terell
            
             
               779
            
             
               Terrell
            
             
               641
            
             
               Terrye
            
             
               329
            
             
               Thakley
            
             
               630
            
             
               Tha●●e●
               Isle
            
             
               266
            
             
               Thanye
            
             
               656
            
             
               Theobald
               Archbishop
            
             
               217
               ,
               743
               ,
               744
               ,
               545
            
             
               Theobald
            
             
               754
            
             
               The●dore
               Archbishop
            
             
               248
               ,
               298
            
             
               Theodred
               Bishop
            
             
               714
            
             
               Thewrs
            
             
               732
            
             
               Therket
            
             
               517
            
             
               Thimur
               or
               Thu●nor
            
             
               261
               ,
               262
            
             
               Thynne
            
             
               228
               ,
               677
            
             
               Th●rieby
               Bishop
            
             
               869
            
             
               Thomas
               Earle
               of
               Lancaster
            
             
               366
            
             
               Thomas
            
             
               260
               ,
               333
               ,
               677
            
             
               Thomas
               Duke
               of
               Clarence
            
             
               211
            
             
               Thomas
               de
               Eure
            
             
               370
            
             
               Thompson
            
             
               677
               ,
               681
            
             
               Tomson
            
             
               111
            
             
               Thorley
            
             
               526
            
             
               Thorndon
            
             
               817
            
             
               Thorne
            
             
               257
               ,
               261
               ,
               276
               ,
               443
               ,
               815
            
             
               Thornell
            
             
               114
            
             
               Thorpe
            
             
               209
               ,
               391
               ,
               803
               ,
               806
            
             
               Thurkeby
            
             
               825
            
             
               Thurstine
               Archbishop
            
             
               305
            
             
               Tye
            
             
               784
               ,
               805
            
             
               Tyes
            
             
               372
            
             
               Tyler
               693
               ,
               266.
               
               Idoll
               of
               Clownes
            
             
               745
            
             
               Tillis
            
             
               805
            
             
               Tilney
               a
               man
               of
               high
               stature
               ,
               sixteen
               Knights
               of
               the
               Tilneys
               successiuely
               818
               ,
               Tilney
            
             
               401
               ,
               814
            
             
               Tymislow
               or
               Trimslow
            
             
               542
            
             
               Tymperley
            
             
               780
               ,
               765
               ,
               766
            
             
               Tiptoth
               or
               Tiptost
            
             
               750
            
             
               Tiptost
               Earle
               of
               Worcester
            
             
               411
            
             
               Tyrell
            
             
               114
               ,
               657
               ,
               658
               ,
               609
            
             
               Titinylks
               what
            
             
               94
            
             
               Tobias
               Bishop
            
             
               311
            
             
               Todyng
            
             
               76●
            
             
               Todenham
            
             
               818
            
             
               Toke
            
             
               283
               ,
               296
            
             
               Tombert
            
             
               761
            
             
               Tonge
            
             
               274
               ,
               275
               ,
               675
            
             
               Tony
            
             
               586
            
             
               Topperfeld
            
             
               656
            
             
               Torner
            
             
               779
            
             
               Totl●herst
            
             
               324
            
             
               Torynton
            
             
               586
            
             
               Towne
            
             
               422
            
             
               Towneshend
            
             
               811
               ,
               812
            
             
               Tracy
            
             
               202
            
             
               Trapps
            
             
               392
            
             
               Traheyron
            
             
               676
            
             
               Trauers
            
             
               134
            
             
               Tre●wel
            
             
               601
               ,
               677
            
             
               Troys
            
             
               7●
            
             
               Trumpington
            
             
               760
            
             
               Trussell
            
             
               238.485.857
            
             
               Tubman
            
             
               676
            
             
               Tudensa
            
             
               418
            
             
               Tudeham
            
             
               8●9
            
             
               Turberuile
            
             
               582
            
             
               Turbus
               Bishop
            
             
               789
            
             
               Turkill
            
             
               339
            
             
               Turke
            
             
               699
            
             
               Turman
            
             
               586
            
             
               Turnham
            
             
               318
               ,
               319
            
             
               Turnant
            
             
               535
            
             
               Turnot
            
             
               586
            
             
               Turlepin
            
             
               296
            
             
               Turpine
            
             
               676
            
             
               Twesden
            
             
               296
            
          
        
         
           
             
               V
            
             
               De
               Valence
               Will.
               Earle
               of
               Penbroke
            
             
               479
            
             
               Valence
            
             
               238.721
            
             
               Valonies
            
             
               235.275
               734
            
             
               Vaodicia
               Queene
            
             
               708.709
            
             
               Verdun
            
             
               288
            
             
               Vernon
            
             
               552.821
            
             
               Vere
               Earle
               of
               Oxford
               &
               alii
            
             
               284.367.418.613.614.615.616.617.619.620
               621.630.631.656.831.832
               855.750
            
             
               Vere
               Sir
               Francis
               Vere
               713.
               
               Horatio
               Lord
            
             
               ibid.
               
            
             
               Vfford
               Archbishop
               222
               Archdecon
            
             
               224
            
             
               Vfford
               Earles
               of
               Suffolke
               753.754.755
               ,
               Maud
               his
               wife
               ,
               ibid.
               Vffords
            
             
               826
               ,
               750
               ,
               720.804
            
             
               Viene
            
             
               429
            
             
               Vincent
               77.667
               .
               Epistle
               to
               the
               Reader
               .
            
             
             
               Vynter
            
             
               545
            
             
               Virgius
            
             
               65
            
             
               De
               Vise
            
             
               290
               ,
               29●
            
             
               Visions
               and
               strange
               incredible
               stories
            
             
               245
               ,
               298
               ,
               300
               ,
               333
               ,
               343
               ,
               344
               ,
               345
               ,
               199
               ,
               712
               ,
               &
               alibi
               .
            
             
               Vitalis
            
             
               487
            
             
               Vmfrevill
            
             
               284
               ,
               212
            
             
               Vnderell
            
             
               779
            
             
               Vnton
            
             
               814
            
             
               Voloyns
            
             
               7●●
            
             
               Vortimer
               King
            
             
               316
               ,
               51●
            
             
               Vowes
            
             
               1●●
            
             
               Vpton
            
             
               27●
            
             
               Vpon
               the
               Armes
               of
               〈◊〉
               ▪
               and
               Docto●
               Furent
            
             
               587
            
             
               Vrswicke
            
             
               5●8
               ,
               90●
            
             
               Vuedal
            
             
               863
               ,
               8●●
            
          
        
         
           
             
               W
            
             
               WAchesham
            
             
               ●●●
            
             
               Wayth
            
             
               814
            
             
               Way●e
            
             
               6●1
            
             
               Wake
            
             
               542
            
             
               W●kering
               Bishop
            
             
               7●4
            
             
               W●ll
            
             
               675
            
             
               W●●degraue
            
             
               747
               ,
               757
               ,
               758
               ,
               744
               ,
               778
            
             
               Walsingham
            
             
               235
               ,
               266
               ,
               50●
               ,
               5●●
               ,
               806
               ,
               8●8
            
             
               Walter
               de
               Susfield
               Bishop
            
             
               790
            
             
               Walter
               at
               Lea
            
             
               548
            
             
               Waltham
               Bishop
            
             
               482
            
             
               Waldefe
            
             
               586
            
             
               Waldby
               Archbishop
            
             
               481
            
             
               Walkesare
            
             
               822
            
             
               Walworth
            
             
               266
               781.296
            
             
               Walleys
            
             
               331
               ,
               379
               ,
               461
            
             
               Wallingford
            
             
               556
            
             
               Walkesley
            
             
               290
            
             
               Walden
            
             
               315
               ,
               336
               ,
               627
            
             
               Walden
               Bishop
            
             
               4●4
            
             
               Wallop
            
             
               89
            
             
               Waning
            
             
               737
            
             
               Wancy
            
             
               731
            
             
               Wande●ford
            
             
               7●0
            
             
               Wangdeford
            
             
               ●32
            
             
               De
               Wanton
               Bishop
            
             
               790
               ,
               869
               ,
               766
            
             
               Warren
            
             
               209
               ,
               337
               ,
               792
               ,
               823
            
             
               Ward
            
             
               110
               ▪
               547
               ,
               814
            
             
               Waring
               a
               Con●urer
            
             
               45
            
             
               Wa●hesham
               750.
               misnumbred
               .
            
             
             
               Ware
            
             
               2●●
            
             
               Warbecke
            
             
               2●●
            
             
               Warham
               Archbishop
            
             
               232.
               ●47
            
             
               Warcopp
            
             
               676
            
             
               Warnys
            
             
               803
            
             
               Warner
            
             
               809
               ,
               814
            
             
               Warrant
               for
               Commissioners
               to
               take
               Surrender
               of
               Religious
               houses
            
             
               1●3
            
             
               Waster
            
             
               674.678
            
             
               Water
            
             
               8●7
            
             
               Waters
            
             
               675
               ▪
               797
            
             
               Waterton
            
             
               209
            
             
               Watervill
            
             
               31●
            
             
               Waterhouse
            
             
               38●
            
             
               Watton
            
             
               317
            
             
               Webb
            
             
               296
            
             
               Wedderby
            
             
               804
            
             
               Wedyrlye
            
             
               865
            
             
               Weeuer
               269
               ,
               393
               ,
               550.340
               ▪
               436.
               
               Weeuer
               Riuer
            
             
               281
            
             
               Weyland
            
             
               368.744.753.720
            
             
               Wellar
            
             
               72
            
             
               Weld
            
             
               259
            
             
               Welden
            
             
               389
            
             
               
               Welington
            
             
               784
            
             
               Welchmen
               ●●●tie
            
             
               656
            
             
               Wendall
            
             
               238
            
             
               Wendouer
               Bishop
            
             
               333
               ,
               338.349
               ,
               482
            
             
               Wendling
            
             
               824
            
             
               Wenlocke
            
             
               486
            
             
               Wentworth
            
             
               284
               ,
               429
            
             
               Wernod
            
             
               252
            
             
               West
            
             
               114.385.693.744
            
             
               Westbroke
            
             
               587
            
             
               Westborne
            
             
               745
            
             
               Westby
            
             
               583
            
             
               Weston
               knight
               of
               the
               Garter
               ,
               Baron
               Neyland
               ,
               Lord
               Treasurer
               ,
            
             
               618
               619
            
             
               Weston
            
             
               113.114.430.514.599.769.826
            
             
               Westcliffe
            
             
               701
            
             
               Withred
               king
            
             
               242
            
             
               We●iuen
            
             
               403
            
             
               We●●all
            
             
               809
            
             
               Whalley
               Parish
               Plebania
            
             
               180
            
             
               Whatvile
            
             
               429
            
             
               Whathamsted
            
             
               562
               ,
               563
               ,
               564
               ,
               565
               ,
               566
               ,
               567
               ,
               574
            
             
               White
               Bishop
               ●71
               .
               White
            
             
               227.817
            
             
               Whiting
            
             
               807
            
             
               Whitington
            
             
               407.408
            
             
               Wyat
            
             
               327.852
               ,
               853
            
             
               Wyborne
            
             
               659
            
             
               Wyborough
            
             
               742
            
             
               Wychingham
            
             
               804.805.807
            
             
               Wickwane
               Archbishop
            
             
               306
            
             
               Wydo
               Abbot
            
             
               253
            
             
               Widevile
               E.
               Riuers
            
             
               493
            
             
               Wickham
               Bishop
            
             
               71
            
             
               Wye
            
             
               444
            
             
               Wyer
            
             
               179
            
             
               Wigmore
            
             
               276
            
             
               Wight
            
             
               805
            
             
               Wightman
               the
               Heretique
            
             
               55
            
             
               Wi●exnes
            
             
               721
            
             
               Wyld
            
             
               625
            
             
               Wilkin
            
             
               209
            
             
               Willoughby
               Earle
               of
               Vandosme
               327
               Willoughby
            
             
               326.419.612.754
            
             
               William
               Norman
               Bishop
            
             
               362
            
             
               William
               Rufus
               king
            
             
               216.254.786
            
             
               Will.
               a
               Scottish
               Baker
               Sainted
            
             
               315
            
             
               Wilcocke
            
             
               296
            
             
               Wilford
            
             
               237
            
             
               Wilshire
            
             
               334
            
             
               Wil
               be
               750.
               misnumbred
            
             
             
               Wilton
            
             
               802
            
             
               Wingfeld
            
             
               334.720.755.756.759.781.782
               .
            
             
               Wingenhall
            
             
               861
            
             
               Wynkepery
            
             
               742
            
             
               Windham
            
             
               796.802
            
             
               Winterborne
            
             
               370
            
             
               Wingham
               Bish.
               359.
               Wingham
            
             
               281
            
             
               Winter
            
             
               114
            
             
               Winmarke
               Baron
            
             
               603
            
             
               Winchelsey
               Archbishop
            
             
               221
            
             
               Windsore
            
             
               489.529.674
            
             
               Wiseman
            
             
               657
            
             
               Withe
            
             
               85
            
             
               Wittor
            
             
               580
            
             
               Wittlesey
               Archbishop
            
             
               224
            
             
               Wiues
               not
               to
               liue
               with
               their
               husbands
               in
               the
               houses
               of
               Cathedrall
               or
               Collegiate
               Churches
            
             
               184
            
             
               Woderow
            
             
               863
            
             
               Wodderington
            
             
               599
            
             
               Wolberghe
            
             
               699
            
             
               Woluen
            
             
               582
            
             
               Wolsey
               Cardinall
            
             
               104.540.703
               ,
               704
               752
            
             
               Wood
            
             
               238.327.389
               :
               610.620
            
             
               Woodbridge
            
             
               753
            
             
               Woodford
            
             
               335
            
             
               Woodcock
            
             
               393.693
            
             
               Woodhouse
            
             
               805.818.864
            
             
               Woodvill
            
             
               286
            
             
               Wood-okes
            
             
               280
            
             
               Woodnesbergh
            
             
               236
            
             
               Worsted
            
             
               807
            
             
               Worsley
            
             
               368
            
             
               Wotton
               Lord
               Baron
               289
               Wotton
               Rich.
               Nich.
               ibid.
               Wotton
            
             
               286
            
             
               Wraw
            
             
               69●
               .
               745
            
             
               Wray
            
             
               4●0
            
             
               Wred
            
             
               29●
            
             
               Wrexworth
            
             
               674.678
            
             
               W●nchesley
               Io.
               &
               alii
            
             
               661.662.686
            
             
               Wriothes●ey
               principall
               king
               of
               Armes
            
             
               661.674
            
             
               Wryothesley
               Earle
               of
               Southampton
               Lord
               Chancellour
            
             
               661
            
             
               Wryothesley
            
             
               676.678
            
             
               Wrongey
            
             
               817
            
             
               Wroxham
            
             
               807
            
             
               Wulfricke
            
             
               252.253
            
             
               Wye
            
             
               444
            
          
        
         
           
             
               Y
            
             
               YArd
            
             
               ●54
            
             
               Yardherst
            
             
               296
            
             
               Yardley
            
             
               324
            
             
               Yarford
            
             
               401
            
             
               Yaxley
            
             
               732
               ,
               780
            
             
               Yeluerton
            
             
               821.822
            
             
               Yerdford
            
             
               695
            
             
               Yngham
               or
               Ingham
            
             
               803.817
               ▪
               861
            
             
               Ynglos
            
             
               826
            
             
               Yo●
            
             
               417
            
             
               Yong
            
             
               110
               394.448.675.677
            
             
               Yorke
            
             
               358
            
          
        
         
           
             
               Z
            
             
               ZIburgh
            
             
               806
            
             
               Zorke
            
             
               818
            
             
               Zouch
            
             
               825.826
            
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           A
           DISCOVRSE
           OF
           Funerall
           Monuments
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             I.
             Of
             Monuments
             in
             generall
             .
          
           
             A
             Monument
             is
             a
             thing
             erected
             ,
             made
             ,
             or
             written
             ,
             for
             a
             memoriall
             of
             some
             remarkable
             action
             ,
             fit
             to
             bee
             transferred
             to
             future
             posterities
             And
             thus
             generally
             taken
             ,
             all
             religious
             Foundations
             ,
             all
             sumptuous
             and
             magnificent
             Structures
             ,
             Cities
             ,
             Townes
             ,
             Towers
             ,
             Castles
             ,
             Pillars
             ,
             Pyramides
             ,
             Crosses
             ,
             Obeliskes
             ,
             Amphitheaters
             ,
             Statues
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             ,
             as
             well
             as
             Tombes
             and
             Sepulchres
             ,
             are
             called
             Monuments
             .
             Now
             aboue
             all
             remembrances
             (
             by
             which
             men
             haue
             endeuoured
             ,
             euen
             in
             despight
             of
             death
             to
             giue
             vnto
             their
             Fames
             eternitie
             )
             for
             worthinesse
             and
             continuance
             ,
             bookes
             ,
             or
             writings
             ,
             haue
             euer
             had
             the
             preheminence
             .
             
               
                 Marmora
                 Maeonij
                 vincunt
                 monimenta
                 libelli
                 ;
              
               
                 Viuitur
                 ingenio
                 ,
                 caetera
                 mortis
                 erunt
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Muses
                 workes
                 stone-monuments
                 out
                 last
                 ;
              
               
                 'T
                 is
                 wit
                 keepes
                 life
                 ,
                 all
                 else
                 death
                 will
                 downe
                 cast
                 .
              
            
             Horace
             thus
             concludes
             the
             third
             booke
             of
             his
             lyrick
             poesie
             .
             
               
                 Exegi
                 monimentum
                 are
                 perennius
                 ,
              
               
                 Regalique
                 situ
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 A
                 monument
                 then
                 brasse
                 more
                 lasting
                 ,
                 I
                 ,
              
               
                 Then
                 Princely
                 Pyramids
                 in
                 site
                 more
                 high
              
               
                 Haue
                 finished
                 ,
                 which
                 neither
                 fretting
                 showers
                 ,
              
               
                 Nor
                 blustering
                 windes
                 ,
                 nor
                 flight
                 of
                 yeares
                 ,
                 and
                 houres
                 ,
              
               
                 Though
                 numberlesse
                 ,
                 can
                 raze
                 .
                 I
                 shall
                 not
                 die
              
               
                 Wholly
                 ;
                 nor
                 shall
                 my
                 best
                 part
                 buried
                 lie
              
               
                 Within
                 my
                 Graue
                 .
              
            
             And
             
               Martial
               lib.
            
             10.
             
             Ep.
             2.
             thus
             speakes
             of
             bookes
             and
             writings
             .
             
               
                 Reader
                 my
                 wealth
                 ,
                 whom
                 when
                 to
                 me
                 Rome
                 gaue
                 ;
              
               
                 Nought
                 greater
                 to
                 bestow
                 (
                 quoth
                 she
                 )
                 I
                 haue
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 him
                 ingratefull
                 Lethe
                 thou
                 shalt
                 flie
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 in
                 thy
                 better
                 part
                 shalt
                 neuer
                 die
                 .
              
               
                 Wilde
                 fig-trees
                 rend
                 Messalla's
                 marbles
                 off
                 ;
              
               
                 Chrispus
                 halfe
                 horses
                 the
                 bold
                 Carters
                 scoffe
                 ;
              
               
                 Writings
                 ,
                 no
                 age
                 can
                 wrong
                 ,
                 nor
                 theeuing
                 hand
                 ,
              
               
                 Deathlesse
                 alone
                 those
                 monuments
                 will
                 stand
                 .
              
               
                 —
                 My
                 books
                 are
                 read
                 in
                 euery
                 place
                 .
              
               
               
                 
                 And
                 when
                 Licinius
                 ,
                 and
                 Messalla's
                 high
              
               
                 Rich
                 marble
                 Towers
                 in
                 ruin'd
                 dust
                 shall
                 lie
                 ,
              
               
                 I
                 shall
                 be
                 read
                 ,
                 and
                 strangers
                 ,
                 euerie
                 where
                 ,
              
               
                 Shall
                 to
                 their
                 farthest
                 homes
                 my
                 verses
                 beare
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             And
             in
             another
             Ep.
             thus
             much
             of
             his
             bookes
             .
          
           
             
               'T
               is
               not
               the
               Citie
               onely
               doth
               approue
            
             
               My
               muse
               ,
               or
               idle
               eares
               my
               verses
               loue
               ;
            
             
               The
               rough
               Centurion
               ,
               where
               cold
               frosts
               orespread
            
             
               The
               Scythian
               fields
               ,
               in
               warre
               my
               books
               are
               read
               .
            
             
               My
               lines
               are
               sung
               in
               Britaine
               farre
               remote
               ;
            
             
               And
               yet
               my
               emptie
               purse
               perceiues
               it
               not
               .
            
             
               What
               deathlesse
               numbers
               from
               my
               penne
               would
               flow
               ?
            
             
               What
               warres
               would
               my
               Pierian
               Trumpet
               blow
               ?
            
             
               If
               ,
               as
               Augustus
               now
               againe
               doth
               liue
               ,
            
             
               So
               Rome
               to
               me
               would
               a
               Mecaenas
               giue
               .
            
          
           
             In
             like
             manner
             Ouid
             giues
             an
             endlesse
             date
             to
             himselfe
             ,
             and
             to
             his
             Metamorphosis
             in
             these
             words
             .
             
          
           
             
               Iamque
               opus
               exegi
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             
               And
               now
               the
               worke
               is
               ended
               ,
               which
               ,
               Ioues
               rage
               ,
            
             
               Nor
               Fire
               ,
               nor
               Sword
               ,
               shall
               raze
               ,
               nor
               eating
               Age
               ;
            
             
               Come
               ,
               when
               it
               will
               ,
               my
               Death
               's
               vncertaine
               houre
               ,
            
             
               Which
               onely
               of
               my
               bodie
               hath
               a
               power
               :
            
             
               Yet
               shall
               my
               better
               part
               transcend
               the
               skie
               ;
            
             
               And
               my
               immortall
               name
               shall
               neuer
               die
               :
            
             
               For
               where-soere
               the
               Romane
               Eagles
               spread
            
             
               Their
               conquering
               wings
               ,
               I
               shall
               of
               all
               be
               read
               .
            
             
               And
               if
               wee
               Prophets
               truly
               can
               diuine
               ,
            
             
               I
               in
               my
               liuing
               Fame
               shall
               euer
               shine
               .
            
          
           
             
               S.
               Ierom
            
             in
             like
             manner
             ,
             in
             one
             of
             his
             Epistles
             ,
             writeth
             of
             the
             perpetuity
             of
             a
             funerall
             Elegie
             ,
             which
             he
             made
             himselfe
             to
             the
             deare
             memorie
             of
             his
             beloued
             Fabiola
             ,
             who
             was
             buried
             in
             the
             citie
             of
             Bethlem
             ;
             not
             because
             the
             said
             Elegie
             was
             cut
             or
             engrauen
             upon
             her
             Sepulchre
             ,
             but
             for
             that
             he
             had
             written
             it
             down
             in
             one
             of
             his
             volumes
             ,
             according
             to
             these
             his
             own
             words
             following
             .
          
           
             
               Exegi
               monimentum
               tuum
               aere
               perennius
               ,
               quod
               nulla
               destruere
               possit
               vetustas
               ;
               incîdi
               Eulogium
               Sepulchro
               tuo
               ,
               quod
               huic
               volumini
               subdidi
               ,
               vt
               quocunque
               noster
               Sermo
               peruenerit
               ,
               te
               laudatam
               ;
               te
               in
               Bethlem
               conditā
               Lector
               agnoscat
               .
            
          
           
             Varus
             Tribune
             of
             Rome
             ,
             hath
             beene
             and
             will
             be
             longer
             remembred
             by
             Martials
             Epigram
             ,
             lib.
             10.
             ep
             .
             26.
             then
             euer
             hee
             could
             haue
             beene
             by
             any
             funerall
             monument
             ,
             which
             is
             lately
             made
             thus
             to
             speake
             English.
             
          
           
             
               Varus
               ,
               which
               as
               Romes
               Tribune
               didst
               command
            
             
               An
               hundred
               men
               ,
               renown'd
               in
               Aegypt
               land
               :
            
             
               Now
               as
               a
               stranger
               Ghost
               thou
               dost
               remaine
            
             
               On
               Nilus
               shore
               ,
               promisd
               to
               Rome
               in
               vaine
               .
            
             
               We
               could
               not
               dew
               with
               teares
               thy
               dying
               face
               ,
            
             
               Nor
               thy
               said
               funerall
               flames
               with
               odours
               grace
               ;
            
             
               Yet
               in
               my
               verse
               eterniz'd
               shalt
               thou
               bee
               ,
            
             
               Of
               that
               false
               Egypt
               cannot
               cousen
               thee
               .
            
          
           
             Thus
             
               Lucan
               lib.
            
             9.
             of
             his
             owne
             verse
             and
             Caesars
             victorie
             at
             Pharsalia
             .
             
             
               
                 O
                 great
                 and
                 sacred
                 worke
                 of
                 poesy
                 ,
              
               
                 Thou
                 freest
                 from
                 fate
                 ,
                 and
                 giu'st
                 eternity
              
               
                 To
                 mortall
                 wights
                 ;
                 but
                 ,
                 Caesar
                 enuy
                 not
              
               
                 Their
                 liuing
                 names
                 ;
                 if
                 Romane
                 Muses
                 ought
                 ,
              
               
                 May
                 promise
                 thee
                 ,
                 whilest
                 Homer's
                 honoured
                 ,
              
               
                 By
                 future
                 times
                 shalt
                 thou
                 ,
                 and
                 I
                 ,
                 bee
                 read
                 ;
              
               
                 No
                 age
                 shall
                 vs
                 with
                 darke
                 oblivion
                 staine
                 ,
              
               
                 But
                 our
                 Pharsalia
                 euer
                 shall
                 remaine
                 .
              
            
             Bookes
             then
             and
             the
             Muses
             workes
             are
             of
             all
             monuments
             the
             most
             permanent
             ;
             for
             of
             all
             things
             else
             there
             is
             a
             vicissitude
             ,
             a
             change
             both
             of
             cities
             and
             nations
             :
             as
             we
             may
             thus
             reade
             in
             Ouids
             Metamorphosis
             ,
             lib.
             15.
             
          
           
             
               For
               this
               wee
               see
               in
               all
               is
               generall
               ,
            
             
               Some
               nations
               gather
               strength
               ,
               and
               others
               fall
               .
            
             
               Troy
               rich
               and
               powerfull
               ,
               which
               so
               proudly
               stood
               ,
            
             
               That
               could
               for
               ten
               yeares
               spend
               such
               streames
               of
               bloud
               ;
            
             
               For
               buildings
               onely
               her
               old
               ruines
               showes
               ,
            
             
               For
               riches
               ,
               Tombes
               ,
               which
               slaughtered
               fires
               inclose
               ,
            
             
               
                 Sparta
                 ,
                 Mycenae
              
               ,
               were
               of
               Greece
               the
               flowers
               ;
            
             
               So
               Cecrops
               citie
               ,
               and
               Amphions
               Towres
               :
            
             
               Now
               glorious
               Sparta
               lies
               vpon
               the
               ground
               ;
            
             
               Lofty
               Mycenae
               hardly
               to
               be
               found
               .
            
             
               Of
               Oedipus
               his
               Thebes
               what
               now
               remaines
               ;
            
             
               Or
               of
               Pandions
               Athens
               ,
               but
               their
               names
               ?
            
             
               Thebes
               ,
               
               Babell
               ,
               Rome
               ,
               these
               proud
               heauen
               daring
               wonders
               ,
            
             
               Loe
               vnder
               ground
               in
               dust
               and
               ashes
               lie
               ,
            
             
               For
               earthly
               kingdomes
               ,
               euen
               as
               men
               doe
               die
               .
            
          
           
             Bellay
             in
             his
             ruines
             of
             Rome
             ,
             translated
             by
             Spenser
             ,
             makes
             this
             demonstration
             or
             shew
             of
             that
             citie
             ,
             to
             the
             strange
             countrey
             man
             or
             traueller
             :
             
               
                 Thou
                 stranger
                 ,
                 which
                 for
                 Rome
                 in
                 Rome
                 here
                 seekest
                 ;
              
               
                 And
                 nought
                 of
                 Rome
                 in
                 Rome
                 perceiu'st
                 at
                 all
                 ,
              
               
                 These
                 same
                 old
                 walls
                 ,
                 old
                 arches
                 ,
                 which
                 thou
                 seest
                 ,
              
               
                 Old
                 palaces
                 ,
                 is
                 that
                 which
                 Rome
                 men
                 call
                 .
              
               
                 Behold
                 what
                 wreake
                 ,
                 what
                 ruine
                 ,
                 and
                 what
                 wa
                 st
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 how
                 that
                 she
                 ,
                 which
                 with
                 her
                 mighty
                 power
              
               
                 Tam'd
                 all
                 the
                 world
                 ,
                 hath
                 tam'd
                 her selfe
                 at
                 last
                 :
              
               
                 The
                 prey
                 of
                 Time
                 ,
                 which
                 all
                 things
                 doth
                 deuoure
                 .
              
               
                 Rome
                 now
                 of
                 Rome
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 onely
                 funerall
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 onely
                 Rome
                 ,
                 of
                 Rome
                 hath
                 victorie
                 .
              
               
                 Ne
                 ought
                 saue
                 Tyber
                 hastning
                 to
                 his
                 fall
              
               
                 Remaines
                 of
                 all
                 :
                 O
                 worlds
                 inconstancie
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 which
                 is
                 firme
                 ,
                 doth
                 flit
                 and
                 fall
                 away
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 that
                 is
                 flitting
                 ,
                 doth
                 abide
                 and
                 stay
                 .
              
            
          
           
             It
             is
             a
             vanitie
             for
             a
             man
             to
             thinke
             to
             perpetuate
             his
             name
             and
             memory
             by
             strange
             and
             costly
             great
             Edifices
             ,
             for
             
               
                 Not
                 sumptuous
                 Pyramids
                 to
                 skies
                 vpreard
                 ;
              
               
                 Nor
                 Elean
                 Ioues
                 proud
                 Fane
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 heauen
                 compeerd
                 ,
              
               
                 Nor
                 the
                 rich
                 fortune
                 of
                 Mausoleus
                 Tombe
                 ,
              
               
                 Are
                 priuiledg'd
                 from
                 deaths
                 extreamest
                 doome
                 :
              
               
               
                 Or
                 fire
                 ,
                 or
                 stormes
                 ,
                 their
                 glories
                 do
                 abate
                 ,
              
               
                 Or
                 by
                 age
                 shaken
                 ,
                 fall
                 with
                 their
                 owne
                 waight
                 .
              
            
             We
             haue
             many
             examples
             here
             in
             England
             of
             the
             small
             continuance
             (
             as
             I
             may
             so
             call
             it
             )
             of
             magnificent
             strong
             buildings
             ,
             by
             the
             sudden
             fall
             of
             our
             religious
             houses
             ,
             of
             which
             a
             late
             namelesse
             versifier
             hath
             thus
             written
             :
             
               
                 What
                 sacred
                 structures
                 did
                 our
                 Elders
                 build
                 ,
              
               
                 Wherein
                 Religion
                 gorgeously
                 sat
                 deckt
                 ?
              
               
                 Now
                 all
                 throwne
                 downe
                 ,
                 Religion
                 exild
                 ,
              
               
                 Made
                 Brothell-houses
                 ,
                 had
                 in
                 base
                 respect
                 ,
              
               
                 Or
                 ruind
                 so
                 that
                 to
                 the
                 viewers
                 eye
                 ,
              
               
                 In
                 their
                 owne
                 ruines
                 they
                 intombed
                 lie
                 :
              
               
                 The
                 marble
                 vrnes
                 of
                 their
                 so
                 zealous
                 Founders
              
               
                 Are
                 digged
                 up
                 ,
                 and
                 turn'd
                 to
                 sordid
                 vses
                 ;
              
               
                 Their
                 bodies
                 are
                 quite
                 cast
                 out
                 of
                 their
                 bounders
              
               
                 Lie
                 vn●interr'd
                 .
                 O
                 greater
                 what
                 abuse
                 is
                 ?
              
               
                 Yet
                 in
                 this
                 later
                 age
                 we
                 now
                 liue
                 in
                 ,
              
               
                 This
                 barbarous
                 act
                 is
                 neither
                 shame
                 nor
                 sinne
                 .
              
            
             Of
             walls
             ,
             towres
             ,
             castles
             ,
             crosses
             ,
             forts
             ,
             rampiers
             ,
             townes
             ,
             cities
             ,
             and
             such
             like
             monuments
             ,
             here
             in
             great
             Britaine
             ,
             which
             by
             age
             ,
             warres
             ,
             or
             the
             malignitie
             of
             the
             times
             ,
             are
             defaced
             ,
             ruined
             ,
             or
             utterly
             subuerted
             ,
             you
             may
             reade
             in
             learned
             Camden
             :
             onely
             thus
             much
             out
             of
             famous
             Spenser
             ,
             personating
             the
             Genius
             of
             Verlame
             ,
             or
             Verulam
             ,
             sometimes
             a
             citie
             neare
             to
             S.
             Albons
             .
             
               
                 
                 I
                 was
                 that
                 Citie
                 which
                 the
                 garland
                 wore
              
               
                 Of
                 Britaines
                 pride
                 ,
                 deliuered
                 vnto
                 me
                 ,
              
               
                 By
                 Romane
                 victors
                 ,
                 which
                 it
                 wonne
                 of
                 yore
                 ;
              
               
                 Though
                 nought
                 at
                 all
                 but
                 ruines
                 now
                 I
                 bee
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 lie
                 in
                 mine
                 owne
                 ashes
                 as
                 ye
                 see
                 .
              
               
                 Verlame
                 I
                 was
                 ,
                 what
                 bootes
                 it
                 that
                 I
                 was
                 ,
              
               
                 Sith
                 now
                 I
                 am
                 but
                 weeds
                 and
                 wastfull
                 grasse
                 ?
              
            
             Another
             English
             muse
             (
             now
             liuing
             )
             vnder
             the
             name
             of
             Watling
             ,
             
             one
             of
             the
             foure
             imperiall
             high
             wayes
             sings
             thus
             of
             the
             ruines
             of
             this
             citie
             .
          
           
             
               Thou
               saw'st
               when
               Verlam
               once
               her
               head
               aloft
               did
               reare
               ,
            
             
               Which
               in
               her
               cinders
               now
               lies
               sadly
               buried
               here
               :
            
             
               With
               Alabaster
               ,
               Tuch
               ,
               and
               Porphery
               adornd
               ,
            
             
               When
               (
               welneare
               )
               in
               her
               pride
               great
               Troinouant
               she
               scornd
               .
            
          
           
             Likewise
             vpon
             this
             forgotten
             Citie
             a
             namelesse
             late
             writer
             hath
             made
             this
             Epitaph
             .
          
           
             
               Stay
               thy
               foot
               that
               passest
               by
               ,
            
             
               Here
               is
               wonder
               to
               descry
               ,
            
             
               Churches
               that
               interr'd
               the
               dead
               ,
            
             
               Here
               themselues
               are
               sepulchred
               ;
            
             
               Houses
               ,
               where
               men
               slept
               and
               wak't
               ,
            
             
               Here
               in
               ashes
               vnder-rak't
               .
            
             
               In
               a
               word
               to
               allude
               ;
            
             
               Here
               is
               corne
               where
               once
               Troy
               stood
               ;
            
             
               Or
               more
               fully
               home
               to
               haue
               ,
            
             
               Here
               's
               a
               Citie
               in
               a
               graue
               .
            
             
               Reader
               wonder
               thinke
               it
               then
               ,
            
             
             
               Cities
               thus
               would
               die
               like
               men
               :
            
             
               And
               yet
               wonder
               thinke
               it
               none
               ,
            
             
               Many
               Cities
               thus
               are
               gone
               .
            
          
           
             But
             I
             will
             conclude
             this
             Chapter
             with
             these
             two
             stanzaes
             following
             ,
             taken
             out
             of
             Spensers
             poeme
             aforesaid
             ,
             speaking
             of
             the
             vanity
             of
             such
             Princes
             who
             (
             Absolon
             like
             )
             thinke
             to
             gaine
             a
             perpetuitie
             after
             death
             ,
             by
             erecting
             of
             pillars
             ,
             and
             such
             like
             monuments
             ,
             to
             keepe
             their
             names
             in
             remembrance
             ▪
             when
             as
             it
             is
             onely
             the
             Muses
             works
             which
             giue
             unto
             man
             immortality
             .
          
           
             
               In
               vaine
               do
               earthly
               Princes
               then
               ,
               in
               vaine
               ,
            
             
               Seeke
               with
               Pyramides
               ,
               to
               heauen
               aspired
               ;
            
             
               Or
               huge
               Colosses
               ,
               built
               with
               costly
               paine
               ;
            
             
               Or
               brasen
               pillars
               ,
               neuer
               to
               bee
               fired
               ;
            
             
               Or
               Shrines
               ,
               made
               of
               the
               metall
               most
               desired
               ,
            
             
               To
               make
               their
               memories
               for
               euer
               liue
               :
            
             
               For
               how
               can
               mortall
               immortalitie
               giue
               .
            
             
               For
               deeds
               doe
               die
               ,
               how
               euer
               nobly
               done
               ,
            
             
               And
               thoughts
               of
               men
               doe
               in
               themselues
               decay
               ,
            
             
               But
               wise
               words
               taught
               in
               numbers
               for
               to
               runne
               ,
            
             
               Recorded
               by
               the
               Muses
               ,
               liue
               for
               aye
               ;
            
             
               Ne
               may
               with
               storming
               showres
               be
               washt
               away
               ,
            
             
               Ne
               bitter
               breathing
               windes
               with
               harmfull
               blast
               ,
            
             
               Nor
               age
               ,
               nor
               enuie
               ,
               shall
               them
               euer
               wast
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             II.
             Of
             Funerall
             Monuments
             ,
             Graues
             ,
             Tombes
             ,
             or
             Sepulchres
             .
             Of
             the
             ancient
             custome
             of
             burialls
             .
             Of
             Epitaphs
             ,
             and
             other
             funerall
             honours
             .
          
           
             NOw
             to
             speake
             properly
             of
             a
             Monument
             ,
             as
             it
             is
             here
             in
             this
             my
             ensuing
             Treatise
             vnderstood
             ,
             it
             is
             a
             receptacle
             or
             sepulchre
             ,
             purposely
             made
             ,
             erected
             ,
             or
             built
             ,
             to
             receiue
             a
             dead
             corps
             ,
             and
             to
             preserue
             the
             same
             from
             violation
             .
             
             
               Nam
               monumentum
               Sepulchri
               ,
               est
               ,
               quod
               causa
               muniendi
               eius
               loci
               factum
               sit
               ,
               in
               quo
               corpus
               impositum
               sit
               ,
               vnde
               Monumentum
               quasi
               munimentum
               dicitur
               .
            
          
           
             And
             indeed
             these
             Funerall
             Monuments
             ,
             in
             foregoing
             ages
             ,
             were
             very
             fittingly
             called
             muniments
             ,
             in
             that
             they
             did
             defend
             and
             fence
             the
             corps
             of
             the
             defunct
             ,
             which
             otherwise
             might
             haue
             beene
             pulled
             out
             of
             their
             graues
             by
             the
             sauage
             brutishnesse
             of
             wilde
             beasts
             :
             for
             as
             then
             none
             were
             buried
             in
             Townes
             or
             Cities
             ,
             but
             either
             in
             the
             fields
             ,
             along
             the
             high
             way
             side
             (
             to
             put
             passengers
             in
             minde
             ,
             that
             they
             were
             like
             those
             so
             interred
             ,
             mortall
             )
             vpon
             the
             top
             ,
             or
             at
             the
             feet
             of
             mountaines
             .
             
               Apud
               maiores
            
             (
             saith
             
               Seruiu●
               lib.
               xi
               .
               Aeneid
            
             .
             )
             
               aut
               sub
               montibus
               ,
               aut
               in
               ipsis
               montibus
               sepeliebantur
               ,
               vnde
               natum
               est
               ,
               vt
               super
               cadauera
               aut
               pyramides
               fierent
               ,
               aut
               ingentes
               collocarentur
               columnae
               .
            
          
           
             The
             Romanes
             were
             forbidden
             by
             this
             the
             second
             Law
             of
             their
             twelue
             
             Tables
             .
             
               Hominem
               mortuum
               in
               vrbe
               ne
               sepelito
               neve
               vrito
            
             :
             to
             bury
             or
             burne
             any
             within
             any
             Towne
             or
             Citie
             .
          
           
             For
             the
             ancient
             custome
             of
             buriall
             amongst
             the
             Iewes
             ,
             wee
             reade
             ,
             that
             Abraham
             was
             buried
             with
             Sara
             his
             wife
             ,
             in
             the
             caue
             of
             Machpelah
             in
             the
             field
             of
             Ephron
             ,
             
               Gen.
               cap.
            
             25.
             
          
           
             And
             Vzziah
             king
             of
             Iuda
             ,
             slept
             with
             his
             fathers
             ,
             and
             they
             buried
             him
             with
             his
             fathers
             ,
             in
             the
             field
             of
             the
             buriall
             which
             pertained
             to
             the
             kings
             .
             2.
             
             
               Chron.
               cap.
            
             26.
             
          
           
             The
             sepulchre
             of
             Lazarus
             was
             without
             the
             citie
             of
             Bethania
             :
             and
             so
             was
             that
             of
             Ioseph
             without
             Ierusalem
             .
          
           
             Sandys
             in
             the
             relation
             of
             his
             long
             iourney
             ,
             tells
             us
             ,
             that
             hee
             was
             shewed
             the
             Tombe
             of
             the
             Prophet
             Samuel
             ,
             as
             also
             the
             Sepulchre
             of
             the
             seuen
             brethren
             (
             who
             were
             tortured
             to
             death
             by
             Antiochus
             )
             fenced
             about
             with
             a
             pile
             of
             stones
             ,
             square
             ,
             flat
             ,
             and
             solid
             ,
             both
             of
             them
             being
             on
             the
             top
             of
             two
             mountaines
             ,
             neare
             vnto
             the
             citie
             of
             Emmaus
             ;
             and
             in
             the
             vineyards
             on
             the
             North-west
             side
             of
             the
             said
             citie
             ,
             sundry
             places
             of
             buriall
             ,
             hewne
             out
             of
             the
             maine
             rocke
             ,
             amongst
             the
             rest
             ,
             one
             called
             the
             Sepulchre
             of
             the
             Prophets
             .
          
           
             And
             those
             Egyptian
             lofty
             proud
             Pyramids
             (
             the
             barbarous
             wonders
             of
             vaine
             cost
             )
             so
             vniuersally
             celebrated
             ,
             being
             the
             Regall
             sepulchres
             of
             the
             Ptolomees
             ,
             were
             erected
             farre
             out
             of
             all
             cities
             ,
             as
             the
             said
             Traueller
             tells
             vs
             ,
             who
             did
             see
             so
             much
             of
             the
             ruines
             thereof
             ,
             as
             time
             hath
             not
             deuoured
             .
          
           
             The
             Athenians
             buried
             such
             as
             were
             slaine
             in
             battell
             ,
             and
             other
             honourable
             personages
             ,
             in
             a
             place
             without
             the
             Citie
             called
             Ceramnicus
             .
          
           
             So
             here
             in
             England
             ,
             the
             interments
             of
             the
             dead
             were
             anciently
             farre
             out
             of
             all
             Townes
             and
             Cities
             ,
             either
             on
             the
             ridges
             of
             hills
             ,
             or
             vpon
             spatious
             plaines
             ,
             fortified
             or
             fenced
             about
             ,
             with
             obelisks
             ,
             pointed
             stones
             ,
             Pyramids
             ,
             pillars
             ,
             or
             such
             like
             monuments
             ;
             for
             example
             ,
             Englands
             wonder
             vpon
             Salisbury-plaine
             ,
             called
             Stonehenge
             ,
             the
             sepulchre
             of
             so
             many
             Britaines
             ,
             who
             by
             the
             treachery
             of
             the
             Saxons
             ,
             were
             slaine
             there
             at
             a
             parley
             .
             That
             of
             Wada
             the
             Saxon
             Duke
             neare
             to
             Whitby
             in
             Yorkshire
             ,
             and
             those
             of
             Cartigerne
             the
             Britaine
             ,
             and
             Horsa
             the
             Saxon
             ,
             neare
             to
             Ailesford
             in
             Kent
             .
          
           
             It
             was
             a
             thing
             vsuall
             among
             our
             old
             Saxon
             ancestours
             (
             saith
             Verstegan
             )
             as
             by
             Tacitus
             it
             also
             seemeth
             to
             haue
             beene
             among
             the
             other
             Germans
             ,
             that
             the
             dead
             bodies
             of
             such
             as
             were
             slaine
             in
             the
             field
             ,
             and
             buried
             in
             the
             fields
             ,
             were
             not
             layed
             in
             graues
             ,
             but
             lying
             upon
             the
             ground
             ,
             were
             couered
             ouer
             with
             turnes
             ,
             clods
             ,
             or
             sods
             of
             earth
             ;
             And
             the
             more
             in
             reputation
             the
             persons
             had
             beene
             ,
             the
             greater
             and
             higher
             were
             the
             turnes
             raised
             ouer
             their
             bodies
             :
             and
             this
             some
             vsed
             to
             call
             Byriging
             ,
             some
             Beorging
             ,
             and
             some
             Buriging
             of
             the
             dead
             ,
             which
             wee
             now
             call
             berying
             ,
             or
             burying
             of
             the
             dead
             ,
             which
             properly
             is
             a
             shrowding
             or
             an
             hiding
             of
             the
             dead
             bodie
             in
             the
             earth
             .
             Of
             these
             kinde
             of
             funerall
             monuments
             you
             haue
             many
             vpon
             Salisbury-plaine
             ,
             out
             of
             which
             the
             bones
             of
             bodies
             thus
             inhum'd
             are
             oftentimes
             digged
             vp
             ;
             which
             the
             Inhabitants
             thereabout
             call
             Beries
             ,
             Baroes
             ,
             and
             some
             Burrowes
             ,
             which
             accordeth
             with
             the
             same
             fence
             of
             Byrighs
             ,
             Beorghs
             ,
             or
             Burghs
             .
             From
             whence
             the
             names
             of
             diuerse
             Townes
             and
             Cities
             are
             originally
             deriued
             ;
             Places
             first
             so
             called
             ,
             hauing
             beene
             with
             walls
             of
             turfe
             or
             clods
             of
             earth
             ,
             fenced
             about
             for
             men
             to
             bee
             shrowded
             in
             ,
             as
             in
             forts
             or
             Castles
             .
          
           
           
             Reutha
             ,
             King
             of
             that
             neuer-conquered
             terrible
             ,
             fierce
             Nation
             of
             the
             Scots
             (
             who
             flourished
             about
             they
             eare
             of
             the
             world
             3784.
             and
             before
             the
             birth
             of
             our
             blessed
             Sauiour
             ,
             one
             hundred
             eightie
             and
             seven
             yeares
             )
             ordained
             ,
             That
             such
             Noblemen
             which
             had
             atchieued
             any
             notable
             exploit
             in
             defence
             of
             their
             countrey
             ,
             should
             bee
             had
             in
             perpetuall
             memorie
             ,
             and
             buried
             ,
             in
             solemne
             wise
             ,
             in
             sepulchres
             aloft
             vpon
             hills
             ,
             or
             mountaines
             ,
             vpon
             which
             were
             set
             so
             many
             Obelisks
             ,
             pillars
             ,
             or
             long-pointed
             stones
             ,
             as
             they
             had
             slaine
             enemies
             in
             the
             warres
             .
             Whereof
             some
             remaine
             (
             saith
             
               Hector
               Boethius
            
             in
             the
             life
             of
             the
             said
             King
             )
             there
             to
             be
             seene
             euen
             to
             this
             day
             .
          
           
             Sepulchres
             of
             this
             stately
             kinde
             of
             structure
             for
             persons
             of
             eminent
             ranke
             and
             qualitie
             ,
             were
             sometimes
             (
             howsoeuer
             )
             erected
             within
             the
             cities
             :
             for
             wee
             reade
             in
             the
             first
             booke
             of
             the
             Maccabees
             ,
             Chap.
             13.
             that
             Ionathan
             the
             valiant
             (
             brother
             to
             Iudas
             the
             worthie
             )
             being
             slaine
             in
             battell
             neare
             to
             Baschama
             ,
             and
             there
             buried
             ,
             Simon
             sent
             to
             take
             the
             bones
             of
             his
             brother
             Ionathan
             (
             I
             will
             vse
             the
             words
             of
             the
             Text
             )
             And
             they
             buried
             him
             in
             Modin
             his
             fathers
             city
             .
             And
             all
             Israel
             bewailed
             him
             with
             great
             lamentation
             ,
             and
             mourned
             for
             him
             verie
             long
             .
             And
             Simon
             made
             vpon
             the
             Sepulcher
             of
             his
             father
             ,
             and
             his
             brethren
             ,
             a
             building
             high
             to
             looke
             vnto
             ,
             of
             hewne
             stone
             behinde
             and
             before
             .
             And
             set
             vp
             seuen
             pillars
             vpon
             it
             ,
             one
             against
             another
             ,
             for
             his
             father
             ,
             his
             mother
             ,
             and
             foure
             brethren
             :
             And
             set
             great
             pillars
             round
             about
             them
             ,
             and
             set
             armes
             upon
             the
             pillars
             for
             a
             perpetuall
             memorie
             ,
             and
             carued
             ships
             beside
             the
             armes
             ,
             that
             they
             might
             be
             seene
             of
             men
             sailing
             in
             the
             sea
             .
          
           
             In
             like
             manner
             the
             Romanes
             (
             notwithstanding
             their
             second
             law
             of
             the
             twelue
             Tables
             )
             did
             sometime
             entombe
             their
             dead
             within
             the
             Citie
             (
             but
             that
             was
             but
             seldome
             ;
             )
             for
             the
             bones
             and
             ashes
             of
             Trajan
             the
             Emperour
             ,
             were
             put
             into
             a
             golden
             vrne
             ,
             and
             set
             in
             the
             Market-place
             ,
             vpon
             the
             top
             of
             a
             pillar
             ,
             of
             one
             whole
             peece
             ,
             being
             one
             hundred
             and
             fourty
             foot
             high
             .
          
           
             And
             Galbaes
             bodie
             long
             neglected
             (
             saith
             Tacitus
             )
             and
             in
             the
             darke
             despightfully
             intreated
             ;
             Argius
             his
             Steward
             ,
             one
             of
             his
             principall
             bondmen
             ,
             buried
             with
             small
             ceremonie
             in
             his
             priuate
             garden
             .
             But
             this
             was
             not
             vsuall
             amongst
             them
             .
          
           
             
               Hospinian
               lib.
            
             3.
             cap.
             1.
             out
             of
             
               Durandus
               ,
               Vlpian
            
             ,
             and
             other
             Authours
             ,
             giues
             this
             reason
             :
             wherefore
             both
             the
             Iewes
             and
             Gentiles
             vsed
             to
             burie
             their
             dead
             ,
             without
             the
             gates
             of
             Townes
             and
             Cities
             .
             It
             was
             a
             custome
             in
             times
             of
             old
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             that
             men
             and
             women
             were
             buried
             in
             their
             owne
             priuate
             houses
             ,
             or
             within
             their
             owne
             priuate
             gardens
             ;
             but
             afterwards
             for
             the
             noysome
             savour
             ,
             and
             contagious
             stinke
             of
             the
             dead
             carkases
             so
             interred
             ,
             it
             was
             enacted
             ,
             That
             all
             burials
             should
             bee
             without
             Townes
             and
             Cities
             ,
             in
             some
             conuenient
             place
             appointed
             for
             that
             purpose
             .
             And
             howsoeuer
             that
             this
             order
             was
             obserued
             by
             the
             Gentiles
             upon
             this
             reason
             onely
             ,
             
               Scilicet
               vt
               in
               vrbibus
               mundicies
               seruaretur
               ,
               &
               aer
               minus
               inficeretur
               ,
               ex
               cadauerum
               putrescentium
               faetore
            
             ;
             Yet
             the
             true
             Christians
             ,
             and
             such
             as
             by
             their
             liuely
             faith
             were
             adopted
             the
             children
             of
             God
             ,
             had
             a
             further
             mysterie
             in
             this
             their
             manner
             of
             interments
             ;
             for
             by
             the
             carriage
             and
             buriall
             of
             their
             dead
             corps
             without
             their
             citie
             walls
             ,
             they
             did
             publikely
             confirme
             ,
             and
             witnesse
             ,
             that
             the
             parties
             deceased
             were
             gone
             out
             of
             this
             world
             ,
             to
             bee
             made
             free
             denizons
             of
             another
             citie
             ,
             namely
             ,
             Heauen
             ,
             there
             to
             remaine
             with
             the
             blessed
             Saints
             in
             eternall
             happinesse
             .
          
           
           
             This
             order
             or
             custome
             of
             buriall
             without
             cities
             ,
             continued
             amongst
             the
             Christians
             ,
             vntill
             the
             time
             of
             Gregory
             the
             great
             ,
             for
             as
             then
             the
             Monkes
             ,
             Friers
             ,
             and
             Priests
             (
             saith
             my
             foresaid
             Authour
             )
             began
             to
             offer
             sacrifice
             for
             the
             soules
             departed
             ;
             so
             that
             ,
             for
             their
             more
             easie
             and
             greater
             profit
             ,
             they
             procured
             first
             ,
             that
             the
             places
             of
             sepulture
             should
             bee
             adioyning
             vnto
             their
             Churches
             ,
             and
             afterwards
             they
             got
             licence
             to
             burie
             within
             Churches
             .
             Vpon
             this
             reason
             out
             of
             the
             said
             Gregory
             13.
             
               q.
               cap.
            
             2.
             
             
               Cum
               grauia
               peccata
               non
               deprimunt
            
             (
             saith
             hee
             )
             
               tunc
               prodest
               mortuis
               si
               in
               Ecclesijs
               sepeliantur
               ;
               quia
               eorum
               proximi
               ,
               quoties
               ad
               eadem
               sacra
               loca
               veniunt
               ,
               suorumque
               sepulturam
               aspiciunt
               ,
               recordantur
               &
               pro
               eis
               Domino
               preces
               fundunt
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Antiquitus
               tantum
               extra
               vrbem
               in
               coemiterijs
               hominū
               corpora
               sepeliebantur
               ,
               pace
               Ecclesiae
               data
               intra
               vrbes
               ,
               ad
               Templorum
               limina
               ,
               postea
               etiam
               in
               ipsis
               templis
               sepeliri
               mos
               inualuit
               .
               Constantinus
               in
               porticu
               Templi
               Apostolorum
               ,
               Constantinopoli
               :
               Honorius
               in
               porticu
               Templi
               S.
               Petri
               Romae
               ,
               eius
               vxor
               intra
               idem
               Templum
               sepulti
               sunt
               .
            
          
           
             Anciently
             the
             bodies
             of
             the
             dead
             were
             buried
             onely
             without
             cities
             in
             Coemiteries
             or
             sleeping
             places
             ,
             vntill
             the
             resurrection
             (
             as
             the
             word
             signifies
             )
             but
             persecution
             being
             ended
             ,
             and
             peace
             giuen
             to
             the
             Christian
             Church
             ,
             the
             manner
             grew
             in
             vse
             to
             burie
             within
             Cities
             ,
             at
             the
             entrance
             into
             their
             sacred
             temples
             ,
             yea
             and
             afterwards
             in
             the
             verie
             Churches
             themselues
             .
             Constantine
             was
             buried
             in
             the
             porch
             of
             the
             Apostles
             in
             Constantinople
             .
             Honorius
             in
             the
             porch
             of
             S.
             Peter
             in
             Rome
             ;
             and
             his
             wife
             (
             the
             Empresse
             )
             within
             the
             said
             Church
             .
             But
             to
             come
             nearer
             home
             ,
             Austine
             the
             first
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             sent
             hither
             by
             the
             foresaid
             Gregory
             ,
             was
             interred
             in
             the
             porch
             of
             Saint
             Peter
             and
             Paul
             ,
             commonly
             called
             Saint
             Austins
             neare
             vnto
             Canterbury
             ,
             a
             religious
             house
             of
             his
             owne
             foundation
             ,
             and
             together
             with
             him
             sixe
             other
             Archbishops
             who
             next
             succeeded
             him
             :
             whose
             reliques
             afterwards
             were
             remoued
             into
             the
             Abbey
             Church
             ,
             of
             which
             I
             shall
             speake
             hereafter
             .
          
           
             Cuthbert
             or
             Cudbright
             th'
             eleuenth
             ,
             Archbishop
             of
             that
             Province
             ,
             obtained
             from
             the
             Pope
             a
             dispensation
             ,
             for
             the
             making
             of
             Coemiteries
             or
             Churchyards
             within
             Townes
             ,
             and
             Cities
             ,
             whereas
             ,
             here
             in
             England
             ,
             vntill
             his
             time
             ,
             within
             the
             walls
             thereof
             none
             were
             buried
             .
             These
             following
             are
             the
             words
             in
             the
             Appendix
             to
             the
             booke
             of
             Rochester
             a
             Mss.
             in
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Cottons
            
             Librarie
             .
          
           
             
               Cutbertus
               Archiepiscopus
               Cant.
               xi
               .
               ab
               Augustino
               cum
               Romae
               videret
               plures
               intra
               Ciuitates
               sepeliri
               ,
               rogauit
               Papam
               ut
               sibi
               liceret
               Coemiteria
               facere
               ,
               quod
               Papa
               annuit
               ,
               reuersus
               itaque
               coemiteria
               vbique
               in
               Anglia
               fieri
               constituit
               .
            
          
           
             This
             order
             of
             buriall
             being
             thus
             begun
             here
             in
             England
             ,
             it
             likewise
             followed
             ,
             that
             Graue-stones
             were
             made
             ,
             and
             Tombes
             erected
             with
             inscriptions
             engrauen
             upon
             them
             ,
             to
             continue
             the
             remembrance
             of
             the
             parties
             deceased
             ,
             to
             succeeding
             ages
             ;
             and
             these
             were
             called
             Epitaphs
             :
             now
             ,
             an
             Epitaph
             is
             a
             superscription
             (
             either
             in
             verse
             or
             prose
             )
             or
             an
             astrict
             pithie
             Diagram
             ,
             writ
             ,
             carued
             ,
             or
             engrauen
             ,
             vpon
             the
             tombe
             ,
             graue
             ,
             or
             sepulchre
             of
             the
             defunct
             ,
             briefly
             declaring
             (
             and
             that
             sometimes
             with
             a
             kinde
             of
             commiseration
             )
             the
             name
             ,
             the
             age
             ,
             the
             deserts
             ,
             the
             dignities
             ,
             the
             state
             ,
             the
             praises
             both
             of
             body
             and
             minde
             ,
             the
             good
             or
             bad
             fortunes
             in
             the
             life
             ,
             and
             the
             manner
             and
             time
             of
             the
             death
             of
             the
             person
             therein
             interred
             .
          
           
             Of
             all
             funerall
             honours
             (
             saith
             Camden
             )
             Epitaphs
             haue
             alwayes
             beene
             
             most
             respectiue
             ;
             for
             in
             them
             loue
             was
             shewed
             to
             the
             deceased
             ,
             memorie
             was
             continued
             to
             posteritie
             ,
             friends
             were
             comforted
             ,
             and
             the
             Reader
             pu●
             in
             minde
             of
             humane
             frailtie
             :
             and
             indeed
             the
             frequent
             visiting
             ,
             and
             aduised
             reuiewing
             of
             the
             Tombes
             and
             monuments
             of
             the
             dead
             (
             but
             without
             all
             touch
             of
             superstition
             )
             with
             the
             often
             reading
             ,
             serious
             perusall
             ,
             and
             diligent
             meditation
             of
             wise
             and
             religious
             Epitaphs
             or
             inscriptions
             ,
             found
             vpon
             the
             tombes
             or
             monuments
             ,
             of
             persons
             of
             approued
             vertue
             ,
             merit
             ,
             and
             honour
             ,
             is
             a
             great
             motiue
             to
             bring
             us
             to
             repentance
             .
             The
             invention
             of
             Epitaphs
             proceeded
             from
             the
             presage
             or
             forefeeling
             of
             immortalitie
             ,
             implanted
             in
             all
             men
             naturally
             ,
             and
             is
             referred
             to
             the
             Schollers
             of
             Linus
             the
             Theban
             Poet
             ,
             who
             flourished
             about
             the
             yeare
             of
             the
             world
             2700
             )
             who
             first
             bewailed
             this
             Linus
             their
             master
             ,
             when
             he
             was
             slaine
             ,
             in
             dolefull
             verses
             ,
             then
             called
             of
             him
             Aelina
             ,
             afterward
             Epitaphia
             ,
             for
             that
             they
             were
             first
             song
             at
             burialls
             ,
             after
             engraued
             vpon
             the
             sepulchres
             .
             Funerall
             monuments
             then
             of
             costly
             workmanship
             ,
             with
             curious
             engrauen
             Epitaphs
             ,
             were
             called
             
               Sepulchra
               ,
               id
               est
               ,
               semipulchra
               ,
            
             halfe
             faire
             and
             beautifull
             ;
             the
             externall
             part
             or
             superficies
             thereof
             being
             gloriously
             beautified
             and
             adorned
             ;
             and
             hauing
             nothing
             within
             ,
             but
             dreadfull
             darknesse
             ,
             loathsome
             stinke
             ,
             and
             rottennesse
             of
             bones
             ,
             as
             it
             is
             in
             the
             Gospell
             ,
             Mat.
             23.
             
             And
             they
             are
             sometimes
             called
             memories
             ,
             
               à
               memoria
               vel
               à
               monendo
            
             ,
             in
             that
             by
             them
             we
             are
             put
             in
             minde
             ,
             and
             warned
             to
             consider
             our
             fragile
             condition
             ;
             for
             they
             are
             externall
             helpes
             to
             excite
             ,
             and
             stirre
             vp
             our
             inward
             thoughts
             ,
             
               habere
               memoriam
               mortis
               semper
               prae
               oculis
               :
            
             to
             haue
             the
             remembrance
             of
             death
             euer
             before
             our
             eyes
             ,
             and
             that
             our
             brethren
             defunct
             ,
             may
             not
             be
             out
             of
             minde
             as
             out
             of
             sight
             .
          
           
             
               Non
               ob
               aliud
            
             ,
             saith
             S.
             Austin
             in
             his
             booke
             
               De
               cura
               pro
               mortuis
               ,
               vel
               memoriae
               vel
               monumenta
               dicuntur
               ,
               ea
               quae
               insignita
               siunt
               Sepulchra
               mortuorum
               ,
               nisi
               quia
               eos
               ,
               qui
               viuentium
               oculis
               morte
               subtracti
               sunt
               ,
               ne
               obliuione
               etiam
               cordibus
               subtrahantur
               ,
               in
               memoriam
               reuocant
               ,
               &
               admonendo
               faciunt
               cogitari
               :
               Nam
               &
               memoriae
               nomen
               id
               apertissime
               ostendit
               ,
               &
               monumentum
               eo
               quod
               moneat
               mentem
               ,
               id
               est
               admoneat
               nuncupatur
               .
            
          
           
             In
             the
             Register
             of
             the
             Gray
             Friers
             London
             ,
             I
             finde
             this
             definition
             of
             a
             funerall
             monument
             much
             what
             to
             the
             same
             effect
             .
          
           
             
               Monimentum
               est
               quasi
               monens
               mentem
            
             ,
             
             
               &
               sic
               solet
               à
               doctoribus
               etymologiari
               :
               monet
               namque
               bifarie
               humanam
               mentem
               ,
               cum
               aut
               mortis
               memoriam
               incutit
               visis
               precedentium
               sepulchris
               ;
               aut
               eisdem
               conspectis
               ,
               mentes
               moneantur
               siue
               moueantur
               carorum
               ,
               ad
               reddend
               .
               suffragia
               pro
               ipsis
               .
            
          
           
             These
             tombes
             or
             sepulchres
             were
             also
             named
             ,
             
               Requtatoria
               ,
               Ossuaria
               ,
               Cineraria
               ,
               domus
               aeternae
               ,
               &c.
            
             as
             you
             haue
             them
             with
             their
             seuerall
             significations
             in
             
               Kirkman
               ,
               De
               Funeribus
               Romanorum
            
             .
          
           
             Tertullian
             (
             in
             his
             booke
             
               De
               Resurrectione
               carnis
               ,
               cap.
            
             37.
             )
             calls
             these
             monuments
             of
             the
             dead
             ,
             
               Cadauerum
               stabula
            
             ,
             stables
             or
             stalls
             of
             carcases
             .
             
               Nemo
               iam
               poterit
               aliud
               mortuos
               interpretari
               ,
               qui
               sunt
               in
               monimentis
               ,
               nisi
               corpora
               &
               carnem
               ,
               quia
               nec
               ipsa
               monimenta
               aliud
               ,
               quam
               cadaverum
               stabula
               :
            
             which
             Lucian
             scoffingly
             termed
             campes
             and
             cottages
             of
             carcases
             .
          
           
             But
             to
             conclude
             this
             Chapter
             ;
             
             the
             place
             of
             buriall
             was
             called
             by
             S.
             
               Paul
               ,
               Seminatio
            
             ,
             in
             the
             respect
             of
             the
             assured
             hope
             of
             resurrection
             :
             of
             the
             Greeke●
             Coemiterion
             ,
             as
             a
             sleeping
             place
             vntill
             the
             resurrection
             :
             and
             of
             the
             Hebrews
             ▪
             
             The
             house
             of
             the
             liuing
             ,
             in
             the
             same
             respect
             ,
             as
             the
             Germanes
             call
             Church-yards
             vntill
             this
             day
             ,
             Gods
             aker
             ,
             or
             Gods
             field
             .
          
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             III.
             Of
             Sepulchres
             answerable
             to
             the
             degree
             of
             the
             person
             deceased
             .
             The
             diuers
             manner
             of
             bearing
             man
             and
             woman
             to
             the
             Graue
             .
             When
             both
             Sexes
             began
             to
             be
             borne
             alike
             .
          
           
             SEpulchres
             should
             bee
             made
             according
             to
             the
             qualitie
             and
             degree
             of
             the
             person
             deceased
             ,
             that
             by
             the
             Tombe
             euery
             one
             might
             bee
             discerned
             of
             what
             ranke
             hee
             was
             liuing
             :
             for
             monuments
             answerable
             to
             mens
             worth
             ,
             states
             and
             places
             ,
             
             haue
             alwayes
             beene
             allowed
             ,
             and
             stately
             sepulchres
             for
             base
             fellowes
             haue
             alwayes
             lien
             open
             to
             bitter
             iests
             ;
             therefore
             it
             was
             the
             vse
             and
             custome
             of
             reuerend
             antiquitie
             ,
             to
             interre
             persons
             of
             the
             rusticke
             or
             plebeian
             sort
             ,
             in
             Christian
             buriall
             ,
             without
             any
             further
             remembrance
             of
             them
             ,
             either
             by
             tombe
             ,
             grauestone
             ,
             or
             epitaph
             .
             Persons
             of
             the
             meaner
             sort
             of
             Gentrie
             ,
             were
             interred
             with
             a
             flat
             grauestone
             ,
             comprehending
             the
             name
             of
             the
             defunct
             ,
             the
             yeare
             and
             day
             of
             his
             decease
             ,
             with
             other
             particulars
             ,
             which
             was
             engrauen
             on
             the
             said
             stone
             ,
             or
             vpon
             some
             plate
             .
             And
             Gentlemen
             ,
             which
             were
             of
             more
             eminencie
             ,
             had
             their
             effigies
             or
             representation
             ,
             cut
             or
             carued
             vpon
             a
             Terme
             or
             Pedestall
             ,
             as
             it
             were
             of
             a
             pillar
             ,
             raised
             somewhat
             aboue
             the
             ground
             ,
             
               vmbelico
               tenus
            
             :
             and
             this
             image
             had
             no
             armes
             ,
             but
             was
             formed
             from
             the
             waste
             vpwards
             vpon
             a
             Terme
             ,
             which
             did
             beare
             a
             true
             resemblance
             of
             the
             fauour
             of
             the
             partie
             defunct
             Vpon
             the
             said
             terme
             (
             commonly
             )
             were
             inserted
             ,
             the
             name
             ,
             progeny
             ,
             match
             ,
             issue
             ,
             vocation
             ,
             and
             imployment
             of
             the
             defunct
             ,
             with
             the
             day
             ,
             yeare
             ,
             and
             place
             of
             his
             death
             .
          
           
             Noble
             men
             ,
             Princes
             ,
             and
             Kings
             had
             (
             as
             it
             befitteth
             them
             ,
             and
             as
             some
             of
             them
             haue
             at
             this
             day
             )
             their
             Tombes
             or
             Sepulchres
             raised
             aloft
             aboue
             ground
             ,
             to
             note
             the
             excellencie
             of
             their
             state
             and
             dignitie
             ;
             and
             withall
             ,
             their
             personages
             delineated
             ,
             carued
             ,
             and
             embost
             ,
             at
             the
             full
             length
             and
             bignesse
             ,
             truly
             proportioned
             throughout
             ,
             as
             neare
             to
             the
             life
             ,
             and
             with
             as
             much
             state
             and
             magnificence
             ,
             as
             the
             skill
             of
             the
             Artificer
             could
             possibly
             carue
             and
             forme
             the
             same
             :
             the
             materials
             of
             which
             were
             alabaster
             ,
             rich
             marble
             ,
             touch
             ,
             rauce
             ,
             porpherey
             ,
             polisht
             brasse
             or
             copper
             ,
             like
             vnto
             that
             made
             to
             the
             memorie
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             seuenth
             in
             Westminster
             ,
             who
             dwelleth
             more
             richly
             dead
             (
             saith
             Viscount
             Saint
             Alban
             in
             his
             history
             of
             that
             kings
             raigne
             )
             in
             the
             monument
             of
             his
             Tombe
             ,
             then
             hee
             did
             aliue
             in
             Richmond
             or
             any
             of
             his
             palaces
             ,
             it
             being
             the
             stateliest
             ,
             and
             most
             curious
             daintie
             monument
             of
             Europe
             ,
             both
             for
             the
             Chappell
             ,
             and
             for
             the
             Sepu●chre
             .
          
           
             And
             as
             stately
             monuments
             were
             not
             due
             ,
             nor
             allowed
             ▪
             to
             euery
             man
             that
             was
             of
             ability
             to
             erect
             the
             same
             ;
             so
             swelling
             titles
             ,
             lofty
             inscriptions
             or
             epitaphs
             ,
             were
             prohibited
             to
             bee
             inscrib'd
             ,
             insculpt
             ,
             or
             engrauen
             vpon
             the
             sepulchres
             of
             men
             of
             meane
             desert
             :
             but
             onely
             vpon
             the
             monuments
             of
             such
             as
             were
             of
             vertue
             ,
             wisedome
             ,
             and
             valour
             ▪
             as
             martiall
             men
             ,
             or
             persons
             of
             eminent
             place
             of
             gouernment
             in
             the
             weale
             publike
             .
             Which
             is
             not
             obserued
             altogether
             in
             these
             times
             :
             for
             by
             some
             of
             our
             epitaphs
             more
             honour
             is
             attributed
             
             to
             a
             rich
             quondam
             Tradesman
             ,
             or
             griping
             vsurer
             ,
             then
             is
             giuen
             to
             the
             greatest
             Potentate
             entombed
             in
             Westminster
             :
             and
             their
             tombes
             are
             made
             so
             huge
             great
             ,
             that
             they
             take
             vp
             the
             Church
             ,
             and
             hinder
             the
             people
             from
             diuine
             Seruice
             .
             Besides
             if
             one
             shall
             seriously
             suruay
             the
             Tombes
             erected
             in
             these
             our
             dayes
             ,
             and
             examine
             the
             particulars
             of
             the
             personages
             wrought
             vpon
             their
             Tombes
             ,
             hee
             may
             easily
             discerne
             the
             vanity
             of
             our
             mindes
             ,
             vailed
             vnder
             our
             fantasticke
             habits
             and
             attires
             ,
             which
             in
             time
             to
             come
             will
             be
             rather
             prouocations
             to
             vice
             ,
             then
             incitations
             to
             vertue
             ;
             and
             so
             the
             Temple
             of
             God
             shall
             become
             a
             Schoolehouse
             of
             the
             monstrous
             habits
             and
             attires
             of
             our
             present
             age
             ,
             wherein
             Taylors
             may
             finde
             out
             new
             fashions
             .
             And
             which
             is
             worse
             ,
             they
             garnish
             their
             Tombes
             ,
             now
             adayes
             ,
             with
             the
             pictures
             of
             naked
             men
             and
             women
             ;
             raising
             out
             of
             the
             dust
             ,
             and
             bringing
             into
             the
             Church
             ,
             the
             memories
             of
             the
             heathen
             gods
             and
             goddesses
             ,
             with
             all
             their
             whirligiggs
             :
             and
             this
             (
             as
             I
             take
             it
             )
             is
             more
             the
             fault
             of
             the
             Tombe-makers
             ,
             then
             theirs
             who
             set
             them
             a
             worke
             .
          
           
             There
             was
             likewise
             made
             a
             difference
             of
             personages
             in
             the
             carriage
             of
             their
             dead
             bodies
             to
             the
             place
             of
             sepulture
             ,
             according
             to
             their
             state
             and
             dignitie
             .
             Great
             men
             of
             birth
             or
             qualitie
             were
             carrried
             in
             chariots
             drawne
             with
             horses
             ,
             trumpets
             and
             seuerall
             sorts
             of
             musicall
             instruments
             sounding
             before
             the
             corps
             ;
             mourners
             ,
             and
             likewise
             many
             who
             sung
             mournfull
             ditties
             in
             praise
             of
             the
             defunct
             :
             to
             whose
             further
             honour
             they
             did
             also
             set
             vp
             in
             their
             Temples
             ,
             and
             other
             publike
             places
             ,
             certaine
             ornaments
             ,
             as
             scutcheo●s
             ,
             crownes
             ,
             and
             such
             like
             :
             of
             which
             pompous
             progression
             more
             in
             the
             next
             Chapter
             .
             Now
             such
             as
             could
             not
             be
             interred
             with
             all
             this
             maiesticke
             solemnitie
             ,
             although
             they
             were
             of
             high
             parentage
             ,
             for
             that
             the
             charge
             was
             very
             great
             ,
             were
             buried
             in
             the
             euening
             by
             certaine
             men
             who
             had
             that
             charge
             ,
             who
             were
             called
             Vespillons
             .
          
           
             Men
             of
             meaner
             ranke
             ,
             howsoeuer
             neuer
             so
             rich
             ,
             were
             not
             allowed
             this
             princely
             kinde
             of
             production
             to
             their
             graues
             ;
             for
             their
             corps
             were
             borne
             vpon
             their
             seruants
             shoulders
             ,
             whom
             they
             had
             manumitted
             a
             little
             before
             their
             deaths
             ,
             with
             a
             Trumpet
             onely
             sounding
             before
             them
             ,
             and
             some
             lights
             ,
             according
             to
             this
             of
             Persius
             ,
             Satyre
             3.
             
             
               
                 Then
                 were
                 prepared
                 for
                 his
                 Funerall
              
               
                 The
                 Trumpet
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lights
                 :
                 And
                 last
                 of
                 all
              
               
                 This
                 seeming
                 happie
                 man
                 ,
                 that
                 would
                 not
                 doubt
              
               
                 His
                 health
                 ,
                 being
                 composedly
                 laid
                 out
              
               
                 On
                 his
                 high
                 bed
                 ,
                 his
                 biere
                 ;
                 and
                 now
                 daub'd
                 o're
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 eu'n
                 bedurted
                 with
                 th'
                 abundant
                 store
              
               
                 Of
                 ointments
                 ;
                 stretcheth
                 tow'rd
                 the
                 citie
                 gate
              
               
                 His
                 cold
                 dead
                 heeles
                 ;
                 and
                 those
                 whose
                 best
                 estate
              
               
                 But
                 yesterday
                 ,
                 was
                 but
                 to
                 be
                 his
                 slaue
                 ,
              
               
                 Now
                 weare
                 their
                 caps
                 ,
                 and
                 beare
                 him
                 to
                 his
                 graue
                 .
              
            
             Man
             and
             woman
             ,
             though
             of
             equall
             degree
             and
             qualitie
             ,
             were
             borne
             in
             a
             different
             manner
             to
             their
             graues
             .
             Man
             was
             borne
             vpon
             mens
             shoulders
             to
             signifie
             his
             dignitie
             and
             superioritie
             ouer
             his
             wife
             ;
             and
             woman
             at
             the
             armes
             end
             ,
             to
             signifie
             ,
             that
             being
             inferiour
             to
             man
             ,
             in
             her
             life
             time
             ,
             she
             should
             not
             be
             equalled
             with
             him
             at
             her
             death
             .
             Which
             vse
             continued
             a
             long
             time
             ,
             vntill
             women
             ,
             by
             renouncing
             the
             world
             ,
             and
             liuing
             monasticall
             religious
             
             liues
             ,
             got
             such
             an
             honourable
             esteeme
             in
             the
             world
             ,
             that
             they
             were
             thought
             no
             lesse
             worthie
             of
             honour
             ,
             in
             that
             kinde
             ,
             then
             men
             ;
             and
             when
             as
             a
             widow
             d●ed
             hauing
             h●d
             but
             one
             husband
             ,
             they
             carried
             her
             to
             her
             graue
             with
             a
             crowne
             of
             chastitie
             vpon
             her
             head
             .
          
           
             Condemned
             persons
             (
             as
             they
             are
             now
             adayes
             )
             were
             carried
             in
             waines
             or
             carts
             ,
             because
             they
             were
             thought
             vnworthy
             to
             bee
             borne
             by
             men
             ,
             who
             ,
             by
             their
             wicked
             demerits
             ,
             had
             procured
             the
             hand
             of
             iustice
             to
             cut
             them
             off
             ,
             by
             vntimely
             death
             ,
             from
             the
             societie
             of
             men
             .
          
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             IIII.
             Of
             the
             excessiue
             expenses
             bestowed
             at
             Funeralls
             in
             former
             times
             .
          
           
             I
             Might
             include
             within
             this
             Chapter
             ,
             and
             not
             impertinently
             ,
             to
             these
             contents
             ,
             the
             ancient
             customes
             ,
             and
             manners
             of
             burying
             the
             dead
             ,
             in
             all
             Nations
             ,
             throughout
             all
             the
             habitable
             world
             :
             but
             that
             would
             make
             the
             gate
             bigger
             then
             the
             citie
             ,
             this
             discourse
             of
             a
             greater
             bulke
             ,
             then
             all
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             booke
             besides
             :
             you
             may
             finde
             this
             Treatise
             touched
             vpon
             ,
             in
             the
             Volumne
             of
             the
             Estates
             ,
             Empires
             ,
             and
             Principalities
             of
             the
             world
             ;
             as
             also
             in
             the
             Treasurie
             of
             Ancient
             and
             moderne
             Times
             ,
             the
             sixth
             booke
             ;
             where
             hee
             speakes
             of
             diuers
             customes
             and
             fashions
             of
             buriall
             ,
             of
             ancient
             obsequies
             ,
             and
             their
             ceremonies
             ;
             onely
             then
             a
             little
             of
             so
             much
             ,
             because
             I
             would
             not
             stray
             beyond
             my
             limits
             .
          
           
             The
             ancient
             Romanes
             did
             vse
             them
             that
             were
             dead
             after
             two
             manners
             ,
             and
             they
             had
             two
             kindes
             of
             obsequies
             :
             the
             first
             and
             most
             ancient
             was
             to
             couer
             the
             dead
             with
             earth
             ,
             and
             to
             bury
             them
             as
             we
             doe
             ;
             the
             other
             ,
             to
             burne
             their
             bodies
             ,
             but
             this
             manner
             did
             not
             continue
             long
             .
             
               Sepeliri
               antiquius
               fuisse
               quam
               cremari
               .
               Plin.
               lib.
            
             7.
             cap.
             54.
             
             
               Cremari
               apud
               Romanos
               non
               suit
               ve●eris
               instituti
               ,
               terra
               condebantur
               :
               at
               postquam
               longinquis
               hellis
               obrutos
               eru●
               cognouere
               ,
               est
               institutum
               ,
               &
               tamen
               multae
               familiae
               priscos
               seruauere
               ritus
               .
               Manut.
               de
               leg
               .
               Rom.
               sol
               .
            
             125.
             
             
               Numa
               Pompilius
            
             was
             the
             inuenter
             of
             obsequies
             ,
             and
             hee
             instituted
             a
             high
             Priest
             ,
             who
             had
             the
             charge
             .
             The
             first
             honour
             which
             they
             vsed
             to
             performe
             in
             the
             obsequies
             of
             famous
             persons
             ,
             was
             to
             commend
             the
             partie
             by
             an
             Oration
             .
             
               Valerius
               Publicola
            
             made
             a
             funerall
             oration
             on
             the
             death
             and
             in
             the
             praise
             of
             Brutus
             .
             In
             like
             manner
             
               Iulius
               Caesar
            
             ,
             being
             but
             twelue
             yeares
             old
             ,
             commended
             his
             grandfather
             :
             and
             Tiberius
             at
             the
             age
             of
             nine
             yeares
             praised
             his
             father
             .
             The
             second
             honour
             was
             to
             make
             Sword-players
             to
             fight
             .
             Marcus
             and
             Decius
             sonnes
             to
             
               Iunius
               Brutus
            
             ,
             were
             the
             first
             that
             did
             practise
             this
             ,
             in
             honour
             of
             their
             father
             .
             The
             third
             honour
             was
             ,
             to
             make
             a
             feast
             of
             magnificent
             furnishment
             .
             The
             fourth
             was
             a
             distribution
             of
             meat
             to
             all
             the
             common
             people
             .
             And
             such
             (
             as
             I
             haue
             said
             before
             )
             as
             could
             not
             be
             buried
             with
             the
             like
             ,
             and
             so
             great
             pompe
             (
             for
             the
             expenses
             were
             in
             supportable
             )
             were
             buried
             in
             the
             night
             time
             ,
             by
             the
             Vespillons
             clothed
             all
             in
             white
             ,
             who
             carried
             the
             dead
             body
             to
             his
             graue
             .
             They
             had
             likewise
             an
             order
             ,
             that
             within
             some
             while
             after
             the
             obsequies
             ,
             they
             would
             strew
             diuers
             flowers
             ,
             and
             sweet
             odours
             ,
             upon
             the
             sepulchre
             ,
             as
             the
             Romane
             people
             
             did
             vpon
             the
             funerall
             monument
             of
             Scipio
             .
             And
             also
             they
             accustomed
             yearely
             ,
             to
             garnish
             ,
             decke
             ,
             and
             adorne
             ,
             the
             tombes
             or
             graues
             of
             the
             dead
             ,
             with
             poesies
             ,
             crownes
             ,
             and
             garlands
             of
             all
             sorts
             of
             flowers
             .
             Husbands
             (
             saith
             Saint
             
               Ierom
               ad
               Pammachum
            
             )
             were
             wont
             to
             straw
             ,
             spread
             ,
             or
             scatter
             ouer
             ,
             and
             vpon
             the
             graues
             and
             sepulchres
             of
             their
             deceased
             deare
             wiues
             ,
             violets
             ,
             roses
             ,
             lillies
             ,
             hyacinths
             ,
             and
             diuers
             purple
             flowers
             :
             by
             which
             vxorious
             office
             ,
             they
             did
             mitigate
             ,
             and
             lessen
             the
             griefe
             of
             their
             hearts
             conceiued
             by
             the
             losse
             of
             their
             louing
             bedf●llowes
             .
             The
             like
             expression
             of
             mutuall
             loue
             wiues
             shewed
             to
             their
             buried
             husbands
             .
          
           
             Now
             aboue
             all
             flowers
             in
             these
             ceremonious
             obseruances
             ,
             the
             Rose
             was
             in
             greatest
             request
             ,
             and
             had
             the
             sole
             preheminence
             .
             Romani
             (
             saith
             
               Kirkman
               de
               Funeribus
               Romanorum
               ,
               lib.
            
             4.
             cap.
             3.
             )
             
               verò
               Rosarum
               fuere
               studiosi
               ,
               vt
               ijs
               post
               mortem
               monimenta
               sua
               spargi
               supremo
               iudicio
               nonnunquam
               iusserint
               ,
               legato
               ad
               hanc
               rem
               relict●
               ,
               cui
               plerumque
               haec
               erat
               conditio
               (
               ut
               in
               Rauennati
               inscriptione
               legimus
               )
               vt
               quotannis
               Rosas
               ad
               monumentum
               eius
               de●errent
               ,
               ibique
               epularentur
               .
            
             To
             which
             
               Io.
               Passeratius
            
             in
             his
             Rosa
             ,
             thus
             alludes
             .
          
           
             
               Manibus
               est
               imis
               Rosa
               grata
               ,
               &
               grata
               Sepulchris
               ,
            
             
               Et
               Rosa
               flos
               Florum
               .
            
          
           
             
               Vnto
               the
               Tombes
               and
               Spirits
               of
               the
               dead
            
             
               The
               Rose
               is
               gratefull
               ,
               of
               all
               flowers
               the
               head
               .
            
          
           
             And
             Anacreon
             in
             praise
             of
             the
             Rose
             thus
             sings
             in
             one
             of
             his
             odes
             :
             I
             will
             vse
             the
             Latine
             translation
             .
             
               
                 Rosa
                 ,
                 honor
                 ,
                 decusque
                 florum
              
               
                 Rosa
                 ,
                 cura
                 amorque
                 veris
              
               
                 Rosa
                 ,
                 coelitum
                 voluptas
                 :
              
            
             And
             in
             another
             ode
             in
             commendation
             of
             the
             Rose
             more
             aptly
             to
             this
             purpose
             ,
             thus
             .
          
           
             
               Medicatur
               haec
               &
               aegris
               ,
            
             
               Defendit
               haec
               sepultos
               ▪
            
          
           
             
               The
               Rose
               full
               many
               griefes
               doth
               cure
               ,
            
             
               Defends
               corps
               laid
               in
               sepulture
               .
            
          
           
             The
             ancient
             Ethnicks
             did
             hold
             the
             springing
             of
             flowers
             ,
             from
             the
             graue
             of
             a
             deceased
             friend
             ,
             an
             argument
             of
             his
             happinesse
             ;
             and
             it
             was
             their
             vniuersall
             wish
             ,
             That
             the
             Tombe
             stones
             of
             their
             dead
             friends
             might
             bee
             light
             vnto
             them
             ;
             and
             that
             a
             perpetuall
             spring-tide
             ,
             of
             all
             kinde
             of
             fragrant
             flowers
             ,
             might
             incircle
             their
             verdant
             graues
             .
             According
             to
             this
             of
             
               Persius
               .
               Sat.
            
             7.
             
          
           
             
               Dij
               maiorum
               vmbris
               tenuem
               &
               sine
               pondere
               terram
            
             
               Spirantesque
               crocos
               ,
               &
               in
               vrna
               perpetuum
               ver
               .
            
          
           
             
               Lie
               earth
               light
               on
               their
               bones
               ,
               may
               their
               graues
               beare
            
             
               Fresh
               fragrant
               flowers
               :
               let
               springtide
               still
               liue
               there
               .
            
          
           
             But
             to
             come
             backe
             againe
             .
             The
             magnificence
             in
             burning
             the
             bodies
             of
             the
             dead
             ,
             did
             farre
             exceed
             in
             charges
             all
             other
             kindes
             of
             funerall
             ;
             for
             which
             the
             bodies
             of
             persons
             of
             principall
             regard
             (
             as
             you
             may
             reade
             in
             the
             Trauelles
             of
             
               George
               Sandys
            
             )
             they
             burnt
             rich
             odours
             ,
             gold
             ,
             iewels
             ,
             apparell
             ,
             heards
             of
             cattell
             ,
             flocks
             of
             sheepe
             ,
             horses
             ,
             hounds
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             the
             concubines
             and
             slaues
             whom
             they
             most
             respected
             ,
             to
             supply
             their
             wants
             ,
             to
             serue
             their
             delights
             ,
             and
             attend
             vpon
             them
             in
             the
             lower
             shades
             .
             The
             express●
             of
             such
             a
             funerall
             fire
             ,
             wherein
             the
             body
             of
             Archemorus
             was
             consumed
             ,
             
             is
             thus
             set
             downe
             by
             Statius
             the
             Theban
             ;
             in
             his
             sixth
             booke
             ,
             translated
             by
             Sandys
             .
          
           
             
               Neuer
               were
               ashes
               with
               more
               wealth
               repleate
               ;
            
             
               Gems
               crackle
               ,
               siluer
               melts
               ,
               gold
               drops
               with
               heate
               :
            
             
               Embroidered
               robes
               consume
               .
               Okes
               ,
               fatned
               by
            
             
               The
               iuyce
               of
               sweet
               Assyrian
               drugs
               ,
               flame
               hie
               :
            
             
               Fyer'd
               honey
               ,
               and
               pale
               saffron
               hisse
               :
               full
               boules
            
             
               Of
               wine
               pour'd
               on
               ,
               and
               goblets
               (
               gladding
               soules
               )
            
             
               Of
               blacke
               bloud
               ,
               and
               snatcht
               milke
               .
               The
               Greeke
               Kings
               then
            
             
               With
               Guidons
               trail'd
               on
               earth
               ,
               led
               forth
               their
               men
            
             
               In
               seuen
               troupes
               :
               in
               each
               troupe
               an
               hundred
               Knights
            
             
               Circling
               the
               sad
               pile
               with
               sinister
               rites
               :
            
             
               Who
               choke
               the
               flame
               with
               dust
               .
               Thrice
               it
               they
               round
            
             
               Their
               weapons
               clash
               :
               foure
               times
               a
               horrid
               sound
            
             
               Strucke
               armours
               raisde
               :
               as
               oft
               the
               Seruants
               beate
            
             
               Their
               bared
               breasts
               ,
               with
               out-cries
               .
               Heards
               of
               Neate
               ,
            
             
               And
               beasts
               halfe
               slaine
               ,
               another
               wastfull
               fire
            
             
               Deuoures
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             With
             the
             like
             solemnitie
             ,
             or
             farre
             greater
             ,
             the
             funerals
             of
             Patroclus
             were
             performed
             by
             Achilles
             ,
             for
             with
             him
             were
             burned
             ,
             oxen
             ,
             sheepe
             ,
             dogges
             ,
             horses
             ,
             and
             twelue
             stout
             and
             valiant
             sonnes
             of
             noble
             Troians
             .
             Achilles
             pulls
             off
             the
             haire
             off
             his
             head
             ,
             and
             casts
             it
             into
             the
             flame
             ;
             and
             besides
             institutes
             certaine
             Funerall
             Games
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             his
             slaine
             friend
             ,
             the
             glory
             of
             the
             Greekish
             Nation
             ,
             Patroclus
             which
             is
             recorded
             by
             Homer
             in
             the
             23.
             booke
             of
             his
             Iliads
             ;
             of
             which
             this
             is
             the
             argument
             :
             
               
                 Achilles
                 orders
                 iusts
                 of
                 Obsequies
                 ,
              
               
                 For
                 his
                 Patroclus
                 ,
                 and
                 doth
                 sacrifice
              
               
                 Twelue
                 Troian
                 Princes
                 :
                 most
                 lou'd
                 hounds
                 ,
                 and
                 horse
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 other
                 offering
                 to
                 the
                 honoured
                 corse
                 .
              
               
                 He
                 institutes
                 besides
                 a
                 Funerall
                 Game
                 ,
              
               
                 Where
                 Diomed
                 for
                 horse-race
                 wins
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 foot
                 ,
                 Vlysses
                 ;
                 other
                 otherwise
              
               
                 Striue
                 ,
                 and
                 obtaine
                 ,
                 and
                 end
                 the
                 Exequies
                 .
              
            
             They
             vsed
             to
             quench
             these
             funerall
             fires
             with
             red
             wine
             ,
             and
             gathering
             the
             bones
             together
             ,
             to
             include
             them
             in
             vrnes
             ,
             which
             they
             placed
             in
             or
             vpon
             some
             sumptuous
             rich
             Monument
             ,
             erected
             for
             that
             purpose
             ,
             as
             you
             may
             reade
             in
             the
             sixth
             booke
             of
             Virgils
             Aen●iads
             ,
             
             in
             the
             funeralls
             of
             Misenus
             ,
             most
             liuely
             thus
             expressed
             .
             I
             will
             vse
             Phaers
             Translation
             .
          
           
             
               —
               the
               Troians
               all
               in
               solemne
               guise
            
             
               Did
               waile
               Misenus
               corps
               ,
               and
               gaue
               to
               him
               their
               last
               outcries
               .
            
             
               First
               cut
               in
               culpons
               great
               ,
               and
               fat
               of
               sappe
               ,
               with
               pitch
               among
               ,
            
             
               A
               stately
               pile
               they
               build
               ,
               with
               timber
               trees
               and
               Cypresse
               strong
               ,
            
             
               (
               That
               dead
               mens
               treasure
               is
               )
               his
               gorgeous
               armes
               also
               they
               set
               ;
            
             
               Some
               brought
               the
               water
               warme
               ,
               and
               Cauldrons
               boyling
               out
               they
               set
               .
            
             
               The
               body
               cold
               they
               wash
               ,
               and
               precious
               ointments
               on
               they
               poure
               ;
            
             
             
               Lamenting
               loud
               is
               made
               ,
               then
               close
               his
               limbes
               in
               bed
               ,
               or
               floore
               ,
            
             
               They
               crouch
               with
               weeping
               teares
               ,
               and
               purple
               weedes
               on
               him
               they
               throw
               :
            
             
               His
               robes
               ,
               his
               harne
               is
               bright
               ,
               and
               ensignes
               all
               that
               men
               may
               know
               .
            
             
               In
               mourning
               sort
               some
               heaue
               on
               shoulders
               high
               the
               mighty
               Beere
               ,
            
             
               (
               A
               dolefull
               seruice
               sad
               )
               as
               children
               doe
               their
               father
               deere
               ,
            
             
               Behinde
               them
               holding
               brands
               ,
               then
               flame
               vprising
               broad
               doth
               spread
               ,
            
             
               And
               oiles
               and
               dainties
               cast
               ,
               and
               Frankincence
               the
               fire
               doth
               feed
               .
            
             
               When
               falne
               his
               cinders
               were
               ,
               and
               longer
               blase
               did
               not
               endure
               ;
            
             
               His
               reliques
               and
               remaines
               of
               dust
               ,
               with
               wine
               they
               washed
               pure
               ,
            
             
               Then
               Choriney
               his
               bones
               in
               brasen
               coffin
               bright
               did
               close
               .
            
             
               And
               sprinkling
               water
               pure
               ,
               about
               his
               mates
               three
               times
               he
               goes
               :
            
             
               And
               drops
               of
               sacred
               dew
               ,
               with
               Oliue-palmes
               on
               them
               did
               shake
               ,
            
             
               And
               compasse
               blest
               them
               all
               ,
               and
               sentence
               last
               he
               sadly
               spake
               :
            
             
               To
               fields
               of
               ioy
               thy
               soule
               ,
               and
               endlesse
               rest
               we
               doe
               betake
               .
            
             
               But
               good
               Aeneas
               then
               ,
               right
               huge
               in
               height
               his
               Tombe
               did
               rere
               ,
            
             
               And
               gaue
               the
               Lord
               his
               Armes
               ,
               his
               Ore
               and
               Trumpet
               fixed
               there
               ,
            
             
               On
               mountaine
               neare
               the
               skies
               ,
               that
               of
               Misenus
               beares
               the
               name
               ,
            
             
               And
               euerlasting
               shall
               from
               world
               to
               world
               retaine
               the
               same
               .
            
          
           
             Many
             more
             ceremonies
             were
             obserued
             in
             the
             magnificent
             ordering
             of
             both
             kindes
             of
             Funeralls
             ,
             as
             well
             of
             such
             as
             were
             buried
             in
             the
             earth
             ,
             as
             of
             these
             burned
             in
             these
             costly
             piles
             of
             wood
             .
             The
             custome
             of
             burning
             the
             dead
             bodies
             continued
             among
             the
             Romanes
             ,
             but
             vntill
             the
             time
             of
             the
             Antonine
             Emperours
             ,
             An
             Do
             200.
             or
             thereabouts
             :
             then
             they
             began
             to
             burie
             againe
             in
             the
             earth
             .
             
               Manutius
               de
               log
               .
               Rom.
               fol
            
             125.126
             .
          
           
             They
             had
             ,
             at
             these
             burials
             ,
             suborned
             counterfeit
             hired
             mourners
             ,
             which
             were
             women
             of
             the
             loudest
             voices
             ,
             who
             betimes
             in
             the
             morning
             did
             meere
             at
             appointed
             places
             ,
             and
             then
             cried
             out
             mainly
             ,
             beating
             of
             their
             breasts
             ,
             tearing
             their
             haire
             ,
             their
             faces
             ,
             and
             garments
             ,
             ioyning
             therewith
             the
             prayers
             of
             the
             defunct
             ,
             from
             the
             houre
             of
             his
             natiuitie
             ,
             vnto
             the
             houre
             of
             his
             dissolution
             ;
             still
             keeping
             time
             with
             the
             melancholicke
             musicke
             .
             (
             This
             is
             a
             custome
             obserued
             at
             this
             day
             in
             some
             parts
             of
             Ireland
             ,
             but
             aboue
             all
             Nations
             the
             Iewes
             are
             best
             skilled
             in
             these
             lamentations
             ,
             being
             
               
                 Fruitfull
                 in
                 teares
                 :
                 
                 teares
                 ,
                 that
                 still
                 ready
                 stand
              
               
                 To
                 sally
                 forth
                 ,
                 and
                 but
                 expect
                 command
                 .
                 )
              
            
             Amongst
             these
             women
             there
             was
             euer
             an
             old
             aged
             Beldam
             ,
             
             called
             
               Praefica
               ,
               quasi
               in
               hoc
               ipso
               manus
               praefecta
               ,
            
             a
             superintendent
             aboue
             all
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             mourners
             :
             who
             with
             a
             loud
             voice
             did
             pronounce
             these
             words
             :
             
               I
               licet
            
             ,
             or
             ,
             
               Ire
               licet
            
             ;
             as
             much
             to
             say
             ,
             He
             must
             needs
             depart
             :
             and
             when
             the
             dead
             corps
             were
             lain
             in
             the
             graue
             ,
             and
             all
             ceremonies
             finished
             ,
             she
             deliuerd
             the
             last
             adieu
             in
             this
             manner
             ,
             
               Vale
               ,
               vale
               ,
               vale
               ,
               nos
               te
               ordine
               ,
               quo
               natura
               permiserit
               ,
               cuncti
               sequemur
               :
            
             Adieu
             ,
             Adieu
             ,
             Adieu
             ,
             wee
             must
             follow
             thee
             ,
             according
             as
             the
             course
             of
             nature
             shall
             permit
             vs.
             
          
           
             The
             manner
             of
             these
             lamentings
             (
             saith
             
               George
               Sandys
            
             in
             his
             Journall
             )
             may
             of
             old
             appeare
             by
             this
             ironicall
             personating
             of
             a
             father
             following
             the
             exequies
             of
             his
             sonne
             ,
             introducted
             by
             Lucian
             in
             these
             words
             :
             O
             my
             sweet
             sonne
             ,
             thou
             art
             lost
             ,
             thou
             art
             dead
             :
             dead
             before
             thy
             day
             ,
             and
             hast
             left
             mee
             
             behinde
             ,
             of
             men
             the
             most
             miserable
             .
             Not
             experienced
             in
             the
             pleasures
             of
             a
             wife
             ,
             the
             comforts
             of
             children
             ,
             warfare
             ,
             husbandrie
             ,
             nor
             attained
             to
             maturitie
             .
             Henceforth
             ,
             O
             my
             sonne
             ,
             thou
             shalt
             not
             eate
             ,
             nor
             loue
             ,
             nor
             bee
             drunke
             amongst
             thy
             equalls
             .
             They
             had
             likewise
             their
             Libitinarij
             (
             and
             those
             many
             in
             number
             )
             which
             were
             the
             prouiders
             of
             all
             things
             necessarie
             for
             the
             Funeralls
             ;
             and
             their
             Pollinctores
             ,
             which
             were
             those
             that
             anointed
             ,
             embalmed
             ,
             and
             inuested
             the
             defunct
             ,
             with
             mirrhe
             ,
             aloes
             ,
             salt
             ,
             honey
             ,
             waxe
             ,
             sweet
             odours
             ,
             pretious
             oyles
             ,
             perfumed
             sereclothes
             ,
             fine
             Aromaticke
             Sindon
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             .
             The
             mourners
             were
             exceeding
             many
             ,
             (
             of
             which
             I
             haue
             partly
             spoken
             before
             )
             with
             Trumpeters
             ,
             and
             Musitians
             of
             all
             sorts
             ,
             most
             dolefully
             sounding
             ,
             and
             warbling
             forth
             their
             lamentable
             notes
             :
             the
             corps
             of
             the
             defunct
             being
             garded
             ,
             and
             attended
             vpon
             ,
             with
             troupes
             of
             horsemen
             ,
             which
             was
             accounted
             an
             extraordinarie
             kinde
             of
             honour
             done
             to
             the
             deceased
             :
             then
             last
             of
             all
             ,
             Funerall
             Games
             ,
             Bonefires
             of
             most
             pretious
             woods
             ,
             Orations
             ,
             magnificent
             ,
             sumptuous
             ,
             and
             most
             royall
             feasts
             and
             banquets
             were
             ordained
             .
          
           
             But
             these
             excessiue
             charges
             ,
             these
             superfluous
             and
             impertinent
             costs
             of
             funerall
             expenses
             ,
             were
             by
             certaine
             Lawes
             restrained
             ,
             both
             by
             the
             Romans
             ,
             and
             Grecians
             ,
             and
             funerall
             charges
             proportioned
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             worthinesse
             of
             the
             person
             deceased
             ,
             and
             his
             meanes
             ;
             answerable
             to
             the
             valuation
             of
             his
             yearely
             reuenues
             ,
             or
             the
             generall
             estimate
             of
             his
             substance
             .
          
           
             In
             like
             manner
             these
             Ethnicke
             lamentations
             ,
             and
             fearefull
             howlings
             for
             the
             dead
             ,
             by
             hired
             mourners
             ,
             were
             prohibited
             ;
             yet
             moderate
             weeping
             and
             mourning
             at
             Funeralls
             ,
             was
             neuer
             dissallowed
             ;
             nay
             it
             hath
             been
             euer
             highly
             commended
             ,
             accounted
             the
             chiefe
             grace
             of
             Funerals
             ,
             promised
             for
             a
             blessing
             to
             the
             godly
             ,
             and
             the
             want
             thereof
             ,
             a
             malediction
             or
             curse
             ;
             and
             moderately
             to
             mourne
             after
             the
             interment
             of
             our
             friends
             ,
             is
             a
             manifest
             token
             of
             true
             loue
             ;
             by
             it
             wee
             expresse
             that
             naturall
             affection
             wee
             had
             to
             the
             departed
             ,
             with
             a
             Christian-like
             moderation
             of
             our
             griefe
             ,
             whereby
             our
             faith
             to
             God
             ward
             is
             demonstrated
             .
             For
             as
             God
             hath
             made
             vs
             liuing
             ,
             so
             hath
             he
             made
             vs
             louing
             creatures
             ,
             to
             the
             end
             we
             should
             not
             be
             as
             stocks
             and
             stones
             ,
             voide
             of
             all
             kinde
             and
             naturall
             affection
             ,
             but
             that
             liuing
             and
             louing
             together
             ,
             the
             loue
             of
             the
             one
             should
             not
             end
             with
             the
             life
             of
             the
             other
             .
             And
             now
             to
             go
             a
             little
             further
             ,
             I
             say
             ,
             that
             to
             mourne
             and
             sorrow
             for
             parents
             ,
             children
             ,
             husbands
             ,
             wiues
             ,
             kindred
             and
             friends
             ,
             is
             not
             any
             matter
             of
             noueltie
             but
             most
             ancient
             .
             
             Abraham
             mourned
             and
             wept
             for
             his
             wife
             
               Sarah
               :
               Dauid
            
             could
             not
             hide
             his
             fatherly
             affection
             toward
             his
             sonne
             Absolon
             ;
             although
             he
             was
             a
             traitour
             to
             his
             father
             ,
             
             Dauid
             the
             King
             :
             for
             so
             soone
             as
             hee
             heard
             of
             his
             death
             ,
             he
             went
             up
             to
             the
             chamber
             ouer
             the
             gate
             (
             as
             the
             text
             is
             )
             and
             wept
             :
             and
             as
             hee
             went
             ,
             thus
             he
             said
             ,
             
               O
               my
               sonne
               Absolon
               ,
               my
               sonne
               ,
               my
               sonne
               Absolon
               ,
               would
               God
               I
               had
               died
               for
               thee
               ,
               O
               Absolon
               ,
               my
               sonne
               ,
               my
               sonne
               .
            
          
           
             Dauid
             also
             hearing
             of
             the
             death
             of
             murdered
             Abner
             ,
             whom
             he
             respected
             as
             a
             deare
             friend
             :
             said
             vnto
             Ioab
             (
             who
             slew
             Abner
             )
             and
             to
             all
             the
             people
             that
             were
             with
             him
             ,
             
             Rent
             your
             clothes
             and
             put
             on
             sackcloth
             ,
             and
             mourne
             ,
             before
             the
             corps
             of
             Abner
             :
             and
             king
             Dauid
             himselfe
             followed
             the
             Beere
             .
             And
             when
             they
             had
             buried
             Abner
             in
             Hebron
             ,
             the
             king
             lifted
             vp
             his
             voice
             ,
             and
             wept
             beside
             the
             Sepulchre
             of
             Abner
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             people
             wept
             .
          
           
             Now
             ,
             it
             being
             the
             custome
             of
             the
             Israelites
             to
             feast
             and
             banquet
             at
             their
             
             burials
             ;
             ●he
             people
             came
             to
             cause
             Dauid
             (
             such
             is
             the
             Scripture
             phrase
             )
             to
             eate
             meate
             while
             it
             was
             yet
             day
             ,
             but
             Dauid
             sware
             ,
             saying
             ,
             So
             doe
             God
             to
             me
             and
             more
             also
             ,
             if
             I
             taste
             bread
             ,
             or
             ought
             else
             till
             the
             Sunne
             bee
             downe
             :
             and
             a●l
             the
             people
             knew
             it
             ,
             and
             it
             pleased
             them
             ,
             saith
             the
             Text.
             
          
           
             Our
             a●l
             perfect
             and
             Almighty
             Sauiour
             Christ
             Iesus
             ,
             
             wept
             ouer
             the
             graue
             of
             dead
             Lazarus
             (
             whom
             he
             reuiued
             )
             wherupon
             the
             standers
             by
             said
             among
             themselues
             ,
             behold
             how
             he
             loued
             him
             .
          
           
             The
             ancient
             Romanes
             ,
             before
             they
             were
             Christians
             ,
             mourned
             nine
             moneths
             ,
             but
             being
             Christians
             ,
             they
             vsed
             mourning
             a
             whole
             yeare
             ,
             clothed
             in
             blacke
             for
             the
             most
             part
             ,
             for
             women
             were
             clothed
             partly
             in
             white
             ,
             and
             partly
             in
             blacke
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             diuersitie
             of
             Nations
             .
             And
             if
             any
             Christian
             ,
             man
             ,
             or
             woman
             ,
             in
             those
             parts
             ,
             wearing
             mourning
             ,
             came
             to
             agree
             againe
             in
             a
             second
             marriage
             ,
             during
             the
             yeare
             appointed
             for
             mourning
             ,
             the
             Matrimony
             was
             stayed
             ,
             but
             thenceforward
             hee
             nor
             shee
             were
             bound
             to
             weare
             any
             more
             mourning
             .
          
           
             These
             examples
             considered
             ,
             I
             obserue
             that
             wee
             ,
             in
             these
             dayes
             ,
             doe
             not
             weepe
             and
             mourne
             at
             the
             departure
             of
             the
             dead
             ,
             so
             much
             ,
             nor
             so
             long
             ,
             as
             in
             Christian
             dutie
             we
             ought
             .
             For
             husbands
             can
             burie
             their
             wiues
             ,
             and
             wiues
             their
             husbands
             ,
             with
             a
             few
             counterfeit
             teares
             ,
             and
             a
             sowre
             visage
             masked
             and
             painted
             ouer
             with
             dissimulation
             ;
             contracting
             second
             marriages
             ,
             before
             they
             haue
             worne
             out
             their
             mourning
             garments
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             before
             their
             cope
             mates
             be
             cold
             in
             their
             graues
             .
          
           
             Young
             heires
             may
             attend
             vpon
             the
             corps
             of
             their
             parents
             to
             their
             buriall
             places
             ,
             seemingly
             making
             great
             shewes
             of
             inward
             griefe
             and
             sorrow
             ,
             but
             
               
                 Haeredis
                 flectus
                 sub
                 persona
                 risus
                 est
                 .
                 
              
            
             The
             weeping
             of
             an
             heire
             ,
             is
             laughing
             vnder
             a
             visard
             or
             disguise
             .
          
           
             And
             if
             his
             father
             haue
             impaired
             ,
             or
             not
             augmented
             his
             state
             and
             inheritance
             ,
             this
             young
             master
             will
             reduce
             the
             conuoy
             of
             his
             fathers
             obsequies
             ,
             to
             some
             vnwonted
             parsimonie
             ,
             answerable
             to
             these
             verses
             of
             Persius
             in
             the
             sixth
             and
             last
             Satyre
             .
          
           
             
               —
               if
               thou
               impaire
               thy
               wealth
               ,
               thy
               angred
               heire
            
             
               Of
               thy
               last
               funerall
               feast
               will
               take
               small
               care
               :
            
             
               And
               with
               neglect
               into
               thy
               vrne
               will
               throw
            
             
               Thy
               bones
               without
               perfumes
               ,
               carelesse
               to
               know
            
             
               Whether
               he
               buy
               dull-smelling
               Cinnamum
               ,
            
             
               Or
               Casia
               corrupt
               with
               cherry
               gumme
               .
            
          
           
             Now
             howsoeuer
             the
             procuration
             of
             funerals
             ,
             the
             manner
             of
             buriall
             ,
             the
             pompe
             of
             obsequies
             ,
             bee
             rather
             comforts
             to
             the
             liuing
             ,
             then
             helpes
             to
             the
             dead
             ;
             and
             although
             all
             these
             ceremonies
             be
             despised
             by
             our
             parents
             on
             their
             death-beds
             ;
             yet
             should
             they
             not
             be
             neglected
             by
             vs
             their
             children
             ,
             or
             nearest
             of
             kindred
             ,
             vpon
             their
             interments
             .
          
           
             But
             funerals
             in
             any
             expensiue
             way
             here
             with
             vs
             ,
             are
             now
             accounted
             but
             as
             a
             fruitlesse
             vanitie
             ,
             insomuch
             that
             almost
             all
             the
             ceremoniall
             rites
             of
             obsequies
             heretofore
             vsed
             ,
             are
             altogether
             laid
             aside
             :
             for
             wee
             see
             daily
             that
             Noblemen
             ,
             and
             Gentlemen
             of
             eminent
             ranke
             ,
             office
             ,
             and
             qualitie
             ,
             are
             either
             silently
             buried
             in
             the
             night
             time
             ,
             with
             a
             Torch
             ,
             a
             two-penie
             Linke
             ,
             and
             a
             
             Lanterne
             ;
             or
             parsimoniously
             interred
             in
             the
             day-time
             ,
             by
             the
             helpe
             of
             some
             ignorant
             countrey-painter
             ,
             without
             the
             attendance
             of
             any
             one
             of
             the
             Officers
             of
             Armes
             ,
             whose
             chiefest
             support
             ,
             and
             maintenance
             ,
             hath
             euer
             depended
             vpon
             the
             performance
             of
             such
             funerall
             rites
             ,
             and
             exequies
             .
             So
             that
             now
             by
             reason
             of
             this
             generall
             neglect
             of
             Funeralls
             ,
             and
             the
             sleight
             regard
             wee
             haue
             of
             the
             needfull
             vse
             of
             Heraulds
             ,
             many
             and
             great
             errours
             are
             daily
             committed
             ,
             to
             the
             great
             offence
             and
             preiudice
             of
             the
             ancient
             Nobilitie
             ,
             and
             Gentrie
             of
             this
             Kingdome
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             breeding
             of
             many
             ambiguous
             doubts
             and
             questions
             ,
             which
             may
             happen
             in
             their
             Descents
             ,
             and
             issues
             in
             future
             ages
             :
             And
             nothing
             will
             be
             shortly
             left
             to
             continue
             the
             memory
             of
             the
             deceased
             to
             posteritie
             ;
             pilfery
             and
             the
             opinion
             some
             haue
             ,
             that
             Tombes
             ,
             and
             their
             Epitaphs
             ,
             taste
             somewhat
             of
             Poperie
             ,
             hauing
             already
             most
             sacrilegiously
             stolne
             ,
             erazed
             ,
             and
             taken
             away
             ,
             almost
             all
             the
             Inscriptions
             and
             Epitaphs
             ,
             cut
             ,
             writ
             ,
             inlaid
             ,
             or
             engrauen
             vpon
             the
             Sepulchres
             of
             the
             deceased
             ;
             and
             most
             shamefully
             defaced
             the
             glorious
             rich
             Tombes
             ,
             and
             goodly
             monuments
             of
             our
             most
             worthy
             Ancestours
             .
             It
             could
             bee
             wished
             that
             some
             order
             might
             betaken
             for
             the
             preseruation
             of
             these
             few
             which
             are
             as
             yet
             remaining
             :
             for
             to
             mine
             owne
             knowledge
             ,
             by
             the
             obseruation
             I
             haue
             made
             in
             many
             Churches
             ,
             the
             Monuments
             of
             the
             dead
             are
             daily
             thus
             abused
             .
          
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             V.
             The
             reasons
             wherefore
             so
             many
             haue
             made
             their
             owne
             Monuments
             in
             their
             life-time
             .
             Of
             the
             care
             that
             all
             or
             most
             of
             all
             men
             haue
             of
             decent
             buriall
             .
             The
             buriall
             of
             the
             dead
             ,
             a
             worke
             acceptable
             vnto
             God.
             A
             funerall
             Hymne
             of
             Aurelius
             Prudentius
             to
             the
             like
             purpose
             .
          
           
             IT
             was
             vsuall
             in
             ancient
             times
             ,
             and
             so
             it
             is
             in
             these
             our
             dayes
             ,
             for
             persons
             of
             especiall
             ranke
             and
             qualitie
             to
             make
             their
             owne
             Tombes
             and
             Monuments
             in
             their
             life-time
             ;
             partly
             for
             that
             they
             might
             haue
             a
             certaine
             house
             to
             put
             their
             head
             in
             (
             as
             the
             old
             saying
             is
             )
             whensoeuer
             they
             should
             bee
             taken
             away
             by
             death
             ,
             out
             of
             this
             their
             Tenement
             ,
             the
             world
             ;
             and
             partly
             to
             please
             themselues
             ,
             in
             the
             beholding
             of
             their
             dead
             countenance
             in
             marble
             .
             But
             most
             especially
             because
             thereby
             they
             thought
             to
             preserue
             their
             memories
             from
             obliuion
             .
          
           
             Absolon
             in
             his
             life
             time
             ,
             erected
             a
             pillar
             ,
             to
             retaine
             the
             memory
             of
             his
             name
             ,
             in
             that
             his
             issue
             male
             failed
             .
             Will
             you
             heare
             the
             Text.
             
          
           
             
             Now
             Absolon
             in
             his
             life-time
             had
             taken
             ,
             and
             reared
             him
             vp
             a
             pillar
             ,
             which
             is
             in
             the
             Kings
             dale
             :
             for
             hee
             said
             ,
             I
             haue
             no
             sonne
             to
             keepe
             my
             name
             in
             remembrance
             ,
             and
             hee
             called
             the
             pillar
             after
             his
             owne
             name
             ,
             and
             it
             is
             called
             vnto
             this
             day
             ,
             Absolons
             place
             .
          
           
             This
             pillar
             ,
             which
             Absolon
             intended
             for
             the
             place
             of
             his
             sepulture
             ,
             hewne
             and
             framed
             out
             of
             the
             rocke
             or
             growing
             stone
             ,
             is
             to
             bee
             seene
             at
             this
             day
             ,
             saith
             Sandys
             ,
             all
             entire
             and
             of
             a
             goodly
             fabricke
             .
             But
             to
             returne
             ,
             euery
             man
             like
             Absolon
             desires
             a
             perpetuity
             after
             death
             ,
             by
             these
             monuments
             ,
             or
             by
             
             other
             meanes
             ,
             
             according
             to
             that
             of
             Tertullian
             in
             his
             booke
             ,
             
               De
               Testimonio
               animae
               .
               Quis
               non
               hodie
            
             (
             saith
             hee
             )
             
               memoriae
               post
               mortem
               frequentandae
               ita
               studet
               ,
               vt
               vel
               literaturae
               operibus
               ,
               vel
               simplici
               laude
               morum
               ,
               vel
               ipsorum
               sepulchrorum
               ambitione
               ,
               nomen
               suum
               seruet
               ?
            
             These
             that
             in
             their
             life
             time
             do
             thus
             build
             their
             owne
             sepulchres
             ,
             and
             take
             care
             in
             the
             ceremonious
             disposing
             of
             their
             funeralls
             ,
             would
             (
             no
             question
             )
             lay
             this
             charge
             vpon
             those
             which
             they
             must
             of
             necessity
             trust
             ,
             in
             the
             performance
             of
             their
             Wills
             and
             Testaments
             ,
             and
             employ
             their
             last
             dayes
             and
             houres
             in
             more
             heauenly
             designes
             ;
             if
             they
             did
             not
             oftentimes
             see
             in
             their
             course
             of
             life
             ,
             that
             as
             well
             heires
             as
             executours
             ,
             interre
             both
             the
             honour
             and
             memory
             of
             the
             defunct
             ,
             together
             with
             his
             corps
             :
             perfidiously
             forgetting
             their
             fidelity
             to
             the
             deceased
             .
             Of
             which
             will
             it
             please
             you
             reade
             this
             old
             inscription
             depicted
             vpon
             a
             wall
             within
             S.
             Edmunds
             Church
             in
             Lumbard-street
             ,
             London
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Man
                 ,
                 the
                 behovyth
                 oft
                 to
                 haue
                 *
                 yis
                 in
                 mind
                 ,
              
               
                 *
                 Yat
                 thow
                 geueth
                 wyth
                 *
                 yin
                 hond
                 ,
                 yat
                 sall
                 thow
                 fynd
                 ,
              
               
                 For
                 widowes
                 be
                 sloful
                 ,
                 and
                 chyldren
                 beth
                 vnkynd
                 ,
              
               
                 Executors
                 beth
                 couetos
                 ,
                 and
                 kep
                 al
                 yat
                 *
                 yey
                 fynd
                 .
              
               
                 If
                 eny
                 body
                 esk
                 wher
                 the
                 deddys
                 goodys
                 becam
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 *
                 Yey
                 ansquer
              
               
                 So
                 God
                 me
                 help
                 and
                 halidam
                 ,
                 he
                 died
                 a
                 poor
                 man
                 ,
              
               
                 *
                 Yink
              
               
                 on
                 yis
              
            
          
           
             
               Io.
               Gower
            
             in
             his
             additions
             to
             his
             booke
             called
             
               Vox
               clamantis
            
             ,
             
             hath
             these
             verses
             ,
             
               contra
               mortuorum
               Executores
            
             ,
             much
             what
             to
             the
             same
             effect
             .
             
               
                 Dicunt
                 Scripture
                 memorare
                 nouissima
                 vite
                 ,
              
               
                 Pauper
                 ab
                 hoc
                 mundo
                 transiet
                 omnis
                 homo
                 .
              
               
                 Dat
                 Fortuna
                 status
                 varios
                 ,
                 Natura
                 sed
                 omnes
              
               
                 Fine
                 suo
                 claudit
                 ,
                 cunctaque
                 morte
                 rapit
                 .
              
               
                 Post
                 mortem
                 pauci
                 qui
                 nunc
                 reputantur
                 amici
                 ,
              
               
                 Sunt
                 memores
                 :
                 anime
                 sis
                 memor
                 ipse
                 tue
                 .
              
               
                 Da
                 dum
                 tempus
                 habes
                 ,
                 tibi
                 propria
                 sit
                 manus
                 heres
                 ;
              
               
                 Auferet
                 hoc
                 nemo
                 quod
                 dabis
                 ipse
                 Deo.
                 
              
            
             Vpon
             these
             and
             the
             like
             considerations
             ,
             they
             vsed
             (
             as
             they
             now
             doe
             )
             to
             inscribe
             or
             engraue
             these
             kinde
             of
             monuments
             with
             certaine
             sentences
             to
             this
             effect
             .
             
               
                 Fallax
                 saepe
                 fides
                 ,
                 testataque
                 vota
                 peribunt
                 :
              
               
                 Constitues
                 tumulum
                 ,
                 si
                 sapis
                 ,
                 ipse
                 tuum
                 .
              
            
             Or
             thus
             .
             
               
                 Certa
                 dies
                 nulli
                 ,
                 mors
                 certa
                 ,
                 incerta
                 sequentum
              
               
                 Cura
                 :
                 locet
                 tumulum
                 qui
                 sapit
                 ipse
                 sibi
                 .
              
            
             Concluding
             most
             commonly
             with
             these
             words
             .
          
           
             
               Viuus
               fecit
               .
               Viuus
               faciendum
               curauit
               .
               Viuus
               sibi
               posuit
               .
               Se
               vino
               fecit
               .
               Viuus
               hoc
               sibi
               fecit
               monumentum
               :
            
             and
             the
             like
             .
          
           
             Some
             erected
             their
             sepulchres
             whilst
             they
             were
             liuing
             ,
             concluding
             their
             inscriptions
             thus
             .
             
               Sibi
               &
               coniugi
               .
               Sibi
               ,
               coniugi
               &
               Liberis
               .
               Sibi
               &
               posteris
               .
            
             
             And
             some
             that
             would
             not
             haue
             their
             wiues
             heires
             nor
             any
             other
             entombed
             therein
             ,
             thus
             .
             
               Hoc
               monumentum
               heredes
               non
               sequuntur
            
             .
             Or
             thus
             :
             
               Rogo
               per
               deos
               superos
               inferosque
               ossa
               nostra
               ne
               violes
               .
            
          
           
             This
             care
             of
             buriall
             moued
             
               Augustus
               Caesar
            
             to
             build
             his
             funerall
             monument
             ,
             in
             the
             sixth
             yeare
             of
             his
             Consulship
             ;
             for
             himselfe
             ,
             and
             the
             succeeding
             Emperours
             .
          
           
             The
             like
             reason
             moued
             Hadrian
             to
             build
             his
             Tombe
             or
             Sepulchre
             neare
             vnto
             the
             bridge
             Aelium
             ,
             for
             the
             Mausoleum
             of
             Augustus
             was
             full
             ;
             as
             Xiphilinus
             writes
             in
             the
             life
             of
             Hadrian
             .
          
           
             And
             to
             bring
             you
             this
             honie
             example
             ,
             the
             like
             consideration
             moued
             King
             Henry
             the
             seuenth
             ,
             in
             the
             eighteenth
             yeare
             of
             his
             raigne
             ,
             to
             build
             that
             glorious
             faire
             Chappell
             at
             Westminster
             ,
             for
             an
             house
             of
             buriall
             ,
             for
             himselfe
             ,
             his
             children
             ,
             and
             such
             onely
             of
             the
             bloud-royall
             ,
             as
             should
             descend
             from
             his
             Ioynes
             ;
             forbidding
             that
             any
             other
             of
             what
             degree
             or
             qualitie
             soe●uer
             ,
             should
             euer
             be
             interred
             in
             that
             sacred
             mould
             ;
             as
             appeares
             by
             his
             last
             Will
             and
             Testament
             .
          
           
             
             Saint
             Augustine
             saith
             ,
             that
             the
             Funerals
             of
             the
             righteous
             ,
             in
             the
             times
             of
             old
             ,
             were
             performed
             with
             a
             zealous
             care
             ,
             their
             burials
             celebrated
             ,
             and
             their
             Monuments
             prouided
             in
             their
             life
             time
             .
          
           
             
             Great
             hath
             been
             the
             care
             of
             buriall
             (
             saith
             Camden
             )
             euer
             since
             the
             first
             times
             ,
             insomuch
             that
             Fathers
             would
             lay
             charges
             vpon
             their
             children
             ,
             concerning
             the
             buriall
             ,
             and
             translating
             of
             their
             bodies
             ,
             euery
             one
             being
             desirous
             to
             returne
             ,
             
               in
               Sepulchra
               maiorum
            
             ,
             into
             the
             sepulchres
             of
             their
             Ancestours
             .
          
           
             
             Iacob
             at
             his
             death
             charged
             his
             sonne
             Ioseph
             to
             carry
             his
             body
             into
             the
             sepulchre
             of
             his
             fathers
             .
             And
             Ioseph
             himselfe
             commanded
             his
             brethren
             that
             they
             should
             remember
             and
             tell
             their
             pos●eritie
             ,
             that
             when
             they
             went
             away
             into
             the
             land
             of
             promise
             ,
             they
             should
             carry
             his
             bones
             thither
             with
             them
             .
             
               Abraham
               ,
               Isaac
               ,
               Iacob
               ,
               Sarah
               ,
               Rebecca
               ,
               Leah
               ,
            
             and
             Ioseph
             ,
             were
             buried
             together
             in
             one
             Sepulchre
             .
          
           
             The
             kings
             of
             Aegypt
             accustomed
             to
             awe
             their
             subiects
             by
             threatning
             to
             depriue
             them
             of
             buriall
             .
             And
             it
             was
             a
             penaltie
             of
             the
             law
             amongst
             the
             Romanes
             .
             He
             that
             doth
             this
             ,
             or
             that
             ,
             let
             him
             be
             cast
             forth
             vnburied
             ;
             and
             so
             in
             the
             declamations
             ;
             He
             that
             forsakes
             his
             parents
             in
             their
             necessities
             ,
             let
             him
             be
             cast
             forth
             vnburied
             ;
             An
             Homicide
             ,
             let
             him
             be
             cast
             forth
             vnburied
             .
             And
             so
             speakes
             Cicero
             to
             the
             peoples
             humour
             for
             Milo
             ,
             when
             hee
             affirmes
             his
             carcase
             to
             be
             more
             wretched
             ,
             because
             it
             wanted
             the
             solemne
             rites
             of
             funerall
             .
          
           
             Commanders
             in
             warres
             vsed
             to
             terrifie
             their
             enemies
             with
             the
             want
             of
             buriall
             ,
             according
             to
             this
             speech
             of
             Hector
             in
             the
             fifteenth
             booke
             of
             Homers
             Iliads
             .
             
          
           
             
               Then
               Hector
               cri'd
               out
               ,
               take
               no
               spoile
               ,
               but
               rush
               on
               to
               the
               fleete
               ,
            
             
               From
               whose
               assault
               (
               for
               spoile
               nor
               flight
               )
               if
               any
               man
               I
               meete
               ,
            
             
               He
               meetes
               his
               death
               :
               nor
               in
               the
               fire
               of
               holy
               funerall
               ,
            
             
               His
               brothers
               nor
               his
               sisters
               hands
               shall
               cast
               within
               our
               wall
               ,
            
             
               His
               lothed
               body
               ;
               but
               without
               ,
               the
               throtes
               of
               dogs
               shall
               graue
            
             
               His
               manlesse
               limbes
               .
            
          
           
             The
             people
             of
             Israel
             ,
             crying
             vnto
             God
             against
             the
             barbarous
             tyranny
             of
             the
             Babylonians
             ,
             who
             spoiled
             Gods
             inheritance
             ,
             polluted
             his
             Temple
             ,
             destroyed
             
             his
             religion
             ,
             and
             murdered
             his
             chosen
             Nation
             ;
             amongst
             other
             calamities
             ,
             thus
             they
             complaine
             for
             the
             want
             of
             sepulture
             .
          
           
             The
             dead
             bodies
             of
             thy
             seruants
             haue
             they
             giuen
             to
             be
             meat
             vnto
             fowles
             of
             the
             heauen
             ;
             
             and
             the
             flesh
             of
             thy
             Saints
             vnto
             the
             beasts
             of
             the
             earth
             .
          
           
             Their
             bloud
             haue
             they
             shed
             like
             waters
             ,
             round
             about
             Ierusalem
             ,
             and
             there
             was
             none
             to
             bury
             them
             .
          
           
             God
             commands
             Elias
             to
             tell
             Iezebel
             ,
             that
             ,
             for
             her
             wickednesse
             ,
             the
             dogs
             should
             eate
             vp
             her
             flesh
             in
             the
             field
             of
             Iesreel
             ;
             
             and
             that
             her
             carcase
             should
             be
             as
             doung
             vpon
             the
             ground
             ,
             in
             the
             said
             field
             of
             Iesreel
             :
             so
             that
             none
             should
             say
             ,
             this
             is
             Iezebel
             .
          
           
             The
             seduced
             Prophet
             ,
             
             because
             he
             disobeyed
             the
             mouth
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             was
             reproued
             by
             him
             who
             was
             the
             occasion
             of
             his
             errour
             ,
             as
             hee
             had
             it
             in
             commandement
             from
             God
             ;
             and
             withall
             told
             ,
             that
             his
             carcase
             should
             not
             come
             vnto
             the
             sepulcher
             of
             his
             Fathers
             .
          
           
             Esay
             speaking
             in
             derision
             of
             the
             death
             and
             sepulture
             of
             the
             king
             of
             Babylon
             ,
             
             which
             was
             not
             with
             his
             Fathers
             ,
             for
             that
             his
             tyranny
             was
             so
             much
             abhorred
             ;
             thus
             noteth
             his
             vnhappinesse
             .
          
           
             All
             the
             kings
             of
             the
             nations
             ,
             euen
             they
             all
             sleepe
             in
             glorie
             euery
             one
             in
             his
             owne
             house
             .
          
           
             But
             thou
             art
             cast
             out
             of
             thy
             graue
             like
             an
             abhominable
             branch
             :
             like
             the
             rayment
             of
             those
             that
             are
             slaine
             ,
             and
             thrust
             through
             with
             a
             sword
             ,
             which
             go
             downe
             to
             the
             stones
             of
             the
             pit
             ,
             as
             a
             carcase
             troden
             vnder
             feet
             .
          
           
             Thou
             shalt
             not
             be
             ioyned
             with
             them
             in
             the
             graue
             .
          
           
             Ieremie
             the
             Prophet
             speaking
             against
             the
             breakers
             of
             Gods
             sacred
             couenants
             ,
             brings
             in
             (
             most
             commonly
             )
             the
             want
             of
             buriall
             ,
             as
             a
             punishment
             for
             such
             their
             hainous
             offences
             as
             followeth
             .
          
           
             Thus
             saith
             the
             Lord
             ,
             
             I
             will
             euen
             giue
             them
             into
             the
             hands
             of
             their
             enemies
             ,
             and
             into
             the
             hands
             of
             them
             that
             seeke
             their
             life
             ;
             and
             their
             dead
             bodies
             shall
             bee
             for
             meat
             vnto
             the
             fowles
             of
             the
             heauen
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             beasts
             of
             the
             earth
             .
          
           
             And
             prophesying
             against
             Iehoakim
             ;
             he
             is
             inspired
             with
             these
             words
             .
          
           
             Thus
             saith
             the
             Lord
             against
             Iehoakim
             ,
             
             the
             sonne
             of
             Iosiah
             king
             of
             Iuda
             :
             they
             shall
             not
             lament
             him
             ,
             saying
             ,
             Ah
             my
             brother
             ,
             or
             ah
             sister
             ,
             neither
             shall
             they
             mourne
             for
             him
             ,
             saying
             ,
             Ah
             ,
             Lord
             ,
             or
             ah
             ,
             his
             glory
             .
             He
             shall
             be
             buried
             ,
             as
             an
             asse
             is
             buried
             ;
             (
             not
             honourably
             (
             saith
             the
             Margent
             )
             among
             his
             fathers
             )
             euen
             drawne
             and
             cast
             forth
             without
             the
             gates
             of
             Ierusalem
             .
          
           
             In
             other
             places
             of
             his
             prophesie
             ,
             thus
             .
          
           
             They
             shall
             die
             of
             deaths
             ,
             
             and
             diseases
             they
             shall
             not
             bee
             lamented
             ,
             neither
             shall
             they
             be
             buried
             ,
             but
             they
             shall
             be
             as
             doung
             vpon
             the
             earth
             .
          
           
             They
             shall
             be
             cast
             out
             in
             the
             streets
             of
             Ierusalem
             ,
             
             because
             of
             the
             famine
             ,
             and
             the
             sword
             ,
             and
             there
             shall
             be
             none
             to
             burie
             them
             :
             both
             they
             and
             their
             wiues
             ,
             their
             sonnes
             and
             their
             daughters
             ;
             for
             I
             will
             poure
             their
             wickednesse
             vpon
             them
             .
          
           
             Thus
             saith
             the
             Lord
             of
             hosts
             ,
             
             I
             will
             cause
             them
             to
             fall
             by
             the
             sword
             ,
             before
             their
             enemies
             ,
             and
             by
             the
             hand
             of
             them
             that
             seeke
             their
             liues
             :
             and
             their
             carcases
             will
             I
             giue
             to
             bee
             meate
             for
             the
             fowles
             of
             the
             heauen
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             beasts
             of
             the
             field
             .
          
           
             We
             haue
             diuers
             examples
             of
             this
             nature
             in
             the
             holy
             Scriptures
             .
             But
             let
             
             vs
             go
             no
             further
             then
             to
             the
             lawes
             of
             our
             owne
             Nation
             ,
             by
             which
             the
             subiect
             is
             kept
             in
             awfull
             obedience
             .
          
           
             Hee
             that
             commits
             treason
             ,
             is
             adiudged
             by
             our
             Lawes
             ,
             to
             bee
             hanged
             ,
             drawne
             ,
             and
             quartered
             ,
             and
             his
             diuided
             limbes
             to
             be
             set
             vpon
             poles
             in
             some
             eminent
             place
             ,
             within
             some
             great
             Market-towne
             ,
             or
             Citie
             .
          
           
             He
             that
             commits
             that
             crying
             sinne
             of
             murther
             ,
             is
             vsually
             hanged
             vp
             in
             chaines
             ,
             so
             to
             continue
             vntill
             his
             bodie
             be
             consumed
             ,
             at
             or
             neare
             the
             place
             where
             the
             fact
             was
             perpetrated
             .
          
           
             Such
             as
             are
             found
             guilty
             of
             other
             criminall
             causes
             ,
             as
             Burglarie
             ,
             Felonie
             ,
             or
             the
             like
             ,
             after
             a
             little
             hanging
             are
             cut
             downe
             and
             indeed
             buried
             ,
             but
             seldome
             in
             Christian
             mould
             (
             as
             we
             say
             )
             nor
             in
             the
             sepulchres
             of
             their
             fathers
             ,
             except
             their
             fathers
             had
             their
             graues
             made
             neare
             ,
             or
             vnder
             the
             gallowes
             .
          
           
             And
             we
             vse
             to
             bury
             such
             as
             lay
             violent
             hands
             vpon
             themselues
             ,
             in
             or
             neare
             to
             the
             high
             wayes
             ,
             with
             a
             stake
             thrust
             through
             their
             bodies
             ,
             to
             terrifie
             all
             passengers
             ,
             by
             that
             so
             infamous
             and
             reproachfull
             a
             buriall
             ;
             not
             to
             make
             such
             their
             finall
             passage
             out
             of
             this
             present
             world
             .
          
           
             The
             feare
             of
             not
             hauing
             buriall
             ,
             or
             hauing
             of
             ignominious
             and
             dishonourable
             buriall
             ,
             hath
             euer
             affrighted
             the
             brauest
             spirits
             of
             the
             world
             ▪
             this
             feare
             made
             the
             dying
             Mezentius
             make
             this
             request
             to
             his
             enemy
             Aeneas
             .
             
          
           
             
               No
               ill
               in
               death
               :
               not
               so
               came
               I
               to
               sight
               :
            
             
               Nor
               made
               my
               Lausus
               such
               a
               match
               .
               One
               right
            
             
               Afford
               (
               if
               pitie
               stoope
               t●a
               vanq●sht
               foe
               )
            
             
               Interre
               m●
               corps
               .
               Much
               hate
               of
               mine
               I
               know
            
             
               Surrounds
               me
               .
               Dead
               from
               that
               fear'd
               furie
               saue
               :
            
             
               And
               lay
               me
               with
               my
               sonne
               ,
               both
               in
               one
               graue
               .
            
          
           
             This
             feare
             made
             the
             faire-helm'd
             Hector
             (
             as
             Homer
             calls
             him
             )
             being
             readie
             to
             combat
             with
             
               Ajax
               Telamon
            
             ,
             to
             propound
             this
             couenant
             .
          
           
             
               Amongst
               you
               all
               whose
               breast
               includes
               the
               most
               expulsiue
               minde
               ,
            
             
               Let
               him
               stand
               forth
               ,
               as
               Combatant
               ,
               by
               all
               the
               rest
               design'd
               ,
            
             
               Before
               whome
               thus
               I
               call
               high
               Ioue
               ,
               to
               witnesse
               of
               our
               strife
               :
            
             
               If
               he
               with
               home-thrust-iron
               can
               reac●
               th'exposure
               of
               my
               life
               ,
            
             
               (
               Spoiling
               my
               armes
               )
               let
               him
               at
               will
               conuay
               them
               to
               his
               tent
               .
            
             
               But
               let
               my
               body
               be
               renurn'd
               ,
               that
               Troys
               two-stept
               descent
            
             
               M●y
               ●●see
               it
               in
               the
               funerall
               pile
               :
               if
               I
               can
               slaughter
               him
               ,
            
             
               (
               Apollo
               honouring
               me
               so
               much
               )
               I
               'le
               spoile
               his
               conquered
               limbe
               :
            
             
               And
               beare
               his
               armes
               to
               Ilion
               ,
               where
               in
               Apollos
               Shrine
            
             
               I
               'le
               hang
               them
               as
               my
               Trophies
               due
               :
               his
               body
               I
               'le
               resigne
            
             
               To
               ●e
               disposed
               by
               his
               friends
               ,
               in
               flamie
               Funeralls
               ;
            
             
               And
               h●nour'd
               with
               erected
               Tombe
               ,
               where
               Hellespontus
               fals
            
             
               Into
               Aegaeum
               ,
               and
               doth
               reach
               euen
               to
               your
               nauall
               rode
               .
            
             
               That
               when
               our
               beings
               in
               the
               earth
               shall
               hide
               their
               period
               ,
            
             
               
               Suruiuers
               sailing
               the
               blacke
               sea
               ,
               may
               thus
               his
               name
               renew
               :
            
             
               This
               is
               his
               Monument
               ,
               whose
               bloud
               long
               since
               did
               fates
               imbrew
               ,
            
             
               Whom
               passing
               farre
               in
               fortitude
               ,
               illustrate
               Hector
               slew
               .
            
             
               This
               shall
               posteritie
               report
               ,
               and
               my
               fame
               neuer
               die
               .
            
          
           
             Cicero
             ,
             in
             his
             second
             booke
             ,
             
               De
               gloria
            
             ,
             makes
             Aiax
             (
             glorious
             in
             
             armes
             )
             to
             intreate
             Hector
             ,
             that
             if
             it
             were
             his
             fortune
             ,
             to
             be
             vanquisht
             by
             him
             so
             renowned
             an
             enemy
             ;
             he
             would
             affoord
             his
             body
             worthie
             and
             honourable
             buriall
             ,
             and
             that
             his
             Tombe
             to
             succeeding
             ages
             ,
             might
             thus
             speake
             to
             all
             passengers
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               situs
               est
               vitae
               iampridem
               lumina
               linquens
               ,
               
            
             
               Cui
               quondam
               Hectoreo
               perculsus
               concidit
               ense
               ,
            
             
               Fabitur
               haec
               aliquis
               ,
               mea
               semper
               gloria
               vines
               .
            
          
           
             
               Here
               he
               lies
               depriu'd
               of
               light
               ,
            
             
               Slaine
               by
               Hectors
               sword
               in
               fight
               :
            
             
               Some
               one
               will
               euer
               tell
               this
               story
               ;
            
             
               So
               endlesse
               shall
               be
               Aiax
               glory
               .
            
          
           
             Achilles
             ,
             hauing
             giuen
             Hector
             his
             deaths
             wound
             ,
             insulted
             ouer
             him
             (
             as
             it
             is
             in
             the
             two
             and
             twentieth
             booke
             of
             Homers
             Iliads
             )
             thus
             .
          
           
             
               —
               And
               now
               the
               dogs
               and
               fowles
               ,
               in
               ●oulest
               vse
            
             
               Shall
               teare
               thee
               vp
               ,
               thy
               corse
               expos'd
               to
               all
               the
               Greekes
               abuse
               .
            
          
           
             To
             whom
             Hector
             makes
             his
             dying
             request
             on
             this
             manner
             .
          
           
             
               He
               fainting
               said
               ,
               let
               me
               implore
               ,
               euen
               by
               thy
               knees
               ,
               and
               soule
               ,
            
             
               And
               thy
               great
               parents
               ;
               doe
               not
               see
               a
               cruelty
               so
               foule
               ,
            
             
               Inflicted
               on
               me
               ;
               brasse
               and
               gold
               receiue
               at
               any
               rate
               ,
            
             
               And
               quit
               my
               person
               ,
               that
               the
               Peeres
               ,
               and
               Ladies
               of
               our
               State
            
             
               May
               tombe
               it
               .
            
          
           
             Thus
             you
             see
             how
             much
             the
             most
             heroicall
             spirits
             desir'd
             the
             honour
             of
             sepulture
             ,
             with
             the
             performance
             of
             all
             funerall
             rites
             ;
             howsoeuer
             Lucan
             in
             his
             fifth
             booke
             of
             the
             Pharsalian
             warres
             ,
             makes
             
               Iulius
               Caesar
            
             (
             being
             as
             then
             in
             danger
             to
             be
             drowned
             )
             to
             expostulate
             with
             the
             Gods
             ,
             and
             (
             in
             a
             boasting
             manner
             )
             to
             contemne
             all
             funerall
             exequies
             .
             Concluding
             thus
             .
             
               
                 —
                 O
                 Gods
                 I
                 craue
              
               
                 No
                 Funerall
                 :
                 let
                 the
                 seas
                 vtmost
                 waue
              
               
                 Keepe
                 my
                 torne
                 carcase
                 ,
                 let
                 me
                 want
                 a
                 Tombe
              
               
                 And
                 funerall
                 pile
                 ,
                 whilest
                 look't
                 for
                 still
                 to
                 come
              
               
                 Into
                 all
                 Lands
                 I
                 am
                 ,
                 and
                 euer
                 fear'd
                 .
              
            
             But
             this
             was
             but
             one
             of
             Caesars
             rodamantadoes
             ,
             or
             thundring
             declamations
             in
             a
             storme
             ,
             onely
             to
             his
             poore
             Bargeman
             Amyclas
             ,
             being
             as
             then
             out
             of
             all
             hope
             or
             helpe
             for
             buriall
             ,
             saue
             in
             the
             bottome
             of
             the
             sea
             ;
             otherwise
             at
             another
             time
             ,
             I
             do
             not
             doubt
             but
             that
             he
             would
             haue
             desired
             sepulture
             with
             all
             her
             ceremonies
             ,
             as
             earnestly
             as
             Hector
             or
             any
             one
             of
             his
             nine
             fellow-worthies
             .
             For
             neuer
             any
             (
             saith
             Camden
             )
             neglected
             buriall
             but
             some
             sauage
             nations
             ;
             
             as
             Bactrians
             ,
             which
             cast
             their
             dead
             to
             the
             dogs
             ;
             some
             varlet
             Philosophers
             ,
             as
             Diogenes
             ,
             who
             desired
             to
             bee
             deuoured
             of
             fishes
             ;
             some
             dissolute
             Courtiers
             ;
             as
             Macaenas
             who
             was
             wont
             to
             say
             ,
             
               
                 Non
                 tumulum
                 curo
                 sepelit
                 natura
                 relictos
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 'm
                 carelesse
                 of
                 a
                 graue
                 :
              
            
             
               
                 Nature
                 her
                 dead
                 will
                 saue
                 .
              
            
             As
             another
             said
             .
          
           
             
             
               De
               terra
               interram
               ,
               &
               quaeuis
               terra
               Sepulchrum
               .
            
          
           
             
               From
               earth
               to
               earth
               wee
               go
               ;
            
             
               Each
               earth
               's
               alike
               graue
               so
               .
            
          
           
             
               Lucius
               Scipio
            
             likewise
             ,
             being
             ouerthrowne
             at
             the
             battell
             of
             Thapsus
             ,
             where
             hee
             was
             Generall
             ,
             fled
             disguisedly
             by
             sea
             for
             his
             owne
             safety
             ,
             but
             being
             driuen
             by
             a
             storme
             into
             the
             Bay
             of
             Hippo
             ,
             where
             Caesars
             Nauie
             lay
             to
             guard
             the
             shores
             ,
             and
             perceiuing
             them
             himselfe
             and
             his
             Barke
             both
             lost
             ;
             he
             stabbed
             himselfe
             with
             his
             ponyard
             ,
             leapt
             ouerboard
             ,
             and
             drowned
             himselfe
             in
             the
             maine
             ;
             vttering
             vpon
             his
             instant
             resolution
             certaine
             words
             in
             disdaine
             of
             buriall
             .
             
             Thus
             exquisitely
             deliuered
             in
             verse
             by
             my
             worthy
             Friend
             the
             continuer
             of
             Lucans
             Historicall
             poeme
             .
             
               
                 My
                 course
                 is
                 runne
                 ;
                 and
                 ,
                 though
                 this
                 armed
                 hand
              
               
                 Shall
                 testifie
                 I
                 could
                 haue
                 di'd
                 by
                 land
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 Ocean
                 likes
                 me
                 best
                 ;
                 within
                 the
                 maine
              
               
                 Vnknowne
                 for
                 euer
                 Scipio
                 shall
                 remaine
                 :
              
               
                 O
                 let
                 my
                 floating
                 carcase
                 neuer
                 come
              
               
                 To
                 land
                 ,
                 lest
                 Affricke
                 should
                 bestow
                 a
                 Tombe
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 to
                 her
                 sonnes
                 in
                 after
                 ages
                 show
              
               
                 A
                 Monument
                 of
                 vanquisht
                 Scipio
                 .
              
            
             Loath
             he
             was
             that
             his
             dead
             bodie
             should
             either
             suffer
             despight
             ,
             or
             receiue
             fauour
             from
             his
             enemies
             ;
             so
             that
             I
             thinke
             no
             otherwise
             of
             his
             imprecations
             then
             I
             do
             of
             Caesars
             .
          
           
             These
             carelesse
             
             Mecaenas-like
             resolutions
             ,
             make
             so
             many
             (
             I
             beleeue
             )
             of
             especiall
             note
             amongst
             us
             ;
             who
             either
             vpon
             a
             sparing
             or
             precise
             humour
             ,
             are
             content
             to
             commit
             to
             the
             earth
             ,
             their
             parents
             ,
             wiues
             ,
             children
             ,
             and
             the
             nearest
             vnto
             them
             ,
             
               in
               tenebris
            
             ,
             with
             little
             better
             than
             
               Sepulchra
               asinorum
            
             .
          
           
             This
             office
             of
             burying
             the
             dead
             ,
             this
             last
             dutie
             done
             to
             our
             deceased
             friends
             ,
             hath
             euer
             had
             the
             prime
             place
             of
             commendation
             by
             
               Lucan
               ,
               lib.
            
             18.
             for
             that
             he
             ,
             so
             solicitously
             tooke
             care
             to
             giue
             all
             funerall
             dues
             ,
             to
             the
             head
             lesse
             Trunke
             of
             great
             Pompey
             ,
             cut
             off
             by
             the
             treachery
             of
             the
             vngrat●full
             base
             Ptolomey
             ;
             vpon
             whom
             he
             is
             made
             in
             the
             said
             booke
             to
             bestow
             this
             Epitaph
             .
          
           
             
               Here
               the
               great
               Pompey
               lies
               ,
               so
               Fortune
               pleasde
               ,
            
             
               To
               instile
               this
               stone
               ;
               whom
               Caesars
               selfe
               would
               haue
            
             
               Interr'd
               ,
               before
               he
               should
               haue
               mist
               a
               graue
               .
            
          
           
             And
             Virgil
             makes
             buriall
             an
             honour
             to
             such
             as
             are
             slaine
             in
             battell
             ,
             and
             so
             consequently
             of
             others
             .
          
           
             
               Meane
               while
               th'vnburied
               bodies
               of
               our
               mates
            
             
               Ciue
               wee
               to
               graue
               ,
               sole
               honour
               after
               fates
               .
            
             
               Go
               honour
               those
               braue
               soules
               ,
               with
               their
               last
               dues
               ,
            
             
               Who
               with
               their
               bloud
               purchas'd
               this
               land
               for
               vs.
               
            
          
           
             Toby
             his
             burying
             of
             the
             dead
             was
             acceptable
             vnto
             God
             ,
             as
             the
             Angell
             testifieth
             .
             And
             the
             Lord
             himselfe
             ,
             being
             to
             arise
             againe
             the
             third
             day
             ,
             commended
             that
             good
             worke
             of
             those
             religious
             women
             ,
             who
             poured
             those
             pretious
             ointments
             ,
             with
             sweete
             odours
             ,
             vpon
             his
             head
             and
             body
             ,
             and
             did
             
             it
             to
             bury
             him
             .
             And
             the
             Gospel
             hath
             crowned
             them
             with
             immortall
             praise
             ,
             that
             tooke
             downe
             his
             bodie
             from
             the
             crosse
             ,
             and
             gaue
             it
             honest
             and
             honourable
             buriall
             .
             
             Which
             signifieth
             ,
             saith
             S.
             Augustine
             ,
             that
             the
             providence
             of
             God
             extendeth
             euen
             vnto
             the
             very
             bodies
             of
             the
             dead
             (
             for
             he
             is
             pleased
             with
             such
             good
             deeds
             )
             and
             doe
             build
             vp
             the
             beleefe
             of
             the
             resurrection
             .
             Where
             ,
             by
             the
             way
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             we
             may
             learne
             this
             profitable
             lesson
             ;
             how
             great
             the
             reward
             of
             almes
             done
             vnto
             the
             liuing
             may
             be
             ,
             since
             this
             duty
             and
             fauour
             showne
             ,
             but
             vnto
             the
             dead
             ,
             is
             not
             forgotten
             of
             God.
             
          
           
             Decent
             buriall
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             qualitie
             of
             the
             person
             deceased
             ,
             with
             attendants
             of
             kindred
             and
             friends
             ,
             is
             an
             honour
             to
             the
             defunct
             .
          
           
             Hezekiah
             (
             saith
             the
             text
             )
             slept
             with
             his
             fathers
             ,
             
             and
             they
             buried
             him
             in
             the
             highest
             sepulchre
             of
             the
             sonnes
             of
             Dauid
             :
             and
             all
             Iudah
             ,
             and
             the
             inhabitants
             of
             Ierusalem
             ,
             did
             him
             honour
             at
             his
             death
             .
          
           
             We
             commend
             (
             many
             of
             vs
             I
             am
             sure
             doe
             )
             that
             good
             worke
             of
             
               Richard
               Fox
            
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             Winchester
             ,
             who
             caused
             the
             bones
             ,
             and
             other
             reliques
             of
             such
             sacred
             Princes
             ,
             and
             sainted
             Prelates
             ,
             as
             there
             had
             beene
             buried
             in
             that
             Church
             ,
             and
             dispersed
             abroad
             in
             seuerall
             odde
             corners
             ,
             to
             bee
             placed
             together
             in
             seemly
             monuments
             ,
             vpon
             the
             top
             of
             the
             new
             partition
             built
             by
             himselfe
             for
             the
             same
             purpose
             .
          
           
             And
             likewise
             wee
             cannot
             but
             loue
             the
             memory
             of
             such
             ,
             who
             vpon
             the
             dissolution
             ,
             and
             finall
             destruction
             of
             our
             religious
             structures
             ,
             caused
             so
             many
             funerall
             monuments
             ,
             with
             the
             bodies
             therein
             included
             ,
             to
             bee
             remoued
             into
             other
             neighbouring
             Churches
             ,
             where
             by
             all
             likelihood
             ,
             they
             may
             rest
             in
             peace
             and
             safety
             ,
             vntill
             the
             last
             sound
             of
             the
             Trumpet
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             works
             of
             
               Aurelius
               Prudentius
               Clemens
            
             (
             a
             Spaniard
             by
             birth
             ,
             an
             ancient
             Christian
             Poet
             ,
             
             and
             one
             ,
             
               Qui
               palmam
               inter
               omnes
               Christianos
               Poetas
               obtinuit
            
             ;
             who
             flourished
             about
             foure
             hundred
             yeares
             after
             the
             incarnation
             of
             our
             Lord
             and
             Sauiour
             )
             I
             finde
             this
             Funerall
             Hymne
             following
             ,
             of
             which
             (
             and
             not
             impertinently
             )
             I
             may
             make
             some
             vse
             here
             in
             this
             place
             ,
             translated
             by
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Beaumont
            
             Baronet
             .
          
           
             
               O
               God
               ,
               
               the
               soules
               pure
               fiery
               spring
               ,
            
             
               Who
               different
               natures
               wouldst
               combine
               :
            
             
               That
               man
               whom
               thou
               to
               life
               didst
               bring
               ;
            
             
               By
               weakenesse
               may
               to
               death
               decline
               .
            
             
               By
               thee
               they
               both
               are
               fram'd
               aright
               ,
            
             
               They
               by
               thy
               hand
               vnited
               be
               ;
            
             
               And
               while
               they
               ioyne
               with
               growing
               might
               ,
            
             
               Both
               flesh
               and
               spirit
               liue
               to
               thee
               :
            
             
               But
               when
               diuision
               them
               recalls
               ,
            
             
               They
               bend
               their
               course
               to
               seu'rall
               ends
               ;
            
             
               Into
               drie
               earth
               the
               body
               falls
               ,
            
             
               The
               feruent
               soule
               to
               heau'n
               ascends
               :
            
             
               For
               all
               created
               things
               at
               length
               ,
            
             
               By
               slow
               corruption
               growing
               old
               ,
            
             
               Must
               needs
               forsake
               compacted
               strength
               ,
            
             
               And
               disagreeing
               webs
               vnfold
               .
            
             
               But
               thou
               ,
               deare
               Lord
               ,
               hast
               meanes
               prepar'd
               ,
            
             
             
               That
               death
               in
               thine
               may
               neuer
               reigne
               ,
            
             
               And
               hast
               vndoubted
               wayes
               declar'd
               ,
            
             
               How
               members
               lost
               may
               rise
               againe
               :
            
             
               That
               while
               those
               generous
               rayes
               are
               bound
            
             
               In
               prison
               vnder
               fading
               things
               ;
            
             
               That
               part
               may
               still
               be
               stronger
               found
               ,
            
             
               Which
               from
               aboue
               directly
               springs
               .
            
             
               If
               man
               with
               baser
               thoughts
               possest
               ,
            
             
               His
               will
               in
               earthly
               mud
               shall
               drowne
               ;
            
             
               The
               soule
               with
               such
               a
               weight
               opprest
               ,
            
             
               Is
               by
               the
               body
               carried
               downe
               :
            
             
               But
               when
               she
               mindfull
               of
               her
               birth
               ,
            
             
               Her selfe
               from
               vgly
               spots
               debarres
               ;
            
             
               She
               lifts
               her
               friendly
               house
               from
               earth
               ,
            
             
               And
               beares
               it
               with
               her
               to
               the
               starres
               .
            
             
               See
               how
               the
               emptie
               bodie
               lies
               ,
            
             
               Where
               now
               no
               liuely
               soule
               remaines
               ;
            
             
               Yet
               when
               short
               time
               with
               swiftnesse
               flies
               ,
            
             
               The
               height
               of
               senses
               it
               regaines
               ▪
            
             
               Those
               ages
               shall
               be
               soone
               at
               hand
               ,
            
             
               When
               kindly
               heate
               the
               bones
               reuiues
               ;
            
             
               And
               shall
               the
               former
               house
               command
               ,
            
             
               Where
               liuing
               bloud
               it
               shall
               infuse
               .
            
             
               Dull
               carcases
               to
               dust
               now
               worne
               ,
            
             
               Which
               long
               in
               graues
               corrupted
               lay
               ,
            
             
               Shall
               to
               the
               nimble
               aire
               be
               borne
               ,
            
             
               Where
               soules
               before
               haue
               led
               the
               way
               .
            
             
               Hence
               comes
               it
               to
               adorne
               the
               graue
               ,
            
             
               With
               carefull
               labour
               men
               affect
               :
            
             
               The
               limbes
               dissolu'd
               last
               honour
               haue
               ,
            
             
               And
               fun'rall
               Rites
               with
               pompe
               are
               deckt
               .
            
             
               The
               custome
               is
               to
               spread
               abroad
            
             
               White
               linens
               ,
               grac'd
               with
               splendour
               pure
               ,
            
             
               Sabaean
               myrrhe
               on
               bodies
               strow'd
            
             
               Preserues
               them
               from
               decay
               secure
               .
            
             
               The
               hollow
               stones
               by
               caruers
               wrought
               ▪
            
             
               Which
               in
               faire
               Monuments
               are
               laid
               ,
            
             
               Declare
               that
               pledges
               thither
               brought
               ,
            
             
               Are
               not
               to
               death
               ,
               but
               sleepe
               conuay'd
               .
            
             
               The
               pious
               Christians
               thus
               ordaine
               ,
            
             
               Beleeuing
               with
               a
               prudent
               eye
            
             
               That
               those
               shall
               rise
               and
               liue
               againe
               ,
            
             
               Who
               now
               in
               freezing
               slumbers
               lie
               .
            
             
               He
               that
               the
               dead
               (
               dispers'd
               in
               fields
               )
            
             
               In
               pitie
               hides
               ,
               with
               heapes
               of
               molds
               ,
            
             
               To
               his
               Almighty
               Sauiour
               yeelds
            
             
               A
               worke
               ,
               which
               he
               with
               ioy
               beholds
               :
            
             
               The
               same
               Law
               warnes
               vs
               all
               to
               grone
               ,
            
             
             
               Whom
               one
               seuere
               condition
               ties
               ,
            
             
               And
               in
               anothers
               death
               to
               mone
            
             
               All
               fun'rals
               ,
               as
               of
               our
               allies
               .
            
             
               That
               reuerend
               man
               in
               goodnesse
               bred
               ,
            
             
               Who
               blest
               Tobias
               did
               beget
               ,
            
             
               Preferr'd
               the
               buriall
               of
               the
               dead
            
             
               Before
               his
               meate
               ,
               though
               ready
               set
               ;
            
             
               He
               ,
               while
               the
               seruants
               waiting
               stand
               ,
            
             
               Forsakes
               the
               cups
               ,
               the
               dishes
               leaues
               ,
            
             
               And
               digges
               a
               graue
               with
               speedy
               hand
               ,
            
             
               Which
               with
               the
               bones
               his
               teares
               receiues
               .
            
             
               Rewards
               from
               heau'n
               t●is
               worke
               requite
               :
            
             
               No
               slender
               price
               is
               here
               repaid
               ,
            
             
               God
               cleares
               the
               eyes
               that
               saw
               no
               light
               ,
            
             
               While
               fishes
               gall
               on
               them
               is
               laid
               .
            
             
               Then
               the
               Creatour
               would
               descry
            
             
               How
               farre
               from
               reason
               they
               are
               led
            
             
               Who
               sharpe
               and
               bitter
               things
               apply
               ,
            
             
               To
               soules
               on
               which
               new
               light
               is
               spred
               .
            
             
               He
               also
               taught
               that
               to
               no
               wight
               ,
            
             
               The
               heau'nly
               kingdome
               can
               be
               seene
               ,
            
             
               Till
               vext
               with
               wounds
               and
               darksome
               night
               ,
            
             
               He
               in
               the
               worlds
               rough
               waues
               ●ath
               beene
               ▪
            
             
               The
               curse
               of
               death
               a
               blessing
               findes
               ;
            
             
               Because
               by
               this
               tormenting
               woe
            
             
               Steepe
               wayes
               lie
               plaine
               to
               spotlesse
               mindes
               ,
            
             
               Who
               to
               the
               Starres
               by
               s●rrowes
               goe
               .
            
             
               The
               bodies
               which
               long
               perisht
               lay
               ,
            
             
               Returne
               to
               liue
               in
               better
               yeares
               ,
            
             
               That
               vnion
               neuer
               shall
               decay
               ,
            
             
               Where
               after
               death
               new
               warmth
               appeares
               .
            
             
               The
               face
               where
               now
               pale
               colour
               dwels
               ,
            
             
               Whence
               foule
               infection
               shall
               arise
               ,
            
             
               The
               flowers
               in
               splendour
               then
               excels
               ,
            
             
               When
               bloud
               the
               skinne
               with
               beauty
               dies
               .
            
             
               No
               age
               by
               Times
               imperious
               law
               ,
            
             
               With
               enuious
               prints
               the
               forehead
               dimmes
               :
            
             
               No
               drought
               ,
               no
               leannesse
               then
               can
               draw
            
             
               The
               moisture
               from
               the
               withered
               limbes
               .
            
             
               Diseases
               which
               the
               body
               eate
               ,
            
             
               Infected
               with
               oppressing
               paines
               ,
            
             
               In
               midst
               of
               torments
               then
               shall
               sweate
               ,
            
             
               Imprison'd
               in
               a
               thousand
               chaines
               .
            
             
               The
               conquering
               flesh
               immortall
               growes
               ,
            
             
               Beholding
               from
               the
               skies
               aboue
               ,
            
             
               The
               endlesse
               groning
               of
               her
               foes
               ,
            
             
               For
               sorrowes
               which
               from
               them
               did
               moue
               .
            
             
               Why
               are
               vndecent
               howlings
               mixt
            
             
             
               By
               liuing
               men
               in
               such
               a
               case
               ?
            
             
               Why
               are
               decre●s
               so
               sweetly
               fixt
               ?
            
             
               Reprou'd
               with
               discontented
               face
               ?
            
             
               Let
               all
               complaints
               and
               murmures
               faile
               ;
            
             
               Ye
               tender
               mothers
               stay
               your
               teares
               ,
            
             
               Let
               none
               their
               children
               deare
               bewaile
               ,
            
             
               For
               life
               renew'd
               in
               death
               appeares
               .
            
             
               So
               buried
               seeds
               ,
               though
               drie
               and
               dead
               ,
            
             
               Againe
               with
               smiling
               greennesse
               spring
               :
            
             
               And
               from
               the
               hollow
               furrowes
               bred
               ,
            
             
               Attempt
               new
               eares
               of
               corne
               to
               bring
               .
            
             
               Earth
               ,
               take
               this
               man
               with
               kinde
               embrace
               ,
            
             
               In
               thy
               soft
               bosome
               him
               conceiue
               :
            
             
               For
               humane
               members
               here
               I
               place
               ,
            
             
               And
               gen●rous
               parts
               in
               trust
               I
               leaue
               .
            
             
               This
               house
               ,
               the
               soule
               her
               guest
               once
               felt
               ,
            
             
               Which
               from
               the
               Makers
               mouth
               proceeds
               :
            
             
               Here
               sometime
               feruent
               wisedome
               dwelt
               ;
            
             
               Which
               Christ
               the
               Prince
               of
               wisedome
               breeds
               .
            
             
               A
               cou'ring
               for
               this
               body
               make
               ,
            
             
               The
               Author
               neuer
               will
               forget
            
             
               His
               works
               ;
               nor
               will
               those
               lookes
               forsake
            
             
               In
               which
               he
               hath
               his
               picture
               set
               .
            
             
               For
               when
               the
               course
               of
               time
               is
               past
               ,
            
             
               And
               all
               our
               hopes
               fulfil'd
               shall
               be
               ,
            
             
               Thou
               op'ning
               ,
               must
               restore
               at
               last
            
             
               The
               limbes
               in
               shape
               ,
               which
               now
               we
               see
               .
            
             
               Nor
               if
               long
               age
               with
               powerfull
               reigne
               ,
            
             
               Shall
               turne
               the
               bones
               to
               scatter'd
               dust
               ;
            
             
               And
               onely
               ashes
               shall
               retaine
               ,
            
             
               In
               compasse
               of
               an
               handfull
               thrust
               :
            
             
               Nor
               if
               swift
               flouds
               ,
               or
               strong
               command
            
             
               Of
               windes
               through
               emptie
               aire
               haue
               tost
            
             
               The
               members
               with
               the
               flying
               sand
               ;
            
             
               Yet
               man
               is
               neuer
               fully
               lost
               .
            
             
               O
               God
               ,
               while
               mortall
               bodies
               are
            
             
               Recall'd
               by
               thee
               ,
               and
               form'd
               againe
               ,
            
             
               What
               happie
               seat
               wilt
               thou
               prepare
               ,
            
             
               Where
               spotlesse
               soules
               may
               safe
               remaine
               :
            
             
               In
               Abrahams
               bosome
               they
               shall
               lie
            
             
               Like
               Lazarus
               ,
               whose
               flowry
               crowne
            
             
               The
               rich
               man
               doth
               farre
               off
               espie
               ,
            
             
               While
               him
               sharpe
               fiery
               torments
               drowne
               .
            
             
               Thy
               words
               ,
               O
               Sauiour
               ,
               we
               respect
               ,
            
             
               Whose
               triumph
               driues
               blacke
               death
               to
               losse
               ,
            
             
               When
               in
               thy
               steps
               thou
               wouldst
               direct
            
             
               The
               Thiefe
               thy
               fellow
               on
               the
               Crosse.
            
             
               The
               faithfull
               see
               a
               shining
               way
               ,
            
             
             
               Whose
               length
               to
               Paradise
               extends
               ,
            
             
               This
               can
               them
               to
               those
               trees
               conuay
               ,
            
             
               Lost
               by
               the
               Serpents
               cunning
               ends
               .
            
             
               To
               Thee
               I
               pray
               ,
               most
               certaine
               Guide
               :
            
             
               O
               let
               this
               soule
               which
               thee
               obay'd
               ,
            
             
               In
               her
               faire
               birth-place
               pure
               abide
               ,
            
             
               From
               which
               she
               ,
               banisht
               ,
               long
               hath
               stray'd
               .
            
             
               While
               we
               vpon
               the
               couer'd
               bones
            
             
               Sweet
               Violets
               and
               leaues
               will
               throw
               :
            
             
               The
               title
               and
               the
               cold
               hard
               stones
               ,
            
             
               Shall
               with
               our
               liquid
               odours
               flow
               ,
            
          
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             VI.
             Of
             the
             care
             and
             cost
             anciently
             vsed
             in
             the
             preseruing
             whole
             and
             entire
             the
             bodies
             of
             the
             dead
             .
             Strange
             wayes
             ,
             customes
             ,
             and
             fashions
             of
             buriall
             .
          
           
             AS
             in
             former
             times
             the
             most
             of
             all
             Nations
             were
             ardently
             desirous
             of
             decent
             buriall
             ;
             so
             Histories
             doe
             shew
             that
             the
             Ancients
             ,
             and
             namely
             the
             Egyptians
             ,
             were
             no
             lesse
             carefull
             ,
             and
             curious
             to
             preserue
             whole
             and
             entire
             ,
             the
             bodies
             of
             the
             dead
             laid
             within
             their
             Sepulchres
             ,
             and
             to
             keepe
             them
             from
             putrifaction
             ,
             so
             much
             as
             they
             could
             possible
             ,
             which
             they
             did
             by
             this
             meanes
             .
             So
             soone
             as
             any
             one
             amongst
             them
             (
             especially
             of
             exemplary
             note
             )
             was
             dead
             ,
             they
             would
             draw
             out
             the
             braines
             of
             the
             defunct
             ,
             at
             the
             nostrils
             ,
             with
             an
             instrument
             of
             iron
             ,
             replenishing
             the
             same
             with
             preseruatiue
             spices
             ;
             then
             cutting
             vp
             the
             belly
             with
             an
             Aethiopian
             stone
             ,
             called
             Laigne
             ,
             and
             extracting
             the
             bowels
             ,
             they
             cleansed
             the
             inside
             with
             wine
             ,
             and
             stuffing
             the
             same
             with
             a
             composition
             of
             Cassia
             ,
             myrrhe
             ,
             and
             other
             odours
             ,
             closed
             it
             againe
             .
             The
             like
             the
             poorer
             sort
             of
             people
             effected
             with
             Bitumen
             (
             as
             the
             inside
             of
             their
             skuls
             and
             bellies
             yet
             testifie
             ,
             saith
             
               Sandvs
               ,
               lib.
            
             2
             who
             saw
             such
             their
             strange
             embalmed
             bodies
             )
             fetcht
             from
             the
             lake
             of
             Asphaltis
             in
             Iury.
             So
             did
             they
             by
             the
             iuyce
             of
             Cedars
             ,
             which
             by
             the
             extreame
             bitternesse
             and
             si●catiue
             qualitie
             ,
             not
             onely
             subdued
             (
             forthwith
             )
             the
             cause
             of
             interiour
             corruption
             ,
             but
             hath
             to
             this
             day
             (
             a
             continuance
             of
             aboue
             three
             thousand
             yeares
             )
             preserued
             them
             vncorrupted
             .
             Within
             their
             bellies
             (
             besides
             their
             odorous
             compositions
             )
             they
             enclosed
             certaine
             painted
             papers
             ;
             and
             strange
             shapes
             of
             their
             Gods
             ,
             in
             little
             models
             of
             stone
             or
             mettall
             :
             this
             done
             ,
             they
             wrapt
             the
             bodie
             with
             linen
             in
             multitudes
             of
             folds
             ,
             besmeared
             with
             gumme
             in
             manner
             of
             a
             seare-cloth
             ,
             swathled
             with
             bands
             of
             the
             same
             ;
             staining
             their
             breasts
             with
             Hierogliphycall
             characters
             ;
             and
             so
             laid
             them
             downe
             in
             such
             vaults
             ,
             as
             did
             belong
             to
             euery
             mans
             particular
             familie
             .
          
           
             Camerar
             ,
             
             in
             his
             Hist.
             Meditations
             ,
             saith
             ,
             That
             the
             Ancients
             fixed
             nailes
             of
             brasse
             ;
             within
             their
             dead
             bodies
             knowing
             well
             that
             brasse
             is
             a
             mettal
             very
             solid
             and
             lasting
             ,
             in
             which
             qualitie
             both
             Horace
             and
             Virgil
             do
             commend
             it
             :
             that
             it
             keepeth
             a
             long
             time
             from
             rust
             and
             corruption
             ,
             and
             that
             it
             is
             endued
             with
             a
             particular
             vertue
             against
             putrifaction
             .
             And
             not
             long
             since
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             
             there
             was
             found
             in
             a
             certaine
             wood
             neare
             to
             Nuremburgh
             very
             ancient
             Tombes
             ,
             and
             amongst
             the
             bones
             of
             the
             dead
             ,
             nailes
             and
             buckles
             of
             brasse
             .
          
           
             It
             is
             reported
             by
             Fulgosus
             ,
             and
             other
             forraigne
             Authours
             ,
             as
             also
             by
             our
             owne
             countrey-men
             ,
             William
             of
             Malmesbury
             ,
             and
             Matthew
             of
             Westminster
             ;
             that
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             Grace
             ,
             one
             thousand
             thirty
             and
             seuen
             ,
             the
             bodie
             of
             Pallas
             ,
             the
             sonne
             of
             Euander
             ,
             slaine
             by
             Turnus
             in
             single
             combat
             ,
             was
             found
             ,
             and
             taken
             vp
             in
             Rome
             ,
             intire
             and
             sound
             in
             all
             parts
             ,
             to
             the
             great
             astonishment
             of
             the
             beholders
             ,
             in
             that
             it
             had
             triumphed
             so
             many
             ages
             ouer
             all
             corruption
             .
             At
             his
             head
             was
             found
             *
             a
             burning
             lampe
             ,
             which
             could
             not
             bee
             extinguisht
             ,
             neither
             by
             violence
             of
             blast
             ,
             nor
             by
             aspersion
             of
             liquor
             .
             Vpon
             whose
             tombe
             this
             Epitaph
             following
             was
             then
             found
             .
          
           
             
               Filius
               Euandri
               Pallas
               ,
               quem
               laurea
               Turni
            
             
               Militis
               occidit
               ;
               more
               suo
               iacet
               hic
               .
            
          
           
             
               
                 Pallas
                 Euanders
              
               sonne
               ,
               by
               Turnus
               speare
            
             
               In
               combate
               slaine
               ;
               on
               this
               wise
               lieth
               here
               .
            
          
           
             Within
             the
             Parish
             of
             Stepney
             in
             Midlesex
             ,
             in
             Radcliffe
             field
             ,
             where
             they
             take
             ballast
             for
             ships
             ;
             about
             some
             fourteene
             or
             fifteene
             yeares
             agoe
             ,
             there
             was
             found
             two
             Monuments
             ,
             the
             one
             of
             stone
             ,
             wherein
             was
             the
             bones
             of
             a
             man
             ,
             the
             other
             a
             chest
             of
             lead
             ,
             the
             vpper
             part
             being
             garnished
             with
             Scallop
             shels
             ,
             and
             a
             crotister
             border
             .
             At
             the
             head
             of
             the
             coffin
             ,
             and
             the
             foot
             ,
             there
             were
             two
             Iars
             ,
             of
             a
             three
             foot
             length
             ,
             standing
             ,
             and
             on
             the
             sides
             a
             number
             of
             bottles
             of
             glistering
             red
             earth
             ,
             some
             painted
             ,
             and
             many
             great
             viols
             of
             glasse
             ,
             some
             sixe
             ,
             some
             eight
             square
             ;
             hauing
             a
             whitish
             liquour
             within
             them
             Within
             the
             chest
             was
             the
             body
             of
             a
             woman
             ,
             as
             the
             Chirurgians
             iudged
             by
             the
             skull
             .
             On
             either
             side
             of
             her
             ,
             there
             was
             two
             scepters
             of
             Iuory
             ,
             eighteene
             inches
             long
             ,
             and
             on
             her
             breast
             a
             little
             figure
             of
             Cupid
             neatly
             cut
             in
             white
             stone
             .
             And
             amongst
             the
             bones
             two
             printed
             peeces
             of
             Iett
             ,
             with
             round
             heads
             ,
             in
             forme
             of
             nailes
             three
             inches
             long
             .
          
           
             It
             seemeth
             (
             saith
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Cotton
            
             ,
             from
             whom
             I
             had
             this
             relation
             )
             these
             bodies
             were
             burned
             about
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             Lord
             239.
             being
             ,
             there
             were
             ●ound
             diuers
             coines
             of
             
               Pupienus
               ,
               Gordian
            
             ,
             and
             the
             Emperours
             of
             that
             time
             .
             And
             that
             one
             may
             coniecture
             by
             her
             ornaments
             ,
             that
             this
             last
             body
             should
             be
             some
             Princes
             or
             Propretors
             wife
             here
             in
             Britaine
             ,
             in
             the
             time
             of
             the
             Romane
             gouernment
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             North
             isle
             of
             the
             Parish-church
             of
             Newport
             painell
             in
             Buckinghamshire
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             1619.
             was
             found
             the
             body
             of
             a
             man
             whole
             and
             perfect
             ;
             laid
             downe
             ,
             or
             rather
             leaning
             downe
             ,
             North
             ,
             and
             South
             ▪
             all
             the
             concauous
             parts
             of
             his
             body
             ,
             and
             the
             hollownesse
             of
             euery
             bone
             ,
             as
             well
             ribs
             as
             other
             ,
             were
             filled
             vp
             with
             sollid
             lead
             .
             The
             skull
             with
             the
             lead
             in
             it
             doth
             weigh
             thirty
             pounds
             and
             sixe
             ounces
             ,
             which
             with
             the
             neck-bone
             ,
             and
             some
             other
             bones
             (
             in
             like
             manner
             full
             of
             lead
             )
             are
             reserued
             ,
             and
             kept
             in
             a
             little
             chest
             in
             the
             said
             Church
             ,
             neare
             to
             the
             place
             where
             the
             corps
             were
             found
             ;
             there
             to
             bee
             showne
             to
             strangers
             as
             reliques
             of
             admiration
             .
             The
             rest
             of
             all
             the
             parts
             of
             his
             body
             are
             taken
             away
             by
             Gentlemen
             neare
             dwellers
             ,
             or
             such
             as
             take
             delight
             in
             rare
             Antiquities
             .
             This
             I
             saw
             .
          
           
             Thus
             you
             see
             by
             the
             premises
             ,
             how
             magnificent
             our
             Ancients
             were
             in
             the
             ordering
             and
             expenses
             of
             Funerals
             ;
             how
             sumptuous
             in
             their
             houses
             of
             
             death
             or
             sepulchres
             ;
             and
             how
             carefull
             to
             preserue
             their
             dead
             carcases
             from
             putrifaction
             ;
             for
             so
             much
             as
             the
             soule
             ,
             saith
             Sandys
             ,
             knowing
             it selfe
             by
             diuine
             instinct
             immortall
             ,
             doth
             desire
             that
             the
             body
             (
             her
             beloued
             companion
             )
             might
             enioy
             (
             as
             farre
             forth
             as
             may
             be
             )
             the
             like
             felicity
             ,
             giuing
             ,
             by
             erecting
             lofty
             Monuments
             ,
             and
             these
             dues
             of
             Funerall
             ,
             all
             possible
             eternitie
             .
          
           
             But
             now
             iudicious
             Reader
             vnderstand
             ,
             that
             howsoeuer
             I
             haue
             spoken
             ,
             or
             whatsoeuer
             I
             shall
             speake
             hereafter
             of
             buriall
             ,
             and
             the
             ceremonies
             thereunto
             belonging
             :
             
             yet
             I
             speake
             now
             out
             of
             Saint
             Augustine
             and
             
               Ludouicus
               Vtues
               his
               Commentor
            
             ,
             that
             it
             is
             not
             preiudiciall
             to
             a
             Christian
             soule
             to
             bee
             forbidden
             buriall
             .
             For
             although
             the
             Psalmist
             complaines
             (
             as
             I
             haue
             said
             before
             )
             how
             that
             none
             would
             bury
             the
             dead
             bodies
             of
             Gods
             seruants
             ;
             yet
             this
             was
             spoken
             to
             intimate
             their
             villany
             which
             did
             it
             ;
             rather
             then
             their
             misery
             which
             suffered
             it
             .
             For
             though
             that
             vnto
             the
             eyes
             of
             man
             ,
             these
             acts
             seeme
             bloudy
             and
             tyrannous
             ,
             yet
             precious
             in
             the
             sight
             of
             the
             Lord
             is
             the
             death
             of
             his
             Saints
             .
             And
             our
             faith
             ,
             holding
             fast
             the
             promise
             ,
             is
             not
             so
             fraile
             ,
             as
             to
             thinke
             that
             the
             rauenous
             beasts
             can
             depriue
             the
             body
             of
             any
             part
             to
             bee
             wanting
             in
             the
             resurrection
             ;
             where
             not
             a
             haire
             of
             the
             head
             shall
             be
             missing
             ;
             a
             new
             restitution
             of
             our
             whole
             bodies
             being
             promised
             to
             all
             of
             vs
             in
             a
             moment
             ,
             not
             onely
             out
             of
             the
             earth
             alone
             ,
             but
             euen
             out
             of
             the
             most
             secret
             angles
             of
             all
             the
             other
             elements
             ,
             wherein
             any
             body
             is
             or
             can
             bee
             possibly
             included
             .
             A
             bad
             death
             neuer
             followes
             a
             good
             life
             ,
             for
             there
             is
             nothing
             that
             maketh
             death
             bad
             ,
             but
             that
             estate
             which
             followeth
             death
             .
             What
             power
             then
             hath
             the
             horrour
             of
             any
             kinde
             of
             death
             ,
             or
             the
             want
             of
             buriall
             ,
             to
             affright
             their
             soules
             that
             haue
             led
             a
             vertuous
             life
             ?
             
               Quo
               loco
               ,
               quo
               modo
               ,
               quo
               tempore
               ,
               fiat
               haec
               emigratio
               ,
               quid
               interest
               ?
               vndique
               Christi
               fidelibus
               ●d
               coelestia
               regna
               patet
               aditus
               .
            
          
           
             The
             familie
             of
             the
             gorgeous
             rich
             glutton
             ,
             prepared
             him
             a
             sumptuous
             funerall
             vnto
             the
             eyes
             of
             men
             ,
             but
             one
             farre
             more
             sumptuous
             ,
             did
             the
             ministring
             Angels
             prepare
             for
             the
             vlcered
             begger
             ,
             in
             the
             sight
             of
             God.
             They
             bare
             him
             not
             into
             any
             Sepulchre
             of
             marble
             ,
             but
             placed
             him
             in
             the
             bosome
             of
             Abraham
             .
          
           
             Lucans
             Pharsalia
             ,
             the
             ninth
             booke
             ,
             speaking
             of
             great
             Pompey
             ,
             who
             wanted
             a
             Tombe
             ,
             tells
             vs
             how
             that
             his
             spirit
             ascended
             vp
             to
             the
             heauens
             ;
             to
             which
             habitation
             few
             come
             that
             are
             entombd
             in
             rich
             and
             sumptuous
             monuments
             ,
             thus
             .
             
               
                 The
                 eternall
                 Spheres
                 his
                 glorious
                 spirit
                 doth
                 hold
                 ;
              
               
                 To
                 which
                 come
                 few
                 ,
                 with
                 incense
                 buri'd
                 ,
                 tomb'd
                 in
                 gold
                 .
              
            
             And
             the
             said
             Lucan
             in
             his
             seuenth
             booke
             ,
             speaking
             of
             the
             dead
             ,
             that
             Caesar
             forbad
             should
             be
             burned
             ,
             or
             buried
             ,
             after
             hee
             hath
             brought
             forth
             many
             graue
             sentences
             concerning
             this
             matter
             of
             buriall
             ,
             at
             length
             thus
             concludes
             ,
             speaking
             as
             it
             were
             passionately
             vnto
             Caesar.
             
          
           
             
               This
               anger
               bootes
               thee
               not
               ;
               for
               t
               is
               all
               one
            
             
               Whether
               the
               fire
               ,
               or
               putrefaction
            
             
               Dissolue
               them
               ;
               all
               to
               Natures
               bosome
               go
               ,
            
             
               And
               to
               themselues
               their
               ends
               the
               bodies
               owe.
            
             
               If
               now
               these
               Nations
               ,
               Caesar
               ,
               be
               not
               burnd
               ,
            
             
               They
               shall
               ,
               when
               earth
               and
               seas
               to
               flames
               are
               turnd
               ;
            
             
             
               One
               fire
               shall
               burne
               the
               world
               ,
               and
               with
               the
               skie
            
             
               Shall
               mixe
               these
               bones
               :
               where
               ere
               thy
               soule
               shall
               be
               ,
            
             
               Their
               soules
               shall
               goe
               ;
               in
               aire
               thou
               shalt
               not
               flie
            
             
               Higher
               ,
               nor
               better
               in
               Auernus
               lie
               .
            
             
               Death
               frees
               from
               fortune
               :
               Earth
               receiues
               againe
            
             
               What
               euer
               she
               brought
               forth
               :
               and
               they
               obtaine
            
             
               Heauens
               couerture
               ,
               that
               haue
               no
               vrnes
               at
               all
               ▪
            
          
           
             
             So
             Virgil
             who
             appoints
             a
             place
             of
             punishment
             in
             hell
             for
             the
             vnburied
             ,
             yet
             in
             Anchises
             his
             words
             ,
             he
             shewes
             how
             small
             the
             losse
             of
             a
             graue
             is
             .
          
           
             But
             to
             conclude
             with
             mine
             Authour
             Saint
             Augustine
             .
             If
             the
             necessaries
             of
             mans
             life
             ,
             as
             meate
             ,
             and
             cloathing
             ,
             though
             they
             be
             wanting
             in
             great
             extremitie
             ,
             yet
             cannot
             subuert
             the
             good
             mans
             patience
             ,
             nor
             draw
             him
             from
             goodnesse
             ;
             how
             much
             lesse
             power
             shall
             those
             things
             haue
             ,
             which
             are
             omitted
             in
             the
             burying
             of
             the
             dead
             ,
             to
             afflict
             the
             soules
             that
             are
             already
             at
             quiet
             in
             the
             secret
             receptacles
             of
             the
             righteous
             .
             And
             whereas
             in
             the
             bloudy
             ouerthrow
             of
             many
             fierce
             battels
             ;
             in
             the
             sacking
             and
             subuersion
             of
             many
             Townes
             and
             Cities
             ,
             the
             bodies
             of
             the
             Christians
             haue
             wanted
             the
             rites
             and
             ceremonies
             of
             buriall
             ;
             it
             was
             neither
             fault
             in
             the
             liuing
             that
             could
             not
             performe
             them
             ,
             nor
             hurt
             to
             the
             dead
             that
             could
             not
             feele
             them
             .
             Yet
             notwithstanding
             all
             this
             which
             I
             haue
             spoken
             ,
             the
             bodies
             of
             the
             dead
             are
             not
             to
             be
             contemned
             ,
             and
             cast
             away
             ,
             especially
             of
             the
             righteous
             and
             faithfull
             ,
             which
             the
             holy
             Ghost
             hath
             vsed
             as
             Organs
             ,
             and
             instruments
             vnto
             all
             good
             works
             ;
             for
             if
             the
             garment
             or
             ring
             of
             ones
             father
             ,
             be
             so
             much
             the
             more
             esteemed
             of
             his
             posterity
             ,
             by
             how
             much
             they
             held
             him
             dearer
             in
             their
             affection
             ;
             then
             are
             not
             our
             bodies
             to
             bee
             despised
             ,
             being
             wee
             weare
             them
             more
             neare
             vnto
             our selues
             ,
             then
             any
             attire
             whatsoeuer
             .
          
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             VII
             .
             Of
             Cenotaphs
             ,
             Honorarie
             and
             religious
             .
             Of
             the
             reuerence
             attributed
             to
             these
             emptie
             Monuments
             .
          
           
             A
             Cenotaph
             is
             an
             emptie
             Funerall
             Monument
             or
             Tombe
             ,
             erected
             for
             the
             honour
             of
             the
             dead
             ,
             wherein
             neither
             the
             corps
             ,
             nor
             reliques
             of
             any
             defunct
             ,
             are
             deposited
             ,
             in
             imitation
             of
             which
             our
             Hearses
             here
             in
             England
             are
             set
             vp
             in
             Churches
             ,
             during
             the
             continuance
             of
             a
             yeare
             ,
             or
             for
             the
             space
             of
             certaine
             moneths
             .
          
           
             Octauia
             the
             sister
             of
             Augustus
             ,
             buried
             her
             sonne
             ,
             young
             Marcellus
             ,
             that
             should
             haue
             beene
             heire
             in
             the
             Empire
             ,
             with
             sixe
             hundred
             Cenotaphs
             or
             hearses
             :
             and
             gaue
             to
             Virgil
             more
             then
             fiue
             thousand
             French
             crownes
             ,
             in
             reward
             ;
             for
             the
             writing
             of
             sixe
             and
             twentie
             Hexameters
             in
             her
             sonnes
             commendation
             :
             all
             which
             you
             may
             haue
             for
             nothing
             ,
             in
             the
             latter
             end
             of
             the
             sixth
             booke
             of
             his
             Aeneidos
             .
          
           
             These
             Cenotaphs
             were
             of
             two
             sorts
             :
             they
             were
             made
             either
             to
             the
             memory
             of
             such
             as
             were
             buried
             in
             some
             other
             remote
             funerall
             monument
             ;
             or
             to
             such
             which
             had
             no
             buriall
             at
             all
             :
             The
             first
             kinde
             of
             these
             Cenotaphs
             are
             
             called
             by
             Suetonius
             in
             the
             life
             of
             Claudius
             ,
             Honorarie
             tombes
             ;
             erected
             
               Honoris
               vel
               memoriae
               gratia
            
             .
             Such
             as
             the
             souldiers
             made
             to
             the
             memorie
             of
             Drusus
             ,
             neare
             vpon
             the
             riuer
             of
             Rhine
             ,
             howsoeuer
             his
             body
             was
             carried
             to
             Rome
             ,
             and
             there
             interred
             
               in
               Campo
               Martio
            
             .
          
           
             
               Alexander
               Seuerus
            
             (
             slaine
             by
             the
             treacherie
             of
             certaine
             seditious
             French
             souldiers
             ,
             about
             the
             yeare
             of
             grace
             238
             )
             An
             Emperour
             (
             saith
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Eliot
            
             ,
             who
             translated
             his
             story
             out
             of
             Greeke
             )
             whose
             death
             all
             Rome
             lamented
             ,
             all
             good
             men
             bewailed
             ,
             
             all
             the
             world
             repented
             ,
             whom
             the
             Senate
             deified
             ,
             noble
             fame
             renowned
             ,
             all
             wise
             men
             honoured
             ,
             noble
             writers
             commended
             )
             had
             his
             Cenotaph
             erected
             in
             France
             neare
             vnto
             the
             place
             where
             he
             was
             slaine
             ;
             but
             his
             body
             was
             carried
             to
             Rome
             ,
             and
             there
             interred
             vnder
             a
             most
             rich
             magnificent
             sepulchre
             ,
             as
             Lampridius
             affirmes
             .
          
           
             
               Septimius
               Seuerus
            
             the
             Romane
             Emperour
             died
             in
             Yorke
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             mans
             saluation
             212.
             out
             of
             which
             Citie
             his
             corps
             were
             carried
             forth
             to
             the
             funerall
             fire
             ,
             by
             the
             sixth
             Legion
             of
             his
             souldiers
             ,
             called
             Victrix
             ;
             after
             the
             militarie
             fashion
             ,
             
             committed
             to
             the
             flames
             ,
             and
             honoured
             with
             iusts
             and
             Turneaments
             ,
             in
             a
             place
             neare
             beneath
             the
             Citie
             Westward
             ,
             where
             is
             to
             be
             seene
             a
             great
             mount
             of
             earth
             raised
             vp
             as
             for
             his
             Cenotaph
             .
             But
             his
             ashes
             ,
             being
             bestowed
             in
             a
             little
             golden
             pot
             ,
             or
             vessell
             of
             the
             Porpherite-stone
             ,
             were
             carried
             to
             Rome
             ,
             and
             shrined
             there
             in
             the
             Monument
             of
             the
             Antonines
             .
          
           
             Constantine
             ,
             or
             Constantius
             ,
             the
             younger
             sonne
             to
             Constantine
             the
             Great
             ,
             who
             is
             supposed
             to
             be
             the
             builder
             of
             Silcester
             in
             Hampshire
             ,
             died
             at
             Mopsuestia
             in
             Cilicia
             ,
             
             and
             was
             interred
             in
             Constantinople
             in
             the
             Sepulchre
             of
             his
             Ancestours
             .
             Yet
             he
             had
             a
             Cenotaph
             ,
             or
             emptie
             monument
             ,
             built
             to
             his
             memory
             ,
             in
             the
             said
             now-ruined
             Citie
             of
             Silcester
             .
             And
             many
             there
             were
             that
             ,
             in
             honour
             and
             remembrance
             of
             them
             ,
             had
             such
             monuments
             built
             ,
             about
             which
             the
             souldiers
             were
             wont
             yearely
             to
             iust
             ,
             and
             keepe
             solemne
             Turneaments
             in
             honour
             of
             the
             dead
             .
          
           
             The
             second
             kinde
             of
             Cenotaphs
             were
             made
             
               Religionis
               causa
            
             ,
             to
             the
             memory
             of
             such
             whose
             carcases
             ,
             or
             dispersed
             reliques
             ,
             were
             in
             no
             wise
             to
             bee
             found
             ,
             for
             example
             ,
             of
             such
             as
             perished
             by
             shipwracke
             ,
             of
             such
             as
             were
             slaine
             ,
             cut
             ,
             mangled
             ,
             and
             hew'd
             apeeces
             in
             battell
             ,
             or
             of
             such
             that
             died
             in
             forraine
             nations
             ;
             whose
             burials
             were
             vnknowne
             .
             For
             in
             ancient
             times
             it
             was
             thought
             ,
             that
             the
             Ghost
             of
             the
             defunct
             could
             not
             rest
             in
             any
             place
             quietly
             ,
             before
             the
             body
             had
             decent
             buriall
             ,
             or
             the
             performance
             thereof
             ,
             in
             as
             ample
             manner
             as
             could
             possibly
             be
             imagined
             .
          
           
             Aeneas
             (
             as
             it
             is
             fained
             )
             by
             the
             helpe
             of
             
               Sibylla
               Cumea
            
             ,
             descending
             into
             hell
             ,
             found
             Palinurus
             his
             shipmaster
             (
             drownd
             not
             long
             before
             )
             among
             many
             more
             wandring
             about
             the
             lake
             of
             Styx
             ,
             
             because
             his
             body
             was
             vnburied
             :
             which
             kinde
             of
             punishment
             is
             thus
             related
             by
             the
             Prophetesse
             ;
             Phaers
             translation
             .
             
               
                 This
                 prease
                 that
                 here
                 thou
                 seest
                 beene
                 people
                 dead
                 ,
                 not
                 laid
                 in
                 graue
                 ,
              
               
                 A
                 pitious
                 rable
                 poore
                 that
                 no
                 reliefe
                 nor
                 comfort
                 haue
                 :
              
               
                 This
                 Boate-man
                 Charon
                 is
                 .
                 And
                 those
                 whom
                 now
                 this
                 water
                 beares
                 ,
              
               
                 Are
                 bodies
                 put
                 in
                 ground
                 ,
                 with
                 worship
                 due
                 of
                 weeping
                 teares
                 .
              
               
                 Nor
                 from
                 these
                 fearfull
                 bankes
                 ,
                 nor
                 riuers
                 hoarce
                 they
                 passage
                 get
                 :
              
               
                 Till
                 vnder
                 earth
                 in
                 graues
                 their
                 bodies
                 bones
                 at
                 rest
                 are
                 set
                 .
              
               
               
                 An
                 hundred
                 yeares
                 they
                 walke
                 ,
                 and
                 round
                 about
                 these
                 shores
                 they
                 houe
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 then
                 at
                 last
                 (
                 full
                 glad
                 )
                 to
                 further
                 pooles
                 they
                 do
                 remoue
                 .
              
            
             Then
             after
             this
             she
             puts
             him
             in
             comfort
             with
             hope
             of
             Exequies
             and
             honorable
             buriall
             ,
             thus
             .
          
           
             
               Since
               whan
               ,
               O
               Palinure
               ,
               both
               all
               this
               madnesse
               come
               on
               thee
               ?
            
             
               Wouldst
               thou
               the
               Limbo-lake
               ,
               and
               dolefull
               flouds
               vntombed
               see
               ?
            
             
               Vnbidden
               from
               this
               banke
               doest
               thou
               indeed
               to
               scape
               intend
               ?
            
             
               Seeke
               neuer
               Gods
               eternall
               doome
               ,
               with
               speech
               to
               thinke
               to
               bend
               .
            
             
               Yet
               take
               with
               thee
               Aeneas
               word
               ,
               and
               comfort
               thus
               thy
               fall
               ,
            
             
               For
               they
               that
               border
               next
               vnto
               that
               mount
               ,
               and
               Cities
               all
               ,
            
             
               By
               t●kens
               great
               from
               heauen
               shall
               be
               compelld
               thy
               bones
               to
               take
               ,
            
             
               And
               tombe
               they
               shall
               thee
               build
               ,
               and
               solemne
               seruice
               shall
               thee
               make
               .
            
             
               And
               Palinurus
               name
               for
               euermore
               the
               place
               shall
               keepe
               .
            
             
               This
               spoken
               ,
               from
               his
               heauy
               heart
               his
               cares
               abating
               creepe
               ,
            
             
               And
               sorrowes
               partly
               shranke
               ;
               and
               glad
               on
               earth
               his
               name
               he
               knew
               .
            
          
           
             Vlysses
             at
             the
             commandement
             of
             Circes
             went
             downe
             into
             the
             lower
             shades
             ,
             where
             he
             met
             with
             his
             companion
             ,
             or
             fellow-traueller
             Elpenor
             ,
             who
             desired
             of
             him
             buriall
             ,
             
             with
             the
             ceremonies
             thereof
             ;
             as
             also
             a
             Sepulchre
             ,
             which
             Vlysses
             granted
             and
             erected
             to
             his
             memory
             a
             Cenotaph
             .
          
           
             
               Doe
               not
               depart
               from
               hence
               ,
               and
               leaue
               me
               thus
            
             
               Vnmournd
               ,
               vnburied
               ;
               lest
               neglected
               I
            
             
               Bring
               on
               thy selfe
               th
               ▪
               incensed
               Deitie
               .
            
             
               I
               know
               ,
               that
               sai●d
               from
               hence
               ,
               thy
               ship
               must
               touch
            
             
               On
               th'
               Isle
               Aeaea
               ,
               where
               vouchsafe
               thus
               much
               ,
            
             
               (
               Good
               King
               )
               that
               landed
               ,
               thou
               wilt
               instantly
               ,
            
             
               Bestow
               on
               me
               thy
               royall
               memory
               .
            
             
               And
               on
               the
               foamie
               shore
               a
               Sepulchre
            
             
               Erect
               to
               me
               ,
               that
               after
               times
               may
               heare
            
             
               Of
               one
               so
               haplesse
               .
               Let
               me
               these
               implore
               ;
            
             
               And
               fixe
               vpon
               my
               Sepulchre
               the
               Ore
               ,
            
             
               With
               which
               aliue
               I
               shooke
               the
               aged
               Seas
               ,
            
             
               And
               had
               of
               friends
               the
               deare
               societies
               .
            
          
           
             To
             these
             
               inania
               busta
            
             ,
             or
             
               vacua
               Sepulchra
            
             ,
             the
             friends
             of
             the
             defunct
             would
             yearely
             repaire
             ,
             and
             there
             offer
             sacrifice
             ,
             vpon
             Altars
             erected
             neare
             to
             the
             Cenotaph
             for
             that
             purpose
             ,
             calling
             vpon
             the
             spirit
             ,
             ghost
             ,
             or
             Manes
             of
             him
             ,
             to
             whose
             memory
             the
             Cenotaph
             was
             made
             ,
             by
             which
             ceremony
             they
             imagined
             ,
             that
             the
             body
             of
             the
             party
             deceased
             ,
             would
             lie
             some
             where
             or
             other
             at
             re●●
             ,
             and
             his
             ghost
             would
             giue
             ouer
             walking
             ,
             as
             though
             all
             the
             dues
             of
             funerall
             had
             beene
             really
             performed
             to
             him
             at
             his
             death
             :
             
             as
             in
             Ausonius
             .
             
               
                 Voce
                 ciere
                 animas
                 ,
                 funeris
                 instar
                 habet
                 .
              
            
             And
             aga●ne
             .
          
           
             
               Ille
               etiam
               moesti
               cui
               defuit
               vrna
               sepulchri
               ,
            
             
               Nomine
               ter
               dicto
               paene
               sepultus
               erit
               .
            
          
           
           
             Aeneas
             saluted
             the
             soule
             of
             Deiphobus
             ,
             the
             sonne
             of
             old
             Priam
             ,
             at
             his
             Cenotaph
             after
             the
             same
             manner
             .
          
           
             
               —
               The
               rumour
               went
               ,
               
            
             
               How
               in
               the
               night
               extreme
               of
               Greekish
               slaughters
               wearie
               spent
               ;
            
             
               Thou
               headlong
               threw'st
               thy selfe
               on
               mixed
               heape
               of
               enemies
               slaine
               :
            
             
               Then
               I
               my selfe
               to
               thee
               ,
               an
               emptie
               Tombe
               on
               Rheta
               plaine
            
             
               Aduancing
               vp
               did
               build
               ,
               and
               thrice
               thy
               soule
               saluted
               cleere
               ;
            
             
               Thy
               name
               ,
               and
               armes
               that
               place
               preserues
               ,
               but
               thee
               O
               friend
               so
               deare
               ,
            
             
               Could
               I
               not
               see
               ,
               that
               in
               thy
               countrey-ground
               I
               might
               interre
               .
            
             
               Then
               Deiphobus
               said
               ,
               Nothing
               sweet
               friend
               can
               I
               require
               ;
            
             
               All
               duties
               done
               thou
               hast
               ,
               nor
               more
               my
               ghost
               can
               thee
               desire
               .
            
          
           
             You
             haue
             the
             manner
             of
             sacrificing
             about
             these
             Cenotaphs
             expressed
             in
             
               Virgil
               ,
               lib.
            
             3.
             
             Aen.
             where
             Andromache
             celebrates
             the
             Anniuersary
             of
             her
             slaine
             husband
             arme-puissant
             Hector
             ,
             thus
             .
             
               
                 Great
                 sacrifice
                 by
                 chance
                 that
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 gifts
                 with
                 heauie
                 minde
              
               
                 Before
                 the
                 Towne
                 in
                 greenwood
                 shade
                 ,
                 by
                 Simois
                 water
                 side
                 ,
              
               
                 Andromache
                 to
                 Hectors
                 dust
                 with
                 seruice
                 did
                 prouide
                 ;
              
               
                 And
                 dainties
                 great
                 of
                 meat
                 she
                 brought
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 his
                 soule
                 she
                 cride
              
               
                 At
                 Hectors
                 Tombe
                 ;
                 that
                 greene
                 with
                 grasse
                 ,
                 and
                 turfs
                 stood
                 her
                 beside
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 causes
                 more
                 to
                 mourne
                 ,
                 thereby
                 two
                 Altars
                 had
                 she
                 set
                 .
              
            
             The
             solemnitie
             of
             
               Polydores
               obit
            
             at
             his
             emptie
             hearse
             ;
             is
             described
             in
             the
             said
             booke
             much
             what
             after
             the
             same
             manner
             :
             
               
                 Anon
                 therefore
                 to
                 Polydore
                 an
                 Hearse
                 we
                 gan
                 prepare
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 huge
                 in
                 height
                 his
                 Tombe
                 we
                 reare
                 ;
                 all
                 Altars
                 hanged
                 are
                 ,
              
               
                 With
                 weeds
                 of
                 mourning
                 hewes
                 ,
                 and
                 cypres
                 trees
                 ,
                 and
                 blacke
                 deuise
                 :
              
               
                 And
                 Troian
                 wiues
                 with
                 haire
                 disclosde
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 their
                 guise
                 .
              
               
                 Great
                 fomy
                 boules
                 of
                 milke
                 we
                 threw
                 luke-warme
                 on
                 him
                 to
                 fall
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 holy
                 bloud
                 in
                 basons
                 brought
                 we
                 poure
                 ,
                 and
                 last
                 of
                 all
              
               
                 We
                 shrikt
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 his
                 soule
                 our
                 last
                 ,
                 with
                 great
                 outcries
                 we
                 call
                 .
              
            
          
           
             And
             much
             what
             to
             the
             same
             purpose
             are
             these
             verses
             in
             
               Ouids
               Metam
               .
               lib.
            
             6.
             fab
             .
             7.
             
          
           
             
               Progne
               ,
               her
               royall
               ornaments
               reiects
               ,
            
             
               And
               puts
               on
               blacke
               :
               an
               emptie
               Tombe
               erects
            
             
               To
               her
               imagin'd
               ghost
               :
               oblations
               burnes
               :
            
             
               Her
               sisters
               fate
               ,
               not
               as
               she
               should
               ,
               she
               mournes
               .
            
          
           
             To
             the
             memory
             of
             the
             Grecians
             slaine
             in
             the
             warres
             of
             Troy
             ,
             
             a
             Cenotaph
             was
             set
             vp
             at
             Corinth
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             expedition
             of
             Cyrus
             ,
             
             an
             emptie
             sepulchre
             was
             built
             for
             the
             slaine
             and
             mangled
             souldiers
             ,
             whose
             reliques
             could
             not
             be
             found
             .
          
           
             The
             Romanes
             ,
             
             sixe
             yeares
             after
             the
             slaughter
             made
             by
             Arminius
             of
             so
             many
             of
             their
             Legions
             ;
             erected
             a
             Cenotaph
             ,
             or
             couered
             with
             earth
             the
             remaines
             of
             their
             friends
             and
             kindred
             ,
             howsoeuer
             it
             was
             vncertaine
             whether
             they
             buried
             the
             stranger
             or
             friend
             .
             And
             Caesar
             to
             shew
             a
             gratefull
             memory
             of
             the
             dead
             ,
             and
             himselfe
             to
             be
             partaker
             of
             their
             griefe
             ,
             with
             his
             owne
             hands
             put
             the
             first
             turfe
             on
             their
             Tombes
             .
          
           
           
             The
             Primitiue
             Christians
             did
             exhibite
             a
             religious
             honour
             to
             the
             Cenotaphs
             of
             holy
             men
             (
             to
             whose
             memory
             many
             in
             those
             dayes
             were
             erected
             )
             which
             for
             the
             profession
             of
             the
             Gospell
             had
             suffered
             martyrdome
             ,
             or
             vndergone
             those
             variety
             of
             torments
             ,
             which
             were
             as
             then
             inflicted
             vpon
             the
             faithfull
             :
             as
             you
             may
             reade
             in
             
               Theodoret.
               lib.
               de
               Martyr
            
             .
             and
             in
             these
             Saphicks
             of
             
               Aurelius
               Prudentius
            
             .
          
           
             
               
               Nonne
               ,
               Vincenti
               ,
               peregre
               necatus
            
             
               Martyr
               ,
               his
               terris
               tenui
               notasti
            
             
               Sanguinis
               rore
               speciem
               futuri
            
             
               morte
               propinqua
               ?
            
             
               Hoc
               colunt
               ciues
               velut
               ipsa
               membra
            
             
               Cespes
               includat
               suus
               ,
               &
               paterno
            
             
               Seruet
               amplectens
               tumulo
               beati
            
             
               Martyris
               ossa
               .
            
          
           
             It
             was
             ,
             and
             is
             the
             vse
             in
             most
             countries
             ,
             to
             inscribe
             these
             emptie
             monuments
             ,
             as
             reall
             sepulchres
             ,
             with
             the
             names
             and
             titles
             of
             the
             defunct
             ,
             to
             whose
             honour
             they
             were
             intended
             .
             As
             in
             
               Ouid.
               Meta
               ,
               lib.
            
             11.
             fab
             .
             10.
             
          
           
             
               Seas
               fright
               me
               with
               their
               tragicall
               aspect
               ,
            
             
               Of
               late
               I
               saw
               them
               on
               the
               shore
               eiect
            
             
               Their
               scattered
               wracks
               ,
               and
               often
               I
               haue
               read
            
             
               Sad
               names
               on
               Sepulchres
               that
               want
               their
               dead
               .
            
          
           
             And
             a
             little
             after
             in
             the
             same
             fable
             ,
             where
             Alcyone
             mournes
             for
             her
             drownd
             husband
             Ceix
             ,
             thus
             .
          
           
             
               —
               would
               I
               with
               thee
            
             
               Had
               put
               to
               sea
               :
               a
               happie
               fate
               for
               me
               ;
            
             
               Then
               both
               together
               all
               the
               time
               assignd
            
             
               For
               life
               had
               liu'd
               ;
               nor
               in
               our
               death
               disioynd
            
             
               Now
               here
               ,
               I
               perisht
               there
               :
               on
               that
               profound
               ,
            
             
               Poore
               I
               was
               wrackt
               ;
               yet
               thou
               without
               me
               drownd
               .
            
             
               O
               I
               ,
               then
               flouds
               more
               cruell
               ,
               should
               I
               striue
            
             
               To
               lengthen
               life
               ,
               and
               such
               a
               griefe
               suruiue
               ;
            
             
               Nor
               will
               I
               ,
               nor
               forsake
               thee
               ,
               nor
               deferre
               .
            
             
               Though
               one
               vrne
               hold
               not
               both
               ,
               one
               Sepulchre
            
             
               Shall
               ioyne
               our
               titles
               :
               though
               thy
               bones
               from
               mine
            
             
               The
               seas
               disseuer
               ,
               yet
               our
               names
               shall
               ioyne
               .
            
             
               Death
               choakt
               the
               rest
               .
               —
            
          
           
             Our
             Ancients
             accustomed
             likewise
             to
             garnish
             ,
             decke
             ,
             and
             adorne
             these
             cenotaphs
             ,
             as
             other
             tombes
             or
             sepulchres
             ;
             and
             that
             with
             all
             kinde
             of
             reuerence
             :
             and
             whosoeuer
             did
             deface
             ,
             or
             breake
             downe
             ,
             any
             of
             these
             Honorarie
             void
             Monuments
             ,
             exemplarie
             punishment
             was
             inflicted
             vpon
             the
             partie
             so
             offending
             ,
             as
             vpon
             your
             Tumboruchoi
             or
             graue-diggers
             .
             But
             I
             will
             conclude
             this
             chapter
             with
             this
             difference
             of
             Sepulchres
             and
             Cenotaphs
             ;
             as
             I
             finde
             it
             recorded
             by
             
               Scipio
               Gentilis
               ,
               Sepulchrorum
               sanctitas
            
             ,
             saith
             he
             ,
             
               in
               ipso
               solo
               est
               ,
               quod
               nulla
               vi
               moueri
               neque
               deleri
               potest
               .
               Cenotaphiorum
               vero
               in
               ipsa
               religione
               &
               reuerentia
               viuorum
               ,
               quae
               &
               mutari
               &
               deleri
               potest
               .
            
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             VIII
             .
             Of
             the
             sanctity
             ascribed
             sometimes
             to
             ancient
             Funerall
             monuments
             ;
             and
             of
             the
             ardent
             desire
             most
             men
             haue
             ,
             and
             euer
             had
             ,
             to
             visit
             the
             Tombes
             and
             Sepulchres
             of
             eminent
             worthy
             persons
             .
          
           
             FVnerall
             Monuments
             (
             especially
             of
             the
             godly
             and
             religious
             )
             haue
             euer
             beene
             accounted
             sacred
             .
          
           
             
               Batti
               veteris
               sacrum
               Sepulchrum
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               sacred
               Sepulchre
            
             
               Of
               old
               Bat
               ,
               loe
               is
               here
               .
               saith
               Catullus
               .
            
          
           
             To
             which
             effect
             ,
             
               Quintilian
               ,
               Declam
            
             .
             10.
             
             
               Sacratos
               morte
               lapides
               ,
               etiam
               ossa
               &
               cineres
               ,
               &
               ossa
               religiosè
               quiescentia
               fracta
               sparsisset
               vrna
               .
            
             And
             they
             were
             accounted
             the
             more
             sacred
             ,
             by
             how
             much
             they
             were
             of
             more
             continuance
             .
             
               Sepulchra
               sanctiora
               sunt
               vetustate
            
             ,
             saith
             Vlpian
             .
             And
             as
             in
             the
             Se●pulchres
             themselues
             ,
             there
             was
             euer
             holden
             to
             bee
             a
             kinde
             of
             sancti●ie
             ;
             so
             there
             was
             holden
             to
             bee
             the
             like
             or
             more
             holinesse
             in
             the
             soile
             whereupon
             these
             sepulchres
             were
             made
             and
             erected
             .
             And
             such
             a
             holinesse
             ,
             as
             I
             haue
             said
             before
             ,
             
               quod
               nulla
               vi
               moueri
               neque
               deleri
               potest
            
             ;
             and
             more
             especially
             in
             that
             ground
             ,
             wherein
             the
             bodies
             of
             Christians
             were
             interred
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             sanctified
             corps
             that
             it
             receiued
             .
          
           
             It
             is
             an
             vse
             in
             some
             parts
             of
             Ireland
             (
             as
             yet
             not
             altogether
             abolished
             )
             for
             children
             to
             sweare
             by
             their
             forefathers
             hand
             ,
             or
             by
             their
             Lords
             hand
             .
             And
             in
             the
             countrey
             where
             I
             was
             borne
             ,
             the
             vulgar
             sort
             especially
             ,
             doe
             most
             commonly
             sweare
             by
             the
             crosse
             of
             their
             owne
             Parish
             Kirke
             ,
             as
             they
             call
             it
             ,
             and
             in
             ancient
             times
             children
             vsed
             to
             sweare
             ,
             by
             the
             Sepulchres
             of
             their
             parents
             .
             Others
             by
             the
             sepulchres
             of
             such
             persons
             ,
             who
             in
             their
             life
             time
             were
             reputed
             honourable
             amongst
             them
             ,
             either
             in
             regard
             of
             the
             worthinesse
             of
             their
             person
             ,
             or
             of
             the
             eminence
             of
             place
             of
             gouernment
             which
             they
             held
             in
             the
             weale
             publike
             .
             And
             by
             these
             oathes
             (
             the
             things
             themselues
             being
             reuerently
             esteemed
             ,
             and
             accounted
             sacred
             )
             their
             assertions
             or
             asseuerations
             were
             alwayes
             holden
             the
             better
             to
             be
             beleeued
             .
             I
             reade
             in
             the
             Sto●ehouse
             of
             Times
             ,
             lib.
             8.
             cap.
             12.
             
             Part.
             1.
             that
             a
             Master
             bearing
             his
             Slaue
             neere
             to
             the
             Temple
             of
             Apollo
             ;
             the
             Slaue
             fled
             from
             him
             ,
             and
             knowing
             that
             the
             Temple
             afforded
             refuge
             ,
             ranne
             thereinto
             ,
             and
             mounting
             vp
             to
             the
             Altar
             embraced
             the
             image
             His
             Lord
             pursued
             him
             ,
             and
             hauing
             forcibly
             recouered
             him
             from
             the
             Statue
             without
             any
             reuerence
             of
             the
             place
             ,
             began
             againe
             to
             giue
             him
             many
             Bastonadoes
             .
             The
             seruant
             fled
             from
             him
             once
             more
             ,
             and
             ranne
             to
             saue
             himselfe
             at
             the
             Tombe
             of
             his
             Lords
             deceased
             Father
             :
             but
             then
             ,
             in
             meere
             paternall
             dutie
             ,
             he
             left
             punishing
             him
             any
             more
             ,
             and
             pardoned
             him
             the
             fault
             which
             hee
             had
             committed
             .
             In
             such
             reuerend
             and
             religious
             regard
             the
             very
             Pagans
             had
             the
             Tombes
             of
             their
             Ancestours
             .
          
           
             But
             ,
             with
             vs
             ,
             in
             these
             dayes
             ,
             I
             see
             no
             such
             reuerence
             that
             sonnes
             haue
             to
             their
             fathers
             hands
             ,
             or
             to
             their
             Sepulchres
             .
             I
             heare
             no
             swearing
             by
             Kirkes
             ,
             Crosses
             ,
             or
             Sepulchres
             .
             I
             heare
             sometimes
             ,
             I
             must
             confesse
             ,
             for
             swearing
             to
             build
             Churches
             ;
             swearing
             to
             pull
             downe
             crosses
             ,
             and
             to
             deface
             or
             quite
             
             demolish
             all
             Funerall
             Monuments
             ;
             swearing
             and
             protesting
             that
             all
             these
             are
             remaines
             of
             Antichrist
             ,
             papisticall
             and
             damnable
             .
          
           
             Now
             to
             come
             to
             the
             other
             part
             of
             this
             Chapter
             .
             All
             men
             in
             generall
             are
             taken
             with
             an
             earnest
             desire
             to
             see
             ancient
             great
             Cities
             ;
             yea
             and
             the
             very
             tract
             where
             such
             cities
             were
             in
             former
             times
             scituated
             ,
             howsoeuer
             they
             bee
             destroyed
             ,
             laid
             leuell
             with
             the
             ground
             ,
             and
             their
             very
             ruines
             altogether
             ruined
             :
             I
             will
             instance
             with
             the
             glory
             of
             Asia
             ,
             Troy
             
               
                 
                 So
                 rich
                 ,
                 so
                 powerfull
                 ,
                 that
                 so
                 proudly
                 stood
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 could
                 for
                 ten
                 yeares
                 space
                 spare
                 so
                 much
                 bloud
                 ,
              
               
                 Now
                 prostrate
                 ,
                 onely
                 her
                 old
                 ruines
                 showes
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 Tombes
                 that
                 famous
                 Ancestours
                 enclose
                 .
              
            
             Now
             although
             these
             ruines
             ,
             and
             ruined
             Tombes
             ,
             are
             at
             this
             day
             no
             more
             but
             coniecturally
             extant
             :
             as
             Sandys
             writes
             ,
             who
             viewed
             the
             circuit
             of
             ground
             whereupon
             it
             once
             stood
             .
             And
             that
             
               
                 Iam
                 seges
                 est
                 vbi
                 Troia
                 fuit
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Corne
                 now
                 growes
                 where
                 Troy
                 once
                 stood
                 .
              
            
             Yet
             like
             him
             we
             daily
             know
             many
             Trauellers
             sailing
             neare
             thereunto
             ,
             to
             be
             desirous
             to
             see
             those
             celebrated
             fields
             ,
             that
             affoorded
             to
             rarest
             wits
             so
             plentifull
             an
             argument
             .
          
           
             And
             so
             we
             reade
             how
             that
             in
             former
             times
             ,
             many
             tooke
             the
             like
             paines
             to
             behold
             this
             Citie
             so
             renowned
             throughout
             the
             whole
             Vniuerse
             .
             For
             example
             ,
             the
             great
             Alexander
             .
             
               
                 Earths
                 fatall
                 mischiefe
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 cloud
                 of
                 thunder
              
               
                 Rending
                 the
                 world
                 ,
                 a
                 starr
                 that
                 strucke
                 asunder
              
               
                 The
                 Nations
                 .
              
            
             as
             Lucan
             calls
             him
             :
             hauing
             read
             many
             heroicall
             actions
             performed
             at
             the
             besieging
             of
             this
             Citie
             ,
             made
             it
             in
             his
             Iourny
             to
             see
             it
             ;
             and
             finding
             it
             laid
             desert
             ,
             caused
             it
             to
             be
             reedified
             ;
             gaue
             great
             immunities
             and
             priuiledges
             to
             the
             inhabitants
             ,
             whom
             hee
             exempted
             from
             ordinarie
             Tributes
             ,
             and
             instituted
             their
             Free-martes
             ,
             or
             Markets
             ,
             for
             al
             such
             as
             would
             dwell
             there
             ,
             or
             negotiate
             with
             them
             .
          
           
             
             That
             blasing
             Comet
             ,
             
               Iulius
               Caesar
            
             ,
             who
             darted
             his
             raies
             ouer
             so
             many
             regions
             .
             
               
                 Who
                 did
                 the
                 habitable
                 earth
                 command
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 stretcht
                 his
                 Empire
                 ouer
                 sea
                 and
                 land
                 .
              
            
             goes
             in
             person
             to
             behold
             that
             farre-famed
             Citie
             ;
             where
             treading
             vpon
             Hectors
             graue-stone
             ,
             hid
             with
             rubish
             ,
             and
             growne
             ouer
             with
             grasse
             ,
             hee
             is
             found
             fault
             withall
             by
             a
             Phrygian
             ,
             thus
             .
          
           
             Respect
             you
             not
             great
             Hectors
             Tombe
             ,
             quoth
             he
             ,
             but
             for
             all
             this
             reprehension
             
               
                 
                 Sack'd
                 Troyes
                 yet
                 honour'd
                 name
                 he
                 goes
                 about
                 ,
              
               
                 To
                 finde
                 th'
                 old
                 wall
                 of
                 great
                 Apollo
                 out
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 fruitlesse
                 trees
                 ,
                 old
                 oakes
                 with
                 putrifi'd
              
               
                 And
                 rotten
                 roots
                 the
                 Troian
                 houses
                 hide
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 Temples
                 of
                 their
                 Gods
                 ,
                 all
                 Troy's
                 orespread
              
               
               
                 With
                 bushes
                 thick
                 ,
                 her
                 ruines
                 ruined
              
               
                 He
                 sees
                 the
                 bridall
                 groue
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             And
             being
             pleased
             with
             the
             sight
             of
             these
             Antiquities
             ,
             he
             offers
             sacrifice
             to
             the
             ghost
             of
             Hector
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             rest
             of
             those
             magesticke
             Heroes
             ,
             or
             halfe-gods
             ,
             there
             interred
             :
             promising
             withall
             (
             conditionally
             )
             to
             build
             vp
             anew
             this
             City
             of
             Troy.
             
          
           
             
               Then
               Caesar
               pleas'd
               with
               sight
               of
               these
               so
               prais'd
            
             
               Antiquities
               ,
               a
               greene
               turffe
               altar
               rais'd
               ,
            
             
               And
               by
               the
               Frankincense-fed
               fire
               prepar'd
            
             
               These
               orizons
               not
               vaine
               ;
               you
               Gods
               that
               guard
            
             
               These
               Heroes
               dust
               ,
               and
               in
               Troyes
               ruines
               reigne
               :
            
             
               Aeneas
               houshold
               gods
               ,
               that
               still
               maintaine
            
             
               In
               Alba
               and
               Lauinia
               your
               shrines
               ,
            
             
               Vpon
               whose
               altars
               fire
               yet
               Troian
               shines
               ;
            
             
               Thou
               sacred
               Temple
               clos'd
               Palladium
               ,
            
             
               That
               in
               the
               sight
               of
               man
               didst
               neuer
               come
               ;
            
             
               The
               greatest
               heire
               of
               all
               Iulus
               race
               ,
            
             
               Here
               in
               your
               former
               seat
               implores
               your
               grace
               ,
            
             
               And
               pious
               vses
               on
               your
               altars
               layes
               ;
            
             
               Prosper
               my
               course
               ,
               and
               thankfull
               Rome
               shall
               raise
            
             
               Troyes
               walls
               againe
               ;
               your
               people
               I
               le
               restore
               ,
            
             
               And
               build
               a
               Romane
               Troy.
               
            
          
           
             
               Marcus
               Aurelius
               ,
               Dioclesian
            
             ,
             and
             Claudius
             ,
             Romane
             Emperours
             ,
             potent
             ,
             and
             mightie
             ,
             took
             paines
             to
             trauell
             from
             Rome
             to
             this
             City
             of
             Troy
             ,
             onely
             to
             take
             suruay
             of
             what
             venerable
             antiquities
             were
             as
             then
             remaining
             ;
             and
             to
             leaue
             memory
             to
             posterity
             of
             their
             being
             there
             ,
             they
             caused
             a
             goodly
             columne
             of
             white
             marble
             to
             be
             therein
             erected
             ,
             whereupon
             were
             engrauen
             these
             words
             following
             .
          
           
             
               Imperator
               .
               Caesar.
               Mar.
               Aur.
               Pius
               .
               Foelix
               .
               Parthicus
               Maximus
               ,
               Trib.
               Pleb
               .
               Imp.
               P.X.V.
               Cons.
               III.
               Prouinciam
               Asiam
               ,
               per
               viam
               ,
               &
               flumina
               pontibus
               subiugauit
               .
            
          
           
             And
             on
             the
             other
             side
             of
             the
             said
             pillar
             was
             likewise
             engrauen
             ,
          
           
             
               Imperator
               Caesar
               Augustus
               Dioclesiano
               .
               P.
               Cos.
               11.
               regnante
               Tribunicia
               vicit
               potestate
               .
               M.F.T.
               &
               Claudius
               ,
               C.
               VIII
               .
               P.R.
               
            
          
           
             But
             to
             come
             nearer
             home
             ;
             who
             hath
             euer
             read
             or
             credibly
             heard
             of
             the
             magnificencie
             of
             that
             capacious
             City
             of
             Verulam
             (
             of
             which
             I
             haue
             spoken
             before
             )
             so
             much
             renowned
             for
             so
             many
             memorable
             exploits
             ,
             but
             more
             especially
             for
             the
             inuincible
             constancie
             ,
             and
             resolute
             suffering
             ,
             of
             our
             Protomartyr
             ,
             Saint
             Alban
             ,
             that
             would
             not
             desire
             to
             see
             the
             place
             where
             it
             sometimes
             stood
             ?
             howsoeuer
             
               
                 Of
                 it
                 there
                 now
                 remaines
                 no
                 memory
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 Nor
                 any
                 little
                 monument
                 to
                 see
                 ,
              
               
                 By
                 which
                 the
                 Traueller
                 ,
                 that
                 fares
                 that
                 way
                 ,
              
               
                 This
                 once
                 was
                 she
                 ,
                 may
                 warned
                 be
                 to
                 say
                 .
              
            
          
           
             Who
             would
             not
             see
             ,
             if
             hee
             could
             with
             conueniencie
             ,
             the
             scituation
             of
             Silcester
             in
             Hampshire
             ,
             hauing
             read
             in
             our
             ancient
             Historiographers
             ,
             how
             
             famous
             it
             was
             in
             the
             time
             of
             Constantius
             the
             sonne
             of
             great
             Constantine
             ,
             and
             how
             that
             our
             first
             Christian
             worthy
             ,
             king
             Arthur
             ,
             was
             there
             inuested
             with
             the
             royall
             Diadem
             ?
             howsoeuer
             ,
             no
             markes
             are
             at
             this
             day
             remaining
             to
             shew
             that
             euer
             it
             was
             a
             Citie
             ;
             saue
             a
             wall
             of
             two
             miles
             in
             compasse
             ,
             containing
             within
             fourescore
             Acres
             of
             ground
             ,
             diuided
             into
             certaine
             cornfields
             .
          
           
             The
             seeing
             of
             places
             ,
             wee
             know
             to
             haue
             beene
             frequented
             or
             inhabited
             by
             men
             ,
             whose
             memory
             is
             esteemed
             ,
             or
             mentioned
             in
             stories
             ,
             doth
             moue
             and
             stirre
             vs
             vp
             as
             much
             ,
             or
             more
             ,
             then
             the
             hearing
             of
             their
             noble
             deeds
             ,
             or
             reading
             of
             their
             compositions
             ▪
          
           
             With
             the
             like
             desire
             (
             or
             more
             then
             they
             haue
             to
             see
             these
             old
             Cities
             entombed
             in
             their
             owne
             ruines
             )
             many
             men
             take
             paines
             with
             farre
             trauell
             ,
             to
             view
             strange
             cities
             ,
             famous
             and
             flourishing
             in
             their
             owne
             countrey
             ,
             or
             in
             forraine
             Nations
             .
          
           
             What
             stranger
             ,
             or
             home-bred
             countrey-man
             ,
             would
             not
             ardently
             long
             to
             see
             our
             rich
             ,
             powerfull
             ,
             and
             imperiall
             Citie
             of
             London
             ;
             when
             hee
             reades
             or
             heares
             how
             spatious
             ,
             how
             populous
             ,
             how
             plenteous
             ,
             and
             how
             faire
             builded
             it
             is
             ?
             And
             who
             would
             not
             couet
             to
             see
             Paris
             ,
             hearing
             that
             it
             is
             the
             capitall
             Citie
             of
             France
             ;
             and
             as
             some
             will
             haue
             it
             ,
             of
             all
             Europe
             ,
             farre
             greater
             fairer
             built
             ,
             and
             better
             scituate
             then
             London
             .
          
           
             And
             who
             would
             not
             visit
             Rome
             ,
             if
             abilities
             of
             bodie
             and
             meanes
             were
             all-sufficient
             ,
             his
             occasions
             would
             permit
             ,
             and
             that
             with
             safety
             hee
             might
             ;
             it
             being
             a
             citie
             ,
             
               Laudandis
               pretiosior
               ruinis
            
             :
             
               
                 Euen
                 made
                 more
                 honourable
              
               
                 By
                 ruines
                 memorable
                 .
              
            
             
             As
             Mountaigne
             writes
             ,
             and
             as
             I
             my selfe
             ,
             being
             there
             ,
             did
             also
             obserue
             ;
             A
             Citie
             whose
             ruine
             is
             glorious
             with
             renowne
             ,
             and
             swolne
             with
             glory
             ;
             for
             low-leuelled
             as
             she
             lieth
             ,
             and
             euen
             in
             the
             Tombe
             of
             her
             glory
             ,
             yet
             for
             all
             this
             she
             reserueth
             the
             liuely
             image
             and
             regardfull
             markes
             of
             Empire
             .
             And
             ,
             aboue
             the
             rest
             ,
             who
             would
             not
             ardently
             desire
             to
             see
             Ierusalem
             that
             holy
             Citie
             with
             the
             sepulchre
             ,
             hauing
             heard
             or
             read
             the
             sacred
             Scriptures
             ;
             or
             such
             historicall
             Authours
             as
             haue
             written
             of
             the
             same
             ?
          
           
             Considering
             then
             that
             the
             most
             of
             men
             do
             earnestly
             desire
             ,
             Vlysses
             like
             
               
                 Qui
                 mores
                 hominum
                 multorum
                 vidit
                 ,
                 &
                 vrbes
                 .
              
            
             to
             see
             ancient
             great
             cities
             (
             obseruing
             euer
             their
             gouernment
             ,
             with
             the
             manners
             of
             the
             Inhabitants
             )
             either
             flourishing
             ,
             quite
             fallen
             downe
             ,
             or
             partly
             ruined
             ;
             So
             all
             men
             (
             a
             snifling
             conuenticle
             or
             companie
             of
             proud
             Sectaries
             excepted
             )
             are
             as
             greedily
             affected
             to
             view
             the
             sacred
             Sepulchres
             of
             worthie
             ,
             famous
             personages
             ,
             yea
             and
             the
             very
             places
             ,
             where
             such
             haue
             beene
             interred
             ,
             although
             no
             Funerall
             Monument
             at
             all
             bee
             there
             remaining
             ,
             to
             continue
             their
             memories
             :
          
           
             This
             desire
             made
             Alexander
             the
             great
             ,
             in
             his
             Asian
             expedition
             ,
             go
             to
             visit
             the
             Tombe
             of
             Achilles
             ,
             which
             he
             couered
             with
             flowres
             ,
             and
             ranne
             naked
             about
             it
             (
             as
             then
             the
             custome
             was
             in
             funeralls
             )
             sacrificing
             to
             the
             ghost
             of
             his
             kinsman
             ,
             whom
             he
             reputed
             most
             happy
             ,
             that
             had
             such
             a
             Trumpet
             as
             Homer
             to
             resound
             his
             vertues
             ;
             and
             weeping
             ouer
             the
             Tombe
             ,
             complained
             that
             he
             was
             not
             so
             fortunate
             ,
             as
             to
             haue
             a
             man
             that
             could
             so
             well
             publish
             his
             praises
             ,
             as
             Homer
             had
             done
             those
             of
             Achilles
             .
          
           
           
             The
             sight
             of
             all
             the
             far-fam'd
             Antiquities
             of
             Egypt
             did
             not
             so
             much
             de●●ght
             Caesar
             ,
             as
             the
             sight
             of
             the
             Tombe
             of
             Alexander
             .
             
               
                 Caesar
                 in
                 Aegypt
                 fearelesse
                 walkes
                 and
                 sees
                 
              
               
                 Their
                 Temples
                 ,
                 Tombes
                 ,
                 and
                 fam'd
                 Antiquitie
                 ▪
              
            
             afterwards
             in
             the
             booke
             ,
             —
             
               he
               goes
               from
               thence
            
             
               
                 To
                 Alexandria
                 ,
                 crown'd
                 with
                 confidence
                 .
              
               
                 —
                 then
                 goes
                 he●
              
               
                 The
                 stately
                 Temple
                 of
                 th'
                 old
                 God
                 to
                 see
                 ;
              
               
                 Which
                 speakes
                 the
                 ancient
                 Macedonian
                 greatness
              
               
                 But
                 there
                 delighted
                 with
                 no
                 obiects
                 sweetnesse
                 ,
              
               
                 Not
                 with
                 their
                 gold
                 ,
                 nor
                 Gods
                 maiesticke
                 dresse
              
               
                 Nor
                 loftie
                 Citie
                 walls
                 ;
                 with
                 greedinesse
              
               
                 Into
                 the
                 burying
                 vault
                 goes
                 Caesar
                 downe
                 ▪
              
               
                 There
                 Macedonian
                 Philips
                 mad-braind
                 sonne
              
               
                 The
                 prosperous
                 Thiefe
                 ,
                 lyes
                 buried
                 ▪
                 whom
                 iust
                 〈◊〉
              
               
                 Slew
                 in
                 the
                 worlds
                 reuenge
              
            
             Augustus
             his
             successour
             ,
             Emperour
             of
             Rome
             ,
             went
             with
             the
             like
             desire
             ,
             or
             more
             ,
             to
             see
             the
             said
             Tombe
             of
             Alexander
             ;
             And
             not
             contented
             with
             the
             bare
             sight
             of
             the
             Sepulchre
             ,
             
             
               Corpus
               Alexandri
               inspexit
               ,
               idque
               attrectauit
               ita
               vt
               nasi
               quoque
               (
               ita
               enim
               fertur
               )
               particulam
               aliquam
               fregerit
               :
            
             he
             would
             needs
             looke
             into
             the
             Tombe
             and
             behold
             the
             body
             of
             the
             worlds
             terrour
             ,
             Alexander
             ,
             which
             hee
             so
             feelingly
             handled
             ,
             that
             hee
             broke
             a
             little
             part
             of
             Alexanders
             Nose
             :
             as
             it
             is
             reported
             .
          
           
             But
             to
             come
             to
             our selues
             ;
             What
             concourse
             of
             people
             come
             daily
             ,
             to
             view
             the
             liuely
             Statues
             and
             stately
             Monuments
             in
             Westminster
             Abbey
             wherein
             the
             sacred
             ashes
             of
             so
             many
             of
             the
             Lords
             anointed
             ,
             beside
             other
             great
             Potentates
             are
             entombed
             .
             A
             sight
             which
             brings
             delight
             and
             admiration
             ,
             and
             strikes
             a
             religious
             apprehension
             into
             the
             mindes
             of
             the
             beholders
             .
          
           
             We
             desire
             likewise
             to
             behold
             the
             mournfull
             ruines
             of
             other
             religions
             houses
             ,
             although
             their
             goodly
             faire
             structures
             bee
             altogether
             destroyed
             ,
             their
             tombes
             battered
             downe
             ,
             and
             the
             bodies
             of
             their
             dead
             cast
             out
             of
             their
             coffins
             ;
             for
             that
             ,
             that
             very
             earth
             which
             did
             sometimes
             couer
             the
             corps
             of
             the
             defunct
             ,
             puts
             vs
             in
             minde
             of
             our
             mortalitie
             ,
             and
             consequently
             brings
             vs
             to
             vnfained
             repentance
             .
             What
             numbers
             of
             Citizens
             and
             others
             at
             this
             very
             time
             ,
             go
             to
             Lesnes
             Abbey
             in
             Kent
             ,
             to
             see
             some
             few
             coffins
             there
             lately
             found
             in
             her
             ruines
             ,
             wherein
             are
             the
             remaines
             of
             such
             as
             haue
             beene
             there
             anciently
             interred
             ;
             of
             which
             ,
             when
             I
             come
             to
             speake
             of
             her
             Foundation
             .
          
           
             Neither
             can
             we
             passe
             by
             ,
             but
             with
             yearning
             hearts
             looke
             vpon
             that
             fatned
             soile
             (
             the
             fertile
             seed-plot
             of
             the
             Church
             )
             which
             in
             former
             times
             hath
             beene
             sprinkled
             with
             the
             bloud
             ,
             blackt
             with
             the
             cinders
             ,
             and
             strawne
             with
             the
             ashes
             ,
             of
             those
             blessed
             Saints
             ,
             who
             for
             the
             profession
             of
             the
             Gospell
             ,
             by
             sword
             ,
             fire
             ,
             and
             fagot
             ,
             haue
             suffered
             most
             cruell
             martyrdome
             :
             giuing
             reuerence
             and
             honour
             to
             their
             memories
             ,
             because
             by
             their
             sufferings
             true
             Religion
             was
             propagated
             ,
             and
             all
             idolatrie
             demolished
             :
             which
             we
             may
             lawfully
             do
             ,
             as
             vnto
             Gods
             chiefe
             champions
             standing
             vnto
             death
             for
             the
             truth
             .
             And
             as
             vnto
             men
             whom
             God
             hath
             aduanced
             into
             the
             society
             of
             his
             Angels
             in
             heauen
             ;
             giuing
             also
             thanks
             ,
             at
             these
             Martyrs
             and
             Saints
             solemne
             feasts
             ,
             to
             
             God
             for
             their
             victories
             ,
             endeauouring
             the
             attainment
             of
             such
             crownes
             and
             glories
             as
             they
             haue
             already
             attained
             ;
             with
             other
             religious
             performances
             due
             vnto
             them
             ▪
             as
             ornaments
             of
             their
             memories
             .
             Prouided
             alwayes
             that
             we
             do
             not
             intermi●e
             out
             deuotions
             with
             superstitious
             adoration
             .
          
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             IX
             .
             Of
             the
             punishments
             both
             by
             humane
             Iawes
             ,
             and
             Gods
             seuere
             iustice
             ,
             ●●flicted
             vpon
             such
             malefactors
             in
             foregoing
             ages
             ,
             who
             violated
             Sepulchers
             ▪
             Of
             Church-robbers
             .
          
           
             THose
             ●in
             foregoing
             ages
             )
             which
             did
             violate
             ,
             misuse
             ,
             or
             distaine
             tombes
             ,
             graues
             ,
             sepulchers
             ,
             or
             any
             of
             these
             funerall
             Monuments
             ,
             were
             punished
             richer
             with
             death
             ,
             perpetuall
             exile
             ,
             condemnation
             to
             the
             mines
             ,
             banishment
             for
             a
             time
             ,
             payment
             of
             money
             ,
             forfeiture
             of
             goods
             ,
             losse
             of
             members
             ,
             or
             the
             like
             according
             to
             the
             qualitie
             of
             the
             person
             ,
             and
             circumstance
             of
             the
             fact
             .
             To
             begin
             with
             the
             Clergie
             ▪
          
           
             ●
             Priest
             found
             guiltie
             of
             this
             execrable
             act
             (
             being
             so
             much
             more
             odious
             ,
             by
             how
             much
             his
             place
             was
             reputed
             more
             honourable
             and
             religious
             )
             was
             degraded
             from
             his
             Priesthood
             ,
             his
             goods
             set
             to
             open
             sale
             ,
             and
             forfeited
             ,
             and
             himselfe
             condemned
             to
             perpetuall
             banishment
             .
          
           
             If
             a
             man
             of
             eminent
             place
             ,
             of
             great
             riches
             ,
             ranke
             ,
             and
             qualitie
             ,
             did
             with
             an
             aimed
             hand
             ,
             despoile
             any
             Tombe
             or
             Sepulchre
             ,
             
               Latronis
               more
            
             ,
             after
             the
             manner
             of
             an
             high-way
             robber
             ,
             that
             man
             by
             the
             Law
             was
             put
             to
             execution
             ;
             if
             vnaimed
             ,
             then
             the
             Iudge
             did
             send
             him
             to
             the
             Mines
             ,
             or
             to
             banishment
             ,
             or
             punish
             him
             with
             some
             pecuniarie
             mu●ct
             ,
             to
             the
             value
             ,
             most
             commonly
             ,
             of
             halfe
             his
             goods
             ,
             and
             branded
             him
             with
             eternall
             infamie
             .
          
           
             If
             a
             Seruant
             ,
             or
             a
             man
             of
             meane
             fortunes
             ,
             was
             knowne
             to
             pull
             downe
             ,
             or
             deface
             any
             funerall
             Monument
             ,
             without
             his
             masters
             priuitie
             ,
             hee
             was
             condemned
             to
             the
             Mines
             ;
             if
             hee
             had
             beene
             vrged
             thereunto
             by
             his
             master
             ,
             then
             he
             was
             adiudged
             for
             a
             time
             to
             be
             banished
             ;
             if
             he
             did
             digge
             vp
             ,
             and
             draw
             out
             of
             the
             graue
             ,
             the
             body
             or
             bones
             of
             the
             defunct
             ,
             then
             his
             iudgement
             was
             death
             .
          
           
             If
             any
             man
             did
             deface
             ,
             or
             cut
             away
             any
             part
             of
             the
             Effigies
             or
             representation
             of
             the
             defunct
             ,
             caru'd
             ,
             engrauen
             ,
             or
             embost
             ,
             vpon
             any
             graue-stone
             ,
             tombe
             ,
             or
             sepulchre
             ,
             that
             man
             by
             the
             law
             was
             to
             lose
             his
             hand
             .
          
           
             Whosoeuer
             in
             the
             repairing
             of
             any
             ruinous
             decayed
             Sepulchre
             ,
             did
             any
             way
             vndecently
             touch
             the
             body
             of
             the
             dead
             person
             ,
             therein
             laid
             downe
             to
             his
             eternall
             rest
             ▪
             that
             party
             so
             offending
             ,
             was
             commanded
             by
             the
             Law
             ,
             
               De●em
               pondo
               auri
               Fisco
               inferre
            
             ,
             to
             bring
             ten
             pound
             weight
             of
             gold
             into
             the
             ●xchequer
             :
          
           
             But
             the
             most
             execrable
             and
             hellish
             abuse
             of
             all
             other
             offered
             to
             the
             dead
             ,
             is
             effected
             by
             witchcraft
             ,
             incantation
             ,
             and
             Art-magicke
             ;
             an
             art
             ,
             saith
             
               Quin●●l●a●s
               ,
               Declam
            
             .
             15.
             which
             is
             said
             to
             disquiet
             the
             Gods
             ,
             to
             trouble
             and
             displace
             the
             starres
             ,
             to
             search
             into
             the
             graues
             and
             sepulchres
             of
             the
             dead
             ,
             to
             mutilate
             ,
             dismember
             ,
             and
             cut
             off
             ,
             certaine
             parts
             of
             the
             carcases
             therein
             inhumed
             ,
             and
             by
             those
             pairings
             and
             cuttings
             ,
             together
             with
             certaine
             horrid
             
             enchantments
             ,
             charmes
             ,
             and
             spels
             ,
             to
             bring
             to
             passe
             strange
             ,
             diabolicall
             conclusions
             .
             The
             powerfull
             force
             of
             which
             coniurers
             ,
             witches
             ,
             or
             infernall
             Hags
             is
             thus
             exprest
             by
             the
             ancient
             Poets
             .
             
               
                 
                   Skill'd
                   in
                   blacke
                   Artes
                   ,
                   
                   she
                   makes
                   streames
                   backward
                   〈◊〉
                
                 
                   The
                   vertues
                   knowes
                   of
                   weeds
                   ;
                   of
                   laces
                   spunne
                
                 
                   On
                   wheeles
                   ▪
                   and
                   poyson
                   of
                   a
                   lust-stung
                   m●re
                   .
                
                 
                   Faire
                   daies
                   makes
                   cloudy
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   cloudy
                   fa●●
                   ,
                
                 
                   Starres
                   to
                   drop
                   bloud
                   ,
                   the
                   moone
                   looke
                   bloudily
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   plum'd
                   (
                   aliue
                   )
                   doth
                   through
                   nights
                   shadows
                   fly●
                
                 
                   The
                   dead
                   cals
                   from
                   their
                   graues
                   to
                   further
                   harmes
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   cleaues
                   the
                   solid
                   earth
                   with
                   her
                   long
                   charmes
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   She
                   said
                   her
                   charmes
                   could
                   ease
                   ones
                   heart
                   of
                   paine
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   Euen
                   when
                   she
                   list
                   ,
                   and
                   make
                   him
                   grieue
                   againe
                   .
                
                 
                   S●op
                   flouds
                   ,
                   bring
                   backe
                   the
                   starres
                   ,
                   and
                   with
                   her
                   breath
                
                 
                   Rouse
                   the
                   blacke
                   fiends
                   ;
                   vntill
                   the
                   earth
                   beneath
                
                 
                   Groand
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   trees
                   came
                   marching
                   from
                   the
                   ●ills
                   ▪
                
                 
                   These
                   witches
                   spels
                   loues
                   soft
                   desires
                   haue
                   sent
                
                 
                   Into
                   the
                   hardest
                   hearts
                   ,
                   gainst
                   fates
                   intent
                   ▪
                
                 
                   Seuere
                   old
                   men
                   haue
                   burnd
                   in
                   impious
                   loue
                
                 
                   Which
                   temp'red
                   drinks
                   ,
                   and
                   Philirums
                   could
                   not
                   moue
                   .
                
                 
                   —
                   the
                   dull
                   world
                   a●
                   their
                   
                
                 
                   Dire
                   voice
                   ,
                   has
                   been
                   benum'd
                   :
                   great
                   Iupiter
                
                 
                   Vrging
                   their
                   course
                   ,
                   himselfe
                   ,
                   admir'd
                   to
                   see
                
                 
                   The
                   poles
                   not
                   mou'd
                   by
                   their
                   swift
                   axle●tree
                   ▪
                
                 
                   Showres
                   they
                   haue
                   made
                   ;
                   clouded
                   the
                   clearest
                   skie
                   ;
                
                 
                   And
                   he
                   auen●as
                   thundred
                   ,
                   Ioue
                   not
                   knowing
                   why
                   .
                
              
            
             But
             not
             to
             speake
             thus
             in
             generall
             of
             their
             power
             ,
             and
             come
             nearer
             to
             the
             purpose
             :
             Sextus
             the
             sonne
             of
             great
             Pompey
             ,
             desirous
             to
             know
             the
             euent
             of
             the
             Pharsalian
             warres
             ,
             consults
             thereof
             with
             the
             witch
             Erictho
             ,
             who
             ,
             amongst
             many
             her
             powerfull
             charmes
             ,
             resolues
             to
             take
             vp
             the
             body
             of
             one
             lately
             buried
             ,
             which
             she
             ,
             by
             her
             Art-magicke
             ,
             would
             coniure
             to
             disclose
             the
             sad
             issue
             of
             his
             and
             his
             fathers
             fates
             :
             as
             it
             is
             thus
             in
             the
             Argument
             of
             the
             said
             sixth
             booke
             .
             
               
                 To
                 the
                 dire
                 witch
                 
                   Erictho
                   ,
                   Sextus
                
                 goes
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 fatall
                 warres
                 sad
                 issue
                 to
                 disclose
                 :
              
               
                 She
                 quickens
                 a
                 dead
                 carcase
                 ,
                 which
                 relates
              
               
                 To
                 Sextus
                 eare
                 ,
                 his
                 and
                 his
                 Fathers
                 Fates
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 crauing
                 then
                 deaths
                 freedome
                 to
                 obtaine
                 ,
              
               
                 Is
                 by
                 a
                 magicke
                 spell
                 dissolu'd
                 againe
                 .
              
            
             Now
             ,
             in
             the
             booke
             following
             ,
             Lucan
             makes
             young
             Sextus
             thus
             to
             woe
             ,
             and
             sollicite
             the
             old
             witch
             Erictho
             ,
             for
             the
             speedie
             knowledge
             of
             the
             warres
             euent
             .
             
               
                 —
                 thus
                 Pompey's
                 fearefull
                 sonne
                 best
                 a●e
              
               
                 Wisest
                 of
                 all
                 Thessalians
                 ,
                 that
                 canst
                 make
              
               
                 Foreknowne
                 all
                 things
                 to
                 come
                 ,
                 and
                 turne
                 a●ay
              
               
                 The
                 course
                 of
                 destiny
                 ,
                 to
                 me
                 (
                 I
                 pray
                 )
              
               
               
                 The
                 certaine
                 end
                 of
                 this
                 warres
                 chance
                 relate
                 .
              
               
                 ●
                 am
                 ●o
                 meane
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Romane
                 state
                 :
              
               
                 Great
                 Pompey's
                 sonne
                 ,
                 now
                 either
                 Lord
                 of
                 all
                 ,
              
               
                 ●r
                 wofull
                 heire
                 of
                 his
                 great
                 funerall
                 .
              
               
                 My
                 mind
                 ,
                 though
                 ●ounded
                 now
                 with
                 doubtfull
                 feare
                 ,
              
               
                 ●
                 well
                 resolu'd
                 any
                 knowne
                 woe
                 to
                 beare
                 .
              
               
                 〈…〉
                 from
                 chance
                 this
                 power
                 ,
                 it
                 may
                 not
                 fall
              
               
                 〈◊〉
                 ▪
                 and
                 suddaine
                 on
                 me
                 ,
                 the
                 Gods
                 call
                 ,
              
               
                 Or
                 spare
                 the
                 Gods
                 ,
                 and
                 force
                 the
                 truth
                 out
                 from
              
               
                 The
                 ghosts
                 below
                 ,
                 open
                 Elysium
                 ,
              
               
                 ●all
                 forth
                 gr●m●●e
                 death
                 himselfe
                 ,
                 bid
                 him
                 relate
              
               
                 Which
                 of
                 the
                 two
                 is
                 giuen
                 to
                 him
                 by
                 fate
                 ,
              
               
                 T●is
                 no
                 meane
                 taske
                 ,
                 but
                 labour
                 worthie
                 thee
              
               
                 To
                 search
                 what
                 end
                 of
                 this
                 great
                 warre
                 shall
                 be
                 .
              
            
             The
             witch
             makes
             a
             replication
             ,
             with
             an
             expression
             ,
             as
             also
             a
             limitation
             ,
             of
             her
             magicke
             power
             ,
             in
             these
             words
             .
             
               
                 The
                 ●mpious
                 witch
                 proud
                 of
                 a
                 fame
                 so
                 spread
              
               
                 Replies
                 ,
                 young
                 man
                 ,
                 wouldst
                 thou
                 haue
                 altered
              
               
                 Some
                 me●ner
                 fate
                 ,
                 it
                 had
                 been
                 easily
                 done
                 ;
              
               
                 ●
                 could
                 haue
                 forc●d
                 to
                 any
                 action
              
               
                 〈◊〉
                 unwilling
                 Gods
                 ,
                 I
                 can
                 preserue
                 the
                 breath
              
               
                 Of
                 him
                 whom
                 all
                 the
                 starres
                 haue
                 doomb'd
                 to
                 death
                 :
              
               
                 And
                 though
                 the
                 planets
                 all
                 conspire
                 to
                 make
              
               
                 Him
                 old
                 ,
                 the
                 midst
                 of
                 his
                 lifes
                 course
                 can
                 breake
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 Fates
                 ,
                 and
                 thu●der
                 of
                 great
                 causes
                 all
              
               
                 Worke
                 downeward
                 from
                 the
                 worlds
                 originall
                 .
              
               
                 When
                 all
                 mankinde
                 depend
                 on
                 one
                 successe
                 ,
              
               
                 If
                 there
                 you
                 would
                 change
                 ought
                 ,
                 our
                 arts
                 confesse
              
               
                 ●ortune
                 has
                 greater
                 power
                 ▪
                 but
                 if
                 content
              
               
                 ●o●
                 be
                 alone
                 to
                 know
                 this
                 warres
                 euent
                 ,
              
               
                 Many
                 ,
                 and
                 easie
                 wayes
                 for
                 vs
                 there
                 be
              
               
                 To
                 finde
                 out
                 truth
                 ,
                 the
                 earth
                 ,
                 the
                 sea
                 ,
                 the
                 sky
                 ,
              
               
                 T●e
                 dead
                 ,
                 the
                 Rodopeian
                 rock
                 ,
                 and
                 fields
              
               
                 Shall
                 speake
                 〈◊〉
                 .
                 But
                 since
                 late
                 slaughter
                 yeeld●
              
               
                 Such
                 choice
                 of
                 carcases
                 in
                 Thessaly
              
               
                 〈◊〉
                 vp
                 one
                 of
                 those
                 who
                 easiest
                 be
                 :
              
               
                 That
                 a
                 warme
                 new-slaine
                 carcase
                 with
                 a
                 cleare
              
               
                 ●●●elligible
                 voice
                 may
                 greet
                 your
                 eare
                 ▪
              
               
                 〈◊〉
                 (
                 by
                 the
                 sunne
                 the
                 organs
                 parch'd
                 and
                 spill●d
                 )
              
               
                 The
                 dismall
                 ghost
                 vncertaine
                 hissings
                 yeild
                 .
              
            
             ●rictho
             hauing
             raised
             vp
             a
             dead
             carcase
             ,
             by
             her
             damnable
             incantations
             ;
             and
             possest
             his
             inward
             parts
             with
             some
             diabolicall
             spirit
             ,
             who
             by
             and
             thorow
             〈…〉
             gans
             might
             giue
             to
             her
             and
             young
             Sextus
             some
             satisfactory
             answers
             ,
             〈◊〉
             she
             goes
             forward
             with
             her
             demands
             .
          
           
             
               Speake
               (
               quoth
               Erictho
               )
               what
               I
               aske
               ,
               and
               well
            
             
               Shalt
               thou
               rewarded
               be
               :
               if
               truth
               thou
               tell
               ,
            
             
               〈◊〉
               our
               Hamonian
               art
               I
               le
               set
               thee
               free
            
             
             
               Throughout
               all
               ages
               ,
               and
               bestow
               on
               thee
            
             
               Such
               funeralls
               ,
               with
               charmes
               so
               burne
               thy
               bones
               ,
            
             
               Thy
               ghost
               shall
               heare
               no
               incantations
               .
            
             
               Let
               this
               the
               fruit
               of
               thy
               reuiuall
               be
               ,
            
             
               No
               spels
               ,
               no
               herbs
               shall
               dare
               to
               take
               from
               thee
            
             
               Thy
               long
               safe
               rest
               ,
               when
               I
               haue
               made
               thee
               die
               ,
            
             
               The
               Gods
               ,
               and
               Prophets
               answer
               doubtfully
               ;
            
             
               But
               he
               ,
               that
               dares
               enquire
               of
               ghosts
               beneath
               ,
            
             
               And
               boldly
               go
               to
               th'
               oracles
               of
               death
               ,
            
             
               Is
               plainly
               told
               the
               truth
               ;
               spare
               not
               ,
               but
               name
            
             
               Plainly
               the
               things
               ,
               and
               places
               all
               ,
               and
               frame
            
             
               A
               speech
               ,
               wherein
               I
               may
               conferre
               with
               fate
               ▪
            
             
               Adding
               a
               charme
               to
               make
               him
               know
               the
               state
            
             
               Of
               whatsoe're
               she
               askt
               ;
               thus
               presently
            
             
               The
               weeping
               carcase
               spake
               .
            
          
           
             The
             deuill
             in
             his
             conference
             with
             the
             Sompner
             (
             who
             to
             tell
             you
             by
             the
             way
             ,
             
               
                 —
                 Is
                 a
                 renner
                 vp
                 and
                 doun
                 
              
               
                 With
                 maundements
                 ,
                 fornicatioun
              
               
                 And
                 is
                 y
                 beat
                 at
                 euery
                 tounes
                 end
                 )
              
            
             Amongst
             other
             his
             subtilties
             relates
             this
             for
             one
             ;
             by
             way
             of
             interrogation
             ,
             thus
             .
             
               
                 Yet
                 tell
                 me
                 (
                 quoth
                 this
                 Sompner
                 )
                 faithfully
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 Make
                 ye
                 you
                 new
                 bodies
                 thus
                 alway
              
               
                 Of
                 elements
                 ?
                 the
                 fiend
                 answerd
                 nay
                 :
              
               
                 Sometime
                 we
                 faine
                 ,
                 and
                 sometime
                 we
                 arise
              
               
                 With
                 dead
                 bodies
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 in
                 sundry
                 wise
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 speake
                 as
                 renably
                 ,
                 faire
                 and
                 well
              
               
                 As
                 the
                 Phitonesse
                 did
                 to
                 Samuel
                 .
              
            
             This
             violation
             or
             fearefull
             disturbance
             of
             the
             dead
             ,
             was
             punished
             with
             extreme
             tortures
             ,
             and
             afterwards
             by
             decollation
             .
          
           
             Kelley
             (
             otherwise
             called
             Talbot
             )
             that
             famous
             English
             Alchymist
             of
             our
             times
             ,
             who
             flying
             out
             of
             his
             owne
             countrey
             (
             after
             he
             had
             lost
             both
             his
             cares
             at
             Lancaster
             )
             was
             entertained
             with
             Rodolph
             the
             second
             ,
             and
             last
             of
             that
             Christian
             name
             ,
             Emperour
             of
             Germany
             :
             for
             whom
             Elizabeth
             of
             famous
             memory
             ,
             sent
             (
             very
             secretly
             )
             Captaine
             
               Peter
               Gwinne
            
             ,
             with
             some
             others
             ,
             to
             perswade
             him
             to
             returne
             backe
             to
             his
             owne
             natiue
             home
             ;
             which
             hee
             was
             willing
             to
             doe
             :
             and
             thinking
             to
             escape
             away
             in
             the
             night
             ,
             by
             stealth
             ,
             as
             he
             was
             clammering
             ouer
             a
             wall
             in
             his
             owne
             house
             in
             Prague
             (
             which
             beares
             his
             name
             to
             this
             day
             ,
             and
             which
             sometime
             was
             an
             old
             Sanctuary
             )
             he
             fell
             downe
             from
             the
             battlements
             ,
             broke
             his
             legges
             ,
             and
             bruised
             his
             body
             ;
             of
             which
             hurts
             within
             a
             while
             after
             he
             departed
             this
             world
             .
          
           
             
               Sed
               quorsum
               haec
            
             ,
             you
             will
             say
             :
             then
             thus
             ,
             This
             diabolicall
             questioning
             of
             the
             dead
             ,
             for
             the
             knowledge
             of
             future
             accidents
             ,
             was
             put
             in
             practise
             by
             the
             foresaid
             Kelley
             ;
             who
             ,
             vpon
             a
             certaine
             night
             ,
             in
             the
             Parke
             of
             Walton
             in
             le
             dale
             ,
             in
             the
             county
             of
             Lancaster
             ,
             with
             one
             
               Paul
               Waring
            
             (
             his
             fellow
             companion
             in
             such
             deeds
             of
             darknesse
             )
             inuocated
             some
             one
             of
             the
             infernall
             regiment
             ,
             
             to
             know
             certaine
             passages
             in
             the
             life
             ,
             as
             also
             what
             might
             bee
             knowne
             by
             the
             deuils
             foresight
             ,
             of
             the
             manner
             and
             time
             of
             the
             death
             of
             a
             noble
             young
             Gentleman
             ,
             as
             then
             in
             his
             wardship
             .
             The
             blacke
             ceremonies
             of
             that
             night
             being
             ended
             ,
             Kelley
             demanded
             of
             one
             of
             the
             Gentlemans
             seruants
             ,
             what
             corse
             was
             the
             last
             buried
             in
             Law-church-yard
             ,
             a
             Church
             thereunto
             adioyning
             ,
             who
             told
             him
             of
             a
             poore
             man
             that
             was
             buried
             there
             but
             the
             same
             day
             .
             Hee
             and
             the
             said
             Waring
             intreated
             this
             foresaid
             seruant
             ,
             to
             go
             with
             them
             to
             the
             graue
             of
             the
             man
             so
             lately
             interred
             ,
             which
             hee
             did
             ;
             and
             withall
             did
             helpe
             them
             to
             digge
             up
             the
             carcase
             of
             the
             poore
             caitiffe
             ,
             whom
             by
             their
             incantations
             ,
             they
             made
             him
             (
             or
             rather
             some
             euill
             spirit
             through
             his
             Organs
             )
             to
             speake
             ,
             who
             deliuered
             strange
             predictions
             concerning
             the
             said
             Gentleman
             .
             I
             was
             told
             thus
             much
             by
             the
             said
             Seruingman
             ,
             a
             secondarie
             actor
             in
             that
             dismall
             abhorrid
             businesse
             :
             and
             diuers
             gentlemen
             ,
             and
             others
             ,
             are
             now
             liuing
             in
             Lancashire
             to
             whom
             he
             hath
             related
             this
             story
             .
             And
             the
             Gentleman
             himselfe
             (
             whose
             memorie
             I
             am
             bound
             to
             honour
             )
             told
             me
             a
             little
             before
             his
             death
             ,
             of
             this
             coniuration
             by
             Kelley
             ;
             as
             he
             had
             it
             by
             relation
             from
             his
             said
             Seruant
             and
             Tenant
             ;
             onely
             some
             circumstances
             excepted
             ,
             which
             he
             thought
             not
             fitting
             to
             come
             to
             his
             masters
             knowledge
             .
          
           
             These
             iniuries
             done
             against
             the
             dead
             ,
             who
             ought
             to
             sleepe
             in
             peace
             vntill
             the
             last
             sound
             of
             the
             Trumpet
             ,
             haue
             euer
             beene
             ,
             euen
             amongst
             the
             very
             Pagans
             themselues
             ,
             esteemed
             execrable
             .
             Insomuch
             that
             if
             any
             man
             that
             was
             knowne
             to
             haue
             committed
             such
             an
             hainous
             offence
             ,
             and
             did
             by
             chance
             escape
             the
             hand
             of
             humane
             Iustice
             ,
             yet
             he
             could
             not
             (
             in
             their
             opinion
             )
             auoid
             the
             punishment
             of
             the
             diuine
             powers
             .
             Whereupon
             they
             vsed
             to
             make
             their
             imprecations
             to
             Isis
             ,
             or
             some
             other
             of
             their
             gods
             or
             goddesses
             ;
             against
             such
             as
             should
             any
             wayes
             violate
             and
             breake
             downe
             their
             Sepulchres
             or
             eternall
             houses
             of
             rest
             .
             As
             in
             this
             old
             Inscription
             .
          
           
             Secus
             qui
             fecerit
             ;
             mitem
             Isidem
             iratam
             sentiat
             ,
             &
             suorum
             Ossa
             eruta
             ,
             atque
             dispersa
             videat
             .
          
           
             We
             reade
             in
             holy
             Writ
             that
             the
             king
             of
             the
             Moabites
             was
             so
             sauagely
             cruell
             ,
             euen
             after
             death
             ,
             against
             the
             king
             of
             Edom
             ;
             that
             he
             tooke
             his
             body
             out
             of
             the
             Sepulchre
             ,
             and
             burnt
             his
             bones
             into
             lime
             ;
             for
             which
             barbarous
             rage
             ,
             vpon
             the
             sacred
             remaines
             of
             a
             kings
             body
             ,
             hee
             and
             his
             people
             were
             punished
             of
             God
             :
             these
             are
             the
             words
             of
             the
             Prophet
             .
          
           
             
             Thus
             saith
             the
             Lord
             ,
             for
             three
             transgressions
             of
             Moab
             ,
             and
             for
             foure
             ,
             I
             will
             not
             turne
             to
             it
             ,
             because
             it
             burnt
             the
             bones
             of
             the
             king
             of
             Edom
             into
             lime
             .
          
           
             Therefore
             will
             I
             send
             a
             fire
             vpon
             Moab
             ,
             and
             it
             shall
             deuoure
             the
             palaces
             of
             Kerioth
             ,
             and
             Moab
             shall
             die
             with
             tumult
             ,
             with
             shouting
             ,
             and
             with
             the
             sound
             of
             a
             Trumpet
             .
          
           
             And
             I
             will
             cut
             off
             the
             Iudges
             out
             of
             the
             midst
             thereof
             ,
             and
             will
             slay
             all
             the
             Princes
             thereof
             with
             him
             ,
             saith
             the
             Lord.
             
          
           
             Amongst
             the
             Christians
             ,
             
               adeo
               flagitiosum
               hoc
               scelus
               habitum
               fuit
               ,
               vt
               atiam
               inter
               causas
               relatum
               sit
               ,
               sur
               vxor
               à
               marito
               diuortere
               posset
               ,
               si
               nimirum
               Sepulchrorum
               dissolutorem
               esse
               probauerit
               :
            
             saith
             
               Kirkman
               ,
               De
               funeribus
               Rom.
               l.
            
             3.
             cap.
             26.
             out
             of
             Theodosius
             and
             Valent.
             Emperours
             ,
             
               Cod.
               de
               repudijs
            
             .
          
           
             
             And
             of
             this
             barbarous
             kinde
             of
             cruelty
             against
             the
             dead
             ,
             Camden
             in
             his
             Remaines
             giues
             you
             these
             words
             following
             ,
             out
             of
             
               Nouel
               .
               Leg.
               Valent.
               Aug.
               
               de
               Sepulchris
               ,
               Tit.
               V.
               Nimis
               barbara
               est
               ,
               &
               vesana
               crudelitas
               ,
               munus
               extremum
               luce
               carentibus
               inuidere
               ,
               &
               dirutis
               per
               inexpiabile
               crimen
               Sepulchris
               ,
               monstrare
               coelo
               eorum
               reliquias
               humatorum
               .
            
             And
             the
             heathens
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             did
             account
             and
             verily
             beleeue
             ,
             that
             those
             
               qui
               in
               patrios
               cineres
               minxissent
               ;
               hoc
               est
               ,
               qui
               patrium
               Monumenta
               violassent
            
             :
             which
             had
             pist
             vpon
             their
             fathers
             ashes
             ,
             that
             is
             to
             say
             ,
             those
             which
             had
             violated
             the
             Monuments
             of
             their
             Ancestours
             ,
             elders
             ,
             or
             forefathers
             ,
             to
             be
             no
             otherwise
             then
             Patricides
             or
             murtherers
             of
             their
             fathers
             or
             deare
             friends
             ;
             and
             that
             such
             should
             be
             strucke
             to
             death
             by
             lightning
             from
             heauen
             ;
             &
             after
             death
             that
             they
             should
             be
             frightned
             ,
             tost
             vp
             and
             downe
             ,
             and
             tormented
             in
             hell
             ,
             with
             burning
             torches
             by
             the
             hands
             of
             the
             furies
             ;
             whereupon
             
               Horace
               de
               Arte
               Poetica
               versus
               finem
               .
            
          
           
             
               Nec
               satis
               apparet
               cur
               versus
               factitet
               ,
               vtrum
            
             
               Minxerit
               in
               patrios
               cineres
               ;
               an
               triste
               bidental
            
             
               Mouerit
               incestus
               .
            
          
           
             In
             
               Cimbrike
               Chersonese
            
             ;
             a
             Distich
             ,
             vpon
             one
             of
             the
             funerall
             Monuments
             of
             the
             familie
             of
             the
             Ranzouies
             ,
             giues
             this
             admonishment
             to
             the
             way-faring
             man.
             
          
           
             
               Ad
               Viatorem
               .
            
             
               Si
               pia
               maiorum
               violas
               monumenta
               ,
               viator
               ;
            
             
               Vltrices
               Furias
               experiere
               breui
               .
            
          
           
             As
             it
             was
             holden
             vnlawfull
             and
             punishable
             ,
             in
             former
             times
             ,
             for
             any
             one
             to
             pisse
             ,
             in
             or
             against
             the
             walls
             of
             any
             religious
             structure
             (
             a
             custome
             (
             to
             our
             shame
             )
             too
             commonly
             vsed
             of
             vs
             in
             these
             dayes
             ,
             of
             which
             I
             shall
             haue
             often
             occasion
             to
             speake
             hereafter
             )
             so
             ,
             you
             may
             thinke
             ,
             that
             it
             was
             holden
             to
             bee
             an
             impious
             and
             hainous
             offence
             for
             any
             one
             ,
             to
             pollute
             with
             vrine
             ,
             the
             tombes
             ,
             or
             graues
             of
             their
             parents
             ,
             predecessours
             ,
             friends
             ,
             or
             any
             other
             whosoeuer
             .
             Which
             to
             preuent
             ,
             they
             were
             wont
             to
             make
             a
             deprecation
             ,
             or
             earnest
             sute
             ,
             in
             some
             part
             of
             their
             funerall
             Inscriptions
             ,
             on
             this
             manner
             .
             
               
                 Hospes
                 ad
                 hunc
                 tumulum
                 ne
                 meias
                 ,
              
               
                 Ossa
                 precantur
                 tecta
                 hominis
                 .
              
            
             For
             indeed
             such
             as
             had
             their
             graues
             ,
             tombes
             ,
             statues
             ,
             or
             representations
             ,
             thus
             stained
             and
             defiled
             ,
             were
             thought
             to
             haue
             passed
             out
             of
             this
             world
             with
             shame
             and
             ignominie
             .
          
           
             I
             cannot
             without
             griefe
             remember
             (
             saith
             Camden
             )
             how
             barbarously
             and
             vnchristian
             like
             some
             not
             long
             since
             haue
             offended
             by
             the
             abusing
             of
             these
             Monuments
             ;
             
             yea
             some
             
               mingendo
               in
               patrios
               cineres
            
             ;
             which
             yet
             wee
             haue
             seene
             strangely
             reuenged
             .
          
           
             Now
             as
             the
             violation
             of
             Sepulchres
             ,
             so
             the
             depredation
             of
             Churches
             ,
             Church-robbing
             ,
             or
             Sacriledge
             ,
             was
             in
             all
             ages
             accounted
             most
             damnable
             .
             
               De
               Ecclesia
               qui
               aliquid
               furatur
            
             ,
             
             
               Iudae
               proditori
               comparatur
            
             :
             He
             that
             steales
             any
             thing
             from
             the
             Church
             ,
             may
             be
             compared
             to
             Iudas
             the
             traitour
             .
             
               Aliquid
               inde
               subtrahere
            
             ,
             
             
               omnium
               praedonum
               cupiditatem
               superat
            
             ;
             to
             hooke
             or
             draw
             any
             thing
             from
             thence
             ,
             is
             a
             sinne
             ,
             which
             exceeds
             the
             most
             detestable
             desire
             of
             all
             other
             sorts
             of
             robbers
             .
          
           
             
               Sacrum
               sacro
               〈…〉
               qui
               dempserit
            
             ,
             
             
               rapueritque
               Parricida
               esto
            
             :
             He
             that
             abates
             ,
             or
             forcibly
             takes
             ●way
             that
             which
             is
             sacred
             ,
             or
             given
             to
             any
             sacred
             
             vse
             ,
             let
             him
             be
             reputed
             ,
             and
             thought
             of
             ,
             as
             wee
             doe
             of
             a
             murtherer
             of
             his
             owne
             parents
             .
          
           
             Against
             Church-spoilers
             ,
             and
             breakers
             of
             Church-liberties
             ,
             Ann.
             1257.
             3.
             
             
               Maij
               ,
               Boniface
            
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             assisted
             with
             other
             Bishops
             ,
             apparelled
             in
             their
             Pontificals
             ,
             with
             Tapers
             burning
             ,
             denounced
             the
             sen●tence
             of
             Excommunication
             ,
             in
             this
             forme
             .
          
           
             
             By
             the
             authoritie
             of
             Almighty
             God
             ,
             the
             Father
             ,
             the
             Sonne
             ,
             and
             the
             holy
             Ghost
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             glorious
             mother
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             perpetuall
             Virgin
             Mary
             ,
             of
             the
             blessed
             Apostles
             ,
             Peter
             and
             Paul
             ,
             and
             of
             all
             Apostles
             ,
             and
             of
             all
             Martyrs
             ,
             of
             blessed
             Edward
             king
             of
             England
             ,
             and
             of
             all
             the
             Saints
             of
             heauen
             ;
             we
             excommunicate
             ,
             accurse
             ,
             and
             from
             the
             benefits
             of
             our
             holy
             mother
             the
             Church
             ,
             we
             sequester
             all
             those
             ,
             that
             hereafter
             willingly
             ,
             and
             maliciously
             ,
             depraue
             or
             spoile
             the
             Church
             of
             her
             right
             .
             And
             all
             those
             that
             by
             any
             cra●t
             ,
             or
             wilinesse
             ,
             do
             violate
             ,
             breake
             ,
             diminish
             ,
             or
             change
             the
             Church
             liberties
             and
             free
             customes
             ,
             contained
             in
             the
             Charters
             of
             the
             common
             liberties
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             But
             I
             speake
             here
             of
             such
             sacrilegious
             persons
             as
             do
             rob
             ,
             and
             bereaue
             the
             Church
             of
             her
             treasure
             and
             sacred
             ornaments
             ;
             a
             sinne
             of
             such
             ,
             onely
             ,
             which
             do
             misprise
             ,
             and
             contemne
             Religion
             :
             a
             sinne
             which
             hath
             beene
             by
             the
             very
             Pagans
             obserued
             neuer
             to
             escape
             vnpunished
             .
          
           
             
             
               Cum
               oppidum
               Tolosanum
               in
               terra
               Gallia
               Quintus
               Cepio
               Consul
               diripu●sset
               ;
               multumque
               auri
               in
               eius
               oppidi
               templis
               furisset
               ,
               quisquis
               ex
               ea
               direptione
               aurum
               attigit
               ,
               misero
               cruciabilique
               exitu
               perijt
               .
            
          
           
             
               Quintus
               Cepio
            
             with
             his
             company
             hauing
             taken
             and
             spoiled
             the
             Towne
             or
             Citie
             of
             Tholouse
             in
             France
             ,
             entred
             forcibly
             into
             the
             holy
             Temples
             ,
             out
             of
             which
             sacrilegiously
             hee
             tooke
             to
             the
             quantitie
             of
             one
             hundred
             and
             ten
             thousand
             markes
             in
             gold
             ,
             and
             fiue
             hundred
             millions
             of
             marks
             in
             siluer
             ;
             but
             euery
             man
             of
             them
             ,
             which
             were
             guilty
             of
             that
             robbery
             ,
             with
             all
             their
             kindred
             and
             families
             died
             within
             that
             yeare
             ;
             and
             not
             aboue
             one
             of
             them
             ,
             did
             carry
             so
             much
             as
             one
             piece
             thereof
             home
             to
             his
             owne
             house
             .
             This
             treasure
             of
             Tholouse
             was
             a
             part
             of
             the
             Delphian
             riches
             .
             For
             Brennus
             (
             the
             brother
             of
             Belinus
             king
             of
             great
             Britaine
             )
             Captaine
             of
             the
             Gaules
             brake
             open
             the
             Temple
             of
             Apollo
             at
             Delphos
             ,
             for
             the
             riches
             and
             the
             gold
             therein
             ,
             which
             had
             beene
             offered
             to
             the
             Gods
             ,
             which
             hee
             committed
             to
             publike
             spoile
             .
             The
             most
             part
             whereof
             was
             conuaid
             by
             the
             Tectosages
             (
             a
             people
             of
             the
             West
             part
             of
             Narbon
             )
             to
             this
             city
             of
             Tholouse
             ;
             
             but
             presently
             vpon
             this
             sacriledge
             and
             contempt
             of
             the
             Gods
             ;
             
             the
             most
             of
             his
             armie
             (
             which
             consisted
             of
             one
             hundred
             and
             fifty
             thousand
             footmen
             ,
             and
             fifteene
             thousand
             horsemen
             )
             were
             discomfited
             and
             slaine
             ;
             and
             hee
             so
             furiously
             possessed
             ,
             that
             hee
             slue
             himselfe
             with
             his
             owne
             hands
             .
             
               
                 
                 —
                 quis
                 enim
                 laesos
                 impune
                 putaret
              
            
             
               
                 Esse
                 deos
                 !
              
               
                 For
                 who
                 could
                 thinke
                 the
                 Gods
                 thus
                 wronged
              
               
                 Their
                 punishment
                 would
                 be
                 prolonged
                 .
              
            
             Virgil
             makes
             these
             Church-robbers
             ,
             these
             contemners
             of
             Religion
             ,
             to
             bee
             more
             miserably
             ,
             then
             others
             ,
             tormented
             in
             hell
             .
          
           
             
               
               —
               Phlegyas
               miserrimus
               omnes
            
             
               Admonet
               ,
               &
               magna
               testatur
               voce
               per
               vmbras
               ,
            
             
               Discite
               iustitiam
               moniti
               ,
               &
               non
               temnere
               Diuos
               .
            
             
             
               —
               Phlegyas
               most
               of
               misers
               all
               ,
            
             
               Amongst
               those
               caytiues
               darke
               and
               loud
               with
               voice
               to
               them
               doth
               rore
               ,
            
             
               Learne
               Iustice
               now
               by
               this
               ,
               and
               Gods
               aboue
               despise
               no
               more
               .
            
          
           
             This
             Phlegyas
             king
             of
             the
             Lapithes
             (
             a
             people
             dwelling
             in
             a
             part
             of
             Thessalie
             )
             hauing
             done
             infinite
             dammages
             in
             Greece
             ,
             surprizing
             many
             Townes
             and
             Cities
             :
             became
             in
             the
             end
             so
             ouer
             ▪
             weening
             ,
             and
             foolish
             bold
             ,
             that
             hee
             sacked
             the
             foresaid
             Temple
             of
             Apollo
             in
             Delphos
             ,
             and
             slue
             Philamon
             ,
             that
             cunning
             Harper
             ,
             the
             sonne
             of
             Apollo
             ,
             who
             brought
             an
             armed
             power
             to
             rescue
             his
             fathers
             oracle
             .
             Vpon
             which
             sacriledge
             and
             contempt
             of
             the
             gods
             ,
             all
             the
             countrey
             of
             the
             Phlegyans
             was
             vtterly
             ruinated
             with
             an
             earthquake
             ,
             and
             flaming
             arrowes
             shot
             from
             heauen
             ,
             which
             killed
             most
             of
             the
             people
             ,
             and
             the
             few
             that
             remained
             died
             of
             the
             plague
             ;
             and
             for
             this
             high
             handed
             offence
             ,
             their
             foresaid
             king
             is
             still
             plagued
             in
             hell
             .
             Which
             verses
             of
             Virgil
             ,
             to
             that
             purpose
             ,
             thus
             paraphrastically
             translated
             ,
             will
             it
             please
             you
             to
             reade
             ouer
             againe
             :
             
               
                 Phlegias
                 king
                 most
                 wretched
                 in
                 that
                 place
                 ;
              
               
                 Forewarneth
                 all
                 of
                 his
                 great
                 misery
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 as
                 sad
                 witnesse
                 of
                 his
                 pitious
                 case
                 ,
              
               
                 In
                 those
                 dimme
                 shades
                 he
                 cries
                 out
                 wofully
                 :
              
               
                 Learne
                 to
                 doe
                 Iustice
                 :
                 and
                 by
                 my
                 contempt
                 ,
              
               
                 Of
                 the
                 high
                 Gods
                 ,
                 do
                 you
                 like
                 fate
                 preuent
                 .
              
            
             Histories
             affoard
             infinite
             examples
             of
             this
             kinde
             in
             all
             sorts
             of
             Religions
             ▪
             yea
             Christian
             kings
             ,
             and
             other
             Potentates
             in
             all
             ages
             haue
             misprised
             the
             true
             ,
             onely
             ,
             all-sauing
             God
             ,
             by
             the
             sacrilegious
             taking
             away
             of
             the
             rights
             ,
             riches
             ,
             and
             ornaments
             of
             holy
             Church
             ;
             yet
             it
             hath
             beene
             obserued
             ,
             that
             they
             seldome
             or
             neuer
             escaped
             scotfree
             as
             :
             the
             sequele
             of
             this
             worke
             will
             shew
             .
          
           
             Seuere
             punishments
             haue
             formerly
             beene
             inflicted
             vpon
             Church
             ▪
             robbers
             of
             the
             meaner
             ranke
             ,
             
             by
             the
             strictnesse
             of
             our
             Lawes
             here
             in
             England
             .
             For
             an
             instance
             ,
             in
             the
             twentieth
             yeare
             of
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             ,
             on
             the
             22.
             day
             of
             February
             ,
             fiue
             notable
             malefactors
             were
             put
             to
             death
             at
             London
             ,
             for
             robbing
             of
             Churches
             and
             other
             places
             ;
             especially
             the
             collegiate
             Church
             of
             Saint
             
               Martins
               le
               grand
            
             in
             London
             ;
             for
             the
             which
             three
             of
             them
             were
             drawne
             to
             the
             Tower-hill
             ,
             and
             there
             hanged
             and
             burnt
             ,
             the
             other
             two
             were
             pressed
             to
             death
             .
          
           
             Wee
             haue
             not
             heard
             of
             the
             hanging
             of
             any
             such
             Church
             robbers
             in
             these
             our
             dayes
             ,
             for
             
               Sublata
               causa
               tollitur
               effectus
            
             ;
             the
             cause
             taken
             ,
             or
             ,
             if
             you
             will
             ,
             stolne
             away
             ,
             the
             effect
             will
             consequently
             cease
             :
             For
             what
             man
             will
             venture
             a
             turne
             at
             the
             Gallows
             ,
             for
             a
             little
             small
             siluer
             chalice
             ,
             a
             beaten-out
             pulpit
             cushion
             ,
             an
             ore-worne
             Communion-cloth
             ,
             and
             a
             course
             Surplisse
             ?
             these
             are
             all
             the
             riches
             and
             ornaments
             of
             the
             most
             of
             our
             Churches
             ;
             and
             these
             are
             more
             ,
             by
             the
             Surplisse
             ,
             then
             by
             some
             of
             the
             Parishioners
             may
             bee
             thought
             perhaps
             fitting
             to
             be
             allowed
             :
             such
             is
             now
             the
             sleight
             regard
             we
             haue
             of
             the
             decent
             setting
             forth
             of
             sacred
             Religion
             .
             Of
             which
             a
             late
             writer
             ,
             
               
                 Sacred
                 Religion
                 ,
                 
                 mother
                 of
                 forme
                 and
                 feare
                 ,
              
               
                 How
                 gorgeously
                 sometimes
                 dost
                 thou
                 sit
                 deckt
                 ?
              
               
               
                 What
                 pompous
                 vestments
                 do
                 we
                 make
                 thee
                 weare
                 ?
              
               
                 What
                 stately
                 piles
                 we
                 prodigall
                 erect
                 ?
              
               
                 How
                 sweet
                 perfum'd
                 thou
                 art
                 ,
                 how
                 shining
                 cleare
                 ?
              
               
                 How
                 solemnly
                 obseru'd
                 ,
                 with
                 what
                 respect
                 ?
              
               
                 Another
                 time
                 all
                 plaine
                 ,
                 and
                 quite
                 threed-bare
                 ;
              
               
                 Thou
                 must
                 haue
                 all
                 within
                 ,
                 and
                 nought
                 without
              
               
                 Sit
                 poorely
                 without
                 light
                 ;
                 disrobd
                 ,
                 no
                 care
              
               
                 Of
                 outward
                 grace
                 to
                 amuze
                 the
                 poore
                 deuout
                 .
              
               
                 Powerlesse
                 ,
                 vnfollowed
                 ,
                 scarcely
                 men
                 can
                 spare
              
               
                 Three
                 necessarie
                 rites
                 to
                 set
                 thee
                 out
                 .
              
               
                 Either
                 truth
                 ,
                 goodnesse
                 ,
                 vertue
                 ,
                 are
                 not
                 still
              
               
                 The
                 selfe
                 same
                 which
                 they
                 are
                 ;
                 and
                 alwayes
                 one
                 ,
              
               
                 But
                 alter
                 to
                 the
                 proiect
                 of
                 our
                 will
                 ;
              
               
                 Or
                 we
                 our
                 actions
                 make
                 them
                 wait
                 vpon
                 ,
              
               
                 Putting
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 liuery
                 of
                 our
                 skill
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 cast
                 them
                 off
                 againe
                 ,
                 when
                 we
                 haue
                 done
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             X.
             Of
             the
             rooting
             vp
             ,
             taking
             away
             ,
             erazing
             and
             defacing
             of
             Funerall
             Monuments
             in
             the
             reignes
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             eighth
             ,
             and
             Edward
             the
             sixth
             .
             Of
             the
             care
             Queene
             Elizabeth
             ,
             of
             famous
             memory
             ,
             had
             ,
             for
             the
             preseruation
             of
             the
             same
             .
             Her
             Proclamation
             in
             the
             second
             of
             her
             raigne
             against
             defacing
             of
             Monuments
             .
          
           
             TOward
             the
             latter
             end
             of
             the
             raigne
             of
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             and
             throughout
             the
             whole
             raigne
             of
             Edward
             the
             sixth
             ,
             
             and
             in
             the
             beginning
             of
             Queene
             Elizabeth
             ,
             certaine
             persons
             of
             euery
             County
             were
             put
             in
             authority
             to
             pull
             downe
             ,
             and
             cast
             out
             of
             all
             Churches
             ,
             Roodes
             ,
             grauen
             Images
             ,
             Shrines
             with
             their
             reliques
             ,
             to
             which
             the
             ignorant
             people
             came
             flocking
             in
             adoration
             .
             Or
             any
             thing
             else
             ,
             which
             (
             punctually
             )
             tended
             to
             idolatrie
             and
             superstition
             .
             Vnder
             colour
             of
             this
             their
             Commission
             ,
             and
             in
             their
             too
             forward
             zea●e
             ,
             they
             rooted
             vp
             ,
             and
             ba●tered
             downe
             ,
             Crosses
             in
             Churches
             ,
             and
             Church-yards
             ,
             as
             also
             in
             other
             publike
             places
             ,
             they
             defaced
             and
             brake
             downe
             the
             images
             of
             Kings
             ,
             Princes
             ,
             and
             noble
             estates
             ;
             erected
             ,
             set
             vp
             ,
             or
             pourtraied
             ,
             for
             the
             onely
             memory
             of
             them
             to
             posterity
             ,
             and
             not
             for
             any
             religious
             honour
             ;
             they
             crackt
             a
             peeces
             the
             glasse-windowes
             wherein
             the
             effigies
             of
             our
             blessed
             Sauiour
             hanging
             on
             the
             Crosse
             ,
             or
             any
             one
             of
             his
             Saints
             was
             depictured
             ;
             or
             otherwise
             turned
             vp
             their
             heeles
             into
             the
             place
             where
             their
             heads
             vsed
             to
             be
             fixt
             ;
             as
             I
             haue
             seene
             in
             the
             windowes
             of
             some
             of
             our
             countrey
             Churches
             .
             They
             despoiled
             Churches
             of
             their
             copes
             ,
             vestments
             ,
             Amices
             ,
             rich
             hangings
             ,
             and
             all
             other
             ornaments
             whereupon
             the
             story
             ,
             or
             the
             pourtraiture
             ,
             of
             Christ
             himselfe
             ,
             or
             of
             any
             Saint
             or
             Martyr
             ,
             was
             delineated
             ,
             wrought
             ,
             or
             embroidered
             ;
             leauing
             Religion
             naked
             ,
             bare
             ,
             and
             vnclad
             ;
             as
             Dionysius
             left
             Iupiter
             without
             a
             cloake
             ,
             and
             Aesculapius
             without
             a
             beard
             .
             It
             will
             not
             seeme
             
             distastfull
             ,
             I
             hope
             ,
             to
             my
             Reader
             ,
             nor
             impertinent
             to
             this
             purpose
             ,
             if
             I
             shall
             relate
             the
             story
             .
          
           
             Dionysius
             a
             Tyrant
             of
             Sicilie
             ,
             spoiled
             the
             Churches
             ,
             and
             tooke
             away
             a
             cloake
             of
             gold
             from
             Iupiter
             ,
             saying
             (
             scoffingly
             )
             a
             cloth-cloake
             was
             lighter
             for
             Summer
             and
             warmer
             for
             Winter
             ;
             he
             tooke
             likewise
             away
             from
             Aesculapius
             his
             golden
             beard
             ,
             saying
             it
             was
             a
             saucie
             part
             for
             him
             to
             haue
             a
             long
             beard
             ,
             and
             his
             father
             Apollo
             to
             haue
             none
             .
             But
             this
             his
             scoffing
             sacriledge
             was
             punished
             in
             his
             sonne
             Dionysius
             ,
             who
             was
             enforced
             to
             flie
             out
             of
             his
             owne
             kingdome
             ;
             to
             trudge
             vp
             and
             downe
             like
             a
             runneagate
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             end
             to
             leade
             a
             priuate
             life
             at
             Corinth
             .
             Seldome
             saith
             one
             ,
             the
             children
             of
             them
             prosper
             ,
             that
             scorne
             the
             false
             Gods
             ,
             and
             beleeue
             not
             in
             the
             true
             God.
             And
             how
             the
             posteritie
             of
             these
             Commissioners
             haue
             prospered
             vpon
             earth
             ,
             or
             how
             punished
             after
             death
             ,
             God
             knowes
             all
             ,
             howsoeuer
             by
             men
             somewhat
             in
             their
             passages
             hath
             beene
             obserued
             .
             
             For
             these
             hote-burning
             in
             zeale
             officers
             ,
             got
             cloakes
             to
             hide
             their
             knauery
             ,
             and
             beards
             to
             visard
             their
             hypocrisie
             ,
             and
             thereby
             vnder
             a
             goodly
             pretence
             of
             reforming
             Religion
             ,
             they
             preferred
             their
             priuate
             respects
             ,
             and
             their
             owne
             enriching
             ,
             before
             the
             honour
             of
             their
             Prince
             and
             countrey
             ;
             yea
             and
             before
             the
             glory
             of
             God
             himselfe
             .
          
           
             But
             the
             foulest
             and
             most
             in
             humane
             action
             of
             those
             times
             ,
             was
             the
             violation
             of
             Funerall
             Monuments
             .
             Marbles
             which
             couered
             the
             dead
             were
             digged
             vp
             ,
             and
             put
             to
             other
             vses
             (
             as
             I
             haue
             partly
             touched
             before
             )
             Tombes
             hackt
             and
             hewne
             a
             peeces
             ;
             Images
             or
             representations
             of
             the
             defunct
             ,
             broken
             ,
             erazed
             ,
             cut
             ,
             or
             dismembred
             ,
             Inscriptions
             or
             Epitaphs
             ,
             especially
             if
             they
             began
             with
             an
             
               orate
               pro
               anima
            
             ,
             or
             concluded
             with
             
               cuius
               animae
               propitietur
               Deus
            
             .
             For
             greedinesse
             of
             the
             brasse
             ,
             or
             for
             that
             they
             were
             thought
             to
             bee
             Antichristian
             ,
             pulled
             out
             from
             the
             Sepulchres
             ,
             and
             purloined
             ;
             dead
             carcases
             ,
             for
             gaine
             of
             their
             stone
             or
             leaden
             coffins
             ,
             cast
             out
             of
             their
             graues
             ,
             notwithstanding
             this
             request
             ,
             cut
             or
             engrauen
             vpon
             them
             ,
             
               propter
               misericordiam
               Iesu
               requiescant
               in
               pace
               .
            
             These
             Commissioners
             ,
             these
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             these
             Tombe-breakers
             ,
             these
             graue-diggers
             ,
             made
             such
             deepe
             and
             diligent
             search
             into
             the
             bottome
             of
             ancient
             Sepulchres
             ,
             in
             hope
             there
             to
             finde
             (
             belike
             )
             some
             long-hidden
             treasure
             ;
             
             hauing
             heard
             or
             read
             that
             
               Hircanus
               ex
               Dauidis
               Sepulchro
               tria
               millia
               auri
               talenta
               eruit
               :
            
             That
             Hircanus
             tooke
             three
             thousand
             talents
             of
             gold
             out
             of
             King
             Dauids
             Sepulchre
             ;
             
             
               Crimen
               Sacrilegio
               proximum
            
             ,
             a
             sinne
             the
             nearest
             vnto
             Sacriledge
             .
             Not
             so
             much
             for
             taking
             out
             the
             money
             ,
             
             for
             
               Aurum
               Sepulchris
               iustè
               detrahitur
               ,
               vbi
               Dominus
               non
               habetur
               ,
            
             as
             for
             the
             drawing
             out
             ,
             and
             dispersing
             abroad
             the
             bones
             ,
             ashes
             ,
             and
             other
             the
             sacred
             remaines
             of
             the
             dead
             .
             And
             hereupon
             the
             graue-takers
             ,
             these
             gold-finders
             are
             called
             theeues
             ,
             in
             old
             Inscriptions
             vpon
             Monuments
             .
             
               
                 Plutoni
                 sacrum
                 munus
                 ne
                 attingite
                 fures
                 ▪
              
            
             And
             in
             another
             place
             :
             
               
                 Abite
                 hinc
                 pessumi
                 fures
                 .
              
            
             But
             I
             haue
             gone
             further
             then
             my
             commission
             ,
             thus
             then
             to
             returne
             .
          
           
             This
             barbarous
             rage
             against
             the
             dead
             (
             by
             the
             Commissioners
             ,
             and
             others
             animated
             by
             their
             ill
             example
             )
             continued
             vntill
             the
             second
             yeare
             of
             the
             raigne
             of
             Queene
             Elizabeth
             ,
             of
             famous
             memory
             ,
             who
             ,
             to
             restraine
             such
             a
             sauage
             cruelty
             ,
             caused
             this
             Proclamation
             (
             following
             )
             to
             bee
             published
             
             throughout
             all
             her
             dominions
             ;
             which
             after
             the
             imprinting
             thereof
             ,
             shee
             signed
             (
             each
             one
             seuerally
             )
             with
             her
             owne
             hand-writing
             ,
             as
             this
             was
             ,
             which
             I
             had
             of
             my
             friend
             ,
             Master
             
               Humphrey
               Dyson
            
             .
          
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     ELIZABETH
                     .
                     A
                     Proclamation
                     against
                     breaking
                     or
                     defacing
                     of
                     Monuments
                     of
                     Antiquitie
                     ,
                     being
                     set
                     vp
                     in
                     Churches
                     ,
                     or
                     other
                     publike
                     places
                     ,
                     for
                     memory
                     ,
                     and
                     not
                     for
                     superstition
                     .
                  
                   
                     THe
                     Queenes
                     Maiestie
                     vnderstanding
                     ,
                     that
                     by
                     the
                     meanes
                     of
                     sundrie
                     people
                     ,
                     partly
                     ignorant
                     ,
                     partly
                     malicious
                     ,
                     or
                     couetous
                     ;
                     there
                     hath
                     been
                     of
                     late
                     yeares
                     spoiled
                     and
                     broken
                     certaine
                     ancient
                     Monuments
                     ,
                     some
                     of
                     metall
                     ,
                     some
                     of
                     stone
                     ,
                     which
                     were
                     erected
                     vp
                     aswell
                     in
                     Churches
                     ,
                     as
                     in
                     other
                     publike
                     places
                     within
                     this
                     Realme
                     ,
                     onely
                     to
                     shew
                     a
                     memory
                     to
                     the
                     posterity
                     of
                     the
                     persons
                     there
                     buried
                     ,
                     or
                     that
                     had
                     beene
                     benefactors
                     to
                     the
                     building
                     or
                     dotations
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     Churches
                     or
                     publique
                     places
                     ,
                     and
                     not
                     to
                     nourish
                     any
                     kinde
                     of
                     superstition
                     .
                     By
                     which
                     meanes
                     ,
                     not
                     onely
                     the
                     Churches
                     ,
                     and
                     places
                     remaine
                     at
                     this
                     present
                     day
                     spoiled
                     ,
                     broken
                     ,
                     and
                     ruinated
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     offence
                     of
                     all
                     noble
                     and
                     gentle
                     hearts
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     extinguishing
                     of
                     the
                     honourable
                     and
                     good
                     memory
                     of
                     sundry
                     vertuous
                     and
                     noble
                     persons
                     deceased
                     ;
                     but
                     also
                     the
                     true
                     vnderstanding
                     of
                     diuers
                     Families
                     in
                     this
                     Realme
                     (
                     who
                     haue
                     descended
                     of
                     the
                     bloud
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     persons
                     deceased
                     )
                     is
                     thereby
                     so
                     darkened
                     ,
                     as
                     the
                     true
                     course
                     of
                     their
                     inheritance
                     may
                     be
                     hereafter
                     interrupted
                     ,
                     contrary
                     to
                     Iustice
                     ,
                     besides
                     many
                     other
                     offences
                     that
                     doe
                     hereof
                     ensue
                     to
                     the
                     slander
                     of
                     such
                     as
                     either
                     gaue
                     ,
                     or
                     had
                     charge
                     in
                     times
                     past
                     onely
                     to
                     deface
                     Monuments
                     of
                     idolatry
                     and
                     false
                     fained
                     images
                     in
                     Churches
                     and
                     Abbeyes
                     .
                     And
                     therefore
                     ,
                     although
                     it
                     be
                     very
                     hard
                     to
                     recouer
                     things
                     broken
                     and
                     spoiled
                     :
                     yet
                     both
                     to
                     prouide
                     that
                     no
                     such
                     barbarous
                     disorder
                     bee
                     hereafter
                     vsed
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     repaire
                     as
                     much
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     Monuments
                     as
                     conueniently
                     may
                     be
                     :
                     Her
                     Maiestie
                     chargeth
                     and
                     commandeth
                     all
                     manner
                     of
                     persons
                     hereafter
                     to
                     forbeare
                     the
                     breaking
                     or
                     defacing
                     of
                     any
                     parcell
                     of
                     any
                     Monument
                     ,
                     or
                     Tombe
                     ,
                     or
                     Graue
                     ,
                     or
                     other
                     Inscription
                     and
                     memory
                     of
                     any
                     person
                     deceased
                     ,
                     being
                     in
                     any
                     manner
                     of
                     place
                     ;
                     or
                     to
                     breake
                     any
                     image
                     of
                     Kings
                     ,
                     Princes
                     ,
                     or
                     nobles
                     Estates
                     of
                     this
                     Realme
                     ,
                     or
                     of
                     any
                     other
                     that
                     haue
                     beene
                     in
                     times
                     past
                     erected
                     and
                     set
                     vp
                     ,
                     for
                     the
                     onely
                     memory
                     of
                     them
                     to
                     their
                     posterity
                     in
                     common
                     Churches
                     ,
                     and
                     not
                     for
                     any
                     religious
                     honour
                     ;
                     or
                     to
                     breake
                     downe
                     and
                     deface
                     any
                     Image
                     in
                     glasse-windowes
                     in
                     any
                     Church
                     ,
                     without
                     consent
                     of
                     the
                     Ordinary
                     :
                     vpon
                     paine
                     that
                     whosoeuer
                     shal
                     herein
                     be
                     found
                     to
                     offend
                     ,
                     to
                     be
                     committed
                     to
                     the
                     next
                     Goale
                     ,
                     and
                     there
                     to
                     remaine
                     without
                     baile
                     or
                     mainprise
                     ,
                     vnto
                     the
                     next
                     comming
                     of
                     the
                     Iustices
                     ,
                     for
                     the
                     deliuery
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     Goale
                     ;
                     and
                     then
                     to
                     be
                     further
                     punished
                     by
                     fine
                     or
                     imprisonment
                     (
                     besides
                     the
                     restitution
                     or
                     reedification
                     of
                     the
                     thing
                     broken
                     )
                     as
                     to
                     the
                     said
                     Iustices
                     shall
                     seeme
                     meete
                     ;
                     vsing
                     therein
                     the
                     aduise
                     of
                     the
                     Ordinary
                     ,
                     and
                     if
                     neede
                     shall
                     bee
                     ,
                     the
                     aduise
                     also
                     of
                     her
                     Maiesties
                     Councell
                     in
                     her
                     Starre-chamber
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     for
                     such
                     as
                     bee
                     already
                     spoiled
                     in
                     any
                     Church
                     ,
                     or
                     Chappell
                     ,
                     now
                     
                     standing
                     :
                     Her
                     Maiestie
                     chargeth
                     and
                     commandeth
                     ,
                     all
                     Archbishops
                     ,
                     Bishops
                     ,
                     and
                     other
                     Ordinaries
                     ,
                     or
                     Ecclesiasticall
                     persons
                     ,
                     which
                     haue
                     authoritie
                     to
                     visit
                     the
                     Churches
                     or
                     Chappels
                     ;
                     to
                     inquire
                     by
                     presentments
                     of
                     the
                     Curates
                     ,
                     Churchwardens
                     ,
                     and
                     certaine
                     of
                     the
                     Parishoners
                     ,
                     what
                     manner
                     of
                     spoiles
                     haue
                     beene
                     made
                     ,
                     sithens
                     the
                     beginning
                     of
                     her
                     Maiesties
                     raigne
                     of
                     such
                     Monuments
                     ;
                     and
                     by
                     whom
                     ,
                     and
                     if
                     the
                     persons
                     be
                     liuing
                     ,
                     how
                     able
                     they
                     be
                     to
                     repaire
                     and
                     reedifie
                     the
                     same
                     ;
                     and
                     thereupon
                     to
                     conuent
                     the
                     same
                     persons
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     enioyne
                     them
                     vnder
                     paine
                     of
                     Excommunication
                     ,
                     to
                     repaire
                     the
                     same
                     by
                     a
                     conuenient
                     day
                     ,
                     or
                     otherwise
                     ,
                     as
                     the
                     cause
                     shall
                     further
                     require
                     ,
                     to
                     notifie
                     the
                     same
                     to
                     her
                     Maiesties
                     Councell
                     in
                     the
                     Starre-chamber
                     at
                     Westminster
                     .
                     And
                     if
                     any
                     such
                     shall
                     be
                     found
                     and
                     conuicted
                     thereof
                     ,
                     no●
                     able
                     to
                     repaire
                     the
                     same
                     ;
                     that
                     then
                     they
                     bee
                     enioyned
                     to
                     doe
                     open
                     pe●ance
                     two
                     or
                     three
                     times
                     in
                     the
                     Church
                     ,
                     as
                     to
                     the
                     qualitie
                     of
                     the
                     crime
                     and
                     part●●
                     belongeth
                     vnder
                     like
                     paine
                     of
                     Excommunication
                     .
                     And
                     if
                     the
                     partie
                     that
                     offended
                     bee
                     dead
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     executours
                     of
                     the
                     Will
                     left
                     ,
                     hauing
                     sufficient
                     in
                     their
                     hands
                     vnadministred
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     offence
                     notorious
                     ;
                     The
                     Ordinary
                     of
                     the
                     place
                     shall
                     also
                     enioyne
                     them
                     to
                     repaire
                     or
                     reedifie
                     the
                     same
                     ,
                     vpon
                     like
                     or
                     any
                     other
                     conuenient
                     paine
                     ,
                     to
                     bee
                     deuised
                     by
                     the
                     said
                     Ordinary
                     .
                     And
                     when
                     the
                     offendour
                     cannot
                     be
                     presented
                     ,
                     if
                     it
                     be
                     in
                     any
                     Cathedrall
                     or
                     Collegiate
                     Church
                     ,
                     which
                     hath
                     any
                     reuenue
                     belonging
                     to
                     it
                     ,
                     that
                     is
                     not
                     particularly
                     allotted
                     to
                     the
                     sustentation
                     of
                     any
                     person
                     certaine
                     ,
                     or
                     otherwise
                     ,
                     but
                     that
                     it
                     may
                     remaine
                     in
                     discretion
                     of
                     the
                     gouernour
                     thereof
                     ,
                     to
                     bestow
                     the
                     same
                     vpon
                     any
                     other
                     charitable
                     deed
                     ,
                     as
                     mending
                     of
                     high-wayes
                     ,
                     or
                     such
                     like
                     ;
                     her
                     Maiestie
                     enioyneth
                     and
                     straightly
                     chargeth
                     the
                     gouernours
                     and
                     companies
                     of
                     euery
                     such
                     Church
                     ,
                     to
                     employ
                     such
                     parcels
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     sums
                     of
                     any
                     (
                     as
                     any
                     wise
                     may
                     be
                     spared
                     )
                     vpon
                     the
                     speedy
                     repaire
                     or
                     reedification
                     of
                     money
                     such
                     Monuments
                     so
                     defaced
                     or
                     spoiled
                     ,
                     as
                     agreeable
                     to
                     the
                     originall
                     ,
                     as
                     the
                     same
                     conueniently
                     may
                     be
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     where
                     the
                     couetousnesse
                     of
                     certaine
                     persons
                     is
                     such
                     ,
                     that
                     as
                     Patrons
                     of
                     Churches
                     ,
                     or
                     owners
                     of
                     the
                     personages
                     impropriated
                     ,
                     or
                     by
                     some
                     other
                     colour
                     or
                     pretence
                     ,
                     they
                     do
                     perswade
                     with
                     the
                     Parson
                     and
                     Parishioners
                     to
                     take
                     or
                     throw
                     downe
                     the
                     Bels
                     of
                     Churches
                     and
                     Chappels
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     lead
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     ,
                     conuerting
                     the
                     same
                     to
                     their
                     priuate
                     gaine
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     the
                     spoiles
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     places
                     ,
                     and
                     make
                     such
                     like
                     alterations
                     ,
                     as
                     thereby
                     they
                     seeke
                     a
                     slanderous
                     desolation
                     of
                     the
                     places
                     of
                     prayer
                     :
                     Her
                     Maiestie
                     (
                     to
                     whom
                     in
                     the
                     right
                     of
                     the
                     Crowne
                     by
                     the
                     ordinance
                     of
                     Almighty
                     God
                     ▪
                     and
                     by
                     the
                     Lawes
                     of
                     this
                     Realme
                     ,
                     the
                     defence
                     and
                     protection
                     of
                     the
                     Church
                     〈◊〉
                     this
                     Realme
                     belongeth
                     )
                     doth
                     expresly
                     forbid
                     any
                     manner
                     of
                     person
                     ,
                     to
                     ta●e
                     away
                     any
                     Bels
                     or
                     lead
                     of
                     any
                     Church
                     or
                     Chappell
                     ,
                     vnder
                     paine
                     of
                     imprisonment
                     during
                     her
                     Maiesties
                     pleasure
                     ,
                     and
                     such
                     further
                     fine
                     for
                     the
                     contempt
                     ,
                     as
                     shall
                     be
                     thought
                     meete
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     her
                     Maiestie
                     chargeth
                     all
                     Bishops
                     and
                     Ordinaries
                     to
                     enquire
                     of
                     all
                     such
                     contempts
                     done
                     from
                     the
                     beginning
                     of
                     her
                     Maiesties
                     raigne
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     enioyne
                     the
                     persons
                     offending
                     to
                     repaire
                     the
                     same
                     within
                     a
                     conuenient
                     time
                     .
                     And
                     of
                     their
                     doings
                     in
                     this
                     behalfe
                     ,
                     to
                     certifie
                     her
                     Maiesties
                     priuie
                     Councell
                     ,
                     or
                     the
                     Councell
                     in
                     the
                     Starre-chamber
                     at
                     Westminster
                     ,
                     that
                     order
                     may
                     be
                     taken
                     herein
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                     
                       Yeuen
                       at
                       Windsor
                       
                         the
                         xix
                         of
                         September
                         the
                         second
                         yeare
                         of
                         her
                         Maiesties
                         raigne
                         .
                      
                    
                     God
                     saue
                     the
                     Queene
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Imprinted
                       at
                       London
                       in
                       Pauls
                       Churchyard
                       by
                       
                         Richard
                         Iugge
                      
                       and
                       
                         Iohn
                         Cawood
                      
                       ,
                       Printers
                       to
                       the
                       Queenes
                       Maiestie
                       .
                    
                     
                       
                         Cum
                         priuilegio
                         Regiae
                         Maiestatis
                      
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             This
             Proclamation
             was
             seconded
             by
             another
             ,
             to
             the
             same
             purpose
             ,
             in
             the
             fourteenth
             yeare
             of
             her
             Maiesties
             raigne
             ,
             charging
             the
             Iustices
             of
             her
             Assise
             to
             prouide
             seuere
             remedie
             ,
             both
             for
             the
             punishment
             and
             reformation
             thereof
             .
          
           
             But
             these
             Proclamations
             tooke
             small
             effect
             ,
             for
             much
             what
             about
             this
             time
             ,
             there
             sprung
             vp
             a
             contagious
             broode
             of
             Scismatickes
             ;
             who
             ,
             if
             they
             might
             haue
             had
             their
             wills
             ,
             would
             not
             onely
             haue
             robbed
             our
             Churches
             of
             all
             their
             ornaments
             and
             riches
             ,
             but
             also
             haue
             laid
             them
             l●uell
             with
             the
             ground
             ;
             choosing
             rather
             to
             exercise
             their
             deuotions
             ,
             and
             publish
             their
             erronious
             doctrines
             ,
             in
             some
             emptie
             barne
             ,
             in
             the
             woods
             ,
             or
             common
             fields
             ,
             then
             in
             these
             Churches
             ,
             which
             they
             held
             to
             be
             polluted
             with
             the
             abhominations
             of
             the
             whore
             of
             Babylon
             .
          
           
             Besides
             about
             that
             time
             these
             foresaid
             wilfull
             Sectaries
             did
             penne
             ,
             print
             ,
             and
             spread
             abroad
             certaine
             seditious
             Pamphlets
             (
             as
             still
             they
             doe
             )
             against
             our
             booke
             of
             Common
             Prayer
             ;
             against
             all
             Ecclesiasticall
             gouernment
             ,
             and
             against
             all
             the
             rites
             and
             ceremonies
             vsed
             in
             this
             our
             orthodoxall
             Church
             of
             England
             ;
             inuenting
             out
             of
             their
             owne
             corkie
             braines
             ,
             a
             new
             certaine
             no●orme
             of
             Liturgie
             to
             themselues
             ;
             thereby
             to
             bring
             into
             the
             Church
             all
             disorder
             and
             confusion
             .
             These
             Renegadoes
             are
             (
             at
             this
             day
             )
             diuided
             ,
             and
             subdiuided
             into
             as
             many
             seuerall
             Sects
             ,
             as
             there
             be
             seuerall
             Trades
             in
             the
             greatest
             Market-towne
             .
             As
             into
             Brownists
             ,
             Barowists
             ,
             Martinists
             ,
             Prophesiers
             ,
             Solifidians
             ,
             Famelists
             ,
             rigid
             Precisians
             ,
             Disciplinarians
             ,
             Iudaicall
             Thraskists
             ,
             &c.
             and
             into
             a
             rable
             ,
             numberlesse
             .
          
           
             
             In
             the
             three
             and
             thirtieth
             yeare
             of
             Queene
             Elizabeth
             ,
             the
             sixteenth
             day
             of
             Iuly
             in
             the
             morning
             ,
             
               Edmund
               Coppinger
            
             and
             
               Henry
               Arthington
            
             ,
             repaired
             to
             one
             Walkers
             house
             neare
             vnto
             Broken
             warfe
             of
             London
             ,
             where
             conferring
             with
             one
             of
             their
             Sect
             ,
             named
             
               William
               Hacket
            
             of
             Owndale
             in
             the
             County
             of
             Northampton
             ,
             Yeoman
             ,
             they
             offered
             to
             anoint
             him
             king
             :
             But
             Hacket
             taking
             Coppinger
             by
             the
             hand
             ,
             said
             ,
             You
             shall
             not
             need
             ,
             for
             I
             haue
             beene
             already
             anointed
             in
             heauen
             by
             the
             holy
             Ghost
             himselfe
             .
             Then
             Coppinger
             asked
             him
             what
             his
             pleasure
             was
             to
             be
             done
             :
             Go
             your
             way
             both
             (
             said
             he
             )
             and
             tell
             them
             in
             the
             citie
             ,
             that
             Christ
             Iesus
             is
             come
             with
             his
             fanne
             in
             his
             hand
             to
             iudge
             the
             earth
             .
             And
             if
             any
             man
             aske
             you
             where
             he
             is
             ,
             tell
             them
             he
             lies
             at
             Walkers
             house
             by
             Broken-wharfe
             ;
             and
             if
             they
             will
             not
             beleeue
             it
             ,
             let
             them
             come
             and
             kill
             me
             if
             they
             can
             :
             for
             as
             truely
             as
             Christ
             Iesus
             is
             in
             heauen
             ,
             so
             truely
             is
             he
             come
             to
             iudge
             the
             world
             .
             Then
             Coppinger
             said
             it
             should
             be
             done
             forthwith
             :
             and
             thereupon
             went
             forward
             ,
             and
             Arthington
             followed
             ,
             but
             ere
             he
             could
             get
             downe
             the
             staires
             ,
             
             Coppinger
             ●ad
             begun
             below
             in
             the
             house
             ,
             to
             proclaime
             newes
             from
             heauen
             of
             exceeding
             
             great
             mercy
             :
             that
             Christ
             Iesus
             was
             come
             ,
             &c.
             with
             whom
             Arthi●●●on
             also
             cried
             the
             same
             words
             aloude
             ;
             following
             him
             along
             the
             streets
             from
             thence
             by
             Warling-street
             ,
             and
             Old
             Change
             toward
             Cheape
             ;
             they
             both
             adding
             beyond
             their
             commission
             ,
             Repent
             England
             ,
             repent
             .
             After
             they
             had
             both
             thus
             come
             (
             with
             a
             mightie
             concourse
             of
             common
             multitu●e
             )
             with
             an
             vniforme
             cry
             into
             Cheape
             neare
             vnto
             the
             Grosse
             ,
             and
             there
             finding
             the
             throng
             and
             prease
             of
             people
             to
             increase
             about
             them
             ,
             in
             such
             sort
             a●
             they
             could
             not
             well
             passe
             further
             ,
             nor
             be
             conueniently
             heard
             of
             them
             all
             as
             they
             desired
             :
             they
             got
             them
             vp
             into
             an
             emptie
             pease
             cart
             ;
             wherein
             they
             stood
             not
             onely
             vpon
             the
             words
             of
             their
             former
             crie
             ,
             but
             reading
             something
             out
             of
             a
             paper
             ,
             they
             went
             more
             particularly
             ouer
             the
             office
             and
             ca●ling
             of
             Hacket
             ,
             how
             he
             represented
             Christ
             ,
             by
             partaking
             a
             part
             of
             his
             glorified
             bodie
             ,
             by
             his
             principall
             spirit
             ,
             and
             by
             the
             office
             of
             seuering
             the
             good
             from
             the
             bad
             .
             And
             that
             they
             were
             two
             Prophets
             ,
             the
             one
             of
             mercy
             ,
             the
             other
             of
             iudgement
             ,
             called
             and
             sent
             of
             God
             ,
             to
             assist
             this
             their
             Christ
             Hacket
             in
             his
             great
             worke
             .
             These
             men
             were
             apprehended
             the
             same
             day
             .
             The
             26
             ,
             of
             Iuly
             Hacket
             was
             arraigned
             ,
             and
             found
             guiltie
             ,
             as
             to
             haue
             spoken
             diuers
             most
             false
             and
             traiterous
             words
             against
             her
             Maiestie
             ;
             to
             haue
             razed
             and
             defaced
             her
             Armes
             ,
             as
             also
             her
             picture
             ,
             thrusting
             an
             iron
             instrument
             into
             that
             part
             which
             did
             represent
             the
             breast
             and
             heart
             .
             For
             the
             which
             he
             had
             iudgement
             ,
             and
             on
             the
             28.
             of
             Iuly
             ,
             hee
             was
             brought
             from
             Newgate
             ,
             to
             a
             gibbet
             by
             the
             Cro●e
             in
             Cheape
             ;
             where
             being
             moued
             to
             aske
             God
             and
             the
             Queene
             forgiuenesse
             ,
             be
             fell
             to
             railing
             and
             cursing
             of
             the
             Queene
             ,
             and
             began
             a
             most
             biasphemous
             prayer
             against
             the
             diuine
             Maiestie
             of
             God.
             They
             had
             much
             ado
             to
             get
             him
             vp
             the
             ladder
             ;
             where
             hee
             was
             hanged
             ,
             and
             after
             bowelled
             and
             quartered
             .
             His
             execrable
             speeches
             and
             demeanure
             as
             well
             at
             his
             arraignment
             ,
             as
             death
             ,
             vtterly
             distained
             and
             blemished
             all
             his
             former
             seeming
             sanctitie
             ,
             wherewith
             he
             had
             shroudly
             possessed
             the
             common
             people
             .
             Thus
             you
             see
             how
             easily
             ignorant
             people
             are
             seduced
             by
             false
             new
             doctrines
             ,
             how
             suddenly
             they
             ●●ll
             from
             true
             Religion
             into
             heresie
             ,
             frensie
             ,
             and
             blasphemie
             ;
             robbing
             the
             Church
             of
             all
             her
             due
             rites
             ,
             and
             (
             as
             much
             as
             in
             them
             lies
             )
             God
             of
             his
             Glory
             ;
             which
             abuse
             ,
             of
             these
             times
             ,
             I
             leaue
             to
             be
             reformed
             by
             our
             reuerend
             Clergie
             .
          
           
             On
             the
             next
             day
             (
             to
             make
             an
             end
             of
             the
             Story
             )
             
               Edmund
               Coppinger
            
             hauing
             wilfully
             abstained
             from
             meat
             ,
             and
             otherwise
             tormented
             himselfe
             ,
             died
             in
             Bridewell
             .
             And
             
               Henry
               Arthington
            
             lying
             in
             the
             Counter
             in
             Woodstreet
             ,
             submitting
             himselfe
             ,
             writ
             a
             booke
             of
             repentance
             ,
             and
             was
             deliuered
             ;
             such
             was
             the
             end
             of
             these
             men
             (
             saith
             mine
             Authour
             )
             of
             whom
             the
             ●il●ie
             people
             had
             receiued
             a
             very
             reuerend
             opinion
             ,
             both
             for
             their
             sincere
             holinesse
             and
             sound
             doctrine
             .
          
           
             And
             in
             the
             yeare
             1612.
             
             Aprill
             11.
             
             
               Edward
               Wightman
            
             ,
             another
             peruerse
             heretique
             ,
             was
             burned
             at
             Lichfield
             .
             This
             Wightman
             would
             faine
             haue
             made
             the
             people
             beleeue
             ,
             that
             he
             himselfe
             was
             the
             holy
             Ghost
             ,
             and
             immortall
             ,
             with
             sundrie
             other
             most
             damnable
             opinions
             ,
             not
             fit
             to
             bee
             mentioned
             amongst
             Christians
             .
             Yet
             for
             all
             this
             ,
             this
             heretique
             had
             his
             followers
             .
             It
             is
             much
             to
             be
             wished
             that
             all
             backsliders
             from
             our
             Church
             ,
             should
             be
             well
             looked
             vnto
             at
             the
             first
             :
             and
             not
             to
             runne
             on
             in
             their
             puritanicall
             opinions
             .
             
             Of
             the
             Shcismatiques
             of
             those
             times
             ,
             and
             more
             especially
             of
             
               Martin
               Marprelate
            
             ,
             these
             Rythmicall
             numbers
             following
             were
             composed
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               racet
               vt
               pinus
               ,
            
             
               Nec
               Caesar
               ,
               nec
               Ninus
               ,
            
             
               Nec
               Petrus
               ,
               nec
               Linus
               ,
            
             
               Nec
               Coelestinus
               ,
            
             
               Nec
               magnus
               Godwinus
               ,
            
             
               Nec
               plus
               ,
               nec
               minus
               ,
            
             
               Quam
               Clandestinus
               ,
            
             
               Miser
               ille
               Martinus
               ;
            
             
               Videte
               singuli
               ,
            
             
               O
               vos
               Martinistae
               ,
            
             
               Et
               vos
               Brownistae
               ,
            
             
               Et
               vos
               Barowistae
               ,
            
             
               Et
               vos
               Atheistae
               ,
            
             
               Et
               Anabaptistae
               ,
            
             
               Et
               vos
               Haketistae
               ,
            
             
               Et
               Wiggintonistae
               ,
            
             
               Et
               omnes
               Sectistae
               ,
            
             
               Quorum
               dux
               fuit
               iste
               ,
            
             
               Lugete
               singuli
               ,
            
             
               At
               Gens
               Anglorum
               ,
            
             
               Presertim
               verorum
               ,
            
             
               Nec
               non
               qui
               morum
               ,
            
             
               Estis
               honorum
               ,
            
             
               Inimici
               horum
               ,
            
             
               Vt
               est
               decorum
               ,
            
             
               Per
               omne
               forum
            
             
               In
               secula
               seculorum
               ,
            
             
               Gaudete
               singuli
               .
            
          
           
             A
             certaine
             Northern
             Rimer
             also
             made
             these
             following
             Couplets
             vpon
             him
             and
             his
             seditious
             Pamphlets
             :
             
               
                 The
                 Welchman
                 is
                 hanged
                 ,
              
               
                 Who
                 at
                 our
                 Kirke
                 flanged
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 at
                 her
                 state
                 banged
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 brened
                 are
                 his
                 buks.
              
               
                 And
                 tho
                 he
                 be
                 hanged
                 ;
              
               
                 Yet
                 he
                 is
                 not
                 wranged
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 de'ul
                 has
                 him
                 fanged
              
               
                 Is
                 his
                 kruked
                 kluks
                 .
              
            
             His
             name
             was
             
               Iohn
               Penry
            
             a
             Welshman
             ,
             a
             penner
             and
             a
             publisher
             of
             books
             ,
             intituled
             ,
             
               Martin
               marre
               Prelate
            
             ,
             he
             was
             apprehended
             at
             Stepney
             ,
             by
             the
             Vicar
             there
             ,
             and
             committed
             to
             prison
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             moneth
             of
             May
             1593.
             hee
             was
             arraigned
             at
             the
             Kings
             bench
             in
             Westminster
             ,
             condemned
             of
             Felonie
             ,
             and
             afterward
             suddenly
             in
             an
             afternoone
             conuaied
             from
             the
             Gaile
             of
             the
             Kings
             Bench
             to
             Saint
             
               Thomas
               Waterings
            
             ,
             and
             there
             hanged
             with
             a
             small
             audience
             of
             beholders
             ,
             saith
             Stow.
             
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             XI
             .
             Of
             the
             conuersion
             of
             this
             our
             Nation
             from
             Paganisme
             to
             Christianity
             ,
             including
             generally
             the
             Foundations
             of
             religious
             houses
             in
             the
             same
             ;
             and
             the
             pietie
             in
             the
             Primitiue
             times
             ;
             both
             of
             religious
             and
             Lay
             persons
             .
          
           
             OF
             the
             conuersion
             of
             this
             our
             Island
             ,
             from
             Paganisme
             to
             Christianity
             ,
             diuers
             authenticall
             Authors
             ,
             both
             ancient
             and
             moderne
             ,
             haue
             written
             at
             large
             :
             a
             little
             then
             of
             so
             much
             will
             suffice
             for
             this
             present
             Discourse
             .
          
           
             
               Christiana
               doctrina
               sexaginta
               octo
               plus
               minus
               annorum
               spacio
               ,
            
             
             
               post
               passionem
               Domini
               nostri
               Iesu
               Christi
               ,
               totum
               fere
               orbem
               peruagata
               est
            
             ;
             within
             the
             space
             of
             threescore
             and
             eight
             yeares
             ,
             or
             thereabouts
             ,
             after
             the
             death
             and
             passion
             of
             our
             Lord
             and
             Sauiour
             Iesus
             Christ
             ,
             Christian
             Religion
             was
             spread
             almost
             ouer
             the
             face
             of
             the
             whole
             world
             .
             And
             so
             fruitfull
             and
             famous
             was
             this
             spreading
             of
             the
             Gospell
             ,
             that
             
               Baptista
               Mantuan
            
             ,
             a
             Christian
             Poet
             ,
             compares
             the
             increase
             thereof
             with
             that
             of
             Noah
             ,
             thus
             alledging
             vnto
             it
             .
          
           
             
               Sicutaquis
               quondam
               Noe
               sua
               misit
               in
               orbem
            
             
               Pignora
               sedatis
               ,
               vt
               Gens
               humana
               per
               omnes
            
             
               Debita
               caelituum
               Patri
               daret
               orgia
               terras
               ;
            
             
               Sic
               sua
               cum
               vellet
               Deus
               alta
               in
               regna
               reuerti
               ,
            
             
               Discipulos
               quosdam
               transmisit
               ad
               vltima
               mundi
               ,
            
             
               Littora
               ,
               docturos
               Gentes
               ,
               quo
               numina
               ritu
            
             
               Sint
               oranda
               ,
               quibus
               caelum
               placabile
               Sacris
               .
            
             
               As
               Noah
               sent
               from
               the
               Arke
               his
               sonnes
               ,
               to
               teach
            
             
               The
               Lawes
               of
               God
               vnto
               the
               world
               aright
               ;
            
             
               So
               Christ
               his
               Seruants
               sent
               abroad
               to
               preach
            
             
               The
               word
               of
               life
               ,
               and
               Gospell
               to
               each
               wight
               ;
            
             
               No
               place
               lay
               shadowed
               from
               that
               glorious
               Light.
            
             
               The
               farthest
               Isles
               ,
               and
               Earths
               remotest
               bounds
               .
            
             
               Embrac'd
               their
               Faith
               ,
               and
               ioy'd
               at
               their
               sweet
               sounds
               .
            
          
           
             Now
             to
             speake
             of
             the
             conuersion
             of
             this
             Island
             out
             of
             a
             namelesse
             Authour
             ,
             
             who
             writes
             a
             booke
             
               De
               regnis
               &
               Gentibus
               ad
               Christi
               sidem
               conuersis
               ,
            
             thus
             :
          
           
             
               Prima
               Prouinciarum
               omnium
               (
               sicut
               antiquissimi
               Historiarum
               Scriptores
               memoriae
               prodidere
               ,
               quorum
               etiam
               authoritatem
               M.
               A.
               Sabellicus
               inter
               nostrae
               aetatis
               recentiores
               est
               sequutus
               )
               Britannia
               Insula
               ,
               publico
               consensu
               ,
               Christi
               fidem
               accepit
               .
            
          
           
             The
             first
             of
             all
             Prouinces
             or
             farre
             countries
             (
             as
             ancient
             Historiographers
             haue
             deliuered
             to
             memory
             ;
             whose
             authority
             
               M.
               A.
               Sabellicus
            
             ,
             one
             amongst
             the
             late
             writers
             of
             our
             age
             ,
             doth
             principally
             follow
             )
             this
             Island
             of
             Britaine
             ,
             by
             common
             consent
             ,
             receiued
             the
             Christian
             faith
             .
             The
             glorious
             Gospell
             of
             Iesus
             Christ
             (
             saith
             
               Gildas
               Albanius
            
             ,
             
             surnamed
             the
             wise
             ,
             the
             most
             ancient
             of
             our
             British
             Historians
             )
             which
             first
             appeared
             to
             the
             world
             in
             the
             later
             time
             of
             
               Tyberius
               Caesar
            
             ,
             did
             euen
             then
             spread
             his
             bright
             beames
             vpon
             this
             frozen
             
             Island
             of
             Britaine
             .
             And
             it
             is
             generally
             receiued
             for
             a
             truth
             ,
             that
             Ioseph
             of
             Arimathea
             (
             who
             buried
             the
             body
             of
             our
             Sauiour
             Christ
             )
             laid
             the
             foundation
             of
             our
             faith
             in
             the
             West
             parts
             of
             this
             kingdome
             ,
             at
             the
             place
             ,
             or
             little
             Island
             ,
             as
             then
             called
             Aualon
             ,
             now
             Glastenbury
             ;
             where
             he
             with
             twelue
             disciples
             his
             assistants
             ,
             preached
             the
             Gospell
             of
             life
             vnto
             the
             Islanders
             ,
             and
             found
             meanes
             there
             to
             build
             a
             Church
             or
             Oratorie
             of
             wreathen
             wands
             ,
             as
             also
             a
             little
             cell
             thereunto
             adioyning
             ;
             and
             this
             was
             the
             first
             religious
             house
             dedicated
             to
             the
             seruice
             of
             the
             true
             God
             in
             all
             Britaine
             :
             and
             these
             religious
             men
             the
             first
             beginners
             or
             founders
             of
             that
             famous
             fenny-seated
             Monastery
             ,
             which
             is
             partly
             standing
             at
             this
             day
             ,
             of
             which
             more
             hereafter
             ,
             when
             I
             come
             to
             speake
             of
             the
             religious
             Foundations
             in
             Somersetshire
             .
             In
             the
             meane
             while
             will
             you
             reade
             what
             our
             countreyman
             
               Iohn
               Capgraue
            
             (
             in
             his
             Catalogue
             of
             English
             Saints
             )
             writes
             of
             Iosephs
             comming
             into
             this
             kingdome
             .
             Thus
             in
             English.
             
          
           
             Ioseph
             with
             his
             sonne
             Iosephes
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             and
             ten
             more
             of
             his
             assistants
             ,
             sent
             hither
             by
             Philip
             the
             Apostle
             out
             of
             France
             ,
             for
             the
             inhabitants
             saluation
             ,
             preached
             zealously
             ,
             and
             without
             feare
             ,
             the
             true
             and
             liuely
             faith
             ;
             Aruiragus
             as
             then
             swaying
             the
             Scepter
             of
             this
             land
             .
             The
             which
             Aruiragus
             ,
             howsoeuer
             he
             was
             vnwilling
             at
             the
             first
             ,
             to
             giue
             them
             entertainment
             ,
             or
             to
             heare
             them
             preach
             any
             doctrine
             repugnant
             to
             the
             traditions
             of
             his
             predecessours
             ,
             yet
             because
             they
             came
             from
             such
             a
             farre
             remote
             countrey
             as
             the
             holy
             Land
             ,
             and
             that
             he
             saw
             their
             ciuill
             behauiour
             ,
             their
             sanctitie
             ,
             and
             strict
             course
             in
             the
             manner
             of
             their
             life
             and
             conuersation
             ,
             he
             gaue
             them
             a
             certaine
             Island
             to
             inhabite
             ,
             in
             the
             West
             part
             of
             his
             dominions
             ,
             all
             compassed
             about
             with
             lakes
             and
             standing
             waters
             ,
             called
             Ynswitrim
             ,
             or
             the
             glassie
             Isle
             ;
             of
             which
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             a
             certaine
             Metrician
             made
             this
             Tetrastich
             .
          
           
             
               Intrat
               Analoniam
               duodena
               caterua
               virorum
               ,
            
             
               Flos
               Arimathie
               Ioseph
               est
               primus
               eorum
               .
            
             
               Iosephes
               ex
               Ioseph
               genitus
               patrem
               comitatur
               ,
            
             
               Hijs
               alijsque
               decemius
               Glasconie
               propriatur
               .
            
          
           
             
               George
               Owen
               Harry
            
             ,
             in
             his
             Pedigrees
             ,
             vpon
             report
             from
             others
             ,
             saith
             ,
             Ioseph
             brought
             ouer
             with
             him
             his
             sister
             Eurgaine
             ,
             who
             afterwards
             married
             a
             Britaine
             ,
             whose
             name
             was
             Starklos
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Harding
            
             ,
             in
             his
             Chronicle
             of
             England
             ,
             will
             haue
             fourteene
             to
             accompany
             Ioseph
             in
             this
             iourney
             ,
             and
             that
             amongst
             many
             Britaines
             conuerted
             by
             them
             to
             the
             Christian
             faith
             ;
             Aruiragus
             the
             king
             was
             one
             ,
             to
             whom
             Ioseph
             gaue
             a
             shield
             of
             the
             Armes
             ,
             which
             now
             we
             call
             S.
             George
             his
             Armes
             ;
             such
             are
             the
             rimes
             in
             the
             English
             of
             those
             dayes
             ,
             two
             hundred
             yeares
             since
             or
             thereabouts
             .
          
           
             
               
               —
               Ioseph
               full
               holy
               and
               full
               wyse
            
             
               Of
               Arymathie
               wyth
               his
               felowes
               fourtene
               ,
            
             
               Into
               this
               lond
               then
               came
               and
               gaue
               contene
            
             
               In
               Bretayne
               then
               this
               Ioseph
               dyd
               conuerte
            
             
               Brytons
               ,
               as
               how
               to
               know
               the
               incarnacyon
               ,
            
             
               Afore
               that
               Paynyms
               ,
               and
               also
               peruerte
            
             
               He
               taught
               them
               of
               his
               conuersacyon
               ,
            
             
               Of
               his
               passyon
               ,
               and
               his
               resurrectyon
               .
            
             
             
               Wyth
               other
               thynges
               as
               the
               Chronycler
               sayth
               ,
            
             
               That
               apperteyneth
               to
               Christes
               fayth
               .
            
             
               Ioseph
               conuerted
               king
               Aruiragus
            
             
               By
               hys
               prechyng
               ,
               to
               knowe
               the
               lawe
               deuyne
               ,
            
             
               And
               baptyzed
               hym
               as
               written
               hath
               Nennius
            
             
               The
               Cronycler
               in
               Bretayn
               tongue
               full
               syne
               .
            
             
               And
               to
               Chryst
               lawe
               made
               hym
               enclyne
               .
            
             
               And
               gaue
               hym
               a
               sheld
               of
               siluer
               whyte
               ,
            
             
               A
               crosse
               endlong
               ,
               and
               ouertwhart
               full
               perfyte
               .
            
             
               These
               Armes
               were
               vsed
               throughout
               all
               Bretayn
            
             
               For
               a
               common
               sygne
               eche
               manne
               to
               know
               his
               nacyon
            
             
               From
               enemyes
               ,
               whiche
               now
               we
               call
               certayn
               ,
            
             
               Saint
               Georges
               Armes
               by
               Nenius
               enformacyon
               .
            
             
               And
               thus
               these
               Armes
               by
               Iosephs
               creacyon
               ,
            
             
               Full
               long
               afore
               Saint
               George
               was
               generate
            
             
               Were
               worshcipt
               here
               of
               mykell
               elder
               date
               .
            
          
           
             The
             seeds
             of
             true
             Religion
             thus
             sowne
             by
             the
             said
             Ioseph
             and
             his
             associates
             ;
             neare
             or
             vpon
             (
             for
             about
             this
             accompt
             there
             is
             some
             difference
             amongst
             writers
             )
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             Sauiour
             Christ
             one
             hundred
             and
             fourescore
             ,
             Lucius
             (
             surnamed
             
               Leuer
               Maur
            
             ,
             
             which
             signifies
             great
             brightnesse
             )
             king
             of
             the
             Britaines
             ;
             vpon
             his
             request
             made
             to
             Eloutherius
             Bishop
             of
             Rome
             (
             for
             as
             then
             ,
             and
             many
             yeares
             after
             ,
             the
             title
             of
             Pope
             was
             altogether
             vnknowne
             )
             two
             learned
             Diuines
             were
             sent
             vnto
             him
             from
             the
             said
             Bishop
             ,
             at
             whose
             hands
             he
             receiued
             the
             lauer
             of
             baptisme
             .
             And
             so
             it
             sell
             out
             (
             our
             Histories
             say
             )
             that
             not
             onely
             his
             wife
             and
             family
             accompanied
             him
             in
             that
             happie
             course
             ,
             
             but
             Nobles
             also
             and
             Commons
             ,
             Priests
             and
             people
             ,
             high
             and
             low
             ,
             euen
             all
             the
             people
             within
             his
             Territories
             .
             And
             that
             generally
             all
             their
             Idols
             were
             then
             defaced
             ;
             the
             Temples
             of
             them
             conuerted
             into
             Churches
             ,
             for
             the
             seruice
             of
             God
             ,
             the
             liuings
             of
             their
             idolatrous
             Priests
             appointed
             for
             the
             maintenance
             of
             the
             Priests
             of
             the
             Gospell
             :
             and
             that
             instead
             of
             25.
             
             Flamines
             or
             high
             Priests
             of
             their
             idols
             ,
             there
             were
             ordained
             25
             Bishops
             ,
             as
             also
             for
             three
             Archflamines
             ,
             three
             Archbishops
             ,
             whereof
             one
             was
             seated
             at
             London
             ,
             another
             at
             Yorke
             ,
             and
             a
             third
             at
             Caerlion
             vpon
             the
             riuer
             Vske
             in
             Wales
             .
             Of
             all
             which
             will
             it
             please
             you
             peruse
             a
             few
             lines
             penned
             by
             my
             foresaid
             Author
             ,
             
               Iohn
               Harding
            
             .
          
           
             
               In
               the
               yere
               of
               Christes
               incarnacyon
               ,
            
             
               An
               hundryd
               fourescore
               and
               tenne
               ,
            
             
               Eleuthery
               the
               first
               ,
               at
               supplicacyon
            
             
               Of
               Lucius
               ,
               sente
               hym
               twoo
               holy
               menne
               ,
            
             
               That
               called
               wer
               *
               Faggan
               and
               Duvyen
               ,
            
             
               That
               baptyzed
               hym
               and
               all
               his
               realme
               throughoute
               ,
            
             
               With
               hertes
               glad
               ,
               and
               laboure
               deuoute
               .
            
             
               Thei
               taught
               the
               folke
               ,
               the
               lawe
               of
               Christ
               eche
               daye
               ,
            
             
               And
               halowed
               all
               the
               temples
               in
               Christes
               name
               .
            
             
               All
               mawment
               ,
               and
               Idoles
               caste
               awaye
            
             
               Through
               all
               Bretayn
               ,
               of
               all
               false
               Goddes
               the
               same
               ,
            
             
               The
               Temples
               ,
               Flamines
               the
               Idoles
               for
               to
               shame
               ,
            
             
             
               Thei
               halowed
               eke
               and
               made
               Bishoppes
               Sees
               ,
            
             
               Twenty
               and
               eight
               at
               diuers
               grete
               citees
               ,
            
             
               Of
               three
               Archflamines
               ,
               thei
               made
               Archbishoprikes
            
             
               One
               at
               London
               ,
               Troynouant
               that
               hight
               ,
            
             
               For
               all
               Logres
               ,
               with
               lawes
               full
               authentikes
            
             
               To
               rule
               the
               Church
               and
               Christentee
               in
               right
               .
            
             
               Another
               at
               Carlyon
               a
               towne
               of
               might
               ,
            
             
               For
               all
               Cambre
               ;
               at
               Ebranke
               the
               thirde
            
             
               From
               Trent
               North
               ,
               for
               Albany
               is
               kide
               .
            
          
           
             
             Robert
             the
             Monke
             of
             Gloucester
             ,
             an
             old
             rimer
             ,
             who
             writes
             the
             language
             of
             our
             fathers
             about
             foure
             hundred
             yeares
             since
             ,
             doth
             summarily
             thus
             tell
             you
             ,
             how
             Ioseph
             planted
             ,
             and
             Luciu●
             established
             the
             doctrine
             of
             Christ
             in
             this
             our
             kingdome
             of
             Britaine
             .
             His
             liues
             you
             will
             say
             are
             neither
             strong
             nor
             smooth
             ;
             yet
             perhaps
             they
             may
             giue
             your
             palate
             variety
             :
             and
             as
             you
             like
             them
             ,
             you
             shall
             haue
             more
             hereafter
             .
          
           
             
               Lucie
               Coeles
               sone
               aftur
               hym
               kyng
               was
            
             
               To
               fore
               hym
               in
               Engelond
               Chrestondom
               non
               nas
            
             
               For
               he
               *
               hurde
               ofte
               miracles
               at
               Rome
               ,
            
             
               And
               in
               meny
               anothur
               stede
               ,
               *
               yat
               thurgh
               Christene
               men
               come
               ,
            
             
               He
               wilnede
               anon
               in
               hys
               herte
               to
               *
               fong
               Christendom
               .
            
             
               Therfor
               messagers
               wyth
               good
               letters
               he
               *
               nom
               ,
            
             
               That
               to
               the
               pape
               Eleutherie
               hasteliche
               wende
               ;
            
             
               And
               yat
               he
               to
               hym
               and
               his
               menne
               xpendom
               sende
               .
            
             
               And
               yat
               he
               myghte
               servy
               God
               he
               wilned
               muche
               therto
            
             
               And
               seyd
               he
               wold
               noght
               be
               glad
               er
               hit
               wer
               ydo
               .
            
             
               *
               Tho
               ye
               Pape
               hurde
               thes
               *
               twey
               h●ly
               men
               :
               be
               sende
               ,
            
             
               Phagan
               and
               Damian
               hys
               soul
               to
               amende
               .
            
             
               The
               ryghte
               beleue
               to
               teche
               ;
               and
               yaf
               him
               xpendom
            
             
               That
               folke
               faste
               aboute
               wide
               ther
               to
               com
               .
            
             
               Thys
               was
               an
               hundryd
               sixti
               yer
               and
               too
            
             
               Aftur
               God
               was
               ybore
               ,
               this
               dede
               was
               ydoo
               ,
            
             
               Thus
               come
               lo
               xpendom
               into
               Brutayne
               lond
               .
            
             
               But
               ther
               wer
               erst
               som
               preneliche
               xpendom
               had
               de
               fond
               ,
            
             
               As
               atte
               the
               plas
               of
               Glastyngbury
               Ioseph
               of
               Arimathie
               ,
            
             
               Liued
               ther
               in
               Christes
               lay
               wyth
               hij
               companie
               :
            
             
               Ther
               wer
               tho
               in
               Brutayne
               false
               lawes
               to
               lere
               ,
            
             
               Eyght
               and
               twenty
               chese
               stedes
               Byshopriches
               as
               ●it
               were
               ,
            
             
               And
               thre
               Erchtemples
               as
               hit
               wer
               heyghest
               of
               echon
               ,
            
             
               London
               ,
               and
               Ebrackwike
               ,
               and
               therto
               Caerlyon
               .
            
             
               The
               King
               and
               other
               hely
               men
               destruyde
               hem
               alle
               yfere
               ,
            
             
               And
               eyghte
               and
               twenty
               Bishops
               in
               hure
               stede
               dude
               rere
               .
            
             
               And
               the
               Erchbishopes
               ther
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             A
             little
             more
             in
             another
             place
             to
             the
             same
             purpose
             ,
             if
             you
             be
             not
             already
             weary
             of
             reading
             thus
             much
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Pape
               Eleutherie
               that
               sende
               huder
               furst
               Chrestendom
               ,
            
             
               Was
               the
               XIII
               Pape
               that
               aftur
               Peter
               com
               :
            
             
             
               The
               descyples
               yat
               he
               huder
               sende
               xpendom
               to
               bring
            
             
               By
               lefte
               in
               wildernesse
               aftur
               hure
               prechyng
            
             
               That
               *
               me
               *
               clupeth
               Glastyngbury
               that
               desert
               was
               tho
            
             
               And
               ther
               by
               come
               Monckes
               and
               nome
               to
               hem
               mo
            
             
               Phagan
               and
               Damian
               chief
               of
               hem
               wer
            
             
               And
               othur
               mo
               that
               loued
               best
               to
               liue
               and
               dwelle
               ther
            
             
               Becaus
               that
               Ioseph
               of
               Arimathic
               and
               hys
               felowes
               twelue
            
             
               Thulk
               plas
               chosen
               had
               to
               wonne
               ther
               by
               hem
               selue
               .
            
             
               And
               ther
               wyth
               hure
               own
               honds
               had
               rerde
               a
               Church
            
             
               Of
               hurdles
               and
               of
               yerds
               as
               *
               hij
               *
               coud
               worche
            
             
               And
               held
               ther
               by
               hem
               self
               the
               law
               of
               xpendom
            
             
               And
               yat
               was
               longe
               er
               xpendom
               to
               kyng
               Lucie
               com
               .
            
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             the
             famous
             Colledge
             of
             Bangor
             in
             Wales
             is
             ascribed
             to
             this
             king
             Lucius
             ;
             in
             which
             so
             many
             hundreds
             of
             Monkes
             liued
             deuoutly
             ,
             and
             religiously
             ,
             by
             the
             labour
             of
             their
             owne
             hands
             ,
             according
             to
             this
             peece
             of
             my
             foresaid
             Author
             .
          
           
             
               In
               the
               Citie
               of
               Bangor
               a
               gret
               hous
               tho
               was
               ,
            
             
               And
               ther
               vndyr
               
               vij
               
               cellens
               and
               ther
               of
               ther
               nas
            
             
               That
               CCC
               Monckes
               hadde
               othur
               mo
            
             
               And
               alle
               by
               hure
               trauayle
               lyuede
               ;
               loke
               now
               if
               they
               do
               so
               .
            
          
           
             From
             the
             time
             of
             king
             Lucius
             vntill
             the
             entrance
             of
             Austin
             the
             Monke
             ,
             called
             the
             Englishmens
             Apostle
             ,
             which
             was
             foure
             hundred
             and
             some
             few
             yeares
             ,
             the
             Christan
             faith
             was
             alwayes
             both
             taught
             and
             embraced
             in
             this
             Island
             ;
             notwithstanding
             the
             continuall
             persecutions
             of
             the
             Romanes
             ,
             Huns
             ,
             Picts
             ,
             and
             Saxons
             ,
             which
             last
             ,
             made
             such
             desolation
             in
             the
             outward
             face
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             that
             they
             droue
             the
             Christian
             Bishops
             into
             the
             desarts
             of
             Cornwall
             and
             Wales
             ;
             by
             whose
             labours
             the
             Gospell
             was
             plentifully
             propagated
             amongst
             those
             vast
             mountaines
             ;
             and
             those
             parts
             aboue
             all
             other
             made
             glorious
             ,
             by
             the
             multitudes
             of
             their
             holy
             Saints
             and
             learned
             Teachers
             .
             Of
             which
             a
             namelesse
             Author
             mentioned
             by
             
               Speed.
               Hist.
               cap
            
             9.
             
          
           
             
               Sicut
               erat
               celebris
               cultu
               numeroque
               Deorum
               ;
            
             
               Cum
               Iouis
               imperium
               staret
               ,
               Britannica
               tellus
               ;
            
             
               Sic
               vbi
               terrestres
               coelo
               descendit
               ad
               oras
            
             
               Expectata
               salus
               ,
               patribus
               fuit
               inclyta
               sanctis
               .
            
             
               Qui
               Neptunicolum
               campos
               ,
               &
               Canibrica
               rura
            
             
               Coryneasque
               casas
               loca
               desolata
               ,
               colebant
               .
            
          
           
             
               As
               were
               the
               Britaines
               famous
               for
               their
               zeale
            
             
               To
               Gentile
               Gods
               ,
               whiles
               such
               they
               did
               adore
               ;
            
             
               So
               ,
               when
               the
               Heau'ns
               to
               Earth
               did
               Truth
               reueale
               ,
            
             
               Bless'd
               was
               that
               Land
               with
               Truth
               and
               Learning
               store
               .
            
             
               Whence
               British
               plaines
               and
               Cambrias
               desert
               ground
               ,
            
             
               And
               Cornewalls
               crags
               ,
               with
               glorious
               Saints
               abound
               .
            
          
           
             About
             the
             yeare
             six
             hundred
             ,
             Christian
             Religion
             in
             this
             Island
             ,
             being
             almost
             totally
             eclipsed
             by
             seuerall
             persecutions
             ,
             Pope
             Gregory
             the
             first
             ,
             being
             zealously
             moued
             for
             the
             reconuersion
             of
             this
             English
             Nation
             ,
             sent
             hither
             
             Austin
             the
             Monke
             ,
             with
             other
             his
             associates
             ;
             to
             kindle
             anew
             the
             sparkes
             of
             Christianity
             ,
             which
             were
             couered
             in
             the
             cinders
             of
             Pagans
             desolation
             .
             The
             story
             is
             frequent
             ,
             and
             I
             shall
             often
             touch
             vpon
             it
             .
             Ethelbert
             being
             as
             then
             king
             of
             Kent
             ,
             receiued
             holy
             Baptisme
             by
             the
             said
             Austin
             ,
             being
             principally
             induced
             thereunto
             ,
             by
             Berta
             his
             wife
             and
             Queene
             ,
             a
             Christian
             ,
             daughter
             to
             Chilperuk
             king
             of
             France
             .
             Christianity
             being
             thus
             receiued
             by
             him
             ,
             the
             most
             potent
             king
             of
             the
             Saxons
             .
             
               
                 Regis
                 ad
                 exemplum
                 totus
                 componitur
                 orbis
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 good
                 example
                 of
                 the
                 King
              
               
                 His
                 people
                 all
                 to
                 Christ
                 did
                 bring
                 .
              
            
             The
             succeeding
             Saxon
             kings
             followed
             his
             heauenly
             steps
             ,
             endeauouring
             in
             all
             they
             might
             ,
             to
             ouerthrow
             the
             Synagogue
             of
             Satan
             ,
             by
             breaking
             downe
             the
             abhominable
             idols
             throughout
             the
             whole
             Island
             .
             Edwyne
             king
             of
             Northumberland
             ;
             Carpenwald
             ,
             king
             of
             the
             East-English
             ;
             Sebert
             king
             of
             the
             East-Saxons
             ,
             Kynigilds
             king
             of
             the
             West-Saxons
             ,
             Peda
             king
             of
             the
             Merci●●s
             :
             Eth●●ulphe
             king
             of
             the
             South-Saxons
             ,
             in
             the
             space
             of
             not
             much
             aboue
             threescore
             yeares
             ,
             after
             the
             conuersion
             of
             King
             Ethelbert
             ,
             were
             conuerted
             〈◊〉
             God
             so
             wrought
             with
             them
             )
             from
             Paganisme
             and
             Idolatrie
             ,
             vnto
             the
             beleefe
             and
             worship
             of
             our
             Lord
             Iesus
             Christ
             :
             and
             the
             Christian
             faith
             was
             publikely
             preached
             in
             all
             their
             dominions
             .
             These
             and
             other
             the
             Saxon
             kings
             for
             san●t●ty
             of
             life
             are
             ranked
             before
             all
             the
             Kings
             and
             Potentates
             of
             the
             world
             For
             such
             was
             their
             feruent
             zeale
             in
             Religion
             ,
             that
             he
             thought
             himselfe
             most
             happie
             ,
             who
             in
             pious
             acts
             ,
             hard
             penance
             ,
             wearie
             pilgrimages
             ,
             and
             retired
             solitude
             ,
             spent
             the
             various
             course
             of
             life
             ,
             which
             moued
             many
             of
             them
             to
             exchange
             a
             pallace
             royall
             ,
             and
             a
             Scepter
             imperiall
             ,
             for
             a
             poore
             cell
             and
             a
             Mon●●●h
             st●●fe
             ;
             to
             forsake
             their
             owne
             kingdome
             ,
             and
             to
             liue
             as
             pilgrimes
             in
             a
             forraine
             countrey
             ;
             to
             lose
             their
             owne
             lines
             in
             warlike
             opposition
             against
             Pagans
             and
             Infidels
             ,
             thereby
             to
             liue
             in
             heauen
             amongst
             the
             noble
             army
             of
             Martyrs
             ;
             and
             lastly
             ,
             it
             moued
             them
             and
             other
             great
             personage●
             so
             ●o●v●ng
             their
             pious
             examples
             ,
             to
             erect
             and
             amplie
             endow
             religious
             〈…〉
             ,
             as
             Churches
             ,
             Chappels
             ,
             Schooles
             ,
             Colledges
             ,
             and
             Monaste●●e
             〈◊〉
             the
             preaching
             and
             further
             propagating
             of
             the
             Christian
             faith
             .
             As
             you
             may
             see
             in
             the
             sequell
             of
             these
             intended
             labours
             ▪
             Whose
             charters
             did
             〈◊〉
             end
             with
             an
             execrable
             curse
             to
             all
             those
             which
             by
             any
             manner
             of
             meanes
             should
             demolish
             or
             ouerthrow
             any
             of
             such
             their
             sacred
             structures
             ,
             or
             infringe
             ,
             alienate
             ,
             or
             diminish
             any
             of
             their
             immunities
             ,
             or
             yearely
             reuenewes
             .
             Likewise
             fearefull
             comminations
             and
             excommunications
             were
             threatned
             and
             thundred
             out
             against
             those
             which
             should
             scorne
             ,
             abuse
             ,
             deceiue
             ,
             or
             craftily
             entrap
             any
             one
             ,
             either
             of
             the
             secular
             ,
             or
             Monasticall
             orders
             ;
             and
             a
             benediction
             diuulged
             ,
             and
             granted
             to
             all
             those
             by
             whom
             they
             should
             bee
             honoured
             ,
             reuerenced
             ,
             rewarded
             ,
             and
             haue
             their
             liuelihoods
             further
             enricht
             :
             concluding
             with
             a
             promise
             to
             defend
             these
             religious
             Votaries
             from
             the
             persecution
             of
             all
             humane
             enemies
             ;
             and
             to
             maintaine
             their
             li●e●●ies
             ,
             freedomes
             ,
             and
             priuiledges
             from
             the
             vsurpation
             of
             any
             secular
             power
             .
          
           
             Their
             donations
             were
             sometime
             in
             meeter
             or
             rime
             ,
             with
             the
             names
             of
             a
             number
             of
             witnesses
             ,
             whereunto
             the
             signe
             of
             the
             crosse
             was
             euer
             added
             ;
             
             the
             forme
             of
             which
             you
             may
             reade
             hereafter
             :
             but
             the
             most
             of
             these
             their
             important
             writings
             were
             in
             prose
             ,
             and
             many
             of
             them
             wondrous
             short
             .
             For
             example
             ,
             King
             Athelston
             giues
             a
             certaine
             plow-land
             and
             other
             profits
             to
             the
             Priest
             of
             the
             Church
             of
             high
             Bickington
             in
             Denshire
             ,
             in
             these
             words
             which
             I
             had
             from
             my
             friend
             ,
             Master
             
               Tristram
               Risdon
            
             that
             countrey
             man.
             
             
               
                 Ich
                 Athelston
                 Konyng
                 ,
                 Grome
                 of
                 hys
                 home
                 ,
              
               
                 Y
                 if
                 and
                 grant
                 to
                 ye
                 Prestes
                 of
                 thus
                 chyrche
                 ,
              
               
                 On
                 Yok
                 of
                 my
                 lond
                 freliche
                 to
                 hold
                 :
                 wodd
                 in
              
               
                 My
                 holt
                 hous
                 to
                 build
                 ;
                 bit
                 gras
                 for
                 alle
                 hys
              
               
                 beastes
                 ,
                 *
                 vewel
                 for
                 hys
                 herth
                 *
                 pannage
              
               
                 For
                 Sow
                 and
                 Puggis
                 World
                 out
                 end
                 .
              
            
             To
             the
             gouernment
             of
             these
             foresaid
             holy
             Fabricks
             ,
             and
             their
             reuenues
             ,
             such
             men
             were
             chosen
             as
             were
             the
             best
             learned
             ,
             and
             most
             eminent
             for
             integritie
             of
             life
             .
             The
             Priests
             consecrated
             by
             the
             imposition
             of
             hands
             ;
             and
             appointed
             to
             say
             prayers
             ,
             administer
             the
             Sacraments
             ,
             instruct
             the
             Christians
             which
             daily
             increased
             ;
             and
             to
             execute
             all
             such
             offices
             as
             belonged
             to
             a
             sacred
             Bishop
             or
             venerable
             Pastour
             ,
             were
             in
             such
             high
             and
             holy
             repute
             amongst
             the
             lay-people
             ,
             as
             that
             when
             any
             of
             them
             were
             espied
             abroad
             ,
             they
             would
             flocke
             presently
             about
             him
             ,
             and
             with
             all
             reuerence
             humbly
             beseech
             his
             Benisons
             ,
             either
             by
             signing
             them
             with
             the
             crosse
             ,
             or
             in
             holy
             prayers
             for
             them
             .
             And
             further
             (
             saith
             Bede
             )
             it
             was
             the
             manner
             in
             those
             primitiue
             times
             ,
             
             of
             the
             people
             of
             England
             ,
             that
             when
             any
             of
             the
             Clergie
             ,
             or
             any
             priest
             came
             to
             a
             village
             ,
             they
             would
             all
             by
             and
             by
             ,
             at
             his
             calling
             ,
             come
             together
             ,
             to
             heare
             the
             word
             ,
             and
             willingly
             hearken
             to
             such
             things
             as
             were
             said
             ,
             and
             more
             willingly
             follow
             in
             workes
             ,
             such
             things
             as
             they
             could
             heare
             and
             vnderstand
             .
             A
             wonderfull
             order
             of
             pietie
             both
             in
             priest
             and
             people
             .
          
           
             Chaucer
             in
             the
             prologue
             ,
             to
             his
             Canterbury
             Tales
             ,
             giues
             vs
             the
             character
             of
             a
             religious
             and
             learned
             priest
             ,
             who
             in
             his
             holy
             actions
             did
             imitate
             the
             example
             of
             the
             Clergie
             of
             these
             times
             ,
             whereof
             I
             haue
             spoken
             ;
             but
             such
             were
             not
             to
             be
             had
             by
             the
             dozens
             in
             his
             dayes
             ,
             as
             by
             his
             writings
             appeares
             .
          
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     The
                     Parsone
                     .
                  
                   
                     A
                     good
                     manne
                     there
                     was
                     of
                     religioun
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     was
                     a
                     poore
                     Parsone
                     of
                     a
                     toun
                     :
                  
                   
                     But
                     rich
                     he
                     he
                     was
                     of
                     holy
                     thought
                     and
                     werke
                  
                   
                     He
                     was
                     eke
                     a
                     lerned
                     manne
                     and
                     a
                     clerke
                     ,
                  
                   
                     That
                     Christes
                     Gospels
                     truly
                     would
                     preach
                     ,
                  
                   
                     His
                     Parishens
                     deuoutly
                     would
                     he
                     teach
                     .
                  
                   
                     Benigne
                     he
                     was
                     and
                     wonder
                     diligent
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     in
                     adversitie
                     full
                     patient
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     soch
                     one
                     he
                     was
                     proued
                     oft
                     *
                     sithes
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Full
                     loth
                     were
                     him
                     to
                     curse
                     for
                     his
                     tithes
                     ,
                  
                   
                     But
                     rather
                     would
                     he
                     yeuen
                     out
                     of
                     doubt
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Vnto
                     his
                     poore
                     Parishens
                     all
                     about
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Both
                     of
                     his
                     offring
                     and
                     of
                     his
                     substaunce
                     ,
                  
                   
                     He
                     couthe
                     in
                     little
                     thing
                     haue
                     suffisaunce
                     .
                  
                   
                     Wide
                     was
                     his
                     parish
                     and
                     houses
                     fer
                     asander
                     ,
                  
                   
                     But
                     he
                     ne
                     left
                     neither
                     for
                     raine
                     ne
                     thonder
                     ,
                  
                   
                   
                     In
                     sikenesse
                     in
                     mischiefe
                     for
                     to
                     visite
                  
                   
                     The
                     ferdest
                     in
                     his
                     Parish
                     ,
                     moch
                     or
                     lite
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Vpon
                     his
                     feete
                     ,
                     and
                     in
                     his
                     hand
                     a
                     stafe
                     :
                  
                   
                     This
                     noble
                     example
                     to
                     his
                     shepe
                     he
                     yafe
                     ,
                  
                   
                     That
                     first
                     he
                     wrought
                     ,
                     and
                     afterward
                     taught
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Out
                     of
                     the
                     Gospell
                     he
                     the
                     words
                     caught
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     this
                     figure
                     he
                     added
                     eke
                     thereto
                     ;
                  
                   
                     That
                     if
                     gold
                     rust
                     what
                     should
                     iron
                     do
                     ?
                  
                   
                     For
                     yef
                     a
                     priest
                     be
                     foule
                     ,
                     on
                     whom
                     wee
                     trust
                     ,
                  
                   
                     No
                     wonder
                     is
                     a
                     *
                     leude
                     man
                     to
                     rust
                     :
                  
                   
                     And
                     shame
                     it
                     is
                     ,
                     if
                     a
                     priest
                     take
                     kepe
                     ,
                  
                   
                     To
                     see
                     a
                     shitten
                     Shepherd
                     ,
                     and
                     a
                     cleane
                     shepe
                  
                   
                     Well
                     ought
                     a
                     priest
                     ,
                     ensample
                     for
                     to
                     yeue
                  
                   
                     By
                     his
                     clennesse
                     ,
                     how
                     his
                     shepe
                     should
                     liue
                     .
                  
                   
                     He
                     set
                     not
                     his
                     benefice
                     to
                     hire
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     let
                     his
                     shepe
                     acomber
                     in
                     the
                     mire
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     renne
                     to
                     London
                     ,
                     to
                     sainct
                     Poules
                  
                   
                     To
                     seken
                     him
                     a
                     Chauntrie
                     for
                     soules
                     :
                  
                   
                     Or
                     with
                     a
                     brother
                     hede
                     to
                     be
                     withold
                     :
                  
                   
                     But
                     kept
                     at
                     home
                     and
                     kept
                     well
                     his
                     fold
                     ,
                  
                   
                     So
                     that
                     the
                     wolfe
                     made
                     him
                     not
                     miscary
                     ,
                  
                   
                     He
                     was
                     a
                     shepherd
                     ,
                     and
                     not
                     a
                     mercenary
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     though
                     he
                     holy
                     were
                     ,
                     and
                     vertuous
                     ,
                  
                   
                     He
                     was
                     not
                     to
                     sinfull
                     men
                     despiteous
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Ne
                     of
                     his
                     speech
                     daungerous
                     ne
                     digne
                     ,
                  
                   
                     But
                     in
                     his
                     reaching
                     discrete
                     and
                     benigne
                     ,
                  
                   
                     To
                     drawne
                     folke
                     to
                     heauen
                     ,
                     with
                     fairenesse
                     ,
                  
                   
                     By
                     good
                     ensample
                     ,
                     this
                     was
                     his
                     besinesse
                     .
                  
                   
                     But
                     if
                     he
                     were
                     any
                     persone
                     obstinate
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Whether
                     he
                     were
                     of
                     high
                     or
                     low
                     estate
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Him
                     would
                     he
                     snibbe
                     sharply
                     for
                     the
                     nonis
                     ,
                  
                   
                     A
                     better
                     priest
                     I
                     know
                     no
                     where
                     non
                     is
                     .
                  
                   
                     He
                     wayted
                     after
                     no
                     pompe
                     ne
                     reuerence
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Ne
                     maked
                     him
                     no
                     spiced
                     conscience
                     ;
                  
                   
                     But
                     Christes
                     lore
                     ,
                     and
                     his
                     Apostles
                     twelue
                  
                   
                     He
                     taught
                     ,
                     but
                     first
                     he
                     folowed
                     it
                     him
                     selue
                     .
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             
             The
             Monasticall
             orders
             likewise
             in
             that
             age
             ,
             serued
             God
             in
             continuall
             prayer
             ,
             watching
             ,
             and
             fasting
             ,
             and
             preaching
             the
             word
             of
             life
             to
             as
             many
             as
             they
             could
             ,
             despising
             the
             commodities
             of
             this
             world
             ,
             as
             things
             none
             of
             theirs
             ,
             taking
             of
             them
             whom
             they
             instructed
             ,
             onely
             so
             much
             as
             might
             serue
             their
             necessities
             ;
             liuing
             themselues
             according
             to
             that
             they
             taught
             to
             others
             ,
             being
             euer
             ready
             to
             suffer
             ,
             both
             troubles
             ,
             yea
             and
             death
             it selfe
             ,
             in
             defence
             of
             the
             truth
             that
             they
             taught
             .
          
           
             
             And
             in
             another
             place
             ,
             speaking
             of
             the
             religious
             and
             lay-people
             in
             the
             North
             countrey
             ;
             They
             had
             no
             money
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             but
             cattell
             ,
             for
             if
             they
             tooke
             any
             money
             of
             rich
             men
             ,
             by
             and
             by
             they
             gaue
             it
             to
             poore
             people
             .
             Neither
             was
             it
             needfull
             that
             either
             money
             should
             be
             gathered
             ,
             or
             houses
             prouided
             
             for
             the
             receiuing
             and
             entertainment
             of
             the
             worshipfull
             and
             wealthy
             ,
             who
             neuer
             came
             then
             to
             Church
             ,
             but
             onely
             to
             pray
             and
             heare
             the
             word
             of
             God.
             The
             King
             himselfe
             ,
             when
             occasion
             serued
             to
             come
             thither
             ,
             came
             accompanied
             onely
             with
             fiue
             or
             sixe
             persons
             ,
             and
             after
             prayer
             ended
             ,
             departed
             .
             But
             if
             by
             chance
             it
             fortuned
             ,
             that
             any
             of
             the
             Nobilitie
             ,
             or
             of
             the
             worshipfull
             ,
             refreshed
             themselues
             in
             the
             Monasteries
             ,
             they
             contented
             themselues
             with
             the
             religious
             mens
             fare
             and
             poore
             pittens
             ,
             looking
             for
             no
             other
             cates
             aboue
             the
             ordinary
             and
             daily
             diet
             .
             For
             then
             those
             learned
             men
             and
             rulers
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             sought
             not
             to
             pamper
             the
             panch
             ,
             but
             to
             saue
             the
             soule
             ;
             not
             to
             please
             the
             world
             ,
             but
             to
             serue
             God.
             
          
           
             Wherefore
             it
             came
             then
             to
             passe
             ,
             that
             euen
             the
             habite
             of
             religious
             men
             was
             at
             that
             time
             had
             in
             great
             reuerence
             ;
             so
             that
             where
             any
             of
             the
             Clergie
             or
             religious
             person
             came
             ,
             he
             should
             bee
             ioyfully
             receiued
             of
             all
             men
             ,
             like
             the
             seruant
             of
             God.
             Againe
             ,
             if
             any
             were
             met
             going
             on
             iourney
             ,
             they
             ranne
             vnto
             him
             ,
             and
             making
             low
             obeysance
             ,
             desired
             gladly
             to
             haue
             his
             benediction
             either
             by
             hand
             or
             by
             mouth
             .
             Also
             if
             it
             pleased
             them
             to
             make
             any
             exhortation
             as
             they
             passed
             by
             ,
             euery
             man
             gladly
             and
             desirously
             hearkened
             vnto
             them
             .
             Vpon
             the
             Sondayes
             ordinarily
             the
             people
             flocked
             to
             the
             Church
             ,
             or
             to
             Monasteries
             ,
             not
             for
             belly-cheare
             ,
             but
             to
             heare
             the
             word
             of
             God
             :
             And
             if
             any
             Priest
             came
             by
             chance
             abroad
             into
             the
             village
             ,
             the
             inhabitants
             thereof
             would
             gather
             about
             him
             ,
             and
             desire
             to
             haue
             some
             good
             lesson
             or
             collation
             made
             vnto
             them
             .
             For
             the
             Priests
             ,
             and
             other
             of
             the
             Clergie
             in
             those
             dayes
             ,
             vsed
             not
             to
             come
             abroad
             into
             villages
             ,
             but
             onely
             to
             preach
             ,
             to
             baptise
             ,
             to
             visit
             the
             sicke
             ,
             or
             (
             to
             speake
             all
             in
             one
             word
             )
             for
             the
             cure
             of
             soules
             ▪
             Who
             also
             at
             that
             time
             were
             so
             farre
             from
             the
             infection
             of
             couetousnesse
             and
             ambition
             ,
             that
             they
             would
             not
             take
             territories
             and
             possessions
             toward
             the
             building
             of
             Monasteries
             ,
             and
             erecting
             of
             Churches
             ,
             but
             through
             the
             earnest
             suite
             ,
             and
             almost
             forced
             thereunto
             by
             noble
             and
             wealthy
             men
             of
             the
             world
             :
             which
             custome
             in
             all
             points
             hath
             remained
             a
             long
             time
             after
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             in
             the
             Clergie
             of
             Northumberland
             .
          
           
             No
             lesse
             feruent
             in
             deuotion
             ,
             and
             austere
             in
             strictnesse
             of
             life
             ,
             in
             these
             dayes
             ,
             were
             the
             religious
             Votaries
             of
             the
             female
             sex
             .
             I
             had
             almost
             forgotten
             (
             saith
             Capgraue
             )
             (
             in
             the
             prologue
             to
             his
             booke
             of
             the
             English
             Saints
             )
             the
             company
             of
             sacred
             virgines
             ,
             which
             like
             lillies
             amongst
             thornes
             ,
             despising
             all
             carnall
             pleasures
             ,
             with
             all
             the
             great
             pompe
             and
             riches
             of
             the
             world
             (
             many
             of
             them
             being
             kings
             daughters
             )
             did
             in
             all
             chastitie
             ,
             pouertie
             ,
             and
             humilitie
             ,
             adhere
             onely
             to
             their
             Sauiour
             Iesus
             Christ
             ,
             their
             celestiall
             Bridegroome
             ,
             for
             whose
             sake
             (
             as
             in
             this
             subsequent
             Treatise
             will
             be
             shewne
             )
             they
             did
             vndergo
             many
             exquisite
             torments
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             end
             were
             glorified
             with
             a
             crowne
             of
             martyrdome
             .
             
               Deus
               ex
               sexu
               elegens
               infirmiore
               vt
               fortia
               mundi
               confunderent
               .
            
          
           
             In
             a
             Lieger
             booke
             belonging
             sometime
             to
             the
             Abbey
             of
             Rufford
             ,
             
             I
             finde
             these
             verses
             following
             of
             the
             constant
             sufferings
             of
             certaine
             virgine
             martyrs
             .
          
           
             
               Quid
               de
               virginibus
               dignum
               loquere
               ,
               aspice
               fidem
               ,
            
             
               Fides
               ob
               veram
               sert
               mala
               multa
               sidem
               ,
            
             
               Huic
               ardens
               lectus
               solidum
               subuertere
               fidem
               
            
             
               Nec
               mors
               ipsa
               potest
               ,
               cui
               Deus
               ardor
               inest
               .
            
             
               Tecla
               fer
               as
               ,
               Agathes
               Ergastula
               ,
               vulnera
               vicit
            
             
               Margarita
               ,
               truces
               virgo
               Lucia
               duces
               .
            
             
             
               Balnea
               Cecilie
               feruentia
               nil
               nocuere
               ,
            
             
               
               Agneti
               nocuit
               flamma
               furorque
               nichil
               .
            
             
               Nil
               etas
               ,
               nil
               mundus
               eis
               ,
               nil
               obfuit
               hostis
            
             
               Cuncta
               domant
               ,
               superant
               infima
               ,
               summa
               tenent
               .
            
             
               His
               ornamentis
               fulget
               Domus
               Omnipotentis
               .
            
          
           
             
             But
             I
             will
             conclude
             this
             Chapter
             with
             the
             words
             of
             Camden
             ,
             speaking
             of
             the
             Monasticall
             life
             and
             profession
             .
          
           
             The
             profession
             of
             this
             Monasticall
             life
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             began
             when
             Pagan
             Tyrants
             enraged
             against
             Christians
             ,
             pursued
             them
             with
             bloudy
             persecutions
             .
             For
             then
             good
             deuout
             men
             ,
             that
             they
             might
             serue
             God
             in
             more
             safety
             and
             security
             ,
             withdrew
             themselues
             into
             the
             vast
             wildernesses
             of
             Egypt
             ,
             and
             not
             (
             as
             the
             Painims
             are
             wont
             with
             open
             mouth
             to
             giue
             it
             out
             )
             for
             to
             enwrap
             themselues
             willingly
             in
             more
             miseries
             because
             they
             would
             not
             be
             in
             miserie
             .
          
           
             Where
             they
             scattered
             themselues
             among
             mountaines
             and
             desarts
             ,
             liuing
             in
             caues
             and
             little
             cells
             ,
             here
             and
             there
             in
             holy
             meditations
             .
             At
             first
             solitary
             and
             alone
             :
             whereupon
             in
             Greeke
             they
             were
             called
             Monachi
             ,
             that
             is
             ,
             Monkes
             :
             but
             after
             they
             thought
             it
             better
             (
             as
             the
             sociable
             nature
             of
             mankinde
             required
             )
             to
             meete
             together
             at
             certaine
             times
             to
             serue
             God
             ,
             and
             at
             length
             they
             began
             to
             cohabite
             and
             liue
             together
             for
             mutuall
             comfort
             ,
             rather
             then
             like
             wilde
             beasts
             to
             walke
             vp
             and
             downe
             in
             the
             desarts
             .
             Their
             profession
             was
             to
             pray
             ,
             and
             by
             the
             labour
             of
             their
             owne
             hands
             to
             get
             liuing
             for
             themselues
             ,
             and
             maintenance
             for
             the
             poore
             ,
             and
             withall
             they
             vowed
             pouerty
             ,
             obedience
             ,
             and
             chastitie
             .
             Athanasius
             first
             brought
             this
             kinde
             of
             Monkes
             ,
             consisting
             of
             lay-men
             ,
             into
             the
             West-Church
             .
             Whereunto
             after
             that
             Saint
             Austen
             in
             Afrike
             .
             Saint
             Martin
             in
             France
             ,
             and
             Congell
             (
             one
             of
             the
             Colledge
             of
             Bangor
             )
             in
             Britaine
             and
             Ireland
             ,
             had
             adioyned
             the
             function
             of
             regular
             Clergie
             .
             It
             is
             incredible
             how
             farre
             and
             wide
             they
             spread
             ,
             how
             many
             and
             how
             great
             Coenobies
             were
             built
             for
             them
             ,
             so
             called
             of
             their
             communion
             of
             life
             :
             as
             also
             Monasteries
             ,
             for
             that
             they
             kept
             still
             a
             certaine
             shew
             of
             solitarie
             liuing
             :
             and
             in
             those
             dayes
             none
             were
             more
             sacred
             and
             holy
             then
             they
             ,
             and
             accordingly
             they
             were
             reputed
             ;
             considering
             how
             by
             their
             prayers
             to
             God
             ,
             by
             their
             example
             ,
             doctrine
             ,
             labour
             ,
             and
             industrie
             ,
             they
             did
             exceeding
             much
             good
             ,
             not
             onely
             to
             themselues
             ,
             but
             also
             to
             all
             mankinde
             .
             But
             as
             the
             world
             grew
             worse
             and
             worse
             ,
             so
             those
             their
             holy
             manners
             ,
             as
             one
             said
             ,
             
               rebus
               cessere
               secundis
            
             ,
             that
             is
             ,
             Gaue
             backward
             in
             time
             of
             prosperitie
             .
          
           
             But
             of
             the
             pietie
             of
             religious
             professours
             in
             the
             Primitiue
             times
             ,
             of
             the
             sanctitie
             of
             British
             and
             Saxon
             Kings
             ,
             of
             their
             Queenes
             ,
             and
             issue
             royall
             ;
             as
             also
             of
             other
             persons
             of
             exemplarie
             zeale
             and
             holy
             conuersation
             ;
             I
             doe
             speake
             hereafter
             in
             particular
             ,
             as
             I
             come
             to
             the
             places
             of
             their
             interments
             .
          
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             XII
             .
             Of
             the
             fall
             or
             backsliding
             as
             well
             of
             religious
             persons
             ,
             as
             of
             lay-people
             from
             the
             foresaid
             zealous
             ardour
             of
             pietie
             .
          
           
             THis
             heate
             of
             deuotion
             ,
             which
             I
             haue
             spoken
             of
             ,
             continued
             not
             long
             in
             this
             Island
             .
             For
             as
             the
             Clergie
             and
             other
             religious
             orders
             ,
             grew
             rich
             in
             
             faire
             buildings
             ,
             proud
             furniture
             ,
             and
             ample
             reuenues
             ,
             so
             they
             daily
             increased
             in
             all
             kindes
             of
             disorders
             ;
             which
             was
             no
             sooner
             perceiued
             ,
             but
             put
             in
             practise
             by
             the
             Laitie
             :
             our
             kings
             declined
             from
             their
             former
             sanctitie
             ,
             and
             (
             which
             the
             worst
             was
             )
             after
             their
             examples
             ,
             many
             others
             (
             especially
             of
             the
             Nobilitie
             )
             did
             follow
             their
             licentious
             traces
             .
             Examples
             of
             Princes
             being
             alwayes
             of
             greater
             force
             then
             other
             lawes
             ,
             to
             induce
             the
             people
             to
             good
             or
             to
             euill
             .
             
             
               Nam
               haec
               conditio
               Principum
               ,
               vt
               quicquid
               faciant
               praecipere
               videantur
               .
            
          
           
             To
             proue
             as
             much
             as
             I
             haue
             spoken
             .
             
             In
             the
             yeare
             of
             Grace
             ,
             747
             Cuthbert
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             by
             the
             counsell
             of
             Boniface
             Bishop
             of
             Mentz
             ,
             called
             a
             Conuocation
             at
             Cliffe
             beside
             Rochester
             ,
             to
             reforme
             the
             manifold
             enormities
             wherewith
             the
             Church
             of
             England
             at
             that
             time
             was
             ouergrowne
             .
             Our
             kings
             forsaking
             the
             companie
             of
             their
             owne
             wiues
             ,
             in
             those
             dayes
             delighted
             altogether
             in
             harlots
             ,
             which
             were
             for
             the
             most
             part
             Nunnes
             .
             The
             rest
             of
             the
             Nobilitie
             following
             their
             example
             ,
             trode
             also
             the
             same
             trace
             .
             The
             Bishops
             likewise
             ,
             and
             other
             of
             the
             Clergie
             ,
             that
             should
             haue
             beene
             a
             meanes
             of
             the
             reforming
             these
             faults
             in
             others
             ,
             were
             themselues
             no
             lesse
             faultie
             ;
             spending
             their
             times
             either
             in
             contentions
             and
             brables
             ,
             or
             else
             in
             luxurie
             and
             voluptuousnesse
             ,
             hauing
             no
             care
             of
             study
             ,
             and
             seldome
             or
             neuer
             preaching
             Whereby
             it
             came
             to
             passe
             ,
             that
             the
             whole
             land
             was
             ouerwhelmed
             ,
             with
             a
             most
             darke
             and
             palpable
             mist
             of
             ignorance
             ,
             and
             polluted
             with
             all
             kinde
             of
             wickednesse
             and
             impietie
             ,
             in
             all
             sorts
             of
             people
             .
             In
             which
             Conuocation
             ,
             after
             long
             consultation
             with
             those
             his
             Bishops
             ,
             or
             Suffraganes
             ,
             and
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             Clergie
             which
             were
             holden
             in
             greatest
             esteeme
             for
             their
             learning
             ,
             in
             number
             thirtie
             ,
             for
             the
             reformation
             of
             these
             horrible
             abuses
             ,
             endeauouring
             thereby
             (
             like
             a
             good
             Pastour
             )
             to
             turne
             away
             the
             wrath
             of
             God
             which
             seemed
             to
             hang
             ouer
             this
             land
             ,
             and
             to
             threaten
             those
             plagues
             which
             not
             long
             after
             fell
             vpon
             it
             ,
             when
             the
             Danes
             inuaded
             the
             same
             .
          
           
             Edgar
             ,
             surnamed
             the
             peaceable
             ,
             King
             of
             England
             in
             the
             yeare
             ,
             969.
             called
             together
             his
             Bishops
             ,
             and
             other
             of
             his
             Clergie
             ,
             to
             whom
             hee
             made
             this
             or
             the
             like
             Oration
             ,
             as
             followeth
             .
          
           
             Forsomuch
             as
             our
             Lord
             hath
             magnified
             his
             mercy
             to
             worke
             with
             vs
             it
             is
             meete
             (
             most
             reuerend
             Fathers
             )
             that
             with
             worthy
             workes
             we
             answer
             his
             innumerable
             benefits
             :
             
             for
             neither
             by
             our
             owne
             sword
             possesse
             we
             the
             earth
             ,
             and
             our
             owne
             armes
             hath
             not
             saued
             vs
             ;
             but
             his
             right
             hand
             and
             his
             holy
             arme
             ;
             for
             that
             he
             hath
             beene
             pleased
             with
             vs.
             Meete
             therefore
             it
             is
             ,
             that
             we
             submit
             both
             our selues
             and
             our
             soules
             to
             him
             ,
             that
             hath
             put
             all
             things
             vnder
             our
             feet
             ;
             and
             that
             we
             diligently
             labour
             that
             they
             whom
             he
             hath
             made
             subiect
             vnto
             vs
             ,
             may
             bee
             made
             subiect
             vnto
             his
             lawes
             .
             And
             truly
             it
             is
             my
             part
             to
             rule
             the
             Laitie
             ,
             with
             the
             law
             of
             equitie
             ,
             to
             doe
             iust
             iudgement
             betwixt
             man
             and
             his
             neighbours
             ,
             to
             punish
             Church-robbers
             ,
             to
             represse
             rebels
             ,
             to
             deliuer
             the
             weake
             from
             the
             hands
             of
             his
             stronger
             ;
             the
             poore
             and
             needie
             from
             them
             that
             spoile
             them
             .
             And
             it
             also
             belongeth
             to
             my
             care
             ,
             to
             haue
             consideration
             to
             the
             health
             ,
             quietnesse
             ,
             or
             peace
             of
             the
             Ministers
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             the
             flocke
             of
             Monkes
             ,
             the
             companies
             of
             Virgines
             ,
             and
             to
             prouide
             the
             things
             needfull
             for
             them
             .
             The
             examining
             of
             whose
             manners
             belongeth
             vnto
             you
             ,
             if
             they
             liue
             chastly
             ,
             if
             they
             behaue
             themselues
             honestly
             towards
             
             them
             which
             bee
             abroad
             ,
             if
             in
             diuine
             seruice
             they
             bee
             carefull
             ,
             if
             in
             teaching
             the
             people
             diligent
             ,
             if
             in
             feeding
             sober
             ,
             if
             moderate
             in
             apparell
             ,
             if
             in
             iudgement
             they
             be
             discreet
             .
             If
             you
             had
             cured
             these
             things
             by
             prudent
             scrutinie
             (
             by
             your
             licence
             I
             speake
             O
             reuerend
             Fathers
             )
             such
             horrible
             and
             abhominable
             things
             of
             the
             Clerkes
             had
             not
             come
             to
             our
             eares
             .
             I
             omit
             to
             speake
             ,
             that
             their
             Crowne
             is
             not
             large
             ,
             nor
             their
             rounding
             conuenient
             ,
             but
             wantonnesse
             in
             apparell
             ,
             insolencie
             in
             behauiour
             ,
             filthinesse
             in
             words
             ,
             doe
             bewray
             the
             madnesse
             of
             the
             inward
             man.
             Furthermore
             ,
             how
             great
             negligence
             is
             there
             in
             the
             Diuines
             ,
             when
             in
             the
             holy
             Vigils
             ,
             they
             will
             scarce
             vouchsafe
             to
             be
             present
             ,
             when
             at
             the
             holy
             solemnities
             of
             the
             diuine-seruice
             ,
             they
             seeme
             to
             bee
             gathered
             together
             to
             play
             and
             to
             laugh
             ,
             rather
             then
             to
             sing
             .
          
           
             I
             will
             speake
             that
             which
             good
             men
             lament
             ,
             and
             euill
             men
             laugh
             at
             .
             I
             will
             speake
             with
             sorrow
             (
             if
             so
             be
             it
             may
             be
             spoken
             )
             how
             they
             flow
             in
             banquettings
             ,
             in
             chambering
             and
             wantonnesse
             ,
             that
             now
             Clerkes
             houses
             may
             bee
             thought
             to
             be
             brothell
             houses
             of
             harlots
             ,
             and
             an
             assembly
             of
             plaiers
             .
             There
             is
             dice
             ,
             there
             is
             dancing
             and
             singing
             ,
             there
             is
             watching
             till
             midnight
             ,
             with
             crying
             and
             shouting
             .
             Thus
             the
             patrimony
             of
             Kings
             ,
             the
             almes
             of
             Princes
             ,
             yea
             (
             and
             that
             more
             is
             )
             the
             price
             of
             that
             precious
             bloud
             is
             ouerthrowne
             .
             Had
             our
             fathers
             therefore
             for
             this
             purpose
             emptied
             their
             treasures
             ?
             hath
             the
             Kings
             bountifulnesse
             giuen
             lands
             and
             possessions
             to
             Christian
             Churches
             for
             this
             end
             ?
             that
             Clerkes
             harlots
             should
             be
             pampered
             with
             delicious
             dainties
             ,
             that
             riotous
             guests
             may
             be
             prepared
             for
             ;
             that
             hounds
             and
             hawkes
             ,
             and
             such
             like
             toyes
             may
             be
             gotten
             .
             Of
             this
             the
             Souldiers
             cry
             out
             ,
             the
             common
             people
             murmure
             ,
             the
             i●sters
             and
             scoffers
             sing
             and
             dance
             ,
             and
             you
             regard
             it
             not
             ;
             you
             spare
             it
             ,
             you
             dissemble
             it
             .
             Where
             is
             the
             sword
             of
             Leuy
             ,
             and
             zeale
             of
             Simeon
             ,
             which
             killed
             the
             circumcised
             Sichimites
             ,
             being
             the
             figure
             of
             them
             that
             defile
             the
             Church
             of
             Christ
             ,
             with
             polluted
             acts
             ,
             abusing
             Iacobs
             daughter
             as
             an
             harlot
             ?
             Where
             is
             the
             spirit
             of
             Moses
             ,
             that
             spared
             not
             his
             houshold
             ,
             kinsfolke
             worshipping
             the
             head
             of
             the
             calfe
             ?
             Where
             is
             the
             dagger
             of
             Phin●es
             the
             Priest
             ,
             who
             killing
             him
             that
             played
             the
             harlot
             with
             the
             Madianite
             ,
             with
             this
             holy
             emulation
             pacified
             Gods
             wrath
             ?
             where
             is
             the
             spirit
             of
             Peter
             ,
             by
             whose
             power
             couetousnesse
             is
             destroyed
             ,
             and
             Simoniall
             heresie
             condemned
             ?
             Endeauour
             to
             imitate
             ,
             O
             ye
             Priests
             in
             God
             :
             It
             is
             time
             to
             rise
             against
             them
             that
             haue
             broken
             the
             Law
             of
             God.
             I
             haue
             Constantines
             ,
             you
             haue
             Peters
             sword
             in
             your
             hands
             ,
             let
             vs
             ioyne
             right
             hands
             ,
             let
             vs
             couple
             sword
             to
             sword
             ,
             that
             the
             Leapers
             may
             bee
             cast
             out
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             that
             the
             hallowed
             place
             of
             our
             Lord
             may
             bee
             purged
             ,
             and
             the
             sonnes
             of
             Leui
             may
             minister
             in
             the
             Church
             .
             Go
             to
             carefully
             ,
             I
             beseech
             you
             ,
             lest
             it
             repent
             vs
             to
             haue
             done
             that
             which
             we
             haue
             done
             ,
             and
             to
             haue
             giuen
             that
             which
             wee
             haue
             giuen
             ,
             if
             we
             shall
             see
             that
             not
             to
             be
             spent
             in
             Gods
             seruice
             ,
             but
             on
             the
             riotousnesse
             of
             most
             wicked
             men
             ,
             though
             vnpunished
             libertie
             .
             Let
             the
             reliques
             of
             holy
             Saints
             ,
             which
             they
             scorne
             ,
             and
             the
             reuerend
             Altars
             before
             which
             they
             rage
             ,
             moue
             you
             :
             Let
             the
             maruellous
             deuotion
             of
             our
             Ancestours
             moue
             you
             ,
             whose
             almes
             the
             Clerkes
             furie
             abuseth
             ,
             &c.
             
             To
             you
             I
             commit
             this
             businesse
             ,
             that
             both
             by
             Bishoplie
             censure
             ,
             and
             kingly
             authority
             ,
             filthie
             liuers
             may
             be
             cast
             out
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             and
             they
             that
             liue
             in
             order
             may
             be
             brought
             in
             .
          
           
           
             Not
             long
             after
             ,
             
             to
             wit
             ,
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             Etheldred
             ,
             commonly
             called
             ,
             The
             vnready
             ,
             it
             was
             foretold
             by
             an
             holy
             Anchorite
             ;
             that
             forsomuch
             as
             the
             people
             of
             this
             Nation
             were
             giuen
             ouer
             to
             all
             drunkennesse
             ,
             treason
             ,
             and
             carelesnesse
             of
             Gods
             house
             ;
             first
             by
             Danes
             ,
             then
             by
             Normans
             ,
             and
             last
             of
             all
             by
             the
             Scots
             they
             should
             be
             ouercome
             .
             Of
             which
             hereafter
             .
          
           
             Edward
             the
             Confessor
             ,
             
             whilest
             he
             lay
             sicke
             of
             that
             sicknesse
             whereof
             he
             died
             ,
             after
             he
             had
             remained
             for
             two
             dayes
             speechlesse
             ,
             on
             the
             third
             day
             lying
             for
             a
             time
             in
             a
             slumber
             ,
             or
             soft
             sleepe
             ,
             at
             the
             time
             of
             his
             waking
             ,
             he
             fetched
             a
             deepe
             sigh
             ,
             and
             thus
             said
             .
             O
             Lord
             God
             Almightie
             ,
             if
             this
             be
             not
             a
             vaine
             fantasticall
             illusion
             ,
             but
             a
             true
             vision
             which
             I
             haue
             seene
             ,
             grant
             me
             space
             to
             vtter
             the
             same
             vnto
             these
             that
             stand
             here
             present
             ,
             or
             else
             not
             .
             And
             herewith
             hauing
             his
             speech
             perfect
             ,
             he
             declared
             how
             he
             had
             seene
             two
             Monkes
             stand
             by
             him
             ,
             as
             he
             thought
             ,
             whom
             in
             his
             youth
             he
             knew
             in
             Normandie
             to
             haue
             liued
             godly
             ,
             and
             died
             Christianly
             .
             These
             religious
             men
             (
             said
             he
             )
             protesting
             to
             me
             that
             they
             were
             the
             messengers
             of
             God
             ,
             spake
             these
             words
             .
             Because
             the
             chiefe
             gouernours
             of
             England
             ,
             the
             Bishops
             ,
             and
             Abbots
             ,
             are
             not
             the
             ministers
             of
             God
             ,
             but
             the
             deuils
             ,
             the
             Almighty
             God
             hath
             deliuered
             this
             kingdome
             for
             one
             yeare
             and
             a
             day
             into
             the
             hands
             of
             the
             enemy
             ,
             and
             wicked
             spirits
             shall
             walke
             abroad
             through
             the
             whole
             land
             .
             And
             when
             I
             made
             answer
             that
             I
             would
             declare
             these
             things
             to
             the
             people
             ,
             and
             promised
             on
             their
             behalfe
             ,
             that
             they
             should
             doe
             penance
             in
             following
             the
             example
             of
             the
             Niniuites
             :
             they
             said
             againe
             ,
             that
             it
             would
             not
             be
             ,
             for
             neither
             should
             the
             people
             repent
             ,
             nor
             God
             take
             any
             pitie
             vpon
             them
             And
             when
             is
             there
             hope
             to
             haue
             an
             end
             of
             these
             miseries
             ?
             said
             I
             :
             Then
             said
             they
             ,
             when
             a
             greene
             tree
             is
             cut
             in
             sunder
             in
             the
             middle
             ,
             and
             the
             part
             cut
             off
             ,
             is
             carried
             three
             acres
             breadth
             from
             the
             stocke
             ,
             and
             returning
             againe
             to
             the
             stoale
             ,
             shall
             ioyne
             therewith
             ,
             and
             begin
             to
             bud
             and
             beare
             fruit
             after
             the
             former
             manner
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             sap
             renewing
             the
             accustomed
             nourishment
             ,
             then
             (
             wee
             say
             )
             may
             there
             bee
             hope
             that
             such
             euils
             shall
             cease
             and
             diminish
             .
             With
             these
             words
             of
             the
             dying
             king
             ,
             though
             many
             that
             stood
             by
             were
             strucke
             with
             feare
             ;
             yet
             Stig
             and
             the
             Church-chopper
             ,
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             made
             but
             a
             iest
             thereof
             ,
             saying
             ,
             that
             the
             old
             man
             doted
             ,
             and
             raued
             now
             in
             his
             sicknesse
             .
             Neuerthelesse
             within
             the
             same
             yeare
             the
             truth
             of
             this
             propheticall
             dreame
             or
             vision
             did
             plainly
             appeare
             .
             When
             the
             conquerour
             William
             seized
             into
             his
             hands
             ,
             to
             glue
             vnto
             the
             Normans
             ,
             the
             most
             part
             of
             euery
             mans
             possessions
             in
             England
             ;
             tooke
             from
             the
             Bishops
             Sees
             all
             their
             ancient
             priuiledges
             and
             freedomes
             ,
             bereaued
             all
             the
             Monasteries
             and
             Abbies
             of
             their
             gold
             and
             siluer
             ,
             sparing
             neither
             Shrine
             ,
             
             nor
             Challice
             ,
             appropriating
             the
             said
             religious
             houses
             ,
             with
             their
             reuenues
             to
             himselfe
             ,
             degrading
             and
             depriuing
             as
             well
             Bishops
             ,
             as
             Abbats
             of
             their
             seats
             and
             honours
             ,
             and
             detaining
             many
             of
             them
             in
             prison
             during
             their
             liues
             ,
             that
             others
             of
             his
             owne
             followers
             might
             bee
             placed
             in
             their
             roomes
             .
             
             By
             which
             meanes
             there
             was
             scarce
             left
             any
             man
             in
             authoritie
             of
             the
             English
             nation
             to
             beare
             rule
             ouer
             the
             rest
             ,
             insomuch
             that
             it
             was
             counted
             a
             reproach
             to
             be
             called
             an
             Englishman
             .
          
           
             William
             surnamed
             Rufus
             ,
             sonne
             to
             the
             Conquerour
             ,
             and
             king
             of
             England
             ,
             endeauouring
             to
             abate
             the
             tumorous
             greatnesse
             of
             the
             Clergie
             ,
             restrained
             his
             Subiects
             from
             going
             to
             Rome
             ,
             
             withheld
             the
             annuall
             payment
             of
             Peter
             pence
             ,
             and
             was
             oftentimes
             heard
             to
             giue
             forth
             these
             words
             ,
             They
             follow
             
             not
             the
             trace
             of
             Saint
             Peter
             ,
             they
             greedily
             gape
             after
             gifts
             and
             rewards
             ,
             they
             retaine
             not
             his
             power
             whose
             pietie
             they
             do
             not
             imitate
             .
             
             Nothing
             was
             now
             more
             in
             vse
             then
             seasing
             ,
             farming
             ,
             and
             merchandizing
             of
             Church-liuings
             ,
             and
             the
             chiefe
             agent
             in
             this
             businesse
             was
             one
             
               Ranulf
               Flambard
            
             ,
             the
             Kings
             Chaplaine
             ,
             afterwards
             Bishop
             of
             Durham
             ,
             for
             which
             he
             gaue
             a
             thousand
             pounds
             .
             
               Robert
               Bluet
            
             gaue
             for
             the
             Bishopricke
             of
             Lincolne
             ,
             fiue
             thousand
             pounds
             :
             and
             one
             
               Herbert
               Prior
            
             of
             Fiscane
             in
             Normandy
             bought
             for
             his
             father
             ,
             whose
             name
             was
             Losinge
             ,
             the
             Abbacie
             of
             Winchester
             ,
             and
             for
             himselfe
             the
             Bishopricke
             of
             Norwich
             .
             
             Whereupon
             a
             versi●ier
             of
             that
             age
             made
             these
             rythmes
             .
             
               
                 Surgit
                 in
                 Ecclesia
                 monstrum
                 genitore
                 Losinga
                 ,
              
               
                 Symonidum
                 secta
                 ,
                 Canonum
                 virtute
                 resecta
                 .
              
               
                 Petre
                 nimis
                 tardas
                 ,
                 nam
                 Symon
                 ad
                 ardua
                 tentat
                 :
              
               
                 Si
                 praesens
                 esses
                 ,
                 non
                 Symon
                 ad
                 alta
                 volaret
                 .
              
               
                 Proh
                 dolor
                 Ecclesiae
                 nummis
                 venduntur
                 &
                 aere
                 ,
              
               
                 Filius
                 est
                 Praesul
                 pater
                 Abbas
                 Symon
                 vterque
                 .
              
               
                 Quid
                 non
                 speremus
                 si
                 nummos
                 possideamus
                 ?
              
               
                 Omnia
                 nummus
                 habet
                 ,
                 quid
                 vult
                 facit
                 ,
                 addit
                 ,
                 &
                 aufert
                 ,
              
               
                 Res
                 nimis
                 iniusta
                 ,
                 nummis
                 sit
                 Praesul
                 &
                 Abba
                 .
              
            
          
           
             Thus
             translated
             by
             Bale
             in
             his
             Votaries
             :
             
               
                 A
                 monster
                 is
                 vp
                 the
                 sonne
                 of
                 Losinga
                 ,
              
               
                 Whiles
                 the
                 law
                 seeketh
                 Simony
                 to
                 flea
                 :
              
               
                 Peter
                 thou
                 sleepest
                 ,
                 whiles
                 Simon
                 taketh
                 time
                 ;
              
               
                 If
                 thou
                 wert
                 present
                 ,
                 Simon
                 should
                 not
                 clime
                 .
              
               
                 Churches
                 are
                 prised
                 for
                 syluer
                 and
                 gold
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 sonne
                 a
                 Bishop
                 ,
                 the
                 father
                 an
                 Abbot
                 old
                 .
              
               
                 What
                 is
                 not
                 gotten
                 if
                 we
                 haue
                 richesse
                 ?
              
               
                 Money
                 obteineth
                 ,
                 in
                 euery
                 businesse
              
               
                 In
                 Herberts
                 way
                 yet
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 a
                 foule
                 blot
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 he
                 by
                 Simony
                 ,
                 is
                 Bishop
                 and
                 Abbot
                 .
              
            
             But
             Simonie
             was
             not
             so
             common
             now
             as
             other
             sinnes
             ;
             for
             the
             Clergie
             in
             generall
             gaue
             themselues
             strangely
             to
             worldly
             pleasures
             ,
             
             and
             pompous
             vanities
             ;
             they
             wore
             gay
             rich
             garments
             ,
             gilt
             spurres
             ,
             embroidered
             girdles
             ,
             and
             bushie
             locks
             .
          
           
             The
             Monkes
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             as
             well
             nigh
             all
             other
             Monkes
             in
             England
             ,
             were
             not
             vnlike
             to
             secular
             men
             ,
             
             they
             vsed
             hawking
             and
             hunting
             ,
             playing
             at
             dice
             ,
             and
             great
             drinking
             ;
             thou
             wouldest
             haue
             taken
             them
             to
             haue
             beene
             great
             Magnificoes
             rather
             then
             Monkes
             ,
             they
             had
             so
             many
             seruants
             and
             attendance
             of
             goodly
             aray
             and
             dignity
             .
          
           
             Anselme
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             by
             the
             permission
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             first
             ,
             
             assembled
             a
             great
             Councell
             of
             the
             Clergie
             at
             Westminster
             ;
             wherein
             he
             depriued
             many
             great
             Prelates
             of
             their
             promotions
             for
             their
             seuerall
             offences
             ,
             and
             many
             Abbots
             for
             other
             enormities
             ;
             forbidding
             the
             farming
             out
             of
             Church
             dignities
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             raigne
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             second
             ,
             the
             abuses
             of
             Church-men
             were
             growne
             to
             a
             dangerous
             height
             ,
             saith
             well
             the
             Monke
             of
             Newborough
             ,
             lib.
             2.
             cap.
             16.
             for
             it
             was
             declared
             ,
             saith
             he
             ,
             in
             the
             Kings
             presence
             ,
             that
             Clergie
             
             men
             had
             committed
             aboue
             an
             hundred
             murthers
             in
             his
             raigne
             :
             Of
             which
             nine
             yeares
             were
             ,
             as
             then
             ,
             scarcely
             expired
             .
             And
             in
             the
             23
             of
             his
             raigne
             ,
             the
             Nunnes
             of
             Amesbury
             were
             thrust
             out
             of
             their
             house
             ,
             because
             of
             their
             incontinent
             liuing
             .
             
               Rog.
               Houed
            
             .
          
           
             
               Richard
               Cordelion
            
             ,
             king
             of
             England
             ,
             being
             told
             by
             a
             certaine
             Priest
             called
             Fulco
             ,
             a
             Frenchman
             ,
             that
             he
             kept
             with
             him
             three
             daughters
             ,
             namely
             ,
             pride
             ,
             couetousnesse
             ,
             and
             lechery
             ,
             which
             would
             procure
             him
             the
             wrath
             of
             God
             ,
             if
             he
             did
             not
             shortly
             rid
             himselfe
             of
             them
             :
             
             answered
             ,
             That
             he
             would
             presently
             bestow
             his
             three
             daughters
             in
             marriage
             ;
             the
             Knights
             Templers
             (
             said
             he
             )
             shall
             haue
             my
             eldest
             daughter
             Pride
             :
             the
             white
             Monkes
             of
             the
             Cis●●ux
             order
             ,
             Couetousnesse
             :
             and
             my
             third
             daughter
             Lechery
             ,
             I
             commit
             to
             the
             Prelates
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             who
             therein
             take
             most
             pleasure
             and
             felicitie
             .
             And
             there
             you
             haue
             my
             daughters
             bestowed
             among
             you
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             raigne
             of
             Henry
             the
             third
             ,
             
             the
             Templars
             in
             London
             being
             in
             great
             glory
             ,
             entertained
             the
             Nobilitie
             ,
             forraine
             Embassadours
             ,
             and
             the
             Prince
             himselfe
             very
             often
             ,
             insomuch
             that
             
               Matthew
               Paris
            
             ,
             Monke
             of
             Saint
             Albans
             ,
             who
             liued
             in
             those
             dayes
             ,
             cried
             out
             vpon
             them
             for
             their
             pride
             ,
             who
             being
             at
             the
             first
             so
             poore
             as
             they
             had
             but
             one
             horse
             to
             serue
             two
             of
             them
             (
             in
             token
             whereof
             they
             gaue
             in
             their
             seales
             two
             men
             vpon
             one
             horsebacke
             )
             yet
             suddenly
             they
             waxed
             so
             insolent
             ,
             that
             they
             disdained
             other
             orders
             ,
             and
             sorted
             themselues
             with
             Noblemen
             .
             But
             this
             their
             insulting
             pride
             had
             a
             quicke
             period
             :
             
             for
             shortly
             after
             ,
             to
             wit
             ,
             in
             the
             beginning
             of
             King
             Edward
             the
             seconds
             raigne
             ,
             in
             the
             Councell
             at
             Vienna
             ,
             this
             their
             so
             highly
             esteemed
             order
             ,
             was
             ,
             vpon
             cleare
             proofe
             of
             their
             generall
             ,
             odious
             ,
             abhominable
             sins
             ,
             and
             incredible
             Atheisticall
             impieties
             by
             them
             practised
             ,
             vtterly
             abolished
             throughout
             all
             Christendome
             :
             And
             by
             the
             consent
             of
             all
             Christian
             Kings
             ,
             depo●ed
             all
             in
             one
             day
             ;
             taken
             all
             and
             committed
             to
             safe
             custody
             :
             And
             thus
             being
             polit●kely
             apprehended
             ,
             their
             lands
             and
             goods
             were
             seised
             vpon
             :
             the
             heires
             of
             the
             Donours
             here
             in
             England
             ,
             and
             such
             as
             had
             endowed
             these
             Templars
             with
             lands
             ,
             entred
             vpon
             those
             parts
             of
             their
             ancient
             patrimonies
             after
             this
             dissolution
             ,
             
             and
             detained
             them
             vntill
             not
             long
             after
             they
             were
             by
             Parliament
             wholly
             transferred
             vnto
             the
             Knights
             of
             the
             Rhodes
             ,
             
             or
             of
             S.
             Iohn
             of
             Ierusalem
             .
          
           
             A
             litt●e
             before
             the
             vniuersall
             extinguishment
             of
             this
             order
             of
             the
             Templars
             ,
             
             Philip
             the
             French
             King
             caused
             54.
             of
             that
             Order
             with
             their
             great
             Master
             to
             be
             burnt
             at
             Paris
             ;
             for
             their
             hainous
             vngodlinesse
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             raigne
             of
             Edward
             the
             third
             ,
             the
             Clergie
             of
             England
             exceeded
             all
             other
             Nations
             in
             the
             heaping
             vp
             together
             of
             many
             Benefices
             ,
             
             and
             other
             spirituall
             promotions
             ;
             besides
             ,
             at
             that
             time
             ,
             they
             held
             the
             principall
             places
             both
             of
             trust
             and
             command
             in
             the
             kingdome
             .
             Some
             of
             them
             had
             twenty
             Benefices
             with
             cure
             ,
             and
             some
             more
             ,
             and
             some
             of
             them
             had
             twenty
             Prebends
             ,
             besides
             other
             great
             dignities
             .
          
           
             
               William
               Wickham
            
             at
             the
             death
             of
             
               William
               Edington
            
             Bishop
             of
             Winchester
             ,
             was
             made
             generall
             Administratour
             of
             spirituall
             and
             temporall
             things
             pertaining
             to
             that
             Bishopricke
             ,
             and
             the
             next
             yeare
             was
             made
             Bishop
             of
             Winchester
             .
             This
             Wickham
             besides
             the
             Archdeaconry
             of
             Lincolne
             ,
             and
             Prouostship
             of
             Welles
             ,
             and
             the
             Parsonage
             of
             Manihant
             in
             Deuonshire
             ,
             had
             twelue
             Prebends
             .
          
           
           
             
               Simon
               Langham
            
             was
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             and
             Chancelour
             of
             England
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Barnet
            
             Bishop
             of
             Bath
             ,
             and
             Treasurer
             of
             England
             .
          
           
             
             The
             foresaid
             Wickham
             Keeper
             of
             the
             priuie
             Seale
             ,
             Master
             of
             the
             Wards
             ,
             and
             Treasurer
             of
             the
             Kings
             reuenues
             in
             France
             .
          
           
             
               Dauid
               Wellar
            
             Parson
             of
             Somersham
             ,
             Master
             of
             the
             Rolles
             ,
             seruing
             King
             Edward
             ,
             in
             the
             Chancery
             fortie
             yeares
             and
             more
             .
          
           
             Ten
             beneficed
             Priests
             ,
             Ciuilians
             ,
             and
             Masters
             of
             the
             Chancery
             .
          
           
             
               William
               Mu●se
            
             ,
             Deane
             of
             S.
             
               Martins
               le
               Grand
            
             ,
             chiefe
             Chamberlaine
             of
             the
             Exchequer
             ,
             Receiuer
             ,
             and
             Keeper
             of
             the
             Kings
             Treasure
             and
             Iewels
             .
          
           
             
               William
               Ashby
            
             ,
             Archdeacon
             of
             Northampton
             ,
             Chancellour
             of
             the
             Exchequer
             .
          
           
             
               William
               Dighton
            
             ,
             Prebendary
             of
             Saint
             Martins
             ,
             Clerke
             of
             the
             priuie
             Seale
             .
          
           
             
               Richard
               Chesterfield
            
             ,
             Prebendary
             of
             S.
             Stephens
             ,
             Treasurer
             of
             the
             Kings
             house
             .
          
           
             
               Henry
               Snatch
            
             ,
             Parson
             of
             Oundall
             ,
             Master
             of
             the
             Kings
             Wardrobe
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Newenham
            
             ,
             Parson
             of
             Fenistanton
             ,
             one
             of
             the
             Chamberlaines
             of
             the
             Exchequer
             ,
             and
             keeper
             of
             the
             Kings
             Treasurie
             ,
             and
             Iewels
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Rouceby
            
             ,
             Parson
             of
             Hardwicke
             ,
             Surueior
             ,
             and
             Controuler
             of
             the
             Kings
             works
             .
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Britingham
            
             ,
             Parson
             of
             Ashby
             ,
             Treasurer
             to
             the
             King
             ,
             for
             the
             parts
             of
             Guisnes
             ,
             and
             the
             marches
             of
             Caleis
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Troys
            
             ,
             Treasurer
             of
             Ireland
             ,
             diuers
             wayes
             beneficed
             in
             Ireland
             .
          
           
             Pope
             Vrban
             the
             first
             ,
             made
             a
             decree
             against
             the
             heaping
             together
             of
             many
             Benefices
             ,
             or
             spirituall
             promotions
             by
             one
             man
             ,
             for
             the
             execution
             whereof
             he
             sent
             commandement
             to
             the
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             and
             by
             him
             to
             all
             his
             Suffragans
             ,
             to
             certifie
             in
             writing
             ,
             the
             names
             ,
             number
             ,
             and
             qualities
             ,
             of
             euery
             Clerke
             ,
             Benefices
             ,
             or
             liuings
             ,
             within
             their
             seuerall
             Diocesse
             .
             Whereupon
             this
             or
             the
             like
             certificate
             was
             brought
             in
             .
          
           
             I
             finde
             ,
             
               inter
               Breui●
               Regis
               ▪
               Ed.
            
             3.
             
             Ann.
             24.
             that
             
               William
               Fox
            
             Parson
             of
             Lee
             neare
             Gainsborough
             ,
             
             
               Iohn
               Fox
            
             ,
             and
             Thomas
             of
             Lingeston
             ,
             Friers
             Minors
             of
             that
             Couent
             in
             Lincolne
             ,
             were
             indited
             before
             
               Gilbert
               Vmfreuill
            
             ,
             and
             other
             Iustices
             ,
             
               in
               partibus
               de
               Lindesey
               ,
               apud
               Twhancaster
               ,
               die
               Sabbati
               post
               festum
               s●ncti
               Iohannis
               Baptiste
               ,
            
             in
             the
             said
             yeare
             ,
             for
             that
             they
             came
             to
             Bradholme
             ,
             a
             Nunnery
             in
             the
             County
             of
             Nottingham
             ,
             the
             eighteenth
             of
             the
             Kal.
             of
             February
             ,
             and
             then
             and
             there
             
               rapuerunt
               ,
               &
               abduxerunt
               inde
               ,
               contra
               pacem
               Domini
               Regis
               ,
               quandam
               Monialem
               nomine
               Margaretam
               de
               Euernigham
               Sororem
               dicte
               Domus
               ,
               exeuntes
               eam
               habit
               .
               Religionis
               ,
               &
               induentes
               eam
               Rob.
               virid
               .
               secular
               .
               ac
               etiam
               diuersa
               bona
               ad
               valenc
               .
               quadragint
               .
               solid
               .
            
             Violently
             tooke
             and
             forcibly
             from
             thence
             carried
             away
             ,
             against
             the
             peace
             of
             their
             Soueraigne
             Lord
             the
             King
             ,
             a
             certaine
             Nunne
             by
             name
             
               Margaret
               de
               Euernigham
            
             ,
             a
             sister
             of
             the
             said
             house
             ,
             stripping
             her
             quite
             out
             of
             her
             religious
             habit
             ,
             
             and
             putting
             vpon
             her
             a
             greene
             Gowne
             ,
             Robe
             ,
             or
             Garment
             of
             the
             secular
             fashion
             ,
             and
             also
             diuers
             goods
             to
             the
             value
             of
             forty
             shillings
             .
          
           
             In
             this
             Kings
             raigne
             
               Robert
               Longland
            
             a
             secular
             Priest
             ,
             borne
             in
             Shropshire
             ,
             at
             Mortimers
             C●liberie
             ,
             writ
             bitter
             inuectiues
             against
             the
             Prelates
             ,
             and
             
             all
             religious
             orders
             in
             those
             dayes
             ,
             as
             you
             may
             reade
             throughout
             this
             book
             ,
             which
             he
             calls
             ,
             The
             vision
             of
             Piers
             Plowman
             .
          
           
             Presently
             after
             ,
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             Richard
             the
             second
             ,
             
               Iohn
               Gower
            
             flourished
             ,
             who
             in
             his
             booke
             called
             ,
             
             
               Vox
               clamantis
            
             ,
             cries
             out
             against
             the
             Clergie-men
             of
             his
             time
             ;
             first
             ,
             
               Quod
               Christi
               scholam
               dogmatizant
               ,
               &
               eius
               contrarium
               operantur
               .
            
             2
             
               Quod
               potentiores
               alijs
               existunt
            
             .
             3
             
               Quod
               carnalia
               appetentes
               vltra
               modum
               delicatè
               vinunt
               .
            
             4
             
               Quod
               lucris
               terrenis
               inhiant
               ,
               honore
               Prelacie
               gaudent
               ,
               &
               non
               vt
               prosint
               ,
               sed
               vt
               presint
               ,
               Episcopatum
               desiderant
               .
               Quod
               legibus
               positi●is
               quae
               quamuis
               ad
               cultum
               anime
               necessarie
               non
               sunt
               ,
               infinitas
               tamen
               constitutiones
               quasi
               quotidie
               ad
               eorum
               lucrum
               nobis
               grauiter
               impon●●t
               .
               Quod
               bona
               temporalia
               possidentes
               ,
               spiritualia
               omittunt
               .
               Quod
               Christus
               pacem
               suis
               discipulis
               dedit
               &
               reliquit
               ;
               sed
               Prelati
               propter
               bona
               terrena
               guerras
               contra
               Christianos
               ,
               legibus
               suis
               positiuis
               ,
               instituunt
               ,
               &
               prosequuntur
               .
               Quod
               cleri
               sunt
               bellicosi
               .
               Quod
               scribunt
               &
               docent
               ea
               quae
               sunt
               pacis
               ,
               sed
               in
               contrarium
               ea
               quae
               sunt
               belli
               procurant
               .
               Quod
               nomen
               sanctum
               sibi
               presumunt
               ,
               appropriant
               tamen
               sibi
               terrena
               ,
               nec
               alijs
               inde
               participando
               ex
               caritate
               subueniunt
               .
               Quod
               intrant
               Ecclesiam
               per
               Symoniam
               .
               Quod
               honores
               &
               non
               onera
               Prelacie
               plures
               affectant
               ,
               quo
               magis
               in
               Ecclesia
               cessant
               virtutes
               ,
               &
               vitia
               multipliciter
               accrescunt
               .
               Quod
               Rectores
               in
               curis
               residentes
               ,
               cu●●s
               tamen
               negligentes
               ,
               venationibus
               praecipue
               ,
               &
               voluptatibus
               penitus
               intendunt
               .
               Quod
               Presbyteri
               sine
               curis
               ,
               siue
               stipendarij
               non
               propter
               mundici●m
               ,
               &
               ordinis
               honestatem
               ,
               sed
               propt●r
               mundi
               otia
               gradum
               Presbyteratus
               appetunt
               &
               assumunt
               .
            
             Much
             more
             he
             speakes
             against
             the
             abuses
             and
             vices
             of
             Church-men
             ,
             as
             also
             against
             the
             lewd
             liues
             of
             the
             Schollars
             in
             Cambridge
             and
             Oxford
             ,
             which
             he
             calls
             the
             Churches
             plants
             :
             concluding
             thus
             his
             third
             book
             :
             
               
                 Sic
                 quia
                 stat
                 cecus
                 morum
                 sine
                 lumine
                 clerus
              
               
                 Erramus
                 Laici
                 nos
                 sine
                 luce
                 vagi
                 .
              
            
          
           
             In
             his
             fourth
             booke
             hee
             speakes
             of
             Monkes
             ,
             and
             all
             other
             religious
             Orders
             :
             
               Quod
               contra
               primi
               ordinis
               statuta
               abstinentie
               virtutem
               linquunt
               ,
               &
               delicias
               sibi
               corporales
               multipliciter
               assumunt
               .
            
             Ripping
             vp
             their
             faults
             in
             particular
             .
          
           
             Chaucer
             who
             was
             contemporarie
             and
             companion
             with
             Gower
             ,
             in
             the
             Plowmans
             tale
             ,
             the
             Romant
             of
             the
             Rose
             ,
             and
             in
             his
             Treatise
             which
             hee
             intitles
             ,
             lacke
             Vpland
             ,
             writes
             as
             much
             ,
             or
             more
             ,
             against
             the
             pride
             ,
             couetousnesse
             ▪
             insatiable
             luxurie
             ,
             hypocrisie
             ,
             blinde
             ignorance
             ,
             and
             variable
             discord
             amongst
             the
             Church-men
             ,
             and
             all
             other
             our
             English
             votaries
             .
             As
             also
             how
             rude
             and
             vnskilfull
             they
             were
             in
             matters
             and
             principles
             of
             our
             Christian
             institutions
             ;
             to
             whose
             workes
             ,
             now
             commonly
             in
             print
             ,
             I
             referre
             my
             Reader
             ,
             for
             further
             satisfaction
             .
          
           
             In
             a
             Parliament
             holden
             at
             Westminster
             ,
             the
             eleuenth
             yeare
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             fourth
             ,
             the
             lower
             house
             exhibited
             a
             Bill
             to
             the
             King
             and
             the
             Lords
             of
             the
             vpper
             house
             in
             effect
             as
             followeth
             .
          
           
             To
             the
             most
             excellent
             Lord
             our
             King
             ,
             
             and
             to
             all
             the
             Nobles
             in
             this
             present
             Parliament
             assembled
             ,
             your
             faithfull
             Commons
             doe
             humbly
             signifie
             ,
             that
             our
             Soueraigne
             Lord
             the
             King
             might
             haue
             of
             the
             temporall
             possessions
             ,
             lands
             ,
             and
             reuenues
             which
             are
             lewdly
             spent
             ,
             consumed
             ,
             and
             wasted
             ,
             by
             the
             Bishops
             ,
             Abbats
             ,
             and
             Priors
             ,
             within
             this
             Realme
             ;
             so
             much
             in
             value
             
             as
             would
             suffice
             to
             finde
             and
             sustaine
             one
             hundred
             and
             fifty
             Earles
             ,
             one
             thousand
             and
             fiue
             hundred
             Knights
             ,
             sixe
             thousand
             and
             two
             hundred
             Esquiers
             ,
             and
             one
             hundred
             Hospitals
             ,
             more
             then
             now
             be
             .
          
           
             
             But
             this
             Petition
             of
             spoiling
             the
             Church
             of
             England
             of
             her
             goodly
             patrimonies
             ,
             which
             the
             pietie
             and
             wisedome
             of
             so
             many
             former
             ages
             had
             congested
             ,
             was
             by
             the
             King
             (
             who
             was
             bound
             by
             oath
             and
             reason
             to
             preserue
             the
             flourishing
             estate
             of
             the
             Church
             )
             so
             much
             detested
             ,
             that
             for
             this
             their
             proposition
             ,
             he
             denied
             all
             other
             their
             requests
             :
             and
             commanded
             them
             that
             from
             thenceforth
             they
             should
             not
             presume
             to
             intermeddle
             with
             any
             such
             matter
             .
          
           
             This
             King
             ,
             as
             also
             his
             sonne
             ,
             and
             grandchilde
             ,
             were
             wondrous
             indulgent
             to
             the
             Clergie
             ;
             although
             they
             were
             daily
             disquieted
             with
             the
             bellowing
             of
             the
             Popes
             Prouisorie
             Bulls
             .
             For
             Henry
             the
             fifth
             was
             so
             deuour
             and
             seruiceable
             to
             the
             Church
             of
             Rome
             and
             her
             Chaplaines
             ,
             that
             he
             was
             called
             of
             many
             ,
             the
             Prince
             of
             Priests
             .
             
             And
             Henry
             the
             sixth
             ,
             surnamed
             the
             holy
             ,
             wa
             an
             obedient
             childe
             ,
             and
             no
             lesse
             ,
             nay
             more
             obsequious
             to
             the
             See
             Apostolicall
             ,
             then
             any
             of
             his
             predecessours
             ;
             howsoeuer
             I
             finde
             that
             once
             he
             reiected
             the
             Popes
             Bull
             ,
             
             concerning
             the
             restoring
             of
             the
             Temporalities
             of
             the
             Bishoppricke
             of
             Ely.
             
          
           
             And
             now
             giue
             me
             leaue
             a
             little
             to
             digresse
             ,
             speaking
             somewhat
             by
             the
             way
             of
             the
             denomination
             of
             this
             word
             Bulla
             ,
             and
             why
             the
             Bishops
             of
             Rome
             call
             their
             leaden
             Seales
             ,
             by
             which
             they
             confirme
             their
             writings
             ,
             Bulls
             .
             This
             word
             Bulla
             was
             called
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             
             
               id
               est
               ,
               à
               Consilio
            
             ,
             of
             councell
             .
             For
             that
             anciently
             a
             golden
             Bull
             ,
             broach
             ,
             or
             ornament
             ,
             round
             and
             hollow
             within
             ,
             was
             vsually
             fastened
             about
             the
             necks
             or
             breasts
             of
             young
             children
             ,
             and
             semblablie
             to
             all
             their
             pictures
             ,
             signifying
             thereby
             ,
             that
             their
             render
             vnbridled
             age
             ought
             to
             be
             gouerned
             by
             the
             graue
             councell
             ,
             and
             good
             aduise
             of
             others
             ,
             of
             more
             maturitie
             in
             yeares
             .
             And
             from
             hence
             the
             Bishops
             of
             Rome
             borrowed
             the
             name
             for
             their
             leaden
             Seales
             ;
             vpon
             one
             part
             of
             which
             the
             name
             of
             the
             Pope
             is
             to
             be
             read
             :
             on
             the
             other
             ,
             the
             head
             of
             Saint
             Paul
             on
             the
             right
             side
             of
             the
             Crosse
             ,
             and
             of
             Saint
             Peter
             on
             the
             left
             are
             to
             bee
             seene
             .
             
               Honoris
               tamen
               non
               praelationis
               gratia
               factitatum
               hoc
               ab
               Ecclesia
               .
               Nam
               quanquam
               S.
               Petrus
               sit
               Princeps
               Apostolici
               ordinis
               ,
               tamen
               Ecclesia
               voluit
               eos
               indiscretae
               esse
               excellentiae
               .
            
             But
             this
             was
             done
             of
             the
             Church
             (
             saith
             my
             Author
             )
             in
             regard
             of
             honour
             ,
             not
             of
             preheminence
             ;
             For
             although
             Saint
             Peter
             be
             the
             head
             of
             the
             Apostolike
             Order
             ,
             yet
             the
             Church
             will
             haue
             them
             to
             be
             of
             an
             vndistinct
             excellence
             .
          
           
             Now
             the
             Popes
             
               per
               liter
               as
               suas
               bullatas
               Regi
               directas
               ,
            
             did
             preferre
             whom
             they
             pleased
             ,
             and
             how
             they
             pleased
             ,
             to
             any
             Ecclesiasticall
             promotion
             here
             in
             England
             .
             One
             example
             for
             all
             .
          
           
             Innocent
             the
             seuenth
             by
             his
             Bull
             preferred
             
               Richard
               Fleming
            
             ,
             first
             to
             the
             Bishopricke
             of
             Lincolne
             ,
             then
             to
             the
             Archbishopricke
             of
             Yorke
             ,
             and
             lastly
             driue
             him
             backe
             againe
             by
             his
             roaring
             Bull
             to
             his
             first
             preferment
             of
             Lincolne
             .
             All
             which
             this
             King
             thus
             ratifies
             .
          
           
             
               Cum
               nuper
               summus
               Pontifex
               Richardum
               tunc
               Episcopum
               Lincoln
               :
               a
               vinculo
               quo
               eidem
               Ecclesie
               tenebatur
               absolnerit
            
             ;
             
             
               ad
               Ecclesiam
               Ebor
               :
               transtulerit
               .
               Nec
               non
               à
               vinculo
               quo
               eidem
               Ecclesie
               Ebor.
               cui
               tunc
               preerat
               ,
               tenebatur
               ,
               absoluit
               ipsum
               ;
               ad
               prefat
               .
               Lincoln
               .
               Ecclesiam
               duxerit
               restituend
               .
               &
               transferand
               .
               
               ipsumque
               in
               Episcopum
               Ecclesie
               Lincoln
               .
               prefecerit
               .
               Rex
               fidelitatem
               cepit
               ipsius
               Episcopi
               &
               restituit
               ei
               temporalia
               .
               Teste
               Rege
               apud
               West
               .
            
             3.
             
             Augusti
             .
          
           
             Such
             was
             the
             absolute
             authority
             of
             the
             Pope
             ;
             
             whose
             name
             (
             saith
             a
             namelesse
             Author
             )
             was
             neuer
             Peter
             ,
             except
             you
             grant
             Saint
             Peter
             to
             bee
             one
             and
             the
             first
             ,
             (
             howsoeuer
             many
             of
             them
             haue
             had
             that
             name
             giuen
             vnto
             them
             in
             baptisme
             )
             the
             reason
             whereof
             is
             thus
             diliuered
             :
          
           
             
               Nemo
               ex
               omnibus
               Romanorum
               Pontificibus
               Petri
               nomen
               sibi
               assumpsit
               ,
               (
               etsi
               nonnulli
               in
               Baptismate
               ita
               nominati
               )
               ex
               quadam
               erga
               Apostolorum
               Principem
               reuerentia
               .
            
          
           
             Now
             let
             me
             returne
             ,
             this
             Digression
             being
             much
             longer
             then
             I
             expected
             ,
             as
             also
             this
             Chapter
             ,
             which
             I
             will
             conclude
             as
             briefly
             as
             I
             may
             ;
             in
             the
             meane
             while
             take
             this
             short
             story
             ,
             which
             I
             finde
             in
             the
             fourth
             part
             of
             Sir
             
               Edward
               Cokes
            
             reports
             ,
             
               Act.
               de
               Scandalis
            
             .
          
           
             The
             Abbot
             of
             S.
             Albons
             commanded
             his
             seruant
             to
             go
             into
             the
             Towne
             ,
             
             or
             some
             place
             neare
             adioyning
             ,
             and
             to
             desire
             a
             certaine
             mans
             wife
             to
             come
             vnto
             him
             ,
             with
             whom
             (
             he
             said
             )
             he
             had
             an
             earnest
             desire
             to
             talke
             :
             The
             seruant
             obeyed
             ,
             and
             (
             like
             a
             good
             trustie
             Roger
             )
             performed
             his
             Masters
             commandement
             ,
             in
             bringing
             the
             woman
             to
             his
             priuate
             chamber
             .
             Now
             so
             soone
             as
             the
             Abbot
             and
             the
             wife
             were
             together
             ,
             the
             seruant
             (
             well
             knowing
             his
             masters
             minde
             )
             withdrew
             himselfe
             out
             of
             the
             way
             ;
             and
             left
             them
             together
             alone
             in
             the
             chamber
             .
             The
             Abbot
             then
             began
             to
             accoast
             the
             wise
             ;
             telling
             her
             first
             ,
             that
             her
             array
             was
             meane
             ,
             poore
             ,
             and
             grosse
             array
             ;
             to
             which
             she
             answered
             ,
             That
             her
             array
             was
             according
             to
             her
             small
             abilitie
             ,
             and
             the
             abilitie
             of
             her
             husband
             .
             The
             Abbot
             (
             knowing
             in
             what
             most
             of
             women
             take
             the
             greatest
             delight
             )
             told
             her
             that
             if
             she
             would
             be
             ruled
             by
             him
             ,
             she
             should
             haue
             as
             good
             array
             to
             weare
             ,
             as
             the
             best
             woman
             in
             the
             Parish
             where
             shee
             dwelt
             ;
             and
             so
             began
             to
             sollicite
             her
             chastitie
             .
             The
             woman
             giuing
             no
             eare
             to
             his
             libidinous
             motions
             ,
             the
             Abbot
             assaulted
             her
             with
             struglings
             and
             baudy
             embracings
             ,
             thinking
             to
             get
             that
             by
             force
             which
             hee
             could
             not
             obtaine
             by
             faire
             meanes
             .
             But
             she
             still
             resisted
             all
             his
             encounters
             ,
             promises
             ,
             and
             perswasions
             ,
             by
             which
             he
             detained
             her
             in
             his
             chamber
             a
             long
             time
             against
             her
             will.
             The
             husband
             hauing
             notice
             of
             this
             abuse
             offered
             to
             his
             wife
             ;
             began
             to
             talke
             of
             the
             matter
             ,
             and
             said
             that
             he
             would
             haue
             an
             Action
             of
             false
             imprisonment
             against
             the
             Abbot
             ,
             for
             detaining
             his
             wife
             against
             her
             will
             so
             long
             in
             his
             chamber
             .
             The
             Abbot
             hearing
             of
             this
             (
             adding
             one
             sinne
             to
             another
             )
             did
             sue
             the
             innocent
             poore
             husband
             in
             the
             Ecclesiasticall
             Court
             vpon
             an
             Action
             of
             defamation
             ,
             because
             (
             forsooth
             )
             the
             husband
             had
             giuen
             out
             ,
             and
             published
             abroad
             ,
             that
             my
             Lord
             Abbot
             would
             haue
             made
             his
             wife
             a
             dishonest
             woman
             .
             The
             matter
             being
             opened
             in
             the
             Court
             ,
             the
             husband
             had
             a
             Prohibition
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             This
             cunning
             sinne
             (
             amongst
             other
             their
             crimes
             )
             was
             vsually
             put
             in
             practise
             by
             the
             Church-men
             of
             other
             countries
             ;
             witnesse
             
               Francis
               Petrarch
            
             Archdeacon
             of
             Parma
             in
             Italy
             ,
             in
             one
             of
             his
             Epistles
             ,
             
               sine
               titulo
            
             ,
             to
             his
             namelesse
             friend
             ;
             wherein
             he
             anatomises
             the
             Romane
             Clergie
             .
             Thus
             translated
             .
             
          
           
             
               Here
               Venus
               with
               her
               wanton
               toyes
               ,
            
             
               Is
               honour'd
               with
               base
               bauds
               and
               boyes
               ;
            
             
             
               Adulterie
               ,
               whoredome
               ,
               and
               incest
               ,
            
             
               Is
               honour'd
               here
               among
               the
               best
               :
            
             
               And
               counted
               but
               for
               sports
               and
               playes
            
             
               Euen
               with
               our
               Prelats
               of
               these
               dayes
               .
            
             
               The
               wife
               is
               rauish'd
               from
               her
               spouse
               ,
            
             
               And
               to
               the
               Papall
               seat
               she
               bowes
               .
            
             
               The
               poore
               go●d
               man
               must
               leaue
               the
               Towne
               ,
            
             
               Such
               ordinances
               are
               set
               downe
               :
            
             
               And
               when
               her
               bel●●e
               riseth
               hie
               ,
            
             
               By
               Cardi●als
               who
               with
               her
               lie
               ,
            
             
               The
               husband
               must
               not
               dare
               complaine
               ,
            
             
               But
               take
               his
               wife
               with
               childe
               againe
               .
            
          
           
             And
             dangerous
             it
             was
             for
             a
             Lay-man
             in
             
               Iohn
               Gowers
            
             dayes
             ,
             to
             accuse
             any
             of
             the
             Clergie
             with
             a
             matter
             of
             truth
             .
             As
             you
             may
             perceiue
             by
             the
             sequele
             .
          
           
             
               
               Hoc
               dicit
               clerus
               quod
               quamuis
               crimine
               plenus
            
             
               Sit
               ,
               non
               est
               laici
               ponere
               crimenei
               .
            
             
               Alter
               &
               alterius
               cleri
               peccata
               fauore
            
             
               Excusat
               ,
               quod
               in
               hijs
               stat
               sine
               lege
               reus
               .
            
             
               Non
               occusari
               vult
               à
               caliis
               ,
               tamen
               illos
            
             
               Accusat
               ,
               que
               sibi
               libera
               frena
               petit
               .
            
             
               Libera
               sunt
               ideo
               peccata
               placentia
               Clero
            
             
               Sit
               nisi
               quod
               Laici
               iura
               ferantur
               ibi
               .
            
             
               Presbiter
               insipiens
               populum
               facit
               insipientem
               ,
            
             
               Et
               mala
               multa
               parit
               ,
               qui
               bona
               pauca
               sapit
               .
            
          
           
             
             Chaucer
             writes
             of
             the
             same
             .
          
           
             
               Mennes
               wiues
               they
               wollen
               hold
               ,
            
             
               And
               though
               that
               they
               been
               right
               sorye
               ,
            
             
               To
               speake
               they
               shull
               not
               bee
               so
               bold
            
             
               For
               sompning
               to
               the
               Consistory
               :
            
             
               And
               make
               hem
               saie
               mouth
               I
               lie
            
             
               Though
               they
               it
               sawe
               with
               her
               iye
               ,
            
             
               His
               Lemman
               holden
               openly
            
             
               No
               man
               so
               hardy
               to
               aske
               why
               .
            
             
               They
               ●aine
               to
               no
               man
               that
               it
               longeth
            
             
               To
               reproue
               them
               though
               they
               erre
               .
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Moore
            
             reports
             how
             (
             in
             this
             kings
             dayes
             )
             a
             poore
             man
             found
             a
             Priest
             ouer-familiar
             with
             his
             wife
             ;
             
             and
             because
             hee
             spake
             it
             abroad
             ,
             and
             could
             not
             proue
             it
             ,
             the
             Priest
             sued
             him
             before
             the
             Bishops
             Officiall
             for
             defamation
             ,
             where
             the
             poore
             man
             in
             paine
             of
             cursing
             was
             commanded
             ,
             that
             in
             his
             Parish
             Church
             ,
             he
             should
             vpon
             the
             Sonday
             stand
             vp
             ,
             and
             say
             ,
             Mouth
             thou
             liest
             .
             Whereupon
             for
             fulfilling
             of
             his
             penance
             ,
             vp
             was
             the
             poore
             soule
             set
             in
             a
             pew
             ,
             that
             the
             people
             might
             wonder
             at
             him
             ,
             and
             heare
             what
             hee
             said
             ;
             and
             there
             all
             aloud
             (
             when
             he
             had
             rehearsed
             what
             he
             had
             reported
             by
             the
             Priest
             )
             then
             he
             set
             his
             hands
             on
             his
             mouth
             ,
             and
             said
             ,
             
               Mouth
               thou
               liest
            
             .
             And
             by
             and
             by
             thereupon
             ,
             he
             set
             his
             hands
             vpon
             both
             his
             eyes
             ,
             and
             said
             ,
             But
             eyne
             ,
             by
             the
             Masse
             ,
             ye
             lie
             not
             a
             whit
             .
          
           
           
             Abbots
             and
             Priours
             in
             these
             dayes
             did
             ouer-awe
             all
             sorts
             of
             lay-people
             ,
             yea
             the
             greatest
             Potentates
             :
             which
             made
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             write
             thus
             to
             the
             Priour
             of
             Lewes
             in
             Sussex
             ,
             more
             like
             a
             poore
             petitioner
             then
             a
             great
             Prince
             ,
             concerning
             a
             matter
             wherein
             the
             Prior
             and
             Couent
             went
             about
             to
             cosin
             his
             seruant
             Vincent
             .
          
           
             Deare
             and
             welbeloued
             in
             God
             ,
             
             we
             greet
             you
             well
             :
             and
             wher
             we
             been
             enformyd
             yat
             many
             yeres
             past
             ,
             by
             yowr
             letters
             endentyd
             ,
             vndre
             yowr
             Couuent
             Seal
             ,
             grauntyd
             to
             owr
             trusty
             and
             welbelowed
             servant
             ,
             
               Iohn
               Vincent
            
             ,
             Esquyr
             ,
             fader
             to
             owr
             ryght
             welbelowed
             seruant
             
               Bryan
               Vincent
            
             ,
             certain
             of
             yowr
             londes
             and
             rentes
             within
             yowr
             Lordshyp
             of
             Conesburgh
             ;
             to
             haue
             to
             the
             seyd
             Iohn
             ,
             and
             to
             his
             heyres
             ,
             beryng
             therfor
             a
             certayn
             yerly
             rent
             specyfyd
             in
             yowr
             seyd
             indentures
             ,
             and
             afterwards
             the
             seyd
             Iohn
             ,
             and
             Bryan
             his
             son
             ,
             hadd
             of
             yowr
             graunt
             ,
             the
             same
             londes
             and
             tenements
             ,
             with
             othyr
             ,
             by
             yowr
             othyr
             indentures
             ,
             yervpon
             made
             betwex
             yow
             &
             tham
             ,
             whych
             endentures
             wer
             seald
             by
             yow
             ,
             and
             the
             seyd
             Iohn
             in
             thabsens
             of
             his
             seyd
             son
             ,
             delyuered
             and
             left
             in
             yowr
             kepyng
             of
             trust
             ,
             and
             soon
             aftyr
             fortuned
             him
             to
             be
             sleyne
             ,
             at
             the
             lamentable
             conflyct
             of
             Wakfeld
             ,
             in
             the
             seruice
             of
             the
             ryghte
             noble
             and
             famous
             Prynce
             owr
             fader
             whom
             God
             rest
             :
             And
             now
             ,
             as
             we
             hear
             ,
             ye
             labor
             and
             entend
             to
             put
             owr
             seyd
             servant
             hys
             son
             from
             the
             seyd
             londes
             and
             tenements
             ,
             contrary
             to
             yowr
             fyrst
             and
             latyr
             graunte
             ,
             a
             for
             expressyd
             ,
             and
             agenst
             ryght
             ,
             and
             good
             conscyens
             ,
             yf
             hit
             be
             as
             is
             surmysed
             :
             We
             therfor
             exhort
             ,
             and
             desyr
             yow
             to
             suffre
             owr
             seyd
             servant
             to
             have
             ,
             and
             enioy
             the
             seyd
             londs
             and
             tenements
             according
             to
             yowr
             forseyd
             couenants
             ,
             and
             graunts
             ,
             and
             to
             delyuer
             vnto
             him
             the
             seyd
             later
             endentures
             concerning
             the
             same
             ,
             as
             his
             fader
             so
             left
             of
             trust
             in
             yowr
             kepyng
             ;
             And
             beside
             that
             to
             shew
             to
             owr
             seyd
             servant
             in
             any
             othyr
             matyrs
             lawfull
             and
             reasonable
             ,
             that
             he
             shall
             a
             have
             adoo
             with
             yow
             ,
             yowr
             beneuolences
             and
             herty
             fauors
             ;
             and
             the
             rathyr
             ,
             and
             mor
             especyally
             at
             owr
             instance
             and
             contemplacyon
             of
             theys
             owr
             letters
             ;
             wherin
             ye
             shall
             not
             only
             doo
             vs
             a
             singular
             plasur
             ,
             but
             caus
             vs
             ,
             for
             the
             sam
             ,
             to
             have
             yow
             and
             yowr
             plas
             ,
             in
             the
             mor
             herty
             fauor
             and
             recomendacyon
             of
             owr
             good
             grase
             .
             Yeuen
             vndre
             owr
             Signet
             at
             owr
             palas
             of
             Westminstre
             the
             xix
             day
             of
             Iun.
             
          
           
             To
             ouerpasse
             the
             short
             time
             during
             the
             Protectorship
             and
             raigne
             of
             King
             Richard
             the
             third
             ,
             let
             vs
             come
             vnto
             Henry
             the
             seuenth
             ,
             in
             whose
             dayes
             religious
             persons
             did
             wallow
             in
             all
             kindes
             of
             voluptuousnesse
             ;
             to
             the
             Kings
             no
             little
             griefe
             ,
             who
             by
             his
             breeding
             vnder
             a
             deuout
             mother
             ,
             as
             also
             in
             his
             owne
             nature
             was
             euer
             a
             zealous
             obseruer
             of
             religious
             formes
             .
             To
             bridle
             whose
             incontinent
             liues
             ,
             he
             caused
             an
             Act
             to
             be
             made
             bearing
             this
             title
             .
          
           
             An
             Act
             to
             punish
             Priests
             for
             their
             incontinencie
             .
             Of
             which
             ,
             so
             much
             as
             will
             serue
             for
             this
             purpose
             :
          
           
             Item
             .
             For
             the
             more
             sure
             and
             likely
             reformation
             of
             Priests
             ,
             Clerks
             ,
             and
             religious
             men
             ,
             
             culpable
             ,
             or
             by
             their
             demerits
             openly
             reported
             of
             incontinent
             liuing
             in
             their
             bodies
             ,
             contrary
             to
             their
             Order
             :
             It
             is
             enacted
             ,
             ordained
             ,
             and
             stablished
             by
             the
             aduice
             and
             assent
             of
             the
             Lords
             spirituall
             and
             temporall
             ,
             and
             the
             Commons
             in
             the
             said
             Parliament
             assembled
             ,
             and
             by
             authority
             of
             the
             same
             ,
             That
             it
             be
             lawfull
             to
             all
             Archbishops
             ,
             and
             Bishops
             ,
             and
             other
             Ordinaries
             ,
             hauing
             Episcopall
             iurisdiction
             ,
             to
             punish
             and
             chastice
             Priests
             ,
             Clerks
             ,
             and
             religious
             men
             ,
             being
             within
             the
             bounds
             of
             their
             iurisdiction
             ,
             
             as
             shall
             be
             conuicted
             before
             them
             by
             examination
             and
             other
             lawfull
             profe
             ,
             requisite
             by
             the
             Law
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             of
             Aduoutrie
             ,
             Fornication
             ,
             Incest
             ,
             or
             any
             other
             fleshly
             incontinencie
             ,
             by
             committing
             them
             to
             ward
             and
             prison
             ,
             there
             to
             abide
             for
             such
             time
             ,
             as
             shall
             be
             thought
             to
             their
             discretions
             conuenient
             ,
             for
             the
             qualitie
             ,
             and
             quantitie
             of
             their
             trespasse
             :
             And
             that
             none
             of
             the
             said
             Archbishops
             ,
             Bishops
             ,
             or
             other
             Ordinaries
             aforesaid
             ,
             be
             thereof
             chargeable
             ,
             of
             ,
             to
             ,
             or
             vpon
             any
             Action
             of
             false
             or
             wrongfull
             imprisonment
             ,
             but
             that
             they
             be
             vtterly
             thereof
             discharged
             in
             any
             of
             the
             cases
             aforesaid
             ,
             by
             vertue
             of
             this
             Act.
             
          
           
             In
             his
             sonnes
             raigne
             ,
             the
             Pope
             being
             (
             here
             in
             England
             )
             at
             the
             point
             verticall
             of
             his
             all-commanding
             power
             ,
             and
             religious
             Orders
             growne
             to
             the
             height
             of
             their
             abominable
             sinnes
             ,
             both
             of
             them
             had
             a
             sudden
             downfall
             ,
             as
             will
             appeare
             in
             the
             subsequent
             Chapters
             .
          
           
             But
             of
             the
             pietie
             and
             impuritie
             of
             Monkes
             and
             other
             religious
             Votaries
             ,
             of
             the
             first
             and
             latter
             times
             ,
             take
             for
             a
             conclusion
             of
             this
             ,
             as
             also
             of
             the
             precedent
             Chapter
             ,
             these
             riming
             Hexameters
             as
             I
             haue
             them
             out
             of
             the
             booke
             of
             Rufford
             Abbey
             ,
             in
             Nottinghamshire
             :
             a
             Manuscript
             in
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Cottons
            
             Librarie
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Inuectio
                 Walonis
                 Britonis
                 in
                 Monachos
                 .
              
               
                 Sacrilegis
                 Monachis
                 emptoribus
                 Ecclesiarum
              
               
                 Composui
                 Satyram
                 .
              
               
                 Ordo
                 Monasticus
                 Ecclesiasticus
                 esse
                 solebat
                 ,
              
               
                 Dura
                 cibaria
                 dum
                 per
                 agrestia
                 rura
                 colebat
                 .
              
               
                 Nulla
                 pecunia
                 ,
                 nulla
                 negocia
                 prepediebant
                 ,
              
               
                 Sobria
                 copia
                 ,
                 parua
                 colonia
                 sufficiebant
                 .
              
               
                 Pro
                 venialibus
                 &
                 capitalibus
                 inuigilabant
                 ;
              
               
                 Tam
                 venalia
                 quam
                 capitalia
                 nostra
                 placebant
                 .
              
               
                 Ordo
                 Monasticus
                 Ecclesiasticus
                 est
                 violenter
              
               
                 Ecclesiastica
                 comparat
                 omna
                 dona
                 potenter
                 .
              
               
                 Ordo
                 Monasticus
                 Ecclesiasticus
                 est
                 sine
                 fructu
                 ,
              
               
                 Intrat
                 ouilia
                 desuper
                 ostia
                 non
                 sine
                 luctu
                 .
              
               
                 Ordo
                 Monasticus
                 Ecclesiasticus
                 est
                 sine
                 causa
                 ,
              
               
                 Clamat
                 ad
                 ostia
                 spiritualia
                 iam
                 sibi
                 clausa
                 .
              
               
                 Ordo
                 Monasticus
                 Ecclesiasticus
                 inde
                 vocatur
                 ,
              
               
                 Quando
                 rapacibus
                 atque
                 tenacibus
                 assimulatur
                 .
              
               
                 Terra
                 ,
                 pecunia
                 ,
                 magna
                 Palatia
                 ,
                 templa
                 parantur
              
               
                 Vnde
                 potencia
                 ,
                 siue
                 superbia
                 magnificantur
                 .
              
               
                 Desunt
                 caetera
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             XIII
             .
             Of
             the
             abrogation
             ,
             abolition
             ,
             and
             extinguishment
             of
             the
             Popes
             supreme
             and
             exorbitant
             authoritie
             ,
             within
             the
             King
             of
             Englands
             Dominions
             .
          
           
             KIng
             Henry
             the
             eighth
             vpon
             occasion
             of
             delay
             ,
             made
             by
             Pope
             Clement
             the
             seuenth
             ,
             in
             the
             controuersie
             of
             diuorcement
             betwixt
             him
             and
             
             Queene
             Katherine
             ,
             and
             through
             displeasure
             of
             such
             reports
             as
             hee
             heard
             had
             beene
             made
             of
             him
             to
             the
             Court
             of
             Rome
             :
             or
             else
             pricked
             forward
             by
             some
             of
             his
             Counsellours
             ,
             to
             follow
             the
             example
             of
             the
             Germanes
             ;
             caused
             Proclamation
             to
             be
             made
             on
             the
             eighteenth
             day
             of
             September
             ,
             
             
               Anno
               reg
            
             .
             22.
             forbidding
             all
             his
             subiects
             to
             purchase
             or
             attempt
             to
             purchase
             any
             manner
             of
             thing
             from
             the
             Court
             of
             Rome
             ,
             containing
             matter
             preiudiciall
             to
             the
             high
             authoritie
             ,
             iurisdiction
             and
             prerogatiue
             Royall
             of
             this
             Realme
             ;
             or
             to
             the
             hinderance
             and
             impeachment
             of
             the
             Kings
             Maiesties
             noble
             and
             vertuous
             intended
             purposes
             .
             Vpon
             paine
             of
             incurring
             his
             Highnesse
             indignation
             ,
             and
             imprisonment
             ,
             and
             further
             punishment
             of
             their
             bodies
             ,
             for
             their
             so
             doing
             ,
             at
             his
             Graces
             pleasure
             ,
             to
             the
             dreadfull
             example
             of
             all
             other
             .
          
           
             Not
             long
             after
             ,
             
             it
             was
             enacted
             ,
             that
             appeale●
             ,
             such
             as
             had
             been
             vsed
             to
             be
             pursued
             to
             the
             See
             of
             Rome
             ,
             should
             not
             be
             from
             thenceforth
             ,
             had
             ,
             neither
             vsed
             but
             within
             this
             Realme
             ;
             and
             that
             euerie
             person
             offending
             against
             this
             Act
             ,
             should
             runne
             into
             the
             dangers
             ,
             paines
             ,
             and
             penalties
             ,
             of
             the
             Estatute
             of
             the
             Prouision
             and
             Premunire
             ,
             made
             in
             the
             fiue
             and
             twentieth
             yeare
             of
             the
             raigne
             of
             King
             Edward
             the
             third
             ;
             and
             in
             the
             sixteenth
             yeare
             of
             King
             Richard
             the
             second
             .
          
           
             And
             shortly
             after
             this
             ,
             it
             being
             thought
             by
             the
             ignorant
             vulgar
             people
             ;
             that
             to
             speake
             against
             any
             of
             the
             lawes
             ,
             decrees
             ,
             ordinances
             ,
             and
             constitutions
             of
             the
             Popes
             ,
             made
             for
             the
             aduancement
             of
             their
             worldly
             glorie
             and
             ambition
             ,
             
             was
             damnable
             heresie
             ;
             it
             was
             enacted
             that
             no
             manner
             of
             speaking
             ,
             doing
             ,
             communication
             ,
             or
             holding
             against
             the
             Bishop
             of
             Rome
             ,
             called
             the
             Pope
             ,
             or
             his
             pretensed
             authoritie
             or
             power
             ,
             made
             or
             giuen
             by
             humane
             lawes
             or
             policies
             ,
             and
             not
             by
             holy
             Scripture
             ;
             nor
             any
             speaking
             ,
             doing
             ,
             communication
             ,
             or
             holding
             against
             any
             Lawes
             ,
             called
             Spirituall
             Lawes
             ,
             made
             by
             authoritie
             of
             the
             See
             of
             Rome
             ,
             by
             the
             policie
             of
             men
             ,
             which
             were
             repugnant
             and
             contrariant
             to
             the
             Lawes
             and
             Statutes
             of
             this
             Realme
             ,
             or
             the
             Kings
             Prerogatiue
             royall
             ,
             should
             be
             deemed
             ,
             reputed
             ,
             accepted
             ,
             or
             taken
             to
             be
             Heresie
             .
          
           
             It
             was
             also
             enacted
             that
             no
             manner
             of
             appeales
             ,
             
             should
             be
             had
             prouoked
             ,
             or
             made
             ,
             out
             of
             this
             Realme
             ,
             or
             any
             the
             Kings
             dominions
             to
             the
             Bishop
             of
             Rome
             ,
             or
             to
             the
             See
             of
             Rome
             ,
             in
             any
             causes
             or
             matters
             ,
             happening
             to
             be
             in
             contention
             ,
             and
             hauing
             their
             commensement
             and
             beginning
             in
             any
             of
             the
             Courts
             within
             this
             Realme
             ,
             or
             within
             any
             the
             Kings
             dominions
             ,
             of
             what
             nature
             ,
             condition
             ,
             or
             qualitie
             soeuer
             they
             were
             .
          
           
             Vpon
             this
             followed
             another
             Act
             ,
             
             restraining
             the
             payment
             of
             Annates
             ,
             or
             first-fruits
             ,
             to
             the
             Bishop
             of
             Rome
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             electing
             and
             consecrating
             of
             Bishops
             within
             this
             Realme
             .
          
           
             Another
             Act
             was
             made
             concerning
             the
             exoneration
             of
             the
             Kings
             Subiects
             ,
             
             from
             exactions
             and
             impositions
             ,
             theretofore
             paied
             to
             the
             See
             of
             Rome
             ,
             and
             for
             hauing
             licences
             and
             dispensations
             within
             this
             Realme
             ,
             without
             suing
             further
             for
             the
             same
             :
             in
             which
             the
             Commons
             assembled
             complaine
             to
             his
             Maiestie
             ,
             that
             the
             subiects
             of
             this
             Realme
             ,
             and
             other
             his
             dominions
             ,
             were
             greatly
             decaied
             and
             impouerished
             by
             intollerable
             exactions
             of
             great
             summes
             of
             money
             ,
             claimed
             and
             taken
             by
             the
             Bishop
             of
             Rome
             ,
             and
             the
             See
             of
             Rome
             ,
             as
             well
             in
             pensions
             ,
             censes
             ,
             Peter-pense
             ,
             procurations
             ,
             fruits
             ,
             sutes
             for
             prouisions
             ,
             and
             expeditions
             of
             Bulls
             for
             Archbishoprickes
             and
             Bishopricks
             ,
             
             and
             for
             delegacies
             of
             rescripts
             in
             causes
             of
             contentions
             ,
             and
             appeales
             ,
             iurisdictions
             ,
             legatiue
             ;
             and
             also
             for
             dispensations
             ,
             licences
             ,
             faculties
             ,
             grants
             ,
             relaxations
             ,
             Writs
             ,
             called
             
               Perinde
               valere
            
             ,
             rehabitations
             ,
             abolitions
             ,
             and
             other
             infinite
             sorts
             of
             Bulls
             ,
             breeues
             ,
             and
             instruments
             of
             sundrie
             natures
             ,
             names
             ,
             and
             kindes
             ,
             in
             great
             numbers
             ,
             ouer
             long
             and
             tedious
             here
             particularly
             to
             be
             inserted
             .
          
           
             
             It
             was
             affirmed
             in
             this
             Parliament
             ,
             that
             there
             had
             been
             paied
             to
             the
             Pope
             of
             Rome
             onely
             for
             Bulls
             ,
             by
             our
             English
             Bishops
             ,
             and
             other
             of
             the
             kingdome
             ,
             since
             the
             fourth
             of
             Henry
             the
             seuenth
             to
             that
             time
             ,
             threescore
             thousand
             pound
             sterling
             .
          
           
             
             The
             next
             yeare
             following
             ,
             in
             a
             Parliament
             begun
             at
             Westminster
             ,
             the
             third
             of
             Nouember
             ,
             the
             Pope
             with
             all
             his
             authoritie
             was
             cleane
             banished
             this
             Realme
             ,
             and
             order
             taken
             that
             he
             should
             no
             more
             bee
             called
             Pope
             ,
             but
             Bishop
             of
             Rome
             ;
             and
             the
             King
             to
             be
             taken
             and
             reputed
             as
             supreme
             head
             in
             earth
             of
             the
             Church
             of
             England
             ,
             called
             
               Anglicana
               Ecclesia
            
             .
             And
             that
             hee
             their
             Soueraigne
             Lord
             ,
             his
             heires
             and
             successours
             kings
             of
             this
             Realme
             ,
             should
             haue
             full
             power
             and
             authoritie
             ,
             from
             time
             to
             time
             ,
             to
             visit
             ,
             represse
             ,
             redresse
             ,
             reforme
             ,
             order
             ,
             correct
             ,
             restraine
             ,
             and
             amend
             all
             such
             e●rours
             ,
             heresies
             ,
             abuses
             ,
             offences
             ,
             contempts
             ,
             and
             enormities
             whatsoeuer
             they
             were
             ,
             which
             by
             any
             manner
             spirituall
             authoritie
             or
             iurisdiction
             ,
             ought
             or
             might
             lawfully
             bee
             reformed
             ,
             repressed
             ,
             ordered
             ,
             redressed
             ,
             corrected
             ,
             restrained
             ,
             or
             amended
             ,
             most
             to
             the
             pleasure
             of
             Almighty
             God
             ,
             the
             increase
             of
             vertue
             in
             Christs
             religion
             ,
             and
             for
             the
             conseruation
             of
             peace
             ,
             vnitie
             ,
             and
             tranquilitie
             of
             this
             Realme
             ,
             any
             vsage
             ,
             custome
             ,
             forraine
             lawes
             ,
             forraine
             authority
             ,
             prescription
             ,
             or
             any
             thing
             ,
             or
             things
             ,
             to
             the
             contrary
             thereof
             notwithstanding
             .
          
           
             
             In
             this
             Parliament
             also
             were
             granted
             to
             the
             King
             and
             his
             heires
             ,
             the
             first-fruits
             and
             tenths
             of
             all
             spirituall
             dignities
             and
             promotions
             .
          
           
             
             His
             stile
             of
             supremacie
             was
             further
             ratified
             ,
             and
             declared
             to
             bee
             set
             downe
             in
             this
             forme
             and
             manner
             following
             :
             in
             the
             Latine
             tongue
             by
             these
             words
             .
          
           
             
               Henricus
               octauus
               Dei
               gratia
               ,
               Angliae
               ,
               Franciae
               ,
               &
               Hiberniae
               Rex
               ,
               Fidei
               defensor
               ,
               &
               in
               terra
               Ecclesiae
               Anglicanae
               &
               Hibernicae
               supremum
               caput
               .
            
             In
             the
             English
             tongue
             by
             these
             :
          
           
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             by
             the
             grace
             of
             God
             ,
             King
             of
             England
             ,
             France
             ,
             and
             Ireland
             ,
             defendour
             of
             the
             faith
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             Church
             of
             England
             ,
             and
             also
             of
             Ireland
             in
             earth
             ,
             the
             supreme
             head
             .
          
           
             Which
             stile
             was
             enacted
             ,
             to
             bee
             vnited
             and
             annexed
             for
             euer
             to
             the
             imperiall
             Crowne
             of
             this
             his
             Highnesse
             Realme
             of
             England
             .
          
           
             Vpon
             the
             first
             expulsion
             of
             the
             Popes
             authoritie
             ,
             and
             King
             Henries
             vndertaking
             of
             the
             Supremacie
             ;
             the
             Priests
             both
             religious
             and
             secular
             ,
             did
             ,
             openly
             in
             their
             Pulpits
             ,
             so
             farre
             extoll
             the
             Popes
             iurisdiction
             and
             authority
             ,
             that
             they
             preferred
             his
             lawes
             before
             the
             kings
             ;
             yea
             and
             before
             the
             holy
             precepts
             of
             God
             Almighty
             .
             Whereupon
             the
             King
             sent
             his
             mandatory
             letters
             to
             certaine
             of
             his
             Nobilitie
             ,
             and
             others
             in
             especiall
             office
             ,
             thinking
             thereby
             to
             restraine
             their
             seditious
             false
             doctrine
             and
             exorbitancie
             .
             And
             here
             let
             me
             tell
             you
             that
             amongst
             many
             letters
             of
             important
             affaires
             ,
             which
             I
             found
             in
             certaine
             Chandlers
             shops
             of
             our
             Parish
             ,
             allotted
             to
             light
             Tobacco
             pipes
             ,
             
             and
             wrap
             vp
             peniworths
             of
             their
             commodities
             (
             all
             which
             I
             gaue
             to
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Cotton
            
             ,
             Knight
             and
             Baronet
             ,
             the
             onely
             repairer
             of
             ruined
             antiquirie
             ,
             whom
             I
             knew
             (
             the
             contents
             therof
             shewing
             some
             passages
             of
             former
             times
             )
             would
             preserue
             them
             for
             better
             vses
             ;
             I
             happened
             vpon
             certaine
             letters
             following
             tending
             to
             the
             same
             purpose
             :
             of
             which
             I
             haue
             already
             spoken
             .
          
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     Henry
                     R.
                  
                   By
                   the
                   King.
                   
                
              
               
                 RIght
                 trusty
                 and
                 right
                 welbiloued
                 Cousin
                 we
                 grete
                 you
                 well
                 .
                 And
                 wher
                 it
                 is
                 commen
                 to
                 our
                 knowlaige
                 that
                 sundry
                 persons
                 ,
                 aswell
                 religious
                 as
                 seculer
                 Priests
                 and
                 curats
                 in
                 their
                 peroches
                 and
                 d●ue●se
                 places
                 within
                 this
                 our
                 Realme
                 ,
                 do
                 dailly
                 asmoche
                 as
                 in
                 them
                 is
                 ,
                 set
                 fo●the
                 ,
                 and
                 extolle
                 the
                 iurisdiction
                 and
                 auctoritie
                 of
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Rome
                 ,
                 ortherwyse
                 called
                 Pope
                 ,
                 sowing
                 their
                 sediciouse
                 pestylent
                 and
                 false
                 doctryne
                 ,
                 praying
                 for
                 him
                 in
                 the
                 Pulpit
                 ,
                 and
                 makyng
                 hym
                 a
                 God
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 greate
                 deceyte
                 ,
                 illudyng
                 and
                 seducyng
                 of
                 our
                 subgietts
                 ,
                 bryngyng
                 them
                 into
                 errors
                 ,
                 sedicyon
                 ,
                 and
                 euyll
                 opynyons
                 ,
                 more
                 preferryng
                 the
                 power
                 ,
                 lawes
                 ,
                 and
                 Iurisdictyon
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Rome
                 ,
                 then
                 the
                 most
                 holly
                 lawes
                 and
                 precepts
                 of
                 almighty
                 God.
                 We
                 therfore
                 myndyng
                 not
                 only
                 to
                 prouide
                 for
                 an
                 vnitie
                 and
                 quietnes
                 to
                 be
                 had
                 and
                 contynued
                 among
                 our
                 said
                 subgietts
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 greatly
                 cou●tyng
                 and
                 desyryng
                 them
                 to
                 be
                 brought
                 to
                 a
                 perfectyon
                 and
                 knawlege
                 of
                 the
                 mere
                 veritie
                 and
                 truth
                 ,
                 and
                 no
                 longer
                 to
                 be
                 seduced
                 ,
                 nor
                 blynded
                 ,
                 with
                 any
                 suche
                 superstitiouse
                 and
                 false
                 doctryne
                 of
                 any
                 erthly
                 vsurper
                 of
                 godds
                 lawes
                 ,
                 will
                 therfore
                 and
                 commaund
                 you
                 ,
                 that
                 wher
                 and
                 whensoeuer
                 ye
                 shall
                 fynde
                 ,
                 apperceyve
                 ,
                 know
                 ,
                 or
                 heretell
                 ,
                 of
                 any
                 such
                 sedicious
                 personnes
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 suche
                 wise
                 do
                 spreade
                 ,
                 teche
                 ,
                 and
                 preache
                 ,
                 or
                 otherwise
                 set
                 forth
                 any
                 su●he
                 opynyons
                 and
                 perniciouse
                 doctryne
                 ;
                 to
                 the
                 exaltatyon
                 of
                 the
                 power
                 of
                 the
                 bishop
                 of
                 Rome
                 ,
                 bryngyng
                 therby
                 our
                 subgietts
                 into
                 error
                 ,
                 gruge
                 ,
                 and
                 murmuracyon
                 ;
                 that
                 ye
                 indelaydly
                 doo
                 apprehend
                 and
                 take
                 them
                 ,
                 or
                 cause
                 them
                 to
                 be
                 apprehended
                 and
                 taken
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 commytted
                 to
                 Ward
                 ther
                 to
                 remayne
                 without
                 bayle
                 or
                 mayneprise
                 ,
                 vntill
                 vpon
                 your
                 aduertisement
                 therof
                 vnto
                 vs
                 or
                 our
                 Councell
                 ye
                 shall
                 know
                 our
                 further
                 pleasure
                 in
                 that
                 behalfe
                 .
                 Ye
                 uen
                 vndre
                 our
                 Signet
                 ,
                 at
                 our
                 Manor
                 of
                 Grenwich
                 the
                 xvii
                 day
                 of
                 Aprill
                 .
              
            
          
           
             This
             letter
             was
             thus
             endorsed
             :
             To
             our
             right
             trusty
             and
             welbiloued
             cousin
             and
             Counsellor
             Th
             erle
             of
             Sussex
             .
          
           
             In
             Iune
             or
             Iuly
             following
             ,
             these
             maiesticall
             commanding
             Epistles
             were
             seconded
             ,
             and
             made
             more
             strong
             by
             an
             Act
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             called
             ,
             An
             Act
             extinguishing
             the
             authoritie
             of
             the
             Bishop
             of
             Rome
             .
             Of
             which
             I
             hold
             it
             not
             amisse
             to
             set
             downe
             so
             much
             as
             principally
             tends
             to
             the
             purpose
             .
             To
             begin
             then
             at
             the
             beginning
             .
          
           
             For
             as
             much
             as
             notwithstanding
             the
             good
             and
             wholesome
             lawes
             ,
             
             ordinances
             ,
             and
             statutes
             heretofore
             made
             ,
             enacted
             ,
             and
             established
             by
             the
             kings
             Highnesse
             ,
             our
             most
             gratious
             souereigne
             Lord
             ,
             and
             by
             the
             whole
             consent
             of
             the
             high
             Court
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             for
             the
             extirpation
             ,
             abolition
             ,
             and
             extinguishment
             out
             of
             this
             Realme
             ,
             and
             other
             his
             graces
             dominions
             ,
             seigniories
             ,
             and
             countries
             ,
             of
             the
             pretended
             power
             and
             vsurped
             authoritie
             of
             the
             Bishop
             of
             Rome
             ,
             by
             some
             called
             the
             Pope
             ,
             vsed
             within
             the
             same
             or
             elsewhere
             ,
             concerning
             
             the
             same
             realme
             ,
             dominions
             ,
             segniories
             ,
             or
             countries
             ,
             whi●h
             did
             obfuscat
             and
             wrest
             Gods
             holy
             word
             and
             Testament
             a
             long
             season
             from
             the
             spirituall
             and
             true
             meaning
             thereof
             ,
             to
             his
             worldly
             and
             carnall
             affections
             :
             as
             pompe
             ,
             glory
             ,
             auarice
             ,
             ambition
             ,
             and
             tyrannie
             ,
             couering
             and
             shadowing
             the
             same
             with
             his
             humane
             and
             politike
             deuises
             ,
             traditions
             ,
             and
             inuentions
             ,
             set
             forth
             to
             promote
             and
             stablish
             his
             onely
             dominion
             ,
             both
             vpon
             the
             soules
             ,
             and
             also
             the
             bodies
             and
             goods
             of
             all
             Christian
             people
             ,
             excluding
             Christ
             out
             of
             his
             kingdome
             and
             rule
             of
             mans
             soule
             ,
             as
             much
             as
             hee
             may
             ,
             and
             all
             other
             temporall
             Kings
             and
             Princes
             out
             of
             their
             dominions
             ;
             which
             they
             ought
             to
             haue
             by
             Gods
             law
             ,
             vpon
             the
             bodies
             and
             goods
             of
             their
             subiects
             :
             whereby
             he
             did
             not
             onely
             rob
             the
             Kings
             Maiestie
             ,
             being
             onely
             the
             supreme
             head
             of
             this
             his
             Realme
             of
             England
             ,
             immediately
             vnder
             God
             ,
             of
             his
             honour
             ,
             right
             ,
             and
             preheminence
             ,
             due
             vnto
             him
             by
             the
             law
             of
             God
             ,
             but
             spoiled
             his
             Realme
             yearely
             of
             innumerable
             treasure
             ,
             and
             with
             the
             losse
             of
             the
             same
             deceiued
             the
             Kings
             louing
             and
             obedient
             subiects
             ,
             perswading
             to
             them
             by
             his
             lawes
             ,
             buls
             ,
             and
             other
             his
             deceiuable
             meanes
             ,
             such
             dreames
             ,
             vanities
             ,
             and
             fantasies
             ,
             as
             by
             the
             same
             many
             of
             them
             were
             seduced
             and
             con●ueied
             vnto
             superstitious
             and
             erroneous
             opinions
             ;
             So
             that
             the
             Kings
             Maiestie
             ,
             the
             Lords
             Spirituall
             and
             Temporall
             ,
             and
             the
             Commons
             in
             this
             Realme
             ,
             being
             ouer-wearied
             and
             fatigated
             with
             the
             experience
             of
             the
             infinite
             abhominations
             and
             mischiefes
             ,
             proceeding
             of
             his
             impostures
             ,
             and
             craftily
             colouring
             of
             his
             deceits
             ,
             to
             the
             great
             dammages
             of
             soules
             ,
             bodies
             ,
             and
             goods
             ,
             were
             forced
             of
             necessitie
             for
             the
             publike
             weale
             of
             this
             Realme
             ,
             to
             exclude
             that
             forraine
             pretended
             iurisdiction
             and
             authoritie
             ,
             vsed
             and
             vsurped
             within
             this
             Realme
             ,
             and
             to
             deuise
             such
             remedies
             for
             their
             reliefe
             in
             the
             same
             ,
             as
             doth
             not
             onely
             redound
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             God
             ,
             the
             high
             praise
             and
             aduancement
             of
             the
             Kings
             Maiestie
             ,
             and
             of
             his
             Realme
             ,
             but
             also
             to
             the
             great
             and
             inestimable
             vtilitie
             of
             the
             same
             ;
             And
             notwithstanding
             the
             said
             wholesome
             lawes
             so
             made
             and
             heretofore
             established
             ,
             yet
             it
             is
             common
             to
             the
             knowledge
             of
             the
             Kings
             highnesse
             ,
             and
             also
             to
             diuerse
             and
             many
             his
             lo●uing
             ,
             faithfull
             ,
             and
             obedient
             subiects
             ,
             how
             that
             diuers
             seditious
             and
             contentious
             persons
             ,
             being
             imps
             of
             the
             said
             Bishop
             of
             Rome
             and
             his
             See
             ,
             and
             in
             heart
             members
             of
             his
             pretended
             Monarchie
             ,
             doe
             in
             corners
             ,
             and
             elsewhere
             as
             they
             dare
             ,
             whisper
             ,
             inculke
             ,
             preach
             ,
             and
             perswade
             ,
             and
             from
             time
             to
             time
             instill
             into
             the
             eares
             and
             heads
             of
             the
             poore
             simple
             and
             vnlettered
             people
             ,
             the
             aduancement
             and
             continuance
             of
             the
             said
             Bishops
             feined
             and
             pretended
             authoritie
             ,
             pretending
             the
             same
             to
             haue
             his
             ground
             and
             originall
             of
             Gods
             law
             ,
             whereby
             the
             opinions
             of
             many
             bee
             suspended
             ,
             their
             iudgements
             corrupted
             and
             deceiued
             ,
             and
             diuersitie
             in
             opinions
             augmented
             and
             increased
             ,
             to
             the
             great
             displeasure
             of
             almighty
             God
             ,
             the
             high
             discontentation
             of
             our
             said
             most
             dread
             soueraigne
             Lord
             ,
             and
             the
             interruption
             of
             the
             vnitie
             ,
             loue
             ,
             charitie
             ,
             concord
             ,
             and
             agreement
             that
             ought
             to
             bee
             in
             a
             Christian
             Region
             and
             congregation
             .
             For
             auoiding
             whereof
             ,
             and
             repression
             of
             the
             follies
             of
             such
             seditious
             persons
             ,
             as
             be
             the
             meanes
             and
             authours
             of
             such
             inconueniences
             :
             Be
             it
             enacted
             ,
             ordained
             ,
             and
             established
             by
             the
             King
             our
             soueraigne
             Lord
             and
             the
             Lords
             spirituall
             and
             temporall
             ,
             and
             the
             Commons
             in
             this
             present
             Parliament
             assembled
             ,
             and
             by
             the
             authoritie
             of
             the
             same
             ,
             that
             if
             any
             person
             or
             persons
             ,
             dwelling
             ,
             demurring
             ,
             inhabiting
             ,
             or
             resiant
             within
             this
             
             Realme
             ,
             or
             within
             any
             other
             the
             Kings
             dominions
             ,
             seigniories
             ,
             or
             countries
             ,
             or
             the
             marches
             of
             the
             same
             ,
             or
             elsewhere
             within
             or
             vnder
             his
             obeizance
             and
             power
             ,
             of
             what
             estate
             ,
             dignitie
             ,
             preheminence
             ,
             order
             ,
             ,
             degree
             ,
             or
             condition
             soeuer
             hee
             or
             they
             bee
             ,
             after
             the
             last
             day
             of
             Iuly
             ,
             which
             shall
             bee
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             Lord
             God
             ,
             1536.
             shall
             by
             writi●g
             ,
             ci●ering
             ▪
             printing
             ,
             preach●ing
             ,
             or
             teaching
             ,
             deed
             or
             act
             ,
             obstinately
             or
             maliciously
             ,
             hold
             or
             st●nd
             with
             ,
             to
             extoll
             ,
             set
             foorth
             ,
             maintaine
             ,
             or
             defend
             the
             authoritie
             ,
             iurisdiction
             ,
             or
             power
             of
             the
             Bishop
             of
             Rome
             ,
             or
             of
             his
             See
             ,
             heretofore
             claimed
             ,
             vsed
             or
             vsurped
             within
             this
             Realme
             ,
             or
             in
             any
             dominion
             or
             countrey
             ,
             being
             or
             ,
             within
             ,
             or
             vnder
             the
             Kings
             power
             or
             obeisance
             :
             or
             by
             any
             presence
             obstinately
             or
             maliciously
             inuent
             any
             thing
             ▪
             for
             the
             extolling
             ,
             aduancement
             ,
             setting
             forth
             ,
             maintenance
             ,
             or
             defence
             of
             the
             same
             ,
             or
             any
             part
             thereof
             ,
             or
             by
             any
             pretence
             obstinately
             or
             maliciously
             attribute
             any
             manner
             of
             iurisdiction
             ,
             authoritie
             ,
             or
             preheminence
             to
             the
             said
             See
             of
             Rome
             ,
             or
             to
             any
             Bishop
             of
             the
             same
             See
             for
             the
             time
             being
             within
             this
             Realme
             ,
             or
             in
             any
             the
             Kings
             dominions
             and
             countries
             :
             That
             then
             euery
             such
             person
             or
             persons
             ,
             so
             doing
             or
             offending
             ,
             their
             aiders
             ,
             assistants
             ,
             comfortors
             ,
             abettors
             ,
             procurers
             ,
             maintainers
             ,
             fautors
             ,
             counsellours
             ,
             conceilours
             ,
             and
             euery
             of
             them
             ,
             being
             thereof
             lawfully
             conuicted
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             Lawes
             of
             this
             Realme
             ;
             for
             euery
             such
             default
             ,
             and
             offence
             ,
             shall
             incurre
             and
             runne
             into
             the
             dangers
             ,
             penalties
             ,
             paines
             ,
             and
             forfeitures
             ,
             ordeined
             and
             prouided
             by
             the
             statute
             of
             Prouision
             and
             Premunire
             ,
             made
             in
             the
             sixteenth
             yeare
             of
             the
             reigne
             of
             the
             noble
             and
             valiant
             Prince
             King
             Richard
             the
             second
             ,
             against
             such
             as
             attempt
             ,
             procure
             ,
             or
             make
             prouision
             to
             the
             See
             of
             Rome
             ,
             or
             elsewhere
             ,
             for
             any
             thing
             or
             things
             ,
             to
             the
             derogation
             ,
             or
             contrarie
             to
             the
             Prerogatiue
             royall
             ,
             or
             iurisdiction
             of
             the
             Crowne
             ,
             and
             dignitie
             of
             this
             Realme
             .
          
           
             King
             Henry
             still
             hearing
             of
             the
             murmuring
             of
             his
             Subiects
             ,
             vpon
             the
             enacting
             of
             this
             Statute
             ,
             writes
             againe
             to
             his
             principall
             magistrates
             in
             euery
             countrey
             ,
             in
             this
             manner
             following
             .
          
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     Henry
                     R.
                  
                   By
                   the
                   King.
                   
                
              
               
                 TRusty
                 and
                 welbeloued
                 we
                 grete
                 yow
                 well
                 ;
                 And
                 wheras
                 heretofore
                 as
                 ye
                 know
                 both
                 vpon
                 most
                 iust
                 and
                 vertuouse
                 fowndacions
                 grownded
                 vpon
                 the
                 lawes
                 of
                 Almighty
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 holy
                 Scripture
                 ;
                 And
                 also
                 by
                 the
                 deliberate
                 aduice
                 ,
                 consultacion
                 ,
                 consent
                 and
                 agreement
                 aswell
                 of
                 the
                 Bishops
                 and
                 Clergie
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 the
                 Nobles
                 and
                 Commons
                 temporall
                 of
                 this
                 owr
                 realme
                 ,
                 assembled
                 in
                 owr
                 high
                 Court
                 of
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 auctorite
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ;
                 the
                 abuses
                 of
                 the
                 Bisshop
                 of
                 Rome
                 his
                 auctorite
                 and
                 iurisdiction
                 ,
                 of
                 long
                 time
                 vsurped
                 against
                 vs
                 ,
                 haue
                 been
                 not
                 onely
                 vtterly
                 extirped
                 ,
                 abolished
                 ,
                 and
                 secluded
                 ;
                 but
                 also
                 the
                 same
                 owr
                 Nobles
                 and
                 Commons
                 both
                 of
                 the
                 Clergie
                 and
                 Temporalty
                 by
                 an
                 other
                 seuerall
                 Acte
                 ,
                 and
                 vpon
                 like
                 fundacion
                 for
                 the
                 publike
                 weale
                 of
                 this
                 our
                 realme
                 ,
                 haue
                 vnited
                 ,
                 knytte
                 ,
                 and
                 annexed
                 to
                 vs
                 and
                 the
                 Crowne
                 imperiall
                 of
                 this
                 our
                 realme
                 ,
                 the
                 title
                 ,
                 dignitie
                 ,
                 and
                 stile
                 of
                 Supreme
                 hed
                 in
                 erthe
                 ,
                 immediatly
                 vndre
                 God
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 England
                 ;
                 as
                 vndoubtedly
                 euermore
                 we
                 haue
                 ben
                 ;
                 which
                 thing
                 also
                 the
                 said
                 
                 Bisshops
                 and
                 Clergie
                 particularly
                 in
                 their
                 Conuocacions
                 haue
                 holly
                 and
                 entyrely
                 consented
                 ,
                 recognised
                 ,
                 ratifyed
                 ,
                 confirmed
                 ,
                 and
                 approued
                 authentiquely
                 in
                 wryting
                 both
                 by
                 their
                 speciall
                 othes
                 ,
                 profession
                 and
                 wryting
                 vnder
                 their
                 Signes
                 and
                 Seales
                 ,
                 so
                 vtterly
                 reuouncyng
                 all
                 other
                 othes
                 ,
                 obedience
                 ,
                 and
                 iurisdiction
                 ,
                 either
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Bisshop
                 of
                 Rome
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 any
                 other
                 Potentate
                 .
                 We
                 late
                 yow
                 witt
                 that
                 prependyng
                 and
                 consideryng
                 ,
                 the
                 charge
                 and
                 commission
                 ,
                 in
                 this
                 behalfe
                 geuen
                 vnto
                 vs
                 by
                 almighty
                 God
                 togedre
                 with
                 the
                 great
                 quietnes
                 ,
                 rest
                 ,
                 and
                 tranquillity
                 that
                 hereby
                 may
                 ensue
                 to
                 owr
                 faithfull
                 Subgiects
                 ,
                 both
                 in
                 their
                 conscience
                 and
                 otherwise
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 pleasure
                 of
                 almighty
                 God
                 ,
                 in
                 cace
                 the
                 sayd
                 Bisshops
                 and
                 Clergie
                 of
                 this
                 our
                 realme
                 shuld
                 sincerely
                 ,
                 truly
                 and
                 faithfully
                 sett
                 furth
                 ,
                 declare
                 and
                 preche
                 vnto
                 our
                 sayd
                 Subgiects
                 the
                 veray
                 true
                 word
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 without
                 all
                 maner
                 color
                 dissimulacion
                 and
                 hipocrisie
                 ,
                 manifest
                 ,
                 publishe
                 and
                 declare
                 the
                 great
                 and
                 innumerable
                 enormities
                 and
                 abuses
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 said
                 Bisshop
                 of
                 Rome
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 in
                 title
                 and
                 stile
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 in
                 auctorite
                 and
                 iurisdiction
                 of
                 long
                 time
                 vnlawfully
                 and
                 iniustly
                 hath
                 vsurped
                 vpon
                 vs
                 our
                 Progenitors
                 and
                 all
                 other
                 Christen
                 Princes
                 ;
                 haue
                 not
                 onely
                 addressed
                 our
                 letters
                 generall
                 to
                 all
                 and
                 euerye
                 the
                 same
                 Bisshops
                 straitely
                 charging
                 and
                 commaundyng
                 them
                 ,
                 not
                 only
                 in
                 their
                 propre
                 persons
                 to
                 declare
                 teche
                 and
                 preche
                 vnto
                 the
                 people
                 the
                 true
                 ,
                 mere
                 ,
                 and
                 sincere
                 word
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 how
                 the
                 said
                 title
                 ,
                 stile
                 ,
                 and
                 iurisdiction
                 of
                 supreme
                 hed
                 apperteyneth
                 to
                 vs
                 ,
                 our
                 Crowne
                 and
                 dignitie
                 royall
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 gyve
                 like
                 warnyng
                 ,
                 monicion
                 ,
                 and
                 charge
                 to
                 all
                 Abbots
                 ,
                 Priors
                 ,
                 Deanes
                 ,
                 Archdeacons
                 ,
                 Prouosts
                 ,
                 Parsons
                 ,
                 Vicars
                 ,
                 Curats
                 ,
                 Scolemasters
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 other
                 Ecclesiasticall
                 persons
                 within
                 their
                 Diocesses
                 to
                 do
                 the
                 semblable
                 ;
                 in
                 their
                 Churches
                 euery
                 Sunday
                 and
                 solempne
                 feast
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 in
                 their
                 scoles
                 :
                 And
                 to
                 cause
                 all
                 maner
                 prayers
                 ,
                 orysons
                 ,
                 Rubricks
                 ,
                 and
                 Canons
                 in
                 Massebokes
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 other
                 bokes
                 vsed
                 in
                 Churches
                 ,
                 wherein
                 the
                 sayd
                 Bisshop
                 is
                 named
                 ,
                 vtterly
                 to
                 be
                 abolished
                 ,
                 eradicated
                 ,
                 and
                 rased
                 ,
                 in
                 soche
                 wise
                 as
                 the
                 said
                 Bisshop
                 of
                 Rome
                 ,
                 his
                 name
                 and
                 memory
                 for
                 euermore
                 (
                 except
                 to
                 his
                 contumely
                 and
                 reproche
                 )
                 may
                 be
                 extinct
                 ,
                 suppressed
                 ,
                 and
                 obscured
                 .
                 But
                 also
                 to
                 the
                 Iustices
                 of
                 our
                 Peace
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 in
                 euery
                 place
                 within
                 the
                 precinct
                 of
                 their
                 Commissions
                 do
                 make
                 and
                 cause
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 diligent
                 serche
                 ,
                 wayte
                 ,
                 and
                 espiall
                 whedder
                 the
                 sayd
                 Bisshops
                 and
                 Clergie
                 doo
                 truly
                 and
                 sincerely
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 manner
                 cloke
                 ,
                 or
                 dissimulacyon
                 execute
                 accomplish
                 their
                 said
                 charge
                 ,
                 to
                 them
                 committed
                 in
                 this
                 behalf
                 .
                 And
                 to
                 certifye
                 vs
                 and
                 our
                 Councail
                 of
                 such
                 of
                 them
                 as
                 shuld
                 omytt
                 or
                 leaue
                 vndone
                 any
                 parte
                 of
                 the
                 premises
                 ,
                 or
                 ells
                 in
                 the
                 execucyon
                 thereof
                 shuld
                 coldely
                 or
                 faynedly
                 vse
                 any
                 maner
                 synistre
                 addicyon
                 interpretacion
                 or
                 cloke
                 ,
                 as
                 more
                 plainly
                 is
                 expressed
                 in
                 our
                 said
                 letters
                 .
                 We
                 consideryng
                 the
                 great
                 good
                 ,
                 and
                 furtheraunce
                 ,
                 that
                 ye
                 may
                 doo
                 in
                 thise
                 matiers
                 in
                 the
                 parties
                 about
                 yow
                 ,
                 and
                 specially
                 at
                 your
                 being
                 at
                 Sises
                 and
                 Sessions
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 declaracion
                 of
                 the
                 premisses
                 ,
                 haue
                 thought
                 it
                 good
                 ,
                 necessary
                 ,
                 and
                 expedient
                 to
                 write
                 thise
                 letters
                 vnto
                 yow
                 ,
                 whom
                 wee
                 esteme
                 to
                 be
                 of
                 soch
                 singler
                 zeale
                 and
                 affection
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 glory
                 of
                 Almighty
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 so
                 faithfull
                 and
                 louing
                 harte
                 towards
                 vs
                 ,
                 as
                 ye
                 woll
                 not
                 only
                 with
                 all
                 your
                 wisdoms
                 ,
                 diligences
                 ,
                 and
                 labors
                 accomplishe
                 all
                 soche
                 things
                 as
                 might
                 be
                 to
                 the
                 preferment
                 and
                 setting
                 forwards
                 of
                 Gods
                 word
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 amplification
                 ,
                 defence
                 ,
                 and
                 maintenance
                 of
                 our
                 said
                 interesse
                 ,
                 right
                 ,
                 title
                 ,
                 stile
                 ,
                 iurisdiction
                 ,
                 and
                 auctorite
                 apperteyning
                 
                 vnto
                 vs
                 ,
                 our
                 dignitie
                 ,
                 prerogatiue
                 ,
                 and
                 Corone
                 imperiall
                 of
                 this
                 our
                 realme
                 ;
                 will
                 and
                 desire
                 you
                 ,
                 and
                 neuerthelesse
                 straitely
                 charge
                 and
                 command
                 you
                 ,
                 that
                 laying
                 aparte
                 all
                 vayn
                 affections
                 ,
                 respects
                 ,
                 and
                 carnall
                 consideracions
                 ,
                 and
                 setting
                 before
                 your
                 ees
                 the
                 mirror
                 of
                 truth
                 ,
                 the
                 glory
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 the
                 right
                 and
                 dignitie
                 of
                 your
                 Soueraigne
                 Lord
                 ,
                 thus
                 sounding
                 to
                 the
                 inestimable
                 vnitie
                 and
                 commoditie
                 both
                 of
                 your selfes
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 other
                 our
                 louing
                 and
                 faithfull
                 Subgiects
                 ;
                 ye
                 doo
                 not
                 only
                 make
                 diligent
                 serche
                 within
                 the
                 precinct
                 of
                 your
                 Commission
                 and
                 auctorite
                 ,
                 whedder
                 the
                 said
                 Bisshops
                 and
                 Clergie
                 doo
                 truly
                 and
                 sincerly
                 as
                 before
                 preche
                 ,
                 teche
                 ,
                 and
                 declare
                 to
                 the
                 people
                 the
                 premisses
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 dutyes
                 ;
                 but
                 also
                 at
                 your
                 said
                 sitting
                 in
                 Sises
                 and
                 Sessions
                 ye
                 doo
                 perswade
                 ,
                 shew
                 ,
                 and
                 declare
                 vnto
                 the
                 said
                 people
                 ,
                 the
                 veray
                 tenor
                 ,
                 effect
                 ,
                 and
                 purpose
                 of
                 the
                 premisses
                 ,
                 in
                 soch
                 wise
                 as
                 the
                 said
                 Bisshops
                 and
                 Clergie
                 may
                 the
                 better
                 not
                 only
                 doo
                 therby
                 and
                 execute
                 their
                 said
                 duties
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 the
                 parents
                 ,
                 and
                 rulers
                 of
                 families
                 ,
                 may
                 declare
                 ,
                 teche
                 ,
                 and
                 informe
                 their
                 childer
                 and
                 servaunts
                 in
                 the
                 specialties
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 vtter
                 extirpacion
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Bisshops
                 vsurped
                 auctoritie
                 ,
                 name
                 ,
                 and
                 iurisdiction
                 for
                 euer
                 .
                 Shewing
                 and
                 declaring
                 also
                 to
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 at
                 your
                 said
                 Sessions
                 ,
                 the
                 treasons
                 treacherously
                 committed
                 against
                 vs
                 ,
                 and
                 our
                 lawes
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 late
                 Bisshop
                 of
                 Rochester
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   More
                
                 knight
                 ,
                 who
                 therby
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 diuerse
                 secrete
                 practises
                 of
                 their
                 maliciouse
                 mynds
                 against
                 vs
                 ,
                 entended
                 to
                 seminate
                 ,
                 engender
                 ,
                 and
                 brede
                 amongst
                 our
                 people
                 and
                 subgiects
                 a
                 most
                 mischieuous
                 and
                 sediciouse
                 opynyon
                 not
                 only
                 to
                 their
                 own
                 confusion
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 of
                 diuers
                 others
                 ,
                 who
                 lately
                 haue
                 condignely
                 suffered
                 execucion
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 demerites
                 :
                 And
                 in
                 soche
                 wise
                 dilating
                 the
                 same
                 with
                 persuacions
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 our
                 people
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 may
                 be
                 the
                 better
                 rixed
                 ,
                 established
                 and
                 satisfyed
                 in
                 the
                 truth
                 ;
                 and
                 consequently
                 that
                 all
                 our
                 faythfull
                 and
                 true
                 subgiects
                 may
                 therby
                 detest
                 and
                 abhorre
                 in
                 their
                 hartes
                 and
                 heads
                 ,
                 the
                 most
                 recreaunt
                 and
                 trayterouse
                 abuses
                 and
                 behaviors
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 maliciouse
                 malefactors
                 as
                 they
                 be
                 most
                 worthy
                 .
                 And
                 finding
                 any
                 defaulte
                 ,
                 negligence
                 ,
                 or
                 dissimulacion
                 in
                 any
                 maner
                 of
                 person
                 or
                 persons
                 ,
                 not
                 doing
                 his
                 duty
                 in
                 this
                 partie
                 .
                 Ye
                 immediatly
                 doo
                 advertise
                 vs
                 and
                 our
                 Counsail
                 of
                 the
                 defaulte
                 ,
                 maner
                 and
                 facion
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 Lating
                 you
                 witt
                 ,
                 that
                 considering
                 the
                 great
                 moment
                 ,
                 weight
                 ,
                 and
                 importaunce
                 of
                 this
                 matter
                 ,
                 as
                 wherevpon
                 dependeth
                 the
                 vnitie
                 ,
                 rest
                 ,
                 and
                 quietnes
                 of
                 this
                 our
                 Realme
                 ,
                 yf
                 ye
                 shuld
                 contrary
                 to
                 your
                 duties
                 ,
                 and
                 our
                 expectation
                 and
                 trust
                 ,
                 neglect
                 ,
                 be
                 slake
                 ,
                 or
                 omytte
                 to
                 doo
                 diligently
                 your
                 duties
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 true
                 performaunce
                 and
                 execucion
                 of
                 our
                 mynde
                 ,
                 pleasure
                 ,
                 and
                 commaundement
                 as
                 before
                 ;
                 or
                 wold
                 haulte
                 ,
                 stumble
                 at
                 any
                 parte
                 ,
                 or
                 specialtie
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ;
                 Be
                 ye
                 assured
                 that
                 we
                 ,
                 like
                 a
                 Prince
                 of
                 Iustice
                 ,
                 will
                 so
                 punyshe
                 and
                 correct
                 your
                 defaulte
                 and
                 negligence
                 therin
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 shal
                 be
                 an
                 example
                 to
                 all
                 others
                 how
                 contrary
                 to
                 their
                 allegiance
                 ,
                 othes
                 ,
                 and
                 duties
                 ,
                 they
                 doo
                 frustrate
                 ,
                 deceiue
                 ,
                 and
                 disobey
                 the
                 iust
                 and
                 lawfull
                 commaundement
                 of
                 their
                 soueraigne
                 Lord
                 ,
                 in
                 such
                 things
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 the
                 true
                 harty
                 and
                 faithfull
                 execucion
                 whereof
                 ,
                 they
                 shall
                 not
                 only
                 prefer
                 the
                 honor
                 and
                 glory
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 sett
                 forth
                 the
                 maiestie
                 and
                 imperiall
                 dignitie
                 of
                 their
                 soueraign
                 Lord
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 importe
                 and
                 bring
                 an
                 inestimable
                 vnitie
                 ,
                 concord
                 ,
                 and
                 tranquillitie
                 of
                 the
                 publike
                 and
                 common
                 state
                 of
                 this
                 Realme
                 :
                 whereunto
                 both
                 by
                 the
                 lawes
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 nature
                 ,
                 and
                 man
                 ,
                 they
                 be
                 vtterly
                 obliged
                 and
                 bounden
                 .
                 And
                 therfore
                 
                 faile
                 ye
                 not
                 most
                 effectually
                 ,
                 ernestly
                 ,
                 and
                 entierly
                 to
                 see
                 the
                 premises
                 done
                 ,
                 and
                 executed
                 ;
                 vpon
                 paine
                 of
                 your
                 allegeance
                 ,
                 &
                 as
                 ye
                 well
                 advoyd
                 our
                 high
                 indignacion
                 and
                 displeasure
                 at
                 your
                 vtmost
                 perils
                 .
                 Y
                 euen
                 vndre
                 our
                 Signet
                 ,
                 at
                 our
                 Manor
                 besids
                 Westminster
                 the
                 xxv
                 day
                 of
                 Iune
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     Henry
                     R.
                  
                   By
                   the
                   King
                   :
                
              
               
                 TRusty
                 and
                 welbeloued
                 we
                 grete
                 yow
                 well
                 ;
                 And
                 whereas
                 we
                 chiefly
                 and
                 principally
                 regarding
                 and
                 tendring
                 the
                 quiet
                 ,
                 rest
                 ,
                 prosperite
                 ,
                 and
                 tranquillite
                 of
                 our
                 Nobles
                 and
                 Commons
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 conservacion
                 no
                 lesse
                 then
                 our
                 own
                 ;
                 directed
                 lately
                 our
                 letters
                 vnto
                 you
                 and
                 other
                 Iustices
                 of
                 our
                 Peace
                 throughout
                 this
                 our
                 Realme
                 ,
                 conteyning
                 our
                 admonicion
                 and
                 gentill
                 warenyng
                 ,
                 to
                 haue
                 such
                 speciall
                 regard
                 to
                 the
                 dewties
                 of
                 your
                 offices
                 accordyng
                 to
                 the
                 trust
                 we
                 haue
                 in
                 yow
                 ;
                 that
                 not
                 only
                 for
                 thymportance
                 it
                 is
                 both
                 vnto
                 vs
                 and
                 our
                 common
                 welth
                 ,
                 ye
                 shuld
                 see
                 our
                 high
                 dignite
                 of
                 Supremacie
                 of
                 our
                 Church
                 (
                 wherwith
                 it
                 hath
                 pleased
                 almighty
                 God
                 by
                 his
                 most
                 certain
                 and
                 vndoubted
                 word
                 to
                 endowe
                 ,
                 and
                 adorne
                 ,
                 our
                 auchtorite
                 ,
                 and
                 Corone
                 imperiall
                 of
                 this
                 our
                 Realme
                 )
                 to
                 be
                 set
                 forth
                 and
                 impressed
                 in
                 all
                 our
                 Subiects
                 harts
                 and
                 mynds
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 forsee
                 that
                 the
                 mayntenors
                 of
                 the
                 Bisshop
                 of
                 Roomes
                 vsurped
                 and
                 fayned
                 auctorite
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 his
                 Papisticall
                 supersticions
                 and
                 abuses
                 ,
                 wherwith
                 he
                 hath
                 in
                 times
                 past
                 abused
                 the
                 multitud
                 of
                 our
                 subgiects
                 (
                 of
                 whose
                 yoke
                 ,
                 tyranny
                 ,
                 and
                 skornefull
                 illusion
                 we
                 haue
                 by
                 Gods
                 porveiaunce
                 deliuered
                 this
                 our
                 realme
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 other
                 his
                 Satellites
                 whiche
                 secretly
                 did
                 vphold
                 his
                 faction
                 )
                 shuld
                 be
                 by
                 yow
                 diligently
                 serched
                 ,
                 enqwired
                 ,
                 and
                 tried
                 owt
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 broughte
                 to
                 our
                 Iustices
                 to
                 receaue
                 condigne
                 punyshement
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 demerits
                 ;
                 but
                 also
                 that
                 tale
                 tellers
                 about
                 the
                 cuntriee
                 ,
                 and
                 spraders
                 of
                 rumours
                 ,
                 and
                 false
                 inventors
                 of
                 newes
                 ,
                 to
                 put
                 owr
                 people
                 to
                 feare
                 ,
                 and
                 stirr
                 them
                 to
                 sedicyon
                 ,
                 shulde
                 be
                 apprehended
                 ,
                 and
                 punyshed
                 to
                 the
                 terrible
                 example
                 of
                 others
                 .
                 Also
                 that
                 vagabonds
                 and
                 valiant
                 Beggers
                 shal
                 be
                 avoyded
                 and
                 haue
                 worthy
                 corrections
                 .
                 And
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 purpose
                 to
                 kepe
                 watches
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 see
                 commen
                 Iustice
                 with
                 indifferency
                 ,
                 and
                 without
                 corrupcion
                 to
                 be
                 obserued
                 and
                 ministred
                 ,
                 vnto
                 all
                 owr
                 Subgiects
                 like
                 as
                 by
                 the
                 porporte
                 and
                 contents
                 of
                 our
                 said
                 Letters
                 ye
                 may
                 more
                 amplie
                 perceiue
                 .
                 We
                 haue
                 thervpon
                 ben
                 credably
                 enformed
                 that
                 sondry
                 of
                 yow
                 haue
                 ,
                 for
                 a
                 time
                 ,
                 so
                 well
                 done
                 yowr
                 dewties
                 ,
                 and
                 endeuoired
                 your selues
                 in
                 fulfilling
                 our
                 admonitions
                 ,
                 and
                 caused
                 the
                 euill
                 doers
                 to
                 be
                 punyshed
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 demerites
                 ,
                 that
                 our
                 louing
                 Subgiects
                 haue
                 not
                 ben
                 disquieted
                 of
                 a
                 long
                 season
                 ,
                 vntill
                 now
                 of
                 late
                 that
                 sum
                 vngracious
                 ,
                 cankred
                 ,
                 and
                 maliciouse
                 persons
                 haue
                 taken
                 boldnes
                 to
                 attempt
                 ,
                 with
                 sondry
                 diuelish
                 persuasions
                 to
                 moue
                 and
                 seduce
                 our
                 trewe
                 subgiects
                 ,
                 vsing
                 false
                 lies
                 ,
                 and
                 most
                 vntrewe
                 rumors
                 ;
                 And
                 amonst
                 them
                 we
                 vnderstand
                 ,
                 sondry
                 Parsons
                 ,
                 Vicars
                 ,
                 and
                 Curats
                 of
                 this
                 our
                 Realme
                 to
                 be
                 chieffe
                 ;
                 which
                 to
                 bring
                 our
                 people
                 to
                 darkenes
                 ,
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 perverse
                 mynde
                 ,
                 not
                 only
                 to
                 blynde
                 our
                 Commons
                 ,
                 do
                 rede
                 so
                 confusely
                 ,
                 hemming
                 and
                 hacking
                 the
                 word
                 of
                 God
                 and
                 soche
                 our
                 Iniunctions
                 ,
                 as
                 we
                 haue
                 lately
                 set
                 forthe
                 ,
                 that
                 almost
                 no
                 man
                 can
                 vnderstand
                 the
                 trewe
                 meanyng
                 of
                 the
                 
                 said
                 Iniunctions
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 secretly
                 haue
                 suborned
                 certeyne
                 spreders
                 of
                 Rumors
                 and
                 false
                 tales
                 in
                 corners
                 ,
                 which
                 doo
                 interpreat
                 and
                 wrast
                 our
                 trewe
                 meanyng
                 and
                 intention
                 of
                 owr
                 said
                 Iniunctions
                 to
                 an
                 vntrewe
                 sense
                 .
                 For
                 wheras
                 we
                 haue
                 ordeyned
                 by
                 owr
                 said
                 Iniunctions
                 for
                 thavoyding
                 of
                 sondry
                 striues
                 ,
                 processis
                 ,
                 and
                 contentions
                 ,
                 risyng
                 vpon
                 aege
                 ,
                 vpon
                 lineall
                 discents
                 ,
                 vpon
                 title
                 of
                 Inheritances
                 ,
                 vpon
                 legittimation
                 or
                 Bastardie
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 knowlege
                 whither
                 any
                 person
                 is
                 our
                 subiect
                 borne
                 or
                 no
                 ;
                 Also
                 for
                 sondry
                 other
                 causes
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 names
                 of
                 all
                 childer
                 christened
                 from
                 hensforth
                 with
                 ther
                 birth
                 ,
                 ther
                 fathers
                 and
                 mothers
                 names
                 ,
                 and
                 likewise
                 all
                 mariages
                 ,
                 and
                 burialls
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 time
                 and
                 date
                 thereof
                 shuld
                 be
                 registred
                 from
                 time
                 to
                 time
                 in
                 a
                 boke
                 in
                 euery
                 Parish
                 Church
                 ,
                 surely
                 and
                 safe●y
                 to
                 be
                 kept
                 .
                 They
                 haue
                 bruted
                 and
                 blowen
                 abrode
                 most
                 falsely
                 and
                 vntrewely
                 that
                 we
                 doo
                 entende
                 to
                 make
                 some
                 new
                 exactions
                 at
                 all
                 christenyngs
                 ,
                 weddings
                 ,
                 and
                 burials
                 :
                 The
                 whiche
                 in
                 no
                 wise
                 we
                 euer
                 meaned
                 or
                 thought
                 vpon
                 ,
                 a●leging
                 (
                 for
                 to
                 fortefy
                 and
                 color
                 there
                 false
                 and
                 manif●st
                 lies
                 )
                 that
                 therin
                 we
                 go
                 abowt
                 to
                 take
                 away
                 the
                 liberties
                 of
                 the
                 realme
                 .
                 For
                 conservacion
                 wherof
                 they
                 fayne
                 that
                 Bisshop
                 Beckett
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 haue
                 to
                 fore
                 called
                 Saynt
                 Thomas
                 ,
                 died
                 for
                 where
                 in
                 dede
                 there
                 was
                 neuer
                 soch
                 thing
                 done
                 ,
                 nor
                 ment
                 in
                 that
                 time
                 nor
                 sithens
                 .
                 For
                 the
                 said
                 Beckett
                 neuer
                 swarved
                 nor
                 contended
                 with
                 owr
                 progenitor
                 Kyng
                 Henry
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 but
                 only
                 to
                 lett
                 that
                 those
                 of
                 the
                 Clergie
                 shuld
                 not
                 be
                 punyshed
                 for
                 their
                 offences
                 ,
                 nor
                 iustyfyed
                 by
                 the
                 Courts
                 and
                 lawes
                 of
                 this
                 Realme
                 ,
                 but
                 only
                 at
                 the
                 Bisshops
                 pleaser
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 the
                 decrees
                 of
                 Roome
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 causes
                 why
                 he
                 died
                 ,
                 was
                 vpon
                 a
                 wilfull
                 reskewe
                 and
                 a
                 fray
                 by
                 him
                 made
                 and
                 begon
                 at
                 Canterbury
                 ;
                 Which
                 was
                 neuerthelesse
                 afterward
                 alleged
                 to
                 be
                 for
                 soche
                 liberties
                 of
                 the
                 Churche
                 which
                 he
                 contendyd
                 for
                 ,
                 during
                 his
                 life
                 ,
                 with
                 tharchbisshop
                 of
                 Yorke
                 :
                 chiefly
                 to
                 haue
                 soche
                 priuiledge
                 that
                 no
                 Kyng
                 of
                 England
                 ought
                 euer
                 to
                 be
                 crowned
                 by
                 any
                 other
                 Bisshop
                 but
                 oonly
                 by
                 the
                 Bishops
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 .
                 Yea
                 and
                 in
                 case
                 he
                 shuld
                 be
                 absent
                 or
                 fugitiue
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Realme
                 ,
                 the
                 Kyng
                 shuld
                 neuer
                 be
                 coroned
                 by
                 any
                 other
                 ,
                 but
                 constrayned
                 to
                 abide
                 his
                 retorne
                 .
                 These
                 and
                 soche
                 other
                 detestable
                 and
                 vnlawfull
                 liberties
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 nothing
                 concerning
                 the
                 common
                 weale
                 ,
                 but
                 only
                 the
                 partie
                 of
                 the
                 Clergie
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Thomas
                   Becket
                
                 most
                 arrogantly
                 desyred
                 ,
                 and
                 trayterouslye
                 sewyd
                 to
                 haue
                 ,
                 contrary
                 to
                 the
                 law
                 of
                 this
                 our
                 Realme
                 .
                 To
                 the
                 which
                 most
                 false
                 interpretacions
                 and
                 wrasting
                 of
                 our
                 trewe
                 meanyng
                 ,
                 they
                 haue
                 ioyned
                 such
                 myscheuous
                 lyes
                 and
                 false
                 tales
                 for
                 markyng
                 of
                 catals
                 ,
                 and
                 like
                 seditious
                 devises
                 ;
                 wherevpon
                 owr
                 people
                 were
                 lately
                 stirred
                 to
                 sedition
                 ,
                 and
                 insurrection
                 ,
                 to
                 ther
                 vtter
                 ruyne
                 and
                 destruction
                 ;
                 onles
                 almighty
                 God
                 (
                 who
                 by
                 his
                 diuine
                 prouidence
                 gaue
                 vnto
                 vs
                 habundance
                 of
                 force
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 alwaies
                 dothe
                 vnto
                 rightfull
                 Princes
                 )
                 had
                 so
                 with
                 clemencie
                 illumyned
                 vs
                 ,
                 that
                 where
                 as
                 we
                 with
                 th
                 edge
                 of
                 the
                 swerde
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 our
                 lawes
                 might
                 haue
                 ouerthrowen
                 and
                 destroyed
                 them
                 ,
                 there
                 wyues
                 ,
                 children
                 and
                 posterite
                 for
                 euer
                 ,
                 we
                 neuerthelesse
                 ,
                 as
                 ye
                 can
                 right
                 well
                 remember
                 ,
                 extended
                 vpon
                 them
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 ,
                 our
                 benigne
                 and
                 mercifull
                 pardon
                 .
                 These
                 miserable
                 and
                 Papisticall
                 superstitious
                 wretches
                 ,
                 nothing
                 regarding
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 nor
                 caring
                 what
                 danger
                 and
                 myschiefe
                 our
                 people
                 shuld
                 incurre
                 ,
                 haue
                 both
                 raysed
                 the
                 said
                 olde
                 rumors
                 ,
                 and
                 forged
                 new
                 sedicious
                 tales
                 ,
                 intendyng
                 ,
                 asmoche
                 as
                 in
                 them
                 lyeth
                 ,
                 a
                 new
                 commotion
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 to
                 satisfye
                 there
                 cankred
                 harts
                 .
                 Wherfore
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 
                 imminent
                 daunger
                 to
                 yow
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 our
                 good
                 subgiects
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 troble
                 that
                 might
                 ensewe
                 ,
                 onlesse
                 good
                 and
                 ernest
                 prouision
                 to
                 represse
                 them
                 ,
                 be
                 taken
                 thervpon
                 ;
                 We
                 desyre
                 and
                 pray
                 yow
                 ,
                 and
                 neuerthelesse
                 straytly
                 charge
                 and
                 commaund
                 yow
                 ,
                 that
                 within
                 the
                 Precinct
                 and
                 lymyts
                 of
                 yowr
                 charge
                 ;
                 ye
                 shall
                 not
                 only
                 endeuor
                 your self
                 ,
                 and
                 employ
                 your
                 most
                 diligence
                 ,
                 to
                 inquyre
                 and
                 fynd
                 owt
                 such
                 cankerd
                 Parsons
                 ,
                 Vicars
                 ,
                 and
                 Curats
                 ,
                 which
                 doo
                 not
                 trewly
                 and
                 substancially
                 declare
                 our
                 said
                 Iniunctions
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 very
                 worde
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 but
                 momble
                 confusely
                 ,
                 seying
                 that
                 they
                 be
                 compelled
                 to
                 rede
                 them
                 ;
                 and
                 bydd
                 ther
                 Parishens
                 neuerthelesse
                 to
                 doo
                 as
                 they
                 did
                 in
                 times
                 past
                 ,
                 to
                 lyue
                 as
                 ther
                 fathers
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 olde
                 fashion
                 is
                 the
                 best
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 crafty
                 sedicious
                 parables
                 .
                 But
                 also
                 with
                 your
                 most
                 effectuall
                 vigilancy
                 ,
                 doo
                 enserche
                 and
                 trie
                 owt
                 such
                 sedicious
                 tale
                 tellers
                 ,
                 and
                 spreders
                 abrode
                 of
                 suche
                 brutes
                 ,
                 tydings
                 ,
                 and
                 rumors
                 ,
                 touching
                 vs
                 in
                 honor
                 ,
                 or
                 suretie
                 of
                 the
                 state
                 of
                 our
                 Realme
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 matacion
                 of
                 the
                 lawes
                 or
                 customes
                 therof
                 ▪
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 thing
                 which
                 might
                 cause
                 any
                 sedicion
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 same
                 with
                 ther
                 setters
                 forthe
                 ,
                 maintenors
                 ,
                 counsaylors
                 ,
                 and
                 fautors
                 with
                 all
                 dilygence
                 to
                 apprehend
                 ,
                 and
                 commytt
                 to
                 warde
                 and
                 prison
                 without
                 bayle
                 or
                 maynprise
                 ,
                 till
                 vpon
                 euidence
                 to
                 be
                 geuen
                 against
                 them
                 ,
                 at
                 tharriuall
                 of
                 our
                 Iustices
                 in
                 that
                 cuntrey
                 ,
                 or
                 otherwise
                 vpon
                 yowr
                 advertisement
                 to
                 vs
                 ,
                 or
                 our
                 Counsaill
                 to
                 be
                 geuen
                 ,
                 and
                 our
                 further
                 pleaser
                 knowen
                 ,
                 they
                 may
                 be
                 punyshed
                 for
                 their
                 seditious
                 demerites
                 ,
                 accordyng
                 to
                 the
                 law
                 :
                 to
                 the
                 fearfull
                 example
                 of
                 all
                 other
                 .
                 Imploying
                 and
                 endeuoring
                 yowr
                 selfes
                 therunto
                 so
                 ernestly
                 and
                 with
                 soche
                 dexterite
                 ,
                 as
                 we
                 may
                 haue
                 cause
                 to
                 thinke
                 that
                 ye
                 be
                 the
                 men
                 ,
                 which
                 aboue
                 all
                 things
                 desyre
                 the
                 punyshment
                 of
                 evill
                 doers
                 and
                 offendors
                 .
                 And
                 will
                 lett
                 for
                 no
                 trauaile
                 ,
                 to
                 sett
                 forthe
                 all
                 things
                 for
                 the
                 commen
                 peace
                 ,
                 quiet
                 ,
                 and
                 tranquillite
                 of
                 this
                 our
                 Realme
                 .
                 And
                 like
                 as
                 the
                 daunger
                 is
                 imminent
                 no
                 lesse
                 to
                 your self
                 and
                 your
                 neighbours
                 then
                 to
                 other
                 ;
                 so
                 ye
                 of
                 yowr
                 owne
                 mynd
                 shuld
                 procure
                 and
                 see
                 with
                 celerite
                 our
                 Iniunctions
                 ,
                 lawes
                 ,
                 and
                 Proclamations
                 ,
                 aswell
                 touching
                 the
                 Sacramentaries
                 ,
                 and
                 Anabaptists
                 ,
                 as
                 other
                 to
                 be
                 sett
                 forthe
                 to
                 the
                 good
                 instruction
                 and
                 conservacion
                 of
                 our
                 people
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 confusion
                 of
                 those
                 which
                 wold
                 so
                 craftely
                 vndermine
                 our
                 common
                 welth
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 last
                 destroye
                 bothe
                 yow
                 and
                 all
                 other
                 our
                 louing
                 subgiects
                 ,
                 although
                 we
                 shuld
                 geue
                 vnto
                 yow
                 no
                 such
                 admonicion
                 .
                 Therfore
                 faile
                 ye
                 not
                 to
                 follow
                 the
                 ●ffect
                 ,
                 admonicion
                 ,
                 and
                 commaundement
                 both
                 in
                 our
                 said
                 letters
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 these
                 presents
                 conteyned
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 communicate
                 the
                 hole
                 tenor
                 of
                 these
                 our
                 letters
                 ,
                 with
                 soche
                 Iustices
                 of
                 our
                 Peace
                 ,
                 your
                 neighbors
                 and
                 other
                 in
                 that
                 shire
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 geue
                 vnto
                 them
                 the
                 trewe
                 copye
                 thereof
                 :
                 exhorting
                 them
                 ,
                 like
                 as
                 by
                 these
                 presents
                 we
                 desyre
                 ,
                 and
                 pray
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 neuerthelesse
                 straytly
                 charge
                 and
                 commaund
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 euery
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 will
                 shew
                 their
                 diligence
                 ,
                 towardnes
                 ,
                 and
                 good
                 inclinacion
                 to
                 ioyne
                 with
                 you
                 and
                 other
                 of
                 your
                 sorte
                 ,
                 And
                 that
                 euery
                 of
                 yow
                 for
                 his
                 own
                 parte
                 see
                 the
                 same
                 put
                 in
                 execucion
                 accordingly
                 ,
                 as
                 ye
                 and
                 they
                 tendre
                 our
                 pleasur
                 ,
                 and
                 will
                 deserue
                 our
                 condigne
                 thankes
                 .
                 Y
                 euen
                 vndre
                 our
                 Signet
                 at
                 our
                 Manor
                 of
                 Hampton
                 Corte
                 the
                 day
                 of
                 December
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             XIIII
             .
             Of
             the
             policie
             vsed
             by
             King
             Henry
             the
             eighth
             ,
             and
             his
             Councell
             ,
             in
             the
             expelling
             of
             the
             Popes
             authoritie
             out
             of
             his
             Dominions
             .
          
           
             
               
                 THus
                 you
                 haue
                 seene
                 the
                 abrogation
                 and
                 extinguishment
                 of
                 the
                 Popes
                 vsurped
                 authoritie
                 here
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 &
                 the
                 establishment
                 of
                 that
                 power
                 in
                 the
                 Crowne
                 imperiall
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 not
                 rashly
                 attempted
                 by
                 his
                 Maiestie
                 ;
                 but
                 vndertaken
                 vpon
                 mature
                 deliberation
                 ,
                 and
                 proceeded
                 in
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 aduise
                 ,
                 consultation
                 ,
                 and
                 iudgement
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 great
                 and
                 famous
                 Clerkes
                 in
                 Christendome
                 :
                 amongst
                 which
                 number
                 ,
                 was
                 that
                 pure
                 Orator
                 and
                 learned
                 diuine
                 
                   Philip
                   Melanchton
                
                 ;
                 whose
                 presence
                 here
                 in
                 England
                 (
                 after
                 his
                 opinion
                 )
                 the
                 king
                 much
                 desired
                 ;
                 as
                 by
                 this
                 letter
                 following
                 ,
                 sent
                 to
                 Secretarie
                 Cromwell
                 from
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Norfolke
                 ,
                 and
                 Viscount
                 Rocheford
                 appeareth
                 .
              
               
                 Master
                 Secretary
                 after
                 our
                 most
                 harty
                 commendacions
                 ,
                 
                 ye
                 shall
                 vnderstand
                 that
                 hauing
                 receyued
                 the
                 letters
                 sent
                 vnto
                 yow
                 from
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Wallop
                
                 ,
                 and
                 shewed
                 the
                 same
                 vnto
                 the
                 Kings
                 Maiestie
                 ,
                 his
                 pleasure
                 therevpon
                 was
                 that
                 we
                 should
                 dispatch
                 these
                 owr
                 letters
                 incontynently
                 vnto
                 youe
                 concernyng
                 thaccomplishment
                 and
                 doing
                 of
                 these
                 things
                 ensuing
                 .
                 First
                 ,
                 his
                 graces
                 pleasure
                 is
                 that
                 youe
                 shall
                 immediatly
                 vpon
                 the
                 receipt
                 hereof
                 ,
                 dispatch
                 Barnes
                 in
                 Post
                 with
                 Deryk
                 in
                 his
                 company
                 into
                 Germany
                 ,
                 commanding
                 him
                 to
                 vse
                 such
                 diligence
                 in
                 his
                 iournay
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 may
                 ,
                 and
                 it
                 be
                 possible
                 ,
                 mete
                 with
                 Melanchton
                 ,
                 before
                 his
                 arryuall
                 in
                 France
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 case
                 he
                 shall
                 so
                 mete
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 not
                 onely
                 to
                 disuade
                 his
                 going
                 thither
                 ,
                 declaring
                 how
                 extremely
                 the
                 French
                 king
                 doth
                 persecute
                 all
                 those
                 that
                 will
                 not
                 grant
                 vnto
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Romes
                 vsurped
                 power
                 ,
                 and
                 iurisdiction
                 ;
                 vsyng
                 in
                 this
                 parte
                 all
                 persuasions
                 ,
                 reasons
                 ,
                 and
                 meanes
                 that
                 he
                 canne
                 deuise
                 ,
                 to
                 empeach
                 ,
                 and
                 let
                 his
                 said
                 iornay
                 thither
                 ,
                 layeng
                 vnto
                 him
                 how
                 moche
                 it
                 shuld
                 be
                 to
                 his
                 shame
                 ,
                 and
                 reproche
                 ,
                 to
                 vary
                 and
                 goo
                 nowe
                 from
                 that
                 true
                 opinnion
                 wherein
                 he
                 hath
                 so
                 long
                 continued
                 .
                 But
                 also
                 on
                 thother
                 side
                 to
                 persuade
                 him
                 all
                 that
                 he
                 may
                 to
                 conuert
                 his
                 said
                 iournay
                 hither
                 ,
                 shewing
                 aswell
                 the
                 conformity
                 of
                 his
                 opinnion
                 and
                 doctrine
                 here
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 nobilitie
                 and
                 vertues
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Maiestie
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 good
                 entretaynement
                 which
                 no
                 doubt
                 he
                 shall
                 haue
                 here
                 at
                 his
                 grace
                 hand
                 .
                 And
                 if
                 percase
                 the
                 said
                 Barnes
                 shall
                 not
                 meet●
                 with
                 him
                 before
                 his
                 arriuall
                 in
                 France
                 ;
                 thenne
                 the
                 said
                 Barnes
                 proceding
                 himselfe
                 forth
                 in
                 his
                 Iournay
                 towards
                 the
                 Prynces
                 of
                 Germany
                 ,
                 shall
                 with
                 all
                 diligence
                 returne
                 in
                 post
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 highness
                 the
                 said
                 Derik
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 advertisement
                 of
                 the
                 certainty
                 of
                 Melanchtons
                 commyng
                 into
                 France
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 other
                 occurrants
                 as
                 he
                 shall
                 then
                 knowe
                 .
                 And
                 if
                 the
                 said
                 Derik
                 be
                 not
                 now
                 redy
                 to
                 go
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 pleasure
                 is
                 ,
                 you
                 shall
                 in
                 his
                 stede
                 appoint
                 and
                 sende
                 suche
                 onn
                 other
                 with
                 the
                 said
                 Barnes
                 ,
                 as
                 you
                 shall
                 thinke
                 mete
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 when
                 the
                 said
                 Barnes
                 shall
                 arriue
                 with
                 the
                 said
                 Princes
                 of
                 Germany
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 pleasure
                 is
                 ,
                 he
                 shall
                 on
                 his
                 grace
                 behaulfe
                 aswell
                 persuade
                 
                 them
                 to
                 persist
                 and
                 continue
                 in
                 their
                 former
                 good
                 opinion
                 concerning
                 the
                 denyall
                 of
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Romes
                 vsurped
                 authoritie
                 ,
                 declaring
                 their
                 owne
                 honor
                 ,
                 reputacion
                 ,
                 and
                 surety
                 to
                 depend
                 thereon
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 they
                 nowe
                 may
                 better
                 mayntain
                 their
                 said
                 iust
                 opinion
                 therein
                 then
                 euer
                 they
                 might
                 ,
                 having
                 the
                 kings
                 Maiestie
                 ,
                 oon
                 of
                 the
                 moost
                 noble
                 and
                 puissant
                 Princes
                 of
                 the
                 world
                 ,
                 of
                 like
                 opinion
                 and
                 iudgement
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 who
                 ,
                 having
                 proceeded
                 therein
                 by
                 great
                 aduise
                 ,
                 deliberacion
                 ,
                 consultacion
                 ,
                 and
                 iudgement
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 parte
                 of
                 the
                 greate
                 and
                 famous
                 Clerkes
                 in
                 Christendome
                 ,
                 will
                 in
                 no
                 wise
                 relent
                 ,
                 vary
                 ,
                 or
                 alter
                 in
                 that
                 behalfe
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 said
                 Barnes
                 may
                 declare
                 and
                 shew
                 vnto
                 them
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 booke
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 Deane
                 of
                 the
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 many
                 of
                 the
                 Bishops
                 Sermons
                 as
                 ye
                 haue
                 ,
                 whiche
                 booke
                 ye
                 shall
                 receyue
                 herwith
                 ,
                 the
                 copies
                 wherof
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Sermons
                 ,
                 ye
                 must
                 deliuer
                 vnto
                 the
                 said
                 Barnes
                 at
                 his
                 departure
                 ,
                 for
                 his
                 better
                 remembrance
                 and
                 instruction
                 .
                 To
                 whom
                 also
                 his
                 graces
                 pleasure
                 is
                 ,
                 ye
                 shall
                 shew
                 as
                 moche
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Wallops
                
                 letter
                 which
                 we
                 send
                 you
                 also
                 again
                 ,
                 as
                 ye
                 shall
                 see
                 drawne
                 and
                 merkt
                 with
                 a
                 penne
                 in
                 the
                 mergent
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 .
                 As
                 also
                 exhorte
                 and
                 moue
                 them
                 in
                 any
                 wise
                 to
                 beware
                 howe
                 they
                 commyt
                 any
                 of
                 their
                 affayres
                 to
                 thorder
                 ,
                 direction
                 ,
                 or
                 determinacion
                 of
                 the
                 French
                 King
                 ,
                 consideryng
                 he
                 and
                 his
                 counsail
                 be
                 altogether
                 Papist
                 ,
                 and
                 addict
                 and
                 bent
                 to
                 the
                 mayntenance
                 and
                 confirmacion
                 of
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Romes
                 pretended
                 authoritie
                 .
                 Furthermore
                 the
                 Kings
                 pleasure
                 is
                 ,
                 ye
                 shall
                 vpon
                 the
                 receipt
                 herof
                 immediatly
                 cause
                 Master
                 Haynes
                 and
                 
                   Christofer
                   Mount
                
                 in
                 post
                 to
                 repaire
                 into
                 France
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Wallop
                
                 ,
                 in
                 as
                 secrete
                 maner
                 as
                 they
                 canne
                 ,
                 as
                 cummyng
                 like
                 his
                 friends
                 to
                 visite
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 as
                 sent
                 by
                 the
                 King.
                 And
                 in
                 case
                 they
                 shall
                 by
                 him
                 or
                 otherwise
                 lerne
                 and
                 knowe
                 that
                 Melanchton
                 is
                 there
                 arryued
                 ,
                 then
                 his
                 grace
                 wold
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 Haynes
                 and
                 Mount
                 shall
                 ,
                 in
                 such
                 sort
                 as
                 they
                 be
                 not
                 moche
                 noted
                 ,
                 resorte
                 vnto
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 disuading
                 of
                 his
                 continuance
                 there
                 ,
                 or
                 alteration
                 of
                 his
                 opinion
                 ,
                 and
                 alluring
                 of
                 him
                 hither
                 ,
                 to
                 vse
                 suche
                 reasons
                 and
                 persuasions
                 as
                 be
                 before
                 written
                 ,
                 with
                 suche
                 other
                 as
                 they
                 can
                 further
                 deuise
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 .
                 To
                 the
                 which
                 Haynes
                 and
                 Mount
                 the
                 Kings
                 pleasure
                 is
                 ,
                 ye
                 shall
                 deliuer
                 like
                 copies
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Deanes
                 booke
                 ,
                 and
                 Bishops
                 Sermons
                 to
                 be
                 shewed
                 vnto
                 the
                 said
                 Melanchton
                 ,
                 or
                 otherwise
                 vsed
                 ,
                 as
                 may
                 be
                 most
                 expedient
                 for
                 thachyeuement
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 purpose
                 in
                 that
                 behaulfe
                 .
              
               
                 Ye
                 shall
                 also
                 vnderstande
                 that
                 the
                 kings
                 pleasure
                 is
                 ,
                 ye
                 shall
                 write
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Wallop
                
                 ,
                 and
                 send
                 vnto
                 him
                 therwith
                 like
                 copies
                 ;
                 willing
                 him
                 in
                 case
                 he
                 shall
                 haue
                 certain
                 knowledge
                 that
                 tharticles
                 be
                 true
                 written
                 in
                 these
                 his
                 letters
                 concernyng
                 the
                 French
                 Kings
                 sending
                 into
                 Germany
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 continuance
                 of
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Romes
                 pretended
                 supremacie
                 ,
                 to
                 repaire
                 with
                 the
                 said
                 copies
                 to
                 the
                 French
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 only
                 to
                 set
                 the
                 same
                 furth
                 with
                 such
                 reasons
                 as
                 he
                 can
                 deuise
                 in
                 that
                 part
                 ,
                 shewing
                 how
                 moche
                 it
                 shal
                 be
                 against
                 his
                 honour
                 ,
                 both
                 to
                 geue
                 himselfe
                 subiect
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Bishop
                 ,
                 and
                 moue
                 other
                 to
                 doo
                 the
                 semblable
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 to
                 declare
                 vnto
                 him
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Kings
                 highnes
                 remembring
                 his
                 old
                 frendly
                 promises
                 concernyng
                 the
                 mayntenance
                 of
                 his
                 cause
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 his
                 procedyngs
                 touching
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 cannot
                 thinke
                 it
                 a
                 litle
                 strange
                 that
                 the
                 said
                 French
                 King
                 (
                 seing
                 his
                 Maiestie
                 hath
                 in
                 his
                 doings
                 touching
                 the
                 said
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Rome
                 ,
                 moued
                 neyther
                 his
                 nor
                 any
                 Princes
                 subiects
                 )
                 will
                 m●ue
                 and
                 styr
                 the
                 Germayns
                 to
                 condescende
                 vpon
                 a
                 
                 contrary
                 opinion
                 ,
                 both
                 to
                 themselfs
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 his
                 grace
                 in
                 this
                 behalfe
                 ;
                 And
                 that
                 his
                 Maiestie
                 must
                 nedes
                 thinke
                 this
                 Amytie
                 moche
                 touched
                 in
                 that
                 he
                 shuld
                 moue
                 any
                 state
                 or
                 cuntrie
                 to
                 doo
                 that
                 thing
                 ,
                 whiche
                 is
                 so
                 moche
                 against
                 the
                 Kings
                 highnes
                 and
                 his
                 owne
                 promes
                 ,
                 vsing
                 all
                 the
                 waies
                 to
                 disuade
                 him
                 from
                 the
                 dishonorable
                 obedience
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Bishops
                 See
                 ,
                 mouing
                 him
                 to
                 inclyne
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 iust
                 opinion
                 touching
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
               
                 Finally
                 the
                 Kings
                 pleasure
                 is
                 ,
                 ye
                 shall
                 write
                 an
                 other
                 letter
                 to
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Aberden
                 ,
                 signifying
                 that
                 the
                 Kings
                 Maiestie
                 taketh
                 it
                 very
                 vnkindly
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 his
                 Nephieu
                 wold
                 now
                 embrace
                 without
                 his
                 aduise
                 or
                 counsail
                 ,
                 being
                 his
                 derest
                 frend
                 and
                 Vncle
                 ,
                 and
                 now
                 in
                 liege
                 and
                 Amytie
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 the
                 mariage
                 of
                 
                   Mounsieur
                   de
                   vandous
                
                 daughter
                 ,
                 wherevnto
                 he
                 wold
                 geue
                 non
                 eare
                 at
                 his
                 graces
                 ouerture
                 hertofore
                 made
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 .
                 In
                 your
                 seid
                 letter
                 imputing
                 a
                 great
                 negligence
                 therein
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Bishop
                 and
                 other
                 of
                 his
                 Masters
                 counsail
                 ,
                 seing
                 their
                 Master
                 sheweth
                 not
                 in
                 the
                 doing
                 therof
                 suche
                 amytie
                 towards
                 the
                 Kings
                 highnes
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 frendship
                 betwene
                 them
                 doth
                 require
                 .
                 And
                 to
                 make
                 an
                 end
                 ,
                 his
                 grace
                 will
                 in
                 no
                 wise
                 that
                 Barnes
                 of
                 Haynes
                 shall
                 tarry
                 for
                 any
                 further
                 instruction
                 of
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 ,
                 his
                 grace
                 hauing
                 determyned
                 to
                 sende
                 the
                 same
                 after
                 by
                 Master
                 Almoner
                 and
                 Heth
                 :
                 but
                 that
                 he
                 ,
                 Master
                 Haynes
                 ,
                 and
                 Mount
                 shal
                 with
                 all
                 possible
                 diligence
                 departe
                 immediatly
                 in
                 post
                 without
                 lenger
                 tarying
                 thenne
                 for
                 this
                 their
                 depeche
                 shal
                 be
                 necessary
                 ,
                 soo
                 as
                 their
                 abode
                 empeche
                 not
                 the
                 Kings
                 purpose
                 touching
                 the
                 said
                 Melanchton
                 .
                 And
                 thus
                 fare
                 youe
                 most
                 hartly
                 well
                 .
              
               
                 
                   From
                   Langley
                   in
                   moche
                   hast
                   
                     this
                     Monday
                     at
                     iiii
                     of
                     the
                     clocke
                     at
                     after
                     none
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Your
                   louyng
                   Frends
                   ,
                   
                     
                       
                         T.
                         Norffolk
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       
                         George
                         Roc●ford
                      
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             Also
             ,
             before
             the
             beginning
             of
             that
             Parliament
             wherin
             the
             Popes
             supreme
             authoritie
             here
             in
             England
             was
             abolished
             ,
             these
             remarkable
             Inductions
             following
             were
             set
             downe
             ,
             and
             commanded
             by
             the
             King
             and
             his
             Councell
             to
             be
             suddenly
             put
             in
             execution
             .
          
           
             First
             ,
             to
             send
             for
             all
             the
             Bishops
             of
             this
             realme
             ,
             and
             speciallie
             for
             suche
             as
             be
             nerest
             to
             the
             Courte
             ,
             
             and
             to
             examine
             them
             a
             parte
             ,
             whether
             they
             by
             the
             law
             of
             God
             can
             proue
             and
             iustifie
             ,
             that
             he
             that
             now
             is
             called
             the
             Pope
             of
             Rome
             is
             aboue
             the
             generall
             Counsaile
             ,
             or
             the
             generall
             Counsail
             aboue
             him
             ;
             Or
             whether
             he
             hath
             gyuen
             vnto
             him
             by
             the
             law
             of
             God
             any
             more
             auctority
             within
             the
             realme
             ,
             then
             any
             other
             foreyn
             Bishop
             .
          
           
             Item
             ,
             to
             deuise
             with
             all
             the
             Bishoppes
             of
             this
             realme
             ,
             to
             set
             furth
             ,
             preach
             ,
             and
             cause
             to
             be
             preched
             to
             the
             Kings
             people
             ,
             that
             the
             said
             Bishop
             of
             Rome
             called
             the
             Pope
             ,
             is
             not
             in
             auctoryte
             aboue
             the
             generall
             Counsell
             ,
             but
             the
             generall
             Counsell
             is
             aboue
             him
             and
             all
             Bishpos
             .
             And
             that
             he
             hathe
             not
             by
             Goddes
             law
             any
             more
             iurisdiction
             within
             this
             realme
             then
             an
             other
             forraine
             Bishop
             ,
             being
             of
             any
             other
             realme
             hath
             .
             And
             that
             such
             auctority
             as
             he
             before
             this
             hath
             vsurped
             within
             this
             realme
             ,
             is
             both
             against
             Gods
             law
             ,
             and
             also
             against
             the
             generall
             Counsalles
             ;
             Which
             vsurpation
             of
             auctoritie
             onely
             hath
             growen
             to
             him
             by
             the
             sufferance
             of
             Prynces
             of
             this
             realme
             ,
             and
             by
             none
             auctority
             from
             God.
             
          
           
             Item
             ,
             therefore
             that
             order
             be
             taken
             for
             such
             as
             shall
             preach
             at
             Paules
             
             Crosse
             from
             henceforth
             ,
             shall
             continually
             from
             Sonday
             to
             Sonday
             preach
             there
             ,
             and
             also
             teach
             and
             declare
             to
             the
             people
             ,
             that
             hee
             that
             now
             calleth
             himselfe
             Pope
             ,
             nether
             any
             of
             his
             Predecessours
             is
             and
             were
             but
             onely
             the
             Bishops
             of
             Rome
             ,
             and
             hath
             no
             more
             authoritie
             and
             iurisdiction
             by
             Gods
             law
             within
             this
             realme
             ,
             then
             any
             other
             forraine
             Bishop
             hath
             ,
             which
             is
             nothing
             at
             all
             .
             And
             that
             such
             authoritie
             as
             hee
             hath
             claimed
             heretofore
             hath
             been
             onely
             by
             vsurpation
             and
             sufferance
             of
             Princes
             of
             this
             realme
             .
             And
             that
             the
             Bishop
             of
             London
             may
             bee
             bound
             to
             suffer
             none
             other
             to
             preach
             at
             Paules
             Crosse
             ,
             as
             hee
             will
             answer
             ,
             but
             such
             as
             will
             preach
             and
             set
             forth
             the
             same
             .
          
           
             Item
             ,
             that
             all
             the
             Bishops
             within
             this
             realme
             bee
             bound
             and
             ordered
             in
             the
             same
             wise
             ,
             and
             cause
             the
             same
             to
             bee
             preached
             throughout
             all
             their
             Diocesses
             .
          
           
             Item
             ,
             that
             a
             speciall
             practise
             be
             made
             ,
             and
             a
             straight
             commandement
             giuen
             to
             all
             Prouincialls
             ,
             Ministers
             ,
             and
             rulers
             of
             all
             the
             foure
             Orders
             of
             Friers
             within
             this
             realme
             ,
             commanding
             them
             to
             cause
             the
             same
             to
             be
             preached
             by
             all
             the
             Preachers
             of
             their
             religions
             ,
             and
             through
             the
             whole
             realme
             .
          
           
             Item
             ,
             to
             practise
             with
             all
             the
             Friers
             Obseruants
             of
             this
             realme
             ,
             and
             to
             command
             them
             to
             preach
             likewise
             ;
             or
             else
             that
             they
             may
             be
             stayed
             ,
             and
             no●
             suffered
             to
             preach
             in
             no
             place
             of
             the
             realme
             .
          
           
             Item
             ,
             that
             euery
             Abbot
             ,
             Prior
             ,
             and
             other
             heads
             of
             religious
             houses
             within
             this
             realme
             ,
             shall
             in
             like
             manner
             teach
             their
             Conuents
             and
             brethren
             ,
             to
             teach
             and
             declare
             the
             same
             .
          
           
             Item
             ,
             that
             euery
             Bishop
             shall
             make
             speciall
             commandements
             to
             euerie
             Parson
             ,
             Vicar
             ,
             and
             Curate
             within
             his
             Diocesse
             to
             preach
             and
             declare
             to
             his
             Parishoners
             in
             likewise
             .
          
           
             Item
             ,
             Proclamations
             to
             be
             made
             throughout
             the
             realme
             containing
             the
             whole
             Act
             of
             Appeales
             ;
             And
             that
             the
             same
             Act
             may
             bee
             impressed
             ,
             transumed
             ,
             and
             set
             vp
             on
             euery
             Church
             doore
             in
             England
             ,
             to
             the
             intent
             that
             no
             Parson
             ,
             Vicar
             ,
             Curate
             ,
             nor
             any
             other
             of
             the
             Kings
             subiects
             shall
             make
             themselues
             ignorant
             thereof
             .
          
           
             Item
             ,
             the
             Kings
             prouocations
             and
             appellations
             made
             from
             the
             Bishop
             of
             Rome
             vnto
             the
             generall
             Councell
             ,
             may
             also
             be
             transumed
             ,
             impressed
             ,
             published
             and
             set
             vp
             on
             euery
             Church-doore
             in
             England
             ,
             to
             the
             intent
             that
             if
             any
             censures
             should
             be
             fulminate
             against
             the
             king
             or
             his
             realme
             ,
             that
             then
             it
             may
             appeare
             to
             all
             the
             world
             ,
             that
             the
             censures
             be
             of
             none
             effect
             ,
             considering
             that
             the
             king
             hath
             already
             ,
             and
             also
             before
             any
             censures
             promulged
             ,
             both
             prouoked
             and
             appealed
             .
          
           
             Item
             ,
             like
             transumpts
             to
             bee
             made
             ,
             and
             sent
             into
             all
             other
             realmes
             and
             dominions
             ,
             and
             specially
             into
             Flanders
             ,
             concerning
             the
             kings
             said
             prouocations
             and
             appellations
             ,
             to
             the
             intent
             falsehood
             ,
             iniquitie
             ,
             malice
             ,
             and
             iniustice
             of
             the
             Bishop
             of
             Rome
             may
             thereby
             appeare
             to
             all
             the
             world
             .
             And
             also
             to
             the
             intent
             that
             all
             the
             world
             may
             know
             that
             the
             Kings
             highnes
             standing
             vnder
             those
             appeales
             ,
             no
             censures
             can
             preuaile
             ,
             neither
             take
             any
             effect
             against
             him
             and
             his
             realme
             .
          
           
             
             Item
             ,
             a
             letter
             to
             be
             conceiued
             from
             all
             the
             Nobles
             ,
             as
             well
             Spirituall
             as
             Temporall
             of
             this
             Realme
             ,
             vnto
             the
             Bishop
             of
             Rome
             ,
             declaring
             the
             wrongs
             iniuries
             ,
             and
             vsurpations
             vsed
             against
             the
             kings
             highnes
             and
             this
             realme
             .
          
           
           
             Item
             ,
             to
             send
             exploratours
             and
             espies
             into
             Scotland
             ,
             and
             to
             see
             and
             perceiue
             their
             practises
             ,
             and
             what
             they
             intend
             there
             ;
             And
             whether
             they
             will
             confederate
             themselues
             with
             any
             other
             outward
             Princes
             .
          
           
             Item
             ,
             to
             send
             letters
             for
             that
             purpose
             to
             the
             Earle
             of
             Northumberland
             ,
             my
             Lord
             Daves
             ,
             and
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Clyfford
            
             .
          
           
             Item
             ,
             certaine
             discreete
             and
             graue
             persons
             to
             bee
             appointed
             ,
             to
             repaire
             into
             the
             parts
             of
             Germany
             ,
             to
             practise
             and
             conclude
             some
             lege
             or
             amitie
             with
             the
             Princes
             and
             Potentates
             of
             Germany
             ,
             that
             is
             to
             say
             ,
             the
             King
             of
             Pole
             ,
             Iohn
             of
             Hungary
             ,
             the
             Duke
             of
             Saxony
             ,
             the
             Duke
             of
             Bauyere
             ,
             Duke
             Fredericke
             ,
             the
             Landegraue
             Van
             Hesse
             ,
             the
             Bishop
             of
             Magous
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             Treuers
             ,
             the
             Bishop
             of
             Collene
             ,
             and
             other
             the
             Potentates
             of
             Germany
             ,
             and
             also
             to
             ensearch
             of
             what
             inclination
             the
             said
             Princes
             and
             Potentates
             be
             of
             towards
             the
             King
             and
             this
             realme
             .
          
           
             Item
             ,
             like
             practise
             to
             be
             made
             and
             practised
             with
             the
             Cities
             of
             Lubeke
             ,
             Danske
             ,
             Hambourgh
             ,
             Bromeswicke
             ,
             and
             all
             other
             the
             steads
             of
             the
             Haunse
             Tu●onyk
             ;
             and
             to
             ensearch
             of
             what
             inclination
             they
             bee
             towards
             the
             King
             and
             this
             realme
             .
          
           
             Item
             ,
             like
             practise
             to
             be
             made
             and
             practised
             with
             the
             Cities
             of
             Norimbourgh
             ,
             and
             Aughsbrough
             .
          
           
             Item
             ,
             to
             remember
             the
             Merchants
             aduenturers
             ,
             haunting
             the
             dominions
             of
             Braband
             ,
             and
             to
             speake
             with
             them
             .
          
           
             Item
             ,
             to
             set
             order
             and
             establishment
             of
             the
             Princes
             Dowagers
             house
             ,
             with
             all
             celeritie
             ,
             and
             also
             of
             my
             Lady
             Maryes
             house
             .
          
           
             To
             these
             (
             or
             some
             of
             these
             )
             purposes
             ,
             the
             King
             dispatched
             messengers
             to
             all
             his
             Embassadours
             and
             Agents
             beyond
             seas
             ,
             hauing
             before
             that
             sent
             the
             Duke
             of
             Norfolke
             ,
             Viscount
             Rocheford
             ,
             Sir
             
               William
               Pawlet
            
             (
             afterwards
             Marquesse
             of
             Winchester
             )
             and
             others
             ,
             to
             the
             Pope
             ,
             the
             Emperour
             ,
             and
             the
             French
             King
             ,
             being
             all
             three
             together
             at
             Nice
             .
             He
             also
             caused
             his
             Secretarie
             to
             write
             in
             this
             manner
             to
             Iames
             the
             fifth
             ,
             King
             of
             Scotland
             .
          
           
             Moste
             excellent
             ,
             
             myghtye
             and
             victorious
             Prynce
             ,
             Ple●s●th
             your
             Magestie
             that
             by
             the
             commaundment
             of
             my
             most
             dread
             Lord
             and
             Soueraigne
             Kyng
             of
             England
             ,
             your
             graces
             moste
             dere
             Vncle
             ,
             I
             haue
             in
             charge
             ,
             vndre
             commyssion
             ,
             certeyn
             specyall
             maters
             concernyng
             his
             highnes
             pleasure
             ,
             secreatly
             to
             be
             signyfyed
             vnto
             your
             grace
             ,
             wherein
             not
             only
             as
             a
             naturall
             Cousyne
             of
             your
             royall
             consanguinity
             ;
             but
             as
             a
             moste
             loueing
             Father
             entierly
             tendryng
             your
             worthye
             honor
             ,
             no
             lesse
             desirous
             hereof
             ,
             then
             regardyng
             his
             owne
             peculyer
             prosperyte
             ,
             vnfaynedly
             accomptyng
             your
             graces
             aduancement
             his
             moste
             conformable
             consolacion
             .
             In
             consideracyon
             whereof
             sith
             it
             hath
             so
             pleasyd
             God
             of
             his
             infynyte
             fauour
             to
             revele
             vnto
             his
             highnes
             as
             well
             by
             studyous
             endeuor
             of
             good
             letters
             ,
             as
             by
             erudyte
             consultacyon
             of
             famous
             estemyde
             Clerke
             ;
             Also
             by
             long
             attempted
             experience
             ,
             ensearchyng
             truyth
             chyeflye
             in
             Christs
             doctryne
             ,
             who
             ,
             saith
             Iohn
             the
             fourteenth
             ,
             
               Ego
               sum
               veritas
            
             :
             now
             clerely
             to
             perceive
             the
             thrall
             ,
             captyvyte
             ,
             vndre
             the
             vsurpyd
             power
             of
             the
             Busshop
             of
             Rome
             ,
             and
             his
             vngodly
             lawes
             .
             Wherein
             his
             highnes
             and
             other
             many
             of
             his
             noble
             progenitors
             were
             moste
             wyckedly
             abusyde
             ,
             to
             their
             intollerable
             calamity
             ;
             and
             excedyng
             molestacion
             of
             their
             Subiects
             ,
             ouer
             whom
             God
             had
             yeuon
             them
             auctoryte
             and
             gouernaunce
             to
             rule
             ,
             as
             by
             all
             storyes
             of
             the
             olde
             testament
             ,
             and
             informacyon
             of
             the
             new
             
             playnely
             apperith
             .
             Which
             groundly
             knowen
             to
             his
             highnes
             ,
             wisshith
             lykewise
             ,
             the
             same
             to
             be
             persuadyd
             vnto
             your
             grace
             ;
             wherby
             your
             honorable
             renoune
             and
             royall
             auctoryte
             shuld
             be
             moche
             enlargyd
             ,
             with
             no
             lesse
             felycitye
             of
             soule
             ,
             pryncipally
             to
             be
             regardyd
             ,
             then
             with
             aboundant
             comoditie
             of
             riches
             ,
             and
             vnfayned
             obeysaunce
             of
             faythfull
             Subiects
             ,
             ferr
             from
             the
             comeberous
             calamyte
             of
             the
             Popysshe
             myserable
             molestacyon
             .
             What
             more
             intollerable
             calamyte
             may
             ther
             be
             to
             a
             Christian
             Prynce
             ,
             than
             vniustlye
             to
             be
             defeatyd
             of
             his
             righteous
             iurisdiction
             within
             his
             realme
             ?
             to
             be
             a
             King
             by
             name
             ,
             and
             not
             indede
             ,
             to
             be
             a
             ruler
             without
             regyment
             ouer
             his
             owne
             liege
             people
             ?
             what
             more
             greuous
             molestacion
             can
             chaunce
             to
             true
             harted
             Subiects
             ,
             than
             to
             be
             seuer●d
             from
             the
             alliegiaunce
             due
             to
             their
             naturall
             Soueraigne
             ,
             ther
             annoyntyd
             King
             grauntyd
             by
             Gods
             lawes
             ,
             and
             to
             become
             servile
             slaues
             to
             a
             foreyn
             Potentat
             ,
             vsurpyng
             to
             reigne
             ouer
             them
             agaynste
             the
             lawe
             of
             God
             ?
             as
             by
             the
             violent
             tyrannye
             of
             the
             Bushop
             of
             Rome
             hathe
             many
             yeres
             hitherto
             bene
             practysed
             throughout
             all
             regions
             ,
             to
             the
             ruynous
             desolacyon
             of
             the
             hole
             Christentie
             ?
             what
             Realme
             is
             ther
             but
             that
             the
             Bus●shop
             of
             Rome
             hath
             planted
             therein
             his
             kingdome
             ?
             and
             established
             his
             regiment
             after
             soche
             a
             subtiell
             way
             ,
             that
             he
             and
             his
             cra●tye
             creatures
             were
             obeyd
             of
             Prynces
             ,
             to
             whome
             of
             dutye
             they
             ought
             to
             haue
             bene
             subiect
             :
             1.
             
             Pet.
             2.
             
               siue
               Regi
               tanquam
               praecellenti
               ,
               &c.
            
             of
             whome
             all
             Romayn
             Busshops
             haue
             presumyd
             to
             be
             successors
             ,
             but
             not
             folowers
             ,
             contrarye
             to
             his
             example
             ,
             
               Qui
               non
               venit
               ministrari
               ,
               sed
               ministrare
               .
            
             In
             all
             Realmes
             the
             Popisshe
             practise
             hath
             had
             soche
             confederacye
             of
             false
             forsworne
             factious
             and
             trayterous
             *
             Titinylks
             vntrue
             to
             ther
             Soueraigne
             ,
             that
             nothyng
             was
             so
             secreatly
             in
             counsaill
             of
             any
             Prynce
             ,
             but
             forthwith
             it
             was
             caried
             by
             relacion
             to
             the
             Popes
             care
             .
             And
             if
             ought
             were
             attemptyd
             agaynste
             his
             owne
             person
             ,
             or
             any
             crookyd
             creature
             of
             his
             creation
             ,
             in
             restraynyng
             of
             ther
             extortionate
             claymes
             (
             as
             ther
             was
             nothyng
             but
             they
             claymed
             to
             haue
             auctoryte
             vpon
             )
             incontynent
             they
             bouncyd
             out
             their
             thunderbolts
             ,
             and
             currsyng
             fulminations
             ,
             with
             soche
             intollerable
             force
             of
             vnmercyfull
             crudelyte
             ,
             that
             they
             made
             the
             greatiste
             personages
             of
             the
             world
             to
             trymble
             and
             quake
             for
             feare
             .
             For
             by
             the
             negligente
             soufferaunce
             of
             Prynces
             ,
             thrughe
             d●faute
             of
             knowlege
             of
             Goddes
             worde
             the
             Popisshe
             pride
             was
             so
             haught
             ,
             his
             auctoryte
             so
             preemynent
             ,
             his
             power
             so
             puisaunte
             ,
             his
             strengthe
             so
             myghtye
             ,
             his
             displeasure
             so
             daungerous
             ,
             his
             Tyrrannye
             so
             terrible
             ;
             that
             scarse
             any
             durst
             resiste
             ;
             to
             coutrevaill
             none
             was
             able
             .
             Example
             of
             many
             excellente
             Prynces
             ;
             as
             Iohn
             the
             furst
             ,
             and
             Henry
             the
             second
             of
             gracyous
             memory
             ,
             Kings
             of
             England
             ,
             here
             in
             their
             liffe
             times
             moste
             cruelly
             vexyd
             ,
             and
             after
             there
             disseas
             ,
             by
             forged
             leasyngs
             ,
             and
             slaunderous
             ympechements
             mysreportyd
             ,
             and
             faulselye
             belied
             ,
             with
             dispitfull
             dishonor
             of
             ther
             excellent
             progenye
             .
             After
             like
             fasshion
             the
             victorious
             Emperor
             Lodovicus
             enterprysing
             to
             interrupte
             the
             pestilente
             peruersyte
             of
             Pope
             Iohn
             the
             two
             and
             twentieth
             ,
             to
             what
             carefull
             confusion
             was
             he
             brought
             ?
             Moreouer
             the
             godly
             and
             well
             disposed
             Henry
             the
             third
             ,
             Emperour
             of
             Allmayn
             ,
             how
             traytterouslye
             was
             he
             betrayed
             by
             Pope
             Hildebrande
             ,
             procuryng
             his
             owne
             son
             vnnaturally
             to
             war
             agaynst
             his
             Father
             ,
             to
             take
             him
             prisoner
             ,
             and
             fynally
             to
             depose
             him
             of
             his
             Empereall
             crowne
             ?
             Furthermore
             ,
             what
             Christian
             hart
             can
             refrayn
             from
             sorrofull
             sighes
             ,
             and
             morening
             lamentation
             to
             considre
             how
             the
             Innocent
             and
             harmles
             
             Prynce
             Childevicus
             King
             of
             France
             ,
             was
             extremely
             handelyd
             of
             his
             owne
             servant
             Pepyne
             ,
             beryved
             of
             his
             Kyngdome
             through
             the
             instigacion
             of
             the
             Busshop
             of
             Rome
             .
             And
             no
             marvaill
             though
             he
             ha●
             thus
             encroched
             vpon
             Prynces
             ,
             being
             men
             ;
             wheras
             he
             hath
             exalted
             hymself
             agaynst
             God
             ,
             thrustyng
             him
             out
             of
             his
             roome
             ,
             and
             setlyng
             hymself
             in
             Gods
             place
             ,
             the
             conscience
             of
             Christian
             people
             ,
             of
             whose
             vsurped
             power
             ,
             S.
             Paul
             prophecyeng
             ,
             Thessall
             .
             2.
             chap.
             2.
             callyth
             him
             the
             sinfull
             man
             ,
             the
             sonn
             of
             perdicion
             ,
             
               qui
               est
               aduersarius
               &
               effertur
               adversus
               omne
               quod
               dicitur
               Deus
               ,
               adeo
               vt
               in
               templo
               Dei
               sedeat
               .
            
             Doth
             not
             he
             sytt
             in
             the
             temple
             of
             God
             ,
             by
             dampnable
             dispensacions
             ,
             by
             dysceyvable
             remyssions
             ,
             by
             lyenge
             myrracles
             ,
             by
             fayned
             reliques
             ,
             by
             false
             religion
             ,
             &c.
             
             And
             as
             he
             hath
             avoyded
             God
             out
             of
             the
             conscyence
             of
             Christian
             people
             ,
             so
             hath
             he
             defeated
             Prynces
             of
             ther
             iurisdictions
             ,
             and
             debarred
             euery
             commen
             weale
             from
             ther
             politick
             gouernaunce
             ,
             bringyng
             in
             his
             lawlesse
             Canons
             ,
             and
             detestable
             decrees
             ,
             supplantyng
             the
             devyne
             ordynaunce
             of
             power
             yeuen
             to
             Pryncely
             rulers
             .
             And
             the
             cause
             why
             they
             haue
             bene
             so
             decey●ed
             ,
             S.
             Paul
             declaryth
             ,
             
               Eo
               quod
               dilectionem
               veritatis
               non
               acceperunt
               .
            
             This
             legally
             consideryd
             of
             your
             moste
             prudent
             ,
             singuler
             ,
             and
             high
             politike
             discretion
             ,
             aswell
             by
             probable
             experience
             within
             your
             Domynyons
             ,
             as
             by
             euident
             examples
             of
             other
             Christian
             regions
             ,
             wher
             the
             Popisshe
             vnruly
             regiment
             hath
             raigned
             with
             intollerable
             vsurpacion
             ,
             tyrannouslye
             defacing
             all
             power
             of
             Prynces
             .
          
           
             It
             may
             please
             your
             gracious
             benygnytie
             to
             aduertice
             the
             entier
             intent
             ,
             the
             louyng
             mynd
             ,
             and
             vnfayned
             hart
             of
             my
             Soueraigne
             ,
             your
             most
             dere
             vncle
             ,
             so
             fervently
             moued
             with
             a
             faithfull
             loue
             ,
             vnable
             to
             be
             expressed
             ,
             to
             allure
             your
             graces
             affection
             toward
             the
             fauourable
             embracement
             of
             Gods
             worde
             ;
             wherein
             ,
             his
             highnes
             onlye
             reioysinge
             ,
             ardently
             desyreth
             to
             imparte
             the
             same
             ,
             his
             speciall
             ioye
             ,
             with
             your
             most
             excellent
             grace
             ,
             which
             shuld
             be
             greatly
             thadvauncement
             of
             your
             estate
             royall
             ,
             the
             quietacion
             of
             your
             louing
             Subiects
             ,
             and
             most
             highlie
             the
             pleasure
             of
             God.
             
          
           
             Now
             to
             make
             the
             Pope
             more
             odious
             ,
             his
             Kinglie
             power
             ,
             and
             deliberate
             proceedings
             in
             these
             his
             weightie
             causes
             of
             greater
             validitie
             ,
             and
             more
             warrantable
             ,
             as
             well
             by
             the
             lawes
             of
             God
             ,
             as
             generall
             Councells
             ;
             he
             caused
             to
             be
             pend
             ,
             and
             published
             abroad
             ,
             here
             ,
             and
             beyond
             seas
             ,
             to
             the
             same
             effect
             in
             these
             words
             .
          
           
             If
             mortall
             creatures
             to
             theyr
             hedds
             ,
             
             soueraignes
             ,
             and
             naturell
             Princes
             ,
             be
             cheeflye
             bounde
             next
             vnto
             God
             ,
             specially
             where
             they
             as
             moste
             carefull
             fathers
             and
             Tutors
             ,
             prudently
             and
             sagely
             rule
             and
             gouern
             the
             great
             numbers
             and
             multitudes
             of
             men
             ,
             commytted
             to
             theyr
             obedyence
             ;
             And
             where
             they
             in
             their
             royall
             persons
             often
             forgetting
             the
             regard
             of
             theyr
             Princely
             magesties
             ,
             valyantly
             withstand
             ,
             abyde
             and
             resist
             ,
             whatsoeuer
             troubles
             ,
             daungers
             ,
             perells
             ,
             assawts
             ,
             wrongs
             ,
             iniuryes
             ,
             or
             displeasures
             myght
             at
             any
             tyme
             happen
             ,
             chaunce
             ,
             threten
             ,
             or
             be
             incident
             vnto
             theyr
             people
             ,
             or
             countries
             ,
             besyds
             many
             and
             innumerable
             other
             displeasures
             and
             troubles
             ,
             which
             dailie
             and
             heurely
             for
             the
             defence
             mayntenaunce
             and
             supportacion
             of
             theyr
             realmes
             ,
             people
             and
             cuntryes
             ,
             secretly
             happen
             ,
             and
             chaunce
             them
             ,
             theyr
             people
             seldome
             ,
             or
             at
             no
             time
             pryvey
             thervnto
             ;
             wherby
             of
             good
             congruence
             ,
             all
             Subiects
             become
             most
             bounden
             to
             theyr
             soueraignes
             and
             Prynces
             ,
             and
             them
             ought
             most
             feithfully
             to
             loue
             ,
             honour
             ,
             obeye
             ,
             serue
             and
             dreade
             ,
             
             and
             theyr
             magesties
             to
             mayntayn
             ,
             support
             ,
             and
             defend
             with
             all
             theyr
             powre
             ,
             myghte
             ,
             strength
             ,
             and
             habilitie
             .
             Then
             let
             no
             Englyssheman
             forgett
             the
             most
             noble
             and
             louyng
             Prynce
             of
             this
             realme
             ,
             who
             for
             the
             godly
             ensample
             of
             his
             people
             ,
             the
             loue
             and
             dread
             he
             hath
             to
             God
             ,
             and
             obseruance
             of
             his
             most
             reuerend
             lawes
             ,
             hathe
             to
             the
             evydent
             knowlege
             of
             all
             his
             welbelouyd
             Subiects
             long
             endured
             and
             abyden
             ,
             to
             his
             inestimable
             coste
             ,
             charge
             ,
             trouble
             ,
             vexation
             ,
             and
             inquye●nes
             ,
             *
             the
             triall
             of
             his
             great
             cause
             :
             And
             at
             last
             after
             innumerable
             most
             famous
             learned
             mens
             iudgements
             on
             his
             syde
             therin
             gyuen
             .
             Yet
             for
             all
             that
             most
             wrongfully
             iudged
             by
             the
             great
             Idoll
             and
             most
             cruell
             enymye
             to
             Christs
             law
             and
             his
             religion
             ,
             which
             calleth
             himselfe
             Pope
             ,
             And
             his
             most
             iust
             and
             lawfull
             prouocacion
             and
             appellacion
             from
             the
             sayd
             enemye
             of
             Christs
             law
             to
             the
             generall
             counsail
             made
             ,
             also
             refused
             ,
             denyed
             ,
             and
             forsaken
             ;
             Wherfore
             and
             to
             thintente
             all
             men
             may
             know
             the
             abhominable
             wrongs
             ,
             which
             our
             most
             noble
             and
             gracious
             Prynce
             doth
             susteyne
             by
             so
             vnlawfull
             intreatyngs
             ,
             Therfore
             are
             these
             few
             articles
             hereafter
             following
             presented
             vnto
             those
             ,
             that
             shall
             both
             desyre
             to
             knowe
             the
             truth
             ,
             and
             in
             truth
             shall
             thyrste
             and
             couet
             feythfully
             to
             assyst
             ,
             maynteyn
             ,
             supporte
             ,
             defende
             ,
             and
             stand
             by
             theyr
             Prynce
             and
             Souerayn
             ,
             in
             his
             most
             iust
             ,
             lawfull
             ,
             and
             right
             wise
             cause
             .
          
           
             First
             that
             the
             generall
             Counsail
             lawfully
             gathered
             is
             and
             ought
             to
             be
             superiour
             to
             all
             Iurisdictions
             ,
             either
             vsurped
             and
             suffred
             (
             as
             the
             Papall
             )
             or
             iustly
             holden
             as
             kings
             in
             all
             matters
             concernyng
             the
             feythe
             and
             direction
             of
             the
             whole
             Churche
             of
             Christe
             .
             And
             also
             ought
             to
             be
             iudged
             thereby
             ,
             and
             by
             the
             decrees
             of
             the
             same
             only
             ,
             and
             by
             none
             other
             ,
             they
             being
             consonant
             to
             the
             law
             of
             Christe
             .
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             that
             Prynces
             have
             two
             wayes
             principally
             ;
             when
             none
             other
             can
             prevayle
             to
             attaine
             right
             th
             one
             against
             thother
             ;
             that
             is
             to
             say
             ,
             in
             cawses
             concernyng
             the
             sowle
             beyng
             mere
             spirituell
             ,
             appellacion
             to
             the
             generall
             counsail
             In
             temporall
             cawses
             the
             sword
             only
             ,
             except
             by
             mediation
             of
             frends
             the
             matters
             may
             be
             compounded
             ;
             So
             that
             whosoeuer
             wolde
             go
             about
             to
             take
             away
             these
             naturell
             defenses
             from
             Prynces
             ,
             is
             to
             be
             manly
             withstood
             ,
             both
             by
             the
             Princes
             and
             their
             Subiects
             .
             And
             therto
             all
             Christien
             men
             shuld
             be
             anymated
             by
             the
             words
             of
             our
             Lord
             Iesu
             Christe
             ,
             which
             are
             ,
             Obey
             ye
             Prynces
             aboue
             all
             ;
             and
             then
             theyr
             deputyes
             or
             mynysters
             ,
             not
             gevyng
             powre
             to
             forreyns
             wythin
             theyr
             rules
             and
             domynyons
             .
          
           
             Thirdly
             ,
             that
             dyuers
             generall
             Counsaills
             haue
             determyned
             ,
             that
             cawses
             of
             strife
             or
             controuersie
             beyng
             ones
             begonne
             in
             any
             Regyon
             ,
             shall
             there
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             sayd
             Regyon
             be
             finally
             determyned
             ,
             and
             not
             elsewhere
             .
             Vpon
             which
             grounde
             the
             Kings
             highnes
             ,
             his
             nobles
             ,
             both
             spirituell
             and
             temporall
             ,
             and
             Commons
             by
             one
             hole
             consent
             ,
             vpon
             diuers
             most
             prudent
             ,
             wyse
             ,
             and
             polytike
             reasons
             ,
             and
             weyghty
             consideracions
             ,
             agreable
             to
             the
             seyd
             generall
             Counsaills
             ,
             haue
             made
             a
             Law
             ,
             by
             the
             which
             good
             people
             ,
             lyving
             within
             the
             lymets
             of
             true
             and
             lawfull
             matrymonye
             ,
             shall
             not
             by
             malice
             or
             evill
             will
             be
             so
             long
             deteyned
             and
             interrupted
             from
             their
             ryght
             ,
             as
             in
             tymes
             passyd
             they
             haue
             byn
             .
             Neither
             vnlawfull
             matrymonye
             shall
             haue
             his
             iniust
             and
             incestuous
             demoure
             and
             contynuance
             ,
             as
             by
             delayes
             to
             Rome
             it
             was
             wont
             to
             haue
             ;
             Which
             now
             may
             evydently
             appere
             ,
             by
             that
             ,
             that
             our
             Prynces
             weyghtye
             and
             long
             protracted
             cause
             of
             matrymonye
             hath
             his
             
             finall
             and
             prosperous
             end
             ,
             accordyng
             to
             the
             lawes
             of
             God
             ,
             with
             briefe
             successe
             of
             Issue
             alredy
             had
             ,
             and
             other
             like
             to
             follow
             ,
             lawdes
             be
             to
             God
             ,
             thonly
             werker
             of
             the
             same
             .
          
           
             Forthely
             ,
             that
             our
             sayd
             Prynce
             and
             Soueraigne
             ,
             accordyng
             to
             the
             libertie
             and
             lawes
             of
             Nature
             ,
             and
             constitucions
             of
             generall
             Counsaills
             (
             as
             afore
             )
             hath
             both
             prouoked
             and
             appeled
             from
             the
             most
             iniust
             and
             vnlawfull
             sentence
             wrongfully
             geuen
             against
             him
             ,
             by
             the
             Bushop
             of
             Rome
             ,
             to
             the
             generall
             Counsaill
             next
             ensying
             ,
             and
             lawfully
             congregate
             ,
             that
             is
             to
             say
             ,
             from
             the
             sentence
             of
             the
             vsurper
             of
             Goddes
             lawes
             ,
             and
             infringer
             of
             generall
             Counsells
             ,
             which
             callyth
             himselfe
             Pope
             .
             In
             the
             which
             our
             sayd
             Prynces
             doyings
             ,
             all
             iust
             and
             true
             Christien
             men
             ,
             specyally
             his
             most
             louyng
             Subiects
             I
             doubt
             not
             will
             supporte
             and
             maynteyne
             him
             :
             Which
             prouocacions
             and
             appellacions
             also
             standyng
             in
             force
             ,
             and
             beyng
             intimate
             to
             the
             person
             of
             the
             said
             Vsurper
             (
             as
             indede
             they
             be
             )
             and
             by
             him
             denyde
             and
             refused
             ,
             sequestreth
             him
             rightfully
             from
             all
             maner
             of
             Processes
             belongyng
             ,
             or
             in
             any
             wyse
             apperteynyng
             to
             the
             sayd
             fact
             or
             matter
             ;
             other
             Diabolike
             acts
             and
             statuts
             by
             some
             of
             his
             predecessors
             to
             the
             contrary
             made
             notwithstandyng
             .
             Wherfore
             what
             censures
             ,
             interdictions
             ,
             or
             other
             his
             cursed
             invencions
             so
             euer
             they
             be
             ,
             fulminate
             or
             set
             forthe
             by
             the
             sayd
             vsurper
             ,
             the
             same
             ought
             not
             only
             to
             be
             abhorred
             and
             despysed
             ,
             but
             manfully
             to
             be
             withstood
             and
             defended
             .
             And
             who
             so
             doen
             shall
             haue
             for
             theyr
             bukler
             the
             latter
             and
             better
             parte
             of
             this
             verse
             ensuyng
             ,
             and
             the
             maligners
             the
             forparte
             ,
             which
             is
             ,
             
               Quoniam
               qui
               malignant
               exterminabuntur
               ,
               sustinentes
               autem
               Domini
               ipsi
               heredita●unt
               terram
               .
            
          
           
             Fyftely
             ,
             that
             where
             indede
             by
             holy
             Scripture
             and
             Christs
             lawe
             ,
             there
             is
             none
             authoryte
             nor
             Iurisdiction
             graunted
             more
             to
             the
             Bushop
             of
             Rome
             ,
             then
             to
             any
             other
             Bushop
             ,
             
               extra
               Prouinciam
            
             ,
             yet
             because
             that
             sufferaunce
             of
             people
             ,
             and
             blyndnes
             of
             Prynces
             with
             theyr
             supportacion
             hetherto
             hath
             susteyned
             the
             same
             ,
             doyng
             themselffs
             thereby
             to
             great
             iniurye
             and
             wrong
             ;
             It
             is
             now
             thought
             therfore
             not
             only
             conuenyent
             ,
             but
             also
             moche
             more
             then
             necessarye
             ,
             to
             open
             the
             same
             vnto
             the
             people
             ,
             to
             thyntent
             they
             shulde
             from
             henceforth
             no
             longer
             be
             disteyned
             in
             honouryng
             him
             as
             an
             Idoll
             ;
             which
             is
             but
             a
             man
             vsurpyng
             Goddes
             powre
             and
             auctoryte
             :
             And
             a
             man
             neither
             in
             life
             ,
             learnyng
             ,
             or
             conuersacion
             like
             Christs
             minister
             or
             disciple
             :
             yea
             a
             man
             also
             (
             though
             the
             See
             Apostolike
             were
             neuer
             of
             so
             high
             auctoryte
             )
             vnworthy
             and
             vnlawfull
             by
             theyr
             owen
             decrees
             and
             lawes
             to
             occupye
             and
             enioy
             that
             vsurped
             place
             .
             For
             first
             he
             is
             both
             base
             ,
             and
             also
             come
             to
             that
             dygnytie
             by
             Symonye
             .
             And
             now
             by
             denying
             the
             Kings
             lawfull
             prouocacion
             and
             appele
             ,
             and
             in
             supportyng
             that
             Diabolike
             decree
             of
             his
             predecessor
             Pius
             ,
             is
             determyned
             by
             a
             generall
             Counsaill
             a
             very
             Heretike
             .
             Wherfor
             all
             true
             Christien
             people
             (
             except
             he
             amend
             )
             ought
             to
             despise
             both
             him
             and
             all
             his
             facts
             ,
             and
             be
             no
             lenger
             blynded
             by
             him
             ;
             but
             geue
             themselffs
             entierly
             to
             the
             obseruaunce
             of
             Christes
             lawes
             ,
             in
             which
             is
             all
             swetenes
             and
             truthe
             ;
             and
             in
             the
             other
             nothing
             else
             but
             pompe
             ,
             pride
             ,
             ambycion
             ,
             and
             wayes
             to
             make
             himselfe
             riche
             :
             which
             is
             moche
             contrarious
             to
             theyr
             profession
             .
             Our
             Lord
             amend
             them
             .
          
           
             Likewise
             such
             was
             the
             wisedome
             of
             the
             King
             and
             his
             Councell
             ,
             that
             the
             best
             schollers
             of
             the
             kingdome
             ,
             as
             well
             verst
             in
             historie
             humane
             ,
             as
             in
             the
             
             storie
             of
             sacred
             Writ
             ,
             were
             appointed
             to
             collect
             out
             of
             holy
             Scripture
             ,
             Catholike
             Authours
             ,
             and
             generall
             Councells
             ,
             such
             materiall
             points
             ,
             as
             might
             annihilate
             the
             Popes
             power
             and
             authoritie
             ,
             confirme
             his
             Maiesties
             Supremacy
             ;
             and
             delineate
             and
             set
             forth
             the
             manifold
             abuses
             found
             to
             be
             practised
             by
             the
             Popish
             Clergie
             .
             Which
             they
             diuided
             into
             certaine
             membranes
             ,
             containing
             these
             heads
             following
             .
          
           
             
               
               
                 Regia
                 institutio
                 ,
                 officium
                 ,
                 &
                 potestas
                 ex
                 veteri
                 testamento
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Regia
                 institutio
                 ,
                 officium
                 ,
                 &
                 potestas
                 ex
                 nouo
                 testamento
                 ,
                 Item
                 ex
                 authoribus
                 Catholicis
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 clerum
                 Regia
                 Potestas
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Regia
                 Potestas
                 in
                 Ecclesiam
                 seu
                 Concilium
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Regia
                 potestas
                 in
                 personas
                 Ecclesiasticas
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Regia
                 potestas
                 in
                 res
                 Ecclesiasticas
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Regi
                 Anglie
                 legem
                 petenti
                 iubet
                 S.
                 Pontifex
                 ,
                 vt
                 relictis
                 Romanorum
                 legibus
                 ,
                 lege
                 Dei
                 se
                 ac
                 populum
                 Dei
                 rogat
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Regis
                 Anglie
                 officium
                 &
                 potestas
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Regis
                 Anglie
                 in
                 Concilium
                 ,
                 in
                 personas
                 ,
                 &
                 res
                 Ecclesiasticas
                 ,
                 potestas
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Regis
                 Anglie
                 in
                 Gualliam
                 ,
                 Hiberniam
                 ,
                 &
                 Scotiam
                 ditio
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Regis
                 Anglie
                 in
                 summum
                 pontificem
                 liberalitas
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Regia
                 in
                 Investiendis
                 Episcopis
                 potestas
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Regum
                 Anglie
                 in
                 Investiendis
                 Episcopis
                 authoritas
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Episcoporum
                 Iusiurandum
                 duplex
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Concilij
                 potestas
                 &
                 pontificis
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Regia
                 &
                 ecclesiastica
                 potestas
                 simul
                 ,
                 tam
                 quoad
                 personas
                 qaum
                 res
                 ,
                 seu
                 gladij
                 duo
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Regia
                 &
                 Ecclesiastica
                 potestas
                 simul
                 seu
                 gladij
                 duo
                 in
                 Anglia
                 tam
                 quoad
                 personas
                 quam
                 res
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Episcopale
                 officium
                 &
                 Sacerdotale
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Episcopi
                 vel
                 sacerdotis
                 potestas
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Terrenarum
                 ,
                 temporalium
                 ,
                 vel
                 secularium
                 rerum
                 fuga
                 Ecclesiasticis
                 prescripta
                 :
                 Dominium
                 ,
                 imperium
                 ,
                 potentia
                 terrena
                 Ecclesiasticorum
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Iudicia
                 ,
                 leges
                 ,
                 Negotia
                 Ecclesiasticorum
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Predia
                 ,
                 possessiones
                 Ecclesias
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Bona
                 Ecclesiastica
                 cur
                 &
                 à
                 quibus
                 donata
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Bonorum
                 Ecclesiasticorum
                 per
                 auaritiam
                 vel
                 ambitum
                 effrenis
                 cupido
                 :
              
            
             
               
                 Bona
                 Ecclesiastica
                 cur
                 queruntur
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Honores
                 &
                 bona
                 ecclesiastica
                 quibus
                 acquirantur
                 artibus
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Bonorum
                 Ecclesiasticorum
                 vsus
                 et
                 ad
                 quos
                 ea
                 pertineant
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Abu
                 sus
                 bonorum
                 Ecclesiasticorum
                 per
                 auaritiam
                 ,
                 luxum
                 ,
                 fastum
                 in
                 victu
                 ,
                 veste
                 ,
                 Suppellectile
                 domestica
                 ,
                 edificijs
                 ,
                 nobilitando
                 genere
                 ,
                 per
                 libiainem
                 ,
                 perque
                 otium
                 ,
                 se●
                 fugam
                 laboris
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Luxus
                 et
                 fastus
                 in
                 victu
                 ,
                 veste
                 ,
                 ac
                 Edificijs
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Convinia
                 .
                 Libido
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Nobilitatio
                 generis
                 seu
                 cognatorum
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Otium
                 ,
                 fugalaboris
                 et
                 pericula
              
               .
            
             
               Periculum
               .
            
             
               
                 Honor
                 et
                 gloria
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Ecclesia
                 primitiua
              
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Pontificis
                 summi
                 potestas
                 et
                 offcium
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Pontifex
                 de
                 sua
                 ipsius
                 potestate
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Pontificis
                 potestas
                 in
                 electionibus
                 et
                 confirmationibus
                 Episcoporum
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Excomunicandi
                 potestas
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Onera
                 et
                 iuiurie
                 Apostolice
                 sedis
                 ,
                 vel
                 dominium
                 Romane
                 sedis
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Onera
                 à
                 Romana
                 sede
                 Anglis
                 imposita
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Annatarum
                 origo
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Annate
                 ex
                 Anglia
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Anglorum
                 de
                 non
                 soluendis
                 Annatis
                 decretum
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Angli
                 in
                 Comitijs
                 se
                 perlamento
                 Annatarum
                 solucionem
                 damnant
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 De
                 Annatis
                 &
                 similibus
                 ex
                 Concilio
                 Constan.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 De
                 Annatis
                 ex
                 Concilio
                 Basilien
              
               .
            
             
               
                 De
                 Annatis
                 ex
                 glossa
                 pragmatice
                 sanctionis
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Bulla
                 Nicolai
                 Pape
                 de
                 approbatione
                 Consilij
                 Basilien
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Concilij
                 Basiliensis
                 confirmatio
                 ex
                 Panormitano
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Annatas
                 Romane
                 sedi
                 denegare
                 sidei
                 Christiane
                 non
                 repugnas
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Romanorum
                 mores
                 ex
                 ijsdem
                 authoribus
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Metropolitani
                 legati
                 priuilegium
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Ne
                 Aclor
                 reum
                 extra
                 Diocesim
                 vocet
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Iudicia
                 peregrina
                 vel
                 Primatis
                 iurisdictio
                 .
                 Vel
                 Iurisdictio
                 Prouincialis
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Iudicia
                 peregrina
                 vel
                 Iurisdicto
                 Primatis
                 in
                 Anglia
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Primatis
                 vel
                 Patriarche
                 ius
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Legati
                 ius
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Cantuariensis
                 Iurisdictio
                 .
                 Contra
                 prouisiones
                 Papales
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Canones
                 Patrum
                 quando
                 et
                 quo
                 pacto
                 primo
                 in
                 Anglia
                 recepti
                 sunt
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Fundatio
                 Monasterij
                 Sancti
                 Albani
              
               .
            
          
           
             These
             Heads
             or
             Chapters
             are
             all
             succinctly
             handled
             ,
             glossed
             vpon
             ,
             and
             illustrated
             by
             diuers
             examples
             ,
             which
             are
             too
             long
             (
             though
             perhaps
             they
             would
             not
             seeme
             tedious
             )
             for
             this
             my
             present
             discourse
             ;
             I
             will
             onely
             then
             insist
             vpon
             the
             last
             ,
             the
             foundation
             I
             meane
             of
             Saint
             Albans
             ,
             by
             Ossa
             King
             of
             the
             Mercians
             ;
             for
             that
             by
             this
             Donation
             ,
             the
             Supremacie
             of
             Kings
             is
             very
             apparent
             ;
             and
             also
             that
             once
             for
             all
             I
             may
             by
             this
             one
             ,
             shew
             my
             Reader
             the
             forme
             of
             all
             those
             Cartularies
             ,
             by
             which
             such
             deuout
             Saxon
             Princes
             endowed
             their
             sacred
             Structures
             .
          
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     Fundatio
                     Monasterij
                     Sancti
                     Albani
                     vbi
                     &
                     Regia
                     potestas
                     apparet
                     .
                  
                   
                     REgnante
                     imperpetuum
                     Deo
                     &
                     Domino
                     nostro
                     Iesu
                     Christo
                     ,
                     licet
                     per
                     totum
                     mundum
                     beatorum
                     Marty●um
                     qui
                     suum
                     in
                     Christo
                     sanguinem
                     fuderunt
                     merita
                     diuine
                     laudis
                     exultatione
                     celebranda
                     sint
                     ;
                     
                     Eorumque
                     Dei
                     auxilio
                     exempla
                     gloriosa
                     consequenda
                     ;
                     precipue
                     tamen
                     nobis
                     beatissimi
                     Albani
                     qui
                     sub
                     hac
                     Britannie
                     Insula
                     gloriosus
                     Martyrio
                     effulsit
                     :
                     memoria
                     pia
                     semper
                     intentione
                     et
                     sedula
                     sollicitudine
                     obseruanda
                     est
                     .
                     Vnde
                     ego
                     offa
                     gratia
                     Dei
                     Rex
                     Merciorum
                     cum
                     filio
                     meo
                     Egfrido
                     ,
                     pro
                     amore
                     omnipotentis
                     Dei
                     &
                     huius
                     Sancti
                     intercessione
                     terram
                     XXX
                     .
                     manentium
                     in
                     locis
                     quorum
                     subinferuntur
                     nomina
                     Domino
                     meo
                     Iesu
                     Christo
                     ad
                     Ecclesiam
                     sancti
                     Albani
                     ,
                     vbi
                     ipse
                     Tyro
                     primus
                     in
                     passione
                     victima
                     effectus
                     est
                     iure
                     perpetuo
                     perdonabo
                     .
                     
                     Eoque
                     deleclabilius
                     hanc
                     donationem
                     perficio
                     ,
                     quia
                     superna
                     protectio
                     tam
                     nobilem
                     temporibus
                     nostris
                     thesaurum
                     qui
                     diu
                     fuit
                     clausus
                     ,
                     et
                     huius
                     terre
                     indigenis
                     abditus
                     ,
                     reuelare
                     dignata
                     est
                     .
                     Hec
                     itaque
                     supradictarum
                     vocabula
                     terrarum
                     .
                     Et
                     Wineslawe
                     XII
                     .
                     manentium
                     cum
                     terminis
                     suis.
                     Et
                     Stelsdune
                     sine
                     B●ldinistotum
                     trium
                     Manentium
                     ,
                     quorum
                     scilicet
                     trium
                     manentium
                     termini
                     sunt
                     hij
                     .
                     Suanaburna
                     .
                     Heortmere
                     .
                     Stretreolab
                     .
                     Item
                     vero
                     X.
                     Manentium
                     vbi
                     dicitur
                     Senecaulilan
                     vel
                     Feutun
                     ,
                     cum
                     sylua
                     que
                     cognominatur
                     Lioropuda
                     cum
                     terminis
                     suis.
                     Et
                     Lystune
                     V.
                     Manentium
                     :
                     quam
                     videlicet
                     terram
                     Albumundus
                     Abbas
                     expeditionem
                     subterfugiens
                     mihi
                     reconciliacionis
                     gracia
                     dabat
                     .
                     Et
                     quia
                     ipse
                     Martyr
                     almifluus
                     caput
                     et
                     exemplum
                     Christianitatis
                     omnis
                     Britannie
                     indubitanter
                     habetur
                     :
                     dignum
                     est
                     vt
                     locus
                     in
                     quo
                     sanctum
                     corpus
                     eius
                     requiescit
                     ,
                     et
                     ab
                     omni
                     populo
                     veneratur
                     ,
                     speciali
                     qua●dam
                     et
                     singulari
                     priuilegij
                     libertate
                     per
                     nos
                     honoretur
                     .
                     Hoc
                     igitur
                     con
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                     us
                     Episcopis
                     et
                     Abbatibus
                     ,
                     Ducibus
                     et
                     Principibus
                     meis
                     sub
                     inuo●a●ione
                     sancle
                     Trinitatis
                     &
                     indiuidue
                     Vnitatis
                     donando
                     precipio
                     ,
                     vt
                     Ecclesia
                     ●ancti
                     Albani
                     omnisque
                     possessio
                     nunc
                     et
                     in
                     futuris
                     temporibus
                     illi
                     subdita
                     .
                     s●mper
                     sit
                     libera
                     et
                     quieta
                     ab
                     omni
                     tributo
                     et
                     necessitate
                     seu
                     Regis
                     ,
                     seu
                     Episcopi
                     ,
                     ducis
                     ,
                     indicis
                     et
                     exactorum
                     et
                     operum
                     que
                     iudici
                     solent
                     ,
                     neque
                     emendatione
                     Pontium
                     ,
                     neque
                     fossam
                     adversum
                     immicos
                     faciendam
                     ,
                     totum
                     omne
                     prefatur
                     terre
                     stipendium
                     ,
                     et
                     exactio
                     ad
                     supradicti
                     martyris
                     tumbam
                     insolubiliter
                     persoluatur
                     .
                     Statuo
                     etiam
                     ,
                     et
                     cum
                     fidelium
                     meorum
                     assensi●
                     confirmo
                     ,
                     vt
                     Episcopi
                     vel
                     eorum
                     Ministrinudam
                     aliquatenus
                     super
                     ipsam
                     Ecclesiam
                     vel
                     super
                     perochiales
                     Ecclesias
                     eidem
                     quibuscunque
                     temporibus
                     subiacentes
                     nisi
                     tantummodo
                     cum
                     advocati
                     fuerint
                     ,
                     dedicandi
                     ,
                     vel
                     in
                     Paschali
                     solennitate
                     sanctum
                     Chrisma
                     et
                     oleum
                     ex
                     more
                     tribuendi
                     potestatem
                     habeant
                     .
                     ●ec
                     earum
                     Presbiteros
                     ad
                     Sinodum
                     suam
                     ,
                     vel
                     capitulum
                     conuocare
                     vel
                     ab
                     officio
                     diuino
                     suspendere
                     ,
                     seu
                     aliquod
                     in
                     eos
                     ,
                     vel
                     minimum
                     ius
                     exercere
                     presumant
                     .
                     Sed
                     omnia
                     quecunque
                     Ecclesie
                     sancte
                     fuerint
                     Abbatis
                     solummodo
                     ●●usdem
                     Monasterij
                     potestati
                     tractanda
                     libere
                     subiaceant
                     .
                     De
                     censu
                     quoque
                     singulis
                     annis
                     per
                     vniuersam
                     Britanniam
                     colligendo
                     et
                     sacre
                     Romane
                     Ecclesie
                     pro
                     slabilitate
                     Regni
                     nostri
                     et
                     salute
                     communi
                     transmittendo
                     decernimus
                     ,
                     vt
                     quantum
                     in
                     terra
                     sancti
                     Martyris
                     peruenerit
                     ,
                     ab
                     hijs
                     quibus
                     iniunctum
                     fuerit
                     ab
                     Abbate
                     vndecunque
                     collectum
                     nullatenus
                     alias
                     asportetur
                     ,
                     sed
                     aliari
                     sancti
                     Albani
                     fideliter
                     oblatum
                     ad
                     vtilitatem
                     eiusdem
                     Eccles●e
                     secundum
                     quod
                     Abbas
                     decreuerit
                     inviolabiliter
                     expendatur
                     .
                     Esi
                     forte
                     quis
                     intra
                     eiusdem
                     Ecclesie
                     protestatem
                     aut
                     exitum
                     cum
                     Episcopo
                     seu
                     Abbate
                     inveniatur
                     bello
                     surto
                     vel
                     fornicacione
                     ,
                     aut
                     alio
                     quolibet
                     simili
                     reatu
                     astrictus
                     ,
                     semper
                     ●a
                     pars
                     pene
                     et
                     emendacionis
                     que
                     Regi
                     Episcopo
                     committi
                     debetur
                     ,
                     ad
                     beati
                     Albani
                     Monasterium
                     inviolato
                     semper
                     federe
                     reddatur
                     .
                     Credo
                     enim
                     et
                     vera●iter
                     consido
                     quod
                     hec
                     munificentia
                     non
                     solum
                     mihi
                     meisque
                     sed
                     etiam
                     vniuersis
                     Anglorum
                     populis
                     summopere
                     prodesse
                     uult
                     .
                     Quia
                     pro
                     eius
                     amore
                     ille
                     miles
                     intrepidus
                     meruit
                     coronari
                     qui
                     totius
                     mundi
                     pericula
                     passus
                     est
                     suo
                     sanguine
                     expiare
                     .
                     Si
                     autem
                     quod
                     absit
                     vspiam
                     quis
                     laruarico
                     attactus
                     instinctu
                     m●nte
                     subdola
                     hec
                     machinatus
                     fuerit
                     annullare
                     ,
                     vel
                     quippiam
                     in
                     penis
                     quod
                     consti●uimus
                     transuertere
                     ,
                     sua
                     pro
                     audacia
                     à
                     cetu
                     in
                     hac
                     vita
                     anathematizetur
                     fidelium
                     ,
                     et
                     in
                     tremendo
                     Dei
                     examine
                     astantibus
                     celorum
                     agminibus
                     hominumque
                     turmis
                     ,
                     nec
                     non
                     et
                     horrendis
                     herebi
                     vermulis
                     palam
                     cunctis
                     damxetur
                     cum
                     hedis
                     Auerni
                     cruciamenta
                     sine
                     fine
                     lucturus
                     ,
                     ni
                     ante
                     obitum
                     condigne
                     emendauerit
                     .
                  
                   
                   
                     Hec
                     sunt
                     nomina
                     qui
                     hanc
                     donationem
                     meam
                     consentientes
                     signo
                     crucis
                     Christi
                     confirmauerunt
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       ✚
                       Ego
                       offa
                       Rex
                       huic
                       donationi
                       mee
                       signum
                       crucis
                       impono
                       .
                    
                     
                       ✚
                       Ego
                       Egfridus
                       paterne
                       munificentie
                       consentiens
                       subscripst
                       .
                    
                     
                       ✚
                       Ego
                       Higberht
                       Archiepiscopus
                       consensi
                       &
                       subscripst
                       .
                    
                     
                       ✚
                       Ego
                       Ceelnulf
                       Episcopus
                       consensi
                       .
                    
                     
                       ✚
                       Ego
                       Hethered
                       Episcopus
                       consensi
                       .
                    
                     
                       ✚
                       Ego
                       Vmmona
                       Episcopus
                       consensi
                       .
                    
                     
                       ✚
                       Signum
                       manus
                       Alhmundi
                       Abbatis
                       .
                    
                     
                       ✚
                       Signum
                       Beonnon
                       Abbatis
                       .
                    
                     
                       ✚
                       Signum
                       Yigmundi
                       Abbatis
                       .
                    
                     
                       ✚
                       Signum
                       Brordon
                       Patricij
                       .
                    
                     
                       ✚
                       Signum
                       Bynman
                       Principis
                       .
                    
                     
                       ✚
                       Signum
                       Esnuini
                       Ducis
                       .
                    
                     
                       ✚
                       Signum
                       Alhumundi
                       Ducis
                       .
                    
                     
                       ✚
                       Signum
                       Yighberti
                       Ducis
                       .
                    
                     
                       ✚
                       Signum
                       Athelmundi
                       Ducis
                       .
                    
                     
                       ✚
                       Signum
                       Radgari
                       Ducis
                       :
                    
                     
                       ✚
                       Signum
                       Heardberhti
                       Ducis
                       .
                    
                     
                       ✚
                       Signum
                       Althmundi
                       Ducis
                       .
                    
                     
                       ✚
                       Signum
                       Cuthberti
                       Ducis
                       .
                    
                     
                       ✚
                       Signum
                       Radbirhti
                       Ducis
                       .
                    
                     
                       ✚
                       Signum
                       Vulpheardi
                       Ducis
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     Perscripta
                     est
                     autem
                     huius
                     donationis
                     cartula
                     Anno
                     Dominice
                     incarnationu
                     D.
                     CC.XC.V
                     .
                     &
                     Regni
                     Regis
                     Offani
                     XXXV
                     .
                     Indictione
                     V.
                     sub
                     .
                     IIII.
                     Nonas
                     Mai●s
                     in
                     loco
                     qui
                     dicitur
                     &
                     Beoranporda
                     .
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             It
             was
             generally
             conceiued
             (
             and
             truly
             as
             I
             thinke
             )
             that
             these
             politike
             wayes
             for
             the
             taking
             away
             from
             the
             Pope
             his
             vnlimited
             authoritie
             here
             in
             England
             ,
             as
             also
             in
             the
             suppression
             of
             religious
             houses
             (
             of
             which
             in
             the
             next
             Chapter
             )
             were
             principally
             deuised
             by
             Secretarie
             Cromwell
             ,
             afterwards
             Earle
             of
             Essex
             ,
             which
             may
             appeare
             both
             by
             the
             premises
             and
             sequele
             of
             this
             my
             discourse
             ,
             as
             also
             by
             the
             intimation
             of
             
               Nicholas
               Shaxton
            
             Bishop
             of
             Sarum
             ,
             in
             a
             letter
             sent
             vnto
             him
             the
             said
             Cromwell
             ,
             thus
             worded
             .
          
           
             
               
                 
                   Honorable
                   syr
                
              
               
                 I
                 certifie
                 your
                 good
                 mastership
                 that
                 I
                 haue
                 this
                 daye
                 receyued
                 the
                 Kyng
                 his
                 most
                 honorable
                 letters
                 sent
                 vnto
                 me
                 from
                 you
                 by
                 my
                 servant
                 ,
                 
                 And
                 reioyse
                 nott
                 a
                 litle
                 that
                 itt
                 hath
                 pleased
                 his
                 highnes
                 to
                 write
                 so
                 ernestly
                 vnto
                 the
                 Bishopps
                 in
                 this
                 so
                 ernest
                 a
                 cause
                 ,
                 thynkyng
                 suyrly
                 that
                 God
                 hath
                 vsed
                 your
                 wisdom
                 to
                 stire
                 vp
                 the
                 good
                 Prynce
                 herevnto
                 ,
                 whereof
                 I
                 heighli
                 thanke
                 the
                 almighti
                 Lord
                 ;
                 preyeng
                 you
                 also
                 to
                 goo
                 on
                 still
                 from
                 one
                 thyng
                 to
                 another
                 ,
                 as
                 your
                 wisdom
                 ,
                 yea
                 Gods
                 veray
                 wisdom
                 in
                 you
                 exciteth
                 and
                 serueth
                 you
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 vsurped
                 poure
                 of
                 that
                 man
                 of
                 Rome
                 be
                 clene
                 
                 abolished
                 ;
                 and
                 put
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 hartes
                 of
                 the
                 kyngs
                 subiects
                 .
                 And
                 I
                 shall
                 with
                 all
                 my
                 diligence
                 applie
                 my self
                 to
                 thaccomplishment
                 of
                 this
                 his
                 so
                 godly
                 commandement
                 by
                 Goddes
                 grace
                 .
                 And
                 for
                 as
                 moche
                 as
                 I
                 haue
                 taken
                 my
                 leue
                 of
                 the
                 Kyng
                 and
                 Quene
                 ,
                 and
                 tarry
                 for
                 noothing
                 now
                 but
                 only
                 for
                 the
                 instrument
                 called
                 
                   Custodias
                   temporalium
                
                 .
                 I
                 eftsones
                 beseche
                 your
                 mastirship
                 to
                 haue
                 that
                 in
                 your
                 remembraunce
                 whan
                 ye
                 shall
                 next
                 repaire
                 vnto
                 the
                 Court
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 a
                 discharge
                 for
                 takyng
                 of
                 any
                 othe
                 of
                 the
                 residentiaries
                 of
                 Sarum
                 ,
                 which
                 suyrly
                 they
                 will
                 exact
                 of
                 me
                 ,
                 oneles
                 I
                 bryng
                 some
                 thyng
                 outher
                 from
                 the
                 Kyng
                 his
                 highnes
                 ,
                 or
                 elles
                 from
                 you
                 his
                 chefe
                 Counsellor
                 for
                 to
                 stopp
                 their
                 mouthes
                 .
                 And
                 as
                 for
                 seallyng
                 of
                 new
                 obligacions
                 if
                 itt
                 like
                 you
                 to
                 commande
                 your
                 servaunt
                 to
                 send
                 me
                 them
                 to
                 morow
                 by
                 this
                 brynger
                 ,
                 I
                 shall
                 seale
                 them
                 and
                 send
                 them
                 to
                 you
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 tariaunce
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 grace
                 of
                 God
                 :
                 who
                 preserue
                 you
                 and
                 prosper
                 you
                 in
                 all
                 your
                 godly
                 purposes
                 and
                 interprises
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Murtelack
                   
                     the
                     iiii
                     daye
                     of
                     Iuin
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Yorn
                   owne
                   to
                   comaunde
                   
                     Nic.
                     Sarum
                  
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             But
             howsoeuer
             the
             honour
             of
             this
             act
             ,
             as
             also
             of
             the
             dissolution
             of
             Abbeys
             be
             principally
             attributed
             to
             Cromwell
             and
             his
             complotments
             ;
             yet
             at
             the
             same
             time
             there
             was
             others
             of
             the
             priuie
             Councell
             ,
             as
             forward
             ,
             and
             as
             able
             for
             their
             singular
             endowments
             ,
             to
             conclude
             a
             matter
             of
             that
             consequence
             as
             euer
             was
             Cromwell
             .
             I
             meane
             
               Thomas
               Cranmer
            
             ,
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             whose
             zeale
             and
             abilities
             are
             generally
             knowne
             to
             all
             that
             euer
             heard
             of
             the
             booke
             of
             Martyrs
             .
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Audley
            
             Knight
             ,
             speaker
             of
             the
             Parliament
             ,
             for
             his
             demerits
             created
             by
             Henry
             the
             eighth
             ,
             Baron
             Audley
             of
             Walden
             ,
             and
             also
             aduanced
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             the
             Chancellorship
             of
             England
             .
             Sir
             
               William
               Pawlet
            
             Knight
             ,
             Comptroller
             of
             the
             Kings
             house
             ,
             who
             ,
             for
             his
             wisedome
             ,
             the
             said
             King
             created
             Lord
             S.
             Iohn
             of
             Basing
             ,
             and
             Knight
             of
             the
             Garter
             ,
             whom
             Edward
             the
             sixt
             made
             great
             Master
             of
             his
             houshold
             ,
             President
             of
             his
             Councell
             ,
             and
             Lord
             Treasurer
             of
             England
             ;
             whom
             he
             created
             Earle
             of
             Wiltshire
             ,
             and
             Marquesse
             of
             Winchester
             ;
             to
             whom
             Queene
             Elizabeth
             committed
             the
             keeping
             of
             the
             great
             Seale
             .
             Who
             liued
             to
             see
             one
             hundred
             and
             three
             persons
             issue
             out
             of
             his
             loynes
             ,
             who
             died
             at
             Basing
             in
             Hampshire
             the
             tenth
             of
             March
             ,
             1571.
             where
             hee
             was
             honourablie
             buried
             ,
             when
             he
             had
             liued
             eightie
             seuen
             yeares
             .
             Another
             pillar
             of
             the
             State
             at
             that
             time
             ,
             was
             that
             wise
             and
             iudicious
             gentleman
             ▪
             Sir
             
               Richard
               Rich
            
             ,
             Lord
             Chancellour
             of
             England
             ,
             vnder
             King
             Edward
             the
             sixth
             ,
             who
             in
             the
             first
             yeare
             of
             his
             raigne
             ,
             aduanced
             him
             to
             this
             office
             ,
             and
             created
             him
             Baron
             Rich
             of
             Leez
             in
             Essex
             .
             These
             and
             other
             more
             of
             the
             Nobilitie
             had
             both
             their
             hands
             and
             heads
             in
             this
             businesse
             ,
             yet
             
               Cromwell
               ,
               Audley
            
             ,
             and
             Rich
             ,
             were
             thought
             to
             be
             the
             onely
             men
             ;
             who
             ,
             for
             their
             religious
             paines
             ,
             ranne
             into
             great
             obloquie
             with
             the
             common
             people
             ;
             insomuch
             that
             the
             Commons
             of
             Lincolnshire
             finding
             themselues
             fore
             troubled
             with
             this
             strange
             alteration
             ,
             and
             rising
             in
             rebellion
             ,
             presented
             diuers
             articles
             of
             aggrieuances
             to
             the
             Kings
             Maiestie
             ▪
          
           
             Amongst
             the
             said
             Articles
             and
             demands
             of
             
               Robert
               Ask●
            
             ,
             and
             his
             rebellious
             crew
             ,
             the
             Commons
             of
             Yorkeshire
             ,
             Cumberland
             ,
             Westmerland
             ,
             Northumberland
             ,
             
             and
             the
             countries
             adiacent
             ▪
             at
             the
             conference
             holden
             at
             Doncaster
             ,
             betwixt
             Thomas
             Duke
             of
             Norfolke
             ,
             Generall
             of
             the
             Kings
             Armie
             ,
             and
             certaine
             Commissioners
             on
             the
             partie
             of
             the
             said
             Captaine
             Aske
             ,
             and
             his
             fellow
             rebels
             .
             Thus
             it
             was
             propounded
             by
             their
             Speaker
             ,
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Hylton
            
             Knight
             .
          
           
             The
             fowrt
             that
             
               Thomas
               Cromwell
            
             ,
             nor
             any
             of
             his
             bande
             or
             secte
             ,
             be
             not
             at
             our
             metinge
             at
             Doncastre
             ,
             but
             abcent
             themselfe
             from
             the
             Councell
             .
          
           
             Also
             to
             haue
             the
             Lord
             Cromwell
             ,
             the
             Lord
             Chancellor
             ,
             and
             Sir
             
               Ryc
               .
               Rich
            
             to
             haue
             condigne
             punyshment
             ,
             as
             subuerters
             of
             the
             gud
             lawes
             of
             the
             ●eame
             ,
             and
             ouetemers
             of
             the
             slese
             secte
             of
             theys
             fals
             Heretykes
             ,
             first
             inuenters
             and
             brengers
             of
             them
             .
          
           
             Likewise
             Doctor
             Leyton
             ,
             and
             Doctor
             Le●
             ,
             who
             had
             bene
             loyned
             in
             commission
             with
             Cromwell
             for
             the
             visitation
             of
             religious
             Foundations
             (
             of
             which
             hereafter
             )
             were
             maliciouslye
             detracted
             ,
             by
             this
             demand
             of
             the
             Commons
             in
             the
             foresaid
             conference
             .
          
           
             Also
             that
             Doctor
             Lee
             ,
             and
             Doctor
             Leyton
             ,
             may
             haue
             condigne
             punyshment
             for
             theyr
             extortions
             ,
             in
             time
             of
             visitation
             ,
             in
             brybes
             ,
             of
             some
             religyous
             houses
             ,
             
               x.
               lib.
               xx
               .
               lib.
            
             and
             for
             other
             summes
             ,
             besyde
             horsys
             ,
             vowsens
             ,
             leases
             ,
             vndre
             Couent
             Seallys
             ,
             by
             them
             taken
             ,
             and
             other
             abomynable
             acts
             by
             them
             committed
             and
             done
             .
          
           
             I
             might
             haue
             occasion
             here
             to
             speake
             of
             the
             abrogation
             of
             the
             Popes
             authoritie
             ,
             of
             the
             subuersion
             of
             religious
             foundations
             ,
             of
             the
             suppression
             of
             religious
             Votaries
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             reformation
             of
             Religion
             in
             that
             neuer-conquered
             Nation
             of
             Scotland
             ,
             where
             ,
             at
             this
             time
             ,
             Religion
             is
             double
             refined
             ,
             pure
             and
             spotlesse
             without
             ceremonie
             ,
             and
             plaine
             as
             a
             pike
             staffe
             without
             a
             surplise
             .
             But
             I
             will
             reserue
             this
             narration
             till
             I
             come
             to
             speake
             of
             the
             conuersion
             of
             Scotland
             to
             the
             Christian
             faith
             .
             As
             also
             of
             the
             Funerall
             Monuments
             which
             are
             there
             to
             be
             found
             ,
             which
             will
             be
             but
             a
             few
             ,
             if
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Cottons
            
             Librarie
             do
             not
             helpe
             me
             ,
             for
             by
             my
             owne
             obseruation
             ,
             in
             the
             famous
             maiden-citie
             of
             Edenborough
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             Parish
             Churches
             of
             other
             Townes
             ,
             the
             Sepulchres
             of
             the
             dead
             are
             shamefully
             abused
             ,
             or
             quite
             taken
             away
             ,
             yea
             and
             the
             Churches
             themselues
             ,
             with
             religious
             houses
             ,
             and
             other
             holy
             places
             ,
             violated
             ,
             demolished
             ,
             or
             defaced
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             XV.
             The
             policie
             vsed
             by
             the
             King
             and
             his
             Councell
             for
             the
             dissolution
             and
             extirpation
             of
             Religious
             Foundations
             ,
             and
             Religious
             Orders
             ,
             within
             this
             Realme
             of
             England
             and
             Wales
             .
             The
             reformation
             of
             Religion
             .
             of
             Inscriptions
             in
             Churches
             .
             The
             Kings
             warrant
             of
             the
             surrender
             of
             Religious
             Houses
             .
             An
             information
             made
             to
             Queene
             Elizabeth
             of
             the
             seuerall
             abuses
             done
             vnto
             the
             State
             generall
             ,
             and
             Crowne
             ,
             by
             the
             corruption
             of
             such
             as
             were
             imployed
             by
             her
             Father
             vpon
             the
             suppression
             of
             Abbeyes
             .
          
           
             HEnry
             the
             eighth
             hauing
             (
             as
             ye
             haue
             heard
             )
             thus
             setled
             the
             Supremacy
             where
             he
             would
             haue
             it
             ,
             either
             by
             the
             aduise
             of
             politick
             Cromwell
             ,
             or
             by
             the
             example
             of
             proud
             Wolsey
             ,
             or
             else
             of
             himselfe
             (
             hee
             being
             nothing
             so
             scrupulous
             in
             conscience
             ,
             nor
             so
             stayed
             in
             sacred
             resolutions
             as
             was
             Henry
             the
             fourth
             )
             vpon
             a
             greedie
             desire
             to
             enrich
             his
             coffers
             ,
             began
             now
             to
             lay
             plots
             ,
             deuises
             ,
             and
             proiects
             for
             the
             vtter
             subuersion
             of
             all
             Abbeyes
             ,
             Priories
             ,
             Nunneries
             ,
             and
             other
             religious
             foundations
             ;
             within
             this
             his
             kingdome
             of
             England
             and
             Wales
             :
             and
             first
             for
             an
             induction
             to
             the
             businesse
             ,
             He
             put
             in
             Commission
             his
             seruant
             
               Cromwell
               ,
               Thomas
               Lee
            
             ,
             and
             
               Richard
               Laiton
            
             ,
             Doctors
             of
             the
             Ciuill
             Law
             ,
             
               Thomas
               Bedell
            
             ,
             Deane
             of
             Cornwall
             ,
             
               Thomas
               Bartlet
            
             publike
             Notarie
             ,
             and
             others
             ,
             to
             visit
             all
             the
             foresaid
             religious
             Houses
             ,
             and
             to
             make
             inquirie
             of
             their
             Orders
             ,
             Founders
             ,
             values
             ,
             debenters
             ,
             reliques
             ,
             pilgrimages
             ,
             and
             other
             Queres
             :
             but
             most
             especially
             they
             were
             to
             make
             diligent
             scrutinie
             ,
             and
             to
             learne
             ,
             
               vijs
               &
               modis
               omnibus
            
             ,
             by
             all
             manner
             of
             meanes
             the
             wicked
             abuses
             of
             those
             times
             ,
             practised
             amongst
             the
             Fraternitie
             ,
             and
             Sisterhood
             of
             each
             seuerall
             Couent
             .
             Which
             with
             their
             Commission
             they
             returned
             ;
             making
             a
             shamefull
             discoueri●
             of
             the
             bestiall
             sensualitie
             of
             Monasticke
             profession
             .
          
           
             This
             generall
             visitation
             began
             in
             the
             moneth
             of
             October
             ,
             and
             in
             Februarie
             next
             following
             ,
             a
             Parliament
             vpon
             prorogation
             was
             holden
             at
             Westminster
             ,
             in
             which
             these
             vnspeakable
             crimes
             of
             all
             the
             Couents
             were
             certified
             by
             the
             Commissioners
             to
             the
             King
             ,
             and
             that
             high
             Court.
             Vpon
             the
             reading
             whereof
             ,
             because
             their
             offences
             were
             found
             to
             be
             many
             and
             odious
             ,
             or
             that
             King
             Henry
             would
             haue
             it
             so
             (
             which
             I
             rather
             beleeue
             )
             it
             was
             enacted
             by
             both
             houses
             in
             that
             present
             Parliament
             ,
             
             that
             all
             religious
             houses
             of
             and
             vnder
             the
             yearely
             value
             of
             two
             hundred
             pound
             ,
             within
             the
             whole
             Realme
             of
             England
             and
             Wales
             ,
             should
             be
             giuen
             and
             granted
             to
             the
             King
             and
             his
             heires
             for
             euer
             :
             with
             all
             and
             singuler
             the
             lands
             ,
             tenements
             ,
             rents
             ,
             reuersions
             ,
             goods
             ,
             cattels
             ,
             debts
             ,
             ornaments
             and
             iewels
             ,
             with
             all
             things
             else
             thereunto
             ,
             or
             to
             their
             Orders
             ,
             in
             any
             wise
             appertaining
             or
             belonging
             .
          
           
             The
             number
             of
             these
             houses
             then
             suppressed
             ,
             were
             three
             hundred
             seuenty
             sixe
             .
             The
             value
             of
             their
             lands
             ,
             yearely
             as
             then
             easily
             rated
             ,
             was
             twentie
             nine
             thousand
             fourtie
             one
             pounds
             three
             pence
             halfe
             penie
             qua
             :
             others
             ,
             for
             thirtie
             two
             thousand
             pound
             ,
             
             and
             more
             ,
             the
             moueable
             goods
             as
             they
             were
             
             sold
             ,
             
               Robin
               Hoods
            
             peniworths
             ,
             amounted
             to
             more
             then
             one
             hundred
             thousand
             pounds
             ,
             the
             religious
             persons
             that
             were
             put
             out
             of
             the
             same
             houses
             ,
             were
             in
             number
             aboue
             ten
             thousand
             .
          
           
             It
             was
             a
             pitifull
             thing
             to
             here
             the
             lamentation
             that
             the
             people
             in
             the
             countrey
             made
             for
             them
             ,
             for
             there
             was
             great
             hospitalitie
             kept
             among
             them
             ,
             and
             as
             it
             was
             thought
             more
             then
             ten
             thousand
             persons
             ,
             masters
             ,
             and
             seruants
             ,
             had
             lost
             their
             liuings
             ,
             by
             the
             putting
             downe
             of
             those
             houses
             at
             that
             time
             .
          
           
             Before
             the
             dissolution
             of
             these
             religious
             houses
             ,
             the
             plot
             was
             laid
             for
             the
             suppression
             of
             the
             rest
             .
             For
             first
             of
             all
             ,
             for
             an
             introduction
             to
             that
             which
             followed
             ,
             Cromwell
             and
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             Visiters
             ,
             in
             their
             visitations
             ,
             put
             forth
             of
             their
             Couents
             all
             religious
             persons
             ,
             that
             desired
             to
             be
             eased
             of
             the
             burdenous
             yoke
             of
             their
             profession
             ,
             to
             whom
             the
             Abbot
             or
             Prior
             was
             to
             giue
             to
             such
             so
             departed
             for
             their
             habit
             ,
             a
             Priests
             gowne
             ,
             and
             fourty
             shillings
             of
             money
             .
             The
             Nunnes
             to
             haue
             such
             apparell
             as
             secular
             women
             wore
             ,
             and
             to
             go
             whither
             they
             would
             .
             They
             put
             forth
             likewise
             all
             religious
             persons
             that
             were
             vnder
             the
             age
             of
             foure
             and
             twenty
             yeares
             ,
             and
             afterwards
             closed
             vp
             the
             residue
             that
             would
             remaine
             ,
             so
             ,
             that
             they
             could
             not
             come
             out
             of
             their
             places
             ;
             and
             tooke
             order
             that
             no
             man
             should
             come
             to
             the
             houses
             of
             women
             ,
             nor
             women
             to
             the
             houses
             of
             men
             ,
             but
             onely
             to
             heare
             their
             seruice
             in
             the
             Church
             .
             This
             little
             bondage
             ,
             after
             so
             long
             and
             so
             licentious
             a
             time
             of
             libertie
             ,
             could
             not
             be
             endured
             ;
             which
             being
             perceiued
             by
             the
             Commissioners
             ,
             with
             faire
             promises
             of
             other
             preferments
             ,
             or
             competent
             yearely
             pensions
             ,
             they
             so
             wrought
             with
             the
             Abbots
             ,
             Priors
             ,
             and
             Prioresses
             ,
             and
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             Couents
             ,
             that
             diuers
             of
             them
             surrendred
             vp
             their
             houses
             with
             the
             appurtenances
             into
             the
             Kings
             hands
             ,
             before
             the
             sitting
             of
             this
             Parliament
             ,
             as
             by
             these
             words
             in
             the
             foresaid
             Act
             doth
             plainly
             appeare
             .
          
           
             And
             also
             be
             it
             enacted
             ,
             that
             his
             Highnes
             shall
             haue
             to
             him
             and
             his
             heires
             all
             and
             singular
             such
             Monasteries
             ,
             Abbies
             ,
             and
             Priories
             ,
             which
             at
             any
             time
             within
             on
             yeare
             next
             before
             the
             making
             of
             this
             Act
             ,
             hath
             beene
             giuen
             and
             granted
             ,
             by
             any
             Abbot
             ,
             Prior
             ,
             Abbesse
             ,
             or
             Prioresse
             ,
             vnder
             their
             Couent
             Seale
             ,
             or
             that
             otherwise
             hath
             beene
             suppressed
             or
             dissolued
             ,
             and
             all
             and
             sin●gular
             the
             lands
             ,
             tenements
             ,
             goods
             ,
             &c.
             interests
             and
             hereditaments
             ,
             &c.
             to
             the
             same
             appertaining
             and
             belonging
             .
          
           
             Now
             (
             by
             the
             example
             of
             these
             ,
             or
             by
             what
             other
             meanes
             I
             know
             not
             )
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             Abbots
             ,
             Priors
             ,
             Abbesses
             ,
             and
             Prioresses
             ,
             at
             other
             times
             ,
             with
             vnanimous
             consent
             of
             their
             Couents
             ,
             in
             great
             compunction
             of
             spirit
             ,
             contrition
             of
             heart
             ,
             and
             confession
             of
             their
             manifold
             enormities
             ,
             did
             seuerally
             giue
             and
             grant
             to
             the
             Kings
             Maiestie
             ,
             and
             to
             his
             heires
             ,
             all
             their
             right
             and
             interest
             which
             they
             had
             in
             their
             Monasteries
             ,
             lands
             ,
             goods
             ,
             or
             hereditaments
             ;
             by
             certaine
             instruments
             or
             writings
             vnder
             their
             hands
             and
             S●ales
             ,
             of
             which
             I
             will
             set
             downe
             one
             or
             two
             for
             example
             ,
             which
             I
             had
             from
             my
             louing
             friend
             ,
             Master
             
               Iohn
               Masters
            
             ,
             Master
             of
             the
             Augmentation
             Office
             ;
             in
             forme
             as
             followeth
             .
          
           
             But
             first
             will
             it
             please
             you
             reade
             the
             copie
             of
             the
             Kings
             Warrant
             ,
             to
             such
             his
             Commissioners
             as
             were
             to
             take
             the
             Surrenders
             of
             Religious
             houses
             .
             The
             forme
             of
             which
             thus
             followeth
             .
          
           
             
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       Henry
                       the
                       eighth
                       ,
                       &c.
                       
                    
                     
                       To
                       our
                       trustie
                       ,
                       &c.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     Forasmuche
                     as
                     we
                     vnderstand
                     that
                     the
                     Monastery
                     of
                     
                       S.
                       A.
                    
                     is
                     at
                     this
                     presente
                     in
                     such
                     state
                     ,
                     as
                     the
                     same
                     is
                     neither
                     vsed
                     to
                     the
                     glory
                     of
                     God
                     ,
                     nor
                     to
                     the
                     benefyte
                     of
                     our
                     Comon
                     welth
                     ,
                     We
                     let
                     you
                     wit
                     ,
                     that
                     therfore
                     being
                     mynded
                     to
                     take
                     the
                     same
                     into
                     our
                     owne
                     hands
                     for
                     a
                     better
                     purpose
                     ;
                     like
                     as
                     we
                     doubt
                     not
                     but
                     the
                     head
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     wil
                     be
                     contented
                     to
                     make
                     his
                     surrender
                     accordingly
                     ,
                     we
                     for
                     the
                     spesyall
                     truste
                     and
                     confydence
                     that
                     we
                     haue
                     in
                     your
                     fydellity
                     ,
                     wisdomes
                     and
                     discrecions
                     ,
                     haue
                     ,
                     and
                     by
                     these
                     presents
                     ,
                     doo
                     authoryse
                     ,
                     name
                     ,
                     assygne
                     ,
                     and
                     appoynte
                     you
                     ,
                     that
                     immediatly
                     repayring
                     to
                     the
                     sayd
                     Howse
                     ,
                     ye
                     shall
                     receave
                     of
                     the
                     sayd
                     Head
                     such
                     a
                     wryting
                     vnder
                     the
                     Couent
                     Seale
                     ,
                     as
                     to
                     your
                     discretyons
                     shall
                     seeme
                     requisite
                     ,
                     meete
                     ,
                     and
                     conuenient
                     ,
                     for
                     the
                     due
                     surrender
                     to
                     our
                     vse
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     ,
                     and
                     thervpon
                     take
                     pos●sessyon
                     therof
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     all
                     the
                     goodes
                     cattelles
                     plate
                     ,
                     fuel●es
                     ,
                     implements
                     and
                     stuffe
                     ,
                     being
                     within
                     ,
                     or
                     apperteyneng
                     thervnto
                     .
                     And
                     forther
                     causyng
                     all
                     the
                     goodes
                     and
                     implements
                     to
                     be
                     indisterently
                     sold
                     ,
                     either
                     for
                     reddy
                     money
                     ,
                     or
                     at
                     dayes
                     vpon
                     suffyciente
                     suertyes
                     ;
                     so
                     that
                     the
                     same
                     day
                     passe
                     not
                     one
                     yere
                     and
                     a
                     halfe
                     .
                     Ye
                     shall
                     deliuer
                     to
                     the
                     said
                     Head
                     and
                     Brethren
                     ,
                     suche
                     parte
                     of
                     the
                     sayd
                     money
                     and
                     goodes
                     ,
                     as
                     ye
                     by
                     your
                     discresyons
                     shall
                     thinke
                     meete
                     and
                     conuenyente
                     for
                     their
                     despeche
                     .
                     And
                     forther
                     to
                     see
                     them
                     haue
                     convenyente
                     pensyons
                     ,
                     by
                     your
                     wysdomes
                     assigned
                     accordyngly
                     :
                     which
                     done
                     ,
                     and
                     moreouer
                     seeing
                     the
                     rightfull
                     and
                     due
                     debts
                     therof
                     payd
                     and
                     satysfyed
                     ,
                     as
                     well
                     of
                     the
                     revenewes
                     as
                     of
                     the
                     sayd
                     stuffe
                     ,
                     as
                     to
                     reason
                     and
                     good
                     ●onscyens
                     apperteyneth
                     ,
                     and
                     your
                     charges
                     reasonablie
                     allowed
                     ,
                     ye
                     shall
                     proceed
                     to
                     the
                     dissolutyon
                     of
                     the
                     sayd
                     howse
                     :
                     And
                     forther
                     in
                     your
                     name
                     take
                     possessyon
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     to
                     be
                     kept
                     to
                     our
                     vse
                     and
                     profyte
                     .
                     Ye
                     shall
                     furthermore
                     bringe
                     and
                     convaye
                     to
                     owr
                     Tower
                     of
                     London
                     after
                     yowr
                     sayd
                     discressyons
                     all
                     the
                     rest
                     of
                     the
                     sayd
                     money
                     ,
                     Plate
                     ,
                     Iuelles
                     ,
                     and
                     ornaments
                     that
                     in
                     any
                     wyse
                     shall
                     come
                     to
                     your
                     hands
                     by
                     meane
                     of
                     the
                     premysses
                     ,
                     or
                     of
                     any
                     parte
                     therof
                     .
                     Straitely
                     charging
                     and
                     commandynge
                     all
                     Maires
                     ,
                     Sheryffes
                     ,
                     Bayli●●●s
                     ,
                     Constables
                     ,
                     and
                     all
                     other
                     our
                     Officers
                     ,
                     Ministers
                     ,
                     and
                     Subiects
                     ,
                     to
                     whom
                     in
                     this
                     case
                     it
                     shall
                     apperteyne
                     ,
                     that
                     vnto
                     you
                     ,
                     and
                     euery
                     of
                     you
                     in
                     exe●ution
                     herof
                     ,
                     they
                     be
                     helpinge
                     ,
                     aydinge
                     ,
                     sauoring
                     ,
                     and
                     assisting
                     ,
                     as
                     they
                     will
                     answer
                     vnto
                     vs
                     to
                     the
                     contrary
                     at
                     their
                     vttermoste
                     perrilles
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Yeuen
                       ,
                       &c.
                       
                    
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     The
                     resignation
                     or
                     surrender
                     of
                     the
                     Prior
                     and
                     Couent
                     of
                     Saint
                     Andrewes
                     ,
                     Northampton
                     :
                     with
                     a
                     recognition
                     of
                     their
                     manifold
                     enormities
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                     Most
                     noble
                     and
                     vertuous
                     Prince
                     ,
                     owr
                     most
                     rightuous
                     and
                     gracyous
                     Soueraign
                     Lorde
                     ,
                     and
                     vndoubted
                     Founder
                     ,
                     and
                     in
                     erthe
                     next
                     vndre
                     God
                     Supreme
                     heed
                     of
                     this
                     Englyshe
                     Churche
                     .
                     We
                     yowr
                     Gracys
                     pore
                     and
                     most
                     vnworthy
                     Subiects
                     ,
                     Francys
                     ,
                     Priour
                     of
                     yowr
                     Graces
                     Monastery
                     of
                     Saint
                     Andrew
                     the
                     Apostle
                     ,
                     within
                     yowr
                     Graces
                     Towne
                     of
                     Northampton
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     hoole
                     Couent
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     ,
                     being
                     steryd
                     by
                     the
                     gryffe
                     of
                     owr
                     conscience
                     ,
                     vnto
                     greate
                     contricion
                     for
                     the
                     manifolde
                     negligence
                     ,
                     enormytes
                     ,
                     and
                     abuses
                     ,
                     of
                     long
                     tyme
                     by
                     vs
                     and
                     other
                     owr
                     predecessours
                     ,
                     vndre
                     the
                     pretence
                     and
                     shadow
                     of
                     perfyght
                     Religion
                     ,
                     vsyd
                     and
                     comytted
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     greuous
                     displeasure
                     
                     of
                     Almyghty
                     God
                     ,
                     the
                     craftye
                     decepcion
                     ,
                     and
                     subtell
                     seduccion
                     of
                     the
                     pure
                     and
                     symple
                     myndys
                     of
                     the
                     good
                     Christian
                     people
                     of
                     this
                     yowr
                     noble
                     Reame
                     ,
                     knowlegen
                     owr
                     selffes
                     to
                     haue
                     greuously
                     offendyd
                     God
                     ,
                     and
                     yowr
                     Highnesse
                     owr
                     Soueraign
                     Lord
                     and
                     Founder
                     .
                     Aswell
                     in
                     corrupting
                     the
                     conscience
                     of
                     yowr
                     good
                     Christian
                     subiects
                     ,
                     with
                     vayne
                     ,
                     superstitious
                     ,
                     and
                     other
                     vnprofitable
                     ceremonyes
                     ,
                     the
                     very
                     means
                     and
                     playn
                     induccions
                     to
                     the
                     abominable
                     synne
                     of
                     Idolatry
                     ;
                     as
                     in
                     omyttyng
                     the
                     execucion
                     of
                     suche
                     deuowte
                     and
                     due
                     observaunces
                     ,
                     and
                     charitable
                     acts
                     as
                     we
                     were
                     boun●den
                     to
                     do
                     ,
                     by
                     the
                     promises
                     ,
                     and
                     avowe
                     made
                     by
                     vs
                     and
                     our
                     predecessors
                     ,
                     vnto
                     Almighty
                     God
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     yowr
                     graces
                     most
                     noble
                     progeni●ors
                     ,
                     orygynall
                     Founders
                     of
                     yowr
                     saide
                     Monastery
                     .
                     For
                     the
                     which
                     obseruances
                     ,
                     and
                     dedys
                     of
                     charyte
                     ,
                     only
                     yowr
                     saide
                     Monastery
                     was
                     indowed
                     with
                     son●ry
                     possessions
                     ,
                     Iewels
                     ,
                     ornaments
                     ,
                     and
                     other
                     goods
                     ,
                     moueable
                     and
                     vnmoueable
                     ,
                     by
                     yowr
                     graces
                     saide
                     noble
                     progenitors
                     .
                     The
                     revenues
                     of
                     which
                     possessions
                     ,
                     we
                     the
                     saide
                     Priour
                     and
                     Couent
                     ,
                     voluntaryly
                     onely
                     by
                     owr
                     pr●pre
                     conscience
                     compellyd
                     ,
                     do
                     recognyce
                     ,
                     neither
                     by
                     vs
                     ,
                     nor
                     owr
                     predecessors
                     to
                     haue
                     ben
                     emploied
                     accordyng
                     to
                     the
                     origynall
                     intent
                     of
                     the
                     Founders
                     ,
                     of
                     yowr
                     saide
                     Monastery
                     ;
                     that
                     is
                     to
                     saie
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     pure
                     observaunce
                     of
                     Chrysts
                     Religion
                     ,
                     accordyng
                     to
                     the
                     devowte
                     rule
                     ,
                     and
                     doctryne
                     ,
                     of
                     holy
                     Saint
                     Benedict
                     ,
                     in
                     vertuose
                     exercyse
                     ,
                     and
                     study
                     ,
                     accordyng
                     to
                     owr
                     professyon
                     and
                     avowe
                     ;
                     ne
                     yett
                     in
                     the
                     charytable
                     sustayning
                     ,
                     comforting
                     ,
                     and
                     releiving
                     of
                     the
                     pore
                     people
                     ,
                     by
                     the
                     kepyng
                     of
                     good
                     and
                     necessary
                     hospitality
                     .
                     But
                     as
                     well
                     we
                     as
                     others
                     owr
                     predecessors
                     ,
                     callyd
                     religiouse
                     persones
                     within
                     yowr
                     said
                     Monastery
                     ,
                     taking
                     on
                     vs
                     the
                     habite
                     or
                     owtewarde
                     vesture
                     of
                     the
                     saide
                     rule
                     ,
                     onely
                     to
                     the
                     intent
                     to
                     lead
                     owr
                     liffes
                     in
                     an
                     ydell
                     quyetnes
                     ,
                     and
                     not
                     in
                     vertuose
                     exercyse
                     ,
                     in
                     a
                     stately
                     estymacion
                     ,
                     and
                     not
                     in
                     obedient
                     humylyte
                     ,
                     haue
                     vndre
                     the
                     shadowe
                     ,
                     or
                     color
                     of
                     the
                     saide
                     Rule
                     and
                     habite
                     ,
                     vaynly
                     ,
                     detestably
                     ,
                     and
                     also
                     vngodly
                     ,
                     employed
                     ,
                     yea
                     rather
                     deuowred
                     ,
                     the
                     yerely
                     reuenues
                     yssuing
                     and
                     comyng
                     of
                     the
                     saide
                     possessions
                     ,
                     in
                     contynuall
                     ingurgitacions
                     and
                     farcyngs
                     of
                     owr
                     carayne
                     bodyes
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     others
                     ,
                     the
                     support●res
                     of
                     owr
                     voluptuose
                     and
                     carnall
                     appetyte
                     ,
                     with
                     other
                     vayne
                     and
                     vngodly
                     expensys
                     ;
                     to
                     the
                     manyfest
                     subvertion
                     of
                     deuocion
                     ,
                     and
                     clennes
                     of
                     lyvyng
                     ;
                     and
                     to
                     the
                     most
                     notable
                     slaunder
                     of
                     Chrysts
                     holy
                     Euangely
                     ,
                     which
                     in
                     the
                     forme
                     of
                     owr
                     professyon
                     ,
                     we
                     dyd
                     ostentate
                     ,
                     and
                     openly
                     advaunte
                     to
                     kepe
                     most
                     exactly
                     :
                     withdrawing
                     therby
                     from
                     the
                     symple
                     ,
                     and
                     pure
                     myndys
                     of
                     yowr
                     graces
                     subiects
                     ,
                     the
                     onely
                     truth
                     and
                     comfort
                     ,
                     which
                     they
                     oughte
                     to
                     haue
                     by
                     the
                     true
                     faith
                     of
                     Christe
                     .
                     And
                     also
                     the
                     devyne
                     honor
                     ,
                     and
                     glory
                     ,
                     onely
                     due
                     to
                     the
                     glorious
                     Maiestye
                     of
                     God
                     Almyghty
                     ,
                     steryng
                     them
                     with
                     all
                     persuasions
                     ,
                     ingynes
                     ,
                     and
                     polyce
                     ,
                     to
                     dedd
                     Images
                     ,
                     and
                     counterfett
                     reliques
                     ,
                     for
                     owr
                     dampnable
                     lucre
                     .
                     Which
                     our
                     most
                     horryble
                     abhominacions
                     ,
                     and
                     execrable
                     persuacions
                     of
                     yowr
                     graces
                     people
                     ,
                     to
                     detestable
                     errours
                     ,
                     and
                     our
                     long
                     coueryd
                     Ipocrysie
                     cloked
                     with
                     fayned
                     sanctite
                     ;
                     We
                     revolving
                     dayly
                     ,
                     and
                     continually
                     ponderyng
                     in
                     owr
                     sorowfull
                     harts
                     ,
                     and
                     therby
                     perseyuing
                     the
                     botomlas
                     gulf
                     of
                     euerlastyng
                     fyre
                     redy
                     to
                     devowre
                     vs
                     ,
                     if
                     persysting
                     in
                     this
                     state
                     of
                     lyvyng
                     ,
                     we
                     shulde
                     departe
                     from
                     this
                     vncertayn
                     and
                     transytory
                     liffe
                     ;
                     constrayned
                     ,
                     by
                     the
                     intollerable
                     anguysh
                     of
                     owr
                     conscience
                     ,
                     callyd
                     as
                     we
                     trust
                     by
                     the
                     grace
                     of
                     God
                     ,
                     who
                     wolde
                     haue
                     no
                     man
                     to
                     perysh
                     in
                     synne
                     :
                     with
                     harts
                     most
                     contrite
                     ,
                     and
                     repentante
                     ,
                     prostrate
                     
                     at
                     the
                     noble
                     feet
                     of
                     yowr
                     most
                     roiall
                     Maiestye
                     ,
                     most
                     lamentably
                     doo
                     craue
                     of
                     yowr
                     highnes
                     ,
                     of
                     yowr
                     habundant
                     mercy
                     ,
                     to
                     grant
                     vnto
                     vs
                     ,
                     most
                     greuous
                     agaynst
                     God
                     ,
                     and
                     yowr
                     highnes
                     ,
                     yowr
                     most
                     gracious
                     perdon
                     ,
                     for
                     owr
                     saide
                     sondry
                     offences
                     ,
                     omyssyons
                     ,
                     and
                     negligences
                     ,
                     comytted
                     as
                     before
                     by
                     vs
                     is
                     confessyd
                     ,
                     agaynst
                     yowr
                     hyghnes
                     ,
                     and
                     yowr
                     most
                     noble
                     progenitors
                     .
                     And
                     where
                     yowr
                     hyghnes
                     ,
                     being
                     supreme
                     hedd
                     ,
                     immediately
                     next
                     aftre
                     Christe
                     ,
                     of
                     his
                     Church
                     ,
                     in
                     this
                     yowr
                     Roialme
                     of
                     England
                     ,
                     so
                     consequently
                     generall
                     and
                     only
                     reformator
                     of
                     all
                     religious
                     persones
                     ,
                     there
                     ,
                     haue
                     full
                     authority
                     to
                     correcte
                     or
                     dyssolue
                     at
                     your
                     graces
                     pleasure
                     ,
                     and
                     libertye
                     ,
                     all
                     Couents
                     and
                     Relygious
                     companyes
                     abusyng
                     the
                     Rewles
                     of
                     their
                     profession
                     .
                     And
                     moreouer
                     to
                     yowr
                     highnes
                     ,
                     being
                     owr
                     soueraygn
                     Lord
                     ,
                     and
                     vndoubted
                     founder
                     of
                     yowr
                     saide
                     Monastery
                     ,
                     by
                     dissolucion
                     whereof
                     apperteyneth
                     onely
                     the
                     oryginall
                     title
                     ,
                     and
                     propre
                     inherytance
                     ,
                     as
                     well
                     of
                     all
                     other
                     goods
                     moueable
                     and
                     vnmoueable
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     saide
                     Monastery
                     in
                     any
                     wyse
                     apperteyning
                     or
                     belonging
                     ,
                     to
                     be
                     dissposed
                     ,
                     and
                     imployed
                     ,
                     as
                     to
                     yowr
                     graces
                     most
                     excellent
                     wysdome
                     shall
                     seme
                     expedyent
                     and
                     necessary
                     .
                     All
                     which
                     possessyons
                     ,
                     and
                     goods
                     ,
                     yowr
                     highnes
                     for
                     our
                     saide
                     offences
                     ,
                     abuses
                     omyssyons
                     ,
                     and
                     neglygences
                     ,
                     being
                     to
                     all
                     men
                     obedyent
                     ,
                     and
                     by
                     vs
                     playnly
                     confessed
                     ,
                     now
                     hath
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     long
                     tyme
                     past
                     hath
                     hadd
                     ,
                     iust
                     and
                     lafull
                     cawse
                     ,
                     to
                     resume
                     into
                     yowr
                     graces
                     hands
                     and
                     possessyon
                     ,
                     at
                     yowr
                     graces
                     pleasure
                     .
                     The
                     resumption
                     wherof
                     ,
                     yowr
                     highnes
                     neverthelesse
                     ,
                     licke
                     a
                     most
                     naturall
                     lovyng
                     Prince
                     ,
                     and
                     clement
                     gouernor
                     ,
                     ouer
                     vs
                     yowr
                     graces
                     po●e
                     ,
                     and
                     for
                     owr
                     offences
                     ,
                     most
                     vnworthy
                     subiects
                     ,
                     hath
                     of
                     long
                     season
                     differred
                     ,
                     and
                     yet
                     doth
                     ,
                     in
                     hope
                     and
                     trust
                     of
                     owr
                     voluntary
                     reconciliacion
                     and
                     amendment
                     ,
                     by
                     yowr
                     graces
                     manyfolde
                     ,
                     lovyng
                     ,
                     and
                     gentyll
                     admonyshments
                     ,
                     shewyd
                     vnto
                     vs
                     by
                     dyuerse
                     and
                     sondry
                     meanys
                     .
                     We
                     therfor
                     consyderyng
                     with
                     owr
                     selffes
                     your
                     graces
                     exceedyng
                     goodnes
                     and
                     mercy
                     ,
                     extended
                     at
                     all
                     tymes
                     vnto
                     vs
                     ,
                     most
                     miserable
                     trespassers
                     against
                     God
                     and
                     yowr
                     hyghnes
                     ;
                     For
                     a
                     perfight
                     declaracion
                     of
                     yowr
                     vnfeyned
                     contricion
                     and
                     repentance
                     ,
                     felyng
                     owr
                     selffes
                     very
                     weeke
                     ,
                     and
                     vnable
                     to
                     obserue
                     and
                     performe
                     owr
                     aforesaid
                     avowes
                     and
                     promyses
                     ,
                     made
                     by
                     vs
                     and
                     owr
                     predecessors
                     ,
                     to
                     God
                     ,
                     and
                     yowr
                     graces
                     noble
                     progenitors
                     ;
                     and
                     to
                     imploy
                     the
                     possessyons
                     of
                     yowr
                     saide
                     Monastery
                     ,
                     accordyng
                     to
                     the
                     fyrst
                     will
                     and
                     intent
                     of
                     the
                     oryginall
                     Founders
                     .
                     And
                     to
                     the
                     intent
                     that
                     yowr
                     highnes
                     ,
                     yowr
                     noble
                     heires
                     and
                     successors
                     ,
                     with
                     the
                     true
                     Christian
                     people
                     ,
                     of
                     this
                     yowr
                     graces
                     Roialme
                     of
                     England
                     ,
                     be
                     not
                     from
                     hensforth
                     estsones
                     abused
                     with
                     such
                     feyned
                     deuocion
                     ,
                     and
                     deyllysh
                     persuasions
                     ,
                     vndre
                     the
                     pretext
                     and
                     habyte
                     of
                     Relygion
                     ,
                     by
                     vs
                     or
                     any
                     other
                     ,
                     which
                     shulde
                     happen
                     to
                     bear
                     the
                     name
                     of
                     Relygyous
                     within
                     yowr
                     saide
                     Monastery
                     .
                     And
                     moreouer
                     ,
                     that
                     the
                     saide
                     possessyons
                     and
                     goods
                     shulde
                     be
                     no
                     lenger
                     restreyned
                     ,
                     from
                     a
                     bettyr
                     or
                     more
                     necessary
                     employment
                     .
                     Most
                     humble
                     beseechen
                     yowr
                     highnes
                     ,
                     owr
                     most
                     gracyous
                     soueraign
                     Lord
                     and
                     Founder
                     ,
                     that
                     it
                     might
                     licke
                     yowr
                     Maiesty
                     ,
                     for
                     the
                     discharging
                     and
                     exoncrating
                     vs
                     ,
                     of
                     the
                     most
                     greuous
                     bourden
                     of
                     owr
                     payned
                     consciens
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     immynent
                     parell
                     and
                     danger
                     of
                     owr
                     dampnacion
                     ,
                     that
                     we
                     shuld
                     be
                     in
                     ,
                     if
                     by
                     persisting
                     in
                     the
                     state
                     that
                     we
                     now
                     rest
                     in
                     ,
                     we
                     shulde
                     be
                     the
                     lett
                     of
                     a
                     more
                     godly
                     and
                     necessarie
                     imployment
                     :
                     graciously
                     to
                     accept
                     owr
                     free
                     gifts
                     withought
                     coercion
                     ,
                     persuasion
                     ,
                     or
                     procurement
                     ,
                     of
                     any
                     creature
                     liuing
                     ,
                     other
                     then
                     of
                     owr
                     voluntary
                     free
                     will
                     ,
                     of
                     all
                     such
                     possessions
                     ,
                     
                     right
                     ,
                     title
                     ,
                     or
                     interest
                     ,
                     as
                     we
                     the
                     sayd
                     Prior
                     and
                     Couent
                     hath
                     or
                     euyr
                     hadd
                     ,
                     or
                     ar
                     supposed
                     to
                     have
                     hadde
                     ,
                     in
                     or
                     to
                     your
                     sayd
                     Monastery
                     of
                     Northampton
                     aforesaide
                     .
                     And
                     all
                     and
                     euery
                     parcell
                     of
                     the
                     lands
                     ,
                     advousons
                     ,
                     comodytes
                     ,
                     and
                     other
                     reuenues
                     ,
                     whatsoeuyr
                     they
                     ben
                     belonging
                     to
                     the
                     same
                     And
                     all
                     maner
                     of
                     goods
                     ,
                     Iewels
                     ,
                     ornaments
                     ,
                     wi●h
                     all
                     other
                     manner
                     of
                     cattals
                     ,
                     moueable
                     and
                     vnmoueable
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     sayd
                     Monastery
                     in
                     any
                     wise
                     apperteyning
                     or
                     belonging
                     ,
                     into
                     whoe
                     's
                     handes
                     or
                     possession
                     to
                     euyr
                     they
                     ben
                     come
                     into
                     ,
                     to
                     be
                     imployed
                     ,
                     and
                     disposed
                     ,
                     is
                     to
                     your
                     graces
                     most
                     excellent
                     wysedome
                     shall
                     seme
                     expedy●nt
                     and
                     necessary
                     .
                     And
                     although
                     ,
                     most
                     gra●cious
                     soueraign
                     Lord
                     ,
                     that
                     the
                     thyng
                     by
                     vs
                     g●ven
                     vnto
                     your
                     highnes
                     ,
                     is
                     properly
                     and
                     of
                     right
                     ought
                     to
                     be
                     yowr
                     graces
                     owne
                     ,
                     as
                     well
                     by
                     the
                     meryt
                     ,
                     of
                     our
                     offences
                     ,
                     as
                     by
                     the
                     ordre
                     of
                     our
                     graces
                     lawes
                     ;
                     Yet
                     notwythstan●dyng
                     we
                     eftsones
                     most
                     humble
                     beseechen
                     yowr
                     highnes
                     ,
                     graciously
                     and
                     benevolently
                     to
                     accept
                     owr
                     free
                     wyll
                     ,
                     with
                     the
                     gift
                     therof
                     ,
                     nothing
                     requyring
                     of
                     yowr
                     Maiesty
                     therfor
                     ,
                     other
                     then
                     your
                     most
                     gracious
                     perdon
                     ,
                     with
                     some
                     pece
                     of
                     yowr
                     graces
                     almes
                     ,
                     and
                     habundant
                     charyte
                     towards
                     the
                     mayntenance
                     of
                     owr
                     pore
                     lyving
                     ,
                     and
                     lycence
                     hensforth
                     to
                     liue
                     in
                     such
                     forme
                     in
                     correcting
                     the
                     rest
                     of
                     our
                     liffes
                     ,
                     as
                     we
                     hope
                     to
                     make
                     satysfaccion
                     therby
                     to
                     God
                     ,
                     and
                     yowr
                     highnes
                     :
                     for
                     owr
                     hypocrasie
                     ,
                     and
                     other
                     owr
                     greuous
                     offences
                     by
                     vs
                     commytted
                     ,
                     as
                     well
                     againe
                     his
                     Di●te
                     ,
                     as
                     your
                     Maiesty
                     .
                     And
                     for
                     the
                     more
                     infallyble
                     proffe
                     that
                     this
                     our
                     recognycion
                     vnto
                     yowr
                     highnes
                     ,
                     is
                     only
                     the
                     mere
                     and
                     voluntary
                     Acte
                     of
                     us
                     the
                     said
                     Priour
                     and
                     Couent
                     aforesaid
                     ,
                     withought
                     any
                     compulcion
                     ,
                     or
                     inducement
                     ,
                     other
                     then
                     of
                     owr
                     propre
                     consciens
                     ,
                     we
                     haue
                     not
                     only
                     publyshed
                     the
                     same
                     ,
                     openly
                     in
                     the
                     presence
                     of
                     your
                     graces
                     true
                     and
                     faithfull
                     subiects
                     ,
                     and
                     seruants
                     ,
                     Sir
                     
                       Wylliam
                       Apparre
                    
                     ,
                     Knyght
                     ,
                     
                       Richard
                       Layton
                    
                     ,
                     Doitor
                     in
                     the
                     Lawes
                     ,
                     Arche●deacon
                     of
                     Buckingham
                     ,
                     and
                     
                       Roberd
                       Southwell
                    
                     ,
                     Atturnay
                     for
                     the
                     Augmentacions
                     of
                     yowr
                     graces
                     most
                     noble
                     Crowne
                     yowr
                     graces
                     Commyssyoners
                     here
                     ,
                     with
                     diuerse
                     other
                     that
                     wer
                     present
                     at
                     that
                     tyme.
                     And
                     vndre
                     this
                     owr
                     present
                     Recognicion
                     Sealed
                     with
                     our
                     Couent
                     Seale
                     ,
                     subscrybed
                     owr
                     owne
                     names
                     ;
                     but
                     also
                     haue
                     made
                     sealed
                     with
                     owr
                     Couent
                     Seale
                     ,
                     and
                     delyuered
                     to
                     the
                     saide
                     
                       Roberd
                       Sowthwell
                    
                     to
                     yowr
                     highnesse
                     vse
                     ,
                     a
                     sufficient
                     and
                     lawfull
                     deade
                     ,
                     framed
                     accordyng
                     to
                     the
                     forme
                     of
                     yowr
                     graces
                     lawes
                     ,
                     for
                     the
                     possessing
                     your
                     grace
                     ,
                     yowr
                     noble
                     heires
                     ,
                     and
                     successors
                     therof
                     for
                     ●uyr
                     ,
                     to
                     be
                     presented
                     by
                     him
                     vnto
                     yowr
                     highnes
                     ,
                     together
                     with
                     this
                     owr
                     free
                     Recognicion
                     and
                     assent
                     ;
                     offering
                     owr
                     selffes
                     most
                     humbly
                     vnto
                     your
                     highnes
                     ,
                     to
                     be
                     at
                     all
                     tymes
                     redy
                     ●o
                     do
                     from
                     tyme
                     to
                     tyme
                     ,
                     any
                     other
                     Act
                     or
                     Acts
                     ,
                     as
                     by
                     yowr
                     highnes
                     ,
                     and
                     yowr
                     most
                     honorable
                     Councell
                     shall
                     be
                     of
                     vs
                     farther
                     requyred
                     ,
                     for
                     the
                     more
                     persight
                     Assurans
                     of
                     this
                     owr
                     voluntary
                     surrendre
                     and
                     gift
                     vnto
                     yowr
                     highnes
                     .
                     And
                     fynally
                     we
                     most
                     humbly
                     ,
                     and
                     reuerently
                     ,
                     with
                     ●abundant
                     teares
                     proceedyng
                     from
                     our
                     harts
                     ,
                     having
                     before
                     owr
                     even
                     owr
                     detestable
                     offences
                     ,
                     submytt
                     owr
                     selffes
                     totally
                     to
                     the
                     ordre
                     of
                     God
                     ,
                     and
                     yowr
                     mercyfull
                     and
                     benygne
                     Maiesty
                     ,
                     most
                     hartely
                     beseching
                     almyghty
                     God
                     to
                     grante
                     your
                     highnes
                     ,
                     with
                     the
                     noble
                     Prince
                     Edward
                     your
                     graces
                     most
                     noble
                     and
                     naturall
                     sonne
                     ,
                     next
                     vnto
                     yowr
                     grace
                     the
                     most
                     preci●ous
                     ●uell
                     ,
                     and
                     chyse
                     comforte
                     of
                     this
                     yowr
                     graces
                     Roialme
                     ,
                     long
                     to
                     lyue
                     among
                     vs
                     ,
                     yowr
                     naturall
                     and
                     true
                     subiects
                     ,
                     with
                     prosperous
                     and
                     fortunate
                     successe
                     ,
                     of
                     all
                     yowr
                     graces
                     honorable
                     and
                     deuoute
                     procedings
                     ,
                     which
                     
                     hytherto
                     thorow
                     your
                     graces
                     most
                     excellent
                     wysdome
                     ,
                     and
                     wonderfull
                     industry
                     ,
                     assidually
                     solycyted
                     abought
                     the
                     confirming
                     and
                     stabyshyng
                     mens
                     consciens
                     contynually
                     vexed
                     ,
                     with
                     sondry
                     doubtfull
                     opynions
                     ,
                     and
                     vaine
                     ceremonyes
                     ,
                     haue
                     taken
                     both
                     good
                     and
                     lawdable
                     effecte
                     ;
                     to
                     the
                     vndoubted
                     contentation
                     of
                     Almighty
                     God
                     ,
                     the
                     greate
                     renowne
                     ,
                     and
                     immortall
                     memorie
                     of
                     your
                     graces
                     hye
                     wysedome
                     and
                     excellent
                     knowledge
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     the
                     spyrituall
                     weale
                     of
                     all
                     your
                     graces
                     subiects
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Datyd
                       and
                       subscrybyd
                       in
                       our
                       Chaptre
                       
                         the
                         first
                         day
                         of
                         March
                         in
                         the
                         xxix
                         yeare
                         of
                         yowr
                         graces
                         Reign
                         .
                      
                       By
                       the
                       hands
                       of
                       yowr
                       graces
                       pore
                       and
                       vnworthy
                       subiects
                       .
                    
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             Per
                             me
                             Franciscum
                             Priorem
                          
                           .
                        
                         
                           
                             Per
                             me
                             Iohannem
                             subpriorem
                          
                           .
                        
                         
                           
                             Per
                             me
                             Tho.
                             Smyth
                          
                           .
                        
                         
                           
                             Per
                             me
                             Tho.
                             Golston
                          
                           .
                        
                         
                           
                             Per
                             me
                             Rob.
                             Martin
                          
                           .
                        
                         
                           
                             Per
                             me
                             Iacob
                             .
                             Hopkins
                          
                           .
                        
                         
                           
                             Per
                             me
                             Ric.
                             Bunbery
                          
                           .
                        
                         
                           
                             Per
                             me
                             Iohannem
                             Pette
                          
                           .
                        
                         
                           
                             Per
                             me
                             Io.
                             Harrold
                          
                           .
                        
                         
                           
                             Per
                             me
                             Tho.
                             Barly
                          
                           .
                        
                         
                           
                             Per
                             me
                             Will.
                             Ward
                          
                           .
                        
                         
                           
                             Per
                             me
                             Tho.
                             Atterbury
                          
                           .
                        
                         
                           
                             Per
                             me
                             Will.
                             Fowler
                          
                        
                      
                    
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     The
                     Surrender
                     of
                     the
                     Warden
                     and
                     Friers
                     of
                     S.
                     Francis
                     in
                     Stanford
                     .
                  
                   
                     For
                     as
                     moche
                     as
                     we
                     ,
                     the
                     Warden
                     ,
                     and
                     Freers
                     ,
                     of
                     the
                     howse
                     of
                     Saynt
                     Frances
                     in
                     Stannforde
                     ,
                     comenly
                     callyd
                     the
                     gray
                     Freers
                     in
                     Stannford
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     County
                     of
                     Lincoln
                     ,
                     doo
                     profoundly
                     concider
                     that
                     the
                     perfeccion
                     of
                     Christian
                     liuyng
                     dothe
                     not
                     conciste
                     in
                     dome
                     ceremonies
                     ,
                     weryng
                     of
                     a
                     grey
                     cootte
                     ,
                     disgeasing
                     our
                     self
                     fe
                     aftyr
                     straunge
                     fassions
                     ,
                     dokyng
                     ,
                     and
                     beckyng
                     ,
                     in
                     gurdyng
                     owr
                     selffes
                     wyth
                     a
                     gurdle
                     full
                     of
                     knots
                     ,
                     and
                     other
                     like
                     Papisticall
                     ceremonyes
                     ,
                     wherin
                     we
                     haue
                     byn
                     moost
                     principally
                     practysed
                     ,
                     and
                     misselyd
                     in
                     tymes
                     past
                     ;
                     but
                     the
                     very
                     tru
                     waye
                     to
                     please
                     God
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     liue
                     a
                     true
                     Christian
                     man
                     ,
                     wythe
                     owte
                     all
                     ypocrasie
                     ,
                     and
                     fayned
                     dissimulacion
                     ,
                     is
                     sinceerly
                     declaryd
                     vnto
                     vs
                     by
                     owr
                     Master
                     Christe
                     ,
                     his
                     Euangelists
                     ,
                     and
                     Apostoles
                     .
                     Being
                     mindyd
                     herafter
                     to
                     folowe
                     the
                     same
                     ;
                     conformyng
                     owr
                     selffe
                     vnto
                     the
                     will
                     and
                     pleasure
                     of
                     owr
                     supreme
                     hedde
                     vndre
                     God
                     in
                     erthe
                     the
                     Kings
                     Maiesty
                     ;
                     and
                     not
                     to
                     follow
                     hensforth
                     the
                     supersticious
                     tradicions
                     of
                     of
                     ony
                     forincycall
                     potentate
                     ,
                     or
                     poore
                     ,
                     wythe
                     mutuall
                     assent
                     ,
                     and
                     consent
                     ,
                     doo
                     submytt
                     owr
                     selffes
                     vnto
                     the
                     mercy
                     of
                     owr
                     saide
                     soueraygn
                     Lorde
                     .
                     And
                     wythe
                     like
                     mutuall
                     assent
                     and
                     consent
                     ,
                     doo
                     surrender
                     ,
                     and
                     yelde
                     vpe
                     vnto
                     ,
                     the
                     hands
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     ,
                     all
                     owr
                     saide
                     howse
                     of
                     Saynt
                     Frances
                     in
                     Stannforde
                     comenly
                     callyd
                     the
                     grey
                     Friers
                     in
                     Stannforde
                     ,
                     wythe
                     all
                     lands
                     ,
                     tenements
                     ,
                     gardens
                     ,
                     medowes
                     ,
                     waters
                     ,
                     pondyards
                     ,
                     fedyngs
                     ,
                     pastures
                     ,
                     comens
                     ,
                     rentes
                     ,
                     reuersions
                     ,
                     and
                     all
                     other
                     our
                     interest
                     ,
                     ryghtes
                     ,
                     or
                     titles
                     ,
                     aperteynyng
                     vnto
                     the
                     same
                     :
                     mooste
                     humbly
                     besechyng
                     his
                     mooste
                     noble
                     grace
                     ,
                     to
                     disspose
                     of
                     vs
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     as
                     best
                     schall
                     stonde
                     wythe
                     his
                     mooste
                     graciouse
                     pleasure
                     .
                     And
                     farther
                     frely
                     to
                     grant
                     vnto
                     euery
                     on
                     of
                     vs
                     his
                     licens
                     vndre
                     wretynge
                     and
                     Seall
                     ,
                     to
                     change
                     our
                     abites
                     into
                     seculer
                     fassion
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     receve
                     suche
                     maner
                     of
                     livyngs
                     ,
                     as
                     other
                     seculer
                     Pristes
                     comenly
                     be
                     preferryd
                     vnto
                     .
                     And
                     we
                     all
                     faythfully
                     schall
                     prey
                     vnto
                     allmyghty
                     god
                     long
                     to
                     preserue
                     his
                     mooste
                     noble
                     grace
                     ,
                     wythe
                     encrease
                     of
                     moche
                     felicitie
                     and
                     honor
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       And
                       in
                       witnes
                       of
                       all
                       and
                       singuler
                       the
                       premysses
                       ,
                       we
                       the
                       saide
                       Warden
                       ,
                       and
                       Couent
                       of
                       
                       the
                       grey
                       Freers
                       in
                       Stannforde
                       ,
                       to
                       thes
                       presentes
                       haue
                       putte
                       owr
                       Couent
                       Sceall
                       
                         the
                         yeght
                         day
                         of
                         Octobre
                         ,
                         in
                         the
                         thirty
                         the
                         yere
                         of
                         the
                         raygn
                         of
                         owr
                         mooste
                         Souerayne
                         Kinge
                         Henry
                         the
                         yeght
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             Factum
                             Iohannis
                             Schemy
                             Gardian
                          
                           :
                        
                         
                           
                             Per
                             me
                             Fratrem
                             Iohannem
                             Robards
                          
                           .
                        
                         
                           
                             Per
                             me
                             Fratrem
                             Iohannem
                             Chadwhort
                          
                           .
                        
                         
                           
                             Per
                             me
                             Fratrem
                             Richardum
                             Pye.
                          
                           
                        
                         
                           
                             Per
                             me
                             Fratrem
                             Iohannem
                             Clarke
                          
                           .
                        
                         
                           
                             Per
                             me
                             Fratrem
                             Iohannem
                             Quoyte
                          
                           .
                        
                         
                           
                             Per
                             me
                             Fratrem
                             Iohannem
                             German
                          
                           .
                        
                         
                           
                             Per
                             me
                             Fratrem
                             Iohannem
                             Yong.
                          
                           
                        
                         
                           
                             Per
                             me
                             Fratrem
                             Iohannem
                             Lovell
                          
                           .
                        
                         
                           
                             Per
                             me
                             Fratrem
                             Willielmum
                             Tomson
                          
                           .
                        
                      
                    
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             With
             the
             like
             petition
             and
             recognition
             of
             their
             seuerall
             delinquencies
             ,
             the
             Prior
             and
             Couent
             of
             the
             White
             Friers
             Carmelites
             in
             Stanford
             ,
             the
             ●bbo●
             and
             Couent
             of
             our
             blessed
             Lady
             of
             Bidlesden
             ,
             the
             Warden
             and
             brethren
             of
             the
             grey
             Friers
             of
             Couentrie
             ,
             Bedford
             ,
             and
             Alesbury
             ,
             surrendred
             vp
             them
             houses
             into
             the
             kings
             hands
             .
          
           
             Battaile
             Abbey
             in
             Sussex
             ,
             Martine
             Abbey
             in
             Surrey
             ,
             Stra●ford
             Abbey
             in
             Essex
             ,
             Lewis
             in
             Suffex
             ,
             Saint
             Austines
             in
             Canterbury
             ,
             the
             new
             Abbey
             at
             the
             Tower
             hill
             ,
             the
             Minories
             without
             Aldgate
             ,
             the
             Nunnery
             at
             Clerken
             well
             :
             The
             Hospitall
             of
             Saint
             
               Thomas
               Akers
            
             ,
             the
             Blacke-Friers
             ,
             the
             White-Friers
             ,
             the
             grey
             Friers
             ,
             and
             the
             Charterhouse
             Monks
             in
             London
             ,
             with
             the
             most
             ,
             or
             all
             other
             ,
             were
             surrendred
             after
             the
             same
             manner
             .
          
           
             In
             September
             the
             same
             yeare
             .
             
               Viz.
               An.
            
             30.
             
             Hen.
             8.
             by
             the
             speciall
             motion
             of
             great
             Cromwell
             ,
             all
             the
             notable
             images
             ,
             vnto
             the
             which
             were
             made
             any
             especiall
             pilgrimages
             ,
             and
             offerings
             ,
             as
             the
             images
             of
             our
             Lady
             of
             Walsingham
             ,
             Ipswich
             ,
             Worcester
             ,
             the
             Lady
             of
             Wilsdon
             ;
             the
             rood
             of
             Grace
             ,
             of
             our
             Ladie
             of
             Boxley
             ,
             and
             the
             image
             of
             the
             rood
             of
             Saint
             Sauiour
             at
             Bermondsey
             ,
             with
             all
             the
             rest
             ,
             were
             brought
             vp
             to
             London
             ,
             and
             burnt
             at
             Chelsey
             ,
             at
             the
             commandement
             of
             the
             foresaid
             Cromwell
             ,
             all
             the
             Iewels
             ,
             and
             other
             rich
             offerings
             ,
             to
             these
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Shrines
             ,
             (
             which
             were
             all
             likewise
             taken
             away
             or
             beaten
             to
             peeces
             )
             of
             other
             Saints
             throughout
             both
             England
             and
             Wales
             ,
             were
             brought
             into
             the
             Kings
             Treasurie
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             same
             yeare
             also
             the
             Abbey
             of
             Westminster
             was
             surrendred
             ,
             being
             valued
             to
             dispend
             by
             the
             yeare
             three
             thousand
             foure
             hundred
             and
             seuenty
             pound
             ,
             or
             by
             some
             3977.
             l.
             6.
             s.
             4.
             d.
             ob
             .
             q.
             as
             in
             the
             Catalogue
             of
             religious
             houses
             ;
             the
             Monkes
             being
             expelled
             ,
             King
             Henry
             placed
             therein
             a
             Deane
             and
             Prebendaries
             ,
             and
             made
             the
             last
             Abbot
             ,
             whose
             name
             was
             Benson
             ,
             the
             first
             Deane
             ;
             in
             the
             time
             of
             Edward
             the
             sixth
             it
             was
             made
             a
             Bishops
             See
             ,
             shortly
             after
             (
             the
             benefits
             of
             the
             Church
             being
             abridged
             )
             it
             came
             againe
             to
             a
             Deane
             and
             Prebends
             ;
             Againe
             Queene
             Marie
             ordained
             there
             an
             Abbot
             and
             his
             Monkes
             ,
             who
             continued
             not
             many
             yeares
             ,
             but
             were
             againe
             cut
             off
             by
             Act
             of
             Parliament
             .
             And
             lastly
             Queene
             Elizabeth
             (
             that
             wonder
             of
             the
             world
             )
             made
             it
             a
             collegiate
             Church
             ,
             or
             rather
             a
             Nursery
             for
             the
             Church
             ,
             saith
             Norden
             ,
             for
             there
             she
             ordained
             (
             to
             the
             glory
             of
             God
             ,
             the
             propagation
             of
             true
             Religion
             and
             good
             literature
             )
             a
             Deane
             ,
             twelue
             Prebendaries
             ,
             an
             
             vpper
             master
             ,
             and
             an
             Vsher
             for
             the
             Schoole
             ,
             fourtie
             Schollers
             ,
             called
             the
             Queenes
             or
             Kings
             Schollers
             ,
             who
             (
             as
             they
             become
             worthie
             )
             are
             preferred
             to
             the
             Vniuersities
             ,
             besides
             Ministers
             ,
             Singers
             ,
             and
             Organists
             ;
             ten
             Quiristers
             ,
             and
             twelue
             well
             deseruing
             Souldiers
             .
             Thus
             you
             see
             the
             interchangeable
             vicissitude
             of
             her
             foundacion
             ,
             and
             if
             it
             had
             not
             beene
             for
             the
             reuerend
             regard
             they
             had
             of
             the
             Sepulchres
             ,
             inauguration
             and
             vnction
             here
             of
             their
             famous
             Ancestors
             ,
             these
             forenamed
             Kings
             (
             if
             I
             may
             ground
             my
             reason
             vpon
             the
             passages
             of
             those
             times
             )
             had
             taken
             her
             commings
             in
             ,
             to
             haue
             inrich●
             their
             owne
             coffers
             ,
             despoiled
             her
             o●
             her
             vnualuable
             wealth
             and
             ornaments
             ,
             and
             battered
             downe
             to
             the
             ground
             her
             sacred
             Ed●fice
             .
          
           
             The
             fifth
             of
             December
             ●n
             the
             soresaid
             yeare
             ,
             the
             Abbey
             of
             Saint
             Alba●s
             was
             surrendred
             ,
             by
             the
             Abbot
             and
             Monkes
             there
             ,
             by
             deliuering
             the
             Couent
             Seale
             into
             the
             hands
             of
             
               Tho.
               Pope
               ,
               D.
               Peter
            
             ,
             Master
             Canendish
             ,
             and
             others
             the
             Kings
             visiters
             .
          
           
             
             Now
             all
             ,
             or
             the
             most
             of
             all
             ,
             the
             religious
             houses
             in
             England
             and
             Wales
             ,
             being
             thus
             surrendred
             ,
             the
             King
             summoned
             another
             Parliament
             at
             West●minster
             ;
             for
             howsoeuer
             these
             forenamed
             religious
             orders
             ,
             and
             other
             more
             ,
             of
             their
             owne
             free
             and
             voluntary
             mindes
             ,
             good
             wills
             ,
             and
             assents
             ,
             without
             constra●●t
             ●oact●on
             or
             compulsion
             (
             as
             are
             the
             words
             in
             the
             Statute
             )
             of
             any
             manner
             of
             person
             or
             persons
             ,
             by
             due
             order
             of
             law
             ,
             and
             by
             their
             sufficient
             writings
             of
             Record
             ,
             vnder
             their
             Couent
             ,
             and
             common
             Seales
             ;
             had
             alreadie
             g●uen
             ,
             granted
             ,
             and
             confirmed
             ,
             renounced
             ,
             left
             ,
             and
             forsaken
             ,
             all
             their
             religious
             h●u●●s
             ,
             with
             their
             lands
             ,
             and
             all
             other
             the
             appurtenances
             to
             the
             same
             belonging●
             vnto
             the
             King
             his
             heires
             and
             successors
             for
             euer
             .
             Yet
             it
             was
             thought
             necessarie
             by
             the
             King
             and
             his
             Councell
             ,
             that
             these
             their
             ●o
             u●ta●ic
             donations
             should
             bee
             further
             ratified
             by
             authoritie
             of
             that
             high
             〈◊〉
             whereupon
             it
             was
             enacted
             ,
             that
             all
             Monasteries
             ,
             with
             their
             Scites
             ,
             circuits
             and
             precincts
             ;
             la●ds
             ,
             Lordships
             ,
             and
             all
             oth●r
             franchises
             ,
             not
             onely
             those
             which
             were
             surrendred
             or
             dissolued
             ,
             before
             the
             session
             of
             this
             Parliament
             ,
             but
             also
             such
             as
             were
             to
             bee
             surrendred
             or
             dissolued
             hereafter
             ,
             shou●d
             bee
             vested
             ,
             deemed
             ,
             and
             adiudged
             to
             be
             in
             the
             very
             actuall
             and
             reall
             season
             ,
             and
             possession
             of
             the
             King
             his
             heires
             and
             successors
             for
             euer
             .
          
           
             The
             religious
             Order
             of
             Saint
             Iohns
             of
             Ierusalem
             ,
             whose
             chiefe
             mansion
             house
             was
             in
             the
             precincts
             of
             Clerkenwell
             Parish
             ,
             within
             the
             Country
             of
             Middlesex
             ,
             consisting
             of
             gentlemen
             and
             souldiers
             ,
             of
             ancient
             families
             and
             high
             spirits
             ,
             could
             by
             no
             means
             be
             brought
             in
             ,
             to
             present
             to
             his
             Maiestie
             any
             of
             these
             puling
             petitions
             ,
             and
             publike
             recognitions
             of
             their
             errors
             ,
             thereby
             ,
             like
             the
             rest
             ,
             to
             giue
             a
             loafe
             ,
             and
             beg
             a
             shiue
             ,
             to
             turne
             themselues
             out
             of
             actuall
             possession
             ,
             and
             lie
             at
             the
             Kings
             mercie
             for
             some
             poore
             yearely
             pension
             .
             But
             like
             sto●●●
             fellowes
             stood
             out
             against
             any
             that
             thought
             to
             enrich
             themselues
             with
             their
             ample
             reuenues
             ,
             vntill
             they
             were
             cast
             out
             of
             their
             glorious
             structures
             ,
             and
             all
             other
             their
             estates
             ,
             for
             these
             causes
             following
             alledged
             a●gainst
             them
             in
             open
             Parliament
             ;
             as
             appeares
             by
             the
             statute
             beginning
             thus
             .
          
           
             
             The
             Lords
             Spirituall
             and
             Temporall
             ,
             and
             the
             Commons
             of
             this
             present
             Parliament
             assembled
             ,
             hauing
             credible
             knowledge
             ,
             that
             diuers
             and
             sundrie
             the
             kings
             subiects
             ,
             called
             the
             Knights
             of
             the
             Rhodes
             ,
             otherwise
             called
             Knights
             of
             Saint
             Iohns
             ;
             otherwise
             called
             Friers
             of
             the
             religion
             of
             S.
             Iohn
             of
             Ierusalem
             in
             England
             ,
             and
             of
             a
             like
             house
             being
             in
             Ireland
             ,
             abiding
             in
             
             the
             parties
             of
             beyond
             the
             sea
             ,
             and
             hauing
             aswell
             out
             of
             this
             Realme
             ,
             as
             out
             of
             Ireland
             ,
             and
             other
             the
             Kings
             dominions
             ,
             yearely
             great
             summes
             of
             money
             for
             maintenance
             of
             their
             liuings
             ,
             Haue
             vnnaturally
             ,
             and
             contrary
             to
             the
             dutie
             of
             their
             alleageances
             sustained
             ,
             and
             maintained
             ,
             〈…〉
             power
             and
             authoritie
             of
             the
             Bishop
             of
             Rome
             ,
             lately
             vsed
             and
             〈◊〉
             within
             this
             Realme
             ,
             and
             other
             the
             Kings
             dominions
             ,
             and
             haue
             not
             onely
             adhered
             themselues
             to
             the
             said
             Bishop
             ,
             being
             common
             enemy
             to
             the
             King
             our
             soueraigne
             Lord
             ,
             and
             to
             this
             his
             Realme
             ,
             vntruely
             vpholding
             ,
             knowledging
             ,
             and
             affirming
             maliciously
             and
             traiterously
             ,
             the
             same
             Bishop
             to
             bee
             supreme
             ,
             and
             chiefe
             head
             of
             Christs
             Church
             ,
             by
             Gods
             holy
             word
             .
             Entending
             thereby
             to
             subuert
             and
             ouerthrow
             the
             good
             and
             godly
             laws
             and
             statutes
             of
             this
             realme
             ,
             for
             the
             abolishing
             ,
             expulsing
             ,
             and
             vtter
             extincting
             of
             the
             said
             vsurped
             power
             and
             authoritie
             :
             but
             also
             haue
             defamed
             and
             slandered
             as
             well
             the
             Kings
             Maiestie
             ,
             as
             the
             Noblemen
             ,
             Prelates
             ,
             and
             other
             the
             Kings
             true
             and
             louing
             subiects
             of
             this
             Realme
             ,
             for
             their
             good
             and
             godly
             proceeding
             in
             that
             behalfe
             .
          
           
             Vpon
             these
             causes
             and
             other
             considerations
             ,
             it
             was
             enacted
             ,
             That
             the
             Corporation
             of
             the
             said
             Religion
             ,
             as
             well
             within
             this
             Realme
             ,
             as
             within
             the
             Kings
             dominion
             ,
             and
             Land
             of
             Ireland
             ,
             should
             be
             vtterly
             dissolued
             ,
             and
             void
             to
             all
             entents
             and
             purposes
             .
             And
             that
             Sir
             
               William
               Weston
            
             Knight
             ,
             as
             then
             Prior
             ,
             of
             the
             said
             Religion
             ,
             of
             this
             Realme
             of
             England
             ,
             should
             not
             be
             named
             or
             called
             from
             henceforth
             ,
             Prior
             of
             Saint
             Iohns
             of
             Ierusalem
             in
             England
             ,
             but
             by
             his
             proper
             name
             of
             
               William
               Weston
            
             Knight
             ,
             without
             further
             addition
             touching
             the
             said
             Religion
             .
             And
             that
             likewise
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Rauson
            
             knight
             ,
             being
             then
             Prior
             of
             Kilmainam
             in
             Ireland
             ,
             should
             not
             bee
             called
             or
             named
             from
             thenceforth
             ,
             Prior
             of
             Kilmainam
             in
             Ireland
             ,
             but
             onely
             by
             his
             proper
             name
             of
             
               Iohn
               Rauson
            
             ,
             knight
             ,
             without
             farther
             addition
             .
             And
             that
             none
             of
             the
             Brethren
             or
             Confriers
             of
             the
             said
             Religion
             within
             this
             Realme
             of
             England
             ,
             and
             Land
             of
             Ireland
             ,
             should
             bee
             called
             Knights
             of
             the
             Rhodes
             ,
             or
             knights
             of
             Saint
             Iohns
             ,
             but
             by
             their
             owne
             proper
             Christian
             names
             ,
             and
             surnames
             of
             their
             parents
             without
             any
             other
             additions
             .
          
           
             And
             furthermore
             it
             was
             enacted
             vnder
             a
             great
             penaltie
             ,
             that
             they
             should
             not
             weare
             about
             their
             necks
             ,
             in
             ,
             or
             vpon
             any
             apparell
             of
             their
             bodies
             ,
             any
             chaine
             with
             a
             Ierusalem
             Crosse
             ,
             or
             any
             other
             signe
             marke
             ,
             or
             token
             thereto●fore
             vsed
             ,
             and
             deuised
             ,
             for
             the
             knowledge
             of
             the
             said
             Religion
             ,
             and
             that
             they
             should
             not
             make
             any
             congregations
             ,
             chapiters
             ,
             or
             assemblies
             touching
             the
             same
             Religion
             ,
             or
             maintaine
             ,
             support
             ,
             vse
             ,
             or
             defend
             any
             liberties
             ▪
             franchises
             ,
             or
             priuiledges
             ,
             theretofore
             granted
             to
             the
             said
             Religion
             ,
             by
             the
             authoritie
             of
             the
             Bishop
             of
             Rome
             ,
             or
             of
             the
             See
             of
             the
             same
             .
          
           
             Lastly
             ,
             it
             was
             granted
             by
             the
             authoritie
             of
             the
             said
             Parliament
             ,
             that
             the
             Kings
             Maiestie
             ,
             his
             heires
             and
             successors
             ,
             should
             haue
             and
             enioy
             their
             said
             mansion
             house
             in
             the
             Parish
             aforesaid
             ,
             within
             the
             County
             of
             Midlesex
             ;
             and
             also
             the
             Hospitall
             of
             Kilmainam
             in
             Ireland
             ,
             with
             all
             their
             appurtenances
             for
             euer
             .
          
           
             Yet
             it
             was
             prouided
             by
             the
             said
             Act
             ,
             that
             Sir
             
               William
               Weston
            
             and
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Rauson
            
             Priors
             ,
             as
             also
             some
             other
             of
             the
             Confriers
             ,
             should
             haue
             a
             certaine
             annuall
             pension
             during
             their
             liues
             ,
             with
             some
             reasonable
             proportion
             of
             their
             owne
             proper
             goods
             .
             And
             this
             was
             done
             (
             saith
             the
             words
             in
             the
             statute
             )
             
             by
             the
             agreement
             and
             assent
             of
             the
             Kings
             most
             excellent
             goodnes
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               William
               Weston
            
             had
             giuen
             vnto
             him
             one
             thousand
             pound
             of
             annuall
             rent
             or
             pension
             .
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Rauson
            
             fiue
             hundred
             Markes
             .
             
               Clement
               West
            
             Confrier
             ,
             two
             hundred
             pound
             .
             
               Thomas
               Pemberton
            
             ,
             fourescore
             pound
             .
             
               Gyles
               Russell
            
             ,
             one
             hundred
             pound
             .
             
               George
               Ailmer
            
             ,
             one
             hundred
             pound
             .
             
               Iohn
               Sutton
            
             ,
             two
             hundred
             pound
             .
             
               Edward
               Bellingham
            
             ,
             an
             hundred
             pound
             .
             
               Edward
               Browne
            
             fifty
             pound
             .
             
               Edmund
               Husse
            
             ,
             an
             hundred
             Markes
             .
             
               Ambrose
               Caue
            
             ,
             an
             hundred
             Markes
             .
             
               Thomas
               Copledyke
            
             ,
             fifty
             pound
             .
             
               Cuthbert
               Leighton
            
             ,
             threescore
             pound
             .
             
               Richard
               Broke
            
             ,
             an
             hundred
             Markes
             .
             
               Henry
               Poole
            
             two
             hundred
             Markes
             .
             
               William
               Tyrell
            
             ,
             thirty
             pound
             .
             
               Iohn
               Rauson
            
             ,
             Confrier
             ,
             two
             hundred
             Markes
             .
          
           
             To
             
               Anthony
               Rogers
               ,
               Oswald
               Massingberd
               ,
               Iames
               Husse
               ,
               Thomas
               Thornell
               ,
               Nicholas
               Hopton
               ,
               Philip
               Babington
               ,
               Henry
               Gerard
               ,
               Dunstan
               Nudegate
               ,
               Nicholas
               Lambert
               ,
            
             and
             
               Dauid
               Gonson
            
             ,
             being
             Confriers
             professed
             ,
             and
             hauing
             no
             certaine
             liuing
             ,
             was
             giuen
             ten
             pound
             a
             peece
             of
             yearely
             pension
             .
          
           
             And
             if
             any
             pro●es●ed
             in
             the
             said
             Religion
             were
             negligently
             forgotten
             ,
             or
             omitted
             out
             of
             that
             present
             Act
             ,
             for
             lacke
             of
             knowledge
             of
             their
             names
             ;
             yet
             it
             was
             ordered
             by
             the
             same
             ,
             that
             they
             should
             haue
             such
             honest
             ,
             conuenient
             ,
             and
             reasonable
             yearly
             pension
             ,
             and
             portion
             of
             goods
             ,
             as
             should
             please
             the
             Kings
             Maiestie
             to
             limit
             and
             appoint
             .
          
           
             And
             by
             the
             said
             Act
             
               Io●n
               Mableston
            
             ,
             Subprior
             of
             this
             Hospitall
             in
             England
             ;
             
               William
               Ermested
            
             Master
             of
             the
             Temple
             of
             London
             :
             
               Walter
               Lymsey
            
             ,
             and
             
               Iohn
               Winter
            
             Chapleines
             ;
             were
             authorized
             to
             receiue
             and
             enioy
             ,
             during
             their
             natura●l
             liues
             ,
             all
             such
             mansion
             houses
             ,
             stipends
             ,
             and
             wages
             ,
             in
             as
             large
             and
             ample
             manner
             ,
             as
             euer
             they
             did
             before
             the
             sitting
             of
             that
             Parliament
             .
          
           
             What
             other
             pensions
             were
             giuen
             ,
             or
             how
             much
             the
             value
             in
             money
             was
             of
             the
             yearely
             profits
             of
             these
             foure
             last
             remembred
             ,
             I
             do
             not
             reade
             .
             But
             the
             annuities
             or
             pensions
             appointed
             to
             the
             said
             two
             knights
             ,
             and
             the
             Confriers
             ,
             amounted
             to
             the
             summe
             of
             two
             thousand
             eight
             hundred
             and
             seuenty
             pound
             the
             yeare
             ,
             issuing
             out
             of
             the
             lands
             to
             this
             Hospitall
             appertaining
             .
             And
             I
             finde
             that
             at
             the
             very
             same
             time
             of
             the
             dissolution
             of
             this
             Fraternitie
             ,
             certaine
             lusts
             and
             Tourneaments
             being
             holden
             at
             Westminster
             ,
             wherein
             the
             challengers
             against
             all
             commers
             were
             ,
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Dudley
            
             ,
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Seymor
            
             ,
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Poinings
            
             ,
             Sir
             
               George
               Carew
            
             ,
             knights
             ,
             
               Antony
               Kingston
            
             ,
             and
             
               Richard
               Cromwell
            
             ,
             Esquires
             .
             To
             each
             one
             of
             which
             ,
             for
             a
             reward
             of
             their
             valiantnesse
             ;
             the
             King
             gaue
             an
             hundred
             Markes
             of
             yearely
             reuenues
             ,
             and
             an
             house
             to
             dwell
             in
             ,
             and
             both
             of
             them
             ,
             to
             them
             and
             their
             heires
             for
             euer
             ,
             out
             of
             the
             lands
             and
             liuings
             belonging
             to
             this
             Hospitall
             .
             Of
             such
             a
             large
             extensure
             were
             her
             possessions
             .
             And
             much
             what
             after
             this
             manner
             ,
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             Manors
             ,
             honors
             ,
             lands
             ,
             tenements
             ,
             rents
             ,
             and
             reuersions
             ,
             were
             bestowed
             ;
             and
             likewise
             at
             that
             time
             vpon
             small
             considerations
             ,
             the
             scite
             and
             lands
             of
             all
             other
             Monasteries
             were
             begged
             ,
             bought
             ,
             and
             alienated
             by
             such
             who
             respected
             their
             owne
             profit
             aboue
             the
             seruice
             of
             Almighty
             God.
             Albeit
             it
             was
             then
             declared
             ,
             saith
             Camden
             ,
             that
             such
             religious
             places
             ,
             being
             of
             most
             pious
             intent
             consecrated
             to
             the
             glory
             of
             God
             ,
             
             might
             haue
             beene
             according
             to
             the
             Canons
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             bestowed
             in
             exhibition
             and
             almes
             for
             Gods
             Ministers
             ,
             reliefe
             of
             the
             poore
             ,
             redemption
             of
             captiues
             ,
             and
             repairing
             of
             Churches
             .
          
           
           
             All
             Monasteries
             being
             thus
             suppressed
             ;
             it
             followed
             that
             (
             vnder
             a
             faire
             pretence
             of
             rooting
             out
             of
             superstition
             )
             all
             Chanteries
             ,
             
             Colledges
             ,
             and
             Hospitals
             ,
             were
             likewise
             by
             Act
             of
             Parliament
             left
             to
             the
             dispose
             and
             pleasure
             of
             the
             King
             :
             And
             all
             these
             Monuments
             (
             aforesaid
             )
             of
             our
             forefathers
             pietie
             and
             deuotion
             ,
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             God
             ,
             the
             propagation
             of
             Christian
             saith
             and
             good
             learning
             ,
             
             and
             also
             for
             the
             reliefe
             and
             maintenance
             of
             the
             poore
             and
             impotent
             (
             if
             without
             offence
             I
             may
             speake
             the
             truth
             .
             )
             All
             these
             ,
             I
             say
             ,
             for
             the
             most
             part
             ,
             were
             shortly
             after
             ;
             to
             wit
             ,
             within
             the
             remainder
             of
             his
             raigne
             ,
             and
             the
             short
             time
             of
             his
             Sonnes
             ,
             King
             Edward
             the
             sixth
             :
             euery
             where
             pulled
             downe
             ,
             their
             reuenues
             sold
             and
             made
             a
             way
             :
             and
             those
             goods
             and
             riches
             which
             the
             Christian
             pietie
             of
             our
             English
             Nation
             had
             consecrated
             vnto
             God
             ,
             
             since
             they
             first
             professed
             Christianity
             ,
             were
             in
             a
             moment
             ,
             as
             it
             were
             ,
             dispersed
             ,
             and
             (
             to
             the
             displeasure
             of
             no
             man
             be
             it
             spoken
             )
             profaned
             .
          
           
             Thus
             haue
             you
             seene
             ,
             by
             degrees
             ,
             the
             fatall
             and
             finall
             period
             of
             Abbeyes
             ,
             Priories
             ,
             and
             such
             like
             religious
             Structures
             ;
             with
             the
             casting
             out
             to
             the
             wide
             world
             of
             a●l
             their
             religious
             Votaries
             :
             chiefly
             occasioned
             by
             their
             owne
             abhominable
             crying
             sinnes
             ,
             more
             then
             by
             any
             other
             secondarie
             meanes
             ;
             as
             plainly
             doth
             appeare
             by
             the
             premisses
             All
             which
             Queene
             Mary
             attempted
             to
             haue
             restored
             to
             their
             pristine
             estate
             ,
             and
             former
             glory
             .
             But
             all
             in
             vaine
             ;
             for
             these
             religious
             Edi●ices
             with
             the
             lands
             and
             possessions
             thereunto
             belonging
             ,
             were
             so
             infringed
             ,
             alienated
             and
             transferred
             ,
             that
             neither
             the
             power
             of
             Maiestie
             ,
             nor
             the
             force
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             could
             reduce
             them
             againe
             to
             the
             proper
             vse
             ,
             for
             which
             by
             the
             Founders
             they
             were
             intended
             .
          
           
             Howsoeuer
             she
             (
             being
             a
             Prince
             more
             zealous
             then
             poli●●ke●
             resigned
             ,
             and
             confirmed
             by
             Parliament
             ,
             to
             God
             and
             holy
             Church
             ,
             all
             those
             Ecclesiasticall
             reuenues
             ,
             
             which
             by
             the
             authoritie
             of
             that
             high
             Court
             ,
             in
             the
             time
             of
             her
             father
             King
             Henry
             had
             beene
             annexed
             to
             the
             Crowne
             ,
             to
             the
             great
             diminution
             and
             impouerishing
             of
             the
             same
             .
             And
             this
             she
             did
             frankly
             and
             freely
             ,
             moued
             thereunto
             by
             her
             owne
             conscience
             ,
             saying
             (
             with
             a
             Christian
             and
             princely
             resolution
             I
             must
             confesse
             )
             to
             certaine
             of
             her
             Counsel●our●
             ,
             that
             albeit
             they
             might
             obiect
             against
             her
             ,
             
             that
             the
             state
             of
             her
             kingdome
             ,
             the
             dignitie
             thereof
             ,
             and
             her
             Crowne
             imperiall
             ,
             could
             not
             bee
             honourably
             maintained
             and
             furnished
             ,
             without
             the
             possessions
             aforesaid
             ;
             yet
             she
             set
             more
             by
             the
             saluation
             of
             her
             soule
             ,
             then
             she
             did
             by
             ten
             kingdomes
             .
          
           
             And
             whereas
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             King
             Edward
             the
             sixth
             ,
             
             it
             was
             enacted
             ,
             that
             all
             the
             bookes
             ,
             called
             
               Antiphoners
               ,
               Missales
               ,
               Grailes
               ,
               Portuassis
               ,
            
             and
             Latine
             Primmers
             ,
             vsed
             for
             seruice
             in
             the
             Church
             ,
             in
             the
             time
             of
             Poperie
             ,
             should
             be
             clearely
             abolished
             ;
             All
             images
             grauen
             ,
             painted
             ,
             or
             carued
             ,
             taken
             out
             of
             any
             Church
             or
             Chappell
             ,
             with
             the
             foresaid
             bookes
             ,
             should
             bee
             defaced
             or
             openly
             burned
             .
             She
             being
             now
             more
             forward
             then
             wise
             to
             obserue
             the
             rites
             and
             ceremonies
             of
             the
             Romanists
             ,
             caused
             the
             like
             bookes
             and
             images
             to
             be
             bought
             ,
             and
             brought
             againe
             into
             all
             the
             Churches
             within
             her
             dominions
             .
             Holy
             water
             ,
             Pax
             ,
             and
             censers
             were
             commanded
             to
             be
             employed
             at
             the
             celebration
             of
             Masses
             ,
             and
             Mattens
             ,
             Oyle
             ,
             Creame
             ,
             and
             Spittle
             ,
             vsed
             in
             the
             Administration
             of
             the
             Sacrament
             of
             Baptisme
             .
             Altars
             furnished
             with
             pictures
             ,
             costly
             couerings
             ,
             and
             the
             Crucifix
             thereon
             solemnly
             placed
             :
             Vnto
             whom
             Lights
             ,
             Candles
             ,
             and
             Tapers
             ,
             were
             offered
             The
             restauration
             and
             dispose
             of
             these
             ,
             as
             also
             of
             all
             other
             matters
             concerning
             the
             Church
             ,
             shee
             
             committed
             to
             the
             Pope
             ,
             and
             Cardinall
             Poole
             his
             Legate
             ,
             by
             whose
             authoritie
             and
             meanes
             by
             all
             probabilitie
             ,
             
             all
             Statutes
             made
             in
             her
             father
             and
             brothers
             raigne
             against
             the
             See
             of
             Rome
             ,
             the
             Pope
             and
             his
             Supremacie
             were
             altogether
             repealed
             ;
             and
             the
             sixe
             bloudie
             Articles
             enacted
             by
             Henry
             the
             eighth
             tyrannically
             put
             in
             execution
             ;
             by
             force
             of
             which
             (
             shee
             being
             ouerswayed
             by
             the
             authoritie
             of
             Church
             men
             ,
             for
             of
             her selfe
             she
             was
             of
             a
             more
             facile
             and
             better
             inclined
             disposition
             )
             so
             many
             ,
             in
             lesse
             then
             foure
             yeares
             continuance
             ,
             were
             consumed
             with
             fire
             ,
             for
             the
             testimoniall
             of
             their
             consciences
             in
             that
             case
             .
          
           
             
             In
             the
             heate
             of
             whose
             flames
             were
             burned
             to
             ashes
             fiue
             Bishops
             ,
             one
             and
             twentie
             Diuines
             ,
             eight
             Gentlemen
             ,
             eightie
             foure
             Artificers
             ,
             one
             hundred
             husbandmen
             ,
             seruants
             and
             labourers
             ,
             twentie
             sixe
             wiues
             ,
             twentie
             widowes
             ,
             nine
             Virgines
             ,
             two
             boyes
             ,
             and
             two
             Infants
             ,
             one
             of
             them
             whipped
             to
             death
             by
             
               Bonner
               ,
               alias
               Sauage
            
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             London
             ;
             and
             the
             other
             springing
             out
             of
             his
             mothers
             wombe
             from
             the
             stake
             as
             she
             burned
             ,
             was
             by
             the
             Sergeants
             throwne
             againe
             into
             the
             fire
             .
             Sixtie
             foure
             more
             ,
             in
             those
             furious
             times
             were
             persecuted
             for
             their
             profession
             and
             faith
             ,
             whereof
             seuen
             were
             whipped
             ,
             sixteene
             perished
             in
             prison
             ,
             and
             twelue
             buried
             in
             dunghills
             ,
             many
             lay
             in
             captiuity
             condemned
             ;
             but
             were
             released
             ,
             and
             saued
             by
             the
             auspicious
             entrance
             of
             peaceable
             Elizabeth
             ,
             and
             many
             fled
             the
             Land
             in
             those
             dayes
             of
             distresse
             ,
             which
             by
             her
             vpon
             their
             returne
             home
             were
             honourably
             preferred
             ,
             and
             prouided
             for
             according
             to
             their
             worthes
             .
          
           
             Queene
             Mary
             now
             dead
             ,
             and
             Elizabeth
             of
             famous
             memory
             proclaimed
             Queene
             ,
             possessed
             of
             her
             lawfull
             inheritance
             ,
             placed
             in
             her
             glorious
             Throne
             ,
             and
             crowned
             with
             the
             imperiall
             Diadem
             ;
             presently
             after
             followed
             a
             Parliament
             ,
             wherein
             the
             title
             of
             Supremacie
             ,
             
             and
             all
             ancient
             iurisdictions
             were
             againe
             restored
             ,
             all
             forraine
             power
             abolished
             ;
             and
             for
             the
             more
             augmentation
             and
             maintenance
             of
             her
             State
             royall
             ,
             it
             was
             ordained
             and
             established
             ,
             that
             the
             first-fruits
             and
             Tenths
             of
             all
             Ecclesiasticall
             liuings
             ,
             with
             the
             lands
             and
             Scites
             of
             Monasteries
             ,
             giuen
             away
             by
             Queene
             Mary
             ,
             should
             be
             vnited
             and
             annexed
             againe
             to
             the
             Crowne
             ;
             that
             all
             Statutes
             should
             bee
             repealed
             ,
             which
             were
             enacted
             by
             the
             said
             Queene
             Marie
             ,
             in
             fauour
             of
             the
             Romish
             Religion
             ,
             and
             that
             the
             booke
             of
             Common
             Prayer
             ,
             vsed
             in
             King
             Edwards
             time
             ,
             for
             an
             vniforme
             celebration
             of
             Gods
             diuine
             seruice
             in
             the
             English
             Churches
             ,
             should
             bee
             ratified
             and
             authorised
             againe
             by
             this
             present
             Parliament
             .
          
           
             This
             Parliament
             ended
             vpon
             the
             eight
             of
             May
             ,
             vpon
             the
             fourteenth
             day
             of
             the
             same
             moneth
             next
             following
             ,
             being
             Whitsonday
             ,
             diuine
             Seruice
             was
             celebrated
             in
             the
             English
             tongue
             ,
             whereby
             Gods
             word
             might
             be
             heard
             in
             a
             perfect
             sound
             ,
             and
             the
             prayers
             of
             the
             Congregation
             vttered
             with
             an
             vnderstanding
             heart
             .
          
           
             Soone
             after
             in
             the
             same
             yeare
             certaine
             Commissioners
             were
             appointed
             in
             seuerall
             places
             ,
             for
             the
             establishing
             of
             Religion
             throughout
             the
             whole
             Realme
             ;
             then
             all
             the
             religious
             houses
             which
             were
             reedified
             ,
             erected
             ,
             or
             restored
             by
             Queene
             Mary
             ,
             as
             the
             Priory
             of
             Saint
             Iohns
             Ierusalem
             ;
             the
             Nuns
             and
             Brethren
             of
             Sion
             and
             Sheene
             ,
             the
             blacke
             Friers
             in
             Smithfield
             ,
             the
             Friers
             of
             Greenwich
             ,
             with
             all
             other
             of
             the
             like
             foundation
             were
             vtterly
             suppressed
             .
             All
             Roods
             and
             Images
             set
             vp
             in
             Churches
             ,
             whose
             sight
             had
             often
             captiuated
             
             the
             senses
             of
             the
             zealous
             beholder
             ,
             and
             heated
             the
             blinde
             zeale
             of
             many
             poore
             ignorant
             people
             ,
             were
             now
             themselues
             consumed
             in
             the
             fire
             ,
             and
             with
             them
             (
             in
             some
             places
             )
             the
             copes
             ,
             vestments
             ,
             altar-clothes
             ,
             Amises
             ,
             bookes
             ,
             banners
             ,
             and
             rood
             lo●●s
             ,
             were
             like
             wise
             burned
             in
             the
             open
             streets
             .
          
           
             Vpon
             the
             walls
             ,
             pillars
             ,
             and
             other
             places
             of
             all
             Churches
             ,
             certaine
             Inscriptions
             were
             cut
             ,
             painted
             ,
             or
             engrauen
             ,
             which
             being
             holden
             to
             be
             superstitious
             ,
             were
             as
             then
             defaced
             ,
             erazed
             ,
             washt
             ouer
             ,
             or
             obliterated
             :
             of
             which
             a
             few
             for
             example
             .
          
           
             This
             Inscription
             was
             vsuall
             to
             the
             picture
             of
             the
             blessed
             Trinitie
             ,
             represented
             by
             the
             Effigies
             of
             an
             old
             man
             ,
             our
             Sauiour
             in
             his
             bosome
             ,
             and
             a
             Doue
             .
          
           
             
               Ave
               Pater
               ,
               Rex
               Creator
               ,
               Ave
               fili
               ,
               lux
               Seruator
               .
            
             
               Ave
               pax
               &
               charitas
               .
            
             
               Ave
               simplex
               ,
               Ave
               Trine
               ,
               Ave
               regnans
               si●e
               si●e
               ,
            
             
               Vna
               summa
               Trini●as
               .
            
          
           
             Vnder
             the
             picture
             of
             the
             blessed
             Trinitie
             ,
             
             sometimes
             in
             the
             Abbey
             Church
             of
             Rufford
             in
             Nottinghamshire
             ,
             as
             it
             is
             in
             the
             booke
             of
             the
             said
             house
             .
          
           
             
               Sede
               Pater
               summa
               disponit
               secula
               cuncta
               :
            
             
               Patre
               D●o
               genitus
               creat
               &
               regit
               omnia
               natu●
               .
            
             
               Omnia
               vi●ificat
               procedens
               Spiritus
               almus
               .
            
             
               Flamma
               ,
               calor
               ,
               pruna
               ,
               tria
               sunt
               hec
               ,
               res
               sed
               &
               vna●
            
             
               Sic
               ab
               igne
               calor
               non
               diuiditur
               neque
               fulgor
               .
            
             
               Ast
               his
               vnitis
               vnus
               subsi●lit
               &
               ignis
               .
            
             
               Sic
               Pater
               &
               natus
               &
               Spiritus
               sed
               Deus
               vnus
               .
            
             
               Huic
               laude
               munus
               qui
               regnat
               trinus
               &
               vnus
               .
            
             
               Huic
               laus
               et
               doxa
               nunc
               et
               per
               secula
               cuncta
               .
            
          
           
             Vnder
             the
             picture
             of
             Christ
             crucified
             .
             
               
                 Nec
                 Deus
                 est
                 nec
                 Homo
                 presens
                 quam
                 cerno
                 figura
                 ,
              
               
                 Et
                 Deus
                 est
                 et
                 Homo
                 que
                 signat
                 sacra
                 figura
                 .
              
               
                 Verus
                 Homo
                 verusque
                 Deus
                 tamen
                 vnus
                 vterque
                 .
              
               
                 Probra
                 crucis
                 patitur
                 ,
                 mortem
                 su●it
                 ,
                 et
                 sepelitur
              
               
                 Viuit
                 ,
                 item
                 crucis
                 hic
                 per
                 signa
                 triumphat
                 ab
                 hoste
                 .
              
               
                 Id
                 notum
                 nobis
                 crucis
                 huius
                 litera
                 reddit
                 ,
              
               
                 Scilicet
                 ipsius
                 nota
                 sunt
                 c●ux
                 et
                 crucifixus
                 :
              
               
                 Hec
                 et
                 ego
                 veneror
                 Iesum'quoque
                 semper
                 adore
                 .
              
            
             Againe
             vnder
             the
             Crucifix
             .
             
               
                 Quantum
                 pro
                 nobis
                 Christus
                 tulit
                 ecce
                 videmus
              
               
                 Et
                 tamen
                 à
                 lachrymis
                 heu
                 lumina
                 sicca
                 tenemus
                 .
              
            
             Vnder
             the
             picture
             of
             Christ
             ,
             vsually
             in
             all
             Abbey
             Churches
             .
             
               
                 Effigiem
                 Christi
                 dum
                 transis
                 semper
                 honora
                 ▪
              
               
                 Non
                 tamen
                 effigiem
                 sed
                 quem
                 designat
                 adora
                 ;
              
               
                 Nam
                 Deus
                 est
                 quod
                 imago
                 docet
                 ,
                 sed
                 non
                 Deus
                 ipsa
                 :
              
               
               
                 Hanc
                 videas
                 ,
                 et
                 mente
                 colas
                 quod
                 cernis
                 in
                 illa
                 .
              
            
             And
             this
             .
          
           
             
               Sum
               Rex
               cunctorum
               caro
               factus
               amore
               reorum
               .
            
             
               Ne
               desperetis
               venie
               dum
               tempus
               habetis
               .
            
          
           
             To
             the
             picture
             of
             Christ
             ,
             speaking
             thus
             to
             man
             in
             the
             agonie
             of
             his
             Passion
             .
             
               
                 Aspice
                 mortalis
                 ,
                 fuit
                 vnquam
                 pas●o
                 talis
                 ?
              
               
                 Peccatum
                 sperne
                 ,
                 pro
                 quo
                 mea
                 vulnera
                 cerne
                 .
              
               
                 Aspice
                 qui
                 transis
                 ,
                 quia
                 tu
                 mihi
                 causa
                 doloris
                 ▪
              
            
             And
             thus
             ,
             exhorting
             man
             to
             amendment
             of
             life
             .
          
           
             
               Aspice
               Serue
               Deisic
               me
               posi●ere
               Iudei
               .
            
             
               Aspice
               deuote
               ,
               quoniam
               sic
               pendeo
               pro
               t●
               .
            
             
               Aspice
               mortalis
               ,
               pro
               te
               datur
               hostia
               talis
               .
            
             
               In●roitum
               vite
               reddo
               tibi
               ,
               redde
               mihi
               te
               .
            
             
               In
               cruce
               sum
               pro
               te
               ,
               qui
               peccas
               desine
               pro
               me
               .
            
             
               Desine
               ,
               do
               veniam
               ,
               dic
               culpam
               ,
               corrige
               vitam
               .
            
          
           
             The
             Knights
             Templers
             before
             they
             came
             to
             that
             house
             ,
             now
             called
             the
             Temple
             ,
             had
             an
             house
             in
             Holborne
             ,
             which
             is
             now
             Southampton
             place
             ,
             where
             in
             their
             Chappell
             was
             a
             representation
             of
             Christs
             Sepulchre
             ,
             with
             these
             verses
             brought
             from
             Ierusalem
             .
             
               
                 Vita
                 mori
                 voluit
                 ,
                 et
                 in
                 hoc
                 tumulo
                 requieuit
                 ,
              
               
                 Mors
                 quia
                 vita
                 fuit
                 nostram
                 victrix
                 aboleuit
                 .
              
               
                 Nam
                 qui
                 confregit
                 nigra
                 inferna
                 ille
                 subegit
                 ,
              
               
                 Educen●o
                 suos
                 cuius
                 Dux
                 ipse
                 cohortis
                 .
              
               
                 Tartarus
                 inde
                 gemit
                 ,
                 et
                 mors
                 lugens
                 spoliatur
                 .
              
            
             Another
             Inscription
             vpon
             the
             same
             .
             
               
                 Hac
                 sub
                 clausura
                 recubat
                 Christi
                 caro
                 puro
                 ,
              
               
                 Sub
                 cura
                 semper
                 stat
                 nostra
                 figura
                 .
              
               
                 Est
                 Deus
                 hic
                 tantus
                 natus
                 de
                 Vigine
                 quantus
                 ,
              
               
                 Militie
                 caput
                 hic
                 ,
                 mundi
                 medicena
                 iacet
                 hic
                 .
              
            
             Another
             .
             
               
                 Sum
                 Deus
                 ,
                 ex
                 quo
                 carnem
                 sumsi
                 ,
                 sed
                 sine
                 neuo
                 :
              
               
                 ●lebs
                 mea
                 me
                 ligno
                 fixit
                 pendente
                 maligno
                 ;
              
               
                 Aspice
                 plasma
                 tuum
                 ,
                 qui
                 transis
                 ante
                 sepulchrum
                 .
              
               
                 Qui
                 triduo
                 iacui
                 cum
                 pro
                 te
                 passus
                 obiui
                 .
              
               
                 Quid
                 pro
                 me
                 pateris
                 ,
                 aut
                 quae
                 mihi
                 grata
                 rependis
                 ?
              
               
                 Sum
                 Deus
                 et
                 puluis
                 ,
                 sed
                 regnes
                 si
                 modo
                 serues
                 .
              
               
                 Pro
                 te
                 passus
                 ,
                 ita
                 tu
                 pro
                 me
                 prospera
                 vita
                 .
              
               
                 Pro
                 te
                 plagatus
                 pro
                 me
                 tu
                 pelle
                 reatus
                 .
              
            
             Vpon
             the
             picture
             of
             the
             holy
             Lambe
             .
          
           
             
               Mortuus
               et
               viuus
               idem
               sum
               Pastor
               et
               agnus
               :
            
             
               Hic
               agnus
               mundum
               instaurat
               sanguine
               lapsum
               .
            
          
           
             Many
             were
             the
             Altars
             here
             in
             England
             consecrated
             to
             the
             blessed
             Virgine
             
             Mary
             ,
             more
             then
             to
             Christ
             ;
             m●ny
             the
             pictures
             and
             statues
             ,
             many
             the
             Churches
             erected
             and
             dedicated
             to
             her
             holinesse
             ,
             and
             many
             were
             the
             exorbitant
             honours
             ,
             due
             onely
             to
             our
             blessed
             Sauiour
             ,
             attributed
             to
             her
             heauenly
             Deitie
             :
             As
             did
             appeare
             by
             Inscriptions
             numberlesse
             about
             her
             Altars
             .
             Of
             which
             some
             few
             .
          
           
             
               
                 In
                 celo
                 lata
                 ,
                 nos
                 seruet
                 Virgo
                 beata
                 ,
              
               
                 Sede
                 locata
                 pia
                 ;
                 nostri
                 memor
                 esto
                 Maria.
              
               
                 Que
                 super
                 astra
                 manet
                 lapsorum
                 vulnera
                 sanet
                 ▪
              
               
                 Que
                 celo
                 floret
                 ,
                 pro
                 nobis
                 omnibus
                 oret
                 .
              
               
                 Sit
                 nobis
                 grata
                 virgo
                 super
                 astra
                 leuata
                 .
              
               
                 Ora
                 mente
                 pia
                 ,
                 pro
                 nobis
                 virgo
                 Maria.
              
               
                 Virgo
                 Dei
                 genetrix
                 sit
                 nobis
                 auxiliatrix
                 .
              
               
                 Stella
                 Maria
                 maris
                 ,
                 succurre
                 pijssima
                 nobis
                 ▪
              
               
                 Virgo
                 Dei
                 digna
                 poscentibus
                 esto
                 benigna
                 ,
              
               
                 Mater
                 virtutis
                 det
                 nobis
                 dona
                 salutis
                 .
              
               
                 Liberet
                 à
                 pena
                 nos
                 celi
                 porta
                 serena
                 .
              
               
                 Virgo
                 Maria
                 tuos
                 serva
                 sine
                 crimine
                 servos
                 .
              
               
                 Virginis
                 auxilium
                 foueat
                 nos
                 nunc
                 et
                 in
                 euum
                 .
              
               
                 Virgo
                 fecunda
                 pia
                 ,
                 tu
                 nos
                 à
                 crimine
                 munda
                 .
              
               
                 Nos
                 benedic
                 grata
                 pia
                 mater
                 et
                 inviolata
                 .
              
               
                 Nos
                 iuuet
                 illud
                 Ave
                 per
                 quam
                 patet
                 exitus
                 a
                 ve
              
               
                 Virgo
                 salutata
                 iuuet
                 omnes
                 prole
                 beata
              
               
                 Nos
                 Gabriele
                 nata
                 saluet
                 partu
                 grauidata
                 ▪
              
            
             
               
                 Virginis
                 intacte
                 cum
                 veneris
                 ante
                 figuram
              
               
                 Pretereundo
                 caue
                 ne
                 sileatur
                 Ave.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Sol
                 penetrat
                 vitrum
                 ,
                 penetratur
                 nec
                 violatur
                 ,
              
               
                 Sic
                 Virgo
                 peperit
                 ,
                 nec
                 violata
                 fuit
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Hac
                 non
                 vade
                 via
                 nisi
                 dicas
                 Ave
                 Maria
                 :
              
               
                 Semper
                 sit
                 sine
                 ve
                 qui
                 mihi
                 dicit
                 Aue.
                 
                 
              
            
             
               
                 O
                 Regina
                 lucis
                 almae
                 syderum
                 ,
              
               
                 Intacta
                 parens
                 ,
                 puerpera
                 virgo
                 ,
              
               
                 Salutisque
                 nostre
                 digna
                 propago
                 .
              
               
                 Parce
                 iam
                 parce
                 mitissima
                 quaeso
                 ,
              
               
                 Hanc
                 animam
                 Christo
                 redde
                 benigna
              
               
                 Et
                 miserere
                 canentis
                 Osanna
                 .
              
            
          
           
             Her
             salutation
             .
          
           
             
               Virgo
               salutatur
               ,
               verboque
               Dei
               grauidatur
               ,
            
             
               Nec
               grauat
               intactum
               gremium
               verbum
               caro
               factum
               .
            
             
             
               Virgo
               parens
               humilisque
               Deo
               cara
               ,
               sibi
               viles
            
             
               An●uem
               calcauit
               ,
               que
               prima
               superbia
               strauit
               .
            
             
               
               Virgo
               parit
               puerum
               ,
               lumen
               de
               lumine
               verbum
            
             
               Est
               vox
               celestis
               ,
               lux
               celica
               ,
               stellaque
               testis
               .
            
          
           
             In
             the
             Churches
             of
             
               Corpus
               Christi
            
             most
             commonly
             these
             Inscriptions
             following
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               est
               cibus
               qui
               plene
               re●icit
               non
               corpus
               sed
               animam
               ,
               non
               ventr●m
               sed
               mentem
               ,
               si
               quis
               ex
               hoc
               comederit
               ,
               viuet
               in
               eternum
               .
            
          
           
             
               
                 Panis
                 mutatur
                 specie
                 remanente
                 priore
                 ,
              
               
                 Sed
                 non
                 est
                 talis
                 qualis
                 sentitur
                 in
                 ore
                 :
              
               
                 Res
                 occultatur
                 ,
                 quare
                 ?
                 nam
                 si
                 videatur
                 ,
              
               
                 ●
                 unc
                 abhorreres
                 &
                 manducare
                 timeres
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Panis
                 mutatur
                 in
                 carnem
                 ,
                 sic
                 operatur
              
               
                 Christus
                 ipse
                 ,
                 verum
                 sub
                 pane
                 latens
                 caro
                 ,
                 Verbum
                 .
              
            
          
           
             To
             the
             portraitures
             of
             the
             soure
             Euangelists
             these
             .
          
           
             
               
                 
                 Per
                 Euangelica
                 dicta
                 deleantur
                 nostra
                 delicta
                 .
              
               
                 Euangelicis
                 armis
                 muniat
                 nos
                 Conditor
                 orbis
                 ▪
              
               
                 Euangelica
                 lectio
                 sit
                 nobis
                 salus
                 &
                 protecti●
                 .
              
               
                 Fo●s
                 Euangelij
                 repleat
                 nos
                 dogmate
                 celi
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Que
                 ●eque
                 naturas
                 retinent
                 nec
                 vtrique
                 figuras
                 ,
              
               
                 Sic
                 act●s
                 Christi
                 describunt
                 quatuor
                 isti
                 .
              
               
                 Queque
                 s●b
                 obscuris
                 de
                 Christo
                 dicta
                 figuris
              
               
                 His
                 aperire
                 datur
                 ,
                 &
                 in
                 his
                 os
                 ipse
                 notatur
                 .
              
            
          
           
             About
             or
             neare
             to
             the
             Altars
             consecrated
             to
             all
             Saints
             .
          
           
             
               De●
               venie
               munus
               nobis
               Rex
               trinus
               et
               vnus
               .
            
             
               Virga
               virens
               Iesse
               nos
               verum
               ducat
               ad
               esse
               ▪
            
             
               S●●●obis
               portus
               ad
               vitam
               virginis
               ortus
               .
            
             
               Sumamus
               portum
               vite
               per
               virginis
               ortum
               ▪
            
             
               In
               vite
               portu
               saluemur
               virginis
               ortu
               .
            
             
               Ortus
               solamen
               det
               nobis
               virginis
               Amen
               .
            
             
               Nos
               ditet
               venia
               sanctissima
               Virgo
               Maria.
            
             
               Nos
               rege
               summe
               pater
               ,
               nos
               integra
               protege
               Mater
               .
            
             
               Nos
               ope
               conforta
               celorum
               fulgida
               porta
               .
            
             
               Nos
               famulos
               serva
               genetrix
               à
               morte
               proterva
               .
            
             
               Nosiungat
               thronis
               veri
               thronus
               Salomonis
               :
            
             
               Ad
               fontem
               venie
               ducat
               nos
               dextra
               Marie
               .
            
             
               Ad
               celi
               decoranos
               transfer
               virgo
               decora
               .
            
             
             
               Impetret
               à
               genito
               nobis
               veniam
               pia
               Virgo
               .
            
             
               Turmis
               Angelicis
               societ
               nos
               conditor
               orbis
               .
            
             
               Ordo
               Phrophetarum
               minuat
               penas
               animarum
               .
            
             
               Cetus
               Apostolicus
               sit
               nobis
               semper
               amicus
               .
            
             
               Martyribus
               sisti
               facia●●os
               gratia
               Christi
               .
            
             
               Grex
               confessorum
               purget
               peccata
               reorum
               .
            
             
               Virginci
               flores
               nostros
               delete
               dolores
               .
            
             
               Nos
               reg●
               ,
               nos
               muni
               Sanctis
               Deus
               omnibus
               vni
               .
            
          
           
             Indulgences
             and
             Pardons
             granted
             by
             the
             Bishop
             of
             Rome
             ,
             to
             certaine
             Churches
             and
             Altars
             ,
             were
             likewise
             depensild
             vpon
             the
             walls
             .
             In
             forme
             as
             followeth
             .
          
           
             
               Alexander
               Episcopus
               Seruus
               seruorum
               Dei
               ,
               vniuersis
               Christi
               sidelibus
               presentibus
               &
               futuris
               salutem
               ,
               &
               Apostolicam
               benedictionem
               .
               Lice●
               ad
               o●nes
            
             *
             
               S.
               R.
               E.
               sideles
               muni●icenti●
               nostre
               dextram
               debeamus
               extendere
               debitricem
               ,
               maxime
               tamen
               spiritualis
               gratie
               prerogatiua
               nos
               decet
               illos
               at●ollere
               ,
               &
               dignioribus
               beneficentie
               nostre
               fauoribus
               ampliare
               ,
               qui
               se
               nobis
               &
               S.
               R.
               F.
               feruentiori
               deuotione
               exibent
               ,
               &
               in
               fide
               stabiles
               ,
               &
               in
               opere
               sideli●er
               ●ffi●aces
               .
               Sane
               igitur
               cupientes
               vt
               Ecclesia
               S.
               Ia.
               C.
               preementioribus
               frequentetur
               ●o
               noribus
               ,
               &
               vt
               Christi
               ●ideles
               eo
               libentius
               de●otionis
               causa
               conslu●nt
               ad
               e●●dem
               ,
               manusque
               ad
               conseruationemeius
               dein
               prompti●s
               porrigentes
               adiutrices
               ,
               quo
               ex
               inde
               dono
               celestis
               gratie
               conspexerint
               se
               ibidem
               vherius
               refertos
               ;
               de
               omni
               potentis
               Dei
               miserecordia
               ,
               &
               B
               B.
               Petri
               &
               Pauli
               Apostolorum
               eius
               autoritate
               con●isi
               ,
               omnibus
               vere
               penitentibus
               &
               confes●is
               &
               contritis
               ,
               qu●
               di●
               Ascensionis
               Domini
               nostri
               Iesu
               Christi
               a
               vespera
               Vigilie
               ipsius
               v●que
               ad
               vesperam
               eiusdem
               diei
               dictam
               S.
               Ia.
               C.
               Ecclesiam
               deuote
               visitauerint
               annuatim
               ,
               et
               manus
               adeius
               conseruationem
               por●exerint
               adiutrices
               ,
               plenam
               omnium
               suorum
               peccatorum
               absolutionem
               concedimus
               .
               Ins●per
               per
               septem
               dies
               dictum
               festum
               sequentes
               ,
               et
               quolibet
               ipsorum
               dierum
               de
               iniunctis
               ipsorum
               peniten●ijs
               septimam
               partem
               miserecorditer
               in
               Domino
               relaxamus
               ,
               presentibus
               perpetuis
               temporibus
               duraturis
               .
               Nulli
               ergo
               hominum
               liceat
               ●anc
               nostram
               concessionis
               et
               relaxationis
               paginam
               infringere
               ,
               vel
               ei
               ausu
               temerario
               contraire
               .
               S●
               quis
               antem
               hoc
               attemptare
               presumpserit
               ,
               indignationem
               omnipotentis
               Dei
               et
               B
               B.
               Petriet
               Pauli
               Apostolorum
               se
               incursurum
               nouerit
               ,
               atque
               in
               extremo
               indicio
               districti
               Iudicis
               ira
               crudeliter
               permulctari
               .
               Dat.
               R.
               apud
               S.
               P.
               Id.
               M.
               Pontisica●us
               nostri
               anno
               .
               Testes
               A.
               Episcopus
               .
               P.
               G.
               Episcopus
               .
               S.
               E.
               S.
               E●statij
               presbiter
               Cardinalis
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     Against
                     an
                     Altar
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Si
                       quis
                       Missam
                       ad
                       hoc
                       Altare
                       fieri
                       curabit
                       ,
                       plenariam
                       peccatorum
                       remissionem
                       consequetur
                       .
                       Si
                       vero
                       pro
                       defuncti
                       alicuius
                       anima
                       ad
                       idem
                       Altare
                       legatur
                       Missa
                       ,
                       statim
                       in
                       ipso
                       actu
                       et
                       celebratione
                       Misse
                       anima
                       defuncti
                       ex
                       purgatorio
                       in
                       celum
                       ascendet
                       et
                       seruabitur
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Nihil
                       certius
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             Neare
             to
             the
             place
             where
             reliques
             were
             kept
             ,
             such
             a
             like
             Inscription
             was
             either
             painted
             ,
             insculpt
             ,
             or
             written
             vpon
             a
             table
             hanging
             vpon
             some
             pillar
             or
             other
             of
             the
             Church
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               sacra
               sanctarum
               si
               nomina
               reliquiarum
            
             
               Lector
               se●re
               velis
               docet
               hoc
               te
               charta
               fidelis
               .
            
             
               De
               Christi
               cuna
               ,
               que
               virga
               refloruit
               vna
               .
            
             
               Coelo
               manna
               datum
               ,
               paranymphi
               manna
               beatum
               .
            
             
               Mensa
               gerens
               cenam
               ,
               turbamque
               cibans
               duodenam
               .
            
             
               Claud●tur
               &
               cista
               chlamys
               inconsutilis
               ista
               .
            
             
               Sanguine
               Baptiste
               pariter
               locis
               omnibus
               iste
            
             
               Est
               sacer
               &
               magni
               sudaria
               continet
               agni
               .
            
          
           
             The
             reliques
             kept
             in
             the
             Church
             being
             all
             thus
             reckoned
             ,
             they
             were
             concluded
             much
             what
             after
             this
             manner
             .
          
           
             
               Horum
               reliquijs
               constat
               locus
               iste
               celebris
            
             
               Hinc
               &
               multorum
               possemus
               nomina
               ,
               quorum
            
             
               Dicere
               si
               in
               tabula
               locus
               illis
               esset
               in
               ista
               ;
            
             
               Nos
               meritis
               horum
               redeamus
               ad
               alta
               polorum
               .
            
          
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     Inscriptions
                     neare
                     and
                     vpon
                     Bells
                     .
                  
                   
                     Bels
                     in
                     time
                     of
                     Poperie
                     were
                     baptised
                     ,
                     they
                     were
                     anointed
                     ,
                     
                       oleo
                       chrismatis
                    
                     ,
                     they
                     were
                     exorcized
                     ;
                     they
                     were
                     blest
                     by
                     the
                     Bishop
                     :
                     these
                     and
                     other
                     ceremonies
                     ended
                     ,
                     it
                     was
                     verily
                     beleeued
                     that
                     they
                     had
                     power
                     to
                     driue
                     the
                     deuill
                     out
                     of
                     the
                     aire
                     ,
                     to
                     make
                     him
                     quake
                     and
                     tremble
                     ,
                     to
                     make
                     him
                     at
                     the
                     sound
                     thereof
                     flie
                     ,
                     
                       Tanquam
                       ante
                       crucis
                       vexillum
                    
                     :
                     that
                     they
                     had
                     power
                     to
                     calme
                     stormes
                     and
                     tempests
                     ,
                     to
                     make
                     faire
                     weather
                     ,
                     to
                     extinguish
                     sudden
                     fires
                     ,
                     to
                     recreate
                     euen
                     the
                     dead
                     ;
                     and
                     the
                     like
                     .
                     And
                     as
                     you
                     may
                     reade
                     in
                     the
                     Romane
                     Pontificals
                     ,
                     they
                     had
                     the
                     name
                     of
                     some
                     Saint
                     or
                     other
                     giuen
                     〈◊〉
                     them
                     in
                     their
                     Baptisme
                     ;
                     I
                     will
                     bring
                     in
                     for
                     example
                     the
                     Bells
                     of
                     the
                     Parish
                     Church
                     of
                     Winington
                     in
                     Bedfordshire
                     ,
                     whose
                     names
                     are
                     cast
                     about
                     the
                     verge
                     of
                     euery
                     one
                     in
                     particular
                     ,
                     with
                     these
                     riming
                     Hexameters
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Nomina
                       Campanis
                       hec
                       indita
                       sunt
                       quoque
                       nostris
                       .
                    
                     
                       1.
                       
                       
                         Hoc
                         signum
                         Petri
                         pulsatur
                         nomine
                         Christi
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       2.
                       
                       
                         Nomen
                         Magdalene
                         Campana
                         sonat
                         melodie
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       3.
                       
                       
                         Sit
                         nomen
                         Domini
                         benedictum
                         semper
                         in
                         euum
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       4.
                       
                       
                         Musa
                         Raphaelis
                         sonat
                         auribus
                         Immanuelis
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       5.
                       
                       
                         Sum
                         Rosa
                         pulsata
                         mundi
                         que
                         Maria
                         vocata
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                   
                     Vpon
                     or
                     within
                     the
                     steeple
                     these
                     verses
                     following
                     ,
                     or
                     others
                     to
                     the
                     same
                     effect
                     ,
                     were
                     either
                     engrauen
                     in
                     brasse
                     ,
                     cut
                     in
                     the
                     stone
                     ,
                     or
                     painted
                     within
                     ,
                     on
                     the
                     wall
                     .
                     
                       
                         En
                         ego
                         campana
                         nunquam
                         denuncio
                         vana
                         ;
                      
                       
                         Laudo
                         Deum
                         verum
                         ,
                         plebem
                         voco
                         ,
                         congrego
                         clerum
                         .
                      
                       
                         Defunctos
                         plango
                         ,
                         viuos
                         voco
                         ,
                         fulmina
                         frango
                         ,
                      
                       
                         Vox
                         mea
                         vox
                         vite
                         ,
                         voco
                         vos
                         ad
                         sacra
                         ,
                         venite
                         .
                      
                       
                         Sanctos
                         collando
                         ,
                         tonitrus
                         fugo
                         ,
                         funera
                         claudo
                         .
                      
                    
                     Or
                     these
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Funera
                       plango
                       ,
                       fulgura
                       frango
                       ,
                       Sabbatha
                       pango
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Excito
                       lentos
                       ,
                       dissipo
                       ventos
                       ,
                       paco
                       cruentos
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                   
                     For
                     the
                     power
                     of
                     holy
                     water
                     sprinkled
                     vpon
                     the
                     people
                     vpon
                     their
                     entrance
                     into
                     the
                     Church
                     ,
                     these
                     Inscriptions
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Huius
                       aque
                       tactus
                       depellet
                       Demonis
                       actus
                       .
                    
                     
                       Asperget
                       vos
                       Deus
                       cum
                       omnibus
                       sanctis
                       suis
                       ad
                       vitam
                       eternam
                       .
                    
                     
                       Sex
                       operantur
                       aqua
                       benedicta
                       .
                    
                     
                       Cor
                       mundat
                       ,
                       Accidiam
                       fugat
                       ,
                       venalia
                       tollit
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Auget
                       ope●●
                       ,
                       remouetque
                       hostem
                       ,
                       phantasmata
                       pellit
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     Organs
                     ,
                     Pulpits
                     ,
                     Portals
                     ,
                     Crosses
                     ,
                     Candlesticks
                     ,
                     Roods
                     ,
                     Crucifixes
                     ,
                     and
                     what
                     else
                     of
                     that
                     kinde
                     were
                     likewise
                     thus
                     inscribed
                     ,
                     all
                     which
                     with
                     the
                     rest
                     were
                     erazed
                     ,
                     scraped
                     ,
                     cut
                     out
                     ,
                     or
                     taken
                     away
                     by
                     the
                     Commissioners
                     ,
                     and
                     instead
                     of
                     them
                     certaine
                     sentences
                     of
                     the
                     holy
                     Scripture
                     appointed
                     to
                     be
                     painted
                     or
                     dispensild
                     in
                     euery
                     Church
                     .
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             Thus
             iudicious
             Reader
             thou
             maiest
             by
             this
             Chapter
             vnderstand
             ,
             how
             ,
             by
             Gods
             diuine
             prouidence
             ,
             and
             the
             depth
             of
             state
             pollicie
             ,
             first
             of
             all
             ,
             the
             authoritie
             of
             the
             Pope
             here
             in
             England
             was
             abrogated
             ,
             the
             Supremacie
             of
             the
             Church
             in
             our
             Kings
             inuested
             Abbeyes
             ,
             and
             all
             other
             such
             like
             religious
             houses
             subuerted
             ,
             Superstition
             and
             Idolatrie
             rooted
             out
             and
             suppressed
             ,
             and
             how
             this
             kingdome
             ,
             from
             all
             Papall
             infection
             cleared
             ,
             and
             with
             the
             Sunne
             shine
             of
             the
             Gospell
             enlightned
             ,
             the
             true
             worship
             of
             the
             euerliuing
             God
             was
             established
             .
             Which
             onely
             true
             worship
             that
             it
             may
             continue
             in
             our
             Church
             without
             Schismes
             ,
             rents
             ,
             and
             diuisions
             ,
             vnto
             the
             end
             of
             the
             world
             ,
             let
             vs
             all
             with
             vnanimous
             consent
             both
             of
             heart
             and
             voice
             ,
             pray
             vnto
             him
             who
             is
             Truth
             it selfe
             ,
             and
             the
             Authour
             of
             all
             vnitie
             ,
             peace
             ,
             and
             concord
             .
          
           
             Now
             gentle
             Reader
             giue
             me
             leaue
             to
             adde
             vnto
             this
             Chapter
             (
             howsoeuer
             thou
             wilt
             say
             (
             perhaps
             )
             it
             is
             too
             long
             already
             )
             the
             copie
             of
             the
             Kings
             Warrant
             to
             Commissioners
             ,
             to
             take
             the
             surrender
             of
             Religious
             houses
             ,
             as
             also
             a
             copie
             of
             an
             Information
             to
             Queene
             Elizabeth
             ,
             of
             the
             frauds
             and
             corruption
             of
             such
             so
             imployed
             by
             her
             Father
             ;
             being
             in
             my
             iudgement
             coincident
             with
             the
             Contents
             of
             the
             same
             .
             Thus
             the
             Warrant
             speakes
             .
          
           
             Henry
             ,
             
             &c.
             To
             or
             trustie
             ,
             &c.
             Forasmoche
             as
             we
             vnderstand
             that
             the
             Monastery
             of
             ......
             is
             at
             this
             presente
             in
             soche
             state
             ,
             as
             the
             same
             is
             neither
             vsed
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             God
             ,
             nor
             to
             the
             benefyte
             of
             our
             comon
             welth
             ;
             we
             let
             you
             wit
             that
             therfore
             being
             mynded
             to
             take
             the
             same
             into
             our
             owne
             hand
             for
             a
             better
             purpose
             ;
             like
             as
             we
             doubt
             but
             the
             head
             of
             the
             same
             will
             be
             contented
             to
             make
             his
             surrender
             accordyngly
             ;
             we
             for
             the
             spesyall
             truste
             and
             confydence
             that
             we
             haue
             in
             your
             fidelytye
             ,
             wisdomes
             ,
             and
             discrecions
             ,
             haue
             ,
             and
             by
             these
             presents
             doo
             authorise
             ,
             name
             ,
             assygne
             ,
             and
             appoynt
             yow
             that
             ymmediatly
             reparyng
             to
             the
             sayd
             howse
             ,
             ye
             shall
             receyve
             of
             the
             sayd
             Head
             such
             a
             wryting
             vnder
             the
             Couent
             seale
             ,
             as
             to
             yowr
             discrecions
             shall
             seeme
             requisite
             ,
             meete
             ,
             and
             conuenient
             ,
             for
             the
             due
             surrender
             to
             our
             vse
             of
             the
             same
             ;
             and
             thervpon
             take
             possessyon
             therof
             ,
             and
             of
             all
             the
             goods
             and
             implements
             to
             be
             indifferently
             sold
             ,
             eyther
             for
             redy
             money
             ,
             or
             at
             dayes
             vpon
             suffyciente
             suretyes
             ,
             so
             that
             the
             same
             day
             passe
             not
             one
             yeare
             and
             a
             half
             .
             Ye
             shall
             deliuer
             to
             the
             sayd
             Head
             and
             Brethren
             soche
             parte
             of
             the
             sayd
             money
             and
             goodes
             ,
             as
             ye
             by
             your
             discrecions
             shall
             thynke
             meete
             and
             convenyente
             for
             their
             dispeche
             .
             And
             further
             to
             see
             them
             have
             convenyente
             pensyons
             by
             yuur
             wisdomes
             assygned
             accordyngly
             .
             Whych
             done
             ,
             and
             moreouer
             
             seeing
             the
             rightfull
             and
             due
             debts
             there
             payd
             and
             satysfyed
             ,
             aswell
             of
             the
             reuenewes
             as
             of
             the
             sayd
             stuffe
             ,
             as
             to
             reason
             and
             good
             conscyence
             apperteyneth
             ,
             and
             yowr
             charges
             reasonably
             allowed
             ;
             ye
             shall
             proceede
             to
             the
             dissolutyon
             of
             the
             sayde
             howle
             ;
             and
             forther
             in
             our
             name
             take
             possessyon
             of
             the
             same
             to
             be
             kept
             to
             our
             vse
             and
             profyte
             .
             Ye
             shall
             furthermore
             bring
             and
             convaye
             to
             our
             Tower
             of
             London
             after
             your
             seyd
             discressyons
             all
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             seyd
             money
             ,
             plate
             ,
             Iue●les
             ,
             and
             ornaments
             that
             in
             any
             wise
             shall
             come
             to
             your
             hands
             by
             meane
             of
             the
             premisses
             or
             of
             any
             parte
             therof
             .
             Straytely
             chargynge
             and
             commandyng
             all
             Mai●es
             ,
             Sheriffes
             ,
             Bayliffes
             ,
             Constables
             ,
             and
             all
             other
             our
             officers
             ,
             ministers
             ,
             and
             subiects
             ,
             to
             whom
             in
             this
             case
             it
             shall
             apperteyne
             ,
             that
             vnto
             yow
             ,
             and
             euery
             of
             yow
             ,
             in
             execucion
             herof
             they
             be
             helpynge
             ,
             ayding
             ,
             favoringe
             ,
             and
             assistyng
             ,
             as
             they
             will
             answere
             vnto
             vs
             to
             the
             contrary
             at
             their
             vttermost
             perrilles
             .
             Yeven
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     An
                     Information
                     made
                     to
                     Queene
                     Elizabeth
                     by
                     ......
                     of
                     the
                     seuerall
                     abuses
                     and
                     frauds
                     done
                     vnto
                     the
                     State
                     generall
                     ,
                     and
                     Crowne
                     by
                     the
                     corruption
                     of
                     such
                     as
                     haue
                     bine
                     imployed
                     by
                     her
                     Father
                     vppon
                     the
                     suppression
                     of
                     the
                     Abbeyes
                     ,
                     and
                     Continuance
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     .
                  
                   
                     Part
                     of
                     the
                     corrupt
                     ,
                     deceitfull
                     ,
                     fraudulente
                     ,
                     and
                     vnrighteouse
                     dealinge
                     of
                     many
                     Subiects
                     of
                     this
                     Realme
                     at
                     and
                     since
                     the
                     visitation
                     and
                     suppression
                     of
                     Abbeyes
                     ,
                     which
                     with
                     all
                     the
                     rest
                     God
                     by
                     his
                     grace
                     hath
                     made
                     me
                     hate
                     and
                     refuse
                     ,
                     and
                     also
                     deteste
                     and
                     resiste
                     in
                     otheres
                     to
                     the
                     vtmoste
                     of
                     my
                     small
                     powere
                     ,
                     beyng
                     contrary
                     to
                     this
                     commaundemente
                     of
                     the
                     second
                     Table
                     ,
                     Thou
                     shal●
                     not
                     ●●eale
                     :
                     wherby
                     the
                     possessiones
                     ,
                     reuenues
                     ,
                     and
                     treasure
                     of
                     the
                     Crowne
                     have
                     byn
                     vnmesurably
                     robbed
                     and
                     diminyshed
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     great
                     offence
                     of
                     God
                     ,
                     and
                     slaunder
                     of
                     the
                     Gospell
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     the
                     no
                     small
                     impouereshynge
                     and
                     weakenynge
                     of
                     the
                     Imperiall
                     Crowne
                     ,
                     and
                     vtter
                     vndoinge
                     of
                     a
                     nomber
                     of
                     your
                     Maiesties
                     pore
                     Tenants
                     and
                     Subiects
                     ,
                     and
                     so
                     to
                     the
                     great
                     slaundere
                     of
                     your
                     Maiestie
                     ,
                     and
                     withdrawinge
                     of
                     their
                     harts
                     from
                     you
                     ,
                     whos
                     Acte
                     it
                     is
                     told
                     them
                     to
                     be
                     ,
                     and
                     so
                     to
                     them
                     it
                     semeth
                     ,
                     because
                     some
                     of
                     your
                     seales
                     be
                     at
                     all
                     or
                     most
                     parte
                     of
                     them
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     confirmacion
                     of
                     your
                     head
                     officers
                     at
                     the
                     reste
                     :
                     and
                     to
                     the
                     vttere
                     spoyling
                     and
                     vndoynge
                     (
                     before
                     God
                     and
                     good
                     men
                     )
                     of
                     a
                     nomber
                     of
                     lerned
                     persones
                     and
                     exelente
                     witts
                     who
                     vnderstanding
                     that
                     many
                     before
                     them
                     had
                     byne
                     therby
                     greatly
                     enriched
                     and
                     advaunced
                     ;
                     and
                     that
                     the
                     gapp
                     thervnto
                     as
                     vnto
                     a
                     vertue
                     was
                     made
                     wyde
                     opene
                     for
                     all
                     without
                     any
                     punyshement
                     ,
                     but
                     rather
                     commendacions
                     ,
                     were
                     and
                     ●re
                     still
                     the
                     easilier
                     ouercom
                     by
                     temptacion
                     of
                     the
                     wisedome
                     of
                     Satane
                     ,
                     the
                     world
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     fleshe
                     ,
                     to
                     seeke
                     and
                     labour
                     to
                     become
                     riche
                     by
                     like
                     wicked
                     wayes
                     ;
                     of
                     whom
                     as
                     the
                     nomber
                     is
                     now
                     of
                     late
                     yeres
                     increased
                     ,
                     so
                     also
                     deceave
                     they
                     moore
                     subtillie
                     and
                     detestablie
                     ,
                     and
                     in
                     more
                     things
                     then
                     euer
                     before
                     .
                     For
                     redresse
                     wherof
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     a
                     nombere
                     of
                     other
                     cunnynge
                     and
                     clenly
                     Thefts
                     and
                     decepts
                     which
                     I
                     know
                     and
                     can
                     in
                     time
                     remember
                     and
                     discouere
                     ,
                     beside
                     the
                     multetude
                     out
                     of
                     my
                     compasse
                     sayd
                     by
                     common
                     brute
                     to
                     be
                     in
                     other
                     calings
                     .
                     There
                     must
                     be
                     pennede
                     (
                     by
                     some
                     persones
                     learnede
                     in
                     the
                     Lawe
                     that
                     be
                     knowne
                     to
                     hate
                     all
                     kynds
                     of
                     vnrighteousnes
                     )
                     
                     some
                     strong
                     Act
                     or
                     Actes
                     (
                     to
                     passe
                     by
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     and
                     afterward●
                     to
                     be
                     roundly
                     executed
                     )
                     with
                     great
                     penalties
                     ,
                     forfeitures
                     ,
                     and
                     ponyshments
                     ,
                     to
                     reche
                     vnto
                     lands
                     ,
                     goods
                     ,
                     and
                     bodie
                     ,
                     as
                     the
                     greatnes
                     or
                     the
                     smalnes
                     of
                     the
                     case
                     shall
                     require
                     ,
                     without
                     the
                     which
                     God
                     wil
                     be
                     yet
                     more
                     offended
                     ,
                     the
                     Gospell
                     more
                     slaundered
                     ,
                     the
                     Crowne
                     more
                     impouereshed
                     and
                     wekened
                     ,
                     your
                     people
                     more
                     vndone
                     ,
                     your
                     Maiestie
                     more
                     slaundered
                     ,
                     your
                     peoples
                     harts
                     more
                     drawne
                     from
                     you
                     ,
                     the
                     lerned
                     persones
                     and
                     exelente
                     witts
                     of
                     your
                     people
                     more
                     spoyled
                     ,
                     and
                     many
                     other
                     particuler
                     euills
                     will
                     grow
                     thereby
                     ,
                     besides
                     Gods
                     great
                     strokes
                     :
                     which
                     at
                     length
                     will
                     come
                     without
                     repentance
                     and
                     amendment
                     :
                     Wheras
                     yf
                     reformacion
                     be
                     had
                     ,
                     God
                     wil
                     be
                     therin
                     pleased
                     ,
                     the
                     Gospelle
                     commended
                     ,
                     the
                     Crowne
                     enriched
                     ,
                     your
                     people
                     profited
                     ,
                     ther
                     loues
                     towards
                     you
                     encreased
                     ;
                     the
                     learned
                     and
                     exelente
                     wittes
                     enforced
                     from
                     deceite
                     ,
                     to
                     seeke
                     prefermente
                     and
                     welthe
                     by
                     godly
                     and
                     honeste
                     meanes
                     ;
                     and
                     many
                     other
                     things
                     will
                     grow
                     therby
                     ,
                     besides
                     Gods
                     good
                     blessing
                     which
                     your
                     Maiestie
                     shall
                     be
                     sure
                     to
                     haue
                     for
                     it
                     .
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     Deceiptfull
                     and
                     vnrighteouse
                     dealings
                     ,
                     viz.
                     at
                     and
                     vpon
                     the
                     visitation
                     and
                     suppression
                     of
                     Abbeyes
                     .
                  
                   
                     Wher
                     the
                     Images
                     of
                     gold
                     and
                     siluer
                     ,
                     &c.
                     with
                     the
                     costelye
                     Shrines
                     ,
                     Tabernacles
                     ,
                     
                     Alteres
                     ,
                     and
                     Roodloftes
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     pretious
                     Jewelles
                     ,
                     rich
                     Stones
                     ,
                     and
                     perles
                     ,
                     &c.
                     belonging
                     to
                     the
                     same
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     pixes
                     ,
                     phallaces
                     ,
                     Patenes
                     ,
                     Basines
                     ,
                     Ewers
                     ,
                     candlestickes
                     ,
                     Crewets
                     ,
                     challices
                     ,
                     Sensors
                     ,
                     and
                     multitudes
                     of
                     other
                     riche
                     vesselles
                     of
                     gold
                     and
                     siluer
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                     And
                     the
                     costly
                     Alter
                     clothes
                     ,
                     curtenes
                     ,
                     copes
                     ,
                     vestments
                     ,
                     Aulbes
                     ,
                     Tunicles
                     ,
                     and
                     other
                     riche
                     ornaments
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     fine
                     linnen
                     ,
                     iette
                     ,
                     marble
                     ,
                     precious
                     wood
                     ,
                     brasse
                     ,
                     iron
                     ,
                     lead
                     ,
                     
                       belles
                    
                     ,
                     stone
                     ,
                     &c.
                     and
                     the
                     houshould
                     plate
                     ,
                     householde
                     stuffe
                     ,
                     and
                     furniture
                     of
                     housholde
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Leases
                     and
                     chattalles
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     horses
                     ,
                     oxen
                     ,
                     kine
                     ,
                     sheepe
                     ,
                     and
                     other
                     cattell
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     superfluous
                     howses
                     and
                     buildings
                     ,
                     and
                     multitudes
                     of
                     other
                     things
                     that
                     belonged
                     to
                     Abbeyes
                     ,
                     &c.
                     were
                     worth
                     a
                     million
                     of
                     gold
                     .
                     The
                     salles
                     of
                     the
                     parte
                     whereof
                     were
                     so
                     cunningly
                     made
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     preseruation
                     of
                     the
                     rest
                     was
                     suche
                     that
                     your
                     Maiesties
                     Father
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Crowne
                     of
                     England
                     hade
                     in
                     comparison
                     but
                     meane
                     portiones
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     ,
                     of
                     which
                     muche
                     was
                     vnpayd
                     by
                     ill
                     dealinge
                     in
                     many
                     yeres
                     aftre
                     .
                     For
                     the
                     fynding
                     out
                     of
                     which
                     ,
                     and
                     punishyng
                     the
                     great
                     decept
                     and
                     fraude
                     ,
                     thear
                     was
                     not
                     then
                     ,
                     nether
                     hath
                     thear
                     byne
                     at
                     any
                     time
                     since
                     ,
                     for
                     the
                     like
                     euilles
                     afterwards
                     also
                     committed
                     to
                     this
                     day
                     any
                     good
                     order
                     or
                     diligent
                     labour
                     taken
                     ,
                     but
                     let
                     passe
                     ,
                     as
                     though
                     to
                     fynd
                     out
                     and
                     punishe
                     such
                     wickednes
                     were
                     no
                     profite
                     to
                     the
                     Prince
                     and
                     Crowne
                     ,
                     or
                     good
                     seruice
                     to
                     God.
                     All
                     which
                     haue
                     byne
                     the
                     easelier
                     let
                     slip
                     ,
                     because
                     perhaps
                     some
                     of
                     them
                     that
                     sholde
                     haue
                     punyshed
                     vnder
                     the
                     Prince
                     might
                     also
                     be
                     partly
                     guiltie
                     ,
                     and
                     so
                     ,
                     Ca●●●ce
                     :
                     Cathee
                     .
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ,
                     wher
                     diueres
                     of
                     the
                     Visitores
                     and
                     Suppressores
                     had
                     afterwards
                     
                     yerly
                     allowance
                     of
                     Fees
                     ,
                     annueties
                     ,
                     corodies
                     ,
                     &c.
                     graunted
                     by
                     the
                     Abbeyes
                     ,
                     &c.
                     to
                     themselues
                     ,
                     their
                     servaunts
                     and
                     friends
                     ,
                     was
                     it
                     likely
                     that
                     they
                     came
                     by
                     them
                     without
                     fraude
                     .
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ,
                     the
                     most
                     part
                     of
                     the
                     Evedences
                     of
                     Abbeyes
                     and
                     Nunneries
                     were
                     
                     pilfered
                     away
                     ,
                     sold
                     and
                     loste
                     ,
                     as
                     herein
                     following
                     vnder
                     the
                     title
                     of
                     your
                     
                     Maiesties
                     tyme
                     more
                     playnlie
                     a●pereth
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                     Item
                     ,
                     Mannores
                     ,
                     Landes
                     and
                     T●nements
                     ,
                     and
                     other
                     hereditaments
                     were
                     ofte
                     solde
                     at
                     vnder
                     yerly
                     Rents
                     ,
                     by
                     many
                     subtile
                     deceipts
                     and
                     frawdes
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                     Item
                     ,
                     many
                     Lands
                     and
                     Tenements
                     ,
                     &c.
                     were
                     sometime
                     solde
                     with
                     thapportenances
                     at
                     the
                     old
                     yerly
                     Rents
                     :
                     but
                     where
                     the
                     woods
                     were
                     vnvalued
                     (
                     as
                     ofte
                     they
                     were
                     )
                     the
                     same
                     went
                     from
                     the
                     Kyng
                     without
                     recompen●●
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                     Item
                     ,
                     Mannores
                     ,
                     Lands
                     ,
                     and
                     Tenements
                     ,
                     &c.
                     sold
                     to
                     diuers
                     ,
                     and
                     after
                     the
                     woods
                     were
                     felled
                     and
                     solde
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Rents
                     enhaunced
                     ,
                     or
                     for
                     great
                     fines
                     leased
                     out
                     for
                     many
                     yeres
                     ,
                     then
                     the
                     same
                     Mannores
                     ,
                     lands
                     ,
                     &c.
                     were
                     retorned
                     to
                     the
                     kyng
                     in
                     exchange
                     for
                     other
                     lands
                     that
                     had
                     plentie
                     of
                     woods
                     ,
                     and
                     were
                     vnenhauncede
                     ,
                     and
                     vnleased
                     in
                     all
                     or
                     in
                     parte
                     ,
                     or
                     the
                     Leases
                     were
                     nere
                     expyred
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                     Item
                     ,
                     muche
                     Lands
                     and
                     Tenements
                     ,
                     and
                     many
                     great
                     woods
                     ,
                     and
                     other
                     hereditaments
                     were
                     then
                     solde
                     away
                     ,
                     wher
                     the
                     money
                     for
                     the
                     same
                     by
                     deceptfull
                     defrawde
                     was
                     not
                     payd
                     in
                     many
                     yeres
                     after
                     the
                     due
                     dayes
                     of
                     paymente
                     .
                  
                   
                     So
                     likewise
                     in
                     the
                     time
                     of
                     the
                     reigne
                     of
                     King
                     Edward
                     the
                     sixt
                     ,
                     your
                     Maiesties
                     Brother
                     ,
                     many
                     things
                     were
                     done
                     amisse
                     ,
                     though
                     not
                     so
                     many
                     and
                     so
                     great
                     as
                     befoar
                     .
                  
                   
                     Exchanges
                     more
                     were
                     then
                     in
                     King
                     Henries
                     tyme
                     ,
                     and
                     almost
                     as
                     badde
                     ,
                     wherof
                     the
                     Rents
                     of
                     many
                     of
                     them
                     muste
                     needs
                     decaye
                     in
                     a
                     great
                     parte
                     when
                     that
                     Leases
                     shall
                     end
                     that
                     were
                     made
                     by
                     the
                     Exchang●r●s
                     ,
                     or
                     when
                     their
                     Bonds
                     made
                     to
                     warrant
                     thos
                     Rents
                     shall
                     either
                     be
                     lost
                     ,
                     or
                     not
                     extended
                     .
                  
                   
                     Much
                     Lands
                     ,
                     &c.
                     were
                     sold
                     at
                     vnder
                     values
                     by
                     great
                     decepte
                     of
                     many
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     in
                     the
                     shorte
                     tyme
                     of
                     the
                     Reigne
                     of
                     Queene
                     M●ry
                     your
                     Maiesties
                     Sister
                     ,
                     many
                     great
                     gifts
                     ,
                     Sales
                     ,
                     and
                     Exchanges
                     were
                     made
                     ,
                     wherein
                     was
                     great
                     deceipt
                     and
                     losse
                     to
                     the
                     Prince
                     and
                     Crowne
                  
                   
                     In
                     your
                     Maiesties
                     time
                     and
                     before
                     ,
                     all
                     or
                     the
                     greateste
                     parte
                     of
                     all
                     the
                     Evidences
                     of
                     the
                     Lands
                     ,
                     possessions
                     and
                     hereditaments
                     of
                     all
                     the
                     Abbeyes
                     ,
                     &c.
                     have
                     by
                     litle
                     and
                     litle
                     by
                     fraudulent
                     meanes
                     byne
                     so
                     pilfered
                     ,
                     and
                     solde
                     awaye
                     and
                     so
                     drawne
                     into
                     many
                     priuate
                     mens
                     handes
                     ,
                     that
                     there
                     is
                     almoste
                     none
                     of
                     them
                     left
                     to
                     your
                     Maiesties
                     vse
                     ;
                     so
                     that
                     your
                     Maiestie
                     hath
                     nothing
                     to
                     mainteyne
                     your
                     title
                     yf
                     neede
                     so
                     requyre
                     ,
                     but
                     onely
                     the
                     long
                     possession
                     ,
                     and
                     your
                     owne
                     Records
                     made
                     since
                     suppression
                     ,
                     whereof
                     a
                     nomber
                     of
                     them
                     be
                     gone
                     .
                  
                   
                     This
                     Informer
                     ,
                     (
                     a
                     man
                     in
                     authoritie
                     ,
                     as
                     appeares
                     by
                     the
                     sequele
                     ,
                     of
                     whose
                     name
                     I
                     am
                     ignorant
                     )
                     proceeds
                     further
                     in
                     the
                     rehearsall
                     of
                     many
                     more
                     deceipts
                     ,
                     frawdes
                     ,
                     and
                     corruptions
                     ,
                     vsed
                     by
                     diuers
                     of
                     the
                     Officers
                     of
                     those
                     dayes
                     ,
                     onely
                     for
                     their
                     owne
                     lucre
                     and
                     advauncement
                     ,
                     which
                     are
                     too
                     many
                     here
                     to
                     set
                     downe
                     ;
                     I
                     will
                     end
                     this
                     Chapter
                     with
                     the
                     conclusion
                     of
                     his
                     arguments
                     .
                  
                   
                     When
                     I
                     speke
                     (
                     saith
                     he
                     )
                     write
                     ,
                     or
                     worke
                     against
                     thes
                     ,
                     and
                     multitudes
                     of
                     like
                     things
                     ,
                     what
                     adoe
                     ther
                     is
                     on
                     euery
                     side
                     ,
                     and
                     what
                     outcries
                     ther
                     i●
                     againste
                     me
                     ,
                     and
                     what
                     inward
                     hatred
                     is
                     borne
                     me
                     ,
                     which
                     sometime
                     brek●s
                     foarth
                     ,
                     and
                     shewes
                     it selfe
                     ,
                     by
                     their
                     sowre
                     lookes
                     ,
                     bittere
                     speches
                     ,
                     and
                     taunt
                     and
                     by
                     their
                     liftings
                     at
                     me
                     ,
                     and
                     paying
                     me
                     home
                     one
                     way
                     or
                     other
                     when
                     they
                     can
                     themselues
                     ,
                     or
                     when
                     others
                     canne
                     for
                     them
                     ,
                     your
                     Maiestie
                     wo●●
                     
                     wondere
                     yf
                     you
                     knewe
                     ;
                     And
                     the
                     more
                     because
                     some
                     of
                     them
                     beare
                     great
                     shew
                     and
                     name
                     of
                     good
                     men
                     and
                     Gospelers
                     :
                     But
                     alas
                     piteous
                     ones
                     God
                     amend
                     them
                     and
                     vs
                     all
                     ;
                     That
                     we
                     together
                     that
                     prof●sse
                     the
                     Gospell
                     may
                     studye
                     and
                     strive
                     not
                     onely
                     to
                     loue
                     and
                     doe
                     what
                     he
                     commands
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     hate
                     and
                     resist
                     what
                     he
                     forbids
                     ;
                     But
                     also
                     thos
                     of
                     vs
                     that
                     be
                     in
                     authore●●
                     to
                     bring
                     all
                     others
                     ther
                     vnto
                     by
                     great
                     intreaty
                     and
                     good
                     rewards
                     ,
                     yf
                     that
                     will
                     serve
                     ,
                     yf
                     not
                     by
                     roughe
                     threats
                     ,
                     and
                     sharpe
                     strokes
                     ,
                     as
                     he
                     hath
                     appointed
                     for
                     the
                     bringing
                     home
                     vnto
                     himself
                     of
                     euery
                     creature
                     .
                  
                
              
            
          
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             XVI
             .
             The
             time
             of
             the
             institution
             of
             Religious
             Orders
             .
             Their
             seu●rall
             names
             and
             Authours
             ,
             and
             the
             infinite
             encrease
             of
             their
             Fraternities
             and
             Sisterhoods
             .
          
           
             THe
             Popes
             of
             Rome
             challenging
             a
             succession
             from
             Saint
             Peter
             ,
             
             and
             seeking
             to
             imitate
             the
             Hebrewes
             ,
             began
             to
             institute
             Ostiaries
             ,
             Acolites
             ,
             Exorcists
             ,
             Readers
             ,
             Subdeacons
             ,
             and
             Deacons
             .
          
           
             The
             Office
             of
             the
             Ostiarle
             was
             to
             open
             and
             shut
             the
             Church
             doores
             ,
             
             to
             looke
             to
             the
             decent
             keeping
             of
             the
             Church
             ▪
             and
             the
             holy
             ornaments
             laid
             vp
             in
             the
             Vestrie
             ;
             which
             is
             now
             the
             charge
             of
             the
             Vergers
             (
             as
             I
             take
             it
             )
             in
             Cathedrall
             Churches
             .
          
           
             Acolites
             ,
             or
             Acoluthites
             ,
             
             were
             to
             follow
             and
             serue
             the
             Bishop
             or
             chiefe
             Priest
             ,
             to
             prouide
             and
             kindle
             the
             lights
             and
             lamps
             of
             the
             Church
             ▪
             and
             to
             register
             the
             names
             of
             such
             as
             were
             catechized
             .
          
           
             Exorcists
             had
             the
             power
             giuen
             them
             to
             expell
             vncleane
             spirits
             ;
             
             and
             by
             fasting
             and
             prayer
             ,
             to
             free
             such
             persons
             as
             were
             so
             possest
             .
          
           
             Readers
             ,
             
             
               quos
               Pastores
               à
               pasco
               nominatos
               putat
               Am
               ...
               osius
               ,
               matut●n●
               tempore
               Prophetarum
               Apostolorumque
               scripta
               legebant
               ,
               ac
               populum
               diuinis
               lectionibus
               quasi
               pascebant
               .
            
             Which
             Saint
             Ambrose
             supposeth
             to
             be
             called
             Pastours
             ,
             
             by
             the
             Apostle
             Paul
             :
             did
             reade
             the
             writings
             of
             the
             Prophets
             and
             Apostles
             ,
             at
             the
             time
             of
             morning
             prayer
             ,
             and
             did
             feede
             ,
             as
             it
             were
             ,
             the
             people
             with
             such
             diuine
             lessons
             .
          
           
             The
             office
             of
             the
             Subdeacons
             was
             to
             set
             and
             giue
             out
             the
             Psalmes
             in
             solemne
             tunes
             ,
             
             to
             receiue
             the
             oblations
             of
             the
             faithfull
             ,
             to
             write
             the
             liues
             and
             Agons
             of
             the
             Martyrs
             ,
             and
             to
             declare
             ,
             or
             make
             more
             plaine
             vnto
             the
             people
             the
             Epistles
             of
             the
             Apostles
             .
          
           
             Deacons
             had
             the
             charge
             to
             releeue
             widowes
             and
             orphans
             ,
             
             and
             other
             poore
             faithfull
             people
             ;
             and
             to
             distribute
             vnto
             them
             the
             almes
             which
             deuout
             Christians
             had
             giuen
             to
             that
             intent
             .
             They
             were
             also
             allowed
             to
             preach
             the
             Gospell
             ,
             
             to
             interprete
             the
             Scriptures
             ,
             and
             appointed
             to
             adorne
             the
             sacred
             Altars
             ,
             and
             helpe
             the
             Priest
             in
             diuine
             Seruice
             (
             a
             place
             officiated
             now
             by
             our
             Parish
             Clerkes
             )
             these
             were
             chosen
             to
             bee
             men
             full
             of
             religion
             ,
             integritie
             of
             life
             ,
             faithfulnesse
             and
             bountie
             ,
             after
             the
             example
             of
             the
             Churhes
             of
             Ierusalem
             and
             Antioch
             ,
             
             who
             were
             called
             Clerkes
             ;
             some
             of
             these
             were
             made
             by
             the
             imposition
             of
             hands
             Priests
             ,
             others
             Deacons
             :
             to
             the
             end
             the
             Bishop
             of
             
             Rome
             might
             imploy
             them
             to
             instruct
             the
             Christians
             which
             then
             increased
             ,
             and
             were
             so
             many
             ,
             as
             he
             could
             not
             alone
             execute
             the
             charge
             .
             To
             these
             Priests
             he
             gaue
             the
             chiefe
             care
             of
             soules
             ,
             to
             the
             end
             that
             administring
             the
             Sacraments
             to
             the
             people
             of
             God
             ,
             they
             might
             with
             the
             Bishop
             attend
             prayer
             and
             preaching
             .
             
             
               Presbyterorum
               vero
               munus
               erat
               baptisare
               ,
               Episcopis
               adesse
               consilijs
               ,
               orationibus
               esse
               intentos
               ,
               frangere
               panem
               in
               commemorationem
               Christi
               ,
               annunciando
               mortem
               eius
               ,
               orare
               super
               infirmos
               ,
               vngentes
               eos
               oloo
               in
               nomine
               Domini
               .
            
             The
             office
             indeed
             of
             Priests
             was
             to
             baptise
             ;
             to
             be
             assistant
             to
             the
             Bishops
             in
             Councell
             ,
             to
             be
             attent
             and
             earnest
             in
             prayer
             ,
             to
             breake
             the
             bread
             of
             life
             in
             remembrance
             of
             Christ
             ;
             preaching
             or
             declaring
             his
             death
             and
             passion
             :
             to
             visite
             and
             pray
             for
             the
             sicke
             ,
             giuing
             them
             extreme
             Vnction
             in
             the
             name
             of
             the
             Lord.
             
             And
             Presbyter
             ,
             saith
             one
             ,
             
               dicitur
               quasi
               praebensiter
            
             ;
             as
             shewing
             the
             way
             of
             saluation
             to
             the
             ignorant
             people
             .
             They
             were
             likewise
             ,
             saith
             the
             same
             Author
             ,
             called
             Sacerdotes
             ,
             men
             consecrated
             to
             God
             in
             respect
             of
             their
             sacred
             orders
             ,
             and
             pious
             imployments
             :
             which
             by
             him
             is
             thus
             deciphered
             .
             
               Quinque
               enim
               sunt
               dignitates
               Sacerdotum
               prae
               ceteris
               .
               Primo
               dicitur
               sacerdos
               quasi
               sacris
               dotatus
               ,
               scilicet
               sacris
               ordinibus
               ,
               quia
               ipse
               est
               in
               summo
               gradu
               ,
               qui
               est
               Sacerdotum
               .
               Secundò
               ,
               Sacerdos
               quasi
               sacris
               is
               ded●tus
               ,
               id
               est
               sacramentis
               ;
               ad
               sacrisicanda
               sacramenta
               ;
               nam
               ipse
               sacri●ic●●
               sacrosanctum
               corpus
               Domini
               cum
               verbis
               ,
               signis
               ,
               prodigijs
               ,
               &
               caetera
               sacramenta
               .
               Tertiò
               ,
               dicitur
               Sacerdos
               quasidans
               sacra
               ,
               dat
               enim
               Baptismum
               ,
               confessionem
               ,
               poenitentiam
               ,
               indulgentiam
               ,
               Eucharistiam
               ,
               benedictionem
               ,
               &
               extremam
               vnctionem
               .
               Quartò
               dicitur
               Sacerdos
               ,
               quasi
               sacra
               docens
               :
               docet
               enim
               verba
               sancti
               Euangelij
               ,
               &
               articulos
               rectae
               fidei
               .
               Quintò
               ,
               dicitur
               Sacerdos
               ,
               quasi
               sacer
               dux
               ,
               quasi
               ducatum
               praebens
               ,
               &
               iter
               populo
               ad
               regna
               coelorum
               ,
               verbo
               sanae
               doctrinae
               ,
               et
               vitae
               bono
               exemplo
               .
            
             Whereupon
             this
             Distich
             was
             compiled
             :
             
               
                 Sacris
                 dotatus
                 ,
                 et
                 sacris
                 deditus
                 ,
                 atque
              
               
                 Sacra
                 docens
                 ,
                 sacra
                 dans
                 ,
                 et
                 dux
                 sacer
                 esto
                 Sacerdos
                 .
              
            
          
           
             Vpon
             the
             diuision
             of
             Prouinces
             into
             Parishes
             (
             of
             which
             hereafter
             )
             and
             building
             of
             Churches
             (
             which
             worke
             was
             effected
             with
             chearfull
             deuotion
             )
             the
             fittest
             men
             out
             of
             this
             holiest
             order
             ,
             were
             chosen
             and
             appointed
             to
             consecrate
             the
             diuine
             Miestries
             of
             the
             Church
             .
             To
             such
             ,
             or
             such
             particular
             congregations
             as
             were
             committed
             to
             their
             charge
             ,
             and
             of
             whose
             soules
             they
             had
             the
             cure
             .
             And
             such
             Deacons
             ,
             which
             as
             Parish
             Clerks
             ,
             did
             helpe
             the
             Priests
             in
             the
             execution
             of
             their
             sacred
             office
             ;
             did
             most
             commonly
             after
             a
             short
             time
             ,
             enter
             into
             the
             order
             of
             Priestood
             ,
             and
             tooke
             vpon
             them
             the
             cure
             of
             soules
             ,
             and
             the
             benefit
             of
             a
             fat
             Parsonage
             ,
             if
             they
             could
             procure
             it
             ;
             in
             which
             promotion
             ,
             if
             this
             or
             that
             Deacon
             carryed
             himselfe
             proudly
             ,
             or
             any
             wayes
             no●
             to
             the
             contentment
             of
             his
             Parishioners
             :
             such
             was
             the
             common
             saying
             ,
             
               
               The
               Priest
               forgets
               that
               e're
               he
               was
               a
               Clerke
               .
            
          
           
             These
             Priests
             were
             called
             Secular
             ,
             and
             such
             as
             led
             a
             Monasticall
             life
             Regular
             .
             And
             so
             Canons
             were
             both
             secular
             and
             regular
             .
          
           
             
             The
             opinions
             of
             the
             first
             institutions
             of
             Chanons
             are
             very
             diuers
             ;
             some
             refer
             the
             beginning
             of
             a
             canonicall
             life
             to
             Vrbin
             the
             first
             ,
             a
             Romane
             Bishop
             ,
             who
             liued
             about
             the
             yeare
             of
             Grace
             230.
             
             Others
             ,
             and
             namely
             Possidomus
             ,
             
             make
             Saint
             Augustine
             the
             chiefe
             Author
             of
             this
             institution
             ,
             who
             when
             hee
             had
             gathered
             together
             a
             companie
             of
             godly
             men
             ,
             who
             liued
             religiously
             ,
             farre
             from
             the
             noise
             and
             trouble
             of
             the
             multitude
             ,
             being
             made
             a
             Bishop
             ,
             he
             built
             a
             Monasterie
             for
             Clerkes
             and
             Priests
             within
             his
             pallace
             ,
             with
             whom
             he
             might
             liue
             in
             common
             .
             
             
               Onufrius
               Panuinus
            
             writes
             ,
             that
             Pope
             
               Gelasius
            
             the
             first
             ,
             about
             the
             yeare
             493.
             placed
             the
             regular
             Chanons
             of
             Saint
             Augustine
             at
             Latran
             in
             Rome
             ;
             Pope
             Boniface
             in
             the
             yeare
             1298.
             placed
             there
             Chanons
             secular
             ;
             Gregorie
             the
             twelfth
             restored
             the
             regular
             Calistus
             the
             third
             brought
             in
             secular
             Chanons
             againe
             ;
             and
             Pope
             Paul
             ,
             the
             second
             of
             that
             name
             ,
             dispossest
             them
             ,
             and
             restored
             the
             regular
             .
             They
             were
             wont
             to
             sleepe
             vpon
             mattresses
             ,
             and
             had
             blankets
             of
             wooll
             ,
             they
             fasted
             much
             ,
             vsed
             great
             silence
             ,
             and
             liued
             in
             common
             ,
             hauing
             nothing
             proper
             to
             themselues
             :
             they
             v●ed
             exercises
             two
             houres
             in
             the
             day
             ,
             and
             at
             the
             end
             of
             the
             yeare
             they
             made
             their
             procession
             .
             They
             did
             not
             admit
             any
             one
             to
             the
             habit
             vntill
             hee
             were
             seuenteene
             yeares
             old
             ;
             and
             they
             gaue
             themselues
             to
             studie
             and
             preaching
             .
             The
             rule
             of
             these
             Chanons
             (
             confirmed
             by
             many
             Popes
             )
             consisted
             chiefly
             vpon
             three
             points
             ,
             to
             haue
             nothing
             of
             their
             owne
             ,
             to
             bee
             chaste
             ,
             and
             to
             keepe
             their
             cloisters
             .
             Which
             rule
             is
             deciphered
             in
             the
             old
             cloister
             of
             the
             Monasterie
             of
             Saint
             Iohn
             Lateran
             ,
             in
             riming
             verses
             ,
             now
             hardly
             to
             be
             read
             ,
             thus
             
               
                 Canonicam
                 formam
                 sumentes
                 discite
                 normam
                 ,
              
               
                 Quam
                 promisistis
                 hoc
                 claustrum
                 quando
                 petistis
                 ,
              
               
                 Discite
                 sic
                 esse
                 tria
                 vobis
                 adesse
                 necesse
                 ;
              
               
                 Nil
                 proprium
                 ,
                 morum
                 castum
                 portando
                 pudorem
                 ,
              
               
                 Claustri
                 structura
                 sit
                 vobis
                 docta
                 figura
                 :
              
               
                 Vt
                 sic
                 clarescant
                 anime
                 ,
                 moresque
                 nitescant
              
               
                 Et
                 stabiliantur
                 animo
                 qui
                 canonicantur
                 .
              
               
                 Vt
                 coniunguntur
                 lapidesque
                 sic
                 poliuntur
                 .
              
            
          
           
             Thus
             regular
             in
             holinesse
             of
             good
             life
             ,
             
             and
             also
             in
             learning
             ,
             both
             Priests
             and
             Chanons
             were
             of
             ancient
             times
             ,
             but
             how
             irregular
             afterwards
             ,
             let
             Chaucer
             tell
             you
             .
             
               
                 Popes
                 ,
                 Bishops
                 ,
                 and
                 Cardinals
                 ,
              
               
                 Chanons
                 ,
                 Parsons
                 ,
                 and
                 Vicare
              
               
                 In
                 Goddes
                 service
                 I
                 trow
                 been
                 fals
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 Sacraments
                 sellen
                 here
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 been
                 as
                 proud
                 as
                 Lucifere
                 .
              
               
                 Eche
                 man
                 looke
                 whether
                 that
                 I
                 lie
                 ,
              
               
                 Who
                 so
                 speketh
                 ayenste
                 her
                 powere
              
               
                 It
                 shal
                 be
                 holden
                 heresie
                 .
              
            
             In
             another
             place
             .
             
               
                 And
                 all
                 such
                 other
                 counterfaitours
              
               
                 Chanons
                 ,
                 Canons
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 disguised
                 ,
              
               
                 Been
                 Goddes
                 enemies
                 and
                 traitours
                 ,
              
               
                 His
                 true
                 religion
                 han
                 foule
                 despised
                 .
              
               
                 As
                 Goddes
                 goodnesse
                 no
                 man
                 tell
                 might
                 ,
              
               
                 Write
                 ,
                 ne
                 speake
                 ,
                 ne
                 thinke
                 in
                 thought
                 ,
              
               
               
                 So
                 her
                 falshed
                 and
                 her
                 vnright
              
               
                 May
                 no
                 man
                 tell
                 that
                 euer
                 God
                 wrought
                 ▪
              
            
             And
             thus
             .
             
               
                 They
                 vsen
                 horedome
                 and
                 harlottrie
                 ,
              
               
                 Couetise
                 ,
                 pompe
                 ,
                 and
                 pride
                 ,
              
               
                 Sloth
                 ,
                 wrath
                 ,
                 and
                 eke
                 envie
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 sewen
                 sinne
                 by
                 euery
                 side
                 ,
              
               
                 Alas
                 where
                 thinke
                 such
                 to
                 abide
                 ,
              
               
                 How
                 woll
                 they
                 accompts
                 yelde
                 :
              
               
                 From
                 high
                 God
                 they
                 mow
                 hem
                 not
                 hide
                 ,
              
               
                 Such
                 willers
                 witte
                 is
                 not
                 worth
                 a
                 nelde
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             Piers
             the
             Plowman
             thus
             blanklie
             speakes
             of
             their
             pride
             .
          
           
             
               Sir
               Iohn
               and
               Sir
               Ieffery
               hath
               a
               girdle
               of
               siluer
               ,
            
             
               A
               Baselard
               or
               a
               ballocke
               knife
               ,
               with
               buttons
               ouergilt
               ,
            
             
               And
               a
               Portus
               that
               shuld
               be
               his
               plow.
               
               Placebo
               ●o
               synge
               ,
            
             
               Had
               he
               neuer
               seruice
               to
               saue
               siluer
               therto
               ,
               seith
               it
               with
               idle
               will.
               
            
          
           
             And
             hereupon
             he
             exhorts
             lay-men
             not
             to
             bee
             so
             liberall
             in
             bestowing
             their
             goods
             vpon
             the
             Clergie
             .
             Thus.
             
          
           
             
               Alas
               ye
               lewd
               men
               much
               lese
               ye
               on
               Pryests
               ,
            
             
               And
               a
               thinge
               that
               wickedly
               is
               won
               ,
               and
               with
               false
               sleights
            
             
               Would
               neuer
               wit
               of
               wittye
               God
               ,
               but
               wicked
               men
               it
               had
               ,
            
             
               The
               whych
               ar
               Pryests
               imperfit
               ,
               and
               Prechers
               after
               s●●uer
               .
            
             
               That
               with
               gile
               is
               gotten
               ,
               vngraciously
               is
               spended
               ;
            
             
               Executours
               and
               sodemes
               ,
               samoners
               and
               their
               lemmans
               :
            
             
               So
               harlots
               and
               hoores
               are
               holpen
               with
               such
               goods
               ,
            
             
               And
               gods
               folks
               for
               defaulte
               therof
               ,
               forfaren
               and
               spill
               .
            
          
           
             These
             Canons
             had
             many
             cloisters
             here
             in
             England
             ,
             great
             lands
             and
             reuenues
             ,
             and
             were
             wondrous
             rich
             ,
             the
             first
             Chanon
             Regular
             in
             this
             kingdome
             was
             one
             Norman
             ,
             whom
             Matilda
             wife
             to
             King
             Henry
             the
             first
             preferred
             to
             the
             gouernment
             of
             her
             Priory
             ,
             called
             Christ-church
             ,
             now
             the
             Dukes
             place
             within
             Aldgate
             London
             .
          
           
             There
             are
             foure
             rules
             ,
             or
             religious
             Orders
             ,
             that
             is
             to
             say
             ,
             of
             S.
             Basill
             ,
             S.
             Augustine
             ,
             S.
             Benet
             ,
             and
             S.
             Francis
             ,
             vnder
             which
             all
             other
             orders
             are
             comprehended
             and
             gouerned
             .
             Of
             which
             my
             old
             Author
             
               Robert
               Longland
               ,
               siue
               Iohannes
               Maluerne
            
             in
             the
             vision
             of
             Piers
             Plowman
             giues
             a
             touch
             :
             where
             he
             speakes
             of
             Pardons
             and
             Popes
             Bulls
             ,
             on
             this
             manner
             .
          
           
             
               At
               the
               dredfull
               dome
               whan
               the
               dead
               shall
               arise
            
             
               
               And
               comen
               al
               to
               fore
               Crist
               ,
               accountes
               for
               to
               yeue
            
             
               How
               thow
               leadest
               thy
               life
               here
               ,
               and
               his
               lawes
               kepest
            
             
               And
               how
               thow
               diddest
               day
               by
               day
               the
               dome
               wil
               reherse
               .
            
             
               A
               poke
               full
               of
               Pardons
               there
               ne
               prouinciall
               lettres
               ,
            
             
               Though
               ye
               be
               founden
               in
               the
               fraternyte
               of
               the
               iiii
               .
               orders
               ,
            
             
               And
               haue
               indulgence
               an
               C.
               fold
               ,
               but
               if
               Dowel
               ye
               help
               ,
            
             
               I
               beset
               yowr
               Patentes
               and
               yowr
               Pardons
               at
               a
               pyes
               hele
               .
            
          
           
           
             And
             thus
             the
             same
             Authour
             in
             another
             place
             ,
             speaking
             of
             the
             pilgrimage
             to
             our
             Ladies
             Shrine
             at
             Walsingham
             .
          
           
             
               Hermets
               an
               heape
               with
               hoked
               staues
               ,
            
             
               Wenten
               to
               Walsingham
               ,
               and
               her
               wenches
               after
               ,
            
             
               Great
               loubies
               and
               long
               ,
               that
               loth
               were
               to
               swinke
            
             
               Clothed
               em
               in
               copes
               ,
               to
               be
               knowen
               from
               other
               ,
            
             
               And
               shopen
               hem
               hermets
               ,
               her
               ease
               to
               haue
               .
            
             
               I
               found
               there
               Freres
               ,
               al
               the
               foure
               orders
               ,
            
             
               Preched
               to
               the
               people
               for
               profit
               of
               themselues
               ,
            
             
               Glosed
               the
               Gospel
               as
               hem
               good
               liked
               ,
            
             
               For
               couetous
               of
               Copes
               construe
               it
               as
               thei
               wold
               .
            
          
           
             So
             Chaucer
             in
             his
             prologues
             and
             in
             the
             Character
             of
             the
             Frier
             mentions
             foure
             Orders
             .
          
           
             
               A
               Frere
               there
               was
               a
               wanton
               and
               a
               merry
               ,
            
             
               A
               Limy●our
               ,
               a
               full
               solempne
               man
               :
            
             
               In
               all
               the
               Orders
               foure
               is
               none
               that
               can
            
             
               So
               much
               of
               daliaunce
               and
               faire
               language
               .
            
          
           
             But
             to
             returne
             to
             the
             first
             of
             the
             foure
             orders
             ,
             
             which
             is
             that
             of
             S.
             Basill
             ,
             (
             howsoeuer
             as
             I
             conceiue
             the
             order
             of
             Saint
             Dominicke
             was
             accounted
             one
             of
             the
             foure
             here
             in
             England
             )
             this
             Basill
             surnamed
             the
             Great
             ,
             for
             his
             great
             learning
             ,
             liued
             about
             the
             yeare
             of
             Grace
             300.
             he
             was
             a
             Priest
             in
             Caes●●a
             ,
             the
             chiefe
             Citie
             of
             Cappadocia
             where
             he
             was
             borne
             ,
             and
             whereof
             afterwards
             he
             was
             chosen
             B●shop
             .
             He
             was
             the
             Authour
             of
             building
             of
             Monasteries
             ,
             whereas
             many
             might
             liue
             together
             ,
             for
             before
             his
             time
             the
             Monkes
             dwelt
             in
             caues
             and
             cels
             alone
             ,
             in
             desarts
             and
             solitarie
             places
             ,
             from
             the
             which
             hee
             drew
             them
             into
             Coenobies
             or
             Couents
             :
             and
             instituted
             of
             discipline
             ,
             by
             the
             which
             they
             should
             no
             more
             wander
             ,
             but
             bee
             alwayes
             bound
             by
             one
             forme
             of
             Religion
             .
             These
             Monasteries
             were
             schooles
             ,
             in
             the
             which
             the
             arts
             ,
             and
             Philosophie
             ,
             together
             with
             Diuini●ie
             ,
             true
             Religion
             and
             pietie
             were
             taug●t
             ,
             to
             the
             end
             there
             might
             be
             learned
             and
             fit
             men
             alwayes
             readie
             to
             gouerne
             the
             Church
             ;
             it
             is
             said
             that
             he
             built
             so
             great
             and
             spatious
             a
             Monasterie
             in
             Armenia
             ,
             as
             it
             contained
             aboue
             3000
             Monkes
             ;
             and
             in
             the
             end
             reduced
             all
             the
             religious
             men
             of
             the
             East
             to
             a
             good
             forme
             of
             life
             .
             He
             died
             in
             the
             yeare
             379
             ,
             full
             of
             yeares
             as
             of
             vertues
             ,
             when
             Damasus
             the
             first
             of
             that
             name
             held
             the
             See
             of
             Rome
             ,
             and
             the
             Emperour
             Valens
             an
             Ari●n
             gouerned
             the
             East
             ▪
             This
             Emperour
             was
             determined
             to
             haue
             dispossessed
             him
             of
             his
             Bishoppricke
             ,
             as
             he
             had
             done
             others
             ,
             but
             hearing
             him
             preach
             ,
             and
             speaking
             with
             him
             at
             Cappadocia
             ,
             he
             absteyned
             from
             expelling
             him
             his
             seate
             ;
             to
             which
             effect
             
               P.
               Opmer
            
             .
             thus
             .
          
           
             
               Basilius
               tantae
               doctrinae
               ac
               sanctitatis
               suit
               ,
            
             
             
               vt
               et
               Valens
               abstinueri●
               ab
               expellendo
               eum
               sede
               ,
               cùm
               reuersus
               Cappadociameum
               concionantem
               audijsset
               ,
               atque
               venisset
               cum
               illo
               in
               colloquium
               .
            
          
           
             It
             is
             holden
             that
             this
             Basill
             was
             the
             first
             which
             caused
             Monkes
             to
             make
             a
             vow
             ,
             after
             a
             yeares
             probation
             ,
             to
             liue
             in
             their
             Monas●eries
             vntill
             death
             ,
             to
             promise
             full
             obedience
             to
             their
             superiours
             ,
             and
             not
             to
             contradict
             their
             ordinances
             ,
             and
             moreouer
             to
             vow
             continencie
             and
             pouertie
             .
             This
             order
             wheresoeuer
             
             they
             liue
             ,
             labour
             with
             their
             hands
             in
             imitation
             of
             the
             perfect
             Monkes
             of
             Aegypt
             :
             and
             what
             they
             get
             with
             their
             labour
             ,
             they
             bring
             in
             common
             ,
             retaining
             nothing
             to
             themselues
             .
             This
             order
             of
             this
             holy
             man
             doth
             flourish
             at
             this
             day
             in
             Italy
             ,
             especially
             in
             the
             dominions
             of
             Venice
             ,
             although
             all
             the
             Monasteries
             there
             which
             are
             of
             this
             order
             ,
             doe
             acknowledge
             the
             Abbey
             of
             Grottaferata
             ,
             twelue
             miles
             distant
             from
             Rome
             for
             their
             mother
             .
             I
             doe
             not
             finde
             that
             any
             of
             this
             rule
             liued
             euer
             here
             in
             England
             :
             which
             makes
             me
             beleeue
             that
             this
             was
             none
             of
             the
             foure
             Orders
             before
             specified
             .
          
           
             
             The
             next
             Monasticke
             Order
             confirmed
             by
             the
             Church
             of
             Rome
             ,
             was
             that
             of
             the
             Doctor
             of
             all
             Doctors
             ,
             namely
             ,
             Saint
             Augustine
             ;
             He
             was
             borne
             in
             the
             Castle
             of
             Tegast
             in
             Carthage
             ,
             about
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             redemption
             358.
             his
             Fathers
             name
             was
             Patricius
             ,
             his
             Mothers
             Monica
             ,
             by
             whose
             intrea●●es
             ,
             mingled
             with
             teares
             ,
             and
             the
             learned
             Sermons
             of
             Saint
             Ambrose
             ,
             hee
             was
             drawne
             from
             the
             errours
             of
             the
             Manachies
             ;
             from
             Saint
             Ambrose
             as
             then
             Bishop
             of
             Millan
             in
             Italie
             ,
             he
             returned
             into
             his
             owne
             countrey
             ,
             where
             hee
             obteyned
             of
             the
             Bishop
             of
             Hippo
             (
             whereof
             he
             was
             afterwards
             Bishop
             himselfe
             )
             a
             garden
             without
             the
             Towne
             ,
             causing
             a
             Monastery
             to
             be
             built
             there
             ,
             in
             which
             he
             liued
             of
             the
             labour
             of
             his
             hands
             in
             all
             integritie
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             institution
             of
             the
             Primitiue
             Church
             .
             He
             died
             of
             a
             feuer
             at
             Hippo
             ▪
             when
             he
             had
             sitten
             fourty
             yeares
             in
             his
             Bishopricke
             ,
             being
             seuenty
             and
             six
             yeares
             of
             age
             ,
             on
             the
             fifth
             of
             the
             Kalends
             of
             September
             ,
             leauing
             to
             posteritie
             ,
             two
             hundred
             and
             thirty
             bookes
             of
             his
             owne
             writing
             .
             This
             order
             multiplied
             greatly
             throughout
             the
             whole
             Christian
             world
             ,
             howsoeuer
             branched
             into
             many
             seuerall
             orders
             ,
             differing
             both
             in
             habit
             and
             exercises
             ,
             as
             also
             in
             rule
             and
             precepts
             of
             life
             .
          
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     An
                     Epitaph
                     to
                     the
                     memorie
                     of
                     Saint
                     Augustine
                     which
                     I
                     found
                     in
                     the
                     booke
                     of
                     Rufford
                     Abbey
                     .
                  
                   
                     Omnis
                     plorat
                     homo
                     mox
                     matris
                     vt
                     exit
                     ab
                     aluo
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Et
                     merito
                     ,
                     quoniam
                     ve●it
                     in
                     vallem
                     lachrimosam
                     .
                  
                   
                     Solum
                     nascentem
                     risisse
                     ferunt
                     Zoroastrem
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Ergo
                     monstrosum
                     crede
                     risum
                     liquet
                     istum
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Primus
                     enim
                     rerum
                     fuit
                     inventor
                     magicarum
                     .
                  
                   
                     Hoc
                     Augustinus
                     testatur
                     vir
                     preciosus
                     .
                  
                   
                     Vir
                     doctus
                     ,
                     vir
                     magnisicus
                     ,
                     vir
                     quippe
                     beatus
                     .
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             
             About
             some
             fourtie
             yeares
             after
             the
             death
             of
             Saint
             Augustine
             ,
             Saint
             Benedict
             ,
             vulgarly
             called
             Benet
             ,
             appeared
             to
             the
             world
             ,
             who
             is
             accounted
             the
             Patriarch
             and
             Father
             of
             all
             the
             Monkes
             of
             Europe
             .
             Hee
             was
             borne
             in
             Vmbria
             ,
             a
             region
             in
             Italy
             ,
             of
             the
             noble
             familie
             of
             the
             Regards
             ,
             his
             Fathers
             name
             was
             Propre
             ,
             his
             Mothers
             Abundantia
             ,
             hee
             was
             sent
             to
             Rome
             at
             the
             age
             of
             ten
             yeares
             to
             learne
             the
             liberall
             Arts
             ,
             but
             being
             wearie
             of
             the
             tumults
             and
             warre
             during
             the
             raigne
             of
             Iustinian
             the
             Emperour
             ,
             hee
             went
             from
             thence
             into
             a
             desart
             neare
             vnto
             Sublacke
             ,
             a
             Towne
             some
             fourtie
             miles
             from
             Rome
             ;
             where
             he
             continued
             the
             space
             of
             three
             yeares
             or
             thereabouts
             :
             doing
             very
             austere
             penance
             vnknowne
             to
             any
             saue
             one
             Monke
             called
             Roman
             ;
             but
             being
             afterwards
             discouered
             by
             certaine
             Shepherds
             ,
             the
             people
             (
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             
             great
             ●ame
             of
             his
             integritie
             and
             holinesse
             of
             life
             )
             flocked
             from
             all
             parts
             to
             see
             him
             ;
             who
             had
             such
             force
             to
             perswade
             them
             to
             abandon
             the
             world
             ,
             as
             in
             a
             short
             time
             they
             built
             twelue
             Monasteries
             ,
             and
             hauing
             giuen
             to
             euery
             our
             of
             them
             a
             good
             Superiour
             or
             Abbot
             ,
             desiring
             solitarinesse
             ,
             he
             retired
             himselfe
             with
             a
             good
             number
             of
             his
             best
             disciples
             ,
             to
             the
             mount
             Cassin
             ,
             neare
             to
             the
             Towne
             of
             old
             called
             Cassina
             .
             Where
             hauing
             ruined
             all
             the
             idolatrous
             Temples
             ,
             and
             broken
             downe
             their
             Images
             ;
             hee
             built
             him
             a
             Monasterie
             ,
             which
             hee
             dedicated
             to
             Saint
             Iohn
             the
             Baptist
             ,
             with
             a
             Chappell
             to
             Saint
             Martin
             .
             Drawing
             all
             the
             Monkes
             ,
             dispersed
             in
             Italy
             ,
             into
             one
             societie
             and
             companie
             ,
             to
             whom
             he
             gaue
             a
             certaine
             rule
             in
             writing
             ,
             by
             the
             which
             they
             and
             their
             successours
             should
             gouerne
             themselues
             ,
             according
             as
             Saint
             Basill
             had
             done
             before
             him
             ;
             and
             withall
             bound
             them
             to
             three
             seuerall
             vowes
             ,
             Chastitie
             ,
             Pouertie
             ,
             and
             Obedience
             to
             their
             superiours
             ,
             which
             decree
             was
             ratified
             by
             the
             Church
             of
             Rome
             for
             an
             Euangelicall
             law
             .
             This
             congregation
             of
             the
             Benedictines
             grew
             by
             little
             and
             little
             to
             bee
             so
             great
             throughout
             all
             Christendome
             ,
             
             as
             is
             almost
             incredible
             .
             
               Nulla
               Monasteria
               nisi
               Bene●dictina
               erat
               apud
               Anglos
               ab
               aetate
               Edgari
               vsque
               ad
               regnum
               Gulielmi
               primi
               .
            
             There
             was
             no
             Monasteries
             ,
             saith
             a
             late
             Writer
             ,
             amongst
             the
             English
             from
             the
             time
             of
             King
             Edgar
             ,
             till
             the
             raigne
             of
             William
             the
             Conquerour
             ,
             but
             Benedictines
             .
             This
             order
             ,
             saith
             the
             same
             Authour
             ,
             came
             first
             into
             England
             with
             Austin
             the
             Monke
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             Canterbury
             .
             Hee
             the
             said
             Saint
             Benet
             ,
             died
             about
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             Lord
             fiue
             hundred
             and
             eighteene
             ,
             and
             was
             buried
             in
             his
             owne
             Oratorie
             consecrated
             to
             Saint
             Iohn
             :
             where
             as
             before
             was
             wont
             to
             be
             the
             Altar
             of
             Apollo
             .
             He
             liued
             63.
             yeares
             .
          
           
             Saint
             Francis
             was
             borne
             in
             the
             Towne
             of
             Assile
             in
             the
             Duchie
             of
             Spoletum
             in
             Italy
             ;
             
             in
             his
             young
             yeares
             he
             dealt
             in
             the
             trade
             of
             Merchandise
             ,
             but
             by
             reason
             of
             a
             great
             sicknesse
             ,
             at
             the
             age
             of
             two
             and
             twenty
             yeares
             ,
             he
             contemned
             all
             worldly
             dealings
             ,
             and
             gaue
             himselfe
             wholly
             to
             heauenly
             meditations
             ;
             he
             put
             a
             shirt
             of
             haire
             vpon
             his
             bare
             skinne
             ,
             and
             a
             sacke
             vpon
             it
             ,
             girding
             himselfe
             with
             a
             cord
             ,
             
             going
             also
             without
             hose
             or
             shooes
             ,
             
               Et
               victus
               ostiatim
               emendicans
            
             ,
             begging
             from
             doore
             to
             doore
             ;
             so
             as
             the
             fame
             of
             him
             being
             spread
             ouer
             neighbour
             countreys
             ,
             many
             drawne
             by
             his
             holinesse
             abandoned
             the
             world
             ,
             and
             became
             his
             disciples
             ,
             making
             profession
             of
             pouerty
             ,
             but
             yet
             to
             labour
             and
             take
             paines
             for
             a
             poore
             liuing
             .
             For
             these
             he
             built
             an
             Abbey
             in
             the
             Towne
             where
             he
             was
             borne
             ,
             and
             wrate
             a
             rule
             ,
             as
             well
             for
             those
             which
             were
             vnited
             vnto
             him
             ,
             as
             for
             such
             as
             should
             come
             after
             him
             ,
             which
             was
             approued
             and
             confirmed
             with
             many
             Indulgences
             ,
             Priuiledges
             ,
             Graces
             ,
             and
             Pardons
             ,
             by
             Pope
             Innocent
             the
             third
             ,
             and
             Honorius
             that
             succeeded
             him
             ;
             After
             the
             confirmacion
             whereof
             ,
             he
             ordained
             that
             his
             Friers
             should
             be
             called
             ,
             
               Fratres
               minores
            
             ,
             or
             Minorite
             Friers
             ,
             to
             witnesse
             their
             greater
             humilitie
             .
          
           
             One
             
               Adam
               Sousbout
            
             a
             Germane
             Diuine
             ,
             
             Ann.
             1227.
             vpon
             his
             entrance
             into
             this
             order
             ,
             writes
             thus
             to
             his
             Father
             at
             Delphos
             .
          
           
             
               Quàm
               sit
               vita
               breuis
               ,
               quam
               sit
               via
               lubrica
               ,
               quamque
            
             
               Mors
               incerta
               :
               bonis
               quae
               praemia
               ,
               quaeque
               parata
            
             
               Sint
               tormenta
               malis
               ,
               horum
               meditatio
               nostra
               est
               ,
            
             
               Quod
               facimus
               ,
               quod
               firmamus
               ,
               quod
               et
               esse
               perenne
            
             
             
               Optamus
               testamentum
               ,
               Saluete
               ,
               valete
               ,
            
             
               Care
               pater
               ,
               cari
               Fratres
               ,
               caraeque
               Sorores
               .
            
          
           
             
             This
             Scraphicall
             Saint
             Francis
             died
             the
             fourth
             of
             October
             ,
             1226.
             and
             was
             canonised
             by
             Pope
             Gregorie
             the
             ninth
             ,
             ann
             .
             1276.
             
             Ann.
             1224.
             
             About
             two
             yeares
             before
             the
             death
             of
             Saint
             Francis
             ,
             these
             Friers
             Minorites
             came
             into
             England
             ,
             
               Et
               benigne
               a
               Rege
               Henrico
               tertio
               sunt
               suscepti
               ,
               &
               Cantuar
               ,
               collocati
               fuerunt
            
             :
             They
             were
             graciously
             receiued
             of
             Henry
             the
             third
             ,
             and
             placed
             in
             Canterbury
             .
             And
             afterwards
             ,
             anno
             1269
             ,
             one
             of
             the
             Ancestours
             of
             Sir
             
               Dudley
               Digge
            
             ,
             commonly
             called
             
               Digges
               ,
               Emit
               Insulam
               vocatam
               Bynnewyght
               in
               Cantuar.
               et
               locum
               Porte
               super
               stonestreete
               ad
               opus
               Fratrum
               Minorum
               ,
            
             
             
               et
               tempore
               oportuno
               transtulit
               Fratres
               ad
               illam
               ,
            
             bought
             an
             Island
             in
             Canterbury
             called
             Bynnewyght
             ,
             and
             the
             place
             of
             a
             gate
             ouer
             Stone-streete
             for
             the
             vse
             of
             the
             Friers
             Minorites
             ,
             to
             which
             hee
             translated
             them
             in
             conuenient
             time
             .
          
           
             
             The
             Friers
             Minors
             (
             saith
             Stow
             ,
             first
             arriued
             in
             England
             at
             Douer
             ,
             nine
             in
             number
             ,
             fiue
             of
             them
             remained
             at
             Canterbury
             ,
             and
             did
             there
             build
             the
             first
             Couent
             of
             Friers
             Minors
             that
             euer
             was
             in
             England
             ;
             the
             other
             foure
             came
             to
             London
             ,
             and
             lodged
             at
             the
             preaching
             Friers
             the
             space
             of
             fifteene
             dayes
             ,
             and
             then
             hired
             an
             house
             in
             Cornhill
             of
             
               Iohn
               Traners
            
             ,
             one
             of
             the
             Sheriffes
             ,
             they
             bui●●ded
             there
             little
             cels
             ,
             wherein
             they
             inhabited
             ,
             the
             deuotion
             of
             the
             Citizens
             toward
             them
             ,
             and
             also
             the
             multitude
             of
             Friers
             so
             increased
             ,
             that
             they
             were
             remoued
             by
             the
             Citizens
             to
             a
             place
             in
             S.
             Nicholas
             Shambles
             ,
             which
             
               Iohn
               Iwyn
            
             Citizen
             and
             Mercer
             of
             London
             ,
             appropriated
             vnto
             the
             Communalty
             of
             the
             Citie
             ,
             to
             the
             vse
             of
             the
             said
             Friers
             ,
             and
             became
             himselfe
             a
             lay
             Brother
             .
          
           
             
             Contemporarie
             with
             Saint
             Francis
             was
             Saint
             Dominicke
             ,
             a
             Spaniard
             ,
             borne
             in
             a
             Towne
             called
             Calogora
             ,
             in
             the
             Diocesse
             of
             Osma
             .
             His
             fader
             was
             namyd
             Felix
             ,
             and
             his
             Meder
             Iohane
             ,
             saith
             an
             old
             Agon
             :
             from
             Calogora
             hee
             came
             into
             Gascoigne
             ,
             where
             hee
             continued
             ten
             yeares
             preaching
             ,
             and
             drawing
             Christian
             Princes
             into
             armes
             against
             the
             Albigeo●s
             ,
             certeyne
             Heretiques
             ,
             
               Qui
               damnato
               matrimonio
               vagos
               suadebant
               corcubitus
               ;
               atque
               ●sum
               carnium
               prohibebant
               .
            
             Who
             condemned
             Matrimonie
             perswaded
             licentious
             copulations
             ,
             and
             forbad
             the
             eating
             of
             flesh
             ,
             whose
             errours
             hee
             repressed
             by
             his
             Sermons
             From
             thence
             he
             went
             to
             Rome
             to
             the
             Councell
             of
             Lateran
             ,
             vnder
             Innocent
             the
             third
             ,
             where
             hee
             obtained
             licence
             of
             the
             said
             Pope
             ▪
             to
             put
             himselfe
             vnder
             what
             rule
             he
             should
             like
             best
             ▪
             that
             was
             allowed
             by
             the
             Church
             :
             whereupon
             he
             made
             choise
             of
             that
             of
             Saint
             Antonie
             ,
             with
             sixteene
             of
             his
             disciples
             ,
             and
             hauing
             made
             certaine
             constitutions
             ,
             it
             was
             confirmed
             by
             Honorius
             the
             third
             ;
             about
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             Lord
             ,
             1206.
             
             Then
             going
             to
             Tholouse
             he
             exhorted
             his
             Friers
             ,
             and
             sent
             them
             to
             preach
             ,
             two
             and
             two
             together
             ,
             perswading
             them
             to
             bee
             preachers
             both
             in
             deed
             and
             name
             ;
             These
             Friers
             Preachers
             came
             first
             into
             England
             in
             the
             yeare
             1221.
             where
             they
             had
             louing
             entertainment
             and
             houses
             built
             .
             Of
             which
             my
             old
             Author
             .
             
          
           
             
               Then
               deide
               Seynt
               Hugh
               an
               half
               yer
               and
               no
               mo
            
             
               That
               was
               Bishop
               of
               Lincolne
               ,
               and
               ther
               after
               the
               fyrst
               yer
            
             
               The
               order
               of
               Frere
               prechours
               bygan
               ,
               that
               ●as
               neuer
            
             
               Seynt
               Domnyk
               hit
               bygan
               ,
               in
               the
               yere
               of
               gease
               ywis
            
             
               M.
               C.
               C.
               no
               mor
               forsothe
               hit
               ys
               .
            
          
           
           
             Of
             the
             gluttonie
             and
             drunkennesse
             of
             this
             order
             which
             so
             farre
             declined
             ,
             like
             others
             ,
             from
             the
             first
             institution
             ;
             one
             of
             their
             owne
             side
             thus
             writ
             .
          
           
             
               Sanctus
               Dominicus
               sit
               nobis
               semper
               ami●us
               ,
            
             
               Cuicanimus
               nostro
               iugiter
               praeconia
               ros●ro
               .
            
             
               De
               cordis
               venis
               siccatis
               ante
               lagenis
               .
            
             
               Ergo
               was
               laudes
               si
               tu
               nos
               pangere
               gaudes
               ,
            
             
               Tempore
               Paschali
               ,
               fac
               ne
               potu
               puteali
            
             
               Conveniat
               vti
               :
               quod
               si
               sit
               ,
               vndique
               muti
            
             
               Semper
               erant
               Fratres
               ,
               qui
               non
               curant
               nisi
               ventres
               .
            
          
           
             All
             things
             degenerate
             in
             time
             ,
             
             and
             stray
             in
             a
             manner
             from
             the
             right
             course
             ;
             for
             example
             ,
             the
             order
             of
             Saint
             Benet
             which
             had
             flourished
             a
             long
             space
             with
             great
             reputation
             of
             holinesse
             ,
             di●●ered
             so
             much
             from
             the
             first
             institution
             of
             their
             Founder
             ,
             that
             neither
             the
             decrees
             and
             authoritie
             of
             holy
             Fathers
             generall
             and
             prouinciall
             Councels
             could
             reforme
             or
             draw
             them
             to
             their
             first
             principles
             ,
             vntill
             the
             sanctitie
             of
             one
             Odo
             ,
             or
             Otho
             ,
             Abbot
             of
             Clu●●●
             Burgandy
             ,
             and
             one
             of
             Saint
             Benets
             order
             ,
             reuiued
             in
             a
             manner
             from
             〈◊〉
             to
             life
             this
             Monasticall
             profession
             ,
             forcing
             them
             to
             obserue
             ▪
             and
             obseruing
             himselfe
             from
             point
             to
             point
             all
             that
             was
             practised
             in
             the
             time
             of
             S.
             Benedict
             .
             So
             as
             many
             of
             their
             Abbots
             which
             were
             drawne
             by
             his
             good
             example
             ,
             reformed
             also
             their
             Abbeyes
             ,
             not
             onely
             in
             France
             ,
             but
             as
             well
             in
             Sp●●ne
             ,
             Germany
             ,
             Italy
             ,
             and
             England
             ;
             and
             for
             that
             this
             reformation
             〈◊〉
             his
             first
             beginning
             at
             Cluni
             ;
             the
             vnion
             of
             so
             many
             Abbeyes
             was
             called
             the
             congregation
             of
             Cluni
             ,
             and
             euery
             yeare
             ,
             by
             the
             Popes
             permission
             and
             authoritie
             ,
             all
             the
             Abbots
             of
             this
             congregation
             met
             at
             a
             certaine
             place
             ,
             and
             they
             called
             it
             the
             generall
             Chapter
             ,
             whereas
             they
             treated
             of
             the
             order
             and
             life
             of
             Monkes
             ,
             putting
             out
             ,
             and
             punish●ng
             such
             as
             had
             offended
             .
             This
             Odo
             liued
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             Lord
             ,
             913.
             
          
           
             It
             was
             no
             long
             time
             after
             ,
             ere
             that
             these
             Benedictines
             fell
             againe
             to
             their
             old
             vomit
             ,
             
             their
             great
             wealth
             hauing
             made
             them
             ,
             proud
             ,
             idle
             ,
             luxurious
             ,
             carelesse
             of
             Gods
             house
             ;
             and
             in
             most
             or
             all
             of
             their
             actions
             ,
             extreamely
             vitious
             .
             Whereupon
             one
             
               Robert
               Abbot
            
             of
             Molesme
             a
             Towne
             in
             Burgundy
             ,
             pe●ceiuing
             that
             the
             Benedictines
             Monkes
             of
             his
             owne
             house
             (
             as
             of
             all
             other
             Monaster●es
             )
             had
             almost
             quite
             left
             and
             forsaken
             the
             ancient
             rule
             and
             discip●i●e
             that
             Benet
             had
             giuen
             them
             ;
             he
             left
             his
             owne
             house
             ,
             taking
             with
             him
             one
             a●d
             twenty
             of
             the
             honestest
             Monkes
             he
             could
             finde
             ,
             to
             a
             solitarie
             stupendiou●
             ,
             and
             neuer
             inhabited
             place
             ,
             called
             Cisteux
             ,
             or
             Cistercium
             ,
             neare
             to
             ●●●gres
             ,
             in
             the
             said
             Duchie
             of
             Burgundy
             ,
             where
             hee
             erected
             a
             new
             Abbey
             for
             his
             new
             companions
             ,
             whom
             hee
             called
             Cistercians
             ,
             of
             the
             place
             where
             the
             Abbey
             was
             scituated
             .
          
           
             The
             liberties
             ,
             immunities
             ,
             and
             priuiledges
             of
             this
             Order
             was
             generally
             confirmed
             by
             Alexander
             the
             fourth
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             Rome
             ,
             
               circa
               An
            
             1258.
             
          
           
             
               Bulla
               Pape
               Alexandri
               quarti
               de
               Confirmatione
               omnium
               libertatum
               ,
               immunitatum
               ,
               priuilegiorum
               ,
               &c.
               ordinis
               Cisterciensis
               .
            
             
               Alexander
               Episcopus
               seruus
               seruorum
               Dei.
               
               Dilectis
               filijs
               Abbati
               Cistercij
               ,
               
               eiusque
               coahbitibus
               et
               conventibus
               vniuersis
               Cisterciensis
               ordinis
               .
               Salutem
               et
               Apostolicam
               benedictionem
               .
               Solet
               annuere
               sedes
               Apostolica
               pijs
               votis
               ,
               et
               honestis
               p●tentium
               precibus
               fauorem
               beneuolum
               impertiri
               .
               Ea
               propter
               dilecti
               in
               Domino
               filij
               ,
               vestris
               iustis
               postulationibus
               grato
               concurrentes
               assensis
               ,
               omnes
               libertates
               et
               immunitates
               à
               predecessoribus
               nostris
               Romanis
               Pontificibus
               ,
               siue
               per
               priuilegia
               seu
               alias
               Indulgentias
               ordini
               vestro
               concessas
               ;
               nec
               non
               libertates
               et
               exemptiones
               secularium
               exactionum
               à
               Re●ibus
               et
               principibus
               ,
               vel
               alijs
               Christian●
               sidelibus
               rationabiliter
               vobis
               indultas
               ,
               auctoritate
               Apostolica
               confirmamus
               ,
               et
               presentis
               scripti
               patrocinio
               communuimus
               .
               Nulli
               ergo
               omnino
               hominum
               liceat
               hanc
               paginam
               nostre
               confirmationis
               infringere
               ,
               vel
               ei
               ausu
               temerario
               contra●re
               .
               Si
               quis
               autem
               hoc
               attemptare
               presumpserit
               ,
               indignationem
               omnipotentis
               Dei
               ,
               et
               beatorum
               Petriet
               Pauli
               Apostolorum
               eius
               se
               nouerit
               incursurum
               .
            
             
               Dat.
               Lateran
               .
               X.
               Kal.
               Martij
               .
               Pontificatus
               ,
               nostri
               Anno
               secundo
               .
            
          
           
             
             This
             Cistercian
             Brotherhood
             was
             first
             established
             here
             in
             England
             by
             one
             
               Walter
               Espeke
            
             ,
             who
             founded
             the
             first
             Abbey
             of
             the
             said
             Order
             at
             Riuaux
             ,
             or
             Rivall
             in
             Yorkeshire
             ,
             about
             the
             yeare
             1131.
             according
             to
             this
             old
             Distich
             ,
             sometimes
             depicted
             vpon
             the
             wall
             at
             the
             entrance
             into
             the
             said
             Abbey
             .
          
           
             
               Anglia
               Millesimo
               centes
               .
               Anno
               quoque
               et
               vno
               .
            
             
               Christi
               et
               tricesimo
               ,
               micuit
               Cistercius
               Ordo
               .
            
          
           
             Some
             fifteene
             yeares
             after
             this
             foundation
             ,
             and
             about
             the
             yeare
             1098.
             
             S.
             Bernard
             surnamed
             the
             Mellifluous
             ,
             a
             man
             noblely
             descended
             ,
             borne
             at
             the
             Castle
             of
             Fountenay
             in
             Burgundy
             ,
             with
             thirtie
             of
             his
             companions
             ,
             amongst
             which
             three
             were
             his
             owne
             brethren
             ,
             became
             religious
             men
             in
             this
             Monasterie
             .
             This
             Bernard
             in
             short
             time
             became
             very
             famous
             ,
             as
             well
             for
             his
             learning
             (
             of
             which
             his
             diuine
             writings
             full
             of
             sweetnesse
             beare
             witnesse
             )
             as
             for
             the
             holinesse
             of
             his
             life
             ,
             in
             regard
             of
             which
             hee
             was
             sent
             by
             his
             superiour
             to
             lay
             the
             foundation
             of
             that
             great
             and
             famous
             Abbey
             of
             Clareuaux
             ,
             or
             Claravallensis
             ,
             neare
             to
             the
             riuer
             Aulbe
             ,
             about
             Lang●es
             ;
             which
             Abbey
             a
             Nobleman
             of
             the
             countrey
             had
             then
             lately
             built
             ;
             and
             thus
             began
             the
             Monkes
             of
             the
             Order
             of
             Saint
             Bernard
             ,
             
             which
             is
             all
             one
             with
             the
             Cistercian
             Monkes
             ,
             sauing
             a
             little
             difference
             in
             the
             habit
             ,
             both
             of
             them
             obseruing
             the
             rule
             of
             Saint
             Benet
             .
             This
             good
             man
             Saint
             Benet
             came
             to
             the
             Abbey
             of
             Cisteux
             ,
             when
             he
             was
             eighteene
             yeares
             old
             ,
             at
             the
             age
             of
             25
             he
             was
             consecrated
             Abbot
             of
             Claravall
             :
             
             
               Et
               diuino
               magis
               instinctu
               ,
               quam
               humana
               industria
               legem
               Domini
               didicit
               ,
               quam
               tanta
               doctrinae
               munificentia
               ,
               et
               eloquij
               suavitat●
               enarrauit
               ,
               vt
               communi
               Doctorum
               consersu
               Mellistui
               Doctoris
               cognomen
               sit
               adeptus
               ,
            
             saith
             Opmer
             .
             The
             Archbishoprickes
             of
             Genua
             and
             Millan
             hee
             refused
             ,
             and
             onely
             contented
             himselfe
             with
             the
             gouernment
             of
             this
             Abbey
             of
             Claravall
             ,
             in
             the
             which
             he
             continued
             38.
             yeares
             .
             Hee
             died
             the
             fifth
             of
             Nouember
             ,
             about
             the
             yeare
             of
             Grace
             ,
             1160.
             and
             was
             buried
             in
             his
             owne
             Monasterie
             ,
             when
             he
             had
             liued
             ,
             63
             ,
             yeares
             .
             He
             built
             the
             Monasterie
             of
             Saint
             Vincent
             and
             Anastasius
             in
             Rome
             ,
             to
             the
             gouernment
             of
             which
             he
             preferred
             one
             
               Peter
               Bernard
            
             ,
             his
             Scholler
             ,
             who
             was
             afterward
             Pope
             of
             Rome
             ,
             by
             
             the
             name
             of
             Eugenius
             the
             th●rd
             .
             In
             his
             time
             by
             himselfe
             and
             his
             meanes
             one
             hundred
             and
             sixe
             Abbeyes
             of
             this
             Order
             were
             built
             and
             reestablished
             ;
             vpon
             the
             forefront
             or
             some
             other
             places
             within
             these
             Abbeyes
             ,
             this
             sentence
             is
             most
             commonly
             depensild
             ,
             grauen
             ,
             or
             painted
             ;
             taken
             out
             of
             Saint
             Bernard
             .
          
           
             
               Bonum
               est
               nos
               hic
               esse
               ,
               quia
               homo
               viuit
               puriùs
               ,
               cadit
               rariùs
               ,
               ●urgit
               v●lociùs
               ,
               incedit
               cautiùs
               ,
               quiescit
               securiùs
               ,
               moritur
               felic●ùs
               ,
               purgatur
               〈◊〉
               ,
               &
               praemiatur
               copiosius
               .
            
          
           
             Amongst
             many
             Epitaphs
             made
             to
             the
             immortall
             memorie
             of
             this
             Mellifluons
             Doctor
             ,
             these
             following
             may
             suffice
             .
             
               
                 Ecce
                 latet
                 clare
                 vallis
                 clarissimus
                 Abbas
                 ;
                 
              
               
                 Qui
                 summis
                 summus
                 ,
                 qui
                 sibi
                 parvus
                 erat
                 ;
              
               
                 Relligionis
                 apex
                 ,
                 lux
                 mundi
                 ,
                 laus
                 Monachorum
                 ,
              
               
                 Vox
                 verbi
                 ,
                 pacis
                 sanctio
                 ,
                 iuris
                 amor
                 .
              
               
                 Instructus
                 ,
                 velox
                 ,
                 sublimis
                 ,
                 pauper
                 ,
                 abunda●s
                 ,
              
               
                 Artibus
                 ,
                 ingenio
                 ,
                 sanguine
                 ,
                 veste
                 ,
                 bonis
                 .
              
               
                 Laudis
                 eget
                 titulo
                 ,
                 cuius
                 laus
                 non
                 sit
                 ad
                 omnes
                 ;
              
               
                 Cuius
                 honor
                 ,
                 cuius
                 crescere
                 fama
                 fuit
                 .
              
               
                 Nunc
                 vero
                 quem
                 plangit
                 adhuc
                 quem
                 predicat
                 orbis
                 ,
              
               
                 Si
                 laudare
                 velim
                 ,
                 laus
                 mea
                 laude
                 caret
                 .
              
               
                 Dura
                 ,
                 malum
                 ,
                 cunctos
                 ,
                 tulit
                 ,
                 horruit
                 ,
                 edi●icauit
                 ,
              
               
                 Vana
                 ,
                 Deum
                 ,
                 requiem
                 ,
                 spreuit
                 amauit
                 ,
                 habet
                 .
              
            
             Another
             alluding
             to
             the
             name
             of
             Claravall
             .
             
               
                 Sunt
                 clare
                 valles
                 ,
                 sed
                 claris
                 vallibus
                 Abbas
                 ;
              
               
                 Clarior
                 ,
                 hijs
                 ,
                 clarum
                 nomen
                 habere
                 d●dit
                 .
              
               
                 Clarus
                 auis
                 ,
                 clarus
                 meritis
                 ,
                 et
                 clarus
                 honore
                 ,
              
               
                 Clarier
                 eloquio
                 ,
                 Relligione
                 magis
                 .
              
               
                 Mors
                 est
                 clara
                 ,
                 cinis
                 clarus
                 ,
                 clarumque
                 sepulchrum
                 ,
              
               
                 Clarior
                 exulta●
                 spiritus
                 ante
                 Deum
                 .
              
            
             Another
             vpon
             his
             owne
             name
             .
             
               
                 Ardens
                 Bernardus
                 ,
                 aut
                 ardens
                 ,
                 aut
                 bona
                 nardus
                 ,
              
               
                 Iure
                 vocatur
                 ,
                 propter
                 quod
                 nunc
                 celebratur
                 .
              
               
                 Ardens
                 feruore
                 ;
                 vita
                 sublimis
                 ;
                 odore
              
               
                 Nardus
                 ;
                 que
                 vere
                 virtutis
                 signa
                 fuere
                 .
              
               
                 Iste
                 fuit
                 per
                 quem
                 patuit
                 doctrina
                 sophie
              
               
                 Preco
                 Dei
                 ,
                 Doctor
                 fidei
                 ,
                 Cytarista
                 Marie
                 .
              
            
          
           
             It
             is
             said
             by
             one
             ,
             
             that
             approaching
             neare
             to
             his
             end
             ,
             he
             spoke
             thus
             to
             his
             brethren
             :
             
               Tria
               vobis
               obseruanda
               relinquo
               ,
               que
               in
               stadio
               presentis
               vite
               quo
               cucurrimemini
               me
               pro
               viribus
               observasse
               .
               Nemini
               scandalum
               facere
               volui
               &
               si
               aliquando
               accidit
               sedaui
               vt
               potui
               .
               Minus
               semper
               sensui
               meo
               quam
               alterius
               credidi
               .
               Lesus
               de
               ledente
               nunquam
               vindict
               im
               expetij
               .
            
             Three
             things
             I
             require
             you
             to
             keepe
             and
             obserue
             ,
             which
             I
             remember
             to
             haue
             kept
             to
             my
             power
             ,
             as
             long
             as
             I
             haue
             been
             in
             this
             present
             life
             .
             I
             haue
             not
             willed
             to
             slander
             any
             person
             ,
             and
             if
             any
             haue
             fallen
             ,
             I
             haue
             hid
             it
             as
             much
             as
             I
             might
             .
             I
             
             haue
             euer
             lesse
             trusted
             to
             my
             owne
             wit
             and
             vnderstanding
             ,
             then
             to
             any
             others
             .
             If
             I
             were
             at
             any
             time
             hurt
             ,
             harmed
             ,
             or
             annoyed
             ,
             I
             neuer
             craued
             vengeance
             of
             the
             partie
             which
             so
             wronged
             me
             .
             Which
             is
             thus
             more
             succinctly
             set
             downe
             by
             another
             ,
             who
             hath
             written
             the
             life
             of
             the
             said
             Bernard
             .
          
           
             
               Beati
               Bernardi
               metricum
               Testamentum
            
             
               Et
               primo
               sui
               Prioris
               interrogatio
               .
            
             
               Que
               vite
               forma
               ,
               qui
               mores
               ,
               que
               sacta
               norma
            
             
               Quid
               d●ceat
               quid
               non
               ,
               instrue
               sancte
               pater
               .
            
             
               Respunsio
               ipsius
               Bernardi
               .
            
             
               Que
               ●eci
               ,
               prim●
               ,
               v●bis
               facienda
               relinquo
            
             
               Nulium
               ●u●au●
               ,
               discordes
               pacificaui
               ,
            
             
               Lefus
               ●ustinui
               ,
               nec
               mihi
               complacui
               .
            
          
           
             
             Within
             one
             hundred
             yeares
             after
             the
             first
             spreading
             abroad
             of
             these
             Cistercian
             and
             Bernardin
             Monkes
             ;
             the
             Benedictines
             wanted
             another
             reformation
             ▪
             which
             was
             attempted
             by
             Peter
             ,
             one
             of
             the
             same
             Order
             ,
             surnamed
             ●●●oron
             ,
             of
             a
             Mountaine
             so
             called
             ;
             at
             the
             foote
             of
             which
             he
             liued
             in
             a
             caue
             for
             the
             space
             of
             three
             yeares
             ,
             doing
             daily
             penance
             .
             Vpon
             this
             mountaine
             he
             built
             a
             little
             Church
             ,
             which
             he
             called
             of
             the
             holy
             Ghost
             ;
             be
             ware
             a●wayes
             a
             ●l●aine
             of
             Iron
             vpon
             his
             bare
             flesh
             ,
             vpon
             it
             a
             shirt
             of
             haire
             ,
             being
             in
             continuall
             prayer
             ,
             and
             reforming
             the
             rule
             of
             Saint
             Benet
             ,
             which
             was
             then
             much
             degenerated
             .
             Hee
             obtained
             of
             the
             Pope
             a
             confirmation
             of
             his
             rule
             ,
             vpon
             which
             hee
             celebrated
             the
             first
             generall
             Chapter
             of
             his
             Order
             .
             After
             which
             in
             the
             seuentie
             ninth
             yeare
             of
             his
             age
             ,
             he
             was
             chosen
             Pope
             ,
             about
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             redemption
             ,
             1●94
             .
             by
             the
             name
             of
             Celestin
             the
             fifth
             ,
             where
             vpon
             this
             reformed
             order
             were
             called
             Celestins
             :
             the
             number
             of
             which
             increased
             so
             fast
             ,
             that
             he
             himselfe
             consecraced
             for
             them
             fixe
             and
             ●hirtie
             cl●●sters
             in
             Italy
             ,
             wherein
             were
             sixe
             hundred
             Monkes
             ;
             amongst
             others
             this
             was
             one
             of
             Celestin
             the
             Popes
             caueats
             for
             his
             new
             reformadoes
             .
          
           
             
               Tunc
               Celestinus
               cris
               si
               celestia
               mediteris
               .
            
             
               If
               heau'nly
               things
               thou
               lt
               meditate
               ,
            
             
               Then
               shalt
               thou
               liue
               in
               heuenly
               state
               .
            
          
           
             Their
             first
             comming
             into
             England
             was
             much
             what
             about
             the
             yeare
             1414.
             
          
           
             The
             sanctitie
             of
             the
             Francischan
             Minorite
             Friers
             growne
             cold
             ,
             one
             Ber●ard
             of
             Sienna
             ,
             
             a
             gentleman
             of
             a
             noble
             extraction
             ,
             moued
             with
             an
             holy
             and
             〈◊〉
             deuotion
             ,
             laboured
             much
             for
             the
             reformation
             of
             that
             Order
             ,
             which
             〈◊〉
             some
             assistants
             effected
             ,
             taking
             away
             the
             abuses
             which
             were
             crept
             〈◊〉
             causing
             the
             Friers
             to
             liue
             in
             common
             ,
             and
             to
             haue
             nothing
             proper
             to
             〈◊〉
             ,
             following
             simplie
             the
             institution
             of
             their
             father
             Saint
             Francis
             〈◊〉
             called
             Obseruant
             Minorite
             Friers
             ,
             because
             they
             were
             
               obseruan
               〈…〉
               S.
               Francisci
               &
               propterea
               meliores
               :
            
             more
             obseruant
             to
             keepe
             the
             〈◊〉
             and
             orders
             of
             Saint
             Francis
             ,
             and
             therefore
             the
             better
             .
             This
             Order
             〈…〉
             the
             yeare
             of
             Iubile
             ,
             1400.
             or
             thereabouts
             :
             it
             was
             first
             confirmed
             by
             〈◊〉
             Cou●●ell
             of
             C●●s●●nce
             ▪
             afterwards
             by
             Eugenins
             the
             fourth
             ,
             and
             other
             〈…〉
             the
             fourth
             brought
             them
             into
             England
             ,
             and
             Henry
             
             the
             seuenth
             auhmented
             their
             numbers
             :
             in
             whose
             time
             they
             had
             six
             famou●
             Cloisters
             here
             in
             this
             kingdome
             .
             Many
             other
             reformations
             haue
             been●
             〈◊〉
             time
             to
             time
             of
             the
             Franciscans
             ,
             as
             by
             the
             Minims
             ,
             Reco●lects
             ,
             Pen
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             ries
             ,
             Capuchins
             ,
             &c.
             and
             by
             many
             others
             ;
             which
             happened
             sinced
             〈◊〉
             lution
             here
             in
             England
             ,
             or
             much
             what
             thereabouts
             .
          
           
             One
             Norbert
             Archbishop
             of
             Magdebourgh
             ,
             
             leauing
             the
             world
             ,
             retired
             himselfe
             with
             certaine
             companions
             into
             a
             certaine
             place
             called
             〈…〉
             of
             which
             this
             order
             tooke
             denomination
             ,
             where
             hee
             squared
             〈…〉
             himselfe
             ,
             his
             fellowes
             and
             successours
             to
             obserue
             ,
             much
             what
             after
             the
             order
             of
             Saint
             Augustine
             ;
             which
             was
             approued
             and
             confirmed
             by
             Calixtus
             the
             second
             .
             Honorius
             the
             second
             made
             them
             regular
             Charions
             .
             Their
             Abbots
             were
             perpetuall
             ,
             and
             euer
             consecrated
             by
             Bishops
             .
             They
             had
             power
             to
             conferre
             their
             lesser
             Orders
             to
             their
             Monkes
             ,
             and
             to
             blesse
             all
             th●
             ornaments
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             and
             to
             do
             all
             other
             ceremonies
             ,
             but
             where
             as
             conse●ration
             is
             required
             in
             the
             blessing
             ;
             yet
             they
             might
             celebrate
             so●emne
             and
             〈◊〉
             Masse
             ,
             with
             the
             myter
             ,
             crosier
             staffe
             ,
             cappe
             ,
             and
             other
             ornaments
             ,
             which
             belong
             to
             the
             Episcopall
             order
             and
             dignitie
             .
          
           
             The
             first
             institution
             of
             this
             order
             was
             about
             the
             yeare
             1120.
             their
             first
             house
             here
             in
             England
             was
             at
             Newhouse
             in
             Lincolnshire
             .
          
           
             These
             Votaries
             pretend
             to
             haue
             had
             their
             first
             institution
             at
             mount
             Carmel
             in
             Syria
             ,
             
             where
             Elias
             and
             other
             heretofore
             liued
             solitarily
             ,
             and
             that
             the
             place
             being
             inhabited
             by
             many
             Hermites
             ;
             Almericke
             Bishop
             of
             〈◊〉
             drew
             them
             together
             ,
             liuing
             dispersed
             about
             the
             mountaine
             ,
             and
             〈…〉
             them
             a
             Monasterie
             in
             that
             mount
             neare
             vnto
             a
             fountaine
             .
             They
             say
             a
             f●th●●r
             one
             Albert
             Patriarch
             of
             Ierusalem
             ,
             a
             very
             famous
             man
             ,
             set
             downea
             rule
             from
             the
             life
             of
             Elias
             ,
             out
             of
             a
             certaine
             Greeke
             booke
             of
             the
             institution
             of
             the
             first
             Monke
             ,
             and
             from
             the
             rule
             of
             Saint
             Basill
             the
             Great
             ,
             giuing
             it
             to
             keepe
             to
             one
             Brocard
             ,
             who
             was
             Prior
             of
             Mount
             Carmell
             ,
             and
             to
             his
             Hermits
             ,
             which
             rule
             of
             Albert
             they
             vowed
             to
             obserue
             ,
             which
             was
             afterwards
             confirmed
             by
             Pope
             Honorius
             the
             third
             .
             They
             affirme
             that
             the
             Virgine
             Mary
             appeared
             vnto
             one
             of
             their
             order
             ,
             and
             presented
             vnto
             him
             a
             *
             Scapularie
             ,
             saying
             ,
             Receiue
             ,
             my
             beloued
             ,
             this
             Scapularie
             which
             I
             giue
             vnto
             thy
             order
             ,
             in
             signe
             of
             my
             fellowship
             .
             Whereupon
             they
             vsurpe
             the
             title
             of
             
               〈◊〉
               tres
               Ordinis
               beatae
               Mariae
               Virginis
               de
               monte
               Carmelo
            
             :
             Friers
             of
             the
             Order
             of
             the
             blessed
             Virgine
             Mary
             of
             mount
             Carmell
             .
             Their
             first
             apparition
             〈◊〉
             the
             world
             was
             about
             the
             yeare
             1170.
             
             Their
             entrance
             into
             England
             ,
             and
             seating
             themselues
             at
             Newenden
             in
             Kent
             ,
             of
             which
             hereafter
             ,
             was
             about
             the
             midst
             of
             the
             raigne
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             third
             .
             These
             ,
             like
             as
             other
             Orders
             ,
             haue
             beene
             diuers
             times
             reformed
             ,
             euer
             as
             they
             did
             degenerate
             from
             their
             primitiue
             sincerity
             :
             at
             this
             day
             they
             are
             called
             Carmes
             discalced
             ,
             or
             bare
             footed
             Friers
             ,
             by
             a
             certaine
             constitution
             confirmed
             by
             the
             Apostolique
             authoritie
             ,
             in
             a
             generall
             Chapter
             held
             at
             Alcara
             de
             Henares
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             redemption
             ,
             1581.
             
             There
             were
             likewise
             Carmelin
             or
             Carnie
             〈◊〉
             Nunnes
             here
             in
             England
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Bale
            
             who
             writ
             of
             the
             writers
             and
             the
             best
             learned
             men
             of
             great
             Britaine
             ,
             
             writ
             also
             a
             large
             Treatise
             of
             this
             Order
             of
             Carmes
             ,
             or
             Carmelites
             :
             whose
             antiquitie
             ,
             institution
             ,
             and
             progresse
             he
             sets
             downe
             in
             one
             of
             〈…〉
             sages
             ,
             as
             followeth
             .
          
           
             
             
               
                 
                   
                     De
                     Antiquitate
                     Fratrum
                     Carmelitarum
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                     Tanta
                     est
                     Carmeli
                     Fratrum
                     de
                     monte
                     vetustas
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Quim
                     ment●m
                     superet
                     cunctorum
                     pene
                     virorum
                     :
                  
                   
                     Namque
                     per
                     H●liam
                     datur
                     Ordo
                     fuisse
                     Prophetam
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Hie
                     primo
                     inceptus
                     sacro
                     quoque
                     iure
                     statutus
                     :
                  
                   
                     Qui
                     postquam
                     curru
                     raptus
                     fuit
                     in
                     Paradisum
                  
                   
                     
                       Flammato
                    
                     ,
                     successit
                     et
                     vates
                     Heliseus
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Condita
                     quinque
                     virum
                     ter
                     claustra
                     fuere
                     per
                     illum
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Quem
                     post
                     affirmant
                     Ionam
                     fuisse
                     Prophetam
                     .
                  
                   
                     Cui
                     
                       successerunt
                    
                     Abdias
                     ,
                     atque
                     Micheas
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Et
                     plerique
                     alij
                     ,
                     quos
                     non
                     memorare
                     necesse
                     est
                     .
                  
                   
                     Tempore
                     non
                     Christi
                     Montem
                     Baptista
                     Iohannes
                     .
                  
                   
                     Carmeli
                     Andreas
                     et
                     Ap●stolus
                     incoluerunt
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Nathaniel
                     ,
                     Ioseph
                     Vir
                     Virginis
                     atque
                     Marie
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Sanctus
                     Iheronimus
                     ,
                     et
                     quidam
                     nomine
                     dictus
                  
                   
                     Nilas
                     ,
                     Marcellus
                     quorum
                     Pauli
                     fuit
                     alter
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Petri
                     Discipulus
                     fuit
                     alter
                     deinde
                     beati
                     .
                  
                   
                     Tunc
                     in
                     honore
                     pia
                     fuit
                     Ara
                     sancta
                     Marie
                  
                   
                     Monte
                     in
                     Carmeli
                     ,
                     prenescentum
                     que
                     virorum
                  
                   
                     Tunc
                     in
                     Hierusalem
                     Claustrum
                     fuit
                     aurea
                     porta
                  
                   
                     Quondam
                     nempe
                     loco
                     qui
                     vulgo
                     sertur
                     ab
                     omni
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Ac
                     in
                     monte
                     Syon
                     claustrum
                     primo
                     Muli●rum
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Multe
                     denote
                     quod
                     percoluere
                     Sorores
                     ▪
                  
                   
                     Sincletica
                     ,
                     Euprepia
                     ,
                     Polycrasia
                     ,
                     item
                     Melania
                     .
                  
                   
                     Combustum
                     primo
                     verum
                     fuit
                     à
                     Mahumeto
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Postque
                     per
                     Eraclum
                     destructum
                     ,
                     post
                     quoque
                     Paulo
                  
                   
                     Euersum
                     ,
                     rursus
                     Danorum
                     et
                     .....
                     Regio
                     ....
                  
                   
                     Per
                     ....
                     Karoli
                     reparatum
                     tempore
                     
                       magni
                    
                     .
                  
                   
                     Ast
                     vbi
                     capta
                     primo
                     fuit
                     Acon
                     ,
                     in
                     pede
                     cuius
                  
                   
                     Est
                     mons
                     Carmeli
                     ,
                     Syriamque
                     ,
                     Asyamque
                     ,
                     coacti
                  
                   
                     Linquere
                     sunt
                     Fratres
                     ;
                     &
                     in
                     
                       Europam
                    
                     Lodouici
                  
                   
                     Translati
                     Regis
                     Francorum
                     sunt
                     ope
                     sancti
                     :
                  
                   
                     Anglia
                     bissenos
                     illos
                     tenuit
                     tamen
                     annos
                  
                   
                     Qua
                     Regione
                     moram
                     traxere
                     ......
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             He
             speakes
             much
             in
             the
             honour
             of
             this
             religious
             Order
             ,
             of
             which
             hee
             was
             a
             member
             in
             the
             Monasterie
             of
             the
             Carmes
             within
             the
             Citie
             of
             Norwich
             ;
             and
             findes
             himselfe
             much
             aggrieued
             at
             a
             certaine
             Lollard
             ,
             as
             he
             calls
             him
             ,
             and
             a
             Frier
             mendicant
             ,
             who
             made
             an
             Oration
             and
             composed
             certaine
             virulent
             meeters
             against
             this
             and
             other
             of
             the
             Religious
             orders
             ;
             which
             hee
             caused
             to
             bee
             spread
             abroad
             throughout
             the
             most
             parte
             of
             England
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             1388.
             and
             here
             will
             it
             please
             you
             reade
             these
             his
             cursing
             rimes
             .
          
           
             
               Per
               decies
               binos
               Sathanas
               capiat
               Iacobinos
               ;
            
             
               Propter
               et
               errores
               Iesu
               confunde
               Minores
               ;
            
             
               Augustienses
               Pater
               inclite
               sterne
               per
               enses
               ;
            
             
               Et
               Carmelitas
               tanquam
               falsos
               Heremitas
               :
            
             
               Sunt
               confessores
               Dominorum
               seu
               Dominarum
               ,
            
             
             
               Et
               seductores
               ipsarum
               sunt
               animarum
               .
            
             
               I●●
               is
               destr●ctis
               et
               ab
               hinc
               cum
               Demone
               Ductis
               ,
            
             
               Fraus
               dolus
               ex
               :
               bunt
               ,
               pax
               et
               bona
               vita
               redibunt
               ▪
            
             
               Hij
               non
               seribantur
               cum
               iustis
               ;
               sed
               deleantur
            
             
               De
               libro
               vite
               ,
               quibus
               dicat
               Deus
               .
               Ite
               .
            
          
           
             These
             Sathanicall
             strong
             lines
             (
             as
             the
             phrase
             is
             now
             )
             did
             at
             the
             first
             gre●●ly
             distaste
             my
             ●●●●end
             Author
             
               Iohn
               Bale
            
             ,
             being
             one
             of
             the
             Fraternitie
             :
             
               Sed
               〈…〉
               deformitatem
               suam
               videbat
            
             ,
             but
             afterwards
             when
             as
             he
             say
             his
             owne
             deformitie
             and
             blindnesse
             ,
             
               exuebat
               habitum
               sise
               professionis
            
             ,
             he
             put
             off
             the
             habite
             of
             his
             cloistered
             profession
             ;
             he
             rooted
             out
             ,
             erazed
             ,
             and
             defaced
             the
             maleuolent
             character
             of
             Antichrist
             (
             as
             hee
             saith
             himselfe
             )
             and
             consequently
             embraced
             the
             reformed
             Religion
             ;
             and
             writ
             many-most
             bitter
             Inuectiues
             against
             al
             sorts
             of
             our
             English
             Votaries
             .
          
           
             This
             Bale
             flourished
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             eighth
             ,
             and
             was
             liuing
             in
             the
             second
             yeare
             of
             Edward
             the
             sixth
             ,
             about
             which
             time
             he
             writ
             his
             Centuries
             .
          
           
             Thus
             much
             (
             which
             is
             more
             then
             I
             determined
             to
             haue
             spoke
             )
             touching
             the
             order
             of
             the
             Carmes
             .
          
           
             The
             order
             of
             Grand
             Mont
             was
             instituted
             at
             Grand
             Mont
             in
             Limosin
             in
             France
             ,
             
             about
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             redemption
             ,
             one
             thousand
             seuentie
             sixe
             ,
             vn●der
             the
             rule
             of
             Saint
             Benedict
             ,
             by
             Stephen
             a
             gentleman
             of
             Auuergne
             ,
             who
             being
             sent
             by
             his
             father
             to
             Molon
             Bishop
             of
             Be●uent
             ,
             to
             bee
             instructed
             by
             him
             ,
             he
             spent
             twelue
             yeares
             learning
             the
             institutions
             and
             rule
             of
             Saint
             Benedict
             .
             Going
             from
             thence
             ,
             and
             hauing
             duely
             obserued
             the
             liues
             of
             many
             Hermites
             ,
             and
             Monkes
             ,
             and
             seene
             what
             was
             worthie
             of
             imita●i●n
             ,
             in
             the
             end
             he
             se●●ed
             himselfe
             vpon
             the
             top
             of
             an
             high
             hill
             in
             Limosin
             ,
             being
             at
             that
             time
             thirtie
             yeares
             old
             ,
             whereas
             hee
             built
             a
             little
             cottage
             .
             Hee
             prescribed
             a
             rule
             of
             Saint
             Benedict
             to
             his
             disciples
             ,
             himselfe
             liuing
             with
             bread
             and
             water
             ,
             and
             died
             being
             eightie
             yeares
             old
             .
          
           
             I
             finde
             very
             few
             Couents
             of
             this
             religious
             Order
             here
             in
             England
             ,
             one
             there
             was
             at
             Abberbury
             in
             Shropshire
             confirmed
             by
             the
             Bull
             of
             Gregorie
             the
             ninth
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             Rome
             :
             as
             followeth
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Gregorius
                 Episcopus
                 Seruus
                 sernorum
                 Dei.
                 Dilectis
                 filijs
                 Priori
                 &
                 Fratibus
                 de
                 Abberburi
                 Grandimontensis
                 ordinis
                 Hereforde
                 .
                 Dioc.
                 Salut
                 .
                 &
                 Apostolicam
                 benedictionem
                 .
                 Iustis
                 petentium
                 desiderijs
                 dignum
                 est
                 nos
                 facilem
                 prebere
                 consensum
                 ,
                 et
                 vota
                 que
                 a
                 rationis
                 tramite
                 non
                 discordant
                 effectu
                 prosequente
                 complere
                 .
                 Ea
                 propter
                 dilecti
                 in
                 domino
                 filij
                 vestris
                 iustis
                 postularionibus
                 grato
                 concurrentes
                 assensio
                 ,
                 possessiones
                 ,
                 redditus
                 ,
                 &
                 al●a
                 bo●
                 a
                 vesira
                 ,
                 si●cue
                 ea
                 omnia
                 iuste
                 &
                 pacifice
                 possidetis
                 ,
                 vobis
                 &
                 per
                 vos
                 domui
                 vestre
                 auctoritate
                 Apostolica
                 confirmamus
                 ,
                 &
                 presentis
                 scripti
                 patrocinio
                 communui●hus
                 .
                 Nulli
                 ergo
                 omnino
                 hominum
                 liceat
                 hanc
                 paginam
                 nostre
                 confirmation
                 is
                 infringere
                 ,
                 vel
                 ei
                 ausu
                 temerario
                 contraire
                 .
                 Si
                 quis
                 autem
                 hoc
                 attemptare
                 pres●mpserit
                 ,
                 indignationem
                 omnipotentis
                 Dei
                 ,
                 &
                 beatorum
                 Petri
                 &
                 Pauli
                 Apostolorum
                 eius
                 ,
                 se
                 nouerit
                 incursurum
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Dat.
                 Avagnie
                 .
                 Non.
                 Febr.
                 Pontificatus
                 nostri
                 .
                 Anno
                 Sexto
                 .
              
            
          
           
             To
             speake
             nothing
             of
             their
             opinion
             (
             being
             altogether
             vnprofitable
             )
             who
             
             〈…〉
             ,
             Saint
             Peters
             disciple
             and
             Bishop
             of
             Rome
             ,
             
             was
             the
             first
             founder
             of
             this
             order
             .
             It
             is
             receiued
             for
             more
             truth
             ,
             that
             one
             Cyriacus
             Patriarch
             of
             Ierusalem
             (
             who
             shewed
             S.
             Helen
             (
             the
             mother
             of
             Great
             Constantine
             )
             where
             the
             Crosse
             was
             whereon
             our
             blessed
             Sauiour
             was
             crucified
             )
             was
             th●
             first
             that
             instituted
             this
             Order
             ,
             in
             memoriall
             of
             the
             inuention
             of
             the
             Crosse
             ;
             and
             gaue
             ord●●
             that
             these
             Friers
             should
             euer
             afterwards
             carrie
             a
             Crosle
             in
             their
             hands
             :
             but
             by
             reason
             of
             〈◊〉
             his
             martyrdome
             ,
             vnder
             the
             Apostata
             Iulian
             ,
             and
             the
             cruell
             persecutions
             of
             the
             Christians
             ,
             this
             order
             became
             almost
             quite
             extinguished
             ,
             vntill
             Pope
             Innocent
             the
             third
             gaue
             it
             new
             life
             :
             since
             which
             time
             it
             ha●h
             euer
             flourished
             here
             and
             beyond
             .
             Seas
             with
             some
             little
             reformation
             like
             the
             rest
             of
             its
             fellowes
             This
             holy
             order
             came
             into
             England
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             saluation
             ,
             1244.
             
             Their
             first
             C●oister
             was
             at
             Colchester
             ,
             their
             greatest
             Monasterie
             was
             neare
             vnto
             the
             Tower
             hill
             London
             ,
             as
             yet
             called
             by
             the
             name
             of
             Cruched
             Friers
             .
             They
             did
             not
             of
             late
             as
             the
             first
             institution
             ,
             carry
             the
             Crosse
             in
             their
             〈◊〉
             ,
             but
             ware
             a
             crosse
             of
             red
             cloth
             or
             skarlet
             fixed
             to
             then
             habit
             on
             their
             breast
             .
          
           
             About
             the
             yeare
             13●7
             the
             order
             of
             the
             Trinitarian
             Friers
             came
             into
             England
             ;
             
             an
             order
             whose
             chiefe
             charge
             was
             to
             go
             and
             gather
             money
             to
             redeeme
             Christians
             that
             were
             captiues
             vnder
             the
             ●●ranny
             of
             the
             〈◊〉
             and
             Infidels
             ;
             whereupon
             they
             were
             called
             
               Monachi
               de
               Redemptio●e
               〈…〉
               rum
            
             ,
             Monkes
             of
             the
             redemption
             of
             captiues
             .
             This
             order
             was
             instituted
             by
             a
             Frier
             ,
             called
             
               Iohn
               Matta
            
             ,
             and
             
               Felix
               Anachorita
            
             ,
             who
             liued
             a
             solitarie
             life
             in
             France
             ,
             and
             were
             warned
             in
             their
             sleepe
             (
             as
             the
             tale
             goes
             )
             to
             repaire
             to
             Rome
             to
             the
             Pope
             ,
             and
             to
             seeke
             for
             a
             place
             of
             him
             ,
             to
             build
             them
             a
             cloister
             .
             Which
             they
             did
             ,
             and
             their
             petition
             being
             to
             them
             granted
             ,
             they
             laid
             the
             foundation
             of
             the
             Monasterie
             now
             called
             Saint
             Thomas
             of
             the
             Mount
             ,
             in
             mount
             Celia
             Rome
             ;
             wherein
             Frier
             Iohn
             died
             ,
             and
             was
             buried
             ,
             as
             appeares
             by
             an
             Arch
             or
             ancient
             Sepulchre
             of
             marble
             in
             the
             little
             Church
             of
             the
             said
             Church
             ,
             on
             the
             which
             this
             Epitaph
             or
             Inscription
             is
             engrauen
             .
          
           
             
             
               Anno
               Domini
               et
               incarnationis
            
             1197.
             
             
               Pontificatus
               verò
               domini
               Innocentij
               Pape
               terij
               Anno
               primo
            
             15
             
               Kaldanuar
               .
               institutus
               est
               nutu
               Dei
               Ordo
               Sanctissimae
               Trinitatis
               .
               et
               captiuorum
               à
               Fratre
               Iohanne
               ,
               sub
               propria
               regula
               sibi
               ab
               Apostolica
               sede
               concessa
               ;
               sepultus
               est
               idem
               Frater
               Iohannes
               in
               hoc
               loci
               .
               Ann.
               Dom.
               M.
               CC.
               XIII
               .
               Mense
               Decembris
               vicesimo
               primo
               .
            
             Yet
             for
             all
             this
             these
             Trinitarians
             say
             ,
             that
             the
             holy
             and
             blessed
             Trinitie
             ,
             and
             not
             Frier
             Iohn
             ,
             neither
             any
             of
             the
             Saints
             ,
             gaue
             them
             this
             their
             rule
             and
             order
             ,
             to
             which
             effect
             in
             all
             their
             Couents
             these
             Rimes
             are
             painted
             or
             engrauen
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               est
               ordo
               ordinatus
               ,
            
             
               Non
               à
               sancto
               fabricatus
               ,
            
             
               Sed
               a
               solo
               summo
               Deo.
               
            
          
           
             
               This
               blessed
               Order
               first
               began
            
             
               By
               God
               ,
               and
               not
               by
               Saint
               ,
               nor
               man.
               
            
          
           
             
             For
             the
             foundation
             of
             these
             Friers
             ,
             I
             will
             vse
             the
             words
             of
             the
             famous
             Antiquary
             
               Iohn
               Leyland
            
             in
             his
             Commentaries
             ;
             who
             flourished
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             eighth
             ,
             
               Cui
               à
               Bibliothecis
               erat
            
             ;
             who
             died
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             Edward
             the
             sixth
             of
             a
             Phrenesie
             ,
             to
             the
             great
             griefe
             of
             all
             such
             as
             then
             did
             ,
             or
             ●ow
             do
             take
             delight
             in
             the
             abstruse
             studie
             of
             reuerend
             Antiquitie
             .
             Hee
             
             lieth
             buried
             in
             Saint
             Michaels
             Church
             in
             Pater
             Noster
             Row
             ,
             London
             .
          
           
             The
             Priorie
             of
             Knasborough
             ,
             
             saith
             hee
             ,
             is
             three
             quarters
             of
             a
             mile
             beneath
             Ma●ch
             Bridge
             ,
             which
             goes
             ouer
             Nid
             ,
             one
             
               Robert
               Flower
            
             ,
             sonne
             of
             one
             
               Tork
               Flower
            
             ,
             that
             had
             beene
             twice
             Maior
             of
             Yorke
             ,
             was
             the
             first
             beginner
             of
             this
             Priory
             :
             he
             had
             beene
             a
             little
             while
             before
             a
             Monke
             in
             New
             minster
             Abbey
             in
             Morpeth
             ,
             within
             the
             County
             of
             Northumberland
             ,
             forsaking
             the
             lands
             and
             goods
             of
             his
             father
             ,
             to
             whom
             hee
             was
             heire
             and
             first-borne
             sonne
             ,
             and
             desiring
             a
             solitarie
             life
             as
             an
             Hermit
             ,
             resorted
             to
             the
             Rockes
             by
             the
             riuer
             of
             Nid
             ,
             and
             thither
             ,
             vpon
             opinion
             of
             his
             sanctitie
             ,
             others
             resorted
             ;
             for
             whom
             and
             himselfe
             he
             built
             a
             little
             Monasterie
             ;
             got
             institution
             and
             confirmation
             of
             an
             Order
             about
             the
             yeare
             1137
             which
             after
             his
             owne
             name
             he
             called
             Robertins
             .
             Howsoeuer
             his
             companie
             of
             Friers
             were
             instituted
             of
             the
             order
             
               De
               redemptione
               captiuorum
               ,
               alias
               ,
               S.
               Trinitatis
               .
            
          
           
             King
             Iohn
             ,
             as
             he
             saith
             ,
             was
             of
             an
             ill
             will
             to
             this
             
               Robert
               Flower
            
             at
             the
             first
             ,
             yet
             afterwards
             very
             beneficiall
             both
             to
             him
             and
             his
             .
          
           
             Some
             of
             the
             Flowers
             lands
             at
             Yorke
             ,
             were
             giuen
             to
             this
             Priory
             ,
             and
             the
             name
             of
             the
             Flowers
             of
             late
             dayes
             remained
             in
             that
             Citie
             .
          
           
             Many
             miracles
             ,
             as
             it
             is
             said
             ,
             were
             wrought
             at
             the
             Tombe
             in
             his
             owne
             Priory
             ,
             wherein
             he
             was
             interred
             .
          
           
             
               Eodem
               anno
               claru●t
               fama
               Roberti
               Heremitae
               apud
               Knaresburgh
               ,
            
             
             
               cuius
               〈◊〉
               oleum
               medicinale
               fertur
               abundanter
               emisisse
               .
            
          
           
             In
             the
             same
             yeare
             the
             same
             of
             Robert
             the
             Hermite
             of
             Knarsborrow
             spread
             it selfe
             clearely
             abroad
             ;
             whose
             Tombe
             ,
             as
             the
             report
             went
             ,
             cast
             forth
             abundantly
             medicinable
             oyle
             ,
             saith
             
               Mat.
               Paris
            
             the
             Monke
             of
             Saint
             Albon●
             ,
             who
             liued
             in
             those
             dayes
             .
             This
             Order
             ,
             as
             I
             take
             it
             ,
             was
             abolished
             before
             the
             dissolution
             .
          
           
             These
             Friers
             challenge
             and
             deriue
             their
             first
             institution
             from
             Saint
             Antonie
             ,
             
             who
             liued
             about
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             redemption
             ,
             345.
             howsoeuer
             they
             obs●rae
             and
             follow
             the
             rule
             of
             Saint
             Augustine
             ;
             but
             whosoeuer
             was
             their
             first
             Patron
             it
             skills
             not
             much
             .
             Vpon
             this
             occasion
             following
             ,
             they
             came
             first
             into
             England
             .
          
           
             Edmund
             ,
             the
             sonne
             and
             heire
             of
             Richard
             Earle
             of
             Cornwall
             ,
             
             who
             was
             second
             sonne
             to
             King
             Iohn
             ;
             being
             with
             his
             father
             in
             Germany
             ,
             where
             beholding
             the
             reliques
             ,
             and
             other
             precious
             monuments
             of
             the
             ancient
             Emperours
             ,
             he
             espied
             a
             boxe
             of
             Gold
             ;
             by
             the
             Inscription
             whereof
             hee
             perceiued
             (
             as
             the
             opinion
             of
             men
             then
             gaue
             )
             that
             therein
             was
             contained
             a
             portion
             of
             the
             bloud
             of
             our
             blessed
             Sauiour
             .
          
           
             He
             therefore
             being
             desirous
             to
             haue
             some
             part
             thereof
             ,
             by
             faire
             intreatie
             and
             money
             obtained
             his
             desire
             ,
             and
             brought
             the
             Boxe
             ouer
             with
             him
             into
             England
             :
             bestowing
             a
             third
             part
             thereof
             in
             the
             Abbey
             of
             Hales
             ;
             which
             his
             father
             had
             founded
             ,
             and
             wherein
             his
             father
             and
             mother
             were
             both
             buried
             ,
             thereby
             to
             enrich
             the
             said
             Monasterie
             ,
             and
             reseruing
             the
             other
             two
             parts
             in
             his
             owne
             custodie
             ,
             till
             at
             length
             moued
             vpon
             such
             deuotion
             as
             was
             then
             vsed
             ,
             he
             founded
             an
             Abbey
             at
             Ashrugge
             in
             Hertfordshire
             ,
             a
             little
             from
             his
             Manor
             of
             Berkamsted
             ,
             in
             which
             hee
             placed
             Monkes
             of
             this
             order
             ,
             Bonhommes
             ,
             Good
             men
             :
             and
             assigned
             to
             them
             and
             their
             Abbey
             the
             other
             two
             parts
             of
             the
             said
             sacred
             bloud
             .
             Whereupon
             followed
             great
             resort
             of
             people
             to
             those
             two
             places
             ,
             (
             induced
             thereunto
             by
             a
             certaine
             blinde
             deuotion
             )
             to
             
             the
             great
             emolument
             and
             profit
             of
             these
             Good-men
             the
             religious
             Votaries
             .
          
           
             The
             superiour
             of
             this
             Order
             was
             called
             a
             Rector
             ,
             or
             a
             Father
             Guardian
             .
          
           
             
             About
             the
             yeare
             1257.
             the
             Bethlemit
             Friers
             had
             their
             dwelling
             in
             Cambridge
             ,
             who
             should
             be
             the
             first
             institutor
             I
             do
             not
             reade
             ;
             their
             rule
             and
             habite
             was
             much
             what
             like
             that
             of
             the
             Dominicans
             ;
             sauing
             that
             they
             wore
             a
             starre
             in
             their
             breast
             wrought
             vpon
             their
             habite
             ,
             in
             memoriall
             of
             the
             starre
             which
             appeared
             at
             the
             time
             that
             our
             Sauiour
             was
             borne
             in
             Bethlem
             .
             This
             Order
             was
             extinct
             before
             the
             suppression
             .
          
           
             
             This
             religious
             Order
             was
             first
             instituted
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             Lord
             God
             ,
             1080.
             vpon
             this
             occasion
             (
             the
             story
             is
             frequent
             )
             a
             Doctor
             of
             Paris
             ,
             famous
             both
             for
             his
             learning
             and
             godly
             life
             ;
             being
             dead
             and
             carried
             to
             the
             Church
             to
             be
             buried
             ,
             when
             as
             they
             sung
             ouer
             his
             bodie
             the
             lesson
             which
             begins
             ,
             
               Responde
               mihi
               quot
               habes
               iniquitates
            
             ,
             Answer
             me
             how
             many
             iniquities
             thou
             hast
             ,
             the
             bodie
             ,
             sitting
             vp
             in
             the
             coffin
             ,
             answered
             with
             a
             terrible
             voice
             ,
             
               Iusto
               Dei
               iudicio
               accusatus
               sum
            
             :
             I
             am
             accused
             by
             the
             iust
             iudgement
             of
             God
             :
             at
             which
             voice
             all
             the
             companie
             being
             much
             amazed
             ,
             they
             defe●red
             the
             interment
             vntill
             the
             next
             day
             ;
             at
             which
             time
             vpon
             the
             rehearsall
             of
             the
             same
             words
             ,
             the
             body
             did
             rise
             in
             like
             manner
             ,
             and
             said
             ,
             
               Iusto
               Dei
               iudicio
               iudicatus
               sum
            
             ,
             I
             am
             iudged
             by
             the
             iust
             iudgement
             of
             God.
             The
             third
             day
             hee
             raised
             himselfe
             vp
             as
             before
             ,
             saying
             ,
             
               Iusto
               Dei
               iudicio
               condemnatus
               sum
            
             ,
             I
             am
             condemned
             by
             the
             iust
             iudgement
             of
             God.
             Amongst
             many
             Doctors
             which
             assisted
             these
             Funeralls
             ,
             one
             Bruno
             ,
             a
             German
             ,
             borne
             at
             Colleyn
             ,
             of
             a
             rich
             and
             noble
             familie
             ,
             Chanon
             of
             the
             Cathedrall
             Church
             of
             Rheimes
             in
             Champaigne
             ,
             being
             strucken
             and
             fearfully
             affrighted
             at
             this
             strange
             and
             neuer-heard
             of
             spectacle
             ,
             began
             to
             consider
             with
             himselfe
             ,
             and
             to
             reuolue
             and
             i●erate
             very
             often
             these
             words
             following
             ,
             
               Si
               iustus
               vix
               salvabitur
               ,
               impius
               &
               peccator
               vbi
               erit
               :
            
             If
             such
             a
             pious
             man
             as
             hee
             was
             in
             the
             opinion
             of
             the
             world
             ,
             be
             damned
             by
             the
             iust
             iudgement
             of
             God
             (
             thinkes
             hee
             )
             what
             will
             become
             of
             me
             and
             many
             thousands
             more
             ,
             farre
             worse
             and
             more
             wicked
             in
             the
             eye
             of
             the
             world
             then
             this
             man
             was
             .
             Vpon
             this
             deepe
             consideration
             ,
             Bruno
             departed
             from
             Paris
             ,
             and
             tooke
             his
             iourney
             together
             with
             sixe
             of
             his
             Schollers
             ,
             to
             liue
             solitarily
             in
             some
             wildernesse
             ;
             and
             not
             long
             after
             came
             to
             the
             Prouince
             of
             Dolphine
             in
             France
             ,
             neare
             to
             the
             Citie
             of
             Grenoble
             ,
             where
             hee
             obtained
             of
             Hugh
             Bishop
             of
             that
             Citie
             ,
             a
             place
             to
             build
             him
             a
             Monasterie
             ,
             on
             the
             top
             of
             an
             high
             stupendious
             hill
             ,
             called
             Carthusia
             ,
             from
             whence
             the
             Order
             tooke
             the
             name
             .
             They
             gaue
             themselues
             to
             silence
             ,
             and
             reading
             ,
             and
             separated
             themselues
             by
             little
             Cels
             one
             from
             another
             ,
             lest
             they
             should
             interrupt
             one
             anothers
             quiet
             .
             They
             spent
             some
             houres
             in
             the
             labour
             of
             their
             hands
             ,
             and
             some
             in
             the
             writing
             of
             godly
             books
             ,
             both
             to
             relieue
             their
             wants
             ,
             and
             to
             do
             seruice
             to
             the
             Church
             of
             God.
             Many
             workes
             of
             theirs
             are
             still
             extant
             ;
             out
             of
             which
             ,
             tending
             to
             mortification
             ,
             the
             Iesuite
             Parsons
             collected
             the
             Resolution
             .
          
           
             They
             did
             macerate
             their
             bodies
             by
             fasting
             and
             discipline
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             end
             resolued
             to
             eat
             no
             flesh
             ,
             during
             their
             liues
             .
          
           
             This
             donation
             of
             Bishop
             Hugh
             (
             who
             became
             himselfe
             one
             of
             their
             order
             )
             was
             confirmed
             by
             Hugh
             Bishop
             of
             Lions
             ,
             and
             afterwards
             by
             Pope
             Vrban
             the
             second
             .
             The
             said
             Pope
             Vrban
             (
             as
             the
             story
             ,
             which
             I
             haue
             read
             ,
             
             depicted
             round
             about
             the
             Cloister
             of
             the
             Carthusians
             at
             Paris
             ,
             doth
             shew
             )
             sent
             for
             the
             foresaid
             Bruno
             to
             Rome
             (
             whose
             disciple
             hee
             had
             beene
             )
             where
             he
             remained
             for
             a
             time
             ,
             and
             did
             much
             helpe
             to
             pacifie
             the
             troubles
             there
             at
             that
             time
             by
             his
             prayers
             ;
             he
             parted
             from
             Rome
             ,
             and
             taking
             his
             way
             by
             Calabria
             ,
             he
             came
             into
             a
             desart
             ,
             called
             the
             Tower
             in
             the
             Diocesse
             of
             Squilace
             ,
             where
             he
             stayed
             with
             his
             compa●ions
             ,
             making
             their
             residence
             in
             certaine
             caues
             vnder
             the
             ground
             .
             The
             which
             when
             one
             Roger
             the
             Prince
             of
             that
             countrey
             vnderstood
             ,
             he
             went
             to
             visit
             this
             holy
             man
             Bruno
             ,
             and
             gaue
             to
             him
             and
             his
             societie
             all
             that
             desart
             ;
             whereas
             they
             built
             a
             Church
             ,
             in
             the
             which
             Bruno
             remained
             alone
             ,
             where
             his
             companions
             liued
             ,
             and
             in
             that
             place
             hee
             died
             ,
             ann
             .
             1102.
             and
             there
             was
             buried
             .
             Vpon
             whose
             Sepulchre
             this
             Epitaph
             was
             insculped
             .
          
           
             
               Primus
               in
               hac
               ,
               Christi
               fundator
               ouilis
               ,
               Eremo
            
             
               Promerui
               fieri
               ,
               qui
               tegor
               hoc
               lapide
               .
            
             
               Bruno
               mihi
               nomen
               ,
               Genetrix
               Germania
               ,
               meque
            
             
               Transtulit
               ad
               Calabros
               grata
               quies
               nemoris
               .
            
             
               Doctor
               eram
               ,
               Preco
               Christi
               ,
               virnotus
               in
               orbe
               :
            
             
               Desuper
               illud
               erat
               ,
               gratia
               non
               meritum
               .
            
             
               Carnis
               vincla
               dies
               Octobris
               sexta
               resoluit
               .
            
             
               Ossa
               manent
               tumulo
               ,
               spiritus
               astra
               petit
               .
            
          
           
             He
             was
             canonized
             in
             the
             yeare
             1520.
             
          
           
             Priors
             of
             their
             grand
             Monasterie
             at
             Carthusia
             from
             Bruno
             the
             first
             ,
             
             till
             
               Bruno
               d'
               Affrinques
            
             ,
             who
             gouerned
             that
             house
             ,
             ann
             .
             1611.
             haue
             beene
             fourty
             and
             foure
             .
          
           
             This
             order
             came
             into
             England
             about
             the
             yeare
             1180.
             and
             at
             Witham
             in
             Somersetshire
             built
             their
             first
             cloister
             .
             Afterwards
             they
             came
             to
             London
             and
             had
             a
             faire
             sumptuous
             house
             neare
             vnto
             Smithfield
             London
             ,
             which
             is
             now
             Suttons
             Hospitall
             ;
             another
             they
             had
             called
             Sein
             or
             Shene
             ,
             in
             the
             countie
             of
             Surrey
             ,
             now
             best
             knowne
             by
             the
             name
             of
             Richmond
             .
          
           
             There
             were
             foure
             Orders
             here
             in
             England
             of
             begging
             Friers
             ,
             
             who
             did
             challenge
             for
             their
             Patrons
             S.
             Augustine
             ,
             S.
             Francis
             ,
             S.
             Dominicke
             ,
             and
             Saint
             Basill
             ,
             but
             in
             their
             discipline
             and
             rule
             of
             life
             ,
             they
             came
             farre
             short
             of
             their
             first
             Institutors
             ,
             who
             both
             tooke
             paines
             with
             their
             hands
             as
             labourers
             ,
             and
             as
             learned
             writers
             ,
             as
             their
             workes
             do
             testifie
             ;
             of
             all
             Orders
             these
             Mendicants
             haue
             euer
             been
             most
             bitterly
             inueighed
             against
             by
             their
             owne
             writers
             :
             as
             I
             shall
             shew
             hereafter
             .
          
           
             
               Quidam
               nouus
               ordo
               Fratrum
               Londini
               apparuit
               ,
            
             
             
               &
               incognitus
               .
               Papale
               tamen
               autenticum
               palam
               ostendens
               ;
               ita
               vt
               tot
               ordinum
               confusio
               videretur
               .
            
             A
             certaine
             new
             and
             vnknowne
             order
             of
             Friers
             appeared
             in
             London
             ;
             shewing
             openly
             the
             Popes
             authenticall
             Bull
             for
             their
             admission
             ;
             so
             that
             then
             there
             seemed
             to
             be
             a
             confusion
             of
             so
             many
             Orders
             ,
             
             saith
             Paris
             .
             These
             were
             called
             
               Fratres
               de
               poenitentia
               Iesu
            
             ,
             or
             
               Fratres
               de
               Sacca
            
             :
             Friers
             of
             the
             repentance
             of
             Iesus
             ,
             or
             Friers
             of
             the
             Sacke
             ,
             for
             that
             they
             carried
             sacks
             ,
             and
             for
             that
             they
             were
             clad
             in
             sackcloth
             .
             These
             had
             their
             first
             house
             a
             little
             without
             Aldersgate
             London
             ;
             and
             obtained
             licence
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             third
             in
             the
             fifth
             yeare
             of
             his
             raigne
             ,
             
             to
             remoue
             from
             thence
             vnto
             any
             other
             place
             ,
             and
             within
             some
             two
             yeares
             afterwards
             hee
             gaue
             to
             them
             the
             Iewes
             Synagogue
             in
             
             Colmanstreet
             ward
             ,
             which
             was
             defaced
             by
             the
             Citizens
             of
             London
             ,
             after
             they
             had
             slaine
             seuen
             hundred
             Iewes
             ,
             and
             taken
             away
             all
             their
             goods
             .
             After
             which
             time
             Eleanor
             ,
             wife
             to
             King
             Edward
             the
             first
             ,
             tooke
             into
             her
             protection
             ,
             and
             warranted
             vnto
             the
             Prior
             and
             Brethren
             
               De
               poenitentia
               Iesu
               Christi
            
             ,
             of
             London
             ,
             the
             said
             land
             in
             Colechurch
             street
             ,
             in
             the
             Parish
             of
             Saint
             Olaue
             in
             the
             old
             Iury
             ,
             and
             S.
             Margaret
             in
             Lothbury
             ,
             by
             her
             granted
             ,
             with
             consent
             of
             
               Stephen
               de
               Fulborne
            
             ,
             Vnder-Warden
             of
             the
             Bridge-house
             ,
             and
             other
             Brethren
             of
             that
             house
             ,
             for
             threescore
             Markes
             of
             siluer
             ,
             which
             they
             had
             receiued
             of
             the
             said
             Prior
             and
             Brethren
             of
             Repentance
             ,
             toward
             the
             building
             of
             the
             said
             Bridge
             .
          
           
             This
             Order
             of
             Friers
             gathered
             many
             good
             Schollers
             ,
             and
             multiplied
             in
             number
             exceedingly
             ,
             vntill
             by
             a
             generall
             Councell
             it
             was
             decreed
             ,
             that
             there
             should
             no
             more
             Orders
             of
             begging
             Friers
             be
             permitted
             ,
             but
             onely
             the
             foure
             Orders
             ,
             and
             so
             from
             that
             time
             these
             Friers
             decreased
             and
             fell
             to
             nothing
             .
             There
             were
             also
             Nunnes
             of
             this
             order
             ,
             
             which
             were
             called
             Sachettes
             ,
             whether
             they
             had
             any
             Couent
             in
             England
             or
             not
             ,
             I
             do
             not
             know
             .
             But
             great
             S.
             Lewis
             King
             of
             France
             ,
             being
             stirred
             vp
             by
             Queene
             Blaunch
             his
             mother
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             saluation
             ,
             
             1261.
             hauing
             giuen
             vnto
             the
             Brethren
             of
             the
             Sacke
             ,
             or
             of
             the
             repentance
             of
             Iesus
             Christ
             ,
             a
             certaine
             house
             vpon
             the
             riuer
             of
             Seine
             ,
             a
             little
             beneath
             S.
             Michaels
             bridge
             ,
             in
             the
             Parish
             of
             Saint
             
               Andrew
               des
               Artes
            
             at
             Paris
             ,
             as
             by
             his
             charter
             (
             which
             I
             haue
             read
             )
             appeares
             ,
             gaue
             also
             to
             the
             Nunnes
             of
             the
             same
             order
             ,
             another
             house
             to
             inhabite
             in
             the
             said
             Parish
             ,
             where
             neither
             of
             the
             orders
             made
             there
             any
             long
             abode
             but
             were
             expelled
             in
             the
             time
             of
             the
             said
             King
             ,
             leauing
             onely
             the
             name
             of
             Sachettes
             vnto
             the
             streete
             .
          
           
             
             About
             the
             yeare
             1048.
             (
             the
             Sarazins
             being
             masters
             of
             Ierusalem
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             holy
             Temple
             which
             they
             ruined
             )
             certaine
             gentlemen
             and
             Italian
             Merchants
             vsed
             to
             frequent
             the
             ports
             and
             maritime
             towns
             of
             Syria
             and
             Aegypt
             ,
             who
             (
             for
             that
             they
             brought
             merchandise
             which
             was
             pleasing
             vnto
             those
             countries
             )
             were
             well
             entertained
             ,
             not
             onely
             by
             the
             gouernour
             of
             the
             Towne
             ,
             but
             by
             the
             Calife
             of
             Aegypt
             .
             These
             Christians
             going
             often
             to
             Ierusalem
             to
             visit
             the
             holy
             places
             ,
             and
             hauing
             no
             place
             of
             retreat
             within
             the
             citie
             ,
             they
             obtained
             leaue
             to
             build
             a
             Church
             ,
             a
             Pallace
             ,
             with
             certaine
             Monasteries
             for
             the
             lodging
             of
             Pilgrimes
             .
             But
             in
             the
             end
             they
             caused
             an
             Hospitall
             to
             bee
             built
             for
             the
             receiuing
             of
             all
             sorts
             of
             Pilgrimes
             ,
             both
             sicke
             ,
             and
             whole
             ,
             and
             in
             like
             manner
             a
             Church
             ,
             which
             was
             dedicated
             to
             S.
             
               Iohn
               Baptist.
            
             
          
           
             In
             the
             yeare
             1099.
             the
             citie
             of
             Ierusalem
             being
             recouered
             against
             the
             impulsions
             of
             the
             Infidels
             by
             Godfrey
             of
             Bullein
             Duke
             of
             Lorraine
             ,
             this
             order
             was
             instituted
             ;
             
             the
             Kings
             of
             France
             were
             soueraignes
             of
             this
             order
             ,
             who
             granted
             them
             diuers
             immunities
             .
             They
             bare
             fiue
             crosses
             gules
             ,
             in
             forme
             of
             that
             which
             is
             at
             this
             day
             called
             Ierusalem
             crosse
             ,
             representing
             thereby
             the
             fiue
             wounds
             that
             violated
             the
             bodie
             of
             our
             Sauiour
             .
             None
             were
             to
             be
             admitted
             if
             of
             a
             defamed
             life
             ,
             or
             not
             of
             the
             Catholike
             religion
             .
             They
             were
             to
             be
             gentlemen
             of
             bloud
             :
             and
             of
             sufficient
             meanes
             to
             maintaine
             a
             port
             agreeable
             to
             that
             calling
             ,
             without
             the
             exercise
             of
             mechanicall
             sciences
             :
             as
             appeares
             by
             these
             demands
             propounded
             by
             the
             Pater-Guardian
             vpon
             their
             admission
             and
             the
             Knights
             answers
             .
          
           
             
             
               Guard.
               Quid
               quaeris
               ?
               Miles
               .
               Quaero
               effici
               Militem
               sanctissimi
               Sepulchri
               .
               
               Guard.
               Cuius
               co●ditionis
               es
               ?
               Mil.
               Nobilis
               genere
               ,
               Pare
               〈…〉
               bis
               ,
               &
               Christianis
               ortus
               .
               Guard.
               Habes
               vnde
               〈…〉
               litaris
               dignitatis
               conseruare
               possis
               absque
               mercibus
               et
               〈…〉
               Habeo
               Dei
               gratia
               .
            
             They
             tooke
             the
             Sacrament
             to
             heare
             euery
             day
             〈◊〉
             if
             they
             might
             conueniently
             ;
             if
             warres
             were
             commenced
             against
             the
             〈◊〉
             to
             serue
             there
             in
             person
             ,
             or
             to
             lend
             other
             in
             their
             stead
             no
             〈…〉
             To
             oppugne
             the
             persecutours
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             to
             shunne
             vniust
             warres
             ,
             〈◊〉
             honest
             gaine
             ,
             and
             priuate
             duels
             .
             Lastly
             ,
             to
             be
             reconcilers
             of
             dissentions
             ,
             to
             aduance
             the
             common
             good
             ,
             to
             defend
             the
             widow
             and
             orphane
             ,
             to
             〈◊〉
             from
             swearing
             ,
             periurie
             ,
             blasphemie
             ,
             rapine
             ,
             vsury
             ,
             sacriledge
             ,
             murder
             ,
             and
             drunkennesse
             :
             to
             auoid
             suspected
             places
             ,
             the
             companie
             of
             〈…〉
             ;
             to
             liue
             chastly
             ,
             irreproueably
             ,
             and
             in
             word
             and
             dead
             to
             〈◊〉
             the●selues
             worthy
             of
             such
             a
             dignity
             .
             This
             oath
             taken
             ,
             the
             Pater
             〈…〉
             his
             hand
             vpon
             his
             head
             ,
             as
             hee
             knee●ed
             before
             the
             entrance
             〈…〉
             saying
             ,
             
               Esto
               tu
               fidelis
               ,
               strenuus
               bonus
               &
               robustus
               ●iles
               〈…〉
               Christi
               ,
               &
               sanctissimi
               Sepulchri
               ,
               quite
               cum
               ●lectis
               suis
               in
               〈…〉
               a
               cello●
               redignetur
               .
               Amen
               .
            
             Then
             he
             gaue
             him
             a
             paire
             of
             spurres
             which
             he
             put
             on
             his
             heeles
             ,
             and
             after
             that
             a
             sword
             ,
             being
             before
             h●llowed
             with
             this
             〈◊〉
             
               Exaudi
               quaesumus
               Domine
               Deus
               preces
               nostras
               ,
               &
               〈…〉
               ,
               qua
               se
               ●●mulus
               tuus
               hic
               cingi
               desiderat
               ,
               Maiestatis
               tuae
               dextera
               dig●●●●
               〈◊〉
               quatenus
               possit
               esse
               defensor
               Ecclesi●rum
               ,
               vidu●runu
               ,
               〈…〉
               ,
               que
               Deo
               servientium
               ,
               contra
               Paganorum
               saeuitiam
               ,
               〈…〉
               sit
               terror
               atque
               formido
               praestans
               ei
               aequè
               persecutionis
               &
               〈…〉
               effectum
               .
               Per
               Dominum
               nostrum
               Iesum
               Christum
               Amen
               .
            
             Then
             he
             〈◊〉
             him
             to
             vse
             this
             sword
             in
             defence
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             and
             himselfe
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             confusion
             of
             Infidels
             ,
             by
             these
             words
             .
             
               Accipe
               N.
               sanctum
               gladium
               .
               I●
               nomine
               Patris
               ,
               et
               Filij
               ,
               et
               Spiritus
               s●ncti
               .
               Amen
               .
               Et
               vlaris
               eo
               ad
               〈◊〉
               tuam
               ,
               et
               sanctae
               Dei
               Ecclesiae
               ,
               et
               ad
               confusionem
               inimicorum
               〈…〉
               sidei
               Christianae
               :
               et
               quantum
               humana
               imbecillitate
               poteri●
               ,
               〈…〉
               laedas
               .
               Quod
               ipse
               praestare
               dignetur
               qui
               cum
               Patre
               et
               Sp●rita
               〈…〉
               per
               omnia
               secula
               seculorum
               .
               Amen
               .
            
             The
             sword
             being
             〈◊〉
             aga●●●●
             〈◊〉
             Knight
             was
             to
             gird
             himselfe
             there
             with
             :
             to
             whom
             the
             Pater
             Guardian
             〈◊〉
             spoke
             .
             
               Accingere
               N.
               gladio
               tuo
               super
               faemur
               inum
               potentiss
               me
               .
               〈…〉
               Domini
               nostri
               Iesu
               Christi
               :
               Et
               attende
               quod
               sancti
               non
               in
               〈…〉
               sidem
               vicerunt
               regna
               .
            
             Then
             the
             Knight
             arising
             ,
             and
             forthwi●●
             kneeling
             〈◊〉
             to
             the
             Sepulchre
             ,
             enclining
             his
             head
             vpon
             the
             same
             ,
             he
             was
             citated
             〈◊〉
             by
             the
             said
             Pater-Guardian
             ,
             by
             receiuing
             three
             strokes
             with
             a
             sword
             〈◊〉
             shoulder
             ,
             and
             by
             the
             saying
             of
             these
             words
             following
             thrice
             o●er
             .
             
               I
               go
               constituo
               et
               ordino
               te
               N.
               Militem
               sanctissimi
               Sepulchri
               Domini
               nostri
               Iesu
               Christi
               .
               In
               nomine
               patris
               et
               filij
               et
               Spiritus
               sancti
               .
               Amen
               .
            
             I
             constitute
             and
             ordaine
             thee
             N.
             a
             knight
             of
             the
             holy
             Sepulchre
             of
             our
             Lord
             Iesus
             Christ
             ,
             in
             the
             name
             of
             the
             Father
             ,
             the
             Sonne
             ,
             and
             the
             holy
             Ghost
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             
               Anno
               Dominii
            
             1117.
             
             
               Gotfredus
               Aldemarus
               Alexandrinus
            
             ,
             
             and
             
               Hugo
               de
               Planco
               de
               Paganis
            
             (
             Godfrey
             (
             aforesaid
             )
             Duke
             of
             Lorraine
             ,
             and
             King
             of
             Ierusalem
             being
             dead
             ,
             and
             Baldwin
             then
             raigning
             )
             this
             order
             of
             Knighthood
             first
             began
             ,
             and
             a
             seat
             was
             granted
             them
             in
             the
             Temple
             of
             Ierusalem
             ,
             whereupon
             ,
             they
             were
             called
             Knights
             Templers
             ,
             or
             Knights
             of
             the
             Temple
             .
             By
             entreaty
             of
             Stephen
             Patriarch
             of
             Ierusalem
             ,
             Pope
             Honorius
             brought
             
             in
             this
             order
             ,
             and
             confirmed
             their
             societie
             ,
             giuing
             them
             a
             white
             garment
             ,
             whereunto
             Eugenius
             the
             third
             added
             a
             red
             crosse
             on
             the
             breast
             .
             The
             charge
             of
             these
             Knights
             ,
             was
             ,
             to
             guide
             Trauellers
             on
             the
             way
             of
             Ierusalem
             ,
             and
             to
             entertaine
             strangers
             .
             Of
             the
             time
             when
             these
             ,
             as
             also
             the
             other
             Knights
             ,
             came
             first
             to
             haue
             Hospitalls
             and
             houses
             here
             in
             England
             ,
             I
             do
             speake
             hereafter
             .
          
           
             
             In
             the
             yeare
             after
             Christs
             Natiuitie
             ,
             1148.
             (
             contrarie
             to
             Iustinians
             constitutions
             ,
             which
             forbad
             double
             Monasteries
             ,
             that
             is
             to
             say
             ,
             of
             men
             and
             women
             together
             )
             one
             Gilbert
             ,
             Lord
             of
             Sempringham
             in
             Lincolnshire
             ,
             whose
             fathers
             name
             was
             Ioceline
             ,
             a
             knight
             ;
             this
             Gilbert
             was
             a
             man
             very
             deformed
             in
             his
             body
             ,
             but
             very
             studious
             and
             learned
             .
             Hee
             went
             ouer
             into
             France
             ,
             where
             by
             his
             study
             in
             the
             liberall
             Arts
             ,
             he
             obtained
             both
             the
             name
             and
             degree
             of
             Master
             :
             and
             comming
             home
             ,
             hee
             instructed
             both
             the
             boyes
             and
             girles
             of
             his
             owne
             countrey
             in
             the
             same
             disciplines
             .
             Out
             of
             which
             number
             ,
             when
             they
             came
             to
             maturitie
             of
             yeares
             ,
             he
             collected
             a
             company
             consisting
             of
             men
             and
             women
             ,
             and
             gaue
             them
             a
             rule
             to
             obserue
             ,
             which
             hee
             had
             taken
             out
             of
             Saint
             Augustine
             ,
             and
             Saint
             Benets
             rules
             .
             Eugenius
             the
             third
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             Rome
             (
             admiring
             much
             his
             deuotion
             and
             forwadnesse
             ,
             like
             as
             others
             did
             his
             holinesse
             )
             confirmed
             this
             his
             religious
             order
             .
             Which
             so
             grew
             and
             increased
             ,
             that
             himselfe
             laid
             the
             foundation
             of
             thirteene
             religious
             honies
             of
             the
             same
             Order
             ,
             
             whereof
             the
             chiefest
             was
             at
             Sempringham
             ,
             and
             whiles
             he
             liued
             (
             which
             was
             one
             hundred
             and
             sixe
             yeares
             )
             had
             in
             them
             seuen
             hundred
             Gilbertin
             Brethren
             ,
             and
             eleuen
             hundred
             Sisters
             ,
             parted
             one
             from
             another
             by
             walls
             you
             must
             thinke
             ;
             of
             which
             ,
             as
             also
             of
             the
             whole
             order
             ,
             a
             scoffing
             Poet
             of
             those
             dayes
             thus
             versified
             :
             
             translated
             by
             Bale
             in
             the
             Acts
             of
             English
             Votaries
             ,
             out
             of
             Latine
             thus
             .
             
               
                 The
                 Monkes
                 sing
                 the
                 Masse
                 ,
                 the
                 Nuns
                 sing
                 the
                 other
                 ,
              
               
                 Thus
                 doth
                 the
                 Sister
                 take
                 part
                 with
                 the
                 Brother
                 .
              
               
                 Bodies
                 ,
                 not
                 voices
                 ,
                 a
                 wall
                 doth
                 disseuer
                 ;
              
               
                 Without
                 deuotion
                 they
                 sing
                 both
                 together
                 .
              
            
             Againe
             thus
             .
             
               
                 What
                 should
                 I
                 much
                 prate
                 ;
              
               
                 An
                 order
                 it
                 is
                 begun
                 of
                 late
                 ,
              
               
                 Yet
                 will
                 I
                 not
                 let
                 the
                 matter
                 so
                 passe
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 silly
                 Brethren
                 and
                 Sisters
                 ,
                 alas
              
               
                 Can
                 haue
                 no
                 meeting
                 but
                 late
                 in
                 the
                 darke
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 this
                 you
                 know
                 well
                 is
                 a
                 heauie
                 warke
                 .
              
            
             Againe
             of
             these
             Friers
             and
             Nuns
             .
             
               
                 Some
                 barren
                 are
                 of
                 these
                 ,
                 some
                 fruitfull
                 bee
                 ,
              
               
                 Yet
                 they
                 by
                 name
                 of
                 Virgins
                 couer
                 all
                 :
              
               
                 More
                 fertile
                 sure
                 and
                 better
                 beareth
                 shee
                 ,
              
               
                 Who
                 blest
                 is
                 once
                 with
                 croysier
                 Pastorall
                 :
              
               
                 Now
                 scarce
                 of
                 them
                 is
                 found
                 one
                 barren
                 Doe
                 ,
              
               
                 Till
                 age
                 debarre
                 ,
                 whether
                 they
                 will
                 or
                 no.
                 
              
            
          
           
             
             Brigide
             or
             Briget
             that
             holy
             Queene
             of
             Sweden
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             1376
             did
             
             institute
             the
             like
             order
             (
             as
             aforesaid
             )
             of
             Monkes
             and
             Nunnes
             ,
             which
             was
             confirmed
             by
             Gregorie
             the
             eleuenth
             ,
             in
             the
             first
             yeare
             of
             his
             Popedome
             .
             She
             obtained
             of
             the
             said
             Pope
             ,
             that
             the
             Monasteries
             of
             her
             said
             order
             should
             bee
             common
             as
             well
             for
             men
             as
             women
             :
             yet
             there
             should
             bee
             such
             a
             s●paration
             by
             walls
             ,
             as
             the
             one
             should
             haue
             no
             meanes
             to
             come
             vnto
             the
             other
             ,
             but
             vpon
             great
             necessitie
             .
             She
             would
             also
             haue
             but
             one
             Church
             for
             both
             sexes
             ,
             and
             that
             the
             Monkes
             as
             Ministers
             of
             sacred
             things
             should
             bee
             below
             ,
             and
             the
             Nunnes
             aboue
             ,
             to
             say
             their
             seruice
             and
             prayers
             ;
             but
             the
             Lady
             Abbesse
             should
             haue
             power
             to
             command
             both
             :
             yet
             men
             should
             haue
             charge
             of
             tha●
             which
             did
             belong
             to
             the
             Diuine
             Seruice
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             ornaments
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             and
             that
             there
             should
             be
             one
             amongst
             them
             that
             should
             be
             called
             Prior
             ,
             or
             Confessour
             .
             She
             also
             ordained
             ,
             that
             they
             should
             haue
             lands
             and
             possessions
             wheron
             to
             liue
             ,
             but
             the
             superintendance
             to
             prouide
             for
             all
             things
             that
             should
             be
             needfull
             ,
             for
             the
             one
             and
             the
             other
             ,
             as
             well
             for
             victualls
             ,
             as
             apparell
             ,
             should
             belong
             vnto
             the
             Abbesse
             .
             That
             it
             should
             not
             bee
             lawfull
             for
             either
             men
             or
             women
             to
             go
             out
             of
             their
             Monasterie
             ,
             without
             great
             necessitie
             ,
             and
             then
             they
             should
             demand
             leaue
             of
             the
             Abbesse
             .
             They
             held
             the
             rule
             of
             S.
             Augustine
             ,
             with
             certaine
             Articles
             added
             by
             this
             famous
             Queene
             .
             Some
             are
             of
             opinion
             ,
             that
             this
             forme
             of
             Religion
             was
             first
             inuented
             in
             Greece
             ,
             but
             that
             the
             Fathers
             had
             ordained
             ,
             that
             the
             men
             should
             remaine
             seperated
             from
             the
             women
             ,
             lest
             they
             should
             giue
             occasion
             of
             scandall
             :
             wherefore
             Saint
             Brigide
             desiring
             to
             reuiue
             this
             order
             ,
             she
             found
             meanes
             how
             without
             any
             suspition
             ,
             the
             Church
             and
             house
             should
             be
             common
             to
             bo●h
             .
             She
             ordained
             that
             they
             should
             weare
             a
             russet
             habit
             ,
             with
             a
             cloke
             of
             the
             same
             colour
             ,
             with
             a
             red
             crosse
             vpon
             their
             breasts
             .
             Shee
             would
             haue
             but
             sixtie
             Nunnes
             ,
             and
             fiue
             and
             twentie
             Monkes
             in
             euery
             Monasterie
             :
             that
             is
             to
             say
             ,
             thirteene
             Priests
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             number
             of
             the
             thirteene
             Apostles
             ,
             comprehending
             Saint
             Paul.
             Then
             foure
             Deacons
             ;
             who
             might
             also
             be
             Priests
             ,
             and
             represented
             the
             foure
             Doctors
             of
             the
             Church
             :
             and
             eight
             Conue●ts
             ,
             who
             might
             alwayes
             be
             readie
             to
             labour
             for
             the
             affaires
             of
             the
             house
             :
             so
             as
             the
             Friers
             and
             Nunnes
             all
             together
             ,
             made
             the
             number
             of
             the
             thirteene
             Apostles
             ,
             and
             the
             seuentie
             two
             Disciples
             of
             our
             Sauiour
             :
             And
             to
             the
             end
             they
             might
             be
             distinguished
             one
             from
             another
             ,
             the
             Priests
             carried
             a
             red
             Crosse
             vpon
             the
             left
             side
             of
             their
             cloke
             ,
             vnder
             which
             crosse
             they
             put
             a
             little
             peece
             of
             white
             cloth
             ,
             as
             broad
             as
             a
             wafer
             ,
             which
             they
             offered
             vp
             in
             reuerence
             of
             the
             holy
             Sacrament
             .
             And
             the
             foure
             Deacons
             ,
             for
             a
             difference
             from
             the
             Priests
             ,
             carried
             a
             round
             wreath
             of
             white
             cloth
             ,
             which
             signified
             (
             as
             they
             gaue
             out
             )
             the
             sapience
             of
             the
             foure
             Doctors
             ,
             whom
             they
             represented
             ,
             and
             vpon
             it
             they
             put
             foure
             little
             peeces
             of
             red
             ,
             made
             like
             vnto
             tongues
             ,
             to
             shew
             that
             the
             holy
             Ghost
             inflamed
             their
             tongues
             to
             deliuer
             the
             sacred
             mysteries
             of
             Diuinity
             .
             The
             Conuerts
             wore
             a
             white
             crosse
             vpon
             their
             clokes
             ,
             to
             shew
             the
             innocencie
             of
             their
             liues
             ,
             vpon
             which
             there
             were
             fiue
             peeces
             of
             red
             ,
             in
             commemoration
             of
             the
             fiue
             wounds
             of
             our
             Sauiour
             .
          
           
             At
             the
             dissolution
             there
             was
             a
             Couent
             of
             this
             Order
             ,
             at
             Sion
             in
             Mid'e
             sexe
             ;
             now
             a
             mansion
             goodly
             faire
             house
             belonging
             to
             the
             right
             honourable
             the
             Earle
             of
             Northumberland
             .
          
           
             This
             holy
             Lady
             Brigid
             died
             at
             Rome
             ,
             and
             her
             daughter
             Katherine
             ,
             Princesse
             of
             Nerice
             ,
             caused
             the
             rule
             ,
             after
             her
             death
             ,
             to
             be
             confirmed
             by
             Po●e
             
             Vr●●●
             the
             fifth
             :
             She
             came
             to
             Rome
             at
             the
             age
             of
             two
             and
             fourtie
             ,
             where
             she
             continued
             eight
             and
             twentie
             yeares
             ,
             she
             was
             canonized
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             Grace
             1391.
             
          
           
             There
             was
             another
             S.
             Brigid
             of
             Ireland
             ,
             farre
             more
             ancient
             .
          
           
             It
             is
             said
             that
             the
             image
             of
             our
             Sauiour
             spoke
             to
             this
             pious
             Queene
             of
             Sweden
             ,
             as
             she
             was
             saying
             her
             orizons
             before
             the
             high
             Altar
             in
             the
             Church
             of
             Saint
             Paul
             in
             
               Via
               Ostiensi
            
             Rome
             :
             as
             appeares
             by
             an
             inscription
             vpon
             a
             table
             hanging
             in
             the
             same
             Church
             ,
             which
             I
             haue
             seene
             .
          
           
             As
             many
             orders
             ,
             or
             neare
             thereabouts
             ,
             as
             were
             of
             Friers
             ,
             so
             many
             were
             of
             Nunnes
             here
             and
             beyond
             Seas
             ,
             for
             men
             in
             the
             feruencie
             of
             deuotion
             did
             not
             precede
             the
             weaker
             sex
             of
             religious
             women
             .
             The
             strictest
             Order
             of
             Nunnes
             is
             that
             of
             S.
             Clare
             ;
             
             A
             Lady
             who
             liued
             in
             the
             same
             time
             ,
             and
             was
             borne
             in
             the
             same
             Towne
             of
             Assile
             with
             S.
             Francis.
             Which
             Towne
             to
             this
             day
             brags
             of
             the
             birth
             of
             two
             such
             worthie
             persons
             .
             These
             Clares
             obserue
             the
             rule
             of
             their
             Patron
             S.
             Francis
             ,
             and
             weare
             the
             like
             habit
             in
             colour
             .
             They
             are
             neuer
             rich
             ,
             and
             therefore
             to
             this
             day
             wheresoeuer
             they
             doe
             inhabite
             ,
             they
             are
             called
             the
             poore
             Clares
             .
             This
             Saint
             Clare
             was
             the
             first
             Nunne
             of
             Saint
             Francis
             Order
             ,
             and
             her
             Mother
             and
             Sister
             vndertooke
             the
             same
             vow
             .
          
           
             
             
               Sancta
               Clara
               que
               in
               vita
               &
               in
               morte
               mirabiliter
               miraculis
               claruit
               .
               Beata
               Agnes
               soror
               sancte
               Clare
               ,
               &
               beata
               Ortulana
               mater
               eorundem
               fuere
               ordinis
               Franciscorum
               .
            
             Saint
             Clare
             ,
             who
             both
             in
             life
             and
             death
             was
             wondrously
             famous
             by
             her
             miracles
             .
             S.
             Agnes
             her
             sister
             ,
             and
             Ortulana
             her
             mother
             ,
             were
             of
             the
             order
             of
             S.
             Francis.
             This
             S.
             Clare
             ,
             (
             saith
             her
             Legend
             )
             touching
             the
             world
             was
             of
             rightworthy
             and
             honourable
             linage
             :
             
             and
             ,
             as
             touching
             the
             spirit
             to
             the
             regard
             of
             the
             state
             of
             vertues
             ,
             and
             holy
             manners
             towards
             God
             ,
             of
             right
             noble
             reputation
             .
          
           
             
             Hauing
             spoken
             already
             of
             such
             religious
             persons
             as
             I
             finde
             to
             haue
             liued
             here
             in
             England
             in
             Coenobies
             or
             Couents
             ,
             at
             the
             time
             of
             the
             generall
             dissolution
             :
             it
             remaines
             now
             ,
             to
             say
             somewhat
             of
             Hermits
             and
             Anchorites
             ,
             who
             had
             at
             that
             time
             their
             solitaire
             little
             cells
             or
             cabbins
             in
             diuers
             places
             of
             this
             kingdome
             ,
             which
             carrie
             still
             the
             name
             of
             Hermitages
             ,
             in
             and
             about
             the
             countrey
             ,
             and
             Anchor-holds
             ,
             in
             Parish
             or
             Abbey
             Churches
             .
             They
             were
             called
             Hermites
             ,
             or
             Eremites
             ,
             for
             that
             they
             liued
             solitarily
             in
             desarts
             and
             wildernesses
             ;
             and
             Anchorites
             because
             they
             liued
             alone
             without
             all
             company
             ;
             immured
             betwixt
             two
             walls
             ,
             in
             the
             out
             side
             of
             some
             Abbey
             ,
             or
             Parish-Church
             ,
             in
             which
             ,
             by
             their
             rule
             ,
             they
             were
             to
             liue
             ,
             die
             ,
             and
             to
             bee
             buried
             .
             Whose
             exercise
             was
             feruent
             prayer
             ,
             handy
             labour
             ,
             digging
             and
             filling
             vp
             againe
             their
             graues
             ,
             which
             were
             to
             be
             within
             their
             lodgings
             .
             Of
             the
             beginning
             and
             first
             Authors
             of
             the
             Hermites
             life
             there
             is
             great
             question
             ,
             which
             I
             leaue
             vnto
             the
             learned
             ;
             and
             adhere
             to
             the
             common
             receiued
             opinion
             ,
             which
             affirmes
             that
             the
             times
             of
             persecution
             were
             the
             first
             cause
             of
             this
             kinde
             of
             life
             .
             For
             when
             as
             in
             the
             time
             of
             Decius
             and
             Valerianus
             ,
             Emperours
             ,
             about
             two
             hundred
             fiftie
             and
             two
             yeares
             after
             Christ
             ,
             they
             prepared
             horrible
             torments
             against
             the
             Christians
             ,
             many
             distrusting
             the
             weaknesse
             of
             the
             flesh
             ,
             and
             searing
             to
             denie
             the
             name
             of
             God
             by
             their
             intollerable
             persecutions
             ,
             thought
             it
             fittest
             to
             seeke
             their
             safetie
             by
             flight
             :
             Wherefore
             many
             leauing
             Townes
             ,
             fr●ends
             ,
             and
             all
             their
             wealth
             ,
             retired
             themselues
             into
             desarts
             ,
             and
             
             held
             themselues
             in
             solitarie
             places
             and
             caues
             ,
             where
             they
             bu●lt
             poore
             cottages
             .
             Yea
             many
             times
             they
             went
             wandring
             vp
             and
             downe
             in
             thicke
             woods
             lest
             they
             should
             bee
             taken
             .
             But
             when
             the
             surie
             of
             their
             t●ran●
             ,
             ceased
             ,
             they
             returned
             not
             vnto
             the
             world
             ,
             but
             liued
             voluntarily
             in
             desarts
             ,
             so
             being
             accustomed
             to
             diuine
             contemplation
             ,
             and
             a
             quick
             kinde
             of
             〈◊〉
             ,
             they
             continued
             in
             the
             course
             vntill
             death
             .
             Among
             the
             first
             which
             entred
             into
             this
             course
             of
             life
             ,
             was
             Paul
             of
             Thebes
             ,
             who
             liued
             in
             a
             caue
             at
             the
             foote
             of
             a
             rocke
             ;
             about
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             redemption
             ,
             260.
             
             The
             second
             was
             Saint
             Antonie
             of
             Aegypt
             ,
             who
             built
             himselfe
             a
             cottage
             vpon
             the
             top
             of
             an
             high
             hill
             ,
             where
             he
             died
             hauing
             liued
             one
             hundred
             and
             fiue
             yeares
             ,
             
             in
             the
             yeare
             34●●
             S.
             Hierome
             of
             Stridone
             in
             Dalmatia
             ,
             that
             learned
             and
             religious
             Doct
             〈◊〉
             the
             like
             life
             in
             the
             desarts
             of
             Syria
             ,
             not
             farre
             from
             Jerusalem
             :
             
               In
               quo
               lo●o
               deserto
               se
               ieiunijs
               macerabat
               ,
               plangebat
               ,
               orabat
               ,
               sludebat
               ,
               atque
               ,
               etiam
               ●●m
               mentabatur
               .
            
             In
             which
             vninhabited
             place
             ,
             he
             macerated
             ,
             or
             made
             leane
             ,
             his
             bodie
             with
             fastings
             ;
             he
             lamented
             and
             bewailed
             his
             sinnes
             ,
             he
             p●ayed
             ▪
             he
             studied
             ,
             and
             writ
             certaine
             Comments
             vpon
             the
             sacred
             Scriptures
             :
             Many
             other
             workes
             he
             writ
             before
             his
             death
             ,
             which
             happened
             about
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             Lord
             ,
             388.
             
          
           
             But
             to
             come
             nearer
             home
             where
             the
             repute
             and
             godlinesse
             of
             these
             Hermites
             or
             Anchorites
             (
             for
             both
             of
             them
             liuing
             from
             the
             companie
             and
             conuersation
             of
             men
             ;
             were
             called
             sometimes
             by
             the
             name
             of
             Hermites
             ,
             and
             some
             other
             time
             of
             Anchorites
             )
             was
             likewise
             had
             in
             venerable
             regard
             for
             we
             reade
             that
             when
             seuen
             British
             Bishops
             ,
             with
             other
             learned
             men
             of
             the
             Monas●●●●e
             of
             Bangor
             ,
             
             were
             to
             meete
             Austin
             the
             first
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             concerning
             certaine
             points
             tending
             to
             the
             Catholicke
             vnitie
             and
             concord
             ,
             they
             came
             first
             (
             saith
             venerable
             Bede
             )
             to
             a
             certaine
             holy
             and
             wise
             man
             ,
             which
             liued
             thereabout
             an
             Anchorites
             life
             ,
             to
             aske
             his
             counsell
             ,
             whether
             they
             ought
             at
             Austins
             preaching
             and
             exhortation
             ,
             to
             leaue
             their
             traditions
             ,
             or
             no
             :
             And
             we
             reade
             ,
             
             in
             the
             said
             Authour
             ,
             that
             Cuthbert
             Bishop
             of
             Durham
             (
             enforced
             thereto
             by
             the
             King
             )
             increasing
             in
             the
             merit
             of
             religious
             and
             holy
             deuotion
             ,
             came
             also
             to
             the
             secret
             silence
             of
             an
             Anchors
             life
             and
             contemplation
             :
             that
             by
             prayer
             he
             brought
             forth
             water
             out
             of
             a
             stonie
             ground
             ,
             and
             also
             receiued
             graine
             by
             the
             labour
             of
             his
             owne
             hands
             ,
             and
             that
             out
             of
             all
             season
             of
             sowing
             .
          
           
             And
             I
             haue
             seene
             the
             Psalter
             translated
             out
             of
             Latine
             into
             English
             ,
             by
             one
             Richard
             a
             religious
             Hermite
             ,
             
             the
             antiquitie
             whereof
             may
             bee
             gathered
             by
             the
             character
             of
             the
             English
             ,
             of
             which
             I
             will
             giue
             you
             an
             Essay
             ,
             of
             certaine
             parcels
             .
          
           
             
               We
               heryen
               ye
               God
               ,
               
               we
               knowlechen
               ye
               Lord
               :
            
             
               Alle
               ye
               *
               erye
               worschips
               ye
               euerlasting
               fader
               .
            
             
               Alle
               aungels
               in
               heuens
               ,
               and
               alle
               ye
               poures
               in
               yis
               warld
               .
            
             
               Cherubin
               and
               Seraphin
               cryen
               by
               voyce
               to
               ye
               vnstyntyng
               .
            
          
           
             
             Blessyd
             be
             ye
             *
             Louerd
             God
             of
             Israel
             for
             he
             has
             visityd
             and
             maad
             bying
             of
             his
             puple
             .
          
           
             
             
               My
               soul
               worschips
               ye
               Louerd
               ,
               
               and
               my
               gost
               ioyed
               in
               God
               my
               *
               hele
               .
            
             
               for
               he
               lokyd
               ye
               mekenes
               of
               hys
               honde
               mayden
               .
            
             
               So
               for
               *
               iken
               of
               yat
               blissefulle
               schall
               sey
               me
               all
               generaciouns
               .
            
             
               For
               he
               has
               don
               to
               me
               grete
               yingis
               yat
               *
               myrty
               is
               and
               hys
               nome
               hely
               .
            
          
           
             
             Louerd
             you
             leuest
             nowe
             yi
             servaunt
             in
             pees
             ,
             aftyr
             yi
             word
             yat
             you
             hast
             seyde
             bifore
             ,
             for
             now
             I
             am
             ripe
             to
             die
             .
          
           
             For
             myn
             *
             eghen
             hau
             seen
             yin
             owen
             son
             Christ
             ,
             yat
             is
             yin
             owen
             he
             le
             to
             men
             .
          
           
             
             
               The
               Boc
               of
               ye
               generacoun
               of
               Ihu
               Crist
               sone
               of
               Dauid
               ,
               sone
               of
               Abraham
               ,
               Abraham
               gendride
               Isaac
               ,
               Isaac
            
             *
             
               forsaye
               gendride
               Iacob
               ,
               Iacob
               forsoye
               gendride
               Iudas
               ,
               and
               hys
               br●yeen
               .
            
          
           
             
               Ye
               dedis
               of
               ye
               Apostlis
            
             .
          
           
             
             
               Theosile
               fyrst
               I
               maad
               a
               sermon
               of
               all
               yingis
               yat
               Ittu
               bigan
               to
               do
               ,
               and
               to
               teche
               into
               ye
               dat
               of
               hys
               assencioun
               ,
               in
               why●he
               he
               commandide
               in
               ye
               hooli
               goost
               to
               his
               Apostlis
               whyche
               he
               hadde
               thosen
               ,
               to
               whyche
               he
               schew
               ▪
               de
               hymself
               alyue
               aftyr
               hys
               passioun
               by
               many
               argumentys
               ,
               appering
               to
               hem
               fourti
               dais
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Paul
               ye
               servaunt
               of
               Ihu
               Crist
               clepid
               an
               Apostle
               de●
               romptyd
               into
               the
               Gospel
               of
               God
               ,
               whyche
               he
               hadde
            
             *
             
               behote
               tofore
               by
               h●●e
               Profetis
               in
               hooli
               scryptur
               of
               his
               sone
               .
            
          
           
             Apocalipis
             .
          
           
             
             
               Apocalipis
               of
               Ihu
               Crist
               whyche
               God
            
             *
             3
             
               as
               to
               hym
               to
               maak
               open
               to
               hys
               servauntis
               whyche
               yingis
               hit
            
             
             
               behouey
               to
               be
               maad
               soone
               ,
               and
               he
               signyfyed
               sendynge
               by
               hys
               Angel
               to
               hys
               servaunt
               Ion.
               Whyche
               bar
               witnessyng
               to
               ye
               word
               of
               God.
               
            
          
           
             In
             the
             like
             language
             are
             all
             the
             Collects
             ,
             Epistles
             and
             Gospels
             ,
             for
             the
             whole
             yeare
             ,
             much
             what
             as
             we
             haue
             them
             in
             our
             Church
             ,
             as
             also
             the
             Pater-noster
             ,
             and
             the
             Creede
             .
             All
             which
             by
             the
             Dialect
             ,
             I
             gesse
             to
             haue
             beene
             translated
             by
             this
             Hermite
             in
             the
             dayes
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             second
             ,
             comparing
             them
             with
             the
             English
             of
             that
             
               Pater
               Noster
            
             and
             the
             Creed
             ,
             which
             Adrian
             the
             fourth
             Pope
             of
             Rome
             ,
             an
             Englishman
             ,
             the
             sonne
             of
             
               Robert
               Breakespeare
            
             ,
             
             of
             Abbots
             Langley
             in
             Hertfortshire
             ,
             sent
             to
             the
             said
             King
             Henrie
             the
             second
             ,
             as
             followeth
             .
          
           
             
               
                 
                 Ure
                 fadir
                 in
                 heuene
                 riche
                 ,
              
               
                 Thi
                 nom
                 be
                 haliid
                 euerliche
                 ,
              
               
                 Thou
                 bring
                 vs
                 to
                 thi
                 michilblisce
                 ,
              
               
                 Thi
                 wil
                 to
                 wirche
                 thu
                 vs
                 wisse
                 ,
              
               
                 Al
                 's
                 hit
                 is
                 in
                 henene
                 ido
                 ,
              
               
                 Euer
                 in
                 erth
                 ben
                 hit
                 also
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 hell
                 bred
                 yat
                 laffyth
                 ay
                 ,
              
               
               
                 Thou
                 sende
                 hious
                 yis
                 ilke
                 day
                 ,
              
               
                 Forgiuous
                 al
                 yat
                 we
                 hauith
                 dou
                 .
              
               
                 Al
                 's
                 we
                 forgiu
                 vch
                 oder
                 mon
                 ,
              
               
                 He
                 let
                 ous
                 falle
                 in
                 no
                 founding
                 ,
              
               
                 Ak
                 scilde
                 ous
                 fro
                 ye
                 toul
                 thing
                 .
                 Amen
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 I
                 beleue
                 in
                 God
                 Fadir
                 almighty
                 shipper
                 of
                 heuen
                 and
                 erth
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 And
                 in
                 Ihesus
                 Crist
                 his
                 oule
                 thi
                 son
                 vre
                 Louerd
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 is
                 iuange
                 thurch
                 the
                 hooli
                 Gost
                 ,
                 bore
                 of
                 Mary
                 maiden
                 ,
              
               
                 Tholede
                 Pine
                 vndyr
                 puonce
                 Pilat
                 ,
                 pickt
                 on
                 rode
                 ire
                 ,
                 dead
                 and
                 yburiid
                 .
              
               
                 Licht
                 into
                 helle
                 ,
                 the
                 thrid
                 de
                 day
                 fro
                 death
                 arose
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 Steich
                 into
                 heuene
                 ,
                 sit
                 on
                 his
                 Fadir
                 richt
                 honde
                 God
                 almighty
                 .
                 
              
               
                 Then
                 is
                 cominde
                 to
                 deme
                 the
                 quikke
                 and
                 the
                 d●de
                 .
                 
              
               
                 I
                 beleue
                 in
                 ye
                 hooli
                 Gost
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 Alle
                 hooli
                 Chirche
                 ,
              
               
                 Mone
                 of
                 allehallwen
                 forgiuenis
                 of
                 sine
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 Fleiss
                 vprising
                 ,
              
               
                 Lit
                 withuten
                 end
                 .
                 Amen
                 .
                 
              
            
          
           
             This
             Hermite
             likewise
             translated
             all
             the
             Psalmes
             of
             Dauid
             with
             a
             gloss●
             or
             exposition
             in
             English
             vpon
             euery
             Pslame
             .
          
           
             
               Blysfull
               man
               yat
               whych
               away
               rede
               naught
               in
               counc●ll
               of
               wi●ked
               ,
            
             
             
               and
               in
               ye
               way
               of
               sintull
               stud
               nought
               ,
               and
               in
               ye
               chayer
               of
               pe●yleus
               he
               nought
               satt
               .
               But
               in
               lagh
               or
               Louerdyr
               wille
               of
               hym
               and
               in
               his
               lagh
               he
               schall
            
             *
             
               yeuke
               day
               and
            
             *
             nigt
             .
          
           
             Selden
             tells
             vs
             of
             a
             Psalter
             in
             that
             famous
             Bodleian
             Librarie
             in
             Oxford
             ,
             
             with
             a
             metricall
             translation
             of
             the
             Psalmes
             ,
             the
             which
             ,
             as
             h●e
             is
             perswaded
             by
             the
             character
             ,
             was
             englished
             about
             the
             time
             of
             King
             Edward
             the
             second
             ,
             where
             he
             giues
             vs
             the
             first
             Psalme
             as
             a
             taste
             of
             the
             idiom
             or
             forme
             of
             our
             speech
             in
             those
             dayes
             ;
             which
             a
             wicked
             hand
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             by
             cutting
             the
             first
             Capitall
             left
             a
             little
             imperfect
             .
          
           
             
               
                 *
                 Ely
                 beerne
                 that
                 nought
                 is
                 gan
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 red
                 of
                 wikked
                 man
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 in
                 strete
                 of
                 Sinfull
                 noght
                 he
                 stode
              
               
                 ......
                 of
                 Scorne
                 vngode
              
               
                 But
                 in
                 the
                 lagh
                 of
                 Louerd
                 his
                 wil
                 be
                 a●
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 his
                 lagh
                 think
                 he
                 night
                 and
                 day
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 al
                 his
                 lif
                 swasal
                 it
                 be
                 .
              
               
                 As
                 it
                 fares
                 be
                 a
                 tre
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 streme
                 of
                 water
                 sett
                 is
                 nere
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 gises
                 his
                 frute
                 in
                 tym
                 of
                 yere
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 lefe
                 of
                 hym
                 to
                 dreue
                 noght
                 sal
                 ,
              
               
                 What
                 swa
                 he
                 dos
                 sal
                 soundfull
                 al.
              
               
               
                 Noght
                 swa
                 wikked
                 men
                 ,
                 noght
                 swa
                 ,
              
               
                 Bot
                 a●s
                 dust
                 that
                 wind
                 the
                 erthe
                 tas
                 fra
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 therfor
                 wick
                 in
                 dome
                 noght
                 rise
                 ,
              
               
                 Ne
                 sinfull
                 in
                 rede
                 of
                 right
                 wise
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 Louerd
                 of
                 right
                 wise
                 wot
                 the
                 w●y
              
               
                 And
                 gate
                 of
                 wick
                 forworth
                 sal
                 ay
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Gloria
                 Patri
                 .
              
               
                 Blisse
                 to
                 Fadir
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 Sone
              
               
                 And
                 to
                 the
                 he●y
                 Gost
                 with
                 them
                 one
                 ,
              
               
                 Al
                 's
                 ●irst
                 was
                 is
                 and
                 ay
                 sal
                 be
              
               
                 In
                 werld
                 of
                 werldes
                 unto
                 the
                 thre
                 .
              
            
          
           
             And
             in
             the
             same
             place
             you
             may
             reade
             a
             verse
             or
             two
             of
             the
             fifteenth
             Psalme
             ,
             thus
             rimed
             .
          
           
             
               Louerd
               who
               id
               thi
               *
               T●ld
               who
               s●l
               wun
            
             
               In
               the
               heli
               hille
               or
               who
               rest
               mun
               ?
            
             
               He
               that
               in
               comes
               *
               w●mles
               ,
            
             
               And
               euer
               wickes
               rightwisenes
               .
            
          
           
             Here
             the
             more
             willingly
             (
             to
             vse
             the
             words
             of
             the
             transcriber
             of
             these
             Psalmes
             )
             I
             haue
             inserted
             these
             parcels
             of
             the
             Psalter
             ,
             that
             by
             this
             occasion
             my
             Reader
             might
             palliate
             his
             taste
             with
             an
             Essay
             of
             our
             Ancestors
             old
             English
             ,
             as
             well
             in
             the
             curte
             composition
             of
             their
             prose
             ,
             as
             in
             the
             nearnesse
             of
             their
             holy
             meeters
             ,
             which
             howsoeuer
             abounding
             with
             libertie
             ,
             and
             the
             character
             of
             their
             times
             ,
             yet
             haue
             ,
             I
             confesse
             ,
             my
             admiration
             .
          
           
             And
             (
             for
             a
             conclusion
             )
             we
             reade
             in
             Henry
             Archdeacon
             of
             Huntington
             that
             a
             certaine
             Anchorite
             ,
             or
             
               quidam
               vir
               Dei
            
             ,
             as
             he
             calls
             him
             ,
             prophesied
             in
             King
             Etheldreds
             dayes
             ,
             that
             forsomuch
             as
             Englishm●n
             were
             giuen
             ouer
             to
             all
             drunkennesse
             ,
             treason
             ,
             and
             carelesnesse
             of
             Gods
             house
             ,
             first
             by
             Danes
             then
             by
             Normans
             ,
             and
             a
             third
             time
             by
             the
             Scots
             they
             should
             be
             ouercome
             .
             Of
             which
             I
             speake
             elsewhere
             .
          
           
             
             To
             this
             retyred
             holy
             Order
             aforesaid
             ,
             women
             were
             admitted
             as
             well
             as
             men
             .
             For
             I
             reade
             in
             an
             old
             Lieger
             booke
             that
             one
             
               I
               sold
               He●on
            
             widow
             (
             vnlike
             in
             conuersation
             to
             these
             Anchorites
             I
             haue
             spoken
             of
             ,
             or
             the
             Anchores●es
             in
             the
             Primitiue
             times
             )
             made
             sure
             to
             King
             Henry
             the
             sixth
             ,
             that
             shee
             might
             be
             an
             Anchoresse
             ,
             or
             vowed
             recluse
             ,
             in
             that
             part
             of
             the
             Abbey
             of
             Whally
             ,
             anciently
             ordained
             for
             that
             purpose
             ;
             which
             was
             granted
             and
             thus
             confirmed
             .
          
           
             
               Henricus
               Dei
               gra
               .
               Rex
               Angl.
               &
               Dominus
               Hibernie
               ,
               omnibus
               ad
               quos
               presentes
               litere
               pe●uenuerint
            
             ;
             
             
               Salutem
               .
               Sciatis
               quod
               de
               gratia
               nostra
               speciali
               concessimus
               ,
               dilecte
               nobis
               isole
               de
               Heton
               de
               Com.
               Lanc.
               vidue
               .
               quod
               ipsa
               pro
               ter●●i●o
               v●te
               sue
               esse
               possit
               Anachorita
               in
               loco
               ad
               hoc
               ordinato
               ,
               iuxta
               Ecclesiam
               Parochialem
               de
               Whalley
               in
               dicto
               Com.
               Lanc.
               &
               quod
               ipsa
               talem
               sustentationem
               habere
               possit
               pro
               ut
               ibidem
               pertinet
               ,
               de
               Abbate
               &
               conuentu
               loci
               ciusdem
               .
               In
               cuius
               rei
               tetimonium
               has
               liter
               as
               nostras
               fieri
               fecimus
               patentes
               .
               Dat.
               suh
               sigilla
               nostra
               ducatus
               nostri
               Lanc
               ,
               apud
               Manerium
               nostrum
               de
               Kenington
               .
               V●
               die
               Iulij
               ,
               An.
               Regni
               quinto
               decimo
               .
               Per
               breue
               de
               priuato
               Sigillo
               .
            
          
           
           
             But
             this
             religious
             Votaresse
             tooke
             no
             great
             delight
             in
             her
             straight
             lodging
             ,
             as
             appeares
             by
             the
             story
             :
             for
             within
             a
             short
             time
             after
             ,
             she
             being
             desirous
             of
             more
             libertie
             ,
             broke
             out
             of
             her
             cage
             (
             as
             other
             such
             like
             holy
             Sisters
             had
             done
             before
             her
             )
             and
             flew
             abroad
             in
             the
             open
             world
             .
             Whereupon
             the
             Abbot
             and
             Couent
             of
             the
             said
             Monasterie
             ,
             made
             certificate
             following
             to
             the
             King.
             
          
           
             
               
                 
                   To
                   the
                   Kyng
                   owr
                   souereigne
                   Lord
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 Be
                 hit
                 remembryd
                 that
                 the
                 please
                 and
                 habitacion
                 of
                 the
                 seyd
                 Recluse
                 is
                 within
                 place
                 holowed
                 ,
                 and
                 nere
                 to
                 the
                 gate
                 of
                 the
                 seyd
                 Monastre
                 .
                 And
                 that
                 the
                 weemen
                 that
                 haue
                 been
                 attendyng
                 ,
                 and
                 acquayntyd
                 to
                 the
                 seyd
                 Recluse
                 haue
                 recorse
                 dailly
                 into
                 the
                 seyd
                 monastre
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 liuere
                 of
                 brede
                 ,
                 ale
                 ,
                 Kychin
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 thyngs
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 sustentacion
                 of
                 the
                 seyd
                 Recluses
                 ,
                 accordyng
                 to
                 the
                 composicion
                 endentyd
                 above
                 rehersed
                 .
                 The
                 whyche
                 is
                 not
                 according
                 to
                 be
                 had
                 within
                 suche
                 religyous
                 plases
                 .
                 And
                 how
                 that
                 dyvers
                 that
                 been
                 Ancores
                 and
                 Recluses
                 in
                 the
                 seyd
                 plase
                 afore
                 tyme
                 contrary
                 to
                 theyr
                 own
                 oth
                 and
                 professyon
                 ,
                 haue
                 brokyn
                 owt
                 of
                 the
                 seyd
                 plase
                 wherin
                 they
                 wer
                 reclusyd
                 ,
                 and
                 departyd
                 therfrom
                 wythowt
                 eny
                 reconsilyatyon
                 .
                 And
                 in
                 especyal
                 how
                 that
                 now
                 Isold
                 of
                 Heton
                 that
                 was
                 last
                 Reclused
                 in
                 the
                 seyd
                 plase
                 denominacion
                 and
                 preferment
                 of
                 owr
                 souereigne
                 .
                 L.
                 and
                 Kyng
                 that
                 now
                 is
                 ,
                 is
                 broken
                 owt
                 of
                 the
                 seyd
                 plase
                 ,
                 and
                 hath
                 departyd
                 therfrom
                 contrary
                 to
                 her
                 own
                 oth
                 and
                 professyon
                 ,
                 not
                 willyng
                 nor
                 entendyng
                 to
                 be
                 restoryd
                 ageyn
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 liuyng
                 at
                 her
                 own
                 liberte
                 ,
                 and
                 large
                 by
                 this
                 two
                 yer
                 and
                 mor
                 like
                 as
                 sche
                 had
                 neuer
                 bin
                 professyd
                 .
                 And
                 that
                 diuers
                 of
                 the
                 wymen
                 that
                 haue
                 been
                 seruants
                 ther
                 and
                 attendyng
                 to
                 the
                 Recluses
                 afortym
                 have
                 been
                 misgouerned
                 and
                 gotten
                 with
                 chyld
                 wythin
                 the
                 seyd
                 plase
                 halowyd
                 to
                 the
                 grete
                 displesaunce
                 of
                 hurt
                 ,
                 and
                 disclander
                 of
                 the
                 Abbey
                 aforeseyd
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Please
                 hit
                 yowr
                 highnes
                 of
                 yowr
                 especial
                 grase
                 to
                 grant
                 to
                 yowr
                 orators
                 ,
                 the
                 Abbat
                 and
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
            
          
           
             This
             Anchoresse
             hauing
             taken
             vpon
             her
             so
             strict
             a
             vow
             ,
             and
             being
             thus
             loose
             in
             her
             life
             and
             conuersation
             ,
             
             some
             may
             very
             well
             imagine
             that
             Nuns
             ,
             which
             had
             more
             libertie
             allowed
             them
             by
             their
             rules
             ,
             were
             farre
             more
             licentious
             ;
             and
             indeed
             the
             Author
             of
             Piers
             the
             Ploughman
             speakes
             (
             in
             the
             person
             of
             the
             Frier
             Wrath
             )
             somewhat
             reprochfully
             of
             his
             Aunt
             a
             Nunne
             and
             an
             Abbesse
             .
             As
             also
             of
             other
             like
             Votaresses
             and
             Votaries
             ,
             which
             with
             his
             introduction
             followeth
             .
          
           
             
               I
               am
               wrath
               ,
               quoth
               he
               ,
               I
               was
               sometyme
               a
               Frere
               ,
            
             
               And
               the
               Couents
               gardiner
               ,
               for
               to
               graften
               impes
               ,
            
             
               On
               Limitours
               ,
               and
               Legisters
               ,
               lesings
               I
               imped
            
             
               Til
               thei
               bear
               leaues
               of
               smoth
               speach
               Lordes
               to
               please
               ;
            
             
               And
               sithen
               thei
               blosomed
               abrod
               ,
               in
               bour
               to
               hear
               shrifte
            
             
               Now
               is
               fallen
               ,
               therof
               a
               fruit
               that
               folk
               han
               wel
               liuer
            
             
               Shew
               her
               shrifts
               to
               hem
               than
               shriuen
               hem
               to
               her
               persons
            
             
               And
               persons
               haue
               perceiued
               that
               Freres
               part
               with
               hem
               .
            
             
               These
               possessours
               preach
               and
               depraue
               Freres
            
             
               And
               Freres
               findeth
               hem
               in
               default
               ,
               as
               folk
               bear
               witnes
            
             
               And
               when
               thei
               preach
               the
               people
               in
               many
               places
               about
            
             
               I
               wrath
               walk
               with
               hom
               ,
               and
               wish
               hem
               of
               my
               bookes
               .
            
             
             
               Thus
               they
               speken
               of
               my
               spiritualty
               and
               despise
               ech
               other
               ,
            
             
               Til
               thei
               be
               both
               beggers
               and
               by
               my
               spiritualty
               libben
               ,
            
             
               Or
               els
               al
               rich
               and
               ●iden
               about
               ,
               I
               Wrath
               ,
               rest
               neuer
            
             
               That
               I
               ne
               most
               follow
               this
               wicked
               folk
               ,
               for
               such
               is
               my
               grace
               .
            
             
               I
               haue
               an
               Aunt
               to
               Nun
               ,
               and
               an
               Abbes
               both
               ,
            
             
               Her
               had
               leue
               swone
               or
               swelt
               ,
               than
               suffer
               any
               payne
               ,
            
             
               I
               haue
               ben
               coke
               in
               her
               kitchen
               ,
               and
               her
               Couent
               serued
            
             
               Many
               monethes
               with
               hem
               ,
               and
               with
               Monks
               both
               ,
            
             
               I
               was
               the
               Priores
               potager
               ,
               and
               other
               pore
               ladies
               ,
            
             
               I
               made
               hem
               iowts
               of
               iangling
               :
               That
               Dame
               Ione
               was
               a
               bastard
               ,
            
             
               And
               dame
               Clarence
               a
               knights
               doughter
               ,
               a
               cokolde
               was
               her
               Sire
               ,
            
             
               And
               dame
               Pernel
               a
               Priestes
               file
               ,
               Priores
               was
               she
               neuer
               ,
            
             
               For
               she
               had
               child
               in
               chery
               time
               ,
               al
               our
               chapter
               hit
               wiste
               ,
            
             
               Of
               wicked
               wordes
               ,
               I
               Wrath
               ,
               her
               wortes
               made
               ,
            
             
               Till
               thou
               liest
               ,
               and
               thou
               liest
               lopen
               out
               at
               once
               ,
            
             
               And
               either
               hit
               other
               vnder
               the
               cheke
               :
            
             
               Had
               thei
               had
               kniues
               ,
               by
               Christ
               ,
               either
               had
               killed
               other
               .
            
             
               Saint
               Gregory
               was
               a
               good
               Pope
               ,
               and
               had
               good
               forewit
            
             
               That
               no
               Priores
               wer
               Priest
               ,
               for
               that
               he
               prouided
            
             
               Let
               haply
               thei
               had
               no
               grace
               to
               hold
               harlatry
               in
               ,
            
             
               For
               thei
               article
               of
               her
               tonges
               and
               must
               all
               secretes
               tell
               .
            
             
               Among
               Monkes
               I
               might
               be
               ,
               and
               many
               times
               yshamen
            
             
               For
               thei
               be
               many
               fel
               frekes
               my
               feris
               to
               espie
               .
            
             
               Both
               Prior
               and
               Subprior
               and
               our
               Pater
               Abbas
               ;
            
             
               And
               if
               I
               tel
               any
               tales
               thei
               taken
               hem
               togethers
               ,
            
             
               And
               do
               me
               fast
               Fridayes
               to
               bread
               and
               to
               water
               .
            
             
               I
               am
               challenged
               in
               chapter
               house
               as
               I
               a
               child
               were
               ,
            
             
               And
               balaced
               on
               the
               bare
               ars
               .
            
          
           
             Thus
             haue
             I
             spoken
             of
             all
             the
             religious
             Orders
             ,
             which
             I
             finde
             to
             haue
             beene
             cloistered
             here
             in
             England
             at
             the
             time
             of
             the
             dissolution
             of
             Religious
             houses
             ,
             howsoeuer
             their
             number
             might
             bee
             farre
             more
             then
             I
             haue
             spoken
             of
             .
             
             For.
             
               I.
               Fox
            
             in
             his
             Martyrologe
             alphabetically
             sets
             down
             a
             catalogue
             of
             an
             hundred
             and
             twelue
             seuerall
             orders
             of
             Monkes
             ,
             Friers
             ,
             and
             Nuns
             ,
             here
             and
             beyond
             seas
             ,
             whose
             rules
             were
             confirmed
             by
             seuerall
             Popes
             ;
             all
             branched
             from
             the
             foure
             Primitiue
             institutions
             of
             
               Basill
               ,
               Augustine
               ,
               Benet
            
             ,
             and
             Francis.
             Of
             which
             increase
             ,
             for
             a
             conclusion
             to
             this
             Chapter
             ,
             as
             also
             to
             this
             discourse
             ,
             one
             
               Lelius
               Capilupus
            
             ,
             a
             Catholike
             Romane
             in
             his
             Anatomie
             of
             the
             Romane
             Clergie
             ,
             hath
             formerly
             written
             in
             Latine
             verse
             ,
             thus
             not
             long
             since
             Englished
             .
          
           
             
               But
               though
               I
               had
               an
               hundred
               tongues
               and
               moe
               ,
            
             
               I
               could
               not
               tell
               how
               many
               sorts
               there
               be
               ,
            
             
               Nor
               shew
               the
               names
               and
               orders
               which
               do
               flow
            
             
               From
               this
               wast
               Sea
               in
               their
               posteritie
               .
            
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             XVII
             .
             Of
             the
             sundrie
             wayes
             and
             meanes
             by
             which
             Religious
             Votaries
             ,
             and
             others
             of
             the
             Clergie
             ,
             enriched
             themselues
             ,
             and
             other
             Churches
             Of
             Pardons
             ,
             Pilgrimages
             ,
             and
             Romescot
             .
          
           
             AL●
             Churches
             are
             either
             Cathedrall
             ,
             Conuentuall
             ,
             or
             Parochiall
             .
             Cathedrall
             ,
             is
             that
             Church
             ,
             where
             there
             is
             a
             Bishop
             seated
             ,
             so
             called
             ,
             
               à
               Cathedra
            
             ,
             the
             chaire
             or
             seat
             .
             Conuentuall
             ,
             consisteth
             of
             regular
             Clerkes
             ,
             professing
             some
             order
             of
             Religion
             ,
             or
             of
             Deane
             and
             Chapter
             ,
             or
             other
             Colledge
             of
             spirituall
             men
             .
             Parochiall
             ,
             is
             that
             which
             is
             instituted
             for
             the
             saying
             of
             Diuine
             Seruice
             ,
             and
             ministring
             the
             holy
             Sacraments
             to
             the
             people
             dwelling
             within
             a
             certaine
             compasse
             of
             ground
             neare
             vnto
             it
             .
             Of
             which
             more
             in
             the
             next
             Chapter
             .
             I
             will
             begin
             with
             Conuentuall
             Churches
             .
          
           
             As
             the
             number
             of
             Religious
             Orders
             increased
             ,
             and
             as
             Religious
             houses
             were
             daily
             more
             and
             more
             replenished
             ,
             insomuch
             that
             the
             donations
             of
             their
             Founders
             were
             not
             thought
             (
             by
             themselues
             )
             sufficient
             ,
             they
             deuised
             other
             meanes
             to
             increase
             their
             liuelihood
             ;
             and
             the
             better
             to
             maintaine
             their
             high
             state
             and
             comportement
             ;
             and
             one
             was
             ,
             by
             the
             admittance
             of
             lay
             people
             into
             their
             Fraternities
             :
             the
             forme
             whereof
             was
             after
             this
             manner
             following
             ,
             as
             I
             haue
             it
             out
             of
             the
             collections
             of
             
               Nicholas
               Charles
            
             Lancaster
             Herald
             ,
             deceased
             .
          
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     Frater
                     Iohannes
                     ,
                     
                     Minister
                     domus
                     Sanct.
                     Radegundis
                     de
                     Theldsord
                     ,
                     Wigor
                     .
                     Dioc.
                     ordinis
                     Sanct.
                     Trinitatis
                     &
                     redemptionis
                     Captiuorum
                     ,
                     qui
                     sunt
                     incarcerati
                     pro
                     fide
                     Iesu
                     Christi
                     à
                     Paganis
                     .
                     Dilecto
                     nobis
                     in
                     Christo
                     Willelmo
                     Beyvill
                     Salutem
                     in
                     Deo
                     per
                     quem
                     omnium
                     peccatorum
                     plena
                     fit
                     remissio
                     .
                     Cum
                     plurima
                     priuilegia
                     nobis
                     et
                     ordini
                     nostro
                     gratiose
                     fuerint
                     ab
                     artiquo
                     concessa
                     ;
                     et
                     de
                     nouo
                     per
                     sanctissimum
                     Papam
                     Alexadrum
                     sextum
                     .
                     Et
                     nesetiam
                     Minister
                     predictus
                     ,
                     &
                     Conuentus
                     eiusdem
                     loci
                     de
                     nostra
                     speciali
                     gratia
                     concedimus
                     ,
                     vt
                     post
                     eorumdem
                     decessum
                     ,
                     et
                     suarum
                     literarum
                     exhibitionem
                     ,
                     in
                     nostro
                     Conuentuali
                     Capitulo
                     ,
                     cadem
                     pro
                     illis
                     siet
                     commendatio
                     ,
                     que
                     pro
                     nobis
                     ibidem
                     fieri
                     consueuit
                     ;
                     &
                     per
                     presentes
                     in
                     nostram
                     sanctam
                     confraternitatem
                     vos
                     deuote
                     admittimus
                     .
                     Dat.
                     sub
                     Sigillo
                     nostre
                     
                       confraternitatis
                    
                     predicte
                     .
                     Ann.
                     Dom.
                     M.
                     CCCCLXXXXIIII
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       In
                       dorso
                       .
                    
                     
                       Auctoritate
                       Dei
                       Patris
                       omnipotentis
                       &
                       beatorum
                       Petriet
                       Pauli
                       Apostolorum
                       eius
                       ▪
                       ac
                       auctoritate
                       mihi
                       commissa
                       ,
                       et
                       tibi
                       concessa
                       .
                       Ego
                       absoluo
                       te
                       ab
                       omnibus
                       peccatis
                       tuis
                       mihi
                       per
                       te
                       vere
                       et
                       contrite
                       confessis
                       ;
                       nec
                       non
                       de
                       〈◊〉
                       de
                       quibus
                       velles
                       confiteri
                       si
                       tue
                       occurrerent
                       memorie
                       ;
                       et
                       concedo
                       tibi
                       plenariam
                       absolutionem
                       ,
                       et
                       remissionem
                       omnium
                       peccatorum
                       tuorum
                       ,
                       in
                       quantum
                       claues
                       Ecclesie
                       se
                       extundunt
                       in
                       hac
                       parte
                       .
                    
                     
                       In
                       nomine
                       Patris
                       ,
                       et
                       Filij
                       et
                       Spiritus
                       sancti
                       .
                    
                     
                       Amen
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             I
             finde
             in
             the
             golden
             Register
             of
             Saint
             Albans
             (
             a
             Manuscript
             in
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Cottons
            
             Librarie
             )
             aboue
             two
             thousand
             men
             ,
             women
             ,
             and
             children
             ,
             lay-persons
             of
             the
             Nobilitie
             and
             Gentrie
             of
             this
             kingdome
             ,
             to
             haue
             beene
             thus
             admitted
             into
             that
             one
             Monasterie
             :
             all
             of
             which
             gaue
             either
             lands
             ,
             goods
             ,
             
             iewels
             ,
             plate
             ,
             copes
             ,
             vestments
             ,
             or
             some
             ornament
             or
             other
             to
             the
             Church
             and
             Couent
             .
          
           
             The
             religious
             Votaries
             likewise
             ,
             either
             by
             themselues
             ,
             or
             their
             friends
             ,
             gaue
             somewhat
             or
             other
             vpon
             their
             first
             admittance
             into
             any
             of
             these
             Monasteries
             :
             of
             which
             I
             could
             giue
             many
             examples
             ,
             but
             in
             place
             take
             one
             for
             all
             ,
             
             which
             I
             haue
             read
             in
             the
             Lieger
             booke
             of
             Saint
             Maries
             the
             Nunnery
             at
             Clerkenwell
             .
             Where
             Sir
             
               William
               de
               Sancto
               Georgio
            
             ,
             or
             Saint
             George
             knight
             (
             one
             of
             the
             Ancestors
             of
             Sir
             Richard
             ,
             S.
             
               George
               Clarentieux
            
             now
             liuing
             )
             giues
             to
             the
             Prioresse
             and
             her
             Sisters
             of
             the
             foresaid
             Saint
             Maries
             Clerkenwell
             ;
             with
             Mabell
             his
             daughter
             ,
             vpon
             her
             admittance
             into
             their
             Nunnery
             ,
             halfe
             a
             Verge
             of
             land
             in
             Kingstone
             in
             Cambridgeshire
             .
             
               Test.
               Willelmo
               de
               Baus
               .
               Roberto
               de
               S.
               Georgio
               .
               Roberto
               de
               Hasselingtonfeld
               ,
               &c.
               a
               deed
               sans
               date
               .
            
          
           
             And
             by
             another
             deed
             the
             said
             Sir
             William
             Saint
             George
             giues
             to
             the
             said
             Priorie
             of
             Clerkenwell
             ,
             for
             the
             soules
             health
             of
             himselfe
             ,
             his
             father
             ,
             his
             mother
             ,
             and
             his
             wife
             ;
             and
             with
             Albreda
             his
             sister
             ,
             who
             was
             to
             be
             a
             Nunne
             of
             the
             said
             house
             ,
             his
             land
             in
             Hasselingfeld
             ,
             within
             the
             foresaid
             Countie
             of
             Cambridge
             ,
             which
             
               Robert
               Russis
            
             held
             
               in
               pratis
               in
               pascuis
               ,
               &c.
               
               Test.
               Eustac
               .
               de
               Bancis
               ,
               Willelmo
               de
               Bancis
               ,
               Roberto
               de
               Sancto
               Georgio
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             And
             many
             others
             having
             large
             portions
             in
             their
             owne
             possessions
             ,
             out
             of
             zeale
             and
             deuotion
             ,
             would
             giue
             all
             ,
             with
             themselues
             ,
             to
             some
             Cloister
             or
             other
             ,
             and
             therein
             take
             vpon
             them
             the
             habite
             of
             Religion
             .
             As
             many
             English
             doe
             in
             these
             dayes
             vpon
             their
             admission
             into
             religious
             Orders
             beyond
             Seas
             .
          
           
             They
             were
             wondrously
             enriched
             by
             the
             burials
             of
             great
             personages
             ,
             for
             in
             regard
             of
             buriall
             ,
             Abbeyes
             were
             most
             commonly
             preferred
             before
             other
             Churches
             whatsoeuer
             :
             and
             he
             that
             was
             buried
             therein
             in
             a
             Friers
             habite
             ,
             if
             you
             will
             beleeue
             it
             ,
             neuer
             came
             into
             hell
             .
          
           
             Vpon
             their
             visiting
             and
             confessing
             of
             the
             sicke
             ,
             they
             euer
             vsed
             some
             perswasiue
             argument
             or
             other
             ,
             that
             it
             would
             please
             the
             sicke
             person
             to
             bestow
             somewhat
             more
             or
             lesse
             (
             according
             to
             his
             or
             her
             abilitie
             )
             towards
             the
             maintenance
             of
             their
             Fraternities
             ,
             or
             the
             repairing
             of
             their
             Monasteries
             ;
             and
             that
             he
             would
             bequeath
             his
             bodie
             to
             be
             interred
             in
             the
             Church
             of
             their
             Couent
             ,
             with
             a
             promise
             that
             they
             would
             daily
             say
             prayers
             and
             make
             intercession
             for
             his
             soule
             .
             They
             got
             likewise
             by
             confessing
             such
             as
             were
             in
             perfect
             health
             ,
             giuing
             them
             absolution
             ,
             and
             enioyning
             them
             penance
             ,
             according
             as
             they
             receiued
             gratuities
             .
             Of
             all
             which
             ,
             will
             it
             please
             you
             reade
             these
             passages
             following
             ,
             copied
             out
             of
             the
             Author
             of
             
               Piers
               Plowman
            
             ,
             and
             
               Geffrey
               Chaucer
            
             .
             And
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       First
                       Piers
                       the
                       Plowman
                       ,
                       
                         Passus
                         vndecimus
                      
                       ,
                       speaking
                       how
                       Friers
                       couet
                       to
                       burie
                       men
                       for
                       their
                       goods
                       .
                    
                     
                       Go
                       confesse
                       to
                       some
                       Frier
                       ,
                       and
                       shewe
                       him
                       thy
                       synnes
                       ,
                    
                     
                       For
                       while
                       Fortune
                       is
                       thy
                       frend
                       Friers
                       will
                       the
                       loue
                       ,
                    
                     
                       And
                       fetch
                       the
                       to
                       their
                       Fraternitie
                       ,
                       and
                       for
                       the
                       beseche
                    
                     
                       To
                       her
                       Prior
                       Prouinciall
                       ,
                       a
                       Pardon
                       to
                       haue
                       ;
                    
                     
                       And
                       pray
                       for
                       the
                       pole
                       by
                       pole
                       ,
                       if
                       thou
                       be
                       pecuniosus
                       .
                    
                     
                       Sed
                       pena
                       pecuniaria
                       non
                       sufficit
                       ,
                       pro
                       spiritualibus
                       delictis
                       .
                    
                     
                     
                       I
                       sayd
                       I
                       nolde
                    
                     
                       Be
                       buried
                       at
                       their
                       house
                       ,
                       but
                       at
                       my
                       Parish
                       Church
                       :
                    
                     
                       For
                       I
                       hard
                       once
                       ,
                       how
                       conscience
                       it
                       tolde
                       :
                    
                     
                       That
                       kind
                       wold
                       men
                       be
                       buried
                       wher
                       thei
                       wer
                       christined
                       .
                    
                     
                       Or
                       wher
                       that
                       he
                       were
                       Parishen
                       that
                       ther
                       he
                       sholde
                       be
                       grauen
                       .
                    
                     
                       And
                       for
                       I
                       said
                       thus
                       to
                       Friers
                       ,
                       a
                       fole
                       thei
                       me
                       helden
                       ,
                    
                     
                       And
                       loued
                       me
                       the
                       lesse
                       ,
                       for
                       my
                       lely
                       speche
                       .
                    
                     
                       And
                       yet
                       I
                       cried
                       on
                       my
                       confessour
                       that
                       helde
                       himselfe
                       cunnynge
                       .
                    
                     
                       That
                       none
                       wolde
                       wed
                       widowes
                       but
                       for
                       to
                       weld
                       her
                       goods
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Right
                       so
                       by
                       the
                       Rode
                       *
                       rought
                       you
                       neuer
                    
                     
                       Where
                       my
                       body
                       wer
                       buried
                       ,
                       by
                       so
                       ye
                       had
                       my
                       siluer
                       .
                    
                     
                       I
                       haue
                       much
                       marvaill
                       of
                       you
                       ,
                       and
                       so
                       hath
                       many
                       other
                    
                     
                       Why
                       your
                       Couent
                       coueteth
                       to
                       confesse
                       and
                       bury
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Rather
                       than
                       to
                       baptise
                       Barnes
                       that
                       be
                       catechislinges
                       .
                    
                     
                       
                         And
                         
                           Passus
                           decimus
                           tertius
                        
                         .
                      
                       
                         Friers
                         folowed
                         folke
                         that
                         wer
                         riche
                      
                       
                         And
                         folke
                         that
                         wer
                         pore
                         at
                         litle
                         price
                         they
                         set
                         .
                      
                       
                         And
                         no
                         cors
                         in
                         hir
                         kyrkeyard
                         ,
                         nor
                         kyrke
                         was
                         buried
                         ,
                      
                       
                         But
                         quick
                         he
                         bequeth
                         hem
                         ought
                         ,
                         or
                         quit
                         part
                         of
                         his
                         dets
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             The
             Frier
             ,
             in
             Chaucer
             ,
             perswading
             with
             the
             sicke
             farmer
             ,
             to
             make
             his
             confession
             to
             him
             ,
             rather
             to
             his
             Parish
             Priest
             ,
             hauing
             his
             hand
             vpon
             his
             halfepennie
             ,
             
             makes
             this
             request
             to
             the
             bed-rid
             man
             lying
             vpon
             his
             couch
             .
          
           
             
               Yeue
               me
               then
               of
               thy
               gold
               to
               make
               our
               cloister
               ,
            
             
               *
               Quod
               he
               ,
               for
               many
               a
               muskle
               and
               many
               an
               oister
               ,
            
             
               When
               other
               men
               have
               been
               full
               well
               at
               ease
               ,
            
             
               Hath
               been
               our
               food
               ;
               our
               cloister
               for
               to
               rease
               .
            
             
               And
               yet
               ,
               God
               wot
               ,
               vnneath
               the
               foundament
            
             
               Performed
               is
               ,
               ne
               of
               our
               pauement
            
             
               Is
               not
               a
               tile
               yet
               within
               our
               wones
            
             
               By
               God
               we
               owen
               fourty
               pound
               for
               stones
               .
            
          
           
             The
             same
             Author
             in
             the
             Prologues
             to
             his
             Canterbury
             tales
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             character
             of
             the
             Frier
             ,
             thus
             speakes
             of
             the
             absolution
             and
             easie
             penance
             they
             gaue
             to
             men
             in
             health
             ,
             where
             they
             thought
             some
             commoditie
             would
             thereby
             accrew
             to
             themselues
             and
             their
             Couent
             .
          
           
             
               Full
               sweetly
               heard
               he
               confession
               ,
            
             
               And
               pleasant
               was
               his
               absolution
               .
            
             
               He
               was
               an
               easie
               man
               to
               giue
               penaunce
               ,
            
             
               There
               as
               he
               wist
               to
               have
               a
               good
               pitaunce
               ,
            
             
               For
               vnto
               a
               poore
               Order
               for
               to
               give
               ,
            
             
               Is
               a
               signe
               that
               a
               man
               is
               well
               yshryve
               :
            
             
               For
               if
               he
               gaue
               ought
               he
               durst
               make
               avaunt
               ,
            
             
               He
               wist
               well
               that
               a
               man
               was
               repentant
               :
            
             
               For
               many
               a
               man
               is
               so
               hard
               of
               hert
               ,
            
             
               That
               he
               may
               not
               weepe
               although
               him
               smert
               :
            
             
               Therefore
               in
               stede
               of
               weeping
               and
               prayeres
               ,
            
             
             
               Men
               mote
               giue
               siluer
               to
               the
               poore
               Freeres
               .
            
          
           
             The
             Priests
             likewise
             in
             general
             as
             well
             of
             Cathedrall
             ,
             Parochiall
             ,
             as
             of
             these
             Conuentuall
             Churches
             got
             much
             by
             saying
             of
             Masses
             ;
             
             as
             it
             is
             intimated
             to
             vs
             by
             Plowman
             in
             these
             few
             lines
             following
             .
          
           
             
               If
               pryestes
               were
               perfite
               they
               would
               no
               siluer
               take
            
             
               For
               Masses
               ,
               ne
               for
               Mattens
               ,
               ne
               her
               meates
               of
               vsurers
               ,
            
             
               Ne
               nether
               kirtle
               ne
               cote
               though
               thei
               for
               cold
               shold
               die
               .
            
          
           
             But
             that
             which
             brought
             most
             riches
             to
             all
             the
             foresaid
             Churches
             ,
             was
             the
             Shrines
             ,
             Images
             ,
             and
             Reliques
             ,
             of
             this
             or
             that
             Saint
             ,
             in
             this
             or
             that
             Church
             especially
             honoured
             and
             preserued
             ;
             to
             the
             Visiters
             whereof
             (
             who
             with
             great
             cost
             and
             labour
             did
             vndertake
             so
             holy
             and
             deuout
             resolution
             )
             great
             Indulgences
             and
             Pardons
             were
             granted
             by
             seuerall
             Popes
             (
             as
             will
             appeare
             by
             the
             sequele
             )
             and
             so
             semblablie
             to
             their
             sacred
             Altars
             and
             other
             holy
             places
             :
             and
             such
             like
             Indulgences
             and
             Pardons
             they
             were
             ,
             as
             were
             anciently
             granted
             to
             the
             Churches
             in
             Rome
             ;
             which
             will
             not
             seeme
             impertinent
             (
             I
             hope
             )
             here
             to
             set
             downe
             ,
             as
             I
             haue
             them
             out
             of
             an
             old
             booke
             in
             broken
             English
             ,
             which
             crept
             into
             the
             world
             in
             the
             minoritie
             of
             Printing
             ,
             and
             is
             commonly
             called
             ,
             The
             Customes
             of
             London
             .
             But
             ,
             before
             I
             go
             any
             further
             ,
             let
             me
             tell
             you
             ,
             that
             Reliques
             were
             euer
             holden
             in
             most
             reuerend
             regard
             ,
             amongst
             all
             sorts
             of
             people
             ,
             insomuch
             that
             in
             the
             taking
             of
             any
             solemne
             oath
             ,
             they
             vsed
             to
             lay
             their
             hand
             vpon
             certaine
             Reliques
             ,
             as
             they
             did
             vpon
             the
             holy
             Euangelists
             ;
             For
             I
             heard
             that
             King
             Henrie
             the
             second
             being
             to
             cleare
             himselfe
             of
             Archbishop
             Beckets
             death
             ,
             
             at
             a
             generall
             assemblie
             holden
             within
             the
             Citie
             of
             Auranches
             ,
             in
             the
             Church
             of
             the
             Apostle
             Saint
             Andrew
             ,
             before
             the
             two
             Cardinals
             ,
             Theodinus
             and
             Albertus
             ,
             the
             Popes
             Legates
             ,
             and
             a
             great
             number
             of
             Bishops
             ,
             and
             other
             people
             ,
             made
             his
             purgation
             in
             receiuing
             an
             oath
             vpon
             the
             holy
             reliques
             of
             the
             Saints
             ;
             and
             vpon
             the
             sacred
             Euangelists
             ,
             that
             he
             neither
             willed
             ,
             nor
             commanded
             the
             said
             Archbishop
             to
             be
             murdered
             .
          
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     The
                     hoole
                     Pardon
                     of
                     Rome
                     graunted
                     by
                     diuers
                     Popes
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                     In
                     the
                     cite
                     of
                     Rome
                     ben
                     iiii
                     chirches
                     in
                     which
                     is
                     Masse
                     daily
                     don
                     ,
                     but
                     ther
                     ben
                     vii
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     priuileged
                     aboue
                     all
                     the
                     other
                     with
                     gret
                     holines
                     and
                     Pardon
                     ,
                     as
                     is
                     here
                     aftir
                     shewid
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     furst
                     is
                     called
                     Saint
                     Peters
                     Chirch
                     th'appostell
                     ,
                     and
                     is
                     set
                     vpon
                     the
                     fot
                     of
                     an
                     hill
                     ,
                     and
                     men
                     goo
                     vpward
                     thertoo
                     a
                     steyer
                     of
                     xxix
                     steppes
                     high
                     ,
                     and
                     as
                     oft
                     as
                     a
                     man
                     gooth
                     vp
                     and
                     downe
                     that
                     steyer
                     ,
                     he
                     is
                     relesid
                     of
                     the
                     seuenth
                     part
                     of
                     penaunce
                     inioyned
                     and
                     graunted
                     by
                     Pope
                     Alysander
                     .
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ,
                     as
                     ye
                     come
                     before
                     the
                     Chirch
                     ther
                     the
                     well
                     sporingeth
                     ,
                     so
                     may
                     ye
                     see
                     aboue
                     the
                     dore
                     an
                     Image
                     of
                     our
                     Lord
                     ,
                     and
                     betwene
                     his
                     feete
                     stondith
                     oun
                     of
                     the
                     pence
                     that
                     God
                     was
                     sold
                     for
                     ,
                     and
                     as
                     ofte
                     as
                     ye
                     looke
                     vpon
                     that
                     peny
                     ye
                     haue
                     xiiii
                     C.
                     yerys
                     of
                     Pardon
                     .
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     same
                     Chirche
                     on
                     the
                     ryght
                     side
                     is
                     a
                     pilour
                     that
                     was
                     sometyme
                     off
                     Salamons
                     temple
                     ,
                     at
                     whiche
                     pilour
                     our
                     Lord
                     was
                     wonte
                     to
                     rest
                     him
                     whan
                     he
                     preched
                     to
                     the
                     people
                     ,
                     at
                     which
                     pylour
                     if
                     ther
                     any
                     be
                     frentyk
                     ,
                     or
                     madd
                     ,
                     or
                     trobled
                     with
                     spyritts
                     ,
                     they
                     be
                     deliueryd
                     and
                     made
                     hoole
                     .
                  
                   
                   
                     And
                     in
                     that
                     Chirge
                     be
                     xi
                     aulters
                     ,
                     and
                     at
                     euery
                     aulter
                     is
                     xlviii
                     yere
                     of
                     Pardon
                     ,
                     and
                     as
                     many
                     Lentes
                     or
                     Karynes
                     :
                     and
                     vii
                     of
                     thoo
                     aulters
                     ben
                     seuerally
                     priuelegyth
                     with
                     grace
                     and
                     Pardon
                     .
                     At
                     the
                     furst
                     aulter
                     is
                     the
                     vysage
                     of
                     our
                     Lord
                     ;
                     who
                     loketh
                     vpon
                     that
                     hath
                     vii
                     .
                     c.
                     yere
                     of
                     Pardon
                     .
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ,
                     at
                     the
                     same
                     aulter
                     is
                     the
                     spere
                     that
                     Crist
                     was
                     parced
                     with
                     ,
                     whych
                     was
                     broght
                     from
                     Constantynenople
                     ,
                     sent
                     from
                     the
                     gret
                     Turke
                     to
                     Pope
                     Innocent
                     the
                     Viii.
                     
                  
                   
                     The
                     second
                     aulter
                     is
                     of
                     saint
                     Andrew
                     there
                     ye
                     haue
                     V.
                     C.
                     yere
                     of
                     Pardon
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     forth
                     aulter
                     is
                     of
                     owr
                     Lady
                     ,
                     there
                     is
                     Vii
                     .
                     C.
                     yere
                     of
                     Pardon
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     v.
                     aulter
                     is
                     of
                     Saint
                     Leoo
                     ,
                     there
                     he
                     receyuid
                     the
                     absolucion
                     in
                     his
                     Masse
                     fro
                     hevyn
                     ,
                     and
                     there
                     is
                     Vii
                     .
                     C.
                     yere
                     of
                     Pardon
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     vi
                     aulter
                     of
                     all
                     Souls
                     and
                     there
                     is
                     V.
                     C.
                     yere
                     of
                     Pardon
                     :
                     and
                     euery
                     hygh
                     fest
                     an
                     soul
                     out
                     of
                     Purgatory
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     vii
                     aulter
                     is
                     of
                     Saint
                     Simond
                     and
                     Iude
                     ,
                     there
                     is
                     Vi.
                     C.
                     yere
                     of
                     Pardon
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     befor
                     the
                     Quyer
                     dore
                     stond
                     two
                     yruen
                     crosses
                     ,
                     who
                     kysseth
                     thoo
                     crosses
                     hath
                     V.
                     C.
                     yere
                     of
                     Pardon
                     .
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ,
                     vpon
                     our
                     Lady
                     day
                     in
                     Lente
                     is
                     hanged
                     afore
                     the
                     quyer
                     a
                     cloth
                     that
                     our
                     Lady
                     made
                     her self
                     ,
                     and
                     it
                     hangeth
                     still
                     till
                     our
                     Lady
                     day
                     assumpcion
                     ,
                     and
                     as
                     many
                     tymes
                     as
                     a
                     man
                     beholdith
                     it
                     he
                     hath
                     iiii
                     C.
                     yere
                     of
                     Pardon
                     .
                  
                   
                     Alsoo
                     as
                     many
                     tymes
                     as
                     a
                     man
                     gothe
                     thorow
                     the
                     Croudes
                     at
                     Saint
                     Peters
                     Chirche
                     he
                     hathe
                     iiii
                     c
                     yere
                     of
                     pardon
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     as
                     often
                     as
                     a
                     man
                     folowith
                     the
                     Sacrament
                     to
                     the
                     syke
                     bodyes
                     he
                     hath
                     xiiii
                     c.
                     yere
                     of
                     Pardon
                     .
                  
                   
                     Also
                     Pope
                     Siluester
                     grauntid
                     to
                     all
                     thym
                     that
                     dayly
                     gothe
                     to
                     the
                     Chirch
                     of
                     saint
                     Peter
                     the
                     iii
                     parte
                     of
                     all
                     his
                     synnes
                     relesyd
                     ,
                     and
                     all
                     advowes
                     and
                     promyse
                     relesyd
                     ,
                     and
                     all
                     synnes
                     forgeten
                     relesyd
                     and
                     forgeuen
                     ,
                     except
                     leynge
                     hondes
                     vpon
                     fader
                     and
                     moder
                     vyolently
                     ,
                     and
                     aboue
                     this
                     is
                     grauntid
                     xxviii
                     c
                     yere
                     of
                     pardon
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     merytis
                     of
                     as
                     many
                     Lentis
                     or
                     Karyns
                     .
                     The
                     knowlege
                     of
                     a
                     karyn
                     ye
                     shall
                     fynd
                     in
                     the
                     end
                     of
                     this
                     bo●ke
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     in
                     the
                     fest
                     of
                     Saint
                     Peter
                     a
                     M.
                     yere
                     of
                     pardon
                     ,
                     and
                     as
                     many
                     Karyns
                     and
                     the
                     *
                     threddendell
                     of
                     penaunce
                     enioyned
                     relesyd
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     from
                     thassencion
                     day
                     of
                     our
                     Lorde
                     into
                     the
                     assumpcion
                     of
                     our
                     Lady
                     ye
                     haue
                     xiiii
                     yere
                     of
                     pardon
                     and
                     as
                     many
                     karyns
                     ,
                     and
                     foryefenes
                     of
                     the
                     iii
                     parte
                     of
                     all
                     Synnes
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     vpon
                     the
                     one
                     syde
                     of
                     saint
                     Peters
                     Chirch
                     lyeth
                     a
                     Chirchyard
                     ,
                     and
                     that
                     is
                     callyd
                     Godys
                     felde
                     ,
                     and
                     there
                     be
                     the
                     beryed
                     poore
                     Pylgryms
                     and
                     none
                     other
                     and
                     it
                     is
                     the
                     lande
                     that
                     was
                     bought
                     with
                     xxx
                     pens
                     that
                     our
                     Lord
                     was
                     solde
                     fore
                     ,
                     as
                     oft
                     as
                     a
                     man
                     gothe
                     vpon
                     that
                     grounde
                     he
                     hath
                     xv
                     c.
                     yere
                     of
                     Pardon
                     .
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     Chirche
                     of
                     saint
                     Poule
                     wythout
                     the
                     walls
                     ye
                     haue
                     xlvii
                     M.
                     yeare
                     of
                     pardon
                     .
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     day
                     of
                     his
                     conuersyon
                     i
                     c
                     yere
                     of
                     pardon
                     .
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ,
                     on
                     Childermasse
                     day
                     iii
                     M.
                     yere
                     of
                     pardon
                     .
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ,
                     on
                     the
                     *
                     Vtas
                     of
                     saint
                     Martin
                     whan
                     the
                     Chirche
                     was
                     holowyd
                     xiiii
                     M.
                     yere
                     of
                     pardon
                     ,
                     and
                     as
                     many
                     karyns
                     and
                     the
                     third
                     parte
                     of
                     all
                     synnes
                     relesyd
                     .
                  
                   
                     Also
                     whoo
                     that
                     visite
                     the
                     Chirche
                     of
                     saint
                     Poule
                     two
                     sondayes
                     doth
                     as
                     
                     moche
                     as
                     he
                     went
                     to
                     *
                     Saint
                     Iames
                     and
                     come
                     geyne
                     .
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     Chirch
                     of
                     Saint
                     Laurence
                     wythout
                     the
                     walles
                     there
                     lyeth
                     the
                     body
                     of
                     Saint
                     Laurence
                     and
                     of
                     Saint
                     Stephan
                     ,
                     and
                     at
                     the
                     hygh
                     aulter
                     ye
                     haue
                     xciii
                     M.
                     yere
                     of
                     pardon
                     and
                     as
                     many
                     Karyns
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     who
                     that
                     vysite
                     the
                     other
                     aulters
                     hathe
                     at
                     eche
                     aulter
                     vii
                     M.
                     and
                     as
                     many
                     karyns
                     .
                  
                   
                     Also
                     the
                     Pope
                     Pelagius
                     grauntid
                     there
                     at
                     iiii
                     festis
                     of
                     the
                     yere
                     at
                     eche
                     feste
                     vii
                     c
                     yere
                     of
                     pardon
                     ,
                     and
                     as
                     many
                     karyns
                     ,
                     and
                     who
                     that
                     goth
                     thether
                     euery
                     Wednesday
                     ,
                     he
                     delyuered
                     a
                     soul
                     out
                     of
                     Purgatory
                     ,
                     and
                     himself
                     quytt
                     of
                     all
                     synnes
                     .
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     Chirche
                     of
                     saint
                     Crucis
                     there
                     is
                     a
                     chambre
                     or
                     a
                     chappell
                     within
                     ,
                     that
                     Pope
                     Siluestre
                     named
                     Iherusalem
                     ,
                     there
                     is
                     the
                     bonde
                     that
                     Cryste
                     was
                     led
                     with
                     to
                     his
                     crucifyeng
                     ,
                     and
                     ther
                     ben
                     ii
                     sausers
                     ,
                     the
                     one
                     is
                     full
                     of
                     Ihs
                     bloode
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     other
                     is
                     full
                     of
                     our
                     Ladyes
                     mylke
                     and
                     the
                     sponge
                     wherin
                     was
                     mengyd
                     eysell
                     and
                     galle
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     nayles
                     that
                     Iesus
                     was
                     wyth
                     on
                     the
                     crosse
                     ,
                     and
                     a
                     parte
                     of
                     the
                     blocke
                     that
                     saynt
                     Iohn
                     his
                     hed
                     was
                     smeten
                     off
                     vpon
                     ,
                     and
                     two
                     armes
                     the
                     one
                     of
                     Saint
                     Peter
                     ,
                     the
                     oder
                     of
                     saint
                     Poule
                     .
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ther
                     stondyd
                     a
                     cheir
                     in
                     which
                     Pope
                     *
                     Accensius
                     was
                     martred
                     and
                     to
                     all
                     theym
                     that
                     sitte
                     in
                     that
                     eitheir
                     is
                     graunted
                     an
                     C
                     M.
                     yere
                     of
                     pardon
                     and
                     as
                     many
                     karyns
                     ,
                     and
                     euery
                     sonday
                     a
                     soul
                     out
                     of
                     Purgatory
                     and
                     the
                     treddendell
                     of
                     all
                     synnes
                     relesyd
                     .
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     same
                     Chirche
                     is
                     a
                     grete
                     parte
                     of
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     crosses
                     that
                     one
                     of
                     the
                     theuis
                     was
                     put
                     on
                     that
                     was
                     crucifyed
                     with
                     Cryste
                     .
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     same
                     Churche
                     is
                     the
                     tytell
                     of
                     Cryste
                     whiche
                     that
                     was
                     in
                     latyn
                     ,
                     Ebrew
                     ,
                     and
                     greke
                     ,
                     whiche
                     was
                     found
                     in
                     the
                     tyme
                     of
                     Pope
                     Innocent
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     whiche
                     the
                     same
                     Pope
                     hath
                     graunted
                     gret
                     pardon
                     .
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     Chirche
                     of
                     saint
                     
                       Mari
                       Mayor
                    
                     there
                     stondyth
                     on
                     the
                     hygh
                     auter
                     the
                     hed
                     of
                     saynt
                     Iheronimus
                     ,
                     and
                     there
                     ye
                     have
                     xiiii
                     M.
                     yere
                     of
                     pardon
                     and
                     as
                     many
                     karyns
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     on
                     the
                     oder
                     auter
                     on
                     the
                     ryght
                     honde
                     ther
                     is
                     the
                     cradle
                     that
                     ▪
                     Iesus
                     lay
                     in
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     our
                     Ladyes
                     mylke
                     ,
                     and
                     a
                     grete
                     parte
                     of
                     the
                     holy
                     crosse
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     many
                     oder
                     bodyes
                     Seintis
                     ,
                     and
                     there
                     ye
                     have
                     xix
                     M.
                     yere
                     of
                     pardon
                     ,
                     and
                     as
                     many
                     karynes
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     Pope
                     Nicholas
                     the
                     iiii
                     ,
                     and
                     saint
                     Gregory
                     ,
                     eche
                     of
                     theym
                     graunted
                     therto
                     X
                     M.
                     yere
                     of
                     pardon
                     ,
                     and
                     as
                     many
                     karynes
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     from
                     thassencyon
                     of
                     our
                     Lorde
                     into
                     crystmas
                     ,
                     ye
                     haue
                     there
                     xiiii
                     M.
                     yere
                     of
                     pardon
                     ,
                     and
                     as
                     many
                     karyns
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     thred
                     parte
                     of
                     all
                     synnes
                     relesyd
                     .
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     Chirche
                     of
                     saint
                     Sebastian
                     wythout
                     the
                     Towne
                     there
                     in
                     a
                     plase
                     that
                     Pope
                     Calixt
                     named
                     Tolund
                     ,
                     as
                     there
                     the
                     Aungell
                     appered
                     and
                     spack
                     to
                     Gregory
                     the
                     Pope
                     .
                     In
                     that
                     place
                     is
                     foryefenes
                     of
                     all
                     synnes
                     and
                     all
                     penaunce
                     .
                  
                   
                     At
                     the
                     high
                     auter
                     is
                     graunted
                     xxviii
                     c
                     yere
                     of
                     pardon
                     ,
                     and
                     as
                     many
                     karynes
                     ;
                     and
                     who
                     so
                     cometh
                     to
                     the
                     furst
                     auter
                     that
                     stondith
                     in
                     the
                     Chirche
                     hath
                     xiiii
                     c.
                     yere
                     of
                     pardon
                     ,
                     and
                     there
                     is
                     a
                     sellare
                     or
                     a
                     vaute
                     wherin
                     lyeth
                     buryed
                     xlix
                     Popes
                     that
                     deyed
                     all
                     Martyrs
                     ,
                     whoo
                     so
                     cometh
                     fyrste
                     into
                     that
                     place
                     delyueryth
                     viii
                     soules
                     out
                     of
                     Purgatory
                     of
                     soche
                     as
                     he
                     moste
                     desyreth
                     ,
                     
                     and
                     as
                     moche
                     pardon
                     therto
                     that
                     all
                     the
                     worlde
                     can
                     not
                     nombre
                     ne
                     reken
                     ,
                     and
                     euery
                     sonday
                     ye
                     delyuer
                     a
                     soul
                     out
                     of
                     Purgatory
                     .
                     And
                     in
                     that
                     sellare
                     stondith
                     a
                     pytt
                     ,
                     there
                     saint
                     Peter
                     and
                     saint
                     Poule
                     were
                     hyd
                     in
                     ccl
                     .
                     yere
                     that
                     noo
                     man
                     wyst
                     where
                     thei
                     were
                     be
                     com
                     ;
                     and
                     who
                     that
                     puttyth
                     his
                     hed
                     into
                     that
                     pytte
                     and
                     takyth
                     it
                     out
                     ageyne
                     is
                     clene
                     of
                     all
                     synne
                     .
                  
                   
                     Pope
                     Gregory
                     and
                     Siluester
                     ,
                     and
                     Pope
                     Nicholas
                     ,
                     and
                     Pope
                     Pelagius
                     ,
                     and
                     Pope
                     Honorius
                     ,
                     eche
                     of
                     theym
                     graunted
                     to
                     the
                     same
                     place
                     one
                     M.
                     yere
                     of
                     pardon
                     and
                     as
                     many
                     karyns
                     .
                     And
                     there
                     lyeth
                     the
                     bodys
                     of
                     dyvers
                     oder
                     holy
                     persones
                     which
                     were
                     too
                     long
                     to
                     write
                     off
                     .
                     And
                     so
                     the
                     grace
                     that
                     is
                     at
                     Saint
                     Sebastians
                     is
                     groundyd
                     that
                     it
                     can
                     not
                     be
                     taken
                     away
                     .
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     Chirche
                     of
                     saynt
                     
                       Mary
                       Mayor
                    
                     afore
                     writen
                     ,
                     afore
                     the
                     quyer
                     is
                     the
                     ymage
                     of
                     our
                     lady
                     whiche
                     seint
                     Luke
                     did
                     peynt
                     ;
                     which
                     ymage
                     seynt
                     Gregory
                     dyd
                     bere
                     from
                     
                       Mary
                       Mayor
                    
                     to
                     Saint
                     Peters
                     th'apostle
                     ,
                     also
                     comyng
                     afore
                     the
                     castell
                     of
                     Saint
                     Aungell
                     ,
                     he
                     see
                     an
                     Aungell
                     in
                     the
                     hyght
                     of
                     the
                     castell
                     ,
                     havyng
                     in
                     his
                     honde
                     a
                     burninge
                     sworde
                     ,
                     and
                     with
                     hym
                     a
                     gret
                     multytude
                     of
                     Aungels
                     ,
                     whiche
                     songe
                     afore
                     that
                     ymage
                     ▪
                     
                       
                         Regina
                         celi
                         letare
                         ,
                         &c.
                         
                      
                    
                     answering
                     saynt
                     Gregory
                     .
                     
                       
                         Ora
                         pro
                         nobis
                         Deum
                         Alleluia
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     Chirche
                     of
                     saint
                     
                       Iohn
                       Latryneus
                    
                     ,
                     the
                     Pope
                     Siluestre
                     yas
                     therto
                     as
                     many
                     yere
                     of
                     pardon
                     ,
                     as
                     it
                     reyned
                     droppes
                     of
                     water
                     the
                     day
                     that
                     halowed
                     the
                     Chirche
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     that
                     tyme
                     it
                     reyned
                     so
                     sore
                     ,
                     that
                     noo
                     man
                     had
                     seen
                     a
                     greater
                     rayne
                     before
                     that
                     day
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     whan
                     he
                     had
                     graunted
                     this
                     ,
                     he
                     thought
                     in
                     hym selfe
                     whedyr
                     he
                     had
                     so
                     much
                     power
                     or
                     not
                     .
                  
                   
                     Then
                     ther
                     came
                     a
                     voyce
                     from
                     heuen
                     ,
                     and
                     sayd
                     Siluestre
                     thou
                     hast
                     power
                     inough
                     to
                     yeue
                     that
                     pardon
                     and
                     god
                     graunted
                     thus
                     moche
                     therto
                     ;
                     That
                     and
                     a
                     man
                     had
                     made
                     a
                     vowe
                     too
                     Iherusalem
                     and
                     lacked
                     good
                     to
                     doo
                     his
                     pilgramage
                     yf
                     he
                     go
                     from
                     saint
                     Peters
                     Chirch
                     to
                     saint
                     
                       Iohn
                       Latrynes
                    
                     he
                     shal
                     be
                     discharged
                     and
                     haue
                     absolucyon
                     of
                     that
                     promise
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     ony
                     tyme
                     that
                     a
                     man
                     cometh
                     to
                     saint
                     
                       Iohn
                       Latrynes
                    
                     ,
                     he
                     is
                     quitt
                     of
                     all
                     synnes
                     and
                     of
                     all
                     penaunce
                     ,
                     with
                     that
                     ,
                     that
                     he
                     be
                     penitent
                     for
                     his
                     synnes
                     .
                  
                   
                     Blyssed
                     is
                     the
                     moder
                     that
                     bereth
                     the
                     chylde
                     that
                     heryth
                     Masse
                     on
                     Saturdayes
                     at
                     saint
                     
                       Iohn
                       Latrynes
                    
                     ,
                     for
                     he
                     delyvaryd
                     all
                     theym
                     that
                     he
                     desyreth
                     out
                     of
                     Purgatory
                     too
                     the
                     nombre
                     of
                     lxxvii
                     soules
                     .
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ,
                     vpon
                     the
                     tour
                     of
                     the
                     Chirch
                     stondyth
                     a
                     double
                     crosse
                     that
                     was
                     made
                     of
                     the
                     swerde
                     that
                     saint
                     Iohn
                     was
                     beheded
                     with
                     ,
                     and
                     at
                     euery
                     tyme
                     that
                     a
                     man
                     beholdith
                     that
                     crosse
                     he
                     hath
                     xiiii
                     M.
                     yere
                     of
                     pardon
                     ,
                     and
                     as
                     many
                     karynes
                     of
                     all
                     penaunce
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     at
                     the
                     high
                     auter
                     ye
                     haue
                     remishion
                     of
                     all
                     sinnes
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     all
                     penance
                     and
                     innumerable
                     pardon
                     more
                     then
                     he
                     nedeth
                     for
                     hymselfe
                     .
                  
                   
                     There
                     ys
                     the
                     graue
                     that
                     seynt
                     Iohn
                     layd
                     hym selfe
                     in
                     whan
                     he
                     had
                     sayd
                     masse
                     ,
                     and
                     than
                     come
                     a
                     gret
                     lyght
                     ouer
                     the
                     graue
                     ,
                     and
                     whan
                     that
                     light
                     was
                     goon
                     than
                     funde
                     they
                     noo
                     tynge
                     there
                     but
                     hevynly
                     bred
                     .
                     In
                     that
                     graue
                     cometh
                     euery
                     good
                     Fryday
                     in
                     the
                     night
                     ye
                     holy
                     creame
                     and
                     oyle
                     ,
                     and
                     he
                     that
                     putteth
                     therein
                     his
                     hed
                     hath
                     an
                     CM
                     .
                     yere
                     of
                     pardon
                     ,
                     and
                     as
                     many
                     karyns
                     .
                  
                   
                   
                     And
                     behynde
                     the
                     high
                     auter
                     stondith
                     a
                     cheyr
                     which
                     God
                     sat
                     in
                     ,
                     and
                     whoo
                     that
                     sitteth
                     therein
                     hath
                     the
                     iii
                     parte
                     of
                     alle
                     hys
                     synnes
                     relesyd
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     who
                     that
                     visite
                     the
                     alle
                     the
                     odir
                     aulters
                     hath
                     at
                     eche
                     auter
                     xliiii
                     C.
                     yere
                     of
                     pardon
                     ,
                     and
                     as
                     many
                     karynes
                     ;
                     and
                     on
                     the
                     oon
                     side
                     of
                     the
                     Chirche
                     ther
                     is
                     a
                     sacryfice
                     that
                     is
                     at
                     Seynt
                     
                       Iohn
                       Baptist
                    
                     aulter
                     ,
                     and
                     there
                     is
                     the
                     table
                     that
                     our
                     Lord
                     ete
                     att
                     vpon
                     Mandy
                     Thurrysday
                     .
                     And
                     also
                     the
                     tables
                     of
                     stone
                     with
                     the
                     x
                     Commandementys
                     that
                     our
                     Lorde
                     yaf
                     to
                     Moyses
                     vpon
                     the
                     mount
                     of
                     Synai
                     ;
                     And
                     ther
                     ys
                     a
                     iiii
                     square
                     of
                     the
                     v
                     barley
                     loues
                     and
                     of
                     the
                     twoo
                     fishes
                     ,
                     and
                     also
                     there
                     is
                     our
                     ladyes
                     keuyrchef
                     .
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ,
                     in
                     that
                     same
                     Chirche
                     on
                     the
                     hygh
                     aulter
                     be
                     the
                     hedys
                     of
                     seynt
                     Peter
                     and
                     Poule
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     hed
                     of
                     Zacharie
                     the
                     Prophet
                     ,
                     fader
                     of
                     S.
                     
                       Iohn
                       Baptist
                    
                     wyth
                     dyuers
                     odyr
                     reliquys
                     .
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     same
                     Chirchyard
                     stondith
                     a
                     chapel
                     that
                     ys
                     callid
                     
                       Sanctum
                       Sanctorum
                    
                     ,
                     there
                     is
                     the
                     face
                     of
                     our
                     Lord
                     ;
                     there
                     may
                     ye
                     haue
                     xiiii
                     M.
                     yere
                     of
                     pardon
                     ,
                     and
                     as
                     many
                     karynes
                     .
                  
                   
                     Whan
                     the
                     Emperour
                     Constantyne
                     was
                     christened
                     tho
                     spake
                     he
                     to
                     Pope
                     Siluestre
                     :
                     In
                     that
                     ,
                     that
                     I
                     have
                     geuen
                     my
                     hous
                     to
                     the
                     wurschip
                     of
                     god
                     ,
                     graunt
                     you
                     mekely
                     his
                     grace
                     to
                     all
                     them
                     that
                     willingly
                     come
                     to
                     this
                     towne
                     .
                     Thoo
                     answerd
                     Pope
                     Siluestre
                     ,
                     our
                     Lord
                     Ihu
                     Criste
                     that
                     by
                     his
                     gret
                     mercy
                     hath
                     purged
                     you
                     of
                     your
                     gret
                     lazarye
                     he
                     mut
                     purge
                     alle
                     them
                     that
                     visityth
                     this
                     Chyrch
                     of
                     all
                     her
                     synne
                     and
                     of
                     all
                     other
                     penance
                     .
                  
                   
                     He
                     that
                     woll
                     not
                     beleue
                     this
                     may
                     goo
                     to
                     seynt
                     Latrynes
                     before
                     the
                     quyer
                     dore
                     ,
                     and
                     there
                     he
                     may
                     see
                     in
                     a
                     marbill
                     all
                     that
                     is
                     wryten
                     here
                     .
                  
                   
                     From
                     seynt
                     Iohns
                     day
                     vnto
                     Scrouetyd
                     all
                     this
                     pardon
                     is
                     doubled
                     ,
                     and
                     fro
                     Scrouetide
                     vnto
                     Ester
                     the
                     pardon
                     is
                     threfolde
                     double
                     ;
                     Blessyd
                     is
                     he
                     that
                     may
                     deserve
                     to
                     have
                     this
                     pardon
                     .
                     And
                     in
                     the
                     same
                     chapel
                     abouesaid
                     may
                     come
                     noo
                     weemen
                     .
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ,
                     aboue
                     that
                     chapel
                     on
                     the
                     lefre
                     syde
                     ar
                     stoppys
                     which
                     sometyme
                     ware
                     at
                     Iherusalem
                     ;
                     and
                     who
                     so
                     goth
                     op
                     tho
                     steppys
                     on
                     his
                     knees
                     ,
                     he
                     deliuerith
                     o
                     soul
                     out
                     of
                     Purgatory
                     .
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     Chirch
                     of
                     Seynt
                     Eustace
                     you
                     may
                     have
                     relyse
                     and
                     pardon
                     of
                     all
                     synne
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     he
                     that
                     is
                     shreuen
                     and
                     repentant
                     of
                     his
                     sinne
                     he
                     hath
                     a
                     M.
                     yere
                     pardon
                     ,
                     and
                     as
                     many
                     karynes
                     .
                  
                   
                     My
                     Author
                     hauing
                     spoken
                     of
                     the
                     Indulgences
                     and
                     priuiledges
                     granted
                     to
                     these
                     principall
                     Churches
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     great
                     benefit
                     which
                     deuout
                     pilgrimes
                     receiue
                     which
                     come
                     to
                     visit
                     these
                     sacred
                     structures
                     ,
                     and
                     highly
                     reuerence
                     the
                     holy
                     reliques
                     therein
                     contained
                     ,
                     he
                     proceeds
                     in
                     this
                     place
                     (
                     according
                     to
                     his
                     promise
                     )
                     to
                     giue
                     his
                     Reader
                     knowledge
                     what
                     a
                     karyne
                     is
                     .
                  
                   
                     A
                     karyne
                     (
                     saith
                     he
                     )
                     is
                     too
                     goo
                     wulward
                     vii
                     yere
                     .
                     Item
                     to
                     fasten
                     bred
                     and
                     watter
                     the
                     Fryday
                     vii
                     yere
                     .
                     Item
                     ,
                     in
                     vii
                     yere
                     not
                     too
                     slepe
                     oon
                     nyght
                     there
                     he
                     slepith
                     a
                     nother
                     .
                     Item
                     ,
                     in
                     vii
                     yere
                     not
                     to
                     com
                     vndir
                     noo
                     couered
                     place
                     ,
                     but
                     yf
                     it
                     bee
                     to
                     here
                     Masse
                     in
                     the
                     Chirch
                     dore
                     or
                     porche
                     .
                     Item
                     in
                     vii
                     yere
                     nott
                     to
                     ete
                     nor
                     drynke
                     out
                     of
                     noo
                     vessel
                     ,
                     but
                     in
                     the
                     same
                     that
                     he
                     made
                     hys
                     avow
                     in
                     .
                     Item
                     ,
                     he
                     that
                     fulfillyth
                     all
                     thes
                     poyntis
                     vii
                     yere
                     duryng
                     ;
                     doth
                     and
                     wynnethe
                     a
                     karyne
                     ,
                     that
                     ys
                     to
                     sey
                     a
                     Lentdum
                     .
                  
                   
                     Thus
                     may
                     a
                     man
                     haue
                     at
                     Rome
                     (
                     as
                     he
                     concludes
                     )
                     gret
                     pardon
                     and
                     Soul
                     helth
                     ;
                     blessyd
                     ben
                     thoos
                     pepull
                     and
                     yn
                     good
                     tyme
                     borne
                     that
                     reslayyeth
                     
                     thes
                     graces
                     ,
                     and
                     well
                     kepith
                     them
                     .
                     Of
                     the
                     which
                     pardon
                     and
                     grace
                     ,
                     our
                     Lord
                     Ihesu
                     Cryst
                     mot
                     grant
                     to
                     euery
                     good
                     Crysten
                     man.
                     Amen
                     .
                  
                   
                     Then
                     follow
                     the
                     Indulgences
                     granted
                     to
                     other
                     lower
                     Churches
                     in
                     Rome
                     :
                     but
                     by
                     these
                     you
                     may
                     imagine
                     the
                     rest
                     .
                     And
                     by
                     both
                     iudge
                     of
                     the
                     Pardon
                     's
                     granted
                     by
                     seuerall
                     Popes
                     to
                     the
                     Cathedrall
                     ,
                     Conuentuall
                     ,
                     and
                     Parochiall
                     Churches
                     of
                     England
                     .
                     And
                     thinke
                     what
                     concourse
                     of
                     pilgrimes
                     and
                     other
                     people
                     daily
                     visited
                     the
                     foresaid
                     Churches
                     ;
                     which
                     will
                     hereafter
                     appeare
                     within
                     each
                     seuerall
                     Diocesse
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     here
                     giue
                     me
                     leaue
                     a
                     little
                     to
                     speake
                     of
                     a
                     certaine
                     generall
                     Pardon
                     or
                     Indulgence
                     granted
                     by
                     Alexander
                     the
                     sixth
                     ,
                     Bishop
                     of
                     Rome
                     ,
                     to
                     this
                     Realme
                     of
                     England
                     .
                     By
                     which
                     he
                     enriched
                     himselfe
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Church-Ministers
                     ,
                     and
                     emptied
                     the
                     purses
                     of
                     many
                     of
                     the
                     Kings
                     subiects
                     .
                  
                   
                     Towards
                     the
                     latter
                     end
                     of
                     the
                     yeare
                     ,
                     one
                     thousand
                     fiue
                     hundred
                     ,
                     being
                     the
                     yeare
                     of
                     Iubile
                     (
                     so
                     called
                     ,
                     for
                     that
                     it
                     is
                     the
                     yeare
                     of
                     ioy
                     or
                     deliuerance
                     )
                     the
                     foresaid
                     Bishop
                     of
                     Rome
                     sent
                     hither
                     to
                     King
                     Henry
                     the
                     seuenth
                     ,
                     one
                     
                       Iasper
                       Powe
                    
                     or
                     Pons
                     ,
                     
                     a
                     Spaniard
                     ,
                     a
                     man
                     of
                     excellent
                     learning
                     ,
                     and
                     most
                     ciuill
                     behauiour
                     ,
                     to
                     distribute
                     the
                     Heauenly
                     Grace
                     (
                     as
                     hee
                     termed
                     it
                     )
                     to
                     all
                     such
                     as
                     (
                     letted
                     by
                     any
                     forcible
                     impediment
                     )
                     could
                     not
                     come
                     to
                     Rome
                     that
                     yeare
                     to
                     the
                     Iubile
                     which
                     was
                     there
                     celebrated
                     .
                     The
                     Articles
                     contained
                     in
                     the
                     Bul
                     of
                     this
                     great
                     Pardon
                     ,
                     or
                     Heauenly
                     Grace
                     ,
                     were
                     as
                     followeth
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Articles
                     of
                     the
                     Bulle
                     of
                     the
                     holy
                     Iubiley
                     of
                     full
                     remissyon
                     ,
                     
                     and
                     gret
                     ioy
                     graunted
                     to
                     the
                     Relme
                     of
                     Englond
                     ,
                     Wales
                     ,
                     Irelond
                     ,
                     Gernesey
                     ,
                     and
                     Garnesey
                     ,
                     and
                     other
                     places
                     vndre
                     the
                     subiection
                     of
                     oure
                     Soueraygne
                     Lord
                     King
                     Henry
                     the
                     seuenth
                     to
                     be
                     distributyd
                     accordyng
                     to
                     the
                     trew
                     meanyng
                     of
                     our
                     holy
                     Fader
                     vnto
                     the
                     Kyngs
                     Subiects
                     .
                  
                   
                     Ower
                     most
                     holye
                     Fader
                     the
                     Pope
                     ,
                     Goddes
                     Vicar
                     in
                     erthe
                     ,
                     of
                     hys
                     holye
                     and
                     gracyous
                     disposycion
                     ,
                     faderla
                     beholdyng
                     the
                     hole
                     flok
                     of
                     christen
                     peple
                     comitted
                     to
                     hys
                     cure
                     and
                     charge
                     ,
                     daylie
                     studyeth
                     diligently
                     the
                     helth
                     and
                     welfar
                     of
                     yowr
                     sowles
                     :
                     And
                     in
                     as
                     moche
                     as
                     in
                     his
                     holynes
                     prouydeth
                     for
                     all
                     soche
                     perelles
                     and
                     ieoperdies
                     as
                     may
                     fall
                     to
                     the
                     same
                     ,
                     by
                     grauntyng
                     of
                     gret
                     Indulgence
                     ,
                     and
                     remishyon
                     of
                     synnes
                     and
                     trespasses
                     .
                  
                   
                     Where
                     as
                     the
                     holye
                     yere
                     of
                     grace
                     now
                     of
                     late
                     passyd
                     ,
                     that
                     ys
                     to
                     say
                     ,
                     the
                     yere
                     of
                     remishyon
                     of
                     all
                     synnes
                     ,
                     ye
                     yere
                     of
                     ioye
                     and
                     gladnes
                     ,
                     was
                     celebrate
                     devowtely
                     ,
                     and
                     solenly
                     keped
                     ,
                     by
                     grete
                     and
                     infenite
                     nombre
                     of
                     Cristen
                     pepull
                     in
                     the
                     Cowrte
                     of
                     Rome
                     .
                     Ower
                     saide
                     most
                     holie
                     Fader
                     the
                     Pope
                     ,
                     as
                     well
                     consideryng
                     the
                     infenite
                     nombre
                     of
                     cristen
                     peple
                     bothe
                     spyrituall
                     and
                     temporall
                     which
                     was
                     desirous
                     to
                     haue
                     had
                     the
                     sayd
                     remishyon
                     and
                     Grace
                     ,
                     and
                     wold
                     haue
                     visetted
                     the
                     sayd
                     Cowrte
                     of
                     Rome
                     ,
                     saue
                     only
                     that
                     they
                     were
                     lette
                     ,
                     eyther
                     by
                     sikenesse
                     ,
                     feblenesse
                     ,
                     pouerte
                     ,
                     long
                     distance
                     ,
                     and
                     gret
                     ieoperdie
                     ;
                     or
                     besines
                     and
                     charges
                     of
                     spirituall
                     or
                     temporall
                     occupacions
                     ,
                     or
                     at
                     that
                     tyme
                     purposed
                     not
                     to
                     optaine
                     and
                     perchase
                     the
                     sayd
                     Grace
                     ,
                     and
                     now
                     be
                     in
                     will
                     and
                     desire
                     to
                     haue
                     the
                     same
                     .
                     As
                     willyng
                     ,
                     and
                     effectually
                     desiring
                     to
                     prouyde
                     and
                     withstond
                     the
                     most
                     cruell
                     purpose
                     ,
                     and
                     infenyte
                     malice
                     of
                     our
                     most
                     cruell
                     enemyes
                     of
                     our
                     cristen
                     feithe
                     the
                     Turks
                     whiche
                     continually
                     studieth
                     ,
                     and
                     gretely
                     inforceth
                     hymselfe
                     with
                     alle
                     hys
                     myght
                     and
                     strenght
                     to
                     subuert
                     and
                     vtterly
                     destroye
                     the
                     holye
                     Religion
                     of
                     our
                     Souerayne
                     Criste.
                     As
                     it
                     is
                     nott
                     vnknowen
                     how
                     now
                     of
                     late
                     ,
                     the
                     sayd
                     most
                     cruell
                     enemy
                     hath
                     opteyned
                     and
                     goten
                     with
                     grete
                     myght
                     and
                     power
                     many
                     and
                     dyuers
                     grete
                     
                     citees
                     and
                     castles
                     ;
                     As
                     Modon
                     ,
                     Neopo●ton
                     ,
                     and
                     Corona
                     ,
                     with
                     many
                     oder
                     Townes
                     and
                     possessions
                     which
                     was
                     than
                     in
                     the
                     dominatyon
                     and
                     possession
                     of
                     cristen
                     peple
                     .
                     And
                     most
                     cruelly
                     hath
                     sleyne
                     and
                     ●estroyed
                     infenite
                     nombre
                     of
                     cristen
                     peple
                     withowt
                     mercy
                     or
                     pite
                     ,
                     bothe
                     by
                     water
                     and
                     by
                     londe
                     .
                     Seeyng
                     and
                     consideryng
                     his
                     Holynes
                     ,
                     that
                     he
                     of
                     hymselfe
                     is
                     not
                     sufficyent
                     ,
                     ne
                     of
                     power
                     to
                     resiste
                     ,
                     and
                     withstonde
                     the
                     forsayd
                     gret
                     malyces
                     ,
                     and
                     porposes
                     ,
                     without
                     the
                     ayde
                     and
                     helpe
                     of
                     cristen
                     peple
                     ;
                     Hath
                     statu●ed
                     ,
                     ordeyned
                     ,
                     and
                     graunted
                     of
                     his
                     Pastorall
                     power
                     ,
                     as
                     is
                     conteyned
                     in
                     thes
                     Articles
                     following
                     .
                  
                   
                     Furst
                     ower
                     soueraigne
                     Lorde
                     Kyng
                     Herry
                     the
                     seuenth
                     ,
                     with
                     all
                     his
                     progeny
                     ;
                     all
                     Archebusschoppes
                     ,
                     Busschoppes
                     ,
                     Abbotts
                     ,
                     Dukes
                     ,
                     Erles
                     ,
                     Barons
                     ,
                     Knygtes
                     ,
                     Squyers
                     ,
                     Gentillmen
                     ,
                     yomen
                     ,
                     cetezines
                     ,
                     and
                     Strangers
                     ▪
                     and
                     all
                     oder
                     cristen
                     peple
                     ,
                     both
                     men
                     and
                     women
                     ,
                     what
                     oder
                     degre
                     ,
                     or
                     condicyon
                     soeuer
                     thei
                     be
                     ,
                     of
                     spyrituall
                     or
                     temporall
                     ,
                     seculer
                     ,
                     or
                     reguler
                     ,
                     dwellyng
                     ,
                     or
                     for
                     a
                     tyme
                     abydyng
                     within
                     the
                     Relme
                     of
                     Englond
                     ,
                     Irelond
                     ,
                     Wales
                     ,
                     Gernesey
                     or
                     Garnsey
                     ,
                     or
                     any
                     oder
                     place
                     vndre
                     the
                     rewle
                     or
                     dominacion
                     of
                     our
                     sayd
                     soueraigne
                     Lorde
                     the
                     Knyge
                     ,
                     which
                     att
                     any
                     time
                     after
                     the
                     publycation
                     herof
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     last
                     Euensong
                     of
                     the
                     Octaues
                     of
                     Ester
                     next
                     commynge
                     ,
                     truely
                     confessyd
                     and
                     contryte
                     visite
                     soche
                     Chorches
                     as
                     shall
                     be
                     assigned
                     to
                     be
                     vesited
                     ;
                     by
                     the
                     ryght
                     reuerent
                     Fader
                     in
                     God
                     
                       Gasper
                       Powe
                    
                     Prothonotarie
                     ,
                     and
                     Doctor
                     of
                     Diuinite
                     ,
                     of
                     our
                     sayd
                     holy
                     Fader
                     ,
                     the
                     Popes
                     Imbassator
                     ,
                     and
                     in
                     this
                     holy
                     Iubeley
                     Commissarie
                     ,
                     or
                     by
                     oder
                     by
                     hym
                     substituted
                     or
                     deputed
                     ;
                     and
                     ther
                     put
                     into
                     the
                     chest
                     for
                     th
                     entent
                     ordeyned
                     ,
                     soche
                     somme
                     or
                     quantite
                     of
                     money
                     ,
                     gold
                     ,
                     or
                     siluer
                     ,
                     as
                     is
                     lymytted
                     and
                     taxed
                     here
                     folowyng
                     in
                     the
                     last
                     end
                     of
                     this
                     paper
                     ;
                     to
                     be
                     spent
                     for
                     the
                     defence
                     of
                     ower
                     feithe
                     ;
                     shall
                     have
                     the
                     same
                     Indulgence
                     ,
                     Pardon
                     ,
                     and
                     Grace
                     with
                     remissyon
                     of
                     all
                     ther
                     sinnes
                     ,
                     whiche
                     thei
                     shuld
                     have
                     had
                     ,
                     if
                     thei
                     had
                     gone
                     personally
                     to
                     Rome
                     in
                     the
                     yere
                     of
                     Grace
                     ,
                     and
                     ther
                     vesited
                     all
                     the
                     Chorches
                     assigned
                     for
                     that
                     entent
                     ,
                     both
                     within
                     the
                     cite
                     and
                     without
                     ,
                     and
                     alsoo
                     done
                     all
                     oder
                     things
                     required
                     to
                     have
                     be
                     done
                     ther
                     for
                     the
                     obteyning
                     of
                     the
                     said
                     grace
                     of
                     the
                     ●ubeley
                     .
                  
                   
                     Also
                     our
                     said
                     holy
                     Fader
                     hath
                     gevyn
                     full
                     power
                     and
                     auctorite
                     to
                     his
                     said
                     Commissarie
                     and
                     his
                     Deputis
                     to
                     che●e
                     and
                     assigne
                     Confessours
                     and
                     Penitenciers
                     seculer
                     and
                     reguler
                     in
                     all
                     soche
                     places
                     as
                     shall
                     please
                     the
                     said
                     Commissarie
                     or
                     his
                     Deputies
                     ;
                     to
                     here
                     the
                     confessions
                     of
                     all
                     soche
                     as
                     are
                     desposed
                     to
                     receyue
                     the
                     Pardon
                     of
                     this
                     holy
                     Iubeley
                     .
                     The
                     which
                     confessours
                     and
                     Penitenciers
                     shall
                     have
                     the
                     same
                     auctorite
                     and
                     power
                     in
                     euery
                     behalfe
                     whiche
                     the
                     Penitenciers
                     of
                     Rome
                     had
                     at
                     Rome
                     in
                     the
                     yere
                     of
                     Grace
                     .
                     That
                     is
                     to
                     saye
                     ,
                     thei
                     shall
                     absolue
                     them
                     of
                     all
                     manner
                     of
                     crimes
                     ,
                     trespasses
                     ,
                     trangressyons
                     ,
                     and
                     synnes
                     what
                     so
                     euer
                     thei
                     be
                     ,
                     though
                     the
                     absolutyon
                     ther
                     of
                     be
                     reserved
                     to
                     the
                     Courte
                     of
                     Rome
                     ;
                     or
                     to
                     the
                     Pope
                     himselfe
                     ;
                     nothyng
                     except
                     ,
                     but
                     soche
                     as
                     was
                     except
                     to
                     the
                     Petenciers
                     of
                     Rome
                     :
                     and
                     that
                     was
                     only
                     the
                     absolucyon
                     of
                     Conspiratours
                     in
                     the
                     person
                     of
                     the
                     holy
                     Fader
                     the
                     Pope
                     ,
                     or
                     in
                     the
                     state
                     of
                     the
                     See
                     of
                     Rome
                     .
                     And
                     also
                     the
                     falsaries
                     of
                     the
                     Popes
                     Bulls
                     ,
                     and
                     of
                     oder
                     wrytings
                     passing
                     from
                     the
                     Courte
                     of
                     Rome
                     :
                     of
                     the
                     sellers
                     or
                     conveyers
                     of
                     Harneys
                     ,
                     or
                     oder
                     things
                     prohibited
                     to
                     the
                     hethen
                     peple
                     .
                     And
                     of
                     thes
                     that
                     laieth
                     violente
                     bondes
                     on
                     Busschoppes
                     ,
                     or
                     oder
                     Prelates
                     of
                     the
                     Chirche
                     ,
                     which
                     be
                     above
                     Busschoppes
                     .
                     And
                     the
                     said
                     Confessours
                     shall
                     haue
                     power
                     to
                     geue
                     and
                     graunte
                     to
                     all
                     the
                     said
                     persones
                     confessyd
                     and
                     contrite
                     ,
                     
                     clene
                     and
                     full
                     remission
                     whiche
                     is
                     called
                     ,
                     
                       A
                       pena
                       et
                       culpa
                    
                     .
                  
                   
                     Also
                     the
                     said
                     Confessours
                     and
                     Penitenciers
                     shall
                     have
                     power
                     and
                     auctorite
                     to
                     dispence
                     and
                     change
                     all
                     manner
                     of
                     vowes
                     into
                     alm●sdede
                     for
                     the
                     defence
                     of
                     our
                     Feith
                     ,
                     none
                     except
                     ,
                     though
                     itt
                     be
                     to
                     Rome
                     ,
                     to
                     Iherusalem
                     ,
                     or
                     to
                     Seint
                     Iames.
                     
                  
                   
                     Also
                     our
                     said
                     holy
                     Fader
                     willing
                     no
                     man
                     to
                     be
                     excluded
                     from
                     this
                     grete
                     Grace
                     and
                     Indulgence
                     ,
                     hath
                     graunted
                     ,
                     that
                     all
                     soche
                     as
                     be
                     seke
                     and
                     impotente
                     ,
                     or
                     oderwyse
                     deseased
                     so
                     that
                     *
                     yei
                     may
                     not
                     easly
                     visitte
                     the
                     Chorches
                     assigned
                     to
                     be
                     visetted
                     ,
                     shall
                     have
                     for
                     them
                     and
                     all
                     ther
                     howsholde
                     the
                     sayd
                     Indulgence
                     ,
                     Remissyon
                     and
                     Grace
                     ,
                     as
                     well
                     as
                     if
                     they
                     did
                     visitte
                     the
                     sayd
                     Chorches
                     .
                     Furst
                     compownding
                     effectually
                     with
                     the
                     sayd
                     Commissarie
                     ,
                     or
                     his
                     Deputies
                     for
                     the
                     same
                     .
                  
                   
                     Also
                     itt
                     ys
                     graunted
                     by
                     our
                     sayd
                     holy
                     Fader
                     that
                     all
                     thos
                     that
                     were
                     at
                     Rome
                     this
                     last
                     yere
                     of
                     Grace
                     shal
                     be
                     parteable
                     and
                     capax
                     of
                     this
                     sayd
                     Grace
                     and
                     Pardon
                     ,
                     yt
                     thei
                     will
                     receive
                     itt
                     .
                  
                   
                     Also
                     our
                     sayd
                     holy
                     Fader
                     hath
                     graunted
                     to
                     his
                     said
                     Commissarie
                     ,
                     and
                     his
                     substitutes
                     full
                     power
                     to
                     interpretate
                     ,
                     and
                     declare
                     ,
                     all
                     soche
                     doubts
                     as
                     may
                     be
                     fownde
                     ,
                     or
                     be
                     moved
                     in
                     thies
                     his
                     graunts
                     ,
                     or
                     in
                     the
                     execucion
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     ,
                     or
                     any
                     parte
                     ther
                     of
                     ,
                     willyng
                     and
                     commandyng
                     that
                     ther
                     interpretatyon
                     shall
                     effectually
                     be
                     taken
                     and
                     stond
                     .
                  
                   
                     Also
                     our
                     said
                     holy
                     Fader
                     hath
                     straitly
                     commanded
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     vertue
                     of
                     obedience
                     ,
                     and
                     vndre
                     the
                     payne
                     of
                     cursyng
                     ,
                     the
                     sentence
                     in
                     that
                     behalfe
                     gevin
                     ;
                     of
                     the
                     whiche
                     they
                     may
                     nott
                     be
                     assoyled
                     ,
                     but
                     of
                     the
                     Pope
                     himself
                     ,
                     furst
                     satisfaccion
                     made
                     with
                     the
                     sayd
                     Commissarie
                     ,
                     or
                     his
                     Depute
                     after
                     the
                     qualite
                     of
                     the
                     trespas
                     .
                     That
                     none
                     ordinary
                     seculer
                     ,
                     or
                     reguler
                     ,
                     or
                     any
                     oder
                     persones
                     seculer
                     or
                     reguler
                     ,
                     lett
                     his
                     Bulles
                     or
                     any
                     oder
                     writyngs
                     made
                     for
                     declaracion
                     her
                     of
                     ,
                     to
                     be
                     published
                     in
                     their
                     Chorches
                     ,
                     Citees
                     ,
                     or
                     Diocesses
                     ,
                     wher
                     or
                     whan
                     itt
                     shal
                     be
                     nedefull
                     ;
                     nor
                     that
                     thei
                     shall
                     aske
                     or
                     receyve
                     though
                     itt
                     be
                     offered
                     any
                     money
                     or
                     oder
                     reward
                     ,
                     for
                     the
                     publicacion
                     or
                     sufferance
                     therof
                     ,
                     or
                     any
                     otherwyse
                     lett
                     or
                     hynder
                     thexpedicion
                     therof
                     ,
                     and
                     goodspeede
                     of
                     the
                     seid
                     Indulgence
                     ;
                     or
                     persuade
                     directly
                     or
                     indirectly
                     any
                     person
                     to
                     withdrawe
                     their
                     good
                     mynd
                     or
                     porpose
                     in
                     that
                     behalfe
                     .
                  
                   
                     Also
                     our
                     seid
                     holy
                     Fader
                     chargeth
                     and
                     commandeth
                     all
                     prechers
                     of
                     the
                     word
                     of
                     God
                     ,
                     whate
                     condicion
                     so
                     euer
                     thi
                     be
                     ,
                     as
                     well
                     men
                     or
                     Religyon
                     as
                     oder
                     ;
                     that
                     thei
                     shall
                     publishe
                     ,
                     and
                     effectually
                     declare
                     in
                     ther
                     prechings
                     ,
                     and
                     oder
                     places
                     whan
                     thei
                     shall
                     be
                     required
                     by
                     the
                     seid
                     Commissarie
                     ,
                     or
                     his
                     Deputees
                     the
                     seid
                     Indulgence
                     and
                     Pardon
                     vndre
                     the
                     peyne
                     specifyed
                     .
                  
                   
                     Also
                     our
                     seid
                     holye
                     Fader
                     hath
                     suspended
                     and
                     disanulled
                     all
                     manner
                     of
                     Pardons
                     and
                     graunts
                     ,
                     graunted
                     or
                     to
                     be
                     graunted
                     ,
                     notwithstondyng
                     any
                     specyall
                     clause
                     that
                     thei
                     shulde
                     not
                     be
                     revolted
                     without
                     specyall
                     mentyon
                     made
                     
                       de
                       verbo
                       in
                       verbum
                    
                     .
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     The
                     Tax
                     what
                     euery
                     man
                     shall
                     put
                     into
                     the
                     Chest
                     that
                     woll
                     receyve
                     this
                     grete
                     grace
                     of
                     this
                     Iubeley
                     .
                  
                   
                     Furst
                     euery
                     man
                     and
                     woman
                     ,
                     what
                     degre
                     ,
                     condicioun
                     or
                     state
                     soeuer
                     thei
                     be
                     ,
                     yf
                     it
                     be
                     an
                     Archebusschoppe
                     ,
                     Duke
                     ,
                     or
                     of
                     any
                     oder
                     dignite
                     spirituall
                     or
                     temporall
                     ,
                     havyng
                     londes
                     to
                     the
                     yerely
                     valour
                     of
                     M.
                     M.
                     l.
                     or
                     aboue
                     ,
                     
                     must
                     pay
                     or
                     cause
                     to
                     be
                     payed
                     to
                     this
                     holy
                     enrent
                     ,
                     and
                     effecte
                     ,
                     for
                     defence
                     of
                     our
                     Feithe
                     ,
                     agaynst
                     the
                     most
                     grete
                     and
                     cruell
                     enemy
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     the
                     Turke
                     ,
                     yf
                     thei
                     will
                     receiue
                     this
                     grete
                     indulgence
                     and
                     Grace
                     of
                     this
                     Iubeley
                     ;
                     for
                     themselfs
                     and
                     their
                     wyfes
                     and
                     their
                     children
                     not
                     maryed
                     ,
                     and
                     effectually
                     without
                     disseyte
                     put
                     into
                     the
                     Chest
                     ordeyned
                     for
                     that
                     entent
                     of
                     trew
                     and
                     lawfull
                     money
                     in
                     that
                     countrie
                     wher
                     thei
                     be
                     iii.
                     l.
                     vii
                     s.
                     viii
                     d.
                     
                  
                   
                     Also
                     euery
                     man
                     and
                     woman
                     havyng
                     tenementes
                     and
                     rentes
                     to
                     the
                     yerely
                     value
                     of
                     one
                     M.
                     l.
                     or
                     aboue
                     ▪
                     to
                     the
                     summe
                     of
                     ii
                     M.
                     l.
                     exclusive
                     must
                     pay
                     for
                     themselfs
                     and
                     their
                     wyfes
                     xl
                     s.
                     
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ,
                     all
                     thos
                     that
                     hath
                     londes
                     and
                     Rentes
                     ,
                     &c.
                     to
                     the
                     yerely
                     valour
                     of
                     ccccl.
                     or
                     aboue
                     to
                     the
                     summe
                     of
                     a
                     M.
                     l.
                     exclusive
                     must
                     pay
                     for
                     themselfes
                     and
                     their
                     wyfes
                     xxvi
                     s.
                     viii
                     d.
                     
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ,
                     all
                     thos
                     that
                     hath
                     londes
                     and
                     rentes
                     ,
                     &c.
                     to
                     the
                     yerely
                     valour
                     of
                     ccl
                     .
                     or
                     aboue
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     summe
                     of
                     ccccl.
                     exclusive
                     must
                     pay
                     for
                     themselfs
                     ,
                     &c.
                     xiii
                     s.
                     iiii
                     d.
                     
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ,
                     all
                     thos
                     that
                     haue
                     londes
                     and
                     rentes
                     ,
                     &c.
                     to
                     the
                     yerely
                     valour
                     of
                     one
                     cl
                     .
                     or
                     aboue
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     yerely
                     valour
                     of
                     ccl
                     .
                     exclusiue
                     must
                     pay
                     for
                     themse●fs
                     ,
                     &c.
                     vi
                     s.
                     viii
                     d.
                     
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ,
                     all
                     thos
                     that
                     haue
                     londes
                     and
                     rentes
                     ,
                     &c.
                     to
                     the
                     yerely
                     valour
                     of
                     xl
                     .
                     l.
                     or
                     aboue
                     to
                     the
                     summe
                     of
                     one
                     cl
                     .
                     exclusive
                     must
                     pay
                     for
                     themselfs
                     ,
                     &c.
                     ii
                     s.
                     vi
                     d.
                     
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ,
                     all
                     thos
                     that
                     haue
                     londes
                     and
                     rentes
                     ,
                     &c.
                     to
                     the
                     yerely
                     valour
                     of
                     xx
                     l.
                     or
                     above
                     to
                     the
                     summe
                     of
                     xl
                     l.
                     exclusive
                     must
                     pay
                     for
                     themselfs
                     ,
                     &c.
                     xvi
                     .
                     d.
                     
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ,
                     men
                     of
                     Religion
                     havyng
                     londes
                     ,
                     Rents
                     ,
                     and
                     Tenements
                     to
                     the
                     yerely
                     valour
                     of
                     ii
                     M.
                     l.
                     or
                     aboue
                     ,
                     must
                     pay
                     for
                     themselfs
                     and
                     their
                     Couent
                     ,
                     xl
                     .
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ,
                     thos
                     that
                     hath
                     londes
                     and
                     rents
                     ,
                     &c.
                     to
                     the
                     yerely
                     valour
                     of
                     one
                     M.
                     l.
                     or
                     aboue
                     to
                     the
                     yerely
                     valour
                     exclusive
                     must
                     pay
                     for
                     themselfs
                     and
                     their
                     Couent
                     ,
                     vl
                     .
                     iiii
                     s.
                     
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ,
                     all
                     thos
                     that
                     have
                     londes
                     and
                     rentes
                     ,
                     &c
                     to
                     the
                     yerely
                     valour
                     of
                     cccccl
                     .
                     or
                     aboue
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     valour
                     of
                     one
                     M.
                     l.
                     exclusive
                     must
                     pay
                     for
                     them
                     and
                     their
                     Couent
                     iii
                     l.
                     vi
                     s.
                     viii
                     d.
                     
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ,
                     all
                     thos
                     that
                     hath
                     londes
                     and
                     rentes
                     to
                     the
                     yerely
                     valour
                     of
                     iicl
                     .
                     or
                     aboue
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     summe
                     of
                     ccccl.
                     exclusive
                     ,
                     must
                     pay
                     for
                     themselfs
                     and
                     their
                     Couent
                     ,
                     xx
                     s.
                     
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ,
                     thos
                     that
                     hath
                     londes
                     and
                     rents
                     to
                     the
                     yerely
                     valour
                     of
                     xl
                     l.
                     and
                     aboue
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     summe
                     of
                     on
                     cl
                     .
                     must
                     pay
                     for
                     themselfs
                     and
                     their
                     Couent
                     ,
                     x
                     s.
                     
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ,
                     seculer
                     men
                     and
                     wemen
                     which
                     hath
                     londes
                     and
                     rents
                     to
                     the
                     yerely
                     valour
                     of
                     xl
                     l.
                     or
                     vndre
                     ,
                     whose
                     mouable
                     goodes
                     extendyth
                     to
                     the
                     valour
                     of
                     on
                     M
                     l.
                     must
                     pay
                     for
                     themselfs
                     and
                     their
                     wyfes
                     ,
                     xl
                     s.
                     
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ,
                     thos
                     whos
                     goodes
                     mouable
                     extendyth
                     to
                     ccccl.
                     or
                     aboue
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     summe
                     of
                     one
                     M.
                     l.
                     exclusive
                     ,
                     must
                     pay
                     for
                     themselfs
                     and
                     their
                     wyfes
                     ,
                     vi
                     s.
                     viii
                     d.
                     
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ,
                     thos
                     whos
                     goods
                     mouable
                     extendyth
                     to
                     the
                     valour
                     of
                     ccl
                     .
                     or
                     aboue
                     to
                     the
                     summe
                     of
                     ccccl.
                     must
                     pay
                     for
                     themselfs
                     and
                     ther
                     wyfes
                     vii
                     s.
                     vi
                     d.
                     
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ,
                     thos
                     whos
                     goodes
                     mouable
                     be
                     within
                     the
                     valour
                     of
                     ccl
                     .
                     and
                     not
                     
                     vndre
                     xx
                     l.
                     must
                     pay
                     for
                     themselfs
                     ther
                     wyfes
                     and
                     children
                     not
                     married
                     ,
                     xii
                     d.
                     
                  
                   
                     Item
                     ,
                     thos
                     whos
                     goodes
                     mouable
                     extendyth
                     nott
                     to
                     the
                     valour
                     of
                     xx
                     l
                     shall
                     pay
                     for
                     themselfs
                     ther
                     wyfes
                     and
                     children
                     as
                     it
                     shall
                     please
                     them
                     of
                     their
                     devocyon
                     .
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             
               The
               Articles
               of
               the
               Bull
               of
               dispensacyon
               with
               Simony
               ,
               Vsury
               ,
               and
               of
               goodes
               
                 wrongfully
              
               keped
               ;
               reserued
               to
               the
               Commissary
               only
               .
            
             
               Moreouer
               ower
               seid
               holy
               Fader
               the
               Pope
               willynge
               more
               largely
               to
               prouide
               for
               the
               helth
               and
               welfar
               of
               the
               sowles
               of
               all
               cristen
               pepull
               dwellyng
               or
               abyding
               in
               the
               Relme
               and
               places
               aboue
               written
               ;
               hath
               geuen
               ,
               and
               graunted
               ,
               full
               auctorite
               ,
               and
               power
               ,
               to
               the
               sayd
               Venerable
               Fader
               in
               God
               ,
               
                 Gaspar
                 Pow●
              
               his
               Orator
               and
               Commissary
               ,
               to
               absolue
               ,
               and
               dispence
               with
               all
               manner
               of
               persones
               ,
               dwellyng
               or
               abidyng
               within
               the
               seyd
               Relme
               ,
               or
               places
               aboue
               rehersyd
               ,
               men
               or
               wemen
               ,
               of
               what
               degre
               or
               condicyon
               so
               euer
               thei
               be
               ,
               spirytuall
               or
               temporall
               ,
               seculer
               or
               reguler
               ,
               whiche
               hath
               commytted
               Symony
               ,
               in
               gevyng
               or
               recevyng
               holy
               Orders
               ,
               or
               Benefices
               spiritual
               or
               any
               other
               wai●s
               ;
               that
               thei
               may
               ,
               notwithstondyng
               the
               seyd
               Simony
               so
               commyttid
               ministre
               in
               the
               orders
               so
               receyved
               :
               And
               the
               Benefices
               so
               obteyned
               lawfully
               kepe
               and
               occupye
               ,
               and
               the
               frutes
               or
               to
               be
               receyved
               ,
               occupie
               and
               despose
               at
               their
               plesure
               .
               And
               yf
               the
               seyd
               persones
               by
               reason
               therof
               have
               runne
               into
               irregularite
               ;
               as
               ther
               apon
               syngyng
               Masse
               ,
               or
               oder
               wyse
               ministryng
               the
               holy
               Sacramentys
               of
               the
               Chirche
               :
               The
               seyd
               Commissary
               hath
               full
               power
               to
               despence
               with
               that
               irregularite
               ;
               and
               to
               take
               away
               all
               infamye
               and
               vnablenes
               whiche
               thei
               be
               in
               by
               reason
               of
               the
               same
               .
               Alway
               prouyded
               that
               the
               seyd
               persones
               make
               a
               composytyon
               herof
               with
               the
               seyd
               Commissarie
               ,
               and
               soche
               money
               as
               thei
               compownd
               for
               ,
               effectually
               to
               pay
               to
               the
               seyd
               Commissarie
               ,
               to
               be
               spent
               in
               this
               holy
               vse
               for
               the
               relefe
               and
               defence
               of
               our
               feith
               .
            
             
               Also
               the
               seyd
               Commissarie
               hath
               power
               to
               compownd
               ,
               absolue
               ,
               and
               dispence
               with
               all
               thos
               that
               occupye
               evill
               goten
               goods
               ;
               all
               vsurers
               ,
               and
               all
               soche
               that
               wrongfully
               and
               vnlefully
               occupieth
               or
               witholdeth
               oder
               mennys
               goods
               by
               fyndyng
               ;
               or
               goods
               hidde
               not
               knowyng
               ,
               or
               dowtyng
               who
               be
               the
               owners
               of
               the
               seyd
               goods
               ,
               or
               to
               whom
               thei
               shulde
               mak
               restitucyon
               ,
               that
               thei
               lefully
               kepe
               ,
               and
               occupie
               the
               same
               goods
               .
               Furst
               makyng
               composycyon
               for
               the
               same
               with
               the
               seyd
               Commyssarie
               ,
               of
               some
               certeyne
               summe
               of
               money
               to
               be
               spent
               in
               the
               foreseyd
               holy
               vse
               ,
               that
               is
               to
               sey
               ,
               for
               the
               relefe
               and
               defence
               of
               ower
               Feith
               ,
               ayenst
               the
               most
               cruell
               and
               bitter
               enemys
               of
               the
               same
               ,
               the
               Turkes
               .
            
             
               Also
               yf
               ther
               be
               any
               willing
               to
               be
               created
               Doctour
               in
               both
               Lawes
               ,
               or
               in
               one
               of
               them
               ;
               the
               seyd
               Commissarie
               hath
               power
               to
               doe
               it
               ,
               as
               well
               as
               if
               he
               were
               created
               in
               any
               Vniuersitie
               :
               And
               so
               of
               oder
               degrees
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               Also
               this
               Pope
               by
               his
               Buls
               imparted
               this
               his
               blessing
               and
               benefit
               of
               the
               Iubeley
               to
               all
               other
               kingdomes
               and
               territories
               vnder
               his
               spirituall
               Iuris●iction
               and
               obeysance
               ,
               and
               to
               all
               in
               like
               manner
               ,
               and
               vpon
               the
               like
               condicions
               .
               By
               which
               you
               may
               gather
               ,
               that
               this
               beneuolent
               liberalitie
               of
               pardon
               and
               
               heauenly
               Grace
               ,
               was
               not
               altogether
               freely
               giuen
               by
               the
               Pope
               ;
               neither
               was
               that
               masse
               of
               money
               ,
               thus
               co●gested
               together
               ,
               spent
               in
               any
               warres
               against
               the
               Turkes
               ,
               as
               he
               promised
               ;
               but
               conueied
               to
               Rome
               ,
               and
               there
               laid
               vp
               in
               his
               owne
               Treasurie
               :
               whilest
               the
               enemies
               of
               the
               faith
               did
               greatly
               infest
               the
               Christians
               .
               But
               this
               Pope
               of
               all
               other
               ,
               in
               my
               iudgement
               ,
               had
               the
               most
               shamefull
               and
               cunning
               shif●s
               to
               get
               money
               withall
               ,
               and
               was
               more
               opprobrious
               in
               all
               his
               actions
               then
               any
               other
               either
               before
               or
               since
               .
               But
               as
               he
               liued
               wickedly
               ,
               so
               hee
               died
               miserably
               ,
               being
               poysoned
               with
               the
               same
               bane
               which
               hee
               had
               prepared
               for
               another
               .
               
                 Actius
                 Sannazarius
              
               ,
               and
               other
               writers
               of
               that
               age
               made
               certaine
               Epitaphs
               of
               him
               to
               his
               eternall
               in●amie
               .
               Which
               I
               finde
               thus
               translated
               into
               English
               ,
               out
               of
               
                 Io.
                 Bale
              
               in
               his
               Pageant
               of
               Popes
               .
            
             
               
                 Perhaps
                 whose
                 Tombe
                 this
                 is
                 (
                 my
                 friend
                 )
                 ye
                 do
                 not
                 know
                 ,
              
               
                 Then
                 pause
                 a
                 while
                 if
                 that
                 ye
                 haue
                 no
                 haste
                 to
                 go
                 .
              
               
                 Though
                 Alexanders
                 name
                 vpon
                 the
                 stone
                 be
                 grauen
                 ,
              
               
                 T
                 is
                 not
                 that
                 great
                 ,
                 but
                 he
                 that
                 late
                 was
                 Prelate
                 shorne
                 and
                 shauen
                 .
              
               
                 Who
                 thirsting
                 after
                 bloud
                 ,
                 deuour'd
                 so
                 many
                 a
                 noble
                 Towne
                 ,
              
               
                 Who
                 tost
                 and
                 turn'd
                 the
                 ruthfull
                 states
                 of
                 kingdomes
                 vpside
                 downe
                 .
              
               
                 Who
                 to
                 enrich
                 his
                 sonnes
                 ,
                 so
                 many
                 Nobles
                 slew
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 wast
                 the
                 world
                 with
                 fire
                 and
                 sword
                 and
                 spoyling
                 to
                 him
                 drew
                 .
              
               
                 Defying
                 lawes
                 of
                 earth
                 and
                 heauen
                 ,
                 and
                 God
                 himselfe
                 erewhile
                 ,
              
               
                 So
                 that
                 the
                 sinfull
                 Father
                 did
                 the
                 Daughters
                 bed
                 defile
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 could
                 not
                 from
                 the
                 bands
                 of
                 wicked
                 wedlock
                 once
                 refrayne
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 yet
                 this
                 pestilent
                 Prelate
                 did
                 in
                 Rome
                 tenne
                 yeeres
                 remaine
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 friend
                 remember
                 Nero
                 ,
                 or
                 els
                 Caligula
                 his
                 vice
                 ;
              
               
                 Or
                 Heliogabalus
                 :
                 enough
                 :
                 the
                 rest
                 ye
                 may
                 surmise
                 ,
              
               
                 For
                 shame
                 I
                 dare
                 not
                 vtter
                 all
                 .
                 Away
                 ,
                 my
                 friend
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 .
              
            
             
               Another
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 Spaniard
                 liethe
                 here
                 that
                 did
                 all
                 honestie
                 defie
                 ,
              
               
                 To
                 speake
                 it
                 briefely
                 :
                 in
                 this
                 Tombe
                 all
                 villanie
                 doth
                 lie
                 .
              
            
             
               Another
               .
            
             
               
                 Lest
                 Alexanders
                 noble
                 name
                 ,
                 my
                 friend
                 ,
                 should
                 thee
                 beguile
                 ,
              
               
                 Away
                 :
                 for
                 here
                 both
                 treachery
                 doth
                 lurke
                 ,
                 and
                 mischiefe
                 vile
                 .
              
            
             
               Another
               .
            
             
               
                 Though
                 Alexander
                 after
                 death
                 did
                 vomit
                 matter
                 blacke
                 ,
              
               
                 Yet
                 maruell
                 not
                 :
                 he
                 dranke
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 and
                 could
                 not
                 cause
                 it
                 packe
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Vpon
               the
               yeare
               of
               Iubelie
               aforesayd
               kept
               by
               this
               Pope
               Alexander
               ▪
            
             
               The
               Romane
               Priest
               that
               promised
               both
               heauen
               and
               starres
               to
               sell
               ,
            
             
               By
               treacherie
               and
               murtherings
               hath
               made
               a
               gap
               to
               hell
               .
            
             
               This
               Alexander
               before
               (
               by
               deuillish
               meanes
               )
               he
               obtained
               the
               Papacie
               ,
               was
               called
               
                 Rodericus
                 Borgia
              
               ,
               a
               Spaniard
               borne
               in
               Valentia
               .
               But
               of
               him
               enough
               ,
               except
               it
               tended
               more
               to
               the
               matter
               .
               Now
               may
               it
               please
               you
               reade
               certaine
               blanke
               verses
               taken
               out
               of
               my
               fore
               remembred
               Author
               ,
               
                 Piers
                 Plow
                 man
              
               ,
               who
               speakes
               in
               his
               language
               of
               the
               Pope
               and
               Cardinals
               ,
               Pardons
               and
               pilgrimages
               effectually
               to
               this
               purpose
               .
               Passus
               19.
               
            
             
               
               
                 God
                 amend
                 the
                 Pope
                 ,
                 that
                 pilleth
                 holy
                 Kirke
              
               
                 And
                 claymeth
                 before
                 the
                 Kyng
                 to
                 be
                 kept
                 of
                 Christen
                 
              
               
                 And
                 counteth
                 not
                 though
                 cristen
                 be
                 killed
                 and
                 robbed
              
               
                 And
                 fynd
                 folke
                 to
                 fight
                 ,
                 and
                 christen
                 folk
                 to
                 spill
                 .
              
               
                 Agayne
                 the
                 old
                 law
                 and
                 new
                 law
                 as
                 Paule
                 therof
                 wytnesseth
                 .
              
               
                 Non
                 occides
                 ,
                 mihi
                 vindictam
                 ,
                 &c.
              
               
                 I
                 ne
                 knew
                 neuer
                 Cardinall
                 that
                 he
                 ne
                 come
                 fro
                 the
                 Pope
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 we
                 Clarks
                 when
                 they
                 come
                 for
                 her
                 Commens
                 payen
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 For
                 her
                 pelures
                 ,
                 and
                 palfreis
                 ,
                 and
                 pilors
                 that
                 hem
                 folow
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 
                   Commune
                   clamat
                   quotidie
                
                 eche
                 a
                 man
                 to
                 other
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 contrey
                 is
                 the
                 curseder
                 that
                 Cardinals
                 commen
                 in
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 there
                 they
                 lig
                 ,
                 and
                 leng
                 more
                 lechery
                 there
                 raigneth
              
               
                 Therfor
                 ,
                 quod
                 this
                 victory
                 ,
                 by
                 very
                 god
                 I
                 would
              
               
                 That
                 no
                 Cardinals
                 ne
                 come
                 among
                 the
                 commen
                 peple
                 ,
              
               
                 But
                 in
                 her
                 holines
                 helden
                 hem
                 styl
              
               
                 At
                 Avion
                 among
                 the
                 Iewes
                 ;
                 
                   cum
                   sancto
                   sanctus
                   eris
                
                 ,
              
               
                 Or
                 in
                 Rome
                 as
                 their
                 rule
                 wyl
                 the
                 relikes
                 to
                 kepe
                 .
              
            
             
               In
               the
               seuenth
               passage
               he
               deliuers
               his
               opinion
               of
               the
               Popes
               Pardons
               ,
               in
               these
               words
               .
               
                 
                   The
                   Prieste
                   preued
                   no
                   pardon
                   to
                   do
                   well
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   And
                   demed
                   that
                   Dowell
                   Indulgence
                   passed
                
                 
                   Biennales
                   and
                   Triennales
                   ,
                   and
                   Byshops
                   letters
                
                 
                   And
                   how
                   Dowell
                   at
                   the
                   day
                   of
                   dome
                   is
                   *
                   dignely
                   vndersongen
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   passed
                   all
                   the
                   Pardon
                   of
                   S.
                   Peters
                   Church
                   .
                
              
               A
               little
               after
               in
               the
               same
               passage
               ,
               thus
               .
            
             
               
                 Soules
                 that
                 haue
                 sinned
                 seuen
                 *
                 sythes
                 deadly
              
               
                 And
                 to
                 trust
                 to
                 these
                 Trentals
                 truely
                 me
                 thynketh
              
               
                 Is
                 not
                 so
                 *
                 siker
                 for
                 the
                 soule
                 as
                 to
                 do
                 well
                 .
              
               
                 Therfore
                 I
                 *
                 red
                 you
                 *
                 renkes
                 that
                 rich
                 be
                 on
                 this
                 erth
              
               
                 Apon
                 trust
                 of
                 treasure
                 Trientales
                 to
                 have
              
               
                 Be
                 ye
                 neuer
                 the
                 bolder
                 to
                 breake
                 the
                 *
                 ten
                 hestes
              
               
                 And
                 namely
                 ye
                 Maisters
                 ,
                 Mayres
                 ,
                 and
                 Iudges
              
               
                 That
                 haue
                 the
                 welth
                 of
                 this
                 world
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 wise
                 men
                 be
                 holden
              
               
                 To
                 purchase
                 you
                 Pardons
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Popes
                 Buls
                 :
              
               
                 At
                 the
                 dreadfull
                 dome
                 whan
                 the
                 dead
                 shall
                 arise
              
               
                 And
                 commen
                 all
                 tofore
                 Christ
                 accounts
                 for
                 to
                 yeue
              
               
                 How
                 thou
                 leadest
                 thy
                 lyfe
                 here
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 lawes
                 kepest
              
               
                 And
                 how
                 thou
                 didest
                 day
                 by
                 day
                 the
                 dome
                 wil
                 reherse
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 poke
                 full
                 of
                 Pardons
                 there
                 ,
                 ne
                 prouinciall
                 letters
                 ,
              
               
                 Though
                 ye
                 be
                 founden
                 in
                 the
                 fraternitie
                 of
                 the
                 iiii
                 Orders
              
               
                 And
                 haue
                 Indulgence
                 an
                 hundryd
                 fold
                 ,
                 but
                 if
                 Dowell
                 you
                 helpe
              
               
                 I
                 beset
                 your
                 patents
                 and
                 your
                 pardons
                 at
                 a
                 pyes
                 hele
                 .
              
               
                 Therfore
                 I
                 counsell
                 all
                 christen
                 to
                 crye
                 god
                 mercy
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 make
                 Christ
                 our
                 meane
                 that
                 hath
                 made
                 amends
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 God
                 give
                 vs
                 grace
                 here
                 ,
                 or
                 we
                 go
                 hence
              
               
                 Such
                 workes
                 to
                 worke
                 while
                 we
                 ben
                 here
              
               
               
                 That
                 after
                 our
                 deathes
                 day
                 ,
                 Dowell
                 reherse
              
               
                 At
                 the
                 day
                 of
                 Dome
                 we
                 did
                 as
                 he
                 *
                 highte
                 .
              
            
             
               The
               same
               Author
               shewing
               what
               true
               pilgrimage
               is
               ,
               
               breathes
               forth
               these
               blanke
               verses
               following
               .
            
             
               
                 Nay
                 by
                 my
                 soule
                 health
                 ,
                 quoth
                 Piers
                 ,
                 and
                 gan
                 for
                 to
                 sweare
                 ,
              
               
                 I
                 nolde
                 *
                 fang
                 a
                 ferthyng
                 for
                 Saynt
                 Thomas
                 shryne
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Truth
                 wold
                 loue
                 me
                 the
                 lesse
                 long
                 tyme
                 therfor
                 after
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 if
                 ye
                 wyll
                 to
                 wend
                 well
                 this
                 his
                 the
                 way
                 thither
                 .
              
               
                 Ye
                 must
                 go
                 thorow
                 mekenes
                 both
                 men
                 and
                 wyues
              
               
                 Tyll
                 ye
                 come
                 into
                 conscience
                 ,
                 that
                 Christ
                 wit
                 soch
              
               
                 That
                 ye
                 louen
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 *
                 leuest
                 of
                 all
                 thynges
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 that
                 your
                 neighbours
                 next
                 ;
                 In
                 no
                 wy●e
                 appeire
              
               
                 Otherwise
                 than
                 thou
                 woldist
                 he
                 wrought
                 to
                 thy selfe
                 .
              
            
             
               In
               the
               same
               passage
               .
            
             
               
                 Ye
                 that
                 seke
                 S.
                 Iames
                 ,
                 and
                 Saintes
                 at
                 Rome
              
               
                 Seke
                 saint
                 Truth
                 ,
                 for
                 he
                 may
                 saue
                 you
                 all
                 .
              
            
             
               In
               another
               place
               .
               Pass
               .
               12.
               
            
             
               
                 He
                 doth
                 well
                 withoute
                 doute
                 ,
                 that
                 doth
                 as
                 *
                 beuti
                 techeth
              
               
                 That
                 is
                 if
                 thou
                 be
                 man
                 maryed
                 ,
                 thy
                 make
                 thou
                 loue
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 lyue
                 forth
                 as
                 law
                 wyll
                 ,
                 whyle
                 ye
                 lyuen
                 both
                 .
              
               
                 Right
                 so
                 if
                 thou
                 be
                 religious
                 ,
                 ren
                 thou
                 neuerfurther
                 ,
              
               
                 To
                 Rome
                 nor
                 Roch
                 Madon
                 ,
                 but
                 as
                 thy
                 rule
                 techeth
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 hold
                 the
                 vnder
                 obedience
                 ,
                 that
                 high
                 way
                 is
                 to
                 heuen
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 yf
                 thou
                 be
                 mayden
                 to
                 mary
                 ,
                 and
                 myght
                 well
                 continewe
                 ,
              
               
                 Seke
                 neuer
                 no
                 saint
                 further
                 for
                 thy
                 soules
                 health
                 .
              
            
             
               
               Pilgrimage
               ,
               is
               called
               of
               the
               Latines
               ,
               
                 Peregrinatio
                 ,
                 quasi
                 peregre
                 abitio
              
               ,
               a
               going
               into
               a
               strange
               countrey
               ;
               for
               a
               short
               pilgramage
               is
               not
               worth
               a
               pin
               :
               neither
               is
               that
               Image
               in
               so
               much
               honour
               or
               respect
               in
               that
               countrey
               where
               it
               is
               ,
               as
               in
               farre
               countries
               .
               For
               example
               ,
               the
               Italians
               ,
               yea
               those
               that
               dwell
               neare
               Rome
               ,
               will
               mocke
               and
               scoffe
               at
               our
               English
               (
               and
               other
               )
               pilgrims
               that
               go
               to
               Rome
               to
               see
               the
               Popes
               holinesse
               ,
               and
               Saint
               Peters
               chaire
               ,
               and
               yet
               they
               themselues
               will
               runne
               to
               see
               the
               Reliques
               of
               Saint
               Iames
               of
               Compostella
               in
               the
               kingdome
               of
               Galicia
               in
               Spaine
               ,
               which
               is
               aboue
               twelue
               hundred
               English
               miles
               .
               And
               so
               the
               Spaniards
               hold
               Rome
               to
               be
               a
               very
               holy
               place
               ,
               and
               therefore
               spare
               no
               cost
               or
               labour
               to
               go
               thither
               .
               And
               so
               of
               other
               pilgrimages
               .
            
             
               Pilgrimage
               was
               also
               called
               
                 Romeria
                 ,
                 quia
                 Romam
                 vt
                 plurimum
                 peregrinationes
                 ,
              
               because
               pilgrimages
               forth
               most
               part
               were
               made
               to
               Rome
               .
            
             
               Now
               hauing
               acquainted
               my
               Reader
               (
               omitting
               many
               particulars
               ,
               I
               confesse
               ,
               which
               will
               more
               plainly
               appeare
               in
               the
               sequele
               )
               by
               what
               deuises
               and
               meanes
               ,
               the
               Religious
               Votaries
               and
               others
               of
               the
               Clergie
               within
               this
               kingdome
               ,
               as
               also
               the
               Bishop
               of
               Rome
               (
               who
               most
               commonly
               went
               away
               with
               the
               best
               share
               )
               augmented
               their
               reuenues
               ,
               and
               deceiued
               the
               poore
               Commons
               .
               I
               am
               here
               to
               speake
               of
               a
               yearely
               tribute
               paied
               onely
               to
               the
               See
               of
               Rome
               (
               which
               many
               times
               I
               obuiously
               meete
               withall
               )
               from
               the
               payment
               
               whereof
               ,
               neither
               the
               King
               nor
               the
               Clergie
               ,
               nor
               any
               housholder
               〈◊〉
               in
               England
               or
               Ireland
               were
               priuiledged
               ,
               and
               this
               was
               called
               〈◊〉
               which
               is
               a
               Saxon
               word
               compounded
               of
               Rome
               and
               Scot
               ,
               as
               you
               wou●d
               say
               ,
               the
               〈◊〉
               bute
               due
               to
               Rome
               ,
               
               or
               an
               Apostolicall
               custome
               ,
               or
               the
               see
               of
               〈…〉
               penning
               ,
               or
               
                 Denarij
                 Sancti
                 Petri
              
               ,
               Peter
               pence
               :
               From
               which
               payment
               〈◊〉
               Mathew
               the
               Monke
               of
               Westminster
               ,
               neither
               the
               King
               ,
               nor
               the
               Archbishop
               ,
               Bishop
               ,
               Abbot
               ,
               nor
               Prior
               ,
               were
               exempted
               .
               I
               he
               first
               ●ounder
               of
               〈◊〉
               Tribute
               was
               Inas
               ,
               or
               Ina
               ,
               king
               of
               the
               West-saxons
               .
               Of
               which
               the
               foresaid
               Mathew
               thus
               writes
               .
            
             
               Ina
               the
               pious
               and
               potent
               king
               of
               the
               West
               Saxons
               ,
               lea●ing
               his
               temporall
               kingdome
               (
               thereby
               to
               gaine
               an
               eternall
               )
               to
               the
               gouernment
               of
               his
               kinsman
               Ethelard
               ,
               
               trauel●ed
               on
               pilgrimage
               to
               Rome
               ,
               where
               in
               the
               said
               Citie
               by
               the
               permission
               of
               Gregory
               the
               second
               ,
               hee
               built
               an
               house
               which
               he
               called
               ,
               The
               English
               Schoole
               ;
               vnto
               which
               ,
               the
               kings
               of
               England
               ,
               and
               the
               Regall
               Image
               ,
               as
               also
               Bishops
               ,
               Priests
               ,
               Clerkes
               ,
               and
               others
               might
               repaire
               ,
               to
               ●ee
               instructed
               in
               good
               literature
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               Catholicke
               faith
               ;
               lest
               that
               any
               thing
               in
               the
               English
               Church
               might
               be
               sin●ste●ly
               expounded
               contrary
               to
               the
               vniuersall
               vnitie
               ,
               and
               so
               ,
               being
               established
               in
               the
               orthodoxall
               and
               right
               receiued
               Faith
               ,
               they
               might
               returne
               backe
               againe
               into
               their
               owne
               countrey
               .
               For
               the
               doctrine
               and
               Schooles
               of
               the
               English
               Nation
               since
               the
               time
               of
               Archbishop
               Austin
               ,
               had
               beene
               interdicted
               by
               diuers
               Romish
               Bishops
               ,
               for
               certaine
               heresies
               which
               daily
               appeared
               after
               the
               comming
               in
               of
               the
               Saxons
               into
               Britaine
               ,
               by
               reason
               of
               the
               commixture
               of
               the
               misbeleeuing
               wicked
               Pagans
               ,
               with
               the
               Christians
               of
               holy
               conuersation
               .
               Hee
               also
               caused
               a
               Church
               to
               be
               erected
               neare
               to
               the
               foresaid
               house
               or
               Colledge
               ,
               which
               he
               dedicated
               to
               the
               honour
               of
               the
               blessed
               Virgine
               Mary
               ;
               in
               which
               such
               of
               the
               English
               as
               came
               to
               Rome
               might
               celebrate
               d●uine
               Seruice
               ,
               and
               that
               therein
               ,
               if
               any
               of
               the
               said
               English
               there
               happened
               to
               depart
               this
               world
               ,
               they
               might
               be
               in●erred
               .
               And
               all
               these
               ,
               that
               they
               might
               for
               euer
               be
               more
               firmly
               corroborated
               ,
               it
               was
               ordained
               by
               a
               generall
               decree
               ,
               throughout
               all
               the
               kingdome
               of
               the
               West-Saxons
               ,
               that
               in
               euerie
               familie
               one
               pennie
               should
               be
               yearely
               collected
               and
               sent
               ouer
               to
               blessed
               Saint
               Peter
               and
               the
               Church
               of
               Rome
               ,
               which
               in
               English
               Saxons
               was
               called
               Romescot
               ;
               that
               the
               English
               there
               abiding
               mig●t
               by
               that
               meane
               haue
               sufficient
               to
               liue
               vpon
               .
               Thus
               ●a●re
               Mathew
               of
               Westminste●
               surnamed
               the
               Flower-gatherer
               .
               The
               which
               in
               substance
               is
               thus
               deliuer●d
               by
               a
               late
               writer
               ,
               yet
               in
               a
               different
               manner
               .
            
             
               He
               (
               meaning
               Ina
               )
               instituted
               also
               a
               certaine
               yearely
               payment
               to
               the
               See
               of
               Rome
               ,
               
               enioyning
               euery
               one
               of
               his
               Subiects
               that
               posses●ed
               in
               his
               house
               of
               one
               kinde
               of
               goods
               to
               the
               value
               of
               twentie
               pence
               ,
               that
               he
               should
               pay
               a
               p●ny
               to
               the
               Pope
               yearely
               vpon
               Lammas
               day
               ;
               which
               at
               that
               time
               was
               contributed
               vnder
               the
               name
               of
               the
               Kings
               Almes
               ,
               but
               afterwards
               was
               called
               and
               challenged
               by
               the
               name
               of
               Peter-pence
               .
            
             
               Another
               of
               the
               same
               gift
               by
               the
               said
               King
               hath
               these
               times
               .
            
             
               
                 He
                 gaue
                 to
                 Rome
                 eche
                 yere
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Rome
                 pence
                 thorrow
                 West
                 sex
                 all
                 about
              
               
                 Perpetually
                 to
                 be
                 well
                 payd
                 and
                 clere
                 ,
              
               
                 For
                 vnto
                 Rome
                 he
                 went
                 without
                 all
                 doubt
                 .
              
            
             
               After
               the
               example
               ,
               and
               with
               the
               like
               zeale
               of
               
                 Ina
                 ,
                 Offa
              
               the
               most
               magnificent
               
               king
               of
               the
               Mercias
               ,
               in
               great
               deuotion
               went
               also
               to
               Rome
               ,
               and
               made
               euery
               house
               within
               his
               territories
               subiect
               to
               this
               payment
               of
               Romescot
               ;
               
                 
                   
                   Ossa
                   gaue
                   through
                   Mers
                   the
                   Rome
                   penny
                
                 
                   Vnto
                   the
                   Church
                   of
                   Rome
                   .
                
              
            
             
               Afterwards
               about
               the
               yeare
               eight
               hundred
               and
               fiftie
               ,
               this
               tribute
               was
               confirmed
               ,
               and
               made
               further
               payable
               throughout
               all
               England
               ;
               For
               Ethelwolfe
               (
               as
               then
               being
               sole
               Monarch
               of
               the
               Englishmen
               ;
               (
               hauing
               beene
               sometimes
               for
               certaine
               yeares
               (
               as
               Haneden
               and
               Brampton
               write
               )
               Bishop
               of
               Winchester
               )
               remembring
               his
               Ecclesiasticke
               profession
               ;
               and
               ordaining
               first
               that
               tithes
               and
               lands
               due
               to
               holy
               Church
               should
               be
               free
               from
               all
               tributes
               and
               Regall
               seruices
               ;
               in
               the
               nineteenth
               yeare
               of
               his
               raigne
               ,
               with
               the
               like
               deuotion
               of
               the
               two
               former
               kings
               ,
               went
               in
               pilgrimage
               ,
               taking
               with
               him
               his
               youngest
               sonne
               Alfred
               ,
               or
               Elfred
               ,
               to
               the
               foresaid
               chiefe
               Citie
               of
               the
               Romanes
               ;
               where
               he
               was
               both
               honourablie
               receiued
               and
               entertained
               by
               the
               Bishop
               of
               Rome
               and
               the
               whole
               Senate
               ,
               for
               the
               space
               of
               one
               yeare
               and
               vpwards
               :
               in
               which
               time
               he
               rebuilt
               the
               English
               Schoole
               before
               remembred
               ,
               which
               lately
               had
               beene
               almost
               quite
               consumed
               with
               fire
               .
               
               And
               in
               lieu
               of
               his
               kinde
               entertainment
               ,
               confirmed
               the
               former
               grant
               of
               Peter-pence
               ,
               causing
               it
               to
               bee
               payed
               throughout
               all
               his
               Dominions
               ;
               and
               further
               couenanted
               to
               pay
               yearely
               to
               Rome
               three
               hundred
               Markes
               ,
               thus
               to
               be
               employed
               ;
               one
               hundred
               to
               Saint
               Peters
               Church
               ,
               another
               hundred
               to
               Saint
               Pauls
               light
               ,
               and
               the
               third
               to
               the
               Pope
               (
               a
               Saint
               that
               euermore
               will
               haue
               his
               share
               )
               to
               the
               entent
               ,
               saith
               one
               ,
               that
               no
               Englishmen
               should
               doe
               penance
               in
               bounds
               ,
               as
               he
               saw
               some
               do
               before
               his
               face
               .
               
                 
                   This
                   Athilwolfe
                   to
                   Rome
                   toke
                   his
                   way
                
                 
                   In
                   pilgramage
                   with
                   him
                   his
                   sonne
                   Aelfrede
                   ,
                
                 
                   To
                   Peter
                   and
                   Pole
                   he
                   graunted
                   infenitife
                
                 
                   The
                   Rome
                   pence
                   of
                   all
                   Englond
                   .
                
                 
                   As
                   Flores
                   saith
                   as
                   I
                   con
                   vnderstond
                   .
                
              
               Saith
               
                 Harding
                 ,
                 cap.
              
               105.
               
            
             
               And
               further
               to
               confirme
               the
               premisses
               ,
               may
               it
               please
               you
               to
               trouble
               your
               patience
               in
               the
               reading
               of
               these
               following
               hard
               rimes
               transcribed
               out
               of
               a
               namelesse
               old
               Author
               .
            
             
               
                 
                 Adelwolfe
                 his
                 sonne
                 att
                 Chester
                 his
                 cite
              
               
                 For
                 al
                 hys
                 kyngs
                 and
                 Barons
                 of
                 estate
              
               
                 Sent
                 forth
                 anone
                 at
                 hys
                 parlament
                 to
                 be
              
               
                 Whycheatte
                 Chester
                 was
                 than
                 preordynate
              
               
                 To
                 whyche
                 al
                 cam
                 ,
                 both
                 Kyngs
                 ,
                 Duks
                 ,
                 and
                 Prelat
              
               
                 And
                 odar
                 al
                 of
                 honor
                 or
                 Empryse
              
               
                 Hym
                 for
                 to
                 do
                 obeysaunce
                 and
                 servysse
                 .
              
               
                 anon
                 to
                 Roome
                 he
                 went
              
               
                 In
                 pylgrymage
                 wythe
                 hooly
                 good
                 entent
                 .
              
               
                 Wher
                 he
                 was
                 so
                 abydyng
                 full
                 too
                 yer
              
               
                 In
                 hooly
                 lyff
                 and
                 full
                 perfactyon
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 ryall
                 wyse
                 as
                 to
                 a
                 pryns
                 afer
              
               
                 And
                 to
                 the
                 Pope
                 wythe
                 ful
                 affectyon
              
               
                 Hys
                 comonyng
                 ay
                 had
                 at
                 hys
                 electyon
                 .
              
               
               
                 He
                 gaue
                 to
                 Peter
                 lyght
              
               
                 And
                 to
                 Sent
                 Poule
                 ,
                 wha●
                 is
                 ful
                 gret
                 repayr
              
               
                 Too
                 thowsand
                 mark
                 of
                 Venyse
                 gold
                 ful
                 ryght
              
               
                 For
                 sustenaunce
                 of
                 the
                 Chyrches
                 ryght
                 .
              
               
                 He
                 Busschopp
                 was
                 in
                 hys
                 Fadars
                 day
              
               
                 And
                 for
                 defaut
                 of
                 heyr
                 was
                 crownyd
                 kyng
              
               
                 Wharfor
                 whan
                 he
                 hys
                 lond
                 in
                 good
                 aray
              
               
                 Fre
                 of
                 servysse
                 had
                 set
                 above
                 all
                 thyng
              
               
                 He
                 grauntyd
                 tythe
                 of
                 all
                 hys
                 lond
                 ofspryng
              
               
                 Tyll
                 thre
                 persones
                 dwelling
                 in
                 vnyte
              
               
                 Why
                 charr
                 on
                 God
                 dwellyng
                 in
                 Trynite
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 Roome
                 pens
                 he
                 graunte
                 vnto
                 the
                 Pope
              
               
                 Perpetuelly
                 to
                 haue
                 of
                 al
                 Englond
                 .
              
               
                 So
                 perfytt
                 was
                 hys
                 mynd
                 who
                 couth
                 hit
                 grope
              
               
                 In
                 al
                 goodnes
                 growndyd
                 I
                 vndyrstond
                 .
              
               
                 Thrugh
                 al
                 hys
                 myght
                 in
                 al
                 hys
                 noble
                 lond
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 Pece
                 he
                 kepte
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 his
                 Se
                 iudicyall
              
               
                 The
                 common
                 Law
                 among
                 hys
                 peple
                 all
                 .
              
            
             
               Edgar
               king
               of
               England
               made
               sharpe
               constitutions
               for
               the
               payment
               of
               this
               Tribute
               .
            
             
               And
               it
               was
               one
               of
               the
               lawes
               of
               Edward
               the
               Confessour
               ,
               
               that
               euery
               householder
               which
               had
               
                 triginta
                 denariatas
                 viuae
                 pecuniae
                 in
                 domo
                 sua
                 de
                 proprio
                 suo
                 ,
              
               Thirtie
               pence
               of
               ready
               money
               ,
               or
               of
               any
               kinde
               of
               cattell
               in
               his
               house
               of
               his
               owne
               proper
               ,
               should
               by
               the
               Law
               of
               the
               English
               giue
               a
               pennie
               to
               Saint
               Peter
               ,
               and
               by
               the
               Law
               of
               the
               Danes
               halfe
               a
               marke
               ;
               which
               pennie
               was
               to
               be
               demanded
               at
               or
               vpon
               the
               feast
               of
               Saint
               Peter
               and
               Paul
               ,
               and
               to
               be
               collected
               before
               the
               feast
               of
               Saint
               Peter
               
               
                 ad
                 vincula
              
               ,
               and
               not
               to
               be
               deferred
               to
               any
               further
               day
               :
               And
               if
               any
               withheld
               the
               payment
               thereof
               any
               longer
               time
               ,
               complaint
               was
               to
               be
               made
               to
               the
               Kings
               Officers
               ,
               for
               that
               this
               penny
               was
               the
               Kings
               Almes
               .
               And
               that
               the
               partie
               so
               offending
               ,
               should
               hee
               constrained
               by
               iustice
               to
               make
               payment
               thereof
               ,
               on
               paine
               of
               forfeiting
               his
               goods
               .
               Now
               if
               any
               man
               had
               more
               dwelling
               houses
               then
               one
               ,
               hee
               was
               to
               pay
               onely
               for
               that
               house
               where
               he
               should
               happen
               to
               be
               resiant
               ,
               at
               the
               said
               feast
               of
               Saint
               Peter
               and
               Paul.
               
            
             
               Henry
               the
               second
               vpon
               his
               conquest
               of
               Ireland
               ,
               imposed
               this
               tribute
               vpon
               that
               kingdome
               ,
               onely
               to
               curry
               fauour
               with
               the
               Pope
               ,
               who
               as
               then
               was
               Adrian
               the
               fourth
               ,
               called
               before
               his
               inthronization
               ,
               
                 Nicholas
                 Breakespeare
              
               ,
               borne
               at
               Abbots
               Langley
               in
               Hertfordshire
               .
               For
               hee
               (
               saith
               Speed
               in
               the
               life
               of
               the
               said
               Henry
               )
               knowing
               how
               great
               and
               dangerous
               tumults
               the
               Popes
               had
               raised
               vpon
               small
               occasions
               ,
               thought
               his
               way
               would
               bee
               much
               easier
               ,
               
               if
               he
               went
               onward
               with
               the
               Popes
               good
               fauour
               ,
               which
               he
               easily
               obtained
               for
               a
               fee
               ,
               viz.
               a
               penny
               yearely
               to
               bee
               payed
               to
               Saint
               Peter
               of
               euerie
               house
               in
               Ireland
               .
            
             
               Edward
               the
               third
               in
               the
               39.
               yeare
               of
               his
               raigne
               (
               saith
               Treuisa
               the
               Continuer
               of
               Polychronicon
               )
               ordained
               ,
               that
               this
               Tribute
               of
               Peter
               pence
               ,
               should
               not
               be
               from
               thenceforth
               any
               more
               gathered
               within
               this
               Realme
               ,
               nor
               any
               such
               payment
               made
               at
               Rome
               .
               But
               howsoeuer
               (
               saith
               Hollinshed
               in
               the
               said
               
               yeare
               )
               this
               payment
               was
               abrogated
               at
               this
               time
               ,
               by
               King
               Edward
               ,
               it
               was
               after
               rene●ed
               againe
               by
               the
               Pope
               ,
               and
               the
               money
               was
               gathered
               in
               certaine
               Shires
               of
               this
               Realme
               ,
               vntill
               the
               dayes
               of
               king
               Henry
               the
               eighth
               .
            
             
               Parsons
               ,
               and
               Impropriators
               of
               Churches
               ,
               at
               this
               day
               in
               many
               places
               of
               England
               ,
               are
               payed
               this
               pennie
               vnder
               the
               name
               of
               a
               Smoke
               pennie
               .
            
             
               This
               Chapter
               is
               growne
               much
               longer
               then
               I
               expected
               .
               Of
               which
               an
               end
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             XVIII
             .
             Of
             Parishes
             ,
             Bishoprickes
             Of
             the
             power
             and
             sanctitie
             of
             Bishops
             and
             Priests
             .
             Of
             Sanctuaries
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             Eccles●asticall
             state
             of
             England
             and
             Wales
             .
          
           
             
             
               PArochia
               dicit●r
               locus
               in
               quo
               degit
               populus
               alicui
               Ecclesiae
               baptismali
               deputatus
               ,
               &
               certis
               finibus
               limitatus
               .
            
          
           
             A
             Parish
             is
             said
             to
             bee
             a
             place
             in
             which
             people
             doe
             hue
             assigned
             to
             some
             Christian
             Church
             ,
             and
             limited
             by
             certaine
             bounds
             .
          
           
             
             Euaristus
             the
             first
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             Rome
             ,
             who
             suffered
             martyrdome
             vnder
             Traian
             the
             Emperour
             ,
             about
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             redemption
             ,
             one
             hundred
             and
             ten
             ,
             ordained
             Curates
             ,
             and
             disposed
             of
             them
             to
             certaine
             places
             ,
             that
             they
             might
             administer
             the
             Sacraments
             to
             such
             people
             as
             were
             committed
             to
             their
             charge
             ;
             and
             withall
             he
             ordained
             that
             these
             Curates
             should
             bee
             nourished
             and
             maintained
             by
             those
             people
             of
             whose
             soules
             they
             had
             the
             cure
             ;
             whereupon
             they
             were
             called
             ,
             
               Parochi
               
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
              
               à
               prebenco
               ,
               vel
               à
               mutua
               alimentorum
               praebitione
               ,
            
             Parochians
             ,
             or
             Parishioners
             of
             the
             mutuall
             exhibition
             ,
             and
             giuing
             of
             nourishment
             one
             to
             another
             ;
             the
             Priest
             for
             the
             soules
             of
             his
             people
             ,
             and
             the
             people
             for
             the
             maintenance
             of
             their
             Priest.
             
          
           
             
             Dionisius
             ,
             that
             blessed
             Martyr
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             Rome
             ,
             
               circa
               ann
            
             .
             266.
             did
             attempt
             to
             doe
             the
             like
             throughout
             the
             whole
             Christian
             world
             ,
             appointing
             by
             distribution
             certaine
             places
             ,
             to
             which
             he
             assigned
             Ecclesiasticall
             persons
             ,
             there
             to
             administer
             the
             Sacraments
             ,
             pray
             ,
             and
             preach
             the
             word
             ,
             and
             to
             receiue
             the
             tenths
             of
             the
             possessions
             contained
             within
             the
             limits
             of
             the
             foresaid
             places
             .
          
           
             
             
               Honorius
               Archiepiscopus
               Cantuar
               ▪
               circa
               annum
               à
               salute
               reparata
            
             636.
             
             
               Angliam
               primus
               in
               Parochias
               distribuere
               cepit
               .
            
          
           
             Honorius
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             about
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             saluation
             ,
             636.
             began
             first
             to
             diuide
             England
             into
             Parishes
             .
          
           
             
             But
             this
             opinion
             is
             controuerted
             by
             a
             late
             learned
             Antiquary
             ,
             and
             by
             him
             plainly
             approued
             ,
             that
             Honorius
             was
             not
             the
             first
             that
             made
             this
             diuision
             here
             in
             England
             ,
             but
             that
             Parishes
             were
             diuided
             ,
             and
             Parish-Churches
             built
             long
             before
             his
             time
             ;
             euen
             in
             the
             Primitiue
             Hierarchie
             of
             the
             Britaine●
             .
             And
             that
             in
             the
             time
             of
             King
             Arthur
             ,
             about
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             Lord
             490
             when
             Dubritius
             was
             made
             Archbishop
             of
             South
             Wales
             ,
             diuers
             Churches
             with
             their
             endowments
             of
             Tithes
             ,
             oblations
             ,
             and
             other
             profits
             ,
             were
             appropriated
             to
             him
             the
             said
             Dubritius
             ,
             and
             his
             successours
             .
             And
             that
             in
             those
             times
             Churches
             were
             built
             here
             no
             doubt
             can
             bee
             made
             .
             Neither
             is
             it
             to
             
             be
             conceiued
             how
             Christianitie
             could
             be
             in
             any
             nation
             ,
             saith
             my
             Author
             ,
             much
             ancienter
             (
             if
             generally
             receiued
             ,
             or
             by
             any
             number
             )
             then
             Churches
             ,
             or
             some
             conuenient
             houses
             ,
             or
             other
             places
             in
             the
             nature
             of
             Churches
             ,
             appointed
             for
             the
             exercise
             of
             deuotion
             .
             
             And
             expresse
             mention
             is
             made
             of
             a
             Church
             (
             of
             which
             I
             haue
             spoken
             before
             )
             built
             in
             Canterbury
             in
             the
             time
             of
             the
             Romanes
             ,
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             Saint
             Martin
             ,
             in
             which
             Augustine
             and
             his
             followers
             when
             they
             came
             first
             from
             Rome
             ,
             made
             their
             holy
             assemblies
             .
          
           
             After
             that
             the
             stormes
             of
             Diocletians
             persecution
             were
             ouerblowen
             ,
             saith
             Bede
             ,
             
             which
             was
             
               circa
               Ann.
            
             290.
             the
             faithfull
             Christians
             ,
             who
             in
             time
             of
             danger
             lay
             hid
             in
             dennes
             and
             deserts
             ,
             came
             forth
             ,
             and
             shewed
             themselues
             abroad
             ,
             renewed
             their
             Churches
             ,
             which
             before
             were
             ouerthrowne
             flat
             to
             the
             ground
             ,
             founded
             ,
             builded
             ,
             and
             perfited
             new
             Temples
             ,
             in
             honour
             of
             the
             holy
             Martyrs
             ,
             celebrated
             holy
             dayes
             ,
             consecrated
             the
             holy
             mysteries
             ,
             with
             pure
             mouth
             and
             heart
             ,
             and
             euery
             where
             as
             it
             were
             displayed
             their
             ensignes
             in
             signe
             of
             Conquest
             .
          
           
             
               Aliquindo
               Parochia
               dicitur
               totus
               Episcopatus
            
             ,
             
             saith
             one
             ,
             and
             
               Parochia
               etiam
               Dioecesis
               Episcopalis
               dicitur
            
             ,
             saith
             another
             .
             Sometime
             a
             Parish
             is
             said
             to
             be
             the
             whole
             Bishopricke
             ,
             and
             sometime
             the
             Episcopall
             Diocesse
             .
          
           
             Kenwalch
             King
             of
             the
             West-Saxons
             ,
             
             diuided
             ,
             
               In
               duas
               Parochias
               Pra●●nciam
            
             ;
             the
             Prouince
             into
             two
             Parishes
             ,
             or
             Diocesses
             ,
             when
             as
             he
             erected
             a
             new
             Bishopricke
             at
             Winchester
             ,
             taken
             out
             of
             the
             Diocesse
             of
             Dorchester
             ,
             a
             ruinous
             Towne
             now
             in
             Oxfordshire
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             yeare
             680.
             
             
             
               Merciorum
               Prouincia
               in
               quinque
               Parochias
               est
               diuisa
               :
            
             The
             Prouince
             of
             Mercia
             was
             diuided
             into
             fiue
             Parishes
             ,
             that
             is
             ,
             into
             fiue
             Bishopricks
             ;
             and
             thus
             Honorius
             may
             be
             said
             properly
             to
             haue
             beene
             the
             first
             vnder
             whom
             his
             Prouince
             was
             diuided
             into
             such
             Parishes
             or
             Bishoprickes
             .
          
           
             
               Anno
               Dom.
            
             747.
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             Ethelbald
             ,
             
             king
             of
             the
             Mercians
             ,
             in
             a
             Synod
             holden
             at
             Clouesho
             ,
             it
             was
             decreed
             ,
             
               Vt
               singuli
               Episcopi
               omni
               anno
               Parochias
               suas
               circumirent
               :
            
             That
             euery
             Bishop
             should
             go
             about
             or
             visit
             his
             Parishes
             once
             euery
             yeare
             .
          
           
             And
             in
             the
             first
             Synod
             or
             Conuocation
             of
             the
             English
             Church
             ,
             
             holden
             at
             Hereford
             ,
             Ann.
             670
             ,
             it
             was
             determined
             ,
             
               Vt
               nullus
               Episcoporum
               Parochiam
               alterius
               inuadat
               ,
               sed
               contentus
               sit
               gubernatione
               creditae
               sihi
               plebis
               :
            
             That
             no
             Bishop
             should
             haue
             ought
             to
             do
             in
             anothers
             Parish
             ,
             but
             bee
             contented
             with
             the
             charge
             of
             the
             people
             committed
             vnto
             him
             .
          
           
             Kenulph
             ,
             
             King
             of
             the
             Mercians
             ,
             in
             his
             Epistle
             to
             Leo
             the
             third
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             Rome
             ,
             writes
             ,
             
               Quod
               contra
               Canones
               à
               Patre
               Gregorio
               constitut
               as
               auctoritas
               Dorobernensis
               Metropolitani
               in
               duas
               scinditur
               Parochias
               ,
               cuius
               ditioni
               duo
               decim
               subiacere
               debent
               Episcopi
               .
            
             That
             contrary
             to
             the
             Canons
             of
             Saint
             Gregory
             the
             iurisdiction
             of
             the
             Metropoliticall
             See
             of
             Canterbury
             was
             diuided
             into
             two
             Parishes
             ,
             to
             whose
             authoritie
             twelue
             Bishops
             ought
             to
             be
             subiect
             .
             To
             which
             point
             of
             his
             Epistle
             ,
             Leo
             makes
             this
             answer
             .
             
               In
               sacro
               scrinio
               nostro
               reperimus
               ,
               sanctum
               Gregorium
               Predecessorem
               nostrum
               in
               integro
               ipsam
               Parochiam
               numero
               duodecim
               beato
               Augustino
               Archiepiscopo
               tradidisse
               Epis
               copos
               consecrandos
               .
            
             We
             finde
             in
             our
             sacred
             Cabinet
             ,
             our
             Predecessour
             Saint
             Gregory
             ,
             to
             haue
             giuen
             and
             deliuered
             that
             Parish
             to
             blessed
             Augustine
             entire
             
             and
             whole
             ,
             with
             the
             number
             of
             twelue
             Bishops
             by
             him
             to
             bee
             consecrated
             .
          
           
             These
             great
             Parishes
             or
             Bishoprickes
             were
             not
             made
             Diocesses
             or
             Iurisdictions
             together
             ,
             straight
             from
             the
             first
             budding
             of
             Christianitie
             ,
             but
             in
             succession
             of
             time
             ,
             as
             the
             number
             of
             Christians
             did
             increase
             ,
             and
             as
             the
             true
             faith
             was
             spread
             abroad
             .
             For
             some
             Churches
             were
             vnder
             the
             charge
             of
             Curates
             ,
             other
             some
             of
             Abbots
             ,
             and
             of
             these
             were
             made
             these
             great
             Parishes
             or
             Bishopricks
             .
             The
             dignitie
             and
             gouernment
             of
             which
             was
             appointed
             to
             learned
             and
             religious
             men
             ,
             which
             did
             diligently
             ouersee
             ,
             like
             good
             Shepheards
             ,
             the
             flocks
             committed
             to
             their
             charge
             ,
             and
             these
             were
             called
             Bishops
             .
          
           
             
             
               Episcopus
               Grece
               ,
               latine
               speculator
               interpretatur
               ,
               speculari
               enim
               debet
               mores
               &
               vitia
               populi
               sibi
               subiecti
               &
               intendere
               ad
               eorum
               salutem
               .
            
             A
             Bishop
             both
             in
             Greeke
             and
             Latine
             ,
             signifies
             a
             beholder
             ,
             or
             a
             Scoute
             ▪
             watch
             ,
             for
             he
             ought
             to
             behold
             and
             ouersee
             the
             manners
             ,
             conditions
             ,
             and
             vices
             of
             the
             people
             liuing
             vnder
             his
             gouernment
             ,
             and
             to
             vse
             the
             best
             meanes
             hee
             can
             for
             their
             soules
             health
             .
          
           
             
             Homer
             calls
             
               Hector
               suum
               Episcopum
            
             ,
             because
             he
             was
             
               precipuus
               Troiae
               inspector
               et
               propugnator
            
             ,
             the
             chiefe
             ouerseer
             and
             defender
             of
             the
             Citie
             of
             Troy.
             
          
           
             
             
               Nihil
               in
               hoc
               seculo
               excellentius
               sacerdotibus
               ,
               nihil
               sublimius
               Episcopis
               reperiri
               potest
               .
            
             Nothing
             in
             this
             age
             more
             excelling
             then
             Priests
             ,
             nothing
             more
             sublime
             and
             high
             then
             Bishops
             can
             be
             found
             .
             
          
           
             
               Honor
               et
               sublimitas
               Episcopalis
               nullis
               poterit
               comparationibus
               adaequari
               .
            
             The
             Episcopall
             honour
             and
             dignitie
             can
             be
             equalled
             by
             no
             comparisons
             .
          
           
             
             
               Esto
               subiectus
               Pontifici
               tuo
               et
               quasi
               parentem
               animae
               tuae
               ama
               .
            
             Be
             subiect
             to
             thy
             Bishop
             ,
             and
             loue
             him
             as
             the
             father
             and
             nourisher
             of
             thy
             soule
             .
          
           
             
             
               Nihil
               est
               in
               bac
               vita
               ,
               et
               maxime
               hoc
               tempore
               difficilius
               ,
               laboriosius
               ,
               et
               periculosius
               Episcopi
               aut
               Presbyteri
               officio
               ,
               sed
               apud
               Deum
               nihil
               beatius
               ,
               si
               eo
               modo
               militetur
               quo
               noster
               Imperator
               iubet
               .
            
             Nothing
             in
             this
             life
             ,
             and
             specially
             at
             this
             time
             more
             difficult
             ,
             laborious
             ,
             and
             perillous
             then
             the
             office
             of
             a
             Bishop
             or
             Priest
             ,
             but
             before
             Almightie
             God
             no
             office
             more
             blessed
             ;
             if
             they
             fight
             and
             make
             warre
             after
             the
             same
             manner
             as
             they
             bee
             commanded
             by
             their
             Captaine
             our
             Lord
             and
             Sauiour
             Iesus
             Christ.
             
          
           
             
             
               Omnis
               Pontifex
            
             (
             saith
             Saint
             Paul
             )
             
               ex
               hominibus
               assumptus
               ,
               pro
               hominibus
               constituitur
               in
               ijs
               qui
               sunt
               ad
               Deum
               ,
               vt
               offerat
               dona
               et
               sacrificia
               pro
               peccatis
               .
            
          
           
             Euery
             Bishop
             or
             high
             Priest
             ,
             is
             taken
             from
             among
             the
             men
             ,
             and
             is
             ordained
             for
             men
             in
             things
             pertaining
             to
             God
             ,
             that
             hee
             may
             offer
             both
             gifts
             and
             sacrifices
             for
             sinnes
             .
          
           
             
             They
             are
             Gods
             labourers
             ,
             Gods
             husbandrie
             ,
             and
             Gods
             buildings
             .
          
           
             Let
             a
             man
             so
             thinke
             of
             them
             ,
             as
             of
             the
             Ministers
             of
             Christ
             ,
             and
             disposers
             of
             the
             secrets
             of
             God.
             
          
           
             
             What
             is
             more
             pleasant
             (
             saith
             William
             the
             Monke
             of
             Malmesbury
             in
             his
             Prologue
             to
             the
             Acts
             of
             our
             English
             Bishops
             )
             then
             to
             rehearse
             the
             praise
             of
             our
             ancient
             Bishops
             ;
             that
             thou
             mayest
             know
             the
             deeds
             of
             them
             of
             whom
             thou
             hast
             receiued
             the
             rudiments
             of
             Faith
             ,
             and
             the
             incitements
             to
             a
             godly
             life
             .
          
           
             No
             nation
             of
             the
             world
             ,
             saith
             Capgraue
             ,
             in
             the
             Prologue
             to
             his
             Catalogue
             
             of
             English
             Saints
             ,
             
             hath
             from
             the
             beginning
             beene
             so
             blest
             with
             holy
             ,
             learned
             ,
             and
             religious
             Bishops
             as
             England
             ,
             whose
             sanctitie
             did
             so
             shine
             ,
             that
             all
             which
             saw
             them
             and
             their
             good
             workes
             ,
             assuredly
             knew
             ,
             that
             they
             were
             the
             seed
             ,
             to
             whom
             God
             had
             imparted
             his
             blessings
             :
             their
             conuersation
             and
             studie
             being
             alwayes
             about
             heauenly
             matters
             .
          
           
             As
             the
             rod
             of
             Aaron
             did
             bud
             and
             blossome
             ,
             
             and
             bring
             forth
             ripe
             Almonds
             ,
             so
             the
             Church
             and
             Ministery
             of
             England
             ,
             by
             the
             meanes
             of
             our
             reuerend
             Bishops
             ,
             as
             of
             Gods
             sacred
             instruments
             ,
             did
             (
             and
             still
             doth
             )
             prosper
             ,
             flourish
             ,
             and
             bring
             forth
             fruits
             of
             righteousnesse
             ,
             to
             the
             glorie
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             comfort
             of
             all
             true
             Christian
             hearts
             .
          
           
             Now
             before
             I
             conclude
             this
             point
             ,
             
             giue
             me
             leaue
             to
             speake
             a
             little
             further
             of
             the
             first
             institution
             of
             Bishops
             out
             of
             the
             booke
             of
             a
             namelesse
             Author
             ,
             written
             in
             Latine
             about
             three
             hundred
             yeares
             since
             ;
             translated
             into
             English
             by
             one
             
               William
               Marshall
            
             ,
             and
             imprinted
             at
             London
             by
             one
             
               Robert
               Wyer
               ,
               Ann.
            
             1535
             in
             the
             27.
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             eighth
             ,
             the
             booke
             is
             called
             ,
             The
             Defence
             of
             Peace
             .
          
           
             After
             the
             tymes
             of
             the
             Apostles
             ,
             
             the
             nombre
             of
             Preestes
             beyng
             notablye
             augmented
             ,
             and
             increased
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             to
             avoyde
             sclaundre
             and
             occasyon
             of
             offendynge
             any
             man
             ,
             and
             to
             avoyde
             scisme
             and
             dyvysion
             ,
             the
             Preestes
             chose
             one
             among
             themselues
             ,
             which
             shulde
             dyrecte
             and
             ordre
             the
             other
             ,
             as
             touchynge
             to
             the
             exercysynge
             of
             the
             Ecclesiasticall
             offyce
             ,
             or
             service
             ,
             and
             the
             dystrybutyng
             of
             the
             oblacyons
             ,
             and
             the
             dysposynge
             and
             orderynge
             of
             other
             thyngs
             in
             the
             most
             conuenient
             maner
             ,
             
             leste
             yf
             euery
             man
             myght
             do
             this
             thinge
             after
             his
             owne
             pleasure
             ,
             as
             he
             lest
             himselfe
             ,
             the
             good
             ordre
             and
             servyce
             of
             the
             Churches
             myght
             be
             troubled
             ,
             by
             the
             reason
             of
             the
             dyuerse
             affeccions
             of
             men
             .
             This
             Preeste
             whiche
             was
             so
             elected
             and
             chosen
             ,
             to
             ordre
             and
             rule
             the
             other
             Preestes
             ,
             by
             the
             custome
             and
             vsed
             maner
             of
             speakynge
             of
             them
             that
             came
             afterwards
             ,
             was
             onely
             called
             a
             Bysshop
             or
             ouerseer
             ;
             because
             not
             onely
             he
             was
             ouerloker
             of
             the
             Christen
             people
             ▪
             for
             whiche
             cause
             all
             other
             Preests
             also
             were
             called
             Ouerseers
             in
             the
             Prymatyne
             Church
             ;
             but
             also
             because
             he
             had
             the
             ouersyght
             of
             the
             other
             Preestes
             .
             Howsoeuer
             ,
             saith
             he
             ,
             in
             the
             same
             Chapter
             ,
             in
             the
             essentyall
             and
             inseparable
             auctoryte
             and
             dygnyte
             of
             Preesthood
             ;
             the
             Bysshops
             have
             no
             preheminence
             aboue
             other
             Preestes
             ,
             but
             onely
             in
             auctoryte
             accydentall
             ,
             being
             that
             the
             Bishop
             by
             the
             provydence
             of
             God
             is
             chosen
             (
             vpon
             the
             former
             reason
             )
             to
             have
             the
             rule
             and
             gouernment
             of
             the
             Clergie
             within
             his
             Diocesse
             :
             For
             in
             the
             power
             and
             auctoryte
             of
             makyng
             and
             admynystryng
             the
             Sacraments
             ,
             and
             performing
             of
             other
             duties
             belonginge
             meerely
             to
             the
             Preesthood
             ,
             all
             Preestes
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             have
             all
             one
             auctoryte
             in
             kynde
             :
             neyther
             the
             Bysshop
             of
             Rome
             ,
             or
             any
             other
             Bysshop
             hath
             this
             auctoryte
             any
             whyt
             more
             largely
             ,
             than
             any
             other
             hath
             who
             euer
             he
             be
             ,
             beynge
             called
             a
             symple
             or
             pryvate
             Preest
             .
             And
             therfore
             it
             is
             to
             be
             mervayled
             ,
             wherfore
             some
             men
             do
             stryve
             styffely
             and
             frowardly
             affyrmynge
             yet
             no
             thynge
             reasonably
             ,
             that
             the
             Pope
             of
             Rome
             hath
             more
             large
             power
             of
             the
             keyes
             geuen
             to
             hym
             of
             Chryste
             than
             hath
             other
             Preestes
             ,
             
             seing
             that
             this
             cannot
             be
             proued
             by
             the
             holy
             Scrypture
             ,
             but
             rather
             the
             contrary
             .
             For
             whiche
             thyngs
             ,
             to
             go
             on
             with
             my
             Author
             ,
             more
             euidently
             to
             be
             seene
             and
             perceyved
             ,
             you
             ought
             to
             vnderstande
             and
             knowe
             ,
             that
             these
             two
             wordes
             Presbyter
             ,
             and
             Episcopus
             ,
             that
             is
             to
             saye
             ,
             Preest
             or
             
             senyour
             ,
             and
             Bysshop
             ,
             were
             both
             of
             one
             sygnyfycacion
             ,
             and
             betokened
             all
             one
             thynge
             in
             the
             Prymatyue
             Church
             ,
             albeit
             they
             were
             put
             to
             sygnyfy
             one
             thynge
             of
             diuers
             propertyes
             ,
             for
             Presbyter
             was
             a
             name
             gyven
             to
             them
             of
             age
             ,
             which
             is
             as
             moche
             to
             saye
             as
             a
             Senyour
             or
             Elder
             .
             And
             Episcopus
             was
             a
             name
             gyuen
             of
             cure
             or
             charge
             vpon
             other
             ,
             and
             is
             as
             moche
             to
             say
             as
             an
             ouerloker
             ,
             according
             to
             that
             of
             Saynt
             Iherom
             in
             a
             certayne
             Epystle
             to
             Euandre
             ,
             who
             sayth
             thus
             ,
             Presbyter
             and
             Episcopus
             ,
             the
             one
             is
             a
             name
             of
             age
             ,
             the
             other
             of
             dygnyte
             .
          
           
             These
             dignified
             priests
             ,
             I
             meane
             Bishops
             ,
             euer
             since
             the
             Conquest
             ,
             their
             chiefe
             seate
             or
             chaire
             in
             Cities
             ,
             and
             their
             Churches
             haue
             ,
             euer
             since
             the
             sunne-shine
             of
             the
             Gospell
             ,
             beene
             called
             Cathedrall
             ▪
             and
             in
             respect
             they
             were
             more
             spatious
             then
             other
             inferiour
             Parish
             Churches
             ,
             
             they
             were
             tearmed
             Basilicae
             ,
             of
             which
             will
             it
             please
             you
             heare
             Camden
             speake
             .
             These
             greater
             Churches
             (
             saith
             hee
             )
             when
             the
             sauing
             light
             of
             Christ
             shone
             vpon
             the
             world
             were
             tearmed
             Basilicae
             ,
             for
             that
             the
             Basilicae
             of
             the
             Gentiles
             which
             were
             large
             and
             spacious
             Hauls
             ,
             wherein
             Magistrates
             sat
             in
             iudgement
             ,
             and
             ministred
             iustice
             ,
             were
             conuerted
             into
             Christian
             Churches
             .
             Whence
             Ausonius
             wrote
             thus
             .
             
               Basilica
               olim
               negotijs
               plena
               ,
               &c.
            
             The
             Basilica
             (
             or
             Haul
             of
             Iustice
             )
             in
             times
             past
             full
             of
             businesses
             ,
             is
             now
             as
             full
             of
             prayers
             and
             vowes
             :
             or
             else
             because
             they
             were
             built
             in
             forme
             somewhat
             long
             in
             manner
             of
             those
             Basilicae
             .
          
           
             But
             to
             returne
             backe
             againe
             to
             my
             Parishes
             ,
             which
             are
             called
             Benefices
             for
             Ecclesiasticall
             persons
             ,
             like
             as
             the
             preferments
             in
             Cathedrall
             Churches
             are
             tearmed
             Church
             Dignities
             :
             and
             of
             these
             ,
             some
             are
             called
             Rectories
             ,
             or
             Parsonages
             ,
             some
             Vicaradges
             ,
             as
             will
             appeare
             by
             the
             sequele
             .
          
           
             Parochia
             is
             sometime
             called
             Plebania
             ,
             and
             thus
             defined
             .
          
           
             
             
               Plebania
               est
               aliud
               genus
               beneficij
               ,
               et
               maius
               quam
               Rectoria
               ,
               habet
               sub
               se
               Capellas
               et
               dignitatem
               esse
               putant
               interpretes
               .
            
          
           
             Plebania
             is
             another
             kinde
             of
             Benefice
             ,
             and
             of
             greater
             circuite
             then
             a
             Rectorie
             ;
             it
             hath
             vnder
             it
             certaine
             Chappels
             ,
             and
             this
             Plebania
             ,
             or
             
               dignitas
               plebeia
            
             is
             said
             to
             be
             a
             Church
             dignitie
             ,
             by
             Interpretours
             .
          
           
             Questionlesse
             these
             Plebanians
             were
             like
             our
             side-wasted
             Parishes
             in
             Lanchishire
             ,
             whose
             extensure
             is
             so
             large
             ,
             that
             (
             to
             my
             owne
             knowledge
             )
             some
             one
             of
             those
             Parish
             Churches
             hath
             fourteene
             Chappels
             of
             ease
             (
             as
             we
             call
             them
             )
             within
             the
             circumference
             of
             her
             limits
             ,
             
             and
             as
             it
             were
             vnder
             her
             iurisdiction
             ,
             all
             which
             are
             honoured
             with
             Parochiall
             rites
             .
          
           
             Cathedrall
             ,
             Abbey
             and
             Parish
             Churches
             had
             great
             priuiledges
             of
             sanctuarie
             granted
             vnto
             them
             in
             former
             times
             .
             
             Now
             a
             Sanctuarie
             is
             a
             place
             of
             refuge
             for
             offenders
             to
             escape
             punishment
             .
             And
             these
             Sanctuaries
             were
             so
             called
             of
             an
             old
             Mosaicall
             rite
             vsed
             amongst
             the
             Israelites
             ,
             among
             whom
             euery
             Tribe
             had
             certaine
             Cities
             ,
             and
             places
             of
             refuge
             ,
             to
             which
             malefactours
             might
             repaire
             ,
             and
             for
             a
             time
             bee
             protected
             from
             the
             rigour
             of
             the
             Law.
             Of
             which
             you
             may
             reade
             in
             the
             sacred
             writ
             :
             Exod.
             21.13
             .
             Numb
             .
             35.1
             .
             Deuter.
             4.41
             .
             and
             Iosh.
             20.2
             .
             And
             so
             likewise
             here
             in
             great
             Britaine
             Churches
             ,
             Church-yards
             ,
             Cities
             ,
             ploughs
             and
             high-wayes
             ,
             had
             many
             priuiledges
             in
             this
             kinde
             anciently
             granted
             and
             confirmed
             vnto
             them
             .
             I
             will
             speake
             first
             of
             the
             last
             out
             of
             a
             late
             Writer
             ,
             who
             makes
             old
             Watling-streete
             thus
             to
             sing
             his
             verse
             .
          
           
             
             
               Since
               vs
               his
               kinglie
               waies
               Mulmutius
               first
               began
            
             
               From
               〈◊〉
               ●gaine
               ●o
               Sea
               ,
               
               that
               through
               the
               Hand
               ran
               .
            
             
               Wh
               〈…〉
               at
               in
               m●nd
               to
               keepe
               Posteritie
               might
               haue
               ,
            
             
               Appo●nting
               ●ust
               his
               course
               ,
               this
               priuiledge
               he
               gaue
               ,
            
             
               That
               no
               man
               might
               arrest
               ,
               or
               debtors
               goods
               might
               seize
            
             
               In
               any
               of
               vs
               foure
               his
               militarie
               waies
               .
            
          
           
             Neare
             fiue
             hundred
             yeares
             before
             this
             King
             Mulmutius
             (
             take
             it
             vpon
             the
             credit
             o●
             the
             British
             Story
             )
             constituted
             diuerse
             lawes
             ;
             
             especially
             that
             Churches
             ,
             Ploughs
             ,
             and
             high
             wayes
             should
             haue
             liberties
             of
             Sanctuary
             ,
             by
             no
             authoritie
             violable
             .
             That
             Churches
             should
             be
             free
             ,
             and
             enioy
             liberty
             for
             refuge
             ,
             consenting
             allowance
             of
             most
             Nations
             haue
             tollerated
             ,
             and
             in
             this
             kingdome
             (
             it
             being
             affirmed
             also
             by
             constitution
             of
             King
             Lucius
             a
             Christian
             )
             euery
             Church
             yard
             was
             a
             Sanctuary
             ,
             vntill
             by
             Act
             of
             Parliament
             vnder
             Hen.
             8.
             that
             licence
             ,
             for
             protection
             of
             offences
             ,
             being
             too
             much
             abused
             ,
             was
             taken
             away
             .
          
           
             Of
             
               Mulmutius
               Dunwallo
            
             (
             for
             so
             hee
             is
             sometime
             called
             )
             and
             his
             priuiledges
             to
             sacred
             places
             ,
             my
             old
             Mss.
             thus
             further
             speakes
             .
          
           
             
               A
               kynge
               ther
               was
               in
               Brutayne
               Donw●lle
               was
               his
               nam
               ,
               
            
             
               Stale
               worth
               ,
               and
               hardy
               a
               man
               of
               grete
               fam
               .
            
             
               He
               ordeyned
               first
               yat
               theeues
               yat
               to
               Temple
               slown
               wer
            
             
               No
               man
               wer
               so
               hardy
               to
               do
               hem
               despit
               ther
               ;
            
             
               That
               hath
               be
               moche
               suth
               yhold
               as
               hit
               begonne
               tho
               ,
            
             
               Hely
               Chyrch
               hit
               holdyth
               yut
               and
               wole
               euer
               mo
               .
            
          
           
             Hereupon
             he
             called
             the
             Temples
             which
             hee
             built
             ,
             the
             Temples
             of
             peace
             and
             concord
             :
             one
             of
             which
             was
             in
             London
             ,
             where
             now
             Blackwell
             Hall
             is
             ,
             another
             in
             Fleete-street
             ,
             as
             yet
             called
             the
             Temple
             Church
             ,
             wherein
             (
             or
             in
             some
             of
             them
             )
             himselfe
             ,
             Gorbomannus
             ,
             and
             other
             of
             the
             British
             kings
             ,
             were
             interred
             ,
             as
             by
             supposition
             it
             is
             deliuered
             .
          
           
             Lucius
             ,
             
             king
             of
             the
             Britaines
             ,
             hauing
             abundantly
             distributed
             and
             giuen
             ample
             possessions
             ,
             and
             reuenues
             to
             Churches
             and
             Clergie
             men
             ,
             ordained
             that
             Churches
             with
             their
             Coemiteries
             or
             Church-yards
             ,
             should
             haue
             this
             priuiledge
             ;
             that
             what
             malefactour
             soeuer
             should
             thither
             make
             flight
             for
             his
             safetie
             ,
             he
             might
             there
             remaine
             without
             indemnitie
             .
          
           
             Ethelwolfe
             and
             Alfred
             Kings
             of
             the
             West-Saxons
             ,
             gaue
             the
             like
             important
             priuiledges
             to
             these
             holy
             Edifices
             .
          
           
             Athelstane
             sole
             Monarch
             of
             the
             Englishmen
             ,
             
             held
             the
             memory
             of
             
               Iohn
               de
               Beuerley
            
             ,
             Archbishop
             of
             Yorke
             ,
             so
             sacred
             and
             reuerend
             (
             for
             he
             honored
             him
             as
             his
             ●urelar
             Saint
             )
             that
             he
             endowed
             Beuerley
             (
             the
             place
             of
             the
             said
             Archbishops
             birth
             )
             with
             many
             ,
             
             and
             those
             very
             great
             priuiledges
             ,
             and
             granted
             them
             liberties
             in
             these
             generall
             words
             .
             
               
                 As
                 free
                 make
                 I
                 thee
              
               
                 As
                 heart
                 may
                 think
                 ,
                 or
                 eie
                 may
                 see
                 .
              
            
             Yea
             and
             there
             was
             granted
             vnto
             it
             the
             priuiledge
             of
             a
             Sanctuary
             ,
             so
             that
             Bankrupts
             and
             men
             suspected
             of
             any
             capitall
             crime
             ,
             worthy
             of
             death
             ,
             might
             
             be
             free
             and
             safe
             there
             from
             the
             danger
             of
             the
             law
             ;
             in
             which
             was
             erected
             a
             chaire
             of
             stone
             with
             this
             Inscription
             .
          
           
             This
             seat
             of
             Stone
             is
             called
             Freed
             stool
             ,
             that
             is
             ,
             the
             chaire
             of
             peace
             ,
             vnto
             which
             what
             offender
             soeuer
             flieth
             ,
             and
             commeth
             ,
             hath
             all
             manner
             of
             Securitie
             .
          
           
             Of
             the
             Sanctuary
             at
             Westminster
             ,
             first
             granted
             by
             Sebert
             King
             of
             the
             East-Saxons
             ,
             encreased
             by
             Edgar
             King
             of
             the
             West-Saxons
             ,
             and
             confirmed
             by
             the
             Charter
             of
             King
             Edward
             the
             Confessor
             ,
             I
             haue
             spoken
             before
             .
          
           
             
             If
             any
             one
             guilty
             of
             offence
             flie
             from
             any
             place
             for
             refuge
             to
             the
             Church
             ,
             Church-doore
             ,
             to
             the
             Parson
             or
             Vicars
             house
             ,
             or
             into
             any
             part
             of
             his
             base
             or
             inner
             Court
             (
             prouided
             that
             the
             said
             house
             and
             courts
             bee
             within
             consecrated
             ground
             )
             it
             shall
             not
             be
             lawfull
             for
             any
             to
             take
             him
             from
             thence
             ,
             saue
             onely
             the
             Bishop
             or
             some
             of
             his
             Officers
             .
             Now
             if
             this
             malefactour
             bee
             a
             filching
             knaue
             ,
             or
             an
             high-way
             robber
             ,
             and
             be
             taken
             with
             the
             bootie
             ,
             or
             if
             his
             theeuish
             purchase
             be
             altogether
             exhausted
             and
             spent
             ,
             yet
             if
             he
             haue
             any
             meanes
             otherwayes
             of
             his
             owne
             ,
             he
             shall
             make
             satisfaction
             to
             the
             partie
             ,
             or
             parties
             whom
             hee
             hath
             so
             wronged
             ;
             and
             if
             hee
             still
             continue
             to
             play
             the
             thiefe
             ,
             and
             make
             a
             custome
             of
             this
             manner
             of
             flight
             to
             Churches
             and
             Priests
             houses
             ,
             after
             restitution
             made
             ,
             he
             shall
             abiure
             the
             countrey
             ;
             and
             if
             he
             giue
             not
             satisfaction
             to
             the
             parties
             ,
             whose
             goods
             hee
             hath
             taken
             and
             purloyned
             ,
             no
             man
             shall
             dare
             to
             giue
             him
             lodging
             or
             entertainment
             ,
             without
             the
             kings
             speciall
             licence
             first
             obtained
             .
          
           
             
             If
             a
             Clergie-man
             bee
             taken
             for
             felonie
             ,
             deliuered
             to
             the
             Ordinarie
             ,
             and
             breake
             prison
             ,
             and
             flie
             to
             the
             Church
             for
             sanctuarie
             or
             refuge
             ,
             he
             shall
             bee
             taken
             from
             thence
             ,
             and
             put
             into
             the
             same
             prison
             out
             of
             which
             he
             escaped
             ;
             for
             the
             Church
             ought
             not
             to
             defend
             him
             ,
             nor
             any
             publike
             malefactour
             ,
             
               Si
               ad
               pacem
               Regis
               venire
               noluerit
               .
            
          
           
             But
             stay
             ,
             for
             if
             robbing
             from
             other
             mens
             works
             ,
             to
             embellish
             my
             owne
             writings
             ,
             be
             an
             offence
             ,
             it
             is
             high
             time
             for
             mee
             to
             take
             Sanctuarie
             :
             yet
             giue
             me
             leaue
             to
             go
             a
             little
             further
             in
             my
             course
             ,
             and
             to
             speake
             somewhat
             ,
             out
             of
             other
             Authors
             ,
             of
             the
             Ecclesiasticall
             state
             of
             England
             ,
             of
             which
             you
             may
             reade
             more
             at
             large
             in
             Camden
             his
             diuision
             of
             Britaine
             ,
             and
             know
             more
             by
             Speed
             in
             his
             Type
             of
             this
             flourishing
             kingdome
             .
          
           
             
             The
             Ecclesiasticall
             state
             of
             England
             is
             diuided
             into
             two
             Prouinces
             or
             Archbishopricks
             ;
             viz.
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             and
             of
             Yorke
             .
             The
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             ●s
             stiled
             ,
             
               Metropolitanus
               et
               Primas
               totius
               Angliae
            
             ;
             and
             the
             Archbishop
             of
             Yorke
             ,
             
               Primas
               Angliae
            
             .
             The
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             hath
             vnder
             him
             within
             his
             Prouince
             ,
             of
             ancient
             and
             late
             foundations
             .
             Rochester
             his
             principall
             Chaplaine
             ;
             London
             his
             Deane
             ;
             Winchester
             his
             Chancellour
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             Bishopricks
             ,
             foure
             excepted
             ,
             viz.
             Chester
             ,
             Durham
             ,
             Carlile
             ,
             and
             the
             I
             le
             of
             Man
             ,
             which
             are
             annexed
             to
             the
             Archbishopricke
             of
             Yorke
             .
          
           
             Euery
             Diocesse
             is
             diuided
             into
             Archdeaconries
             ,
             and
             the
             Archdeacon
             is
             called
             
               Oculus
               Episcopi
            
             ,
             The
             eye
             of
             the
             Bishop
             .
             And
             euery
             Archdeaconrie
             is
             parted
             into
             Deanries
             ,
             and
             Deanries
             againe
             into
             Parishes
             ,
             Townes
             ,
             and
             Hamlets
             .
          
           
             The
             Bishop
             is
             called
             the
             Ordinarie
             ,
             in
             the
             Ecclesiasticall
             Law.
             
               Quia
               habet
               ordinariam
               iurisdictionem
               in
               iure
               proprio
               ,
               et
               non
               per
               deputationem
            
             :
             
             for
             that
             he
             hath
             ordinarie
             iurisdiction
             in
             his
             owne
             proper
             right
             ,
             and
             not
             by
             deputation
             ,
             in
             causes
             Ecclesiasticall
             .
          
           
             All
             the
             Archbishops
             and
             Bishops
             of
             England
             haue
             beene
             founded
             by
             the
             Kings
             of
             England
             ;
             and
             do
             hold
             of
             the
             King
             by
             Baronie
             ,
             and
             haue
             been
             all
             called
             by
             writ
             to
             the
             Court
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             and
             are
             Lords
             of
             Parliament
             .
          
           
             And
             the
             Bishopricks
             in
             Wales
             ,
             were
             founded
             by
             the
             Princes
             of
             Wales
             ;
             and
             the
             Principalitie
             of
             Wales
             was
             holden
             of
             the
             King
             of
             England
             ,
             as
             of
             his
             Crowne
             .
             And
             the
             Bishops
             of
             Wales
             are
             also
             called
             by
             Writ
             to
             Parliament
             ,
             and
             are
             Lords
             of
             Parliament
             as
             Bishops
             of
             England
             be
             .
          
           
             There
             were
             within
             the
             Realme
             of
             England
             one
             hundred
             and
             eight●ene
             Monasteries
             ,
             founded
             by
             the
             Kings
             of
             England
             ,
             whereof
             such
             Abbots
             and
             Priors
             as
             were
             founded
             to
             hold
             of
             the
             King
             
               per
               Baroniam
            
             ,
             and
             were
             called
             to
             the
             Parliament
             by
             Writ
             ,
             were
             Lords
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             and
             had
             places
             and
             voices
             there
             .
             And
             of
             them
             were
             twenty
             sixe
             Abbots
             ,
             and
             two
             Priors
             ,
             as
             by
             the
             Rolles
             of
             Parliament
             appeare
             :
             yet
             if
             you
             reckon
             the
             Abbot
             of
             Feuersham
             in
             Kent
             ,
             founded
             by
             King
             Stephen
             ,
             there
             were
             twentie
             and
             seuen
             ,
             which
             some
             do
             ,
             saith
             my
             learned
             Author
             ,
             warranted
             by
             these
             words
             in
             the
             Cartularie
             :
             
               Et
               dedit
               Abbati
               ,
               et
               Monachis
               ,
               et
               successoribus●s
               is
               Minerium
               de
               Feuersham
               ,
               Com.
               Kane
               .
               simul
               cum
               Hundredo
               ,
               &c.
               tenend
               .
               per
               Baroniam
               .
            
             But
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             albeit
             this
             Abbot
             held
             by
             a
             Baronie
             ,
             yet
             because
             he
             was
             neuer
             (
             that
             I
             finde
             )
             called
             by
             Writ
             ,
             he
             neuer
             sat
             in
             Parliament
             .
          
           
             Bishopricks
             in
             England
             ,
             
             with
             that
             of
             the
             Isle
             of
             Man
             ,
             are
             37.
             whose
             extents
             I
             set
             downe
             in
             the
             passage
             of
             this
             worke
             .
             Deanries
             26.
             whereof
             thirteene
             were
             ordained
             by
             Henrie
             the
             eighth
             ,
             in
             the
             greater
             Cathedral
             Churches
             after
             the
             Monkes
             were
             thrust
             out
             .
             Archdeacouries
             threesco●●
             .
             Dignities
             and
             Prebends
             fiue
             hundred
             fourty
             foure
             .
          
           
             Numbred
             also
             there
             are
             Parish
             churches
             vnder
             Bishops
             9284
             of
             which
             3845.
             be
             Appropriat
             ,
             as
             I
             finde
             in
             a
             Catalogue
             ,
             saith
             he
             ,
             exhibited
             to
             King
             Iames.
             Now
             ,
             Appropriat
             Churches
             ,
             those
             are
             called
             ,
             which
             by
             the
             Popes
             authoritie
             comming
             betweene
             ,
             with
             consent
             of
             the
             King
             ,
             and
             the
             Bishop
             of
             the
             Diocesse
             were
             vpon
             certaine
             conditions
             tyed
             ,
             or
             Instruments
             vnited
             ,
             annexed
             ,
             and
             incorporate
             for
             euer
             ,
             vnto
             Monasteries
             ,
             Bishopricks
             ,
             Colledges
             ,
             and
             Hospitals
             ,
             endowed
             with
             small
             lands
             ,
             either
             for
             that
             the
             said
             Churches
             were
             built
             their
             Lordships
             and
             Lands
             or
             graunted
             by
             the
             Lords
             of
             the
             said
             Lands
             .
             Which
             Churches
             afterwards
             when
             the
             Abbeyes
             and
             Monasteries
             were
             suppressed
             ,
             became
             Laye
             Fees
             ,
             to
             the
             great
             damage
             of
             the
             Church
             .
          
           
             Henry
             the
             eighth
             ,
             presently
             vpon
             the
             suppression
             of
             Monasteries
             ,
             and
             his
             ordination
             of
             certaine
             Cathedrall
             and
             Collegiate
             Churches
             ,
             set
             d●wne
             by
             the
             aduice
             of
             his
             Counsell
             ,
             a
             number
             of
             Rules
             and
             Statutes
             to
             be
             obserued
             by
             the
             Officers
             and
             Ministers
             residing
             in
             the
             same
             .
             As
             appeares
             by
             this
             Record
             following
             ,
             which
             I
             thought
             to
             transcribe
             .
          
           
             
               Henricus
               Octauus
               Dei
               gracia
               Anglie
            
             ,
             
             
               Francie
               ,
               et
               Hibernie
               ,
               Rex
               ,
               Fidei
               Defensor
               ,
               ac
               in
               terra
               supremum
               Ecclesie
               Anglicane
               ,
               et
               Hibernie
               caput
               .
               Vniuersis
               sancte
               matris
               Ecclesie
               silijs
               ad
               quorum
               noticiam
               presens
               Scriptum
               peruenerit
               Salutem
               .
            
          
           
             
               Cumet
               nobis
               et
               Regni
               nostri
               Preceribus
               ,
               vniuer
               soque
               Senatui
               qu●m
               Parliamentum
               vocamus
               visum
               sit
               Deo
               ,
               et
               confidimus
               nos
               huc
               mouente
               ,
               Monasteria
               ,
               
               que
               passim
               in
               regno
               nostro
               extabant
               ,
               tum
               propter
               graues
               ,
               et
               multiplices
               illorum
               enormitates
               ,
               tum
               ob
               alias
               iustas
               rationabilesque
               causas
               supprimere
               ,
               ●●olere
               ,
               et
               in
               meliores
               vsus
               convertere
               .
               Nos
               et
               diuine
               voluntati
               conformius
               ,
               ●●m●ius
               ●re
               Christiana
               esseducentes
               ,
               vt
               vbi
               ignorantia
               et
               superstitio
               regnabant
               ,
               ibi
               sincerus
               Dei
               cultus
               vigeat
               ,
               et
               sanctum
               Christi
               Euangelium
               assidue
               et
               pure
               annuncietur
               :
               Et
               preteria
               vt
               ad
               Christiane
               fidei
               ,
               ac
               pietatis
               incrementum
               iuuentus
               Regni
               nostri
               in
               bonis
               literis
               instituatur
               ,
               et
               pauperes
               perpetuo
               sustententur
               ;
               in
               ipsorum
               Monasteriorum
               loco
               Ecclesias
               ereximus
               et
               cons●ituimus
               :
               Quarum
               alias
               Cathedrales
               ,
               alias
               Collegiatas
               vocari
               volumus
               ;
               pro
               quarum
               Ecclesiarum
               ac
               Collegiorum
               gubernaecione
               et
               regimine
               leges
               et
               statuta
               que
               sequntur
               prescribend
               .
               curauimus
               ,
               quibus
               tam
               Decani
               et
               vtriusque
               ordinis
               Canonici
               ,
               quam
               ceteri
               omnes
               ministri
               ,
               pueri
               et
               pauperes
               ,
               qui
               in
               ipsis
               Ecclesijs
               commoraturi
               sunt
               ,
               pareant
               et
               ebsequantur
               ,
               eisque
               vt
               à
               nobis
               conditis
               et
               perfect
               is
               regantur
               et
               gubernentur
               .
               Id
               quod
               si
               fecerint
               ingens
               sine
               pictatis
               incrementum
               in
               hoc
               regno
               nostro
               peruenturum
               esse
               confidemus
               ;
               Et
               nos
               expectatione
               〈◊〉
               voto
               nostro
               qui
               ad
               Dei
               optumi
               maximi
               gloriam
               ac
               fidei
               Christiane
               augmentum
               has
               Ecclesias
               ereximus
               ,
               et
               varijs
               ministrorum
               ordinibus
               enornauimus
               ,
               ha●d
               quaquam
               fraudabimus
               .
               Dat.
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             The
             Statutes
             ,
             rules
             and
             orders
             were
             annexed
             hereunto
             ;
             which
             were
             very
             many
             ,
             and
             more
             then
             can
             conueniently
             be
             included
             in
             this
             short
             Treatise
             ,
             and
             more
             I
             thinke
             then
             were
             well
             performed
             .
             As
             may
             partly
             be
             proued
             by
             an
             In●unction
             from
             the
             Queenes
             Maiestie
             to
             the
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             
               Mathew
               Parker
            
             ,
             in
             these
             words
             .
          
           
             
               
                 By
                 the
                 Queene
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Queenes
                 Maiesty
                 considering
                 how
                 the
                 pallaces
                 and
                 houses
                 of
                 Cathedrall
                 Churches
                 and
                 Colledges
                 of
                 this
                 Realme
                 haue
                 ben
                 both
                 of
                 ancyent
                 and
                 late
                 tyme
                 ,
                 buylded
                 and
                 inclosed
                 in
                 seuerall
                 to
                 susteyne
                 and
                 kepe
                 Socyeties
                 of
                 learned
                 men
                 professing
                 Study
                 and
                 prayer
                 for
                 the
                 edification
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 God
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 consequently
                 to
                 serue
                 the
                 Common-weale
                 .
                 And
                 vnderstanding
                 of
                 late
                 that
                 within
                 the
                 houses
                 hereof
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 the
                 chiefe
                 Gouernours
                 as
                 the
                 Prebendaries
                 ,
                 Students
                 ,
                 and
                 members
                 thereof
                 being
                 married
                 ,
                 do
                 keepe
                 particular
                 housholds
                 ,
                 with
                 their
                 wiues
                 ,
                 children
                 ,
                 and
                 Nurses
                 ,
                 whereof
                 no
                 small
                 offence
                 groweth
                 to
                 th
                 entent
                 of
                 the
                 Founders
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 quiet
                 and
                 orderly
                 profession
                 of
                 studie
                 and
                 learning
                 within
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 hath
                 thought
                 meete
                 to
                 prouide
                 remedie
                 herein
                 ,
                 lest
                 by
                 sufferance
                 thereof
                 ,
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Colledges
                 ,
                 specially
                 such
                 as
                 be
                 replenished
                 with
                 young
                 Students
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 very
                 roomes
                 and
                 buildings
                 be
                 not
                 answerable
                 for
                 such
                 families
                 of
                 women
                 and
                 young
                 children
                 ,
                 should
                 follow
                 the
                 like
                 example
                 .
                 And
                 therefore
                 expresly
                 willeth
                 and
                 commandeth
                 ,
                 that
                 no
                 manner
                 of
                 person
                 ,
                 being
                 either
                 the
                 head
                 or
                 member
                 of
                 any
                 Colledge
                 or
                 Cathedrall
                 Church
                 within
                 this
                 〈◊〉
                 ,
                 shall
                 from
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 notification
                 hereof
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Colledge
                 haue
                 ,
                 or
                 be
                 permitted
                 to
                 haue
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 precinct
                 of
                 any
                 such
                 Colledge
                 ,
                 his
                 wife
                 or
                 other
                 woman
                 to
                 abide
                 and
                 dwell
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 :
                 or
                 to
                 frequent
                 &
                 haunt
                 any
                 lodging
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 Colledge
                 ,
                 vpon
                 paint
                 that
                 whosoeuer
                 shall
                 do
                 to
                 the
                 contrary
                 ,
                 shall
                 forfeite
                 all
                 Ecclesiasticall
                 promotions
                 in
                 any
                 Cathedrall
                 or
                 Collegiate
                 Church
                 within
                 this
                 Realme
                 .
                 And
                 for
                 continuance
                 of
                 this
                 order
                 ,
                 her
                 Maiestie
                 willeth
                 that
                 the
                 Transcript
                 hereof
                 shall
                 
                 be
                 written
                 in
                 the
                 booke
                 of
                 the
                 Statutes
                 of
                 euery
                 such
                 Colledge
                 ;
                 and
                 shall
                 be
                 reputed
                 as
                 parcell
                 of
                 the
                 Statutes
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 .
                 Yeuen
                 vnder
                 our
                 Signet
                 at
                 ●ur
                 Towne
                 of
                 ipswiche
                 ,
                 the
                 ninth
                 of
                 August
                 in
                 the
                 third
                 yeare
                 of
                 our
                 reigne
                 .
              
            
          
           
             Now
             Reader
             if
             thou
             wouldest
             know
             more
             particularly
             the
             Ecclesiasticall
             State
             of
             England
             ,
             will
             it
             please
             thee
             reade
             the
             declaration
             following
             .
          
           
             A
             briefe
             declaration
             of
             the
             nomber
             of
             all
             promocions
             Ecclesiasticall
             ,
             of
             what
             nam
             or
             title
             soeuer
             ,
             at
             the
             Taxacion
             of
             the
             first
             fruites
             and
             tenthes
             ,
             with
             the
             yearlie
             value
             of
             eiche
             Bishopricke
             ,
             Deanrie
             ,
             and
             Archdeaconrie
             ,
             and
             the
             tenth
             of
             the
             Clargie
             in
             euery
             Diocesse
             .
          
           
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     Valoris
                     Epatuum
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Comitatus
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Archnatus
                     &
                     valores
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Dignit
                     .
                     &
                     Preb.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Beneficia
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Assauen
                   .
                   187.
                   l.
                   11.
                   s.
                   6.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Der●igh
                     .
                     Flinte
                     .
                     Montgomery
                     .
                     Merioneth
                     .
                     Saloppe
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Assaphen
                   .
                   74.
                   l.
                   15.7
                   .
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   14.
                   
                
                 
                   128.
                   1.
                   
                   —
                   1.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Bangoren
                   .
                   131.
                   l.
                   16.
                   s.
                   4.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Cairnarvan
                     .
                     Anglesey
                     .
                     Denbighe
                     .
                     Merioneth
                     .
                     Mountgonery
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Bangoren
                   .
                   48.
                   l.
                   6.
                   s.
                   1.
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                   q.
                   Anglesey
                   .
                   58.
                   l.
                   10.
                   s.
                   6.
                   d.
                   Merioneth
                   .
                   13.
                   l.
                   3.
                   s.
                   4.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   8.
                   
                
                 
                   96.
                   3.
                   
                   —
                   1.
                   1.
                   
                   —
                   0.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Bristollen
                   .
                   383.
                   l.
                   8.
                   s.
                   4.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   Dorset
                   .
                
                 
                   Dorset
                   .
                   82.
                   l.
                   17.
                   s.
                   7.
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                   q.
                   
                
                 
                    
                
                 
                   252.
                   7.
                   
                   —
                   3.
                   3.
                   
                   —
                   2.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   
                     Bathon
                     &
                     Wellen.
                  
                   1843.
                   l.
                   14.
                   s.
                   5.
                   d.
                   q.
                   533
                   l.
                   15.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   Somerset
                   .
                
                 
                   Wellen.
                   144.
                   l.
                   2.
                   s.
                   11.
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                   Bathon
                   25.
                   l.
                   15.
                   s.
                   Taunton
                   83
                   ▪
                   s.
                   7.
                   s.
                   8.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   55.
                   
                
                 
                   380.
                   14.
                   
                   —
                   5.
                   6.
                   
                   —
                   1.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Cantuarien
                   .
                   3233.
                   l.
                   18.
                   s.
                   8.
                   d.
                   ob
                   q.
                   2816.
                   l.
                   17.
                   s.
                   9.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     London
                     .
                     Midl
                     .
                     Suff.
                     Essex
                     .
                     Lanc.
                     Buck.
                     Surr.
                     Sussex
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Cantuarien
                   .
                   163.
                   l.
                   21.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                    
                
                 
                   282.
                   18.
                   
                   —
                   9.
                   3.
                   
                   —
                   1.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Cicestren
                   .
                   677.
                   l.
                   15.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   Sussex
                   .
                
                 
                   Cicestr
                   .
                   38.
                   l.
                   3.
                   s.
                   4.
                   d.
                   Lewen
                   .
                   39.
                   l.
                   14.
                   s.
                   10.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   35.
                   
                
                 
                   285.
                   1.
                   
                   —
                   2.
                   0.
                   
                   —
                   1.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   
                     Couentrey
                     et
                     Lichefield
                  
                   .
                   703.
                   l.
                   5.
                   s.
                   2.
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                   q.
                   559.
                   l.
                   18.
                   s.
                   2.
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                   q.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Staffordshir
                     .
                     Derby
                     .
                     Warwicke
                     .
                     Salop.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   Stafford
                   .
                   30.
                   l.
                   16.
                   s.
                   11.
                   d.
                   Derby
                   .
                   26.
                   l.
                   13.
                   s.
                   4.
                   d.
                   Couen
                   .
                   45.
                   l.
                   9.
                   s.
                   Salop.
                   19.
                   l.
                   
                
                 
                   32.
                   
                
                 
                   351.
                   3.
                   
                   —
                   5.
                   0.
                   
                   —
                   1.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Cestren
                   .
                   420.
                   l.
                   20.0
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Cestren
                     .
                     Lanca
                     .
                     Flinte
                     .
                     Comberland
                     .
                     Westmerland
                     .
                     Ebor.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   Richmond
                   .
                   50.
                   l.
                   Cestren
                   .
                   50.
                   l.
                   
                
                 
                    
                
                 
                   202.
                   11.
                   
                   —
                   18.
                   4.
                   
                   —
                   2.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Carliolen
                   .
                   530.
                   l.
                   4.
                   s.
                   11.
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Comberland
                     .
                     Westmerland
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Null
                   .
                
                 
                    
                
                 
                   77.
                   2.
                   
                   —
                   5.
                   1.
                   
                   —
                   2.
                   
                
              
            
          
           
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     Domus
                     Religios
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Hospital
                   .
                
                 
                   Collegia
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Cantarie
                     &
                     Libe
                     .
                     Capelle
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Valores
                     Decanatum
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Decima
                     Cleri
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   8.
                   
                
                 
                   nul
                   .
                
                 
                   nul
                   .
                
                 
                   5.
                   
                
                 
                   65.
                   l.
                   11.
                   s
                   ▪
                   4.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   186.
                   l.
                   19.
                   s.
                   7.
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                   q.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   4.
                   
                
                 
                   nul
                   .
                
                 
                   2.
                   
                
                 
                   6.
                   
                
                 
                   22.
                   l.
                   17.
                   s.
                   2.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   151.14
                   .
                   s
                   3.
                   d.
                   q.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   10.
                   
                
                 
                   4.
                   
                
                 
                   1.
                   
                
                 
                   68.
                   
                
                 
                   100.
                   
                
                 
                   353.
                   l.
                   18
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                   q.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   22.
                   
                
                 
                   2.
                   
                
                 
                   1.
                   
                
                 
                   96.
                   
                
                 
                   117.
                   l.
                   7.
                   s.
                   4.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   600.
                   l.
                   15.
                   s.
                   8.
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   17.
                   
                
                 
                   8.
                   
                
                 
                   5.
                   
                
                 
                   89.
                   
                
                 
                   200.
                   l.
                   
                
                 
                   651.
                   l.
                   18
                   ▪
                   s.
                   2.
                   d.
                   q.
                   Cum.
                   281.
                   l.
                   13.
                   s.
                   19.
                   d.
                   q
                   
                     〈◊〉
                     Archiepatus
                     iuxta
                     valo●●m
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   11.
                   
                
                 
                   4.
                   
                
                 
                   2.
                   
                
                 
                   44.
                   
                
                 
                   58.
                   l.
                   9.
                   s.
                   4.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   287.
                   l.
                   2.
                   s.
                   1.
                   ob
                   .
                   q.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   38.
                   
                
                 
                   5.
                   
                
                 
                   16.
                   
                
                 
                   128.
                   
                
                 
                   40.
                   
                
                 
                   590.16.12
                   .
                   q.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   26.
                   
                
                 
                   6.
                   
                
                 
                   4.
                   
                
                 
                   145.
                   
                
                 
                   100.
                   l.
                   
                
                 
                   435.
                   l.
                   12.
                   d.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   5.
                   
                
                 
                   1.
                   
                
                 
                   1.
                   
                
                 
                   26.
                   
                
                 
                   120.
                   l.
                   7.
                   s.
                   6.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   161.
                   l.
                   19.
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     Valoris
                     Epatuum
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Comitatus
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Archinatus
                     &
                     valores
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Dignit
                     .
                     &
                     Preb.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Beneficia
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Dunelm
                   .
                   2821.
                   l.
                   17.
                   d.
                   q.
                   1821.
                   l.
                   17.
                   d.
                   q.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Dunelme
                     .
                     Northumber
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Dunel
                   .
                   100.
                   l.
                   Northumb.
                   36.
                   l.
                   13.
                   s.
                   4.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   Null
                   .
                
                 
                   107.
                   6.
                   
                   —
                   9.
                   2.
                   
                   —
                   2.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Elien
                   .
                   2134.
                   l.
                   18.
                   s.
                   5.
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                   q.
                   
                     tertia
                     pars
                     q.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Cantabridg
                   .
                
                 
                   Elien
                   .
                   177.
                   l.
                   5.
                   s.
                   2.
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   nul
                   .
                
                 
                   137.
                   2.
                   
                   —
                   0.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Eborum
                   .
                   2035.
                   l.
                   3.
                   s.
                   7.
                   d.
                   1069.
                   l.
                   19.
                   s.
                   2.
                   d.
                   q.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Eborum
                     :
                     Notingham
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Eborum
                   :
                   90.
                   l.
                   3
                   s
                   ▪
                   Cliueland
                   .
                   36.
                   l.
                   s.
                   d.
                   Estriding
                   .
                   62.
                   l.
                   14.
                   s.
                   2.
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                   Notingham
                   .
                   61.
                   l.
                   8.
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   36.
                   
                
                 
                   137.
                   12.
                   
                   —
                   7.
                   3.
                   
                   —
                   1.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Exonicum
                   .
                   1566.
                   l.
                   14.
                   s.
                   6.
                   d.
                   500.
                   l.
                   q.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Deuon
                     .
                     Cornwall
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Exon
                   60.
                   l.
                   15
                   s.
                   10.
                   d.
                   Cornub.
                   50.
                   l
                   6.
                   s.
                   3
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                   Taunton
                   37.
                   l.
                   10.
                   s.
                   3.
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                   Barnestaple
                   .
                   48
                   l.
                   19.
                   s.
                   8.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   29.
                   
                
                 
                   546.
                   49.
                   
                   —
                   27.
                   11.
                   
                   —
                   8.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Glocestre
                   .
                   315.
                   l.
                   7.
                   s.
                   2.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   Gloucesters
                   .
                
                 
                   Gloucest
                   75.
                   l.
                   4.
                   s.
                   ob
                   .
                   4.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   nul
                   .
                
                 
                   240.
                   7.
                   
                   —
                   3.
                   3.
                   
                   —
                   1.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Hereford
                   .
                   768.
                   l.
                   10.
                   s.
                   10.
                   d.
                   ob
                   q.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Radnar
                     .
                     Heref
                     Salop.
                     Mongomery
                     .
                     Wigorn.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   Hereford
                   .
                   41.
                   l.
                   17.
                   11.
                   d.
                   Salop.
                   32.
                   l.
                   10.
                   s.
                   9.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   32.
                   
                
                 
                   277.
                   3.
                   
                   —
                   1.
                   0.
                   
                   —
                   0.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   London
                   .
                   1119.
                   l.
                   8.
                   s.
                   4.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     London
                     .
                     Midl
                     .
                     Essex
                     .
                     Herteford
                     .
                     Buck.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   London
                   .
                   23.
                   l
                   14.
                   s.
                   4.
                   d.
                   Midl
                   .
                   60.
                   l.
                   Essex
                   .
                   52.
                   l.
                   Colchester
                   50.
                   
                   
                     S.
                     Albani
                     .
                     in
                     hill
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   34.
                   
                
                 
                   573.
                   19.
                   
                   —
                   6.
                   7.
                   
                   —
                   0.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Lincolne
                   .
                   ●962
                   .
                   l.
                   17.
                   s.
                   4.
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                   894.
                   l.
                   18.
                   s.
                   1.
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Lincolne
                     .
                     Leicestre
                     .
                     Bedford
                     .
                     Bucking
                     .
                     Herteford
                     .
                     Huntington
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Lincoln
                   .
                   179.
                   l.
                   19.
                   s.
                   S●ow
                   .
                   14.
                   l.
                   2
                   s.
                   8.
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                   Bedf
                   57.
                   l.
                   2.
                   s.
                   3.
                   d.
                   Buck
                   8●
                   .
                   l
                   14.
                   s.
                   5.
                   d.
                   Hunting
                   .
                   57.
                   l.
                   14.
                   s.
                   2.
                   d.
                   Leicester
                   80.
                   l.
                   12.
                   s.
                   3.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   59.
                   l.
                   
                
                 
                   1219.
                   31
                   —
                   12
                   4.
                   —
                   2.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Landauen
                   154.
                   l.
                   14.
                   s.
                   1.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Monboth
                     .
                     Glamorgan
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Landaven
                   .
                   38.
                   l.
                   12.
                   s.
                   8.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   13.
                   
                
                 
                   153.
                   0.
                   
                   —
                   0.
                   
                
              
            
          
           
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     Domus
                     Religios
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Hospital
                   .
                
                 
                   Collegia
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Cantarie
                     &
                     Libe
                     .
                     Capelle
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Valores
                     Decanatum
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Decima
                     Cleri
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   18.
                   
                
                 
                   8.
                   
                
                 
                   5.
                   
                
                 
                   96.
                   
                
                 
                   266.
                   l.
                   12.
                   s.
                   1.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   385.
                   l.
                   5.
                   s.
                   6.
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   10.
                   
                
                 
                   1.
                   
                
                 
                   nul
                   .
                
                 
                   29.
                   
                
                 
                   120.
                   l.
                   
                
                 
                   384.
                   14.
                   
                   s
                   9.
                   d.
                   q.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   77.
                   
                
                 
                   12.
                   
                
                 
                   13.
                   
                
                 
                   488.
                   
                
                 
                   308.
                   l.
                   10.
                   s.
                   7.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   1113.
                   l.
                   17.
                   s.
                   9.
                   d
                   ob
                   .
                   q.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   22.
                   
                
                 
                   1.
                   
                
                 
                   6.
                   
                
                 
                   47.
                   
                
                 
                   158.
                   
                
                 
                   1240.
                   l.
                   15.
                   s.
                   2.
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   11.
                   
                
                 
                   4.
                   
                
                 
                   1.
                   
                
                 
                   46.
                   
                
                 
                   100.
                   l.
                   
                
                 
                   358.
                   l.
                   15
                   s.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   11.
                   
                
                 
                   3.
                   
                
                 
                   nul
                   .
                
                 
                   77.
                   
                
                 
                   38.
                   l.
                   6.
                   s.
                   1.
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   340.
                   l.
                   5.
                   s.
                   2.
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   50.
                   
                
                 
                   6.
                   
                
                 
                   6.
                   
                
                 
                   366.
                   
                
                 
                   210.
                   l.
                   12.
                   s.
                   1.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   821.
                   l.
                   15.
                   s.
                   1.
                   d.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   94.
                   
                
                 
                   14.
                   
                
                 
                   4.
                   
                
                 
                   262.
                   
                
                 
                   196.
                   l.
                   10.
                   s.
                   8.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   1751.
                   l.
                   14.
                   s.
                   6.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   11.
                   
                
                 
                   nul
                   .
                
                 
                   nul
                   .
                
                 
                   17.
                   
                
                 
                   nul
                   .
                
                 
                   155.
                   l.
                   5.
                   s.
                   4.
                   d.
                   
                
              
            
          
           
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     Valoris
                     Epatuum
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Comitatus
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Archinatus
                     &
                     valores
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Dignit
                     .
                     &
                     Preb.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Beneficia
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Meneuen
                   .
                   457.
                   l.
                   22.
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                   q.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Radnor
                     .
                     Cairmarthen
                     .
                     Cardigan
                     .
                     Pembroke
                     .
                     B●echon
                     .
                     Hereford
                     .
                     Glamorgan
                     .
                     Monmouth
                     .
                     Mongomery
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Meneven
                   .
                   56.
                   l.
                   8.
                   s.
                   6.
                   d.
                   Cairmarthen
                   .
                   35.
                   l.
                   9.
                   s.
                   6.
                   d.
                   Cardigan
                   .
                   18.
                   l.
                   Brechon
                   .
                   40.
                   l.
                   
                
                 
                   11.
                   
                
                 
                   291.
                   1.
                   
                   —
                   2.
                   0.
                   
                   —
                   0.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Norwicen
                   .
                   568.
                   l.
                   19.
                   s.
                   4.
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                   899.
                   l.
                   18.
                   s.
                   7.
                   d.
                   q.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Suff.
                     Norfolke
                     .
                     Cantab.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Norwicen
                   .
                   71.
                   l.
                   13.
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                   Norfolk
                   .
                   ●43
                   .
                   l.
                   8.
                   s.
                   2.
                   d
                   ob
                   .
                   Suff.
                   89.
                   l.
                   23.
                   d.
                   Sudbury
                   76.
                   l
                   9.
                   s.
                   4.
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   nul
                   .
                
                 
                   1094.
                   16.
                   
                   —
                   2.
                   2.
                   
                   —
                   0.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Oxonicum
                   .
                   358.
                   l.
                   16.
                   s.
                   4.
                   d.
                   q.
                   354.
                   
                
                 
                   Oxon.
                   
                
                 
                   Oxon.
                   71.
                   l.
                   6.
                   s.
                   
                
                 
                   nul
                   .
                
                 
                   167.
                   2.
                   
                   —
                   1.
                   1.
                   
                   —
                   0.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Petriburgh
                   .
                   414.
                   l.
                   19.
                   s.
                   11
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Northampt.
                     Rutlande
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Northampt.
                   107.
                   l.
                   7.
                   s.
                   
                
                 
                   Null
                   .
                
                 
                   308.
                   10.
                   
                   —
                   4.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Roffen
                   .
                   358.
                   l.
                   3.
                   s.
                   7.
                   d.
                   q.
                   
                
                 
                   Lanc.
                   
                
                 
                   Roffen
                   .
                   34.
                   l.
                   13.
                   s.
                   
                
                 
                   nul
                   .
                
                 
                   92.
                   2.
                   
                   —
                   0.
                   0.
                   
                   —
                   0.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Sarum
                   .
                   1367.
                   l.
                   11.
                   s.
                   8.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Wiltes
                     .
                     Berks.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   Wiltes
                   .
                   70.
                   l
                   12.
                   s.
                   2.
                   d.
                   Berk●
                   .
                   71.
                   l.
                   12.
                   s.
                   q.
                   Sarum
                   .
                   70.
                   l.
                   11.
                   s.
                   8.
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   47.
                   
                
                 
                   395.
                   12.
                   
                   —
                   3.
                   2.
                   
                   —
                   2.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Winton
                   .
                   3885.
                   l.
                   3.
                   s.
                   3.
                   d.
                   ob
                   q
                   2491.
                   l.
                   9.
                   s.
                   8.
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                   2793.
                   l.
                   4.
                   s.
                   7.
                   d.
                   q.
                   q.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Southampt
                     .
                     Surrey
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Winton
                   .
                   67.
                   l.
                   15.
                   s.
                   2.
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                   Surrey
                   91.
                   l.
                   3.
                   s.
                   6.
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                
                 
                   nul
                   .
                
                 
                   353.
                   14.
                   
                   —
                   10.
                   5.
                   
                   —
                   1.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Wigorn.
                   1049.
                   l.
                   17.
                   s.
                   3.
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                   q.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Wigorn.
                     Warwicke
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Wigorn.
                   58.
                   l.
                   9.
                   s.
                   11.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   nul
                   .
                
                 
                   195.
                   vltra
                   12.
                   
                   
                     Capell
                     in
                     Eu●sham
                  
                   .
                   1.
                   —
                   8.
                   1.
                   
                   —
                   2.
                   
                
              
            
          
           
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     Domus
                     Religios
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Hospital
                   .
                
                 
                   Collegia
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Cantarie
                     &
                     Libe
                     .
                     Capelle
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Valores
                     Decanatum
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Decima
                     Cleri
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   13.
                   
                
                 
                   2.
                   
                
                 
                   3.
                   
                
                 
                   17.
                   
                
                 
                   nul
                   .
                
                 
                   336.14
                   .
                   s
                   10.
                   d.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   52.
                   
                
                 
                   5.
                   
                
                 
                   11.
                   
                
                 
                   87
                   :
                
                 
                   102.
                   l.
                   
                
                 
                   1117.
                   l.
                   13.
                   s.
                   ob
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   10.
                   
                
                 
                   3.
                   
                
                 
                   1.
                   
                
                 
                   17.
                   
                
                 
                   100.
                   l.
                   
                
                 
                   255.
                   l.
                   8.
                   s.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   16.
                   
                
                 
                   4.
                   
                
                 
                   6.
                   
                
                 
                   41.
                   
                
                 
                   100.
                   l.
                   
                
                 
                   520.
                   l.
                   16.
                   s.
                   8.
                   d
                
              
               
                 
                   5.
                   
                
                 
                   1.
                   
                
                 
                   1.
                   
                
                 
                   14.
                   
                
                 
                   100.
                   l.
                   
                
                 
                   222.
                   l.
                   14
                   s.
                   6.
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                   q.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   19.
                   
                
                 
                   8.
                   
                
                 
                   2.
                   
                
                 
                   84.
                   
                
                 
                   204.
                   l.
                   10.
                   s.
                   
                
                 
                   901.
                   l.
                   6.
                   d.
                   ob
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   25.
                   
                
                 
                   4.
                   
                
                 
                   3.
                   
                
                 
                   32.
                   
                
                 
                   199.
                   l.
                   13.
                   s.
                   9.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   846.
                   l.
                   12.
                   d.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   20.
                   
                
                 
                   4.
                   
                
                 
                   2.
                   
                
                 
                   47.
                   
                
                 
                   133.
                   l.
                   6.
                   s.
                   8.
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                   228.
                   l.
                   
                
              
            
          
           
           
             Memorandum
             ,
             That
             vnder
             the
             title
             of
             Benefices
             in
             euery
             Diocesse
             is
             contained
             in
             figures
             two
             numbers
             .
             The
             first
             doth
             shew
             how
             many
             be
             of
             30.
             l.
             in
             her
             Maiesties
             Records
             ,
             and
             vnder
             40
             l.
             The
             other
             number
             how
             many
             be
             of
             40.
             l.
             value
             and
             vpwards
             .
             And
             vnder
             those
             figures
             be
             other
             figures
             which
             do
             shew
             how
             many
             of
             them
             be
             Vicarages
             .
             As
             for
             example
             ,
             in
             the
             title
             of
             Benefices
             ,
             in
             Bathe
             and
             Welles
             ,
             you
             haue
             380.
             
             Benefices
             ,
             of
             them
             there
             is
             14.
             of
             30.
             l.
             value
             ,
             and
             vnder
             40.
             l.
             and
             5.
             of
             40.
             l.
             value
             ,
             and
             vpwards
             .
             And
             of
             those
             of
             30.
             l.
             value
             ,
             there
             are
             6.
             
             Vicarages
             :
             and
             of
             those
             of
             40.
             l.
             1.
             
             Vicarage
             ,
             as
             may
             appeare
             by
             the
             figures
             ,
             and
             so
             of
             the
             rest
             .
          
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     Summe
                     totall
                     of
                     all
                     the
                     promotions
                     Spirituall
                     at
                     the
                     Taxation
                     of
                     the
                     first
                     fruits
                     and
                     Tenths
                     .
                  
                   viz.
                   
                
                 
                    
                
                 
                    
                
                 
                    
                
                 
                    
                
              
               
                 
                   Archbishopricks
                   and
                   Bishop
                   .
                
                 
                   0021.
                   
                
                 
                    
                
                 
                    
                
                 
                    
                
              
               
                 
                   Deanries
                   .
                
                 
                   0011.
                   
                
                 
                    
                
                 
                    
                
                 
                    
                
              
               
                 
                   Archdeaconries
                   .
                
                 
                   0060.
                   
                
                 
                    
                
                 
                    
                
                 
                    
                
              
               
                 
                   Dignities
                   and
                   Prebends
                   in
                   Cathedrall
                   Churches
                   .
                
                 
                   0394.
                   
                
                 
                    
                
                 
                    
                
                 
                    
                
              
               
                 
                   Benefices
                   .
                
                 
                   8803.
                   
                
                 
                    
                
                 
                    
                
                 
                    
                
              
               
                 
                   Religious
                   Houses
                   .
                
                 
                   0605.
                   
                
                 
                    
                
                 
                    
                
                 
                    
                
              
               
                 
                   Hospitalls
                   .
                
                 
                   0110.
                   
                
                 
                    
                
                 
                    
                
                 
                    
                
              
               
                 
                   Colledges
                   .
                
                 
                   0096.
                   
                
                 
                    
                
                 
                    
                
                 
                    
                
              
               
                 
                   Chauntries
                   and
                   free
                   Chappels
                   .
                
                 
                   2374.
                   
                
                 
                    
                
                 
                    
                
                 
                    
                
              
               
                 
                   
                     Sum.
                     Totalis
                  
                
                 
                   12474.
                   
                
                 
                    
                
                 
                    
                
                 
                    
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   yearely
                   value
                   of
                   all
                   the
                   said
                   Promotions
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Rate
                   and
                   Taxation
                   of
                   the
                   first
                   fruits
                   ,
                   and
                   tenths
                   ,
                   amounteth
                   by
                   estimation
                   to
                
                 
                   330180.
                   l.
                   
                
                 
                   10.
                   s.
                   
                
                 
                   0●
                   d.
                   
                
                 
                    
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   yearely
                   tenth
                   of
                   the
                   Cleargie
                   amounteth
                   by
                   estimation
                   to
                
                 
                   015041.
                   
                
                 
                   01.
                   
                
                 
                   02.
                   
                
                 
                   ob
                   .
                   q.
                   
                
              
               
               
                 
                   The
                   yearely
                   value
                   of
                   the
                   Clergies
                   Liuings
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   Tenth
                   is
                
                 
                   150410.
                   
                
                 
                   12
                
                 
                   00
                
                 
                    
                
              
               
                 
                   Of
                   the
                   which
                   sum
                   of
                   450410
                   l.
                   12.
                   s.
                   defaulke
                   for
                   the
                   yearly
                   value
                   of
                   the
                   Bishoprickes
                   of
                   Chestre
                   ,
                   Oxford
                   ,
                   Peeterburgh
                   ,
                   Bristoll
                   ,
                   and
                   Gloucester
                   .
                   Not
                   parcell
                   of
                   the
                   Taxation
                   of
                   first
                   fruits
                   and
                   tenths
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   1888.
                   l.
                   13.
                   s.
                   4.
                   d.
                   q.
                   and
                   then
                   remaineth
                   1480511.
                   l.
                   12
                   s.
                   q.
                   To
                   the
                   which
                   adde
                   for
                   the
                   yearly
                   value
                   of
                   the
                   possessions
                   of
                   the
                   Colledges
                   in
                   both
                   the
                   Vniuersities
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Colledges
                   of
                   Windsor
                   ,
                   Eaton
                   ,
                   New
                   Colledge
                   by
                   Winchester
                   and
                   Woluerhampton
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                   10568.
                   l.
                   8.
                   s.
                   4.
                   d
                   ob
                   .
                   Parcell
                   of
                   the
                   taxation
                   of
                   first-fruites
                   viz.
                   ●
                   for
                   the
                   possessions
                   of
                   the
                   Colledges
                   in
                   Cambridge
                   ,
                   2762.
                   l.
                   19.
                   s.
                   ob
                   .
                   in
                   Oxford
                   ,
                   4693.
                   l.
                   17.
                   s.
                   ob
                   .
                   Windsore
                   ,
                   1396.
                   l.
                   17.
                   s.
                   1.
                   d.
                   q.
                   Eaton
                   ,
                   996.
                   l.
                   12.
                   s.
                   q.
                   New
                   Colledge
                   ,
                   628.
                   l.
                   13.
                   s.
                   6.
                   d.
                   and
                   Woluerhampton
                   ,
                   89.
                   l.
                   9.8
                   .
                   d.
                   and
                   then
                   the
                   summe
                   is
                
                 
                   159080.
                   
                
                 
                   00
                
                 
                   04
                
                 
                   ob
                   .
                   q.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   So
                   there
                   hath
                   been
                   taken
                   from
                   the
                   possessions
                   of
                   the
                   Clergie
                   sithence
                   the
                   dissolution
                   of
                   Religious
                   Houses
                   ,
                   Colledges
                   ,
                   and
                   Chauntries
                   hitherto
                   in
                   value
                   by
                   estimation
                   parcell
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   320180.
                   l.
                   10.
                   s.
                   to
                   temporall
                   vses
                   .
                
                 
                   161100.
                   
                
                 
                   09
                
                 
                   07
                   ▪
                
                 
                   q.
                   
                
              
            
          
           
           
             After
             the
             dissolution
             of
             the
             Religious
             Houses
             ,
             Henry
             the
             eighth
             erected
             these
             sixe
             Bishopricks
             ,
             to
             wit
             ,
             Westminster
             ,
             Chester
             ,
             Peterburgh
             ,
             Oxford
             ,
             Bristow
             ,
             and
             Gloucester
             ,
             whereof
             the
             fiue
             last
             are
             
               in
               esse
            
             .
             And
             at
             the
             same
             time
             he
             erected
             also
             these
             Cathedrall
             Churches
             ,
             hereafter
             mentioned
             ,
             wherein
             he
             founded
             a
             Deane
             ,
             and
             the
             number
             of
             Prebends
             following
             .
             (
             viz.
             )
             
               
                 Cantuarien
                 .
              
               
                 12.
                 
              
               
                 Winton
                 .
              
               
                 12.
                 
              
               
                 Wigorn.
                 
              
               
                 10.
                 
              
               
                 Cestren
                 .
              
               
                 06.
                 
              
               
                 Peterburgh
                 .
              
               
                 06.
                 
              
               
                 Oxon.
                 
              
               
                 06.
                 
              
               
                 Elien
                 .
              
               
                 08.
                 
              
               
                 Gloucestre
                 .
              
               
                 06.
                 
              
               
                 Bristoll
                 .
              
               
                 06.
                 
              
               
                 Carlioll
                 .
              
               
                 04.
                 
              
               
                 Dunelm
                 .
              
               
                 12.
                 
              
               
                 Roffen
                 .
              
               
                 06.
                 
              
               
                 Norwicen
                 .
              
               
                 06.
                 
              
            
          
           
             
               
                 
                   The
                   yearely
                   value
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Cathedral
                   Churches
                   newly
                   erected
                   with
                   the
                   Collegiate
                   Churches
                   of
                   Windsore
                   ,
                   Westminster
                   ,
                   and
                   Woluerhampton
                   ouer
                   and
                   besides
                   the
                   petticanons
                   and
                   other
                   inferiour
                   Ministers
                   amounteth
                   by
                   estimation
                   ,
                
                 
                   5942.
                   
                
                 
                   08.
                   
                
                 
                   02.
                   
                
                 
                    
                
              
               
                 
                   So
                   the
                   yearely
                   value
                   of
                   the
                   Clergies
                   Liuing
                   ,
                   together
                   with
                   the
                   said
                   summe
                   of
                   150410.
                   l.
                   12.
                   s.
                   ouer
                   and
                   besides
                   the
                   Colledges
                   in
                   the
                   Vniuersities
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   Eaton
                   ,
                   and
                   New
                   Colledge
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   amounteth
                   by
                   estimation
                   to
                
                 
                   156253.
                   
                
                 
                   00.
                   
                
                 
                   02.
                   
                
                 
                    
                
              
               
                 
                   There
                   are
                   Parsonages
                   appropriate
                   in
                   England
                   according
                   to
                   my
                   collection
                   ,
                   whereof
                   there
                   be
                   Vicarages
                   endowed
                   ouer
                   and
                   besides
                   diuerse
                   Personages
                   ,
                   whereof
                   there
                   is
                   no
                   endowment
                   of
                   Vicarages
                   ,
                   (
                   viz.
                   )
                
                 
                   003236.
                   
                
                 
                   00.
                   
                
                 
                    
                
                 
                    
                
              
               
               
                 
                   All
                   which
                   Parsonages
                   of
                   right
                   belonging
                   to
                   the
                   Altar
                   ,
                   and
                   should
                   bee
                   the
                   proper
                   liuing
                   of
                   ●he
                   Clergie
                   ,
                   a
                   few
                   onely
                   excepted
                   ,
                   which
                   belong
                   to
                   Bishopricks
                   ,
                   Cathedral
                   Churches
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Colledges
                   before
                   mentioned
                   ,
                   remaine
                   in
                   the
                   Laities
                   hands
                   ,
                   which
                   if
                   you
                   esteeme
                   one
                   with
                   another
                   after
                   40
                   l.
                   amount
                   to
                   the
                   sum
                   of
                
                 
                   129440
                
                 
                   00
                
                 
                   00
                
                 
                    
                
              
            
          
           
             Besides
             all
             this
             ,
             if
             search
             and
             examination
             were
             made
             throughout
             England
             ,
             it
             would
             bee
             found
             that
             the
             most
             part
             of
             the
             best
             Liuings
             remaining
             in
             the
             possession
             of
             the
             Clergie
             in
             euery
             Diocesse
             ,
             either
             by
             Leases
             confirmed
             ,
             corrupt
             Aduousanes
             ,
             or
             by
             the
             iniquitie
             of
             Patrons
             and
             vnlearned
             Ministers
             ,
             remaine
             also
             in
             the
             Laities
             hands
             .
          
           
             The
             first
             summe
             vnder
             euery
             Bishopricke
             is
             the
             originall
             value
             at
             the
             taxation
             of
             first-fruits
             and
             tenths
             :
             the
             other
             summe
             is
             the
             value
             now
             remaining
             of
             Record
             for
             the
             payment
             of
             first-fruites
             .
          
           
             
               
                 
                   Sithence
                   the
                   taxation
                   of
                   first-fruits
                   and
                   tenthes
                   there
                   hath
                   been
                   taken
                   from
                   Bishopprickes
                   in
                   value
                   with
                   140
                   l.
                   for
                   the
                   decay
                   of
                   the
                   faculties
                   (
                   viz.
                   )
                
                 
                   06894
                
                 
                   04
                
                 
                   09
                
                 
                    
                
              
               
                 
                   There
                   are
                   Parsonages
                   to
                   the
                   number
                   of
                   41
                   made
                   appropriate
                   sithence
                   the
                   taxation
                   of
                   first-fruites
                   and
                   tenths
                   ,
                   which
                   amount
                   to
                   the
                   yearely
                   value
                   of
                   (
                   viz.
                   )
                
                 
                   01663
                
                 
                   14
                
                 
                   09
                
                 
                   q.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Colledge
                   of
                   Llandewy
                   breeuie
                   in
                   the
                   Diocesse
                   of
                   S.
                   Dauids
                   hauing
                   a
                   Chauntership
                   and
                   13
                   Prebends
                   was
                   lately
                   taken
                   
                   away
                   ,
                   amounting
                   to
                   the
                   summe
                   of
                
                 
                   00148
                
                 
                   05
                
                 
                   09
                
                 
                    
                
              
            
          
           
             Memorandum
             ,
             that
             the
             tenth
             of
             the
             Clergy
             in
             some
             Diocesses
             ,
             as
             London
             ,
             Chichester
             ,
             Hereford
             ,
             Worcester
             ,
             and
             others
             ,
             is
             more
             then
             is
             expressed
             in
             the
             title
             of
             Tenth
             ;
             for
             there
             the
             tenth
             is
             set
             downe
             ,
             as
             it
             is
             chargeable
             to
             her
             Maiestie
             :
             the
             rest
             is
             allowed
             in
             lieu
             of
             certaine
             Lands
             taken
             away
             from
             the
             Bishopprickes
             :
             Canterbury
             and
             Elie
             haue
             the
             tenth
             allowed
             wholly
             ,
             sauing
             that
             Canterbury
             yeeldeth
             an
             account
             of
             9.
             l.
             2.
             s.
             1.
             d.
             
          
           
             The
             number
             of
             Benefices
             as
             is
             aboue
             mentioned
             is
             8803.
             
          
        
         
           Here
           ends
           the
           Discourse
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           ANCIENT
           FVNERALL
           MONVMENTS
           WITHIN
           THE
           Diocesse
           of
           Canterbury
           .
        
         
           
             The
             Foundation
             of
             Christ-Church
             in
             Canterbury
             .
          
           
             CHristian
             Religion
             (
             of
             which
             I
             haue
             spoken
             before
             )
             which
             presently
             after
             our
             blessed
             Sauiours
             passion
             ,
             was
             both
             preached
             ,
             and
             planted
             in
             this
             Island
             ,
             by
             Ioseph
             of
             Arimathea
             ,
             and
             his
             associates
             ,
             and
             after
             that
             aduanced
             ,
             and
             increased
             by
             Lucius
             King
             of
             the
             Britaines
             ,
             and
             his
             famous
             Clerkes
             ;
             being
             darkened
             ,
             ouerclouded
             ,
             and
             almost
             totally
             eclipsed
             ,
             with
             the
             contagious
             smoke
             arising
             from
             such
             abhominable
             sacrifices
             as
             were
             offered
             here
             vnto
             strange
             Idols
             ;
             was
             againe
             illumined
             ,
             and
             recomforted
             with
             the
             glorious
             beames
             of
             religious
             
               light
            
             by
             Augustine
             the
             Monke
             ,
             and
             his
             fellow-labourers
             in
             Christs
             vineyard
             .
             Which
             Augustine
             (
             sent
             hither
             from
             Rome
             by
             Gregory
             the
             great
             )
             when
             he
             had
             found
             such
             fauour
             in
             the
             sight
             of
             King
             Ethelbert
             ,
             that
             he
             might
             freely
             preach
             the
             Gospell
             in
             this
             his
             countrey
             ;
             hee
             chose
             for
             assemblie
             and
             prayer
             ,
             an
             old
             Church
             in
             the
             East
             part
             of
             this
             Citie
             ,
             which
             was
             a
             long
             time
             before
             builded
             by
             the
             Romanes
             ,
             and
             hee
             made
             thereof
             (
             by
             licence
             of
             the
             King
             )
             a
             Church
             ,
             for
             himselfe
             and
             his
             successours
             ,
             dedicating
             the
             same
             to
             the
             name
             of
             our
             blessed
             Sauiour
             Christ
             ;
             whereof
             it
             was
             alwayes
             afterward
             called
             Christ-Church
             .
             And
             by
             the
             meanes
             of
             the
             said
             Pope
             Gregory
             ,
             hee
             translated
             the
             Metropolitan
             See
             from
             London
             (
             the
             Cathedrall
             Church
             being
             then
             at
             Saint
             Peters
             in
             Cornhill
             )
             to
             this
             his
             newly
             consecrated
             Church
             here
             in
             Canterbury
             :
             whereof
             he
             was
             the
             first
             Archbishop
             .
             By
             these
             proceedings
             the
             prophesie
             of
             Merlin
             was
             fulfilled
             ,
             which
             foretold
             that
             Christianity
             should
             faile
             ,
             and
             then
             reuiue
             againe
             ,
             when
             the
             See
             of
             London
             did
             adorne
             Canterbury
             .
             Of
             which
             out
             of
             an
             old
             *
             Manuscript
             these
             following
             Rimes
             .
          
           
             
               Erchebysshop
               furste
               of
               alle
               Seynt
               Austyn
               was
               ther
               ;
            
             
               But
               ye
               Erchcbysshops
               Se
               at
               London
               was
               er
               :
            
             
               Tho
               camme
               Merlynes
               word
               to
               sothe
               atten
               ende
               ,
            
             
               Yat
               ye
               dignyte
               of
               London
               to
               Canterbery
               sholde
               wende
               .
            
             
               Anothur
               chyrche
               in
               Cantyrbery
               he
               lete
               rere
               ,
            
             
               Yat
               is
               clupyd
               Christ
               Chyrche
               ,
               and
               now
               the
               Se
               is
               there
               .
            
          
           
             Since
             which
             time
             ,
             this
             sacred
             structure
             ,
             by
             the
             pious
             and
             exceeding
             charges
             of
             succeeding
             Archbishops
             (
             by
             the
             deuotion
             of
             those
             dayes
             made
             
             willing
             to
             disburse
             great
             summes
             )
             is
             so
             raised
             aloft
             (
             saith
             learned
             Camden
             )
             to
             that
             maiestie
             and
             statelinesse
             ,
             
             that
             it
             striketh
             a
             sensible
             impression
             of
             Religion
             in
             the
             hearts
             and
             mindes
             of
             the
             beholders
             ;
             of
             which
             ,
             as
             also
             of
             the
             Citie
             ,
             will
             it
             please
             you
             reade
             this
             Ogdoasticon
             out
             of
             a
             Manuscript
             penned
             by
             
               Iohn
               Iohnston
            
             of
             Aberden
             ,
             sometimes
             the
             Kings
             professour
             of
             Diuinitie
             in
             the
             Vniuersitie
             of
             S.
             Andrewes
             in
             Scotland
             .
             
               
                 
                 Quae
                 minima
                 in
                 paruo
                 regno
                 pars
                 ante
                 fuisti
                 ,
              
               
                 Facta
                 es
                 Cantiadum
                 regia
                 prima
                 Ducum
                 .
              
               
                 Quae
                 modica
                 in
                 magno
                 imperio
                 pars
                 ante
                 fuisti
                 ,
              
               
                 Maiorem
                 fecit
                 Pontificalis
                 honor
                 .
              
               
                 Alterius
                 cum
                 iura
                 locitecum
                 inde
                 tulisti
                 ,
              
               
                 Facta
                 es
                 finitimis
                 imperiosa
                 locis
                 .
              
               
                 Sponsa
                 tibi
                 Christi
                 si
                 tot
                 cumulauit
                 honores
              
               
                 Non
                 iterum
                 huic
                 par
                 sit
                 reddere
                 velle
                 suos
                 ?
              
            
             To
             this
             his
             Church
             Austine
             adioyned
             a
             Monastery
             ,
             
             and
             dedicated
             the
             same
             to
             the
             blessed
             Trinitie
             ;
             into
             which
             Laurence
             ,
             his
             next
             Successour
             ,
             brought
             Benedictine
             Monkes
             ;
             the
             head
             whereof
             was
             called
             a
             Prior.
             Which
             word
             (
             saith
             Lambard
             in
             his
             perambulation
             of
             Kent
             )
             howsoeuer
             it
             soundeth
             ,
             was
             indeed
             but
             the
             name
             of
             a
             second
             Officer
             ,
             because
             the
             Bishop
             himselfe
             was
             accounted
             the
             very
             Abbot
             ;
             for
             in
             old
             time
             ,
             the
             Bishops
             were
             ,
             for
             the
             most
             part
             ,
             chosen
             out
             of
             such
             Monasteries
             ,
             and
             therefore
             most
             commonly
             had
             their
             palaces
             neare
             adioyning
             ,
             and
             gouerned
             there
             as
             Abbots
             .
             By
             meanes
             whereof
             it
             came
             to
             passe
             ,
             that
             such
             Abbeyes
             were
             greatly
             enriched
             ,
             and
             endowed
             with
             wealth
             and
             possessions
             ;
             insomuch
             that
             this
             Priory
             at
             the
             dissolution
             (
             being
             valued
             at
             Robin
             Hoods
             peniworths
             )
             was
             found
             to
             be
             yearly
             worth
             (
             besides
             iurisdiction
             ouer
             diue●s
             hundreds
             )
             (
             as
             you
             may
             finde
             in
             the
             Exchequer
             booke
             ,
             called
             ,
             
               Nomina
               Villarum
            
             )
             two
             thousand
             foure
             hundred
             eightie
             nine
             pounds
             foure
             shillings
             nine
             pence
             .
             But
             Henry
             the
             eighth
             (
             saith
             Camden
             )
             scattered
             this
             wealth
             heaped
             vp
             together
             in
             so
             many
             ages
             ,
             and
             dispersed
             these
             Monks
             :
             in
             lieu
             of
             whom
             he
             placed
             in
             this
             Church
             a
             Deane
             ,
             an
             Archdeacon
             ,
             Prebendaries
             twelue
             ,
             and
             sixe
             Preachers
             ;
             who
             in
             places
             adioyning
             round
             about
             ,
             should
             teach
             and
             preach
             the
             word
             of
             God.
             The
             Archbishoprick
             ,
             at
             this
             day
             (
             whose
             Prouince
             containeth
             twentie
             two
             Bishoprickes
             ,
             
             and
             Diocesse
             the
             greatest
             part
             of
             Kent
             )
             being
             but
             valued
             in
             the
             Kings
             bookes
             at
             two
             thousand
             eight
             hundred
             sixteene
             pounds
             ,
             seuenteene
             shillings
             ,
             nine
             pence
             .
             Howsoeuer
             in
             former
             times
             the
             Archbishop
             was
             wont
             to
             pay
             to
             the
             Pope
             at
             euery
             income
             for
             his
             first-fruits
             ten
             thousand
             Ducats
             or
             Florens
             ;
             and
             for
             his
             Pall
             fiue
             thousand
             ,
             euery
             Ducate
             being
             of
             our
             Sterling
             money
             foure
             shillings
             sixe
             pence
             .
             And
             (
             as
             I
             finde
             it
             in
             an
             old
             Manuscript
             )
             for
             Rom-scot
             or
             Peter-pence
             ,
             
             seuen
             pounds
             seuenteene
             shillings
             .
          
           
             Seuentie
             three
             Archbishops
             in
             a
             continued
             traine
             of
             Succession
             ,
             haue
             sitten
             in
             this
             glorious
             chaire
             ;
             which
             at
             this
             present
             doth
             adde
             grace
             and
             honour
             to
             
               George
               Abbot
            
             ,
             Doctor
             of
             Diuinity
             ,
             sometime
             Deane
             of
             Winchester
             ,
             Master
             of
             the
             Vniuersitie
             Colledge
             in
             Oxford
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             Couentry
             and
             Lichfield
             ,
             from
             whence
             hee
             was
             remoued
             to
             London
             ,
             and
             from
             thence
             translated
             to
             this
             Metropoliticall
             seate
             of
             Canterbury
             .
             Who
             hath
             bestowed
             
             great
             summes
             of
             money
             in
             building
             and
             endowing
             of
             an
             Hospitall
             at
             Guildford
             in
             Surrey
             ,
             the
             Towne
             wherein
             he
             was
             borne
             .
          
           
             But
             now
             to
             come
             within
             the
             Cathedrall
             Church
             ;
             which
             hath
             beene
             ,
             and
             still
             is
             ,
             
             honoured
             with
             the
             funerall
             Monuments
             of
             many
             renowned
             Princes
             ;
             of
             which
             although
             it
             may
             iustly
             vaunt
             ,
             yet
             was
             it
             for
             nothing
             else
             so
             famous
             ,
             as
             for
             the
             life
             ,
             death
             ,
             sepulcure
             ,
             and
             Shrine
             of
             
               Thomas
               Beck●t
            
             Archbishop
             of
             this
             See
             ;
             by
             which
             her
             estimation
             was
             aduanced
             beyond
             all
             reason
             ,
             measure
             and
             wonder
             .
          
           
             This
             
               Thomas
               Becket
            
             was
             borne
             in
             London
             ,
             his
             fathers
             name
             was
             Gilbert
             ,
             a
             Merchant
             ,
             his
             mothers
             M●tilda
             ,
             a
             stranger
             borne
             in
             Syria
             .
             He
             was
             first
             taught
             and
             brought
             vp
             ,
             by
             the
             Prior
             of
             Mercon
             Abbey
             in
             Surrey
             ,
             and
             from
             thence
             sent
             to
             the
             Vniuersities
             of
             Oxford
             ,
             Paris
             ,
             and
             Bononia
             ,
             to
             study
             the
             Canon
             Law
             ;
             vpon
             his
             returne
             ,
             he
             proceeded
             Doctor
             of
             that
             faculty
             in
             Oxford
             ;
             after
             which
             (
             as
             you
             may
             haue
             it
             in
             the
             History
             of
             his
             life
             ,
             written
             by
             the
             right
             reuerend
             Father
             in
             God
             ,
             
               Francis
               Godwin
            
             ,
             now
             Bishop
             of
             Hereford
             )
             in
             short
             time
             he
             was
             preferred
             by
             Theobald
             ,
             Archbishop
             of
             this
             See
             ,
             vnto
             the
             Archdeaconry
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             the
             Prouostship
             of
             Beuerley
             ,
             and
             the
             Parsonages
             of
             Bromfeeld
             ,
             and
             Saint
             
               Mary
               Hill
            
             :
             a
             Prebend
             in
             Paules
             ,
             and
             another
             in
             the
             Church
             of
             Lincolne
             ,
             and
             withall
             commended
             by
             him
             so
             effectually
             to
             King
             Henry
             the
             second
             ,
             that
             he
             receiued
             him
             into
             the
             number
             of
             his
             Chaplaines
             ,
             aduanced
             him
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             Lord
             Chancellour
             of
             England
             ,
             and
             (
             after
             the
             death
             of
             the
             said
             Theobald
             )
             to
             this
             Grace
             ,
             and
             Prima●ie
             of
             Canterbury
             :
             presently
             after
             his
             consecration
             ,
             being
             yet
             scarcely
             warme
             in
             his
             seate
             ,
             vnder
             colour
             of
             defending
             the
             rights
             of
             his
             Church
             ,
             hee
             stubbornly
             opposed
             himselfe
             against
             his
             Lord
             and
             Soueraigne
             in
             all
             his
             royall
             proceedings
             ,
             insomuch
             that
             he
             was
             constrained
             to
             exile
             him
             the
             kingdome
             .
             Of
             which
             you
             shall
             heare
             a
             peece
             out
             of
             Harding
             in
             the
             life
             of
             Henry
             the
             second
             .
          
           
             
               He
               exiled
               then
               ,
               
               Thomas
               of
               Cauntorbury
            
             
               Out
               of
               Englande
               ,
               and
               many
               of
               his
               alliaunce
               ,
            
             
               For
               cause
               of
               his
               rebellious
               gouernaunce
               ;
            
             
               And
               as
               he
               came
               fro
               Rome
               by
               Fraunce
               awaye
            
             
               With
               language
               fel
               ,
               he
               prayede
               the
               Kyng
               that
               daye
            
             
               The
               poyntes
               to
               mende
               .
            
          
           
             And
             now
             ,
             if
             you
             will
             giue
             me
             leaue
             a
             little
             to
             digresse
             ;
             I
             will
             tell
             you
             a
             tale
             (
             beleeue
             it
             as
             you
             lift
             )
             reported
             by
             the
             said
             
               Thomas
               Becket
            
             himselfe
             ,
             how
             that
             being
             in
             banishment
             ,
             our
             blessed
             Lady
             gaue
             him
             a
             golden
             Eagle
             ,
             full
             of
             precious
             ointment
             ,
             inclosed
             in
             a
             stone
             vessell
             ,
             commanding
             him
             to
             preserue
             it
             ;
             foretelling
             withall
             ,
             that
             the
             kings
             of
             England
             ,
             which
             should
             be
             therewith
             anointed
             ,
             should
             be
             strong
             champions
             ,
             and
             stout
             defendours
             of
             the
             Church
             that
             they
             should
             be
             bountifull
             ,
             benigne
             ,
             and
             fortunate
             ,
             and
             that
             they
             should
             peaceably
             recouer
             such
             lands
             or
             territories
             ,
             as
             had
             beene
             before
             lost
             by
             their
             predecessours
             ;
             so
             long
             as
             they
             had
             this
             Eagle
             ,
             with
             the
             viall
             or
             sacred
             vessell
             in
             their
             custody
             ,
             telling
             him
             withall
             ,
             that
             hee
             should
             bee
             a
             Martyr
             .
             This
             vision
             happened
             to
             him
             (
             forsooth
             )
             at
             Sens
             in
             France
             ,
             in
             the
             Nunnes
             Church
             consecrated
             to
             Saint
             Columbe
             ,
             in
             which
             Citie
             hee
             found
             Pope
             Alexander
             the
             third
             ,
             a
             man
             ,
             like
             himselfe
             ,
             of
             an
             ambitious
             and
             turbulent
             
             ●ierie
             spirit
             ,
             into
             whose
             bosome
             ,
             saith
             Hollinshead
             ,
             he
             emptied
             whole
             cart-loads
             of
             complaints
             and
             grieuances
             ,
             like
             a
             contumacious
             rebell
             ,
             against
             his
             soueraigne
             Lord
             :
             excommunicating
             and
             cursing
             with
             bell
             ,
             booke
             ,
             and
             candle
             ,
             all
             that
             did
             any
             way
             adhere
             vnto
             the
             kings
             partie
             .
          
           
             But
             now
             to
             returne
             to
             the
             words
             ,
             by
             which
             hee
             did
             expresse
             his
             strange
             and
             incredible
             apparition
             ,
             which
             I
             will
             set
             downe
             in
             the
             same
             language
             ,
             as
             I
             found
             them
             anciently
             written
             in
             the
             Lieger
             booke
             of
             the
             Abbey
             of
             Whalley
             in
             Lanchishire
             .
             Thus
             he
             begins
             .
          
           
             
               Quando
               ego
               Thomas
               Cantuar.
               Archiepiscopus
               ,
               exul
               ab
               Anglia
               ,
               fugie
               bam
               ad
               Franciam
               ,
               veni
               ad
               Papam
               Alex.
               qui
               tunc
               Senonis
               erat
               ,
               vt
               ei
               ostenderem
               malas
               consuetudines
               ,
               &
               abusiones
               quas
               Rex
               Anglie
               in
               Ecclesiam
               in
               troducebat
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Quadam
               nocte
               cum
               essem
               in
               Ecclesia
               Sancte
               Columbe
               in
               Monial
               .
               rogaui
               Reginam
               Virginum
               vt
               daret
               Regi
               Anglie
               et
               hered
               .
               propositum
               et
               voluntatem
               emendandi
               se
               erga
               Ecclesiam
               ,
               et
               quod
               Christus
               pro
               sua
               miserecordia
               ,
               ampliori
               dilectione
               ipsum
               faceret
               diligere
               Ecclesiam
               .
               Statim
               apparuit
               mihi
               beata
               Virgo
               ,
               habens
               in
               pectore
               istam
               aquilam
               auream
               ,
               siue
               lapideam
               ,
               &
               accipiens
               Aquilam
               de
               pectore
               suo
               ampullam
               includit
               .
               Aquilam
               cum
               Ampulla
               in
               manu
               mea
               posuit
               ,
               et
               hec
               verba
               per
               ordinem
               dixit
               .
            
          
           
             
               Ista
               est
               vnctio
               per
               quam
               Reges
               Anglie
               debent
               inungi
               ;
               non
               isti
               qui
               modo
               sunt
               &
               regnant
               ,
               &
               regnabunt
               ,
               quia
               maligni
               sunt
               ,
               &
               propter
               peccata
               sua
               multa
               amiserunt
               ,
               &
               amitterent
               .
               Sunt
               autem
               Reges
               Anglie
               futuri
               qui
               inungerentur
               vnctione
               benigni
               ,
               &
               pugiles
               Ecclesie
               erunt
               .
               Nam
               isti
               terram
               amissam
               à
               parentibus
               pacisice
               recuperabunt
               ,
               donec
               Aquilam
               cum
               Ampulla
               habeant
               .
               Est
               autem
               Rex
               Anglorum
               futurus
               qui
               primo
               mungeretur
               vnctione
               ista
               ,
               qui
               terram
               amissam
               à
               parentibus
               scilicet
               Normanniam
               ,
               Aquitaniam
               ,
               recuperabit
               sine
               vi
               ;
               Rex
               iste
               erit
               maximus
               inter
               Reges
               ,
               &
               est
               ille
               qui
               edificabit
               multas
               Ecclesias
               in
               terra
               sancta
               ,
               &
               fugabit
               omnes
               Paganos
               de
               Babilon
               ,
               &
               in
               ●adem
               Ecclesias
               edi●icabit
               plures
               ,
               quotiescunque
               Rex
               portabit
               Aquilam
               in
               pectore
               ,
               victoriam
               habebit
               de
               inimicis
               suis
               ,
               
               &
               regnum
               eius
               semper
               augmentabitu●
               ,
               tu
               autem
               es
               Martyr
               futurus
               .
            
          
           
             
               Tunc
               rogaui
               beatam
               Virginem
               ,
               vt
               ostenderet
               mihi
               vbi
               custodirem
               tam
               preciosum
               Sanctuarium
               ,
               que
               dixit
               mihi
               ,
               est
               vir
               in
               ciuitate
               isla
               Willielmus
               Monachus
               Sancti
               Cipriani
               Pictauie
               eiectus
               iniuste
               ab
               Abbate
               suo
               de
               Abbachia
               sua
               ,
               qui
               rogat
               Papam
               vt
               Abbatem
               suum
               compellat
               ,
               vt
               eum
               in
               Abbachiam
               suam
               reducat
               :
               trade
               sibi
               Aquilam
               cum
               Ampulla
               ,
               vt
               eam
               ad
               Ciuitatem
               Pictauie
               portet
               ,
               et
               in
               Ecclesia
               Sancti
               Gregorij
               ,
               que
               est
               iuxta
               Ecclesiam
               Sancti
               Hillarij
               eam
               abscondat
               in
               capite
               Ecclesie
               versus
               occidentem
               sub
               lapide
               magno
               ,
               ibi
               inuenietur
               in
               tempore
               oportuno
               et
               erit
               vnctio
               Regum
               Anglorum
               .
            
          
           
             Henry
             the
             first
             Duke
             of
             Lancaster
             ,
             vnder
             Edward
             the
             third
             in
             the
             warres
             of
             France
             ,
             had
             it
             deliuered
             to
             him
             by
             an
             holy
             man
             (
             say
             they
             )
             which
             found
             it
             by
             reuelation
             .
             But
             of
             this
             enough
             ,
             if
             not
             too
             much
             .
          
           
             This
             Archbishop
             Becket
             ,
             being
             recalled
             from
             exile
             ,
             and
             restored
             to
             his
             former
             honours
             and
             reuenewes
             ,
             carried
             himselfe
             more
             obstinately
             then
             before
             ,
             perturbing
             the
             whole
             State
             with
             curses
             and
             excommunications
             in
             maintaining
             of
             Ecclesiasticall
             liberties
             (
             as
             he
             pretended
             )
             but
             most
             of
             all
             this
             kinde
             of
             dealing
             grieued
             the
             King
             ,
             who
             cursed
             the
             time
             that
             euer
             he
             made
             him
             Archbishop
             .
             Which
             is
             thus
             explained
             in
             old
             rimes
             .
          
           
             
             
               For
               which
               the
               King
               was
               with
               him
               sore
               displeased
               ;
            
             
               That
               then
               he
               sayd
               ,
               
               had
               I
               had
               men
               that
               ment
            
             
               Myne
               honeste
               ,
               I
               were
               not
               thus
               diseased
            
             
               With
               such
               a
               Clerk
               ,
               thus
               greeued
               and
               vneased
               .
            
          
           
             It
             happened
             (
             amongst
             other
             )
             foure
             Knights
             to
             be
             present
             at
             this
             speech
             of
             the
             King
             ,
             namely
             ,
             
               Reynald
               Fitz●vrse
               ,
               Hugh
               Moruill
               ,
               William
               Tracy
               ,
            
             and
             
               Richard
               Briton
            
             ;
             who
             gathered
             thereby
             ,
             that
             they
             should
             do
             a
             deed
             very
             acceptable
             vnto
             him
             ,
             
             if
             they
             killed
             the
             Archbishop
             .
             Whereupon
             (
             without
             either
             warrant
             or
             priuitie
             of
             their
             Soueraigne
             )
             they
             posted
             into
             England
             ;
             came
             with
             their
             swords
             drawne
             into
             this
             his
             owne
             Church
             ,
             and
             therein
             most
             barbarously
             murdered
             him
             with
             many
             blowes
             ,
             vpon
             Tuesday
             the
             28.
             of
             December
             ,
             
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1170.
             as
             saith
             
               Mat.
               Paris
            
             ,
             who
             in
             the
             same
             place
             obserues
             that
             many
             remarkable
             occurrences
             behappened
             this
             Martyr
             euer
             vpon
             the
             Tuesday
             ,
             more
             then
             vpon
             any
             other
             day
             in
             the
             weeke
             .
          
           
             
               Mars
               secundum
               poetas
            
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             
               Deus
               belli
               nuncupatur
               :
               vita
               Sancti
               Thome
               (
               secundum
               illud
               Iob
               ,
               vita
               hominis
               militia
               est
               super
               terram
               )
               tota
               suit
               contra
               hostem
               bellicosa
               :
               passus
               fuit
               die
               Martis
               et
               translatus
               die
               Martis
               .
               Die
               Martis
               sederunt
               Principes
               aduersus
               eum
               apud
               Northampton
               .
               Die
               Martis
               actus
               est
               in
               exilium
               .
               Die
               Martis
               apparuit
               ei
               Dominus
               apud
               Pontiniacum
               ,
               dicens
               ,
               Thoma
               ,
               Thoma
               ,
               Ecclesia
               mea
               glorificabitur
               in
               sanguine
               tuo
               .
               Et
               die
               Martis
               reuersus
               est
               ab
               exilio
               .
               Martyrij
               palmam
               die
               Martis
               est
               adeptus
               .
               Et
               Die
               Martis
               Anno
            
             1220.
             
               venerabile
               eius
               corpus
               gloriam
               translationis
               suscepit
               ,
               anno
            
             50.
             
               post
               passionem
               eius
            
             .
          
           
             In
             English
             as
             followeth
             .
          
           
             Mars
             according
             to
             the
             Poets
             ,
             is
             called
             the
             God
             of
             warre
             ;
             the
             life
             of
             Saint
             Thomas
             (
             according
             to
             that
             of
             Iob
             ,
             the
             life
             of
             man
             is
             a
             warfare
             vpon
             earth
             )
             was
             a
             continuall
             conflict
             against
             the
             enemy
             ;
             vpon
             the
             Tuesday
             he
             suffered
             ,
             vpon
             Tuesday
             he
             was
             translated
             ,
             vpon
             Tuesday
             the
             Peeres
             of
             the
             Land
             sat
             in
             councell
             against
             him
             at
             Northampton
             .
             Vpon
             Tuesday
             he
             was
             banished
             ;
             vpon
             Tuesday
             the
             Lord
             appeared
             to
             him
             at
             Pontiniacke
             ,
             saying
             ,
             
               Thomas
               ,
               Thomas
            
             ,
             my
             Church
             shall
             be
             glorified
             in
             thy
             bloud
             .
             Vpon
             Tuesday
             he
             returned
             from
             exile
             ,
             vpon
             Tuesday
             he
             got
             the
             palme
             or
             reward
             of
             Martyrdome
             ,
             and
             vpon
             Tuesday
             the
             yeare
             1220.
             his
             venerable
             body
             receiued
             the
             glory
             and
             renowne
             of
             translation
             ,
             in
             the
             fiftieth
             yeare
             after
             his
             passion
             .
          
           
             But
             to
             returne
             .
             
             It
             is
             said
             that
             these
             foure
             knights
             despairing
             to
             obtaine
             the
             Kings
             pardon
             ,
             wandred
             vp
             and
             downe
             (
             for
             a
             time
             )
             like
             vagabonds
             and
             runagates
             vpon
             the
             earth
             ;
             being
             hstefull
             to
             all
             their
             kindred
             ,
             as
             well
             as
             to
             their
             countreymen
             ,
             vntill
             at
             length
             they
             resolued
             to
             go
             a
             pilgrimage
             to
             Rome
             ,
             where
             Pope
             Alexander
             the
             third
             enioyned
             them
             this
             penance
             ,
             which
             was
             to
             trauell
             to
             Ierusalem
             ,
             and
             there
             to
             liue
             as
             penitenciall
             conuertites
             in
             the
             blacke
             mountaine
             ;
             where
             they
             finished
             their
             dayes
             ;
             and
             were
             buried
             in
             Jerusalem
             before
             the
             doore
             of
             the
             Temple
             ,
             for
             whom
             this
             inscription
             was
             framed
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacent
               miseri
               qui
               martirizauerunt
               beatum
               Thomam
               Archiepiscopum
               Cantuariensem
               .
            
             
          
           
             Of
             these
             foure
             Knights
             which
             murdered
             this
             Archbishop
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             
             three
             Bishops
             which
             conspired
             together
             against
             him
             ,
             I
             found
             these
             Hexa●i●ers
             in
             an
             old
             Manuscript
             in
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Cottons
            
             Library
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Quatuor
                 hij
                 proceres
                 Reginaldus
                 Filius
                 Vrsi
                 ,
              
               
                 Hugo
                 de
                 Morvilla
                 ,
                 Willelmus
                 que
                 Tracensis
                 ,
              
               
                 〈◊〉
                 Brito
                 Thomam
                 necuere
                 beatum
                 ▪
              
            
             
               
                 Hij
                 tres
                 G●lfridus
                 qui
                 primus
                 Eliacensis
                 ,
              
               
                 Gilbertus
                 Foliot
                 qui
                 Presul
                 Londoniensis
                 ,
              
               
                 Amborum
                 complex
                 Sarum
                 Presul
                 Iocelinus
                 ,
              
               
                 Aduersus
                 Thomam
                 conspirauere
                 beatum
                 .
              
            
          
           
             The
             body
             of
             this
             murdered
             Bishop
             was
             buried
             first
             in
             the
             vndercrost
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             but
             shortly
             after
             it
             was
             taken
             vp
             and
             laid
             in
             a
             most
             sumptuous
             Shrine
             in
             the
             East
             end
             ;
             at
             the
             charges
             of
             
               Stephen
               Langton
            
             his
             successour
             :
             being
             matriculated
             by
             the
             Pope
             a
             glorious
             Saint
             and
             Martyr
             .
             To
             this
             new
             shrined
             Martyr
             ,
             people
             of
             all
             degrees
             ,
             and
             from
             all
             parts
             ,
             flocked
             in
             pilgrimage
             :
             as
             Chaucer
             thus
             hath
             it
             in
             his
             Prologue
             to
             his
             Canterbury
             tales
             .
          
           
             
               —
               fro
               euery
               shires
               end
            
             
               Of
               Englond
               ,
               to
               Canterbury
               they
               wend
               :
            
             
               The
               holy
               blisfull
               Martir
               for
               to
               seeke
               ,
            
             
               That
               hem
               hath
               holpen
               wher
               they
               were
               seke
               .
            
          
           
             
             They
             loaded
             the
             Shrine
             with
             such
             large
             offerings
             ,
             that
             the
             Church
             did
             all
             round
             about
             abound
             with
             more
             then
             Princely
             riches
             ,
             whose
             meanest
             part
             was
             pure
             gold
             ,
             garnished
             with
             many
             precious
             stones
             .
             Whereof
             the
             cheesest
             was
             a
             Regall
             of
             France
             ,
             or
             a
             rich
             gemme
             ,
             offered
             by
             King
             Lewis
             ,
             who
             asked
             ,
             
             and
             obtained
             (
             you
             may
             be
             sure
             ,
             he
             buying
             it
             so
             deare
             )
             that
             no
             passenger
             betwixt
             Douer
             and
             Whitesand
             ,
             should
             perish
             by
             shipwracke
             .
             Such
             pressing
             there
             was
             to
             touch
             him
             ,
             and
             such
             creeping
             and
             kneeling
             to
             his
             Tombe
             ,
             that
             the
             prints
             of
             their
             deuotion
             in
             the
             marble
             stones
             remaine
             to
             this
             day
             .
             Euery
             pillar
             resounding
             the
             miracles
             of
             this
             reputed
             Martyr
             ,
             and
             the
             Church
             it selfe
             ,
             dedicated
             to
             Christ
             ,
             forced
             to
             giue
             place
             to
             the
             name
             of
             Saint
             Thomas
             .
             
             His
             bloud
             was
             as
             then
             almost
             matched
             in
             vertue
             with
             our
             blessed
             Sauiours
             ,
             and
             his
             old
             shoe
             deuoutly
             kissed
             by
             all
             passengers
             .
             The
             building
             of
             this
             shrine
             is
             thus
             briefly
             described
             by
             that
             painfull
             Antiquarie
             
               Io.
               Stow.
            
             
             It
             was
             built
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             about
             a
             mans
             height
             all
             of
             stone
             ,
             then
             vpward
             of
             Timber
             plaine
             ,
             within
             the
             which
             was
             a
             chest
             of
             iron
             ,
             containing
             the
             bones
             of
             
               Thomas
               Becket
            
             ,
             Skull
             ,
             and
             all
             ,
             with
             the
             wound
             of
             his
             death
             ,
             and
             the
             peece
             cut
             out
             of
             his
             skull
             laid
             in
             the
             same
             wound
             .
             The
             timber
             worke
             of
             this
             Shrine
             on
             the
             out
             side
             was
             couered
             with
             plates
             of
             gold
             ,
             damasked
             and
             embossed
             with
             wires
             of
             gold
             ,
             garnished
             with
             broches
             ,
             images
             ,
             Angels
             ,
             chaines
             ,
             precious
             stones
             ,
             and
             great
             orient
             pearles
             ,
             the
             spoile
             of
             which
             Shrine
             (
             in
             gold
             and
             iewels
             of
             an
             inestimable
             value
             )
             silled
             two
             great
             chests
             ,
             one
             of
             which
             ,
             sixe
             or
             eight
             strong
             men
             could
             do
             no
             more
             then
             conuey
             out
             of
             the
             Church
             :
             all
             which
             was
             taken
             to
             the
             Kings
             vse
             ,
             and
             the
             bones
             of
             Saint
             Thomas
             (
             by
             commandement
             of
             the
             Lord
             Cromwell
             )
             were
             then
             and
             there
             burnt
             all
             to
             ashes
             .
             Which
             was
             in
             September
             ,
             the
             yeare
             1538.
             
             Hen.
             8.30
             .
          
           
           
             Diuers
             Epitaphs
             were
             composed
             to
             the
             memory
             of
             this
             much
             honoured
             Martyr
             ,
             expressing
             the
             cause
             ,
             time
             ,
             and
             place
             of
             his
             martyrdome
             .
             For
             example
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Annus
                 Millenus
                 ,
                 
                 centenus
                 ,
                 septuagenus
              
               
                 Primus
                 erat
                 ,
                 Primas
                 quo
                 ruit
                 ense
                 Thomas
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Pro
                 Christi
                 sponsa
                 ,
                 Christi
                 sub
                 tempore
                 ,
                 Christi
              
               
                 In
                 Templo
                 ,
                 Christi
                 verus
                 amat●r
                 obit
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Quis
                 moritur
                 ?
                 Presul
                 .
                 Cur
                 ?
                 pro
                 grege
                 .
                 qualiter
                 ?
                 Ense
                 .
              
               
                 Quando
                 !
                 natali
                 .
                 Quis
                 locus
                 ?
                 ara
                 Dei.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Quinta
                 dies
                 Natalis
                 erat
                 ;
                 Flos
                 orbis
                 ab
                 orbe
              
               
                 Carpitur
                 ;
                 et
                 fructus
                 incipit
                 esse
                 Poli.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Henricus
                 natus
                 Matildis
                 regna
                 tenebat
                 ,
              
               
                 Sub
                 quo
                 Sacratus
                 Thomas
                 mucrone
                 cadebat
                 .
              
            
          
           
             This
             Anthem
             was
             likewise
             made
             to
             his
             honour
             .
          
           
             
               Tu
               per
               Thome
               sanguinem
               quem
               pro
               te
               impendit
               ,
            
             
               Fac
               nos
               Christe
               scandere
               quo
               Thomas
               as●endit
               .
            
          
           
             
               For
               the
               bloud
               of
               Thomas
               which
               he
               for
               thee
               did
               spend
            
             
               Grant
               vs
               Christ
               to
               clime
               where
               Thomas
               did
               ascend
               .
            
          
           
             The
             Pope
             writ
             to
             the
             Clergie
             of
             England
             ,
             to
             make
             a
             new
             Holiday
             for
             this
             late
             Martyr
             ,
             an
             extract
             or
             clause
             whereof
             followe●h
             .
          
           
             Wee
             admonish
             you
             all
             ,
             
             and
             by
             the
             authoritie
             which
             wee
             retevne
             ,
             doe
             straightly
             charge
             you
             ,
             that
             you
             celebrate
             the
             day
             of
             the
             suffering
             of
             the
             blessed
             man
             Thomas
             ,
             the
             glorious
             Martyr
             ,
             sometime
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             euery
             yeare
             in
             most
             solemne
             sort
             ,
             and
             that
             with
             deuout
             prayers
             ye
             endeuour
             your selues
             to
             purchase
             forgiuenesse
             of
             sinnes
             :
             that
             he
             which
             for
             Christs
             sake
             suffered
             banishment
             in
             this
             life
             ,
             and
             martyrdome
             in
             death
             by
             constancie
             of
             vertue
             ,
             through
             continuall
             supplication
             of
             faithfull
             people
             ,
             may
             make
             intercession
             for
             you
             to
             God.
             
          
           
             The
             tenor
             of
             these
             letters
             were
             scarcely
             read
             ,
             but
             euery
             man
             with
             a
             loud
             voice
             began
             to
             recite
             and
             sing
             ,
             
               Te
               Deum
               laudamus
            
             .
          
           
             Furthermore
             ,
             because
             his
             Suffragans
             had
             not
             exhibited
             due
             reuerence
             to
             him
             their
             father
             ,
             either
             in
             time
             of
             his
             banishment
             ,
             or
             at
             his
             returne
             from
             the
             same
             ,
             but
             rather
             persecuted
             him
             ;
             that
             they
             might
             openly
             confesse
             their
             errour
             and
             wickednesse
             to
             all
             men
             ,
             they
             made
             this
             Collect.
             
          
           
             Be
             fauourable
             good
             Lord
             to
             our
             supplication
             and
             prayer
             ,
             
             that
             we
             which
             acknowledge
             our selues
             guilty
             of
             iniquitie
             ,
             may
             be
             deliuered
             by
             the
             intercession
             of
             Thomas
             thy
             blessed
             Martyr
             and
             Bishop
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             This
             Collect
             was
             likewise
             vsed
             by
             the
             Couent
             of
             S.
             Albons
             ,
             and
             other
             Religious
             Votaries
             vpon
             the
             day
             of
             his
             martyrdome
             .
          
           
           
             Robert
             the
             first
             Earle
             of
             Dreux
             ,
             and
             the
             fourth
             sonne
             of
             Lewis
             the
             grosse
             ,
             King
             of
             France
             ,
             laid
             the
             foundation
             of
             a
             Collegiate
             Church
             ,
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             this
             supposed
             holy
             Martyr
             ,
             called
             ,
             S.
             
               Thomas
               du
               Louure
            
             in
             Paris
             ,
             the
             reuenues
             whereof
             were
             augmented
             by
             his
             wife
             Agnes
             ,
             Countesse
             of
             Bray
             ,
             and
             confirmed
             by
             the
             Bull
             of
             Clement
             the
             third
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             Rome
             ,
             in
             these
             termes
             .
          
           
             
               Clemens
               Episcopus
               seruus
               seruorum
               Dei
               ,
               Dilectis
               filijs
               Canonicis
               Ecclesie
               sancti
               Thome
               de
               Louurea
               salutem
               et
               Apostolicam
               benedictionem
               .
               Iustis
               pe●entsum
               desiderijs
               facilem
               nos
               conuenit
               prebere
               consensum
               ,
               et
               vota
               que
               à
               rationis
               tramite
               non
               discordant
               ,
               eff●ctu
               prosequente
               complere
               .
               Ea
               propter
               dilecti
               in
               Domino
               silij
               ,
               precibus
               inclinati
               nobilis
               femine
               Comitisse
               Braye
               ,
               possessiones
               et
               redditus
               à
               Roberto
               Comi●e
               quondam
               marito
               suo
               ab
               ipsa
               et
               liberis
               eius
               in
               ●lecmosynam
               Ecclesie
               vestre
               con●essos
               .
               Scilicet
               Curiam
               ,
               in
               qua
               erant
               edificata
               stabula
               ,
               vt
               ibi
               construeretur
               Hospitale
               :
               Partem
               Virgulti
               (
               vulgo
               du
               verger
               )
               inter
               Hospitale
               &
               Canonicos
               attingentis
               ,
               A
               claustro
               quod
               est
               ante
               tanuam
               Ecclesie
               ,
               vsque
               ad
               extremitat●m
               muri
               ,
               et
               redditus
               ad
               sustentationem
               quatuor
               Canonicorum
               sacer
               dotum
               manentium
               in
               decimis
               de
               Triciaco
               ,
               Calliaco
               ,
               et
               de
               Braya
               .
               Et
               centum
               solidos
               Parisiensis
               monete
               apud
               villam
               nouā
               Sancti
               Georgij
               annuatim
               in
               festo
               Sancti
               Remigij
               persoluendos
               .
               Vineam
               etiam
               et
               arpentum
               terre
               ,
               queiacent
               extra
               muros
               predicti
               loci
               Sancti
               Thome
               (
               sicut
               corum
               scripto
               autentico
               continetur
               )
               Ecclesie
               vestre
               auctoritate
               Apostolica
               confirmamus
               ,
               &
               presertis
               scripti
               patrocinio
               communuimus
               .
               Statuentes
               ,
               vt
               nulli
               omnino
               hominum
               liceat
               hanc
               paginam
               nostre
               confirmationis
               infringere
               ,
               vel
               ei
               ausu
               temerario
               contraire
               .
               Si
               quis
               autem
               hoc
               attemptare
               presumps●rit
               ;
               indignationem
               omnipote●tis
               Dei
               ,
               et
               Beatorum
               Petri
               et
               Pauli
               Apostolorum
               eius
               se
               nouerit
               incursurum
               .
               Datum
               Laterani
               septimo
               Kalendas
               Augusti
               ,
               Pontisicatus
               nostri
               anno
               secundo
               .
               Annoque
               Domini
               Millesimo
               centesimo
               octuagesimo
               nono
               .
            
          
           
             These
             donations
             were
             afterwards
             ,
             
               viz.
               Ann.
            
             1428.
             augmented
             by
             Iohn
             Duke
             of
             Britaine
             ,
             Montefort
             ,
             and
             Richmund
             ,
             as
             appeares
             by
             his
             Charter
             which
             I
             haue
             read
             .
          
           
             Many
             other
             religious
             structures
             ,
             Churches
             ,
             Chappels
             ,
             and
             Oratories
             in
             forraine
             parts
             were
             erected
             ,
             and
             endowed
             to
             the
             memory
             of
             this
             our
             English
             Martyr
             .
          
           
             Neare
             to
             the
             Gallerie
             of
             the
             Louure
             ,
             and
             adioyning
             to
             the
             Collegiate
             Church
             ,
             is
             a
             prettie
             faire
             street
             ,
             which
             at
             this
             day
             is
             called
             ,
             La
             rue
             de
             
               S.
               Thomas
            
             du
             Louure
             ,
             the
             streete
             of
             S.
             Thomas
             at
             the
             Louure
             .
          
           
             
             Richard
             the
             first
             ,
             King
             of
             England
             ,
             after
             the
             surprisall
             of
             Acrres
             ,
             instituted
             an
             order
             of
             Knights
             ,
             which
             he
             called
             ,
             The
             Order
             of
             Saint
             Thomas
             ;
             they
             held
             the
             rule
             of
             Saint
             Augustine
             ,
             and
             tooke
             for
             their
             Patron
             the
             foresaid
             
               Thomas
               Becket
            
             ,
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             as
             you
             may
             reade
             in
             the
             Theater
             of
             Honour
             ,
             lib.
             9.
             cap.
             11.
             
          
           
             But
             I
             stand
             too
             long
             gazing
             and
             glossing
             vpon
             this
             imaginarie
             monument
             ,
             digressing
             from
             the
             breuitie
             of
             that
             method
             which
             I
             haue
             proposed
             to
             my selfe
             .
             Let
             me
             view
             the
             sumptuous
             monument
             still
             remaining
             of
             Edward
             surnamed
             the
             blacke
             Prince
             (
             so
             by-named
             not
             of
             his
             colour
             ,
             but
             of
             his
             dreaded
             acts
             in
             battell
             )
             vpon
             which
             this
             Epitaph
             is
             inlayd
             with
             brasse
             .
          
           
             
               Cy
               gist
               le
               noble
               Prince
               Mouss
               Edward
               ,
               aisnez
               filz
               du
               tresnoble
               Roy
               Edward
               tiers
               :
               iadis
               Prince
               d'aquitaine
               et
               de
               Gales
               ,
               Due
               de
               Cornwaille
               ,
               
               et
               counte
               de
               Ces●●e
               ,
               qi
               morust
               ,
               e●
               la
               feste
               de
               la
               Trinite
               qestoit
               le
               vni
               iour
               de
               iuyn
               l'an
               de
               grace
               mil
               troiscens
               septante
               sisine
               .
               Lalme
               de
               qi
               Dieu
               eit
               mercy
               .
               Amen
               .
            
             
               
                 Tu
                 qi
                 passez
                 
                   oue
                
                 bouche
                 close
                 ,
              
               
                 Par
                 la
                 ou
                 ce
                 corps
                 repose
                 ,
              
               
                 
                   Entent
                
                 ce
                 qe
                 te
                 diray
                 :
              
               
                 Sycome
                 te
                 dire
                 le
                 say
                 .
              
               
                 Come
                 tu
                 es
                 au
                 tiel
                 fu
                 ,
              
               
                 Tu
                 seras
                 tiel
                 come
                 ie
                 su
                 .
              
               
                 De
                 la
                 mort
                 ne
                 pensai
                 ie
                 mie
                 ,
              
               
                 Tant
                 come
                 iauoy
                 la
                 vie
                 .
              
               
                 En
                 tre
                 auoi
                 grand
                 richesse
              
               
                 Sont
                 icy
                 sis
                 grand
                 noblesse
              
               
                 Terre
                 Mesons
                 et
                 grand
                 tresor
              
               
                 Draps
                 ,
                 chiuaux
                 ,
                 argent
                 et
                 or
              
               
                 Mes
                 ore
                 su
                 ieo
                 poures
                 et
                 chetifs
              
               
                 Perfond
                 en
                 la
                 tre
                 gis
                 .
              
               
                 Ma
                 grand
                 beaute
                 est
                 tout
                 alee
                 ,
              
               
                 Ma
                 char
                 est
                 tout
                 gastee
                 .
              
               
                 Noult
                 est
                 estroit
                 ma
                 meson
                 ;
              
               
                 En
                 moy
                 na
                 sy
                 verite
                 non
                 .
              
               
                 Et
                 si
                 ore
                 me
                 veisses
                 ,
              
               
                 Ie
                 ne
                 quide
                 pas
                 qe
                 vous
                 deisses
                 .
              
               
                 Qe
                 ie
                 eusse
                 onges
                 home
                 este
              
               
                 Sy
                 su
                 ie
                 ore
                 tant
                 changee
                 .
              
               
                 Pur
                 dieu
                 priez
                 au
                 celestien
                 Poy
              
               
                 Qe
                 mercy
                 ait
                 de
                 barme
                 de
                 moy
                 .
              
               
                 Tour
                 ceulx
                 qi
                 pur
                 moy
                 prieront
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 a
                 dieu
                 maccorderont
                 :
              
               
                 Dieu
                 les
                 mette
                 en
                 son
                 Paraydis
              
               
                 Ou
                 nul
                 ne
                 Poet
                 estre
                 chetifs
                 .
              
            
          
           
             Thus
             Englished
             .
          
           
             
               Here
               lieth
               the
               noble
               Prince
               ,
               Monsieur
               Edward
               ,
               the
               eldest
               sonne
               of
               the
               thrice
               noble
               King
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               in
               former
               time
               Prince
               of
               Aquitaine
               ,
               and
               of
               Wales
               ,
               Duke
               of
               Cornwall
               ,
               and
               Earle
               of
               Chester
               ,
               who
               died
               on
               the
               feast
               of
               Trinitie
               ,
               which
               was
               the
               eight
               day
               of
               Iune
               ,
               in
               the
               yeare
               of
               Grace
               ,
               1376.
               
               To
               the
               soule
               of
               whom
               ,
               God
               grant
               mercy
               .
               Amen
               .
            
             
               Who
               so
               thou
               be
               that
               passeth
               by
               ;
            
             
               Where
               these
               corps
               entombed
               lie
               :
            
             
               Vnderstand
               what
               I
               shall
               say
               ,
            
             
               As
               at
               this
               time
               speake
               I
               may
               .
            
             
               Such
               as
               thou
               art
               ,
               sometime
               was
               I
               ,
            
             
               Such
               as
               I
               am
               ,
               such
               shalt
               thou
               be
               .
            
             
               I
               little
               thought
               on
               th'
               oure
               of
               death
               ,
            
             
             
               So
               long
               as
               I
               enioyed
               breath
               .
            
             
               Great
               riches
               here
               I
               did
               possesse
               ,
            
             
               Whereof
               I
               made
               great
               noblenesse
               .
            
             
               I
               had
               gold
               ,
               siluer
               ,
               wardrobes
               ,
               and
            
             
               Great
               treasure
               ,
               horses
               ,
               houses
               ,
               land
               :
            
             
               But
               now
               a
               caitife
               poore
               am
               I
               ,
            
             
               Deepe
               in
               the
               ground
               ,
               lo
               here
               I
               lie
               .
            
             
               My
               beautie
               great
               is
               all
               quite
               gone
               ,
            
             
               My
               flesh
               is
               wasted
               to
               the
               bone
               .
            
             
               My
               house
               is
               narrow
               now
               and
               throng
               ,
            
             
               Nothing
               but
               Truth
               comes
               from
               my
               tongue
               :
            
             
               And
               if
               ye
               should
               see
               me
               this
               day
               ,
            
             
               I
               do
               not
               thinke
               but
               ye
               would
               say
               ,
            
             
               That
               I
               had
               neuer
               beene
               a
               man
               ;
            
             
               So
               much
               altered
               now
               I
               am
               .
            
             
               For
               Gods
               sake
               pray
               toth'heauenly
               King
               ,
            
             
               That
               he
               my
               soule
               to
               heauen
               would
               bring
               .
            
             
               All
               they
               that
               pray
               and
               make
               accord
               ,
            
             
               For
               me
               vnto
               my
               God
               and
               Lord
               ;
            
             
               God
               place
               them
               in
               his
               Paradise
               ,
            
             
               Wherein
               no
               wretched
               caitife
               lies
               .
            
          
           
             The
             death
             of
             this
             Prince
             (
             which
             fortuned
             in
             the
             fourtie
             and
             sixth
             yeare
             of
             his
             age
             )
             was
             a
             heauy
             losse
             to
             the
             state
             ;
             
             being
             a
             Prince
             of
             whom
             we
             neuer
             heard
             any
             ill
             ,
             neuer
             receiued
             other
             note
             then
             of
             goodnesse
             ,
             and
             the
             noblest
             performances
             that
             magnanimitie
             and
             wisedome
             could
             euer
             shew
             ,
             in
             so
             much
             as
             what
             praise
             can
             bee
             giuen
             to
             ve●●ue
             is
             due
             to
             him
             :
             The
             compendious
             Chronicle
             of
             Canterbury
             written
             by
             one
             
               Thomas
               Haselwood
            
             ,
             
             a
             Canon
             of
             Leedes
             speakes
             more
             particularly
             of
             his
             militarie
             atchieuements
             in
             these
             words
             .
          
           
             
               Edwardus
               filius
               Edw.
            
             3.
             
               primogenitus
               ,
               Princeps
               Wallie
               fortunatissimus
               ,
               &
               miles
               in
               bello
               audacissimus
               ,
               inter
               validissima
               bella
               gesta
               militaria
               ,
               magnisice
               ab
               eodem
               peracta
               ;
               Iohannem
               Regem
               Francie
               apud
               Poyteires
               debellauit
               ,
               &
               pluribus
               ,
               tam
               nobilibus
               quam
               alijs
               ,
               de
               dicto
               regno
               captis
               ,
               &
               interfectis
               ,
               eundem
               Regem
               captiuauit
               ,
               &
               ipsum
               potenter
               in
               Augliam
               ductum
               Patri
               suo
               presentauit
               .
               Henricum
               etiam
               intrusorem
               Hispanie
               ,
               potentissime
               in
               bello
               deuicit
               ,
               &
               Petrum
               Hispanie
               Regem
               dudum
               à
               regno
               suo
               expulsum
               potenti
               virtute
               in
               regnum
               suum
               restituit
               .
               Vnde
               propter
               ingentem
               sibi
               probitatem
               ,
               &
               actus
               ipsius
               triumphales
               memoratum
               Principem
               inter
               regales
               Regum
               memorias
               dignum
               duximus
               commendandum
               .
            
          
           
             
             Here
             lieth
             the
             body
             of
             Henry
             the
             fourth
             ,
             King
             of
             England
             ,
             whose
             Tombe
             is
             richly
             adorned
             and
             garnished
             about
             with
             the
             Armes
             of
             all
             the
             Christian
             Princes
             ,
             and
             most
             of
             the
             greatest
             Peeres
             of
             this
             kingdome
             ,
             then
             liuing
             ;
             vpon
             which
             I
             finde
             no
             Inscription
             ,
             who
             died
             20.
             
             
               Mar.
               Anno
               Dom.
            
             1412.
             aetat
             .
             46.
             
             Reg.
             14.
             
          
           
             This
             King
             finished
             his
             politique
             and
             victorious
             raigne
             in
             peace
             and
             honour
             .
             
             Howsoeuer
             the
             iniustice
             of
             his
             first
             entrance
             (
             stepping
             into
             the
             seat
             Royall
             by
             the
             deposition
             and
             murder
             of
             his
             lawfull
             Soueraigne
             King
             Richard
             the
             second
             )
             left
             a
             dishonourable
             staine
             vpon
             all
             his
             actions
             .
             He
             aduised
             his
             Sonne
             Henry
             (
             after
             him
             King
             )
             vpon
             his
             death
             bed
             ,
             to
             punish
             the
             oppressours
             of
             his
             people
             :
             
             for
             so
             shalt
             thou
             (
             quoth
             hee
             )
             obtaine
             fauour
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             loue
             and
             feare
             of
             thy
             subiects
             ,
             who
             whiles
             they
             haue
             wealth
             ,
             so
             long
             shalt
             thou
             haue
             their
             obedience
             ,
             but
             made
             poore
             by
             oppressions
             ,
             will
             be
             ready
             for
             insurrections
             .
          
           
             Let
             this
             memoriall
             of
             him
             ,
             in
             such
             rimes
             as
             I
             haue
             it
             ,
             stand
             for
             his
             Epitaph
             .
          
           
             
               Aftur
               *
               hym
               regnyd
               than
            
             
               The
               iiii
               Harry
               that
               doughty
               man
            
             
               At
               Westminstre
               crouned
               he
               was
               ,
            
             
               Wher
               of
               al
               Engelond
               made
               solas
               .
            
             
               In
               hys
               tyme
               was
               a
               blesyng
               Sterre
               ,
               
            
             
               That
               al
               men
               myght
               see
               ryght
               ferre
            
             
               Walis
               was
               rebel
               ,
               but
               noght
               for
               thy
               ,
            
             
               For
               owyn
               Glendor
               was
               the
               caus
               truly
               .
            
             
               A
               doughty
               man
               he
               was
               ,
               and
               wyse
               ,
            
             
               In
               euery
               Batail
               he
               had
               the
               pryse
               .
            
             
               At
               Batail
               of
               Sheresbury
               truly
               ,
            
             
               Off
               hys
               enemyse
               he
               hadde
               the
               victory
               .
            
             
               He
               regnyd
               here
               *
               almost
               xiiii
               yere
               ,
            
             
               And
               to
               Canterbury
               men
               hym
               bere
               .
            
          
           
             Another
             of
             his
             raigne
             ,
             his
             death
             and
             gouernment
             ,
             thus
             rimes
             .
          
           
             
               This
               king
               dyed
               of
               his
               reygne
               in
               the
               yere
            
             
               Fourtene
               accompted
               ,
               of
               March
               the
               xix
               daye
               ,
               
            
             
               The
               sondaye
               was
               then
               by
               Kalendre
               .
            
             
               Of
               whom
               the
               realme
               great
               ioye
               at
               first
               had
               ay
               ,
            
             
               But
               afterward
               they
               loued
               not
               his
               arraye
               :
            
             
               At
               his
               begynnyng
               ,
               full
               hye
               he
               was
               commende
            
             
               With
               commons
               then
               ,
               and
               also
               litell
               at
               the
               ende
               .
            
          
           
             
               Io.
               Gower
            
             in
             the
             last
             part
             of
             his
             Tripartite
             Chronicle
             giues
             vs
             this
             various
             Character
             following
             of
             this
             Henry
             ,
             and
             his
             predecessour
             Richard
             the
             second
             ,
             Kings
             .
          
           
             
               O
               quam
               pensando
               mores
               variosque
               notando
               ,
            
             
               Si
               bene
               scrutetur
               R.
               ab
               H.
               distare
               videtur
               .
               
            
             
               Clarus
               sermone
               tenebrosus
               et
               intus
               agone
               .
            
             
               R.
               pacem
               fingit
               ,
               dum
               mortis
               federa
               stringit
               ,
            
             
               Duplex
               cautelis
               fuit
               R.
               Pius
               H.
               que
               fidelis
            
             
               R.
               Pestem
               mittit
               ,
               mortem
               pius
               H.
               que
               remittit
               .
            
             
               R.
               Plebem
               taxat
               ,
               taxas
               pius
               H.
               que
               relaxat
               .
            
             
               R.
               proceres
               odit
               et
               eorum
               predia
               rodit
               .
            
             
               H.
               fauet
               heredes
               que
               suas
               restaurat
               in
               edes
               .
            
             
               R.
               regnum
               vastat
               vindex
               &
               in
               omnibus
               astat
               .
            
             
               Mulcet
               terrorem
               pius
               H.
               que
               reducit
               amorem
               ,
            
             
             
               O
               Deus
               Henrico
               quem
               diligo
               quem
               benedico
               ;
            
             
               Da
               regnum
               tutum
               nulla
               grauitate
               volutum
               ,
            
             
               Vite
               presentis
               pariter
               viteque
               sequentis
               :
            
             
               Da
               sibi
               quodcunque
               felicius
               est
               ad
               vtrunque
               .
            
          
           
             
             The
             same
             Authour
             in
             another
             place
             ,
             to
             the
             laud
             and
             memory
             of
             this
             King
             ,
             hath
             these
             nicking
             Hexameters
             .
          
           
             
               Electus
               Christi
               pie
               Rex
               Henrice
               fuisti
               ,
            
             
               Qui
               bene
               venisti
               ,
               cum
               propria
               regna
               petisti
               ,
            
             
               Tu
               mala
               vicisti
               que
               bonis
               bona
               restituisti
               ,
            
             
               Et
               populo
               tristi
               noua
               gaudia
               contribuisti
               ,
            
             
               Est
               mihi
               spes
               lata
               ,
               quod
               adhuc
               pro
               te
               renouata
            
             
               Succedent
               fata
               veteri
               probitate
               beata
               .
            
             
               Et
               tibi
               nam
               grata
               gratia
               sponte
               data
               .
            
          
           
             And
             the
             said
             Gower
             makes
             a
             ballade
             to
             this
             king
             ,
             to
             his
             no
             little
             commendations
             .
             Whereof
             take
             the
             first
             Stanza
             for
             an
             Essay
             .
          
           
             
               O
               noble
               worthy
               Kyng
               Henry
               the
               fearth
               ,
            
             
               In
               whom
               the
               gladde
               Fortune
               is
               befall
               :
            
             
               The
               people
               to
               gouerne
               here
               vpon
               earth
               ,
            
             
               God
               hath
               thee
               chosen
               in
               comfort
               of
               vs
               all
               .
            
             
               The
               worship
               of
               this
               land
               ,
               which
               was
               dounfall
               ,
            
             
               Now
               stant
               vpright
               through
               grace
               of
               thy
               goodnesse
               .
            
             
               Which
               euery
               man
               is
               hold
               for
               to
               blesse
               .
            
          
           
             Caxton
             the
             continuer
             of
             Polychronicon
             ,
             saith
             ,
             that
             this
             King
             Henry
             the
             fourth
             found
             great
             riches
             ,
             whereof
             Richard
             his
             predecessour
             was
             possest
             at
             the
             time
             of
             his
             resignation
             of
             the
             Scepter
             royall
             .
             These
             are
             the
             wordes
             :
             Thenne
             he
             fonde
             in
             Kyng
             Rychads
             tresorye
             nyne
             hundryd
             thowsand
             nobles
             besydes
             Iewels
             and
             Vessels
             ,
             
             whyche
             was
             as
             moche
             worthe
             or
             more
             .
             And
             there
             was
             found
             in
             the
             Tresorers
             kepyng
             of
             Englonde
             an
             hundryd
             and
             fyfty
             thowsand
             nobles
             ;
             and
             Iewels
             and
             Vessels
             as
             moche
             worthe
             or
             more
             :
             Vpon
             which
             ,
             saith
             Fabian
             ,
             It
             shulde
             seme
             that
             Kyng
             Rycharde
             was
             ryche
             ,
             
             whan
             hys
             money
             and
             Iewelles
             amounted
             to
             seuen
             hundryd
             thowsand
             pounds
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Simon
               D'ewes
            
             Knight
             ,
             a
             diligent
             searcher
             of
             Antiquities
             ,
             gaue
             me
             the
             copie
             of
             King
             Henries
             Will
             ,
             here
             entombed
             ,
             examined
             by
             the
             originall
             vnder
             the
             priuie
             Seale
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             orthographie
             in
             the
             said
             originall
             :
             which
             is
             not
             vnworthy
             ,
             I
             hope
             ,
             of
             my
             Readers
             perusall
             .
          
           
             
             In
             the
             name
             of
             God
             Fadir
             ,
             and
             Son
             ,
             and
             holy
             Gost
             ,
             thre
             persons
             and
             on
             God.
             I
             Henry
             ,
             sinful
             wretch
             ,
             be
             the
             grase
             of
             God
             Kyng
             of
             Englond
             ,
             and
             of
             Fraunce
             ,
             and
             Lord
             of
             Irlond
             ,
             being
             in
             myne
             hole
             mynd
             mak
             my
             Testament
             in
             manere
             and
             forme
             that
             suyth
             .
             First
             I
             bequeth
             to
             Almyghty
             God
             my
             sinful
             Soul
             ;
             the
             whiche
             had
             neuer
             be
             worthy
             to
             be
             man
             but
             through
             hys
             mercy
             and
             hys
             grase
             ;
             whiche
             lyffe
             I
             haue
             mispendyd
             ,
             whereof
             I
             put
             me
             whollily
             in
             his
             grase
             and
             his
             mercy
             ,
             with
             all
             myn
             herte
             .
             And
             what
             tym
             hit
             liketh
             him
             of
             hys
             mercy
             for
             to
             tak
             me
             to
             hym
             ,
             the
             body
             for
             to
             be
             beryed
             in
             the
             Chirch
             of
             Caunterbury
             ,
             aftyr
             the
             descrecion
             of
             my
             Cousin
             the
             Erchbyshcoppe
             of
             Caunterbury
             .
             And
             also
             I
             thank
             all
             my
             Lordis
             and
             trewe
             
             peple
             for
             the
             trewe
             servise
             that
             they
             haue
             don
             to
             me
             .
             and
             Yask
             hem
             forgiuenes
             if
             ●
             haue
             missentreted
             hem
             in
             any
             wyse
             .
             And
             al
             's
             far
             as
             they
             haue
             offendyd
             me
             in
             wordis
             or
             in
             de●is
             in
             any
             wyse
             ,
             I
             prey
             God
             forgeue
             hem
             hit
             and
             Y
             do
             ,
             Also
             Y
             devyse
             and
             ordeyn
             that
             ther
             be
             a
             chauntre
             perpetuall
             of
             twey
             Precitis
             for
             to
             sing
             and
             prey
             for
             my
             soul
             in
             the
             aforseyd
             chirch
             of
             Caunterbury
             ,
             in
             soche
             plase
             and
             aftyr
             soch
             ordinaunse
             as
             hit
             semeth
             best
             to
             my
             aforse●d
             cousin
             of
             Canterbury
             .
             Also
             Y
             ordeyne
             and
             deuise
             that
             of
             my
             goodors
             restitution
             be
             made
             to
             all
             hem
             that
             Y
             haue
             wrongfully
             greuyd
             ,
             or
             any
             good
             had
             of
             theirs
             without
             iust
             tytle
             .
             Also
             I
             will
             and
             ordeyne
             that
             of
             my
             goodis
             all
             my
             debtis
             be
             al
             paied
             in
             all
             hast
             possible
             ,
             and
             that
             my
             seruants
             be
             rewardyd
             aftyr
             ther
             nede
             ,
             and
             desert
             of
             seruise
             :
             and
             in
             especyal
             ,
             
               ●●lkin
               ,
               Iohn
               Warren
            
             ,
             and
             
               William
               Thorpe
            
             ,
             Gromes
             of
             my
             chambre
             .
             Also
             Y
             will
             that
             all
             those
             that
             be
             bond
             in
             eny
             debt
             that
             Y
             owe
             in
             eny
             wyse
             ,
             or
             haue
             vndyrtake
             to
             eny
             man
             for
             eny
             debt
             that
             Y
             owe
             ,
             or
             that
             they
             can
             dwlye
             shewe
             hit
             ,
             that
             all
             soche
             persons
             be
             kept
             harmlysse
             .
             Also
             I
             will
             that
             a
             ●
             sees
             and
             wages
             that
             ar
             not
             paied
             to
             be
             paied
             ,
             and
             in
             especiall
             to
             my
             seruaunts
             of
             my
             houshold
             ,
             befor
             eny
             oder
             .
             And
             also
             that
             all
             myn
             Annuityes
             ,
             fees
             ,
             and
             donacions
             grauntyd
             by
             me
             byfor
             this
             tym
             be
             my
             lettres
             patents
             ,
             be
             kept
             and
             paied
             aftyr
             the
             effect
             of
             the
             forseyd
             lettres
             patents
             ;
             and
             yn
             especiall
             to
             all
             hem
             that
             haue
             bene
             trewe
             seruaunts
             to
             me
             and
             toward
             me
             alway
             .
             Also
             Y
             will
             and
             prey
             my
             Son
             that
             he
             haue
             recomendyd
             
               Thomas
               de
               l●
               crois
            
             ,
             that
             hath
             well
             and
             trwly
             seruyd
             me
             ,
             and
             also
             in
             the
             same
             wyse
             ,
             
               Iacob
               Raysh
            
             and
             Halley
             .
             Also
             I
             will
             that
             the
             Quene
             be
             endowyd
             of
             the
             Duche
             of
             Lancastre
             .
             Also
             I
             will
             that
             all
             my
             Officers
             both
             of
             houshold
             and
             other
             ,
             the
             which
             nedeth
             to
             haue
             pardon
             of
             eny
             thing
             that
             touch
             here
             offices
             both
             of
             losse
             and
             oder
             thing
             ,
             they
             haue
             pardon
             therof
             in
             semblable
             mancre
             ,
             as
             y
             of
             my
             grase
             haue
             bewont
             to
             do
             befor
             this
             tym
             .
             And
             for
             to
             execut
             this
             Testament
             well
             and
             trulich
             for
             grete
             tryst
             that
             I
             haue
             on
             my
             Son
             the
             Prince
             ,
             Y
             ordeyne
             and
             mak
             him
             my
             Executor
             of
             my
             Testament
             foreseyd
             ,
             kalling
             to
             him
             soche
             as
             him
             thinkyth
             in
             his
             discrecion
             that
             can
             and
             will
             labor
             to
             the
             sonrest
             spede
             of
             my
             will
             comprehended
             in
             this
             myn
             Testament
             .
             And
             to
             fulfill
             trwly
             all
             things
             foresaid
             y
             charge
             my
             foreseyd
             Son
             vpon
             my
             blessyng
             .
             Wetnessyng
             my
             welbelouyd
             Cousins
             ,
             Thomas
             Erchbyshop
             of
             Caunterbury
             foreseyde
             and
             Edward
             Duke
             of
             Yorke
             ,
             Thomas
             Bishchop
             of
             Duresme
             ,
             Richard
             the
             Lord
             Grey
             my
             Chamberlaine
             ,
             
               Iohn
               Tiptost
            
             myn
             Treasuror
             of
             Englond
             ,
             
               Iohn
               Prophete
            
             Wardeine
             of
             my
             priuie
             seale
             ;
             
               Thomas
               Erpingham
               ,
               Iohn
               Norbery
               ,
               Robert
               Waterton
               ,
            
             and
             meny
             oder
             being
             present
             .
             In
             witnessyng
             wherof
             my
             priuy
             Seele
             be
             my
             commaundement
             is
             set
             to
             this
             my
             Testament
             .
             I
             yeue
             at
             my
             manere
             of
             Grenwich
             the
             xxi
             .
             dey
             of
             the
             moneth
             of
             Ianuer
             ,
             the
             yere
             of
             owr
             Lord
             ,
             M.
             CCCC.VIII
             .
             and
             of
             our
             Reigne
             the
             tenth
             .
          
           
             He
             departed
             this
             world
             the
             twentieth
             of
             March
             ,
             as
             aforesaid
             ,
             some
             three
             yeares
             and
             odde
             moneths
             after
             the
             making
             of
             this
             his
             last
             Will
             and
             Testament
             ,
             in
             a
             Chamber
             belonging
             to
             the
             Abbot
             of
             Westminster
             ,
             called
             Ierusalem
             ,
             hauing
             beene
             prophetically
             foretold
             that
             hee
             should
             die
             in
             Ierusalem
             .
          
           
             The
             words
             ,
             saith
             Harding
             ,
             that
             the
             King
             said
             at
             his
             death
             ,
             were
             of
             high
             complaint
             ,
             but
             nought
             of
             repentance
             ,
             of
             vsurpement
             of
             the
             Realme
             ,
             ne
             of
             restorement
             of
             right
             heires
             to
             the
             Crowne
             .
             Which
             he
             thus
             versifies
             .
          
           
             
             
               
                 O
                 Lorde
                 ,
                 he
                 sayd
                 ,
                 O
                 God
                 omnipotent
                 ,
              
               
                 Now
                 se
                 I
                 well
                 thy
                 Godhede
                 loueth
                 me
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 suffered
                 neuer
                 my
                 foes
                 to
                 haue
                 their
                 entent
              
               
                 Of
                 myne
                 person
                 in
                 myne
                 aduersitie
                 :
              
               
                 Ne
                 in
                 myne
                 sicknesse
                 ,
                 ne
                 in
                 myne
                 infyrmyte
                 :
              
               
                 But
                 ay
                 hast
                 kept
                 it
                 fro
                 theyr
                 maleuolence
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 chastised
                 me
                 by
                 thy
                 beneuolence
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Lorde
                 I
                 thanke
                 the
                 with
                 all
                 my
                 herte
                 ,
              
               
                 With
                 all
                 my
                 soule
                 ,
                 and
                 my
                 spirites
                 clere
                 ;
              
               
                 This
                 wormes
                 mete
                 ,
                 this
                 caryon
                 full
                 vnquerte
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 some
                 tyme
                 thought
                 in
                 world
                 it
                 had
                 no
                 pere
                 ,
              
               
                 This
                 face
                 so
                 foule
                 that
                 leprous
                 doth
                 appere
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 here
                 afo●e
                 I
                 haue
                 had
                 such
                 a
                 pryde
              
               
                 To
                 purtray
                 oft
                 in
                 many
                 place
                 full
                 wide
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 which
                 right
                 now
                 the
                 porest
                 of
                 this
                 lande
                 ,
              
               
                 Except
                 on●y
                 of
                 their
                 benignite
              
               
                 Wolde
                 lothe
                 to
                 ●●oke
                 vpon
                 I
                 vnderstande
              
               
                 Of
                 which
                 ,
                 good
                 Lorde
                 ,
                 that
                 thou
                 so
                 visyte
                 me
              
               
                 A
                 thousande
                 tymes
                 the
                 Lord
                 in
                 Trinyte
              
               
                 With
                 all
                 my
                 herte
                 ,
                 I
                 thanke
                 the
                 and
                 commende
              
               
                 Into
                 thyne
                 handes
                 my
                 soule
                 withouten
                 ende
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 And
                 dyed
                 so
                 in
                 fayth
                 and
                 hole
                 creance
              
               
                 At
                 Cauntorbury
                 buryed
                 with
                 great
                 reuerence
                 ,
              
               
                 As
                 a
                 kyng
                 shulde
                 be
                 with
                 all
                 kynde
                 of
                 circumstance
                 ,
              
               
                 Besyde
                 the
                 Prynce
                 Edward
                 ,
                 with
                 grete
                 expence
                 .
              
            
          
           
             His
             funerall
             Exequies
             were
             solemnised
             here
             in
             all
             pompe
             and
             state
             ,
             his
             Sonne
             Henry
             the
             fifth
             and
             his
             Nobilitie
             being
             present
             ,
             vpon
             Trinitie
             Sonday
             next
             following
             the
             day
             of
             his
             death
             .
          
           
             The
             reason
             (
             as
             I
             take
             it
             )
             wherefore
             King
             Henry
             made
             choice
             of
             this
             Church
             for
             his
             buriall
             place
             ,
             
             was
             ,
             for
             that
             his
             first
             wife
             (
             the
             Lady
             Mary
             ,
             one
             of
             the
             daughters
             and
             coheires
             of
             
               Vmphrey
               de
               Bohun
            
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Hereford
             ,
             Essex
             ,
             and
             Northampton
             )
             was
             here
             entombed
             ;
             who
             died
             before
             hee
             came
             to
             the
             Crowne
             ,
             
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1394.
             leauing
             behinde
             her
             a
             glorious
             and
             faire
             renowned
             issue
             of
             children
             ,
             to
             the
             comfort
             of
             her
             husband
             ,
             and
             good
             of
             the
             common-wealth
             :
             
               viz.
               Henry
            
             afterwards
             King
             of
             England
             ,
             Thomas
             Duke
             of
             Clarence
             ,
             Iohn
             Duke
             of
             Bedford
             ,
             Humphrey
             Duke
             of
             Glocester
             .
             Blanch
             married
             to
             William
             Duke
             of
             Bauaria
             ,
             and
             Emperour
             ,
             and
             Philip
             married
             to
             Iohn
             King
             of
             Denmarke
             and
             Norway
             .
          
           
             Here
             in
             the
             same
             Sepulchre
             lies
             the
             body
             of
             Ioane
             his
             second
             wife
             ,
             daughter
             of
             Charles
             the
             fifth
             ,
             
             King
             of
             Nauarre
             ,
             who
             died
             without
             issue
             at
             Hauering
             in
             the
             bower
             ,
             
             in
             the
             County
             of
             Essex
             ,
             the
             tenth
             of
             Iuly
             ,
             
               Anno
               Dom.
            
             1437.
             
             
               Reg.
               H.
            
             6.15
             .
             hauing
             continued
             widow
             24.
             yeares
             ;
             This
             Queene
             endured
             some
             troubles
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             her
             Stepsonne
             King
             Henry
             the
             fift
             ,
             being
             charged
             that
             shee
             should
             by
             witchcraft
             or
             sorcerie
             seeke
             the
             Kings
             
             death
             ,
             
             a
             capitall
             offence
             indeed
             ,
             if
             the
             accusation
             was
             true
             ,
             vpon
             which
             furmise
             her
             goods
             and
             lands
             were
             forfeited
             by
             Act
             of
             Parliament
             ;
             and
             shee
             committed
             to
             safe
             keeping
             ,
             in
             the
             Castle
             of
             Leedes
             in
             Kent
             :
             and
             from
             thence
             to
             Pemsey
             ,
             attended
             onely
             with
             nine
             of
             her
             seruants
             ;
             but
             (
             belike
             )
             her
             innocency
             within
             a
             little
             time
             deliuered
             her
             from
             imprisonment
             ,
             and
             she
             liued
             a
             long
             time
             after
             in
             all
             princely
             prosperitie
             .
          
           
             Here
             ,
             
             betweene
             her
             two
             husbands
             (
             
               Iohn
               Beaufort
            
             ,
             Marquesse
             Dorset
             ,
             and
             
               Thomas
               Plantaginet
            
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Clarence
             )
             Margaret
             ,
             daughter
             of
             Thomas
             ,
             and
             sister
             ,
             and
             one
             of
             the
             heires
             to
             
               Edmond
               Holland
            
             ,
             Earles
             of
             Kent
             ,
             lieth
             gloriously
             entombed
             by
             her
             first
             husband
             ;
             she
             had
             issue
             Henry
             Earle
             of
             Somerset
             ,
             Thomas
             Earle
             of
             Perth
             ,
             Iohn
             ,
             and
             Edmund
             ,
             both
             Dukes
             of
             Somerset
             ,
             Ioane
             Queene
             of
             Scots
             ,
             and
             Margaret
             Countesse
             of
             Deuonshire
             :
             she
             died
             full
             of
             yeares
             the
             last
             of
             December
             ,
             
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1440.
             
          
           
             Iohn
             her
             first
             husband
             lieth
             on
             her
             left
             side
             ,
             
             as
             appeares
             by
             his
             armes
             ,
             and
             portraiture
             (
             for
             I
             finde
             no
             inscription
             at
             all
             vpon
             the
             Monument
             )
             who
             was
             the
             eldest
             sonne
             of
             Iohn
             of
             Gaunt
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Lancaster
             ,
             by
             his
             last
             wife
             
               Katherine
               Swinford
            
             ,
             and
             surnamed
             Beaufort
             ,
             of
             Beaufort
             ,
             a
             Castle
             in
             Aniou
             ,
             where
             he
             was
             borne
             :
             He
             was
             created
             first
             Earle
             of
             Somerset
             ,
             and
             after
             Marquesse
             Dorset
             ,
             by
             Richard
             the
             second
             :
             being
             but
             of
             small
             meanes
             to
             support
             such
             a
             swelling
             title
             .
          
           
             
               He
               made
               therle
               of
               Somerset
               Marques
               
            
             
               Of
               Dorset
               then
               ;
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Beaufort
              
               that
               hight
               ;
            
             
               Of
               poore
               liuelode
               that
               was
               that
               tyme
               doubtles
               .
            
          
           
             But
             hee
             was
             depriued
             of
             this
             title
             of
             Marquesse
             Dorset
             ,
             by
             Act
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             in
             the
             first
             of
             Henry
             the
             fourth
             ,
             his
             halfe
             brother
             ,
             for
             whom
             afterwards
             the
             Commons
             became
             earnest
             petitioners
             in
             Parliament
             for
             his
             restitution
             .
             But
             he
             himselfe
             was
             altogether
             vnwilling
             to
             be
             restored
             to
             this
             kinde
             of
             newly
             inuented
             honour
             ,
             being
             but
             begun
             in
             the
             ninth
             yeare
             of
             this
             Kings
             raigne
             ,
             and
             giuen
             to
             
               Robert
               de
               Vere
            
             ,
             his
             mignion
             ;
             the
             first
             stiled
             Marquesse
             of
             England
             ,
             as
             it
             is
             obserued
             by
             that
             most
             learned
             Antiquarie
             and
             Lawyer
             ,
             
             
               Io.
               Selden
            
             Esquire
             .
             I
             finde
             little
             of
             him
             remarkable
             ,
             being
             (
             belike
             )
             sore
             weakened
             both
             in
             power
             and
             spirit
             ,
             by
             the
             foresaid
             Parliament
             ;
             whereby
             (
             with
             others
             of
             the
             Nobilitie
             )
             he
             was
             reduced
             to
             the
             same
             estate
             of
             honour
             and
             fortune
             (
             which
             was
             but
             weake
             )
             in
             which
             he
             stood
             when
             first
             Thomas
             of
             Woodstocke
             ,
             
             Duke
             of
             Glocester
             ,
             was
             arrested
             ;
             and
             besides
             it
             was
             not
             lawfull
             for
             him
             ,
             nor
             any
             of
             the
             rest
             ,
             to
             giue
             liueries
             to
             retainers
             ,
             or
             keepe
             any
             about
             him
             but
             necessarie
             seruants
             .
             Hee
             died
             on
             Palmesonday
             the
             16.
             of
             March
             ,
             
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1409.
             
          
           
             On
             her
             right
             side
             is
             the
             pourtraiture
             of
             her
             second
             husband
             ,
             
             Thomas
             Duke
             of
             Clarence
             ,
             second
             soune
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             fourth
             ,
             Lord
             high
             Steward
             of
             England
             ,
             Constable
             of
             the
             Kings
             Host
             ,
             and
             Lieutenant
             Generall
             of
             his
             Armie
             in
             France
             :
             who
             (
             after
             his
             many
             fortunate
             euents
             in
             warre
             )
             was
             
             the
             first
             man
             that
             was
             slaine
             in
             the
             battell
             of
             *
             Baugy
             ,
             vpon
             Easter
             Eue
             
               An.
               Do.
            
             1420.
             by
             one
             
               Iohn
               Swinton
            
             ,
             a
             Scot
             ,
             who
             wounded
             him
             in
             the
             face
             with
             his
             Launce
             ,
             as
             he
             was
             remounting
             (
             hauing
             giuen
             singular
             demonstration
             of
             his
             great
             valour
             )
             and
             so
             threw
             him
             to
             the
             ground
             .
             And
             with
             him
             that
             day
             were
             slaine
             many
             of
             exemplarie
             note
             ,
             besides
             4500.
             common
             Souldiers
             .
          
           
             This
             Duke
             had
             borne
             forth
             his
             youth
             with
             better
             respect
             then
             Prince
             Henry
             his
             brother
             had
             done
             ;
             
             and
             was
             made
             President
             of
             the
             Councell
             ,
             when
             his
             brother
             was
             dismissed
             that
             office
             for
             striking
             the
             Lord
             chiefe
             Iustice
             ;
             yet
             for
             all
             that
             ,
             his
             father
             sore
             feared
             ,
             that
             his
             hastie
             distempered
             humour
             would
             breed
             great
             troubles
             in
             the
             State
             :
             and
             questionlesse
             he
             was
             of
             a
             violent
             selfe-willie
             disposition
             ,
             neglecting
             now
             at
             the
             last
             cast
             the
             graue
             aduise
             of
             his
             owne
             countrey-men
             ,
             his
             chiefest
             Commanders
             by
             which
             ,
             by
             all
             likelihood
             ,
             he
             might
             haue
             escaped
             all
             danger
             :
             and
             adhering
             to
             the
             trecherous
             perswasion
             of
             a
             *
             Stranger
             ,
             by
             which
             hee
             was
             betrayed
             to
             present
             destruction
             .
             Which
             fierie-rash
             temper
             of
             his
             ,
             together
             with
             the
             losse
             of
             the
             Battell
             ,
             and
             the
             place
             of
             his
             buriall
             ,
             is
             briefly
             thus
             set
             downe
             by
             my
             Author
             
               Iohn
               Harding
            
             .
          
           
             
               
                 And
                 nere
                 at
                 Bawge
                 came
                 
                   Gilbert
                   Vmsreuile
                
                 ,
              
               
                 Marshall
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 with
                 V.
                 horse
                 and
                 no
                 mo
                 ,
              
               
                 
                 And
                 of
                 good
                 wyt
                 ,
                 counsayled
                 hym
                 that
                 whyle
              
               
                 To
                 keepe
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 Goddes
                 seruice
                 tho
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 after
                 the
                 Feast
                 to
                 seke
                 vpon
                 his
                 foo
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 he
                 aunswered
                 him
                 ,
                 yf
                 thou
                 be
                 aferd
                 ,
              
               
                 Go
                 home
                 thy
                 way
                 ,
                 and
                 kepe
                 the
                 church
                 yerd
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Wyth
                 that
                 he
                 sayd
                 my
                 Lorde
                 ye
                 haue
                 no
                 men
                 ,
              
               
                 Wyth
                 the
                 enemyes
                 thus
                 hastely
                 to
                 syght
                 :
              
               
                 Your
                 menne
                 wot
                 not
                 of
                 this
                 ,
                 ne
                 how
                 ,
                 ne
                 whenne
                 ,
              
               
                 To
                 semble
                 to
                 you
                 of
                 power
                 ,
                 ne
                 of
                 myght
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 trewly
                 nowe
                 ,
                 my
                 Cosin
                 Gray
                 nowe
                 ryght
              
               
                 And
                 I
                 ,
                 haue
                 here
                 but
                 ten
                 men
                 and
                 no
                 mo
                 ,
              
               
                 But
                 yet
                 ye
                 shall
                 neuer
                 say
                 we
                 leaue
                 you
                 so
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 So
                 rode
                 they
                 furth
                 ay
                 chyding
                 by
                 the
                 way
                 ,
              
               
                 Tyll
                 they
                 to
                 Bawgy
                 ouer
                 the
                 Bridg
                 were
                 gone
                 ,
              
               
                 When
                 the
                 enemyes
                 were
                 battayled
                 in
                 aray
                 ,
              
               
                 Where
                 then
                 they
                 light
                 and
                 fought
                 wyth
                 them
                 anone
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Duke
                 was
                 slayne
                 that
                 day
                 there
                 wyth
                 hys
                 sone
                 .
              
               
                 Wyth
                 hym
                 were
                 slayne
                 then
                 therle
                 Vmfreuile
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Gray
                
                 the
                 Erle
                 of
                 Tankeruile
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Lord
                 Roos
                 ,
                 and
                 syr
                 
                   Iohn
                   Lumley
                
                 ,
              
               
                 Wyth
                 many
                 other
                 were
                 with
                 hym
                 slayne
                 that
                 daye
                 ,
              
               
                 Whose
                 names
                 I
                 cannot
                 wryte
                 nor
                 saye
              
               
                 The
                 Earles
                 two
                 of
                 Huntingdon
                 no
                 naye
                 ,
              
               
                 Of
                 Somerset
                 also
                 ,
                 were
                 taken
                 there
                 I
                 saye
              
               
                 For
                 prisoners
                 and
                 put
                 to
                 great
                 raunson
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 laye
                 full
                 long
                 in
                 France
                 then
                 in
                 prison
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Thenglish
                 Power
                 came
                 ,
                 when
                 all
                 was
                 done
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 rescowed
                 then
                 ,
                 the
                 deed
                 men
                 where
                 they
                 laye
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 brought
                 the
                 Lordes
                 home
                 fro
                 thens
                 full
                 sone
              
               
                 That
                 there
                 lay
                 slayne
                 vpon
                 the
                 feeld
                 that
                 daye
              
               
                 And
                 buryed
                 them
                 in
                 Englond
                 in
                 good
                 araye
              
               
                 Eche
                 one
                 in
                 hys
                 Abbaye
                 or
                 Colage
              
               
                 Afore
                 founded
                 within
                 his
                 heritage
                 .
              
            
          
           
             The
             English
             power
             vnder
             the
             conduct
             of
             
               Thomas
               Montacute
            
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Salisbury
             ,
             comming
             somewhat
             too
             late
             to
             this
             ouer-hastie
             encounter
             ,
             thought
             to
             haue
             requited
             this
             losse
             vpon
             their
             enemies
             heads
             ,
             but
             at
             the
             sight
             of
             their
             forces
             the
             French
             gaue
             ground
             ,
             whereby
             the
             dead
             bodie
             of
             Clarence
             was
             recouered
             ,
             and
             (
             with
             the
             rest
             )
             conueied
             into
             England
             ;
             and
             buried
             in
             this
             Church
             .
          
           
             
               Att
               Canterbury
               the
               Duke
               was
               of
               Orleance
               ,
               
            
             
               Besyde
               hys
               Father
               King
               Henry
               buryed
               ,
            
             
               With
               suche
               honoure
               costage
               and
               expence
            
             
               As
               the
               Duches
               his
               wife
               coulde
               have
               signifyed
            
             
               Which
               neded
               not
               to
               haue
               bene
               modifyed
               .
            
             
               She
               was
               so
               well
               within
               her selfe
               avysed
            
             
               Of
               greate
               sadnesse
               ,
               and
               woman
               hede
               premised
               .
            
          
           
             This
             following
             I
             haue
             read
             for
             his
             Epitaph
             .
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               in
               tumulo
               Tho.
               Dux
               Clar.
               nunc
               quasi
               nullus
            
             
               Qui
               fuit
               in
               bello
               clarus
               nec
               clarior
               vllus
               .
            
          
           
             In
             the
             vndercroft
             of
             our
             Ladies
             Chappell
             is
             an
             ancient
             Monument
             thus
             inscribed
             ,
             
               Ioane
               de
               Borwaschs
               dame
               de
               Moun.
               
               
            
             thus
             surnamed
             of
             Burwash
             a
             towne
             in
             Sussex
             ,
             wherein
             she
             inhabited
             ,
             which
             likewise
             gaue
             name
             to
             Sir
             
               Bartholomew
               Burwash
            
             ,
             
             Knight
             of
             the
             Garter
             ,
             Constable
             of
             Douer
             Castle
             ,
             and
             Lord
             Warden
             of
             the
             Cinque
             ports
             .
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             interred
             
               Isabell
               de
               Douer
            
             ,
             
             Countesse
             of
             Assyle
             ,
             as
             Stow
             calls
             her
             ,
             but
             I
             thinke
             there
             is
             a
             mistaking
             of
             Assyle
             for
             Atholl
             ,
             as
             will
             partly
             appeare
             by
             the
             sequele
             .
          
           
             Fulbert
             Lord
             of
             Chilham
             ,
             had
             one
             onely
             daughter
             and
             heire
             ,
             whom
             Richard
             the
             base
             sonne
             of
             King
             Iohn
             tooke
             to
             wife
             ,
             
             by
             whom
             he
             had
             two
             daughters
             ,
             Lora
             the
             wife
             of
             
               William
               Marmion
            
             ,
             and
             Isabell
             wife
             to
             Dauid
             of
             Stratbolgy
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Atholl
             ,
             and
             afterwards
             to
             Sir
             
               Alexander
               Baliol
            
             ,
             who
             was
             called
             to
             Parliament
             by
             the
             name
             of
             Lord
             of
             Chillham
             ,
             and
             mother
             to
             that
             Iohn
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Athol
             ,
             who
             being
             condemned
             oftentimes
             for
             treason
             ,
             was
             hanged
             at
             the
             last
             vpon
             a
             gibbet
             fiftie
             foot
             high
             ;
             as
             King
             Edward
             the
             first
             commanded
             ,
             
             because
             he
             might
             be
             so
             much
             the
             more
             conspicuous
             in
             mens
             eyes
             ,
             as
             he
             was
             of
             higher
             and
             nobler
             birth
             ,
             being
             of
             the
             Kings
             bloud
             .
             Lora
             was
             secondly
             married
             to
             one
             of
             the
             Lord
             Berkeleyes
             Ancestours
             ,
             if
             we
             may
             giue
             any
             credit
             to
             these
             ancient
             rimes
             .
          
           
             
             
               *
               Sir
               Richard
               the
               Fitz-Roy
               of
               wham
               we
               spak
               by
               for
            
             
               Gentilman
               he
               was
               inough
               though
               he
               wer
               last
               ibor
               .
            
             
               For
               the
               Erles
               doughter
               of
               Warren
               his
               good
               modir
               was
               ,
            
             
               And
               his
               fadir
               Kyng
               Iohn
               ,
               that
               by
               gat
               hym
               a
               perchas
               ,
            
             
               Sir
               Morreys
               of
               Berkele
               wedded
               suth
               by
               cas
               ,
            
             
               His
               doughter
               ,
               and
               wan
               on
               hur
               the
               good
               knyght
               Sir
               Thomas
               .
            
          
           
             This
             Isabell
             deceased
             at
             Chilham
             here
             in
             Kent
             ,
             in
             the
             moneth
             of
             February
             ,
             
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1292.
             
          
           
             
             The
             first
             Archbishop
             that
             I
             finde
             to
             be
             buried
             in
             this
             Church
             was
             Cuthbert
             ,
             or
             Cudbrict
             (
             for
             before
             him
             they
             were
             alwayes
             buried
             at
             Saint
             Augustines
             )
             an
             Englishman
             of
             great
             parentage
             ,
             translated
             from
             Hereford
             ,
             the
             yeare
             742.
             to
             this
             seate
             of
             Canterbury
             .
             
             In
             whose
             time
             the
             Laitie
             were
             wicked
             ,
             and
             the
             Clergie
             worse
             ;
             the
             whole
             land
             was
             ouerwhelmed
             with
             a
             most
             darke
             and
             palpable
             mist
             of
             ignorance
             ,
             and
             polluted
             with
             all
             kinde
             of
             impietie
             .
             Which
             to
             reforme
             ,
             hee
             called
             together
             a
             Synode
             of
             Bishops
             and
             learned
             men
             at
             Cloueshoo
             (
             now
             Cliffe
             at
             Hoo
             )
             beside
             Rochester
             ,
             
             and
             there
             ,
             after
             long
             consultation
             ,
             caused
             one
             and
             thirtie
             Canons
             to
             bee
             decreed
             ,
             one
             of
             which
             was
             ,
             That
             the
             Priests
             were
             required
             to
             reade
             to
             their
             Parishoners
             the
             Lords
             prayer
             ,
             and
             the
             Creed
             in
             the
             English
             tongue
             :
             which
             ,
             with
             the
             rest
             ,
             
             you
             may
             reade
             in
             
               William
               Malmesbury
            
             .
             This
             Bishop
             obtained
             from
             the
             Pope
             a
             dispensation
             for
             making
             of
             Coemiteries
             ,
             or
             Churchyards
             ,
             within
             Townes
             and
             Cities
             ,
             whereas
             vntill
             his
             time
             within
             the
             walls
             none
             were
             buried
             ;
             
             as
             I
             haue
             it
             thus
             in
             a
             Manuscript
             .
             
               Cutbertus
               Archiepiscopus
               Cant.
               xi
               .
               ab
               Augustino
               cum
               Rome
               videret
               plures
               intra
               Ciuitates
               sepeliri
               ,
               rogauit
               Papam
               vt
               sibi
               liceret
               cemiteria
               facere
               ,
               guod
               Papa
               annuit
               ,
               reuersus
               itaque
               cemiteria
               vbique
               in
               Anglia
               fieri
               constituit
               .
            
             He
             died
             ,
             
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             758.
             
          
           
             
             I
             finde
             little
             of
             any
             other
             Bishop
             here
             buried
             ,
             vntill
             the
             time
             of
             
               Odo
               Seuerus
            
             who
             lyeth
             here
             interred
             vnder
             a
             Tombe
             of
             Touchstone
             (
             surnamed
             Seuerus
             of
             the
             austeritie
             of
             his
             life
             and
             gouernment
             )
             borne
             of
             Danish
             parents
             ,
             Pagans
             ,
             and
             vtter
             enemies
             of
             Christ
             and
             Christian
             religion
             ,
             insomuch
             that
             they
             disinherited
             this
             their
             Sonne
             Odo
             ,
             for
             keeping
             companie
             with
             Christians
             ,
             
             so
             that
             he
             was
             constrained
             to
             forsake
             his
             fathers
             house
             ,
             his
             kindred
             ,
             and
             countrey
             ,
             and
             betake
             himselfe
             to
             the
             seruice
             of
             a
             Nobleman
             in
             the
             Court
             of
             King
             Edward
             the
             elder
             ,
             named
             Ethelelm
             ,
             who
             set
             him
             to
             schoole
             ,
             where
             he
             profited
             exceedingly
             .
             He
             was
             not
             baptised
             till
             hee
             was
             come
             to
             mans
             estate
             :
             soone
             after
             his
             baptisme
             ,
             by
             the
             aduise
             of
             Ethelelm
             his
             Master
             ,
             he
             entred
             into
             orders
             ;
             yet
             before
             he
             came
             to
             bee
             a
             Clergie
             man
             ,
             he
             serued
             in
             the
             warres
             ,
             which
             is
             not
             vnlikely
             ,
             saith
             mine
             Authour
             ,
             for
             after
             he
             was
             Bishop
             he
             was
             thrice
             in
             the
             field
             ,
             
             and
             did
             his
             Prince
             notable
             seruice
             .
             He
             was
             first
             preferred
             to
             the
             Bishopricke
             of
             Wilshire
             (
             whose
             See
             was
             then
             seated
             at
             Ramsbury
             )
             by
             the
             speciall
             fauour
             of
             King
             Athelstan
             ;
             who
             being
             dead
             ,
             his
             brother
             Edmund
             ,
             who
             succeeded
             him
             in
             his
             kingdome
             ,
             louing
             him
             no
             lesse
             ,
             procured
             him
             to
             be
             chosen
             Archbishop
             .
             In
             which
             pastorall
             charge
             hee
             continued
             many
             yeares
             in
             great
             fauour
             ,
             and
             authoritie
             ,
             vnder
             
             diuers
             Princes
             ,
             till
             towards
             the
             latter
             end
             of
             his
             time
             ,
             that
             Edwin
             a
             young
             King
             was
             sore
             exasperated
             against
             him
             ,
             for
             that
             this
             Bishop
             had
             caused
             him
             to
             be
             diuorced
             from
             his
             Queene
             ,
             for
             consanguinitie
             ,
             or
             some
             other
             reasons
             ,
             and
             excommunicated
             his
             Concubines
             ,
             causing
             one
             of
             them
             ,
             whom
             the
             king
             doted
             vpon
             ,
             to
             be
             fetcht
             out
             of
             the
             court
             by
             violence
             ,
             to
             bee
             burnt
             in
             the
             forehead
             with
             an
             hote
             iron
             ,
             and
             banished
             into
             Ireland
             .
             But
             not
             long
             after
             he
             was
             taken
             away
             by
             death
             from
             the
             Kings
             displeasure
             ,
             
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             redemption
             ,
             958.
             hauing
             sate
             Archbishop
             25.
             yeares
             ,
             or
             thereabouts
             .
             He
             writ
             diuers
             Tractates
             both
             in
             verse
             and
             prose
             ,
             
             mentioned
             by
             Bale
             ,
             and
             Capgraue
             ,
             will
             haue
             him
             in
             the
             Kalender
             of
             our
             English
             Saints
             and
             Confessours
             .
             But
             to
             conclude
             ,
             such
             was
             his
             Epitaph
             .
          
           
             
               Stemmate
               serenus
               iacet
               hic
               sacer
               Odo
               Seuerus
               :
               
            
             
               Moribus
               excellens
               acriter
               peccata
               refellens
               .
            
             
               Presul
               at
               indulgens
               omni
               pictate
               refulgens
               .
            
             
               Ecclesie
               &
               Christi
               Pugil
               inuictissimus
               isti
               .
            
             
               O
               bone
               nunc
               Christe
               quia
               sic
               tibi
               seruijt
               iste
            
             
               Celi
               solamen
               sibi
               des
               te
               deprecor
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             The
             life
             and
             death
             of
             this
             Archbishop
             Lanfranck
             is
             set
             downe
             at
             large
             by
             
               William
               Malmsbury
            
             ,
             
             
               Io.
               Capgraue
               ,
               Nicholas
               Harpsfeild
            
             ,
             Archdeacon
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             
               Mathew
               Parker
            
             ,
             Archbishop
             ,
             with
             others
             ,
             and
             out
             of
             them
             all
             by
             
               Francis
               Godwin
            
             ,
             now
             Bishop
             of
             Hereford
             .
             Yet
             for
             method
             sake
             thus
             much
             ,
             because
             I
             find
             his
             body
             (
             by
             a
             Table
             inscribed
             which
             hangs
             vpon
             his
             Tombe
             )
             to
             be
             here
             interred
             .
             He
             was
             borne
             in
             Italy
             ,
             at
             Pauia
             ,
             some
             twenty
             miles
             from
             Myllaine
             ,
             brought
             vp
             in
             the
             Monasterie
             of
             Becco
             in
             Normandie
             ,
             vnder
             Herlewin
             the
             learned
             Abbot
             of
             that
             house
             ,
             of
             which
             he
             became
             Prior
             :
             from
             whence
             ,
             in
             regard
             of
             his
             singular
             wisedome
             ,
             and
             great
             knowledge
             in
             all
             good
             literature
             ,
             he
             was
             called
             by
             William
             the
             Duke
             of
             Normandie
             to
             be
             Abbot
             of
             Saint
             Stephens
             in
             Cane
             ,
             a
             Monasterie
             that
             the
             said
             Duke
             had
             founded
             .
             And
             in
             the
             fifth
             yeare
             after
             his
             conquest
             of
             England
             ,
             he
             promoted
             him
             to
             this
             Archbishopricke
             ,
             which
             he
             laudablie
             gouerned
             the
             space
             of
             eighteene
             yeares
             .
             It
             is
             said
             (
             an
             action
             which
             much
             obscured
             all
             his
             former
             praises
             )
             that
             he
             perswaded
             the
             Conquerour
             to
             leaue
             the
             kingdome
             of
             England
             to
             his
             younger
             sonne
             
               William
               Rufus
            
             :
             which
             they
             said
             William
             thus
             requited
             ;
             the
             Bishop
             (
             as
             the
             King
             thought
             )
             being
             somewhat
             too
             busie
             in
             reprehending
             his
             manifold
             vices
             ,
             and
             exhorting
             him
             to
             godlinesse
             and
             vertue
             ;
             he
             so
             bitterly
             fell
             out
             with
             him
             ,
             that
             he
             banished
             him
             the
             Realme
             ;
             the
             poore
             old
             bishop
             trauelled
             to
             Rome
             ;
             and
             wandred
             vp
             and
             downe
             many
             countries
             ,
             till
             by
             intercession
             of
             friends
             hee
             was
             suffered
             to
             returne
             home
             ;
             and
             soone
             after
             died
             of
             an
             ague
             ,
             
             according
             to
             his
             owne
             desire
             .
             
               Solebat
               enim
               Deum
               rogare
               vt
               velex
               dissenteria
               vel
               ex
               febri
               diem
               suum
               obiret
               ,
               propterea
               quod
               hi
               morbi
               nec
               memoriam
               ,
               nec
               loquelam
               auferant
               .
            
             He
             would
             often
             desire
             God
             that
             he
             might
             take
             his
             end
             either
             by
             a
             fluxe
             ,
             or
             an
             ague
             :
             for
             that
             in
             those
             kinde
             of
             infirmities
             men
             are
             wont
             to
             haue
             the
             vse
             both
             of
             speech
             and
             memorie
             to
             the
             last
             cast
             .
             
             His
             death
             happened
             the
             24.
             of
             May
             ,
             
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1089.
             
             He
             bestowed
             much
             vpon
             the
             fabricke
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             and
             the
             housing
             of
             the
             Monkes
             :
             he
             built
             in
             a
             manner
             all
             the
             Archbishops
             pallace
             ,
             hee
             founded
             two
             Hospitals
             adioyning
             to
             this
             Citie
             ,
             hee
             gaue
             great
             summes
             of
             
             money
             ,
             and
             also
             a
             Mannor
             toward
             the
             building
             of
             the
             Cathedrall
             Church
             of
             Rochester
             ,
             and
             did
             much
             for
             the
             Abbey
             of
             Saint
             Albons
             .
             Hee
             encreased
             the
             number
             of
             the
             Monkes
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             from
             thirty
             to
             fourty
             ,
             restored
             the
             dignities
             and
             offices
             of
             old
             belonging
             to
             the
             Monasterie
             ,
             and
             recouered
             vnto
             the
             same
             25.
             
             Manors
             that
             had
             beene
             taken
             from
             it
             wrongfully
             in
             times
             past
             ,
             
             by
             Odo
             Bishop
             of
             Bayon
             ,
             and
             Earle
             of
             Kent
             .
             Hee
             was
             a
             profound
             Scholler
             for
             those
             times
             ;
             he
             writ
             the
             noble
             acts
             of
             the
             Conquerour
             ,
             he
             made
             learned
             Comments
             and
             Expositions
             of
             many
             parts
             of
             the
             Bible
             ,
             and
             tooke
             great
             paines
             in
             reforming
             the
             same
             ,
             the
             copies
             whereof
             were
             much
             corrupted
             throughout
             all
             England
             ,
             by
             the
             negligent
             ouer-sight
             of
             the
             writers
             .
             To
             his
             memorie
             this
             Epitaph
             was
             composed
             .
          
           
             
               
               Vixisti
               venerande
               Pater
               sapienter
               ,
               &
               egens
               ,
            
             
               Vixisti
               ,
               vivens
               mors
               quoque
               vita
               tibi
               .
            
             
               Inter
               diuitias
               pauper
               Lanfrance
               fuisti
               .
            
             
               Diuitijs
               manans
               pauperum
               amator
               eras
               .
            
             
               Per
               te
               florentes
               artes
               valuere
               latine
               ;
            
             
               Grecia
               sis
               nobis
               ecce
               triumphat
               ouans
               .
            
             
               Tu
               Laios
               ortu
               ,
               Gallosque
               docendo
               leuasti
               ,
            
             
               Te
               sibi
               Primatem
               cardo
               Britannus
               habet
               .
            
             
               In
               terra
               degens
               celestia
               regna
               petebas
               ,
            
             
               Exemptus
               terra
               sider
               a
               liber
               adis
               .
            
             
               Sol
               geminos
               denis
               obsiderat
               igne
               diebus
               ,
            
             
               Promsit
               Luna
               diem
               ,
               nocte
               solutus
               abis
               .
            
          
           
             
             Here
             is
             the
             Tombe
             of
             Archbishop
             Anselme
             ,
             borne
             in
             Augusta
             a
             Citie
             of
             Burgundie
             ,
             who
             followed
             his
             predecessours
             steps
             almost
             foot
             by
             foot
             .
             First
             he
             came
             to
             Becco
             vpon
             the
             like
             errand
             as
             Lanfrank
             had
             done
             ;
             which
             was
             to
             obtaine
             knowledge
             in
             all
             good
             learning
             :
             
             Lanfrancke
             being
             called
             away
             to
             Cane
             ,
             he
             was
             made
             Prior
             of
             Becco
             in
             his
             place
             ,
             and
             afterwards
             Abbot
             ,
             in
             which
             he
             continued
             15.
             yeares
             ,
             vntill
             at
             the
             request
             of
             Hugh
             Earle
             of
             Chester
             ,
             he
             came
             ouer
             into
             England
             ;
             and
             had
             this
             Bishopricke
             bestowed
             vpon
             him
             ,
             some
             foure
             yeares
             after
             the
             decease
             of
             Lanfrancke
             (
             for
             so
             long
             the
             king
             pursed
             vp
             the
             profits
             thereof
             )
             by
             
               William
               Rufus
            
             ;
             who
             presently
             after
             his
             consecration
             fell
             out
             with
             his
             new
             Bishop
             ,
             and
             banished
             him
             the
             kingdome
             ;
             in
             which
             he
             trauelled
             vp
             and
             downe
             as
             an
             exile
             during
             the
             Kings
             life
             ,
             vntill
             by
             his
             brother
             King
             Henry
             the
             first
             ,
             he
             was
             called
             home
             ,
             and
             restored
             to
             all
             his
             former
             dignities
             .
             
             But
             not
             long
             after
             he
             was
             likewise
             banished
             the
             Realme
             by
             the
             said
             Henry
             ,
             falling
             out
             with
             him
             concerning
             the
             disposing
             of
             Bishoprickes
             at
             the
             Kings
             pleasure
             ,
             giuing
             inuestiture
             ,
             and
             possession
             of
             them
             by
             the
             staffe
             ,
             and
             the
             ring
             ,
             within
             three
             yeares
             ,
             by
             the
             meanes
             and
             mediation
             of
             Adela
             or
             Alice
             ,
             Countesse
             of
             Blois
             ,
             the
             Kings
             sister
             ,
             he
             was
             restored
             ,
             not
             onely
             to
             his
             place
             ,
             but
             to
             all
             his
             goods
             and
             fruits
             gathered
             in
             the
             time
             of
             his
             absence
             .
             Some
             two
             yeares
             after
             this
             his
             last
             returne
             ,
             falling
             sicke
             of
             a
             languishing
             disease
             ,
             hee
             died
             Aprill
             21.
             
             
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1109.
             in
             the
             sixteenth
             yeare
             of
             his
             gouernment
             .
             Some
             400.
             yeares
             after
             ,
             by
             the
             procurement
             of
             
               Iohn
               Morton
            
             ,
             one
             of
             his
             Successours
             ,
             he
             was
             canonized
             
             a
             Saint
             ,
             and
             one
             as
             worthy
             that
             honour
             as
             any
             that
             euer
             since
             his
             〈◊〉
             was
             canonized
             by
             the
             Pope
             ;
             for
             ,
             as
             his
             life
             and
             〈…〉
             was
             for
             integritie
             euen
             admirable
             ,
             and
             so
             was
             his
             learning
             as
             his
             works
             ●et
             ex●ant
             do
             testifie
             .
             Now
             because
             his
             Epitaph
             is
             either
             worne
             out
             ,
             or
             was
             euer
             wanting
             ,
             I
             will
             be
             so
             bold
             as
             borrow
             one
             for
             him
             from
             one
             of
             his
             owne
             name
             ,
             which
             I
             haue
             read
             vpon
             a
             Monument
             in
             Parma
             ,
             in
             Italie
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Anselmus
               post
               mortem
               viuere
               certus
               ,
            
             
               Cantuar.
               Archiepus
               que
               omni
               bonitate
               refertus
               .
            
             
               Vir
               sobrius
               ,
               castus
               ,
               vir
               vitans
               vndique
               fastus
               .
            
             
               Vir
               gremijs
               plenis
               ,
               largus
               largitor
               egenis
               .
            
             
               Vir
               bene
               politus
               ,
               sagax
               ,
               doctus
               ,
               ernditus
               .
            
             
               Dogmata
               maturusque
               ,
               inter
               contagia
               purus
               .
            
             
               An
               Domini
               Mil.
               cent
               .
               que
               nono
               .
               que
               die
               quoque
               me●sis
               ,
            
             
               April
               vicesimo
               vno
               Mortis
               hunc
               enecat
               ensis
               .
            
          
           
             In
             the
             south
             part
             of
             Saint
             Thomas
             Chappell
             ,
             
             in
             a
             marble
             Tombe
             ioyning
             to
             the
             wall
             ,
             lieth
             the
             body
             of
             Theobald
             ,
             Archbishop
             of
             this
             See.
             Who
             was
             chosen
             to
             that
             Grace
             by
             the
             Suffragan
             Bishops
             of
             his
             owne
             Prouince
             ,
             in
             a
             Conuocation
             held
             at
             London
             :
             he
             was
             a
             Benedictine
             Monke
             ,
             and
             Abbot
             of
             Becco
             ;
             a
             man
             of
             no
             great
             learning
             ,
             but
             of
             so
             gentle
             and
             sweet
             behauiour
             (
             being
             very
             wise
             withall
             )
             as
             hee
             was
             greatly
             esteemed
             of
             high
             and
             low
             ,
             Kings
             ,
             Nobles
             ,
             and
             Commons
             ;
             yet
             howsoeuer
             he
             was
             of
             an
             affable
             milde
             nature
             ,
             
             and
             faire
             demeanure
             ,
             his
             patience
             was
             so
             greatly
             moned
             (
             vpon
             good
             occasion
             )
             that
             he
             interposed
             the
             Popes
             authoritie
             ;
             with
             whom
             the
             King
             was
             made
             a
             partie
             ,
             
             so
             farre
             ,
             as
             that
             his
             goods
             and
             Temporalties
             were
             twice
             confiscate
             seised
             into
             the
             King●
             hands
             ,
             and
             himselfe
             once
             banished
             the
             kingdome
             :
             which
             so
             netled
             him
             ,
             that
             like
             a
             tall
             fellow
             ,
             
               Nam
               laesa
               patientia
               fit
               furor
            
             ,
             he
             interdicted
             King
             Stephen
             ,
             and
             the
             whole
             Realme
             ,
             and
             taking
             aduantage
             of
             the
             time
             ,
             which
             was
             wondrous
             troublesome
             ,
             came
             home
             and
             liued
             in
             Norfolke
             ,
             till
             by
             the
             intercession
             of
             certaine
             Bishops
             ,
             hee
             was
             restored
             .
             After
             which
             hee
             grew
             into
             great
             fauour
             with
             the
             said
             King
             ,
             and
             was
             the
             chiefe
             meanes
             of
             concluding
             that
             finall
             peace
             at
             Wallingford
             ,
             
             betweene
             him
             and
             Maud
             the
             Empresse
             .
             Shortly
             after
             which
             ,
             King
             Stephen
             died
             ,
             and
             Henry
             ,
             surnamed
             
               Fitz
               empresse
            
             ,
             sonne
             of
             
               Geffrey
               Plantaginet
            
             ,
             and
             Maud
             the
             Empresse
             ,
             succeeded
             him
             in
             the
             Regalitie
             ,
             vnder
             whom
             this
             Bishop
             passed
             the
             rest
             of
             his
             dayes
             quietly
             in
             great
             fauour
             and
             estimation
             :
             and
             died
             ,
             
             Ann.
             1160.
             when
             he
             had
             sat
             Archbishop
             22.
             yeares
             .
             Perceiuing
             his
             end
             to
             approach
             ,
             he
             made
             his
             Will
             ,
             and
             gaue
             all
             his
             goods
             to
             the
             poore
             ,
             or
             other
             like
             good
             vses
             .
             Of
             whom
             this
             Epitaph
             was
             made
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Theobaldus
               Cantuar.
               Archiepiscopus
               ,
               ob
               morum
               placabilitatem
               at
               que
               constantiam
               ,
               Hen.
            
             2.
             
               valde
               gratiosus
               ,
               affabilis
               ,
               veridicus
               ,
               prudens
               ,
               &
               amicus
               sirmus
               ,
               in
               omnes
               liberalis
               ,
               &
               in
               pauperes
               munificus
               ;
               Qui
               sue
               tandem
               senectut
               is
               &
               languide
               vite
               pertesus
               anteactam
               vitam
               morti
               persoluit
               .
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1160.
             cum
             22.
             
               annis
               sedisset
               .
               Anima
               eius
               requiescat
               in
               pace
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             I
             finde
             one
             Richard
             (
             for
             I
             finde
             no
             further
             of
             his
             name
             )
             Archbishop
             of
             this
             chaire
             ,
             
             to
             be
             here
             interred
             in
             our
             Ladies
             Chappell
             ,
             sometime
             a
             Benedictine
             
             Monk●
             ,
             Prior
             of
             the
             Monasterie
             of
             Saint
             Martins
             in
             Douer
             ,
             a
             man
             very
             libera●l
             ,
             
             gentle
             ,
             and
             wise
             ;
             for
             hee
             so
             handled
             the
             matter
             ,
             that
             in
             all
             his
             time
             he
             neuer
             was
             at
             odds
             ,
             or
             out
             ,
             either
             with
             the
             Pope
             or
             King.
             The
             Pope
             he
             entertained
             with
             often
             gifts
             and
             money
             ,
             the
             Kings
             fauour
             he
             retained
             by
             yeelding
             ,
             and
             conforming
             himselfe
             to
             his
             pleasure
             .
             This
             man
             continued
             in
             his
             gouernment
             ,
             about
             the
             space
             of
             ten
             or
             eleuen
             yeares
             .
             In
             all
             which
             time
             there
             happened
             not
             any
             thing
             of
             him
             worthie
             of
             memorie
             ;
             except
             the
             controuersie
             ,
             
             stirre
             ,
             and
             tumult
             betweene
             him
             and
             the
             Archbishop
             of
             Yorke
             for
             primacie
             :
             and
             the
             ordaining
             of
             three
             Archdeacons
             for
             his
             Diocesse
             ,
             which
             euer
             before
             his
             time
             was
             content
             with
             one
             .
             
             An
             ill
             husband
             hee
             was
             for
             his
             Church
             ,
             if
             wee
             may
             beleeue
             this
             my
             old
             Authour
             .
             This
             Richard
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             was
             a
             man
             of
             great
             Religion
             ,
             and
             also
             of
             great
             wit
             in
             his
             temporall
             gouernance
             ;
             but
             in
             defending
             of
             his
             freedome
             of
             holy
             Church
             ,
             and
             punishment
             of
             excesse
             ,
             and
             misbeleeuers
             ,
             to
             simple
             and
             slow
             ;
             which
             is
             partly
             approued
             by
             the
             sequele
             (
             if
             the
             report
             of
             his
             end
             and
             death
             may
             passe
             for
             current
             truth
             )
             how
             that
             being
             a
             sleepe
             at
             his
             Manor
             of
             Wrotham
             ,
             
             there
             seemed
             to
             come
             vnto
             him
             a
             certaine
             terrible
             Personage
             ,
             
             demanding
             of
             him
             who
             he
             was
             ,
             whereunto
             ,
             when
             for
             feare
             the
             Archbishop
             answered
             nothing
             .
             Thou
             art
             he
             (
             said
             the
             other
             )
             that
             hast
             destroyed
             the
             goods
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             and
             I
             will
             destroy
             thee
             from
             off
             the
             face
             of
             the
             earth
             ;
             which
             hauing
             said
             ,
             he
             vanished
             away
             .
             In
             the
             morning
             the
             Bishop
             (
             taking
             his
             iourney
             toward
             Rochester
             )
             related
             this
             fearfull
             vision
             unto
             a
             friend
             of
             his
             by
             the
             way
             ,
             which
             he
             had
             no
             sooner
             told
             ,
             then
             that
             hee
             was
             taken
             suddenly
             with
             a
             great
             cold
             ,
             and
             stiffenesse
             in
             his
             limbes
             ,
             so
             that
             they
             had
             much
             adoe
             to
             get
             him
             so
             farre
             as
             Halling
             ,
             a
             house
             belonging
             to
             the
             Bishop
             of
             Rochester
             ,
             where
             he
             tooke
             his
             bed
             ;
             and
             being
             horribly
             tormented
             with
             the
             Chollick
             ,
             and
             other
             griefes
             ,
             gaue
             vp
             the
             ghost
             the
             next
             night
             following
             saue
             one
             the
             16.
             of
             Feb.
             Ann.
             1184.
             obijs
             (
             saith
             one
             )
             14.
             
             
               Kal.
               Martij
               feria
               sexta
               necte
            
             ,
             
             Ann.
             11.
             
               ab
               electione
               sua
               ,
               cuius
               corpus
               in
               Ecclesia
               Christi
               Cant.
               in
               oratorio
               sancte
               Marie
            
             22.
             
             
               Kal.
               Martij
               die
               Sabbati
               est
               honorifice
               Sepultus
               .
            
          
           
             
             In
             the
             South
             wall
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             lieth
             the
             body
             of
             
               Hubert
               Walter
            
             ,
             or
             
               Walter
               Hubert
            
             ,
             (
             for
             such
             a
             transmutation
             of
             the
             name
             I
             finde
             to
             bee
             vsed
             )
             who
             was
             borne
             at
             West-Derham
             in
             Norfolke
             ,
             
             and
             brought
             vp
             vnder
             
               Raynulph
               de
               Glanfeld
            
             ,
             
             chiefe
             Iustice
             of
             England
             .
             The
             first
             preferment
             hee
             obtained
             was
             the
             Deanrie
             of
             Yorke
             ,
             thence
             hee
             was
             called
             by
             King
             Richard
             the
             first
             ,
             vnto
             the
             Bishopricke
             of
             Salisbury
             .
             Whom
             he
             attended
             in
             all
             that
             long
             and
             dangerous
             voyage
             into
             the
             holy
             Land
             ;
             as
             a
             Commander
             ,
             or
             Colonell
             of
             some
             English
             forces
             ,
             
             by
             whose
             valour
             and
             his
             owne
             ,
             he
             performed
             admirable
             seruice
             at
             the
             siege
             and
             surrender
             of
             Acon
             ,
             and
             other
             fortified
             places
             ,
             
             for
             which
             ,
             and
             for
             his
             discreete
             handling
             the
             matter
             ,
             in
             procuring
             250000.
             
             Markes
             of
             the
             Clergie
             ,
             for
             the
             ransome
             of
             his
             Master
             King
             Richard
             ,
             the
             said
             King
             knew
             not
             how
             to
             heape
             honours
             sufficient
             vpon
             him
             ;
             so
             that
             at
             one
             time
             he
             was
             Archbishop
             ,
             the
             Popes
             Legate
             ,
             Lord
             Chancelor
             ,
             Lord
             chiefe
             Iustice
             ,
             and
             high
             immediate
             Gouernour
             vnder
             him
             of
             all
             his
             Dominions
             ,
             both
             in
             Wales
             and
             England
             :
             he
             was
             much
             blamed
             (
             and
             peraduenture
             not
             vnworthily
             )
             for
             vndertaking
             so
             many
             great
             offices
             ;
             For
             
               
               
                 Pluribus
                 intentus
                 minor
                 est
                 ad
                 singula
                 sensus
                 .
              
            
             howsoeuer
             ,
             
             neuer
             any
             man
             vsed
             his
             authoritie
             and
             power
             more
             moderately
             ;
             faithfull
             and
             loyall
             he
             was
             euer
             to
             his
             Prince
             ,
             louing
             and
             very
             care●u●l
             of
             his
             countrey
             ,
             
             in
             which
             he
             caused
             many
             excellent
             Decrees
             and
             Lawes
             to
             be
             established
             .
             His
             house
             keeping
             was
             such
             ,
             as
             the
             expence
             thereof
             was
             thought
             to
             be
             little
             inferiour
             to
             the
             Kings
             ;
             hee
             built
             a
             Monasterie
             at
             Durham
             ,
             the
             place
             of
             his
             birth
             ,
             began
             another
             at
             Wulferhampton
             ,
             encomp●ssed
             the
             Tower
             of
             London
             with
             a
             strong
             wall
             ;
             and
             a
             deepe
             Moat
             ,
             beene
             ●ased
             the
             reuenewes
             of
             his
             See
             ,
             adorned
             it
             with
             many
             sumptuous
             and
             sta●ely
             buildings
             ,
             and
             procured
             diuers
             notable
             priuiledges
             for
             the
             same
             ;
             and
             to
             repaire
             the
             bookes
             and
             Library
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             
             he
             gaue
             the
             Church
             of
             Halegast
             :
             he
             finished
             a
             Collegiate
             Church
             at
             Lambeth
             ,
             of
             Canons
             regular
             ,
             begun
             by
             Baldwin
             his
             predecessour
             .
             Which
             vpon
             the
             complaint
             of
             the
             Monkes
             of
             Canterbury
             to
             the
             Pope
             ,
             was
             pulled
             downe
             to
             the
             ground
             .
             Ma●ny
             oppositions
             were
             betwixt
             him
             and
             the
             Pope
             ,
             
             and
             many
             times
             he
             was
             discountenanced
             by
             King
             Iohn
             ,
             yet
             (
             apparently
             )
             he
             died
             in
             both
             their
             fauours
             ,
             at
             his
             Manor
             of
             Tenham
             ,
             Iuly
             13.
             1205.
             
             Hauing
             sat
             Archbishop
             twelue
             yeares
             sauing
             foure
             moneths
             .
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             entombed
             the
             body
             of
             
               Stephen
               Langton
            
             Archbishop
             ,
             
             whose
             election
             to
             this
             See
             ,
             against
             the
             Kings
             will
             ,
             was
             the
             cause
             of
             many
             calamities
             within
             this
             kingdome
             ,
             the
             greatest
             part
             whereof
             fell
             vpon
             the
             Clergie
             ;
             Of
             which
             heare
             my
             Authour
             .
          
           
             
               Bishop
               Hubert
               of
               Canterbury
               tho
               died
               ,
               
            
             
               Wherefore
               Kyng
               Iohn
               vnto
               the
               Couent
               sente
               ,
            
             
               To
               chose
               his
               
               Clarke
               ,
               whych
               they
               refused
               and
               denied
               ,
            
             
               Wherefore
               the
               kyng
               was
               wroth
               in
               his
               entente
               ;
            
             
               For
               they
               disobeyed
               the
               lettre
               whych
               he
               sente
               ,
            
             
               For
               they
               had
               chosen
               Mayster
               
                 Stephan
                 Langton
              
               ;
            
             
               An
               worthy
               Clarke
               ,
               of
               all
               disposicion
               .
            
             
               Whom
               kyng
               Iohn
               then
               wold
               not
               admytte
            
             
               For
               Romayn
               Bull
               ,
               ne
               for
               the
               Prelates
               prayer
               ,
            
             
               But
               prisoned
               some
               ,
               and
               some
               to
               death
               commytte
               ,
            
             
               Some
               he
               exiled
               ,
               and
               theyr
               eyen
               clere
               ,
            
             
               And
               all
               persounes
               and
               Prelates
               in
               fere
            
             
               He
               then
               put
               out
               ,
               and
               seazed
               theyr
               benefice
            
             
               Through
               all
               the
               lande
               ,
               as
               his
               mortall
               enemyes
               .
            
             
               The
               Romysh
               Byshoppe
               curssed
               hym
               openly
            
             
               And
               all
               the
               realme
               fully
               did
               enterdite
               ,
            
             
               That
               Sacraments
               none
               ,
               therin
               should
               occupie
               .
            
          
           
             But
             howsoeuer
             these
             mischiefes
             happened
             vpon
             his
             admittance
             ,
             yet
             the
             man
             (
             in
             regard
             of
             his
             many
             excellent
             gifts
             both
             of
             body
             and
             minde
             )
             was
             no
             way
             to
             be
             misliked
             ,
             but
             much
             to
             be
             commended
             ,
             for
             his
             religious
             wise
             carriage
             ,
             liuing
             vnder
             so
             violent
             a
             King.
             And
             in
             such
             troublesome
             vngodly
             times
             ,
             to
             whom
             this
             Distichon
             ,
             taken
             out
             of
             Martials
             Epigrams
             ,
             to
             Traian
             warfaring
             vnder
             Diocletian
             ,
             was
             applied
             ,
             
               
                 Laudari
                 debes
                 ,
                 quoniam
                 sub
                 principe
                 duro
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 Temporibusque
                 malis
                 ausus
                 es
                 esse
                 bonus
                 .
              
            
             
             descended
             he
             was
             from
             an
             ancient
             familie
             in
             Lecestershire
             ,
             brought
             vp
             in
             the
             Vniuersitie
             of
             Paris
             ,
             greatly
             esteemed
             by
             the
             King
             and
             all
             the
             Nobility
             of
             France
             ,
             for
             his
             singular
             and
             rare
             learning
             ;
             made
             Chancellour
             of
             Paris
             ,
             and
             Cardinall
             of
             Rome
             :
             
             〈◊〉
             S.
             Chrysogoni
             .
             Hee
             writ
             many
             admirable
             profound
             workes
             ,
             and
             amongst
             the
             rest
             ,
             diuided
             the
             Bible
             into
             Chapters
             :
             in
             such
             sort
             as
             we
             now
             account
             them
             ;
             he
             bestowed
             much
             vpon
             his
             palace
             here
             in
             Canterbury
             ,
             and
             vpon
             a
             faire
             Horologe
             in
             the
             South-crosse
             Isle
             .
             Yet
             the
             solemnitie
             of
             the
             translation
             of
             
               Thomas
               Beckets
            
             bones
             was
             so
             chargeable
             vnto
             him
             ,
             
             as
             neither
             he
             ,
             nor
             foure
             of
             his
             successours
             ,
             were
             able
             to
             recouer
             the
             debt
             ,
             he
             cast
             his
             Church
             into
             .
             He
             died
             Iuly
             9.
             1228.
             hauing
             sate
             Archbishop
             22.
             yeares
             .
          
           
             Here
             in
             this
             Church
             ,
             but
             in
             what
             particular
             place
             my
             Author
             knowes
             not
             ,
             
             
               Iohn
               Peckham
            
             ,
             sometime
             Bishop
             of
             this
             See
             lieth
             buried
             .
             This
             Iohn
             was
             borne
             in
             Sussex
             ,
             spent
             his
             childhood
             in
             the
             Abbey
             of
             Lewes
             ,
             and
             was
             brought
             up
             in
             the
             Vniuersitie
             of
             Oxford
             ,
             from
             thence
             hee
             went
             to
             Paris
             to
             study
             Diuinitie
             ,
             and
             after
             that
             to
             Livus
             to
             get
             some
             knowledge
             in
             the
             Canon
             Law
             ,
             
             without
             the
             which
             Diuinitie
             was
             esteemed
             vnperfect
             in
             those
             dayes
             :
             and
             to
             better
             his
             knowledge
             ,
             he
             visited
             all
             the
             Vniuersities
             of
             Italie
             ,
             came
             to
             Rome
             ,
             where
             ,
             his
             rare
             learning
             being
             soone
             perceiued
             ,
             hee
             was
             made
             by
             the
             Pope
             ,
             Auditor
             ,
             or
             chiefe
             Iudge
             of
             his
             pallace
             ;
             and
             so
             continued
             till
             his
             preferment
             to
             Canterbury
             :
             for
             a
             man
             of
             so
             meane
             parentage
             ,
             he
             was
             thought
             to
             be
             very
             stately
             ,
             both
             in
             gesture
             ,
             gate
             ,
             words
             ,
             and
             all
             outward
             shew
             ,
             yet
             of
             an
             exceeding
             meeke
             ,
             facile
             ,
             inward
             disposition
             .
             Vnto
             double
             Beneficed
             men
             ,
             and
             Non-residents
             he
             was
             very
             strict
             ,
             Adulterie
             he
             punished
             very
             seuerely
             ;
             he
             persecuted
             a
             Bishop
             terriblie
             ,
             for
             keeping
             of
             a
             Concubine
             :
             and
             one
             
               Roger
               Ham
            
             a
             Priest
             ,
             he
             enioyned
             to
             three
             yeares
             penance
             for
             fornication
             :
             a
             sinne
             predominant
             in
             former
             times
             among
             the
             Clergie
             .
             Witnesse
             these
             rimes
             .
          
           
             
               Greate
               Lechery
               and
               fornication
            
             
               Was
               in
               that
               
               house
               ,
               and
               also
               greate
               aduoutree
            
             
               Of
               Paramours
               was
               greate
               consolation
            
             
               Of
               eche
               degree
               ,
               well
               more
               of
               Prelacie
            
             
               Then
               of
               the
               Temporall
               ,
               or
               of
               the
               Chiualrie
               .
            
          
           
             He
             excommunicated
             one
             Sir
             
               Osborne
               Gifford
            
             ,
             Knight
             ,
             for
             stealing
             two
             Nunnes
             out
             of
             the
             Nunnerie
             of
             Wilton
             ;
             and
             absolued
             him
             vpon
             these
             conditions
             .
             First
             ,
             that
             he
             should
             neuer
             come
             within
             any
             Nunnerie
             ,
             or
             in
             the
             company
             of
             a
             Nunne
             ,
             that
             three
             Sondayes
             together
             he
             should
             be
             whipped
             in
             the
             Parish-Church
             of
             Wilton
             ,
             and
             as
             many
             times
             in
             the
             Market
             ,
             and
             Church
             of
             Shaftsbury
             ;
             that
             he
             should
             fast
             a
             certaine
             number
             of
             moneths
             ,
             That
             he
             should
             not
             weare
             a
             shirt
             of
             three
             yeares
             :
             And
             lastly
             ,
             that
             he
             should
             not
             any
             more
             taken
             vpon
             him
             the
             habite
             or
             title
             of
             a
             Knight
             ,
             but
             weare
             apparell
             of
             a
             russet
             colour
             ,
             vntill
             he
             had
             spent
             three
             yeares
             in
             the
             holy
             Land.
             He
             died
             Ann.
             1294.
             very
             rich
             ,
             yet
             founded
             a
             Colledge
             of
             Canons
             at
             Wingham
             in
             Kent
             ,
             
             valued
             at
             84.
             l.
             
               per
               annum
            
             ,
             and
             aduanced
             many
             of
             his
             friends
             to
             great
             possessions
             ,
             whose
             posteritie
             haue
             continued
             in
             the
             state
             of
             
             Knights
             and
             Esquires
             euen
             vntill
             our
             times
             .
             He
             sat
             Archbishop
             thirteene
             yeares
             and
             an
             halfe
             .
             
             His
             heart
             was
             buried
             at
             Christ-Church
             London
             ,
             
               retro
               magnum
               altare
            
             .
          
           
             Here
             beside
             the
             altar
             of
             Saint
             Gregorie
             ,
             
             sometime
             stood
             a
             sumptuous
             Monument
             ,
             wherein
             the
             bones
             of
             
               Robert
               Winchelsey
            
             were
             entombed
             ,
             which
             vpon
             the
             reformation
             of
             Religion
             was
             pulled
             downe
             to
             the
             ground
             ,
             lest
             that
             the
             common
             people
             ,
             who
             would
             needs
             esteeme
             him
             a
             Saint
             ,
             might
             giue
             him
             diuine
             honours
             .
             Hee
             sate
             Archbishop
             nineteene
             yeares
             ,
             during
             which
             time
             he
             endured
             much
             sorrow
             ,
             yet
             finished
             his
             dayes
             in
             quietness●
             ,
             and
             great
             felicitie
             .
             
             The
             King
             and
             the
             Pope
             concurring
             together
             in
             his
             time
             ,
             exacted
             many
             great
             payments
             ,
             and
             inflicted
             grieuous
             punishments
             vpon
             the
             Clergie
             .
             Whereupon
             these
             Satyricall
             verses
             were
             framed
             .
             
               
                 Ecclesiae
                 nauis
                 titubat
                 regni
                 quia
                 clauis
                 
              
               
                 Errat
                 ,
                 Rex
                 Papa
                 facti
                 sunt
                 vnica
                 capa
              
               
                 Hoc
                 faciunt
                 ,
                 do
                 ,
                 des
                 ,
                 Pilatus
                 hic
                 ,
                 alter
                 Herodes
                 .
              
            
             Hee
             liued
             in
             banishment
             two
             yeares
             ,
             euen
             vntill
             the
             death
             of
             Edward
             the
             first
             ,
             who
             exiled
             him
             vpon
             surmised
             Treason
             ,
             from
             which
             hee
             was
             called
             home
             by
             Edward
             his
             sonne
             ,
             who
             restored
             him
             to
             his
             place
             ,
             to
             all
             his
             goods
             ,
             and
             to
             all
             the
             profits
             of
             his
             Temporalities
             ,
             receiued
             in
             his
             absence
             .
             He
             was
             a
             stout
             Prelate
             ,
             and
             a
             seuere
             punisher
             of
             sinne
             ;
             hee
             boldly
             opposed
             himselfe
             against
             
               Piers
               Gaueston
            
             ,
             the
             Spensers
             ,
             and
             other
             corrupters
             of
             the
             young
             king
             ;
             and
             enforced
             
               Iohn
               Warren
            
             Earle
             of
             Surrey
             ,
             to
             forsweare
             the
             company
             of
             a
             certaine
             beautifull
             Wench
             ,
             with
             the
             loue
             of
             which
             he
             was
             greatly
             be
             witched
             .
             Hee
             maintained
             many
             poore
             Schollers
             at
             the
             Vniuersities
             with
             liberall
             exhibition
             ,
             and
             such
             preferments
             as
             fell
             to
             his
             disposition
             ,
             he
             bestowed
             vpon
             men
             of
             excellent
             learning
             .
             Vnto
             all
             kinde
             of
             poore
             people
             hee
             was
             exceeding
             bountifull
             :
             his
             bookes
             ,
             apparell
             ,
             and
             other
             mou●ables
             (
             such
             as
             they
             were
             ;
             for
             most
             of
             his
             yearely
             reuenues
             he
             euer
             bestowed
             in
             almes-deeds
             and
             liberall
             house
             keeping
             )
             he
             gaue
             to
             this
             Church
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             
             who
             l●st
             to
             know
             more
             of
             his
             life
             may
             reade
             the
             Catalogue
             of
             Bishops
             ,
             and
             the
             perambulation
             of
             Kent
             .
             He
             died
             at
             Otford
             his
             Mannor
             house
             ,
             May
             〈…〉
             .
             1313.
             
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             entombed
             
               Walter
               Reynolds
            
             ,
             
             a
             man
             but
             of
             meane
             learning
             ;
             brought
             vp
             a
             Courtier
             ,
             preferred
             to
             the
             Bishopricke
             of
             Worcester
             ,
             to
             the
             offices
             of
             Lord
             Chancellour
             ,
             and
             Treasurer
             of
             England
             ,
             and
             to
             this
             Metropolitane
             honour
             of
             Canterbury
             by
             King
             Edward
             the
             second
             ;
             all
             which
             he
             most
             disloyally
             and
             like
             a
             Traitour
             requited
             ,
             aiding
             (
             vnderhand
             )
             the
             Queene
             ,
             Mortimer
             ,
             and
             their
             complices
             ,
             with
             great
             summes
             of
             money
             ,
             and
             forsaking
             his
             lawfull
             Soueraigne
             ,
             his
             Master
             ,
             his
             Patron
             ,
             that
             had
             aduanced
             him
             by
             so
             many
             degrees
             ,
             vnto
             an
             estate
             so
             gratiously
             honourable
             ;
             but
             it
             pleased
             God
             that
             vnthankfull
             timerousnesse
             should
             be
             his
             destruction
             ,
             for
             being
             by
             the
             said
             Queene
             (
             of
             whom
             he
             stood
             so
             greatly
             in
             awe
             )
             commanded
             to
             consecrate
             one
             
               Iames
               Berkley
            
             ,
             
             Bishop
             of
             Exceter
             :
             and
             performing
             the
             same
             ,
             he
             was
             so
             reuiled
             ,
             taunted
             ,
             and
             threatned
             by
             the
             Pope
             ,
             that
             for
             griefe
             and
             anger
             together
             he
             died
             ,
             when
             he
             had
             sate
             Archbishop
             thirteene
             yeares
             ,
             
             nine
             moneths
             and
             three
             weekes
             ,
             the
             16.
             of
             Nouember
             ,
             Ann.
             1327.
             as
             appeares
             by
             this
             inscription
             vpon
             his
             Tombe
             in
             the
             South
             wall
             ,
             now
             hardly
             to
             be
             read
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               requiescit
               Dominus
               Walterus
               Reynolds
               prius
               Episcopus
               Wigorniensis
               ,
               &
               Anglie
               Cancellarius
               ,
               deinde
               Archiepiscopus
               istius
               Ecclesie
               qui
               obijt
            
             16.
             
               die
               mens
               .
               Nouembris
               Ann.
               gratie
            
             1327.
             
          
           
             
             Vpon
             the
             North
             side
             of
             Saint
             Anselmes
             Chappell
             ,
             in
             a
             marble
             Tombe
             ,
             lieth
             
               Simon
               Mepham
            
             Archbishop
             of
             this
             See
             ,
             borne
             in
             this
             countrey
             ,
             Doctor
             of
             Diuinitie
             ,
             and
             very
             well
             learned
             (
             as
             learning
             went
             in
             those
             dayes
             )
             of
             whom
             I
             finde
             little
             worthy
             of
             relation
             ;
             for
             all
             the
             time
             hee
             sate
             (
             which
             was
             but
             fiue
             yeare
             and
             somewhat
             more
             )
             he
             was
             euer
             a
             wrangling
             with
             his
             Monkes
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             and
             with
             
               Io.
               Graundison
            
             Bishop
             of
             Exceter
             ;
             and
             getting
             the
             worse
             by
             both
             ,
             he
             fell
             sicke
             and
             died
             ,
             October
             12.
             1333.
             
          
           
             
             Here
             in
             a
             goody
             Tombe
             of
             Alabaster
             on
             the
             South
             side
             of
             the
             high
             Altar
             ,
             lieth
             the
             body
             of
             
               Iohn
               Stratford
            
             ,
             Archbishop
             of
             this
             Diocesse
             ,
             borne
             at
             Stratford
             vpon
             Avon
             :
             a
             man
             famous
             for
             his
             learning
             ,
             and
             good
             gouernment
             of
             his
             iurisdiction
             .
             He
             was
             called
             from
             the
             See
             of
             Winchester
             to
             this
             place
             ;
             he
             was
             Lord
             Chancellour
             of
             England
             ,
             and
             protector
             of
             the
             Realme
             ,
             in
             the
             absence
             of
             Edward
             the
             third
             in
             France
             ;
             but
             neuer
             man
             enioyed
             such
             great
             honours
             with
             lesse
             comfort
             .
             
             It
             is
             written
             that
             hee
             was
             consecrated
             vpon
             the
             Sonday
             ,
             called
             then
             ,
             
               Multae
               tribulationes
               iustorum
            
             ,
             which
             hee
             thought
             boaded
             or
             foretold
             vnto
             him
             ,
             how
             in
             the
             whole
             course
             of
             his
             life
             ,
             he
             should
             finde
             nothing
             but
             trouble
             ;
             which
             sell
             out
             according
             to
             his
             ominous
             conceit
             .
             For
             neuer
             any
             Archbishop
             ,
             either
             before
             or
             after
             him
             ,
             giuing
             so
             little
             cause
             ,
             and
             doing
             his
             endeuour
             to
             please
             ,
             was
             more
             encombred
             with
             vndeserued
             and
             often
             crosses
             .
             
             The
             story
             is
             ouer-long
             here
             to
             relate
             ,
             I
             must
             referre
             my
             Reader
             to
             the
             Catalogue
             of
             Bishops
             .
             Yet
             before
             his
             end
             (
             which
             happened
             Anno
             1348.
             hauing
             beene
             Archbishop
             15.
             yeares
             )
             he
             had
             made
             an
             end
             of
             all
             his
             troublesome
             crosses
             ,
             and
             liued
             certaine
             yeares
             quietly
             ;
             they
             writ
             of
             him
             that
             he
             was
             a
             very
             gentle
             and
             mercifull
             man
             ,
             
             rather
             too
             remisse
             then
             any
             way
             rigorous
             to
             offenders
             ,
             and
             a
             pitifull
             man
             to
             the
             poore
             .
             He
             founded
             a
             Colledge
             at
             Stratford
             vpon
             Avon
             ,
             and
             endowed
             the
             same
             largely
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             lieth
             obscurely
             buried
             
               Iohn
               Vfford
            
             ,
             brother
             to
             that
             illustrious
             Knight
             of
             the
             Garter
             ,
             
               Robert
               de
               Vfford
            
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Suffolke
             :
             brought
             vp
             in
             Cambridge
             ,
             and
             made
             Doctor
             of
             Law
             ,
             promoted
             first
             vnto
             the
             Deanrie
             of
             Lincolne
             ,
             then
             to
             the
             Chancellourship
             of
             England
             ,
             and
             lastly
             to
             this
             Archbishopricke
             .
             Which
             he
             neuer
             enioyed
             ,
             being
             cut
             off
             by
             that
             plague
             (
             which
             consumed
             nine
             parts
             of
             the
             men
             in
             England
             )
             before
             hee
             receiued
             either
             his
             pall
             ,
             or
             consecration
             ,
             Iune
             the
             seuenth
             ,
             Ann.
             1348.
             
          
           
             His
             next
             successour
             ,
             
               Thomas
               Bradwardin
            
             ,
             lieth
             buried
             in
             the
             South
             wall
             ,
             
             somewhat
             darkly
             ;
             
             preferred
             to
             his
             grace
             and
             dignitie
             ,
             without
             his
             owne
             seeking
             ,
             or
             any
             of
             his
             friends
             endeuours
             ;
             which
             he
             likewise
             enioye
             but
             a
             very
             little
             time
             .
             For
             within
             fiue
             weekes
             and
             foure
             dayes
             after
             his
             consecration
             ,
             he
             died
             at
             Lambeth
             (
             being
             neuer
             enthronised
             at
             all
             )
             Ann.
             1349
             This
             man
             was
             borne
             at
             Heathfeild
             in
             Sussex
             ,
             and
             brought
             vp
             in
             the
             Vniuersitie
             of
             Oxford
             ,
             where
             he
             proceeded
             Doctor
             of
             Diuinitie
             ;
             and
             so
             exquisite
             a
             Diuine
             he
             was
             ,
             
             that
             he
             was
             commonly
             enstiled
             
               Doctor
               Profundus
            
             .
             He
             was
             a
             good
             Mathematician
             ,
             a
             great
             Philosopher
             ,
             and
             a
             generall
             Scholler
             in
             all
             the
             liberall
             Sciences
             ,
             as
             his
             workes
             not
             yet
             perished
             do
             testifie
             .
             In
             whole
             praise
             thus
             Chaucer
             speakes
             in
             the
             Nunnes
             Priests
             tale
             .
             
               
                 But
                 I
                 ne
                 cannot
                 boult
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 bren
                 ,
              
               
                 As
                 can
                 the
                 holy
                 Doctor
                 Saynt
                 Austin
                 ,
              
               
                 Or
                 Boece
                 or
                 the
                 Bishop
                 Bradwardin
                 .
              
            
             But
             aboue
             all
             ,
             he
             is
             especially
             commended
             for
             his
             sinceritie
             of
             life
             and
             conuersation
             .
             He
             was
             Confessour
             to
             Edward
             the
             third
             ,
             and
             in
             all
             his
             
               warres
            
             of
             France
             ,
             was
             neuer
             from
             him
             ;
             and
             though
             he
             might
             haue
             had
             many
             preferments
             of
             the
             King
             ,
             yet
             he
             was
             so
             farre
             from
             ambitious
             desire
             of
             promotion
             ,
             as
             it
             was
             long
             before
             he
             could
             be
             perswaded
             to
             take
             a
             Prebend
             of
             Lincolne
             ,
             when
             it
             was
             offered
             him
             .
             Well
             we
             will
             leaue
             him
             to
             his
             rest
             ,
             onely
             remembred
             with
             this
             Epitaph
             .
          
           
             
               Doctor
               Doctorum
               Bradwardin
               hac
               iacet
               vrna
               ,
               
            
             
               Norma
               Pastorum
               laudabilis
               &
               diuturna
               .
            
             
               Qui
               inuidia
               caruit
               vitam
               sine
               crimine
               duxit
               ,
            
             
               Et
               ex
               ore
               suo
               quicquid
               sit
               scibile
               fluxit
               .
            
             
               Nullus
               sub
               sole
               est
               cui
               sic
               fuere
               omnia
               nota
               .
            
             
               Cantia
               nunc
               dole
               ,
               tristeris
               &
               Anglia
               tota
               .
            
             
               Vos
               qui
               et
               transitis
               ,
               hic
               omnes
               atque
               reditis
               ,
            
             
               Dicite
               quod
               Christi
               pietas
               sit
               promptior
               isti
               .
            
          
           
             
               Simon
               Islip
            
             brought
             vp
             in
             Merton
             Colledge
             in
             Oxford
             ,
             
             being
             Doctor
             of
             Law
             became
             Canon
             of
             Paules
             ,
             then
             Deane
             of
             the
             Arches
             ,
             after
             that
             was
             chosen
             to
             be
             of
             the
             priuie
             Councell
             to
             King
             Edward
             the
             third
             ;
             first
             in
             the
             place
             of
             Secretarie
             ,
             and
             then
             Keeper
             of
             the
             priuie
             Seale
             And
             lastly
             ,
             by
             the
             Monkes
             election
             ,
             the
             Popes
             approbation
             ,
             and
             the
             Kings
             good
             liking
             ;
             hee
             was
             aduanced
             to
             this
             grace
             and
             dignitie
             .
             Wherein
             hee
             continued
             sixteene
             yeares
             ,
             foure
             moneths
             ,
             and
             twelue
             dayes
             :
             and
             died
             April
             26.
             1366.
             he
             lieth
             buried
             in
             the
             middle
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             vnder
             a
             marble
             Tombe
             inlaid
             with
             brasse
             ,
             whereon
             is
             engrauen
             this
             Epitaph
             .
          
           
             
               Simon
               Islip
               oriens
               ,
               vir
               bina
               lege
               probatus
               ,
            
             
               Vt
               nascens
               ,
               moriens
               sic
               nunc
               iacet
               arcte
               locatus
               ,
            
             
               Arcem
               qui
               tenuit
               hic
               quondam
               
                 Pontificatus
              
               ,
            
             
               Clero
               quique
               fuit
               regno
               toti
               quoque
               gratus
               .
            
             
               Princeps
               Pastorum
               fac
               Simon
               Apostolorum
               ,
            
             
               Simon
               vt
               iste
               chorum
               per
               eos
               pertingat
               eorum
            
             
               Mil.
               trecenteno
               ,
               sexageno
               modo
               seno
            
             
               Eius
               septeno
               pastoratus
               quoque
               deno
            
             
               Hic
               Kal.
               Maij
               seno
               rupto
               carnis
               nece
               freno
               :
            
             
             
               Flos
               cadit
               e
               feno
               celo
               peto
               qui
               sit
               ameno
            
             
               O
               spes
               sanctorum
               decus
               et
               pie
               Christe
               tuorum
               ,
            
             
               Cetibus
               ipsorum
               pre●e
               tungas
               hunc
               precor
               horum
               .
            
          
           
             He
             was
             a
             very
             seuere
             corrector
             of
             sinne
             ,
             depriuing
             many
             Clergie-men
             of
             their
             liuings
             ,
             in
             the
             first
             visitation
             of
             his
             owne
             Diocesse
             .
             He
             repaired
             his
             pallace
             ,
             with
             1101.
             l.
             and
             odde
             money
             ,
             which
             he
             recouered
             of
             
               Andrew
               Vfford
            
             ,
             Archdeacon
             of
             Midlesex
             ,
             admin●stratour
             of
             
               Iohn
               Vfford
            
             his
             predecessour
             ,
             for
             dilapidations
             ,
             
             hee
             built
             and
             endowed
             with
             good
             possessions
             a
             Colledge
             in
             this
             Citie
             ,
             which
             is
             now
             become
             a
             parcell
             of
             Christ-church
             in
             Oxford
             .
             He
             bequeathed
             to
             his
             Church
             a
             thousand
             sheepe
             ,
             his
             vestments
             ,
             which
             were
             all
             cloth
             of
             gold
             ,
             a
             very
             sumptuous
             Coape
             ,
             and
             much
             plate
             ;
             he
             was
             a
             very
             ●●ugall
             and
             sparing
             man
             ,
             neuer
             esteeming
             pompe
             nor
             outward
             brauery
             ,
             which
             he
             shewed
             at
             his
             end
             ,
             desiring
             to
             be
             buried
             obscurely
             to
             auoid
             superfluous
             expence
             .
          
           
             
             
               William
               Wittlesey
            
             succeeded
             the
             said
             Simon
             ,
             and
             was
             brought
             vp
             at
             Oxford
             ,
             at
             the
             charges
             of
             
               Simon
               Islip
            
             who
             was
             his
             Vnkle
             ,
             where
             hee
             proceeded
             Doctor
             of
             the
             Canon
             Law
             ,
             and
             by
             him
             sent
             to
             Rome
             to
             sollicite
             his
             causes
             ,
             and
             also
             to
             get
             experience
             by
             seeing
             the
             practise
             of
             that
             Court
             :
             who
             after
             he
             had
             stayed
             there
             a
             time
             was
             called
             home
             ,
             and
             preferred
             by
             his
             Vnkles
             meanes
             ,
             vnto
             the
             place
             of
             Vicar
             generall
             ,
             then
             to
             the
             Deanrie
             of
             the
             Arches
             ,
             the
             Archdeaconrie
             of
             Huntington
             ,
             the
             Parsonages
             of
             Croydon
             ,
             and
             Cliff
             ;
             to
             the
             Bishopricke
             of
             Rochester
             ,
             from
             thence
             to
             Worcester
             ;
             and
             lastly
             (
             after
             the
             decease
             of
             his
             said
             Vncle
             )
             to
             this
             Archbishopricke
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             in
             which
             he
             continued
             almost
             seuen
             yeares
             ,
             being
             the
             most
             of
             his
             time
             troubled
             with
             a
             tedious
             lingring
             disease
             ,
             whereof
             he
             died
             Iuly
             5.
             1374.
             
             He
             lieth
             buried
             ouer
             against
             his
             Vncle
             betweene
             two
             pillars
             ,
             vnder
             a
             marble
             Tombe
             inlaid
             with
             brasse
             ,
             which
             with
             his
             Epitaph
             is
             altogether
             defaced
             ,
             the
             brasse
             worne
             ,
             torne
             or
             stolne
             away
             ;
             these
             few
             words
             onely
             remaining
             .
          
           
             
               
                 ............
                 tumulatus
              
               
                 Wittelesey
                 natus
                 gemmata
                 luce
                 .....
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Sudburie
                 natus
                 Simon
                 iacet
                 hic
                 tumulatus
              
               
                 Martirizatus
                 nece
                 pro
                 republica
                 stratus
                 .
              
               
                 Heu
                 scelus
                 infernum
                 ,
                 trux
                 ,
                 exitiale
                 ,
                 nefandum
                 ,
              
               
                 
                 Presulis
                 eximij
                 corpus
                 venerabile
                 dandum
              
               
                 In
                 rabiem
                 Vulgi
                 .........
              
            
          
           
             This
             is
             a
             fragment
             of
             an
             Epitaph
             ,
             composed
             to
             the
             memory
             of
             
               Simon
               Tibold
            
             ,
             the
             sonne
             of
             one
             
               Nigellus
               Tibold
            
             ,
             surnamed
             Sudbury
             of
             a
             Towne
             in
             Suffolke
             ,
             where
             he
             was
             borne
             ;
             a
             Doctor
             of
             the
             Canon
             Law
             ,
             who
             by
             degrees
             came
             to
             this
             Metropolitan
             Grace
             of
             Canterbury
             .
             A
             man
             very
             wise
             ,
             learned
             ,
             eloquent
             ,
             liberall
             ,
             mercifull
             ,
             and
             wondrous
             reuerend
             :
             all
             which
             could
             not
             deliuer
             him
             from
             vntimely
             death
             .
             For
             he
             ,
             together
             with
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Hales
            
             ,
             Lord
             Prior
             of
             Saint
             Iohns
             Ierusalem
             ,
             and
             Chancellour
             or
             England
             ,
             
             were
             haled
             to
             the
             Tower-hill
             ,
             by
             the
             Rebels
             of
             Kent
             ,
             and
             Essex
             ,
             with
             infernall
             shouts
             and
             yells
             ,
             and
             there
             vniustly
             (
             
               Nam
               ius
               calcatur
               viol●●tia
               cum
               dominatur
            
             )
             and
             horriblie
             hack●
             ,
             hewed
             ,
             and
             in
             that
             barbarous
             manner
             beheaded
             by
             these
             arch
             Tray●ours
             ,
             
             Iune
             the
             fourteenth
             ,
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             Lord
             ,
             1381.
             and
             of
             the
             raigne
             of
             that
             vnfortunate
             King
             Richard
             the
             second
             ,
             the
             fourth
             ;
             hauing
             sate
             Bishop
             about
             six
             yeares
             .
             Which
             lamentable
             storie
             the
             Chronicles
             at
             large
             declare
             .
             When
             these
             hurlie
             burlies
             were
             at
             an
             end
             ,
             the
             body
             of
             this
             good
             Archbishop
             was
             conueyed
             to
             his
             owne
             Church
             ,
             and
             there
             honourablie
             inte●●ed
             vpon
             the
             South
             side
             of
             the
             Altar
             of
             Saint
             Dunstan
             .
             This
             Bishop
             built
             the
             West-gate
             of
             this
             Citie
             ,
             and
             the
             wall
             from
             that
             gate
             vnto
             the
             North-gate
             ,
             commonly
             called
             by
             the
             name
             of
             the
             long
             wall
             ,
             and
             would
             haue
             done
             likewise
             about
             all
             the
             Towne
             ,
             if
             hee
             had
             liued
             .
          
           
             The
             Maior
             and
             the
             Aldermen
             once
             a
             yeare
             vsed
             to
             come
             solemnly
             to
             his
             Tombe
             to
             pray
             for
             his
             soule
             ,
             in
             memory
             of
             this
             his
             good
             deed
             to
             their
             Citie
             ,
             saith
             Leland
             in
             his
             Commentaries
             .
          
           
             It
             was
             the
             custome
             of
             old
             ,
             and
             so
             it
             is
             in
             these
             dayes
             ,
             for
             men
             of
             eminent
             ranke
             and
             qualitie
             to
             haue
             Tombes
             erected
             in
             more
             places
             then
             one
             ;
             
             for
             example
             and
             proofe
             of
             my
             speech
             ,
             I
             finde
             here
             in
             this
             Church
             a
             Monument
             of
             Alabaster
             ,
             at
             the
             feete
             of
             the
             blacke
             Prince
             ,
             wherein
             ,
             both
             by
             tradition
             and
             writing
             ,
             it
             is
             affirmed
             that
             the
             bones
             of
             
               William
               Courtney
            
             (
             the
             sonne
             of
             
               Hugh
               Courtney
            
             ,
             the
             third
             of
             that
             Christian
             name
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Deuonshire
             ▪
             Archbishop
             of
             this
             See
             ,
             lies
             entombed
             .
             And
             I
             finde
             another
             ,
             to
             the
             memory
             of
             the
             same
             man
             ,
             at
             Maidstone
             here
             in
             Kent
             ,
             wherein
             (
             because
             of
             the
             Epitaph
             )
             I
             rather
             beleeue
             that
             his
             body
             lieth
             buried
             ;
             Of
             which
             hereafter
             when
             I
             come
             to
             that
             Towne
             .
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             interred
             vnder
             a
             faire
             Monument
             ,
             
             
               Thomas
               Fitz-Alan
            
             ,
             or
             Arundell
             ,
             the
             third
             sonne
             of
             
               Richard
               Fitz-Alan
            
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Arundell
             ,
             Warren
             ,
             and
             Surrey
             ,
             by
             Eleanor
             his
             wife
             ,
             daughter
             of
             
               Henry
               Plantaginet
            
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Lancaster
             ,
             as
             I
             haue
             it
             in
             the
             Catalogue
             of
             Honour
             .
             Who
             at
             the
             age
             of
             two
             and
             twenty
             yeares
             was
             consecrated
             Bishop
             of
             Ely
             :
             
             which
             hee
             laudablie
             gouerned
             (
             considering
             the
             greennesse
             of
             his
             age
             )
             the
             space
             of
             fourteene
             yeares
             ,
             three
             moneths
             ,
             and
             eighteene
             dayes
             .
             In
             which
             time
             hee
             was
             Lord
             Chancellour
             of
             England
             ;
             from
             Ely
             he
             was
             translated
             to
             Yorke
             ;
             leauing
             for
             an
             implement
             at
             his
             house
             of
             Ely
             ,
             a
             wonderfull
             sumptuous
             and
             costly
             Table
             ,
             adorned
             with
             gold
             and
             precious
             stones
             ,
             which
             belonged
             first
             to
             the
             King
             of
             Spaine
             ,
             
             and
             was
             sold
             to
             this
             Bishop
             by
             the
             blacke
             Prince
             for
             three
             hundred
             Markes
             .
             Hee
             also
             bestowed
             the
             building
             of
             the
             great
             Gate-house
             of
             Ely
             house
             in
             Houlborne
             :
             during
             his
             abode
             at
             Yorke
             ,
             which
             was
             about
             eight
             years
             ,
             he
             bestowed
             much
             in
             building
             vpon
             diuers
             of
             his
             houses
             ,
             and
             vnto
             the
             Church
             .
             Besides
             many
             rich
             ornaments
             ,
             he
             gaue
             two
             great
             Basons
             of
             siluer
             and
             gilt
             ,
             two
             great
             Censers
             ,
             two
             other
             Basons
             of
             siluer
             ,
             and
             two
             Creuetts
             ;
             he
             gaue
             to
             the
             Vicars
             ,
             a
             siluer
             cup
             of
             great
             waight
             ,
             and
             a
             massie
             bowle
             of
             siluer
             to
             the
             Canons
             .
             From
             Yorke
             he
             was
             remoued
             hither
             to
             Canterbury
             ,
             and
             here
             he
             sate
             one
             moneth
             aboue
             seuenteene
             yeares
             .
             In
             which
             time
             ,
             at
             the
             West
             end
             of
             his
             Church
             ,
             hee
             built
             a
             faire
             spi●e
             steeple
             ▪
             
             called
             to
             this
             day
             ,
             Arundell
             steeple
             ,
             and
             bestowed
             a
             tunable
             ring
             of
             fiue
             bels
             vpon
             the
             same
             ,
             
             which
             he
             dedicated
             to
             the
             holy
             Trinity
             ,
             to
             the
             blessed
             Virgine
             Mary
             ,
             to
             the
             Angell
             Gabriel
             ,
             to
             Saint
             Blase
             ,
             and
             the
             fifth
             to
             S.
             Iohn
             Euangelist
             .
             Thus
             much
             he
             effected
             :
             howsoeuer
             hee
             was
             no
             sooner
             warme
             in
             his
             seate
             ,
             
             then
             that
             he
             with
             his
             brother
             ,
             the
             Earle
             of
             Arundell
             ,
             were
             condemned
             of
             high
             Treason
             ,
             his
             brother
             executed
             ,
             and
             he
             banished
             the
             kingdome
             ;
             and
             so
             liued
             in
             exilement
             the
             space
             of
             neare
             two
             yeares
             ,
             vntill
             the
             first
             of
             the
             raigne
             of
             Henry
             the
             fourth
             .
          
           
             This
             worthy
             Prelate
             died
             of
             a
             swelling
             in
             his
             tongue
             ,
             which
             made
             him
             vnable
             to
             eate
             ,
             drinke
             ,
             or
             speake
             for
             a
             time
             before
             his
             death
             .
             Which
             happened
             Februar
             .
             20.
             
             Ann.
             1413.
             
          
           
             An
             Author
             contemporarie
             with
             this
             Archbishop
             ,
             writes
             as
             followeth
             of
             the
             passages
             in
             those
             times
             ,
             as
             also
             much
             in
             the
             grace
             and
             commendation
             of
             this
             worthy
             Metropolitan
             .
          
           
             
               
               Heu
               mea
               penna
               madet
               lachrimis
               ,
               dum
               scribere
               suadet
               ,
            
             
               Infortunata
               sceleris
               quibus
               horreo
               fata
               .
            
             
               Non
               satis
               est
               Regem
               mundi
               deflectere
               legem
               ;
            
             
               Vt
               pereant
               gentes
               sub
               eo
               sine
               lege
               manentes
               .
            
             
               Sed
               magis
               in
               Christum
               seuit
               ,
               qua
               propter
               ad
               istum
            
             
               Casum
               deslendum
               non
               est
               mihi
               crede
               tacendum
               .
            
             
               Anglorum
               Primas
               ,
               sub
               primo
               culmine
               primas
            
             
               Qui
               tennit
               sedes
               melius
               dum
               sperat
               in
               edes
            
             
               Hunc
               Rex
               compellit
               &
               eum
               de
               sede
               repellit
               ,
            
             
               Dum
               Simon
               Rome
               supplantat
               federa
               Thome
               ,
            
             
               Hic
               Thomas
               natus
               Comitis
               fuit
               intitulatus
               ,
            
             
               Clericus
               aptatus
               ,
               Doctor
               de
               iure
               creatus
               ,
            
             
               Legibus
               ornatus
               ,
               facundus
               moringeratus
            
             
               Cam
               Christo
               gratus
               ,
               in
               plebe
               que
               magnisicatus
               .
            
             
               O
               quam
               preclarus
               tam
               purus
               &
               immaculatus
               ,
            
             
               Ad
               Regale
               latus
               tandem
               fuit
               illaqueatus
               .
            
             
               Tramite
               subtili
               latitans
               plus
               vulpe
               senili
               ,
            
             
               Rex
               studet
               in
               sine
               Thomam
               prostrare
               ruine
            
             
               De
               tribus
               audistis
               cum
               Rex
               scelus
               intulit
               istis
            
             
               Presul
               &
               adiutor
               fuit
               hijs
               quodammodo
               tutor
               ,
            
             
               Non
               contra
               legem
               sed
               ab
               ira
               flectere
               Regem
               .
            
             
               Nomine
               pastoris
               temptauerat
               omnibus
               horis
               .
            
             
               Semper
               erat
               talis
               restat
               dum
               spes
               aliqualis
               ;
            
             
               Sicanira
               mortem
               poterat
               saluasse
               cohortem
               .
            
             
               Rex
               ●●lit
               hoc
               triste
               quod
               Cancellarius
               iste
            
             
               Tempore
               quo
               stabat
               hos
               tres
               constanter
               amabat
               .
            
             
               Sic
               procurator
               pius
               extitit
               &
               Mediator
               .
            
             
               Cartas
               quod
               Regis
               habuerunt
               munere
               legis
               ,
            
             
               Pontificis
               more
               summi
               pro
               Regis
               amore
               .
            
             
               Sic
               pacem
               mittit
               mortis
               gladiumque
               remittit
               .
            
             
               Hec
               ita
               fecisset
               pactum
               si
               Rex
               tenuisset
               ;
            
             
               Sed
               que
               iurauit
               hodie
               cras
               verba
               negauit
               .
            
             
               Cernite
               pro
               quali
               culpa
               magis
               in
               speciali
               ,
            
             
             
               Ponti●ici
               tali
               sine
               causa
               materiali
            
             
               Rex
               fuit
               iratus
               ,
               sed
               &
               altera
               causa
               reatus
               ,
            
             
               Est
               plus
               secreta
               tunc
               Rome
               quando
               moneta
               ,
            
             
               Simonis
               ex
               parte
               Papam
               concludit
               in
               a●t●
               .
            
             
               Ecce
               per
               has
               causas
               sub
               Regis
               pectore
               clausas
               ,
            
             
               Hec
               scelus
               obiecit
               Thome
               ,
               qui
               nil
               male
               secit
               .
            
             
               Regis
               fautores
               super
               hoc
               tunc
               anteriores
               .
            
             
               Fraudibus
               obtentum
               concludunt
               Parliamentum
               :
            
             
               Sic
               de
               finali
               Rex
               pondere
               iudiciali
               .
            
             
               Exilio
               demit
               Thomam
               ,
               nee
               amore
               redemit
               .
            
             
               Sic
               Pater
               absque
               pare
               ,
               quem
               Rex
               spoliauit
               auare
               ,
            
             
               Partes
               ignotas
               tunc
               querit
               habere
               remotas
               .
            
             
               Sic
               pius
               Antistes
               casus
               pro
               tempore
               tristes
            
             
               Sustinet
               ,
               &
               curam
               sperat
               reuocare
               futuram
               .
            
             
               Christus
               eum
               ducat
               ,
               saluet
               que
               salute
               reducat
               :
            
             
               Si
               vt
               vterque
               status
               sit
               ei
               cum
               laude
               beatus
               .
            
          
           
             Vpon
             his
             restauration
             to
             this
             his
             Bishopricke
             ,
             by
             Henry
             the
             fourth
             Duke
             of
             Lancaster
             ,
             the
             same
             Author
             thus
             writes
             .
          
           
             
               Iustos
               laudauit
               ,
               
               iniustos
               vituperauit
               ,
            
             
               Hos
               confirmauit
               ,
               hos
               deprimit
               ,
               hos
               releuauis
               .
            
             
               Regni
               primatem
               crudelem
               per
               feritatem
            
             
               Quem
               Rex
               explantat
               ,
               Dux
               ex
               pietate
               replantat
               .
            
          
           
             
               Henry
               Chichley
            
             ,
             
             Bishop
             of
             this
             See
             ,
             lies
             here
             on
             the
             North
             side
             of
             the
             Presbitery
             ,
             in
             a
             Tombe
             built
             by
             himselfe
             in
             his
             life
             time
             :
             hee
             was
             borne
             at
             Higham●errys
             in
             Northamptonshire
             ,
             where
             he
             began
             the
             foundation
             of
             a
             goodly
             Colledge
             ,
             and
             an
             Hospitall
             ,
             which
             were
             finished
             by
             his
             two
             brethren
             ,
             his
             Executours
             .
             Hee
             was
             brought
             vp
             in
             New
             Colledge
             in
             Oxford
             ,
             where
             he
             proceeded
             Doctor
             of
             Law
             ,
             and
             where
             he
             founded
             two
             Colledges
             ,
             one
             called
             Bernard
             Colledge
             ,
             renewed
             by
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               White
            
             ,
             and
             named
             Saint
             Iohns
             Colledge
             :
             and
             all
             Soules
             Colledge
             ,
             which
             yet
             continueth
             in
             the
             same
             estate
             he
             left
             it
             ,
             one
             of
             the
             fairest
             in
             that
             Vniuersitie
             .
             Hee
             was
             employed
             much
             in
             embassages
             by
             King
             Henry
             the
             fourth
             ,
             who
             preferred
             him
             to
             the
             Bishopricke
             of
             Saint
             Dauids
             ;
             
             where
             he
             sate
             fiue
             yeares
             ,
             and
             was
             then
             translated
             hither
             by
             his
             sonne
             King
             Henry
             the
             fifth
             .
             He
             was
             a
             man
             happie
             ,
             enioying
             alwayes
             his
             Princes
             fauour
             ,
             wealth
             ,
             honour
             ,
             and
             all
             kinde
             of
             prosperity
             many
             yeares
             ,
             wise
             in
             gouerning
             his
             See
             worthily
             ,
             bountifull
             in
             bestowing
             his
             goods
             to
             the
             behoofe
             of
             the
             common-wealth
             .
             And
             lastly
             stout
             and
             seuere
             in
             due
             administration
             of
             iustice
             .
             When
             hee
             had
             gouerned
             this
             Sec.
             29.
             yeares
             (
             a
             longer
             time
             then
             euer
             any
             did
             in
             fiue
             hundred
             yeares
             before
             him
             )
             he
             died
             April
             12.
             
             Ann.
             1443.
             
             Vpon
             whose
             Monument
             I
             finde
             this
             Epitaph
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Hen
               :
               Chicheley
               L.
               Doctor
               ,
               quondam
               Cancellarius
               Sarum
               ,
               ●ui
               anno
            
             7.
             
             Hen.
             4.
             
             
               Regis
               ad
               Gregorium
               Papam
            
             12.
             
               in
               Ambassiata
               transmissus
               ,
               in
               Ciuitate
               Senensi
               per
               manus
               eiusdem
               Pape
               in
               Episcopum
               Meneuens●m
               consecratus
               est
               .
               Hic
               etiam
               Henricus
               anno
            
             2.
             
             Hen.
             5.
             
             
               Regis
               ,
               in
               hac
               sancta
               Ecclesia
               in
               Archiepiscopum
               postulatus
               &
               à
               Ioanne
               Papa
            
             23.
             
               ad
               eandem
               translatus
               ,
               qui
               
               obij●
               anno
               Dom.
            
             1443.
             
             
               Mens●●
               Apr.
               de●
            
             12.
             
          
           
             
               Cetus
               sanctor●m
               〈…〉
               iste
               precetur
               ,
            
             
               Vt
               Deus
               ipsorum
               mer●●●s
               ,
               ●●b●
               propictetur
               .
            
          
           
             
             I
             finde
             another
             more
             vnlearned
             Epitaph
             of
             him
             ,
             by
             which
             he
             is
             but
             little
             honoured
             ,
             being
             such
             an
             especiall
             furtherer
             of
             learning
             .
          
           
             
               Pauper
               eram
               natus
               ,
               post
               Primas
               hic
               ●●euatus
               .
            
             
               ●am
               sum
               prostratus
               ,
               &
               vermi●●●
               〈◊〉
               paraius
               .
            
             
               Ecce
               meum
               tumulum
               .
               M.
               CCCC.XLIII
               .
            
          
           
             
             Here
             lies
             interred
             in
             the
             Martyrdome
             an
             Archbishop
             ,
             very
             noble
             ,
             and
             no
             lesse
             learned
             ,
             one
             of
             the
             honourable
             familie
             of
             the
             Staffords
             ;
             sonne
             (
             saith
             the
             Catalogue
             of
             Bishops
             )
             vnto
             the
             Earle
             of
             Stafford
             ,
             but
             I
             finde
             no
             such
             thing
             in
             all
             the
             Catalogues
             of
             Honour
             ;
             a
             man
             much
             fauoured
             by
             King
             Henry
             the
             fifth
             ,
             wo
             preferred
             him
             first
             to
             the
             Deanrie
             of
             Wells
             ,
             gaue
             him
             a
             Prebend
             in
             the
             Church
             of
             Salisbury
             ,
             made
             him
             one
             of
             his
             priuie
             Councell
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             end
             Treasurer
             of
             England
             .
             And
             then
             although
             this
             renowned
             King
             was
             taken
             away
             by
             vntimely
             death
             ,
             yet
             hee
             still
             went
             forward
             in
             the
             way
             of
             promotion
             ,
             and
             obtained
             the
             Bishopricke
             of
             Bath
             and
             Welles
             ,
             which
             with
             great
             wisedome
             hee
             gouerned
             eighteene
             yeares
             ,
             from
             whence
             he
             was
             remoued
             to
             this
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             in
             which
             he
             sate
             almost
             nine
             yeares
             ;
             and
             in
             the
             meane
             time
             was
             made
             Lord
             Chancellour
             of
             England
             ,
             which
             office
             hee
             held
             eighteene
             yeares
             (
             which
             you
             shall
             hardly
             finde
             any
             other
             man
             to
             haue
             done
             )
             vntill
             waxing
             wearie
             of
             so
             painfull
             a
             place
             ,
             he
             voluntarily
             resigned
             it
             ouer
             into
             the
             Kings
             hands
             .
             And
             about
             three
             yeares
             after
             that
             died
             at
             Maidstone
             ,
             Iuly
             6.
             
             Ann.
             1452.
             
             Vpon
             a
             flat
             marble
             stone
             ouer
             him
             I
             finde
             this
             consabulatorie
             Epitaph
             .
          
           
             
               Quis
               fuit
               enuclees
               quem
               celas
               saxe●
               moles
               ?
            
             
               Stafford
               Antistes
               .
               fuerat
               dictusque
               Iohannes
               .
            
             
               Qua
               sedit
               sede
               marmor
               queso
               simul
               ede
               ?
            
             
               Pridem
               Bathonie
               ,
               Regni
               totius
               &
               inde
            
             
               Primas
               egregius
               .
               Pro
               presule
               funde
               precatus
            
             
               Aureolam
               gratus
               huic
               det
               de
               Virgine
               natus
               .
            
          
           
             Much
             more
             may
             be
             read
             of
             this
             Bishop
             in
             the
             booke
             called
             ,
             
               Antiquitates
               Britannicae
            
             ,
             penned
             by
             
               Mathew
               Parker
            
             ,
             Archbishop
             of
             this
             place
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             Catalogue
             of
             Bishops
             ,
             by
             
               Francis
               Godwin
            
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             Hereford
             ▪
             as
             also
             in
             the
             Catalogues
             of
             the
             Lords
             Chancellours
             and
             Treasurers
             of
             England
             ,
             collected
             by
             
               Francis
               Thinne
            
             .
          
           
             In
             a
             decent
             Monument
             on
             the
             South
             side
             of
             the
             Presbitery
             ,
             
               Iohn
               Kempe
            
             ,
             Archbishop
             of
             this
             See
             ,
             
             lieth
             interred
             ,
             who
             was
             borne
             at
             Wye
             in
             this
             County
             of
             Kent
             ,
             brought
             vp
             at
             Oxford
             in
             Merton
             Colledge
             ,
             where
             hee
             proceeded
             Doctor
             of
             Law.
             Hee
             was
             made
             first
             Archdeacon
             of
             Durham
             ,
             then
             Deane
             of
             the
             Arches
             ,
             and
             Vicar
             generall
             vnto
             the
             Archbishop
             Stafford
             .
             Not
             long
             after
             he
             was
             aduanced
             to
             the
             Bishopricke
             of
             Rochester
             ,
             remoued
             
             thence
             to
             Chichester
             ,
             from
             Chichester
             to
             London
             ,
             from
             London
             to
             Yorke
             ,
             from
             Yorke
             to
             Canterbury
             :
             he
             was
             first
             Cardinall
             of
             the
             title
             of
             Saint
             Balbine
             ,
             and
             from
             that
             remoued
             to
             the
             title
             of
             Saint
             Rusine
             ;
             all
             which
             his
             Ecclesiasticall
             preferments
             were
             comprehended
             in
             this
             one
             verse
             ,
             composed
             by
             his
             cosin
             
               Thomas
               Kempe
            
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             London
             .
             
               
                 Bis
                 Primas
                 ter
                 Praesul
                 erat
                 ,
                 bis
                 Cardine
                 functus
                 .
                 
              
            
             And
             to
             adde
             to
             all
             these
             honours
             ,
             he
             was
             twice
             Lord
             Chancellour
             of
             England
             .
             He
             continued
             not
             here
             aboue
             a
             yeare
             and
             a
             halfe
             ,
             but
             died
             a
             very
             old
             man
             ,
             March
             22.
             1453.
             hee
             conuerted
             the
             Parish-Church
             of
             Wye
             into
             a
             Colledge
             of
             secular
             Priests
             .
             Of
             which
             hereafter
             .
          
           
             In
             a
             little
             history
             of
             the
             Archbishops
             of
             Yorke
             ,
             written
             in
             rythmicall
             numbers
             ,
             I
             finde
             these
             in
             his
             commendations
             .
          
           
             
               Tunc
               Iohannes
               nobilis
               Kemp
               vociferatus
               ,
               
            
             
               Prius
               in
               Londonijs
               Presul
               installatus
               .
            
             
               Et
               erectus
               Pontifex
               Metropolitanus
               .
            
             
               Presul
               Archipresulem
               confirmat
               Romanus
               ,
            
             
               Mandans
               sibi
               pallium
               Martinus
               ;
               erectus
            
             
               Sagax
               Cancellarius
               Regis
               est
               effectus
               .
            
             
               Cardinalis
               Presbiter
               digne
               sublimatur
               .
            
             
               Sub
               Balbine
               Titulo
               ,
               sic
               laus
               cumulatur
               .
            
             
               In
               Suthwell
               manerium
               fecit
               preciosum
               ,
            
             
               Multis
               artificibus
               valde
               sumptuosum
               ,
            
             
               Annis
               multis
               prospere
               curam
               sui
               gregis
               ,
            
             
               Rexit
               per
               iusticiam
               ,
               &
               per
               normam
               legis
               .
            
             
               Tandem
               vsque
               Cantiam
               Presul
               est
               translatus
            
             
               Illic
               Archiepiscopus
               est
               inthronizatus
            
             
               Apud
               Lambeth
               obijt
               labor
               iam
               finitur
               ,
            
             
               Et
               in
               Cantuaria
               corpus
               sepelitur
               ,
            
             
               Licet
               prohibuerit
               Abbas
               rigorose
            
             
               Iacet
               ibi
               condita
               gleba
               gloriose
               .
            
          
           
             I
             finde
             little
             of
             any
             great
             worke
             or
             deede
             of
             charitie
             this
             Bishop
             performed
             (
             besides
             his
             Manor
             of
             Suthwell
             here
             onely
             mentioned
             )
             with
             all
             these
             his
             pennisome
             preferments
             .
             but
             the
             reason
             is
             giuen
             in
             the
             Catalogue
             of
             Bishops
             ,
             that
             he
             died
             very
             rich
             ,
             and
             that
             in
             his
             life
             time
             he
             aduanced
             many
             of
             his
             kindred
             to
             great
             wealth
             ,
             and
             some
             to
             the
             dignitie
             of
             knighthood
             ,
             whose
             posteritie
             continued
             yet
             in
             this
             County
             ,
             of
             great
             worship
             and
             reputation
             ,
             euen
             to
             this
             day
             .
             That
             he
             might
             die
             very
             rich
             I
             doe
             not
             denie
             ,
             but
             for
             the
             aduancement
             of
             his
             kindred
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             knighthood
             ,
             was
             no
             other
             title
             then
             his
             grandfather
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Kempe
            
             ,
             and
             his
             Vncle
             Sir
             Roger
             enioyed
             :
             his
             owne
             father
             Thomas
             being
             a
             younger
             brother
             to
             the
             said
             Sir
             Roger.
             
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             buried
             (
             as
             by
             an
             inscription
             vpon
             a
             marble
             doth
             appeare
             )
             
               Thomas
               Bourchier
            
             ,
             
             commonly
             called
             Bowser
             ,
             second
             sonne
             of
             
               William
               Bourchier
            
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Ewe
             in
             Normandie
             ,
             and
             brother
             to
             
               Henry
               Bourchier
            
             Earle
             of
             
             Ewe
             and
             Essex
             .
             He
             was
             brought
             vp
             in
             Oxford
             〈…〉
             preferred
             to
             the
             Deanrie
             of
             Saint
             Martins
             ,
             then
             to
             the
             Bishop●●●●●
             o●
             Worcester
             ,
             from
             whence
             he
             was
             translated
             to
             Ely
             ;
             and
             〈…〉
             in
             this
             chaire
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             wherein
             he
             sate
             32.
             yeares
             ,
             and
             〈…〉
             the
             time
             of
             his
             first
             consecration
             51.
             yeares
             .
             I
             finde
             not
             〈…〉
             Englishman
             continued
             so
             long
             a
             Bishop
             ,
             or
             that
             any
             Archbishop
             ,
             〈◊〉
             before
             or
             after
             him
             ,
             in
             eight
             hundred
             yeares
             enioyed
             that
             place
             so
             long
             .
             And
             to
             adde
             more
             honour
             to
             his
             Grace
             ,
             and
             money
             to
             his
             purse
             ,
             he
             was
             about
             two
             yeares
             Lord
             Chancelour
             of
             England
             ,
             
             and
             Cardinall
             tt
             .
             S.
             
               Ciriaci
               in
               Thermis
            
             ,
             ●●t
             all
             this
             time
             for
             all
             these
             great
             and
             eminent
             promotions
             ,
             he
             left
             nothing
             behinde
             him
             to
             continue
             his
             memorie
             ,
             but
             an
             old
             rotten
             chest
             in
             the
             congregation
             house
             at
             Cambridge
             ,
             called
             Billingsworth
             and
             Bowser
             ,
             into
             which
             (
             for
             the
             vse
             of
             the
             Vniuersitie
             )
             Billingsworth
             before
             him
             had
             put
             in
             one
             hundred
             pounds
             ,
             and
             he
             (
             forsooth
             )
             imitating
             that
             munificent
             example
             ,
             put
             in
             one
             hundred
             and
             twenty
             pounds
             .
             He
             died
             March
             30.
             1486.
             as
             appeared
             by
             〈…〉
             ption
             vpon
             his
             Monument
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               reuerendissimus
               pater
               &
               Dominus
               D.
               Thomas
               〈…〉
               quo●dam
               sacrosancte
               Romane
               Ecclesie
               S.
               Ciriaci
               in
               Thermi
               〈…〉
               chiepiscopus
               huius
               Ecclesie
               ,
               qui
               obijt
            
             30.
             
               die
               Marty
            
             1486.
             
               〈…〉
               propitietur
               altissimus
            
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             lieth
             buried
             vnder
             a
             marble
             stone
             ,
             in
             a
             sumptuous
             Chappell
             vnder
             the
             Quier
             ,
             of
             his
             owne
             building
             ,
             
               Iohn
               Morton
            
             ,
             borne
             (
             to
             the
             good
             of
             all
             England
             )
             at
             Beere
             (
             at
             Saint
             
               Andrews
               Milborn
            
             ,
             
             saith
             Camde●
             )
             in
             Dorsetshire
             ,
             brought
             vp
             in
             Oxford
             ,
             where
             he
             proceeded
             Doctor
             of
             the
             Ciuill
             and
             Canon
             Law
             ;
             he
             was
             first
             Parson
             of
             Saint
             Dunstans
             in
             London
             ,
             and
             Prebendarie
             of
             Saint
             Decumanes
             in
             Wales
             ,
             then
             Bishop
             of
             Ely
             ,
             Master
             of
             the
             Rolles
             ,
             Lord
             Chancellour
             of
             England
             ,
             Cardinall
             of
             Saint
             Anastatia
             ,
             and
             Archbishop
             of
             this
             Metropolitan
             See.
             A
             man
             so
             well
             deseruing
             both
             of
             the
             Church
             and
             common-wealth
             ,
             that
             all
             honours
             and
             offices
             were
             too
             little
             which
             were
             conferred
             vpon
             him
             :
             of
             a
             piercing
             naturall
             wit
             he
             was
             ,
             very
             well
             learned
             ,
             and
             honorable
             in
             behauiour
             ,
             lacking
             no
             wise
             wayes
             to
             winne
             loue
             and
             fauour
             ,
             by
             whose
             deepe
             wisedome
             and
             pollicie
             ,
             the
             two
             houses
             of
             Yorke
             and
             Lancaster
             (
             whose
             titles
             for
             a
             long
             time
             had
             mightily
             disquieted
             the
             whole
             kingdome
             )
             were
             happily
             vnited
             ;
             but
             our
             English
             Chronicles
             are
             so
             full
             and
             copious
             in
             this
             Bishops
             commendation
             ,
             as
             that
             I
             know
             not
             where
             to
             begin
             with
             him
             ,
             nor
             how
             to
             take
             my
             leaue
             of
             him
             .
          
           
             Whilest
             he
             was
             Bishop
             of
             Ely
             (
             which
             was
             about
             eight
             yeares
             )
             hee
             bestowed
             great
             cost
             vpon
             his
             house
             at
             Hatfield
             in
             Hertfordshire
             ,
             
             (
             now
             the
             mansion
             place
             of
             that
             right
             honourable
             Lord
             ,
             and
             one
             of
             the
             priuie
             Councell
             ,
             
               William
               Cecill
            
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Salisbury
             )
             and
             at
             Wisbich
             Castle
             in
             Cambridgeshire
             (
             a
             house
             belonging
             to
             that
             See
             )
             all
             the
             bricke-building
             was
             done
             at
             his
             charges
             And
             in
             the
             time
             of
             his
             Primacie
             in
             this
             Church
             ,
             he
             bestowed
             great
             summes
             in
             repairing
             and
             augmenting
             his
             houses
             at
             Knoll
             ,
             Maydstone
             ,
             
             Alington
             Parke
             ,
             Charing
             ,
             Ford
             ,
             Lambith
             ,
             and
             Canterbury
             .
             He
             bequeathed
             by
             his
             last
             Will
             ,
             in
             a
             manner
             ,
             all
             that
             hee
             had
             ,
             either
             vnto
             good
             vses
             ,
             or
             to
             such
             of
             his
             seruants
             as
             he
             had
             yet
             beene
             able
             to
             do
             nothing
             
             for
             .
             He
             gaue
             to
             the
             King
             a
             Portuis
             ,
             to
             the
             Queene
             a
             〈◊〉
             ,
             to
             the
             ●●dy
             Margaret
             his
             God
             daughter
             (
             afterwards
             married
             to
             〈…〉
             ,
             King
             of
             Scotland
             )
             a
             cup
             of
             gold
             ,
             and
             tourry
             p●unds
             in
             〈…〉
             Church
             of
             Ely
             ,
             his
             Myter
             and
             Crolle
             ;
             vnto
             his
             〈◊〉
             and
             〈…〉
             giue
             nothing
             ,
             as
             hauing
             sufficie●tly
             pref●rre●
             them
             in
             his
             〈…〉
             which
             family
             ,
             Robert
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             Worcester
             ,
             and
             many
             〈…〉
             of
             very
             good
             note
             and
             qualitie
             in
             Dorsetshire
             ,
             and
             〈…〉
             .
             His
             Ex●ecutors
             he
             bound
             by
             oath
             to
             maintaine
             sufficiently
             〈…〉
             at
             Oxford
             ,
             and
             ten
             at
             Cambridge
             ,
             for
             the
             space
             of
             twenty
             〈…〉
             decease
             And
             it
             is
             not
             to
             be
             forgotten
             ,
             that
             the
             yeare
             before
             he
             died
             ,
             〈◊〉
             great
             charges
             he
             procured
             Anselme
             ,
             one
             of
             his
             predeces●ours
             ,
             to
             be
             〈◊〉
             nized
             a
             Saint
             .
             This
             good
             man
             died
             at
             his
             Manour
             of
             〈◊〉
             ,
             in
             the
             〈◊〉
             of
             October
             ,
             1500.
             hauing
             enioyed
             this
             Archbishopricke
             〈◊〉
             en●
             yeares
             in
             all
             quietnesse
             .
             I
             finde
             no
             memoriall
             of
             him
             vpon
             his
             〈…〉
             please
             you
             then
             to
             let
             these
             lines
             following
             serue
             for
             an
             Eulogium
             or
             Epitaph
             .
          
           
             
               Iohannes
               Morton
               postquam
               Cantuariensem
               Prouinciam
            
             13.
             
             
               Ann.
               rexisset
               ,
               obijt
               .
               D●lubrum
               ipse
               sumptuosum
               vinus
               in
               Ecclesii
               in
               subterraneo
               crypto
               ex
               trux●t
               ,
               in
               quo
               humatus
               est
               .
               Vir
               fuit
               prudens
               ,
               facundus
               ,
               atque
               grauis
               qualem
               Hen.
            
             7.
             
               vitae
               socium
               ,
               morumque
               quasi
               magistrum
               plerumque
               penes
               se
               habuit
               .
               Tulit
               sub
               Richardo
               Tyranno
               vitae
               discrimina
               ,
               exilium
               atque
               carceres
               ;
               à
               tri●bus
               regibus
               Hen
            
             6.
             
             Edwardo
             4.
             
             
               &
               Hen.
            
             7.
             
               probata
               intege●●mi
               prudentissiani
               que
               p●tris
               fides
               nunquam
               in
               dubium
               venit
               .
               In
               condendis
               et
               repara
               dis
               pleris
               〈…〉
               magnificentiam
               ,
               in
               pauperibus
               crebris
               Elcemosinis
               re●ocillandis
               ,
               Indige●ttum
               liberis
               in
               literis
               studijsque
               alendis
               ,
               notis
               atque
               familiaribus
               promo●endis
               ,
               propinquis
               &
               Consanguineis
               ,
               quibus
               opimas
               &
               honorarias
               haredi●ates
               atquisiuit
               ,
               ditandis
               ,
               pretatem
               ,
               liberalitatem
               &
               munisicentiam
               〈◊〉
               declarauit
               :
               vt
               in
               Testamento
               suo
               fusius
               apparet
               .
            
          
           
             Vnder
             a
             faire
             marble
             stone
             in
             the
             martyrdome
             ,
             inlaid
             with
             brasse
             ,
             〈◊〉
             in
             erred
             the
             body
             of
             
               Henry
               Deane
            
             ,
             an
             Oxford
             man
             ,
             Doctor
             of
             Diuia●●●
             ,
             sometimes
             Abbot
             of
             Lanthony
             ,
             Chancellour
             of
             Ireland
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             〈◊〉
             translated
             to
             Salisbury
             ;
             and
             within
             two
             yeares
             after
             ,
             aduanced
             to
             this
             〈◊〉
             〈…〉
             of
             Canterbury
             .
             He
             was
             a
             very
             wise
             industrious
             man
             ,
             by
             who●e
             care
             and
             diligence
             ,
             during
             his
             abode
             in
             Ireland
             ,
             
               Perkin
               Wa●b●ck
            
             ,
             who
             count●rfei●ed
             himselfe
             to
             bee
             Richard
             the
             young
             Duke
             of
             Yorke
             ,
             was
             forced
             to
             flie
             from
             thence
             into
             Scotland
             ;
             He
             recouered
             diuers
             parcels
             of
             land
             to
             his
             Se●
             of
             Bangor
             ,
             which
             were
             lost
             by
             his
             predecessours
             ,
             for
             want
             of
             good
             loo●
             king
             to
             :
             amongst
             other
             ,
             a
             certaine
             Island
             betweene
             Holy-head
             and
             An●
             g●esey
             ,
             called
             
               Mo●lr
               .
               homicit
            
             ,
             or
             the
             Island
             of
             Seales
             .
             Hee
             bestowed
             much
             money
             in
             repairing
             his
             Church
             and
             pallace
             at
             Bangor
             ,
             which
             had
             beene
             burned
             and
             destroyed
             long
             before
             by
             
               Owen
               Glendow●
            
             ,
             that
             famous
             rebell●
             during
             the
             time
             he
             sate
             here
             Archbishop
             (
             which
             was
             scarce
             two
             yeares
             )
             h●
             built
             the
             most
             part
             of
             Otford
             house
             ,
             and
             made
             the
             iron
             worke
             vpon
             th●
             coping
             of
             Rochester
             Bridge
             .
             He
             bequeathed
             to
             his
             Church
             a
             siluer
             image
             ,
             of
             one
             and
             fiftie
             ounces
             waight
             ,
             and
             appointed
             fiue
             hundred
             pounds
             to
             bee
             bestowed
             vpon
             his
             funeralls
             .
             Hee
             died
             ,
             Februar
             .
             the
             fifteenth
             ,
             at
             Lambith
             ▪
             
             Ann.
             1502.
             as
             appeares
             by
             his
             Epitaph
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               sub
               marmore
               iacet
               corpus
               reuerendissmi
               in
               Christo
               patris
               et
               Domini
               D.
               Henrici
               Dene
               ,
               quondam
               Prioris
               Prioratus
               de
               Lanthona
               ;
               d●inde
               Bangorens
               .
               ac
               successiue
               Sarum
               Episcopi
               .
               Postremo
               vero
               huius
               Metropolitice
               Archiepiscopi
               ;
               qui
               diem
               suum
               clausit
               extremum
               apud
               Lambi●h
               ,
            
             15.
             
               die
               mens
               .
               Feb.
               Ann.
               Domini
            
             1502.
             
               in
               secundo
               Translationis
               ann
               .
               Cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               altissimus
               .
            
          
           
             In
             a
             little
             Chappell
             built
             by
             himselfe
             ,
             lieth
             
               William
               Warham
            
             ,
             
             Archbishop
             of
             this
             See.
             A
             gentleman
             of
             an
             ancient
             house
             in
             Hampshire
             ,
             brought
             vp
             in
             the
             Colledge
             of
             Winchester
             ,
             and
             chosen
             thence
             to
             the
             new
             Colledge
             in
             Oxford
             ,
             
             where
             he
             proceeded
             Doctor
             of
             Law.
             Presently
             vpon
             which
             ,
             he
             practised
             as
             an
             Aduocate
             in
             the
             Arches
             ,
             then
             hee
             was
             Parson
             of
             Barley
             in
             Hertfordshire
             as
             I
             finde
             in
             that
             Church-windowes
             ,
             and
             Master
             of
             the
             Rols
             .
             He
             was
             sent
             Embassadour
             by
             Henry
             the
             seuenth
             ,
             to
             the
             Duke
             of
             Burgundy
             ,
             concerning
             the
             two
             counterfeits
             ,
             Lambert
             ,
             and
             
               Perkin
               Warbeck
            
             ,
             which
             the
             Duchesse
             his
             wife
             had
             set
             vp
             against
             him
             .
             In
             which
             businesse
             hee
             behaued
             himselfe
             so
             wisely
             ,
             as
             the
             King
             highly
             comm●nded
             him
             ,
             and
             preferred
             him
             vpon
             his
             returne
             ,
             to
             the
             Bishopricke
             of
             London
             ;
             and
             vpon
             the
             death
             of
             
               Henry
               Deane
            
             ,
             to
             this
             of
             Canterbury
             .
             He
             was
             also
             made
             Lord
             Chancellour
             of
             England
             by
             the
             same
             King
             ;
             in
             which
             office
             he
             continued
             ,
             vntill
             hee
             was
             wrung
             out
             by
             Wolsey
             ,
             
             the
             seuenth
             of
             Henry
             the
             eight
             .
             The
             ceremony
             of
             his
             inthronization
             to
             Canterbury
             was
             performed
             in
             a
             most
             magnificent
             manner
             :
             the
             Duke
             of
             Buckingham
             ,
             and
             many
             other
             great
             men
             of
             the
             kingdome
             being
             that
             day
             his
             officers
             .
             In
             his
             solemne
             and
             sumptuous
             feast
             ,
             all
             his
             honours
             and
             offices
             were
             drawne
             ,
             depicted
             ,
             or
             delineated
             ,
             after
             a
             strange
             manner
             ,
             in
             gilded
             Marchpaine
             vpon
             the
             banqueting
             dishes
             :
             and
             first
             because
             he
             was
             brought
             vp
             in
             the
             Vniuersitie
             of
             Oxford
             ,
             the
             Vicechancelour
             with
             the
             Bedels
             before
             him
             ,
             and
             a
             multitude
             of
             Schollars
             following
             him
             ,
             were
             described
             to
             present
             to
             the
             King
             and
             the
             Nobilitie
             ,
             sitting
             in
             Parliament
             ,
             this
             
               William
               Warham
            
             with
             this
             laudatorie
             Tetrasticon
             .
          
           
             
               Deditus
               à
               teneris
               studijs
               hic
               noster
               alum●us
               ,
            
             
               Morum
               et
               Doctrinae
               tantum
               profecit
               ,
               vt
               Aulam
            
             
               Illustrare
               tuam
               ,
               curare
               negotia
               Regni
            
             
               (
               Rex
               Henrice
               )
               tui
               possit
               honorifice
               .
            
          
           
             Which
             the
             King
             seemes
             to
             answer
             thus
             .
          
           
             
               Tales
               esse
               decent
               quibus
               vti
               sacra
               maiestas
            
             
               Regnum
               in
               tutando
               debeat
               imperio
               .
            
             
               Quare
               suscipiam
               quem
               commendastis
               Alumnum
            
             
               Digna
               daturus
               ei
               praemia
               pro
               meritis
               .
            
          
           
             
             Then
             these
             verses
             vpon
             his
             preferment
             to
             the
             Mastership
             of
             the
             Rolls
             .
          
           
             
               Est
               locus
               egregius
               tibi
               virgo
               sacrata
               dicatus
               ,
            
             
               Publica
               seruari
               quo
               monumenta
               solent
               .
            
             
               Hic
               primo
               hunc
               situ
               dignabere
               dignor
               honore
            
             
               Commendo
               fidei
               scrinia
               sacra
               suae
               .
            
          
           
           
             Then
             vpon
             his
             aduancement
             to
             London
             these
             .
             
               
                 Vrbis
                 Londini
                 cap●●
                 O
                 duleiss●me
                 Paule
              
               
                 Hic
                 regat
                 ,
                 et
                 seruet
                 Pastor
                 ouile
                 tuum
                 .
              
            
             And
             againe
             .
             
               
                 Hic
                 nisi
                 praeclara
                 morum
                 indole
                 praeditus
                 esset
                 ,
              
               
                 Haud
                 peteretur
                 ei
                 tantus
                 honoris
                 apex
                 .
              
            
          
           
             Then
             of
             his
             consecration
             and
             installation
             to
             this
             See
             ,
             many
             verses
             were
             composed
             to
             explaine
             the
             Artifice
             ,
             to
             this
             effect
             .
          
           
             
               O
               Wilhelme
               veni
               Domini
               sis
               cult●r
               agelli
               ,
            
             
               Esto
               memor
               qui●
               honor
               ,
               quae
               tibi
               cura
               datur
               .
            
             
               Est
               minor
               ista
               tuis
               sedes
               virtutibus
               ,
               illa
            
             
               *
               Thomae
               digna
               ●uis
               est
               potius
               meritis
               .
            
          
           
             And
             lastly
             (
             to
             omit
             a
             great
             many
             )
             the
             manner
             of
             the
             deliuerie
             of
             his
             pall
             (
             which
             is
             an
             Episcopall
             vestment
             com●ing
             〈◊〉
             be
             sho●lders
             ,
             made
             of
             a
             sheepskinn●
             ,
             
             in
             memoriall
             〈…〉
             that
             〈…〉
             ;
             and
             hauing
             the
             same
             ,
             laid
             it
             ●pon
             his
             shoulders
             ,
             〈…〉
             with
             crosses
             ,
             first
             laid
             vpon
             Saint
             Peters
             coffin
             or
             〈…〉
             crowned
             ,
             sitting
             in
             his
             glistering
             Throne
             ,
             encompassed
             with
             his
             〈…〉
             of
             Cardinals
             :
             which
             he
             presents
             with
             this
             Dis●●chon
             .
          
           
             
               Amplior
               hic
               meritis
               simili
               potiatur
               honore
            
             
               Suppleat
               et
               vestrum
               sede
               vacaute
               〈◊〉
               .
            
          
           
             The
             words
             at
             the
             deliuerie
             of
             the
             Pall
             to
             him
             ,
             or
             to
             any
             other
             Bisho●
             were
             these
             .
          
           
             
               Ad
               honorem
               Dei
               omnipotentis
               et
               B.
               Mariae
               Virginis
               ,
               ac
               B●
               .
               P●tri
               et
               Pa●●
               li
               Apostolorum
               ,
               et
               Domini
               nostri
               Alex.
               Pp.
               sex
               .
               et
               S.
               Ro●an●e
               〈◊〉
               nec
               non
               et
               Cantuariensis
               Ecclesiae
               tibi
               commissae
               tradimus
               pall●um
               〈…〉
               ●eati
               Petri
               sumptum
               ,
               plenitudinem
               ,
               viz.
               Pontisi
               ali●
               〈…〉
               vtaris
               〈…〉
               Ecclesiam
               tuam
               certis
               diebus
               qui
               exprimuntur
               in
               priuileg●●s
               ●i
               ab
               Apos●●lic●
               sede
               concessis
               .
            
          
           
             The
             Pall
             being
             receiued
             ,
             the
             Bishop
             takes
             his
             oath
             vnto
             the
             Pope
             in
             these
             words
             .
          
           
             
               Ego
               W.
               W.
               Archi.
               Cantuariensis
               ,
               ab
               hac
               hora
               ,
               in
               ante●
               sidelis
               cro●t
               obediens
               B.
               Petro
               sanctaeque
               Apostolicae
               Romanae
               Ecclesiae
               ,
               et
               Domino
               meo
               D.
               Alexandro
               Pp.
               Sexto
               suisque
               successoribus
               Canonice
               ●●tranti●us
               .
               Non
               ●ro
               in
               consilio
               aut
               consensu
               ,
               vel
               facto
               ,
               vt
               vitam
               perdant
               vel
               membrum
               ,
               〈◊〉
               cap
               〈◊〉
               tur
               mala
               captione
               ,
               Concilium
               vero
               quod
               nibi
               credi●●●i
               su●t
               per
               se
               aut
               〈◊〉
               tios
               ad
               eorum
               damnum
               me
               sciente
               ne●ini
               pa●dam
               .
               Papatum
               Rom.
               et
               ●ega●●a
               S.
               Petri
               adiutor
               ero
               cis
               ad
               retinendum
               ,
               et
               desendend●m
               ,
               saluo
               o●dine
               〈◊〉
               ,
               contra
               omnem
               hominem
               .
               Legatum
               sedis
               Apostolicae
               in
               eundo
               et
               redeundo
               honorificè
               tractabo
               ,
               et
               in
               suis
               necessitatibus
               adi●●abo
               ,
               vocatus
               ad
               Synedum
               veniam
               nisi
               praepeditus
               fuero
               Canonica
               praepeditione
               ;
               Apostolorum
               limina
               Rom.
               curia
               existente
               citra
               Alpes
               singulis
               annis
               ,
               vltra
               vero
               mo●tes
               singulis
               biennijs
               visitabo
               ,
               aut
               per
               me
               aut
               per
               meum
               nuntium
               ,
               nisi
               Apostoli●a
               absoluat
               licen●ia
               .
               Possessiones
               vero
               ad
               mensam
               mei
               Archiepiscopatus
               pertinentes
               non
               
               vendam
               ,
               neque
               donabo
               ,
               neque
               impignerabo
               ,
               neque
               de
               nouo
               insendabo
               ,
               vel
               aliquo
               modo
               alienabo
               inconsulto
               Rom.
               Pontifice
               sicut
               me
               Deus
               adiuuet
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             The
             crosse
             was
             deliuered
             vnto
             him
             by
             a
             Monke
             of
             this
             his
             Church
             in
             these
             words
             .
          
           
             
             Reuerend
             Father
             ,
             I
             am
             the
             messenger
             of
             the
             great
             King
             ,
             that
             doth
             require
             and
             command
             you
             to
             take
             on
             you
             the
             gouernment
             of
             his
             Church
             ,
             and
             to
             loue
             and
             defend
             the
             same
             ,
             in
             token
             whereof
             ,
             I
             deliuer
             you
             this
             his
             ensigne
             .
             But
             I
             doubt
             I
             am
             tedious
             ,
             I
             will
             draw
             to
             his
             end
             ,
             which
             happened
             ,
             August
             23.
             1532.
             after
             hee
             had
             continued
             Archbishop
             eight
             and
             twentie
             yeares
             ,
             and
             was
             buried
             without
             any
             great
             funerall
             pompe
             ,
             mourning
             clothes
             being
             giuen
             onely
             to
             the
             poore
             .
             Hee
             purchased
             much
             land
             for
             his
             kindred
             ,
             and
             bestowed
             very
             much
             in
             repairing
             and
             beautifying
             his
             houses
             with
             faire
             buildings
             ,
             euen
             to
             the
             value
             of
             thirtie
             thousand
             pounds
             ,
             as
             hee
             professeth
             ;
             for
             which
             cause
             hee
             prayed
             his
             Successours
             to
             forbeare
             sute
             for
             dilapidations
             .
             His
             motto
             I
             finde
             in
             many
             places
             of
             the
             pallace
             ,
             which
             was
             ,
             
               Auxilium
               meum
               à
               Domino
            
             .
          
           
             I
             finde
             no
             more
             Archbishops
             to
             bee
             here
             buried
             ,
             saue
             Cardinall
             Poole
             ,
             whom
             I
             reserue
             for
             another
             booke
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             sometimes
             was
             a
             monument
             erected
             to
             the
             memory
             of
             that
             valiant
             Knight
             ,
             Sir
             
               William
               Molyneux
            
             ,
             of
             Seston
             in
             Lanchishire
             ,
             who
             at
             the
             battell
             of
             Nauarret
             in
             Spaine
             ,
             was
             made
             knight
             Banneret
             ,
             by
             Edward
             the
             black
             Prince
             ,
             Anno
             1367.
             vnder
             whose
             command
             he
             serued
             in
             those
             warres
             ,
             as
             also
             for
             a
             long
             time
             ,
             in
             the
             warres
             of
             France
             .
             From
             whence
             returning
             homewards
             ,
             he
             died
             here
             at
             Canterbury
             ,
             Anno
             1372.
             
             Whose
             Epitaph
             I
             haue
             out
             of
             the
             pedegree
             of
             that
             honourable
             worthy
             gentleman
             ,
             Sir
             
               Richard
               Molyneux
            
             of
             Seston
             ,
             Knight
             and
             Baronet
             ,
             and
             Viscount
             Marybourgh
             in
             Ireland
             ,
             now
             liuing
             ,
             who
             from
             the
             said
             Sir
             William
             is
             lineally
             descended
             .
          
           
             
               Miles
               honorificus
               Molyneus
               subiacet
               intus
               ;
            
             
               Tertius
               Edwardus
               dilexit
               hunc
               vt
               amicus
               :
            
             
               Fortia
               qui
               gessit
               ,
               Gallos
               ,
               Nauar
               osque
               repressit
               ,
            
             
               Hic
               cum
               recessit
               ,
               morte
               feriente
               decessit
               ,
            
             
               Anno
               milleno
               trecento
               septuageno
               ,
            
             
               Atque
               his
               iunge
               duo
               :
               sic
               perit
               omnis
               home
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Icy
               gist
               Gulian
               Septvaus
               cheualier
               qui
               morust
               le
               dernier
               iour
               D'aust
               ,
               ●an
               de
               Grace
               M.
               CCCC.VII
               .
               de
               quele
               alme
               Deux
               eit
               pite
               et
               mercy
               Amen
               .
            
             This
             Sir
             William
             serued
             in
             the
             warres
             of
             France
             vnder
             Edward
             the
             third
             ;
             as
             I
             haue
             it
             in
             the
             Pell
             office
             .
          
           
             
               Sub
               hoc
               marmore
               iacent
               corpora
               Wilhelmi
               Septvans
               militis
               ,
               qui
               obijt
            
             4.
             
               die
               mens
               .
               Mar.
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1448.
             
               et
               Elizabethe
               vxoris
               eius
               silie
               Iohannis
               Peche
               militi●
               ,
               que
               obijt
            
             28.
             
             
               Mar.
               Sequenti
               ,
               quorū
               animabus
               propitietur
               Deus
               .
            
          
           
             
               Sum
               quod
               eris
               ,
               volui
               quod
               vis
               ,
               credes
               quasi
               credis
            
             
               Viuere
               forte
               diu
               mox
               ruo
               morte
               specu
               .
            
             
               Cessis
               quo
               nescis
               ,
               nee
               quomodo
               ,
               quando
               sequeris
               ,
            
             
               Hinc
               simul
               in
               celis
               vt
               simus
               queso
               preceris
               .
            
          
           
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Odomarus
               Hengham
               Ar.
               qui
               obijt
            
             4.
             
             
               April
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1411.
             he
             dwelt
             at
             Gowsted
             in
             Stokebury
             .
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               expectans
               miserecordiam
               Dei
            
             ,
             
             
               prenobilis
               vir
               Iohannes
               Guil●eford
               miles
               ,
               vnus
               consiliariorum
               illustrissimi
               Regis
               ,
               Hen.
            
             7.
             
               qui
               quidem
               Iohannes
               obijt
            
             ,
             19.
             
               die
               mens
               .
               Iuly
            
             8.
             
             Hen.
             7.
             
             Ann.
             1493.
             
             
               Cuius
               anime
               pro●●tetur
               altissimus
               .
               Iesu
               filius
               Dei
               miserere
               mei
               .
            
             
             Camden
             tells
             vs
             that
             this
             familie
             of
             the
             Guildfords
             is
             very
             ancient
             ,
             but
             most
             eminent
             ,
             euer
             since
             this
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Guilford
            
             (
             here
             interred
             )
             was
             Controuler
             to
             the
             house
             to
             King
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             ;
             whose
             sonne
             and
             heire
             Sir
             Richard
             ,
             was
             ,
             by
             King
             Henry
             the
             seuenth
             ,
             made
             Knight
             of
             the
             Garter
             :
             of
             his
             sonnes
             againe
             Sir
             
               Edward
               Guilford
            
             was
             Marshall
             of
             Callais
             ,
             Lord
             Warden
             of
             the
             Cinque-ports
             ,
             and
             Master
             of
             the
             Ordnance
             ,
             father
             to
             I●ne
             Dutches
             of
             Northumberland
             ,
             wife
             to
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Dudley
            
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Northumberland
             ,
             mother
             of
             the
             late
             Earles
             of
             Wa●wick
             ,
             and
             Leicester
             ;
             of
             
               Guilford
               Dudley
            
             ,
             beheaded
             with
             his
             wife
             the
             Lady
             Iane
             ;
             and
             of
             fiue
             sonnes
             and
             eight
             daughters
             besides
             :
             and
             Sir
             Henry
             was
             chosen
             Knight
             of
             the
             Garter
             by
             King
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             and
             had
             his
             armes
             ennobled
             with
             a
             Canton
             of
             Granado
             by
             Ferdinando
             ,
             King
             of
             Spaine
             ,
             for
             his
             worthy
             seruice
             in
             that
             kingdome
             ,
             when
             it
             was
             recouered
             from
             the
             Moores
             ;
             and
             Edward
             liued
             in
             great
             esteeme
             in
             his
             countrey
             :
             To
             be
             briefe
             ,
             from
             this
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Guilford
            
             are
             issued
             by
             females
             immediatly
             ,
             the
             
               Darells
               ,
               Gages
               ,
               Brew●es
               ,
               Walsinghams
               ,
            
             
             
               Cromers
               ,
               Isaacs
            
             ,
             and
             Iselcies
             ,
             families
             of
             prime
             and
             principall
             note
             in
             these
             parts
             .
             But
             I
             digresse
             ,
             and
             I
             craue
             pardon
             .
             Onely
             let
             me
             tell
             you
             ,
             that
             Sir
             
               Richard
               Guilford
            
             ,
             aforesaid
             ,
             serued
             King
             Henry
             the
             seuenth
             ,
             
               s●pra
               mare
               cum
            
             550.
             
             
               Nautis
               et
               Soldarijs
               pre
               duos
               menses
               .
            
             5.
             
             Hen.
             7.
             
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Fogge
               iacet
               hic
               ,
               iacet
               hic
               sua
               sponsa
               Iohanna
               :
            
             
               Sint
               celo
               ciues
               per
               te
               Deus
               hos
               &
               O
               sanna
               :
               
            
             
               Regni
               protector
               Francos
               Britones
               superauit
               .
            
             
               Nobilium
               Rector
               sicuti
               Leo
               castra
               predauit
               .
            
             
               Et
               quoque
               militiam
               sic
               pro
               patria
               per
               amauit
               ,
            
             
               Ad
               summam
               patriam
               Deus
               hic
               ab
               agone
               vocauit
               .
            
          
           
             Fogge
             ,
             
             a
             name
             both
             of
             antiquitie
             and
             eminencie
             ,
             one
             of
             which
             familie
             ,
             namely
             ,
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Fogge
            
             ,
             was
             of
             the
             priuie
             Councell
             to
             King
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             ,
             and
             sate
             with
             the
             Duke
             of
             Clarence
             ,
             the
             Earle
             of
             Warwicke
             ,
             and
             the
             Lord
             Riuers
             in
             iudgement
             ,
             vpon
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Cooke
            
             of
             Giddie-Hall
             in
             Essex
             .
             And
             I
             finde
             one
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Fogge
            
             ,
             a
             warriour
             ,
             in
             the
             beginning
             of
             the
             raigne
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             eight
             .
             But
             this
             great
             conquering
             Knight
             did
             flourish
             long
             before
             :
             he
             was
             the
             sonne
             of
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Fogge
            
             knight
             ,
             buried
             at
             Glastenbury
             ,
             by
             his
             wife
             the
             Countesse
             of
             Ioyeux
             in
             France
             .
             And
             this
             Ioane
             his
             wife
             here
             buried
             ,
             was
             the
             daughter
             and
             heire
             of
             Valons
             ,
             or
             Valance
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacent
               Wilhelmus
               Bruchelle
               (
               siue
               Brenchley
               )
               miles
               ,
            
             
             
               quondam
               Iusticiarius
               Domini
               Regis
               de
               communi
               Banco
               ,
               qui
               obijt
               in
               Holborne
               in
               suburbo
               London
            
             20.
             
             Maij
             1406.
             
               et
               Ioanna
               vxor
               eius
               ,
               que
               obijt
            
             1453.
             
             Aug.
             8.
             
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             
               Edmund
               Hawte
            
             Esquire
             .....
             1488.
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Iohannes
               Fyneux
               miles
            
             ,
             
             
               et
               Elisabetha
               vxor
               eius
               filia
               .....
               Paston
            
             .....
             the
             rest
             gone
             .
          
           
           
             This
             Fyneux
             was
             Lord
             chiefe
             Iustice
             of
             the
             Common
             Pleas
             ,
             the
             ●●
             ▪
             of
             Henry
             the
             seuenth
             .
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Iohannes
               Fynch
               de
               Winchelsey
               quond
               ●n
               prior
               huius
               Ec●lssie
               〈◊〉
               obijt
            
             .....
             9
             
               die
               Ianuar
               ......
               edificta
               constructa
               &
               plura
               alia
               collata
               bona
               ....
               cuius
               anime
            
             ....
             
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               reuerendus
               pater
               Thomas
               Goldstone
               huius
               sacrosancte
               Ecclesie
               Prior
               ,
               ac
               sacre
               pagine
               Prosessor
               ,
               〈…〉
               Ecclesiam
               per
               annos
            
             24.8
             .
             
               mens
               .
               et
               dies
            
             16.
             
               optime
               〈…〉
               migrauit
               ad
               dominum
            
             16.
             
             
               Septemb.
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1517.
             
             
               Cuius
               anim●
               ▪
            
          
           
             
               Plangite
               vos
               Cyth●ram
               plangentes
               carmine
               ,
               mole
            
             
               Hic
               iacet
               occulta
               Religionis
               honos
               .
            
             
               〈◊〉
               Doctor
               Thomas
               Goldston
               vocitatus
            
             
               Moles
               quem
               pres●ns
               saxea
               magna
               tenet
               .
            
             
               O
               ●os
               spectantes
               huius
               ●um
               fure●
               a
               patris
               ,
            
             
               Nunc
               est
               is
               memores
               fundite
               que
               so
               preces
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               requiescit
               Dominus
               Thomam
               Elham
               quondam
               Prior
               huius
               Eccles●
               ,
               quicum
               Ann.
            
             2.
             mens
             .
             11.
             et
             4.
             
               dieb
               .
               honor●fice
               vixisset
            
             20.
             
             Febru
             .
             1440.
             
               obdormiuit
               in
               Domino
            
             .
          
           
             
               Est
               nece
               substratus
               Ion
               Woodnesbergh
               tumulatus
               ,
            
             
               
               Huius
               erat
               gratus
               Prior
               Ecclesie
               aumeratus
               ;
            
             
               Quem
               colie
               ornatus
               hic
               tantus
               vhique
               nouatus
               ,
            
             
               Per
               loca
               plura
               datus
               fit
               sumptus
               testificatus
               :
            
             
               Auctor
               erat
               morum
               ,
               probitatis
               ,
               laudis
               ,
               honorum
               ,
            
             
               Largus
               cunctorum
               ,
               cunctis
               dator
               ille
               laborum
               ,
            
             
               Quique
               Prioratum
               rexit
               sub
               schemate
               graium
               .
            
             
               Annos
               hunc
               plenos
               per
               septenos
               quoque
               denos
               :
            
             
               Quadringentenis
               Mil.
               eius
               bis
               quoque
               denis
            
             
               Annis
               septenis
               domini
               nondum
               sibi
               plenis
               .
            
             
               .......
               cum
               tibi
               Chrisle
               ...
               agone
               ,
            
             
               Quem
               precibus
               pane
               radiantis
               forte
               corone
               .
            
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Dominus
               Thomas
               Chyllindene
               quondam
               Prior
               huius
               Ecclesie
               ,
               Decretorum
               Doctor
               egregius
               ,
            
             
             
               qui
               nauem
               islius
               Ecclesie
               ceteraque
               diuersa
               edisicia
               .....
               qui
               post
               quam
               Prioratum
               huius
               Ecclesie
            
             25.
             
             
               Sept
               ....
               et
               quinque
               diebus
               nobiliter
               rexisset
               ,
               tandem
               in
               die
               Assumptionis
               beate
               Marie
               virginis
               diem
               suum
               clausit
               extremum
               ,
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1411.
             
             
               Cuius
               anime
               propi●ietur
               Deus
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             This
             man
             flourished
             vnder
             Archbishop
             Arundell
             ,
             who
             entirely
             affected
             him
             ,
             euen
             from
             the
             time
             that
             he
             deliuered
             him
             the
             Crosse
             at
             Westminster
             ,
             with
             all
             accustomed
             solemnitie
             ,
             in
             the
             presence
             of
             the
             King
             ,
             and
             most
             of
             the
             Nobilitie
             .
          
           
             
               Preteriens
               flere
               ,
               discas
               ,
               et
               die
               miserere
               ,
            
             
               
               Et
               ne
               subsannes
               ,
               quia
               victus
               morte
               Iohannes
               ,
            
             
               Membris
               extensis
               iacet
               hic
               Sarisburiensis
               :
            
             
               Sic
               non
               euades
               ,
               vindice
               morte
               cades
               .
            
             
               Hic
               Prior
               Ecclesie
               Doctorque
               fuit
               Theorie
               :
            
             
               Wulstam
               festo
               feria
               quarta
               memor
               esto
            
             
             
               Mille
               quater
               centum
               X.
               V.
               dant
               documentum
            
             
               Sint
               anime
               merces
               ,
               lux
               ,
               decor
               ,
               &
               requies
               .
            
             
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               reuerendus
               pater
               Wilhelmus
               Selling
               huius
               sacrosancte
               Ecclesie
               Prior
               ,
            
             
             
               ac
               sacre
               pagine
               Professor
               ,
               qui
               post
               quam
               hanc
               Ecclesiam
               per
               ann
               .
            
             22.
             mens
             .
             5
             :
             et
             24.
             
               d.
               optime
               gubernasset
               migrauit
               ad
               Dominum
               .
               Die
               viz.
               passionis
               Sancti
               Thome
               Martyris
               ,
               An.
            
             1494.
             
          
           
             
               Doctor
               Theologie
               Selling
               Greca
               atque
               Latina
            
             
               Lingua
               predoctus
               hic
               Prior
               almus
               obit
               .
            
             
               Omnis
               virtutis
               speculum
               ,
               exemplar
               Monachorum
               ,
            
             
               Religionis
               honor
               ,
               mitis
               imago
               Dei.
               
            
          
           
             
               Hic
               requiescit
               in
               gratia
               &
               miserecordia
               Dei
               Richardus
               Oxinden
               ,
               quondam
               Prior
               huius
               Ecclesie
               ....
               qui
               ob
               .
               Aug.
            
             4.
             1338.
             
             
          
           
             
               Sub
               isto
               marmore
               requiescit
               corpus
               Magistri
               Richardi
               Willesford
               ,
            
             
             
               quondam
               Capellani
               Cantarie
               de
               Arundell
               ,
               cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               altissimus
               .
               obijt
               .
            
             1520.
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Robertus
               Clifford
               Armiger
            
             ,
             
             
               frater
               recolende
               memorie
               Domini
               Richardi
               Clifford
               Episcopi
               Londoniarum
               ,
               quiob
               .
            
             9.
             
               die
               mens
               .
               Martij
               .
               Anno
               Dom.
            
             1422.
             
             
               Cuius
               ,
               &c.
            
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               sub
               hoc
               marmore
               expectans
               miserecordiam
               Dei
               ,
            
             
             
               vonerabilis
               vir
               ,
               Magister
               Iohannes
               Bourchier
               Archidiaconus
               Cantuariensis
               ,
               qui
               quidem
               Iohannes
               migrauit
               ad
               Dominum
            
             6.
             
               die
               mens
               .
               Nouemb.
            
             1495.
             
             
               Cuius
               anime
               de
               seta
               magna
               pietate
               propitietur
               Altissimus
               .
            
          
           
             
               Heus
               tu
               sistito
               gradum
               qui
               obambulas
               ,
               
            
             
               Et
               quod
               scriptum
               est
               legito
               Gulielmi
            
             
               Gardneri
               Candidati
               Theologie
               ,
            
             
               Huius
               &
               Ecclesie
               olim
               prebendarij
            
             
               Ossa
               hoc
               clauduntur
               sub
               marmore
               .
            
             
               Obijt
               qui
               Sancti
               Michaelis
               ....
               luce
            
             
               Anno
               post
               milesimum
               &
               quingentesimum
            
             
               Quadragesimo
               quarto
               .
               Cui
               det
            
             
               Christus
               vitam
               ,
               &
               tibi
               Lector
               ,
               perennem
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Holy
             crosse
             Church
             in
             Canterbury
             .
          
           
             Hic
             ....
             Thomas
             Lynd
             primus
             Mayor
             Cant.
             &
             Constantia
             vxor
             eius
             ...
             Feb.
             12.
             
             Ann.
             Dom
             ....
             
          
           
             Hic
             iacet
             Clemens
             Harding
             Legum
             Baccalrius
             ....
             
               
                 Clauditur
                 hoc
                 tumulo
                 ....
              
               
                 Multorum
                 causas
                 defendere
                 quique
                 solebat
              
               
                 Hanc
                 wortis
                 causam
                 euader●
                 non
                 potuit
                 :
              
               
                 Doctus
                 &
                 indoctus
                 moritur
                 ,
                 sic
                 respice
                 finem
              
               
                 Vt.
                 bene
                 discedas
                 quisquis
                 es
                 ista
                 legens
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Peters
             in
             Canterbury
             .
          
           
           
             
             Thomas
             Ikham
             et
             Ione
             sa
             Femme
             〈◊〉
          
           
             Deiu
             de
             salmes
             eit
             mercy
             .
             ..
             〈◊〉
          
           
             Hic
             iacet
             Wilhelmus
             Ikham
             quondam
             cit
             .
             〈…〉
             qui
             obijt
             ...
             Iulij
             ...
             1424.
             
             
          
           
             
             Orate
             pro
             anima
             Wilhelmi
             Septvaus
             〈…〉
             .
          
           
             Orate
             pro
             bono
             slatu
             Ioha●●is
             Biggs
             A
             〈…〉
             .
             Cant
             ....
             Anno
             Dom.
             1473.
             
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Mildreds
             in
             Canterbury
          
           
             
             Orate
             pro
             animabus
             Thom●
             Wood
             〈…〉
             .
             Hospitijre●
             〈◊〉
             patris
             in
             Christo
             Domini
             ...
             Maior
             is
             huius
             Cinitatis
             ,
             qui
             i●
             honore
             Iesu
             hanc
             capellam
             ●ieri
             fecit
             ,
             et
             〈◊〉
             garete
             vxoris
             eius
             filie
             Iohannis
             Moyle
             Armigeri
             .
             Orate
             procis
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             white
             Friers
             obseruants
             .
          
           
             
             This
             religious
             house
             was
             founded
             by
             one
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Digges
            
             of
             this
             Countie
             ,
             Knight
             ,
             
               circa
               ann
            
             .
             1207.
             and
             valued
             at
             the
             suppression
             a●
             39.
             l.
             〈…〉
             ob
             .
             of
             yearely
             reuenue
             .
             Herein
             were
             sometimes
             inte●●ed
             ,
             〈◊〉
             ,
             Lord
             Badlesmere
             ,
             Steward
             of
             the
             houshold
             to
             King
             E●ward
             the
             second
             ,
             who
             for
             his
             good
             seruice
             gaue
             to
             him
             and
             his
             heires
             the
             Castle
             of
             Leedes
             in
             this
             County
             ,
             which
             hee
             persidiously
             fortified
             against
             his
             Soueraigne
             Lord
             and
             Master
             ,
             and
             after
             that
             payed
             the
             due
             price
             of
             his
             disloyaltie
             vpon
             the
             gallowes
             ,
             Ann.
             1321.
             
             Sir
             
               Giles
               B●dilsmere
            
             ,
             or
             Badlesmere
             knight
             ,
             his
             sonne
             :
             Dame
             Elisabeth
             Lady
             of
             Chilham
             :
             Sir
             
               William
               Mauston
            
             ,
             knight
             ,
             Sir
             
               Roger
               Mauston
            
             his
             brother
             :
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Brockhall
            
             knight
             ,
             an●
             Lady
             Ioane
             his
             wife
             :
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Brockhall
            
             knight
             ,
             sonne
             to
             the
             said
             Sir
             Thomas
             ,
             and
             Lady
             Editha
             his
             wife
             :
             Sir
             
               Falcon
               Payserer
            
             knight
             :
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Daynes
            
             knight
             ,
             Lady
             Alice
             of
             Maryms
             :
             Lady
             Candlin
             :
             Sir
             
               Alan
               Pem●ington
            
             of
             〈◊〉
             in
             the
             Countie
             of
             Lancaster
             knight
             ,
             who
             comming
             from
             the
             warres
             beyond
             Seas
             ,
             died
             in
             this
             Citie
             .
             Lady
             Ladrie
             of
             Valence
             :
             Sir
             
               William
               Trussell
            
             ,
             Sir
             
               William
               Baloyle
            
             ,
             Sir
             
               Bartholomew
               Ashburnham
            
             knights
             ,
             and
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Montenden
            
             ,
             knight
             ;
             and
             a
             Frier
             of
             this
             house
             ;
             lie
             all
             here
             in
             terred
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             blacke
             Friers
             Minorites
             .
          
           
             
             King
             Henry
             the
             third
             is
             said
             to
             bee
             the
             founder
             of
             this
             house
             ,
             in
             which
             were
             buried
             ,
             Robert
             and
             
               Bennet
               Browne
            
             ,
             Esquires
             :
             Bennet
             daughter
             of
             Shel●ings
             ,
             and
             wife
             to
             Sir
             
               Edmund
               Hawte
            
             knight
             ,
             and
             after
             wife
             to
             Sir
             
               William
               Wendall
            
             ,
             knight
             .
          
           
             
             The
             Hospitall
             of
             Saint
             Iames
             was
             erected
             by
             Elianor
             ,
             the
             wife
             of
             the
             said
             
               King
               Ed.
            
             3.
             valued
             at
             the
             suppression
             to
             32.
             l.
             2.
             s.
             1.
             d.
             ob
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             sometime
             stood
             an
             house
             of
             blacke
             veyled
             Nunnes
             ,
             dedicated
             to
             S.
             〈◊〉
             ,
             founded
             by
             one
             of
             the
             Abbots
             of
             Saint
             Augustines
             ,
             esteemed
             to
             
             be
             worth
             vpon
             the
             suppression
             38.
             l.
             19.
             s.
             7.
             d.
             ob
             .
             
               per
               annum
            
             .
             
             These
             Nuns
             were
             endowed
             with
             the
             Church
             of
             Redingate
             with
             other
             reuenues
             ,
             and
             were
             to
             pay
             twelue
             pence
             yearely
             to
             the
             Monkes
             of
             S.
             Augustine
             ,
             vpon
             his
             feast
             day
             ,
             on
             the
             high
             altar
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             Monastery
             of
             Saint
             Peter
             and
             Saint
             Paul
             ,
             commonly
             called
             ,
             Saint
             Austins
             .
          
           
             Annis
             sexcentis
             preter
             tres
             Anglia
             mundi
             ,
             
          
           
             Christi
             nascentis
             micuit
             Baptismatis
             vnda
             .
          
           
             The
             yeare
             of
             our
             redemption
             ,
             sixe
             hundred
             and
             three
             (
             as
             these
             times
             do
             testifie
             )
             Ethelbert
             ,
             king
             of
             Kent
             ,
             receiued
             the
             lauer
             of
             Baptisme
             in
             Saint
             Martins
             Church
             ,
             
             at
             the
             hands
             of
             Saint
             Augustine
             :
             within
             two
             yeares
             after
             that
             ,
             he
             began
             the
             foundation
             of
             this
             Monasterie
             .
             As
             I
             haue
             it
             out
             of
             this
             his
             Charter
             ,
             in
             the
             red
             booke
             of
             Canterbury
             .
          
           
             
               In
               nomine
               Domini
               nostri
               Iesu
               Christi
               .
               Omnem
               hominem
               ,
               qui
               secundum
               Deum
               viuit
               ,
               &
               remunerari
               à
               Deo
               sperat
               &
               optat
               ,
               oportet
               ,
               vt
               puris
               precibus
               consensum
               hilariter
               &
               ex
               animo
               prebeat
               .
               Quoniam
               certum
               est
               tanto
               facilius
               ea
               que
               ipse
               à
               domino
               poposcerit
               ,
               consequi
               posse
               ,
               quanto
               &
               ipse
               libentius
               Deo
               aliquid
               concesserit
               .
               Quocirca
               ego
               Ethelbertus
               Rex
               Cantie
               ,
               cum
               consensu
               venerabilis
               Archiepiscopi
               Augustini
               ac
               Principum
               meorum
               do
               &
               concedo
               in
               honorem
               Sancti
               Petri
               ,
               aliquam
               partem
               terre
               inris
               mei
               ,
               que
               iacet
               in
               oriente
               ciuitatis
               Dorobernie
               :
               ita
               duntaxat
               ,
               vt
               monasterium
               ibi
               construatur
               ,
               &
               ●es
               quam
               supra
               memoraui
               ,
               in
               potestate
               Abbatis
               sit
               ,
               qui
               ibi
               sucris
               ordinatus
               .
               〈◊〉
               adinro
               &
               precipio
               ,
               in
               nomine
               Domini
               Dei
               omnipotentis
               ,
               qui
               est
               omnium
               Rex
               Iudex
               iustus
               ,
               vt
               presata
               terra
               subscripta
               donatione
               sempiternaliter
               sit
               confirmata
               ;
               ita
               vt
               nec
               mihi
               ,
               nec
               alicui
               successorum
               meorum
               Regum
               ant
               Principum
               ,
               siue
               cuiuslibet
               conditionis
               dignitatibus
               ,
               &
               Ecclesiasticis
               gradibus
               ,
               de
               ea
               aliquid
               fraudare
               liceat
               .
               Si
               quis
               vero
               de
               hac
               donatione
               aliquid
               imminuere
               ant
               irritum
               facere
               tentauerit
               ,
               sit
               in
               presenti
               seperatus
               à
               sancta
               communione
               corporis
               &
               sanguinis
               Christi
               ,
            
             
             
               &
               in
               die
               Iuditij
               ob
               meritum
               malitie
               sue
               ,
               à
               consortio
               Sanctorum
               omnium
               segregatus
               .
               Dorobernie
               Anno
               ab
               incarnatione
               Christi
               Sexcentesimo
               q●into
               .
               Indictione
               octaua
               .
               Ego
               Ethelbertus
               Rex
               Cantie
               sana
               mente
               integroque
               consilio
               ,
               donationem
               mea●●
               signo
               sancte
               Crucis
               propria
               〈◊〉
               nu
               roboraui
               con●irmanique
               .
            
          
           
             Austin
             did
             also
             confirme
             and
             strengthen
             King
             Ethelberts
             donation
             by
             his
             owne
             Bull
             or
             charter
             ,
             and
             exempted
             this
             Abbey
             from
             all
             Archiepiscopall
             iurisdiction
             ,
             
             
               Varijsque
               reliquijs
               Diuorum
               quas
               Roma
               auexerat
               ,
               orna●il
               .
               Inter
               quas
               suit
               pars
               inconsutilis
               Domini
               tunicae
               ,
               et
               virge
               Aaron
               .
            
             And
             enriched
             it
             with
             diuers
             reliques
             of
             Saints
             which
             hee
             had
             brought
             with
             him
             from
             Rome
             ;
             amongst
             which
             was
             a
             part
             of
             Christs
             seamelesse
             Cote
             ,
             and
             of
             Aarons
             Rod.
             
          
           
             And
             here
             by
             the
             way
             obserue
             ,
             that
             Austin
             sealed
             his
             deeds
             or
             charters
             ,
             
               bulla
               plumbea
            
             ,
             
             with
             a
             leaden
             Bull
             ,
             which
             many
             ages
             afterwards
             ,
             Richard
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             went
             about
             to
             infringe
             and
             infirme
             ,
             
               Quod
               is
               signandi
               modus
               Romanis
               Pontificibus
               proprius
               esset
               :
            
             Because
             that
             manner
             of
             signing
             was
             proper
             to
             the
             Bishops
             of
             Rome
             ;
             About
             which
             time
             Philip
             ,
             
             Earle
             of
             ●landers
             ,
             sent
             ouer
             into
             England
             the
             like
             Bull
             of
             a
             certaine
             Bishop
             ,
             by
             which
             he
             and
             the
             Bishops
             before
             him
             vsed
             to
             seale
             their
             writings
          
           
             The
             reuenues
             of
             this
             Monasterie
             were
             augmented
             by
             King
             Edgar
             of
             which
             will
             it
             please
             you
             reade
             his
             Charter
             .
          
           
             
             
               In
               nomine
               Trino
               diuino
               Regi
               reg●anti
               in
               perpetuum
               .
               Domino
               Deo
               Sabaoth
               ,
               cui
               patent
               cuncta
               penetralia
               cordis
               ei
               corporis
               ,
               &c.
               Ego
               Eadgarus
               Rex
               Anglorum
               ,
               do
               et
               concedo
               Sancto
               Augusti
               o
               Anglorum
               Apostolo
               ,
               et
               Fra●●
               .
               〈◊〉
               in
               illo
               sancto
               Cenobio
               conuersantibus
               ,
            
             
             
               terram
               quatuor
               aratrorum
               que
               nominatur
               Plumstede
               :
               Hanc
               ergo
               terram
               ●um
               consensu
               Archiepiscopi
               Dunstant
               optimatumque
               meorum
               libenti
               animo
               concedo
               pro
               redemptione
               anime
               mee
               ,
               vt
               cam
               teneant
               perhenniterque
               habeant
               .
               Si
               quis
               vero
               heredum
               Successorumqu●
               meorum
               hanc
               meam
               donationem
               seruare
               vel
               amplificare
               staduerit
               ,
               seruetur
               ei
               benedictio
               sempiterna
               .
               Si
               autem
               sit
               ,
               quod
               non
               optamus
               ,
               quod
               alicuius
               Persone
               Homo
               diabolica
               temeritate
               insligatus
               surreperit
               ,
               qui
               vel
               hanc
               meam
               donationem
               infringere
               in
               aliquo
               temptauerit
               ;
               Scia●
               se
               ante
               Tribunal
               summi
               et
               eterni
               Iudicis
               rationem
               esseredditurum
               ,
               ●isi
               ante
               digna
               et
               placabili
               satisfacti
               one
               Deo
               et
               sancto
               Augustino
               Fratribusque
               emendare
               voluerit
               .
               Ego
               Edgarus
               Anglorum
               Monarchus
               hoc
               donum
               roboraui
               .
               Ego
               Dunstanus
               Archiepiscopus
               consensi
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             These
             lands
             being
             taken
             away
             by
             Earle
             Godwin
             ;
             and
             giuen
             to
             his
             sonne
             Tostic
             ;
             were
             restored
             backe
             againe
             to
             this
             Abbey
             by
             the
             Conquerour
             .
             Whose
             letters
             patents
             ranne
             in
             this
             forme
             .
          
           
             
               In
               nomine
               sancte
               et
               indiuidue
               Trinitatis
               ,
               patris
               et
               silij
               et
               spiritus
               sancti
               .
               Ego
               Wilhelmus
               Dei
               gracia
               Rex
               Anglorum
               ,
            
             
             
               statum
               Eccl●siarum
               Regne
               mei
               corroborans
               ,
               et
               vacillata
               hactenus
               in
               melius
               confirmans
               ,
               atque
               iniuste
               ablata
               restituens
               .
               Concedo
               et
               annuo
               sancto
               Augustino
               et
               Fratribus
               suo
               Cenobio
               commorantibus
               terram
               que
               dicitur
               Plumstede
               .
               Hanc
               terram
               à
               pr●memorato
               Sancto
               Augustino
               et
               Fratribus
               loci
               antiquitus
               possessam
               ,
               Godwynus
               comes
               fraude
               et
               vi
               iniuste
               abstulerat
               ,
               et
               suo
               filio
               Tostit
               dederat
               :
               quam
               tamen
               Rex
               Edwardus
               postea
               Sancto
               reddiderat
               ,
               sit
               varijs
               euentibus
               possessa
               ,
               ablata
               ,
               restituta
               ,
               neiam
               vlterius
               calumpnie
               pateat
               ,
               aut
               cuiusquam
               querimonia
               à
               Cenobio
               Sancti
               Augustini
               supradictam
               villam
               auferat
               ,
               inde
               Cyrographum
               hoc
               confirmo
               vt
               cam
               habeant
               ,
               tencant
               possideant
               Monachi
               Sancti
               Augustini
               in
               perpetuum
               .
               Si
               quis
               antem
               huic
               nostre
               authoritati
               contrarius
               boc
               violare
               presumpserit
               ,
               eterna
               maledictionis
               dampnatione
               se
               mulctandum
               nouerit
               ,
               et
               regie
               vindicte
               subi●cebit
               .
               Ego
               Wilhelmus
               gratia
               Dei
               Rex
               Angloram
               hanc
               cartam
               confirmo
               ,
               et
               meis
               firmandam
               committo
               .
               Ego
            
             *
             
               Odo
               Archiepiscopus
               Baiocensis
               Calumpniam
               quam
               in
               ipsa
               terra
               habebam
               relinquo
               ,
               et
               lubens
               subscribo
               .
               Ego
               Wilhelmus
               Londonens
               .
               Episcopus
               subscribo
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             But
             this
             Abbey
             was
             endowed
             with
             ample
             reuenues
             by
             many
             others
             ,
             so
             that
             being
             valued
             at
             the
             dissolution
             ,
             like
             the
             rest
             of
             all
             such
             religious
             foundations
             at
             a
             fauourable
             and
             farre
             vnder-rate
             ,
             it
             amounted
             to
             bee
             yearely
             worth
             1412.
             l.
             4.
             s.
             7
             d.
             ob
             .
             q.
             It
             was
             surrendred
             4.
             
             Decemb.
             29.
             
             Hen.
             8.
             
             Saint
             Austine
             replenished
             this
             house
             with
             blacke
             Monkes
             ,
             Benedictines
             ,
             and
             ordained
             it
             to
             be
             the
             place
             of
             Sepulture
             for
             the
             kings
             of
             Kent
             ,
             for
             himselfe
             ,
             and
             all
             succeeding
             Archbishops
             .
             The
             first
             king
             here
             interred
             ,
             was
             the
             foresaid
             Ethelbert
             ,
             who
             ,
             after
             hee
             had
             gloriously
             raigned
             the
             space
             of
             56.
             yeares
             ,
             
             and
             had
             enlarged
             the
             frontiers
             of
             his
             Empire
             ,
             as
             farre
             as
             the
             great
             
             Riuer
             Humber
             ,
             entred
             into
             the
             eternall
             blisse
             of
             the
             kingdome
             on
             heauen
             .
             The
             yeare
             of
             our
             redemption
             616.
             and
             in
             the
             13
             yeare
             after
             he
             had
             receiued
             the
             Christian
             faith
             .
             As
             I
             finde
             it
             in
             this
             old
             Manuscript
             .
          
           
             
               Ethelbert
               cleped
               the
               hely
               king
               of
               Kent
               
            
             
               In
               the
               yer
               of
               grace
               six
               hundryd
               and
               sixtene
            
             
               Deide
               ,
               and
               of
               Christendome
               the
               xxi
               y
               wene
               .
            
             
               Six
               and
               fifty
               Wynter
               he
               had
               regnyd
               her
            
             
               And
               aftur
               Edbald
               hys
               son
               regne
               gan
               ther.
               
            
          
           
             He
             was
             buried
             on
             the
             North
             side
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             vpon
             whose
             Monument
             this
             Epitaph
             was
             engrauen
             .
          
           
             
               Rex
               Ethelbertus
               hic
               clauditur
               in
               Polyandro
               ,
            
             
               Fana
               pians
               certe
               Christo
               meat
               absque
               Meand●●
               .
            
             
               King
               Ethelbert
               lieth
               here
               closde
               in
               this
               Polyander
               ,
            
             
               For
               building
               Churches
               sure
               he
               goes
               to
               Christ
               without
               Meander
               .
            
          
           
             Berta
             his
             wife
             was
             here
             likewise
             interred
             ,
             
             who
             was
             the
             daughter
             of
             Chilperick
             ,
             king
             of
             France
             ,
             who
             was
             grandchilde
             to
             Clouis
             ,
             the
             first
             Christian
             king
             of
             that
             famous
             nation
             ;
             this
             woman
             was
             conuerted
             to
             Christianity
             before
             she
             came
             out
             of
             her
             owne
             countrey
             ,
             and
             before
             Austins
             arriuall
             here
             in
             England
             ,
             
             and
             was
             married
             to
             king
             Ethelbert
             ,
             with
             these
             conditions
             made
             by
             her
             parents
             .
             That
             it
             should
             be
             lawfull
             for
             her
             to
             keepe
             inuiolable
             the
             rites
             of
             her
             Religion
             ,
             and
             enioy
             the
             presence
             and
             instructions
             of
             her
             learned
             Bishop
             Luitharde
             ,
             whom
             they
             appointed
             to
             assist
             and
             helpe
             her
             in
             matters
             of
             her
             faith
             .
             She
             was
             a
             woman
             of
             vertuous
             and
             holy
             inclination
             ,
             spending
             much
             of
             her
             time
             in
             prayer
             ,
             almes-deeds
             ,
             and
             other
             workes
             of
             charitie
             ;
             frequenting
             daily
             her
             Oratorie
             ,
             within
             Saint
             Martins
             ,
             a
             Church
             built
             in
             former
             times
             by
             the
             beleeuing
             Romanes
             ;
             wherein
             her
             reuerend
             assistant
             Luitardus
             vsed
             also
             to
             instruct
             ,
             and
             exhort
             the
             people
             to
             newnesse
             of
             life
             ,
             and
             Religion
             :
             so
             that
             by
             her
             example
             ,
             and
             his
             preaching
             ,
             many
             of
             the
             Kentish
             Paynims
             were
             brought
             in
             ,
             to
             beleeue
             the
             glad
             tydings
             of
             the
             Gospell
             .
             These
             proceedings
             with
             his
             wiues
             perswasions
             ,
             wrought
             so
             effectually
             with
             good
             king
             Ethelbert
             ,
             that
             his
             heart
             was
             softned
             ,
             and
             his
             eares
             already
             opened
             to
             receiue
             and
             embrace
             the
             doctrine
             of
             S.
             Austine
             .
             Whereupon
             some
             do
             gather
             ,
             that
             the
             happinesse
             of
             his
             ,
             and
             his
             Subiects
             conuersion
             may
             as
             well
             be
             attributed
             to
             Berta
             ,
             
             and
             her
             French
             attendants
             ,
             as
             to
             Austine
             and
             his
             fellow-disciples
             .
             Of
             which
             an
             old
             namelesse
             Rimer
             very
             ancient
             .
          
           
             
               Whan
               Ethilbert
               hadde
               regned
               bot
               a
               yer
               ,
            
             
               Sent
               Awstyn
               hym
               to
               Cristen
               feyth
               conuert
               ,
            
             
               Thrughe
               goddys
               grase
               ,
               as
               clerly
               dyd
               apere
               ,
            
             
               Who
               hadde
               to
               wyffe
               Berta
               ,
               that
               was
               advert
            
             
               To
               Cristen
               feyth
               ,
               in
               Fraunce
               afore
               convert
               ;
            
             
               That
               helpt
               therto
               wyth
               all
               hur
               dylygens
            
             
               As
               Awstyn
               dyd
               wythe
               all
               benyvolens
               .
            
          
           
             She
             was
             likewise
             an
             earnest
             parswader
             ,
             and
             a
             pertaker
             with
             her
             husband
             
             Ethelbert
             in
             and
             for
             the
             propagating
             and
             erecting
             of
             Religion
             ,
             and
             religious
             structures
             ;
             as
             I
             obserue
             out
             of
             the
             same
             Authour
             .
             
               
                 Kynge
                 Ethilbert
                 wythe
                 ryall
                 gret
                 expens
              
               
                 Gret
                 Mynsters
                 made
                 of
                 hyghe
                 reuyrens
              
               
                 In
                 Rochestre
                 and
                 eke
                 in
                 Canterbery
              
               
                 For
                 Bysschoppys
                 sees
                 ,
                 that
                 wer
                 ful
                 necessary
                 ▪
              
               
                 Atte
                 London
                 eke
                 sent
                 Pawles
                 edyfyed
                 ,
              
               
                 In
                 whyche
                 so
                 then
                 shuld
                 be
                 the
                 Bysschoppys
                 Se
                 ,
              
               
                 Thus
                 hely
                 C●yrch
                 tha
                 P●yns
                 ther
                 fortyfyed
              
               
                 Wythe
                 alle
                 kynde
                 thynge
                 that
                 was
                 necessary
                 ,
              
               
                 For
                 sustenauns
                 of
                 the
                 Christyante
                 .
              
               
                 So
                 dydde
                 hys
                 wyff
                 hur
                 part
                 wythe
                 all
                 hur
                 myght
                 ,
              
               
                 To
                 fortefy
                 the
                 cristen
                 in
                 th●yr
                 ryght
                 .
              
            
             This
             blessed
             Queene
             died
             before
             her
             husband
             ,
             neare
             vnto
             whom
             he
             desired
             to
             be
             buried
             ,
             ann
             .
             622.
             for
             whom
             this
             Distich
             was
             composed
             .
             
               
                 Moribus
                 ornata
                 iacet
                 hic
                 Regina
                 beata
              
               
                 Berta
                 ,
                 Deo
                 grata
                 fuit
                 ac
                 homini
                 peramata
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             Here
             sometime
             lay
             the
             body
             of
             Edbald
             entombed
             ,
             king
             of
             Kent
             ,
             the
             sonne
             and
             heire
             of
             the
             before
             named
             Ethelbert
             ,
             by
             his
             Queene
             Berta
             ;
             who
             began
             his
             raigne
             as
             wickedly
             as
             his
             father
             ended
             his
             worthily
             :
             for
             hee
             refused
             to
             entertaine
             the
             doctrine
             of
             Christ
             ,
             
             and
             polluted
             himselfe
             by
             the
             marriage
             of
             his
             mother
             in
             law
             ,
             his
             owne
             fathers
             second
             wife
             :
             but
             at
             length
             being
             conuerted
             by
             Archbishop
             Lawrence
             ,
             from
             his
             idolatrie
             ,
             and
             incestuous
             matrimonie
             ,
             hee
             endeuoured
             by
             all
             meanes
             possible
             to
             propagate
             and
             maintaine
             the
             state
             of
             the
             Gospell
             .
             
               
                 The
                 king
                 of
                 Kent
                 Edbald
                 his
                 furst
                 wyf
                 forsoke
              
               
                 
                 And
                 held
                 hym
                 to
                 hys
                 Christendom
                 yat
                 he
                 furst
                 toke
                 .
              
            
             And
             built
             a
             Chappell
             within
             this
             Monasterie
             ,
             in
             honour
             of
             Mary
             the
             blessed
             mother
             of
             God
             ,
             endowing
             it
             with
             sufficient
             maintenance
             ,
             wherein
             after
             the
             continuance
             of
             24.
             yeares
             raigne
             ,
             
             hee
             was
             buried
             ,
             ann
             .
             640.
             
             His
             wife
             Emma
             the
             daughter
             of
             Theodebert
             ,
             king
             of
             Lorraine
             was
             buryed
             by
             him
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             lieth
             Ercombert
             the
             sonne
             of
             the
             said
             Edbald
             ,
             king
             of
             Kent
             ,
             a
             religious
             king
             ;
             who
             suppressed
             all
             the
             Temples
             of
             the
             heathen
             Idols
             ,
             and
             commanded
             the
             fast
             of
             Lent
             to
             be
             obserued
             .
             His
             wife
             Sexburgh
             ,
             daughter
             of
             Anna
             king
             of
             the
             East
             Angles
             was
             layed
             by
             him
             ;
             
             This
             King
             hauing
             raigned
             foure
             and
             twentie
             yeares
             and
             odde
             monethes
             ,
             finished
             his
             dayes
             ,
             ann
             .
             664.
             
          
           
             
             Egbert
             succeeded
             his
             father
             Ercombert
             ;
             and
             if
             the
             murther
             of
             his
             two
             cosin-Germans
             had
             not
             much
             blemished
             his
             peaceable
             gouernment
             ,
             he
             might
             well
             haue
             holden
             place
             with
             the
             worthiest
             of
             the
             Kentish
             kings
             .
             
             He
             died
             in
             the
             tenth
             yeare
             of
             his
             raigne
             ,
             anno
             673.
             and
             was
             buried
             here
             by
             his
             predecessours
             .
          
           
             
             And
             so
             in
             like
             manner
             this
             Church
             was
             honoured
             with
             the
             sepulchres
             of
             
               Lothaire
               ,
               Withred
               ,
               Edelbert
            
             and
             other
             Kentish
             kings
             ,
             and
             also
             with
             the
             shrines
             of
             many
             English
             Saints
             ,
             whose
             sacred
             Reliques
             (
             as
             they
             were
             then
             
             esteemed
             )
             brought
             both
             great
             ve●●ration
             and
             bencht
             to
             this
             relig●ou●
             Structure
             .
          
           
             The
             first
             man
             of
             eminencie
             that
             I
             finde
             to
             haue
             b●ene
             e●shrined
             in
             this
             Abbey
             ,
             
             was
             Saint
             Augustine
             ,
             the
             first
             Archbishop
             of
             this
             See
             of
             Canterbury
             ;
             a
             Romane
             borre
             ,
             and
             a
             Monke
             of
             Saint
             Benets
             order
             ,
             who
             ,
             with
             others
             ,
             was
             sent
             hither
             out
             of
             Italie
             ,
             by
             Gregory
             the
             great
             ,
             Pope
             of
             Rome
             ,
             to
             preach
             the
             word
             of
             God
             to
             this
             our
             English
             nation
             ;
             
             hee
             with
             his
             fellowes
             ,
             to
             the
             number
             of
             fourty
             persons
             ,
             landed
             in
             the
             Isle
             of
             Tenet
             within
             this
             County
             ;
             where
             they
             were
             shortly
             after
             visited
             of
             king
             Ethelbert
             But
             the
             story
             is
             frequent
             ,
             and
             I
             shall
             be
             often
             touching
             vpon
             it
             by
             the
             way
             ,
             and
             hi●
             Legend
             is
             too
             long
             for
             my
             intended
             short
             discourse
             ;
             therefore
             I
             hope
             the
             Reader
             will
             rest
             contented
             with
             this
             abbreuiation
             for
             both
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Whils
                 Ethelbert
                 was
                 reignyng
                 kyng
                 of
                 Kent
                 
              
               
                 Sainct
                 Austin
                 sent
                 by
                 Gregory
                 of
                 R.
                 bishop
              
               
                 Landed
                 in
                 Tenet
                 ,
                 with
                 Clerkes
                 of
                 his
                 assent
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 many
                 Monkes
                 to
                 teache
                 the
                 saith
                 I
                 hope
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 clothed
                 were
                 vnder
                 a
                 blacke
                 cope
                 :
              
               
                 Whiche
                 in
                 Procession
                 ,
                 with
                 crosses
                 and
                 Bells
                 came
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 Latinies
                 syngyng
                 in
                 Iesus
                 his
                 name
                 ▪
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 the
                 yere
                 of
                 Chryst
                 his
                 incarnacion
                 ,
              
               
                 Fiue
                 hundreth
                 fourescore
                 and
                 sixtene
                 ;
              
               
                 King
                 Ethelbert
                 had
                 in
                 his
                 dominacion
              
               
                 Al●
                 Kent
                 throughout
                 ,
                 with
                 greate
                 ioy
                 as
                 was
                 seen
              
               
                 Were
                 baptised
                 then
                 in
                 holy
                 water
                 clene
                 ,
              
               
                 To
                 whome
                 Gregory
                 sent
                 Mellito
                 and
                 Iusto
              
               
                 With
                 other
                 Clerkes
                 and
                 Doctors
                 many
                 mo
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Gregory
                 him
                 made
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 ,
              
               
                 Of
                 all
                 Englande
                 hiest
                 then
                 Primate
                 :
              
               
                 And
                 had
                 the
                 *
                 Paule
                 with
                 hiest
                 legacye
              
               
                 By
                 Gregory
                 sent
                 to
                 him
                 and
                 ordinate
                 .
              
               
                 Fro
                 London
                 then
                 thus
                 was
                 that
                 tyme
                 translate
              
               
                 To
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 the
                 sea
                 Metropolitan
              
               
                 And
                 London
                 sette
                 as
                 for
                 his
                 suffrigan
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Saynt
                 Augustine
                 then
                 with
                 helpe
                 of
                 Ethelbert
              
               
                 Saynt
                 Augustines
                 made
                 ,
                 and
                 Christes
                 Church
                 also
              
               
                 That
                 Christes
                 Church
                 hight
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 adverte
              
               
                 And
                 sacred
                 so
                 by
                 hym
                 ,
                 and
                 halowed
                 tho
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 chiefe
                 Sea
                 Metropolitan
                 so
              
               
                 Of
                 all
                 England
                 by
                 Gregory
                 ordinate
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 Saynt
                 Augustine
                 of
                 all
                 England
                 Primate
                 .
              
            
          
           
             This
             man
             was
             of
             an
             exceeding
             tall
             stature
             ,
             well
             fauoured
             ,
             of
             a
             very
             amiable
             countenance
             ,
             but
             of
             his
             learning
             ,
             I
             finde
             little
             worthy
             of
             remembrance
             :
             
               sine
               doctrina
               sana
               docebat
            
             (
             saith
             one
             )
             
               ac
               sine
               perceptibili
               lingua
               ignotae
               praedicabat
               genti
               .
            
             
             He
             died
             the
             26.
             of
             May
             ,
             in
             the
             thirteenth
             yeare
             of
             his
             first
             entrance
             into
             England
             ,
             and
             was
             buried
             first
             without
             doores
             ,
             neare
             to
             the
             
             Church
             of
             this
             Monastery
             ,
             because
             the
             Church
             was
             not
             finished
             :
             and
             afterwards
             his
             body
             was
             remoued
             into
             the
             North
             Porch
             of
             the
             said
             Church
             ;
             in
             which
             place
             fiue
             of
             his
             Successours
             were
             likewise
             interred
             .
             Vpon
             the
             Tombe
             of
             this
             Austine
             this
             Epitaph
             was
             insculped
             in
             Latine
             :
             thus
             translated
             .
          
           
             Here
             resteth
             the
             body
             of
             Augustine
             ,
             the
             first
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             that
             was
             sent
             into
             this
             Land
             by
             Saint
             Gregory
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             Rome
             ,
             approued
             of
             God
             by
             working
             of
             miracles
             ,
             and
             that
             brought
             Ethelbert
             the
             king
             and
             his
             people
             from
             the
             worshipping
             of
             Idols
             ,
             vnto
             the
             faith
             of
             Christ
             ;
             the
             dayes
             of
             whose
             office
             being
             ended
             in
             peace
             ,
             he
             deceased
             ,
             May
             26.
             the
             said
             king
             Ethelbert
             yet
             raigning
             .
          
           
             
             But
             from
             the
             Porch
             his
             body
             was
             remoued
             into
             the
             Church
             ,
             for
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             saluation
             1221.5
             .
             Kalend.
             
               Maij.
               Iohn
               de
               Marisco
            
             ▪
             then
             Prior
             of
             this
             Monastery
             ,
             with
             the
             rest
             of
             his
             Couent
             ,
             being
             desirous
             to
             know
             the
             place
             where
             the
             body
             of
             this
             Archbishop
             their
             patron
             ,
             was
             deposited
             (
             after
             fasting
             and
             prayer
             )
             caused
             a
             wall
             to
             be
             broken
             neare
             to
             Saint
             Austins
             Altar
             ,
             where
             they
             found
             a
             Tombe
             of
             stone
             ,
             sealed
             and
             close
             sh●t
             vp
             with
             ●on
             ,
             and
             lead
             ,
             hauing
             this
             Inscription
             .
          
           
             
               Inclitus
               Anglorum
               Presul
               pius
               ,
               et
               decus
               altum
               ;
            
             
               Hic
               Augustinus
               requiescit
               corpore
               sanctus
               .
            
          
           
             And
             in
             the
             yeare
             1300.3
             .
             
               Kal.
               Augusti
               ,
               Thomas
               Findon
            
             (
             then
             being
             Abbot
             )
             enshrined
             his
             reliques
             in
             a
             more
             sumptuous
             manner
             ,
             adding
             another
             Distich
             to
             the
             former
             ,
             expressing
             his
             affectionate
             loue
             to
             the
             said
             Saint
             Austin
             his
             patron
             .
          
           
             
               Inclitus
               Anglorum
               Presul
               pius
               ,
               &
               decus
               altum
               ;
            
             
               Hic
               Augustinus
               requiescit
               corpore
               sanctus
               .
            
             
               Ad
               tumulum
               landis
               Patris
               almi
               ductus
               amore
               ,
            
             
               Abbas
               hunc
               tumulum
               Thomas
               dictauit
               honore
               .
            
          
           
             But
             for
             the
             continuance
             of
             this
             mans
             memory
             ,
             this
             Monastery
             it selfe
             (
             howsoeuer
             demolished
             )
             surpasseth
             all
             funerall
             Monuments
             ,
             Inscriptions
             ,
             or
             Epitaphs
             ;
             for
             in
             regard
             he
             was
             the
             procurer
             of
             the
             building
             thereof
             ,
             the
             names
             of
             Saint
             Peter
             and
             Paul
             are
             now
             (
             and
             were
             many
             hundred
             yeares
             since
             ,
             quite
             forgotten
             )
             and
             the
             whole
             fabricke
             called
             onely
             S.
             Austins
             .
          
           
             Austin
             a
             little
             before
             his
             death
             ,
             consecrated
             his
             companion
             Lawrence
             ,
             Archbishop
             of
             this
             See
             ,
             the
             next
             to
             succeed
             him
             in
             his
             gouernment
             ,
             lest
             either
             by
             his
             owne
             death
             (
             as
             Lambard
             obserues
             )
             or
             want
             of
             another
             fit
             man
             to
             fill
             the
             place
             ,
             the
             chaire
             might
             happely
             bee
             carried
             to
             London
             ,
             as
             Gregory
             the
             Pope
             had
             appointed
             .
             Of
             which
             consecration
             my
             foresaid
             Manuscript
             .
          
           
             
               Than
               Awstyn
               made
               Lawrence
               Archebysschop
               thar
            
             
               Whyls
               that
               he
               was
               on
               lyve
               for
               he
               wold
               nowght
            
             
               It
               vacond
               werk
               ne
               voyde
               whan
               he
               dede
               war
               ,
            
             
               So
               mykell
               than
               on
               yt
               he
               set
               hys
               thowght
            
             
               Of
               covetyse
               of
               good
               ,
               nothynge
               he
               rowght
            
             
               Ne
               of
               Estate
               ne
               yet
               of
               dygnyte
            
             
               But
               only
               of
               the
               Chyrche
               and
               cristente
               .
            
          
           
           
             Lawrence
             (
             by
             allusion
             to
             his
             name
             cal●ed
             L●urige●
             )
             thus
             conse
             〈…〉
             ceeded
             the
             said
             Augustine
             ,
             
             &
             being
             archbishop
             ,
             〈…〉
             exhortation
             ,
             by
             works
             of
             charitie
             ,
             and
             〈…〉
             ,
             and
             by
             〈…〉
             a
             godly
             life
             ,
             to
             continue
             and
             encrease
             the
             number
             of
             Christian
             〈◊〉
             .
             And
             like
             a
             true
             Pastour
             and
             Prelate
             ,
             solicitously
             care●
             ,
             not
             ●nely
             〈◊〉
             the
             Church
             of
             the
             Englishmen
             ,
             but
             also
             for
             the
             old
             inhabitants
             of
             〈◊〉
             ,
             of
             Scotland
             ,
             and
             Ireland
             ,
             amongst
             whom
             the
             sparkles
             of
             Christianitie
             were
             alreadie
             kindled
             .
             The
             foundations
             of
             this
             Church
             being
             now
             well
             〈◊〉
             strongly
             layed
             ,
             the
             maine
             thing
             that
             thwarted
             his
             religious
             designes
             ▪
             〈◊〉
             ,
             that
             Edbald
             king
             of
             Kent
             ,
             would
             not
             with
             all
             his
             godl●
             exhorta●●ons
             〈◊〉
             ing
             a
             vitious
             young
             man
             )
             be
             brought
             from
             his
             Paganisme
             ,
             to
             beleeue
             in
             the
             onely
             euerliuing
             God.
             And
             that
             his
             people
             following
             the
             example
             o●
             〈◊〉
             king
             ,
             returned
             ●ikewise
             to
             the
             filthie
             vomit
             of
             their
             abhominable
             Idola●●●e
             .
             Lawrence
             perceiuing
             at
             last
             ,
             that
             neither
             his
             reprehensions
             nor
             faire
             words
             tooke
             any
             effect
             ,
             but
             rather
             incited
             the
             King
             and
             the
             Subiect
             to
             a
             more
             des●perate
             hatred
             of
             him
             ,
             and
             of
             his
             Religion
             ,
             determined
             to
             depart
             the
             kingdome
             ,
             to
             follow
             Bishop
             Iusto
             and
             ●ellite
             before
             banished
             ,
             and
             to
             recommend
             the
             charge
             of
             his
             flocke
             to
             God
             ,
             the
             carefull
             Shepherd
             of
             all
             mens
             soules
             But
             the
             night
             before
             the
             day
             of
             his
             intended
             departure
             (
             saith
             Beda
             )
             Saint
             Peter
             appeared
             vnto
             him
             in
             his
             sleepe
             ,
             
             and
             reprehended
             him
             sharply
             ,
             for
             purposing
             to
             runne
             away
             ,
             and
             to
             leaue
             the
             sheepe
             of
             Iesus
             Christ
             ,
             beset
             in
             the
             middest
             of
             so
             many
             Wolfes
             ;
             hee
             challenged
             him
             with
             Apostolicall
             authoritie
             ,
             argued
             with
             him
             a
             long
             while
             very
             vehemently
             ,
             and
             ,
             among
             all
             ,
             scourged
             him
             naked
             so
             terriblie
             ,
             as
             when
             he
             waked
             ,
             finding
             it
             more
             then
             a
             dreame
             ,
             all
             his
             body
             was
             gore
             bloud
             .
             Thus
             ,
             well
             whipped
             ,
             he
             went
             to
             the
             king
             ,
             shewing
             him
             his
             stripes
             ,
             and
             withall
             related
             vnto
             him
             the
             occasion
             of
             those
             so
             many
             fearefull
             lashes
             :
             which
             strucke
             such
             a
             terrour
             into
             the
             king
             ,
             as
             by
             and
             by
             he
             renounced
             his
             Idolls
             ,
             put
             away
             his
             incestuous
             wife
             ,
             caused
             himselfe
             to
             be
             baptized
             .
             And
             for
             a
             further
             testimonie
             of
             his
             vnfained
             conuersion
             ,
             built
             a
             Chappell
             in
             this
             Monasterie
             of
             Saint
             Peter
             .
             Of
             which
             I
             haue
             spoken
             before
             Of
             which
             more
             succinctly
             thus
             in
             my
             namelesse
             Manuscrip●
             .
          
           
             
               The
               folke
               of
               Estesex
               and
               of
               Kent
            
             
               Aftyr
               the
               dethe
               so
               of
               kynge
               Ethilbert
               ,
            
             
               And
               kynge
               Segbert
               that
               was
               of
               Estesex
               gent
            
             
               Who
               's
               sonnes
               thre
               ,
               than
               exilde
               out
               full
               smert
            
             
               The
               Crysten
               feythe
               and
               wox
               anon
               peruert
            
             
               Susteynyng
               hole
               theyr
               old
               ydolatry
            
             
               Mel●te
               and
               Iuste
               had
               banyshte
               out
               for
               thy
               .
            
             
               But
               Lawrence
               than
               Archebysschop
               and
               Prymate
               ,
            
             
               For
               wo
               of
               that
               to
               god
               full
               sore
               than
               prayde
            
             
               Porposynge
               eke
               to
               leve
               all
               hys
               estate
               ,
            
             
               And
               follow
               Iuste
               and
               Mellet
               that
               wer
               strayde
            
             
               Owt
               of
               the
               lond
               ,
               so
               wer
               they
               both
               afrayde
            
             
               But
               that
               same
               nyght
               as
               Lawrence
               was
               on
               slepe
            
             
               Sent
               Peter
               so
               hym
               bett
               iyll
               that
               he
               wepe
               .
            
             
               That
               all
               hys
               hyde
               of
               blod
               full
               fast
               gan
               renne
            
             
               Sayeng
               to
               hym
               wh●
               wyll
               thow
               now
               forsake
            
             
             
               The
               floke
               that
               I
               the
               toke
               and
               dyd
               ●y
               s●nne
               ,
            
             
               Among
               the
               wo●●es
               to
               ravyshe
               and
               to
               take
               ,
            
             
               Thou
               hast
               forgett
               ,
               how
               I
               for
               gods
               sake
            
             
               Sufferd
               be●yng
               ,
               pryson
               ,
               and
               dethe
               at
               end
            
             
               For
               hys
               serv●nds
               that
               he
               had
               me
               commend
               .
            
             
               Wherfor
               on
               morrow
               he
               came
               to
               Ethelbalde
               .
            
             
               And
               shewyd
               hym
               all
               how
               sore
               that
               he
               was
               bett
            
             
               In
               what
               wyse
               and
               by
               what
               wyght
               hym
               tolde
            
             
               Wherfor
               yt
               was
               wythouten
               longer
               lett
            
             
               For
               whyche
               the
               kynge
               was
               full
               of
               sorow
               sett
            
             
               In
               hast
               dyd
               send
               for
               Iust
               and
               eke
               Melite
            
             
               And
               them
               restoryd
               ther
               wher
               they
               were
               a●yte
               .
            
             
               To
               teche
               the
               feythe
               and
               voyd
               Idolatry
               ,
            
             
               To
               baptyse
               eke
               as
               was
               expedye●t
               ,
            
             
               The
               whyche
               they
               did
               as
               was
               than
               necessary
               .
            
             
               The
               Archebysschop
               dyed
               that
               hight
               Lawrence
            
             
               The
               yere
               of
               Crist
               wyth
               good
               benyvolence
               .
            
             
               Syx
               hundryd
               hole
               and
               ther
               withall
               nyntene
            
             
               Levyng
               this
               world
               for
               heuens
               blyse
               I
               wene
               .
            
          
           
             This
             Laurence
             writ
             a
             learned
             booke
             of
             the
             obseruation
             of
             Easter
             ,
             and
             some
             exhorta●iue
             Epistles
             to
             the
             Bishops
             and
             Abbots
             of
             the
             Scottish
             ,
             Irish
             ,
             and
             Brittish
             Churches
             ;
             beseeching
             ,
             and
             praying
             them
             to
             receiue
             and
             keepe
             the
             societie
             of
             Catholicke
             obseruation
             ,
             with
             that
             Church
             of
             Christ
             which
             is
             spread
             ouer
             the
             whole
             world
             .
             He
             died
             the
             same
             yeare
             that
             Edbald
             became
             Christian
             ,
             Februar
             .
             3.
             
             
               An.
               Dom.
            
             619.
             and
             was
             buried
             in
             the
             Church
             Porch
             beside
             Augustine
             his
             predecessour
             .
             For
             whom
             this
             Epitaph
             was
             composed
             .
          
           
             
               
               Hic
               sacra
               Laurenti
               suut
               signa
               tui
               Monumenti
               ,
            
             
               Tu
               quoque
               iocundus
               Pater
               ,
               Antistesque
               secundus
               .
            
             
               Pro
               populo
               Christi
               scapulas
               do●
               sumque
               dedisti
            
             
               Artubus
               huc
               laceris
               multa
               Vibice
               mederis
               .
            
          
           
             Mellitus
             ,
             sometime
             an
             Abbot
             of
             Rome
             ,
             succeeded
             Laurence
             in
             this
             grace
             ,
             and
             Ecclesiasticall
             dignitie
             ,
             
             sent
             hither
             by
             Saint
             Gregory
             ,
             to
             assist
             Augustine
             in
             the
             seruice
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             by
             whom
             he
             was
             first
             consecrated
             Bishop
             of
             London
             ;
             during
             his
             abode
             in
             that
             place
             ,
             he
             conuerted
             vnto
             the
             faith
             of
             Christ
             ,
             Sebert
             king
             of
             the
             East
             Saxons
             .
             Of
             which
             this
             Stanza
             :
             out
             of
             Harding
             .
          
           
             
               
               Then
               Austin
               made
               Peter
               a
               clerke
               deuoute
               ,
            
             
               Of
               Saynt
               Austines
               th'abbot
               religious
               ,
            
             
               And
               made
               Mellito
               ,
               as
               Bede
               clerly
               hath
               note
               ,
            
             
               Of
               London
               then
               byshoppe
               full
               vertuous
               :
            
             
               A
               Clerke
               that
               was
               then
               beneuolous
               ,
            
             
               Who
               then
               conuerted
               of
               Essex
               the
               king
               Sebert
               ,
            
             
               And
               all
               his
               land
               baptised
               with
               holy
               herte
               .
            
          
           
             But
             the
             wicked
             sonnes
             of
             this
             good
             King
             Sebert
             expelled
             Mellitus
             out
             of
             their
             dominions
             ;
             from
             whence
             he
             trauelled
             into
             France
             ,
             and
             there
             stayed
             
             for
             a
             time
             ,
             
             vntill
             he
             was
             commanded
             by
             Archbishop
             Laure●ce
             to
             ret●●ne
             and
             looke
             to
             his
             flocke
             .
             He
             was
             a
             man
             noble
             by
             birth
             ,
             but
             much
             more
             noble
             for
             the
             excellencie
             of
             his
             minde
             ;
             an
             eloquent
             speaker
             ;
             and
             therefore
             a●●siuely
             called
             of
             some
             ,
             Mellifluous
             ,
             exceeding
             carefull
             of
             his
             charge
             ,
             despising
             the
             world
             ,
             and
             neuer
             caring
             for
             any
             thing
             but
             heauen
             ,
             and
             heauenly
             things
             :
             
             hauing
             beene
             sicke
             a
             long
             time
             of
             the
             Gowt
             ;
             hee
             died
             Aprill
             24.
             ann
             .
             624.
             and
             was
             buried
             beside
             his
             predecessour
             .
             Vpon
             whose
             Tombe
             this
             Epitaph
             was
             engrauen
             .
          
           
             
               Summus
               Pontificum
               flos
               tertius
               et
               mel
               apricum
               ;
            
             
               Hac
               titulis
               clara
               redoles
               Mellite
               sub
               arca
               .
            
             
               Laudibus
               eternis
               te
               predicat
               vrbs
               Dorouernis
            
             
               Cui
               simul
               ardenti
               restas
               virtute
               potenti
               .
            
          
           
             Presently
             vpon
             the
             death
             of
             Mellitus
             ,
             
             Iustus
             then
             Bishop
             of
             Rochester
             ,
             was
             preferred
             to
             this
             Archbishopricke
             .
             He
             was
             a
             Romane
             borne
             ,
             the
             disciple
             of
             Gregory
             the
             great
             ,
             by
             whom
             he
             was
             sent
             ouer
             into
             England
             ,
             to
             preach
             the
             Gospell
             .
             
             He
             was
             a
             Monke
             after
             the
             order
             of
             Saint
             
               Benet
               :
               Vir
               tantae
               integritatis
               vi
               iusti
               nomine
               non
               tam
               gentilicio
               ,
               quam
               propter
               virtatem
               honorandus
               censeretur
               .
            
             Which
             his
             vertue
             ,
             as
             also
             his
             learning
             are
             both
             highly
             commended
             by
             Pope
             Boniface
             the
             fourth
             ,
             
             to
             whom
             ,
             as
             to
             his
             deared
             beloued
             Brother
             ,
             he
             sendeth
             greeting
             .
             He
             died
             Nouemb.
             10.
             ann
             .
             634.
             was
             buried
             by
             his
             predecessour
             ,
             
             and
             canonized
             a
             Saint
             and
             Confessor
             .
             But
             heare
             his
             Epitaph
             .
          
           
             
               Istud
               habet
               bustum
               meritis
               cognomine
               Iustum
            
             
               Quarto
               iure
               datus
               cui
               cessit
               Pontificatus
               ,
            
             
               Pro
               meritis
               Iusti
               sancta
               grauitate
               venusti
               :
            
             
               Gratia
               diuinam
               diuina
               dat
               his
               medicinam
               .
            
          
           
             Honorius
             a
             reuerend
             learned
             man
             ,
             
             borne
             in
             the
             same
             Citie
             ,
             brought
             vp
             vnder
             the
             same
             Master
             ,
             and
             one
             of
             the
             same
             order
             with
             Iustus
             ,
             succeeded
             him
             in
             his
             pontificall
             Gouernment
             .
             During
             the
             time
             he
             sate
             ,
             which
             was
             somewhat
             aboue
             twentie
             yeares
             ,
             
             amongst
             other
             things
             ,
             hee
             appointed
             diuers
             Bishops
             to
             diuers
             countries
             ,
             and
             diuided
             his
             Prouince
             into
             Parishes
             ,
             of
             which
             I
             haue
             spoken
             before
             ,
             that
             so
             he
             might
             appoint
             particular
             Ministers
             or
             Priests
             ,
             to
             particular
             congregations
             .
             In
             his
             time
             the
             Pelagian
             heresie
             began
             to
             spring
             vp
             againe
             in
             Scotland
             ;
             but
             by
             his
             exhortatorie
             diuine
             Epistles
             to
             the
             Clergie
             of
             that
             kingdome
             ,
             he
             so
             dealt
             ,
             that
             the
             poysonous
             infection
             of
             that
             contagious
             heresie
             spread
             not
             farre
             ,
             neither
             continued
             any
             long
             time
             .
             He
             died
             Februar
             .
             28.
             
             Ann.
             653.
             and
             was
             laid
             with
             his
             predecessours
             .
             This
             was
             his
             Epitaph
             .
          
           
             
               Quintus
               honor
               memori
               versu
               memoraris
               Honori
            
             
               Digna
               sepultura
               ,
               quam
               non
               teret
               vlla
               Litura
               :
            
             
               Ardet
               in
               obscuro
               tua
               lux
               vibramine
               puro
            
             
               Hec
               scelus
               omne
               premit
               ,
               fugat
               vmbras
               ,
               nubila
               demit
               .
            
          
           
             One
             Frithona
             (
             famous
             for
             his
             learning
             and
             vertuous
             life
             )
             being
             elected
             Archbishop
             ,
             
             vpon
             the
             day
             of
             his
             consecration
             changed
             his
             name
             ,
             for
             
               Deus
               dedit
            
             ,
             or
             Adeodatus
             .
             He
             was
             the
             first
             Englishman
             that
             gouerned
             this
             See
             :
             
             which
             charge
             he
             attended
             carefully
             the
             space
             of
             sixe
             yeares
             ,
             and
             dyed
             Iuly
             ●4
             .
             Ann.
             664.
             being
             the
             very
             same
             day
             that
             Ercombert
             the
             king
             of
             Kent
             dyed
             ;
             he
             was
             the
             last
             Bishop
             buried
             in
             the
             Church-porch
             .
             Such
             was
             his
             Epitaph
             .
          
           
             
               Alme
               Deus
               Dedit
               cui
               sexta
               v●catio
               cedit
               ,
            
             
               Signas
               hunc
               lipidem
               ,
               lapidi
               〈…〉
               e●dem
            
             
               Prodit
               ab
               hac
               vrna
               〈…〉
               a●urna
            
             
               Qu●
               melioratur
               quic
               〈…〉
               gra●atur
               .
            
          
           
             
             Theodore
             a
             Grecian
             ,
             Saint
             Pauls
             〈…〉
             ,
             borne
             in
             Tharsus
             ,
             succeeded
             
               Deus
               de●it
            
             .
             He
             was
             sixt●e
             sixe
             year●●
             of
             age
             before
             he
             vndertooke
             the
             charge
             of
             this
             Archbishopricke
             ,
             in
             〈◊〉
             hee
             continued
             two
             yeares
             ,
             three
             moneths
             ,
             twenty
             seu●n
             dayes
             ,
             vntill
             〈…〉
             ,
             which
             happened
             Sept.
             29.
             anno
             690
             A
             man
             hee
             was
             (
             to
             omit
             particulars
             )
             worthy
             of
             perpetuall
             remembrance
             for
             his
             singular
             vertues
             ,
             
             vnder
             whom
             the
             Church
             of
             England
             receiued
             much
             comfort
             and
             encrease
             in
             spirituall
             matters
             .
             Hee
             was
             excee●dingly
             well
             learned
             ,
             both
             in
             profane
             and
             holy
             literature
             :
             hee
             would
             often
             visit
             the
             countrey
             of
             the
             Englishmen
             all
             ouer
             ,
             and
             teach
             them
             the
             waye●
             and
             pathes
             of
             good
             life
             .
             Hee
             was
             the
             first
             Archbishop
             vnto
             whom
             all
             the
             whole
             Church
             of
             the
             English
             Nation
             did
             yeeld
             ,
             and
             consent
             to
             submit
             themselues
             ;
             Hee
             writ
             many
             learned
             bookes
             ,
             mentioned
             by
             B●●e
             ;
             hee
             was
             the
             seuenth
             Archbishop
             ,
             of
             whom
             these
             verses
             were
             written
             vpon
             the
             wall
             in
             Latine
             ,
             now
             translated
             thus
             into
             English.
             
          
           
             
               Seuen
               Patriarchs
               of
               England
               ,
               Primates
               seuen
               ,
            
             
               Seuen
               Rectors
               ,
               and
               seuen
               *
               Babaurers
               in
               heven
               ,
            
             
               Seuen
               Cesterns
               pure
               of
               life
               ,
               seuen
               Lamps
               of
               light
            
             
               Seuen
               Palmes
               ,
               and
               of
               this
               Realme
               seuen
               Crownes
               full
               bright
               ,
            
             
               Seuen
               Starres
               are
               here
               interr'd
               in
               vault
               below
               .
            
          
           
             
             These
             verses
             were
             common
             to
             a●l
             these
             seuen
             pillars
             of
             the
             English
             Church
             ,
             for
             so
             they
             are
             called
             ;
             yet
             euery
             one
             ,
             as
             you
             haue
             read
             ,
             had
             his
             particular
             Epitaph
             ,
             and
             this
             following
             went
             curiant
             for
             Theodore
             ,
             thus
             Englished
             by
             the
             Translatour
             of
             venerable
             Bede
             .
          
           
             
               
               A
               worthie
               Prelate
               lyeth
               here
               ,
               fast
               closed
               in
               this
               graue
               ,
            
             
               To
               whom
               the
               name
               of
               Theodore
               the
               Greekes
               most
               iustly
               gaue
               ,
            
             
               With
               title
               right
               the
               soueraigntie
               hauing
               of
               each
               degree
               .
            
             
               Christs
               flock
               he
               fed
               with
               true
               doctrine
               ,
               as
               all
               men
               do
               well
               see
               ,
            
             
               His
               soule
               was
               set
               at
               libertie
               (
               that
               lumpish
               lumpe
               of
               clay
            
             
               Dissolued
               )
               when
               September
               had
               put
               nineteene
               dayes
               away
               .
            
             
               And
               coueting
               their
               fellowship
               that
               liue
               a
               godly
               life
               ,
            
             
               Is
               companied
               with
               Angels
               high
               ,
               voyd
               of
               all
               care
               and
               strife
               .
            
          
           
             
             Brithwald
             (
             called
             like
             others
             allusiuely
             Bright
             world
             )
             Abbot
             of
             Reculuer
             ,
             some
             two
             yeares
             after
             the
             decease
             of
             Theodore
             ,
             was
             elected
             and
             consecrated
             Archbishop
             ,
             by
             one
             Godwin
             ,
             Metropolitan
             of
             France
             .
             He
             was
             a
             man
             very
             well
             learned
             ,
             both
             in
             Diuinitie
             and
             humanitie
             ,
             and
             very
             skilfull
             both
             in
             Ecclesiasticall
             and
             Monasticall
             orders
             ,
             censures
             ,
             and
             disciplines
             ,
             but
             farre
             
             inferiour
             in
             all
             vnto
             his
             predecessour
             He
             continued
             Archbishop
             in
             this
             f●●med
             ,
             seuen
             and
             thirtie
             yeares
             ,
             sixe
             moneths
             ,
             fourteene
             dayes
             :
             a
             longer
             time
             then
             euer
             any
             did
             either
             before
             or
             since
             ;
             and
             dyed
             Ianuar.
             9.
             ann
             731.
             and
             was
             buried
             in
             this
             Abbey
             Church
             :
             because
             the
             Porch
             was
             already
             filled
             with
             the
             dead
             bodies
             of
             his
             predecessours
             :
             for
             whom
             this
             Epitaph
             was
             〈◊〉
             ,
             and
             engrauen
             vpon
             his
             Monument
             .
          
           
             
               Stat
               sua
               laus
               feretro
               Brithwaldus
               stat
               sua
               metro
            
             
               Sed
               minor
               est
               metri
               laus
               omnis
               laude
               feretri
               .
            
             
               Laude
               frequentandus
               ,
               pater
               hic
               &
               glorificandus
               ;
            
             
               Si
               pr●ce
               slectatur
               ,
               dat
               ei
               qui
               danda
               precatur
               .
            
          
           
             Tatwin
             a
             man
             very
             religious
             ,
             
             and
             no
             lesse
             learned
             ,
             succeeded
             Brithwald
             ;
             soone
             after
             whose
             consecration
             ,
             great
             controuersie
             arose
             betweene
             him
             and
             the
             Archbishop
             of
             Yorke
             ,
             about
             the
             Primacie
             :
             wherein
             Tatwin
             preuailed
             .
             Who
             hauing
             sate
             onely
             three
             yeares
             ,
             died
             Iuly
             the
             last
             day
             ,
             
               An.
               Dom.
            
             735.
             and
             was
             buried
             here
             in
             the
             Church
             by
             his
             predecessour
             .
             To
             whose
             memory
             this
             Epitaph
             was
             cut
             vpon
             the
             stone
             coffin
             .
          
           
             
               Pontificis
               glebe
               Ta●wini
               Cantia
               prebe
               
            
             
               Thura
               ,
               decus
               ,
               laudes
               ,
               &
               cuius
               dogmate
               gandes
               ▪
            
             
               Hu●us
               doctrina
               carnisti
               men●e
               ferina
               ;
            
             
               Et
               per
               cu●
               Christi
               pe●
               tare
               iugum
               dedicis●i
               ▪
            
          
           
             Here
             sometime
             lay
             interred
             the
             body
             of
             Nothelme
             ,
             
             Archbishop
             ,
             who
             for
             that
             he
             well
             and
             wisely
             gouerned
             his
             See
             ,
             was
             called
             ,
             Noble
             helme
             .
             〈◊〉
             was
             borne
             in
             London
             ;
             and
             was
             one
             of
             the
             Priests
             of
             Saint
             Pauls
             ,
             a
             great
             louer
             of
             venerable
             antiquitie
             he
             was
             ,
             
             and
             one
             to
             whom
             Bede
             acknowledg●th
             himselfe
             to
             be
             much
             beholding
             for
             diuers
             matters
             ;
             which
             ,
             vpon
             his
             ●●port
             ,
             he
             inserted
             into
             his
             Ecclesiasticall
             History
             .
             He
             died
             October
             17.
             
             An.
             74●
             .
             His
             Epitaph
             was
             after
             this
             manner
             .
          
           
             
               Hac
               scrobe
               Nothelmus
               iacet
               Archiepiscopus
               almus
               .
               
            
             
               Cuius
               vita
               bono
               non
               est
               indigna
               patrono
               .
            
             
               Cunctis
               iste
               bonus
               par
               in
               bonitate
               Patronus
            
             
               Protegit
               hic
               iustos
               vigili
               munimine
               Custos
               .
            
          
           
             Cutbert
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             not
             long
             before
             this
             time
             had
             procured
             of
             king
             Eadbert
             ,
             
             that
             the
             bodies
             of
             all
             the
             Archbishops
             which
             were
             to
             succeed
             ,
             should
             not
             bee
             buried
             at
             Saint
             Augustines
             ,
             as
             they
             had
             beene
             heretofore
             ,
             but
             at
             Christ-Church
             ;
             and
             so
             ,
             according
             to
             his
             desire
             ,
             the
             ●uneralls
             of
             himselfe
             ,
             and
             his
             successour
             Bregwin
             ,
             were
             there
             solemnised
             ,
             and
             their
             bodies
             therein
             interred
             .
             The
             Monkes
             of
             Saint
             Austins
             tooke
             the
             matter
             hainously
             ,
             to
             haue
             the
             buriall
             of
             their
             Archbishops
             discontinued
             ,
             and
             began
             to
             make
             complaint
             vnto
             the
             Pope
             .
             
             But
             Christ-Church
             men
             were
             so
             farre
             from
             fearing
             the
             Pope
             (
             for
             the
             same
             Pope
             had
             confirmed
             their
             priuiledges
             but
             a
             little
             before
             at
             the
             sute
             of
             Bregwin
             )
             that
             they
             chose
             one
             Lambert
             ,
             or
             Iainbert
             ,
             Abbot
             of
             Saint
             Augustines
             for
             their
             Archbishop
             :
             assuring
             themselues
             he
             would
             be
             now
             as
             earnest
             a
             defender
             of
             their
             liberties
             ,
             as
             heretofore
             he
             had
             beene
             an
             oppugner
             in
             the
             behalfe
             of
             Saint
             Augustines
             .
             But
             they
             found
             it
             otherwise
             ,
             for
             perceiuing
             his
             end
             to
             approach
             ,
             he
             tooke
             order
             
             to
             be
             buried
             in
             S●●nt
             〈◊〉
             ,
             but
             he
             was
             the
             last
             of
             all
             the
             Archbishops
             there
             in
             〈…〉
             Archbishop
             ●7
             .
             yeares
             ,
             and
             liued
             ninetie
             foure
             :
             his
             funeralls
             were
             〈…〉
             pompe
             and
             celebritie
             ,
             and
             his
             body
             honourablie
             entombed
             here
             in
             〈◊〉
             Chapter-house
             .
             Vpon
             which
             this
             Epitaph
             was
             engrauen
             .
          
           
             
               Gemma
               Sacerdotum
               〈…〉
               remotum
               ,
            
             
               Clauditur
               hac
               fossa
               〈…〉
               &
               ●ssa
               .
            
             
               Sub
               hac
               molecinis
               ,
               〈…〉
               ●inis
            
             
               Incola
               nunc
               celi
               populo
               〈◊〉
               ●ideli
               .
            
          
           
             I
             finde
             some
             Epitaphs
             to
             the
             memory
             of
             sundrie
             Abbots
             of
             this
             Monastery
             ;
             and
             first
             ,
             
             of
             the
             first
             Abbot
             ,
             one
             Peter
             a
             Priest
             ,
             who
             was
             chosen
             to
             this
             place
             by
             Saint
             Augustine
             ,
             as
             I
             haue
             said
             before
             .
             This
             man
             was
             sent
             Legat
             into
             France
             ,
             by
             king
             Ethelbert
             ,
             and
             in
             his
             returne
             for
             England
             ,
             was
             drowned
             in
             a
             Crecke
             ,
             
             called
             Amflete
             ;
             his
             body
             was
             taken
             vp
             ,
             and
             buried
             after
             a
             homely
             manner
             of
             the
             inhabitants
             of
             that
             countrey
             ;
             yet
             afterwards
             remoued
             from
             thence
             ,
             and
             honourably
             interred
             in
             the
             Tow●e
             of
             Bulley●e
             .
             in
             a
             place
             of
             Saint
             Maries
             Church
             conuenient
             for
             so
             worthy
             a
             person
             .
             For
             whom
             a
             Monument
             was
             erected
             within
             this
             Abbey
             ,
             bearing
             this
             Inscription
             ▪
          
           
             
               
               Quem
               notat
               hunc
               metrum
               meritis
               &
               nomine
               Petrum
            
             
               Abbas
               egregius
               primus
               Laris
               extitit
               huius
               .
            
             
               Dum
               semel
               hic
               transit
               mare
               ventus
               in
               vrbe
               remansit
            
             
               Bolonia
               celebris
               virtutibus
               est
               i●i
               crebris
               .
            
          
           
             He
             was
             drowned
             about
             the
             yeare
             ,
             614.
             
             My
             old
             Anonimall
             Manuscrip
             speakes
             of
             this
             first
             Abbot
             to
             the
             like
             effect
             .
          
           
             
               Than
               Austyn
               mad
               Peter
               the
               cheffe
               Prelat
            
             
               Of
               an
               Abbey
               ,
               now
               callyd
               seynt
               Aus●yns
            
             
               In
               Canterbery
               ,
               of
               whiche
               denominat
            
             
               He
               was
               Abbot
               ,
               as
               sent
               Bede
               dyffyns
               ,
            
             
               Who
               aftar
               as
               he
               to
               Fraunce
               was
               sent
               fro
               thens
            
             
               On
               embassyat
               ,
               was
               drownyd
               on
               the
               se
               ,
            
             
               And
               beryed
               at
               Boleyne
               wyth
               solempnite
               .
            
             
               Whar
               grete
               vertue
               God
               for
               hym
               shewyth
            
             
               Full
               ofte
               ,
               as
               ther
               playnly
               ys
               recordyd
               ,
            
             
               And
               to
               thys
               dey
               yet
               alwey
               renewyth
               :
            
             
               So
               ho●e
               he
               was
               wythe
               Crist
               myserecordyd
               ,
            
             
               And
               wyth
               his
               seynts
               trewly
               euer
               concordyd
               ;
            
             
               As
               sey●t
               Bede
               seythe
               ryght
               in
               his
               dyaloge
               ,
            
             
               Amonge
               the
               seynts
               is
               put
               in
               Cathologe
               .
            
          
           
             
             Iohn
             a
             monke
             of
             this
             house
             ,
             and
             the
             third
             man
             of
             note
             which
             came
             ouer
             with
             Austin
             ,
             was
             elected
             Abbot
             of
             this
             house
             ,
             and
             receiued
             benediction
             at
             the
             hands
             of
             Archbishop
             Laurence
             .
             He
             died
             ,
             Ann.
             618.
             and
             was
             buried
             here
             in
             our
             Ladies
             Chappell
             ,
             and
             this
             was
             his
             Epitaph
             .
          
           
             
               Omnibus
               est
               annis
               pietas
               recitanda
               Iohannis
            
             
             
               Culmine
               celsa
               nimis
               p●tribusque
               simillima
               primis
               .
            
             
               Vir
               probus
               &
               mitis
               fu●●
               hic
               si
               fare
               velitis
            
             
               Integer
               &
               mundus
               sap●ens
               Abbasque
               secundus
               .
            
          
           
             Ruffinian
             was
             here
             interred
             by
             his
             predecessour
             Iohn
             ,
             
             who
             dyed
             ,
             Ann.
             626.
             
          
           
             
               Pausa
               patris
               sani
               patet
               istec
               Ruffiniani
            
             
               Abbatis
               terni
               ,
               quo
               frenditur
               hostis
               Auerni
               .
            
          
           
             Gratiosus
             succeeded
             Ruffinian
             in
             his
             holy
             gouernment
             :
             
             a
             man
             gracious
             ,
             saith
             mine
             Author
             ,
             with
             God
             and
             all
             good
             men
             .
             And
             so
             ended
             his
             worldly
             pilgrimage
             ,
             Ann.
             640.
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               Abbas
               quartus
               Gratiosus
               contulit
               artus
               ,
            
             
               Cuius
               adest
               pausa
               miti
               spiramine
               clausa
               .
            
          
           
             Petronius
             was
             sacred
             to
             this
             Ecclesiasticall
             dignitie
             by
             Archbishop
             Honorius
             ,
             
             Ann.
             640.
             and
             died
             Ann.
             654.
             
          
           
             
               Abbas
               Petronius
               bonitatis
               odore
               refertus
               .
            
             
               Subiectos
               docuit
               ,
               vitiorum
               sorde
               pianit
               .
            
          
           
             
               Nathaniel
               vir
               probitate
               decoratus
            
             ,
             
             and
             absolute
             in
             all
             perfections
             ,
             was
             consecrated
             Abbot
             here
             in
             his
             owne
             Church
             ,
             by
             Archbishop
             Deus-dedit
             ,
             which
             he
             laudably
             gouerned
             thirteene
             yeares
             ,
             and
             died
             ,
             Ann.
             667.
             
          
           
             
               Spiritus
               in
               celis
               Abbatis
               Nathanielis
               ,
            
             
               Nos
               faciat
               memores
               Patres
               memorare
               v●litis
               .
            
          
           
             Adrian
             borne
             in
             Africa
             ;
             
             Abbot
             first
             of
             the
             Monastery
             of
             Niridia
             ,
             neare
             vnto
             Naples
             :
             a
             man
             wondrous
             well
             learned
             in
             the
             holy
             Scriptures
             ,
             throughly
             instructed
             both
             in
             Monasticall
             discipline
             ,
             and
             Ecclesiasticall
             gouernment
             ;
             very
             skilfull
             of
             the
             Greeke
             and
             Latine
             tongues
             ,
             and
             withall
             very
             expert
             in
             the
             liberall
             Sciences
             of
             Astronomie
             ,
             and
             Musicke
             :
             who
             ,
             together
             with
             ●heodore
             ,
             
             brought
             first
             of
             all
             in
             ,
             the
             tunes
             and
             notes
             of
             singing
             in
             the
             Church
             ,
             which
             for
             a
             little
             time
             was
             onely
             vsed
             and
             knowne
             here
             in
             Kent
             ,
             but
             afterwards
             learned
             and
             practised
             through
             all
             the
             Churches
             of
             England
             ,
             by
             the
             meanes
             of
             reuerend
             Bishop
             Wilfride
             ,
             who
             brought
             from
             Kent
             Iames
             and
             Stephen
             ,
             two
             Musitians
             ,
             the
             first
             Masters
             of
             song
             in
             the
             Churches
             of
             the
             kingdome
             of
             Northumberland
             .
             But
             to
             descend
             to
             more
             particulars
             .
             The
             Archbishopricke
             of
             Canterbury
             was
             offered
             to
             this
             Adrian
             ,
             by
             Vit●ll●am
             the
             Pope
             (
             that
             excellent
             Musitian
             ,
             
             who
             wrote
             the
             Ecclesiasticall
             Canon
             ,
             and
             first
             brought
             singing
             and
             Organs
             into
             the
             Church
             )
             which
             hee
             refused
             to
             vndertake
             ,
             preferring
             a
             Monke
             of
             his
             acquaintance
             ,
             namely
             ,
             Theodore
             ,
             (
             spoken
             of
             before
             )
             to
             the
             same
             place
             ,
             in
             whose
             companie
             hee
             trauelled
             into
             England
             ,
             and
             had
             the
             companie
             and
             helpe
             of
             this
             Adrian
             ,
             in
             all
             things
             hee
             went
             about
             to
             effect
             within
             England
             .
             Hee
             was
             consecrated
             Abbot
             of
             this
             Monastery
             by
             the
             said
             Theodore
             ,
             in
             the
             gouernment
             of
             which
             ,
             he
             continued
             nine
             and
             thirtie
             yeares
             .
             In
             which
             time
             hee
             obtained
             many
             priuiledges
             of
             Theodatus
             the
             Pope
             for
             his
             Abbey
             ,
             as
             also
             of
             Oswin
             king
             of
             the
             Deirians
             .
             He
             dyed
             
               honae
               memoriae
               senex
            
             ,
             a
             reuerend
             old
             man
             of
             good
             and
             perfect
             remembrance
             ,
             ann
             .
             708.
             and
             was
             honourablie
             entombed
             here
             in
             our
             Ladies
             Chappell
             ,
             with
             this
             Epitaph
             .
          
           
             
             
               Qui
               legis
               has
               apices
               ,
               Adriani
               pignora
               ,
               dices
            
             
               Hoc
               sita
               sarcophago
               sua
               nostro
               gloria
               pago
               .
            
             
               Hic
               decus
               Abbatum
               ,
               patrie
               lux
               ,
               vir
               probitatum
            
             
               Subuenit
               à
               celo
               si
               corde
               rogetur
               anhelo
               .
            
          
           
             These
             seuen
             Abbots
             (
             aboue
             mentioned
             )
             were
             all
             outlandish
             men
             ,
             sent
             hither
             either
             at
             the
             first
             to
             accompanie
             Augustine
             ,
             or
             afterwards
             Mellitus
             and
             Iustus
             in
             their
             iourney
             from
             Rome
             .
          
           
             
             Albinus
             the
             Scholler
             of
             Adrian
             ,
             and
             Abbot
             of
             this
             house
             ,
             was
             here
             interred
             ,
             who
             as
             he
             followed
             his
             Master
             in
             his
             office
             ,
             so
             did
             he
             in
             all
             his
             good
             and
             godly
             wayes
             .
             And
             so
             died
             in
             the
             24.
             yeare
             of
             his
             Abbotship
             ,
             732.
             and
             was
             buried
             by
             his
             Master
             .
          
           
             
               Laus
               Patris
               Albini
               non
               est
               obnoxia
               fini
            
             
               Gloria
               debetur
               sibi
               quam
               sita
               vitae
               meretur
               .
            
             
               Multa
               quippe
               bonos
               faciens
               virtute
               patronos
            
             
               Abbas
               efficitur
               bonus
               hic
               et
               honore
               petitur
               .
            
          
           
             
             Shortly
             after
             the
             decease
             of
             Albin
             ,
             one
             Nothbaldus
             a
             Monke
             of
             this
             fraternitie
             was
             chosen
             Abbot
             :
             in
             which
             office
             hee
             continued
             about
             sixteene
             yeares
             ,
             died
             ann
             .
             748.
             and
             was
             buried
             neare
             his
             predecessours
             .
          
           
             
               Nothbaldi
               mores
               rutilant
               inter
               Seniores
               ,
            
             
               Cuius
               erat
               vita
               subiectis
               norma
               polita
               .
            
          
           
             
             Aldhumus
             was
             the
             next
             Abbot
             ,
             in
             the
             time
             of
             whose
             gouernment
             the
             buriall
             of
             the
             Archbishops
             was
             taken
             away
             from
             the
             Church
             of
             this
             Monasterie
             ,
             by
             the
             cunning
             sleight
             and
             ouerswaying
             authoritie
             of
             Archbishop
             Cuthbert
             ,
             as
             I
             haue
             partly
             touched
             :
             but
             howsoeuer
             ,
             his
             holy
             brethren
             of
             this
             Couent
             did
             impute
             all
             the
             fault
             vnto
             the
             supine
             negligence
             of
             their
             Abbot
             ,
             in
             that
             he
             did
             not
             more
             carefully
             defend
             this
             their
             common
             cause
             .
             Whereupon
             after
             his
             death
             ,
             which
             happened
             ,
             ann
             :
             760.
             some
             12.
             yeares
             ,
             they
             fastened
             this
             Epitaph
             vpon
             a
             pillar
             neare
             to
             the
             place
             of
             his
             buriall
             ;
             bewraying
             the
             viperous
             malice
             of
             this
             Monkish
             broode
             to
             him
             their
             deceased
             father
             .
          
           
             
               Fert
               memor
               Abbatis
               Aldhumi
               nil
               probitatis
               ,
            
             
               Pontificum
               Pausani
               cassat
               tutans
               male
               causam
               ,
            
             
               Prisca
               premens
               iura
               dum
               Cuthbertus
               tumulatur
               .
            
             
               Fulta
               sepultura
               sanctis
               per
               eum
               
                 reprobatur
              
               .
            
          
           
             
             About
             a
             yeare
             Lambert
             or
             Ianibert
             (
             before
             remembred
             )
             was
             Abbot
             of
             this
             house
             ,
             afterwards
             Archbishop
             .
             He
             procured
             six
             plough
             lands
             of
             ground
             to
             this
             Abbey
             ,
             of
             king
             Edbert
             ,
             in
             little
             Mongham
             .
          
           
             
               Ethelnothes
               ,
               Guttardus
            
             ,
             *
             
               Cunredus
               ;
               Wernodus
            
             ,
             cosin
             to
             Offa
             and
             Cuthred
             kings
             of
             Mercia
             and
             Kent
             ,
             of
             whom
             this
             Wernode
             obtained
             many
             rich
             gifts
             for
             this
             his
             Monasterie
             :
             
               Diernodus
               ,
               Wintherus
               ,
               Readmundus
               ,
               Kimbert
               ,
               Eta
               ,
               Degmund
               ,
               Alfred
               ,
               Ceolbert
               ,
               Bectane
               ,
               Athelwold
               ,
               Vlbert
               ,
               Eadred
               ,
               Alchmund
               ,
               Sittulfe
               ,
               Cadred
               ,
               Luling
               ,
               Beorline
               ,
               Alfricke
               ,
            
             who
             by
             his
             familiarity
             with
             king
             Edmund
             ,
             obtained
             two
             plough-land
             to
             his
             Monasterie
             .
             
               Elsnoth
               ,
               Siricius
            
             who
             was
             first
             a
             Monke
             in
             Glastonbury
             ,
             then
             Abbot
             of
             this
             Monastery
             ,
             
             from
             hence
             preferred
             to
             the
             Bishopricke
             of
             Wiltshire
             ,
             and
             thence
             remoued
             to
             this
             Primatship
             of
             Canterbury
             .
             A
             man
             much
             blamed
             in
             our
             ancient
             Histories
             ,
             for
             perswading
             with
             his
             countreymen
             to
             buy
             their
             
               peace
            
             with
             the
             Danes
             (
             who
             had
             inuaded
             Kent
             and
             ●ss●x
             )
             with
             the
             price
             of
             sixteene
             thousand
             pounds
             .
             
               
                 Wulfrike
              
               Elmer
            
             ,
             a
             man
             of
             great
             holinesse
             ,
             from
             hence
             aduanced
             to
             the
             Bishopricke
             of
             Sherborne
             ,
             and
             after
             some
             yeares
             (
             falling
             blinde
             )
             gaue
             ouer
             that
             gouernment
             returned
             to
             this
             Abbey
             ,
             wherein
             all
             the
             rest
             of
             his
             dayes
             he
             led
             a
             priuate
             life
             .
             *
             Elstan
             first
             Prior
             of
             the
             house
             ,
             whom
             king
             Knute
             would
             haue
             preferred
             to
             the
             Bishopricke
             of
             W●nchester
             ,
             which
             hee
             denyed
             ,
             neither
             would
             hee
             haue
             taken
             this
             ,
             but
             by
             the
             importunate
             sute
             of
             his
             brethren
             .
          
           
             These
             Abbots
             (
             aboue
             named
             )
             some
             twenty
             eight
             in
             number
             ,
             succeeded
             one
             another
             ,
             of
             whom
             albeit
             we
             may
             beleeue
             that
             many
             memorable
             and
             good
             actions
             were
             performed
             :
             yet
             time
             ,
             which
             weareth
             all
             things
             out
             of
             remembrance
             ,
             hath
             left
             little
             of
             them
             remarkable
             to
             this
             age
             .
          
           
             Wulfrike
             the
             second
             succeeded
             
               Elstan
               ,
               Vir
               probi
               consilij
            
             ,
             and
             often
             employed
             vpon
             Embasies
             to
             the
             Pope
             .
             He
             translated
             the
             body
             of
             Saint
             Mildred
             into
             another
             place
             of
             the
             Church
             :
             hee
             dyed
             suddenly
             ,
             ann
             .
             1059.
             by
             the
             iust
             iudgement
             of
             God
             (
             saith
             the
             story
             )
             because
             he
             neglected
             the
             beautifying
             of
             our
             Ladies
             Chappell
             ,
             being
             thereto
             commanded
             by
             S.
             Dunstan
             who
             had
             conference
             in
             a
             vision
             with
             the
             blessed
             Virgin
             concerning
             that
             matter
             .
          
           
             Vpon
             the
             death
             of
             Wulfrike
             ,
             
             one
             Egelfine
             succeeded
             ,
             and
             receiued
             benediction
             from
             Archbishop
             Stigand
             ,
             about
             the
             yeare
             1063.
             he
             was
             sent
             about
             I
             know
             not
             what
             Embasie
             to
             Pope
             Alexander
             the
             second
             ,
             to
             whom
             the
             Pope
             gaue
             this
             honour
             ,
             That
             it
             should
             bee
             lawfull
             for
             him
             and
             his
             successours
             to
             vse
             the
             Mytre
             and
             Apostolike
             Sandall
             .
             But
             presently
             vpon
             his
             returne
             home
             ,
             he
             fled
             ouer
             Seas
             into
             Denmarke
             ,
             for
             feare
             of
             William
             the
             new
             Conquerour
             .
             And
             being
             no
             sooner
             thus
             gone
             (
             without
             licence
             first
             obtained
             )
             his
             goods
             were
             confiscate
             to
             the
             King
             :
             and
             one
             Scotland
             ,
             by
             birth
             a
             Norman
             ,
             inuested
             in
             his
             place
             .
          
           
             This
             Abbot
             receiued
             many
             gracious
             fauours
             from
             the
             Conquerour
             .
             
             He
             recouered
             much
             land
             vniustly
             taken
             from
             his
             Monasterie
             ,
             with
             diuers
             immunities
             .
             He
             was
             a
             great
             cause
             for
             the
             confirmation
             of
             the
             ancient
             Franchises
             and
             liberties
             of
             Kent
             ;
             he
             built
             a
             great
             part
             of
             his
             Church
             anew
             ,
             and
             remoued
             the
             bones
             of
             Adrian
             ,
             and
             other
             Abbots
             ,
             with
             the
             bodies
             of
             foure
             Kentish
             kings
             ,
             being
             but
             obscurely
             buried
             ,
             and
             entombed
             them
             in
             the
             Quire
             of
             the
             Church
             vnder
             princely
             Monuments
             ;
             hee
             dyed
             the
             third
             day
             of
             September
             ,
             ann
             .
             1087.
             and
             was
             buried
             in
             a
             vault
             vnder
             the
             Quire
             in
             S.
             Maries
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             
               Abbas
               Scotlandus
               prudentibus
               est
               memorandus
            
             
               ......
               libertatis
               ......
               dare
               gratis
            
             
               Actu
               magnificus
               ,
               generosa
               stirpe
               creatus
            
             
               Viribus
               enituit
               sanctis
               sancte
               quoque
               vixit
               .
            
          
           
             One
             Wido
             was
             the
             next
             Abbot
             ,
             
             who
             repaired
             the
             Tombe
             or
             Shrine
             of
             Saint
             Augustine
             :
             he
             dyed
             August
             13.
             ann
             .
             1091.
             and
             was
             buried
             in
             a
             vault
             vnder
             S.
             Richards
             Altar
             .
             Whose
             tombe-stone
             was
             thus
             inscribed
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hunc
               statuit
               poni
               tumulum
               mors
               atra
               Widoni
            
             
               Cui
               stans
               sede
               throni
               superi
               det
               gaudia
               doni
               .
            
          
           
             
             One
             
               Hugh
               de
               Flori
            
             ,
             or
             Floriaco
             ,
             a
             Norman
             borne
             ,
             neare
             a
             kinne
             to
             the
             Conquerour
             ,
             vnder
             whom
             and
             his
             sonne
             
               William
               Rufus
            
             (
             being
             a
             strenuous
             and
             an
             expert
             Souldier
             )
             hee
             had
             serued
             in
             the
             warres
             both
             of
             Normandie
             and
             England
             ,
             
             who
             comming
             with
             
               William
               Rufus
            
             vpon
             a
             time
             to
             visit
             Saint
             Austines
             Shryne
             ,
             would
             needs
             be
             made
             a
             Brother
             of
             this
             Fraternitie
             ;
             which
             being
             granted
             ,
             he
             sold
             forthwith
             all
             his
             lands
             in
             Normandie
             (
             hauing
             neither
             wife
             nor
             childe
             )
             and
             tooke
             vpon
             him
             the
             Monasticall
             habite
             :
             This
             Hugh
             had
             scarce
             continued
             one
             yeare
             of
             probation
             ,
             when
             as
             the
             foresaid
             Abbot
             Wido
             departed
             the
             world
             ;
             vpon
             whose
             death
             the
             Monkes
             of
             Saint
             Austines
             comming
             to
             
               William
               Rufus
            
             to
             obtaine
             licence
             to
             elect
             a
             new
             Abbot
             ,
             the
             king
             swore
             by
             Lukes
             face
             that
             he
             would
             haue
             no
             election
             at
             all
             ,
             for
             he
             intended
             to
             take
             all
             the
             spirituall
             liuings
             of
             England
             into
             his
             owne
             hands
             ;
             Well
             ,
             for
             this
             time
             they
             went
             away
             with
             each
             one
             a
             flea
             in
             his
             eare
             ,
             yet
             afterwards
             it
             was
             decreed
             ,
             that
             two
             circumspect
             graue
             Monkes
             ,
             together
             with
             this
             
               Hugh
               de
               Flori
            
             ,
             should
             be
             sent
             to
             the
             king
             to
             procure
             his
             fauour
             for
             an
             election
             ,
             either
             by
             petition
             ,
             or
             price
             ;
             when
             these
             presented
             themselues
             vnto
             his
             sight
             ,
             and
             that
             he
             saw
             his
             cosin
             ,
             who
             before
             had
             serued
             him
             in
             the
             brauerie
             of
             a
             Souldier
             ,
             to
             bee
             now
             clothed
             in
             the
             habite
             of
             a
             Monke
             ;
             he
             was
             so
             dismayed
             in
             minde
             ,
             that
             gushing
             out
             with
             teares
             ,
             hee
             said
             ,
             I
             do
             grant
             you
             this
             Cosin
             of
             mine
             to
             be
             your
             Abbot
             ,
             and
             at
             your
             petition
             I
             do
             giue
             him
             the
             gouernment
             of
             the
             Abbey
             of
             Saint
             Augustine
             ,
             neither
             do
             I
             permit
             you
             to
             choose
             any
             other
             ,
             whom
             ,
             vnlesse
             you
             do
             presently
             receiue
             ,
             I
             will
             shortly
             burne
             your
             Abbey
             to
             ashes
             .
             Then
             the
             Monkes
             seeing
             no
             remedie
             ,
             submitted
             themselues
             to
             the
             kings
             will
             in
             the
             premises
             .
             But
             the
             foresaid
             Hugh
             refused
             the
             dignitie
             ,
             saying
             ,
             That
             he
             was
             a
             man
             in
             a
             manner
             vnlettered
             ,
             and
             one
             that
             had
             very
             little
             skill
             ,
             as
             well
             in
             religion
             ,
             as
             in
             Ecclesiasticall
             ordinances
             ;
             yet
             the
             king
             and
             the
             Monkes
             enforced
             him
             to
             accept
             of
             the
             honour
             offered
             ,
             neither
             would
             the
             king
             suffer
             him
             to
             depart
             from
             the
             Court
             ,
             before
             he
             was
             consecrated
             Abbot
             ,
             which
             was
             solemnized
             in
             the
             kings
             Chappell
             at
             Westminster
             ,
             by
             Mauricius
             Bishop
             of
             London
             .
             I
             haue
             beene
             somewhat
             long
             in
             this
             narration
             ,
             yet
             ,
             I
             hope
             ,
             nothing
             at
             all
             troublesome
             ,
             or
             tediously
             impertinent
             .
             This
             illustrious
             Abbot
             did
             many
             laudable
             acts
             to
             the
             great
             commoditie
             of
             his
             Church
             ;
             and
             distributed
             all
             his
             goods
             in
             workes
             of
             charitie
             .
             He
             dyed
             full
             of
             yeares
             as
             of
             goodnesse
             ,
             the
             26.
             of
             March
             ,
             ann
             .
             1120.
             and
             was
             buried
             on
             the
             North
             side
             of
             the
             Chapter-house
             built
             by
             himselfe
             from
             the
             foundation
             :
             for
             whom
             this
             honourable
             remembrance
             was
             engrauen
             .
          
           
             
               Abbas
               Eheu
               Floris
               specimen
               virtutis
               ,
               honoris
               ,
            
             
               Hic
               iacet
               in
               tumulo
               ,
               Presul
               peramabilis
               Hugo
               .
            
             
               Floruit
               vt
               terris
               ,
               Pater
               hic
               ,
               pace
               &
               quoque
               guerris
               ;
            
             
               Floret
               nunc
               celo
               Christi
               pugil
               iste
               sereno
               .
            
          
           
             
             The
             next
             Abbot
             in
             succession
             was
             one
             
               Hugh
               de
               Trottescline
            
             Chaplaine
             to
             King
             Henry
             the
             first
             ,
             at
             the
             time
             of
             whose
             election
             ,
             great
             dissention
             ,
             for
             small
             trifles
             ,
             being
             betwixt
             the
             Monkes
             of
             Christ-Church
             ,
             and
             those
             of
             
             this
             Monastery
             ,
             William
             then
             Archbishop
             taking
             part
             with
             those
             angrie
             Votaries
             of
             his
             owne
             house
             ,
             denyed
             Abbot
             
             Hugh
             ●enedict●on
             which
             〈◊〉
             was
             glad
             to
             obtaine
             from
             Seffria
             the
             first
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             〈◊〉
             .
             This
             man
             brought
             in
             againe
             the
             old
             number
             of
             his
             Monkes
             ,
             which
             were
             threescore
             profest
             ,
             
             beside
             the
             Abbot
             .
             He
             founded
             an
             Hospitall
             neare
             to
             his
             owne
             Abbey
             ,
             which
             he
             dedicated
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             〈◊〉
             and
             Saint
             〈◊〉
             to
             the
             maintenance
             whereof
             he
             giue
             ●●ne
             Acres
             of
             ground
             ,
             vpon
             which
             〈◊〉
             Hospitall
             was
             to
             be
             erected
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             ●●the
             of
             the
             Lordship
             of
             〈◊〉
             in
             this
             County
             ,
             with
             other
             possessions
             ,
             〈◊〉
             at
             the
             〈…〉
             7.
             s.
             10.
             d.
             of
             yearely
             reuenue
             .
          
           
             This
             Hosp●tall
             was
             ordained
             and
             appointed
             especially
             for
             this
             〈…〉
             if
             it
             should
             so
             happen
             that
             any
             protest
             Monke
             of
             this
             Monastery
             ,
             〈…〉
             infected
             with
             any
             contagious
             disease
             ,
             
             but
             aboue
             a●●
             with
             the
             〈…〉
             reason
             of
             which
             sicknesse
             ,
             or
             infectious
             maladie
             ,
             he
             could
             not
             〈…〉
             the
             precincts
             of
             the
             Abbey
             ,
             without
             preiud●c●
             and
             scandall
             to
             the
             〈…〉
             ●●●er●●tie
             ,
             that
             then
             he
             should
             be
             prouided
             for
             in
             this
             Hospitall
             of
             a
             conue●n●ent
             ch●mber
             ,
             of
             meate
             ,
             drinke
             ,
             and
             apparell
             ,
             in
             as
             full
             a
             measure
             as
             any
             one
             of
             his
             Br●thr●n
             liuing
             in
             the
             Monastery
             .
          
           
             A●so
             ,
             if
             it
             should
             so
             happen
             ,
             that
             the
             father
             ,
             the
             mother
             ,
             the
             sister
             ,
             or
             brother
             ,
             of
             a●y
             Monke
             of
             this
             Monastery
             ,
             ●hou●d
             come
             to
             such
             great
             want
             and
             ●nd●gencie
             as
             that
             (
             to
             the
             reproach
             of
             any
             of
             these
             ●r●thren
             )
             he
             ,
             or
             she
             ▪
             be
             forced
             to
             aske
             at
             the
             gates
             ,
             the
             almes
             of
             the
             Fraternitie
             ,
             that
             th●●
             such
             of
             them
             so
             asking
             ,
             should
             be
             prouided
             for
             in
             this
             Hospit●ll
             ,
             of
             sufficient
             ●●●●stentation
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             abilitie
             of
             the
             house
             ,
             by
             the
             aduise
             and
             consideration
             of
             the
             Abbot
             of
             Saint
             Austins
             ,
             and
             the
             Master
             of
             this
             Hospitall
             ,
             for
             the
             time
             being
             ,
             as
             further
             appeares
             by
             his
             Charter
             ,
             confirmed
             by
             many
             of
             his
             Successours
             .
             This
             charitable
             Abbot
             dyed
             the
             yeare
             1151.
             and
             was
             buried
             in
             the
             Chapter
             house
             by
             his
             Predecessour
             .
          
           
             Siluester
             ,
             
             the
             Prior
             of
             this
             Monastery
             ,
             being
             elected
             Abbot
             vpon
             the
             decease
             of
             Hugh
             ,
             was
             denyed
             Benediction
             of
             Archbishop
             ●heobald
             ,
             obi●●ting
             against
             him
             ,
             that
             he
             was
             a
             man
             defamed
             with
             many
             notorious
             offences
             but
             clearing
             himselfe
             before
             the
             Pope
             (
             by
             what
             m●●●es
             or
             money
             I
             know
             n●t
             )
             of
             all
             those
             enormous
             imputations
             laid
             to
             his
             charge
             ,
             vpon
             the
             sight
             of
             the
             Popes
             letters
             ,
             the
             Archbishop
             durst
             not
             but
             giue
             him
             admi●ta●●●
             This
             Siluester
             instituted
             ,
             that
             euery
             yeare
             during
             the
             time
             of
             Lent
             ,
             so
             many
             poore
             people
             should
             be
             prouided
             for
             of
             meate
             and
             drinke
             sufficient
             ,
             at
             〈◊〉
             and
             the
             charges
             of
             the
             Abbey
             ,
             as
             there
             were
             Monkes
             in
             the
             Couent
             .
             〈◊〉
             dyed
             ann●
             1161.
             and
             was
             buryed
             by
             his
             predecessour
             .
          
           
             One
             Clarembaldus
             (
             a
             lay
             man
             I
             thinke
             ,
             
             for
             he
             neuer
             wore
             other
             then
             a
             secular
             habite
             )
             by
             the
             kings
             regall
             authoritie
             ,
             d●d
             now
             irregularly
             intrude
             vpon
             the
             possessions
             ,
             goods
             ,
             and
             gouernment
             of
             this
             Abbey
             ,
             which
             by
             maine
             violence
             he
             extorted
             ,
             and
             misapplyed
             for
             the
             space
             of
             15.
             yeares
             ,
             vntill
             he
             was
             elected
             :
             and
             one
             Roger
             a
             Monke
             of
             Saint
             Trinitie
             ,
             and
             keeper
             of
             an
             Altar
             in
             Christ-Church
             ,
             was
             elected
             to
             his
             place
             .
          
           
             This
             Roger
             within
             a
             short
             time
             came
             greatly
             into
             the
             kings
             fauour
             ,
             
             who
             restored
             vnto
             him
             all
             the
             lands
             and
             possessions
             which
             Clarembalde
             had
             wickedly
             wrested
             from
             his
             Monastery
             .
             He
             was
             consecrated
             by
             Pope
             Alexander
             the
             third
             in
             his
             owne
             person
             at
             Tusculane
             ,
             neare
             to
             Rome
             ;
             to
             whom
             
             and
             to
             his
             Church
             ,
             the
             said
             Pope
             restored
             the
             vse
             of
             the
             Mytre
             ,
             Sandalls
             ,
             and
             crosier
             ,
             which
             had
             beene
             neglected
             euer
             since
             the
             flight
             of
             Abbot
             Egelfine
             ,
             (
             who
             first
             obtained
             that
             honour
             )
             into
             Denmarke
             .
             This
             man
             indured
             many
             miseries
             the
             most
             part
             of
             his
             life-time
             ,
             (
             which
             was
             very
             long
             )
             especially
             in
             the
             troublesome
             raigne
             of
             king
             Iohn
             .
             And
             so
             to
             conclude
             with
             the
             words
             of
             mine
             Authour
             .
             
             
               Anno
               Domini
            
             1212.
             
               obijt
               Sen●x
               ,
               &
               plenus
               dierum
               ,
               qui
               diebus
               suis
               pro
               viribus
               multa
               adversae
               sustinuit
               ,
               sed
               omnia
               Deo
               cooperante
               illesa
               custodiuit
               ;
               &
               in
               capitulo
               sub
               lapide
               albo
               sepelitur
               .
               Cum
               tali
               Inscriptione
               .
            
          
           
             
               Antistes
               iacet
               hic
               Rogerus
               in
               ordine
               primus
               ,
            
             
               Pastor
               deuotus
               ,
               quondam
               ,
               nunc
               nil
               nisi
               simus
               .
            
             
               Mortu●s
               in
               cista
               requiesci●
               nunc
               semel
               ista
               ;
            
             
               Qui
               viuus
               mundo
               parum
               requieuit
               eundo
               .
            
          
           
             Roger
             being
             dead
             ,
             one
             Alexander
             a
             Monke
             of
             this
             Monastery
             ,
             and
             a
             most
             excellent
             Diuine
             ,
             
             was
             elected
             Abbot
             ,
             a
             man
             both
             in
             secular
             and
             Ecclesiasticall
             affaires
             well
             experienced
             ,
             and
             of
             king
             Iohn
             singularly
             beloued
             ,
             yet
             for
             all
             his
             good
             parts
             and
             great
             friends
             ,
             Archbishop
             Langton
             absolute●ly
             denyed
             him
             Benediction
             :
             for
             it
             was
             in
             that
             time
             when
             the
             king
             and
             the
             Bishop
             were
             at
             sore
             variance
             ;
             so
             that
             he
             was
             constrayned
             to
             trauell
             to
             Rome
             ,
             where
             he
             receiued
             consecration
             at
             the
             hands
             of
             Pope
             Innocent
             the
             third
             .
             
               Obijt
               Abbas
               iste
               Deo
               dilectus
               nocte
               ,
               viz.
               Dominica
            
             4.
             
             
               Non.
               Octob.
               An.
            
             1220
          
           
             This
             Abbot
             was
             ,
             
               Vir
               corpore
               elegantissimus
               ,
               facie
               venerabilis
               ,
               &
               literarum
               plenitudine
               imbutus
               .
            
             And
             for
             taking
             part
             with
             his
             Soueraigne
             :
             
               à
               summo
               honore
               in
               summam
               confusionem
               viliter
               praecipitatus
               erat
               ,
            
             saith
             
               Mat.
               Westminst
               .
               ad
               An.
            
             1209.
             
          
           
             
             By
             the
             generall
             consent
             of
             the
             whole
             Couent
             ,
             one
             Hugh
             ,
             Chamberlaine
             of
             this
             house
             ,
             was
             elected
             ,
             sworne
             ,
             and
             blessed
             by
             the
             Popes
             Legate
             at
             Winchester
             ,
             before
             the
             king
             and
             many
             of
             the
             Peeres
             of
             the
             kingdome
             .
             This
             Abbot
             was
             religious
             ,
             honest
             ,
             prouident
             ,
             and
             with
             learning
             ,
             and
             a
             godly
             life
             life
             greatly
             adorned
             ;
             and
             so
             departed
             from
             all
             worldly
             employment
             ,
             the
             third
             day
             of
             Nouember
             ,
             1224.
             and
             was
             buried
             by
             the
             Altar
             of
             the
             holy
             Crosse
             vnder
             a
             flat
             marble
             stone
             ,
             thus
             engrauen
             .
          
           
             
               Prosuit
               in
               populo
               Domini
               venerabilis
               Hugo
               ,
            
             
               Et
               tribuit
               sancte
               subiectis
               dogmata
               vite
               .
            
          
           
             
             A
             prouident
             and
             discreete
             Brother
             of
             this
             house
             succeeded
             Hugh
             in
             the
             Abbotship
             ,
             to
             whom
             in
             like
             manner
             as
             hee
             did
             to
             Alexander
             ,
             the
             Archbishop
             vtterly
             denyed
             benediction
             ,
             and
             admittance
             ;
             for
             which
             he
             was
             enforced
             to
             trauell
             to
             Rome
             ,
             and
             there
             was
             sacred
             by
             the
             hands
             of
             Patrick
             Bishop
             of
             Albania
             ,
             and
             Cardinall
             ,
             by
             the
             Popes
             commandement
             .
             This
             Abbots
             name
             was
             
               Robert
               de
               Bello
               ,
               &
               belle
               rexit
               ,
            
             for
             the
             space
             of
             eleuen
             yeares
             .
             
               Et
               obijt
               crastino
               sancti
               Mauri
               Abbatis
               ,
               ann
               .
            
             1252.
             
             His
             Epitaph
             .
          
           
             
               Abbas
               Robertus
               virtutis
               odore
               refertus
            
             
               Albis
               exutus
               iacet
               hic
               à
               carne
               solutus
               .
            
          
           
             
             Roger
             of
             Cicester
             by
             way
             of
             comprimise
             succeeded
             Robert
             ,
             for
             whose
             admittance
             ,
             or
             holy
             blessing
             ,
             Pope
             Innocent
             the
             fourth
             writ
             his
             powerfull
             
             letters
             to
             Boni●●●●
             ▪
             then
             Archbishop
             of
             Canter●ur●
             ;
             
             but
             what
             〈…〉
             tooke
             I
             do
             not
             finde
             .
             He
             founded
             the
             Church
             or
             Chappell
             of
             〈…〉
             in
             this
             Countie
             ,
             and
             sumptuously
             ●●sh●yned
             the
             reliques
             of
             Saint
             〈…〉
             He
             dyed
             on
             Saint
             〈◊〉
             day
             ,
             1272.
             and
             was
             buried
             before
             S.
             〈…〉
             Altar
             ,
             vnder
             a
             marble-stone
             ,
             with
             his
             po●traiture
             engrauen
             thereupon
             ,
             and
             this
             short
             Epitaph
             .
          
           
             
               Prudens
               et
               verus
               iac●t
               hac
               in
               ●●robe
               Rogerus
            
             
               Constans
               et
               lenis
               ,
               pop●li
               pastorque
               fid●lis
               .
            
          
           
             The
             next
             that
             enioyed
             this
             dignitie
             was
             ,
             
             
               Nicholas
               de
               Spina
            
             ,
             he
             was
             con●secrated
             at
             Rome
             by
             the
             Bishop
             of
             Portua
             ,
             by
             the
             commandement
             of
             Pope
             Nicholas
             the
             third
             ,
             of
             whom
             hee
             was
             approued
             to
             be
             ,
             
               Virum
               prudentem
               ,
               〈◊〉
               us
               et
               doctrina
               multipliciter
               decoratum
               ,
               in
               temporalibus
               et
               spiritualibus
               〈◊〉
            
             Who
             when
             hee
             had
             with
             great
             wisedome
             gouerned
             his
             〈◊〉
             the
             s●a●e
             of
             ten
             yeares
             ,
             hee
             tooke
             his
             iourney
             ,
             by
             the
             kings
             permission
             to
             the
             Pope
             ,
             before
             whom
             he
             resigned
             his
             Abbotship
             to
             one
             
               Thomas
               Fi●●on
            
             .
          
           
             〈◊〉
             Findon
             succeeding
             by
             way
             of
             resignation
             ;
             bad
             benediction
             by
             the
             Popes
             appointment
             at
             
               Ciutta
               Vecchia
            
             ,
             
             not
             farre
             from
             Rome
             :
             he
             performed
             〈◊〉
             worthy
             actions
             for
             the
             good
             of
             his
             Church
             ,
             and
             was
             euer
             ready
             with
             〈…〉
             ,
             and
             armour
             ,
             for
             the
             seruice
             of
             the
             king
             :
             With
             great
             care
             and
             cost
             〈…〉
             the
             reliques
             of
             Saint
             Austine
             ,
             as
             I
             haue
             said
             before
             :
             〈…〉
             had
             strenu●usl●
             gouerned
             his
             Church
             the
             space
             of
             26.
             yeares
             ,
             
               〈◊〉
               eternitatis
               vocatus
               erat
               die
               sancte
               Iuliane
               virginis
               ,
               ann
               .
            
             13●9
             .
             and
             was
             buried
             in
             a
             little
             Chappell
             (
             wherein
             vsually
             euery
             day
             a
             Masse
             was
             〈◊〉
             for
             the
             whole
             Estate
             of
             the
             Church
             militant
             vpon
             earth
             )
             vnder
             a
             marble
             stone
             inla●d
             with
             brasse
             after
             the
             manner
             of
             a
             Bishop
             .
             With
             this
             Epit●ph
             .
          
           
             
               En
               iacet
               hic
               Thomas
               ,
               morum
               dulcedine
               tinctus
               ,
            
             
               Abbas
               egregius
               ,
               equitatis
               tramite
               cinctus
               .
            
             
               Firma
               columna
               Domus
               ,
               in
               iudicio
               bene
               rectus
               ,
            
             
               Nec
               fuct
               hic
               Presul
               dono
               um
               turbine
               ●l●xus
               .
            
             
               In
               pietate
               pater
               ,
               inopum
               damnis
               miseratus
            
             
               Nec
               fraudes
               patiens
               curarum
               Presbyteratus
            
             
               Iussu
               Pontificis
               summi
               ....
               capit
               isle
            
             
               C●tibus
               Angelicis
               nos
               Thome
               iungito
               Christe
               .
            
          
           
             After
             the
             death
             of
             Findon
             ,
             one
             of
             this
             Fraternitie
             ,
             called
             
               Raph
               de
               Borne
            
             ,
             
             was
             elected
             .
             Who
             presently
             vpon
             his
             election
             ,
             tooke
             his
             iourney
             to
             
               Avi
               〈◊〉
            
             the
             Popes
             Court
             ,
             where
             he
             was
             confirmed
             and
             consecrated
             by
             the
             Bishop
             of
             Ho●tia
             .
             Hauing
             laudablie
             gouerned
             this
             house
             25.
             yeares
             ,
             he
             dyed
             a
             venerable
             old
             man
             ,
             ann
             .
             1334.
             and
             was
             here
             honourably
             entombed
             in
             the
             North-wall
             .
          
           
             
               Pervigil
               in
               populo
               morum
               probitate
               decorus
            
             
               Abbas
               hoc
               tumulo
               de
               Borne
               iacet
               ecce
               Radulphus
               ,
            
             
               Mille
               trecentenis
               triginta
               quater
               quoque
               plenis
            
             
               In
               Februi
               Mense
               celo
               petebat
               inesse
               .
            
          
           
           
             This
             man
             is
             commended
             by
             Pope
             Clement
             the
             fifth
             (
             as
             I
             finde
             it
             in
             the
             redde
             booke
             of
             Canterbury
             )
             to
             haue
             beene
             
               Abbatem
               Religionis
               feruidum
            
             ,
             
             
               Zelatorum
               morum
               ,
               et
               etatis
               grauitate
               decorum
               ,
               scientia
               preditum
               ,
               in
               spiritualibus
               prouidum
               ,
               et
               in
               temporalibus
               circumspectum
               .
            
          
           
             
             In
             the
             same
             yeare
             ,
             the
             first
             of
             March
             ,
             
               Thomas
               Poucyn
            
             ,
             Doctor
             of
             Diuinitie
             ,
             was
             chosen
             Abbot
             of
             this
             Monasterie
             ;
             he
             tooke
             his
             iourney
             for
             benediction
             ,
             to
             the
             Popes
             Court
             ,
             which
             then
             lay
             at
             Auinion
             in
             France
             ,
             the
             nine
             and
             twentieth
             of
             the
             same
             moneth
             of
             March
             ,
             whither
             hee
             came
             vpon
             Saint
             George
             his
             Eue
             following
             :
             hee
             had
             his
             admittance
             and
             blessing
             at
             the
             hands
             of
             Pope
             Iohn
             the
             two
             and
             twentieth
             ,
             the
             day
             after
             the
             feast
             of
             Saint
             Barnabie
             ;
             he
             stayed
             at
             Auinion
             vntill
             the
             feast
             of
             S.
             Lawrence
             ,
             from
             whence
             taking
             his
             iourney
             for
             England
             ,
             he
             landed
             at
             Douer
             vpon
             S.
             Gregories
             day
             .
             Now
             if
             any
             man
             of
             his
             coat
             ,
             dignitie
             ,
             and
             reuenue
             ,
             be
             desirous
             to
             know
             the
             expences
             of
             a
             iourney
             to
             Auinion
             ,
             here
             he
             may
             haue
             it
             ,
             taken
             out
             of
             the
             red
             booke
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             
             to
             a
             single
             halfe-pennie
             .
          
           
             His
             expences
             from
             Douer
             to
             Auinion
             ,
             which
             hee
             performed
             in
             three
             weeks
             and
             three
             dayes
             ,
             came
             to
             the
             summe
             of
             21.
             l.
             18.
             s.
             2.
             d.
             his
             expences
             staying
             there
             ,
             from
             S.
             George
             his
             Eue
             ,
             vntill
             the
             Eue
             of
             S.
             Lawrence
             ,
             18.
             l.
             4.
             s.
             5.
             d.
             ob
             .
             and
             in
             his
             voyage
             backe
             to
             this
             Monasterie
             ,
             his
             expences
             came
             to
             28
             l.
             8.
             d.
             About
             some
             nine
             yeares
             after
             this
             trauell
             ,
             he
             made
             an
             end
             of
             all
             his
             trauels
             by
             death
             ,
             on
             the
             day
             of
             the
             translation
             of
             Saint
             
               Augustine
               ,
               ann
            
             .
             1343.
             being
             all
             his
             time
             a
             carefull
             Shepherd
             ouer
             the
             flocke
             committed
             to
             his
             charge
             :
             he
             was
             entombed
             by
             his
             predecessour
             .
          
           
             
               Est
               Abbas
               Thomas
               tumulo
               presente
               reclusus
               ,
            
             
               Qui
               vite
               tempus
               sanctos
               expendit
               in
               vsus
               .
            
             
               Illustris
               senior
               ,
               cui
               mundi
               gloria
               vilis
               .
            
             
               L.V.
               à
               primo
               pastor
               suit
               huius
               o●ilis
               .
            
          
           
             
             The
             next
             that
             succeeded
             Poucyn
             ,
             was
             one
             
               William
               Drulege
            
             ,
             a
             man
             of
             stature
             ,
             like
             little
             Zacheus
             ,
             but
             of
             a
             minde
             immense
             and
             vigorous
             ;
             or
             like
             Homers
             noble
             little
             Captaine
             
               Tydeus
               ,
               corpore
               paruus
               ingenio
               pugnax
               .
            
             
               
                 Maior
                 in
                 exiguo
                 regnabat
                 corpore
                 virtus
                 .
              
            
             For
             to
             enlarge
             the
             reuenues
             of
             his
             Church
             ,
             he
             was
             euer
             wondrous
             solicitous
             ,
             and
             in
             defence
             of
             her
             liberties
             stout
             and
             magnanimous
             :
             persisting
             still
             as
             deuoute
             and
             watchfull
             in
             his
             Ecclesiasticall
             contemplations
             ,
             as
             hee
             was
             wise
             and
             circumspect
             in
             his
             temporall
             employments
             .
             
               Non
               quarendus
               quantus
               sit
               quisque
               seà
               qualis
               ,
               neque
               quam
               procerus
               sed
               quam
               probus
               :
            
             A
             little
             man
             is
             as
             much
             a
             man
             as
             the
             greatest
             man
             of
             the
             Gard.
             But
             I
             may
             bee
             thought
             quickly
             to
             speake
             somewhat
             partially
             ,
             being
             none
             of
             these
             high
             puissant
             pikemen
             :
             enough
             then
             of
             little
             men
             ,
             if
             not
             a
             little
             too
             much
             .
             So
             to
             returne
             to
             this
             diminutiue
             Abbot
             Drulege
             ,
             who
             by
             the
             consent
             of
             the
             Couent
             ,
             ordained
             the
             feasts
             of
             
               Ianibert
               ,
               Nothelm
               ,
               Brithwold
            
             ,
             and
             Tatwin
             ,
             Archbishops
             ,
             to
             be
             celebrated
             twice
             in
             the
             yeare
             ;
             But
             to
             conclude
             ,
             when
             for
             the
             short
             time
             he
             sate
             ,
             he
             had
             much
             aduanced
             his
             Monasterie
             ,
             he
             dyed
             on
             the
             Vigils
             of
             Saint
             Mauritius
             ,
             which
             is
             the
             11.
             of
             September
             ,
             1349.
             and
             was
             buried
             in
             the
             Chapter
             house
             ,
             with
             this
             Epitaph
             vpon
             his
             Monument
             .
          
           
             
             
               En
               paruus
               Abbas
               hic
               parua
               clauditur
               arca
               ,
            
             
               In
               gestis
               magnus
               ,
               maior
               nec
               erat
               Patriarcha
               .
            
             
               Willelmus
               Druleg
               illustri
               dignus
               honore
               ,
            
             
               Conuentum
               claustri
               qui
               multo
               rexit
               amore
               .
            
             
               Pro
               dilectoris
               anima
               tui
               dulciter
               ora
            
             
               Sancti
               Augustini
               conuentus
               ,
               qualibet
               hora.
               
            
          
           
             I
             finde
             little
             ,
             or
             indeed
             nothing
             at
             all
             ,
             of
             such
             Abbots
             as
             succeeded
             little
             Drulege
             ,
             sauing
             their
             names
             thus
             recorded
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Deueniche
            
             the
             57.
             
             
               Thomas
               Colwell
            
             58.
             
             
               Michaell
               Peckham
            
             59.
             
             
               William
               W●ld
            
             60.
             
             
               Thomas
               Hunden
            
             61.
             
             
               Marcellus
               Dandlyon
            
             62.
             
             
               Iohn
               Hawlherst
            
             63.
             
             
               George
               Pensherst
            
             64.
             
             
               Iacob
               Seuenoke
            
             65.
             
             
               William
               Selling
            
             66.
             
             
               Iohn
               Dunster
            
             67.
             
             
               Iohn
               Dygon
            
             68.
             
             
               Thomas
               Hampton
            
             69.
             and
             
               Iohn
               Essex
            
             70.
             
             So
             that
             by
             this
             account
             there
             hath
             beene
             more
             Archbishops
             of
             Christ-Church
             ,
             
             then
             Abbots
             of
             Saint
             Austins
             by
             the
             number
             of
             three
             ,
             reckoning
             those
             sixe
             Bishops
             which
             haue
             beene
             since
             the
             dissolution
             :
             The
             Abbot
             of
             this
             house
             was
             euer
             a
             Baron
             of
             the
             Parliament
             .
          
           
             In
             S.
             Anns
             Chappell
             within
             the
             Church
             of
             this
             Monastery
             ,
             
             lay
             sometime
             buried
             the
             body
             of
             Iulian
             the
             daughter
             and
             heire
             of
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               L●yborne
            
             ,
             knight
             .
             The
             widow
             ,
             saith
             Vincent
             ,
             of
             Iohn
             Lord
             Hastings
             of
             Aburgaueny
             ,
             and
             mother
             of
             
               Lawrence
               Hasting
            
             ,
             
             Earle
             of
             Pembroke
             ▪
             and
             after
             that
             ,
             wife
             of
             
               William
               de
               Clinton
            
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Huntington
             ,
             and
             Lord
             high
             Admirall
             of
             England
             ,
             who
             dyed
             about
             the
             yeare
             1350.
             
          
           
             But
             of
             all
             these
             and
             thousands
             more
             here
             interred
             (
             whose
             names
             I
             cannot
             learne
             )
             not
             one
             bone
             at
             this
             time
             lies
             neare
             another
             ,
             nor
             one
             stone
             almost
             of
             the
             whole
             fabricke
             stands
             vpon
             another
             :
             therefore
             I
             will
             take
             my
             leaue
             of
             this
             Abbey
             with
             these
             words
             of
             a
             late
             writer
             :
             
             This
             Monasterie
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             as
             all
             the
             rest
             did
             ,
             came
             to
             her
             fatall
             period
             in
             the
             dayes
             of
             king
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             whose
             vncouered
             walls
             stood
             so
             long
             languishing
             in
             time
             ,
             and
             stormes
             of
             weather
             ,
             that
             daily
             increased
             the
             aspect
             of
             her
             ruines
             ,
             till
             now
             lastly
             ,
             they
             are
             made
             subiect
             to
             other
             publicke
             vses
             ,
             and
             the
             whole
             tract
             of
             that
             most
             goodly
             foundation
             in
             the
             same
             place
             no
             where
             appearing
             .
             Onely
             Ethelberts
             Tower
             in
             memorie
             and
             honour
             of
             the
             man
             ,
             as
             yet
             hath
             escaped
             the
             verdict
             and
             sentence
             of
             destruction
             ;
             whose
             beauty
             ,
             though
             much
             de
             faced
             and
             ouerworne
             ,
             will
             witnesse
             to
             succeeding
             ages
             the
             magnificence
             of
             the
             whole
             ,
             when
             all
             stood
             compleate
             in
             their
             glory
             together
             .
             The
             reuenues
             yearely
             of
             this
             house
             were
             in
             the
             Exchequer
             ,
             1412.
             l.
             4.
             s.
             7.
             d.
             ob
             .
             q.
             it
             was
             surrendred
             4.
             
             Decemb.
             29.
             
             H.
             8.
             
          
           
             At
             Harbaldowne
             ,
             
             not
             farre
             from
             this
             Monastery
             ,
             Archbishop
             Lan●rank
             built
             an
             Hosp●tall
             ,
             and
             dedicated
             the
             same
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             Saint
             Iohn
             ,
             to
             the
             which
             he
             annexed
             a
             Priorie
             of
             blacke
             Canons
             ,
             valued
             both
             together
             at
             the
             dissolution
             to
             266.
             l.
             4
             s.
             5.
             d.
             ob
             .
             of
             yearely
             reuenue
             :
             it
             was
             ordained
             for
             the
             lame
             ,
             and
             diseased
             ;
             which
             as
             yet
             is
             not
             altogether
             suppressed
             ,
             although
             much
             abated
             (
             as
             I
             heare
             )
             of
             her
             annuall
             possessions
             .
             In
             which
             house
             was
             reserued
             the
             vpper
             leather
             of
             an
             old
             shoe
             ,
             
             which
             had
             beene
             worne
             (
             as
             they
             gaue
             it
             out
             )
             by
             Saint
             
               Thomas
               Becket
            
             :
             this
             shoe
             ,
             as
             a
             sacred
             Relique
             ,
             was
             offered
             to
             all
             passengers
             to
             kisse
             ;
             faire
             set
             in
             copper
             ,
             and
             christall
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hackington
               ,
               commonly
               called
               S.
               Stephens
               ,
               by
               Cant.
               
            
             
               
               This
               Church
               in
               former
               times
               was
               honoured
               with
               the
               sepulture
               of
               Lora
               ,
               or
               Lor●atta
               ,
               Countesse
               of
               Leicester
               ,
               daughter
               of
               William
               Lord
               Brews
               of
               Brember
               in
               Suffex
               ,
               and
               wife
               of
               
                 Robert
                 de
                 Be●lemont
              
               ,
               surnamed
               Fitzp●rnell
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Leicester
               ,
               and
               Lord
               high
               Steward
               of
               England
               ;
               a
               most
               honourable
               Lady
               ,
               
               who
               hauing
               abandoned
               all
               worldly
               pleasures
               ,
               sequestred
               her selfe
               wholly
               from
               the
               world
               ,
               to
               serue
               God
               deuoutly
               in
               this
               place
               :
               who
               dyed
               about
               the
               yeare
               1219.
               
               The
               manor
               and
               Towne
               of
               Elham
               was
               her
               inheritance
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Hic
                 iacet
                 Dominus
                 Iohannes
                 Gower
                 ,
                 nuper
                 Vicarius
                 istius
                 Ecclesie
                 ,
                 qui
                 obijt
                 Decemb.
              
               27.
               1457.
               
               
                 Cuius
                 an●●e
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 iacet
                 Dominus
                 Iohannes
                 ●●ne
                 ,
                 quondam
                 Vicarius
                 istius
                 Ecclesie
                 ,
                 qui
                 obijt
              
               8.
               
               Aug.
               1457.
               
               
                 Cuius
                 anime
                 p●●pittetur
                 altissimus
              
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Christopher
                 Hales
              
               ,
               and
               Sir
               
                 Roger
                 Manwood
              
               ,
               lie
               here
               fairely
               entom●ed
               ,
               of
               whom
               hereafter
               according
               to
               my
               method
               .
               
               But
               I
               must
               not
               let
               passe
               seuen
               almes
               houses
               here
               built
               by
               the
               said
               Sir
               
                 Roger
                 Manwood
              
               ,
               chiefe
               Baron
               of
               the
               Exchequer
               ,
               ann
               .
               1573.
               for
               aged
               honest
               poore
               folkes
               ,
               which
               he
               endowed
               with
               a
               yearely
               allowance
               of
               foure
               pounds
               ,
               in
               money
               ,
               bread
               ,
               and
               fewell
               ,
               for
               euery
               one
               of
               those
               almes-men
               .
            
             
               It
               was
               called
               S.
               Stephens
               ,
               f●r
               that
               the
               image
               of
               Saint
               Stephen
               (
               standing
               where
               the
               garden
               now
               is
               ,
               
               belonging
               to
               Sir
               Manwoods
               great
               house
               )
               was
               sought
               vnto
               by
               many
               pilgrimes
               .
            
          
           
             
               Reculuer
               .
            
             
               At
               the
               vpper
               end
               of
               the
               South
               isle
               in
               this
               Church
               ,
               I
               saw
               a
               Monument
               of
               an
               antique
               forme
               ,
               mounted
               with
               two
               spires
               .
               Wherein
               (
               as
               the
               Inhabitants
               haue
               it
               by
               tradition
               )
               the
               body
               of
               one
               Ethelbert
               ,
               
               a
               Saxon
               king
               ,
               who
               had
               his
               pallace
               royall
               here
               in
               Reculuer
               ,
               lieth
               entombed
               ,
               and
               the
               Anuals
               of
               Canterbury
               affirme
               as
               much
               :
               And
               true
               it
               is
               that
               Ethelbert
               the
               first
               ,
               and
               first
               Christian
               king
               ,
               built
               here
               a
               Princely
               mansion
               for
               himselfe
               and
               his
               successours
               ;
               wherein
               diuers
               of
               the
               Kentish
               kings
               sometimes
               kept
               their
               courtly
               residence
               .
               But
               whether
               he
               be
               this
               Ethelbert
               the
               second
               ,
               or
               Ethelbert
               surnamed
               Pren
               ,
               that
               lieth
               here
               interred
               ,
               it
               is
               not
               much
               materiall
               ,
               for
               they
               both
               dyed
               without
               any
               memorable
               act
               ,
               either
               of
               themselues
               ,
               or
               their
               kingdomes
               affaires
               :
               
               and
               so
               dyed
               Cuthred
               and
               Baldred
               their
               next
               successours
               ,
               and
               the
               last
               kings
               of
               Kent
               .
               Which
               kingdome
               erected
               by
               Hengist
               ,
               the
               yeare
               of
               mans
               happinesse
               455.
               continued
               her
               gouernment
               372.
               and
               ended
               her
               glory
               in
               the
               yeare
               827.
               being
               made
               a
               Prouince
               to
               the
               West-saxons
               .
            
             
               
               Egbert
               ,
               or
               Egbright
               (
               the
               seuenth
               king
               of
               Kent
               in
               succession
               ,
               after
               Hengist
               )
               gaue
               to
               one
               Bassa
               an
               English
               Saxon
               ,
               some
               land
               here
               in
               Reculuer
               ,
               whereupon
               he
               built
               him
               a
               Minster
               ,
               or
               a
               Monastery
               ,
               whereof
               Brightwald
               afterwards
               Archbishop
               of
               Canterbury
               ,
               was
               the
               first
               Abbot
               :
               so
               that
               of
               this
               man
               and
               the
               Minster
               the
               poore
               Townes
               men
               may
               make
               great
               vaunts
               .
               
            
             
               Here
               lyeth
               .....
               Sandwey
               ,
               Esquire
               ,
               and
               ●oane
               his
               wife
               ,
               who
               dyed
               1437.
               
               
                 Hen.
                 sex
              
               .
               16.
               
               
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 iacet
                 Dominus
                 Thomas
                 ....
                 qui
                 ob
                 .....
              
               
                 
                 
                   Vos
                   qui
                   transitis
                   Thomam
                   deslere
                   velitis
                   ,
                
                 
                   Per
                   me
                   nunc
                   scitis
                   quid
                   prodest
                   gloria
                   ditis
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             
               Minster
               in
               the
               Isle
               of
               Tenet
               .
            
             
               Here
               in
               this
               Church
               lyeth
               a
               Lady
               entombed
               in
               a
               Monument
               vpreared
               after
               a
               strange
               fashion
               ,
               
               inscribed
               with
               a
               Saxon-like
               character
               .
            
             
               
                 Ici
                 gist
                 Edile
                 de
                 Shornerepust
                 Dame
                 del
                 espire
                 .
              
            
             
               I
               thinke
               her
               name
               was
               rather
               Thorne
               ,
               then
               Shorne
               ,
               one
               letter
               being
               mistaken
               for
               another
               in
               the
               engrauing
               .
               My
               reason
               is
               this
               ,
               for
               that
               in
               this
               Parish
               there
               is
               a
               place
               called
               Thorne
               .
            
             
               Neare
               vnto
               this
               Monument
               lie
               three
               flat
               Tombe-stones
               ,
               vnder
               which
               (
               as
               I
               coniecture
               )
               by
               the
               effigies
               vpon
               them
               )
               three
               vailed
               Nunnes
               of
               the
               Saxon
               Nobilitie
               ,
               
               and
               of
               S.
               Mildreds
               Monasterie
               lye
               interred
               ,
               but
               the
               Inscriptions
               are
               gone
               .
            
             
               Which
               Monasterie
               was
               founded
               vpon
               this
               occasion
               :
               Egbert
               king
               of
               Kent
               aspiring
               to
               the
               Crowne
               ,
               
               by
               the
               traiterous
               murder
               of
               his
               two
               young
               Nephewes
               ,
               Ethelred
               and
               Ethelbert
               ,
               to
               pacifie
               Domneua
               ,
               sister
               to
               the
               said
               murdered
               Princes
               ,
               and
               immediate
               heire
               to
               the
               kingdome
               ,
               promised
               with
               an
               oath
               to
               giue
               her
               whatsoeuer
               shee
               would
               demand
               .
               This
               deuoute
               Lady
               begged
               so
               much
               ground
               to
               build
               a
               religious
               house
               vpon
               ,
               
               as
               a
               tame
               De●re
               which
               she
               kept
               ,
               would
               runne
               ouer
               at
               a
               breath
               :
               one
               Thunnor
               ,
               or
               Thymur
               (
               one
               of
               his
               councell
               ,
               and
               his
               assistant
               in
               the
               foresaid
               murder
               )
               standing
               by
               ,
               blamed
               him
               of
               inconsideration
               ,
               for
               that
               hee
               would
               vpon
               the
               vncertaine
               course
               of
               a
               Deere
               ,
               depart
               to
               his
               certaine
               losse
               ,
               with
               any
               part
               of
               so
               good
               a
               Soile
               .
               Which
               words
               he
               had
               no
               sooner
               spoken
               (
               saith
               the
               booke
               of
               Saint
               Augustine
               )
               but
               that
               the
               earth
               immediately
               opened
               and
               swallowed
               him
               vp
               .
               Well
               ,
               the
               King
               and
               the
               Lady
               proceeded
               in
               their
               bargaine
               ,
               and
               the
               Hynde
               ranne
               ouer
               fourty
               and
               eight
               Plough●lands
               ,
               before
               she
               returned
               .
               This
               do
               nation
               the
               king
               confirmed
               by
               his
               Charters
               ,
               
               which
               I
               haue
               read
               in
               the
               booke
               of
               S.
               Austins
               ,
               to
               the
               infringers
               whereof
               he
               added
               this
               fearefull
               curse
               .
            
             
               
                 Si
                 cui
                 vero
                 hec
                 largicio
                 displicet
                 ,
                 vel
                 si
                 quis
                 (
                 quod
                 absit
                 )
                 hanc
                 donationem
                 telo
                 ductus
                 Diaboli
                 ,
              
               
               
                 quoquo
                 ingenio
                 infringere
                 temptauerit
                 ,
                 Iram
                 Dei
                 &
                 omnium
                 Sanctorum
                 maledicta
                 incurrat
                 ,
                 et
                 subita
                 morte
                 intereat
                 ,
                 sicut
                 predictus
                 Deo
                 odibilis
                 Thimur
                 interijt
                 ,
                 percutiatque
                 cum
                 Deus
                 amentia
                 ,
                 cecitate
                 ,
                 ac
                 furore
                 m●ntis
                 ,
                 omnique
                 tempore
                 columpnam
                 maledictionis
                 Dei
                 sustineat
                 ,
                 non
                 sit
                 qui
                 eum
                 liberet
                 ,
                 nisi
                 penitus
                 resipiscit
                 &
                 digna
                 satisfactione
                 satisfaciat
                 .
              
               And
               further
               of
               this
               and
               the
               race
               of
               the
               Hynde
               ,
               these
               lame
               rymes
               .
               
                 
                   Dompneue
                   letam
                   Thanatos
                   fert
                   Insula
                   metam
                
                 
                   Seruet
                   iter
                   Cerue
                   ......
                   nesit
                   ....
                   proterue
                   .
                
                 
                   Cultor
                   siue
                   sator
                   huius
                   mete
                   violator
                
                 
                   Cum
                   Thunor
                   atra
                   metit
                   inde
                   Barathra
                   petit
                   .
                
              
               Hauing
               erected
               her
               Monasterie
               ,
               which
               she
               dedicated
               to
               the
               blessed
               Virgine
               Mary
               ,
               
               and
               to
               the
               name
               and
               honour
               of
               her
               two
               murdered
               Brethren
               ,
               in
               which
               ●he
               placed
               seuentie
               veyled
               Nunnes
               :
               She
               departed
               out
               of
               this
               world
               about
               the
               yeare
               of
               our
               redemption
               ,
               765.
               and
               was
               buried
               in
               the
               Church
               of
               her
               owne
               foundation
               .
            
             
             
               It
               is
               said
               by
               some
               ,
               that
               when
               Thunnor
               had
               giuen
               his
               wicked
               command
               to
               king
               Egbert
               ,
               
               his
               horse
               〈◊〉
               present●y
               a
               curuetin●
               ▪
               cast
               him
               off
               his
               backe
               ,
               and
               broke
               his
               necke
               :
               and
               that
               be
               〈◊〉
               ,
               buried
               in
               the
               Isle
               of
               Tenet
               ,
               vnder
               a
               great
               heape
               of
               stones
               ,
               which
               the
               inhabitan●●
               ,
               to
               this
               day
               call
               Thunniclan
               .
            
             
               
               Mildred
               the
               daughter
               of
               Dom●●●a
               ,
               and
               M●rwald
               ,
               a
               Prince
               of
               West-Mercia
               ,
               succeeded
               in
               her
               mothers
               pl●●●
               ▪
               ●n
               which
               shee
               continued
               a
               long
               time
               :
               dyed
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               King
               〈◊〉
               ,
               was
               interred
               by
               her
               mother
               ,
               and
               afterwards
               canonized
               a
               Saint
               〈◊〉
               the
               Mercian
               king
               ,
               confirmed
               by
               his
               charter
               to
               this
               Mildred
               and
               her
               Couent
               ,
               the
               custome
               of
               the
               ships
               which
               arriued
               in
               the
               publicke
               Port
               of
               London
               ,
               as
               appeares
               by
               his
               charter
               .
            
             
               Ca●utus
               king
               of
               England
               ,
               gaue
               by
               his
               Charter
               the
               body
               of
               this
               Mildred
               ,
               with
               the
               lands
               belonging
               to
               this
               Priory
               ,
               to
               the
               Abbey
               of
               S.
               Austins
               ,
               in
               these
               words
               .
            
             
               
                 Notum
                 sit
                 omnibus
                 ,
                 &c.
                 me
                 dedisse
                 Augustino
                 ,
                 &
                 fratribus
                 eiusdem
                 Monasterij
                 ,
                 corpus
                 beate
                 Mildrede
                 gloriose
                 Virginis
                 ;
                 cum
                 t●ta
                 terra
                 sua
                 infra
                 in
                 sulam
                 ac
                 I●anet
                 ,
                 &
                 extra
                 ,
                 cum
                 omnibus
                 cons●etudinibus
                 suis.
                 
              
            
             
               
               The
               yeare
               10
               ▪
               0
               her
               body
               was
               translated
               by
               Abbot
               Elstan
               ,
               as
               I
               haue
               said
               before
               ,
               and
               after
               that
               by
               his
               Successour
               Wulfrike
               ,
               to
               another
               place
               of
               the
               Church
               .
               Her
               reliques
               were
               laid
               in
               a
               leaden
               coffin
               ,
               whereupon
               this
               Epitaph
               was
               insculped
               .
               
                 
                   Clauditur
                   hoc
                   saxo
                   Mildreda
                   sacerrima
                   virgo
                   .
                
                 
                   Cuius
                   nos
                   procibus
                   adiuuet
                   ipse
                   Deus
                   .
                
              
               The
               bodies
               of
               the
               most
               esteemed
               godly
               in
               former
               ages
               ,
               tooke
               the
               least
               rest
               in
               their
               graues
               ,
               for
               they
               were
               still
               remoued
               ,
               and
               their
               bodies
               clattered
               together
               from
               one
               place
               to
               another
               ;
               as
               it
               doth
               ,
               and
               will
               appeare
               ,
               both
               by
               the
               premisses
               and
               sequele
               of
               this
               my
               Treatise
               .
               You
               haue
               read
               before
               how
               often
               the
               body
               of
               Saint
               Augustine
               was
               tost
               from
               porch
               to
               pillar
               ,
               and
               besides
               his
               Reliques
               were
               diuided
               ,
               and
               subdiuided
               into
               certaine
               vessels
               .
               For
               the
               day
               after
               the
               solemnitie
               of
               Prior
               Marisco
               (
               before
               remembred
               )
               vpon
               the
               finding
               out
               of
               his
               Stone-coffin
               ,
               there
               was
               found
               ,
               vnlooked
               for
               ,
               a
               Lead
               of
               seuen
               foot
               long
               ,
               hauing
               this
               Inscription
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Hic
                 habetur
                 pars
                 ossium
                 &
                 cineris
                 beati
                 Augustini
                 Anglorum
                 Apostoli
                 ,
                 qui
                 olim
                 missus
                 à
                 beato
                 Gregorio
                 ,
                 gentem
                 Anglicam
                 ad
                 fidem
                 Christi
                 conuertit
                 ,
                 cuius
                 preciosum
                 capud
                 ,
                 &
                 ossa
                 maiora
                 ,
                 Guido
                 Abbas
                 honorifice
                 transtulit
                 ,
                 sicut
                 tabula
                 plumbea
                 cum
                 eisdem
                 ossibus
                 posita
                 indicat
                 .
              
            
             
               But
               Henry
               the
               eight
               made
               an
               end
               of
               all
               this
               vnnecessarie
               trouble
               ,
               and
               charges
               ,
               by
               remouing
               once
               for
               all
               ,
               as
               well
               Reliques
               ,
               as
               Religious
               houses
               .
               Now
               to
               returne
               .
            
             
               
               Ethelinga
               the
               third
               Prioresse
               of
               this
               house
               ,
               seeing
               the
               Church
               builded
               by
               her
               predecessour
               Domneua
               ,
               not
               capable
               to
               containe
               so
               many
               holy
               Virgins
               ;
               built
               another
               Temple
               farre
               more
               sumptuous
               then
               the
               first
               ,
               which
               was
               consecrated
               by
               Archbishop
               Cuthbert
               to
               the
               honour
               of
               S.
               Peter
               and
               Paul.
               She
               dyed
               ann
               .
               751.
               and
               was
               buried
               in
               her
               owne
               new
               Church
               .
            
             
               
               Sexburga
               (
               saith
               the
               booke
               of
               Saint
               Augustine
               )
               the
               daughter
               of
               Anna
               ,
               king
               of
               the
               East
               Angles
               ,
               the
               wife
               of
               Ercombert
               ,
               the
               mother
               of
               Egbert
               ,
               and
               ●othaire
               ,
               all
               kings
               of
               Kent
               ;
               after
               the
               death
               of
               her
               husband
               tooke
               vpon
               her
               the
               habite
               of
               a
               Nunne
               ,
               and
               was
               admitted
               and
               consecrated
               Prioresse
               of
               this
               
               place
               ,
               by
               Archbishop
               Cuthbert
               .
               In
               her
               time
               those
               furious
               Beare-whelps
               ,
               Hungar
               and
               Hubba
               (
               
                 Nam
                 vt
                 fertur
                 filij
                 fuere
                 cuiusdam
                 vrsi
                 ,
              
               
               
                 qui
                 illos
                 contra
                 naturam
                 de
                 filia
                 cuiusdam
                 Regis
                 generabat
              
               )
               two
               Danish
               Pagans
               with
               a
               fierce
               armie
               first
               inuaded
               this
               kingdome
               .
               She
               dyed
               about
               the
               yeare
               797.
               and
               was
               buried
               in
               this
               new
               Church
               .
               Capgraue
               saith
               at
               Ely.
               
            
             
               Seberitha
               was
               the
               first
               Votarie
               admitted
               ,
               and
               consecrated
               Lady
               Prioresse
               of
               this
               house
               ,
               by
               Ethelard
               Archbishop
               of
               Canterbury
               ,
               who
               was
               no
               sooner
               well
               setled
               in
               her
               gouernment
               ,
               then
               that
               the
               Danes
               came
               backe
               againe
               ,
               and
               in
               their
               sauage
               furie
               ouerwhelmed
               the
               Island
               of
               Tenet
               ,
               destroyed
               ,
               and
               vtterly
               demolished
               this
               Monasterie
               ;
               and
               her
               ,
               with
               her
               holy
               Sisters
               ,
               inclosed
               in
               secret
               caues
               for
               feare
               of
               the
               enemie
               ;
               they
               found
               out
               ,
               and
               burned
               them
               all
               to
               ashes
               .
            
             
               Capgraue
               ,
               
               a
               Kentish
               man
               borne
               ,
               reporteth
               that
               Eadburgh
               the
               daughter
               of
               good
               king
               Ethelbert
               ,
               by
               his
               vertuous
               Queene
               Berta
               ,
               was
               brought
               vp
               a
               Nunne
               in
               this
               Monasterie
               ,
               vnder
               the
               foundresse
               Domneua
               ,
               that
               she
               succeeded
               Mildred
               in
               the
               Monasticall
               gouernment
               ;
               that
               shee
               was
               buried
               here
               in
               this
               Church
               ,
               and
               that
               long
               after
               ,
               her
               reliques
               (
               the
               chiefe
               and
               most
               frequent
               way
               in
               those
               times
               to
               enrich
               any
               new
               built
               Church
               )
               were
               remoued
               by
               Lanfrank
               ,
               Archbishop
               of
               Canterbury
               ,
               to
               the
               Church
               of
               Harbaldowne
               of
               his
               owne
               foundation
               ,
               
               and
               there
               had
               in
               great
               veneration
               .
               But
               Camden
               ,
               to
               whom
               I
               must
               needs
               giue
               more
               credit
               ,
               speaking
               of
               S.
               Eadburghs
               Well
               at
               Liming
               in
               this
               Tract
               ,
               will
               haue
               her
               to
               be
               the
               first
               veiled
               Nunne
               in
               all
               England
               .
               And
               that
               she
               liued
               here
               in
               a
               Monastery
               of
               her
               owne
               building
               ,
               that
               here
               shee
               dyed
               ,
               
               and
               here
               at
               Lyming
               was
               buried
               ,
               saith
               Speed
               ,
               that
               she
               was
               surnamed
               ,
               Tace
               ,
               a
               fit
               name
               for
               a
               woman
               ,
               and
               that
               she
               had
               beene
               the
               wife
               of
               Edwin
               king
               of
               Northumberland
               .
            
          
           
             
               Sandwich
               :
            
             
               Before
               the
               generall
               suppression
               here
               ,
               was
               a
               religious
               house
               of
               white
               Friers
               Carmelites
               ,
               
               founded
               by
               one
               
                 Henry
                 Cowfeld
              
               an
               Almaine
               ,
               Ann.
               1272.
               and
               an
               Hospitall
               founded
               by
               
                 Thomas
                 Rabyng
                 ,
                 William
                 Swanne
              
               ,
               Clerkes
               ,
               
                 Iohn
                 Goddard
              
               and
               
                 Richard
                 Long.
              
               
            
             
               In
               a
               booke
               of
               this
               order
               of
               Carmes
               ,
               written
               by
               
                 Iohn
                 Bale
              
               ,
               of
               which
               I
               haue
               spoken
               in
               the
               prefixed
               discourse
               ,
               
               I
               finde
               the
               Foundation
               of
               this
               Religious
               structure
               ,
               as
               also
               certaine
               Epitaphs
               made
               to
               the
               memorie
               of
               diuers
               of
               the
               Fraternitie
               therein
               interred
               ;
               in
               this
               manner
               following
               .
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 Domini
                 M.CC.LXXII
                 .
                 fundatus
                 erat
                 Conuentus
                 Sandwici
                 ,
                 per
                 Henricum
                 Cowfeld
                 de
                 Alemania
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Epitaphium
                 Magistri
                 Fratris
                 Thome
                 Legatt
                 qui
                 obijt
                 ,
                 Anno
                 Domini
                 ,
                 M.
                 CCCCIX
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Carmelita
                 Thomas
                 Legatt
                 qui
                 Theologie
                 
              
               
                 Doctor
                 erat
                 quondam
                 ,
                 conditur
                 hoc
                 lapide
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Epitaphium
                 Fratris
                 Thome
                 Hadlow
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 Prior
                 iste
                 Hadlow
                 nunc
                 hoc
                 sub
                 marmore
                 tectus
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 Turmas
                 celicolas
                 adeat
                 nostra
                 prece
                 vectus
                 .
              
               
               
                 M.C.
                 quater
                 ,
                 &
                 X.
                 sep●eno
                 transijt
                 anno
                 ,
              
               
                 Huic
                 deci●o
                 sexto
                 Septembris
                 lumina
                 nexo
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Magister
                 Frater
                 Willelmus
                 Becklee
                 hic
                 sepultus
                 ,
                 cum
                 hoc
                 Epitaphio
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Nunc
                 me
                 petra
                 tenet
                 ,
                 saxoque
                 includor
                 in
                 isto
              
               
                 Et
                 lacerum
                 vermes
                 laniant
                 nunc
                 vndique
                 corpus
                 .
              
               
                 Quid
                 mihi
                 diuicie
                 ?
                 quid
                 alta
                 palacia
                 prosunt
                 ?
              
               
                 Cum
                 mihi
                 sufficiat
                 paruo
                 quo
                 marmore
                 claudor
                 .
              
               
                 Quam
                 fastus
                 ,
                 quam
                 pompa
                 leuis
                 ,
                 quam
                 gloria
                 mundi
              
               
                 Sit
                 breuis
                 ,
                 &
                 fragilis
                 humana
                 potencia
                 quam
                 sit
                 ,
              
               
                 Collige
                 ab
                 exemplo
                 ,
                 qui
                 transis
                 perlege
                 posco
                 .
              
               
                 Obijt
                 Ann
                 Dom.
                 M.
                 CCCC.XXXVIII
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Epitaphium
                 Magistri
                 Iohannis
                 Sandwich
                 ,
                 huius
                 Conuentus
                 Prioris
                 perquam
                 amabilis
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Subiacet
                 huic
                 Tumbe
                 deuotus
                 mente
                 Iohannes
                 ,
              
               
                 De
                 Sandwich
                 dictus
                 ,
                 huiusce
                 Prior
                 que
                 domus
                 .
              
               
                 Mille
                 quadringentos
                 tres
                 annos
                 congere
                 lumen
                 ,
              
               
                 Quindecimam
                 Iunij
                 sumite
                 ,
                 tempus
                 habes
                 ,
              
               
                 Quo
                 sors
                 superna
                 rapuit
                 de
                 corpore
                 vitam
              
               
                 Fundito
                 queso
                 preces
                 vt
                 sit
                 ei
                 requies
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Epitaphium
                 Fratris
                 Dionisij
                 Plumcooper
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Cuspide
                 lethisera
                 mors
                 que
                 premit
                 impia
                 cuncta
                 ,
              
               
                 Mole
                 sub
                 hac
                 geliàa
                 clausit
                 &
                 ossa
                 viri
                 .
              
               
                 Qui
                 rogitat
                 nomen
                 cognomen
                 postulat
                 ipsum
                 ,
              
               
                 Hoc
                 Dionisius
                 est
                 Plumcooper
                 illud
                 erat
                 .
              
               
                 Mollibus
                 hic
                 annis
                 Carmeli
                 dulcis
                 alumnus
              
               
                 Extitit
                 ,
                 &
                 placide
                 Pacis
                 amator
                 erat
                 .
              
               
                 Ad
                 canos
                 veniens
                 nature
                 iura
                 reliquit
              
               
                 Mors
                 dedit
                 &
                 lassis
                 artubus
                 hic
                 requiem
                 .
              
               
                 Valedicit
                 mundo
                 xx
                 .
                 Febr.
                 Ann.
                 Dom.
                 MCCCC
                 .
                 LXXXI
                 .
              
            
             
               
               Ann.
               1563.
               
               Sir
               
                 Roger
                 Manwood
              
               before
               remembred
               ,
               natiue
               of
               this
               place
               ,
               founded
               here
               a
               free
               Schoole
               ,
               which
               hee
               endowed
               with
               fourty
               pounds
               of
               yearely
               reuenue
               .
            
             
               
               Right
               famous
               in
               former
               times
               (
               saith
               Camden
               )
               was
               the
               Citie
               of
               Richborow
               ,
               whereof
               now
               nothing
               remaines
               ,
               saue
               certaine
               walls
               of
               a
               Castie
               of
               rough
               flint
               and
               Britane
               brickes
               ,
               in
               forme
               of
               a
               Quadrant
               .
               Ouer
               the
               entrie
               whereof
               is
               the
               head
               of
               Queene
               Berta
               (
               as
               some
               say
               )
               grauen
               in
               stone
               ,
               the
               wife
               of
               King
               Ethelbert
               ,
               who
               here
               had
               a
               royall
               pallace
               .
               The
               Romanes
               had
               their
               Presidents
               or
               Prouosts
               who
               had
               the
               gouernment
               of
               this
               Citie
               ,
               of
               which
               I
               finde
               but
               onely
               two
               to
               haue
               beene
               here
               interred
               ,
               namely
               ,
               
                 Flauius
                 Sanctius
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Claudius
                 Contentus
              
               ,
               the
               one
               ruling
               with
               all
               peace
               ,
               the
               other
               liuing
               in
               all
               riches
               and
               prosperitie
               :
               whose
               memories
               are
               thus
               preserued
               by
               the
               Poet
               
               Ausonius
               :
               
                 
                   
                     Militiam
                     nullo
                     qui
                     turbine
                     sedulus
                     egit
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Praeside
                     letatus
                     quae
                     Rhutupinus
                     ager
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     His
                     martiall
                     seruice
                     he
                     discharg'd
                     with
                     care
                     ,
                     without
                     all
                     strife
                     :
                  
                   
                     And
                     Rutupin
                     reioyc'd
                     in
                     him
                     ,
                     whilst
                     there
                     he
                     was
                     in
                     life
                     .
                  
                
              
               The
               same
               Authour
               setteth
               forth
               likewise
               in
               a
               lamentable
               funerall
               verse
               ,
               in
               the
               praise
               of
               
                 Claudius
                 Contentus
              
               ,
               whom
               he
               calls
               Vnkle
               ,
               who
               being
               ouertaken
               with
               death
               ,
               left
               behinde
               him
               vnto
               strangers
               ,
               a
               mighty
               great
               stocke
               of
               money
               ,
               which
               he
               had
               put
               out
               to
               vsury
               among
               the
               Britaines
               ,
               and
               increased
               by
               interest
               .
            
             
               
                 Et
                 patruos
                 Elegia
                 meos
                 reminiscere
                 cantus
              
               
                 Contentum
                 tellus
                 quem
                 Rhutupina
                 tegit
                 .
                 
              
               
                 My
                 dolefull
                 Muse
                 now
                 call
                 to
                 minde
                 the
                 songs
                 of
                 Vnkle
                 mine
                 ,
              
               
                 Contentus
                 ,
                 who
                 enterred
                 lyes
                 within
                 mould
                 Rutupine
                 .
                 
              
            
          
        
         
           
             Ashe-Church
             .
          
           
             In
             this
             Church
             are
             many
             ancient
             Monuments
             of
             worthy
             Gentlemen
             ,
             
             namely
             ,
             Sir
             ...
             Goshalls
             ,
             Sir
             ...
             Leuericks
             ,
             who
             lye
             crosse-legged
             ,
             as
             knights
             of
             Ierusalem
             .
             One
             of
             the
             Septvaus
             ,
             with
             a
             collar
             of
             S
             S
             about
             his
             necke
             ,
             his
             wifes
             portraiture
             vpon
             the
             same
             Tombe
             :
             diuers
             of
             the
             surname
             of
             Saint
             Nicholas
             ,
             of
             the
             Harslets
             ,
             and
             others
             ,
             all
             without
             Inscriptions
             ,
             sauing
             two
             ,
             and
             those
             shamefully
             defaced
             .
             Claus.
             25.
             
             Hen.
             6.
             
             Memb.
             30.
             1446.
             
             Christian
             S.
             Nicholas
             ,
             Lady
             Prioresse
             of
             the
             Minories
             without
             Algate
             ,
             was
             daughter
             and
             heire
             of
             Nicholas
             ,
             S.
             Nicholas
             ,
             of
             S.
             Nicholas
             in
             Thanet
             ,
             and
             Thomas
             S.
             Nicholas
             is
             named
             in
             the
             same
             Record
             ▪
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               ....
               Clitherow
               Ar.
            
             
             
               &
               .....
               vxor
               eius
               silia
               Iohannis
               Oldcastell
               qui
               obijt
               .....
            
          
           
             
               Pray
               for
               the
               sowle
               of
               
                 Ioane
                 Keriell
              
               ,
               
            
             
               Ye
               frends
               all
               that
               forth
               ypasse
               ;
            
             
               In
               endlesse
               lyff
               perpetuall
               ;
            
             
               That
               god
               it
               grant
               mercy
               and
               grase
               ,
            
             
               
                 Roger
                 Clitherow
              
               her
               fader
               was
               .
            
             
               Tho
               erth
               to
               erth
               of
               kynd
               returne
               ,
            
             
               Pray
               that
               her
               sowle
               to
               lyff
               may
               come
               .
            
          
           
             The
             name
             of
             Kiriell
             hath
             beene
             of
             great
             note
             and
             antiquity
             within
             this
             County
             :
             
             Sir
             
               Nicholas
               Kiriell
            
             flourished
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             King
             Richard
             the
             second
             ,
             and
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Kiriell
            
             beheaded
             with
             the
             Lord
             Bouvile
             the
             day
             after
             the
             second
             battell
             at
             Saint
             Albons
             ,
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             sixth
             :
             or
             slaine
             in
             the
             battell
             according
             to
             
               Iohn
               Harding
            
             .
          
           
             
               .....
               The
               Lords
               of
               the
               North
               Southward
               came
               ,
               
            
             
               To
               Sainct
               Albones
               ,
               vpon
               the
               fasting
               gang
               eue
               ,
            
             
               Wher
               then
               thei
               slewe
               the
               Lord
               Bouvile
               ●eue
               ,
            
             
               And
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Kyriell
              
               also
               of
               Kent
               ,
            
             
               With
               mekell
               folke
               ,
               that
               pitee
               was
               to
               se.
               
            
          
        
         
           
           
             Sibbertswood
             .
          
           
             In
             this
             Church
             are
             some
             ancient
             Monuments
             (
             but
             now
             without
             Inscriptions
             )
             erected
             to
             the
             memory
             of
             the
             Philipots
             ,
             or
             Philpots
             ,
             a
             familie
             which
             hath
             resided
             here
             a
             long
             time
             at
             Vpton
             Court
             ,
             within
             this
             Parish
             ;
             of
             which
             name
             and
             family
             was
             that
             renowned
             Lord
             Maior
             of
             London
             ,
             
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Philpot
            
             ,
             knighted
             in
             the
             field
             by
             King
             Richard
             the
             second
             ,
             together
             with
             Sir
             
               William
               Wallworth
            
             ,
             then
             Maior
             ,
             and
             other
             Aldermen
             ,
             for
             the
             good
             seruice
             they
             performed
             against
             
               Watt
               Tylar
            
             and
             his
             complices
             ,
             Rebels
             of
             Kent
             and
             Essex
             .
             This
             Sir
             Iohn
             gaue
             to
             the
             City
             certaine
             lands
             for
             the
             finding
             of
             thirteene
             poore
             people
             for
             euer
             .
             
             It
             is
             likewise
             remembred
             of
             him
             ,
             to
             his
             eternall
             honour
             ,
             that
             Ann.
             2.
             
             R.
             2.
             he
             manned
             forth
             a
             Fleete
             ,
             at
             his
             owne
             charges
             ,
             to
             scoure
             the
             narrow
             Seas
             of
             such
             Scottish
             ,
             French
             ,
             and
             Spanish
             Pyrats
             ,
             as
             had
             done
             much
             villany
             by
             their
             often
             incursions
             ,
             to
             many
             of
             our
             English
             Ports
             ▪
             and
             Harbours
             ;
             with
             which
             he
             not
             onely
             guarded
             both
             water
             and
             Land
             from
             their
             intollerable
             violences
             ,
             but
             also
             tooke
             their
             prime
             Captaine
             ,
             
             one
             
               Iohn
               Mercer
            
             a
             Scot
             ,
             with
             all
             his
             whole
             Nauie
             ,
             consisting
             of
             fifteene
             Spanish
             ships
             ,
             all
             being
             fraught
             with
             very
             rich
             commodities
             .
             Which
             memorable
             atchieuement
             ,
             as
             it
             was
             right
             worthily
             applauded
             ,
             
             extolled
             ,
             and
             admired
             of
             all
             the
             faithfull
             Commonaltie
             ;
             so
             was
             it
             most
             wrongfully
             vnderualued
             ,
             enuied
             ,
             and
             drawne
             into
             question
             by
             some
             of
             the
             slothfull
             Nobilitie
             .
          
        
         
           
             Ikham
             .
          
           
             
             In
             this
             Church
             I
             saw
             an
             old
             Monument
             ,
             vpon
             which
             onely
             these
             words
             are
             remaining
             :
             
               Hic
               .....
               Ba
               miles
            
             .
             And
             in
             the
             window
             vnder
             his
             armes
             in
             an
             old
             character
             written
             ,
             
               Thomas
               de
               Ba.
            
             Of
             which
             short
             surname
             I
             finde
             nothing
             related
             in
             writing
             ,
             nor
             deliuered
             by
             word
             of
             mouth
             ,
             either
             short
             or
             long
             .
          
        
         
           
             Chiselherst
             .
          
           
             Here
             is
             the
             buriall
             place
             of
             the
             Walsinghams
             .
          
        
         
           
             Monkton
             in
             the
             Isle
             of
             Tenet
             .
             At
             the
             West
             end
             of
             this
             Church
             are
             these
             verses
             to
             be
             read
             :
          
           
             
               Insula
               rotunda
               Thanatos
               quam
               circuit
               vnda
               .
            
             
               Fertilis
               &
               munda
               ,
               nulli
               est
               in
               orbe
               secunda
               .
            
             
               The
               Isle
               of
               Thanet
               which
               is
               round
               ,
               and
               watered
               round
               about
               ,
            
             
               Doth
               passe
               the
               Isles
               in
               fruitfulnesse
               ,
               that
               be
               the
               world
               throughout
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Wingham
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             sometime
             stood
             a
             Collegiate
             Church
             founded
             by
             
               Iohn
               Peckham
            
             ,
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             about
             the
             yeare
             1287.
             wherein
             hee
             placed
             Canons
             
             regular
             ,
             valued
             at
             the
             time
             of
             suppression
             ,
             at
             fourescore
             and
             foure
             pounds
             of
             yearely
             reuenues
             .
          
        
         
           
             Knowlton
             .
          
           
             In
             this
             Church
             are
             buried
             some
             of
             Ringleis
             ,
             
             one
             of
             them
             kneeling
             in
             compleate
             armour
             ,
             his
             armes
             fixed
             on
             the
             Monument
             .
             It
             seemeth
             the
             Langleys
             who
             liued
             here
             a
             long
             time
             ,
             did
             either
             found
             or
             reedifie
             this
             Church
             :
             their
             armes
             being
             fixed
             ouer
             the
             doore
             vpon
             the
             fount
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             windowes
             .
          
        
         
           
             Monkton
             .
             
          
           
             In
             this
             Church
             are
             buried
             the
             Blechendens
             ,
             and
             Crisps
             ,
             families
             of
             good
             respect
             in
             this
             County
             .
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Laurence
             Church
             .
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             Tho.
             S.
             Nicholas
             ,
             
             who
             married
             
               Ioane
               Manston
            
             ....
             dyed
             ....
             had
             issue
             Tho.
             S.
             Nicholas
             here
             entombed
             .
          
           
             
               Roger
               Manston
               &
               Iulian
               sa
               Femme
               gisoinct
               icy
               ,
            
             
               Dieu
               de
               salmes
               eyt
               mercy
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             These
             Manstons
             dwelt
             at
             Manston
             ,
             neare
             to
             this
             Parish
             ,
             and
             seeme
             to
             be
             the
             founders
             of
             this
             Chappell
             ,
             wherein
             many
             of
             the
             name
             lie
             entombed
             .
          
        
         
           
             Barham
             Church
             .
          
           
             
               Albina
               la
               Femme
               Rogeri
               Digge
               gist
               icy
               
            
             
               Dieu
               de
               salme
               eit
               mercy
               .
               Amen
               .
            
             
               In
               cineres
               stratus
               iacet
               hic
               Iohn
               Digge
               vocitatus
               
            
             
               Coniuge
               .....
               grata
               Iohanna
               consociata
               .
            
             
               Milicie
               nata
               ,
               de
               stirpe
               suit
               memorata
            
             
               Spiritibus
               quorum
               faueat
               Deus
               ipse
               Deorum
               ,
            
             
               ....
               pax
               solamen
               reminiscunt
               verius
               :
               
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             
               Iohannes
               humilis
               pius
               &
               prudens
               tumulatus
               ,
            
             
               Marmore
               tantillo
               ,
               qui
               solet
               esse
               potens
               .
            
             
               Qui
               quinquagenos
               &
               tres
               perdit
               simul
               annos
               ,
            
             
               Nonis
               Decembris
               ,
               vt
               cadit
               iste
               bonus
               .
            
             
               Post
               anno
               quinto
               ,
               sequitur
               sua
               sponsa
               Iohanna
               ,
            
             
               In
               festo
               magni
               Martyris
               alta
               petens
               .
            
             
               Coniugium
               faciens
               iunxisti
               corpora
               quondam
               ,
            
             
               Christe
               ,
               suas
               animas
               sac
               tibi
               celicolas
               .
            
          
           
             This
             family
             for
             many
             descents
             ,
             euen
             to
             these
             our
             dayes
             ,
             hath
             beene
             of
             exemplarie
             note
             ,
             and
             great
             respect
             in
             this
             countrey
             .
          
        
         
           
             Douer
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Church
             within
             the
             Castle
             ,
             
             lyeth
             a
             knight
             ,
             whose
             pourtraiture
             is
             inlaid
             with
             brasse
             vpon
             a
             marble
             stone
             ,
             with
             this
             Inscription
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Robertus
               Asheton
               myles
               quondam
               Constabularius
               Castri
               Douorie
               ,
               et
               custos
               quinque
               Portuum
               ,
               qui
               obijt
               nono
               die
               Ianuar.
               Anno
               Domini
               millesimo
               
               CCC
               .
               octogesimo
               quarto
               ,
               cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               Deus
               .
               Amen
               .
            
             Such
             was
             his
             patent
             for
             his
             office
             of
             Constable
             ,
             and
             Lord
             Warden
             of
             the
             fiue
             ports
             .
          
           
             
             
               Rex
               omnibus
               ,
               &c.
               Salutem
               .
               Concessimus
               post
               sursum
               reddicionem
               ,
               Sol
               mundi
               comitis
               Cantabr
               .
               dilecto
               et
               fideli
               nostro
               Roberto
               de
               Ashton
               ,
               Constabulariam
               Castri
               Douor
               ,
               ac
               custodiam
               quinque
               Portuum
               ,
               habend
               .
               et
               custodiend
               .
               cum
               omnibus
               et
               singulis
               ,
               ad
               easdem
               Constabulariam
               et
               custodiam
               ,
               qualitercunque
               spectantibus
               ,
               siue
               pertinentibus
               ,
               ad
               totam
               vitam
               ipsius
               Roberti
               ,
               adeo
               plene
               et
               integre
               ,
               sicut
               aliqui
               alij
               Constabularij
               ,
               et
               custodes
               portuum
               eorundem
               Constabul
               .
               et
               custod
               .
               illas
               ante
               hec
               tempora
               ex
               concessione
               nostra
               habuerunt
               ,
               seu
               tenuerunt
               .
               Percipi●nd
               .
               pro
               Constabular
               .
               et
               custodia
               predictis
               ,
               pro
               sustentacione
               sua
               nec
               non
               Capellanorum
               seruientium
               ,
               et
               vigilium
               ,
               ac
               vnius
               Carpentarij
               in
               dicto
               Castro
               Commorantium
               .
               CCC
               .
               l.
               per
               annum
               ,
               iuxta
               ratam
               temporis
               :
               videlicet
               de
               Wardis
               .
               T.
               R.
               apud
               Westm.
            
             1.
             
             
               Feb.
               Ann.
            
             4.
             
               R.
               Re.
               Ric.
            
             2.
             pat
             .
             2.
             
             Memb.
             28.
             
          
           
             The
             rest
             of
             his
             offices
             and
             honours
             heaped
             vpon
             him
             at
             seuerall
             times
             ;
             are
             likewise
             recorded
             in
             the
             Tower.
             Of
             which
             so
             much
             as
             tends
             to
             the
             purpose
             ,
             I
             meane
             to
             the
             time
             and
             place
             of
             his
             preferments
             .
          
           
             
             First
             ,
             
               Robertus
               de
               Assheton
               constituitur
               Admirallus
               Flote
               nauium
               ab
               ore
               aque
               Thamasis
               versus
               partes
               occidentales
               quamdiu
               Regi
               placuerit
               ,
               &c.
               
               Teste
               R.
               apud
               Westm.
            
             28.
             
             April
             .
             1.
             
               par
               .
               Pat.
               Ann.
            
             43.
             
             Ed.
             3.
             m.
             15.
             
          
           
             
             Againe
             ,
             
               Robertus
               de
               Assheton
               constituitur
               Iusticiarius
               Hibernie
               ,
               quandiu
               ,
               &c.
               T.
               R.
               apud
               W.
            
             13.
             
             Aug.
             2.
             
             
               P.
               pat
               .
               Ann.
            
             46.
             
             Ed.
             3.
             
             M.
             16.
             
          
           
             
             
               Robertus
               de
               Assheton
               habet
               officium
               Thesaurarij
               Scaccarij
               ,
               quamdiu
               ,
               &c.
               T.
               R.
               apud
               W.
            
             26.
             
             Sept.
             2.
             
             
               P.
               pat
               .
               Ann.
            
             49.
             
             Ed.
             3
             m.
             23.
             
          
           
             
             He
             was
             also
             one
             of
             the
             Executours
             to
             the
             last
             Will
             and
             Testament
             of
             king
             Edward
             the
             third
             ,
             as
             appeares
             in
             the
             Office.
             
          
           
             He
             was
             descended
             from
             the
             Asshetons
             ,
             of
             Assheton
             vnderline
             ,
             in
             the
             County
             of
             Lancaster
             ,
             as
             I
             finde
             it
             in
             the
             pedegree
             of
             Sir
             
               Ralph
               Assheton
            
             of
             Whalley
             ,
             Baronet
             ;
             descended
             from
             the
             same
             familie
             .
          
           
             He
             gaue
             the
             great
             Bell
             of
             the
             Church
             within
             Douer
             Dastle
             ,
             as
             appeares
             by
             this
             Inscription
             ,
             cast
             in
             the
             mettall
             ,
             about
             the
             circumference
             of
             the
             same
             .
          
           
             
               Dominus
               Robertus
               de
               Ashetone
               miles
               me
               fecit
               fieri
               ,
               Anno
               quarto
               Richardi
               secundi
               .
            
          
           
             
             Lucius
             ,
             the
             first
             christened
             king
             of
             the
             Britaines
             ,
             built
             this
             Church
             ,
             to
             the
             name
             and
             seruice
             of
             Christ
             ,
             endowing
             it
             with
             the
             Toll
             or
             custome
             of
             Douer
             .
          
           
             
             Eadbald
             ,
             the
             sonne
             of
             Ethelbert
             ,
             king
             of
             Kent
             ,
             to
             expiate
             his
             foule
             sinnes
             of
             incest
             ,
             and
             infidelity
             ,
             amongst
             other
             his
             pious
             actions
             ,
             erected
             a
             Colledge
             within
             the
             walls
             of
             this
             Castle
             ,
             which
             Wightred
             (
             a
             successour
             of
             his
             )
             remoued
             into
             the
             Towne
             :
             stored
             it
             with
             two
             and
             twenty
             Chanons
             ,
             and
             dedicated
             it
             to
             the
             name
             of
             Saint
             Martine
             ,
             
             Ann.
             725.
             
             Which
             house
             was
             afterward
             new
             builded
             by
             king
             Henry
             the
             first
             ,
             or
             rather
             by
             
               William
               Corbeil
            
             Archbishop
             ,
             as
             I
             coniecture
             by
             these
             words
             :
             
               Nouum
               opus
               Sancti
               Martini
               incipitur
               à
               Wilhelmo
               Corbuil
               ,
               Ann.
            
             1132.
             wherein
             Theobald
             the
             successour
             of
             Corbeil
             placed
             Benedictine
             Monks
             ,
             and
             called
             it
             the
             new
             Worke
             at
             Douer
             ,
             and
             was
             surrendred
             16.
             
             Nouemb.
             27.
             
             Hen.
             8.
             the
             value
             of
             this
             
             foundation
             was
             yearely
             232.
             l.
             10.
             s.
             5.
             d.
             ob
             .
             and
             was
             surrendred
             ,
             26.
             
             Nouemb
             .
             27.
             
             H.
             8.
             
          
           
             Henry
             the
             third
             ,
             
             king
             of
             England
             ,
             here
             founded
             an
             Hospitall
             for
             the
             Knights
             Templers
             ,
             which
             he
             called
             ,
             
               Maison
               de
               Dieu
            
             ,
             or
             Gods
             house
             :
             Valued
             at
             159.
             l.
             18.
             s.
             6.
             d.
             ob
             .
             q.
             
               per
               annum
            
             ,
             at
             the
             dissolution
             .
          
           
             Not
             farre
             from
             this
             Towne
             was
             a
             little
             Monastery
             called
             ,
             
             St.
             Radegunds
             ,
             on
             the
             hill
             ,
             valued
             at
             98.
             l.
             by
             yeare
             :
             founded
             by
             Hugh
             the
             first
             Abbot
             of
             Saint
             Austins
             .
          
        
         
           
             Herne
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Anto.
               Louerick
               .
               Armig.
               et
               Constantia
               vxor
               eius
               ,
            
             
             
               qui
               obijt
            
             10
             Octob.
             1511.
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               corpus
               Christiane
               dudum
               vxoris
               Mathei
               Philips
               Aurisab●●
               ,
            
             
             
               ac
               Maioris
               Londinensis
               que
               obijt
            
             ....
             1470.
             
               pro
               cuius
               anime
               salute
               veluis
               Deum
               orare
               .
            
          
           
             This
             Lord
             Maior
             was
             made
             knight
             of
             the
             Bath
             at
             the
             coronation
             of
             Elizabeth
             ,
             wife
             of
             king
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             ,
             together
             with
             Sir
             
               Raph
               Ioccline
            
             ,
             and
             Sir
             
               Henry
               Weeuer
            
             ,
             and
             after
             that
             with
             other
             Aldermen
             ,
             was
             knighted
             in
             the
             field
             ,
             Ann.
             1471.
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Wilhelmus
               Fineux
               sil
               .
               et
               heres
               Iohannis
               Fineux
               ,
            
             
             
               militis
               ,
               qui
               obijt
               Regis
               Henrici
            
             7.
             
             Others
             of
             that
             name
             lye
             here
             entombed
             ,
             but
             without
             any
             inscription
             to
             preserue
             their
             memorie
             .
          
        
         
           
             Braborne
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Wilhelmus
               Scot
               de
               Braborne
               A●
               .
               qui
               obijt
            
             5.
             
             Febr.
             1433.
             
               cuius
               anime
            
             .
             
          
           
             
               Sis
               testis
               Christe
               quod
               non
               tacet
               hic
               Lapis
               iste
            
             
               Corpus
               vt
               ornetur
               sed
               spiritus
               vt
               memoretur
               .
            
             
               Quisquis
               eris
               qui
               transieris
               sic
               perlege
               plora
            
             
               Sum
               quod
               eris
               sucramque
               quod
               es
               pro
               me
               precor
               ora
               .
            
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               magnificus
               ac
               insignis
               miles
               Iohannes
               Scot
               quondam
               Regis
               domus
               ,
            
             
             
               inuictissimi
               Principis
               Edwardi
               quarti
               ,
               Controll
               .
               et
               nobilissima
               integerrimaque
               Agnes
               vxor
               eius
               .
               Qui
               quidem
               Iohannes
               obijt
               Ann.
            
             1485.
             
               die
               mens
               .
               Octob.
            
             17.
             
          
           
             This
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Scot
            
             was
             also
             of
             the
             priuy
             Councell
             ,
             and
             knight
             Marshall
             of
             Caleis
             ,
             
             who
             with
             others
             was
             sent
             vpon
             an
             Embasie
             ,
             
               Ann.
               Reg.
               Ed.
            
             4.12
             .
             to
             the
             Dukes
             of
             Burgundy
             and
             Britaine
             ,
             to
             bring
             backe
             againe
             the
             Earles
             of
             Pembroke
             ,
             and
             Richmund
             ,
             whose
             escape
             did
             much
             perplexe
             their
             kings
             suspitious
             thoughts
             .
             
               Iohannes
               Scot
               miles
               cum
               CC.
               soldariis
               ex
               mandato
               Domini
               Regis
               apud
               Sandwicum
               pro
               salua
               custodia
               eiusdem
               inter
               Bund
               .
               Indent
               .
               de
               Guerra
               apud
               pelles
               .
               West
               .
            
          
           
             
               Hic
               ...
               Wilhelmus
               Scot
               myles
            
             ,
             
             ob
             .
             1350.
             
          
           
             I
             take
             this
             man
             to
             be
             that
             
               William
               Scot
            
             ,
             who
             with
             others
             of
             eminent
             degree
             and
             qualitie
             ,
             was
             knighted
             by
             Edward
             the
             third
             ,
             the
             tenth
             of
             his
             raigne
             vpon
             the
             creation
             of
             Edward
             his
             sonne
             Earle
             of
             Chester
             ,
             and
             Duke
             of
             Cornwall
             .
          
           
             Of
             your
             ...
             Dame
             
               Elisabeth
               Poynings
            
             ,
             
             late
             wife
             of
             Sir
             
               Edward
               Poynings
            
             
             which
             Dame
             Elisabeth
             deceased
             ,
             Aug.
             12.
             1524.
             
          
           
             
             This
             Elisabeth
             was
             the
             daughter
             of
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Scot
            
             ,
             of
             Scots
             Hall
             ,
             where
             the
             family
             of
             these
             Scots
             haue
             so
             long
             flourished
             in
             worshipfull
             estimation
             .
             
               
                 
                   
                   Hac
                   necis
                   in
                   cella
                   iacet
                   hic
                   prudens
                   Isabella
                
                 
                   Que
                   nulli
                   nocuit
                   ,
                   sed
                   Domino
                   placuit
                   .
                
                 
                   Sponsa
                   fuit
                   fata
                   venerabilis
                   ,
                   et
                   peramata
                   ,
                
                 
                   Clifton
                   Geruasij
                   militis
                   egregij
                   .
                
                 
                   Ante
                   fuit
                   dicta
                   Wilhelmi
                   Scotti
                   relicta
                   ,
                
                 
                   Harbard
                   vocata
                   ,
                   vel
                   Fynche
                   certe
                   scies
                   .
                
                 
                   Dicitur
                   hic
                   alias
                   ....
                   mille
                   quater
                   centum
                   ,
                
                 
                   Petit
                   L.
                   cum
                   septem
                   ...
                   ,
                   monumentum
                   .
                
                 
                   Nouembris
                   deca
                   bis
                   hijs
                   numerando
                   dabis
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   
                   Geruasium
                   Clifton
                   istam
                   genuisse
                   Iohannam
                   ;
                
                 
                   Sta
                   lege
                   cui
                   Iohn
                   Digge
                   sociatus
                   erat
                   .
                
                 
                   Morte
                   ....
                   cadit
                   corpus
                   ,
                   sequitur
                   cito
                   mater
                   .
                
                 
                   Filia
                   preuenit
                   hanc
                   cui
                   solet
                   esse
                   sequax
                   .
                
                 
                   Christetuas
                   famulas
                   fac
                   post
                   te
                   scandere
                   celos
                   ,
                
                 
                   Et
                   post
                   coniugia
                   regna
                   tenere
                   tua
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   
                   Subiacet
                   hac
                   Petra
                   Dionisia
                   nunc
                   caro
                   tetra
                   ;
                
                 
                   Que
                   fuerat
                   nata
                   Fynche
                   aut
                   Harbard
                   vocitata
                   ;
                
                 
                   Vincent
                   Armigeri
                   :
                   cui
                   parce
                   Iesu
                   mulieri
                   .
                
                 
                   Dormit
                   non
                   moritur
                   licet
                   hic
                   terra
                   sepelitur
                   .
                
                 
                   Qui
                   bene
                   pensetur
                   qui
                   credit
                   non
                   morietur
                
                 
                   Anno
                   milleno
                   C.
                   quater
                   ....
                   cape
                   pleno
                
                 
                   Bis
                   quater
                   appone
                   ....
                   celi
                   iunge
                   corone
                
                 
                   ..........
                
                 
                   Cui
                   sit
                   saluamen
                   Deus
                   omnipotens
                   precor
                   .
                   Amen
                   .
                
                 
                   Hic
                   iacet
                   expertus
                   sub
                   marmore
                   miles
                   opertus
                
                 
                   
                   Gower
                   Robertus
                   anime
                   sis
                   Christe
                   misertus
                   .
                
              
            
             From
             this
             familie
             
               Iohn
               Gower
            
             the
             Poet
             was
             descended
             .
          
           
             
             One
             of
             the
             Pasheleis
             lyeth
             here
             interred
             ,
             the
             Lord
             of
             Halle
             and
             Mote
             in
             Sussex
             .
             From
             whom
             the
             Scots
             deriue
             a
             descent
             .
          
           
             
             
               Iohanna
               Pashlee
               filia
               Iohannis
               de
               sole
               secunda
               vxor
               Edmundi
               Pashlee
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Folkston
             .
          
           
             
             A
             Towne
             famous
             in
             times
             past
             ,
             and
             much
             frequented
             by
             the
             English
             Saxons
             for
             religion
             sake
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             a
             Monastery
             ,
             which
             Eauswide
             the
             daughter
             of
             Eadbald
             ,
             king
             of
             Kent
             ,
             erected
             for
             religious
             women
             ;
             of
             which
             ,
             she
             became
             the
             first
             Prioresse
             .
             She
             dedicated
             her
             Church
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             Saint
             Peter
             ,
             and
             replenished
             her
             house
             with
             blacke
             Nunnes
             :
             she
             continued
             herein
             Abbesse
             a
             long
             time
             ,
             
             and
             so
             dyed
             a
             vailed
             Virgin
             ,
             about
             the
             yeare
             673.
             
             This
             foundation
             was
             long
             ago
             swallowed
             vp
             with
             the
             sea
             ;
             and
             another
             built
             by
             
               Iohn
               Segraue
            
             ,
             
             and
             Iulian
             his
             wife
             ,
             the
             daughter
             and
             heire
             of
             
               Iohn
               Sandwich
            
             ,
             who
             was
             Lord
             of
             this
             Towne
             ,
             together
             with
             
               Iohn
               Clinton
            
             ,
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             king
             Henry
             the
             third
             ,
             who
             consecrated
             this
             their
             holy
             fabricke
             
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             Saint
             Peter
             ,
             and
             S.
             Eauswid
             .
             Whose
             reliques
             they
             translated
             ,
             into
             their
             new
             built
             Church
             ;
             there
             they
             were
             gloriously
             en●●●rined
             ,
             and
             she
             honoured
             for
             a
             Saint
             .
             Of
             whom
             the
             credulous
             common
             people
             did
             report
             many
             strange
             wonders
             :
             As
             that
             shee
             lengthened
             a
             bean●●
             of
             this
             her
             religious
             building
             three
             foot
             ,
             when
             the
             Carpenters
             (
             missing
             their
             measure
             )
             had
             made
             it
             so
             much
             too
             short
             :
             That
             shee
             haled
             and
             drew
             water
             ouer
             the
             hills
             against
             nature
             :
             
             That
             shee
             forbad
             certaine
             rauenous
             birds
             the
             countrey
             ,
             which
             before
             did
             much
             hurt
             thereabouts
             :
             That
             she
             restored
             the
             blinde
             ,
             cast
             out
             the
             deuill
             ,
             and
             healed
             innumerable
             folkes
             of
             their
             infirmities
             .
             And
             therefore
             after
             her
             death
             ,
             she
             was
             by
             the
             policie
             of
             the
             Church
             of
             Rome
             ,
             and
             the
             Popish
             Priests
             ,
             canonized
             ;
             and
             by
             the
             folly
             of
             the
             common
             people
             (
             saith
             Lambard
             )
             honoured
             for
             a
             Saint
             .
             
          
           
             And
             no
             maruell
             at
             all
             (
             saith
             hee
             )
             for
             it
             was
             vsuall
             amongst
             the
             Clergie-men
             in
             those
             dayes
             ,
             not
             onely
             to
             magnifie
             their
             Benefactours
             of
             all
             sorts
             ;
             but
             to
             deifie
             also
             so
             many
             of
             them
             (
             at
             the
             least
             )
             as
             were
             of
             noble
             parentage
             ,
             knowing
             that
             thereby
             triple
             commoditie
             ensued
             ;
             the
             first
             ,
             for
             as
             much
             as
             by
             that
             meanes
             they
             assured
             many
             great
             Personages
             vnto
             them
             :
             secondly
             ,
             they
             drew
             (
             by
             the
             awe
             of
             their
             example
             )
             infinite
             numbers
             of
             the
             common
             people
             after
             them
             :
             and
             lastly
             ,
             they
             aduentured
             the
             more
             boldly
             (
             vnder
             those
             honourable
             and
             glorious
             names
             and
             titles
             )
             to
             publish
             their
             fained
             miracles
             .
             And
             this
             surely
             was
             the
             cause
             that
             Sexburga
             in
             Shepie
             ,
             Mildred
             in
             Tanet
             ,
             Etheldred
             at
             Elye
             ,
             Edith
             at
             Wilton
             ,
             and
             sundrie
             other
             such
             women
             of
             royall
             bloud
             in
             each
             quarter
             ,
             were
             canonized
             Saints
             :
             for
             generally
             the
             Religious
             of
             those
             times
             were
             as
             thankfull
             to
             their
             Benefactours
             ,
             as
             euer
             were
             the
             heathen
             nations
             to
             their
             first
             Kings
             and
             Founders
             .
             The
             one
             for
             sanctifying
             such
             as
             did
             either
             build
             them
             houses
             ,
             or
             deuise
             them
             Orders
             ;
             and
             the
             other
             deifying
             such
             ,
             as
             had
             made
             them
             Cities
             ,
             or
             prescribed
             them
             lawes
             and
             gouernment
             .
          
           
             This
             was
             it
             that
             made
             
               Saturne
               ,
               Hercules
               ,
               Romulus
            
             ,
             and
             others
             moe
             ,
             to
             haue
             place
             (
             in
             common
             opinion
             )
             with
             the
             Gods
             aboue
             the
             starres
             :
             and
             this
             caused
             
               Dunstan
               ,
               Edgar
               ,
               Ethelwold
            
             ,
             and
             others
             ,
             first
             to
             bee
             shrined
             here
             in
             earth
             ,
             and
             then
             to
             sit
             amongst
             the
             Saints
             in
             heauen
             .
             This
             Nunnery
             was
             valued
             at
             the
             fatall
             ouerthrow
             of
             all
             such
             edifices
             ,
             at
             63.
             l.
             7.
             s.
             
               per
               annum
            
             .
             It
             was
             surrendred
             15.
             
             Nouemb.
             27.
             
             H.
             8.
             
          
        
         
           
             Lidde
             .
          
           
             In
             this
             Church
             are
             the
             pictures
             of
             a
             man
             and
             his
             wife
             ,
             inlayed
             in
             brasse
             vpon
             a
             goodly
             Monument
             :
             thus
             inscribed
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Thomas
               Godfray
               quondam
               de
               veteri
               Rumney
               qui
               obijt
            
             5.
             
               dic
               mens
               .
               Aug.
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1430.
             a
             familie
             of
             knights
             ,
             
             not
             farre
             from
             I●dde
             ,
             and
             neare
             vnto
             Stonend
             .
             In
             the
             beach
             is
             to
             bee
             seene
             an
             heape
             of
             great
             stones
             ,
             
             which
             the
             neighbour
             inhabitants
             call
             S.
             Crispins
             ,
             and
             Crispinians
             Tombe
             ,
             whom
             they
             report
             to
             haue
             beene
             cast
             vpon
             this
             Shore
             by
             shipwracke
             ,
             and
             from
             hence
             called
             into
             the
             glorious
             company
             of
             Saints
             .
             Looke
             
               Iacobus
               de
               voragine
            
             ,
             in
             the
             Legend
             of
             their
             liues
             ,
             and
             you
             may
             beleeue
             (
             perhaps
             )
             as
             much
             as
             is
             here
             spoken
             :
             they
             were
             Shoomakers
             ,
             and
             suffered
             martyrdome
             the
             tenth
             of
             the
             Kalends
             of
             Nouember
             .
             Which
             day
             is
             kept
             
             holiday
             ,
             
             to
             this
             day
             ,
             by
             all
             our
             Shoomakers
             in
             London
             and
             elsewhere
             .
          
        
         
           
             Begebury
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Iohannes
               filius
               Iohannis
               Begebure
               qui
               obijt
               die
               Sancti
               Bri●ij
               ,
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1424.
             
          
           
             This
             Iohn
             was
             the
             last
             Begebury
             of
             this
             house
             ,
             whose
             daughter
             and
             heire
             was
             married
             to
             Culpepper
             .
          
           
             
             
               Orate
               pro
               animabus
               Walteri
               Culpeper
               Ar.
               et
               Agnetis
               vxoris
               sue
               qui
               quidem
               Walterus
               erat
               filius
               Thome
               Culpeper
               militis
               ,
               et
               predicta
               Agnes
               erat
               filia
               Edmundi
               Robar
               iuxta
               Cantuar.
               et
               predicta
               Agnes
               obiit
            
             2.
             
               die
               Decemb.
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1457.
             
               et
               predictus
               Walt.
               obiit
            
             24.
             
             Nouemb.
             1462.
             
               quorum
               animabus
            
             .
          
           
             
             
               Orate
               ...
               Iohannis
               Culpeper
               militis
               ,
               et
               Agnes
               vxor
               eius
               qui
               quidem
               Iohannes
               obiit
            
             22.
             
             Decemb.
             1480.
             quorum
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Culpeper
            
             is
             remembred
             in
             our
             English
             Chronicles
             ,
             for
             siding
             with
             Thomas
             the
             great
             Earle
             of
             Lancaster
             ,
             against
             his
             Soueraigne
             Lord
             King
             Edward
             the
             second
             :
             and
             
               Thomas
               Culpeper
            
             a
             gentlemen
             of
             the
             priuie-Chamber
             ,
             is
             not
             forgotten
             ,
             for
             being
             ouer
             familiar
             with
             his
             Lord
             and
             Master
             King
             Henry
             the
             eighth
             :
             the
             one
             hanged
             ,
             drawne
             ,
             and
             quartered
             at
             Winchelsey
             ,
             the
             other
             beheaded
             at
             Tyborne
             .
             The
             place
             fatall
             to
             both
             was
             Pontefract
             :
             
             a
             familie
             of
             exemplarie
             note
             ,
             both
             here
             and
             sometime
             in
             the
             County
             of
             Rutland
             ,
             by
             the
             marriage
             of
             Sir
             
               Tho.
               Colepeper
            
             knight
             ,
             to
             Eleanor
             daughter
             and
             heire
             of
             
               Nicholas
               Greene
            
             of
             Rutlandshire
             .
             The
             Church
             of
             Hed●orne
             sounded
             by
             one
             of
             the
             Culpepers
             .
          
        
         
           
             ●uechurch
             .
          
           
             
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Henrici
               Atte
               Capella
               militis
               ,
               et
               Iacobi
               Atte
               Capella
               militis
               :
               in
               fenestra
               .
            
             Now
             Capells
             ,
             an
             ancient
             name
             and
             familie
             in
             old
             Latine
             records
             written
             ,
             
               De
               Capella
            
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             Priory
             neare
             Rumney
             .
          
           
             
             The
             Priory
             of
             Regular
             Canons
             neare
             Rumney
             ,
             was
             founded
             by
             
               Iohn
               Mansell
            
             ,
             Prouost
             of
             Beuerley
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             that
             God
             tooke
             vpon
             him
             the
             forme
             of
             a
             Seruant
             ,
             1257.
             the
             41.
             of
             king
             Henry
             the
             third
             :
             of
             the
             which
             foundation
             ,
             
             as
             also
             of
             the
             Founder
             ,
             reade
             if
             you
             please
             these
             words
             out
             of
             
               Mathew
               Paris
            
             .
             In
             the
             same
             yeare
             ,
             saith
             he
             ,
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Mansell
            
             Prouost
             of
             Beuerley
             ,
             the
             Kings
             Chaplaine
             ,
             and
             of
             his
             especiall
             Councell
             ,
             a
             man
             prudent
             ,
             circumspect
             ,
             and
             rich
             ,
             wisely
             considering
             ,
             that
             the
             fauour
             of
             a
             king
             is
             not
             hereditarie
             ,
             nor
             the
             prosperitie
             of
             the
             world
             alwayes
             permanent
             :
             founded
             a
             Religious
             house
             of
             Regular
             Canons
             ,
             neare
             by
             Rumney
             ,
             two
             miles
             from
             the
             sea
             ,
             and
             endowed
             it
             with
             very
             ample
             reuenues
             ,
             which
             he
             replenished
             with
             Canons
             ,
             by
             the
             example
             of
             
               Peter
               Chareport
            
             :
             who
             ,
             as
             hee
             was
             enformed
             ,
             not
             many
             dayes
             before
             ,
             had
             piously
             and
             prosperously
             founded
             an
             house
             of
             the
             same
             order
             ,
             that
             so
             passing
             by
             temporall
             goods
             ,
             they
             might
             not
             loose
             eternall
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             Bilsington
             .
          
           
             A
             Priory
             likewise
             built
             by
             the
             said
             
               Iohn
               Maunsell
            
             ,
             
             for
             King
             Henry
             the
             third
             ,
             and
             Eleanor
             his
             wife
             ,
             and
             dedicated
             to
             the
             blessed
             Virgine
             Mary
             ,
             wherein
             he
             placed
             blacke
             Canons
             ;
             which
             was
             valued
             amongst
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             suppressed
             houses
             ,
             at
             8.
             l.
             1.
             s.
             6.
             d.
             of
             yearely
             commings
             in
             .
             This
             house
             was
             surrendred
             19.
             
             Ianuar.
             36.
             
             H●n
             .
             8.
             
          
           
             But
             to
             proceed
             a
             little
             further
             with
             this
             
               Iohn
               Maunsell
            
             ,
             
             his
             Ecclesiasticall
             and
             Temporall
             dignities
             ;
             who
             besides
             being
             Prouost
             of
             Beuerley
             ,
             was
             Treasurer
             of
             Yorke
             ,
             Parson
             of
             Maidstone
             ,
             in
             this
             County
             ,
             and
             Parson
             of
             Wigan
             in
             Lanchishire
             ,
             to
             whom
             king
             Henry
             the
             third
             did
             grant
             that
             his
             Towne
             of
             Wigan
             should
             be
             a
             Burrow
             .
             Hee
             was
             chiefe
             Iustice
             of
             England
             ,
             one
             of
             the
             priuie
             Councell
             to
             the
             said
             King
             ,
             
             his
             Chaplaine
             ,
             his
             Embassador
             into
             Spaine
             ,
             a
             worthy
             Souldier
             ,
             
               In
               armis
               strenuus
               ,
               &
               animo
               imperterritus
               .
            
             who
             with
             his
             owne
             hands
             ,
             in
             a
             battell
             betwixt
             the
             English
             and
             the
             French
             ,
             neare
             to
             Tailborge
             in
             France
             ,
             
             tooke
             Prisoner
             one
             
               Peter
               Orige
            
             ,
             a
             gentleman
             of
             eminent
             place
             and
             qualitie
             :
             He
             was
             crossed
             to
             go
             to
             Ierusalem
             .
             He
             feasted
             at
             his
             house
             in
             Tole-hill
             field
             ,
             at
             one
             time
             ,
             two
             kings
             ,
             two
             Queenes
             ,
             with
             their
             dependances
             ,
             700.
             messe
             of
             meate
             scarce
             seruing
             for
             the
             first
             dinner
             .
             About
             the
             31.
             yeare
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             third
             ,
             at
             the
             instance
             of
             the
             said
             king
             ,
             he
             was
             first
             made
             keeper
             of
             the
             great
             Seale
             ,
             as
             Vicechancellour
             .
             For
             ,
             saith
             Paris
             ,
             
             
               Custodiam
               Sigilli
               regij
               accepit
               Cancellarij
               vices
               acturus
               et
               officium
               :
            
             and
             afterwards
             Lord
             keeper
             in
             plenarie
             office
             and
             authoritie
             ;
             yet
             for
             all
             this
             glorious
             pompe
             ,
             and
             great
             promotions
             ,
             I
             finde
             his
             end
             to
             be
             poore
             ,
             wretched
             ,
             and
             miserable
             ,
             beyond
             Seas
             ;
             but
             I
             finde
             no
             place
             of
             his
             death
             nor
             buriall
             :
             
             of
             all
             which
             ,
             may
             it
             please
             you
             to
             reade
             thus
             much
             out
             of
             an
             old
             Manuscript
             in
             the
             fame
             language
             it
             was
             to
             me
             deliuered
             .
          
           
             Ann.
             1268.
             
               obijt
               Iohannes
               Mansel
               in
               partibus
               transmarinis
               ,
            
             
             
               in
               paupertate
               ,
               et
               dolore
               maximo
               .
               Hic
               miser
               tot
               obtentus
               Ecclesiasticos
               habuit
               vt
               annuatim
               ex
               illis
               XVIII
               .
               millia
               Marcarum
               poterat
               expendere
               ,
               vnde
               maiores
               Episco
               .
               Anglie
               recusauit
               ,
               tum
               quia
               in
               pluralitate
               permultarum
               preditissimarum
               Ecclesiarū
               habundauit
               ,
               tum
               quia
               lubricus
               erat
               .
               Hic
               ait
               de
               vna
               Ecclesia
               modici
               census
               ,
            
             
             scilicet
             20.
             
               librarum
               .
               Ad
               canes
               nostros
               valet
               ista
               Ecclesia
               innuens
               per
               hoc
               ,
               quod
               surfures
               ,
               et
               farina
               ,
               et
               alia
               canibus
               necessaria
               ,
               ex
               prouentu
               istius
               Ecclesie
               deberent
               comparari
               :
               Hic
               autem
               cum
               esset
            
             *
             
               Simonis
               aduersarius
               (
               scilicet
               Mounteforti
               )
               et
               consiliarius
               precipuus
               ,
               suaset
               Regi
               vt
               iuramentum
               quod
               fecerat
               cum
               Baronibus
               ,
               pro
               fidelitate
               Anglie
               seruanda
               omnino
               dimitteret
               ,
               factumque
               est
               ita
               .
               Mittitur
               igitur
               ad
               curiam
               summi
               Pontificis
               pro
               absolutione
               petenda
               ,
               ne
               Rex
               teneretur
               prestito
               Baronibus
               iuramento
               ,
               obtinuitque
               mox
               regia
               supplicatio
               absolutionem
               petitam
               ,
               vnde
               bellum
               de
               quo
               dictum
               est
               accepit
               ,
               post
               illius
               absolutionis
               obtentum
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             Of
             this
             man
             so
             many
             times
             double
             beneficed
             ,
             
             
               Mathew
               Paris
            
             doth
             thus
             descant
             .
             
               Admirabantur
               autem
               cum
               stupore
               ,
               qui
               ea
               quae
               Dei
               sunt
               sapiunt
               ,
               hominem
               tam
               circumspectum
               ,
            
             
             
               tot
               animarum
               curam
               suscepisse
               non
               formidare
               ,
               cum
               de
               omnibus
               coram
               summo
               Iudice
               ,
               vt
               reddat
               rationem
               sihi
               se
               constiterit
               obligatum
               ,
               sed
               vt
               verificetur
               .
               Multi
               multa
               sciunt
               seipsos
               penitus
               nescientes
               .
            
          
           
             I
             haue
             seene
             a
             pedigree
             of
             the
             Mansels
             ,
             from
             
               Philip
               de
               Mansel
            
             ,
             who
             came
             in
             with
             the
             Conquerour
             ,
             vntill
             these
             our
             times
             .
             Of
             this
             name
             and
             familie
             is
             that
             orthodoxall
             sound
             Diuine
             ,
             and
             worthy
             Master
             of
             Queenes
             Colledge
             
             in
             Cambridge
             ,
             
               Iohn
               Mansel
            
             ,
             Doctor
             of
             Diuinitie
             ,
             and
             a
             generall
             Scholler
             in
             all
             good
             literature
             .
          
        
         
           
             Boughton
             vnder
             Bleane
             .
          
           
             
             Orate
             pro
             anima
             Iohannis
             Colkin
             Ar
             ▪
             obijt
             18.
             
             April
             1405.
             
          
           
             
             Orate
             pro
             anima
             Willelmi
             Colkin
             de
             Colkin
             et
             pro
             anima
             Agnetis
             vxoris
             eius
             ,
             qui
             obierunt
             ,
             1460.
             
          
           
             
             
               Pray
               for
               the
               soule
               of
            
             Iohn
             Best
             and
             Ioane
             
               his
               wife
               ,
               who
               deceased
               the
               20.
               day
               of
               Iuly
               ,
               1408.
               
            
          
        
         
           
             Swynfeeld
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             was
             a
             religious
             foundation
             called
             a
             Preceptorie
             .
             I
             should
             thinke
             it
             to
             haue
             beene
             a
             free-Schoole
             ,
             howsoeuer
             her
             allowance
             is
             very
             large
             and
             Colledge-like
             :
             for
             her
             yearely
             reuenues
             did
             amount
             to
             87.
             l.
             3.
             s.
             3.
             d.
             ob
             .
             according
             to
             the
             pricement
             at
             the
             suppression
             .
             Who
             should
             bee
             the
             Founder
             ,
             I
             cannot
             finde
             .
          
           
             Here
             is
             an
             ancient
             faire
             Monument
             ,
             whereon
             the
             portraiture
             of
             an
             armed
             knight
             crosse
             legged
             is
             to
             bee
             seene
             ,
             and
             onely
             
               Hic
               iacet
            
             of
             an
             Inscription
             ,
             tbe
             rest
             gone
             .
          
           
             
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Willelmi
               Tonge
               ,
               et
               Iohannis
               filij
               eius
               ,
               qui
               hanc
               fenestrum
               fieri
               fecerunt
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Shelwich
             .
          
           
             
             Hic
             iacet
             Dominus
             Richardus
             Atte-Leese
             milesac
             ,
             domina
             Dionisia
             vx
             .
             eius
             qui
             quidem
             Richardus
             obii●
             ,
             Ann.
             1394.
             
          
           
             
               Vpon
               an
               old
               Tombe
               ,
               and
               in
               as
               old
               a
               character
               ,
               these
               words
               :
            
          
           
             
             Ici
             gist
             Richard
             Lisla
             .
          
           
             Hic
             iacet
             Iohannes
             Cely
             Ar.
             et
             Isabella
             vx
             .
             qui
             ob
             .
             19.
             
             Octob.
             1426.
             
          
           
             
               
               Re●ald
               de
               Deyre
               gist
               icy
            
             
               Dien
               de
               salme
               eit
               mercy
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Wye
             .
          
           
             
             The
             ruines
             of
             a
             Collegiate
             Church
             are
             here
             yet
             still
             to
             be
             seene
             ;
             first
             built
             by
             
               Iohn
               Kempe
            
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             borne
             in
             this
             Towne
             ;
             the
             sonne
             of
             
               Thomas
               Kempe
            
             ,
             and
             Beatrice
             his
             wife
             ,
             who
             were
             fairely
             entombed
             in
             this
             their
             sonnes
             foundation
             ,
             with
             this
             Epitaph
             .
          
           
             
               
               Hic
               sistunt
               ossa
               Thome
               Kempe
               marmore
               fossa
               ,
            
             
               Cuius
               opus
               pronum
               se
               probat
               esse
               bonum
               .
            
             
               Dum
               vixit
               letus
               ,
               fuit
               ,
               &
               bonitate
               repletus
               ,
            
             
               Munificus
               viguit
               ,
               pauperibus
               tribuit
               .
            
             
               Iungitur
               huic
               satrix
               virtutum
               sponsa
               Beatrix
               ,
            
             
               Que
               partitur
               opes
               ,
               sponte
               iuuans
               inopes
               .
            
             
               Ex
               his
               processit
               vt
               ramus
               ab
               arbore
               crescit
               ,
            
             
               Cleri
               Presidium
               ,
               Dux
               sapiens
               ouium
               .
            
             
             
               Christo
               Lectoris
               mens
               cunctis
               supplicet
               horis
               ,
            
             
               Vt
               Patris
               Deitas
               luminet
               has
               animas
               .
            
          
           
             In
             this
             Colledge
             he
             placed
             secular
             Priests
             ,
             to
             attend
             diuine
             Seruice
             ,
             and
             to
             instruct
             the
             youth
             of
             the
             Parish
             ,
             in
             Grammar
             ,
             and
             other
             learning
             ,
             according
             to
             his
             foundation
             ,
             the
             gouernour
             of
             the
             Colledge
             was
             called
             a
             Prebendary
             .
             It
             was
             begun
             and
             finished
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             sixth
             .
             The
             value
             of
             it
             at
             the
             suppression
             was
             ,
             93.
             l.
             2.
             s.
             6.
             ob
             .
             
               per
               annum
            
             .
             There
             was
             (
             saith
             Lambard
             )
             a
             Colledge
             in
             this
             place
             ,
             
             wherein
             Edward
             the
             second
             held
             the
             solemnitie
             of
             a
             whole
             Christmas
             .
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Iohn
               Andrew
               iustus
               Palmerque
               venustus
               .
            
             
               ...........
            
          
        
         
           
             Ashford
             .
          
           
             Here
             is
             likewise
             a
             Collegiate
             Church
             of
             Priests
             founded
             by
             Sir
             
               Ro.
               Fogge
            
             knight
             ,
             
             wherein
             many
             of
             that
             ancient
             and
             noble
             Familie
             lye
             interred
             ;
             there
             hang
             in
             the
             Quire
             the
             Achieuements
             of
             sixe
             of
             them
             that
             haue
             had
             their
             funerall
             obsequies
             (
             an
             honour
             to
             the
             dead
             now
             most
             shamefully
             neglected
             )
             attended
             with
             Heralds
             of
             Armes
             .
             But
             that
             which
             presenteth
             the
             greatest
             glory
             and
             antiquitie
             to
             this
             Church
             ,
             is
             the
             Monument
             of
             the
             Countesse
             of
             Atholl
             in
             Scotland
             :
             whose
             Epitaph
             in
             old
             French
             ,
             as
             also
             the
             Banners
             in
             her
             hands
             ,
             shew
             her
             to
             be
             the
             daughter
             of
             the
             Lord
             Ferrers
             .
          
           
             
               Icy
               gist
               Elizabeth
               Comite
               D'athels
               la
               File
               Sign
               .
               de
               Ferrers
               ....
               Dieu
               asoil
               .
            
             
             
               Que
               morust
               le
            
             22.
             
               iour
               D'october
               L'an
               de
               Grace
               ,
               M.CCC.LXXV
               .
            
          
           
             She
             was
             wife
             to
             
               Dauid
               de
               Strabolgie
            
             ,
             the
             fourth
             of
             that
             Christian
             name
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Atholl
             ,
             and
             the
             daughter
             of
             Henry
             Lord
             Ferrers
             of
             Groby
             ,
             and
             being
             secondly
             married
             to
             
               Iohn
               Maleweyn
            
             of
             this
             County
             ,
             here
             dyed
             in
             this
             Towne
             .
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             Sir
             
               Francis
               Fogge
            
             ,
             who
             flourished
             
               tempore
               Hen.
            
             2.
             
             Sir
             
               Anthony
               Fogge
            
             ,
             a
             knight
             of
             the
             Rodes
             .
             Sir
             Iohn
             ,
             and
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Fogge
            
             with
             many
             more
             of
             the
             family
             .
          
           
             Here
             are
             many
             goodly
             pourtraitures
             in
             the
             windowes
             .
             As
             of
             Edward
             the
             third
             ,
             of
             the
             blacke
             Prince
             ,
             Richard
             Duke
             of
             Glocester
             ,
             Richard
             Earle
             Riuers
             ,
             the
             Lord
             Hastings
             ,
             the
             Lord
             Scales
             ,
             Sir
             
               William
               Hawte
               ,
               Valoins
            
             ,
             and
             his
             two
             wiues
             ,
             the
             first
             the
             daughter
             of
             Hawte
             ,
             the
             second
             of
             Fogge.
             
          
        
         
           
             Feuersham
             .
          
           
             The
             funerall
             Monuments
             of
             this
             Church
             are
             more
             carefully
             preserued
             ,
             then
             in
             any
             other
             (
             that
             I
             haue
             seene
             )
             in
             all
             Kent
             .
             
               Diligunt
               decorem
               Domus
               Domini
            
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               probus
               ,
               
               et
               dignus
               ,
               vir
               honestus
               ,
               amans
               ,
               que
               benignus
               ,
            
             
               Vt
               vere
               scitur
               Semanus
               Tong
               sepelitur
               .
            
             
               Hic
               vir
               oportunus
               ,
               Baro
               de
               portubus
               vnus
               ,
            
             
               In
               Thrughleigh
               natus
               suit
               ,
               in
               Feuershamque
               moratus
               .
            
             
               Mortuus
               ipse
               die
               celsa
               fuit
               Epiphanie
               .
            
             
               Anno
               milleno
               C.
               quater
               ,
               quarto
               quoque
               deno
               ,
            
             
             
               Huius
               Semani
               sucrant
               quadraginta
               bis
               anni
            
             
               Tempus
               in
               hac
               vita
               ;
               sibi
               celica
               sit
               via
               scita
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Orate
               pro
               animabus
               Iohannis
               Wigmore
               gen
               .
               quondam
               de
               Grayes
               Inn
               ....
               Consortis
               sue
               &
               omnium
               filiarum
               ,
               &
               Richardi
               filij
               ,
               qui
               ob
               .
               Octob.
            
             23.
             
             Ann.
             1492.
             
             
               Viue
               memor
               Lethi
            
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Willelmus
               Norton
               istius
               ville
               de
               Feuersham
               Ar.
               &
               Elisab
               .
               vx
               .
               or
               eius
               ●ilia
               Marci
               Hussey
               Ar.
               qui
               quidem
               Willelmus
               fuit
               istius
               ville
               ter
               Maior
               et
               obijt
               April
            
             27.
             1468.
             
          
           
             
               
               Hic
               iacet
               electus
               Willelmus
               Thorne
               ,
               bene
               tectus
               ,
            
             
               Marmore
               deiectus
               heu
               mortis
               vi
               quoque
               rectus
               .
            
             
               Aprilis
               dena
               luce
               cessit
               ab
               hacque
               Calendas
            
             
               Anno
               milleno
               quatuor
               cent
               .
               bis
               quater
               addas
               ,
            
             
               Ex
               istis
               ●inis
               vicenis
               rexit
               &
               annis
               .
            
             
               Cuius
               nos
               anime
               rogitemus
               cuncti
               potentem
               ,
            
             
               Vt
               precibus
               nostris
               nunc
               miserere
               velit
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Orate
               .
               :
               .
               Richardi
               gen
               .
               filii
               Willelmi
               Norton
               ,
               Ar.
               et
               Iohanne
               consortis
               ●ue
               ac
               matris
               sue
               Elizabethe
               qui
               quidem
               Richardus
               suit
               istius
               ville
               Maior
               ,
               ob
               .
               Decemb.
            
             10.
             1500.
             
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Iohannes
               Rust
               Capellanus
            
             ....
             1464.
             
          
           
             
               Es
               testes
               Christe
               quod
               non
               iacet
               hic
               lapis
               iste
               ,
            
             
               Corpus
               vt
               ornetur
               sed
               spiritus
               vt
               memoretur
               .
            
             
               Hem
               tu
               qui
               transis
               ,
               magnus
               ,
               medius
               ,
               puer
               ansis
            
             
               Pro
               me
               funde
               preces
               quia
               sic
               mihi
               fit
               venie
               spes
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Iohannes
               Read
               sexies
               Maior
               istius
               ville
               de
               Feuersham
               qui
               obiit
            
             ....
             1503.
             
          
           
             
               Vermibus
               hic
               donor
               et
               sic
               discedere
               conor
            
             
               Qualiter
               hic
               ponor
               ponitur
               omnis
               honor
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Willelmus
               Vpton
               ;
               qui
               ob
               .
               Ian.
            
             2.
             1432.
             
             Cuius
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Henricus
               Par
               Ar.
               qui
               obiit
               in
               crastino
               Annunciacionis
               beate
               Marie
               .
               Ann.
            
             1419.
             
          
           
             
               Vermibus
               hic
               esca
               iaceo
               ,
               quam
               tu
               tibi
               sortem
            
             
               Qui
               legis
               expecta
               ,
               neque
               fas
               tibi
               fallere
               mortem
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Agneta
               vxor
               Iohannis
               Feuersham
               que
               obiit
            
             16.
             
             Septemb.
             1427.
             
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Willelmus
               Leedes
               qui
               obiit
               die
               Sabbati
               ante
               festum
               omnium
               Sanctorum
               .
               Ann.
            
             1419.
             
             
               Cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               altissimus
            
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Henry
               Hatcher
            
             Merchant
             aduenturer
             ,
             and
             Ione
             his
             wife
             ....
             1500.
             
          
           
             
               
                 Christopherus
                 iacet
                 hic
                 Anna
                 cum
                 coniuge
                 Finchus
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Who
                 so
                 him
                 bethoft
                 inwardly
                 and
                 oft
              
               
                 How
                 hard
                 it
                 were
                 to
                 flit
                 from
                 bed
                 vnto
                 the
                 pitt
                 ,
              
               
                 From
                 pitt
                 vnto
                 peyne
                 ,
                 that
                 nere
                 shal
                 cease
                 certeyne
              
               
                 He
                 wold
                 not
                 doe
                 one
                 sinn
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 world
                 to
                 winn
                 .
              
            
          
           
             These
             rimes
             are
             faire
             inlaid
             in
             brasse
             vpon
             a
             marble
             stone
             with
             this
             Inscription
             
             following
             about
             the
             Verge
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Richardus
               Colwel
               quondam
               Maior
               istius
               ville
               de
               Feuersham
               ,
               qui
               obiit
            
             ....
             1533.
             
             And
             at
             euery
             corner
             of
             the
             stone
             this
             word
             Col
             ,
             with
             the
             liuely
             forme
             of
             a
             well
             ,
             
             expressing
             his
             name
             of
             Colwell
             .
             An
             vsuall
             fashion
             in
             former
             times
             fetched
             from
             the
             French
             ,
             which
             they
             call
             rebus
             ,
             or
             name-deuises
             :
             examples
             of
             the
             same
             are
             frequent
             .
          
           
             Neare
             to
             this
             Church
             sometime
             stood
             that
             goodly
             Abbey
             ,
             
             founded
             by
             Stephen
             king
             of
             England
             ,
             grandchilde
             to
             the
             Conquerour
             ,
             dedicated
             to
             Saint
             Sauiour
             ,
             replenished
             with
             blacke
             Monkes
             of
             Cluni
             ;
             valued
             at
             the
             suppression
             to
             be
             well
             worth
             (
             according
             to
             the
             fauourable
             rate
             of
             such
             endowments
             in
             those
             dayes
             )
             286.
             l.
             12.
             s.
             6.
             d.
             ob
             .
             yearely
             ,
             such
             was
             the
             charter
             of
             his
             donation
             .
          
           
             
               Stephanus
               Rex
            
             ,
             
             
               &c.
               Archiepiscopis
               ,
               Episcopis
               ,
               &c.
               salutem
               .
               Sciatis
               me
               pro
               salute
               anime
               mee
               ,
               &
               Matildis
               Regine
               vxoris
               mee
               ,
               &
               Eustachij
               filij
               mei
               ,
               &
               aliorum
               puerorum
               meorum
               ,
               &
               antecessorum
               Regum
               Anglie
               dedisse
               ,
               &c.
               
               Manerium
               meum
               de
               Fauresham
               ad
               fundand
               .
               Abbatiam
               vnam
               ibidem
               ae
               ordine
               Monachorum
               Cluniacensium
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             
               Sciatis
               etiam
               quod
               dedimus
               ego
               et
               Matildis
               Regina
               mea
               Willelmo
               de
               Ipra
               ,
               in
               Escambium
               pro
               eodem
               Manerio
               de
               Fauresham
               .
               Lillechire
               cum
               pertinencijs
               suis
               de
               hereditate
               Regine
               .
               Teste
               H.
               Episcopo
               Winton
               .
               fratre
               meo
               ,
               Rogero
               Episcopo
               de
               London
               Richardo
               de
               Lucy
               ,
               Hen.
               de
               Essex
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             This
             king
             died
             at
             Douer
             ,
             
             of
             an
             Iliack
             passion
             ,
             mixed
             with
             his
             old
             disease
             ,
             the
             Emrods
             ,
             Octob.
             25.
             1154.
             hauing
             raigned
             18.
             yeares
             ,
             ten
             moneths
             ,
             and
             odde
             dayes
             :
             and
             was
             buried
             in
             this
             Church
             of
             his
             owne
             foundation
             .
             Of
             which
             heare
             these
             ancient
             rimes
             .
          
           
             
               Aftur
               king
               Harry
               euyn
               ,
               
            
             
               Then
               regnyd
               king
               Stevyn
            
             
               The
               Erlys
               son
               Bloys
               he
               was
               truly
               :
            
             
               He
               wedded
               Mold
               the
               doghter
               of
               Mary
               .
            
             
               A
               good
               man
               he
               was
               bedeme
               ,
            
             
               I
               trow
               king
               Harry
               was
               his
               Eme
               ;
            
             
               He
               regnyd
               here
               XUIII
               yere
            
             
               And
               to
               Feuersham
               in
               Kent
               men
               him
               bere
            
             
               He
               deyed
               without
               issue
               truly
               ,
            
             
               Then
               regnyd
               his
               cosin
               Harry
               .
            
          
           
             Stephen
             was
             a
             most
             worthy
             Souldier
             (
             saith
             one
             )
             and
             wanted
             nothing
             to
             haue
             made
             him
             an
             excellent
             king
             ,
             
             but
             a
             iust
             title
             ,
             but
             that
             was
             wanting
             .
          
           
             
               The
               whiche
               he
               found
               ,
               
               whyles
               he
               was
               liuing
               so
               ,
            
             
               And
               reigned
               here
               ,
               in
               much
               trouble
               and
               wo.
            
             
               And
               had
               this
               Realme
               without
               any
               ryght
               ,
            
             
               Fro
               th'emprise
               Maude
               that
               faire
               Lady
               bryght
               .
            
          
           
             And
             this
             was
             the
             cause
             that
             he
             was
             driuen
             (
             perforce
             )
             to
             defend
             his
             vsur●ped
             authoritie
             by
             the
             sword
             ,
             which
             must
             needs
             procure
             him
             the
             hatred
             of
             many
             ,
             who
             thus
             speake
             of
             him
             in
             old
             English
             :
             
               
                 King
                 Stephen
                 his
                 luthenesse
                 withdrew
                 yers
                 a
                 fewe
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 But
                 er
                 Uyer
                 were
                 goo
                 he
                 ganne
                 to
                 wex
                 a
                 shrewe
                 .
              
               
               
                 For
                 he
                 wende
                 aboute
                 and
                 robbyd
                 the
                 lond
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 grownd
                 broght
                 ,
              
               
                 Then
                 the
                 toune
                 of
                 Wyrcester
                 he
                 brent
                 all
                 to
                 noght
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             But
             to
             conclude
             with
             the
             words
             of
             a
             late
             writer
             .
             This
             Stephen
             was
             a
             man
             so
             continually
             in
             motion
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             that
             we
             cannot
             take
             his
             dimension
             ,
             but
             onely
             in
             passing
             ,
             and
             that
             but
             on
             one
             side
             which
             was
             warre
             :
             on
             the
             other
             ,
             we
             neuer
             saw
             but
             a
             glaunce
             on
             him
             ,
             which
             yet
             for
             the
             most
             part
             ,
             was
             such
             as
             shewed
             him
             to
             be
             a
             very
             worthy
             Prince
             for
             the
             gouernment
             .
             Hee
             kept
             his
             word
             with
             the
             State
             ,
             
             concerning
             the
             relieuement
             of
             Tributes
             ,
             and
             neuer
             had
             Subsidy
             that
             we
             finde
             .
          
           
             But
             which
             is
             more
             remarkable
             ,
             hauing
             his
             sword
             continually
             out
             ,
             and
             so
             many
             defections
             ,
             and
             rebellions
             against
             him
             ,
             hee
             neuer
             put
             any
             great
             man
             to
             death
             .
             Besides
             it
             is
             noted
             ,
             that
             notwithstanding
             all
             these
             miseries
             of
             war
             ,
             there
             were
             more
             Abbeyes
             built
             in
             his
             raigne
             ,
             then
             in
             an
             100.
             yeares
             before
             :
             which
             shewes
             though
             the
             times
             were
             bad
             ,
             they
             were
             not
             impious
             ;
             the
             king
             himselfe
             being
             
               mente
               piissimus
            
             ,
             
             as
             he
             was
             
               miles
               egregius
            
             .
          
           
             His
             body
             rested
             here
             in
             quietnesse
             vntill
             the
             dissolution
             ,
             when
             for
             the
             gaine
             of
             the
             lead
             wherein
             it
             was
             encoffined
             ,
             it
             was
             taken
             vp
             and
             throwne
             into
             the
             next
             water
             .
             So
             vncertaine
             is
             man
             ,
             yea
             greatest
             Princes
             ,
             of
             any
             rest
             in
             this
             world
             ,
             euen
             after
             buriall
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             sometime
             likewise
             lay
             interred
             Maud
             his
             wife
             ,
             the
             daughter
             of
             Eustace
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Bulloigne
             ,
             the
             brother
             of
             Godfrey
             ,
             and
             Baldwin
             of
             Bulloigne
             ,
             kings
             of
             Ierusalem
             ,
             by
             her
             mother
             Mary
             ,
             sister
             to
             Maud
             ,
             Queene
             of
             England
             ,
             wife
             of
             Henry
             her
             predecessour
             ,
             who
             dyed
             at
             Heueningham
             Castle
             in
             Essex
             ,
             the
             third
             of
             May
             ,
             1151.
             
             Whose
             Epitaph
             I
             found
             in
             a
             namelesse
             Manuscript
             .
          
           
             
               
               Anno
               milleno
               C.
               quinquagenoque
               primo
               :
            
             
               Quo
               sua
               non
               minuit
               ,
               sed
               sibi
               nostra
               tulit
               .
            
             
               M●thildis
               selix
               coniux
               Stephani
               quoque
               Regis
            
             
               Occidit
               ,
               insignis
               moribus
               et
               titulis
               ;
            
             
               Cultrix
               vera
               Dei
               ,
               cultrix
               et
               pauperiei
               ,
            
             
               Hic
               subnixa
               Deo
               quo
               frueretur
               eo
               .
            
             
               Femina
               si
               qua
               Polos
               conscendere
               queque
               meretur
               ,
            
             
               Angelicis
               manibus
               diua
               hec
               Regina
               tenetur
               .
            
          
           
             
             Eustace
             the
             sonne
             and
             heire
             apparant
             of
             Stephen
             ,
             and
             Queene
             Maud
             ,
             liued
             not
             long
             after
             his
             mother
             ,
             for
             being
             highly
             displeased
             with
             the
             agreement
             betwixt
             his
             father
             ,
             and
             
               Henry
               Fitzempresse
            
             ,
             afterwards
             king
             of
             England
             ,
             by
             which
             he
             was
             made
             hopelesse
             euer
             to
             haue
             the
             Crowne
             as
             his
             fathers
             Successour
             :
             in
             a
             fury
             he
             departed
             the
             Court
             ,
             purposing
             to
             raise
             himselfe
             by
             his
             owne
             meanes
             ;
             and
             so
             marched
             along
             ,
             destroying
             the
             countrey
             alwayes
             as
             he
             went
             ,
             
             vntill
             he
             came
             to
             Saint
             Edmundsbury
             ;
             where
             he
             was
             honourably
             receiued
             of
             the
             Monkes
             of
             that
             Monastery
             .
             But
             hee
             came
             not
             for
             meat
             but
             money
             :
             and
             thereupon
             (
             vngratefully
             )
             vrged
             them
             for
             a
             great
             summe
             to
             set
             forward
             his
             heady
             designes
             ;
             yet
             the
             wiser
             amongst
             them
             ,
             vnwilling
             to
             be
             wagers
             of
             new
             warres
             (
             which
             though
             ill
             for
             all
             sorts
             ,
             yet
             proued
             euer
             worst
             for
             the
             Clargie
             mens
             possessions
             )
             denyed
             his
             request
             .
             Wherewith
             e●raged
             be
             commanded
             his
             owne
             men
             to
             carry
             their
             corne
             and
             other
             prouision
             into
             his
             owne
             Castle
             ,
             
             situated
             hard
             by
             .
             But
             being
             set
             at
             dinner
             ,
             the
             very
             first
             
             morsell
             he
             put
             into
             his
             mouth
             ,
             draue
             him
             into
             a
             Frensie
             ,
             whereof
             shortly
             after
             he
             dyed
             .
             
             His
             body
             was
             brought
             to
             this
             Abbey
             ,
             and
             here
             interred
             by
             his
             mother
             .
             His
             death
             happened
             the
             tenth
             day
             of
             August
             ,
             1152.
             
             He
             was
             married
             to
             Constance
             sister
             of
             Lewis
             ,
             the
             seuenth
             king
             of
             France
             ,
             daughter
             of
             king
             Lewis
             the
             Grosse
             ,
             by
             whom
             he
             had
             no
             issue
             .
             In
             this
             Abbey
             (
             saith
             Robert
             of
             Glocester
             )
             
               is
               a
               pece
               of
               ye
               hely
               croys
               which
               Godfrey
               Boylon
               forkyndred
               had
               sent
               to
               king
               Stephene
               .
            
             
          
        
         
           
             Tunstall
             .
          
           
             Hic
             iacet
             Margareta
             filia
             Iacobi
             Cromer
             militis
             ,
             
             vxor
             Iohannis
             Rycils
             heredis
             de
             Elsingham
             ....
             qui
             obiit
             ...
             1496.
             
          
        
         
           
             Sittingborne
             .
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Iohn
               Crowmer
            
             Esquire
             ,
             
             and
             Ione
             his
             wife
             ,
             who
             died
             
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1539
             ....
             on
             whose
             soules
             .
          
           
             A
             family
             of
             knightly
             descent
             and
             ample
             reuenues
             ,
             
             one
             of
             which
             house
             ,
             called
             
               William
               Crowmer
            
             Esquire
             ,
             sonne
             of
             Sir
             William
             ,
             Lord
             Maior
             of
             London
             ,
             high
             Shiriffe
             of
             Kent
             ,
             in
             the
             fury
             of
             
               Iack
               Cade
            
             ,
             and
             the
             Kentish
             and
             Essex
             rebells
             ,
             was
             sacrificed
             at
             Mile-end
             ,
             and
             cut
             shorter
             by
             the
             head
             ;
             like
             as
             the
             day
             before
             they
             had
             serued
             Sir
             
               Iames
               Fienes
            
             ,
             
             Lord
             Say
             ,
             and
             Sele
             ,
             and
             Treasurer
             of
             England
             in
             Cheape-side
             ,
             whose
             onely
             daughter
             this
             Crowmer
             had
             married
             .
             Whose
             heads
             (
             giue
             me
             leaue
             to
             go
             a
             little
             further
             )
             pitched
             vpon
             high
             poles
             ,
             were
             carried
             by
             the
             villaines
             through
             the
             Citie
             of
             London
             ,
             who
             caused
             their
             trunklesse
             faces
             (
             in
             spight
             and
             mockerie
             )
             to
             kisse
             one
             the
             other
             at
             euery
             street-corner
             ,
             as
             they
             marched
             along
             in
             this
             their
             damnable
             triumph
             ,
             and
             hellish
             ouation
             .
             Which
             horrid
             act
             was
             committed
             the
             third
             of
             Iuly
             ,
             1450.
             
          
           
             Pray
             for
             the
             soule
             of
             
               Iohn
               Septvaus
            
             Esquire
             ,
             
             of
             the
             Isle
             of
             Thanet
             ,
             sonne
             of
             
               Iohn
               Septvaus
            
             ,
             of
             this
             Parish
             ,
             Esquire
             ,
             and
             for
             the
             soule
             of
             Katherine
             his
             wife
             .
             Which
             Iohn
             dyed
             Decemb.
             18.
             1458.
             
          
           
             
               I
               was
               as
               yee
               be
               ,
               
               now
               in
               dust
               and
               clay
               ,
            
             
               Haue
               mercy
               on
               my
               sowl
               yat
               bowght
               hit
               with
               yi
               bloodde
               ,
            
             
               For
               Elisabeth
               of
               Gherite
               a
               Pater-noster
               say
               ,
            
             
               Sumtymes
               I
               was
               the
               wyff
               of
               
                 Edmonde
                 Poodde
              
               :
            
          
           
             
               In
               gratia
               et
               miserecordia
               Iesu
               hic
               iacet
               Iacobus
               Bourne
               Ar
            
             .
             ...
             1400.
             
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacent
               Iohannes
               Garrard
               et
               Ioanna
               vxor
               eius
               ob
               .
            
             1531.
             
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacent
               Laurentius
               Garrard
               qui
               obiit
            
             1493.
             
               et
               Tho.
               Garrard
               eius
               filius
               ,
               qui
               ob
               .
            
             1487.
             
          
        
         
           
             Lenham
             .
          
           
             
               The
               first
               thing
               remarkable
               that
               the
               Sexton
               of
               this
               Church
               will
               shew
               you
               ,
            
             
             
               is
               ,
               the
               Armes
               of
               one
            
             Apuldorfeild
             ,
             
               which
               he
               wonne
               by
               his
               valiant
               seruice
               against
               the
               Turkes
               and
               Sarasins
               ,
               in
               the
               holy
               Land
               ,
            
             tempore
             R.
             
               1.
               his
               chiefe
               seat
               was
               at
               Linsted
               .
            
          
           
           
             
             Thomas
             de
             Apuldorfeild
             Armig.
             per
             cartam
             suam
             datam
             23.
             
             Ed.
             3.
             dedit
             Willelmo
             de
             Linsted
             diuersas
             terras
             &
             tenementa
             in
             Doddington
             et
             Linsted
             .
          
           
             
             Hic
             iacet
             Valentine
             Barret
             Ar.
             qui
             obijt
             Nouemb.
             
               10.
               1440.
            
             et
             Cecilia
             vxor
             cius
             que
             obijt
             2.
             
             Marcij
             1440.
             quorum
             animabus
             .
          
           
             
             Hic
             iacet
             Gulielmus
             Maries
             honorandus
             Armiger
             Hen.
             5.
             deinde
             Armiger
             reuerendi
             in
             Christo
             Patris
             ,
             ac
             Domini
             D.
             Hen.
             Cardinal
             .
             qui
             obiit
             vltimo
             die
             Aug.
             Ann.
             1459.
             
          
           
             Hic
             iacet
             Richardus
             Horne
             ,
             filius
             Iohannis
             Horne
             ,
             nuper
             de
             east
             Leuham
             Armig
             ....
             ob
             ...
             Regis
             ,
             Hen.
             6.
             
          
           
             
               Cornu
               eius
               exaltabitur
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Chaloke
             ,
             a
             Church
             founded
             by
             the
             Apuldorfeilds
             .
          
           
             In
             this
             Church
             in
             each
             window
             are
             the
             armes
             of
             Apuldorfeild
             :
             where
             in
             their
             coate
             armour
             they
             are
             figured
             .
          
           
             The
             Mannor
             of
             Otterpley
             which
             since
             by
             the
             Moiles
             ,
             came
             vnto
             the
             Finches
             ,
             was
             part
             of
             their
             possessions
             ,
             as
             I
             haue
             it
             out
             of
             the
             collection
             of
             
               Glouer
               ,
               Somerset
               Herald
            
             .
          
        
         
           
             Ospringe
             .
          
           
             In
             this
             Church
             I
             saw
             little
             remarkable
             .
             In
             the
             Belfray
             I
             reade
             this
             verse
             insculpt
             or
             cast
             in
             the
             mettall
             ,
             about
             the
             circumference
             of
             the
             Bell.
             
          
           
             
               Hac
               in
               conclaue
               Gabriele
               tu
               pange
               suaue
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Chilham
             .
          
           
             
             
               Orate
               Willelmi
               Smersoll
               de
               Smersholl
               ...
               et
               vxor
               eius
               ,
               et
               pro
               anima
               Sander
               ,
            
             goldsmith
             .
          
           
             Neare
             to
             this
             village
             is
             a
             little
             hillock
             to
             be
             seene
             ,
             wherein
             (
             as
             the
             inhabitants
             doe
             dreame
             )
             one
             Iullaber
             (
             a
             Giant
             or
             a
             witch
             )
             lieth
             interred
             ;
             
             but
             others
             of
             more
             exact
             iudgement
             ,
             do
             imagine
             that
             
               Iulius
               Cesar
            
             in
             his
             second
             voyage
             to
             this
             kingdome
             ,
             
             was
             sharply
             encountred
             here
             by
             the
             Britaines
             ,
             and
             that
             ,
             among
             others
             ,
             hee
             lost
             one
             
               Laberius
               Durus
            
             ,
             a
             Marshall
             of
             the
             field
             ,
             who
             was
             the
             man
             here
             buried
             :
             and
             that
             from
             him
             this
             hillock
             became
             to
             be
             named
             Iul-laber
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tenham
             .
          
           
             
             Hic
             iacet
             Iohannes
             Frogenhall
             Ar.
             qui
             ob
             .
             11.
             
             Nouemb.
             1444.
             
          
           
             Orate
             pro
             anima
             Willelmi
             Mareys
             Ioanne
             et
             Ioanne
             vxorum
             eius
             .
          
        
         
           
             Vpchurch
             .
          
           
             
             In
             the
             wall
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             I
             saw
             an
             old
             Monument
             ,
             garnished
             about
             with
             Akornes
             and
             Oke-leaues
             ,
             wherein
             the
             Parish
             Clerke
             told
             me
             (
             as
             hee
             had
             receiued
             it
             by
             tradition
             from
             his
             predecessours
             )
             that
             one
             Wood●okes
             an
             eminent
             man
             in
             this
             County
             should
             be
             entombed
             ,
             which
             I
             can
             neither
             approue
             nor
             contradict
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             Horton
             Monkes
             .
          
           
             A
             Priory
             ,
             
             but
             by
             whom
             founded
             I
             cannot
             reade
             ,
             dedicated
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             Christ
             and
             his
             blessed
             Apostle
             S.
             Iohn
             ,
             filled
             with
             blacke
             Monkes
             Cluniacks
             ,
             so
             called
             from
             the
             sanctimonious
             puritie
             of
             one
             Odo
             ,
             Abbot
             of
             Cluni
             beyond
             Seas
             ,
             
             a
             Benedictine
             Frier
             ,
             who
             liued
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             Grace
             ,
             913.
             
             This
             house
             was
             valued
             at
             the
             suppression
             ,
             at
             111.
             l.
             16.
             s.
             7.
             d.
             ob
             .
          
        
         
           
             Bobbing
             .
          
           
             Orate
             specialiter
             ....
             Alexandri
             Clifford
             Ar.
             et
             Margarete
             ,
             
             vxoris
             eius
             ....
             obijt
             —
             die
             —
             An.
             1400.
             et
             Margareta
             obijt
             19
             Ian.
             1488.
             
          
           
             This
             Alexander
             ,
             
               as
               appeares
               by
               the
               pedegree
               ,
               was
               the
               sonne
               of
               Sir
            
             Lewes
             Clifford
             
               knight
               ,
               and
               this
            
             Margaret
             
               his
               wife
               the
               daughter
               of
            
             Walter
             Culpeper
             .
          
           
             Orate
             specialiter
             pro
             animabus
             Arnoldi
             Sauage
             militis
             ,
             
             qui
             obijt
             in
             vigil
             .
             Sancti
             Andree
             Apost
             .
             Ann.
             1410.
             et
             Domine
             Ioanne
             vxor
             eius
             que
             fuit
             fil
             .....
             
               the
               daughter
               of
            
             Eckingham
             
               by
               the
               pedigree
            
             .
          
           
             This
             Sauage
             
               was
               the
               third
               Constable
               of
               Queeneborrow
               Castle
               .
            
          
           
             Hic
             iacet
             Arnoldus
             Sauage
             Miles
             ,
             
             filius
             Arnoldi
             Sauage
             militis
             ,
             qui
             obijt
             in
             Festo
             Natiuitatis
             beate
             Marie
             virginis
             ,
             Ann.
             Dom.
             1420.
             
          
           
             Hic
             iacet
             in
             gratia
             et
             miserecordia
             dei
             ,
             
             Katherina
             ,
             que
             ●uit
             vxor
             Arnoldi
             Sauage
             militis
             ,
             filia
             domini
             Rogeri
             Scales
             ,
             que
             obijt
             7.
             
             Nouemb.
             1437.
             
             Cuius
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             
               I
               shall
               haue
               occasion
               to
               speake
               much
               of
               the
            
             Sauages
             ,
             
               when
               I
               come
               to
               that
               honourable
               familie
               of
               the
            
             Sauages
             of
             Rock-Sauage
             ,
             
               vpon
               the
               Riuer
               of
               Weeuer
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Chester
               ,
               whose
               ancestours
               lye
               entombed
               at
               Macclefeild
               in
               the
               same
               Tract
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Bradesoke
             .
          
           
             A
             Monastery
             of
             white
             Canons
             dedicated
             to
             S.
             Radegund
             ,
             
             and
             built
             by
             the
             parents
             of
             
               Henry
               de
               Wingham
            
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             London
             ,
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             king
             Henry
             the
             third
             ,
             valued
             to
             be
             yearely
             worth
             142.
             l.
             8.
             s.
             9.
             d.
             
          
        
         
           
             Dauington
             ,
             or
             Daunton
             .
          
           
             A
             Priory
             of
             blacke
             Nunnes
             ,
             
             of
             which
             you
             may
             reade
             in
             the
             Record
             at
             the
             Tower
             ,
             
               Carte
               Antiq.
               lit
               .
               R.R.
            
             
          
        
         
           
             Milton
             Church
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Iohannes
               Norwood
               Armig.
               :
               ..
               ob
               .
            
             1400.
             
             
          
           
             Prey
             for
             the
             soule
             of
             
               Iohn
               Norwood
            
             Esquire
             ...
             1496.
             
          
           
             This
             latter
             Iohn
             was
             Constable
             of
             Queeneborrow
             Castle
             ,
             the
             first
             of
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             .
             This
             family
             of
             the
             Norwoods
             hath
             for
             a
             long
             time
             flourished
             in
             this
             County
             ;
             they
             had
             their
             residence
             at
             a
             mansion
             of
             their
             owne
             name
             in
             this
             Parish
             ,
             which
             is
             by
             a
             daughter
             and
             heire
             deuolued
             to
             the
             Nortons
             ,
             gentlemen
             of
             good
             account
             .
             Many
             faire
             Monuments
             of
             both
             these
             
             families
             are
             in
             this
             Church
             ,
             but
             the
             Epitaphs
             are
             all
             gone
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Alefe
              
               Esquir
               and
               Margaret
               hys
               wyff
               ,
            
             
               
               Ly
               vndir
               this
               playn
               ston
               ;
            
             
               God
               grant
               hem
               euirlastyng
               lyff
               ,
            
             
               To
               whom
               we
               hop
               thar
               gon
               :
            
             
               He
               dyed
               as
               her
               ys
               to
               be
               sine
               ,
            
             
               On
               thowsand
               five
               hundryd
               thirty
               nine
               .
            
             
               Who
               so
               that
               for
               ther
               sowles
               will
               pray
               ,
            
             
               God
               giue
               hem
               meede
               at
               Doomys
               day
               .
            
          
           
             
             Pray
             for
             the
             soules
             of
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Norton
            
             ,
             knight
             ,
             and
             Dame
             Ioane
             his
             wife
             ,
             one
             of
             the
             daughters
             and
             heires
             of
             
               Iohn
               Norwood
            
             Esquire
             ,
             who
             dyed
             Febr.
             8.
             1534
          
           
             
             This
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Norton
            
             was
             knighted
             by
             a
             forraine
             Prince
             vpon
             this
             occasion
             .
             Margaret
             Duchesse
             of
             Sauoy
             ,
             daughter
             of
             Maximilian
             the
             Emperour
             ,
             and
             Gouernesse
             of
             the
             Low-countries
             ,
             for
             Charles
             the
             young
             Prince
             of
             Castile
             ,
             sent
             to
             king
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             earnestly
             desiring
             to
             haue
             1500.
             
             Archers
             to
             aide
             her
             against
             the
             Duke
             of
             Geldres
             ,
             who
             did
             daily
             infest
             the
             young
             Princes
             Territories
             .
             
             The
             king
             granting
             her
             request
             ,
             appointed
             Sir
             
               Edward
               Poynings
            
             of
             this
             County
             ,
             knight
             Baneret
             (
             a
             valiant
             Gentleman
             ,
             and
             an
             expert
             commander
             )
             to
             be
             Lieutenant
             ,
             and
             leader
             of
             these
             troupes
             ,
             who
             with
             other
             English
             Gentlemen
             vnder
             his
             conduction
             ,
             performed
             such
             worthy
             exploits
             ,
             as
             that
             for
             them
             they
             were
             highly
             commended
             ,
             and
             Princely
             entertained
             at
             the
             Court
             of
             Burgoigne
             ,
             
             by
             the
             said
             Lady
             Margaret
             ,
             and
             the
             Prince
             of
             Castile
             ,
             who
             at
             the
             same
             time
             and
             place
             ,
             gaue
             the
             honor
             of
             knighthood
             to
             this
             
               Iohn
               Norton
            
             ,
             here
             entombed
             ,
             to
             
               Iohn
               Fogge
               ,
               Iohn
               Scot
               ,
               Thomas
               Lynde
               ,
            
             Gentlemen
             of
             this
             countrey
             ,
             and
             Souldiers
             of
             eminent
             performance
             in
             that
             seruice
             .
             
             
               Sampson
               Norton
               Armig.
               cum
               LXXXVII
               .
               sagittarijs
               in
               Seruitio
               Hen.
            
             7.
             
          
        
         
           
             Eastbridge
             .
          
           
             
             An
             Hospitall
             founded
             by
             king
             Henry
             the
             first
             ,
             or
             rather
             confirmed
             by
             him
             ,
             and
             founded
             by
             one
             
               Robert
               Bruce
            
             ,
             for
             Henry
             the
             first
             gaue
             for
             William
             his
             father
             ,
             
               Quicquid
               Robertus
               Brus
               dederat
               Ecclesie
               de
               Esteburch
               et
               fratribus
               ,
               ibidem
               regularibus
               ,
            
             valued
             at
             the
             suppression
             to
             bee
             worth
             23.
             l.
             18.
             s.
             6.
             d.
             ob
             .
             q.
             
               per
               annum
            
             .
          
        
         
           
             Graueney
             .
          
           
             
             Hic
             iacet
             Iohannes
             Marten
             Iusticiarius
             de
             communi
             Banco
             qui
             ob
             .
             24.
             
             Octob.
             1436.
             
             Et
             Anna
             vxor
             eius
             .
             This
             Anne
             
               was
               the
               daughter
               of
            
             Boteler
             ,
             
               brother
               to
            
             Boteler
             
               Lord
               Baron
               of
               Wenime
            
             .
          
           
             Orate
             ...
             Iohannis
             Martin
             Ar.
             qui
             ob
             .
             vltimo
             Octob.
             1479.
             
          
           
             Hic
             iacet
             Ioanna
             quondam
             vxor
             Iohannis
             Boteler
             de
             Graueney
             ,
             fuit
             filia
             Richardi
             de
             Feuersham
             ,
             quondam
             domini
             de
             Graueney
             :
             ob
             .
             3.
             
             Nouemb.
             
               1408.
               1.
            
             
             Reg.
             H.
             4.
             
             Cuius
             .
          
           
             Orate
             ...
             Tho.
             Borgeris
             Ar.
             qui
             ob
             .
             22.
             
             Nouemb.
             1451.
             
          
           
           
             ....
             Pur
             Dame
             Iohanne
             de
             Feuersham
             et
             Ichan
             son
             filz
             .
             
          
           
             Thomas
             Feuersham
             Iusticiarius
             ,
             et
             Ioanna
             vxor
             eius
             .
          
        
         
           
             West
             Langdon
             .
          
           
             Here
             sometime
             was
             a
             Monastery
             ,
             but
             by
             whom
             founded
             I
             cannot
             learne
             ;
             
             dedicated
             it
             was
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             Saint
             Thomas
             the
             Martyr
             ,
             and
             filled
             with
             white
             Canons
             premonstrates
             .
             Of
             the
             yearely
             value
             of
             56.
             l.
             6.
             s.
             9.
             d.
             This
             house
             was
             surrendred
             13.
             
             Nouemb.
             Ann.
             27.
             
             
               Hen.
               Octaui
            
             .
          
        
         
           
             Great
             Chart.
             
          
           
             Orate
             pro
             ...
             Iohannis
             Toke
             de
             Godington
             in
             ista
             Parochia
             Armig.
             et
             Margarete
             &
             Anne
             vx
             .
             
             Margareta
             vxor
             prima
             erat
             filia
             Iohannis
             Waller
             de
             ....
             Com.
             Suffol
             .
             Anna
             filia
             Iohannis
             Engham
             de
             Singleton
             in
             ista
             Parochia
             :
             obijt
             Maij
             20.
             
             Ann.
             1513.
             
             
             
               I
               finde
               that
               foure
               of
               the
            
             Enghams
             of
             Shinglton
             
               succeeding
               one
               another
               as
               heires
               ,
               liued
               329.
               yeares
               ,
            
             viz.
             Alen.
             79.
             
             Richard
             79.
             
             Robert
             85.
             
             Moises
             86.
             
          
        
         
           
             Little
             Chart.
             
          
           
             Hic
             iacet
             Iohannes
             filius
             ....
             Lancastri
             Heraldi
             Regis
             Armorum
             ,
             
             qui
             obiit
             10.
             die
             Iunii
             An.
             1441.
             
             Cuius
             anime
             propitietur
             Deus
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             Orate
             pro
             animabus
             Stephani
             Norton
             Ar.
             qui
             me
             dedit
             .
             ▪
             ...
          
           
             This
             Norton
             
               was
               owner
               of
            
             Norton
             
               place
               in
               this
               Parish
            
             ,
             
             
               and
               a
               potent
               man
               in
               these
               parts
               ,
               who
               built
               or
               repaired
               this
               Church
               as
               it
               seemes
               by
               the
               Inscription
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Minster
             in
             Shepey
             .
          
           
             In
             this
             little
             Island
             ,
             
             containing
             some
             twenty
             miles
             in
             compasse
             ,
             are
             the
             remaines
             of
             a
             ruinous
             little
             Monastery
             ,
             now
             called
             Minster
             ,
             built
             by
             Sexburgh
             the
             wife
             of
             Ercombert
             ,
             king
             of
             Kent
             ,
             Ann.
             710.
             wherein
             shee
             placed
             Nunnes
             ,
             which
             was
             valued
             at
             the
             fatall
             period
             of
             all
             such
             foundations
             ,
             at
             129.
             l.
             7.
             s.
             10.
             d.
             ob
             .
             
               per
               annum
            
             .
             Some
             part
             of
             it
             is
             now
             conuerted
             into
             a
             Parish
             Church
             ,
             in
             which
             are
             diuers
             funerall
             Monuments
             ,
             which
             haue
             beene
             remoued
             (
             as
             I
             conceiue
             )
             out
             of
             the
             Chappell
             adioyning
             :
             some
             of
             which
             make
             a
             shew
             of
             wondrous
             great
             antiquitie
             .
             One
             of
             them
             is
             thus
             inscribed
             :
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacent
               Rogerus
               Norwood
            
             ,
             
             
               et
               Boon
               vxor
               eius
               sepulti
               ante
               Conquestum
               .
            
          
           
             The
             Norwoods
             are
             a
             worthy
             ancient
             familie
             I
             confesse
             ;
             and
             may
             very
             wel
             ,
             for
             any
             thing
             that
             I
             know
             ,
             haue
             flourished
             before
             the
             Conquest
             ,
             but
             I
             am
             sure
             that
             the
             character
             of
             this
             Inscription
             is
             but
             of
             later
             times
             ,
             making
             but
             little
             shew
             of
             any
             great
             Antiquitie
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             most
             holy
             name
             of
             Iesu
             prey
             for
             ye
             sowl
             of
             
               Iohn
               Soole
            
             ,
             
             late
             of
             ye
             toun
             of
             Feuersham
             ,
             Maire
             ,
             and
             Margaret
             his
             wyff
             ,
             Agnes
             ,
             and
             Elisabeth
             ther
             dawters
             ,
             and
             for
             the
             sowls
             of
             
               Richard
               Ware
            
             ,
             and
             Elisabeth
             fader
             and
             moder
             to
             the
             seyd
             Margaret
             his
             wyff
             ,
             and
             for
             all
             Christian
             sowls
             .
             The
             which
             Iohn
             decessyd
             the
             day
             of
             ye
             decollation
             of
             S.
             
               Iohn
               Baptist.
            
             1521.
             
          
           
             Here
             I
             saw
             some
             antique
             Monuments
             of
             the
             Shurland●
             ,
             
             sometimes
             Lords
             
             of
             the
             Mannor
             of
             Shurland
             ,
             hereunto
             adioyning
             :
             of
             whom
             the
             inhabitants
             haue
             many
             strange
             relations
             not
             worth
             remembring
             .
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Shurland
            
             flourished
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             king
             Edward
             the
             first
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Dominus
               Thomas
               Cheyne
               inclitissimi
               ordinis
               Garterij
               Miles
               :
               Guardianus
               quinque
               Portuum
               ,
               ac
               Thesaurarius
               Hospitij
               ,
               Henrici
               octaui
               ,
               ac
               Edwardi
               sexti
               ,
               Regum
               :
               Reginaeque
               Mariae
               ,
               ac
               Elisabethae
               ,
               ac
               eorum
               in
               secretis
               Consiliarius
               ,
               qui
               obijt
               ....
               mensis
               Decembris
               :
               Ann.
               Dom.
               M.D.LIX.
               ac
               Reg.
               Reginae
               Elisab
               .
               primo
               .
            
          
           
             
             This
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Cheyne
            
             was
             also
             Constable
             of
             Queene-borough
             Castle
             ,
             a
             strong
             fortresse
             in
             this
             Isle
             ,
             pleasant
             for
             sight
             ,
             built
             by
             King
             Edward
             the
             third
             ;
             to
             the
             terrour
             of
             his
             enemies
             ,
             and
             solace
             of
             his
             people
             ;
             vnto
             which
             he
             adioyned
             a
             Burgh
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             honour
             of
             Philip
             the
             Queene
             his
             wife
             ,
             called
             it
             Queene-borough
             ,
             as
             one
             would
             say
             ,
             the
             Queenes
             Burgh
             .
             This
             hath
             beene
             an
             office
             euer
             thought
             worthy
             of
             many
             great
             personages
             ;
             as
             appeares
             by
             their
             Catalogue
             ,
             which
             I
             copied
             out
             of
             the
             Collections
             of
             
               Glouer
               ,
               alias
               Somerset
            
             .
          
           
             
             
               Iohn
               Foxley
            
             was
             the
             first
             Constable
             :
             Iohn
             of
             Gaunt
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Lancaster
             ,
             the
             second
             :
             
               Arnold
               Sauage
            
             knight
             ,
             the
             third
             :
             
               Thomas
               Arundell
            
             ,
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             the
             fourth
             :
             
               Robert
               de
               Veere
            
             ,
             Marquesse
             of
             Dublin
             ,
             and
             Earle
             of
             Oxford
             ,
             the
             fifth
             :
             
               Iohn
               Cornwall
            
             ,
             Baron
             Fanhope
             ,
             the
             sixth
             :
             
               Gilbert
               Vmfreuill
            
             the
             seuenth
             :
             
               Will.
               le
               Scrope
            
             ,
             sonne
             of
             the
             Lord
             Scrope
             ,
             the
             eighth
             :
             Humphrey
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Buckingham
             ,
             the
             ninth
             :
             
               Iohn
               Norwood
            
             ,
             Esquire
             ,
             the
             tenth
             :
             George
             Duke
             of
             Clarence
             ,
             the
             eleuenth
             :
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Wentworth
            
             the
             thirteenth
             :
             Sir
             
               William
               Cheyneie
            
             the
             fourteenth
             :
             Sir
             
               Francis
               Cheyneie
            
             the
             fifteenth
             :
             this
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Cheyneie
            
             the
             sixteenth
             :
             Sir
             
               Richard
               Constable
            
             the
             seuenteenth
             :
             Sir
             
               Edward
               Hoby
            
             the
             eighteenth
             :
             Philip
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Mountgomerie
             now
             liuing
             ,
             Ann.
             1630.
             the
             nineteenth
             .
          
           
             The
             Mannor
             of
             Shurland
             seated
             Eastward
             from
             hence
             ,
             belonged
             to
             these
             Cheyneies
             ,
             and
             now
             to
             the
             said
             Philip
             ,
             Earle
             aforesaid
             ,
             whom
             King
             Iames
             created
             Baron
             Herbert
             of
             Shurland
             ,
             and
             Earle
             of
             Mountgomery
             ,
             vpon
             one
             and
             the
             same
             day
             ,
             viz.
             the
             fourth
             day
             of
             May
             ,
             1605.
             
             And
             whom
             King
             Charles
             ,
             our
             dread
             Soueraigne
             ,
             hath
             made
             Lord
             Chamberlaine
             of
             his
             Houshold
             .
             And
             to
             whom
             at
             this
             day
             ,
             by
             the
             death
             of
             his
             thrice
             noble
             Brother
             ,
             William
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Penbroke
             ,
             are
             added
             the
             honours
             and
             titles
             of
             Earle
             of
             Penbroke
             ,
             Baron
             Herbert
             of
             Caerdiffe
             in
             Wales
             ,
             Lord
             Parre
             and
             Roos
             of
             Kendall
             ,
             Marmion
             ,
             and
             S.
             Quintin
             .
          
        
         
           
             Vlcombe
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             in
             this
             Parish
             was
             anciently
             the
             mansion
             house
             of
             the
             family
             
               De
               Sancto
               Leodegario
            
             ,
             S.
             Leger
             ,
             now
             commonly
             called
             Sellenger
             :
             one
             of
             the
             owners
             whereof
             ,
             namely
             ,
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Sellenger
            
             ,
             who
             married
             Anne
             ,
             Duchesse
             of
             Exceter
             ,
             sister
             to
             king
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             ,
             lyeth
             here
             interred
             ,
             (
             say
             the
             inhabitants
             )
             amongst
             his
             ancestours
             .
             But
             I
             finde
             him
             to
             bee
             entombed
             with
             his
             foresaid
             wife
             ,
             
             in
             the
             Collegiate
             Church
             of
             Windsore
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Iohn
               S.
               Leger
            
             Esquire
             ,
             and
             Margerie
             his
             wife
             ,
             sole
             daughter
             and
             heire
             of
             
               Iames
               Donnet
            
             ....
             1442
             ...
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Raph
               S.
               Leger
            
             ,
             Esquire
             ,
             and
             Anne
             his
             wife
             ,
             who
             dyed
             1470.
             
          
           
           
             Here
             lyeth
             
               William
               Maidston
            
             Esquire
             ,
             
             who
             dyed
             8.
             
             April
             ...
             1429.
             
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Seint
               Leger
               seruir
               le
               Roy
               super
               salua
               custodia
               castri
               Rotten
               .
               cum
               quadraginta
               equitibus
               ,
               per
               spatium
               triginta
               dierum
               ,
            
             11.
             
             
               Ed.
               quarti
            
             .
          
           
             Boniface
             of
             Sauoy
             ,
             
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             Vnckle
             to
             Eleanor
             the
             wife
             of
             king
             Henry
             the
             third
             ,
             built
             (
             here
             at
             the
             confluence
             of
             the
             waters
             )
             a
             religious
             structure
             ,
             
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             Saint
             Peter
             ,
             S.
             Paul
             ,
             and
             S
             Thomas
             the
             Martyr
             ,
             (
             as
             most
             call
             him
             )
             and
             endowed
             it
             with
             faire
             possessions
             ,
             by
             the
             name
             of
             an
             Hospitall
             ,
             but
             vsually
             called
             ,
             The
             new
             Worke
             ,
             which
             had
             not
             stood
             fully
             an
             hundred
             and
             fourty
             yeares
             ,
             but
             that
             
               William
               Courtney
            
             ,
             one
             of
             his
             Successours
             in
             this
             See
             ,
             pulled
             it
             downe
             ,
             and
             erected
             it
             anew
             ,
             after
             his
             owne
             pleasure
             ;
             thereby
             gaining
             the
             name
             of
             a
             Founder
             ;
             and
             called
             it
             a
             Colledge
             of
             secular
             Priests
             ,
             which
             he
             consecrated
             to
             the
             holinesse
             of
             All
             Saints
             ,
             which
             was
             valued
             at
             the
             suppression
             ,
             at
             139.
             l.
             7.
             s.
             6.
             d.
             of
             yearely
             reuenues
             .
          
           
             This
             Archbishop
             Courtney
             was
             sonne
             of
             
               Hugh
               Courtney
            
             ,
             the
             third
             of
             that
             Christian
             name
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Deuonshire
             ,
             by
             Margaret
             his
             wife
             ,
             daughter
             of
             
               Humphrey
               de
               Bohun
            
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Hereford
             ,
             and
             Essex
             .
             And
             being
             thus
             honourablie
             descended
             ,
             he
             was
             no
             sooner
             entred
             into
             Orders
             ,
             but
             that
             he
             was
             loaden
             with
             spirituall
             preferments
             ;
             as
             a
             Prebend
             in
             Wells
             ,
             Exceter
             ,
             and
             Canterbury
             ,
             beside
             Benefices
             with
             Cure
             ,
             more
             ,
             I
             thinke
             ,
             then
             he
             could
             well
             discharge
             .
             The
             first
             Bishopricke
             he
             had
             ,
             was
             Hereford
             ,
             which
             he
             enioyed
             fiue
             yeares
             ,
             from
             thence
             he
             was
             remoued
             to
             London
             ,
             which
             hee
             gouerned
             about
             sixe
             yeares
             (
             in
             which
             time
             ,
             saith
             Walsingham
             ,
             he
             was
             aduanced
             to
             the
             dignity
             of
             Cardinal
             )
             from
             London
             to
             Canterbury
             ;
             which
             gracious
             honour
             ,
             hee
             enioyed
             12.
             yeares
             lacking
             one
             moneth
             ,
             euen
             vntill
             his
             death
             :
             which
             happened
             the
             last
             day
             of
             Iuly
             ,
             1396.
             
             He
             lyeth
             buried
             according
             to
             his
             will
             here
             in
             his
             owne
             Church
             ,
             vnder
             a
             plaine
             graue-stone
             (
             a
             lowly
             Tombe
             for
             such
             an
             high
             borne
             Prelate
             )
             vpon
             which
             his
             pourtraiture
             is
             delineated
             ,
             and
             this
             Epitaph
             inlaid
             with
             brasse
             about
             the
             Verge
             .
          
           
             
               Nomine
               Willelmus
               en
               Courtnaius
               reuerendus
               ,
               
            
             
               Qui
               se
               post
               obitum
               legauerat
               hic
               tumulandum
               ,
            
             
               In
               presenti
               loco
               quem
               iam
               fundarat
               ab
               imo
               ;
            
             
               Omnibus
               &
               sanctis
               titulo
               sacrauit
               honoris
               .
            
             
               Vltima
               lux
               Iulij
               fit
               vite
               terminus
               illi
               ;
            
             
               M.
               ter
               C.
               quinto
               decies
               nonoque
               sub
               anno
               ,
            
             
               Respice
               mortalis
               quis
               quondam
               ,
               sed
               modo
               talis
               ,
            
             
               Quantus
               &
               iste
               fuit
               dum
               membra
               calentia
               gessie
               .
            
             
               Hic
               Primas
               Patrum
               ,
               Cleri
               Dux
               &
               genus
               altum
               .
            
             
               Corpore
               valde
               decens
               ,
               sensus
               &
               acumine
               clarens
               .
            
             
               Filius
               hic
               comitis
               generosi
               Deuoniensis
               .
            
             
               Legum
               Doctor
               erat
               celebris
               quem
               fama
               serenat
               .
            
             
               Vrbs
               Herdfordensis
               ,
               Polis
               inclita
               Londoniensis
               .
            
             
               Ac
               Dorobernensis
               ,
               sibi
               trine
               gloria
               sedis
            
             
               Detur
               honor
               digno
               fit
               *
               Cancellarius
               ergo
               .
            
             
               Sanctus
               vbique
               pater
               ,
               prudens
               fuit
               ipse
               minister
            
             
               Nam
               largus
               ,
               letus
               ,
               castus
               ,
               pius
               atque
               pudicus
               ,
            
             
               Magnanimus
               ,
               iustus
               ,
               &
               egenis
               totus
               amicus
               .
            
             
             
               Et
               quia
               Rex
               Christe
               Pastor
               bonus
               extitit
               iste
               ,
            
             
               Sumat
               solamen
               nunc
               tecum
               quesumus
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             This
             Archbishop
             bestowed
             much
             in
             building
             and
             enlarging
             of
             his
             houses
             ,
             especially
             vpon
             his
             Castle
             of
             Saltwood
             .
             Towards
             the
             reparation
             of
             his
             Church
             at
             Canterbury
             ,
             he
             gaue
             1000.
             
             Marks
             ;
             hee
             gaue
             also
             vnto
             the
             same
             Church
             ,
             a
             certaine
             image
             of
             siluer
             ,
             weighing
             one
             hundred
             and
             threescore
             pounds
             ,
             two
             vestments
             ,
             and
             thirteene
             Copes
             of
             great
             value
             .
             Besides
             a
             number
             of
             bookes
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Dominus
               Iohannes
               Wotton
               Rector
               Ecclesie
               Parochialis
               de
               Stapilhurst
               ,
               Canonicus
               Cicestrensis
               ,
               &
               primus
               Magister
               huius
               Collegij
               ,
               qui
               obijt
               vltimo
               die
               Octobris
               ,
            
             1417.
             
          
           
             On
             the
             North
             side
             of
             the
             Quire
             ,
             stands
             an
             old
             Monument
             most
             shamefully
             defaced
             .
             Onely
             these
             words
             remayning
             of
             an
             old
             Inscription
             .
             
               
                 .....
                 ad
                 bona
                 non
                 tardus
                 vocitando
              
               
                 .....
                 namque
                 Deo
                 trino
                 valefecit
                 :
              
               
                 .......
                 December
                 ....
              
               
                 
                 .....
                 Annomilleno
                 C.
                 quater
                 X.
                 ...
              
            
             It
             is
             said
             that
             one
             Woodvill
             lyeth
             herein
             entombed
             ;
             who
             dwelt
             at
             Thamote
             within
             this
             Parish
             .
          
           
             
             I
             finde
             ,
             saith
             M.
             Lambard
             ,
             in
             a
             Record
             that
             
               Thomas
               Arundell
            
             ,
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             the
             next
             Successour
             of
             Courtney
             ,
             founded
             a
             Chantrie
             at
             Maidston
             ,
             which
             whether
             it
             be
             the
             same
             ,
             that
             was
             sometime
             called
             the
             house
             of
             the
             Brothers
             ,
             and
             but
             lately
             conuerted
             by
             the
             Townsmen
             into
             a
             freeschoole
             ,
             or
             no
             ,
             I
             will
             not
             boldly
             affirmed
             ▪
             but
             I
             thinke
             it
             rather
             so
             then
             otherwise
             .
          
        
         
           
             Leedes
             .
          
           
             There
             was
             a
             Priory
             in
             this
             Towne
             built
             ,
             and
             amplie
             endowed
             by
             one
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Creuequer
            
             ,
             
             and
             Adam
             his
             sonne
             and
             heire
             ,
             who
             in
             ancient
             Records
             is
             named
             ,
             
               de
               Creuequer
            
             ,
             or
             
               de
               crepito
               corde
            
             (
             a
             Nobleman
             of
             Normandie
             ,
             and
             knight
             to
             William
             the
             Conquerour
             )
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             redemption
             1107.
             or
             thereabouts
             ,
             
             which
             he
             consecrated
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             our
             alone
             Sauiour
             Iesus
             Christ
             ,
             and
             Saint
             Nicholas
             ,
             and
             placed
             therein
             blacke
             Canons
             regular
             ,
             Augustines
             :
          
        
         
           
             Rainham
             .
          
           
             
             In
             a
             Chappell
             of
             his
             owne
             foundation
             here
             in
             this
             Church
             ,
             lyeth
             interred
             ,
             
               Iohn
               Bloor
            
             ,
             and
             
               William
               Bloor
            
             ,
             Which
             Iohn
             dyed
             29.
             
             Decemb.
             1520.
             
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Iacobus
               Donet
               Ar.
               qui
               ob
               .
               Viij
               .
               Kal.
               Feb.
            
             1409.
             
          
           
             
               For
               the
               loue
               of
               Iesu
               pray
               for
               me
               ,
            
             
               
               I
               may
               not
               pray
               now
               ,
               pray
               ye
            
             
               That
               my
               peynes
               lessyd
               may
               be
            
             
               Wyth
               on
               
                 Pater
                 Noster
              
               and
               on
               Aue.
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Paynter
              
               of
               Douer
               namyd
               I
               was
               ,
            
             
             
               And
               two
               times
               Maire
               of
               that
               plas
            
             
               I
               passyd
               to
               God
               the
               thirteenth
               of
               Iuly
               ,
            
             
               On
               thousand
               fyve
               hundryd
               and
               forty
               .
            
          
           
             The
             people
             of
             this
             place
             make
             a
             great
             vaunt
             of
             the
             best
             wheate
             in
             all
             Kent
             or
             Christendome
             .
          
           
             Now
             here
             (
             gentle
             Reader
             )
             giue
             me
             leaue
             to
             speake
             a
             little
             more
             of
             the
             Priory
             of
             Leedes
             ,
             though
             casually
             misplaced
             ,
             because
             forgotten
             .
          
           
             I
             finde
             (
             saith
             Lambard
             )
             in
             a
             Heralds
             note
             (
             who
             belike
             made
             his
             coniecture
             by
             some
             coate
             of
             Armes
             lately
             apparant
             )
             that
             one
             Leybourne
             ,
             an
             Earle
             of
             Salisbury
             ,
             was
             the
             founder
             of
             this
             Priory
             .
             And
             indeed
             it
             is
             to
             be
             seene
             in
             the
             Annalls
             of
             Saint
             Augustines
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             
             that
             a
             Nobleman
             ,
             called
             
               Roger
               Leybourne
            
             ,
             was
             sometime
             of
             great
             authoritie
             within
             this
             Shire
             ,
             notwithstanding
             that
             ,
             in
             his
             time
             he
             had
             tasted
             of
             both
             fortunes
             :
             for
             in
             the
             dayes
             of
             king
             Henry
             the
             third
             ,
             hee
             was
             first
             one
             of
             that
             coniuration
             ,
             which
             was
             called
             the
             Barons
             warre
             ;
             from
             which
             faction
             Edward
             the
             kings
             sonne
             wonne
             him
             by
             faire
             meanes
             to
             his
             part
             ,
             and
             made
             him
             the
             bearer
             of
             his
             priuie
             purse
             .
             Afterward
             they
             agreed
             not
             vpon
             the
             reckoning
             ,
             so
             that
             the
             Prince
             (
             charging
             him
             with
             great
             arrerage
             of
             account
             )
             seised
             his
             liuing
             for
             satisfaction
             of
             the
             debt
             ,
             by
             which
             occasion
             Roger
             once
             more
             became
             of
             the
             Barons
             partie
             .
             But
             after
             the
             pacification
             made
             at
             Kenelworth
             ,
             he
             was
             eft-soones
             receiued
             into
             fauour
             ,
             and
             was
             made
             Warden
             of
             the
             fiue
             Ports
             ,
             and
             Lieutenant
             of
             this
             whole
             Shire
             .
             Now
             though
             it
             cannot
             be
             true
             ,
             that
             this
             man
             was
             the
             builder
             of
             this
             Priory
             (
             for
             the
             same
             Annals
             say
             ,
             that
             it
             was
             erected
             long
             before
             )
             yet
             if
             hee
             did
             but
             marry
             the
             heire
             ,
             he
             might
             truly
             bee
             termed
             the
             Patron
             or
             Founder
             thereof
             :
             for
             by
             that
             name
             ,
             not
             onely
             the
             builders
             themselues
             ,
             but
             their
             posterity
             also
             (
             to
             whom
             the
             glory
             of
             their
             deeds
             did
             descend
             )
             were
             wont
             to
             bee
             called
             Patrons
             and
             Founders
             as
             well
             as
             they
             .
          
           
             It
             is
             obserued
             ,
             by
             my
             Author
             ,
             in
             this
             place
             speaking
             of
             the
             Priory
             ;
             that
             in
             ancient
             time
             ,
             the
             greatest
             Personages
             held
             Monkes
             ,
             Friers
             and
             Nunnes
             ,
             in
             such
             veneration
             and
             liking
             ,
             that
             they
             thought
             no
             Citie
             in
             case
             to
             flourish
             ,
             no
             house
             likely
             to
             haue
             long
             continuance
             ,
             no
             Castle
             sufficiently
             defended
             ,
             where
             was
             not
             an
             Abbey
             ,
             Priory
             ,
             or
             Nunnery
             ,
             either
             placed
             within
             the
             walls
             ,
             or
             situate
             at
             hand
             and
             neare
             adioyning
             .
          
           
             And
             surely
             (
             omitting
             the
             residue
             of
             the
             Realme
             )
             hereof
             onely
             it
             came
             to
             passe
             ,
             that
             Douer
             had
             Saint
             Martins
             ;
             Canterbury
             ,
             Christ-Church
             ;
             Rochester
             ,
             Saint
             Andrews
             ;
             Tunbridge
             ,
             the
             Friers
             ;
             Maidstone
             ,
             the
             Chanons
             ;
             Greenwich
             ,
             the
             Obseruants
             ;
             and
             this
             our
             Leedes
             ,
             her
             Priory
             of
             Chanons
             at
             hand
             .
          
           
             About
             two
             hundred
             yeares
             since
             ,
             
             the
             Prior
             of
             this
             House
             ,
             with
             three
             of
             his
             Chanons
             ,
             and
             others
             ;
             layed
             violent
             hands
             vpon
             the
             body
             of
             a
             Monke
             of
             Saint
             Albans
             ,
             whereupon
             many
             more
             quarrels
             would
             haue
             ensued
             ,
             if
             that
             Boniface
             the
             ninth
             ,
             Pope
             of
             Rome
             (
             hearing
             thereof
             )
             had
             not
             by
             his
             Bull
             authorised
             the
             Abbot
             of
             Saint
             Edmundsbury
             to
             heare
             ,
             examine
             ,
             and
             determine
             all
             controuersies
             betwixt
             the
             two
             Houses
             ,
             and
             to
             absolute
             the
             delinquents
             ,
             
             after
             competent
             satisfaction
             made
             to
             the
             wronged
             parties
             .
             Thus
             goes
             the
             Bull.
             
          
           
             
               
                 Bonifacius
                 Episcopus
                 seruus
                 seruorum
                 Dei
                 ;
                 Dilecto
                 filio
                 Abbati
                 Monasterij
                 de
                 Sancto
                 Edmundo
                 Norwicen
                 .
                 dioc
                 .
                 Salutem
                 et
                 Apostolic
                 .
                 ben
                 .
                 Conquesti
                 sunt
                 nobis
                 Abbas
                 et
                 Conuentus
                 de
                 Sancto
                 Albano
                 Ordinis
                 Sancti
                 Benedicti
                 Lincoln
                 .
                 Dioc.
                 Quod
                 Wilhelmus
                 de
                 verduno
                 Prior
                 Monasterij
                 de
                 Ledes
                 ordinis
                 Sancti
                 Augustini
                 .
                 Thomas
                 de
                 Maydenston
                 ,
                 Nicholaas
                 Shirton
                 ,
                 Iohannes
                 de
                 Reuham
                 ,
                 dicti
                 Monasterij
                 de
                 Ledes
                 Canonici
                 ;
                 Magistrum
                 Hugo
                 de
                 Forsham
                 clericus
                 ;
                 Antonius
                 Messager
                 ,
                 Iohannes
                 Frere
                 ,
                 et
                 Iohannes
                 Linne
                 laici
                 Cantuar.
                 Dioc.
                 in
                 Fratrem
                 Iohannem
                 de
                 Stopeleya
                 Monachum
                 dicti
                 Monasterii
                 de
                 Sancto
                 Albano
                 manus
                 iniecerunt
                 ,
                 Dei
                 timore
                 postposito
                 temere
                 violentas
                 ▪
                 Ideoque
                 discretioni
                 tue
                 per
                 Apostolica
                 scripta
                 mandamus
                 ,
                 quatenus
                 si
                 est
                 ita
                 ,
                 dictos
                 sacrilegos
                 tandiu
                 appellatione
                 remota
                 ,
                 excōmunicatos
                 publice
                 nunties
                 ,
                 et
                 facias
                 ab
                 omnibus
                 arctius
                 euitari
                 ,
                 donec
                 super
                 hiis
                 satisfecerint
                 competenter
                 et
                 iidem
                 Clericus
                 et
                 Laici
                 cum
                 tuarum
                 testimonio
                 litterarum
                 ad
                 sedem
                 venerint
                 Apostolicam
                 absoluendi
                 .
                 Canonici
                 vero
                 debite
                 absolutionis
                 beneficium
                 assequantur
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Dat.
                   Lateran
                   .
                   
                     xii
                     .
                     Kalend.
                     Nouemb.
                     Pontificatur
                     nostri
                     ,
                     Anno
                     octauo
                     .
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             I
             haue
             the
             rather
             inserted
             this
             Bull
             ,
             for
             that
             it
             may
             bee
             the
             more
             plainly
             vnderstood
             ;
             how
             the
             most
             of
             all
             causes
             in
             those
             times
             concerning
             the
             Clergie
             ,
             were
             arbitrated
             not
             alwayes
             by
             the
             authority
             of
             the
             learned
             Bishops
             of
             this
             land
             ,
             but
             by
             Commissions
             purchased
             from
             the
             Bishops
             of
             Rome
             .
          
           
             This
             Priory
             was
             valued
             in
             the
             Records
             of
             the
             late
             suppression
             ,
             at
             three
             hundred
             fourescore
             and
             two
             pounds
             of
             yearely
             reuenue
             .
          
        
         
           
             Mottenden
             ,
             or
             Motindene
             .
          
           
             Lambard
             speaking
             of
             Motindene
             (
             which
             name
             hee
             deriues
             from
             two
             Saxon
             words
             ,
             Moo
             and
             Dene
             ,
             which
             is
             the
             proud
             valley
             ,
             a
             name
             imposed
             as
             he
             thinkes
             for
             the
             fertilitie
             thereof
             )
             saith
             ,
             That
             hee
             hath
             not
             heard
             ,
             nor
             hitherto
             found
             any
             thing
             touching
             the
             Religious
             House
             of
             Motindene
             in
             Hetcorne
             ,
             
             saue
             onely
             that
             the
             head
             thereof
             was
             called
             Minister
             ,
             and
             that
             the
             House
             it selfe
             was
             of
             the
             yearely
             value
             of
             sixty
             pounds
             .
             Neither
             would
             I
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             haue
             affoorded
             it
             so
             much
             as
             paper
             ,
             or
             place
             here
             ,
             but
             onely
             that
             you
             might
             vnderstand
             ,
             with
             what
             number
             of
             buildings
             ,
             variety
             of
             sects
             ,
             and
             plenty
             of
             possessions
             ,
             Popery
             was
             in
             old
             time
             prouided
             for
             ,
             and
             furnished
             .
             No
             corner
             (
             almost
             )
             without
             some
             Religious
             house
             or
             other
             :
             Their
             sects
             and
             orders
             were
             hardly
             to
             be
             numbred
             ;
             and
             as
             for
             their
             lands
             and
             reuenues
             ,
             it
             was
             a
             world
             to
             behold
             them
             .
             I
             finde
             that
             the
             yearely
             extent
             of
             the
             cleare
             value
             of
             the
             Religious
             liuings
             within
             this
             Shire
             ,
             amounted
             to
             fiue
             thousand
             pounds
             :
             Bishoprickes
             ,
             Benefices
             ,
             Friaries
             ,
             Chaunteries
             ,
             and
             Saints-offerings
             not
             accounted
             .
             Which
             thing
             also
             I
             do
             the
             rather
             note
             ,
             to
             the
             end
             that
             you
             may
             see
             ,
             how
             iust
             cause
             is
             giuen
             vs
             ,
             both
             to
             wonder
             at
             the
             hote
             zeale
             of
             our
             ancestours
             in
             their
             spirituall
             fornication
             ,
             and
             to
             lament
             the
             coldnesse
             of
             our
             owne
             charity
             ,
             towards
             the
             maintenance
             of
             the
             true
             Spouse
             of
             Iesus
             Christ.
             For
             ,
             if
             euer
             ,
             now
             most
             truly
             is
             that
             verified
             ,
             which
             the
             Poet
             long
             since
             said
             ,
             
               Probitas
               laudatur
               et
               alget
            
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             Boxley
             .
          
           
             
               William
               de
               Ipre
            
             (
             a
             Towne
             in
             Flanders
             )
             the
             base
             sonne
             of
             Philip
             Viscount
             
               de
               Ipre
            
             ,
             
             Lieutenant
             to
             king
             Stephen
             ,
             in
             the
             warres
             against
             Maud
             the
             Empresse
             :
             for
             which
             seruice
             the
             king
             created
             him
             Earle
             of
             Kent
             ,
             founded
             this
             Abbey
             ,
             Ann.
             1146.
             which
             he
             consecrated
             to
             the
             blessed
             Virgine
             Mary
             ,
             and
             planted
             it
             with
             a
             Couent
             of
             white
             Monkes
             ,
             of
             Saint
             Barnards
             order
             ,
             which
             he
             translated
             hither
             from
             Claravall
             in
             Burgundie
             ,
             which
             as
             good
             children
             ,
             were
             to
             follow
             and
             obey
             the
             rules
             and
             ordinances
             of
             the
             Abbey
             of
             Claravall
             in
             all
             things
             .
             These
             are
             the
             words
             in
             the
             institution
             .
          
           
             Anno
             1146.
             
               fundata
               est
               Boxleia
               in
               Cancia
            
             ,
             
             
               filia
               Claravallis
               propria
            
             .
             And
             further
             ,
             
               Quod
               ipsa
               Abbathia
               sit
               subdita
               Abbathie
               de
               Claravalle
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             It
             was
             ordinarie
             both
             beyond
             Sea
             and
             here
             in
             England
             ,
             for
             one
             religious
             house
             to
             beget
             another
             ,
             as
             will
             appeare
             by
             the
             sequele
             ;
             for
             not
             many
             yeares
             after
             her
             first
             foundation
             ,
             this
             Abbey
             it selfe
             was
             the
             mother
             of
             Robertsbridge
             in
             Sussex
             .
             The
             yearely
             value
             of
             this
             house
             was
             esteemed
             at
             the
             suppression
             to
             be
             worth
             218.
             l.
             19.
             s.
             10.
             d.
             
          
           
             This
             Monastery
             in
             former
             times
             was
             famous
             for
             a
             woodden
             Roode
             ,
             
             by
             which
             the
             Priests
             for
             a
             long
             while
             deluded
             the
             common
             people
             ,
             vntill
             their
             fraud
             and
             Legierdemain
             was
             detected
             .
          
        
         
           
             Bocton
             Malherb
             .
          
           
             At
             
               Bocton
               Malherb
            
             ,
             
             saith
             learned
             Clarentieux
             ,
             hath
             dwelt
             a
             long
             time
             the
             familie
             of
             the
             Wottons
             ,
             out
             of
             which
             in
             our
             remembrance
             flourished
             both
             
               Nicholas
               Wotton
            
             ,
             Doctor
             of
             the
             Lawes
             ,
             who
             being
             of
             the
             priuie
             Councell
             to
             king
             Henry
             the
             eighth
             ,
             King
             Edward
             the
             sixth
             ,
             Queene
             Mary
             ,
             and
             Queene
             Elizabeth
             ,
             sent
             in
             Embassage
             nine
             times
             to
             forraine
             Princes
             ,
             and
             thrice
             chosen
             Committee
             about
             Peace
             betweene
             the
             English
             ,
             French
             ,
             and
             Scottish
             :
             liued
             a
             goodly
             time
             ,
             and
             ranne
             a
             long
             race
             in
             this
             life
             with
             great
             commendation
             of
             pietie
             and
             wisedome
             :
             and
             also
             Sir
             
               Edward
               Wotton
            
             ,
             whom
             for
             his
             approued
             wisedome
             in
             weightie
             affaires
             ,
             Queene
             Elizabeth
             made
             Controller
             of
             her
             house
             ,
             and
             King
             Iames
             created
             Baron
             Wotton
             of
             Merley
             .
             If
             you
             would
             know
             any
             more
             ,
             reade
             Hollinshead
             ,
             
             who
             hath
             written
             a
             Treatise
             of
             this
             family
             from
             
               Richard
               Wotton
            
             ,
             who
             flourished
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             King
             Edward
             the
             first
             ,
             vnto
             these
             Wottons
             ,
             who
             yet
             do
             liue
             in
             our
             memory
             .
          
           
             This
             Church
             is
             honoured
             with
             the
             sepulture
             of
             many
             of
             this
             noble
             progenie
             ,
             but
             I
             haue
             no
             inscription
             nor
             Epitaph
             for
             any
             ,
             saue
             onely
             for
             him
             who
             was
             twice
             Lord
             Maior
             of
             London
             .
             The
             first
             time
             in
             the
             third
             yeare
             of
             king
             Henry
             the
             fifth
             :
             
             the
             second
             in
             the
             ninth
             of
             king
             Henry
             the
             sixth
             .
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Nicholas
               Wotton
            
             Esquire
             .
             ...
             twice
             Lord
             Maior
             of
             London
             .
             ....
             who
             was
             borne
             the
             26.
             of
             October
             ,
             1372.
             and
             dyed
             Septem
             .
             14.
             1448.
             
             ....
             being
             76.
             yeares
             of
             age
             .
          
        
         
           
             Newenden
             .
          
           
             This
             Towne
             harboured
             the
             first
             Carmelite
             Friars
             that
             euer
             were
             in
             this
             kingdome
             ,
             
             for
             about
             the
             midst
             of
             the
             raigne
             of
             king
             Henry
             the
             third
             ,
             this
             order
             came
             ouer
             the
             Sea
             ,
             arriued
             in
             this
             land
             ,
             and
             made
             their
             nest
             here
             at
             Newenden
             ;
             which
             was
             at
             that
             time
             a
             wooddy
             and
             solitarie
             place
             ,
             and
             therefore
             (
             in
             common
             opinion
             )
             the
             more
             fit
             for
             religious
             persons
             to
             inhabite
             ;
             
             they
             were
             called
             Carmelites
             ,
             of
             a
             hill
             in
             Siria
             named
             Carmelus
             ,
             where
             at
             the
             first
             a
             sort
             of
             them
             liued
             solitarily
             ,
             vntill
             by
             Iohn
             ,
             Patriarch
             of
             Ierusalem
             ,
             they
             were
             drawne
             into
             companies
             .
             Now
             to
             giue
             these
             sanctimonious
             white
             Brethren
             (
             such
             meere
             strangers
             )
             the
             better
             entertainment
             ,
             one
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Albuger
            
             knight
             ,
             about
             the
             yeare
             1241.
             built
             for
             them
             here
             a
             faire
             house
             ,
             calling
             it
             the
             Friery
             ,
             which
             he
             caused
             to
             bee
             hallowed
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             the
             Virgin
             Mary
             ;
             for
             that
             by
             
               Honorius
               Quartus
            
             the
             Pope
             ,
             they
             were
             appointed
             to
             a
             rule
             and
             order
             by
             the
             name
             of
             the
             Brothers
             of
             Mary
             ;
             which
             title
             liked
             themselues
             so
             well
             ,
             that
             they
             procured
             of
             Pope
             Vrban
             the
             sixth
             ,
             three
             yeares
             pardon
             for
             all
             such
             as
             would
             so
             call
             them
             .
             But
             certaine
             merry
             fellows
             (
             saith
             mine
             Author
             )
             (
             seeing
             their
             vanity
             ,
             and
             knowing
             how
             little
             they
             were
             of
             kinne
             to
             Mary
             the
             blessed
             Virgine
             )
             called
             them
             the
             Brothers
             of
             
               Mary
               Aegiptiaca
            
             the
             harlot
             .
             
             Whereat
             the
             Pope
             was
             so
             offended
             ,
             that
             hee
             plainly
             pronounced
             them
             Heretickes
             for
             their
             labour
             .
          
           
             He
             that
             was
             the
             Prouost
             or
             principall
             of
             this
             Fraternitie
             ,
             was
             called
             the
             Prior
             of
             the
             house
             .
             One
             of
             which
             ,
             namely
             ,
             
               William
               Starnefeld
            
             ,
             writ
             a
             Treatise
             of
             the
             originall
             or
             beginning
             of
             this
             Order
             .
             What
             the
             value
             of
             this
             Priorie
             was
             at
             the
             suppression
             I
             cannot
             learned
             .
          
        
         
           
             Combewell
             .
          
           
             
             In
             this
             village
             was
             a
             Monastery
             of
             blacke
             Canons
             ,
             dedicated
             to
             S.
             
               Mary
               Magdelene
            
             ,
             and
             valued
             to
             be
             worth
             80.
             l.
             17.
             s.
             5.
             d.
             
          
        
         
           
             Romden
             .
          
           
             One
             of
             the
             great
             family
             of
             the
             Guilfords
             ,
             here
             in
             this
             Church
             founded
             a
             Chappell
             ,
             Anno
             1444.
             
          
        
         
           
             Ossham
             .
          
           
             
             Hic
             ●acet
             Iohannes
             Elys
             Armiger
             qui
             obijt
             18.
             die
             mensis
             Septemb.
             An.
             1467.
             cuius
             anime
             propitietur
             Deus
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             
             Hic
             iacet
             Dominus
             Nich.
             de
             Sandwich
             ,
             qui
             quondam
             fuit
             Rector
             istius
             Ecclesie
             de
             Ossham
             ....
             ob
             ...
             1370.
             
          
           
             
             
               This
               man
               was
               Lord
               of
               the
               Mannor
               ,
               and
               a
               younger
               sonne
               of
               the
               family
               of
            
             Sandwiches
             
               of
               Sandwich
            
             .
          
        
         
           
             Kennington
             .
          
           
             
             Orate
             pro
             animabus
             Willelmi
             Brent
             ,
             Ar.
             &
             Elisabethe
             vxoris
             eius
             filie
             Rise
             Madris
             .
          
           
             Orate
             pro
             anima
             Willelmi
             Walkesley
             ,
             militis
             .
          
        
         
           
             Willisborough
             .
          
           
             
             In
             the
             East
             window
             of
             the
             South
             Isle
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             you
             may
             finde
             by
             an
             inscription
             that
             one
             
               Tho.
               Elys
            
             Esquire
             ,
             and
             Thomazin
             his
             wife
             were
             here
             buried
             .
             And
             also
             one
             
               William
               Barre
            
             ,
             
             the
             sonne
             of
             
               George
               Barre
            
             ,
             or
             Barry
             of
             Mote
             in
             Seuington
             Parish
             ,
             who
             dyed
             Ann.
             1463.
             
          
           
           
             An
             ancient
             familie
             euer
             since
             the
             raigne
             of
             king
             Richard
             the
             first
             ,
             
             in
             whose
             time
             ,
             as
             also
             in
             the
             raignes
             of
             King
             Iohn
             and
             Henry
             the
             third
             ,
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Barre
            
             knight
             ,
             flourished
             in
             great
             reputation
             here
             in
             this
             County
             .
          
        
         
           
             Bradgare
             .
          
           
             Here
             was
             a
             Colledge
             founded
             by
             
               Robert
               de
               Bradgare
               ,
               Tho.
               Iocelin
               ,
            
             Clerk
             ,
             and
             
               Robert
               de
               Vise
            
             .
             
          
        
         
           
             Narden
             .
          
           
             Vpon
             the
             Tombe
             of
             Lady
             
               Elisabeth
               Nevill
            
             ,
             here
             interred
             ,
             wife
             to
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Nevill
            
             ,
             and
             daughter
             to
             the
             Lord
             Dakers
             ,
             and
             Dame
             
               Anne
               Graistocke
            
             ,
             
             this
             old
             rime
             is
             engrauen
             .
          
           
             
               O
               Lord
               my
               Sauiour
               and
               hevenly
               Maker
               ,
            
             
               Haue
               mercy
               on
               
                 Elisabeth
                 Graistock
              
               and
               Daker
               .
            
          
           
             In
             what
             kings
             dayes
             this
             Lady
             might
             flourish
             ,
             I
             haue
             not
             made
             much
             search
             ;
             the
             character
             of
             the
             Inscription
             seemes
             to
             be
             ancient
             ,
             and
             so
             are
             the
             families
             of
             the
             
               Nevils
               ,
               Dacres
            
             ,
             and
             Greystocks
             :
             as
             also
             of
             signall
             note
             ,
             and
             exemplarie
             noblenesse
             in
             many
             parts
             of
             this
             kingdome
             ;
             with
             the
             two
             first
             Surnames
             I
             do
             often
             meet
             .
             Thus
             much
             here
             then
             of
             Greystocke
             out
             of
             Camden
             ,
             as
             followeth
             .
          
           
             By
             Peterill
             ,
             beside
             Petrianae
             (
             saith
             hee
             )
             standeth
             Greystock
             ,
             a
             Castle
             belonging
             ,
             not
             long
             since
             ,
             to
             an
             honourable
             house
             ,
             which
             deriued
             their
             first
             descent
             from
             one
             
               Ranulph
               Fitz-walter
            
             :
             
             of
             which
             line
             William
             ,
             called
             
               de
               Greystock
            
             wedded
             Mary
             ,
             a
             daughter
             ,
             and
             one
             of
             the
             coheires
             of
             Sir
             Merley
             ,
             Lord
             of
             Morpath
             :
             and
             hee
             had
             a
             sonne
             named
             Iohn
             ,
             who
             being
             childlesse
             ,
             by
             licence
             of
             king
             Edward
             the
             first
             ,
             conueyed
             his
             inheritance
             to
             
               Raph
               Granthorpe
            
             ,
             the
             sonne
             of
             William
             ,
             and
             his
             Aunts
             sonne
             by
             the
             fathers
             side
             ;
             whose
             male
             progenie
             flourished
             a
             long
             time
             in
             honour
             ,
             with
             the
             title
             of
             Lord
             Greistock
             :
             but
             about
             king
             Henry
             the
             seuenth
             ,
             his
             dayes
             expired
             ,
             and
             came
             to
             an
             end
             ,
             and
             so
             the
             inheritance
             came
             by
             marriage
             vnto
             the
             Barons
             of
             Dacree
             :
             and
             the
             female
             heires
             generall
             of
             the
             last
             Baron
             Dacre
             ,
             were
             married
             vnto
             Philip
             Earle
             of
             Arundell
             ,
             and
             Lord
             
               William
               Howard
            
             ,
             sonnes
             of
             
               Thomas
               Howard
            
             ,
             late
             Duke
             of
             Norfolke
             .
          
        
         
           
             Pluckley
             ,
             anciently
             written
             Plokele
             .
          
           
             This
             Towneship
             or
             Parish
             was
             by
             Archbishop
             Lanfrancke
             (
             in
             the
             time
             of
             William
             the
             Conquerour
             )
             giuen
             vnto
             one
             
               Iohn
               de
               Cobham
            
             ,
             whose
             posterity
             assuming
             a
             Surname
             from
             the
             place
             ,
             did
             flourish
             here
             by
             the
             space
             of
             two
             hundred
             yeares
             ,
             vntill
             the
             daughters
             of
             Sir
             William
             of
             Pluckley
             knight
             ,
             became
             the
             coheires
             of
             this
             Mannor
             .
             Amongst
             whom
             ,
             shee
             that
             onely
             is
             knowne
             to
             haue
             had
             issue
             ,
             was
             married
             vnto
             
               Iohn
               de
               Surenden
               ,
               alias
               Sarenden
               ,
            
             who
             vpon
             the
             old
             seate
             ,
             new
             founded
             the
             Mannor
             house
             ,
             (
             a
             faire
             one
             at
             this
             day
             ,
             and
             by
             the
             antiquitie
             thereof
             seemes
             to
             haue
             beene
             the
             like
             ,
             or
             much
             fairer
             at
             her
             first
             building
             )
             which
             stands
             vpon
             the
             very
             forehead
             of
             that
             hill
             which
             from
             this
             place
             doth
             reach
             Westward
             into
             Surrey
             .
             A
             situation
             so
             elegant
             ,
             that
             it
             compares
             with
             most
             that
             are
             ,
             in
             rich
             pastures
             ,
             healthfull
             aire
             ,
             and
             plenty
             both
             of
             fewell
             and
             timber
             :
             but
             aboue
             all
             ,
             in
             a
             very
             delicate
             
             and
             various
             prospect
             .
             From
             the
             owner
             it
             then
             receiued
             ,
             and
             still
             retaines
             ,
             the
             name
             of
             Surenden
             ,
             although
             from
             that
             family
             it
             did
             immediatly
             by
             a
             daughter
             passe
             to
             the
             Noble
             and
             spreading
             house
             of
             Haute
             ,
             whose
             first
             childe
             ,
             being
             daughter
             and
             coheire
             ,
             Christian
             ,
             was
             married
             vnto
             
               Iohn
               Dering
            
             ,
             sonne
             of
             Richard
             ,
             sonne
             of
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Dering
            
             of
             Westbroke
             ,
             knight
             .
             In
             the
             possession
             of
             which
             family
             ,
             the
             name
             of
             Surenden
             hath
             (
             by
             continuance
             )
             gotten
             its
             Masters
             Surname
             ,
             to
             distinguish
             it
             from
             another
             of
             the
             same
             appellation
             within
             two
             miles
             ,
             and
             so
             is
             knowne
             by
             the
             name
             of
             
             
               Surenden
               Dering
            
             .
             And
             through
             many
             descents
             (
             hauing
             beene
             at
             no
             time
             bought
             nor
             sold
             )
             the
             gift
             of
             Lanfranke
             now
             resteth
             in
             person
             of
             Sir
             
               Edward
               Dering
            
             ,
             knight
             ,
             and
             Baronet
             ,
             Lieutenant
             of
             his
             Maiesties
             Castle
             of
             Douer
             ,
             and
             of
             his
             Cinque
             ports
             ;
             the
             third
             of
             that
             name
             and
             family
             of
             Dering
             ,
             which
             haue
             enioyed
             this
             Office
             ,
             being
             a
             place
             of
             especiall
             trust
             ,
             of
             honour
             and
             command
             .
          
           
             In
             this
             Church
             ,
             dedicated
             to
             S.
             Nicholas
             ,
             and
             in
             our
             Ladies
             Chappell
             there
             ,
             now
             belonging
             to
             Sir
             
               Antony
               Dering
            
             of
             
               Surenden
               Dering
            
             knight
             ,
             and
             founded
             by
             
               Richard
               Dering
            
             Esquire
             ,
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             king
             Henry
             the
             sixth
             ,
             (
             as
             appeares
             by
             his
             Armes
             carued
             on
             the
             bottome
             of
             the
             Arches
             ,
             which
             are
             Or
             ,
             a
             Salter
             sables
             ,
             and
             Dering
             and
             Haute
             quartered
             Or
             ,
             a
             Salter
             sables
             ,
             and
             Or
             ,
             a
             crosse
             engraled
             gules
             ,
             thereon
             a
             cressant
             Argent
             )
             are
             seuerall
             graue-stones
             very
             fairely
             figured
             ,
             with
             pourtraitures
             in
             armour
             to
             the
             length
             ;
             first
             one
             for
             
               Iohn
               Dering
            
             of
             Surenden
             Esquire
             ,
             who
             liued
             in
             the
             dayes
             of
             King
             Richard
             the
             second
             ,
             Henry
             the
             fourth
             ,
             and
             Henry
             the
             fifth
             ;
             some
             of
             the
             brasse
             is
             torne
             away
             ,
             that
             which
             remaines
             is
             accordingly
             as
             followeth
             .
          
           
             
               HIC
               IACET
            
          
           
             This
             riming
             Epitaph
             is
             inlaid
             with
             brasse
             about
             the
             Verge
             of
             this
             Monument
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               in
               terra
               ,
               solitus
               sed
               viuere
               guerra
               ,
            
             
               Vnde
               tulit
               vulnus
               quod
               dedit
               in
               de
               funus
               .
            
             
               Nunc
               subijt
               manes
               fortisque
               piusque
               Iohannes
               ;
            
             
               Huius
               ergo
               dein
               dic
               miserere
               Dering
               .
            
             
               An.
               quatuor
               C.
               milleno
               quinto
               atque
               viceno
               ,
            
             
               Dat
               mortale
               solo
               nunc
               superestque
               polo.
               
            
          
           
           
             Next
             vnto
             him
             lyeth
             entombed
             his
             sonne
             
               Richard
               Dering
            
             in
             this
             forme
             ,
             to
             whose
             memory
             no
             Inscription
             is
             remaining
             .
             
          
           
           
             
               Richard
               Dering
            
             of
             
               Surenden
               Dering
            
             ,
             Esquire
             ,
             gaue
             as
             I
             haue
             it
             by
             relation
             )
             the
             hangings
             of
             rich
             and
             faire
             cloth
             of
             Arras
             ,
             which
             adorne
             the
             Quire
             of
             the
             Cathedrall
             Church
             in
             Canterbury
             ,
             vpon
             the
             suite
             of
             his
             sonne
             
               Richard
               Dering
            
             a
             Monke
             there
             ;
             who
             ,
             according
             to
             his
             Monkish
             Heraldry
             ,
             hath
             figured
             in
             their
             seuerall
             bordures
             ,
             
               his
               Rebus
            
             ,
             or
             Name
             deuises
             ,
             viz.
             a
             Dere
             and
             a
             Ring
             ,
             in
             stead
             of
             Armes
             ,
             although
             sixe
             embroydered
             Cushions
             ,
             then
             giuen
             for
             the
             Priors
             seate
             ,
             and
             since
             vsed
             in
             the
             Deanes
             Pewes
             ,
             haue
             the
             Armes
             of
             Dering
             embroydered
             on
             them
             ,
             and
             empaled
             with
             Bertyn
             and
             Eyton
             his
             two
             wiues
             .
          
           
             
               Richard
               Dering
            
             the
             Monke
             ,
             
             was
             one
             of
             the
             adherents
             to
             
               Elisabeth
               Barton
            
             ,
             the
             holy
             Maid
             of
             Kent
             ,
             in
             her
             fained
             hypocrisie
             ,
             and
             traiterous
             practises
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             same
             Chappell
             lyeth
             
               Iohn
               Dering
            
             ,
             
             Esquire
             ,
             who
             was
             great
             grand-childe
             to
             the
             foresaid
             
               Richard
               Dering
            
             of
             Surenden
             ,
             whose
             Altar
             tombe
             is
             since
             laid
             flat
             .
             He
             dyed
             1550.
             and
             hath
             there
             his
             figure
             in
             the
             wall
             ,
             kneeling
             with
             his
             Surcote
             of
             Armes
             ;
             with
             him
             is
             buried
             Margaret
             his
             wife
             ,
             sister
             and
             sole
             heire
             of
             
               Thomas
               Brent
            
             ,
             Esquire
             .
          
           
             Vnderneath
             the
             figure
             of
             
               Richard
               Dering
            
             ,
             
             before
             remembred
             ,
             is
             an
             Escocheon
             with
             eight
             coats
             quartered
             .
             First
             Dering
             a
             Salter
             .
             2.
             
             Haute
             a
             Crosse
             ingraled
             with
             a
             cressant
             .
             3
             Brent
             ,
             a
             wiuervolant
             .
             4
             a
             Fesse
             cotized
             .
             5.
             
             Surenden
             a
             Berid
             betweene
             two
             Cottesses
             nebuly
             on
             the
             outsides
             .
             6.
             
             Pluckley
             a
             Flower
             deluce
             .
             7.
             
             Barkley
             a
             Cheuoron
             betweene
             ten
             crosses
             forme
             within
             a
             border
             .
             8
             Dering
             againe
             .
          
           
             At
             the
             foot
             of
             this
             Chappell
             ,
             within
             the
             Church
             ,
             vnder
             foure
             seuerall
             Grauestones
             ,
             euery
             one
             inlaid
             with
             figures
             of
             brasse
             at
             length
             ,
             the
             men
             lying
             in
             Armour
             ,
             are
             buried
             as
             followeth
             .
          
           
           
             
             
               Iohn
               Dering
            
             Esquire
             ,
             who
             dyed
             
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1517.
             and
             Iulian
             his
             wife
             ,
             sister
             of
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Darrell
            
             knight
             ,
             who
             dyed
             1526.
             
          
           
             
             On
             their
             right
             hand
             lyeth
             
               Nicholas
               Dering
            
             ,
             Esquire
             ,
             their
             eldest
             sonne
             ,
             and
             Alice
             his
             wife
             ,
             the
             daughter
             and
             coheire
             of
             the
             eldest
             house
             of
             Bettenham
             .
          
           
             
             On
             their
             left
             hand
             vnder
             an
             Arch
             ,
             with
             the
             like
             pourtraiture
             in
             brasse
             at
             length
             ,
             lyeth
             their
             second
             sonne
             ,
             
               Richard
               Dering
            
             Esquire
             ,
             the
             Kings
             Lieutenant
             of
             Douer
             Castle
             ,
             and
             the
             Cinque
             Ports
             ,
             vnder
             fiue
             Lord
             Wardens
             .
             He
             dyed
             1546.
             
             And
             with
             him
             is
             buried
             Benet
             his
             wife
             ,
             of
             the
             ancient
             family
             of
             Brockholl
             .
          
           
             Diuers
             others
             of
             this
             most
             ancient
             and
             right
             worthy
             progenie
             ,
             lye
             here
             interred
             ;
             of
             whom
             (
             their
             burials
             being
             but
             of
             later
             times
             )
             the
             order
             of
             my
             method
             will
             not
             giue
             me
             leaue
             to
             speake
             .
          
           
             
             In
             the
             body
             of
             this
             Church
             are
             two
             Grauestones
             ,
             vnder
             one
             of
             which
             lyeth
             the
             body
             of
             
               Henry
               Malemaines
            
             ,
             Esquire
             ,
             and
             vnder
             the
             other
             (
             with
             his
             portraiture
             at
             length
             in
             brasse
             )
             
               Richard
               Malemaines
            
             Esquire
             ,
             who
             dyed
             1440.
             their
             coate
             of
             Armes
             thereupon
             engrauen
             .
             Ermyn
             a
             cheffe
             gules
             ,
             three
             left
             hands
             Argent
             .
          
        
         
           
             Bethersden
             vnder
             Pluckley
             hill
             .
          
           
             In
             this
             Church
             are
             the
             Armes
             of
             Surenden
             twice
             singly
             ,
             and
             once
             empaled
             with
             Crouch
             ,
             which
             Surenden
             was
             there
             the
             principall
             Inhabitant
             in
             the
             time
             of
             Edward
             the
             second
             ,
             being
             owner
             of
             a
             place
             there
             called
             Surenden
             ,
             which
             now
             belongeth
             to
             a
             right
             worthy
             gentleman
             
               Edward
               Chute
            
             Esquire
             .
             And
             is
             seated
             with
             the
             view
             of
             the
             other
             Surenden
             ,
             belonging
             as
             aforesaid
             to
             Sir
             
               Edward
               Dering
            
             .
          
        
         
           
             Charing
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             yeare
             1590.
             this
             Church
             was
             with
             fire
             consumed
             all
             but
             the
             very
             stones
             ;
             which
             fire
             it
             caught
             from
             a
             peece
             discharged
             at
             a
             Pigeon
             then
             vpon
             the
             Church
             .
             The
             windowes
             and
             the
             Grauestones
             (
             wherein
             diuers
             of
             the
             ancient
             and
             worthy
             family
             of
             Brent
             were
             memorized
             )
             at
             that
             time
             were
             defaced
             :
             yet
             on
             the
             outside
             of
             the
             Bellfree
             do
             remaine
             carued
             in
             stone
             ,
             the
             badge
             of
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             (
             being
             a
             Rose
             within
             the
             Sunne-beames
             )
             and
             a
             Wyuer
             being
             the
             Armes
             of
             
               Hugh
               Brent
            
             Esquire
             ;
             who
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             ,
             was
             the
             principall
             Founder
             of
             that
             Bellfree
             ,
             which
             was
             before
             of
             wood
             .
             From
             the
             time
             of
             Henry
             the
             sixth
             ,
             the
             family
             of
             Brent
             (
             being
             branched
             out
             of
             the
             ancient
             stocke
             of
             Brent
             in
             Somersetshire
             ,
             of
             which
             house
             Sir
             
               Robert
               de
               Brent
            
             was
             a
             Baron
             of
             the
             Parliament
             in
             the
             time
             of
             Edward
             the
             first
             )
             hath
             flourished
             here
             as
             the
             prime
             name
             of
             this
             Parish
             ,
             vntill
             
               Thomas
               Brent
            
             Esquire
             (
             the
             last
             male
             of
             this
             line
             )
             did
             remoue
             to
             Willisborough
             ,
             where
             he
             dyed
             issuelesse
             .
          
           
             On
             the
             South
             side
             of
             the
             Chancell
             here
             ,
             and
             annexed
             to
             the
             Church
             ,
             is
             a
             conuenient
             Chappell
             founded
             by
             
               Amy
               Brent
            
             widow
             of
             
               William
               Brent
            
             Esquire
             ,
             who
             dyed
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             Ric.
             the
             third
             ;
             this
             (
             with
             the
             Church
             )
             being
             fired
             ,
             is
             now
             in
             the
             hands
             of
             workmen
             to
             bee
             repaired
             ,
             by
             Sir
             
               Edward
               Dering
            
             knight
             and
             Baronet
             ,
             to
             whom
             the
             right
             of
             this
             Chappell
             is
             
             deriued
             ,
             as
             well
             in
             bloud
             from
             the
             Brents
             ,
             as
             by
             composition
             betweene
             him
             and
             M.
             
               Brent
               Dering
            
             of
             Charing
             ,
             who
             now
             is
             the
             owner
             of
             the
             ancient
             house
             of
             the
             Brents
             there
             ,
             which
             is
             full
             stored
             with
             the
             Badges
             of
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             ,
             in
             euery
             quarry
             of
             glasse
             within
             the
             Hall-window
             .
             In
             which
             house
             also
             (
             as
             it
             goes
             by
             tradition
             )
             
               Iohn
               Brent
            
             Esquire
             ,
             feasted
             King
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             as
             hee
             passed
             this
             way
             toward
             his
             then
             intended
             siege
             of
             Bullen
             .
             But
             this
             name
             of
             Brent
             is
             for
             nothing
             more
             famous
             ,
             then
             for
             the
             warlike
             exploits
             of
             that
             wilde
             madbraine
             Falques
             ,
             or
             
               Falco
               de
               Brent
            
             ;
             
             who
             made
             it
             nothing
             to
             raise
             warre
             against
             kings
             ;
             to
             besiege
             and
             take
             Castles
             ,
             to
             spoile
             Abbeyes
             ,
             pull
             downe
             Churches
             ,
             ransacke
             all
             the
             adioyning
             territories
             ,
             and
             where
             I
             write
             of
             such
             a
             touch
             of
             wickednesse
             ?
             but
             more
             of
             him
             hereafter
             ,
             what
             not
             which
             had
             English
             persons
             of
             especiall
             note
             ,
             as
             haue
             beene
             interred
             in
             forraine
             nations
             .
          
        
         
           
             Lyd.
             
          
           
             Of
             Lyd
             I
             haue
             spoken
             a
             little
             in
             another
             place
             ,
             yet
             here
             giue
             me
             leaue
             to
             speake
             a
             little
             more
             vpon
             further
             information
             .
             
             In
             this
             Church
             of
             Lyd
             were
             two
             Grauestones
             of
             
               Richard
               Dering
            
             ,
             who
             dyed
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             king
             Richard
             the
             second
             ,
             and
             Thomas
             his
             sonne
             ,
             one
             of
             them
             had
             faire
             portraitures
             with
             ornaments
             engrauen
             thereon
             :
             but
             the
             losse
             of
             some
             of
             the
             brasse
             ,
             with
             the
             remote
             absence
             of
             his
             posterity
             ,
             haue
             giuen
             occasion
             for
             another
             name
             to
             superscribe
             that
             stone
             ;
             although
             at
             that
             time
             the
             best
             ,
             if
             not
             the
             onely
             names
             of
             note
             and
             gentrie
             there
             ,
             were
             Septuanus
             and
             Dering
             :
             at
             which
             time
             Dering
             was
             here
             owner
             of
             Westbrooke
             ,
             and
             of
             Deuge
             Marsh
             place
             ,
             which
             name
             hath
             beene
             of
             great
             and
             ancient
             possessions
             in
             Lyd
             ,
             Midley
             ,
             Promhill
             ,
             and
             old
             Rumney
             ,
             whereof
             a
             part
             was
             the
             leuell
             of
             foure
             hundred
             Acres
             of
             land
             ,
             called
             yet
             by
             the
             name
             of
             Derings
             :
             and
             on
             the
             other
             side
             of
             Lyd
             aboue
             threescore
             Acres
             by
             the
             name
             of
             
               Derings
               Droff
            
             .
             From
             hence
             
               Iohn
               Dering
            
             Esquire
             ,
             in
             the
             time
             of
             Henry
             the
             seuenth
             ,
             was
             taken
             out
             of
             his
             house
             and
             carried
             into
             France
             ,
             from
             whence
             by
             ransome
             he
             freed
             himselfe
             .
          
        
         
           
             Chart
             Magna
             .
          
           
             Betweene
             the
             Chancell
             and
             the
             North
             Chappell
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             is
             an
             Altar-Tombe
             ,
             round
             about
             the
             verge
             of
             which
             ,
             is
             engrauen
             this
             Epitaph
             following
             in
             brasse
             ,
             and
             betwixt
             euery
             word
             the
             figure
             of
             a
             well
             ,
             alluding
             to
             the
             name
             of
             the
             parties
             there
             vnderneath
             interred
             .
          
           
             
               Anime
               Willelmi
               de
               Goldwelle
               &
               Auicie
               vxoris
               sue
               per
               miserecordiam
               Dei
               in
               pace
               requiescant
               .
            
             
             
               Qui
               quidem
               Willelmus
               septimo
               die
               mensis
               Maij
               ,
               &
               dicta
               Avicia
               octauo
               die
               Aprilis
               ,
               Litera
               Dominicalis
               .
               B.
               ab
               hac
               luce
               migrarunt
               .
               Ann.
               Domini
               M.
               CCCC.LXXXV
               .
               Quorum
               animabus
               propitietur
               Deus
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             
               Iames
               Goldwell
            
             of
             this
             family
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             Norwich
             ,
             was
             a
             repairer
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             as
             appeares
             by
             this
             broken
             Inscription
             in
             the
             top
             crosse
             window
             .
          
           
             
               .....
               Magistro
               Iacobo
               Goldwelle
               .....
               Ecclesie
               sancti
               Pauli
               London
               ,
            
             
             
               qui
               hoc
               opus
               repara
               ......
            
          
           
             And
             in
             the
             East
             window
             it
             is
             thus
             to
             be
             read
             in
             the
             glasse
             .
          
           
           
             
               Memoriale
               reuerendi
               patris
               Domini
               Iacobi
               Goldwell
               Episcopi
               Norwicen
               .
            
          
           
             In
             a
             North
             window
             of
             the
             North
             Chappell
             haue
             beene
             sixteene
             pourtraitures
             of
             men
             in
             glasse
             ,
             all
             kneeling
             ,
             whereof
             most
             remaine
             ,
             whose
             names
             are
             as
             followeth
             .
             
             
               Iohannes
               Webbe
               ,
               Iohannes
               Hosewyf
               ,
               Thomas
               Wred
               ,
               Iohannes
               Turlepyn
               ,
               Willelmus
               Malemayne
               ,
               Iohannes
               Litihey
               ,
               Iohannes
               Bockon
               ,
               Iohannes
               Chillinton
               ,
               Iohannes
               Atte
               ,
               Iohannes
               Yardherst
               .
            
             ..........
          
           
             In
             midst
             of
             whom
             ,
             as
             the
             Priests
             then
             are
             ,
             
               Dominus
               Richardus
               Medhurst
            
             ,
             and
             
               Dominus
               Walterus
               Wilcock
            
             .
          
           
             Now
             ,
             as
             it
             goes
             by
             tradition
             ,
             from
             the
             father
             to
             the
             sonne
             ,
             these
             were
             the
             builders
             of
             this
             Church
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             middest
             of
             the
             East-window
             ,
             in
             the
             South
             Chappell
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             is
             the
             picture
             of
             the
             foresaid
             Bishop
             Goldwell
             ,
             kneeling
             ,
             and
             in
             euerie
             quarry
             a
             golden
             well
             or
             fountaine
             (
             his
             Rebus
             or
             Name
             deuise
             )
             and
             crosse
             the
             window
             inscribed
             :
          
           
             
             
               .....
               Iacobo
               Goldwelle
               Episcopo
               Norwicen
               .
               qui
               .....
               opus
               fundauit
               .
               Ann.
               Christi
               ,
               M.
               CCCC.LXXVII
               .
            
             whereby
             it
             appeares
             that
             this
             Bishop
             was
             Founder
             of
             this
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             The
             corner
             stone
             of
             the
             foundation
             of
             this
             Chappell
             on
             the
             outside
             ,
             is
             made
             like
             a
             Graue-stone
             ,
             with
             a
             Crosse
             cut
             thereupon
             .
          
           
             
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Iohannis
               Toke
               Armigeri
               ,
               nuper
               de
               Goddington
               istius
               paroch
               Cuius
               corpus
               iacet
               hic
               tumulatum
               ,
               ac
               pro
               animabus
               Margarete
               ,
               et
               Anne
               vxorum
               suarum
               .
               Que
               quidem
               Margareta
               filia
               fuit
               naturalis
               dum
               vixit
               Iohannis
               Walworth
               ,
               nuper
               in
               Comitatu
               Suff.
               &
               dicta
               Anna
               filia
               etiam
               naturalis
               ,
               Iohannis
               Engeham
               Armigeri
               ,
               nuper
               de
               Syngleton
               ,
               istus
               paroch
               .
               Qui
               vero
               Iohannes
               Toke
               obijt
               vicesimo
               die
               Maij
               ,
               Ann.
               Dom.
               M.
               CCCCC.XIII
               .
               Quorum
               animabus
               propitietur
               Deus
               Altissimus
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacent
               Thomas
               Twesden
               generosus
               ,
               qui
               obijt
            
             8.
             
               die
               Decembris
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1500.
             
               et
               Benedicta
               vxor
               eius
               .
               Quorum
               animabus
               propitietur
               Deus
               .
               Sancta
               Trinitas
               Deus
               miserere
               nobis
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Willelmus
               Sharpe
               et
               eius
               quinque
               consortes
               ,
               qui
               Willelmus
               obijt
               ,
            
             29.
             
               die
               Septemb.
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1499.
             
             
               Cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               Deus
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Seuington
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Margareta
               Barry
               ,
               Quondam
               vxor
               Edwardi
               Barry
               Armiger
               .
               Que
               quidem
               Margareta
               obijt
               .....
               mensis
               ....
               Ann.
            
             1400.
             
             
               Cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               Deus
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Ioanna
               Barry
               quondam
               vxor
               Willelmi
               Barry
               militis
               ,
               Pater
               de
               celis
               Deus
               miserere
               nobis
               .
               Fili
               Redemptor
               mundi
               Deus
               miserere
               nobis
               .
               Spiritus
               Sancte
               Deus
               miserere
               nobis
               .
               Sancta
               Trinitas
               vnus
               Deus
               miserere
               nobis
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Iohannis
               Barry
               militis
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Isabelle
               quondam
               vxor
               Willelmi
               Barry
               Militis
               ,
               Pater
               de
               celis
               .
            
             As
             before
             about
             the
             verge
             of
             this
             and
             the
             other
             Grauestone
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             is
             also
             a
             Monument
             ,
             whereupon
             a
             man
             armed
             is
             pourtraied
             ,
             the
             Inscription
             whereof
             is
             altogether
             perished
             ;
             which
             in
             all
             likelihood
             was
             made
             to
             the
             memory
             of
             Sir
             
               William
               Barry
            
             ,
             knight
             ,
             the
             husband
             of
             the
             fore-remembred
             Isabell.
             
          
           
             At
             the
             lower
             end
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             and
             neare
             to
             the
             Bellfree
             ,
             lyeth
             the
             
             body
             of
             one
             of
             these
             Barryes
             pourtraied
             in
             compleat
             armour
             ,
             about
             the
             Verge
             of
             his
             Monument
             this
             Inscription
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Vmfridus
               Barre
               Ar.
               Quondam
               Dominus
               istius
               ville
               et
               Patronus
               istius
               Ecclesie
               .
            
             
             
               Qui
               obiit
               in
               die
               Sancte
               Marie
               Magdalene
               ,
               An.
               Dom.
            
             1431.
             
             
               Cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               Deus
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             Camden
             in
             his
             Chorographicall
             description
             of
             Ireland
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             County
             of
             Corke
             ,
             writes
             greatly
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             this
             surname
             of
             Barry
             .
             These
             are
             his
             words
             as
             followeth
             .
          
           
             Beneath
             Corke
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             the
             riuer
             ,
             parting
             in
             twaine
             ,
             enuironeth
             a
             large
             and
             very
             pleasant
             Island
             ,
             ouer
             against
             the
             principall
             dwelling
             house
             of
             that
             most
             ancient
             and
             noble
             family
             of
             the
             Barries
             ,
             which
             thereupon
             is
             called
             Barry
             Court.
             For
             ,
             that
             family
             is
             deriued
             from
             
               Robert
               de
               Barry
            
             an
             English
             man
             ,
             a
             personage
             of
             great
             worth
             ,
             and
             renowned
             :
             who
             notwithstanding
             chose
             rather
             among
             the
             first
             to
             be
             chiefe
             indeed
             ,
             then
             to
             seeme
             chiefe
             :
             who
             in
             the
             winning
             of
             Ireland
             ,
             
             receiued
             wounds
             and
             hurt
             :
             and
             the
             first
             man
             he
             was
             in
             Ireland
             that
             manned
             and
             brought
             the
             Hawke
             to
             hand
             .
             His
             posterity
             by
             their
             long
             approued
             loyaltie
             ,
             and
             martiall
             prowesse
             ,
             deserued
             to
             receiue
             of
             the
             kings
             of
             England
             ,
             first
             the
             title
             of
             Baron
             Barry
             ,
             afterwards
             of
             Vicount
             Butiphant
             ,
             and
             for
             their
             great
             lands
             and
             wealth
             ,
             gat
             among
             the
             people
             the
             surname
             of
             
               Barry
               More
            
             ,
             that
             is
             ,
             Barry
             the
             Great
             .
          
           
             
               .....
               Iohannes
               Fynch
               Armiger
               ,
               Qui
               obiit
            
             19.
             
               die
               Mensis
               Maij
               ,
               Ann.
               Dom
            
             1442.
             
             Cuius
             .
          
           
             This
             I
             conceiue
             to
             be
             some
             younger
             branch
             of
             the
             Nobly
             descended
             family
             of
             the
             Finches
             ,
             of
             whom
             there
             is
             mention
             made
             among
             the
             Monuments
             in
             Braborne
             Church
             before
             ,
             where
             they
             are
             stiled
             
               Herbert
               ,
               vel
               Finch
            
             ,
             not
             vnaptly
             thereby
             continuing
             the
             memory
             of
             their
             originall
             name
             and
             ancestry
             ,
             as
             being
             lineally
             descended
             from
             
               Hen.
               Fuz-Herbert
            
             ,
             Chamberlaine
             to
             king
             Henry
             the
             first
             ,
             who
             married
             the
             daughter
             and
             heire
             to
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Corbert
            
             :
             
             and
             had
             issue
             by
             her
             ,
             a
             sonne
             named
             Herbert
             ,
             who
             likewise
             had
             issue
             a
             sonne
             ,
             named
             
               Herbert
               Fitz-Herbert
            
             .
             Who
             by
             his
             first
             wife
             Luce
             ,
             daughter
             and
             coheire
             of
             Milo
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Hereford
             ,
             and
             high
             Constable
             of
             England
             ,
             had
             issue
             a
             sonne
             ,
             named
             
               Peter
               Fitz
               Herbert
            
             (
             from
             whom
             the
             Herberts
             Earles
             of
             Penbrooke
             are
             descended
             )
             and
             by
             Matilda
             his
             second
             wife
             (
             after
             his
             death
             re-married
             to
             the
             Lord
             Columbarij
             ,
             )
             he
             had
             issue
             *
             
               Mathew
               Fitz-Herbert
            
             ,
             who
             was
             one
             of
             the
             Magnates
             ,
             or
             Barons
             at
             the
             making
             of
             
               Magna
               Charta
            
             ,
             and
             was
             likewise
             one
             of
             those
             potent
             Noblemen
             for
             the
             king
             ,
             that
             made
             the
             accord
             betweene
             king
             Iohn
             ,
             and
             the
             Barons
             at
             Runnyng
             Mead
             ,
             betweene
             Windsore
             and
             Stanes
             :
             his
             sonne
             likewise
             ,
             called
             
               Herbert
               Fitz
               Mathew
            
             ,
             was
             the
             fourth
             Baron
             that
             is
             mentioned
             in
             the
             Rowl
             of
             the
             Parliament
             at
             Tewkesbury
             .
             The
             change
             of
             this
             name
             Finch
             ,
             seemeth
             to
             haue
             beene
             about
             the
             latter
             end
             of
             king
             Hen.
             the
             third
             (
             at
             which
             time
             many
             other
             families
             suffered
             like
             alteration
             )
             as
             appeareth
             by
             a
             
               supersedeas
               ,
               Ann.
            
             8.
             
             E.
             2.
             therein
             mentioning
             ,
             that
             
               Herbertus
               Filius
               Herberti
               dicti
               Finch
            
             ,
             was
             a
             Ward
             ,
             28.
             
             E.
             primi
             ,
             and
             so
             could
             not
             personally
             serue
             with
             the
             king
             in
             his
             warres
             in
             Scotland
             ,
             and
             therefore
             was
             released
             of
             his
             Escuage
             for
             all
             his
             lands
             in
             Kent
             and
             Sussex
             ,
             which
             ,
             together
             with
             some
             of
             the
             ancient
             patrimony
             and
             seuen
             knights
             sees
             at
             Nethersfield
             in
             the
             County
             of
             Sussex
             ,
             are
             not
             yet
             alienated
             from
             this
             honorable
             family
             ,
             who
             by
             their
             paternall
             Ancestors
             and
             Matches
             are
             descended
             from
             many
             honorable
             houses
             ,
             and
             especially
             by
             Sir
             
               Moyle
               Finches
            
             Lady
             ,
             Elizabeth
             ,
             sole
             daughter
             and
             heire
             to
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Heneage
            
             ,
             Vicechamberlaine
             and
             Councellor
             of
             Estate
             to
             Queene
             Elizabeth
             ,
             by
             whom
             she
             had
             many
             children
             :
             and
             in
             her
             widdowhood
             receiued
             from
             King
             Iames
             the
             dignity
             of
             Vicecountesse
             of
             Maydestone
             ;
             and
             by
             King
             Charles
             was
             created
             Countesse
             of
             Winchelsey
             ,
             to
             her
             and
             to
             her
             heires
             Males
             .
          
           
             
             
               ARCHBISHOPS
               OF
               CANTERBVRY
               CANONIZED
               SAINTS
               .
            
             
               
               ANd
               first
               to
               begin
               with
               the
               first
               ,
               which
               was
               Austin
               the
               Monke
               ,
               famous
               for
               the
               many
               miracles
               which
               he
               wrought
               ,
               if
               we
               may
               beleeue
               the
               Legend
               .
               Amongst
               which
               ,
               this
               following
               is
               said
               to
               be
               one
               .
            
             
               
                 Saynt
                 Austyn
                 entryd
                 into
                 Dorsetshyr
              
               (
               giue
               me
               leaue
               to
               vse
               the
               character
               of
               my
               old
               Agon
               )
               
                 and
                 came
                 into
                 a
                 town
                 wher
                 as
                 wer
                 wycked
                 peple
                 ,
                 and
                 refusyd
                 hys
                 doctryn
                 and
                 preching
                 vtterly
                 ,
                 and
                 droof
                 hym
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 town
                 ,
                 castyng
                 on
                 hym
                 the
                 tayles
                 of
                 Thornback
                 ,
                 or
                 like
                 fishes
                 .
                 Wherfor
                 hee
                 bysought
                 almyghty
                 God
                 to
                 shew
                 hys
                 Iudgement
                 on
                 them
                 :
                 And
                 God
                 sent
                 to
                 them
                 a
                 shameful
                 token
                 .
                 For
                 the
                 chyldren
                 that
                 were
                 borne
                 after
                 in
                 that
                 place
                 had
                 tayles
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 is
                 said
                 ,
                 tyl
                 they
                 repentyd
                 them
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 It
                 is
                 seyd
                 comynly
                 that
                 this
                 fill
                 at
                 Strode
                 in
                 Kent
                 ,
                 but
                 blessyd
                 be
                 God
                 at
                 thys
                 day
                 is
                 no
                 such
                 deformyte
                 .
              
            
             
               The
               first
               of
               these
               fables
               is
               likewise
               written
               by
               
                 Alexander
                 Esseby
              
               ,
               saith
               Lambard
               ,
               and
               the
               later
               by
               
                 Polydore
                 Virgil
              
               ,
               who
               fathers
               it
               vpon
               
                 Thomas
                 Becket
              
               (
               handling
               that
               hot
               contention
               betweene
               king
               Henry
               the
               second
               ,
               and
               
                 Thomas
                 Becket
              
               )
               saith
               ,
               that
               Becket
               (
               being
               at
               the
               length
               reputed
               for
               the
               kings
               enemy
               )
               began
               to
               be
               so
               commonly
               neglected
               ,
               contemned
               ,
               and
               hated
               ,
               that
               when
               as
               it
               happened
               him
               vpon
               a
               time
               to
               come
               to
               Stroude
               ,
               the
               inhabitants
               thereabouts
               (
               being
               desirous
               to
               despite
               that
               good
               Father
               )
               sticked
               not
               to
               cut
               the
               taile
               from
               the
               horse
               on
               which
               he
               roade
               ,
               binding
               themselues
               thereby
               with
               a
               perpetuall
               reproach
               :
               For
               afterwards
               (
               by
               the
               will
               of
               God
               )
               it
               so
               happened
               ,
               that
               euery
               one
               which
               came
               of
               that
               kindred
               of
               men
               which
               had
               played
               that
               naughty
               pranke
               ,
               were
               borne
               with
               tailes
               ,
               euen
               as
               brute
               beasts
               be
               .
            
             
               Thus
               
                 Polidore
                 Virgils
              
               History
               (
               howsoeuer
               if
               you
               respect
               the
               stile
               ,
               method
               ,
               and
               matter
               ,
               a
               good
               worke
               )
               is
               blemished
               with
               this
               ,
               and
               other
               old
               wiues
               tales
               and
               follies
               .
               
               For
               as
               hee
               was
               by
               office
               a
               collectour
               of
               the
               Peter-pence
               to
               the
               Popes
               gaine
               and
               lucre
               ,
               so
               sheweth
               he
               himselfe
               throughout
               by
               practise
               ,
               a
               couetous
               gatherer
               of
               lying
               fables
               ,
               fained
               to
               aduance
               ,
               not
               Peters
               ,
               but
               the
               Popes
               owne
               Religion
               ,
               kingdome
               ,
               and
               Miter
               ,
               saith
               my
               foresaid
               Author
               .
            
             
               The
               day
               of
               the
               Translation
               was
               anciently
               kept
               holy
               ,
               the
               26.
               day
               of
               May.
               
            
             
               
               The
               next
               canonized
               Archbishop
               which
               I
               finde
               ,
               was
               Honorius
               ,
               who
               was
               
                 vnus
                 ex
                 discipulis
                 beati
                 Pape
                 Gregorij
                 vir
                 magne
                 reuerentie
                 ,
                 &
                 in
                 rebus
                 Ecclesiasticis
                 
                 sublimiter
                 instructus
              
               :
               one
               of
               the
               Schollers
               of
               blessed
               Pope
               Gregory
               ,
               a
               man
               of
               great
               reuerence
               ,
               and
               in
               Ecclesiasticall
               affaires
               ,
               highly
               instructed
               ;
               saith
               Capgraue
               ,
               in
               the
               life
               of
               the
               holy
               Saint
               .
            
             
               
                 Honorius
                 propter
                 virtutem
                 et
                 Euangelij
                 predicandi
                 studium
                 ,
              
               
               
                 honorandus
                 plane
                 et
                 suspiciendus
              
               .
            
             
               Honorius
               ,
               for
               his
               vertue
               and
               studious
               endeuour
               of
               propagating
               the
               Gospell
               ,
               throughly
               to
               be
               honoured
               and
               had
               in
               admiration
               ,
               saith
               Harpsfeld
               .
            
             
               Many
               are
               the
               miracles
               attributed
               to
               his
               holinesse
               ,
               which
               were
               performed
               before
               ,
               vpon
               ,
               and
               after
               the
               translation
               of
               his
               Reliques
               ;
               which
               are
               needlesse
               to
               relate
               ,
               being
               like
               the
               rest
               of
               that
               kinde
               ,
               incredible
               .
            
             
               The
               third
               Saint
               of
               this
               See
               in
               Capgraues
               Calender
               ,
               
               is
               ,
               
                 Deus-dedit
                 ,
                 A
                 deo
                 datus
              
               ,
               or
               Deodat
               ,
               for
               before
               his
               name
               was
               Frithona
               ,
               (
               so
               named
               after
               his
               election
               to
               this
               Archbishopricke
               )
               of
               which
               a
               late
               writer
               thus
               descants
               in
               his
               Canto
               of
               the
               Catalogue
               of
               ancient
               English
               Saints
               .
            
             
               
                 Of
                 Canterbury
                 here
                 with
                 those
                 I
                 will
                 begin
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 That
                 first
                 Archbishops
                 See
                 ,
                 on
                 which
                 there
                 long
                 hath
                 bin
              
               
                 So
                 many
                 men
                 deuout
                 ,
                 as
                 raisd
                 that
                 Church
                 so
                 high
                 ,
              
               
                 Much
                 reuerence
                 ,
                 and
                 haue
                 wonne
                 their
                 holy
                 Hierarchy
                 :
              
               
                 Of
                 which
                 the
                 first
                 that
                 did
                 with
                 goodnesse
                 so
                 in
                 flame
              
               
                 The
                 hearts
                 of
                 the
                 deuout
                 (
                 that
                 from
                 his
                 proper
                 name
                 )
              
               
                 As
                 one
                 (
                 euen
                 )
                 sent
                 from
                 God
                 ,
                 the
                 soules
                 of
                 men
                 to
                 saue
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 title
                 vnto
                 him
                 of
                 Deodat
                 they
                 gaue
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Verus
                 erat
                 Dei
                 cultor
                 :
                 vitiorum
                 mortificator
                 :
                 Virtutum
                 amator
                 :
                 verbi
                 diuini
                 non
                 segnis
                 sator
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               He
               was
               a
               true
               worshipper
               of
               the
               euerliuing
               God
               :
               a
               mortifier
               of
               vices
               :
               a
               louer
               of
               vertues
               :
               no
               slow
               vnprofitable
               sower
               of
               the
               diuine
               word
               ;
               and
               so
               forth
               .
               In
               the
               like
               phrase
               much
               more
               is
               deliuered
               by
               Capgraue
               ,
               of
               this
               holy
               Bishop
               and
               Confessour
               .
               He
               writ
               a
               booke
               of
               the
               Bishops
               of
               Canterbury
               ,
               his
               predecessour
               ,
               as
               witnesseth
               Pitseus
               .
            
             
               That
               learned
               Priest
               Theodore
               succeeded
               Deodat
               ,
               
               as
               in
               seat
               ,
               so
               in
               Sainting
               .
               Vnto
               this
               man
               all
               the
               British
               Bishops
               ,
               and
               generally
               all
               Britaine
               ,
               yeelded
               obedience
               ;
               first
               he
               was
               in
               his
               life
               ,
               as
               also
               in
               his
               discipline
               ,
               exercising
               the
               authoritie
               of
               his
               place
               wondrous
               seuerely
               .
               Neuer
               before
               his
               time
               had
               England
               so
               many
               happy
               dayes
               ,
               nor
               so
               many
               learned
               men
               ,
               as
               vnder
               him
               ,
               and
               a
               little
               after
               .
               Much
               might
               be
               said
               of
               his
               sanctity
               ,
               out
               of
               Capgraue
               ,
               and
               others
               :
               but
               I
               will
               make
               an
               end
               ,
               with
               his
               end
               ,
               out
               of
               an
               old
               Manuscript
               .
            
             
               
                 Theodor
                 yat
                 was
                 of
                 Cawnterbury
                 ,
              
               
                 Erchbysshcoppe
                 than
                 ,
                 and
                 eke
                 the
                 hygh
                 Prymat
                 ▪
              
               
                 Of
                 fowrscor
                 yer
                 of
                 age
                 so
                 than
                 did
                 dy
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 twenty
                 yer
                 and
                 two
                 held
                 that
                 estat
                 ,
              
               
                 To
                 grete
                 honore
                 ,
                 and
                 worschippe
                 fortunat
                 .
              
               
               
                 The
                 yer
                 of
                 Crist
                 syr
                 hundryd
                 forscore
                 and
                 ten
                 ,
              
               
                 Was
                 ,
                 whan
                 hys
                 sowl
                 fro
                 fleshe
                 was
                 lesed
                 clen
                 .
              
            
             
               
               Odo
               ,
               surnamed
               Seuerus
               ,
               the
               Confessour
               ,
               for
               his
               singular
               austeritie
               of
               life
               ,
               and
               many
               vertues
               ,
               is
               reckoned
               in
               the
               new
               Legend
               amongst
               the
               Saints
               .
               Of
               whom
               the
               foresaid
               Author
               of
               Polyalbion
               thus
               sings
               .
            
             
               
                 Then
                 Odo
                 the
                 Seuere
                 ,
                 who
                 highly
                 did
                 adorne
              
               
                 That
                 See
                 (
                 yet
                 being
                 of
                 vnchristened
                 Parents
                 borne
                 ,
              
               
                 Whose
                 countrey
                 Denmarke
                 was
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 East-England
                 dwelt
                 )
              
               
                 He
                 being
                 but
                 a
                 childe
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 cleare
                 bosome
                 felt
              
               
                 The
                 most
                 vndoubted
                 truth
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 vnbaptiz'd
                 long
                 ;
              
               
                 But
                 as
                 he
                 grew
                 in
                 yeares
                 ,
                 in
                 spirit
                 so
                 growing
                 strong
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 as
                 the
                 Christian
                 Faith
                 this
                 holy
                 man
                 had
                 taught
                 ,
              
               
                 He
                 likewise
                 for
                 that
                 faith
                 in
                 sundry
                 battels
                 fought
                 .
              
            
             
               
               Dunstan
               succeeded
               Odo
               ,
               whose
               miracles
               by
               him
               wrought
               ,
               are
               said
               to
               be
               so
               many
               ,
               and
               so
               farre
               beyond
               beleefe
               ,
               that
               where
               to
               begin
               I
               know
               not
               ,
               much
               lesse
               where
               to
               end
               ;
               I
               will
               looke
               vpon
               him
               as
               I
               finde
               him
               lying
               on
               his
               death-bed
               ;
               where
               hee
               saw
               many
               strange
               visions
               of
               heauenly
               ioyes
               were
               shewed
               vnto
               him
               for
               his
               great
               comfort
               .
               
                 And
                 vpon
                 holy
                 Thursday
              
               (
               to
               vse
               the
               words
               of
               the
               old
               Legend
               )
               
                 he
                 sente
                 for
                 alle
                 hys
                 brethren
                 ,
                 and
                 askyd
                 of
                 them
                 foryeuenesse
                 ,
                 and
                 alsoo
                 forgaue
                 them
                 all
                 trespaces
                 ,
                 and
                 assoyled
                 them
                 of
                 all
                 theyr
                 synnes
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 thyrd
                 dey
                 aftyr
                 he
                 passyd
                 owt
                 of
                 this
                 world
                 to
                 God
                 ,
                 full
                 of
                 vertues
                 ,
                 the
                 yere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 ix
                 honderd
                 lxxxviii
                 ,
                 and
                 hys
                 sowle
                 was
                 borne
                 vp
                 to
                 Heuen
                 wyth
                 mery
                 song
                 of
                 aungels
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 peple
                 hering
                 that
                 were
                 at
                 his
                 deth
                 :
                 and
                 his
                 body
                 lyeth
                 at
                 Cawnterbury
                 in
                 a
                 worschipful
                 shryne
                 ,
                 wher
                 as
                 owr
                 Lord
                 sheweth
                 for
                 his
                 Seruant
                 S.
                 Dunston
                 many
                 faire
                 and
                 grete
                 myracles
                 ;
                 wherfor
                 owr
                 Lord
                 be
                 pr●ysed
                 world
                 wythouten
                 end
                 .
                 Amen
                 .
              
            
             
               His
               reliques
               ,
               saith
               Capgraue
               ,
               were
               remoued
               to
               Glastenbury
               ,
               about
               foure
               and
               twenty
               yeares
               after
               his
               departure
               .
               And
               so
               it
               is
               very
               probable
               ,
               for
               there
               he
               was
               first
               a
               Brother
               of
               the
               House
               ,
               and
               afterwards
               Abbot
               :
               there
               the
               deuill
               came
               to
               him
               dancing
               ,
               by
               which
               the
               deuils
               merriment
               ,
               Dunstan
               knew
               the
               instant
               time
               of
               the
               death
               of
               Edmund
               ,
               the
               Brother
               of
               Athelstane
               slaine
               at
               Pucklechurch
               .
               Of
               which
               my
               old
               Rimer
               ,
               Rob.
               of
               Glocester
               .
            
             
               
                 Seynt
                 Dunstone
                 was
                 atte
                 Glastonbery
                 tho
                 the
                 kyng
                 yhurte
                 was
              
               
                 And
                 yut
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 *
                 stound
                 he
                 wiste
                 of
                 this
                 cas
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 deuell
                 befor
                 hym
                 cam
                 dawncyng
                 and
                 lowgh
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 as
                 hit
                 wer
                 pleying
                 made
                 game
                 enowgh
                 ;
              
               
                 This
                 *
                 hely
                 man
                 wiste
                 anon
                 why
                 his
                 ioy
                 was
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 that
                 for
                 the
                 kyngs
                 harme
                 he
                 made
                 such
                 solas
                 .
              
               
                 Dunstone
                 toward
                 Pukelcherch
                 dight
                 hymself
                 blive
                 ,
              
               
                 So
                 that
                 men
                 tolde
                 hym
                 by
                 the
                 way
                 the
                 kyng
                 was
                 out
                 of
                 livs
                 .
              
            
             
               
               But
               at
               another
               time
               this
               merry
               deuill
               (
               or
               some
               other
               )
               came
               to
               him
               in
               
               another
               moode
               ,
               in
               likenesse
               of
               a
               Beare
               ,
               and
               would
               haue
               handled
               with
               rough
               Mittins
               ,
               as
               the
               prouerbe
               is
               ,
               yet
               Dunstane
               had
               the
               better
               in
               the
               conflict
               ,
               being
               neuer
               abasht
               with
               such
               an
               hellish
               encounter
               ,
               vpon
               which
               the
               foresaid
               Author
               of
               Polyolbion
               doth
               thus
               comment
               .
            
             
               
                 —
                 Dunstan
                 as
                 the
                 rest
                 arose
                 through
                 many
                 Sees
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 To
                 this
                 Archtipe
                 at
                 last
                 ascending
                 by
                 degrees
                 ,
              
               
                 There
                 by
                 his
                 power
                 confirmd
                 ,
                 and
                 strongly
                 credit
                 wonne
                 ,
              
               
                 To
                 many
                 wondrous
                 things
                 which
                 he
                 before
                 had
                 done
                 ,
              
               
                 To
                 whom
                 when
                 (
                 as
                 they
                 say
                 )
                 the
                 Deuill
                 once
                 appear'd
                 ,
              
               
                 This
                 man
                 so
                 full
                 of
                 faith
                 not
                 once
                 at
                 all
                 afear'd
                 ,
              
               
                 Strong
                 conflicts
                 with
                 him
                 had
                 ,
                 in
                 Myracles
                 most
                 great
                 .
              
            
             
               The
               day
               consecrated
               to
               the
               memory
               of
               this
               Saint
               ,
               was
               the
               19.
               of
               May
               ;
               more
               of
               him
               (
               if
               it
               be
               not
               needlesse
               )
               when
               I
               come
               to
               Glastonbury
               .
            
             
               Elphege
               (
               of
               wom
               I
               haue
               spoken
               elsewhere
               )
               borne
               of
               great
               parentage
               ,
               
               brought
               vp
               in
               all
               good
               learning
               at
               Derehirst
               ,
               not
               farre
               from
               Glocester
               ,
               a
               man
               of
               wonderfull
               abstinence
               ,
               neuer
               eating
               ,
               drinking
               ,
               or
               sleeping
               ,
               more
               then
               necessity
               compelled
               him
               ,
               spending
               his
               time
               altogether
               either
               in
               prayer
               ,
               study
               ,
               or
               other
               necessarie
               businesse
               ,
               was
               stoned
               to
               death
               (
               like
               another
               Stephen
               )
               by
               the
               Danes
               at
               Greenwich
               ,
               in
               the
               yeare
               1012.
               canonized
               for
               a
               Saint
               ,
               and
               allowed
               the
               19.
               day
               of
               Aprill
               for
               celebration
               of
               his
               memory
               .
            
             
               
                 —
                 suth
                 ye
                 yer
                 of
                 grace
              
               
                 A
                 thowsand
                 and
                 twelf
                 they
                 ladde
                 hym
                 to
                 a
                 place
                 
              
               
                 Wythowte
                 the
                 town
                 of
                 Grenewyche
                 ,
                 and
                 stened
                 hym
                 with
                 stenes
              
               
                 As
                 men
                 did
                 Seynt
                 Stephenne
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 to
                 bruysed
                 his
                 
                   benes
                
              
               
                 This
                 was
                 doe
                 the
                 Ester
                 weke
                 in
                 the
                 Saterday
                 ,
              
               
                 As
                 mor
                 plenner
                 in
                 his
                 lif
                 se
                 ther
                 of
                 men
                 may
                 .
              
            
             
               Egelnoth
               surnamed
               
                 The
                 Good
              
               ,
               is
               likewise
               calendred
               amongst
               these
               Sainted
               Archbishops
               .
               
               He
               was
               the
               sonne
               of
               an
               Earle
               ,
               called
               Agelmare
               ,
               and
               is
               said
               to
               haue
               beene
               Deane
               of
               Christ-Church
               in
               Canterbury
               :
               which
               at
               that
               time
               was
               replenished
               for
               the
               most
               part
               with
               Canons
               ,
               wearing
               the
               habite
               and
               garments
               of
               Monkes
               ;
               but
               in
               profession
               and
               manner
               of
               life
               ,
               differing
               much
               from
               them
               .
               Therefore
               when
               as
               in
               that
               same
               terrible
               tithing
               of
               the
               Danes
               (
               in
               the
               time
               of
               Elphege
               )
               all
               the
               Monkes
               were
               slaine
               ,
               except
               onely
               foure
               ,
               the
               Canons
               that
               were
               now
               the
               greater
               number
               ,
               gaue
               vnto
               their
               gouernour
               the
               name
               of
               Deane
               ,
               from
               which
               place
               he
               was
               taken
               to
               bee
               Archbishop
               .
            
             
               Going
               to
               Rome
               to
               fetch
               his
               Pall
               ,
               he
               bought
               an
               arme
               of
               that
               blessed
               Father
               S.
               Augustine
               ,
               Bishop
               of
               Hippo
               ,
               for
               an
               hundred
               talents
               of
               siluer
               ,
               and
               a
               talent
               of
               gold
               ,
               
               and
               bestowed
               it
               vpon
               the
               Church
               of
               Couentrie
               .
               Hee
               bestowed
               great
               paines
               and
               cost
               in
               repairing
               his
               Church
               and
               Monastery
               ,
               destroyed
               
               and
               burnt
               by
               the
               Danes
               ,
               and
               by
               his
               good
               aduise
               ,
               directed
               King
               Knute
               (
               that
               fauoured
               him
               exceedingly
               )
               vnto
               many
               honourable
               enterprises
               .
               He
               dyed
               ,
               Octob.
               29.
               
               Ann.
               1038.
               hauing
               sat
               Archbishop
               seuenteene
               yeares
               ,
               and
               vpward
               .
               
                 
                   
                     —
                     Egelno●h
                     againe
                     much
                     grac'd
                     that
                     sacred
                     Seat
                     ,
                  
                   
                     
                     Who
                     for
                     his
                     godly
                     deeds
                     ,
                     surnamed
                     was
                     the
                     Good
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Not
                     boasting
                     of
                     his
                     birth
                     ,
                     though
                     com'n
                     of
                     Royall
                     bloud
                     :
                  
                   
                     For
                     that
                     ,
                     nor
                     at
                     the
                     first
                     ,
                     a
                     Monkes
                     meane
                     Cowle
                     despis'd
                     ,
                  
                   
                     With
                     winning
                     men
                     to
                     God
                     ,
                     who
                     neuer
                     was
                     suffic'd
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     —
                     Eadfine
                     next
                     ensues
                     ,
                  
                   
                     
                     To
                     propagate
                     the
                     truth
                     ,
                     no
                     toyle
                     that
                     did
                     refuse
                     .
                  
                
              
               He
               was
               a
               secular
               Priest
               ,
               and
               first
               Chaplaine
               vnto
               king
               Harold
               ,
               who
               preferred
               him
               to
               the
               Bishopricke
               of
               Winchester
               ,
               from
               whence
               hee
               was
               remoued
               to
               this
               See
               of
               Canterbury
               .
               He
               departed
               this
               life
               Octob.
               28.
               
               An.
               1050.
               after
               he
               had
               continued
               Archbishop
               twelue
               yeares
               almost
               :
               All
               which
               time
               he
               was
               much
               oppressed
               with
               sicknesse
               ;
               he
               was
               interred
               in
               his
               owne
               Church
               ,
               and
               at
               the
               place
               of
               his
               buriall
               ,
               many
               miracles
               are
               said
               to
               haue
               beene
               wrought
               .
            
             
               
               Lanfranke
               (
               of
               whom
               I
               haue
               written
               before
               )
               is
               recorded
               by
               Capgraue
               amongst
               our
               English
               Saints
               :
               who
               saith
               ,
               that
               vpon
               his
               first
               entrance
               to
               this
               Metropoliticall
               gouernment
               ,
               he
               found
               the
               Monkes
               of
               Canterbury
               ,
               
                 sicut
                 omnes
                 fere
                 tum
                 temporis
                 in
                 Anglia
                 secularibus
                 similes
              
               :
               as
               all
               the
               rest
               were
               almost
               at
               that
               time
               in
               England
               ,
               like
               to
               secular
               persons
               :
               for
               ,
               
                 Venari
                 ,
                 aucupari
                 ,
                 et
                 potibus
                 indulgere
                 consueuerunt
                 :
              
               They
               accustomed
               to
               hunt
               ,
               hawke
               ,
               and
               giue
               their
               minde
               to
               excessiue
               drinking
               ,
               which
               after
               a
               short
               time
               ,
               by
               gentle
               perswasions
               ,
               he
               reclaymed
               .
               He
               was
               a
               man
               affable
               ,
               pleasant
               ,
               and
               humble
               ,
               skilfull
               in
               many
               Sciences
               ,
               prudent
               in
               counsell
               ,
               and
               gouernment
               of
               things
               ,
               and
               for
               Religion
               and
               life
               most
               holy
               .
               
                 Meruit
                 ergo
                 inter
                 Sanctos
                 annumerari
              
               :
               Therefore
               he
               deserues
               to
               be
               numbred
               amongst
               the
               Saints
               .
            
             
               
               Anselm
               for
               integritie
               of
               life
               ,
               and
               depth
               of
               learning
               ,
               euen
               admirable
               ,
               in
               regard
               whereof
               ,
               and
               of
               the
               many
               miracles
               which
               are
               said
               to
               be
               wrought
               by
               him
               liuing
               ,
               and
               by
               his
               Reliques
               ,
               he
               being
               dead
               ;
               hee
               was
               canonized
               a
               Saint
               ,
               about
               foure
               hundred
               yeares
               after
               his
               decease
               ,
               at
               the
               great
               charges
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Moorton
              
               ,
               one
               of
               his
               Successours
               in
               the
               Archbishopricke
               .
            
             
               Out
               of
               his
               learned
               braine
               he
               brought
               forth
               into
               the
               world
               many
               profound
               works
               ,
               at
               the
               least
               fiftie
               seuerall
               bookes
               or
               Treatises
               :
               many
               of
               which
               are
               still
               extant
               .
               The
               miracles
               likewise
               attributed
               to
               his
               holinesse
               ,
               are
               many
               ,
               mentioned
               by
               Capgraue
               .
            
             
               The
               next
               that
               comes
               into
               this
               Catalogue
               ,
               is
               that
               farre
               famed
               Saint
               ,
               
                 Thomas
                 
                 Becket
              
               ,
               
               of
               whom
               I
               haue
               already
               spoken
               enough
               in
               another
               place
               .
               Thus
               much
               then
               at
               this
               time
               out
               of
               Polyolbion
               ,
               as
               followeth
               .
            
             
               
                 Saint
                 
                   Thomas
                   Becket
                
                 then
                 ,
                 which
                 Rome
                 so
                 much
                 did
                 *
                 hery
                 ,
              
               
                 As
                 to
                 his
                 christned
                 name
                 it
                 added
                 Canterbury
                 ;
              
               
                 There
                 to
                 whose
                 sumptuous
                 Shrine
                 the
                 neere
                 succeeding
                 ages
                 ,
              
               
                 So
                 mighty
                 offerings
                 sent
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 such
                 pilgrimages
                 ,
              
               
                 Concerning
                 whom
                 ,
                 the
                 world
                 since
                 then
                 hath
                 spent
                 much
                 breath
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 many
                 questions
                 made
                 both
                 of
                 his
                 life
                 and
                 death
                 .
              
               
                 If
                 he
                 were
                 truly
                 iust
                 ,
                 he
                 hath
                 his
                 right
                 ,
                 if
                 no
                 ,
              
               
                 Those
                 times
                 were
                 much
                 to
                 blame
                 ,
                 that
                 haue
                 him
                 reckon'd
                 so
                 .
              
            
             
               Edmund
               (
               a
               man
               famous
               for
               his
               vertue
               and
               great
               learning
               )
               was
               borne
               at
               Abingdon
               in
               Barkeshire
               ,
               
               being
               sonne
               to
               one
               
                 Edward
                 Rich
              
               a
               Merchant
               ,
               his
               mothers
               name
               was
               Mabell
               .
               In
               their
               elder
               yeares
               they
               forsooke
               each
               other
               by
               mutuall
               consent
               ,
               and
               betooke
               themselues
               to
               a
               Monasticall
               life
               .
               Edmund
               their
               sonne
               they
               caused
               to
               bee
               brought
               vp
               in
               Vniuersity
               Colledge
               in
               Oxford
               .
               Hauing
               attained
               to
               reasonable
               perfection
               in
               the
               knowledge
               of
               Diuinitie
               (
               whereunto
               his
               study
               was
               chiefly
               addicted
               )
               hee
               applyed
               himselfe
               to
               preaching
               ,
               wherein
               he
               tooke
               great
               paines
               ,
               namely
               ,
               in
               the
               Counties
               of
               Oxford
               ,
               Glocester
               ,
               and
               Worcester
               ,
               vntill
               such
               time
               as
               hee
               was
               called
               to
               the
               Treasureship
               of
               Salisbury
               .
               From
               whence
               (
               little
               knowing
               of
               any
               such
               matter
               ,
               and
               much
               against
               his
               minde
               )
               he
               was
               chosen
               (
               at
               the
               Popes
               request
               ,
               to
               the
               Monkes
               of
               Christ-Church
               ,
               being
               as
               then
               at
               Rome
               )
               to
               be
               Archbishop
               of
               this
               See
               ,
               and
               consecrated
               at
               Canterbury
               ,
               with
               all
               honour
               possible
               ,
               by
               Roger
               ,
               Bishop
               of
               London
               ,
               the
               fourth
               of
               the
               Nones
               of
               Aprill
               ,
               about
               the
               yeare
               1230.
               
               King
               Henry
               the
               third
               ,
               thirteene
               Bishops
               ,
               one
               and
               fourty
               Lords
               and
               Earles
               ,
               and
               others
               innumerable
               being
               there
               present
               ;
               as
               it
               is
               thus
               recorded
               in
               the
               Annalls
               of
               the
               Monastery
               of
               Wauerley
               in
               Surrey
               .
            
             
               
                 Edmundus
                 Thesaurarius
                 Sarum
              
               ,
               
               
                 a
                 Domino
                 Rogero
                 Episcopo
                 London
                 ,
                 consistentibus
                 et
                 congratulantibus
                 XIII
                 .
                 Episcopis
                 .
                 Domingo
                 Rege
                 ,
                 et
                 XLI
                 .
                 Comitibus
                 ,
                 et
                 ceteris
                 in
                 numeris
                 communiter
                 congregatis
                 .
                 In
                 Ecclesia
                 Cant.
                 in
                 Archiepiscopum
                 honorifice
                 consecratur
                 .
                 Dominica
                 qua
                 canitur
                 Letare
                 Iher●salem
                 .
                 IIII.
                 viz.
                 Nonas
                 Aprilis
                 .
              
            
             
               But
               howsoeuer
               he
               was
               thus
               solemnly
               consecrated
               ,
               he
               presently
               fell
               into
               the
               kings
               displeasure
               ,
               by
               opposing
               himselfe
               against
               the
               marriage
               of
               Elianor
               the
               kings
               sister
               with
               
                 Simon
                 Mountfort
              
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Leicester
               ,
               because
               vpon
               the
               death
               of
               the
               Earle
               Marshall
               ,
               her
               first
               husband
               ,
               she
               had
               vowed
               chastity
               .
               To
               haue
               this
               vow
               dispensed
               withall
               ,
               the
               King
               procured
               the
               Pope
               to
               send
               a
               Legate
               into
               England
               ,
               his
               name
               was
               Otto
               a
               Cardinall
               .
               Him
               also
               this
               Archbishop
               offended
               ,
               and
               that
               so
               grieuously
               ,
               by
               reprehending
               his
               monstrous
               couetousnesse
               ,
               his
               bribery
               and
               extortion
               ,
               as
               euer
               after
               he
               sought
               to
               worke
               him
               all
               the
               mischiefe
               that
               he
               might
               .
               The
               Monkes
               of
               Rochester
               had
               presented
               vnto
               this
               Archbishop
               one
               
                 Richard
                 de
                 Wendouer
              
               ,
               demanding
               of
               him
               consecration
               vnto
               the
               Bishopricke
               of
               their
               Church
               ,
               which
               he
               vtterly
               denyed
               to
               affoord
               ,
               knowing
               the
               presented
               ,
               to
               bee
               a
               very
               vnlearned
               and
               vnsufficient
               
               man.
               Hereupon
               the
               Monkes
               appealed
               to
               Rome
               ,
               which
               the
               Archbishop
               vnderstanding
               of
               ,
               hasted
               him
               thither
               also
               .
               Otto
               the
               Legate
               endeauoured
               to
               stay
               him
               at
               home
               ,
               and
               failing
               thereof
               ,
               did
               his
               errand
               so
               well
               at
               Rome
               ,
               as
               not
               onely
               in
               that
               suite
               ,
               but
               another
               also
               which
               hee
               had
               against
               Hugh
               Earle
               of
               Arundell
               in
               another
               cause
               of
               appeale
               ,
               he
               was
               ouerthrowne
               ,
               and
               condemned
               in
               a
               thousand
               Markes
               charges
               to
               his
               great
               disgrace
               and
               impouerishment
               .
               Being
               at
               Rome
               ,
               hee
               had
               complained
               of
               many
               great
               abuses
               in
               England
               ,
               and
               amongst
               the
               rest
               ,
               of
               the
               long
               vacancie
               of
               Bishoprickes
               .
               The
               Pope
               seemed
               willing
               to
               redresse
               these
               things
               ,
               and
               namely
               ,
               concerning
               that
               matter
               ,
               set
               downe
               this
               order
               ,
               
               That
               if
               any
               Cathedrall
               Church
               continued
               voide
               aboue
               sixe
               moneths
               ,
               it
               should
               be
               lawfull
               for
               the
               Archbishop
               to
               conferre
               it
               where
               he
               list
               ,
               
               as
               well
               as
               any
               smaller
               Benefice
               .
               The
               procuring
               of
               this
               order
               cost
               him
               a
               great
               summe
               of
               money
               .
               Yet
               no
               sooner
               was
               his
               backe
               turned
               ,
               but
               the
               Pope
               ,
               at
               the
               kings
               request
               ,
               reuoked
               the
               same
               .
               Being
               thus
               continually
               vexed
               ,
               thwarted
               ,
               and
               disgraced
               ,
               hee
               departed
               into
               voluntary
               exile
               ,
               and
               there
               bewayling
               the
               misery
               of
               his
               countrey
               ,
               
               spoyled
               and
               wasted
               by
               the
               tyranny
               of
               the
               Pope
               ,
               spent
               the
               rest
               of
               his
               dayes
               in
               continuall
               teares
               .
               Through
               extreame
               griefe
               and
               sorrow
               ,
               or
               (
               as
               some
               thinke
               )
               too
               much
               fasting
               ,
               hee
               fell
               first
               into
               a
               Consumption
               ,
               and
               after
               into
               a
               strange
               kinde
               of
               Ague
               .
               Whereupon
               he
               thought
               good
               to
               remoue
               from
               the
               Abbey
               of
               Pontiniac
               in
               France
               (
               where
               he
               had
               layen
               euer
               since
               his
               comming
               out
               of
               England
               )
               and
               there
               departed
               this
               life
               the
               sixteenth
               of
               the
               Kalends
               of
               December
               ,
               1242.
               
               His
               heart
               and
               entrailes
               were
               buried
               at
               Soissy
               ,
               his
               body
               at
               Pontiniac
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Sanctus
                 Edmundus
                 Cantuarie
                 Archiepiscopus
                 ,
                 plenus
                 virtutibus
                 ,
                 et
                 san●titate
                 migrauit
                 ab
                 hoc
                 seculo
                 ,
                 XVI
                 .
                 Kal.
                 Decemb.
                 et
                 apud
                 Pontiniacum
                 sepultus
                 est
                 ;
                 Cuius
                 merita
                 miracula
                 testantur
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 erat
                 Edmundus
                 anima
                 tum
                 corpore
                 mundus
                 ,
              
               
                 Quem
                 non
                 immundus
                 poterat
                 peruertere
                 mundus
                 :
              
               
                 Anglorum
                 Genti
                 faueas
                 Edmunde
                 petenti
                 .
              
            
             
               Within
               six
               yeares
               after
               his
               death
               he
               was
               canonized
               a
               Saint
               ,
               by
               Innocentius
               the
               fourth
               ,
               who
               appointed
               the
               foresaid
               day
               of
               his
               death
               for
               euer
               to
               be
               kept
               holy
               in
               memory
               of
               him
               .
               Lewes
               the
               French
               king
               caused
               his
               body
               to
               be
               translated
               to
               a
               more
               honourable
               Tombe
               then
               it
               was
               first
               laid
               in
               ,
               and
               bestowed
               a
               sumptuous
               Shrine
               vpon
               him
               ,
               couered
               with
               gold
               &
               siluer
               ,
               and
               richly
               adorned
               with
               many
               pretious
               stones
               :
               where
               our
               Lord
               (
               saith
               his
               Legend
               )
               hath
               shewyd
               many
               a
               fayre
               myracle
               for
               his
               holy
               servaunt
               Saynte
               Edmonde
               .
            
             
               This
               Edmund
               is
               the
               last
               Archbishop
               of
               Canterbury
               that
               I
               finde
               to
               haue
               beene
               canonized
               ;
               howsoeuer
               I
               dare
               pronounce
               ,
               that
               since
               his
               dayes
               to
               these
               present
               times
               ,
               wherein
               we
               liue
               ;
               we
               haue
               had
               many
               Archbishops
               both
               for
               life
               and
               learning
               ,
               as
               worthy
               the
               honour
               of
               canonization
               ,
               as
               was
               himselfe
               ,
               or
               any
               of
               these
               by
               me
               before
               remembred
               .
            
             
               Thus
               much
               of
               this
               Diocesse
               vntill
               I
               be
               further
               stored
               of
               funerall
               Monuments
               ,
               or
               other
               matters
               therein
               according
               to
               my
               method
               ,
               either
               by
               my selfe
               ,
               or
               my
               friends
               ;
               onely
               let
               me
               tell
               you
               for
               a
               conclusion
               ,
               that
               the
               whole
               
               Prouince
               of
               this
               Bishopricke
               of
               Canterbury
               :
               
               which
               first
               of
               all
               was
               apparelled
               by
               Austin
               the
               Monke
               with
               the
               Archbishop
               of
               Londons
               Pall
               (
               as
               I
               haue
               in
               part
               touched
               before
               )
               was
               at
               the
               first
               diuided
               by
               Theodore
               (
               seuenth
               Bishop
               )
               into
               fiue
               Diocesses
               onely
               ;
               howbeit
               in
               processe
               of
               time
               ,
               it
               grew
               to
               twentie
               and
               one
               ,
               
               besides
               it selfe
               ,
               leauing
               to
               Yorke
               (
               which
               by
               the
               first
               institution
               should
               haue
               had
               as
               many
               as
               it
               )
               but
               Durham
               ,
               Carleil
               ,
               and
               Chester
               onely
               (
               except
               you
               reckon
               the
               Isle
               of
               Man.
               )
               And
               whereas
               by
               the
               ordinance
               of
               Pope
               Gregory
               ,
               either
               of
               these
               Archbishops
               should
               haue
               vnder
               him
               twelue
               inferiour
               Bishops
               ,
               and
               that
               neither
               of
               them
               should
               bee
               subiect
               ,
               or
               of
               lesse
               grace
               and
               dignitie
               then
               other
               ;
               Lanfrancke
               (
               thinking
               it
               good
               reason
               that
               he
               should
               make
               a
               Conquest
               of
               the
               English
               Clergie
               ,
               since
               his
               Master
               King
               William
               had
               vanquished
               the
               whole
               Nation
               )
               contended
               (
               at
               Windsore
               )
               with
               
                 Thomas
                 Norman
              
               (
               Archbishop
               of
               Yorke
               )
               for
               the
               Primacie
               ,
               and
               there
               by
               iudgement
               before
               Hugo
               the
               Popes
               Legate
               ,
               
               recouered
               it
               from
               him
               ;
               so
               that
               euer
               since
               the
               one
               is
               called
               ,
               
                 Totius
                 Angliae
                 Primas
              
               :
               and
               the
               other
               ,
               
                 Angliae
                 Primas
              
               :
               without
               any
               further
               addition
               .
            
             
               Moreouer
               ,
               whereas
               before
               time
               ,
               the
               place
               of
               this
               Archbishop
               in
               the
               generall
               Councell
               ,
               was
               to
               sit
               next
               to
               the
               Bishop
               of
               Saint
               
                 Ruffines
                 .
                 Anselme
              
               (
               the
               successour
               of
               this
               Lanfranke
               )
               (
               for
               recompence
               of
               the
               seruice
               hee
               had
               done
               in
               oppugning
               the
               marriage
               of
               Priests
               ,
               
               and
               resisting
               the
               king
               ,
               for
               the
               inuestiture
               of
               Clerkes
               )
               was
               by
               Pope
               Vrbane
               endowed
               with
               this
               accession
               of
               honour
               ,
               that
               hee
               and
               his
               Successours
               ,
               should
               from
               thenceforth
               haue
               place
               in
               all
               generall
               Councels
               ,
               at
               the
               Popes
               right
               foote
               ,
               who
               then
               said
               withall
               :
               
                 
                   Includamus
                   hunc
                   in
                   orbe
                   nostro
                   ,
                   tanquam
                   alterius
                   orbis
                   Papam
                   ,
                
              
            
             
               Let
               vs
               include
               this
               Bishop
               in
               our
               owne
               Orbe
               ,
               as
               it
               were
               the
               Pope
               or
               Father
               of
               another
               world
               .
            
             
               In
               former
               ages
               (
               saith
               Camden
               in
               this
               tract
               )
               during
               the
               Romane
               Hierarchie
               ,
               the
               Archbishops
               of
               Canterbury
               were
               Primates
               of
               all
               Britaine
               ,
               Legates
               to
               the
               Pope
               ,
               and
               as
               Vrbane
               the
               second
               said
               ,
               The
               Patriarkes
               ,
               as
               it
               were
               ,
               of
               another
               world
               .
            
             
               And
               thus
               the
               Archbishops
               of
               Canterbury
               ,
               by
               the
               fauour
               which
               Austin
               had
               with
               Gregory
               the
               Great
               ,
               by
               the
               power
               of
               Lanfranke
               ,
               and
               by
               the
               industrie
               of
               Anselme
               ,
               
               were
               much
               exalted
               :
               but
               how
               much
               that
               was
               to
               the
               grieuous
               displeasure
               ,
               and
               pining
               enuie
               of
               the
               Archbishops
               of
               Yorke
               ,
               you
               shall
               perceiue
               by
               that
               which
               followeth
               .
            
             
               King
               Henry
               the
               first
               ,
               kept
               vpon
               a
               time
               his
               stately
               Christmas
               at
               Windsore
               ,
               where
               (
               the
               manner
               of
               our
               kings
               then
               being
               at
               certaine
               solemne
               times
               to
               weare
               their
               Crownes
               )
               Thurstine
               of
               Yorke
               hauing
               his
               Crosse
               borne
               vp
               before
               him
               )
               offered
               to
               set
               the
               Crowne
               vpon
               the
               kings
               head
               .
               But
               William
               of
               Canterbury
               withstood
               it
               stoutly
               ,
               and
               so
               preuailed
               by
               the
               fauour
               of
               the
               King
               ,
               and
               the
               helpe
               of
               the
               standers
               by
               ,
               that
               Thurstine
               was
               not
               onely
               disappointed
               of
               his
               purpose
               ,
               but
               he
               (
               and
               his
               Crosse
               also
               )
               thrust
               quite
               out
               of
               the
               doores
               .
            
             
               William
               of
               Yorke
               (
               the
               next
               in
               succession
               after
               Thurstine
               ,
               both
               in
               the
               See
               and
               Quarrell
               )
               perceiuing
               that
               the
               force
               of
               his
               Predecessour
               preuailed
               nothing
               ,
               attempted
               by
               his
               owne
               humble
               meanes
               (
               first
               made
               to
               the
               king
               ,
               and
               after
               to
               the
               Pope
               )
               to
               winne
               the
               Coronation
               of
               king
               Henry
               the
               second
               ,
               from
               
               Theobald
               the
               next
               Archbishop
               of
               Canterbury
               :
               But
               when
               he
               had
               receiued
               repulse
               in
               that
               sort
               of
               suite
               also
               ,
               and
               found
               no
               way
               left
               to
               make
               auengement
               vpon
               his
               enemy
               ,
               he
               returned
               home
               all
               wroth
               ,
               and
               (
               as
               it
               was
               suspected
               )
               wreaked
               the
               anger
               vpon
               himselfe
               .
            
             
               After
               this
               another
               hurly
               burly
               hapned
               in
               a
               Synode
               assembled
               at
               Westminster
               ,
               in
               the
               time
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               second
               ,
               before
               Cardinall
               Hugo
               (
               Pope
               Alexanders
               Legate
               )
               betweene
               Richard
               and
               Roger
               ,
               then
               Archbishops
               of
               these
               two
               Sees
               ,
               vpon
               occasion
               ,
               that
               Roger
               of
               Yorke
               comming
               of
               purpose
               (
               as
               it
               should
               seeme
               )
               first
               to
               the
               assembly
               ,
               had
               taken
               vp
               the
               place
               on
               the
               right
               hand
               of
               the
               Cardinall
               :
               Which
               when
               Richard
               of
               Canterbury
               had
               espied
               ,
               hee
               refused
               to
               sit
               downe
               in
               the
               second
               roome
               ;
               complaining
               greatly
               of
               this
               preiudice
               done
               to
               his
               See.
               Whereupon
               after
               sundrie
               replyes
               of
               speech
               ,
               the
               weaker
               in
               disputation
               (
               after
               the
               manner
               of
               Schoole-boyes
               in
               the
               streets
               )
               descended
               from
               hote
               words
               ,
               to
               hastie
               blowes
               :
               in
               which
               encounter
               the
               Archbishop
               of
               Canterbury
               (
               through
               the
               multitude
               of
               his
               attendants
               )
               obtained
               the
               better
               .
               So
               that
               he
               not
               onely
               plucked
               the
               other
               out
               of
               his
               place
               ,
               and
               all
               to
               rent
               his
               casule
               ,
               Chimer
               ,
               and
               Rochet
               ,
               but
               also
               disturbed
               the
               holy
               Synode
               therewithall
               ;
               in
               such
               wise
               ,
               that
               the
               Cardinall
               ,
               for
               feare
               ,
               betooke
               him
               to
               his
               feete
               ,
               the
               company
               departed
               ,
               their
               businesse
               vndone
               ,
               and
               the
               Bishops
               themselues
               moued
               suite
               at
               Rome
               ,
               for
               the
               finishing
               of
               their
               controuersie
               .
               By
               these
               ,
               and
               such
               other
               successes
               ,
               on
               the
               one
               side
               ,
               the
               Bishops
               of
               Canterbury
               following
               ,
               tooke
               such
               courage
               ,
               that
               from
               thenceforth
               they
               would
               not
               permit
               the
               Bishops
               of
               Yorke
               to
               beare
               vp
               the
               Crosse
               ,
               either
               in
               their
               presence
               ,
               or
               Prouince
               .
            
             
               And
               on
               the
               other
               side
               ,
               the
               Bishops
               of
               Yorke
               conceiued
               such
               griefe
               of
               heart
               ,
               disdaine
               and
               offence
               ,
               that
               from
               time
               to
               time
               they
               spared
               no
               occasion
               to
               attempt
               both
               the
               one
               and
               the
               other
               .
            
             
               Whereupon
               ,
               in
               the
               time
               of
               a
               Parliament
               holden
               at
               London
               ,
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               third
               ,
               Boniface
               ,
               Archbishop
               of
               Canterbury
               ,
               interdicted
               the
               Londiners
               ,
               because
               they
               had
               suffered
               the
               Bishop
               of
               Yorke
               to
               beare
               vp
               his
               Crosse
               whiles
               he
               was
               in
               the
               Citie
               .
               And
               much
               adoe
               there
               was
               (
               within
               a
               few
               yeares
               after
               )
               betweene
               
                 Robert
                 Kilwarby
              
               of
               Canterby
               ,
               and
               
                 William
                 Giffard
              
               of
               Yorke
               ,
               because
               he
               of
               Yorke
               aduanced
               his
               Crosse
               ,
               as
               hee
               passed
               through
               Kent
               towards
               the
               generall
               Councell
               .
            
             
               The
               like
               happened
               also
               ,
               at
               two
               other
               seuerall
               times
               ,
               betweene
               Frier
               Peckham
               ,
               Archbishop
               of
               Canterbury
               ,
               and
               
                 William
                 Wickwane
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Iohn
                 de
                 Roma
              
               ,
               Archbishops
               of
               Yorke
               ,
               in
               the
               dayes
               of
               King
               Edward
               the
               first
               .
               At
               the
               length
               ,
               the
               matter
               being
               yet
               once
               more
               set
               on
               foote
               ,
               betweene
               
                 Simon
                 Islip
              
               (
               the
               Archbishop
               of
               this
               Prouince
               ,
               and
               his
               aduersarie
               the
               incumbent
               of
               Yorke
               for
               that
               time
               )
               King
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               
               in
               whose
               raigne
               that
               variance
               was
               reuiued
               ,
               resumed
               the
               matter
               into
               his
               owne
               hand
               ,
               and
               made
               a
               finall
               composition
               betweene
               them
               .
               The
               which
               hee
               published
               vnder
               his
               broade
               Seale
               to
               this
               effect
               .
               First
               ,
               that
               each
               of
               them
               should
               freely
               ,
               and
               without
               impeachment
               of
               the
               other
               ,
               beare
               vp
               his
               Crosse
               in
               the
               others
               Prouince
               ;
               but
               yet
               so
               ,
               that
               he
               of
               Yorke
               and
               his
               Successours
               for
               euer
               ,
               in
               signe
               of
               subiection
               ,
               should
               within
               two
               moneths
               after
               their
               inthronization
               ,
               either
               bring
               ,
               or
               send
               to
               Canterbury
               ,
               the
               image
               of
               an
               Archbishop
               bearing
               a
               Crosse
               ,
               or
               some
               other
               Iewell
               ,
               wrought
               in
               fine
               gold
               ,
               to
               the
               value
               of
               fourty
               
               pounds
               ,
               and
               offer
               it
               openly
               there
               vpon
               Saint
               
                 Thomas
                 Beckets
              
               Shryne
               :
               then
               ,
               that
               in
               all
               Synodes
               of
               the
               Clergie
               ,
               and
               assemblies
               where
               the
               King
               should
               happen
               to
               bee
               present
               ,
               hee
               of
               Canterbury
               should
               haue
               the
               right
               hand
               ,
               and
               the
               other
               the
               left
               .
               Finally
               ,
               that
               in
               broad
               streets
               ,
               and
               high-wayes
               ,
               their
               Crosse-bearers
               should
               go
               together
               ,
               but
               that
               in
               narrow
               lanes
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               entries
               of
               doores
               and
               gates
               ,
               the
               Crosier
               of
               Canterbury
               should
               go
               before
               ,
               and
               the
               other
               follow
               ,
               and
               come
               behinde
               .
            
             
               Thus
               (
               as
               you
               see
               )
               the
               Bishops
               of
               Canterbury
               euermore
               preuailing
               by
               fauour
               ,
               or
               other
               meanes
               ;
               they
               of
               Yorke
               were
               driuen
               in
               the
               end
               ,
               to
               giue
               ouer
               in
               the
               plaine
               field
               .
            
          
        
         
           Here
           endeth
           the
           Diocesse
           of
           Canterbury
           ▪
        
      
       
         
         
           ANCIENT
           FVNERALL
           MONVMENTS
           WITHIN
           THE
           Diocesse
           of
           ROCHESTER
           .
        
         
           THis
           Bishopricke
           is
           so
           ouershadowed
           by
           the
           nearnesse
           and
           greatnesse
           of
           the
           See
           of
           Canterbury
           ,
           that
           it
           lookes
           but
           like
           a
           good
           Benefice
           ,
           for
           one
           of
           his
           Graces
           Chaplaines
           ;
           yet
           for
           antiquitie
           and
           dignitie
           of
           a
           long
           succession
           of
           reuerend
           Lord
           Bishops
           ,
           it
           may
           equally
           compare
           with
           its
           neighbour
           of
           Canterbury
           .
           For
           they
           had
           both
           one
           Founder
           ,
           to
           wit
           ,
           Ethelbert
           king
           of
           Kent
           ,
           who
           built
           this
           Church
           to
           the
           honour
           of
           Saint
           Andrew
           ,
           and
           endowed
           it
           with
           certaine
           lands
           ,
           which
           he
           called
           Priestfield
           ,
           in
           token
           that
           Priests
           should
           bee
           sustained
           therewithall
           .
           Vnto
           which
           ,
           Iustus
           a
           Romane
           (
           of
           whom
           before
           )
           was
           consecrated
           Bishop
           by
           Saint
           
             Augustine
             ,
             Ethelbert
          
           assenting
           thereto
           by
           his
           presence
           .
        
         
           
             
             Austin
             then
             ,
             made
             Clerke
             full
             well
             grounded
          
           
             Iusto
             that
             hight
             ,
             of
             Rochester
             full
             well
             bounded
          
           
             The
             Bishop
             then
             to
             preache
             ,
             and
             helpe
             Austin
          
           
             And
             to
             baptise
             the
             folke
             by
             his
             doctrine
             .
          
        
         
           This
           Citie
           pent
           within
           so
           straight
           a
           roome
           ,
           was
           called
           in
           the
           time
           of
           the
           Saxon
           Kings
           ,
           the
           Kentishmens
           Castle
           ,
           and
           at
           this
           day
           ,
           shee
           and
           her
           little
           Diocesse
           ,
           may
           make
           their
           vaunt
           ,
           of
           their
           impregnable
           fortification
           by
           the
           Name
           Royall
           ;
           the
           maine
           defence
           of
           Britaines
           great
           Monarchie
           ,
           of
           the
           prowesse
           of
           their
           ancient
           Inhabitants
           ,
           of
           the
           pleasant
           scituation
           of
           so
           many
           countrey
           ▪
           townes
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           profits
           arising
           from
           the
           fruitfulnesse
           of
           the
           soile
           .
           Of
           all
           which
           reade
           ,
           if
           you
           please
           ,
           this
           Hexasticon
           .
        
         
           
             
             Vrbs
             antiqua
             ,
             ferox
             ,
             bella
             est
             Rocestria
             situ
             ,
          
           
             Arx
             &
             finitimis
             imperiosa
             locis
             .
          
           
             Hic
             Deus
             è
             ligno
             fabricauit
             maenia
             firma
             ,
          
           
             Quae
             sibi
             quaeque
             suis
             sunt
             modo
             tuta
             salus
             .
          
           
             Laeta
             racemiferos
             passimque
             per
             oppida
             colles
          
           
             Continet
             ,
             ac
             culti
             iugera
             multa
             Soli.
             
          
        
         
           This
           Diocesse
           (
           for
           the
           most
           part
           )
           is
           seuered
           from
           that
           of
           Canterbury
           by
           the
           riuer
           of
           Medway
           :
           it
           consists
           onely
           of
           foure
           distinct
           Deaneries
           ,
           namely
           ,
           
           Rochester
           ,
           Malling
           ,
           Dartford
           ,
           and
           Shorham
           .
           Yet
           Shorham
           is
           but
           a
           Peculiar
           to
           the
           Archbishop
           ,
           who
           holds
           his
           prerogatiue
           wheresoeuer
           his
           lands
           do
           lie
           .
        
         
           This
           Bishopricke
           is
           valued
           in
           the
           Exchequer
           at
           358.
           l.
           3.
           s.
           7.
           d.
           farthing
           ,
           and
           was
           wont
           to
           pay
           to
           the
           Pope
           for
           first-fruits
           1300.
           ducates
           ,
           and
           for
           Peter-pence
           ,
           5.
           l.
           12.
           s.
           
        
         
           Eightie
           Bishops
           and
           one
           haue
           sitten
           in
           this
           Chaire
           of
           Rochester
           ,
           more
           in
           number
           by
           nine
           then
           in
           that
           of
           Canterbury
           .
        
         
           His
           name
           that
           now
           gouerneth
           the
           Helme
           ,
           is
           that
           right
           reuerend
           Father
           in
           God
           ,
           
             Iohn
             Bowles
          
           ,
           Doctor
           of
           Diuinitie
           ,
           brought
           vp
           in
           Trinitie
           Colledge
           in
           Cambridge
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           whole
           numerous
           race
           of
           these
           Bishops
           ,
           
           succeeding
           Iustus
           ,
           three
           amongst
           others
           lye
           here
           interred
           (
           howsoeuer
           no
           remembrance
           is
           now
           remaining
           of
           them
           ,
           by
           any
           funerall
           Monument
           )
           most
           notable
           :
           
             Paulinus
             ,
             Gundulphus
          
           ,
           and
           Gilbertus
           .
           Of
           which
           ,
           the
           first
           ,
           after
           his
           death
           ,
           was
           honoured
           for
           a
           Saint
           .
           The
           second
           was
           the
           best
           Benefactour
           that
           euer
           this
           Church
           found
           .
           The
           third
           was
           so
           hatefull
           and
           iniurious
           to
           the
           Monkes
           ,
           that
           they
           neither
           esteemed
           him
           while
           he
           was
           liuing
           ,
           nor
           wailed
           him
           at
           all
           ,
           after
           that
           he
           was
           dead
           .
        
         
           Paulinus
           ,
           
           a
           Romane
           borne
           ,
           was
           first
           made
           Bishop
           of
           Yorke
           by
           Iustus
           his
           predecessour
           in
           this
           place
           ,
           as
           then
           Archbishop
           of
           Canterbury
           ;
           about
           the
           21.
           day
           of
           Iuly
           ,
           in
           the
           yeare
           of
           our
           Lord
           ,
           625.
           and
           so
           he
           is
           reckoned
           to
           be
           the
           first
           Archbishop
           of
           that
           Prouince
           .
           
           Yet
           I
           finde
           a
           Succession
           of
           British
           Archbishops
           of
           that
           place
           long
           before
           his
           time
           ,
           euer
           since
           the
           yeare
           of
           Grace
           ,
           one
           hundred
           and
           eightie
           ,
           or
           thereabouts
           .
           Wherein
           Lucius
           ,
           king
           of
           the
           Britaines
           ,
           receiued
           the
           Christian
           faith
           ;
           the
           last
           of
           which
           race
           ,
           was
           one
           Tadiacus
           ;
           who
           ,
           at
           the
           comming
           in
           of
           the
           Saxons
           ,
           was
           ,
           with
           most
           of
           his
           countreymen
           ,
           enforced
           to
           flie
           into
           the
           mountanous
           countries
           of
           Cornwall
           ,
           and
           Wales
           ,
           
           and
           so
           consequently
           to
           forsake
           his
           pontificall
           Grace
           and
           Dignitie
           .
           Of
           all
           which
           may
           it
           please
           you
           reade
           these
           verses
           out
           of
           the
           collections
           of
           
             Tho.
             Talbot
          
           ,
           sometime
           keeper
           of
           Records
           in
           the
           Tower.
           
        
         
           
             Turbatis
             rebus
             Archipresul
             Tadiacus
             ,
          
           
             Ecclesie
             sedem
             deserit
             et
             patriam
             .
          
           
             Archipontificum
             Tadiacus
             sedis
             Eborum
             ,
          
           
             Vltimus
             ex
             Britonum
             gentibus
             ille
             fuit
             .
          
           
             Corpora
             sanctorum
             simul
             omnia
             vasa
             sacrorum
             ▪
          
           
             Cunctas
             res
             reliquas
             transtulit
             ille
             sacras
             .
          
           
             Expulsi
             Britones
             nomen
             patriamque
             relinquunt
             ,
          
           
             Dicti
             Wallenses
             nomine
             barbario
             .
          
        
         
           But
           to
           returne
           againe
           to
           Paulinus
           ,
           from
           whom
           I
           am
           by
           occasion
           digressed
           ,
           who
           ,
           being
           now
           inuested
           in
           the
           sanctimonious
           robes
           of
           a
           Bishop
           :
           neuer
           rested
           a
           moment
           ,
           but
           either
           instructed
           the
           people
           ,
           that
           flocked
           about
           him
           ,
           by
           preaching
           ,
           or
           else
           imparted
           Christ
           vnto
           them
           by
           Baptisme
           ,
           which
           he
           ministred
           in
           the
           open
           fields
           and
           Riuers
           (
           Churches
           ,
           Oratories
           ,
           Fonts
           ,
           or
           places
           of
           Baptisme
           being
           not
           as
           yet
           builded
           )
           it
           is
           said
           that
           in
           the
           Riuer
           of
           Swale
           in
           Yorkeshire
           ,
           
           hee
           christened
           in
           one
           day
           aboue
           ten
           thousand
           men
           ,
           
           besides
           women
           and
           little
           children
           ;
           which
           said
           riuer
           was
           a
           long
           time
           after
           reputed
           sacred
           amongst
           the
           ancient
           English.
           
           He
           wonne
           miraculously
           Edwin
           ,
           king
           of
           Northumberland
           ,
           vnto
           Christ
           :
           who
           with
           all
           the
           Nobilitie
           of
           his
           countrey
           ,
           and
           most
           part
           of
           the
           Commons
           hauing
           receiued
           the
           true
           faith
           ,
           came
           to
           the
           lauatorie
           of
           holy
           regeneration
           ,
           the
           eleuenth
           yeare
           of
           his
           raigne
           ,
           which
           was
           the
           yeare
           of
           our
           Lord
           ,
           627.
           
           Thus
           Paulinus
           continued
           in
           the
           Prouince
           of
           Yorke
           ,
           
           preaching
           the
           word
           ,
           and
           administring
           the
           blessed
           Sacraments
           ,
           the
           space
           of
           seuen
           yeares
           ,
           euen
           vntill
           the
           death
           of
           King
           Edwin
           ;
           presently
           vpon
           which
           ,
           the
           State
           of
           his
           kingdome
           was
           so
           much
           infested
           with
           great
           slaughter
           ,
           and
           cruell
           persecution
           ;
           that
           no
           safetie
           could
           therein
           bee
           found
           ,
           either
           for
           himselfe
           ,
           or
           for
           the
           widow
           of
           King
           Edwin
           ,
           Queene
           Edelburgh
           (
           both
           of
           them
           being
           Gods
           instruments
           for
           the
           conuersion
           of
           the
           Northumbrians
           to
           the
           embracement
           of
           Christian
           Religion
           )
           saue
           onely
           by
           flight
           .
           Whereupon
           he
           was
           constrayned
           to
           leaue
           his
           Bishopricke
           ,
           and
           to
           accompanie
           the
           said
           Queene
           (
           with
           whom
           not
           long
           before
           hee
           came
           into
           that
           countrey
           )
           backe
           againe
           into
           this
           kingdome
           of
           Kent
           .
           But
           of
           Paulinus
           his
           first
           admittance
           to
           Yorke
           ,
           and
           his
           returne
           backe
           ,
           thus
           much
           in
           old
           Latine
           rimes
           .
        
         
           
             
             Benedicam
             Dominum
             mundi
             plasmatorem
             ,
          
           
             Regem
             Regum
             omnium
             nostrum
             Saluatorem
             .
          
           
             Recolendo
             pariter
             stilo
             cum
             veraci
             ,
          
           
             Dignos
             Archipresules
             sedis
             Eboraci
             .
          
           
             Anno
             sexcentesimo
             Christi
             incarnati
          
           
             Quinto
             cum
             vicesimo
             sunt
             nouo
             creati
             .
          
           
             Quorum
             Pastor
             nobilis
             primus
             est
             Paulinus
             ;
          
           
             Gregem
             pascit
             vtilis
             dum
             regnat
             Edwinus
             .
          
           
             Septem
             annis
             regimen
             digne
             gubernauit
             ,
          
           
             Tunc
             ad
             Austrum
             redijt
             ,
             dum
             Gens
             Regem
             strauit
             .
          
        
         
           At
           his
           returne
           from
           Yorke
           ,
           this
           See
           of
           Rochester
           was
           vacant
           :
           and
           at
           the
           offer
           of
           Archbishop
           Honorius
           ,
           and
           at
           the
           request
           of
           King
           Edbald
           ,
           he
           tooke
           vpon
           him
           that
           charge
           ,
           which
           he
           right
           wisely
           and
           religiously
           gouerned
           the
           space
           of
           thirteene
           yeares
           ;
           vntill
           ,
           at
           his
           full
           and
           ripe
           age
           ,
           he
           was
           called
           away
           by
           death
           ,
           to
           receiue
           the
           glorious
           reward
           of
           his
           blessed
           labours
           .
           Which
           happened
           Octob.
           the
           tenth
           ,
           Ann.
           644.19
           .
           yeares
           2.
           moneths
           ,
           and
           21.
           dayes
           ,
           after
           his
           first
           consecration
           :
           This
           Paulinus
           (
           the
           third
           Bishop
           of
           this
           Diocesse
           )
           was
           first
           interred
           vnder
           a
           very
           seemely
           Monument
           ,
           in
           the
           old
           Church
           of
           King
           Ethelberts
           foundation
           ;
           but
           about
           foure
           hundred
           and
           thirty
           yeares
           afterwards
           ,
           being
           canonized
           for
           a
           Saint
           ,
           his
           reliques
           were
           remoued
           ,
           (
           enshrined
           in
           a
           coffin
           all
           of
           curious
           wrought
           siluer
           )
           into
           the
           body
           of
           the
           new
           built
           Church
           ,
           by
           Gundulphus
           one
           of
           his
           Successours
           :
           to
           the
           which
           (
           according
           to
           the
           manner
           of
           those
           times
           )
           much
           concourse
           of
           people
           came
           ,
           with
           many
           rich
           oblations
           :
           such
           was
           his
           Epitaph
           .
        
         
           
             
             Siste
             gradum
             clama
             qui
             perlegis
             hoc
             Epigramma
          
           
             Paulinum
             plora
             quem
             substraxit
             breuis
             hora
          
           
             Nobis
             per
             funus
             :
             de
             Presulibus
             fuit
             vnus
             ,
          
           
             Prudens
             ,
             veridicus
             ,
             constans
             ,
             &
             firmus
             amicus
          
           
           
             Anni
             sunt
             rati
             Domini
             super
             astra
             regentis
             ,
          
           
             Quadraginta
             dati
             quatuor
             cum
             sex
             quoque
             centis
             .
          
        
         
           Paulinus
           being
           dead
           ,
           Honorius
           Archbishop
           of
           Canterbury
           ,
           aduanced
           one
           Ithamar
           ,
           
           a
           Kentishman
           borne
           ,
           to
           his
           place
           ,
           the
           first
           Englishman
           of
           this
           Nation
           that
           was
           a
           Bishop
           .
           A
           man
           nothing
           inferiour
           either
           in
           life
           or
           learning
           to
           Paulinus
           ,
           or
           any
           of
           his
           Italian
           predecessours
           .
           He
           departed
           this
           life
           about
           the
           yeare
           656.
           
           Many
           miracles
           are
           said
           to
           be
           wrought
           by
           this
           religious
           Ithamar
           ,
           and
           great
           concourse
           of
           people
           frequented
           the
           place
           of
           his
           buriall
           ,
           which
           was
           (
           at
           the
           first
           )
           in
           the
           body
           of
           the
           Church
           .
           But
           afterwards
           his
           reliques
           were
           remoued
           by
           Bishop
           Gundulph
           ,
           
           and
           enshrined
           ;
           and
           after
           him
           by
           Iohn
           Bishop
           of
           this
           Church
           :
           who
           by
           his
           prayers
           at
           his
           Shrine
           was
           cured
           ,
           
             ab
             acerrimo
             oculorum
             dolore
          
           ,
           of
           a
           grieuous
           paine
           in
           his
           eyes
           .
           For
           this
           and
           many
           other
           signes
           and
           tokens
           of
           his
           sanctitie
           ,
           hee
           was
           canonized
           (
           if
           we
           may
           beleeue
           Capgraue
           )
           and
           the
           fourth
           of
           the
           Ides
           of
           Iune
           solemnized
           to
           his
           memory
           .
           Of
           whom
           a
           late
           writer
           ,
           thus
           .
        
         
           
             Of
             Rochester
             ,
             we
             haue
             Saint
             Ithamar
             ,
             being
             then
          
           
             In
             those
             first
             times
             ,
             
             first
             of
             our
             natiue
             English
             men
          
           
             Residing
             on
             that
             seate
             .
          
        
         
           Before
           I
           come
           to
           Gundulphus
           ,
           I
           will
           take
           Tobias
           by
           the
           way
           ,
           
           an
           Englishman
           ,
           the
           ninth
           Bishop
           of
           this
           Diocesse
           :
           in
           whose
           commendations
           
             Nicholas
             Harpsfeld
          
           ,
           sometime
           Archdeacon
           of
           Canterbury
           ,
           thus
           writeth
           .
           I
           will
           vse
           his
           owne
           language
           .
        
         
           
             Tobias
             a
             Brithwaldo
             Archiepiscopo
             consecratus
          
           ,
           
           
             vir
             ampliore
             ,
             &
             honoratiore
             sede
             (
             si
             locus
             hominem
             ,
             et
             homo
             locum
             non
             commendaret
             )
             dignissimus
             ,
             qui
             Theodori
             &
             Adriani
             discipulus
             fuit
             .
             Quantum
             vero
             sub
             his
             praeceptoribus
             profecerit
             :
             luculenter
             ostendit
             Beda
             ,
             qui
             cum
             omnium
             humanarum
             ,
             diuinarumque
             rerum
             scientissimum
             fuisse
             ,
             &
             Latinam
             Graecamque
             linguam
             ,
             tam
             accurate
             ,
             atque
             maternam
             calluisse
             affirmat
             .
          
           Hee
           dyed
           about
           the
           yeare
           726.
           
        
         
           Here
           lyeth
           interred
           Gundulphus
           ,
           
           a
           Norman
           by
           birth
           ,
           the
           thirtieth
           Bishop
           of
           Rochester
           ,
           a
           man
           not
           greatly
           learned
           ,
           but
           very
           wise
           and
           industrious
           :
           for
           he
           handled
           the
           matter
           so
           ,
           as
           hee
           procured
           not
           onely
           his
           Church
           to
           be
           new
           built
           ,
           but
           also
           the
           reuenues
           to
           be
           encreased
           .
           He
           recouered
           diuers
           lands
           and
           possessions
           encroched
           vpon
           ,
           and
           taken
           away
           in
           former
           times
           by
           Odo
           ,
           Earle
           of
           Kent
           .
           
           And
           besides
           diuers
           summes
           of
           money
           ,
           which
           hee
           contributed
           ,
           he
           bought
           a
           certaine
           Mannor
           called
           Heddre
           ,
           and
           gaue
           it
           to
           this
           his
           owne
           Church
           .
           In
           all
           these
           matters
           hee
           was
           much
           helped
           by
           Lanfranke
           ,
           Archbishop
           of
           Canterbury
           ,
           who
           caused
           him
           to
           take
           into
           his
           Church
           ,
           not
           secular
           Priests
           ,
           as
           before
           had
           beene
           accustomed
           ,
           but
           Monkes
           Benedictines
           .
           Gundulph
           himselfe
           being
           a
           Monke
           of
           that
           order
           ,
           vpon
           his
           first
           admittance
           to
           this
           See
           ,
           he
           found
           onely
           sixe
           secular
           Priests
           in
           the
           Church
           ,
           who
           were
           endowed
           scarcely
           with
           sufficient
           meanes
           to
           liue
           according
           to
           their
           place
           and
           callings
           .
           Before
           his
           death
           he
           encreased
           his
           Church-reuenues
           to
           that
           height
           ,
           that
           it
           did
           and
           was
           able
           to
           maintaine
           fifty
           Monkes
           ,
           some
           say
           threescore
           .
           The
           yearely
           value
           of
           this
           Monastery
           at
           the
           suppression
           amounted
           to
           486.
           l.
           5.
           s.
           The
           donations
           to
           this
           Monastery
           were
           confirmed
           by
           Pope
           Vrban
           the
           second
           ,
           in
           these
           words
           following
           .
        
         
         
           
           
             Vrbanus
             Episcopus
             seruus
             seruorum
             Dei.
             Dilectis
             filijs
             Priori
             &
             capitulo
             Ecclesie
             Roffen
             .
             Ordinis
             sancti
             Benedicti
             Salutem
             ,
             et
             Apostolicam
             benedictionem
             .
             Cum
             à
             nobis
             petitur
             quod
             iustum
             est
             et
             honestum
             ,
             tam
             vigor
             equitatis
             ,
             quam
             etiam
             ordo
             exigit
             rationis
             ,
             vt
             id
             per
             solicitudinem
             officij
             nostri
             ad
             debitum
             perducatur
             effectum
             .
             Ea
             propter
             dilecti
             in
             Domino
             filij
             vestris
             iust
             is
             postulationibus
             grato
             concurrentes
             assensu
             ,
             personas
             vestras
             et
             Ecclesiam
             Roffen
             ,
             in
             qua
             diuino
             est
             is
             obsequio
             mancipati
             cum
             omnibus
             bonis
             que
             impresentiarum
             rationabiliter
             possidetis
             ,
             aut
             in
             futurum
             iust
             is
             modis
             prestante
             domino
             poteritis
             adipisci
             sub
             beati
             Petri
             protectione
             suscipimus
             at
             que
             nostra
             .
             Specialiter
             autem
             ,
             terras
             ,
             decimas
             ,
             domus
             ,
             possessiones
             ,
             vineas
             ,
             prata
             ,
             et
             alta
             bona
             vestra
             ,
             sicut
             ea
             iuste
             et
             pacifice
             obtinetis
             vobis
             et
             per
             vos
             eidem
             Ecclesie
             auctoritate
             Apostolica
             confirmamus
             ,
             et
             presentis
             scripti
             patrocinio
             communuimus
             :
             Salua
             in
             predictis
             decimis
             moderatione
             Concilij
             generalis
             .
             Nulli
             ergo
             omnino
             hominum
             liceat
             hanc
             paginam
             nostre
             confirmationis
             infringere
             ,
             vel
             ei
             ausu
             temerario
             contraire
             .
             Si
             quis
             autem
             hoc
             attemptare
             presumpserit
             ,
             indignationem
             omnipotentis
             Dei
             et
             beatorum
             Petri
             et
             Pauli
             Apostolorum
             eius
             ,
             se
             nouerit
             incursurum
             .
             Dat.
             Ianu.
             III.
             Id.
             Ianuar.
             Pontificatus
             nostri
             ,
             Anno
             octauo
             .
          
        
         
           
           When
           as
           William
           the
           Conquerour
           built
           the
           great
           white
           square
           Tower
           of
           London
           ,
           hee
           appointed
           this
           Bishop
           to
           bee
           principall
           Surueyor
           of
           that
           worke
           :
           who
           was
           for
           that
           time
           lodged
           in
           the
           house
           of
           one
           Edmere
           a
           Burgesse
           of
           London
           :
           as
           it
           is
           in
           the
           booke
           of
           the
           Bishops
           of
           Rochester
           in
           these
           words
           .
        
         
           
             Gundulphus
             Episcopus
             mandato
             Willelmi
             Regis
             magni
             presuit
             operi
             magne
             Turris
             London
             ,
             quo
             tempore
             hospitatus
             est
             apud
             quendam
             Edmerum
             Bargensem
             London
             .
          
        
         
           
           This
           Bishop
           built
           a
           great
           part
           of
           the
           Castle
           of
           Rochester
           ,
           namely
           ,
           the
           great
           Tower
           which
           yet
           standeth
           .
           Hee
           founded
           an
           Hospitall
           in
           Chetham
           ,
           which
           hee
           dedicated
           to
           the
           honour
           of
           Saint
           Bartholomew
           ,
           for
           the
           reliefe
           of
           such
           people
           as
           were
           infected
           with
           the
           foule
           disease
           of
           the
           Leprosie
           :
           hee
           endowed
           it
           with
           sufficient
           reuenues
           ;
           which
           grant
           was
           confirmed
           by
           king
           Henry
           the
           third
           ,
           and
           discharged
           of
           all
           taxes
           ,
           and
           tallages
           ,
           by
           King
           Ed.
           the
           third
           .
        
         
           
           He
           founded
           the
           Abbey
           at
           Malling
           ,
           which
           he
           consecrated
           to
           the
           blessed
           Virgine
           ,
           and
           placed
           therein
           blacke
           Nunnes
           .
           Which
           Nunnery
           he
           gouerned
           himselfe
           during
           all
           his
           life
           time
           .
           And
           lying
           at
           the
           point
           of
           death
           ,
           hee
           commended
           it
           to
           the
           charge
           of
           one
           Auice
           ,
           
           to
           whom
           notwithstanding
           he
           would
           not
           deliuer
           the
           Pastorall
           staffe
           ,
           before
           shee
           had
           promised
           canonicall
           obedience
           ,
           fidelitie
           ,
           and
           subiection
           to
           the
           See
           of
           Rochester
           ;
           and
           protested
           by
           oath
           ,
           that
           there
           should
           neither
           Abbesse
           nor
           Nunne
           bee
           from
           thenceforth
           receiued
           into
           the
           house
           ,
           without
           the
           consent
           and
           priuitie
           of
           him
           and
           his
           Successours
           .
           This
           Nunnery
           was
           valued
           at
           the
           suppression
           ,
           at
           two
           hundred
           fourty
           fiue
           pounds
           ,
           ten
           shillings
           two
           pence
           halfepeny
           of
           yearely
           reuenue
           .
           Ouer
           the
           Abbey
           gate
           yet
           standing
           ,
           is
           the
           likenesse
           of
           a
           Pastorall
           staffe
           .
           This
           good
           Bishop
           dyed
           the
           seuenth
           of
           March
           ,
           1107.
           and
           was
           buried
           where
           you
           see
           the
           pourtraitures
           of
           certaine
           Bishops
           ,
           sometimes
           artificially
           cut
           in
           stone
           and
           Alabaster
           ,
           but
           now
           cut
           almost
           all
           in
           peeces
           ,
           dismembred
           ,
           and
           shamefully
           abused
           (
           as
           all
           other
           Monuments
           in
           this
           Church
           are
           ,
           of
           any
           antiquity
           )
           so
           that
           neither
           reading
           ,
           nor
           tradition
           can
           giue
           vs
           any
           true
           notice
           of
           their
           names
           .
        
         
         
           
             Gilbert
             de
             Glanuil
          
           (
           before
           mentioned
           )
           a
           gentleman
           of
           an
           ancient
           family
           ,
           
           was
           consecrated
           to
           this
           Bishopricke
           ,
           September
           29.
           
           Ann.
           1185.
           
           Betweene
           this
           man
           and
           his
           Monkes
           of
           Rochester
           was
           long
           and
           continuall
           debate
           ;
           by
           occasion
           whereof
           ,
           hee
           tooke
           away
           from
           them
           all
           their
           moueable
           goods
           ,
           all
           the
           ornaments
           of
           their
           Church
           ,
           their
           writings
           and
           euidences
           ,
           yea
           and
           a
           great
           part
           of
           their
           lands
           ,
           
           possessions
           and
           priuiledges
           ;
           wanting
           money
           to
           follow
           their
           suites
           against
           him
           ,
           they
           were
           forced
           to
           coyne
           the
           siluer
           of
           Saint
           Paulinus
           Shryne
           into
           money
           .
           These
           controuersies
           were
           ended
           no
           otherwise
           then
           by
           his
           death
           ,
           which
           happened
           ,
           Iune
           24.
           1214.
           hauing
           ruled
           his
           contentious
           charge
           29.
           yeares
           .
           But
           the
           hatred
           of
           these
           Monkes
           against
           him
           was
           so
           dying
           with
           him
           ,
           as
           they
           would
           afford
           him
           no
           manner
           of
           Obsequies
           ,
           but
           buried
           him
           most
           obscurely
           ,
           or
           rather
           basely
           ,
           without
           either
           ringing
           ,
           singing
           ,
           or
           any
           other
           solemnitie
           ;
           and
           furthermore
           abused
           him
           with
           such
           like
           rime-doggerell
           .
        
         
           
             Glanvill
             Gilbert
             us
             nulla
             bonitate
             refertus
          
           
             Hic
             iacet
             immitis
             &
             amator
             maxime
             litis
             ;
          
           
             Et
             quia
             sic
             litem
             ,
             dum
             vixit
             ,
             solet
             amare
             ,
          
           
             Nunc
             vbi
             pax
             nulla
             est
             ,
             est
             aptior
             inhabitare
             .
          
        
         
           These
           blacke
           Monkes
           (
           whom
           I
           thinke
           ,
           if
           the
           matter
           were
           well
           examined
           ,
           
           would
           proue
           to
           be
           in
           the
           fouler
           fault
           )
           were
           too
           malitious
           to
           remember
           that
           this
           Bishop
           founded
           S.
           Maries
           Hospitall
           at
           Strowd
           ,
           neare
           adioyning
           to
           this
           Citie
           ,
           called
           the
           New
           worke
           ,
           and
           endowed
           it
           witha
           liuelihood
           of
           52.
           l.
           of
           yearely
           profits
           ,
           which
           it
           now
           enioyeth
           .
        
         
           Here
           lyeth
           entombed
           the
           body
           of
           
             Walter
             de
             Merton
          
           ,
           
           so
           surnamed
           of
           Merton
           ,
           a
           village
           in
           Surrey
           ,
           where
           he
           was
           borne
           ,
           sometimes
           Lord
           Chancellour
           of
           England
           ,
           Bishop
           of
           this
           See
           ,
           and
           Founder
           of
           Merton
           Colledge
           in
           Oxford
           :
           To
           whose
           memory
           Sir
           
             Henry
             Savill
          
           (
           that
           rare
           Grecian
           ,
           
           and
           exact
           reuiuer
           of
           Antiquities
           ,
           now
           deceased
           )
           late
           Warden
           of
           the
           said
           Colledge
           ,
           and
           Prouost
           of
           Eaton
           ,
           with
           the
           fellowes
           of
           the
           same
           ,
           taking
           downe
           an
           old
           marble
           Tombe
           ,
           haue
           erected
           another
           Monument
           ouer
           him
           of
           Touch
           and
           Alabaster
           ,
           bearing
           this
           Inscription
           .
        
         
           
             Waltero
             de
             Merton
             Cancellario
             Angliae
             sub
             Henrico
             tertio
             ,
             Episcopo
             Roffensi
             sub
             Edwardo
             primo
             Rege
             ,
             vnius
             exemplo
             ,
             omnium
             quotquot
             extant
             Collegiorum
             Fundatori
             ;
             maximorum
             Europae
             totius
             ingeniorum
             faelicissimo
             parenti
             :
             Custos
             &
             Scholares
             domus
             Scholarium
             de
             Merton
             in
             Vniuersitate
             de
             Oxon.
             communibus
             Collegij
             impensis
             debitum
             pietatis
             Monumentum
             posuere
             .
             Ann.
             Dom.
          
           1598.
           
           
             Henrico
             Savile
             Custode
          
           .
        
         
           
             Obijt
             in
             vigilia
             Simonis
             &
             Iudae
             Ann.
             Dom.
          
           1277.
           
           
             Edwardi
             primi
             quinto
             .
             Inchoauerat
             Collegium
             Maldoniae
             in
             agro
             Surr.
             Ann.
             Dom.
          
           1264.
           
           
             Hen.
             tertij
          
           48.
           
             cui
             dein
             salubri
             consilio
             Oxonium
             .
             Anno
          
           1270.
           
             trans
             .
             extrema
             manus
             faelicissimis
             (
             vt
             credi
             par
             est
             )
             auspicijs
             accessit
             anno
          
           1274.
           
             ipsis
             Cal.
             Aug.
             anno
             Regni
             Regis
             Edwardi
             primi
             secundo
             .
          
        
         
           
             Magne
             senex
             titulis
             ,
             Musarum
             sede
             sacrata
          
           
             Maior
             ,
             Mertonidum
             maxime
             progenie
             :
          
           
             Haec
             tibi
             gratantes
             post
             saecula
             sera
             nepotes
             ,
          
           
             En
             votiua
             locant
             marmora
             ,
             sancte
             parens
             .
          
        
         
         
           
           
             Haymo
             de
             Heath
          
           ,
           or
           Hythe
           ,
           so
           named
           of
           Hithe
           ,
           a
           Towne
           in
           this
           tract
           ,
           where
           he
           was
           borne
           ,
           lyeth
           buried
           by
           the
           North
           wall
           :
           he
           was
           Confessour
           to
           King
           Edward
           the
           second
           .
           This
           man
           built
           much
           at
           his
           Mannor
           houses
           of
           Troscliffe
           and
           Hawling
           .
           In
           the
           Towne
           of
           Hithe
           before
           named
           ,
           he
           founded
           the
           Hospitall
           of
           Saint
           Bartholomew
           ,
           
           for
           reliefe
           of
           ten
           poore
           people
           ,
           endowing
           the
           same
           with
           twenty
           Markes
           of
           yearely
           reuenue
           .
           He
           resigned
           his
           Bishopricke
           into
           the
           Popes
           hands
           ,
           of
           whom
           he
           had
           receiued
           consecration
           in
           the
           Court
           at
           Rome
           ,
           
           Ann.
           1352.
           and
           liued
           about
           some
           six
           yeares
           after
           that
           a
           priuate
           life
           with
           the
           Monkes
           in
           this
           Priory
           .
           This
           Bishop
           (
           saith
           the
           booke
           of
           Rochester
           )
           bought
           a
           precious
           Miter
           which
           was
           
             Thomas
             Beckets
          
           ,
           of
           the
           Executours
           of
           the
           Bishop
           of
           Norwich
           ,
           which
           hee
           offered
           at
           the
           high
           Altar
           ,
           on
           S.
           Pauls
           day
           ,
           1327.
           
        
         
           
           
             Iohn
             de
             Shepey
          
           ,
           so
           likewise
           surnamed
           from
           the
           place
           of
           his
           birth
           ,
           vpon
           Haymo
           his
           resignation
           ,
           was
           by
           the
           Pope
           elected
           to
           this
           Bishoprick
           ;
           hee
           was
           Lord
           Treasurer
           of
           England
           ,
           in
           the
           two
           and
           thirtieth
           yeere
           of
           King
           Edward
           the
           third
           ,
           in
           which
           office
           he
           continued
           about
           three
           yeeres
           ,
           euen
           vntill
           his
           death
           ,
           which
           happened
           the
           nineteenth
           of
           October
           ,
           1360.
           
           His
           portraiture
           is
           in
           the
           wall
           ouer
           his
           place
           of
           Buriall
           .
        
         
           
           Here
           ,
           ouer
           against
           Bishop
           Merton
           ,
           lieth
           buried
           ,
           vnder
           a
           faire
           Marble
           Tombe
           ,
           the
           body
           of
           
             Iohn
             Lowe
          
           ,
           Bishop
           of
           this
           Diocesse
           ,
           borne
           in
           Worcestershire
           ,
           and
           brought
           vp
           in
           Oxford
           ,
           where
           he
           proceeded
           Doctor
           of
           Diuinitie
           .
           He
           liued
           for
           a
           time
           in
           the
           Abbey
           of
           the
           Friers
           Augustines
           in
           Worcester
           ,
           
           of
           which
           order
           he
           was
           Prouinciall
           ;
           
             Vir
             aetate
             sua
             ab
             omni
             parte
             doctus
          
           :
           So
           that
           in
           regard
           of
           his
           great
           learning
           ,
           and
           painfulnes
           in
           preaching
           ,
           he
           was
           preferred
           first
           to
           the
           Bishoprick
           of
           Saint
           Asaph
           ,
           
           by
           King
           Henry
           the
           sixt
           ,
           and
           after
           that
           translated
           to
           this
           of
           Rochester
           ;
           hee
           writ
           diuers
           learned
           works
           ,
           and
           was
           a
           carefull
           searcher
           after
           good
           bookes
           ,
           so
           as
           diuers
           copies
           of
           some
           ancient
           Fathers
           had
           vtterly
           perished
           but
           for
           his
           diligence
           .
           Hee
           died
           the
           yeere
           1467.
           hauing
           gouerned
           the
           See
           of
           Saint
           Asaph
           foure
           yeeres
           ,
           and
           and
           this
           of
           Rochester
           foure
           and
           twenty
           .
           The
           inscription
           vpon
           his
           Tombe
           is
           almost
           all
           gone
           ,
           only
           these
           words
           remayning
           ,
           
             
               ......
               Iohannis
               Low
               Epis
               ......
            
             
               ......
               miserere
               mei
               Domine
               .
            
             
               Credo
               videre
               Dominum
               in
               terra
               viventium
               .
            
             
               O
               quam
               breve
               spatium
               huius
               mundi
               sicomp
               .....
            
             
               Sic
               mundi
               gloria
               transit
               .
            
             
               Sancte
               Andree
               &
               Augustine
               ,
               orate
               prop
               nobis
               .
            
          
        
         
           I
           doe
           not
           finde
           the
           certainty
           of
           any
           other
           of
           the
           Bishops
           of
           this
           Diocesse
           to
           haue
           bin
           buried
           in
           this
           Cathedrall
           Church
           ;
           for
           most
           commonly
           in
           ancient
           times
           ,
           as
           now
           ,
           they
           departed
           from
           this
           place
           ,
           before
           they
           departed
           from
           the
           world
           ,
           this
           Ecclesiasticall
           preferment
           being
           but
           a
           step
           to
           some
           higher
           aduancement
           .
           A
           word
           therefore
           or
           two
           of
           Saint
           William
           here
           enshrined
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           of
           the
           Priory
           ,
           and
           so
           I
           will
           take
           my
           leaue
           of
           this
           most
           ancient
           ,
           and
           no
           lesse
           reuerend
           Episcopall
           Chaire
           ;
           and
           goe
           to
           Gillingham
           ;
           for
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           funerall
           Monuments
           in
           this
           Church
           ,
           are
           of
           later
           times
           ;
           which
           I
           reserue
           for
           another
           Volume
           .
        
         
           This
           Priory
           erected
           by
           Gundulph
           ,
           and
           the
           number
           of
           her
           religious
           Votaries
           ,
           
           encreased
           by
           him
           from
           sixe
           secular
           Priests
           ,
           
           to
           threescore
           blacke
           Canons
           or
           Monkes
           ,
           with
           ample
           reuenues
           for
           their
           maintenance
           ,
           was
           ,
           within
           the
           compasse
           of
           one
           hundred
           yeares
           ;
           what
           by
           casuall
           fire
           ,
           what
           by
           the
           falling
           out
           of
           the
           Monkes
           ,
           and
           Bishop
           Glanvill
           ,
           and
           what
           by
           the
           calamities
           it
           sustained
           in
           the
           warres
           of
           King
           Iohn
           ,
           brought
           to
           that
           ruine
           and
           pouerty
           ,
           that
           the
           beauty
           of
           all
           her
           goodly
           buildings
           was
           altogether
           defaced
           ,
           her
           Church
           burned
           ,
           her
           sacred
           Vtensiles
           ,
           by
           robbery
           and
           suites
           in
           law
           ,
           embezelled
           ,
           mispent
           ,
           and
           consumed
           ,
           and
           the
           whole
           Couent
           greatly
           indebted
           .
        
         
           Anno
           ,
           
           1179.3
           .
           
             Id.
             Aprilis
             Rofensis
             Ecclesia
             cum
             omnibus
             officinis
             ,
             &
             cum
             tota
             vrbe
             infra
             &
             extra
             muros
             combusta
             est
             ,
             anno
          
           97.
           
             ex
             quo
             Monachi
             in
             eadem
             Ecclesia
             instituti
             sunt
             .
          
        
         
           It
           was
           now
           therefore
           high
           time
           ,
           saith
           Master
           Lambard
           ,
           to
           deuise
           some
           way
           whereby
           this
           Priory
           and
           Church
           of
           Rochester
           ,
           might
           be
           ,
           if
           not
           altogether
           ,
           restored
           to
           the
           ancient
           wealth
           and
           estimation
           ,
           yet
           at
           the
           least
           somewhat
           relieued
           from
           this
           penury
           ,
           nakednesse
           ,
           and
           abiection
           .
           Therefore
           Laurence
           of
           Saint
           Martins
           ,
           Bishop
           of
           this
           Church
           ,
           and
           Councellour
           of
           King
           Henry
           the
           third
           ,
           perceiuing
           the
           common
           people
           to
           bee
           somewhat
           drawne
           (
           by
           the
           fraud
           of
           the
           Monkes
           )
           to
           thinke
           reuerently
           of
           one
           William
           ,
           
           that
           lay
           buried
           in
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           knowing
           well
           ,
           that
           there
           was
           no
           one
           way
           ,
           so
           compendious
           to
           gaine
           ,
           as
           the
           aduancement
           of
           a
           Pilgramage
           ,
           procured
           at
           the
           Popes
           Court
           ,
           the
           canonization
           of
           the
           said
           William
           ,
           
           with
           Indulgence
           to
           all
           such
           as
           would
           offer
           at
           his
           Tombe
           ,
           vnderpropping
           by
           meanes
           of
           this
           new
           Saint
           ,
           some
           manner
           of
           reuerend
           opinion
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           which
           before
           (
           through
           the
           defacing
           of
           the
           old
           Bishop
           Paulinus
           his
           Shrine
           )
           was
           declined
           to
           naught
           .
        
         
           This
           Saint
           William
           was
           by
           birth
           a
           Scot
           of
           Perthe
           ,
           
           by
           trade
           of
           life
           a
           Baker
           of
           bread
           ;
           in
           charitie
           so
           abundant
           ,
           that
           hee
           gaue
           to
           the
           poore
           the
           tenth
           loafe
           of
           his
           workmanship
           ,
           in
           zeale
           so
           feruent
           ,
           that
           in
           vow
           he
           promised
           ,
           and
           in
           deed
           attempted
           to
           visit
           the
           holy
           Land
           ,
           and
           the
           places
           where
           Christ
           was
           conuersant
           on
           earth
           .
           In
           which
           iourney
           ,
           as
           he
           passed
           through
           Kent
           ,
           he
           made
           Rochester
           his
           way
           ,
           where
           after
           that
           he
           had
           rested
           two
           or
           three
           dayes
           ,
           he
           departed
           toward
           Canterbury
           ,
           but
           ere
           he
           had
           gone
           farre
           from
           the
           Citie
           ,
           his
           seruant
           that
           waited
           on
           him
           ,
           led
           him
           (
           of
           purpose
           )
           out
           of
           the
           high-way
           ,
           and
           spoyled
           him
           both
           of
           his
           money
           and
           life
           .
           This
           done
           ,
           the
           seruant
           escaped
           ,
           and
           the
           Master
           (
           because
           he
           dyed
           in
           so
           holy
           a
           purpose
           of
           minde
           )
           was
           by
           the
           Monkes
           conueyed
           hither
           to
           Saint
           Andrewes
           ,
           laid
           in
           the
           Quire
           ,
           and
           promoted
           by
           the
           Pope
           ,
           as
           you
           haue
           heard
           ,
           from
           a
           poore
           Baker
           to
           a
           blessed
           Martyr
           .
           Here
           (
           as
           they
           say
           )
           he
           shewed
           miracles
           very
           plentifully
           ,
           which
           made
           people
           of
           all
           sorts
           offer
           vnto
           him
           wondrous
           liberally
           ,
           euen
           vntill
           these
           latter
           times
           ;
           insomuch
           ,
           that
           with
           two
           yeares
           oblations
           at
           his
           Shrine
           ,
           one
           
             William
             de
             Hoo
          
           ,
           a
           Sacrist
           ,
           or
           keeper
           of
           the
           holy
           treasures
           ,
           of
           this
           Church
           ,
           built
           the
           whole
           Quire
           as
           it
           now
           stands
           .
        
         
           
             Richard
             Walden
          
           a
           Monke
           and
           sacrist
           ,
           
           built
           the
           South
           Isle
           ,
           
             Richard
             East-gate
          
           ,
           a
           Monke
           and
           Sacrist
           ,
           began
           the
           North
           Isle
           of
           the
           new
           worke
           ,
           towards
           Saint
           Williams
           gate
           ,
           which
           Frier
           
             William
             de
             Axenham
          
           almost
           finished
           .
        
         
           
             Geffery
             de
             Hadenham
          
           Prior
           ,
           payed
           thirteene
           hundred
           pounds
           in
           one
           day
           ,
           to
           certaine
           creditours
           ,
           to
           whom
           this
           Church
           stood
           indebted
           ,
           since
           the
           time
           of
           her
           troubles
           ,
           the
           same
           man
           bought
           certaine
           lands
           in
           Banerkin
           ,
           and
           
           Darent
           ,
           which
           he
           gaue
           to
           this
           House
           ;
           and
           bequeathed
           to
           the
           same
           300.
           l.
           in
           money
           vpon
           his
           decease
           .
           He
           built
           the
           Dorter
           in
           the
           Priory
           ,
           and
           the
           Altar
           of
           Saint
           Edmund
           in
           the
           Church
           .
           To
           which
           ,
           or
           rather
           to
           the
           high
           Altar
           ,
           Haymo
           ,
           Bishop
           of
           this
           Diocesse
           ,
           offered
           vp
           a
           pretious
           Miter
           ,
           which
           sometime
           belonged
           to
           Archbishop
           Becket
           ,
           and
           which
           hee
           bought
           of
           the
           Executours
           of
           Iohn
           Bishop
           of
           Norwich
           .
           Thus
           by
           the
           gaines
           of
           William
           ,
           the
           Bakers
           Shrine
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           pious
           endeauours
           and
           bounteous
           donations
           of
           diuers
           well
           disposed
           persons
           ,
           this
           Monastery
           was
           in
           short
           time
           reedified
           ,
           adorned
           ,
           and
           aduanced
           to
           her
           former
           height
           ,
           glory
           ,
           wealth
           ,
           and
           estimation
           .
           So
           that
           it
           was
           valued
           by
           the
           Commissioners
           of
           the
           late
           suppression
           ,
           at
           foure
           hundred
           eightie
           sixe
           pounds
           ,
           eleuen
           shillings
           ,
           fiue
           pence
           ,
           by
           yeare
           .
        
         
           
             Gillingham
             .
          
           
             In
             this
             Church
             are
             diuers
             faire
             Monuments
             fairely
             kept
             ,
             of
             the
             Beaufits
             ,
             an
             ancient
             family
             ,
             whose
             chiefe
             seate
             was
             at
             Grauch-court
             within
             this
             Parish
             ,
             as
             I
             was
             enformed
             .
          
           
             
             
               Ici
               gist
               Iehan
               Beaufits
               qi
               morust
            
             25
             
               iour
               Nouemb.
               l'an
               de
               dieu
            
             ,
             1427.
             
               et
               Isabella
               sa
               feme
               que
               morust
               la
            
             30.
             
               iour
               de
               Decemb.
            
             1419.
             
          
           
             
               Iesu
               noster
               saueor
               de
               la
               grand
               pite
            
             
               De
               lor
               almes
               eit
               mercie
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Iohannes
               Beaufits
               ,
               filius
               Iohannis
               Beaufits
               ,
               Ar.
               et
               Alicia
               vxor
               eius
               ,
               qui
               quidem
               Iohannes
               obiit
            
             25.
             
             
               Nouemb.
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1433.
             
               quorum
               ,
               &c.
            
             
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Robertus
               Beaufits
               ,
               qui
               ob
               .
            
             1381.
             
               et
               Sara
               vxor
               eius
               ,
               que
               obiit
            
             1395
             
               Cur
               nunc
               in
               puluere
               dormio
            
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Willelmus
               Beaufits
               qui
               ob
               .
            
             19.
             
             Marcii
             ,
             1433.
             
             Cuius
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Ioane
               Bamme
            
             ,
             sometime
             the
             wife
             of
             Master
             
               Richard
               Bamme
            
             Esquire
             ,
             daughter
             of
             
               Iohn
               Marten
            
             ,
             sometime
             chiefe
             Iustice
             of
             the
             Common
             Pleas
             ,
             and
             mother
             of
             
               Iohn
               Bamme
            
             ,
             who
             lyeth
             on
             the
             North
             side
             of
             this
             Chappell
             .
             Which
             said
             Ioane
             deceased
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             grace
             ,
             1431.
             
             Here
             was
             a
             pilgrimage
             to
             our
             Lady
             of
             Gillingham
             .
          
        
         
           
             Ailesford
             .
          
           
             
             Richard
             ,
             Lord
             Grey
             of
             Codnor
             in
             Darbishire
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             1240.
             founded
             here
             a
             religious
             house
             of
             white
             Friers
             ,
             Carmelites
             ,
             where
             now
             is
             seene
             (
             saith
             Camden
             )
             the
             faire
             habitation
             of
             Sir
             
               William
               Sidley
            
             ,
             
             a
             learned
             knight
             ,
             painefully
             and
             expensfully
             studious
             of
             the
             common
             good
             of
             his
             countrey
             ,
             as
             both
             his
             endowed
             house
             for
             the
             poore
             ,
             
             and
             the
             bridge
             here
             with
             the
             common
             voice
             dotestifie
             .
          
           
             Not
             farre
             from
             this
             Towne
             of
             Ailesford
             ,
             lye
             interred
             the
             bodies
             of
             Catigern
             and
             Horsa
             ;
             
             who
             hand
             to
             hand
             ,
             killed
             one
             the
             other
             in
             a
             set
             battell
             ;
             Catigern
             was
             the
             brother
             of
             Vortimer
             king
             of
             the
             Britaines
             ,
             and
             Horsa
             brother
             of
             Hengist
             the
             Saxon.
             
          
           
             But
             this
             battell
             ,
             as
             also
             their
             buriall
             ,
             are
             the
             best
             set
             downe
             by
             Camden
             ,
             out
             of
             Lambards
             perambulation
             .
             This
             Towne
             (
             saith
             hee
             )
             was
             named
             in
             the
             British
             tongue
             ,
             
               Saissenaeg
               haibail
            
             of
             the
             Saxons
             there
             vanquished
             ,
             like
             
             as
             others
             in
             the
             very
             same
             sense
             tearmed
             it
             Anglesford
             .
             For
             Guortimer
             the
             Britaine
             ,
             
             Guortigerus
             sonne
             ,
             did
             here
             set
             vpon
             Hengist
             ,
             and
             the
             English
             Saxons
             ,
             whom
             being
             disrayed
             ,
             and
             not
             able
             to
             abide
             a
             second
             charge
             ,
             he
             put
             all
             to
             flight
             ;
             so
             as
             they
             had
             beene
             vtterly
             defeited
             for
             euer
             ,
             but
             that
             Hengist
             ,
             skilfull
             and
             prouident
             to
             preuent
             ,
             and
             diuert
             danger
             ,
             withdrew
             himselfe
             into
             the
             Isle
             of
             Tenet
             ,
             vntill
             that
             the
             inuincible
             vigour
             and
             heate
             of
             the
             Britanes
             was
             allayed
             ,
             and
             fresh
             supplies
             came
             to
             his
             succour
             out
             of
             Germany
             .
             In
             this
             battell
             were
             slaine
             the
             Generalls
             of
             both
             sides
             ,
             Catigern
             the
             Britaine
             ,
             and
             Horsa
             the
             Saxon
             ,
             of
             whom
             the
             one
             buried
             at
             Horsted
             ,
             
             not
             farre
             from
             hence
             ,
             gaue
             name
             to
             the
             place
             :
             and
             Catigern
             honoured
             with
             a
             stately
             and
             solemne
             funerall
             ,
             is
             thought
             to
             haue
             beene
             interred
             neare
             vnto
             Ailisford
             ,
             where
             vnder
             the
             side
             of
             an
             hill
             ,
             
             I
             saw
             foure
             huge
             ,
             rude
             ,
             hard
             stones
             erected
             ,
             two
             for
             the
             sides
             ,
             one
             transuersall
             in
             the
             middest
             betweene
             them
             ;
             and
             the
             hugest
             of
             all
             piled
             and
             layed
             ouer
             them
             ,
             in
             manner
             of
             the
             British
             Monument
             ,
             which
             is
             called
             Stonehenge
             ,
             but
             not
             so
             artificially
             with
             Mortis
             and
             tenents
             .
             Verily
             the
             vnskilfull
             common
             people
             call
             it
             at
             this
             day
             ,
             of
             the
             same
             
               Catigern
               ,
               Keiths
            
             or
             
               Kits
               ,
               Coty
               house
            
             .
             The
             like
             Monument
             was
             of
             Horsa
             at
             Horsted
             ,
             which
             stormes
             and
             time
             haue
             now
             deuoured
             .
             This
             battell
             was
             smitten
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             Grace
             457.
             
          
        
         
           
             Addington
             .
          
           
             Hic
             iacent
             Richardus
             Charles
             et
             Alicia
             vxor
             ,
             
             qui
             quidem
             Ric.
             obiit
             ,
             An.
             Dom.
             1370.
             facile
             contemnit
             omnia
             ......
          
           
             Hic
             iacet
             Willelmus
             Suayth
             Ar.
             dominus
             de
             Addington
             ,
             
             ac
             vicecomes
             Cantie
             et
             Alicia
             vxor
             eius
             ob
             ..
             :
             .
             Marcii
             Ann.
             1464.
             
          
           
             
               Bonis
               et
               mors
               et
               vita
               dulcis
               .
            
          
           
             Hic
             iacet
             Robertus
             Watton
             ,
             
             Dominus
             et
             Patronus
             istius
             Ecclesie
             ,
             qui
             obiit
             die
             Ascentionis
             Anno
             1444.
             
          
           
             Hic
             iacent
             Willelmus
             Watton
             ,
             
             Ar.
             Dominus
             istius
             ville
             ,
             Benedicta
             ,
             et
             Anna
             ,
             vxores
             eius
             ,
             qui
             Willelmus
             obiit
             29.
             
             Decemb.
             1464.
             
          
           
             Hic
             iacet
             Robertus
             Watton
             Ar.
             filius
             et
             heres
             Willelmi
             Watton
             Armigeri
             ,
             
             et
             Alicia
             vxor
             eius
             filia
             Iohannis
             Clark
             vnius
             Baronum
             Scaccarii
             Regis
             ,
             qui
             Robertus
             istius
             ville
             Dominus
             et
             Ecclesie
             verus
             Patronus
             ob
             .
             4.
             
             Nouemb.
             anno
             1470.
             
          
           
             Hic
             iacet
             Iohannes
             Northwood
             ,
             
             Arm.
             filius
             et
             heres
             .....
             Northwood
             .....
             obiit
             30.
             
             April
             ,
             1416.
             
          
           
             
               Of
               this
               man.
               and
               of
               his
               Mannor
               of
            
             Northwood
             or
             Norwood
             ,
             
             
               thus
               much
               out
               of
            
             Lambard
             .
             
               In
               the
               dayes
               of
               King
            
             Edward
             
               the
               Confessour
               (
               saith
               hee
               )
               one
               hundred
               Burgesses
               of
               the
               Citie
               of
               Canterbury
               ,
               ought
               their
               suite
               to
               the
               Mannor
               of
            
             Norwood
             ;
             
               the
               buildings
               are
               now
               demolished
               :
               but
               the
               Mannor
               was
               long
               time
               in
               the
               possession
               of
               certaine
               gentlemen
               of
               the
               same
               name
               :
               of
               which
               race
               ,
               one
               was
               buried
               in
               the
               body
               of
               the
               Church
               at
               Addington
               ,
               in
               the
               yeare
               1416.
               
            
          
        
         
           
             Otteham
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Iohannes
               Constenton
               Ar.
               qui
               ob
               .
            
             2.
             
             April
             1426.
             
               et
               Sara
               Conghurst
               vxor
               eius
            
             .
             
          
           
           
             I
             finde
             by
             ancient
             deedes
             sans
             Date
             that
             one
             
               Raph
               de
               Dene
            
             was
             the
             founder
             of
             a
             Religious
             house
             here
             at
             Otteham
             ,
             
             of
             Canons
             regular
             ,
             confirmed
             in
             these
             words
             by
             the
             gifts
             of
             certaine
             lands
             from
             one
             
               Raph
               de
               Iclesham
            
             :
             and
             some
             little
             rent
             ,
             
               William
               de
               Marci
            
             ,
             and
             Ela
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Sciant
               ,
               &c.
               quod
               ego
               Radulphus
               de
               Iclesham
               dedi
               et
               confirmaui
               ,
               Deo
               &
               Ecclesie
               Sancti
               Laurencij
               de
               Oteham
               ,
               terram
               in
               Oteham
               ,
               &c.
               pro
               anima
               Radulphi
               de
               Dene
               Aui
               mei
               qui
               predictam
               Ecclesiam
               fundauit
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             
               Sciant
               presentes
               ,
               &c.
               quod
               nos
               Willelmus
               de
               Marci
               et
               Ela
               vxar
               mea
               ,
               dedimus
               et
               concessimus
               Deo
               et
               Sancto
               Laurentio
               de
               Oteham
               ,
            
             
             
               et
               Canonicis
               ibidem
               Deo
               seruientibus
               ,
               in
               liberam
               &
               perpetuam
               Eleemosinam
               ,
               sex
               denarios
               quos
               predicti
               Canonici
               nobis
               annuatim
               soluebant
               de
               terra
               Roberti
               Rug.
               &c.
               
               Hij
               sex
               denarij
               sint
               ad
               emendacionem
               refectionis
               conuentus
               in
               die
               Sancti
               Laurencij
               .
            
             
             
               Hanc
               que
               donationem
               pro
               salute
               animarum
               nostrarum
               ,
               et
               Antecessorum
               nostrorum
               ,
               &
               heredum
               nostrorum
               Sigillis
               nostris
               confirmauimus
               .
               Testibus
               ,
               Radulfo
               Capellano
               .
               Ailfredo
               Capellano
               ,
               Willelmo
               de
               Marci
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             But
             these
             Canons
             did
             not
             continue
             long
             at
             Otteham
             ,
             the
             scituation
             of
             the
             place
             being
             vnfitting
             ,
             and
             very
             chargeable
             for
             so
             many
             liuing
             together
             in
             a
             Couent
             ;
             whereupon
             by
             the
             said
             Ela
             ,
             daughter
             and
             heire
             of
             the
             said
             
               Raph
               Dene
            
             ,
             and
             as
             then
             the
             widow
             of
             
               Iordan
               de
               Sackvile
            
             (
             one
             of
             the
             Ancestors
             of
             that
             right
             honourable
             and
             no
             lesse
             ancient
             family
             of
             the
             Sackviles
             ,
             Earles
             of
             Dorset
             )
             they
             were
             remoued
             to
             Begam
             ,
             a
             village
             in
             the
             South-west
             Verge
             of
             this
             County
             adioyning
             to
             Sussex
             :
             such
             was
             the
             Charter
             for
             their
             remouall
             .
          
           
             
             
               Sciant
               presentes
               ,
               &c.
               quod
               ego
               Ela
               de
               Saukevil
               ,
               filia
               Radulphi
               de
               Dene
               ,
               in
               viduitate
               et
               legia
               potestate
               mea
               ,
               diuine
               pietatis
               intuitu
               concessi
               Abbati
               et
               Canonicis
               de
               Otteham
               propter
               magnas
               et
               intollerabiles
               inedias
               loci
               de
               Otteham
               ,
               quod
               transferant
               sedem
               Abbathie
               de
               Otteham
               ,
               vsque
               ad
               Begeham
               qui
               dicitur
               Beulin
               ,
               salua
               tenentia
               et
               dignitate
               aduocacionis
               ,
               quam
               mihi
               et
               heredibus
               meis
               tam
               vita
               quam
               in
               morte
               tenentur
               .
               Preterea
               confirmaui
               omnes
               donaciones
               eisdem
               Canonicis
               quas
               pater
               meus
               eis
               dedit
               ,
               et
               Robertus
               de
               Dene
               frater
               meus
               eis
               dedit
               .
            
          
           
             
             The
             land
             whereupon
             this
             house
             was
             built
             ,
             was
             giuen
             by
             one
             Sir
             
               Robert
               de
               Turnham
            
             ,
             a
             valiant
             knight
             ,
             who
             flourished
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             king
             Richard
             the
             first
             ,
             and
             went
             with
             him
             to
             the
             warres
             in
             the
             holy
             Land
             ;
             as
             these
             old
             rimes
             do
             testifie
             .
          
           
             
               
               King
               Richard
               wyth
               gud
               entent
            
             
               To
               yat
               cite
               of
               Iafes
               went
            
             
               On
               morne
               he
               sent
               aftur
               Sir
               Robart
               Sakevile
            
             
               Sir
               William
               Wateruile
            
             
               Sir
               Hubart
               and
               Sir
               Robart
               of
               Turnham
               .
            
             
               Sir
               Bertram
               Brandes
               and
               Iohn
               de
               St
               Iohn
               .
            
          
           
             And
             speaking
             further
             of
             this
             Turnhams
             valour
             ,
             he
             saith
             ▪
             
               
                 Robart
                 of
                 Turnham
                 with
                 his
                 Fauchion
              
               
                 Gan
                 to
                 crake
                 many
                 a
                 croun
                 .
              
            
             But
             he
             was
             so
             busie
             in
             cracking
             the
             Sarasins
             Crownes
             ,
             
             that
             hee
             tooke
             the
             lesse
             heed
             (
             I
             thinke
             )
             of
             his
             owne
             ,
             for
             then
             and
             there
             he
             was
             slaine
             ,
             together
             
             with
             
               Robert
               de
               Bellemont
            
             ,
             surnamed
             Blanchmaines
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Leicester
             ,
             with
             other
             noble
             warriours
             :
             whose
             great
             losse
             king
             Richard
             doth
             thus
             lament
             .
          
           
             
               Alas
               he
               seyd
               yat
               I
               was
               bore
               ,
               
            
             
               My
               gud
               Barons
               by
               th
               nigh
               forlore
               ,
            
             
               Aslaw
               is
               Robart
               of
               Lecestre
               ,
            
             
               That
               was
               my
               curteys
               Mastre
               ,
            
             
               Euery
               *
               her
               on
               him
               was
               worth
               a
               knight
               .
            
             
               And
               Robart
               of
               Turnham
               that
               was
               wight
               ,
            
             
               William
               of
               Arsne
               ,
               and
               Sire
               Gerard
               ,
            
             
               Sire
               Bertram
               ,
               and
               Sire
               Pepard
               ,
            
             
               Thesbeth
               slaw
               and
               wel
               mo
               .
            
          
           
             But
             to
             returne
             to
             
               Ela
               de
               Sackvile
            
             ,
             who
             hauing
             finished
             her
             religious
             fabricke
             ,
             did
             dedicate
             it
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             the
             blessed
             Virgine
             Mary
             ,
             and
             gaue
             it
             the
             name
             of
             a
             Priory
             ,
             which
             was
             valued
             at
             the
             suppression
             to
             152.
             l.
             19.
             s.
             4.
             d.
             ob
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Sackuile
            
             knight
             ,
             
             sonne
             and
             heire
             of
             Sir
             
               Andrew
               Sackuile
            
             ,
             by
             his
             second
             wife
             
               Ioane
               Burgese
            
             ,
             who
             was
             Sheriffe
             of
             Sussex
             ,
             and
             Surrey
             ,
             the
             eight
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             fourth
             ,
             was
             here
             interred
             in
             the
             Church
             of
             Beigham
             ;
             as
             appeares
             by
             these
             words
             in
             his
             last
             Will
             ,
             dated
             the
             first
             of
             December
             ,
             1432.
             
             
             
               Ego
               Tho.
               Sakevile
               miles
               de
               Com.
               Sussex
               ,
               volo
               me
               sepultum
               esse
               in
               Ecclesia
               de
               Beigeham
               .
               Item
               lego
               Edwardo
               ●ilio
               meo
               omnia
               vtensilia
               domus
               mee
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             Hee
             dyed
             in
             the
             same
             yeare
             ,
             the
             eleuenth
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             sixth
             .
          
           
             Here
             sometime
             ,
             in
             our
             Ladies
             Chappell
             ,
             lay
             interred
             the
             body
             of
             
               Richard
               Sackevile
            
             Esquire
             ,
             who
             dyed
             Ann.
             1524.
             
          
           
             This
             Church
             was
             ,
             and
             that
             of
             Withiam
             in
             Sussex
             now
             is
             ,
             greatly
             honoured
             by
             the
             funerall
             Monuments
             of
             the
             Sackviles
             :
             of
             whom
             I
             shall
             haue
             more
             occasion
             to
             speake
             hereafter
             .
          
        
         
           
             Pensherst
             .
          
           
             Here
             in
             this
             Church
             vnder
             a
             marble
             Monument
             ,
             
             whereon
             is
             yet
             to
             be
             seene
             the
             pourtraiture
             of
             a
             knight
             compleatly
             armed
             ,
             lyeth
             interred
             (
             as
             it
             is
             deliuered
             vnto
             me
             by
             tradition
             )
             the
             body
             of
             Sir
             
               Stephen
               Pensherst
            
             ,
             or
             
               Stephen
               de
               Penchester
            
             ,
             (
             for
             so
             also
             I
             finde
             him
             called
             )
             that
             famous
             Lord
             Warden
             of
             the
             Fiue
             Ports
             ,
             who
             flourished
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             King
             Edward
             the
             first
             ,
             as
             appeares
             by
             this
             Record
             following
             .
          
           
             
               Rex
               scripsit
               Stephano
               de
               Penecestre
               Constabulario
               Castri
               de
               Douor
               .
               et
               custodi
               Quinque
               Portuum
               prouidere
               Naues
               et
               galeas
               sufficientes
               contra
               Regis
               aduentum
               in
               Angliam
               .
            
             
             
               Et
               meliores
               et
               fideliores
               Regis
               amicos
               portuum
               predict
               .
               secretius
               premuniat
               .
               Vt
               ipsi
               caute
               et
               sine
               strepitu
               preparent
               se
               ad
               veniend
               .
               in
               obuiam
               Regis
               in
               aduentu
               suo
               supradicto
               ,
               &c.
               Dat.
               apud
               West
               .
               &c.
            
             4.
             
             
               Iulij
               .
               Claus.
               Anno
            
             1.
             
             
               Ed.
               primi
               ,
               Cedul
               .
               pendent
               .
            
          
           
             Here
             lye
             also
             interred
             diuers
             of
             that
             ancient
             and
             highly
             renowned
             Familie
             of
             the
             Sidneys
             ,
             
             whose
             Monuments
             of
             any
             great
             antiquitie
             ,
             together
             with
             their
             Inscriptions
             ,
             are
             worne
             away
             with
             time
             .
             Who
             deriue
             their
             race
             
             from
             
               William
               de
               Sidney
            
             ,
             Chamberlaine
             to
             king
             Henry
             the
             second
             .
             Out
             of
             which
             came
             (
             saith
             Camden
             )
             Sir
             
               Henry
               Sidney
            
             ,
             
             that
             renowned
             Lord
             Deputy
             of
             Ireland
             ,
             who
             of
             the
             daughter
             of
             
               Iohn
               Dudley
            
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Northumberland
             ,
             and
             Earle
             of
             Warwicke
             ,
             
             begat
             Philip
             and
             Robert
             ,
             whom
             our
             late
             Soueraigne
             Lord
             King
             Iames
             created
             Baron
             Sidney
             of
             Penshert
             ,
             Viscount
             Lisle
             ,
             and
             Earle
             of
             Leicester
             .
             And
             to
             giue
             more
             lustre
             to
             these
             foresaid
             honours
             ,
             he
             was
             elected
             knight
             and
             companion
             of
             the
             honourable
             Order
             of
             the
             Garter
             ,
             at
             an
             extraordinarie
             Chapter
             holden
             at
             Greenwich
             ,
             the
             day
             of
             May
             ,
             Ann.
             1616.
             and
             enstalled
             at
             Windsor
             the
             seuenth
             of
             Iuly
             next
             following
             .
             This
             Earle
             dyed
             the
             day
             of
             ....
             Ann.
             
          
           
             
             But
             here
             I
             cannot
             passe
             ouer
             in
             silence
             Sir
             
               Philip
               Sidney
            
             the
             elder
             brother
             ,
             being
             (
             to
             vse
             Camdens
             words
             )
             the
             glorious
             starre
             of
             this
             family
             ,
             a
             liuely
             patterne
             of
             vertue
             ,
             and
             the
             louely
             ioy
             of
             all
             the
             learned
             sort
             ,
             fighting
             valiantly
             with
             the
             enemy
             before
             Zutphen
             in
             Gelderland
             ,
             dyed
             manfully
             .
             This
             is
             that
             Sidney
             ,
             whom
             ,
             as
             Gods
             will
             was
             ,
             he
             should
             be
             therefore
             borne
             into
             the
             world
             ,
             euen
             to
             shew
             vnto
             our
             age
             a
             sample
             of
             ancient
             vertues
             :
             so
             his
             good
             pleasure
             was
             ,
             before
             any
             man
             looked
             for
             it
             ,
             to
             call
             for
             him
             againe
             ,
             and
             take
             him
             out
             of
             the
             world
             ,
             as
             being
             more
             worthy
             of
             heauen
             then
             earth
             .
             Thus
             we
             may
             see
             ,
             perfect
             vertue
             suddenly
             vanisheth
             out
             of
             sight
             ,
             and
             the
             best
             men
             continue
             not
             long
             .
          
           
             
               Seigneur
               Des
               Accords
            
             in
             his
             booke
             entituled
             ,
             
               Les
               Bigarrures
            
             (
             a
             miscellanie
             or
             hotch-potch
             of
             sundry
             collections
             )
             amongst
             many
             choice
             Epitaphs
             ,
             hath
             one
             ,
             selected
             out
             of
             the
             works
             of
             
               Isaac
               du
               Bellay
            
             ,
             the
             French
             Poet
             ,
             excellently
             composed
             ,
             to
             the
             memory
             of
             
               Sieur
               de
               Boniuet
            
             ,
             a
             great
             Commander
             in
             the
             warres
             ;
             which
             by
             some
             English
             wit
             was
             happily
             imitated
             ,
             and
             ingeniously
             applyed
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             this
             our
             worthy
             chiefetaine
             Sir
             Philip
             ;
             written
             vpon
             a
             Tablet
             ,
             and
             fastened
             to
             a
             pillar
             in
             S.
             Pauls
             Church
             London
             ,
             the
             place
             of
             his
             buriall
             ,
             as
             the
             sequele
             will
             more
             plainly
             shew
             .
          
           
             
               
                 
                 La
                 France
                 ,
                 et
                 le
                 Piemont
                 ,
                 les
                 cieux
                 ,
                 et
                 les
                 Arts
                 ,
              
               
                 Les
                 Soldats
                 ,
                 et
                 le
                 Mondeont
                 fait
                 comme
                 six
                 parts
                 ,
              
               
                 De
                 ce
                 grand
                 Bonniuet
                 :
                 cor
                 vne
                 si
                 grand
                 chose
                 ,
              
               
                 Dedant
                 vn
                 seul
                 tombeau
                 ne
                 pouuoit
                 estre
                 enclose
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 La
                 France
                 en
                 a
                 le
                 corps
                 ,
                 que
                 elle
                 aurit
                 esleue
                 :
              
               
                 Le
                 Piemont
                 a
                 le
                 ceur
                 ,
                 qu'il
                 auoit
                 esprouue
                 :
              
               
                 Les
                 cieux
                 en
                 ont
                 l'esprit
                 ,
                 et
                 les
                 Arts
                 la
                 memoire
                 ,
              
               
                 Les
                 Soldats
                 le
                 regret
                 ,
                 et
                 le
                 monde
                 la
                 gloire
                 .
              
            
          
           
             In
             English
             as
             followeth
             .
          
           
             
               
                 France
                 ,
                 and
                 Piemont
                 ,
                 the
                 Heauens
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Arts
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 Souldiers
                 and
                 the
                 world
                 haue
                 made
                 sixe
                 parts
                 ,
              
               
                 Of
                 Great
                 Bonniuet
                 :
                 for
                 who
                 will
                 suppose
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 onely
                 one
                 Tombe
                 can
                 this
                 man
                 enclose
                 ?
              
            
             
               
                 France
                 hath
                 his
                 body
                 ,
                 which
                 she
                 bred
                 and
                 well
                 loued
                 ,
              
               
                 Piemont
                 his
                 heart
                 ,
                 which
                 his
                 valour
                 had
                 proued
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Heauens
                 haue
                 his
                 soule
                 ,
                 the
                 Arts
                 haue
                 his
                 Fame
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 Souldiers
                 the
                 griefe
                 ,
                 the
                 world
                 his
                 good
                 name
                 .
              
            
          
           
           
             A
             briefe
             Epitaph
             vpon
             the
             death
             of
             that
             most
             valiant
             ,
             and
             perfect
             honorable
             Gentleman
             ,
             Sir
             
               Philip
               Sidney
            
             ,
             knight
             ,
             late
             Gouernour
             of
             Flushing
             in
             Zealand
             ,
             who
             receiued
             his
             deaths
             wound
             at
             a
             battell
             neare
             Zutphen
             in
             Gelderland
             ,
             the
             22.
             day
             of
             September
             ,
             and
             dyed
             at
             Arnhem
             the
             16.
             day
             of
             October
             ,
             86.
             
             Whose
             Funeralls
             were
             performed
             ,
             and
             his
             body
             interred
             ,
             within
             this
             Cathedrall
             Church
             of
             Saint
             Paul
             in
             London
             ,
             the
             16.
             day
             of
             February
             next
             following
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             Lord
             God
             ,
             1586.
             
          
           
             
               
                 England
                 ,
                 
                 Netherland
                 ,
                 the
                 Heauens
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Arts
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 Souldiers
                 and
                 the
                 world
                 haue
                 made
                 sixe
                 parts
                 ,
              
               
                 Of
                 noble
                 Sidney
                 :
                 For
                 who
                 will
                 suppose
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 a
                 small
                 heape
                 of
                 stones
                 can
                 Sidney
                 enclose
                 ?
              
            
             
               
                 England
                 hath
                 his
                 body
                 ,
                 for
                 she
                 it
                 fed
                 ,
              
               
                 Netherland
                 his
                 bloud
                 in
                 her
                 defence
                 shed
                 :
              
               
                 The
                 Heauens
                 haue
                 his
                 soule
                 ,
                 the
                 Arts
                 haue
                 his
                 Fame
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 Souldiers
                 the
                 griefe
                 ,
                 the
                 world
                 his
                 good
                 Name
                 .
              
            
          
           
             These
             Elegies
             also
             following
             ,
             penned
             in
             the
             praise
             of
             the
             said
             Philip
             ,
             by
             our
             late
             Soueraigne
             Lord
             King
             Iames
             ,
             that
             sole
             Monarch
             of
             many
             Nations
             ,
             giue
             a
             glorious
             lustre
             to
             his
             Heroicke
             actions
             .
          
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     In
                     Philippi
                     Sidnaei
                     interitum
                     ,
                     Illustrissimi
                     Scotorum
                     Regis
                     Carmen
                     .
                  
                   
                     Armipotens
                     cui
                     ius
                     in
                     fortia
                     pectora
                     Mauors
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Tu
                     Dea
                     quae
                     cerebrum
                     perrumpere
                     digna
                     Tonantis
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Tuque
                     adeo
                     biiugae
                     proles
                     Latonia
                     r●pis
                  
                   
                     Gloria
                     ,
                     deciduae
                     cingunt
                     quam
                     collibus
                     artes
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Duc
                     tecum
                     ,
                     et
                     querula
                     Sidnai
                     funera
                     voce
                  
                   
                     Plangite
                     ,
                     nam
                     vester
                     fuerat
                     Sidnaeus
                     alumnus
                     .
                  
                   
                     Quid
                     genus
                     ,
                     et
                     proauos
                     ,
                     et
                     spem
                     ,
                     floremque
                     iuuentae
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Immaturo
                     obitu
                     raptum
                     sine
                     fine
                     retexo
                     ?
                  
                   
                     Heu
                     frustra
                     queror
                     :
                     heu
                     rapuit
                     Mors
                     omnia
                     secum
                     ▪
                  
                   
                     Et
                     nihil
                     ex
                     tanto
                     nunc
                     est
                     Heroe
                     superstes
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Praeterquam
                     decus
                     ,
                     et
                     nomen
                     virtute
                     paratum
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Doctaque
                     Sidneas
                     testantia
                     Carmina
                     laudes
                     .
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             The
             same
             translated
             by
             the
             said
             King.
             
          
           
             
               
                 Thou
                 mighty
                 Mars
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 of
                 Souldiers
                 braue
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 thou
                 Minerve
                 ,
                 that
                 dois
                 in
                 wit
                 excell
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 thou
                 Apollo
                 ,
                 who
                 dois
                 knowledge
                 haue
              
               
                 Of
                 euery
                 art
                 that
                 from
                 Parnassus
                 fell
                 .
              
               
                 With
                 all
                 your
                 Sisters
                 that
                 th
                 aire
                 on
                 do
                 dwell
                 ,
              
               
                 Lament
                 for
                 him
                 ,
                 who
                 duely
                 seru'd
                 you
                 all
                 :
              
               
                 Whome
                 in
                 you
                 wisely
                 all
                 your
                 arts
                 did
                 mell
                 ,
              
               
                 Bewaile
                 (
                 I
                 say
                 )
                 his
                 vnexpected
                 fall
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 neede
                 not
                 in
                 remembrance
                 for
                 to
                 call
              
               
                 His
                 race
                 ,
                 his
                 youth
                 ,
                 the
                 hope
                 had
                 of
                 him
                 ay
                 ,
              
               
                 Since
                 that
                 in
                 him
                 doth
                 cruell
                 Death
                 appall
              
               
               
                 Both
                 manhood
                 ,
                 wit
                 ,
                 and
                 learning
                 euery
                 way
                 :
              
               
                 But
                 yet
                 he
                 doth
                 in
                 bed
                 of
                 Honor
                 rest
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 euermore
                 of
                 him
                 shall
                 liue
                 the
                 best
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Eiusdem
                 Regis
                 in
                 Eundem
                 Hexasticon
                 .
              
               
                 Vidit
                 et
                 exanimem
                 tristis
                 Cytheraea
                 Philippum
                 ,
              
               
                 Fleuit
                 ,
                 et
                 hunc
                 Martem
                 credidit
                 esse
                 suum
                 .
              
               
                 Eripuit
                 digitis
                 gemmas
                 ,
                 colloque
                 monile
                 ,
              
               
                 Mars
                 iterum
                 nunquam
                 ceu
                 placitura
                 foret
                 ;
              
               
                 Mortuus
                 humana
                 qui
                 lusit
                 imagine
                 Diuam
                 ,
              
               
                 Quid
                 faceret
                 iam
                 ,
                 si
                 viueret
                 ,
                 ille
                 ,
                 rogo
                 .
              
            
          
           
             In
             English.
             
          
           
             
               When
               Venus
               sad
               saw
               
                 Philip
                 Sidney
              
               slaine
               ,
            
             
               She
               wept
               ,
               supposing
               Mars
               that
               he
               had
               bin
               :
            
             
               From
               fingers
               Rings
               ,
               and
               from
               her
               necke
               the
               chaine
            
             
               She
               pluckt
               away
               ,
               as
               if
               Mars
               nere
               againe
            
             
               She
               ment
               to
               please
               .
               In
               that
               forme
               he
               was
               in
            
             
               Dead
               ,
               and
               yet
               could
               a
               Goddesse
               thus
               beguile
               ,
            
             
               What
               had
               he
               done
               ,
               if
               he
               had
               liu'd
               this
               while
               ?
            
          
        
         
           
             Tunbridge
             .
          
           
             In
             this
             ruinous
             Church
             ,
             which
             (
             like
             the
             Ca●tle
             )
             carries
             with
             it
             a
             shew
             of
             venerable
             antiquitie
             ,
             I
             finde
             no
             funerall
             Monument
             of
             elder
             times
             remarkable
             ;
             in
             the
             north
             window
             onely
             are
             depicted
             the
             pourtraitures
             of
             the
             Lord
             
               Hugh
               Stafford
            
             ,
             kneeling
             in
             his
             coate-armour
             ,
             and
             his
             Bow-bearer
             
               Thomas
               Bradlaine
            
             by
             him
             ,
             with
             this
             inscription
             .
          
           
             
             
               Orate
               pro
               animabus
               Domini
               Hugonis
               Stafford
               ,
               et
               Thome
               Bradlaine
               Arcuar
            
             .
             ....
          
           
             This
             Hugh
             Lord
             Stafford
             ,
             afterwards
             Earle
             of
             Buckingham
             ,
             was
             Lord
             of
             this
             Mannor
             of
             Tunbridge
             ,
             by
             his
             grandmother
             Margaret
             ,
             the
             onely
             daughter
             and
             heire
             of
             Sir
             
               Hugh
               Audley
            
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Glocester
             ;
             of
             whom
             hereafter
             ,
             when
             I
             come
             to
             Stone
             in
             Staffordshire
             ,
             the
             place
             of
             his
             buriall
             .
          
           
             
             Neare
             to
             the
             ruinous
             walls
             of
             the
             Cast●●●stood
             a
             Priory
             pleasantly
             seated
             ,
             which
             in
             the
             shipwracke
             of
             such
             religious
             structures
             ,
             was
             dasht
             all
             a
             peeces
             :
             founded
             by
             
               Richard
               de
               Clare
            
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Gloucester
             ,
             about
             the
             yeare
             1241.
             for
             Canons
             of
             Saint
             Augustines
             order
             ,
             and
             consecrated
             to
             S.
             
               Mary
               Magdalen
            
             :
             Which
             Priory
             was
             valued
             by
             the
             Commissioners
             at
             the
             suppression
             to
             be
             yearely
             worth
             169.
             l.
             10.
             s.
             3.
             d.
             
          
           
             
             This
             Richard
             the
             founder
             dyed
             at
             Emmersfield
             ,
             in
             the
             Mannor-house
             of
             Iohn
             Lord
             Crioil
             here
             in
             Kent
             ;
             14.
             
             Iulij
             ,
             Ann.
             1262.
             his
             bowels
             were
             buried
             at
             Canterbury
             ,
             his
             body
             at
             Tewxbury
             ,
             and
             his
             heart
             here
             in
             his
             owne
             Church
             at
             Tunbridge
             .
             
             Hee
             was
             
               Vir
               nobilis
               et
               omni
               laude
               dignus
            
             :
             To
             whose
             euerlasting
             praise
             this
             Epitaph
             was
             composed
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               pudor
               Hippoliti
               ,
               Paridis
               gena
               ,
               sensus
               Vlissis
            
             
               Aeneae
               pietas
               ,
               Hectoris
               ira
               iacet
               .
            
             
             
               Chaste
               Hippolite
               ,
               
               and
               Paris
               faire
               ,
               Vlisses
               wise
               and
               slie
               ,
            
             
               Aeneas
               kinde
               ,
               fierce
               Hector
               ,
               here
               ioyntly
               entombed
               lye
               .
            
          
           
             Here
             sometime
             lay
             entombed
             the
             bodies
             of
             
               Hugh
               de
               Audley
            
             ,
             
             second
             sonne
             of
             Nicholas
             Lord
             Audley
             of
             H●leigh
             Castle
             ,
             in
             the
             County
             of
             Stafford
             ,
             who
             was
             created
             Earle
             of
             Gloucester
             by
             king
             Edward
             the
             third
             ;
             and
             by
             the
             marriage
             of
             Margaret
             ,
             second
             daughter
             of
             
               Gilbert
               de
               Clare
            
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Glocester
             ,
             surnamed
             the
             red
             ,
             and
             sister
             and
             coheire
             to
             Gilbert
             the
             last
             Earle
             of
             that
             surname
             ;
             Lord
             of
             Tunbridge
             .
             This
             Hugh
             dyed
             the
             tenth
             of
             Nouember
             1347.
             
             Ann.
             21.
             
             Ed.
             3.
             
             I
             finde
             little
             of
             him
             remarkable
             ,
             saue
             his
             good
             fortunes
             ,
             
             being
             a
             younger
             brother
             to
             marry
             so
             great
             an
             inheritrix
             ,
             and
             to
             be
             exalted
             to
             such
             titles
             of
             honour
             .
             His
             wife
             Margaret
             (
             first
             married
             to
             
               Pierce
               Gaueston
            
             Earle
             of
             Cornwall
             )
             dyed
             before
             him
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             Lord
             ,
             1342.
             the
             13.
             day
             of
             Aprill
             .
             They
             were
             both
             together
             sumptuously
             entombed
             by
             Margaret
             their
             daughter
             ,
             the
             onely
             heire
             of
             her
             parents
             ,
             wife
             to
             
               Raph
               de
               Stafford
            
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Stafford
             .
          
           
             The
             said
             
               Raph
               de
               Stafford
            
             and
             Margaret
             his
             wife
             ,
             
             were
             here
             likewise
             entombed
             ,
             at
             the
             feet
             of
             their
             father
             and
             mother
             ;
             this
             Raph
             ,
             by
             the
             marriage
             of
             his
             wife
             Margaret
             ,
             writ
             himselfe
             in
             his
             Charters
             and
             deeds
             ,
             Baron
             of
             Tunbridge
             .
             And
             a
             noble
             Baron
             he
             was
             ;
             and
             the
             first
             Earle
             of
             Stafford
             ,
             created
             by
             Edward
             the
             third
             ,
             the
             fifth
             of
             March
             ,
             in
             the
             twentieth
             and
             fifth
             yeare
             of
             his
             raigne
             .
             Mills
             in
             the
             Catalogue
             of
             Honour
             ,
             sets
             downe
             this
             mans
             pedegree
             after
             this
             manner
             ,
             drawne
             from
             William
             the
             Conquerours
             time
             ,
             
             still
             abiding
             in
             the
             male
             line
             .
             Nicholas
             the
             sonne
             of
             Robert
             ,
             begot
             Robert
             the
             second
             ,
             whose
             daughter
             and
             heire
             married
             to
             
               Henry
               de
               Bagot
            
             ,
             he
             in
             the
             right
             of
             his
             wife
             was
             made
             Baron
             of
             Stafford
             ;
             and
             hee
             begat
             another
             called
             Heruey
             ,
             who
             left
             the
             name
             of
             Bagot
             ,
             and
             tooke
             on
             him
             the
             name
             of
             Stafford
             :
             and
             he
             begot
             Robert
             the
             third
             ,
             father
             to
             Nicholas
             the
             second
             ,
             father
             to
             Edmund
             ,
             
             who
             begot
             this
             first
             Earle
             of
             Stafford
             ,
             all
             successiuely
             Barons
             and
             Lords
             of
             Stafford
             .
             Hee
             dyed
             the
             31.
             of
             August
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             1372.
             
             Margaret
             his
             wife
             dyed
             the
             seuenth
             of
             September
             ,
             1349.
             
             This
             Earle
             was
             knight
             of
             the
             honourable
             order
             of
             the
             Garter
             at
             the
             first
             foundation
             .
          
           
             
               Andrew
               Iud
            
             (
             the
             sonne
             of
             
               Iohn
               Iud
            
             of
             this
             Towne
             of
             Tonebridge
             )
             sometime
             Lord
             Maior
             of
             London
             ,
             
             erected
             here
             a
             faire
             free-Schoole
             ,
             and
             an
             Almes-house
             nigh
             Saint
             Helens
             Church
             in
             London
             ,
             and
             left
             to
             the
             Skinners
             (
             of
             which
             company
             he
             was
             )
             lands
             ,
             to
             the
             value
             of
             threescore
             pounds
             ,
             three
             shillings
             and
             eight
             pence
             the
             yeare
             ;
             for
             the
             which
             they
             bee
             bound
             to
             pay
             twenty
             pound
             to
             the
             Schoolemaster
             ,
             eight
             pound
             to
             the
             Vsher
             yearely
             for
             euer
             ,
             and
             foure
             shillings
             the
             weeke
             to
             the
             sixe
             Almes-people
             ,
             and
             twenty
             fiue
             shillings
             foure
             pence
             the
             yeare
             in
             Coales
             ,
             for
             euer
             .
          
           
             This
             Andrew
             was
             Lord
             Maior
             of
             London
             the
             yeare
             1550.
             the
             fourth
             of
             King
             Ed.
             the
             sixth
             .
             Dyed
             in
             the
             yeare
             following
             ,
             and
             was
             buried
             at
             S.
             Helens
             aforesaid
             ,
             within
             Bishopsgate
             ward
             .
          
        
         
           
             Senenoke
             .
          
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Edwardi
               Bowrgchier
               filij
               et
               heredis
               Thome
               Bowrgchier
               militi
               filii
               Iohannis
               Domini
               de
               Berners
               :
            
             
             
               et
               pro
               anima
               Domine
               Agnete
               vxoris
               
               dicti
               Thome
               Bowrgchier
               ,
               filie
               Thome
               Carleton
               militis
               ,
               qui
               quidem
               Edwardus
               obijt
            
             24.
             
             Augusti
             ,
             1496.
             
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Bourchier
            
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             great
             Vnckle
             to
             this
             Edward
             ,
             bought
             of
             Sir
             
               William
               Fienes
            
             ,
             Lord
             Say
             and
             Sele
             ,
             (
             and
             built
             anew
             )
             that
             stately
             house
             of
             Knoll
             hereunto
             adioyning
             ,
             which
             he
             left
             to
             his
             kindred
             ,
             the
             cause
             of
             their
             residence
             in
             this
             countrey
             .
          
           
             
               
               Ecce
               sub
               hoc
               premitur
               ,
               de
               funere
               cuius
            
             
               Curia
               Primatus
               Anglorum
               tota
               soluta
               est
            
             
               In
               lachrymas
               ;
               Haydok
               Haymundus
               vir
               preciosus
            
             
               Moribus
               ,
               eloquio
               dulcis
               Philologus
               ille
               ,
            
             
               Atque
               Theologicus
               clarus
               fuit
               ille
               ,
               viarum
            
             
               Rupta
               restaurauit
               ,
               letus
               tribuebat
               egenis
               .
            
             
               Non
               auri
               cupidus
               ,
               non
               ambitiosus
               honoris
            
             
               Extitit
               ,
               extinctum
               Decembris
               luce
               secunda
               .
            
             
               Quem
               mors
               abripuit
               Dominoque
               ....
               famulari
            
             
               Iussit
               ;
               is
               annus
               erat
               Domini
               quem
               C.
               quater
               M.
               que
            
             
               LXX
               complectimur
               ,
               hunc
               bone
               Christe
            
             
               In
               te
               confisum
               bonis
               celestibus
               auge
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Qui
               pro
               alijs
               orat
               pro
               seipso
               laborat
               .
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Roberti
               Lawe
               Capellani
               capelle
               beate
               Marie
               istius
               Ecclesie
               ...
               obijt
            
             ....
             1400.
             
             Cuius
             .
             ...
          
           
             
             Pray
             for
             the
             soules
             of
             
               Thomas
               Brooke
            
             ,
             and
             
               Clemence
               Brooke
            
             his
             wife
             ,
             which
             
               Clemence
               Brooke
            
             dyed
             ,
             1510.24
             .
             Febr.
             On
             whose
             soule
             .
          
           
             
             Pray
             for
             the
             sowls
             of
             
               Tho.
               Gregby
               ,
               Alice
            
             and
             Godliffe
             his
             wyfes
             ,
             and
             for
             the
             sowls
             of
             his
             fader
             ,
             and
             moder
             ,
             
               Richard
               Gregbye
               ,
               Margaret
            
             and
             Agnes
             his
             wyfs
             ,
             which
             Thomas
             deceysed
             22.
             
             Aprill
             ,
             1515.
             
             On
             whos
             sowls
             .
          
           
             
             Pray
             for
             the
             sowl
             of
             
               Robart
               Totleherst
            
             ,
             sometym
             servant
             vnto
             the
             Lord
             Cardinall
             Bourchier
             ,
             who
             died
             .....
             1512.
             
          
           
             
             Pray
             for
             the
             sowls
             of
             
               Iohn
               Yardley
            
             ,
             Sergeant
             of
             Armes
             to
             our
             Souereygn
             Lord
             the
             king
             ,
             and
             
               Ioane
               Pette
            
             his
             wyf
             ,
             whych
             Iohn
             died
             ,
             An.
             1522.
             
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacent
               Willelmus
               Potkine
               &
               Alexandra
               vxor
               eius
               ,
               qui
               quidem
               Willelmus
               obijt
            
             1.
             
             Ianuar.
             1499.
             
               et
               dicta
               Alexandra
               obijt
            
             6.
             
             Dec.
             1501.
             quorum
             .
          
           
             
               Respicias
               Lector
               nostrum
               Epitaphium
               vt
               ●res
               pro
               nobis
               Deum
               .
            
          
           
             
             About
             the
             latter
             end
             of
             the
             raigne
             of
             king
             Edward
             the
             third
             (
             to
             vse
             M.
             Lambards
             words
             )
             there
             was
             found
             ,
             lying
             in
             the
             streets
             of
             Sennocke
             ,
             a
             poore
             childe
             ,
             whose
             parents
             were
             vnknowne
             ,
             and
             he
             for
             the
             same
             cause
             named
             after
             the
             place
             where
             he
             was
             taken
             vp
             ,
             
               William
               Sennock
            
             .
             This
             orphan
             was
             ,
             by
             the
             helpe
             of
             some
             charitable
             persons
             ,
             brought
             vp
             and
             nourtured
             in
             such
             wise
             ,
             that
             being
             made
             an
             Apprentice
             to
             a
             Grocer
             in
             London
             ,
             he
             arose
             by
             degrees
             ,
             in
             course
             of
             time
             ,
             to
             bee
             Maior
             ,
             and
             chiefe
             Magistrate
             of
             that
             Citie
             .
          
           
             At
             which
             time
             ,
             calling
             to
             his
             minde
             the
             goodnesse
             of
             Almighty
             God
             ,
             and
             the
             fauour
             of
             the
             Townesmen
             extended
             towards
             him
             ,
             he
             determined
             to
             make
             an
             euerlasting
             Monument
             of
             his
             thankfull
             minde
             for
             the
             same
             ;
             and
             therefore
             in
             the
             yeare
             1418.
             the
             yeare
             of
             his
             Maioroialtie
             ,
             hee
             builded
             both
             an
             Hospitall
             for
             reliefe
             of
             the
             poore
             ;
             and
             a
             free-Schoole
             for
             the
             education
             of
             youth
             within
             this
             Towne
             ,
             endowing
             both
             the
             one
             and
             the
             other
             with
             
             competent
             yearely
             liuing
             (
             as
             the
             dayes
             then
             suffered
             )
             towards
             their
             sustentation
             and
             maintenance
             .
             But
             since
             his
             time
             the
             Schoole
             was
             much
             amended
             by
             the
             liberalitie
             of
             one
             
               Iohn
               Potkyn
            
             ,
             which
             liued
             vnder
             the
             reigne
             of
             king
             Henry
             the
             eighth
             ,
             and
             now
             lately
             also
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             Queene
             Elizabeth
             of
             famous
             memory
             ,
             through
             the
             honest
             trauell
             of
             diuers
             Towne-inhabitants
             ;
             not
             onely
             the
             yearely
             stipend
             is
             much
             increased
             ,
             and
             the
             former
             litigious
             possessions
             quietly
             established
             ,
             but
             the
             Corporation
             also
             changed
             into
             the
             name
             of
             two
             Wardeins
             ,
             and
             foure
             Assistants
             of
             the
             free-Schoole
             of
             Queene
             Elizabeth
             in
             Sennocke
             .
          
        
         
           
             Seale
             .
          
           
             In
             this
             Church
             ,
             
             vpon
             a
             marble
             stone
             inlaid
             with
             brasse
             ,
             I
             found
             the
             portraiture
             of
             a
             Bishop
             :
             and
             these
             words
             onely
             remaining
             :
             
               Credo
               quod
               Redemptor
               meus
               viuit
            
             .
             And
             these
             figures
             ,
             1389.
             
             Vnder
             which
             (
             as
             I
             gather
             by
             the
             date
             of
             the
             yeare
             of
             Grace
             )
             
               Thomas
               Brenton
            
             Bishop
             of
             Rochester
             ,
             
             lyeth
             interred
             ,
             who
             trauelled
             into
             many
             places
             beyond
             Seas
             :
             and
             comming
             to
             Rome
             ,
             preached
             in
             Latine
             before
             the
             Pope
             many
             learned
             Sermons
             ,
             which
             he
             left
             behinde
             him
             in
             writing
             .
             For
             which
             and
             other
             his
             rare
             parts
             ,
             he
             was
             much
             admired
             ,
             and
             became
             very
             famous
             .
             The
             Pope
             made
             him
             his
             Penitenciarie
             ,
             and
             bestowed
             vpon
             him
             this
             Bishopricke
             of
             Rochester
             ;
             he
             being
             before
             a
             Benedictine
             Monke
             of
             Norwich
             .
             He
             was
             Confessour
             vnto
             king
             Ric.
             the
             second
             ;
             and
             a
             singular
             Benefactour
             he
             was
             to
             the
             English
             Hospitall
             at
             Rome
             .
             He
             dyed
             as
             before
             ,
             Ann.
             1389.
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Dominus
               de
               Bryene
               miles
               quondam
               Dominus
               de
               Kemsing
               et
               Sele
               qui
               obijt
            
             13.
             
             Septemb.
             1395.
             
             
          
           
             The
             family
             of
             the
             Bruins
             (
             which
             I
             take
             to
             bee
             all
             one
             with
             this
             name
             )
             was
             a
             long
             time
             famous
             ,
             
             as
             well
             in
             Essex
             ,
             as
             in
             this
             tract
             .
             The
             last
             I
             finde
             of
             exemplarie
             note
             ,
             
             was
             one
             
               Thomas
               Bruine
            
             ,
             high
             Sheriffe
             of
             Kent
             ,
             who
             with
             the
             Lord
             Scales
             and
             others
             ,
             kept
             the
             Tower
             of
             London
             ,
             for
             their
             Soueraigne
             Lord
             king
             Henry
             the
             sixth
             ,
             against
             the
             rebellious
             Earles
             ,
             Ann.
             1460.
             
             Reg.
             38.
             
          
        
         
           
             Wrotham
             .
          
           
             De
             Strattone
             natus
             iacet
             hic
             Rogerus
             humatus
             ,
             
          
           
             De
             Wrotham
             Rector
             sacre
             pagineque
             Professor
             .
          
           
             
               Credo
               quod
               redemptor
               meus
               viuit
               et
            
             .....
          
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Iohannis
               Burgoine
               filij
               Iohannis
               Burgoine
               de
               Impington
               in
               Com.
               Cantab.
               ...
               Cuius
               .
            
          
           
             These
             Burgoines
             were
             ●ometime
             Lords
             of
             Caxton
             in
             Cambridgeshire
             ,
             
             by
             whom
             it
             came
             to
             the
             Iermins
             .
          
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Richardi
               Ieames
               .
               :
               ...
               huic
               Ecclesie
               Benefac
               ....
               qui
               obiit
            
             15.
             
             Sept.
             1501.
             
             
             Cuius
             .
          
           
             This
             man
             ,
             say
             the
             Inhabitants
             ,
             was
             a
             speciall
             Benefactor
             to
             this
             Church
             ,
             a
             Tradesman
             and
             a
             Smith
             ,
             as
             appeares
             by
             the
             picture
             of
             a
             paire
             of
             Pinsers
             vpon
             his
             Monument
             .
          
           
             
               Marmoreo
               lapide
               Thomas
               Gawge
               subtumulatur
               ,
               
            
             
             
               Qui
               vero
               dum
               vixit
               residens
               Doctor
               Thelogie
               ,
            
             
               Sistebat
               ;
               etiam
               tum
               Cancellarius
               ille
            
             
               Prenobilis
               Ducisse
               fuit
               pariter
               Eboraci
               .
            
             
               Quem
               Deus
               euexit
               nuper
               ad
               agamatha
               regni
               ,
            
             
               Octobris
               mensis
               X.
               bina
               dieque
               secunda
               .
            
             
               M.
               Domini
               quater
               hiis
               addito
               septuagena
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Iacobus
               Peckham
               Ar.
               et
               Margareta
               vxor
               eius
               filia
               Thome
               Burgoine
               de
               Impington
               in
               Com.
               Cant.
               Ar.
               qui
               ob
               .
            
             28.
             
             Febr.
             1500.
             
               et
               Margareta
               ob
               .
               —
               die
               —
               quorum
               .
            
          
           
             
             Of
             yowr
             cherity
             pray
             for
             the
             sowls
             of
             
               Reynald
               Peckham
            
             the
             elder
             ,
             Squire
             for
             the
             body
             of
             the
             most
             excellent
             Prince
             king
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             who
             decesed
             27
             Feb.
             1525.
             and
             for
             the
             sowl
             of
             
               Ioice
               Colepeper
            
             his
             wife
             which
             decesed
             20.
             
             March
             ,
             1523.
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Willelmus
               Peckham
               Ar.
            
             *
             
               Cironomon
               Tho.
               Bourchier
               Episcopi
               Cant.
               et
               Cardinalis
               ,
               qui
               obiit
            
             28.
             
             Iunij
             1491.
             
               et
               Katherina
               vxor
               que
               obiit
            
             23.
             
             Aug.
             1491.
             
             
               Quorum
               animabus
            
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Thomas
               Peckham
               et
               Dorothea
               qui
               ob
               ....
               die
               ....
               An.
               Dom
               .....
               et
               Dorothea
               ob
               .
            
             19.
             
             Decemb.
             1512.
             
               quorum
               ,
               &c.
            
             
          
           
             
             Of
             yowr
             ....
             of
             
               Iames
               Peckham
            
             Esquire
             ,
             and
             Agnes
             his
             wife
             ,
             the
             which
             Iames
             decesed
             5.
             
             Aug.
             1532.
             on
             whos
             soule
             and
             al
             Christian
             souls
             ,
             Iesu
             haue
             mercy
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             are
             two
             tombes
             in
             the
             Church-yard
             ,
             and
             neare
             to
             the
             Church-doore
             ,
             the
             one
             of
             which
             (
             saith
             
               Francis
               Thinne
            
             Lancaster
             Herald
             )
             was
             erected
             to
             the
             memory
             of
             
               Martin
               Peckham
            
             Esquire
             :
             the
             other
             to
             
               Margerie
               Peckham
            
             his
             wife
             ;
             by
             the
             marriage
             of
             which
             Margerie
             ample
             reuenues
             came
             to
             the
             family
             of
             the
             Peckhams
             ,
             she
             being
             daughter
             and
             heire
             to
             Yaldham
             ,
             Lord
             of
             the
             Mannor
             of
             Yaldham
             .
             
               Glouer
               Somerset
               Herald
            
             in
             his
             Collections
             saith
             ,
             that
             
               Iohn
               Peckham
            
             did
             hold
             the
             Mannor
             of
             West-Peckham
             ,
             in
             the
             first
             of
             Henry
             the
             third
             .
             But
             certaine
             it
             is
             that
             
               Iohn
               Peckham
            
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             Edward
             the
             first
             ,
             was
             the
             first
             man
             that
             aduanced
             his
             name
             to
             those
             great
             possessions
             ,
             which
             his
             posteritie
             enioyed
             euen
             till
             these
             our
             times
             .
          
        
         
           
             Chidingston
             .
          
           
             
             
               Orate
               pro
               animabus
               Thome
               Willughby
               militis
               ,
               vnius
               Iusticiar
               .
               domini
               Regis
               de
               Banco
               ,
               filij
               Christoferi
               Willughby
               militis
               ,
               ac
               etiam
               Domini
               Willughby
               in
               Com.
               Suffolk
               .
               et
               domine
               Brigitte
               vxoris
               Thome
               Willughby
               predicti
               ,
               vnius
               filiarum
               &
               heredum
               Roberti
               Read
               militis
               ,
               ac
               primatis
               de
               communi
               loco
               Iusticiar
               .
               qui
               quidem
               Thomas
               obijt
            
             28.
             
               die
               Sept.
               Ann.
            
             1545.
             
          
           
             
             Pray
             for
             the
             sowle
             of
             
               Iohn
               Lofte
            
             ,
             Master
             of
             Arts
             ,
             Preest
             for
             my
             Lord
             Read
             the
             ....
             of
             Aug.
             ..
             1500.
             on
             whos
             sowl
             and
             all
             Christian
             sowls
             Iesu
             haue
             mercy
             ,
             Amen
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Iohannes
               Alphegh
               ....
               Isabella
               filia
               ....
               qui
               quidem
               Iohannes
               obijt
               An.
            
             1489.
             
               &
               predicta
               Isabella
               obijt
            
             23.
             
             Sept.
             1479.
             
               quorum
               anima●●●
            
          
           
             
             This
             
               Iohn
               Alphegh
            
             built
             Bore
             place
             here
             in
             Chidingston
             ,
             which
             〈◊〉
             
               Robert
               Read
            
             enlarged
             ,
             and
             after
             that
             it
             was
             enlarged
             by
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Willoughby
            
             
             knight
             ,
             and
             then
             by
             
               Thomas
               Willoughby
            
             now
             liuing
             ,
             1575.
             
          
           
             Among
             the
             Willoughbeis
             (
             saith
             learned
             Clarentieux
             )
             one
             excelled
             all
             the
             rest
             ,
             in
             the
             reigne
             of
             Henry
             the
             fifth
             ,
             
             named
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Willoughbey
            
             ,
             who
             for
             his
             martiall
             prowesse
             was
             created
             Earle
             of
             Vandosme
             in
             France
             ;
             and
             from
             these
             by
             the
             mothers
             side
             descended
             ,
             
               Peregrine
               Berti
            
             ,
             Baron
             Willoughby
             of
             Ere
             's
             by
             ,
             a
             man
             for
             his
             generous
             minde
             and
             militarie
             valour
             ,
             renowned
             both
             in
             France
             and
             the
             Low-countreys
             .
             whos
             's
             
               Robert
               Berti
            
             Lord
             Willoughby
             of
             Eresby
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Lindsey
             ,
             and
             Lord
             great
             Chamberlaine
             of
             England
             .
          
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Iohannis
               Wood
               Decretorum
               Baccalarij
               nuper
               Rectoris
               huius
               Ecclesie
               ,
            
             
             
               ac
               Prebendarii
               de
               Hastings
               qui
               ob
               .
            
             7.
             
             Maii
             1487.
             
          
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Edmundi
               Read
               filii
               Roberti
               Read
               militis
               ,
            
             
             
               ac
               vnius
               Iusticiar
               .
               Domini
               Regis
               de
               Banco
               ,
               qui
               quidem
               Edmundus
               obiit
            
             10.
             
             Iunii
             1501.
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Read
            
             built
             the
             North
             Chappell
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             
             Ann.
             1516.
             
               in
               honorem
               Dei
               et
               Sancte
               Katherine
               :
            
             he
             was
             made
             chiefe
             Iustice
             22.
             of
             Henry
             the
             seuenth
             ,
             and
             dyed
             about
             the
             tenth
             of
             Henry
             the
             eight
             .
          
        
         
           
             Itham
             or
             Igtham
             .
          
           
             Of
             your
             charity
             .
             ....
             of
             Sir
             
               Richard
               Clement
            
             knight
             ,
             
             and
             Anne
             his
             wife
             ,
             daughter
             of
             Sir
             
               William
               Catesby
            
             of
             Northamptonshire
             knight
             ,
             which
             Anne
             decesed
             3.
             
             Nouemb.
             1528.
             and
             the
             said
             Sir
             Richard
             decesed
             —
             day
             of
             —
             
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             —
             on
             whos
             sowls
             .
             ...
          
           
             Of
             your
             cherite
             prey
             for
             the
             sowl
             of
             
               Richard
               Astall
            
             ,
             
             Master
             of
             Arte
             of
             Camb.
             and
             late
             Parson
             of
             Itame
             ,
             and
             Cheuening
             ,
             and
             Prebendarie
             of
             Wingham
             .
             The
             which
             Richard
             decesed
             21.
             
             Aug.
             1546.
             on
             whos
             .
          
           
             Here
             is
             a
             Tombe
             of
             Marble
             which
             is
             supposed
             by
             most
             of
             the
             neare
             Inhabitants
             ,
             to
             be
             made
             for
             Sir
             
               Richard
               Hawte
            
             ,
             
             sometime
             owner
             and
             founder
             of
             the
             Mote
             ,
             and
             Lieutenant
             of
             the
             Tower
             of
             London
             .
             Some
             say
             to
             Sir
             Nicholas
             ,
             some
             one
             knight
             of
             that
             name
             ,
             some
             another
             :
             for
             an
             ancient
             family
             they
             were
             of
             knights
             degree
             ,
             
             and
             Lords
             of
             many
             faire
             Mannors
             ;
             all
             which
             (
             by
             the
             marriage
             of
             Iane
             and
             Elizabeth
             ,
             daughters
             and
             coheires
             of
             Sir
             
               William
               Hawte
            
             knight
             ,
             by
             Mary
             his
             wife
             ,
             the
             daughter
             of
             Sir
             
               Richard
               Guilfora
            
             knight
             )
             came
             to
             be
             the
             inheritance
             of
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Wiat
            
             ,
             and
             Sir
             
               Tho.
               Culpepper
            
             :
             yet
             some
             more
             iudicious
             say
             ,
             that
             this
             Monument
             was
             erected
             for
             one
             Cawne
             ,
             who
             was
             likewise
             owner
             of
             the
             Mote
             ,
             who
             married
             with
             Morrant
             Lord
             of
             Morrants
             Court.
             
          
        
         
           
             Cobham
             .
          
           
             In
             this
             Church
             are
             many
             faire
             Monuments
             fouly
             defaced
             ,
             vnder
             which
             the
             Cobhams
             ,
             and
             Brookes
             ,
             Lords
             and
             Barons
             of
             this
             Towne
             of
             Cobham
             ,
             with
             many
             of
             their
             kindred
             ,
             Allies
             and
             progenie
             lie
             interred
             ;
             who
             for
             many
             descents
             did
             flourish
             in
             honourable
             reputation
             ,
             euen
             vntill
             these
             our
             times
             .
          
           
             
               Vousque
               passericy
               ....
               pries
               pur
               l'alme
               le
               curteis
               .....
               Iohan
               de
               Cobham
               ,
            
             
             
               auat
               a
               nom
               dieux
               luy
               fari
               verray
               .
               Pardon
               qe
               trespassa
               lendemayne
               de
               Seynt
               Mathy
               le
               passent
               oustre
               a
               demorer
               one
               lay
               ,
               en
               l'an
               de
               Grace
            
             1354.
             
          
           
             
               Icy
               gist
               Margerie
               de
               Cobham
               iadis
               Femme
               a
               tresnoble
               cheualier
               .......
            
             
             
               Regni
               ....
               ordre
               ....
               que
               morust
               le
               IIII
               iour
               de
               Sept.
               l'an
               de
               Grace
            
             1375.
             
               de
               ....
               dieu
               et
               mercy
            
             .
          
           
           
             To
             make
             this
             maymed
             inscription
             more
             perfectly
             to
             bee
             vnderstood
             ,
             let
             me
             tell
             you
             that
             this
             Margerie
             or
             Margaret
             (
             for
             I
             can
             hardly
             discerne
             whether
             by
             the
             engrauement
             )
             was
             the
             wife
             of
             that
             braue
             warriour
             Reynold
             Baron
             Cobham
             ,
             Lord
             Warden
             of
             the
             Cinque
             Ports
             ,
             knight
             of
             the
             Garter
             ,
             and
             Admirall
             of
             the
             Sea
             coasts
             from
             Thames
             mouth
             Westward
             ;
             
             who
             dyed
             of
             the
             second
             Pestilence
             ,
             in
             theraigne
             of
             king
             Edward
             the
             third
             ,
             
               An.
               Dom.
            
             1361.
             
          
           
             
               Vous
               q
               par
               icy
               passer
               .....
               Hen.
               de
               Cobham
               .....
               qui
               morust
               ban
               de
               gra
            
             ....
             1392.
             
             
          
           
             This
             
               Henry
               de
               Cobham
            
             was
             sonne
             of
             the
             foresaid
             Reynold
             ,
             who
             also
             was
             Lord
             Warden
             of
             the
             Cinque
             Ports
             .
          
           
             
               Icy
               gist
               dame
               Margarete
               de
               Cobham
               iadis
               fille
               a
               noble
               Sir
               Counte
               de
               Deuonshire
               Femme
               de
               Sir
               de
               Cobham
               de
               ceste
               place
               qe
               morust
               le
               secound
               iour
               du
               mois
               de
               August
               l'an
               de
               grace
            
             1385.
             
             
             
               L'alme
               de
               ....
               eit
               mercy
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             This
             Margaret
             was
             the
             daughter
             of
             
               Hugh
               Courtney
            
             ,
             the
             third
             of
             that
             Christian
             name
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Deuonshire
             .
          
           
             
               
               Dame
               Ione
               de
               Cobham
               gist
               icy
            
             
               Dieu
               de
               salme
               aie
               mercy
               .
            
             
               Qui
               pur
               le
               alme
               priera
            
             
               Quarant
               iours
               de
               Pardon
               auera
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Vous
               ....
               par
               icy
               passer
               ...
               lalme
               Thome
               de
               Cobham
               pries
               qui
               trespassa
               la
               ....
               S.
               Thom
               ...
               le
               Apostre
               ...
               luy
               ottrye
               a
               demorier
               en
               companye
               le
               vostre
               en
               lan
               de
               grace
            
             1367.
             
             
               Le
               haut
               Trinyte
               luy
               soit
               defender
               d'inferne
               abisme
               .
               Et
               Icy
               gist
               dame
               Maude
               de
               Cobham
               qe
               fust
               le
               Femme
               de
               Sir
               Thomas
               Cobham
               que
               dellya
            
             9.
             
               iour
               de
               Auerillan
               de
               grace
            
             13
             ....
             3.
             
             Ric.
             2.
             
          
           
             
               
               De
               terre
               fust
               fait
               et
               fourme
            
             
               Est
               in
               terre
               ....
               retourne
            
             
               Cobham
               founder
               de
               ceste
               place
            
             
               Le
               Seint
               Trinyte
               mercy
               de
               mesme
               .
            
          
           
             This
             Iohn
             Lord
             Cobham
             was
             the
             builder
             of
             Cowling
             Castle
             ,
             and
             the
             founder
             of
             this
             Colledge
             :
             
             valued
             at
             the
             suppression
             ,
             at
             one
             hundred
             eight
             and
             twenty
             pounds
             ,
             ten
             shillings
             nine
             pence
             ,
             halfe
             penny
             ,
             by
             the
             yeare
             .
             He
             was
             the
             last
             Lord
             Cobham
             of
             that
             surname
             ;
             for
             he
             left
             but
             one
             onely
             daughter
             ,
             wife
             to
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               de
               la
               Pole
            
             knight
             .
             And
             shee
             likewise
             (
             howsoeuer
             she
             had
             many
             husbands
             )
             (
             of
             which
             number
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Oldcastle
            
             was
             one
             )
             had
             not
             any
             issue
             ,
             
             but
             onely
             by
             Sir
             
               Reygnold
               Braybroke
            
             ,
             who
             dyed
             all
             young
             ,
             excepting
             one
             daughter
             called
             Ioane
             ;
             who
             married
             with
             
               Thomas
               Brooke
            
             of
             Somersetshire
             ,
             to
             whom
             she
             brought
             both
             her
             mothers
             inheritance
             and
             honour
             ;
             which
             these
             Brookes
             did
             happily
             enioy
             for
             the
             space
             of
             sixe
             descents
             ,
             being
             euer
             employed
             in
             offices
             of
             State
             ,
             and
             matters
             of
             high
             consequence
             .
             Yet
             alwayes
             standing
             firme
             ,
             both
             in
             the
             fauour
             of
             the
             Prince
             ,
             and
             his
             people
             ,
             vntill
             the
             last
             of
             these
             Lords
             ,
             stumbling
             vpon
             a
             shallow-pated
             Treason
             ,
             which
             was
             laid
             in
             his
             way
             ;
             fell
             downe
             to
             the
             ground
             ,
             together
             with
             his
             house
             ,
             his
             inheritance
             ,
             and
             all
             his
             additions
             of
             honour
             .
             But
             to
             returne
             to
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             Epitaphs
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Iohanna
               Domina
               de
               Cobham
               quondam
               vxor
               domini
               Reginaldi
               Braybroke
               militis
               que
               obiit
               in
               die
               Sancti
               Hilarii
               Episcopi
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1433.
             
             
             
               Cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               altissimus
            
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Dominus
               Reginaldus
               Braybroke
               miles
               ,
            
             
             
               ac
               maritus
               Domine
               Iohanne
               ,
               Domine
               de
               Cobham
               ,
               heredis
               Domini
               Iohannis
               de
               Cobham
               fundatoris
               istius
               Collegii
               :
               qui
               quidem
               Reginaldus
               obiit
               apud
               Midleborrow
               in
               Flandria
               ,
            
             20.
             
               die
               mens
               .
               Septemb.
               Ann.
            
             1405.
             
             
               Cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               Deus
            
             .
          
           
             Vpon
             the
             same
             marble
             these
             words
             are
             engrauen
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Reginaldus
               filius
               eorum
               .
               Hic
               iacet
               Robertus
               filius
               eorum
            
             :
             
             Which
             were
             his
             and
             her
             children
             that
             dyed
             in
             their
             infancie
             .
          
           
             This
             Reignold
             (
             by
             the
             honour
             of
             his
             marriage
             stiled
             Lord
             Cobham
             )
             was
             the
             sonne
             of
             
               Gerard
               Braybroke
            
             ,
             
             who
             was
             the
             sonne
             of
             
               Henry
               Braybroke
            
             ,
             Lord
             Warden
             of
             the
             fiue
             Ports
             ,
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             king
             Henry
             the
             third
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Nicholaus
               Hawberk
               quondam
               maritus
               Domine
               Iohanne
               ,
            
             
             
               Domine
               de
               Cobham
               ,
               heredis
               Domini
               Iohannis
               de
               Cobham
               fundatoris
               istius
               Collegii
               ,
               qui
               quidem
               Nicolaus
               obiit
               apud
               Castrum
            
             9.
             
               die
               Octobris
               ,
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1407.
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Iohannes
               Broke
               miles
               ac
               Baro
               Baronie
               de
               Cobham
               ac
               domina
               Margareta
               vxor
               sua
               quondam
               silia
               nobilis
               viri
               Edouardi
               Nevil
               nuper
               Domini
               de
               Burgaueny
               ,
            
             
             
               qui
               quidem
               Iohannes
               obiit
               ....
               die
               mens
               .
               Septemb.
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1506.
             
               quorumanimabus
               .
               Amen
            
             .
          
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Tho.
               Broke
               militis
               Domini
               de
               Cobham
               consanguinei
               et
               heredis
               Richardi
               Beauchampe
               militis
               ,
               qui
               quidem
               Thomas
               cepit
               in
               vxorem
               Dorotheam
               ,
            
             
             
               filiam
               Henrici
               Heydon
               militis
               ;
               &
               habuerunt
               exitum
               inter
               eos
               ,
               septem
               filios
               ,
               &
               sex
               filias
               ,
               &
               predicta
               Dorothea
               obiit
               ....
               et
               predictus
               Thomas
               cepit
               in
               vxorem
               Dorotheam
               Fowthewel
               viduam
               ,
               que
               obiit
               sine
               exitu
               ;
               &
               postea
               cepit
               in
               vxorem
               Elisabetham
               Harte
               &
               habuerunt
               nullum
               exitum
               inter
               eos
               .
               Qui
               quidem
               Thomas
               obiit
            
             19.
             
             Iulii
             1529.
             
          
           
             
               Raph
               de
               Cobham
               de
               Kent
               Esquier
               
            
             
               Qi
               morust
               le
               xx
               iour
               de
               Ianier
            
             
               L'an
               de
               Grace
               mil
               cccc
               gist
               icy
            
             
               Dieu
               des●alme
               eyt
               mercy
               .
            
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Iohannes
               Terrye
               quondam
               socius
               istius
               Collegii
               qui
               obiit
            
             7.
             
             
               Id.
               Iulii
            
             ,
             
             
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1417.
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Iohannes
               Clauering
               quondam
               filius
               Rogeri
               Clauering
               ,
               ciuis
               &
               pannarij
               de
               Ciuitate
               London
               .
            
          
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               animabus
               predicti
               Iohannis
               Clauering
               ,
            
             
             
               Iuliane
               &
               Alicie
               vx
               eius
               ,
               &
               predicti
               Rogeri
               Clauering
               ,
               &
               Iohanne
               vx
               .
               eius
               ,
               patris
               &
               matris
               predicti
               Iohannis
               Clauering
               ,
               fratrum
               &
               sororum
               suorum
               ,
               et
               siliorum
               eorum
               ,
               ac
               etiam
               Anne
               Westbye
               et
               Matildis
               matris
               eius
               ,
               et
               progenitorum
               nostrorum
               ,
               et
               Iohannis
               de
               Brendward
               ,
               Thome
               Legge
               ,
               et
               Simonis
               filij
               eius
               ,
               et
               pro
               animabus
               omnium
               Benefactorum
               nostrorum
               ,
               et
               omnium
               fidelium
               defunctorum
               quorum
               animabus
               propitietur
               Deus
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             Such
             was
             the
             politike
             deuotion
             of
             religious
             houses
             in
             those
             dayes
             ,
             thus
             publikely
             to
             remember
             ,
             and
             pray
             for
             the
             soules
             of
             all
             their
             Benefactours
             :
             thereby
             to
             incite
             others
             to
             the
             like
             works
             of
             charity
             ,
             by
             which
             they
             still
             encreased
             their
             Founders
             first
             endowments
             .
          
        
         
           
             Shorne
             .
          
           
             Neare
             to
             the
             high
             Altar
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             is
             a
             very
             faire
             Monument
             for
             
             Sir
             
               Henry
               de
               Cobham
            
             knight
             ,
             Lord
             of
             Roundall
             ,
             a
             Mannor
             within
             this
             Parish
             ;
             where
             now
             scarce
             the
             ruines
             appeare
             ,
             
             to
             direct
             one
             where
             the
             house
             stood
             .
             Hee
             is
             buried
             crosselegged
             ,
             with
             his
             coat-armes
             on
             his
             robe
             ,
             about
             whose
             Tombe
             in
             an
             old
             Character
             thus
             much
             may
             be
             read
             .
          
           
             Icy
             gift
             Sir
             Henri
             de
             Cobeham
             Sheualer
             Signeour
             de
             Roundall
             .
             Dieu
             de
             sa
             ......
          
           
             
             The
             Lieger
             booke
             of
             Feuersham
             makes
             mention
             of
             one
             Henry
             Lord
             Cobham
             ,
             who
             liued
             in
             great
             honour
             in
             the
             raignes
             of
             Edward
             the
             first
             ,
             and
             Edward
             the
             second
             :
             these
             are
             the
             words
             ,
             but
             I
             thinke
             this
             is
             not
             the
             man
             which
             lyes
             here
             entombed
             .
          
           
             
             
               Regnante
               Edwardo
               cius
               nominis
               primo
               etiamque
               secundo
               floruit
               Henricus
               Dominus
               de
               Cobham
               ,
               primus
               totius
               Anglie
               Iusticiarius
               ,
               nec
               non
               Dorentium
               Castrorum
               ,
               Roucestrie
               ac
               Tunbridge
               Prefectus
               &
               quinque
               Portuum
               Gardianus
               ,
               vxorem
               duxit
               Iohannam
               filiam
               &
               vnam
               Heredum
               Domini
               Stephani
               de
               Pynchester
               militis
               ,
               qui
               vero
               Stephanus
               prius
               Castri
               Dorensis
               gubernationem
               ante
               Cobhamum
               tenuit
               .
               Alicia
               vero
               natu
               minor
               Stephani
               de
               Pynchester
               filia
               ,
               &
               vna
               Heredum
               in
               virum
               accepit
               Dominum
               Philippum
               de
               Columbaris
               militem
               ,
               ex
               qua
               duos
               suscepit
               filios
               ,
               Stephanum
               &
               Thomam
               ,
               qui
               sine
               herede
               Patrimonium
               omne
               à
               patre
               acceptum
               reliquit
               .
               Hiis
               testibus
               .
               Dom.
               Gualfrido
               Domino
               de
               Say
               ,
               Ottone
               de
               Grandisono
               ,
               Rogero
               de
               Hengham
               ,
               Gulielmo
               de
               Cheynie
               ,
               Gulielmo
               de
               Owre
               ,
               Radulpho
               de
               Sauage
               militibus
               .
            
          
           
             Thus
             haue
             you
             partly
             seene
             the
             honours
             and
             honourable
             marriages
             ,
             the
             height
             and
             downfall
             of
             an
             eminent
             and
             right
             ancient
             family
             :
             Of
             which
             no
             more
             vntill
             I
             come
             to
             Lingfield
             ,
             and
             the
             Parish
             Church
             of
             Sterborrow
             in
             Surrey
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Iohannes
               Smith
               ,
               &
               Marioria
               vxor
               eius
               qui
               ob
               .
            
             20.
             
             Feb.
             1457.
             
          
           
             Another
             of
             one
             
               Iohn
               Smith
               ,
               qui
               ob
            
             .
             18.
             
             Marcii
             1427.
             
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Thomas
               Sharp
               legis
               peritus
               qui
               ob
               .
            
             20.
             
               die
               Aprilis
               ,
               Ann.
            
             9.
             
             H.
             7.
             
             
               &
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1493.
             
             Cuius
             .
          
           
             Of
             your
             charitie
             pray
             for
             the
             soule
             of
             
               Iohn
               Herueden
            
             ,
             who
             dyed
             on
             Saint
             Nicholas
             day
             ,
             Ann.
             1527.
             who
             had
             one
             daughter
             ,
             Elenor
             ,
             married
             to
             
               Edmond
               Page
            
             of
             Shorne
             .
          
        
         
           
             Heigham
             .
          
           
             
             Stephen
             king
             of
             England
             erected
             here
             in
             this
             Towne
             a
             Religious
             house
             ,
             wherein
             he
             placed
             blacke
             veyled
             Nunnes
             ,
             the
             valuation
             and
             dedication
             whereof
             ,
             I
             cannot
             learne
             .
          
        
         
           
             East-Malling
             .
          
           
             
             Hic
             iacet
             Robertus
             Ereby
             olim
             ciuis
             et
             Aurifaber
             de
             London
             ,
             Ioanna
             &
             Ioanna
             vxores
             sui
             ,
             qui
             quidem
             Robertus
             obiit
             15.
             
             Aug.
             An.
             Dom.
             1477.
             
          
           
             
             Hic
             iacet
             Tho.
             Ereby
             filius
             Roberti
             Ereby
             &
             Isodia
             vxor
             eius
             qui
             ob
             .
             1.
             
             Sept.
             1478.
             
          
        
         
           
             Mepham
             .
          
           
             
               Simon
               de
               Mepham
            
             ,
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             who
             had
             both
             his
             name
             
             and
             natiuitie
             of
             this
             Towne
             ,
             built
             this
             Church
             for
             the
             vse
             of
             the
             poore
             ,
             
             which
             
               William
               Courtney
            
             (
             one
             of
             his
             Successours
             )
             repaired
             fourescore
             yeares
             after
             ,
             and
             annexed
             thereunto
             foure
             new
             houses
             for
             the
             same
             end
             and
             purpose
             .
          
        
         
           
             Shorham
             .
          
           
             Orate
             pro
             bono
             statu
             Thome
             Buckland
             istius
             Capelle
             fundatoris
             ,
             
             &
             .....
             vxoris
             .
          
        
         
           
             Codham
             .
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             beryed
             
               Alyes
               Walleys
            
             ,
             
             somtym
             wyff
             vnto
             
               Waltyr
               Walleys
            
             of
             this
             Parysh
             ,
             and
             syster
             vnto
             
               Iohn
               Alegh
            
             of
             Adyngton
             in
             Surrey
             Squyer
             ,
             Iustice
             of
             Quorum
             .
             Whych
             Alyes
             decessyd
             the
             second
             dey
             of
             Iuly
             .
             M.
             CCCCC.III
             .
             Who
             's
             sowl
             swete
             Iesu
             pardon
             .
          
        
         
           
             Downe
             .
          
           
             Hic
             iacet
             Richardus
             Downe
             Armiger
             &
             Margeria
             consors
             eius
             :
             
             Quorum
             animabus
             propitietur
             Altissimus
             .
          
           
             Hic
             iacet
             Iohannes
             Bederenden
             quondam
             ciuis
             ,
             
             &
             Pannarius
             ,
             &
             Camerarius
             London
             ,
             qui
             obiit
             27.
             
             Septemb.
             1445.
             
          
           
             Hic
             iacent
             Thomas
             Petle
             &
             Isabella
             vxor
             eius
             .
             
             Quorum
             animabus
             :
             ....
          
           
             Orate
             pro
             animabus
             Iohannis
             Petle
             &
             Christiane
             vxoris
             eius
             :
             et
             Iohannis
             Petle
             ,
             et
             Alicie
             ,
             et
             Thome
             Philipot
             ac
             parentum
             meorum
             ......
          
        
         
           
             Aynsford
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Iohannes
               Donat
               generosus
               et
               Alicia
               vxor
               eius
               ille
               obiit
            
             .....
             :
             
             1455.
             
               illa
               obiit
               ....
               S.
               Donate
               ora
               pro
               nobis
               .
            
             I
             neuer
             heard
             of
             such
             a
             Saint
             sauing
             at
             S.
             Donats
             Castle
             in
             Glamorganshire
             ;
             the
             faire
             habitation
             of
             the
             ancient
             and
             notable
             family
             of
             the
             Stradlings
             .
          
           
             
               Ici
               gis
               .....
               la
               famme
               de
               la
               Roberg
               de
               Eckisford
               .
            
             
          
           
             This
             is
             enrauen
             in
             the
             North
             Chappell
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             in
             a
             wondrous
             antique
             character
             .
          
        
         
           
             Snothland
             .
          
           
             Here
             in
             the
             Church
             porch
             lyeth
             buried
             
               William
               Alisander
            
             ,
             
             who
             gaue
             a
             weekly
             stipend
             of
             bread
             to
             the
             poore
             for
             euer
             :
             and
             dyeth
             1469.
             
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Iohn
               Pole
            
             ,
             
             sonne
             of
             
               Henry
               Pole
            
             of
             Hartington
             in
             the
             County
             of
             Darby
             ,
             who
             deceased
             1487.
             
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             ....
             Palmer
             of
             Otford
             Esquire
             .....
             this
             Epitaph
             ensuing
             I
             haue
             by
             relation
             of
             one
             of
             that
             surname
             .
          
           
             
               Palmers
               al
               owr
               faders
               were
               
            
             
               I
               a
               Palmer
               liuyd
               here
            
             
               And
               trauyld
               still
               ,
               till
               worne
               wyth
               age
               ,
            
             
               I
               endyd
               this
               worlds
               pylgramage
               ,
            
             
             
               On
               the
               blyst
               Assention
               day
            
             
               In
               the
               cherful
               month
               of
               May
               ;
            
             
               A
               thowsand
               wyth
               fowre
               hundryd
               seuen
               ,
            
             
               And
               took
               my
               iorney
               hense
               to
               Heuen
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Northfleete
             .
          
           
             
             Hic
             in
             tumba
             requiescit
             corpus
             Richardi
             Dauy
             Ar.
             et
             Margeria
             vxor
             eius
             ,
             quondam
             cuslos
             Iocalium
             Domini
             Regis
             Hen
             sexti
             obiit
             15.
             
             Marcii
             1491.
             
          
           
             
               Pray
               for
               the
               sowl
               of
               
                 Mawd
                 Dauy
              
            
             
               
               Who
               's
               corps
               here
               vndyr
               do
               ly
            
             
               She
               was
               dawter
               of
               
                 William
                 Dauy
              
            
             
               On
               whos
               soul
               Iesu
               haue
               mercy
               .
            
             
               I
               pray
               yow
               al
               for
               cherite
            
             
               Say
               a
               Pater-noster
               and
               an
               Aue.
               
            
          
           
             
             Hic
             iacet
             Alicia
             quondam
             vxor
             Willelmi
             Wangdesord
             ,
             que
             obiit
             die
             Lune
             prox
             .
             post
             diem
             dominicam
             in
             ramis
             Palmarum
             .
             1421.
             
          
           
             
             Hic
             sub
             pede
             anre
             alta●e
             iacent
             Willelmus
             Rikhill
             Ar.
             filius
             Willelmi
             Rikhill
             militis
             primogenitus
             ,
             et
             Katherina
             vxor
             cius
             que
             obiit
             27.
             
             Aug.
             1433.
             qui
             quidem
             Willelmus
             obiit
             ....
             die
             ....
             1400.
             quorum
             .
          
           
             Rikell
             
               the
               father
               was
               one
               of
               the
               kings
               Iustices
               ,
               an
               Irishman
               borne
               ,
               the
               vehement
               vrger
               of
               accusations
               against
            
             Thomas
             
               of
               Woodstocke
            
             ,
             
             
               Duke
               of
               Glocester
               ,
               and
            
             Thomas
             Arundell
             ,
             
               Archbishop
               of
               Canterbury
            
             ,
             Ann.
             Reg.
             Regis
             ,
             Ric.
             
               2.21
               .
               1397.
            
             
          
           
             
             Hic
             iacet
             Dominus
             Petrus
             Lacy
             ,
             quondam
             Rector
             istius
             Ecclesie
             ,
             &
             prebend
             .
             Preb.
             de
             Swerdes
             in
             Ecclesia
             Cathedrali
             Dublin
             ......
             18.
             
             Octob.
             1375
             via
             vite
             mors
             .
          
           
             Hic
             iacet
             Willelmus
             Lye
             Rector
             de
             Northfleete
             ,
             9.
             
             Ian.
             1391.
             
          
           
             
             
               Here
               lyes
            
             Thomas
             Bredon
             and
             Ioane
             
               his
               wife
               ...
               1511.
            
             
          
           
             
             
               Here
               lyeth
            
             Richard
             Hunt
             ,
             
               late
               seruant
               to
               my
               Lord
               of
               Canterbury
               ,
            
             William
             Warham
             ,
             and
             Ioane
             
               his
               wife
               :
               which
            
             Richard
             
               dyed
               ...
               1518.
               and
            
             Ioane
             1531.
             
          
           
             
             Hic
             iacet
             Willelmus
             Hesilt
             vnus
             Baronum
             de
             Scaccario
             Domini
             Regis
             ,
             qui
             obiit
             9.
             
             April
             1425.
             et
             Agnes
             vxor
             eius
             ,
             quorum
             ,
             &c.
             
          
        
         
           
             Chalk
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Willelmus
               Martyn
               Ar.
               et
               Isabella
               vxor
               eius
               qui
               quidem
               Willelmus
               obiit
            
             26.
             
             
               Maii
               Ann.
            
             1416.
             
          
           
             This
             Martyn
             was
             a
             good
             Benefactour
             to
             this
             Church
             ,
             as
             appeares
             in
             diuers
             places
             in
             the
             glasse
             ,
             as
             also
             in
             the
             structure
             .
          
           
             Here
             are
             two
             very
             ancient
             Monuments
             in
             the
             wall
             ,
             but
             to
             whose
             memory
             they
             were
             made
             ,
             I
             cannot
             learne
             .
          
        
         
           
             Swanescombe
             .
          
           
             
             This
             Church
             in
             times
             past
             was
             much
             haunted
             by
             a
             mad
             company
             of
             Pilgrimes
             ,
             who
             came
             hither
             for
             Saint
             Hildeferths
             helpe
             (
             a
             Bishop
             by
             coniecture
             
             of
             his
             picture
             ,
             yet
             standing
             in
             the
             vpper
             window
             of
             the
             South
             Isle
             )
             to
             whom
             such
             as
             were
             distracted
             ranne
             for
             restitution
             of
             their
             wits
             .
             Which
             cure
             was
             performed
             by
             warmth
             ,
             close
             keeping
             ,
             and
             strict
             dyet
             .
             A
             cure
             no
             more
             miraculous
             (
             saith
             Lambard
             )
             then
             is
             ,
             at
             this
             day
             ,
             the
             keepers
             of
             Bedlem
             .
          
           
             Pray
             for
             the
             soul
             of
             
               Nicholas
               Boneuant
            
             ,
             
             and
             Agnes
             his
             wife
             :
             which
             Nicholas
             decessyd
             20.
             
             Octob.
             1516.
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Reginaldus
               Thomas
               in
               Legibus
               Bacalareus
               Rector
               istius
               Ecclesie
               qui
            
             ....
             1494.
             
          
        
         
           
             Stone
             .
          
           
             The
             whole
             Fabricke
             of
             this
             Church
             is
             vpholden
             in
             wondrous
             good
             repaire
             ;
             her
             inside
             is
             neatly
             polisht
             ,
             and
             the
             Monuments
             of
             the
             dead
             (
             which
             are
             ancient
             and
             many
             )
             very
             faire
             ,
             and
             carefully
             preserued
             .
          
           
             
               Preyeth
               for
               the
               sowl
               in
               wey
               of
               cheritie
            
             
               Of
               
                 Richard
                 Bontfant
              
               late
               Mercer
               of
               London
               .
               
            
             
               For
               the
               Brethren
               and
               Sisters
               of
               this
               Fraternitie
               ,
            
             
               Owner
               of
               the
               plas
               callyd
               Castle
               of
               the
               Ston
               :
            
             
               Remembyr
               hym
               that
               is
               leyd
               vnder
               Ston
               .
            
             
               For
               hys
               sowl
               ,
               and
               al
               Christian
               to
               prey
            
             
               To
               the
               merciful
               Iesew
               ,
               a
               
                 Pater
                 noster
              
               anon
               ,
            
             
               An
               Aue
               to
               hys
               Moder
               ,
               and
               mak
               no
               deley
               .
            
             
               In
               March
               whych
               decessyd
               the
               xix
               dey
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yer
               of
               owr
               Lord
               God
               who
               kepe
               hym
               fro
               pyne
            
             
               A
               thowsand
               fowr
               hundryd
               fyfty
               and
               nyne
               .
            
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               magister
               Iohannes
               Sorewell
               in
               Decretis
               honoratus
               ,
            
             
             
               Rector
               istius
               Ecclesie
               ,
               qui
               ob
               .
               penult
               .
               Decemb.
            
             1439.
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Dominus
               Iohannes
               Lumbard
               quondam
               Rector
               istius
               Ecclesie
               ,
            
             
             
               qui
               obijt
            
             12.
             
             Maij
             1408.
             
          
           
             Vpon
             a
             crosse
             of
             brasse
             layed
             in
             the
             marble
             ,
             are
             curiously
             engrauen
             these
             words
             :
             
               
                 Credo
                 quod
                 redemptor
                 meus
                 viuit
                 .
              
            
          
           
             And
             vpon
             the
             basis
             of
             the
             same
             Crosse
             these
             obsolete
             Latine
             rimes
             .
          
           
             
               Es
               test
               is
               Christe
               quod
               non
               iacet
               hic
               lapis
               iste
            
             
               Corpus
               vt
               ornetur
               sed
               Spiritus
               vt
               memoretur
               ,
            
             
               Hem
               tu
               qui
               transis
               ,
               magnus
               ,
               medius
               ,
               puer
               an
               sis
            
             
               Pro
               me
               funde
               preces
               quia
               sic
               mihi
               fit
               venie
               spes
               .
            
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Matilda
               nuper
               vxer
               Willelmi
               Laken
               Seruiens
               ad
               Legem
               qui
               ob
               .
            
             2.
             
               die
               Decemb.
            
             1408.
             
               &
               iuxta
               eam
               ex
               parte
               australi
               Iohanna
               filia
               sepelitur
               que
               obijt
            
             3.
             
               die
               Octob.
               anno
               supradicto
            
             .
             
          
           
             
               O
               mercifull
               Iesew
               .
               
            
             
               Haue
               mercy
               on
               the
               sowl
               of
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Dew
              
               .
            
          
           
             Here
             lye
             interred
             diuers
             of
             the
             Chapmans
             ,
             who
             were
             sometime
             owners
             of
             Stone-castle
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Hic
                 Christi
                 versus
                 Payname
                 iacet
                 ecce
                 Rogerus
              
               
                 Pauperibus
                 multum
                 dedit
                 hic
                 pecunia
                 cultum
                 
              
               
                 ........
              
               
               
                 M.
                 C.
                 quater
                 deca
                 ......
              
               
                 In
                 Maij
                 vicena
                 rapit
                 hunc
                 mors
                 ....
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Here
                 lies
                 
                   William
                   Banknot
                
                 and
                 Anne
                 his
                 wyff
                 ,
              
               
                 Swete
                 Iesew
                 grant
                 to
                 them
                 and
                 vs
                 euerlastyng
                 lyff
                 .
              
               
                 Pray
                 yow
                 hertely
                 for
                 cheritie
                 ,
              
               
                 Say
                 a
                 
                   Pater
                   Noster
                
                 and
                 an
                 Aue.
                 1400.
                 
              
            
          
           
             
             Here
             lyeth
             the
             bodyes
             of
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Wilshyre
            
             knight
             ,
             and
             of
             Dame
             Margaret
             his
             wife
             .
             Which
             Sir
             Iohn
             dyed
             28.
             
             Decemb.
             1526.
             
             And
             Margaret
             dyed
             ...
             of
             ....
          
           
             
             This
             knight
             is
             entombed
             in
             a
             faire
             Chappell
             of
             his
             owne
             foundation
             ;
             he
             was
             Controller
             of
             the
             Towne
             and
             Marches
             of
             Calleis
             ,
             Ann.
             21.
             
             Hen.
             7.
             1506.
             
             He
             had
             onely
             one
             daughter
             and
             heire
             ,
             named
             Bridget
             ,
             married
             to
             Sir
             
               Richard
               Wingfield
            
             .
             As
             I
             haue
             it
             in
             these
             words
             out
             of
             the
             Visitation
             booke
             of
             Huntingtonshire
             ,
             by
             
               Nicholas
               Charles
               Lancaster
               Herald
            
             .
          
           
             
             Sir
             
               Richard
               Wingfield
            
             knight
             of
             the
             Garter
             ,
             Chancellour
             of
             the
             Duchie
             of
             Lancaster
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             Bed-chamber
             to
             King
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ;
             by
             his
             wife
             Bridget
             ,
             who
             was
             daughter
             and
             heire
             to
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Wilshyre
            
             knight
             ;
             had
             Stone
             ▪
             house
             ,
             or
             Stone-castle
             in
             Kent
             neare
             Grauesend
             .
             To
             whom
             the
             king
             gaue
             Kimboulton
             Castle
             ;
             he
             was
             of
             the
             priuie
             Councell
             ,
             and
             died
             Embassadour
             in
             Spaine
             ,
             and
             was
             buried
             at
             Toledo
             .
          
        
         
           
             Dartford
             .
             Hic
             iacet
             Iohannes
             Hornley
             Theologie
             Baccal
             .
             :
             
             ▪
             qui
             obijt
             .
             1477.
             
          
           
             
               Si
               fterent
               Artes
               Hornley
               tacuisse
               Iohannem
            
             
               Non
               possent
               ista
               qui
               tumulatur
               humo
               .
            
             
               In
               septem
               fuerat
               liberalibus
               ille
               magister
               ,
            
             
               Prudens
               ,
               &
               castus
               ,
               maximus
               atque
               fide
               .
            
             
               Doctrine
               sacre
               tunc
               Baccalareus
               ingens
               ,
            
             
               Oxonie
               cunctis
               semper
               amandus
               erat
               .
            
             
               Consilio
               valuit
               ,
               sermones
               pandere
               sacros
            
             
               Nouerat
               ,
               et
               doctos
               semper
               amare
               viros
               .
            
             
               Pauperibus
               largus
               fuerat
               ,
               quos
               nouerat
               aptos
               ,
            
             
               In
               studijs
               patiens
               sobrius
               atque
               fuit
               .
            
             
               Moribus
               insignis
               cunctis
               virtute
               refulgens
            
             
               Pro
               tantis
               meritis
               spiritus
               astra
               petit
               .
            
          
           
             
               
               O
               pytefull
               Creater
               concerning
               erthly
               sepulter
               ,
            
             
               Of
               
                 Katryn
                 Burlton
              
               at
               x
               day
               wythin
               Iun.
            
             
               Thousand
               IIII
               C.
               LXXXXVI
               yer
            
             
               Occurrent
               wyth
               
                 Rychard
                 Burlton
              
               Iantlman
               .
            
             
               Spows
               to
               the
               Katryn
               .....
            
             
               Expired
               thousand
               .....
            
             
               Throu
               the
               prayor
               of
               thes
               twein
            
             
               Sal
               he
               be
               savyd
               fro
               endlysse
               pein
               .
            
          
           
             
             King
             Edward
             the
             third
             founded
             here
             a
             goodly
             faire
             Monastery
             ,
             about
             the
             yeare
             of
             his
             raigne
             of
             England
             ,
             the
             thirtieth
             ,
             and
             of
             France
             the
             seuenteenth
             :
             
             In
             which
             he
             placed
             women
             ,
             religious
             Votaries
             ,
             or
             white
             Nunnes
             .
             Which
             Nunnery
             at
             the
             generall
             dissolution
             ,
             was
             found
             to
             bee
             well
             worth
             three
             hundred
             and
             eightie
             pounds
             by
             yeare
             .
             This
             Priory
             (
             for
             so
             it
             was
             called
             by
             the
             Founder
             )
             was
             taken
             (
             as
             all
             the
             rest
             )
             into
             the
             hands
             of
             king
             Henry
             the
             eight
             :
             of
             which
             he
             made
             a
             fit
             dwelling
             place
             for
             himselfe
             ,
             and
             his
             Successours
             ,
             which
             remaines
             to
             this
             day
             ,
             howsoeuer
             somewhat
             ruinous
             .
             But
             will
             it
             please
             you
             peruse
             this
             Memorandum
             ,
             not
             impertinent
             to
             this
             matter
             ,
             in
             the
             visitation
             of
             Kent
             ,
             and
             Sussex
             ,
             made
             by
             
               Clarentieux
               Beuolt
            
             ,
             the
             21.
             yeare
             of
             king
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             Dame
             
               Elizabeth
               Cresner
            
             being
             Lady
             Prioresse
             of
             Dartford
             at
             that
             time
             .
          
           
             Memorand
             .
             
             that
             the
             said
             Lady
             doth
             witnesse
             ,
             that
             king
             Edward
             the
             third
             was
             first
             Founder
             of
             the
             said
             place
             :
             and
             the
             second
             Founder
             was
             king
             Richard
             the
             second
             .
             And
             in
             the
             said
             place
             lieth
             buried
             the
             Lady
             Bridget
             ,
             daughter
             to
             king
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             ,
             a
             religious
             women
             in
             the
             same
             place
             .
             Also
             Dame
             Ioane
             ,
             daughter
             to
             the
             Lord
             Scrope
             of
             Bolton
             ,
             and
             Prioresse
             of
             the
             same
             place
             :
             and
             Dame
             Margaret
             daughter
             of
             the
             Lord
             Beaumont
             ,
             also
             sometime
             Prioresse
             of
             the
             same
             place
             .
             And
             also
             there
             lyeth
             daughter
             and
             wife
             to
             Sir
             
               Maurice
               Berkeley
            
             .
          
           
             This
             Lady
             Bridget
             here
             interred
             ,
             
             was
             the
             fourth
             daughter
             of
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             ,
             by
             his
             wife
             Queene
             Elizabeth
             ,
             she
             was
             borne
             at
             Eltham
             ,
             here
             by
             ,
             the
             tenth
             of
             Nouember
             ,
             1480.
             
             She
             tooke
             the
             habite
             of
             Religion
             when
             she
             was
             young
             ,
             and
             so
             spent
             her
             life
             in
             contemplation
             vnto
             the
             day
             of
             her
             death
             :
             which
             happened
             about
             the
             yeare
             1517.
             the
             eight
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             eight
             .
          
        
         
           
             Crayford
             .
          
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               animabus
               Roberti
               Woodford
            
             ,
             
             
               &
               Iohanne
               vxoris
               eius
               ,
               qui
               Robertus
               obijt
            
             ....
             1489.
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacent
               Rogerus
               Apleton
               vnus
               Auditorum
               serenissimorum
               Regum
               Hen.
               quinti
               &
               Hen.
               sexti
            
             ;
             
             
               ac
               Iohanne
               vxoris
               Hen.
               quarti
               ;
               &
               Katherine
               vxoris
               Hen.
               sexti
               Reginarum
               Anglie
               ,
               &
               Principatus
               totius
               Wallie
               ,
               Ducatus
               Cornubie
               ,
               &
               Com.
               Cestrie
               .
               qui
               ob
            
             ....
             1400.
             
             
               &
               Agnes
               vxor
               eius
               Domina
               de
               Holbury
               que
               ob
               .
            
             1437.
             
             
               Cum
               venerit
               dies
               Domini
               in
               miserecordia
               eius
               egrediemur
               .
            
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Henricus
               Elham
               vnus
               Auditorum
               ....
               et
               Elisabetha
               vxor
               eius
               filia
               Rogeri
               Apleton
               ...
               ob
               .
            
             ...
             1479.
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Iohannes
               Elham
               vnus
               Auditorum
            
             .
             ...
             1481.
             
          
           
             
               Vite
               probitas
               mortis
               despectio
            
             .
          
        
         
           
             Erith
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             vpper
             end
             of
             the
             South
             Isle
             of
             this
             Church
             stands
             a
             faire
             tombe
             ,
             with
             this
             Inscription
             ;
             left
             at
             the
             first
             imperfect
             .
          
           
             Elisabeth
             second
             wife
             to
             George
             late
             Earle
             of
             Shrewsbury
             ,
             
             Lord
             Steward
             to
             king
             Henry
             the
             seuenth
             ,
             and
             to
             king
             Henry
             the
             eight
             his
             Houshold
             ,
             by
             whom
             she
             had
             issue
             ,
             *
             Iohn
             ,
             and
             Lady
             Anne
             ,
             wife
             to
             William
             Earle
             of
             Penbroke
             ,
             Lord
             Steward
             of
             Queene
             Elizabeths
             Houshold
             :
             which
             Lady
             Anne
             
             had
             beene
             married
             before
             to
             M.
             
               Peter
               Compton
            
             Esquire
             ,
             by
             whom
             she
             had
             issue
             Sir
             
               Henry
               Compton
            
             knight
             ,
             now
             liuing
             .
          
           
             This
             Elizabeth
             Countesse
             of
             Shrewsbury
             ,
             was
             daughter
             and
             one
             of
             the
             heires
             of
             Sir
             
               Richard
               Walden
            
             knight
             ,
             Lord
             of
             the
             Towne
             of
             Erith
             ,
             whose
             body
             lyeth
             here
             likewise
             entombed
             .
          
           
             
             Pray
             for
             the
             sowl
             of
             Syr
             
               Richard
               Walden
            
             knight
             ,
             and
             Lady
             Margerie
             his
             wife
             ,
             which
             Syr
             Richard
             decessyd
             25
             of
             March
             ,
             1536.
             
             And
             Margery
             decessyd
             ,
             the
             sixth
             of
             May
             ,
             1528.
             whos
             sowls
             god
             pardon
             .
          
           
             
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Richardi
               Walden
               Armig.
               &
               Elisabethe
               vxoris
               eius
               ,
               que
               ob
               .
            
             25.
             
             Octob.
             1496.
             
               et
               Richardus
               obiit
               ...
               die
               ...
               mens
               ...
               Ann.
               miles
               .
               quorum
               animabus
               .
            
          
           
             
               
               Ellin
               Atticor
               gist
               icy
            
             
               Dieu
               de
               sa
               alme
               eit
               mercy
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Domini
               Iohannis
               Stone
               quondam
               vicarij
               Ecclesie
               parochialis
               de
               Lesnes
               ,
               alias
               Erith
               ,
               qui
               ob
               .
            
             13.
             
             April
             1475.
             
          
           
             
               O
               vos
               omnes
               qui
               hic
               transitis
               ,
               prome
               orate
            
             
               Precibus
               vestris
               ,
               qui
               fratres
               estis
               meque
               iurate
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Radulphus
               Criel
               Ar.
               qui
               obiit
            
             6.
             
             Decemb.
             1447.
             
             
               Cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               altissimus
            
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Rogerus
               Sentcler
               quondam
               seruiens
               Abbati
               et
               Conuentui
               de
               Lesnes
               ,
               qui
               obiit
               primo
               die
               mensis
               Ianuarij
               ,
            
             1425.
             
             
               Cuius
               anime
            
             .
          
        
         
           
             Lesnes
             Abbey
             .
          
           
             
             In
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             Lord
             1178.
             the
             third
             of
             the
             Ides
             of
             Iune
             ,
             
               Richard
               Lucie
            
             a
             Councellour
             of
             State
             ,
             and
             chiefe
             Iustice
             of
             the
             Realme
             ,
             began
             the
             foundation
             of
             an
             Abbey
             ,
             
             at
             Lesnes
             or
             Westwood
             ,
             neare
             vnto
             this
             Towne
             of
             E●●th
             The
             extent
             of
             whose
             yearely
             reuenue
             (
             as
             it
             was
             prized
             by
             the
             Commissioners
             at
             the
             suppression
             )
             amounted
             to
             one
             hundred
             eighty
             sixe
             pounds
             and
             nine
             shillings
             .
             When
             this
             his
             goodly
             fabricke
             was
             in
             all
             parts
             finished
             ,
             he
             presently
             forsooke
             and
             surrendred
             into
             the
             kings
             hands
             ,
             
             all
             both
             his
             offices
             and
             honours
             ;
             And
             betooke
             himselfe
             to
             the
             habite
             and
             profession
             of
             a
             Canon
             Regular
             in
             this
             house
             of
             his
             owne
             foundation
             ;
             where
             ,
             within
             a
             short
             while
             after
             ,
             euen
             in
             the
             same
             yeare
             ,
             to
             wit
             ,
             the
             fourteenth
             of
             Iuly
             ,
             1479.
             he
             exchanged
             his
             Conuentuall
             blacke
             coole
             ,
             for
             a
             glorious
             bright
             heauenly
             crowne
             .
          
           
             And
             here
             in
             the
             Quire
             of
             his
             Church
             hee
             was
             sumptuously
             entombed
             ,
             vpon
             whose
             Monument
             this
             Epitaph
             was
             engrauen
             .
          
           
             
               
               Rapitur
               in
               tenebras
               Richardus
               lux
               Luciorum
            
             
               Iusticie
               pacis
               dilector
               &
               vrbis
               honorum
            
             
               Christe
               sibi
               requies
               tecum
               sit
               sede
               piorum
               .
            
             
               Iulia
               tunc
               orbi
               lux
               bis
               septena
               nitebat
               ,
            
             
               Mille
               annos
               C.
               nouem
               et
               septuaginta
               mouebat
               .
            
          
           
             Now
             giue
             me
             leaue
             to
             go
             a
             little
             further
             with
             him
             and
             his
             heires
             ,
             as
             I
             finde
             the
             words
             in
             the
             Collection
             of
             Englands
             Protectours
             ,
             by
             
               Francis
               Thinne
               Lancaster
               Herald
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Richard
               Lucie
            
             knight
             ,
             chiefe
             Iustice
             of
             England
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             was
             Protectour
             
             of
             England
             in
             the
             twelfth
             yeare
             of
             the
             raigne
             of
             king
             Henry
             the
             second
             ,
             in
             the
             absence
             of
             the
             king
             ,
             when
             hee
             was
             in
             Normandie
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             parts
             beyond
             the
             Seas
             .
             Which
             Lucie
             in
             the
             thirteenth
             yeare
             of
             the
             same
             King
             ,
             did
             valiantly
             resist
             ,
             and
             politikely
             driue
             backe
             the
             Earle
             of
             Bolloigne
             ,
             inuading
             this
             kingdome
             .
             He
             built
             the
             Abbey
             of
             Leosnes
             or
             Westwood
             in
             the
             Parish
             of
             Erith
             in
             Kent
             (
             and
             not
             in
             Southfleet
             as
             some
             haue
             written
             )
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             Christ
             ,
             1178.
             and
             the
             Castle
             of
             Chipping
             Augre
             in
             Essex
             .
             He
             had
             issue
             Godfrey
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             Winchester
             ,
             and
             three
             daughters
             ;
             who
             ,
             after
             the
             death
             of
             Godfrey
             their
             brother
             ,
             were
             his
             heires
             ▪
             Maude
             the
             eldest
             daughter
             was
             married
             to
             Robert
             the
             first
             ,
             called
             
               Fitzwater
               .
               Aueline
            
             the
             second
             daughter
             was
             married
             to
             
               Richard
               Riuers
            
             of
             
               Stanford
               Riuers
            
             in
             Essex
             .
             Rose
             the
             third
             daughter
             was
             married
             to
             
               Richard
               de
               Warren
            
             ,
             the
             naturall
             sonne
             of
             king
             Iohn
             :
             as
             appeareth
             by
             a
             deed
             (
             belonging
             to
             my selfe
             ,
             who
             had
             the
             Rectory
             of
             Leosnes
             )
             beginning
             thus
             .
             
               Rosa
               de
               Douer
               quondam
               vxor
               venerabilis
               viri
               Richardi
               filij
               Regis
               de
               Chillam
               .
            
             And
             king
             Iohn
             by
             his
             Charter
             grants
             to
             another
             Rose
             her
             grandfathers
             lands
             ,
             in
             these
             words
             :
             
               Rex
               reddidit
               Roesie
               de
               Douerita
               totam
               terram
               suam
               cum
               pertenenc
               .
               qua
               eam
               contingit
               de
               heredit
               .
               Richardi
               de
               Lucy
               avi
               sui
               tenend
               .
               sibi
               &
               hered
               .
               &c.
               Cart.
            
             24.
             
             
               Reg.
               Iohannis
               ,
               numero
            
             37.
             
               in
               Archi.
               Turris
               London
            
             .
          
           
             The
             foresaid
             
               Godfrey
               de
               Lucy
            
             was
             consecrated
             Bishop
             of
             Winchester
             ,
             
             the
             first
             of
             Nouember
             1189.
             
             And
             died
             Ann.
             1204
             hauing
             gouerned
             that
             See
             fifteene
             yeares
             .
             He
             purchased
             of
             king
             Richard
             the
             first
             ,
             the
             Mannors
             of
             Wergraue
             ,
             and
             Menes
             ,
             which
             in
             times
             past
             had
             belonged
             to
             his
             Bishopricke
             :
             he
             was
             a
             great
             Benefactour
             to
             this
             Religious
             house
             of
             Leosnes
             ,
             founded
             by
             his
             father
             ;
             wherein
             according
             to
             his
             will
             hee
             was
             enterred
             .
             To
             whose
             memory
             this
             Epitaph
             was
             engrauen
             vpon
             his
             Tombe
             .
          
           
             
               Lux
               mea
               lux
               Christi
               ,
               si
               terre
               ventre
               quiesco
            
             
               Attamen
               in
               celo
               sanctorum
               luce
               lucesco
               .
            
             
               Presul
               de
               Winton
               .
               fueram
               quondam
               Cathedratus
            
             
               Multum
               resplendens
               ,
               &
               alto
               sanguine
               natus
               .
            
             
               Nunc
               id
               sum
               quod
               eris
               puluis
               ,
               rota
               non
               retinenda
            
             
               Voluitur
               ,
               inuigila
               prudens
               nec
               differ
               agenda
               .
            
             
               M.
               C.
               bis
               :
               quatuorque
               annos
               his
               insuper
               addas
               ,
            
             
               Carnis
               vincla
               dies
               soluit
               secunda
               Decembris
               ,
            
             
               Vos
               qui
               transitis
               ancillam
               poscite
               Christi
               ,
            
             
               Sit
               Dominus
               mitis
               pulso
               purgamine
               tristi
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Wolwich
             .
          
           
             Orate
             pro
             anima
             Iohannis
             Colin
             et
             Mathilde
             vxoris
             eius
             :
             
             qui
             Iohannes
             obiit
             27.
             
             Ianuar
             .....
             &
             Mathilda
             25.
             
             Octob.
             1397.
             
          
           
             Hic
             tacet
             Dominus
             Will.
             Prene
             quondam
             Rector
             huius
             Ecclesie
             ,
             
             viz.
             tempore
             Regis
             Edwardi
             quarti
             ,
             et
             postea
             Rector
             Ecclesie
             de
             Lymming
             ,
             qui
             fieri
             fecit
             istam
             Capellam
             et
             Campanile
             huius
             Ecclesie
             ,
             et
             in
             uita
             sua
             multa
             alia
             bona
             ....
             ob
             .
             I.
             die
             Decemb.
             1464.
             
          
           
             Willelmus
             Prene
             me
             fecit
             in
             honorem
             sancte
             Trinitatis
             ▪
             
          
        
         
           
           
             Eltham
             :
          
           
             
             Pray
             for
             the
             sowl
             of
             Dame
             
               Margerie
               Roper
            
             ,
             late
             wyff
             of
             
               Iohn
               Roper
            
             Suier
             ,
             daughter
             and
             one
             of
             the
             heires
             of
             
               Iohn
               Tattersall
            
             Suier
             ,
             who
             dyed
             2.
             
             Februar
             .
             1518
          
           
             Roper
             a
             name
             of
             eminent
             respect
             in
             this
             County
             ,
             honoured
             with
             the
             title
             of
             Baron
             Roper
             of
             Tenham
             ,
             by
             our
             Soueraigne
             Lord
             Iames
             ,
             late
             King
             of
             England
             ,
             giuen
             to
             Iohn
             Lord
             Roper
             now
             liuing
             .
          
           
             
             Pray
             for
             the
             sowl
             of
             
               Iohn
               Morton
            
             ,
             sonne
             and
             heire
             of
             
               Margaret
               Morton
            
             of
             
               Asheby
               de
               la
               Zouch
            
             ,
             in
             the
             County
             of
             Leicester
             ,
             late
             wife
             to
             
               Tho.
               Squier
            
             :
             who
             dyed
             23.
             
             Aug.
             
          
           
             
             
               Prier
               pur
               l'alme
               Thomas
               Pierle
               qi
               morust
               le
               primer
               iour
               de
               Iuyl
               l'an
               de
               Grace
               ,
               Mil.
               ccc.lxix
               .....
            
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Iohn
               Pasley
            
             yeoman
             ,
             Porter
             to
             king
             Henry
             the
             eighth
             ,
             and
             Agnes
             his
             wife
             :
             which
             Iohn
             dyed
             ....
             1509.
             
             Hen.
             8.1
             .
          
        
         
           
             West
             Peckham
             .
          
           
             
             
               Iohn
               Culpeper
            
             ,
             one
             of
             the
             Iustices
             of
             the
             Common
             Pleas
             ,
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             king
             Henry
             the
             fourth
             ,
             founded
             here
             a
             Preceptorie
             or
             free-Schoole
             ,
             which
             he
             endowed
             with
             threescore
             and
             three
             pounds
             sixe
             shillings
             eight
             pence
             of
             yearely
             allowance
             .
          
        
         
           
             Bromley
             .
          
           
             
             In
             the
             Church
             wall
             lyeth
             the
             pourtraiture
             ,
             as
             I
             learne
             by
             tradition
             ,
             of
             
               Richard
               Wendouer
            
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             Rochester
             ,
             and
             Parson
             of
             this
             Towne
             .
             He
             was
             consecrated
             1238.
             and
             dyed
             1250.
             yet
             it
             is
             said
             ,
             that
             his
             body
             was
             buried
             in
             Westminster
             by
             the
             kings
             speciall
             commandement
             ,
             for
             that
             he
             was
             accounted
             a
             very
             holy
             and
             vertuous
             man
             :
             which
             I
             cannot
             much
             contradict
             .
          
           
             
               
               Icy
               gist
               Mestre
               Water
               de
               Henche
               ,
            
             
               Qi
               fut
               Persone
               de
               Bromleghe
               .
               1360.
               
            
          
        
         
           
             Lewsham
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Georgius
               Hatecliffe
               Ar.
               Thesaurarius
               Domini
               Regis
               in
               Hibernia
               ,
               ac
               vnus
               clericorum
               compoti
               Hospitii
               regis
               ,
               obiit
            
             1.
             
             Aug.
             1514.
             
          
           
             
             
               Iohn
               Norbury
            
             founded
             a
             Priory
             in
             this
             Towne
             of
             Lewsham
             ,
             which
             hee
             replenished
             with
             blacke
             Monkes
             Aliens
             ,
             belonging
             to
             the
             Abbey
             of
             Gaunt
             in
             Flanders
             ,
             
             and
             thereupon
             called
             Aliens
             ,
             because
             they
             were
             Celles
             to
             some
             Monastery
             or
             other
             beyond
             the
             Seas
             .
             The
             first
             foundation
             of
             these
             houses
             I
             do
             not
             finde
             ;
             but
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             king
             Edward
             the
             third
             ,
             they
             were
             encreased
             to
             the
             number
             of
             one
             hundred
             and
             ten
             in
             England
             ,
             besides
             them
             in
             Ireland
             ,
             
             Aquitane
             ,
             and
             Normandy
             .
             The
             goods
             of
             all
             which
             Priories
             ,
             the
             said
             king
             
               Ann.
               Reg.
            
             12.
             (
             because
             of
             his
             warres
             with
             France
             )
             caused
             to
             be
             confiscated
             to
             his
             owne
             vse
             ,
             letting
             out
             their
             houses
             to
             farme
             ,
             with
             all
             their
             lands
             and
             tenements
             ,
             for
             the
             space
             of
             three
             and
             twenty
             yeares
             .
             At
             the
             
               end
            
             of
             which
             Terme
             (
             Peace
             being
             concluded
             betweene
             the
             two
             Nations
             )
             he
             restored
             to
             the
             Priors
             Aliens
             their
             houses
             ,
             lands
             ,
             and
             tenements
             ,
             
               Ann.
               Reg.
            
             
             35.
             as
             by
             his
             patents
             may
             appeare
             in
             effect
             as
             followeth
             .
          
           
             Edward
             by
             the
             grace
             of
             God
             King
             of
             England
             ,
             
             Lord
             of
             Ireland
             ,
             and
             of
             Aquitaine
             ,
             to
             all
             by
             these
             presents
             ,
             &c.
             
             Although
             the
             Priory
             of
             Montacute
             in
             the
             County
             of
             Somerset
             (
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             warres
             betweene
             vs
             and
             France
             )
             with
             all
             the
             lands
             ,
             
             tenements
             ,
             fees
             ,
             aduowsons
             ,
             together
             with
             the
             goods
             and
             cattels
             belonging
             to
             the
             same
             ,
             hath
             beene
             of
             late
             taken
             into
             our
             hands
             ,
             and
             by
             vs
             farmed
             and
             rented
             forth
             ,
             as
             appeareth
             by
             diuers
             patents
             ;
             Now
             therefore
             ,
             since
             peace
             is
             betwixt
             vs
             ,
             and
             the
             noble
             Prince
             ,
             our
             most
             deare
             brother
             the
             king
             of
             France
             ,
             we
             ,
             for
             the
             honour
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             holy
             Church
             ,
             restore
             to
             the
             said
             Prior
             ,
             the
             Priory
             with
             all
             the
             lands
             ,
             tenements
             ,
             fees
             ,
             aduowsons
             ,
             and
             whatsoeuer
             else
             belonging
             to
             the
             same
             ,
             to
             hold
             the
             same
             in
             as
             free
             manner
             as
             they
             held
             it
             before
             .
             And
             withall
             ,
             forgiue
             and
             release
             all
             arrerages
             of
             Rents
             ,
             which
             might
             bee
             due
             vnto
             vs
             by
             reason
             of
             any
             former
             grants
             .
             In
             witnesse
             ,
             &c.
             the
             sixth
             of
             February
             ,
             the
             35.
             yeare
             of
             our
             raigne
             .
          
           
             The
             like
             letters
             of
             restitution
             all
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             houses
             of
             Aliens
             had
             through
             England
             ;
             
             all
             which
             were
             cleane
             suppressed
             ,
             and
             vtterly
             dissolued
             by
             king
             Henry
             the
             fifth
             ,
             and
             their
             lands
             giuen
             by
             him
             and
             his
             sonne
             Henry
             the
             sixth
             ,
             to
             Colledges
             of
             learned
             men
             ,
             and
             to
             other
             Monasteries
             .
          
        
         
           
             Greenwich
             .
          
           
             This
             Parish
             Church
             is
             consecrated
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             Saint
             Aelphege
             ,
             
             sometime
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             who
             suffered
             martyrdome
             much-what
             about
             the
             same
             place
             where
             it
             now
             standeth
             .
             Which
             Aelp●ege
             (
             bo●ne
             of
             great
             parentage
             ,
             brought
             vp
             in
             good
             learning
             ,
             preferred
             first
             to
             the
             Bishopricke
             of
             Winchester
             ,
             then
             to
             this
             of
             Canterbury
             ;
             a
             man
             admired
             for
             his
             strict
             manner
             of
             life
             ,
             and
             holy
             exhortations
             ,
             by
             both
             which
             hee
             con●uerted
             many
             vnto
             Christ
             )
             was
             cruelly
             put
             to
             death
             by
             the
             Danish
             Pagans
             ,
             with
             many
             exquisite
             torments
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             Lord
             ,
             a
             thousand
             and
             twelue
             .
             Of
             which
             ,
             in
             
               William
               Malmesbury
               ,
               Camden
            
             ,
             and
             the
             Catalogue
             of
             Bishops
             ,
             you
             may
             reade
             more
             at
             large
             .
             It
             was
             long
             before
             these
             bloudy
             executioners
             would
             suffer
             his
             bodie
             to
             bee
             committed
             to
             the
             earth
             ,
             after
             the
             manner
             of
             Christian
             decencie
             ;
             yet
             at
             length
             that
             fauour
             was
             obtained
             ,
             and
             his
             body
             here
             first
             buried
             ;
             from
             whence
             within
             a
             short
             time
             after
             ,
             his
             reliques
             were
             remoued
             to
             Saint
             Pauls
             London
             ,
             and
             from
             thence
             (
             at
             the
             commandement
             of
             king
             Knute
             )
             to
             Canterbury
             .
             He
             was
             canonized
             ;
             and
             the
             19.
             day
             of
             Aprill
             allowed
             for
             celebration
             of
             his
             memory
             .
          
           
             Some
             write
             ,
             
             that
             like
             another
             Stephen
             ,
             he
             was
             stoned
             to
             death
             ,
             that
             like
             him
             he
             prayed
             for
             his
             enemies
             ;
             and
             that
             Turkill
             (
             generall
             of
             those
             Danes
             )
             was
             conuerted
             to
             the
             faith
             ,
             at
             the
             sight
             of
             his
             constant
             martyrdome
             .
          
           
             Here
             sometime
             stood
             an
             house
             of
             obseruant
             Friers
             ,
             
             which
             came
             hither
             about
             the
             latter
             end
             of
             the
             raigne
             of
             King
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             ,
             at
             whose
             hands
             they
             obtained
             a
             Chantrie
             ,
             with
             a
             little
             Chappell
             of
             the
             holy
             Crosse
             ,
             a
             place
             yet
             extant
             in
             the
             Towne
             ;
             
             and
             king
             Henry
             the
             seuenth
             builded
             for
             them
             an
             house
             adioyning
             to
             the
             Pallace
             ,
             which
             is
             there
             yet
             to
             be
             seene
             .
          
           
             Here
             in
             this
             Towne
             was
             another
             Monastery
             of
             Friers
             Minorites
             ,
             
             and
             Aliens
             ,
             founded
             by
             King
             Edward
             the
             third
             ,
             and
             the
             foresaid
             
               Iohn
               Norbury
            
             :
             
             which
             as
             Lewsham
             did
             ,
             belonged
             to
             the
             Abbot
             of
             Gaunt
             in
             Flaunders
             ,
             vntill
             such
             time
             as
             King
             Henry
             the
             fifth
             (
             seising
             into
             his
             hands
             (
             by
             occasion
             of
             warre
             )
             all
             the
             lands
             of
             the
             Priors
             Aliens
             )
             (
             as
             I
             haue
             touched
             before
             )
             bestowed
             this
             ,
             together
             with
             the
             Mannor
             of
             Lewsham
             ,
             and
             many
             other
             lands
             also
             ,
             vpon
             the
             Priory
             of
             Chartrehouse
             Monkes
             of
             Shene
             ,
             which
             hee
             had
             then
             newly
             erected
             ;
             to
             which
             it
             remayned
             ,
             vntill
             the
             time
             of
             the
             raigne
             of
             king
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             who
             annexed
             it
             to
             the
             Crowne
             .
          
        
         
           
             Depeford
             .
          
           
             
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               .....
               Weuer
               .....
               Mercatoris
               et
               Maioris
               Stapul
               .
               ville
               Calcis
               qui
               ob
               .....
               Februar
               .
               ...
               et
               pro
               ....
               Ioanne
               vx
               .
               eius
               ,
               qui
               ob
               ....
            
          
           
             Martin
             the
             fifth
             Bishop
             of
             Rome
             ,
             granted
             by
             this
             Bull
             to
             these
             Staple
             Merchants
             ,
             in
             this
             Weeuers
             Maioralty
             at
             their
             earnest
             request
             ,
             an
             itinerarie
             or
             portable
             Aulter
             ,
             which
             they
             were
             to
             take
             with
             them
             to
             what
             place
             soeuer
             they
             trauelled
             to
             make
             any
             time
             of
             aboad
             ;
             and
             withall
             gaue
             them
             licence
             to
             elect
             a
             Priest
             ,
             to
             say
             Masse
             ,
             administer
             the
             Sacraments
             ,
             to
             heare
             their
             confessions
             ,
             to
             enioyne
             them
             penance
             ,
             and
             to
             giue
             them
             absolution
             as
             the
             cause
             should
             require
             .
             The
             forme
             of
             which
             I
             hold
             it
             not
             much
             amisse
             here
             to
             set
             downe
             ,
             as
             I
             found
             it
             in
             an
             old
             Manuscript
             ,
             without
             name
             or
             date
             ,
             in
             the
             Earle
             of
             Exceters
             Librarie
             .
          
           
             
               Martinus
               Episcopus
               Seruus
               Seruorum
               Dei
               ,
               dilectis
               filijs
               Maiori
               et
               eius
               locum
               tenenti
               ,
            
             
             
               ac
               Constabulario
               ceterisque
               Principalibus
               Societatis
               Mercatorum
               lanarum
               Stapule
               Anglie
               Salutem
               ,
               et
               Apostolicam
               benedictionem
               .
               Sincere
               deuotionis
               affectus
               quem
               ad
               nos
               et
               Romanam
               geritis
               Ecclesiam
               non
               indigne
               meretur
               ,
               vt
               petitionibus
               vestris
               illis
               presertim
               quos
               ex
               deuotionis
               feruore
               prodire
               conspicimus
               ,
               quantum
               cum
               Deo
               possumus
               fauorabiliter
               animamus
               .
               Hinc
               est
               quod
               nos
               vestris
               deuotis
               supplicationibus
               inclinati
               ,
               vt
               liceat
               vobis
               et
               posteris
               vestris
               Maiori
               et
               eius
               locum
               tenenti
               ,
               ac
               Constabulario
               ,
               nec
               non
               Principalibus
               societatis
               Mercatorum
               lanarum
               Stapule
               Anglie
               ,
               ac
               vestrum
               ac
               eorundem
               posterorum
               cuilibet
               habere
               Altare
               portatile
               ,
               cum
               debita
               reuerentia
               et
               honore
               .
               Super
               quo
               in
               villa
               Calestie
               seu
               alibi
               etiam
               in
               transmarinis
               ,
               seu
               cismarinis
               partibus
               ,
               vbi
               pro
               tempore
               vos
               vel
               aliquem
               vestrum
               esse
               vel
               declinare
               ,
               et
               huiusmodi
               Stapulum
               lanarum
               teneri
               contigerit
               ,
               in
               locis
               ad
               hoc
               congru●ntibus
               et
               honestis
               positis
               ;
               per
               proprium
               vel
               alium
               Sacerdotem
               ydoneum
               Missas
               et
               alia
               diuina
               officia
               ,
               sine
               iuris
               alieni
               preiudicio
               ,
               in
               vestra
               et
               ipsorum
               ac
               aliorum
               Mercatorum
               dicte
               Societatis
               ibidem
               pro
               tempore
               presentium
               :
               Nec
               non
               vestrorum
               et
               eorundem
               Posterorum
               ac
               Mercatorum
               familiarium
               presentia
               facere
               celebrari
               vobis
               et
               predictis
               posteris
               tenore
               presentium
               indulgemus
               .
            
          
           
             
               Nulli
               ergo
               omnino
               homini
               liceat
               hanc
               paginam
               nostre
               concessionis
               infringere
               ,
               vel
               ei
               ausu
               temerario
               contraire
               .
               Si
               quis
               autem
               hoc
               attemptare
               presumpserit
               ,
               indignationem
               omnipotentis
               Dei
               ,
               et
               beatorum
               Petri
               et
               Pauli
               Apostolorum
               eius
               se
               nouerit
               incursurum
               .
               Dat.
               Mant.
            
             3.
             
             
               Non.
               Nouemb.
               Pontificatus
               nostri
               ,
               Ann.
               primo
               .
            
          
           
             By
             another
             Bull
             dated
             the
             same
             yeare
             ,
             and
             his
             Apostolicall
             authoritie
             ,
             he
             giues
             them
             free
             election
             of
             their
             Confessour
             the
             Priest.
             
             The
             words
             are
             ;
             
               Aliquem
               ydoneum
               et
               discretum
               presbyterum
               eligere
               confessorem
               indulgemus
               ,
               
               qui
               quotiens
               vobis
               fuerit
               oportunum
               confessionibus
               vestris
               diligenter
               auditis
               ,
               pro
               commissis
               debitam
               vobis
               absolutionem
               impendat
               et
               iniungat
               penitentiam
               salutarem
               ;
               nisi
               forsan
               talia
               fuerint
               ,
               &c.
               propter
               que
               sedes
               Apostolica
               ,
               &c.
               
               Nulli
               ergo
               omnino
               hominum
               ,
               &c.
               Dat.
               &c.
            
             In
             English.
             
          
           
             We
             fauourably
             yeeld
             to
             your
             deuout
             and
             pious
             supplications
             ,
             and
             we
             giue
             you
             leaue
             to
             choose
             a
             sufficient
             and
             discreete
             Priest
             for
             your
             Confessor
             ;
             who
             so
             often
             ,
             as
             to
             you
             it
             shall
             be
             thought
             conuenient
             ,
             your
             confessions
             being
             attentiuely
             heard
             ,
             may
             giue
             to
             each
             of
             you
             due
             absolution
             for
             your
             delinquencies
             committed
             ,
             And
             appoint
             you
             sauing
             and
             comfortable
             penance
             :
             vnlesse
             the
             offences
             be
             of
             that
             nature
             ,
             for
             which
             the
             Apostolicall
             chaire
             is
             to
             be
             sought
             to
             for
             remission
             .
          
           
             Therefore
             let
             it
             not
             be
             lawfull
             for
             any
             man
             ,
             in
             any
             wise
             ,
             to
             infringe
             ,
             or
             in
             a
             kind
             of
             foole-hardinesse
             rashly
             to
             contradict
             this
             Cartulary
             of
             our
             Concession
             :
             which
             indeed
             if
             any
             one
             presume
             to
             attempt
             ,
             let
             him
             know
             for
             certaine
             ,
             that
             he
             shall
             incurre
             the
             indignation
             of
             Almighty
             God
             ,
             and
             of
             his
             blessed
             Apostles
             Peter
             and
             Paul.
             Giuen
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             Then
             followes
             a
             forme
             of
             Absolution
             ,
             made
             in
             the
             Apostolicall
             Consistory
             with
             plenary
             Indulgence
             to
             be
             pronounced
             by
             the
             Priest
             ,
             to
             any
             one
             of
             these
             Merchants
             whensoeuer
             they
             shall
             bee
             dangerously
             sicke
             ,
             in
             these
             words
             ,
          
           
             
               Ego
               authoritate
               Dei
               omnipotentis
               &
               beatorum
               Petri
               et
               Pauli
               Apostolorum
               eius
               ,
            
             
             
               et
               Domini
               nostri
               Martini
               Pape
               Quinti
               mihi
               in
               hac
               parte
               specialiter
               commissa
               ,
               secundum
               quod
               potestas
               mihi
               tradita
               se
               extendit
               ,
               et
               quantum
               debeo
               et
               possum
               si
               ista
               vice
               moriaris
               te
               absolvo
               ab
               omnibus
               penis
               Purgatorii
               ,
               que
               tibi
               in
               Purgatorio
               debentur
               propter
               culpas
               et
               offensas
               quas
               contra
               Deum
               commisisti
               ;
               et
               te
               restituo
               illi
               innocentie
               in
               qua
               eras
               tempore
               quo
               baptizatus
               fuisti
               .
               In
               nomine
               Patris
               ,
               et
               Filii
               ,
               et
               Spiritus
               sancti
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             I
             by
             the
             authority
             of
             Almighty
             God
             ,
             and
             of
             his
             blessed
             Apostles
             Peter
             and
             Paul
             ,
             and
             of
             our
             Lord
             and
             Master
             Martin
             the
             fift
             Pope
             ,
             to
             me
             especially
             committed
             in
             this
             behalfe
             ,
             according
             ,
             and
             in
             so
             much
             as
             the
             power
             to
             me
             giuen
             will
             extend
             it selfe
             ,
             and
             how
             much
             of
             duty
             I
             owe
             ,
             and
             how
             much
             I
             may
             or
             can
             ;
             I
             absolue
             thee
             from
             all
             the
             paines
             of
             Purgatory
             which
             are
             due
             to
             be
             inflicted
             vpon
             thee
             in
             Purgatory
             ,
             for
             those
             sinnes
             and
             offences
             which
             thou
             hast
             committed
             against
             God
             ;
             and
             I
             restore
             thee
             to
             that
             innocencie
             in
             which
             thou
             liuedst
             ,
             the
             same
             day
             ,
             when
             thou
             hadst
             newly
             receiued
             Baptisme
             .
             In
             the
             name
             of
             the
             Father
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             Sonne
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             holy
             Ghost
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             A
             word
             or
             two
             of
             these
             two
             words
             Merchant
             Staple
             ,
             or
             Staple
             Merchant
             .
          
           
             He
             is
             properly
             called
             a
             Marchant
             ,
             
               qui
               mare
               traijcit
            
             ,
             
             who
             passeth
             ouer
             the
             Seas
             ,
             
               et
               merces
               inde
               avehit
            
             ,
             and
             from
             thence
             transports
             merchandise
             or
             wares
             into
             his
             owne
             warehouse
             ;
             either
             bought
             for
             ready
             money
             ,
             or
             had
             in
             exchange
             for
             other
             commodities
             which
             hee
             brings
             with
             him
             out
             of
             his
             owne
             Country
             .
             The
             diligence
             and
             industry
             of
             these
             Marchants
             is
             accuratly
             expressed
             by
             
               Horace
               ,
               Epist.
               lib.
            
             1.
             
             Ep.
             1.
             
          
           
             
               Impiger
               extremos
               curret
               Mercator
               ad
               Indos
            
             
               Per
               mare
               pauperiem
               fugiens
               ,
               per
               saxa
               ,
               per
               ignes
               .
            
             
             
               The
               ready
               Merchant
               runs
               to
               th'
               utmost
               Inde
               with
               speed
               .
            
             
               By
               Sea
               ,
               by
               rocks
               ,
               by
               fire
               ,
               to
               shun
               outragious
               need
               .
            
          
           
             There
             are
             a
             company
             of
             notable
             Skanderouns
             which
             greatly
             desire
             to
             be
             stiled
             Merchants
             ,
             and
             these
             are
             such
             as
             runne
             from
             house
             to
             house
             ,
             from
             Market
             to
             Market
             ,
             
             such
             as
             haunt
             Faires
             and
             all
             publicke
             meetings
             ;
             with
             packs
             and
             Fardels
             vpon
             their
             backes
             ,
             filled
             with
             counterfeit
             and
             adulterate
             wares
             ,
             with
             which
             they
             cheat
             ,
             deceiue
             ,
             and
             cosin
             the
             poore
             countrey-people
             :
             and
             these
             are
             called
             Pedlers
             ,
             
               Quod
               pedes
               iter
               conficiunt
            
             :
             because
             they
             go
             on
             foot
             .
          
           
             
               Stapula
               inquit
               (
               Lud.
               Guiccia
               ,
               est
               locus
               publicus
               quo
               principis
               auctoritate
               et
               priuilegio
               ,
            
             
             
               lanae
               ,
               vina
               ,
               coria
               ,
               frumenta
               ,
               aliaeque
               merces
               exotica
               vendendi
               causa
               conuchuntur
               .
            
             Staple
             is
             a
             publicke
             place
             (
             saith
             
               Lud.
               Guiccia
            
             )
             to
             which
             by
             the
             Prince
             his
             authoritie
             and
             priuiledge
             ,
             wooll
             ,
             wine
             ,
             Hides
             of
             beasts
             ,
             corne
             or
             graine
             ,
             and
             other
             exoticke
             or
             forraine
             merchandise
             are
             transferred
             ,
             carried
             ,
             or
             conueyed
             there
             to
             be
             sold
             ,
             or
             set
             to
             sale
             .
             Or
             ,
          
           
             Staple
             signifieth
             this
             or
             that
             Towne
             or
             Citie
             ,
             whither
             the
             Merchants
             of
             England
             ,
             by
             common
             order
             or
             commandement
             ,
             did
             carry
             their
             woolls
             ,
             wooll-fels
             ,
             clothes
             ,
             lead
             ,
             and
             Tinne
             ,
             and
             such
             like
             commodities
             of
             our
             Land
             ,
             for
             the
             vtterance
             of
             them
             by
             the
             great
             .
          
           
             The
             word
             (
             saith
             
               Mins
               .
               let
            
             .
             5.
             )
             may
             probably
             bee
             taken
             two
             wayes
             ,
             one
             from
             Stapel
             ,
             which
             in
             the
             Saxon
             or
             old
             English
             language
             ,
             signifieth
             the
             stay
             or
             hold
             of
             any
             thing
             .
             Or
             from
             the
             French
             word
             
               Estape
               ,
               id
               est
               ,
               forum
               Vinarium
            
             :
             because
             to
             those
             places
             ,
             whither
             our
             English
             Merchants
             brought
             their
             commodities
             ,
             the
             French
             would
             also
             meete
             them
             with
             theirs
             ,
             which
             most
             of
             all
             consisteth
             in
             wines
             .
          
           
             Now
             ,
             howsoeuer
             we
             most
             commonly
             finde
             the
             Staple
             to
             bee
             kept
             ,
             and
             thereupon
             ,
             as
             in
             this
             place
             ,
             the
             Merchants
             thereof
             were
             stiled
             ,
             
               Mercatores
               Stapulae
               villae
               Calistiae
            
             ,
             yet
             you
             may
             read
             of
             many
             other
             places
             appointed
             for
             the
             Staple
             in
             the
             Statutes
             of
             the
             Land
             ,
             according
             as
             the
             Prince
             by
             his
             counsell
             thought
             good
             to
             alter
             them
             from
             the
             second
             yeare
             of
             Edward
             the
             third
             ,
             cap
             9.
             to
             the
             fifth
             of
             Edward
             the
             sixth
             .
          
           
             Officers
             belonging
             to
             these
             Staples
             ,
             were
             Maiors
             ,
             Constables
             ,
             Manipernors
             ,
             correctours
             ,
             Porters
             ,
             packers
             ,
             winders
             ,
             workers
             ,
             and
             other
             labourers
             of
             woolls
             .
          
           
             The
             Fees
             of
             the
             Maiors
             and
             Constables
             of
             the
             Staples
             in
             England
             ,
             leuied
             out
             of
             4.
             d.
             a
             Sacke
             of
             wooll
             ,
             comming
             to
             euery
             Staple
             ,
             were
             as
             followeth
             .
             The
             Maior
             of
             the
             Staple
             of
             Westminster
             had
             yearly
             ,
             one
             hundred
             pounds
             ,
             and
             euery
             of
             the
             Constables
             there
             ten
             markes
             .
             The
             Maiors
             of
             the
             Staples
             of
             Yorke
             ,
             Kingstone
             vpon
             Hull
             ,
             Norwich
             ,
             and
             Winchester
             ,
             euery
             of
             them
             twenty
             pounds
             ,
             and
             euery
             of
             the
             Constables
             of
             the
             same
             places
             one
             hundred
             shillings
             .
             The
             Maiors
             of
             Newcastle
             vpon
             Tine
             ,
             Chichester
             ,
             and
             of
             Exceter
             ,
             ten
             pounds
             ;
             and
             euery
             of
             the
             Constables
             of
             those
             places
             fiue
             markes
             .
             And
             if
             any
             of
             the
             Maiors
             and
             Constables
             aboue
             named
             ,
             refused
             the
             Office
             ,
             hee
             was
             to
             pay
             to
             the
             company
             as
             much
             as
             his
             Fee
             should
             amount
             to
             .
             Of
             all
             which
             you
             may
             reade
             the
             Statute
             ,
             Ann.
             27.
             
             Ed.
             3.
             
          
           
             The
             Maior
             and
             Constables
             of
             the
             Staple
             had
             power
             to
             record
             Recognisances
             of
             debt
             taken
             before
             them
             ,
             by
             vertue
             of
             a
             Statute
             ,
             made
             the
             tenth
             of
             Henry
             the
             sixth
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             Chetham
             .
          
           
             And
             here
             giue
             me
             leaue
             (
             curteous
             Reader
             )
             to
             turne
             backe
             to
             this
             Church
             situate
             neare
             Rochester
             ,
             onely
             to
             set
             downe
             a
             strange
             buriall
             in
             this
             Church-yard
             ,
             thus
             related
             by
             Lambard
             in
             his
             perambulation
             of
             Kent
             .
          
           
             Although
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             I
             haue
             not
             hitherto
             ,
             at
             any
             time
             ,
             reade
             any
             memorable
             thing
             recorded
             in
             History
             ,
             touching
             Chetham
             it selfe
             ,
             yet
             ,
             for
             so
             much
             as
             I
             haue
             often
             heard
             (
             and
             that
             constantly
             reported
             )
             a
             Popish
             illusion
             done
             at
             that
             place
             ;
             and
             for
             that
             also
             it
             is
             as
             profitable
             to
             the
             keeping
             vnder
             of
             fained
             and
             superstitious
             religion
             ,
             to
             renew
             to
             minde
             the
             Priestly
             practises
             of
             old
             time
             (
             which
             are
             declining
             to
             obliuion
             )
             as
             it
             is
             pleasant
             to
             retaine
             in
             memory
             the
             monuments
             and
             Antiquities
             of
             whatsoeuer
             of
             other
             kinde
             :
             I
             thinke
             it
             not
             amisse
             ,
             to
             commit
             faithfully
             to
             writing
             ,
             what
             I
             haue
             receiued
             credibly
             by
             hearing
             ,
             concerning
             the
             Idols
             ,
             sometime
             knowne
             by
             the
             names
             of
             our
             Lady
             ,
             and
             the
             Roode
             of
             Chetham
             and
             Gillingham
             .
             It
             happened
             (
             say
             they
             )
             that
             the
             dead
             corps
             of
             a
             man
             (
             lost
             through
             shipwracke
             belike
             )
             was
             cast
             on
             land
             in
             the
             Parish
             of
             Chetham
             ,
             &
             being
             there
             taken
             vp
             ,
             was
             by
             some
             charitable
             persons
             committed
             to
             honest
             buriall
             within
             their
             Church-yard
             :
             which
             thing
             was
             no
             sooner
             done
             ,
             but
             our
             Lady
             of
             Chetham
             finding
             her selfe
             offended
             therewith
             ,
             arose
             by
             night
             ,
             and
             went
             in
             person
             to
             the
             house
             of
             the
             Parish-Clerk
             (
             which
             then
             was
             in
             the
             street
             ,
             a
             good
             distance
             from
             the
             Church
             )
             and
             making
             a
             noise
             at
             his
             window
             ,
             awaked
             him
             .
             This
             man
             at
             the
             first
             (
             as
             commonly
             it
             fareth
             with
             men
             disturbed
             in
             their
             rest
             )
             demanded
             ,
             somewhat
             roughly
             ,
             who
             was
             there
             :
             But
             when
             he
             vnderstood
             by
             her
             owne
             answer
             ,
             that
             it
             was
             the
             Lady
             of
             Chetham
             ,
             he
             changed
             his
             note
             ,
             and
             most
             mildly
             asked
             the
             cause
             of
             her
             comming
             .
             She
             told
             him
             ,
             that
             there
             was
             lately
             buried
             neare
             to
             the
             place
             where
             she
             was
             honoured
             ,
             a
             sinfull
             person
             ,
             which
             so
             offended
             her
             eye
             with
             his
             gastly
             grinning
             ,
             that
             ,
             vnlesse
             he
             were
             remoued
             ,
             she
             could
             not
             ,
             but
             (
             to
             the
             great
             griefe
             of
             good
             people
             )
             withdraw
             her selfe
             from
             that
             place
             ,
             and
             cease
             her
             wonted
             miraculous
             working
             in
             that
             place
             amongst
             them
             .
             And
             therefore
             she
             willed
             him
             to
             go
             with
             her
             ,
             to
             the
             end
             that
             (
             by
             his
             helpe
             )
             she
             might
             take
             him
             vp
             and
             cast
             him
             againe
             into
             the
             Riuer
             .
             The
             Clerke
             obeyed
             ,
             arose
             and
             waited
             on
             her
             toward
             the
             Church
             :
             but
             the
             good
             Lady
             (
             not
             wonted
             to
             walke
             )
             waxed
             weary
             of
             the
             labour
             ,
             and
             therefore
             was
             enforced
             ,
             for
             very
             want
             of
             breath
             ,
             to
             sit
             downe
             in
             a
             bush
             by
             the
             way
             ,
             and
             there
             to
             rest
             her
             .
             And
             this
             place
             (
             forsooth
             )
             as
             also
             the
             whole
             track
             of
             their
             iourney
             (
             remaining
             euer
             after
             a
             greene
             path
             )
             the
             Towne-dwellers
             were
             wont
             to
             shew
             .
             Now
             after
             a
             while
             ,
             they
             go
             forward
             againe
             ,
             and
             comming
             to
             the
             Churchyard
             ,
             digged
             vp
             the
             body
             ,
             and
             conueyed
             it
             to
             the
             waters
             side
             ,
             where
             it
             was
             first
             found
             .
          
           
             This
             done
             ,
             our
             Lady
             shranke
             againe
             into
             her
             Shrine
             ,
             and
             the
             Clerke
             packed
             home
             to
             patch
             vp
             his
             broken
             sleepe
             ,
             but
             the
             corps
             now
             eftsoones
             floated
             vp
             and
             downe
             the
             Riuer
             ,
             as
             it
             did
             before
             .
             Which
             thing
             being
             at
             length
             espied
             by
             them
             of
             Gillingham
             ,
             it
             was
             once
             more
             taken
             vp
             and
             buried
             in
             their
             Church-yard
             .
             But
             see
             what
             followed
             vpon
             it
             ,
             not
             onely
             the
             Roode
             of
             Gillingham
             (
             say
             they
             )
             that
             a
             while
             before
             was
             busie
             in
             bestowing
             miracles
             ,
             was
             now
             depriued
             of
             all
             that
             his
             former
             vertue
             :
             but
             also
             the
             very
             earth
             and
             place
             ,
             where
             this
             carcase
             was
             laid
             ,
             did
             continually
             for
             euer
             after
             settle
             and
             sinke
             downeward
             .
          
           
           
             This
             tale
             receiued
             by
             tradition
             (
             saith
             my
             foresaid
             Author
             )
             from
             the
             Elders
             ,
             was
             long
             since
             both
             commonly
             reported
             ,
             and
             faithfully
             credited
             of
             the
             vulgar
             sort
             ,
             which
             although
             haply
             you
             shall
             not
             at
             this
             day
             learne
             at
             euery
             mans
             mouth
             (
             the
             Image
             being
             now
             many
             yeares
             sithence
             defaced
             )
             yet
             many
             of
             the
             aged
             number
             remember
             it
             well
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             time
             of
             darknes
             ,
             
               
                 Haec
                 erat
                 in
                 toto
                 notissima
                 fabula
                 mundo
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           
             Otford
             .
          
           
             
             The
             fields
             about
             this
             Village
             are
             filled
             with
             the
             dead
             bodies
             of
             many
             braue
             Souldiers
             ,
             here
             slaine
             in
             two
             famous
             set
             battels
             :
             whereof
             the
             one
             happened
             amongst
             the
             Saxons
             themselues
             ,
             contending
             for
             glory
             and
             supreme
             Soueraigntie
             .
             The
             other
             betweene
             the
             Danes
             and
             Saxons
             ,
             striuing
             for
             lands
             ,
             liues
             ,
             and
             libertie
             .
             In
             the
             first
             Offa
             the
             king
             of
             Mercia
             (
             hauing
             already
             ioyned
             to
             his
             Dominion
             the
             most
             part
             of
             Westsex
             ,
             and
             Northumberland
             ,
             and
             seeking
             to
             haue
             added
             Kent
             also
             )
             preuailed
             against
             the
             Inhabitants
             of
             this
             countrey
             ,
             not
             without
             great
             slaughter
             of
             his
             owne
             subiects
             .
             Alrick
             the
             king
             of
             Kent
             was
             here
             slaine
             by
             the
             hands
             of
             Offa
             himselfe
             .
             Whose
             ouerthrow
             was
             the
             lesse
             dishonourable
             ,
             for
             that
             hee
             had
             the
             courage
             to
             withstand
             in
             single
             opposition
             ,
             
             so
             puissant
             and
             impugnable
             an
             enemy
             .
             This
             Alrick
             was
             the
             last
             Kentish
             king
             that
             held
             the
             Scepter
             in
             a
             lineall
             succession
             ;
             the
             rest
             that
             followed
             ,
             both
             got
             and
             enioyed
             it
             by
             tyranny
             and
             vsurpation
             .
             Hee
             is
             said
             to
             haue
             raigned
             34.
             yeares
             ;
             and
             to
             haue
             beene
             thus
             vanquished
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             Grace
             ,
             793.
             
             The
             place
             of
             his
             buriall
             ,
             whether
             here
             with
             his
             discom●ited
             souldiers
             ,
             or
             at
             Canterbury
             with
             his
             royall
             Ancestours
             ,
             is
             to
             me
             vncertaine
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             second
             battell
             ,
             Edmund
             the
             Monarch
             of
             the
             Englishmen
             (
             surnamed
             for
             his
             great
             strength
             Ironside
             )
             obtained
             against
             Canutus
             the
             Dane
             ,
             a
             most
             honourable
             victory
             ,
             committing
             vpon
             the
             Danes
             such
             slaughter
             ,
             and
             bloudy
             hauocke
             ,
             that
             if
             they
             had
             not
             better
             trusted
             to
             their
             heeles
             then
             to
             their
             hands
             (
             flying
             toward
             the
             Isle
             of
             Shepey
             )
             hee
             had
             that
             day
             made
             an
             end
             of
             the
             whole
             Danish
             armie
             :
             and
             by
             all
             likelihood
             the
             warres
             had
             ceased
             betwixt
             those
             two
             Nations
             for
             euer
             .
             In
             this
             battell
             Canute
             lost
             foure
             thousand
             and
             fiue
             hundred
             men
             ;
             and
             king
             Edmund
             onely
             six
             hundred
             .
             It
             was
             fought
             in
             the
             yeare
             ,
             1016.
             
          
           
             
             One
             Bartilmew
             (
             saith
             Lambard
             )
             a
             Saint
             ,
             was
             holden
             in
             great
             veneration
             at
             this
             Towne
             of
             Otford
             .
             His
             feast
             day
             was
             kept
             solemnly
             here
             ,
             both
             with
             a
             faire
             and
             good
             fare
             ,
             euer
             vpon
             Saint
             Bartholomewes
             day
             :
             he
             was
             much
             frequented
             (
             by
             the
             Parishioners
             and
             neighbours
             about
             )
             for
             a
             most
             rare
             and
             singular
             propertie
             that
             he
             professed
             .
             For
             the
             manner
             was
             ,
             that
             if
             any
             woman
             (
             conceiued
             with
             childe
             )
             desired
             to
             bring
             forth
             a
             male
             ,
             she
             should
             offer
             to
             Saint
             Bartilmew
             a
             cocke-chicken
             :
             and
             if
             her
             wish
             were
             to
             be
             deliuered
             of
             a
             female
             ,
             she
             should
             then
             present
             him
             with
             a
             Hen.
             This
             Saint
             questionlesse
             was
             a
             good
             Purueyor
             of
             Poultrie
             for
             the
             Parson
             of
             the
             Towne
             .
          
           
             Saint
             
               Thomas
               Becket
            
             likewise
             was
             holden
             in
             great
             esteeme
             and
             worship
             at
             this
             Towne
             ;
             for
             it
             was
             said
             of
             the
             Inhabitants
             long
             since
             ,
             and
             may
             
             be
             as
             yet
             (
             perhaps
             )
             by
             some
             of
             them
             beleeued
             ,
             that
             while
             
               Thomas
               Becket
            
             lay
             at
             the
             old
             House
             here
             at
             Otford
             (
             which
             of
             long
             time
             belonged
             to
             the
             Archbishops
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             
             and
             whereof
             some
             part
             is
             as
             yet
             remaining
             )
             and
             say
             that
             it
             wanted
             a
             fit
             spring
             to
             water
             it
             :
             that
             hee
             strake
             his
             staffe
             into
             the
             dry
             ground
             (
             in
             a
             place
             thereof
             at
             this
             day
             called
             Saint
             Thomas
             Well
             )
             and
             that
             immediately
             water
             appeared
             ;
             the
             which
             running
             plentifully
             serueth
             the
             Offices
             of
             the
             new
             House
             at
             this
             present
             time
             .
          
           
             They
             say
             also
             that
             as
             he
             walked
             on
             a
             time
             in
             the
             old
             Parke
             (
             busie
             at
             his
             prayers
             )
             that
             he
             was
             much
             hindered
             in
             his
             deuotion
             ,
             by
             the
             sweet
             note
             and
             melodie
             of
             a
             Nightingale
             ,
             that
             sang
             in
             a
             Bush
             besides
             him
             ,
             and
             that
             therefore
             (
             in
             the
             might
             of
             his
             holinesse
             )
             he
             inioyned
             that
             from
             thenceforth
             no
             bird
             of
             that
             kinde
             should
             be
             so
             bold
             as
             to
             sing
             thereabouts
             .
             Some
             men
             report
             likewise
             ,
             that
             for
             as
             much
             as
             a
             Smith
             (
             then
             dwelling
             in
             the
             Towne
             )
             had
             prickt
             his
             horse
             in
             the
             shooting
             ;
             he
             enacted
             by
             like
             authoritie
             ,
             that
             after
             that
             time
             no
             Smith
             should
             thriue
             within
             the
             Parish
             .
             But
             I
             exspatiate
             too
             farre
             ,
             and
             desire
             a
             fauourable
             construction
             .
          
           
             Not
             farre
             from
             Otford
             ,
             
             in
             the
             same
             valley
             ,
             called
             
               Holmes
               Dale
            
             (
             that
             is
             to
             say
             ,
             the
             Dale
             betweene
             the
             wooddie
             hills
             )
             many
             expert
             worthy
             Commanders
             ,
             and
             valiant
             common
             souldiers
             lie
             interred
             :
             For
             here
             the
             people
             of
             Kent
             being
             encouraged
             by
             the
             prosperous
             successe
             of
             Edward
             their
             king
             (
             the
             sonne
             of
             Aelfred
             ,
             and
             commonly
             surnamed
             the
             Elder
             )
             assemb●ed
             themselues
             ,
             and
             gaue
             to
             the
             Danes
             ,
             that
             had
             many
             yeares
             before
             afflicted
             them
             ,
             a
             most
             sharpe
             and
             fierce
             encounter
             ,
             in
             the
             which
             after
             long
             fight
             they
             preuailed
             ,
             and
             the
             Danes
             were
             ouerthrowne
             and
             vanquished
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             Grace
             ,
             904.
             
          
           
             This
             victory
             (
             saith
             Lambard
             )
             and
             the
             like
             euent
             in
             another
             battell
             giuen
             to
             the
             Danes
             at
             Otford
             ,
             which
             also
             stands
             in
             the
             same
             valley
             ,
             begat
             ,
             as
             I
             gesse
             ,
             the
             common
             by-word
             ,
             vsed
             amongst
             the
             inhabitants
             of
             this
             vale
             euen
             till
             this
             present
             day
             ,
             in
             which
             they
             vaunt
             after
             this
             manner
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Vale
               of
               Holmesdale
               ,
            
             
               Neuer
               wonne
               ,
               ne
               neuer
               shall
               .
            
          
           
             These
             and
             many
             other
             victories
             atchieued
             by
             the
             valour
             of
             these
             Kentish
             Inhabitants
             ,
             giues
             me
             occasion
             to
             speake
             somewhat
             in
             generall
             of
             this
             flourishing
             countrey
             ;
             and
             first
             I
             will
             begin
             with
             a
             late
             writer
             .
          
           
             
               To
               Canterbury
               then
               as
               kindly
               he
               resorts
               ,
            
             
               His
               famous
               countrey
               thus
               he
               gloriously
               reports
               .
            
             
               O
               noble
               Kent
               ,
               
               quoth
               he
               ,
               this
               praise
               doth
               thee
               belong
               ,
            
             
               The
               hard'st
               to
               be
               controld
               ,
               impatientest
               of
               wrong
               .
            
             
               Who
               ,
               when
               the
               Norman
               first
               with
               pride
               and
               horrour
               sway'd
               ,
            
             
               Threw'st
               off
               the
               seruile
               yoke
               vpon
               the
               English
               lay'd
               ;
            
             
               And
               with
               a
               high
               resolue
               ,
               most
               brauely
               didst
               restore
               ,
            
             
               That
               libertie
               so
               long
               enioy'd
               by
               thee
               before
               .
            
             
               Not
               suffering
               forraine
               Lawes
               should
               thy
               free
               customes
               binde
               ,
            
             
               Then
               onely
               showd'st
               thy selfe
               of
               th'
               ancient
               Saxon
               kinde
               .
            
             
             
               Of
               all
               the
               English
               Shires
               be
               thou
               surnamd
               the
               free
               ,
            
             
               And
               formost
               euer
               plac't
               ,
               when
               they
               shall
               reckoned
               bee
               .
            
             
               And
               let
               this
               Towne
               ,
               which
               chiefe
               of
               thy
               rich
               countrey
               is
               ,
            
             
               Of
               all
               the
               British
               Sees
               be
               still
               Metropolis
               .
            
          
           
             Of
             their
             throwing
             off
             the
             Norman
             yoke
             ,
             his
             learned
             Illustrator
             Selden
             thus
             speakes
             .
          
           
             To
             explaine
             it
             ,
             saith
             he
             ,
             I
             thus
             English
             you
             a
             fragment
             of
             an
             old
             Monke
             :
             When
             the
             Norman
             Conquerour
             had
             the
             day
             ,
             hee
             came
             to
             Douer
             Castle
             ,
             that
             he
             might
             with
             the
             same
             subdue
             Kent
             also
             ;
             wherefore
             Stigand
             ,
             Archbishop
             ,
             and
             Egelsin
             Abbot
             ,
             as
             the
             chiefe
             of
             the
             Shire
             ;
             obseruing
             that
             now
             whereas
             heretofore
             no
             Villeins
             (
             the
             Latine
             is
             ,
             
               Nullus
               fuerat
               seruus
            
             ,
             and
             applying
             it
             to
             our
             Law
             phrase
             I
             translate
             it
             )
             had
             beene
             in
             England
             ,
             they
             should
             bee
             now
             all
             in
             bondage
             to
             the
             Normans
             ,
             they
             assembled
             all
             the
             County
             ,
             and
             shewed
             the
             eminent
             dangers
             ,
             the
             insolence
             of
             the
             Normans
             ,
             and
             the
             hard
             condition
             of
             Villenage
             :
             they
             resoluing
             all
             rather
             to
             die
             then
             lose
             their
             freedome
             ,
             purpose
             to
             encounter
             with
             the
             Duke
             for
             their
             countries
             liberties
             .
             Their
             Captaines
             are
             the
             Archbishop
             and
             the
             Abbot
             .
             Vpon
             an
             appointed
             day
             they
             meete
             all
             at
             Swanescombe
             ,
             and
             harbouring
             themselues
             in
             the
             woods
             ,
             with
             Boughs
             in
             euery
             mans
             hand
             ,
             they
             incompasse
             his
             way
             .
             The
             next
             day
             ,
             the
             Duke
             comming
             by
             Swanescombe
             ,
             seemed
             to
             see
             with
             amazement
             ,
             as
             it
             were
             a
             wood
             approaching
             towards
             him
             ;
             the
             Kentish
             men
             at
             the
             sound
             of
             a
             Trumpet
             take
             themselues
             to
             Armes
             ,
             when
             presently
             the
             Archbishop
             and
             Abbot
             were
             sent
             to
             the
             Duke
             ,
             and
             saluted
             him
             with
             these
             words
             :
             Behold
             ,
             Sir
             Duke
             ,
             the
             Kentish
             come
             to
             meete
             you
             ,
             willing
             to
             receiue
             you
             as
             their
             Liege
             Lord
             ,
             vpon
             that
             condition
             ,
             that
             they
             may
             for
             e●er
             enioy
             their
             ancient
             Liberties
             and
             Lawes
             vsed
             among
             their
             Ancestors
             ;
             otherwise
             ,
             presently
             offering
             warre
             ;
             being
             ready
             rather
             to
             die
             ,
             then
             vndergo
             a
             voke
             of
             bondage
             ,
             and
             loose
             their
             ancient
             Lawes
             ▪
             The
             Norman
             in
             this
             narrow
             pinch
             ,
             not
             so
             willingly
             ,
             as
             wisely
             ,
             granted
             the
             desire
             :
             and
             hostages
             giuen
             on
             both
             sides
             ,
             the
             Kentishmen
             direct
             the
             Normans
             to
             Rochester
             ,
             and
             deliuer
             them
             the
             County
             and
             the
             Castle
             of
             Douer
             .
          
           
             
             Againe
             for
             this
             honour
             of
             the
             Kentish
             in
             hauing
             the
             foremost
             place
             in
             euery
             battell
             ,
             he
             deliuers
             thus
             much
             out
             of
             an
             old
             Author
             ,
             who
             writ
             in
             Latine
             about
             the
             time
             of
             Henry
             the
             second
             .
             Which
             by
             him
             is
             likewise
             thus
             taught
             to
             speake
             English
          
           
             What
             performance
             king
             Cnut
             did
             among
             the
             Danes
             ,
             and
             Norwegians
             by
             English
             valour
             ,
             is
             apparant
             in
             that
             vntill
             this
             day
             ,
             the
             Kentish
             men
             for
             their
             singular
             vertue
             then
             showne
             ,
             haue
             prerogatiue
             alwayes
             to
             bee
             in
             the
             Vantgard
             :
             as
             Wiltshire
             ,
             Deuonshire
             ,
             and
             Cornwall
             in
             the
             Rere
             .
          
           
             
             And
             further
             for
             the
             prowesse
             of
             the
             Kentish
             men
             ,
             will
             it
             please
             you
             reade
             a
             peece
             out
             of
             Camden
             ,
             the
             like
             in
             effect
             as
             before
             .
          
           
             The
             same
             commendation
             of
             ciuilitie
             and
             curtesie
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             which
             Caesar
             in
             old
             time
             gaue
             the
             Inhabitants
             of
             Kent
             ,
             is
             yet
             of
             right
             due
             vnto
             them
             :
             that
             I
             may
             not
             speake
             of
             their
             warlike
             prowesse
             ,
             whereas
             a
             certaine
             Monke
             hath
             written
             ;
             How
             the
             Kentishmen
             so
             farre
             excelled
             ,
             that
             when
             our
             armies
             are
             ready
             to
             ioyne
             battell
             ,
             they
             of
             all
             Englishmen
             ,
             are
             worthily
             placed
             in
             the
             front
             ,
             as
             being
             reputed
             the
             most
             valiant
             and
             resolute
             souldiers
             .
             Which
             
             Iohn
             of
             Salisbury
             verifieth
             also
             in
             his
             Polycraticon
             .
             For
             good
             desert
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             of
             that
             notable
             valour
             ,
             which
             Kent
             shewed
             so
             puissantly
             ,
             and
             patiently
             against
             the
             Danes
             ,
             it
             retaineth
             still
             vnto
             these
             dayes
             ,
             in
             all
             battels
             ,
             the
             honour
             of
             the
             first
             and
             fore-ward
             ,
             yea
             and
             of
             the
             first
             conflict
             with
             the
             enemy
             .
             In
             praise
             of
             whom
             William
             of
             Malmesbury
             hath
             likewise
             written
             thus
             .
             The
             countrey
             people
             and
             Towne-dwellers
             of
             Kent
             ,
             aboue
             all
             Englishmen
             retaine
             still
             the
             resent
             of
             their
             ancient
             worthinesse
             .
             And
             as
             they
             are
             more
             forward
             ,
             and
             readier
             to
             giue
             honour
             and
             entertainment
             to
             others
             ,
             so
             they
             are
             more
             slow
             to
             take
             reuenge
             vpon
             others
             .
          
           
             Lambard
             in
             his
             perambulation
             speaking
             of
             the
             Estate
             of
             Kent
             ,
             saith
             ,
             The
             people
             of
             this
             countrey
             consisteth
             chiefly
             (
             as
             in
             other
             countries
             also
             )
             of
             the
             Gentrie
             and
             the
             Yeomanrie
             ,
             of
             which
             the
             first
             be
             ,
             for
             the
             most
             part
             ,
             Gouernors
             ,
             and
             the
             other
             altogether
             gouerned
             :
             whose
             possessions
             also
             were
             at
             the
             first
             distinguished
             ,
             by
             the
             names
             of
             Knights
             fee
             ,
             and
             Gauelkinde
             :
             that
             former
             being
             proper
             to
             the
             warriour
             ,
             and
             this
             latter
             to
             the
             husbandman
             .
             But
             these
             tenures
             long
             since
             haue
             beene
             so
             indifferently
             mixed
             and
             confounded
             in
             the
             hands
             of
             each
             sort
             ,
             that
             there
             is
             not
             now
             any
             note
             of
             difference
             to
             be
             gathered
             by
             them
             .
          
           
             The
             reuenues
             of
             the
             Gentrie
             are
             greater
             here
             then
             any
             where
             else
             ,
             
             which
             thing
             groweth
             not
             so
             much
             by
             the
             quantitie
             of
             their
             possession
             ,
             or
             by
             the
             fertilitie
             of
             their
             soile
             ,
             as
             by
             the
             benefit
             of
             the
             situation
             of
             the
             countrey
             it selfe
             .
             Which
             hath
             all
             that
             good
             neighbourhood
             ,
             that
             
               Marc.
               Cato
            
             ,
             and
             other
             old
             Authors
             in
             husbandrie
             ,
             require
             in
             a
             well
             placed
             Graunge
             ,
             that
             is
             to
             say
             ,
             the
             Sea
             ,
             the
             Riuer
             ,
             a
             populous
             Citie
             ,
             and
             a
             well
             traded
             high-way
             ,
             by
             the
             commodities
             whereof
             ,
             the
             superfluous
             fruites
             of
             the
             ground
             be
             dearely
             sold
             ,
             and
             consequently
             the
             land
             may
             yeeld
             a
             greater
             rent
             .
          
           
             These
             Gentlemen
             bee
             all
             (
             for
             the
             most
             part
             )
             acquainted
             with
             good
             letters
             ,
             and
             especially
             trained
             in
             the
             knowledge
             of
             the
             Lawes
             :
             They
             vse
             to
             manure
             some
             large
             portion
             of
             their
             territories
             ,
             as
             well
             for
             the
             maintenance
             of
             their
             families
             ,
             as
             also
             for
             their
             better
             increase
             in
             wealth
             .
             So
             that
             they
             be
             well
             employed
             ,
             both
             in
             the
             publique
             seruice
             ,
             and
             in
             their
             owne
             particular
             ,
             and
             do
             vse
             hawking
             ,
             hunting
             ,
             and
             other
             disports
             ,
             rather
             for
             their
             recreation
             ,
             then
             for
             an
             occupation
             or
             pastime
             .
          
           
             The
             Yeomanrie
             or
             common
             people
             (
             for
             so
             they
             be
             called
             of
             the
             Saxon
             word
             gemen
             ,
             
             which
             signifieth
             common
             )
             is
             no
             where
             more
             free
             and
             iolly
             then
             in
             this
             Shire
             :
             for
             besides
             that
             they
             themselues
             say
             in
             a
             clayme
             (
             made
             by
             them
             in
             the
             time
             of
             king
             Edward
             the
             first
             )
             that
             the
             Communaltie
             of
             Kent
             was
             neuer
             vanquished
             by
             the
             Conquerour
             ,
             but
             yeelded
             it selfe
             by
             composition
             :
             And
             besides
             
               Geruasius
               Dorobernens
            
             .
             (
             or
             Geruis
             a
             Monke
             in
             Canterbury
             ,
             who
             flourished
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             king
             Henry
             the
             first
             )
             affirmeth
             that
             the
             fore-ward
             in
             all
             battels
             belongeth
             to
             them
             (
             by
             a
             certaine
             preheminence
             )
             in
             right
             of
             their
             manhood
             .
             And
             it
             is
             agreed
             by
             all
             men
             ,
             that
             there
             were
             neuer
             any
             bondmen
             (
             or
             villaines
             as
             the
             law
             calleth
             them
             )
             in
             Kent
             .
             Neither
             bee
             they
             here
             so
             much
             bounden
             to
             the
             Gentrie
             by
             Copyhold
             ,
             or
             customarie
             tenures
             ,
             as
             the
             Inhabitants
             of
             the
             westerne
             Countries
             of
             the
             Realme
             be
             ,
             nor
             at
             all
             indangered
             by
             the
             feeble
             hold
             of
             Tenant
             Right
             ,
             (
             which
             is
             but
             a
             descent
             of
             a
             tenancie
             at
             will
             )
             as
             the
             Common
             people
             in
             the
             Northerne
             parts
             be
             :
             for
             Copyhold
             tenure
             is
             rare
             in
             Kent
             ,
             and
             Tenant
             
             Right
             not
             heard
             of
             at
             all
             .
             But
             in
             place
             of
             these
             ,
             the
             custome
             of
             Gauelkinde
             ,
             (
             that
             is
             ,
             Giue
             all
             Kinne
             )
             preuailing
             euery
             where
             ,
             in
             manner
             euery
             man
             is
             a
             Free-holder
             ,
             and
             hath
             some
             part
             of
             his
             owne
             to
             liue
             vpon
             .
             And
             in
             this
             their
             estate
             ,
             they
             please
             themselues
             ,
             and
             ioy
             exceedingly
             ;
             in
             so
             much
             ,
             as
             a
             man
             may
             finde
             sundrie
             Yeomen
             (
             although
             otherwise
             for
             wealth
             comparable
             with
             many
             of
             the
             gentile
             sort
             )
             that
             will
             not
             yet
             for
             all
             that
             change
             their
             condition
             ,
             nor
             desire
             to
             be
             apparrelled
             with
             the
             titles
             of
             Gentrie
             .
          
           
             Neither
             is
             this
             any
             cause
             of
             disdaine
             ,
             or
             of
             alienation
             of
             the
             good
             minds
             of
             the
             one
             sort
             from
             the
             other
             .
             For
             no
             where
             else
             in
             all
             this
             Realme
             ,
             is
             the
             common
             people
             more
             willingly
             gouerned
             .
             To
             be
             short
             ,
             they
             be
             most
             commonly
             ciuill
             ,
             iust
             ,
             and
             bountifull
             :
             so
             that
             the
             estate
             of
             the
             old
             Franklyns
             and
             Yeomen
             of
             England
             ,
             either
             yet
             liueth
             in
             Kent
             ,
             or
             else
             it
             is
             quite
             dead
             and
             departed
             out
             of
             the
             Realme
             for
             altogether
             .
             Thus
             farre
             in
             effect
             out
             of
             Lambard
             .
             Briefly
             ,
             saith
             Selden
             ,
             it
             had
             the
             first
             English
             King
             ;
             in
             it
             was
             the
             first
             Christianity
             among
             the
             English
             ,
             and
             Canterbury
             then
             honoured
             with
             the
             
               Metropolitique
               See
            
             :
             all
             which
             giue
             note
             of
             Honourable
             Prerogatiue
             .
             But
             I
             will
             conclude
             this
             commendation
             of
             Kent
             with
             these
             verses
             following
             ,
             taken
             out
             of
             the
             foresaid
             Author
             of
             Polyolbion
             ,
             in
             the
             same
             Song
             .
          
           
             
               When
               as
               the
               pliant
               Muse
               ,
               straight
               turning
               her
               about
               ,
            
             
               And
               comming
               to
               the
               Land
               as
               Medway
               goeth
               out
               ,
            
             
               Saluting
               the
               deare
               soyle
               ,
               O
               famous
               Kent
               ,
               quoth
               she
               ,
            
             
               What
               countrey
               hath
               this
               Isle
               that
               can
               compare
               with
               thee
               ,
            
             
               Which
               hast
               within
               thy selfe
               as
               much
               as
               thou
               canst
               wish
               ?
            
             
               Thy
               conies
               ,
               Venson
               ,
               Fruit
               ,
               thy
               sorts
               of
               Fowle
               and
               Fish
               :
            
             
               And
               what
               with
               strength
               comports
               ,
               thy
               hay
               ,
               thy
               corne
               ,
               thy
               wood
               :
            
             
               Nor
               any
               thing
               doth
               want
               ,
               that
               any
               where
               is
               good
               .
            
          
           
             Now
             here
             ,
             before
             I
             take
             my
             leaue
             of
             this
             little
             See
             of
             Rochester
             ,
             it
             shall
             not
             seeme
             impertinent
             (
             I
             hope
             )
             to
             shew
             ,
             
             with
             what
             great
             courage
             and
             happinesse
             this
             Church
             hath
             euer
             vpholden
             her
             rights
             and
             priuiledges
             ,
             not
             onely
             against
             the
             Monkes
             of
             Canterbury
             (
             which
             laboured
             much
             to
             bring
             it
             vnder
             )
             but
             also
             against
             the
             See
             it selfe
             of
             the
             Archbishops
             .
          
           
             
             For
             example
             ,
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             king
             Henry
             the
             third
             ,
             and
             after
             the
             death
             of
             Benedict
             (
             the
             Bishop
             of
             Rochester
             )
             the
             Monkes
             made
             choise
             of
             one
             
               Henry
               Sanford
            
             (
             that
             great
             wise
             Clerke
             ,
             which
             preached
             at
             Sittingbourne
             ,
             that
             such
             a
             day
             the
             soules
             of
             king
             Richard
             the
             first
             ,
             
             
               Stephen
               Langton
            
             ,
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             and
             another
             Priest
             ,
             were
             deliuered
             out
             of
             Purgatory
             ,
             and
             no
             more
             soules
             that
             day
             ,
             but
             onely
             they
             three
             ,
             as
             God
             had
             reuealed
             it
             vnto
             him
             three
             seuerall
             times
             )
             whereof
             when
             the
             Monkes
             of
             Christ-Church
             had
             intelligence
             ,
             they
             resisted
             the
             election
             ,
             challenging
             that
             the
             Pastorall
             staffe
             or
             Crosyer
             of
             Rochester
             ought
             of
             very
             right
             to
             be
             brought
             to
             their
             house
             ,
             after
             the
             decease
             of
             the
             Bishop
             ,
             and
             that
             the
             election
             ought
             to
             be
             made
             in
             their
             Chapiter
             .
             The
             Monkes
             of
             Rochester
             maintained
             their
             owne
             choise
             ,
             and
             so
             the
             matter
             waxing
             warme
             betweene
             them
             ,
             it
             was
             at
             the
             length
             referred
             to
             the
             determination
             of
             the
             Archbishop
             :
             he
             againe
             posted
             it
             ouer
             to
             certaine
             Delegates
             ,
             who
             hearing
             the
             parties
             ,
             and
             weighing
             the
             
             proofes
             ,
             gaue
             sentence
             with
             the
             Monkes
             of
             Rochester
             ,
             and
             yet
             lost
             (
             as
             they
             thought
             )
             good
             loue
             and
             amity
             among
             them
             .
             But
             (
             as
             the
             Poet
             saith
             )
             
               Male
               sarta
               gratia
               ,
               nequicquam
               coit
               ,
               sed
               rescinditur
            
             :
             Fauour
             that
             is
             euill
             peeced
             ,
             will
             not
             ioyne
             close
             ,
             but
             falleth
             asunder
             .
             And
             therefore
             this
             their
             opinion
             failed
             them
             ,
             and
             their
             cure
             proued
             but
             to
             be
             patched
             :
             for
             soone
             after
             ,
             the
             sore
             brake
             out
             anew
             ,
             and
             the
             Canterbury
             Monkes
             reuiued
             their
             displeasure
             with
             such
             a
             heat
             ,
             that
             Hubert
             of
             Burgh
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Kent
             ,
             and
             chiefe
             Iustice
             of
             England
             ,
             was
             driuen
             to
             come
             into
             the
             Chapter
             house
             and
             coole
             it
             ,
             and
             to
             worke
             a
             second
             reconciliation
             betweene
             them
             .
             Neither
             for
             all
             that
             (
             as
             it
             may
             seeme
             )
             was
             that
             flame
             quite
             extinguished
             .
             For
             not
             long
             after
             ,
             
               viz.
               Ann.
            
             1238.
             the
             Monkes
             of
             Christ-Church
             seeing
             that
             they
             themselues
             could
             not
             preuaile
             ,
             intituled
             their
             Archbishop
             Edmund
             ,
             with
             whom
             also
             the
             Rochester
             Monkes
             waged
             law
             at
             Rome
             before
             the
             holy
             Father
             (
             as
             touching
             the
             election
             of
             
               Richard
               Wendeouer
            
             ,
             whom
             they
             would
             haue
             had
             Bishop
             )
             by
             the
             space
             of
             three
             whole
             yeares
             together
             :
             and
             at
             the
             length
             ,
             either
             through
             the
             equitie
             of
             the
             cause
             ,
             or
             the
             weight
             of
             their
             purse
             (
             saith
             my
             Author
             )
             ouerthrew
             him
             ,
             
             vpon
             Saint
             Cuthberts
             day
             ,
             in
             ioy
             whereof
             ,
             they
             returned
             home
             with
             all
             hast
             ,
             and
             enacted
             in
             their
             Chapter
             house
             ,
             that
             from
             thenceforth
             ,
             for
             euer
             ,
             Saint
             Cuthberts
             feast
             (
             as
             a
             Trophey
             of
             their
             victory
             )
             should
             be
             holden
             double
             ,
             both
             in
             their
             Church
             and
             Kitchin.
             
          
           
             And
             not
             thus
             onely
             ,
             but
             otherwise
             also
             ,
             hath
             the
             See
             at
             Rochester
             well
             holden
             her
             owne
             :
             for
             during
             the
             whole
             succession
             of
             fourescore
             Bishops
             and
             one
             (
             as
             I
             haue
             said
             before
             )
             which
             in
             right
             line
             haue
             followed
             Iustus
             ,
             she
             hath
             continually
             maintained
             her
             chaire
             at
             this
             one
             place
             :
             whereas
             in
             most
             parts
             of
             the
             Realme
             besides
             ,
             the
             Sees
             of
             the
             Bishops
             haue
             suffered
             sundrie
             translations
             ,
             by
             reason
             that
             in
             the
             Conquerours
             time
             ,
             order
             was
             taken
             ,
             that
             such
             Bishops
             ,
             as
             before
             had
             their
             Churches
             in
             countrey
             Townes
             and
             Villages
             ,
             should
             forthwith
             remoue
             ,
             and
             from
             thenceforth
             remaine
             in
             walled
             Townes
             and
             Cities
             :
             which
             ordinance
             could
             not
             by
             any
             meanes
             touch
             Rochester
             ,
             that
             was
             a
             walled
             Citie
             long
             time
             before
             king
             Williams
             gouernment
             .
          
        
         
           Here
           endeth
           the
           Diocesse
           of
           Rochester
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           ANCIENT
           FVNERALL
           MONVMENTS
           WITHIN
           THE
           Diocesse
           of
           LONDON
           .
        
         
           AS
           before
           I
           haue
           said
           somewhat
           of
           the
           Cities
           of
           Canterbury
           and
           Rochester
           ;
           so
           giue
           me
           leaue
           to
           speak
           a
           little
           of
           this
           great
           Citie
           of
           London
           ,
           collected
           out
           of
           as
           well
           ancient
           as
           moderne
           writers
           .
           And
           first
           I
           will
           borrow
           a
           few
           lines
           from
           
             Iohn
             Iohnston
          
           ,
           before
           remembred
           ,
           sometimes
           Professour
           of
           Diuinitie
           in
           the
           Vniuersitie
           of
           S.
           Andrewes
           in
           Scotland
           :
           who
           in
           a
           graue
           note
           and
           serious
           stile
           compiled
           certaine
           Latine
           verses
           in
           praise
           of
           this
           our
           Metropolis
           ,
           
           or
           soueraigne
           Citie
           of
           this
           Island
           .
           Which
           I
           finde
           to
           be
           translated
           by
           
             Philemon
             Holland
          
           ,
           thus
           .
        
         
           
             This
             Citie
             well
             Augusta
             call'd
             ,
             to
             which
             (
             a
             truth
             to
             say
             )
          
           
             Aire
             ,
             Land
             ,
             Sea
             ,
             and
             all
             Elements
             ,
             shew
             fauour
             euery
             way
             ,
          
           
             The
             weather
             no
             where
             milder
             is
             ,
             the
             ground
             most
             rich
             to
             see
             ,
          
           
             Doth
             yeeld
             all
             fruits
             of
             fertile
             soile
             ,
             that
             neuer
             spent
             will
             be
             :
          
           
             And
             Ocean
             ,
             that
             with
             Tams
             streame
             his
             flowing
             tide
             doth
             blend
          
           
             Conueyes
             to
             it
             commodities
             ,
             all
             that
             the
             world
             can
             send
             .
          
           
             The
             noble
             seat
             of
             Kings
             it
             is
             ,
             for
             port
             and
             royalty
             ,
          
           
             Of
             all
             the
             Realme
             the
             fence
             ,
             the
             heart
             ,
             the
             life
             ,
             and
             lightsome
             ●y
             ,
          
           
             The
             people
             ancient
             ,
             valourous
             ,
             expert
             in
             chiualry
             ,
          
           
             Enriched
             with
             all
             sorts
             and
             meanes
             of
             Art
             and
             Mystery
             .
          
           
             Take
             heedfull
             view
             of
             euery
             thing
             ,
             and
             then
             say
             thus
             in
             briefe
             ,
          
           
             This
             either
             is
             a
             world
             it selfe
             ,
             or
             of
             the
             world
             the
             chiefe
             .
          
        
         
           Sir
           
             Robert
             Dallington
          
           knight
           ,
           in
           his
           view
           of
           France
           ;
           comparing
           the
           City
           of
           Paris
           with
           London
           ,
           saith
           ,
           That
           Paris
           is
           the
           greater
           ,
           the
           fairer
           built
           ,
           and
           the
           better
           scituate
           :
           London
           is
           the
           richer
           ,
           the
           more
           populous
           ,
           the
           more
           ancient
           ,
           which
           is
           an
           honour
           as
           well
           to
           great
           Cities
           ,
           as
           to
           great
           families
           .
           And
           more
           ancient
           it
           is
           then
           any
           true
           Record
           beareth
           witnesse
           ,
           saith
           Speed.
           Fabuled
           from
           
             Brute
             Troynouant
          
           ,
           from
           
             Lud
             Ludstone
          
           ;
           but
           by
           more
           credible
           writers
           ;
           
             Tacitus
             ,
             Ptolemy
          
           ,
           and
           
             Antonine
             ,
             Londinium
          
           ;
           by
           
             Amianus
             Marcellinus
          
           for
           her
           successiue
           prosperitie
           ,
           Augusta
           ,
           the
           greatest
           title
           that
           can
           be
           giuen
           to
           any
           .
        
         
           It
           was
           the
           first
           built
           Citie
           questionlesse
           of
           all
           in
           the
           kingdome
           .
           Of
           which
           my
           old
           Rimer
           Robert
           of
           Glocester
           .
        
         
           
           
             Ye
             furste
             lordes
             and
             maistres
             that
             in
             yis
             londe
             wer
          
           
             And
             ye
             chyff
             tounes
             furst
             yey
             le●e
             arer
             .
          
           
             London
             and
             *
             Euerwyk
             ,
             Lyncolne
             ,
             and
             Leycestre
             ,
          
           
             Colchestre
             ,
             and
             Canterbery
             ,
             Bristo●
             ,
             and
             Wercestre
             .
          
           
             And
             many
             *
             oyer
             tounes
             mo
             in
             Engelond
             and
             in
             Walis
             .
          
        
         
           This
           Citie
           ,
           
           in
           respect
           of
           all
           other
           Cities
           of
           this
           Island
           ,
           doth
           shew
           as
           the
           Cedars
           among
           other
           trees
           ,
           being
           the
           seat
           of
           the
           British
           kings
           ,
           the
           Chamber
           of
           the
           English
           ,
           the
           modell
           of
           the
           land
           ,
           and
           the
           Mart
           of
           the
           world
           :
           for
           thither
           are
           brought
           the
           silke
           of
           Asia
           ,
           the
           spices
           from
           Africa
           ,
           the
           Balmes
           from
           Grecia
           ,
           and
           the
           riches
           of
           both
           the
           Indies
           East
           and
           West
           .
           No
           citie
           standing
           so
           long
           in
           fame
           ,
           nor
           any
           for
           diuine
           and
           politike
           gouernment
           may
           with
           her
           be
           compared
           .
        
         
           It
           would
           ask
           ,
           
           saith
           Camd.
           a
           long
           time
           to
           discourse
           ,
           particularly
           ,
           of
           the
           good
           Lawes
           and
           orders
           ,
           of
           the
           laudable
           gouernment
           ,
           of
           the
           port
           and
           dignitie
           of
           the
           Maior
           and
           Aldermen
           ,
           of
           their
           forward
           seruice
           and
           loyaltie
           to
           their
           Prince
           ,
           of
           the
           Citizens
           curtesie
           ,
           the
           faire
           building
           and
           costly
           furniture
           ,
           the
           breed
           of
           excellent
           and
           choice
           wits
           ,
           their
           gardens
           in
           the
           suburbs
           full
           of
           daintie
           Arbours
           ,
           and
           banqueting
           roomes
           ,
           stored
           also
           with
           strange
           herbes
           from
           forraine
           countries
           ,
           of
           the
           multitude
           ,
           strength
           ,
           and
           furniture
           of
           their
           ships
           ,
           the
           incredible
           store
           of
           all
           sorts
           of
           merchandise
           ;
           and
           of
           the
           superabundance
           of
           all
           things
           which
           belong
           to
           the
           furniture
           or
           necessitie
           of
           mans
           life
           .
           According
           as
           
             Hadrianus
             Iunius
          
           writes
           in
           his
           Philippeis
           ,
           thus
           turned
           into
           English.
           
        
         
           
             Thicke
             built
             with
             houses
             London
             is
             ,
             with
             riches
             stuffed
             full
             ,
          
           
             Proud
             (
             if
             we
             may
             so
             say
             )
             of
             men
             that
             therein
             liue
             and
             dwell
             ,
          
           
             Where
             in
             most
             plenteous
             wise
             abound
             all
             things
             that
             tongue
             can
             tel
             .
          
        
         
           
             Will.
             Warner
          
           writing
           of
           the
           foundation
           and
           Founder
           of
           this
           renowned
           Citie
           ,
           giues
           it
           the
           like
           attributes
           .
        
         
           
             Now
             ,
             
             if
             the
             Conquerour
             ,
             this
             Isle
             had
             Brutaine
             vnto
             name
             ,
          
           
             And
             with
             his
             Troians
             Brute
             began
             manurage
             of
             the
             same
             .
          
           
             For
             razed
             Troy
             to
             reare
             a
             Troy
             ,
             fit
             place
             he
             searched
             then
             ,
          
           
             And
             viewes
             the
             mounting
             Northerne
             parts
             :
             These
             fit
             (
             quoth
             hee
             )
             for
             men
             ,
          
           
             That
             trust
             as
             much
             to
             flight
             as
             fight
             :
             our
             bulwarkes
             are
             our
             brests
             ,
          
           
             The
             next
             Arriuals
             here
             ,
             perchance
             ,
             will
             gladlier
             build
             their
             nests
             :
          
           
             A
             Troians
             courage
             is
             to
             him
             a
             Fortresse
             of
             defence
             :
          
           
             And
             leauing
             so
             where
             Scots
             be
             now
             ,
             he
             South-ward
             maketh
             thence
             :
          
           
             Whereas
             the
             earth
             more
             plenty
             gaue
             ,
             and
             aire
             more
             temperature
             ,
          
           
             And
             nothing
             wanted
             that
             by
             wealth
             or
             pleasure
             might
             allure
             .
          
           
             And
             more
             ,
             the
             Lady
             Floud
             of
             Flouds
             ,
             the
             Riuer
             Thamis
             ,
             it
          
           
             Did
             seeme
             to
             Brute
             against
             the
             foe
             ,
             and
             with
             himselfe
             to
             fit
             .
          
           
             Vpon
             whose
             fruitfull
             banks
             therefore
             ,
             whose
             bounds
             are
             chiefly
             said
             ,
          
           
             The
             wantlesse
             Counties
             Essex
             ,
             Kent
             ,
             Surrey
             ,
             and
             wealthy
             Glayde
          
           
             Of
             Hartfordshire
             ,
             for
             Cities
             store
             participating
             ayde
             ,
          
           
             Did
             Brute
             build
             vp
             his
             Troy-nouant
             ,
             in
             closing
             it
             with
             wall
             .
          
           
             Which
             Lud
             did
             after
             beautifie
             ,
             and
             Luds-towne
             it
             did
             call
             ,
          
           
           
             That
             now
             is
             London
             euermore
             to
             rightfull
             Princes
             trew
             ,
          
           
             Yea
             Prince
             and
             people
             still
             to
             it
             ,
             as
             to
             their
             store
             house
             drew
             ,
          
           
             For
             plenty
             and
             for
             populous
             ,
             the
             like
             we
             no
             where
             view
             .
          
           
             Howbeit
             many
             neighbour-Townes
             as
             much
             ere
             now
             could
             say
             ;
          
           
             But
             place
             for
             people
             ,
             people
             ,
             place
             ,
             and
             all
             for
             sinne
             decay
             .
          
        
         
           But
           of
           this
           matter
           many
           haue
           spoken
           much
           ,
           and
           it
           is
           needlesse
           for
           me
           to
           say
           any
           more
           ,
           especially
           considering
           that
           I
           shall
           haue
           occasion
           to
           say
           somewhat
           hereafter
           vpon
           the
           said
           subiect
           ,
           when
           I
           come
           to
           the
           buriall
           of
           king
           Brutus
           .
           In
           the
           meane
           time
           I
           will
           conclude
           with
           a
           Rime
           Dogerell
           in
           commendation
           of
           London
           ,
           as
           the
           Authour
           himselfe
           calls
           it
           ,
           who
           was
           
             Robert
             Fabian
          
           (
           Alderman
           and
           Sheriffe
           of
           this
           honourable
           Citie
           ,
           in
           the
           ninth
           yeare
           of
           king
           Henry
           the
           seuenth
           )
           which
           you
           may
           reade
           in
           the
           Prologue
           to
           the
           second
           volume
           of
           his
           Chronicle
           of
           England
           and
           France
           .
        
         
           
             
               Now
               woulde
               I
               fayne
               ,
            
             
               In
               wordes
               playne
               ,
            
             
               Some
               Honour
               sayne
               ,
            
             
               And
               brynge
               to
               mynde
               :
            
             
               Of
               that
               auncyent
               Cytye
               ,
            
             
               That
               so
               goodly
               is
               to
               se
               ,
            
             
               And
               full
               trewe
               euer
               hath
               be
            
             
               And
               also
               full
               kynde
               .
            
             
               To
               Prince
               and
               kynge
            
             
               That
               hath
               borne
               iust
               rulynge
            
             
               Syn
               the
               fyrste
               winnynge
            
             
               Of
               this
               Iland
               by
               Brute
               .
            
             
               So
               that
               in
               great
               honour
            
             
               By
               passynge
               of
               many
               a
               showre
               ,
            
             
               It
               hath
               euer
               borne
               the
               flowre
               ,
            
             
               And
               laudable
               brute
               .
            
             
               Of
               euery
               Cytye
               and
               towne
               ,
            
             
               To
               serche
               the
               world
               rowne
               ,
            
             
               Neuer
               yet
               caste
               downe
               ,
            
             
               As
               other
               many
               haue
               be
               :
            
             
               As
               Rome
               and
               Carthage
               ,
            
             
               Hierusalem
               the
               sage
               ,
            
             
               With
               many
               other
               of
               age
            
             
               In
               storye
               as
               ye
               may
               see
               .
            
             
               Thys
               so
               oldely
               founded
               ,
            
             
               Is
               so
               surely
               grounded
               ,
            
             
               That
               no
               man
               may
               confounde
               yt
               ,
            
             
               It
               is
               so
               sure
               a
               stone
               ,
            
             
               That
               yt
               is
               vpon
               sette
               ,
            
             
               For
               though
               some
               haue
               yt
               thrette
            
             
               With
               Manasses
               grym
               and
               great
            
             
               Yet
               hurte
               had
               yt
               none
               .
            
             
               Cryste
               is
               the
               very
               stone
            
             
               That
               the
               Cytye
               is
               sette
               vpon
               ;
            
             
             
               Whyche
               from
               all
               hys
               foon
               ,
            
             
               Hath
               euer
               preserued
               yt
               .
            
             
               By
               meane
               of
               dyvyne
               seruyce
            
             
               That
               in
               contynuall
               wyse
            
             
               Is
               kept
               in
               deuout
               guyse
            
             
               UUythin
               the
               mure
               of
               yt
               .
            
             
               As
               houses
               of
               Relygyon
            
             
               In
               diuerse
               places
               of
               thys
               towne
               ,
            
             
               Whyche
               in
               great
               deuocyon
               ,
            
             
               Ben
               euer
               occupyed
               :
            
             
               When
               one
               hath
               done
               another
               begyn
               ,
            
             
               So
               that
               of
               prayer
               they
               neuer
               blyn
               ,
            
             
               Such
               order
               is
               these
               houses
               wythin
            
             
               Wyth
               all
               vertue
               allyed
               .
            
             
               The
               Paryshe
               Chyrches
               to
               reken
               ,
            
             
               Of
               whyche
               nomber
               I
               shall
               speken
               ,
            
             
               Wherein
               speke
               many
               preste
               and
               deken
               ,
            
             
               And
               Eryste
               dayly
               they
               serue
               .
            
             
               By
               meane
               of
               whyche
               sacryfyce
            
             
               I
               truste
               that
               he
               in
               all
               wyse
               ,
            
             
               Thys
               Cytye
               for
               her
               servyce
            
             
               Doth
               euer
               more
               preserue
               .
            
             
               This
               Cytye
               I
               meane
               ys
               Troynouaunt
               ,
            
             
               Where
               honour
               and
               worschipp
               doth
               haunt
               ,
            
             
               UUyth
               vertue
               and
               ryches
               accordaunt
               ,
            
             
               No
               Cytye
               to
               yt
               lyke
               .
            
             
               To
               speke
               of
               euery
               commodity
               ,
            
             
               Fleshe
               ,
               and
               fishe
               ,
               and
               all
               dentye
               ,
            
             
               Cloth
               ,
               and
               sylke
               ,
               wyth
               wyne
               plenty
               ,
            
             
               That
               ys
               for
               hole
               and
               syke
               .
            
             
               Brede
               and
               ale
               ,
               wyth
               spyces
               fyne
               ,
            
             
               Wyth
               houses
               fayre
               to
               soupe
               and
               dyne
               .
            
             
               Nothyng
               lackynke
               that
               is
               condygne
            
             
               For
               man
               that
               ys
               on
               molde
               .
            
             
               UUyth
               riuers
               freshe
               ,
               and
               holsome
               ayer
               ,
            
             
               Wyth
               women
               that
               be
               good
               and
               fayre
               ;
            
             
               And
               to
               thys
               Cytye
               done
               repayre
            
             
               Of
               straungers
               many
               folde
               ,
            
             
               The
               vytayle
               that
               herein
               is
               spente
               ,
            
             
               In
               thre
               housholdes
               dayly
               tente
               :
            
             
               Betwene
               Rome
               and
               ryche
               Kent
               ,
            
             
               Are
               none
               may
               theym
               compare
               .
            
             
               As
               of
               the
               Mayre
               and
               Shriues
               twayne
               .
            
             
               What
               myght
               I
               of
               the
               iustyce
               sayne
               ,
            
             
               Kept
               wythyn
               this
               Cytye
               playne
            
             
               It
               were
               long
               to
               declare
               .
            
             
               For
               though
               I
               shuld
               all
               day
               tell
               ,
            
             
               Or
               that
               wyth
               my
               ryme
               dogerell
            
             
             
               Myght
               I
               not
               yet
               halfe
               do
               spell
            
             
               This
               townes
               great
               honour
            
             
               Therfore
               shortly
               as
               I
               began
               ,
            
             
               Pray
               for
               yt
               both
               chyld
               and
               man
               ,
            
             
               That
               yt
               may
               continue
               ,
               and
            
             
               To
               bere
               of
               all
               the
               floure
               .
            
          
           
             
               To
               his
               Reader
               of
               these
               rymes
               .
            
             
               Who
               so
               hym
               lyketh
               these
               versys
               to
               rede
               ,
            
             
               Wyth
               fauour
               I
               pray
               he
               will
               theym
               spell
            
             
               Let
               not
               the
               rudenes
               of
               theym
               hym
               lede
            
             
               For
               to
               despraue
               thys
               ryme
               dogerell
            
             
               Some
               part
               of
               the
               honour
               it
               doth
               you
               tell
            
             
               Of
               thys
               olde
               Cytye
               Troynouant
            
             
               But
               not
               thereof
               the
               halfe
               dell
            
             
               Connyng
               in
               the
               maker
               is
               so
               adaunt
               .
            
             
               But
               though
               he
               hadde
               the
               eloquence
            
             
               Of
               Tully
               ,
               and
               the
               moralytye
            
             
               Of
               Senek
               ,
               and
               the
               influence
            
             
               Of
               the
               swyte
               sugred
               Armony
               ,
            
             
               Or
               that
               fayre
               Ladye
               Caliope
               ,
            
             
               Yet
               hadde
               he
               not
               connyng
               perfyght
               :
            
             
               Thys
               Cytye
               to
               prayse
               in
               eche
               degre
            
             
               As
               yt
               shulde
               duely
               aske
               by
               ryght
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Pauls
             Church
             .
          
           
             
             As
             of
             the
             Cathedrall
             Churches
             in
             Canterbury
             and
             Rochester
             ,
             so
             ,
             I
             finde
             Ethelbert
             ,
             king
             of
             Kent
             ,
             to
             be
             the
             Founder
             of
             this
             ,
             here
             in
             London
             ;
             dedicated
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             the
             euerliuing
             God
             ,
             and
             Saint
             Paul
             ,
             Doctor
             of
             the
             Gentiles
             .
             These
             are
             the
             words
             of
             his
             Charter
             ,
             preserued
             here
             in
             the
             Church
             .
          
           
             
             
               In
               Christi
               nomine
               Aedelbertus
               Rex
               Deo
               inspirante
               ,
               pro
               anime
               sue
               remedio
               ,
               dedit
               Episcopo
               Melito
               terram
               que
               appellatur
               Tillingeham
               ,
               ad
               Monasterij
               sui
               solatium
               ,
               scilicet
               Sancti
               Pauli
               Apostoli
               Doctoris
               Gentium
               .
               Et
               ego
               Aedelbertus
               ita
               firmiter
               concedo
               tibi
               Presuli
               Melito
               potestatem
               eius
               habendi
               &
               possidendi
               ,
               vt
               in
               perpetuum
               in
               Monasterij
               vtilitate
               permaneat
               .
               Si
               quis
               vero
               contradicere
               temptauerit
               hanc
               donationem
               ,
               Anathema
               &
               excomunicatus
               sit
               ab
               omni
               societate
               Christiana
               ,
               vsque
               ad
               satisfactionem
               .
               Qua
               de
               re
               ego
               Episcopus
               Melitus
               vna
               cum
               Rege
               Aedeberto
               Humfredum
               Episcopum
               subscribere
               rogaui
               .
            
          
           
             
               Signum
               manus
               Humfredi
               Episcopi
               .
            
             
               Signum
               manus
               Letharij
               Episcopi
               .
            
             
               Signum
               manus
               Abbane
               .
            
             
               Signum
               manus
               Aethelpaldi
               .
            
             
               Signum
               manus
               Aespine
               &
               aliorum
               multorum
               .
            
          
           
             Besides
             this
             his
             gift
             of
             Tillingham
             in
             Essex
             ;
             
               dedit
               viginti
               quatuor
               Hidas
               terre
               iuxta
               Londoniam
            
             (
             as
             the
             Lieger
             booke
             of
             this
             Church
             speakes
             )
             the
             
             greatest
             part
             of
             which
             was
             afterwards
             diuided
             into
             Prebends
             ,
             as
             More
             ,
             Finnesbury
             ,
             Oldstreet
             ,
             Wenlocksborne
             ,
             Hoxton
             ,
             Newington
             ,
             S.
             Pancrace
             ,
             Kentishtowne
             ,
             Totenhall
             ,
             Ragener
             ,
             Holborne
             ,
             Portpole
             ,
             Iseldon
             ,
             and
             there
             onely
             remained
             to
             the
             Deane
             and
             Chapter
             ,
             Norton
             Folgate
             .
          
           
             King
             Athelstan
             at
             the
             request
             of
             Bishop
             Theodred
             (
             surnamed
             the
             good
             )
             gaue
             
               Monasterio
               Sancti
               Pauli
               in
               Londonia
               Ciuitate
               ,
               &c.
               decem
               Mansas
               ad
               Sandonam
               cum
               Rode
               ,
               &
               octo
               ad
               Eardlage
            
             (
             now
             Yerdley
             )
             
               cum
               Luffenhede
               ,
               et
               decem
               ad
               Bylchampe
               cum
               Picham
               ,
               et
               octo
               ad
               Lidwolditon
               (
               nunc
               Heybridge
               )
               et
               duodecim
               ad
               Runwellam
               ,
               et
               triginta
               ad
               Edelfesnesam
            
             (
             now
             
               Pauls
               soken
            
             in
             Essex
             )
             
               et
               decem
               ad
               Breytane
               ,
               et
               octo
               ad
               Berne
               ;
               et
               decem
               ad
               Neoldune
               cum
               Pislesdune
               .
            
          
           
             King
             Edgar
             at
             the
             request
             of
             Bishop
             Dunstan
             ,
             and
             his
             third
             sonne
             (
             beautifull
             young
             Ethelred
             )
             
               pro
               sexaginta
               Mancis
               auri
               puri
            
             (
             which
             is
             threescore
             Markes
             of
             our
             English
             money
             )
             
               dedit
               ad
               Monasterium
               Sancti
               Pauli
               viginti
               quinque
               Mansiones
               ,
               in
               loco
               qui
               vocatur
               Nasinstocke
            
             :
             Which
             were
             confirmed
             by
             Etheldred
             ,
             and
             diuers
             succeeding
             kings
             .
          
           
             Canutus
             or
             Knute
             the
             Dane
             ,
             king
             of
             England
             ,
             not
             onely
             confirmes
             his
             predecessours
             gifts
             ,
             but
             also
             founds
             and
             endowes
             the
             dignitie
             of
             the
             Deanry
             ,
             with
             the
             Church
             of
             Lamborne
             (
             in
             Barkshire
             )
             
               pro
               victu
               decani
               qui
               pro
               tempore
               fuerit
               ,
            
             The
             first
             Deane
             whereof
             was
             Leuegarus
             (
             as
             appeares
             by
             an
             ancient
             Catalogue
             of
             the
             Deanes
             amongst
             the
             Antiquities
             of
             this
             Church
             )
             whom
             succeeded
             
               Godwynus
               ,
               Syredus
               ,
               Gulielmus
               ,
               Elfwynus
               ,
               Luiredus
               ,
            
             and
             in
             the
             Conquerours
             time
             Wolfmannus
             ,
             after
             him
             
               Radulphus
               de
               Diceto
            
             ,
             that
             great
             and
             iudicious
             Antiquarie
             ;
             
               Qui
               velut
               alter
               Iosephus
               ,
               aut
               Philo
               ,
            
             (
             saith
             
               Bale
               Cent.
            
             2.
             )
             
               suae
               gentis
               vetera
               Monumenta
               ,
               atque
               inclita
               facta
               perpetuare
               studens
               ,
               multa
               retroactis
               seculis
               incognita
               produxit
               in
               lucem
               .
            
          
           
             Edward
             the
             Confessour
             confirmes
             the
             gift
             of
             Wygaley
             (
             now
             West
             Lee
             in
             Essex
             )
             which
             one
             Ediua
             a
             religious
             woman
             gaue
             ,
             
               Fratribus
               Sancti
               Pauli
            
             ,
             and
             also
             giues
             himselfe
             
               Monasterio
               Sancti
               Pauli
               ,
               octo
               Mansas
               ad
               Berling
               ,
               et
               quinque
               ad
               Cynford
               ,
            
             now
             Chyngford
             in
             Essex
             .
          
           
             Kensworth
             and
             Caddington
             ,
             and
             diuers
             other
             lands
             were
             giuen
             to
             this
             Church
             before
             the
             Conquest
             ,
             
             all
             which
             the
             Conquerour
             confirmes
             by
             his
             Charter
             remaining
             amongst
             the
             Records
             in
             the
             Tower
             ,
             adding
             thereunto
             many
             ample
             priuiledges
             and
             immunities
             .
             
               Quia
               volo
            
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             
               vt
               ista
               Ecclesia
               ita
               sit
               libera
               in
               omnibus
               ,
               sicut
               volo
               esse
               animam
               meam
               in
               die
               iudicij
               .
            
             Moreouer
             ,
             besides
             this
             confirmation
             ,
             he
             gaue
             vnto
             this
             Church
             ,
             and
             Mauritius
             the
             Bishop
             ,
             the
             Castle
             of
             Stortford
             or
             Storford
             in
             Hertfordshire
             ,
             with
             all
             the
             appurtenances
             belonging
             thereunto
             ,
             for
             euer
             :
             and
             namely
             ,
             the
             land
             which
             William
             the
             Deacon
             ,
             and
             Raph
             his
             brother
             held
             of
             the
             king
             .
          
           
             
               William
               Rufus
            
             by
             his
             deed
             sealed
             ,
             freeth
             the
             Canons
             of
             Pauls
             from
             all
             works
             to
             the
             walls
             and
             Tower
             of
             London
             ,
             and
             withall
             confirmes
             all
             his
             fathers
             donations
             and
             priuiledges
             .
             This
             deed
             was
             dated
             at
             Hereford
             .
          
           
             Since
             which
             time
             ,
             one
             
               Peter
               Newport
            
             (
             of
             which
             name
             and
             family
             many
             lie
             entombed
             in
             burnt
             Pelham
             ,
             within
             Hertfordshire
             )
             gaue
             vnto
             this
             Church
             two
             hundred
             acres
             of
             wood
             ,
             in
             Hadley
             ,
             and
             Thundersey
             ,
             in
             Essex
             ,
             and
             fourescore
             Acres
             of
             arable
             land
             with
             a
             Brewhouse
             ;
             out
             of
             which
             the
             Deane
             and
             Chapter
             were
             to
             pay
             a
             certaine
             summe
             of
             money
             to
             a
             Priest
             to
             say
             Masse
             for
             his
             soule
             .
          
           
           
             Sir
             
               Philip
               Basset
            
             knight
             ,
             gaue
             Drayton
             to
             the
             Deane
             and
             Chapter
             ,
             to
             the
             entent
             that
             they
             should
             pay
             15.
             l.
             for
             euer
             to
             three
             Chapleynes
             ,
             for
             the
             like
             seruice
             of
             saying
             Masse
             ,
             and
             his
             Executours
             gaue
             Hayrstead
             ,
             out
             of
             which
             there
             was
             yearely
             spent
             fiue
             pounds
             for
             an
             Obit
             .
          
           
             The
             Executors
             of
             Iohn
             of
             Gaunt
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Lancaster
             ,
             gaue
             to
             this
             Church
             the
             Mannors
             of
             Bowes
             ,
             and
             Pecleshouse
             in
             Midlesex
             ,
             for
             the
             maintenance
             of
             certaine
             Priests
             ,
             to
             sing
             Masse
             for
             his
             soule
             .
             And
             of
             these
             Mannors
             the
             Church
             was
             possest
             vntill
             the
             latter
             end
             of
             king
             Henry
             the
             eight
             .
          
           
             The
             Churches
             of
             Willesdon
             ,
             Sunbury
             ,
             Brickesley
             ,
             Rickling
             ,
             and
             Aueley
             ,
             were
             impropriated
             to
             the
             Deane
             ,
             and
             Chapter
             ,
             by
             diuers
             Bishops
             ;
             the
             Impropriations
             whereof
             were
             theirs
             at
             that
             time
             .
          
           
             Besides
             their
             lands
             and
             reuenues
             in
             the
             countrey
             ,
             these
             Churchmen
             had
             diuers
             houses
             in
             the
             Citie
             ,
             which
             were
             granted
             sometime
             
               Deo
               et
               Sancto
               Paulo
            
             ,
             sometime
             
               Deo
               et
               Sancti
               Pauli
               seruientibus
            
             ,
             sometime
             
               Sancto
               Paulo
               et
               Canonicis
            
             .
             Of
             these
             I
             haue
             seene
             many
             deeds
             ,
             among
             which
             one
             is
             most
             remarkable
             ,
             dated
             in
             the
             yeare
             1141.
             the
             sixth
             of
             king
             Stephen
             ,
             and
             fastened
             with
             a
             labell
             to
             the
             end
             of
             a
             sticke
             ,
             of
             what
             wood
             I
             know
             not
             ,
             howsoeuer
             it
             remaines
             to
             this
             day
             free
             from
             worme-holes
             ,
             or
             any
             the
             least
             corruption
             ,
             not
             so
             much
             as
             in
             the
             barke
             .
             Whereby
             one
             
               Robert
               Fitz-Gousbert
            
             ,
             for
             his
             soules
             health
             ,
             giues
             vnto
             this
             Church
             a
             certaine
             parcell
             of
             land
             ,
             or
             an
             house
             ,
             containing
             eight
             foot
             in
             breadth
             ,
             and
             sixe
             in
             length
             .
             Vpon
             which
             wood
             ,
             or
             sticke
             ,
             these
             words
             following
             are
             very
             faire
             written
             ,
             
               Per
               hoc
               lignum
               oblata
               est
               terra
               Roberti
               filij
               Gousberti
               super
               altare
               Sancti
               Pauli
               in
               festo
               omnium
               Sanctorum
               .
               Testibus
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             But
             to
             make
             an
             end
             of
             this
             discourse
             .
             
               Primitiua
               Ecclosie
               Sancti
               Pauli
               London
               fundatio
            
             (
             saith
             the
             Lieger
             booke
             )
             
               consistit
               in
               Episcopo
               ,
               triginta
               maioribus
               Canonicis
               ,
               duodecim
               minoribus
               ,
               et
               triginta
               vicarijs
               :
            
             which
             differs
             from
             her
             present
             state
             ,
             hauing
             at
             this
             time
             for
             her
             gouernours
             ,
             a
             Bishop
             ,
             a
             Deane
             ,
             a
             Precentor
             ,
             a
             Chancellour
             ,
             a
             Treasurer
             ,
             and
             fiue
             Archdeacons
             ,
             viz
             of
             London
             ,
             Middlesex
             ,
             Essex
             ,
             Colchester
             ,
             and
             S.
             Albons
             ,
             and
             thirty
             Prebendaries
             ;
             and
             besides
             to
             furnish
             the
             Quire
             in
             diuine
             seruice
             ,
             Pety-Canons
             twelue
             ,
             Vicars
             Chorall
             six
             ,
             and
             ten
             Queristers
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             This
             Bishopricke
             comprehends
             the
             Citie
             of
             London
             ,
             with
             the
             counties
             of
             Middlesex
             ,
             and
             Essex
             ,
             and
             the
             Deanries
             of
             Saint
             Albans
             ,
             and
             Braughing
             in
             Hertfordshire
             .
             And
             is
             valued
             in
             the
             kings
             bookes
             at
             1119.
             l.
             8.
             s.
             4.
             d.
             and
             yeelded
             the
             Pope
             from
             euery
             Bishop
             at
             his
             first
             entrance
             3000.
             
             Florins
             ,
             besides
             sixteene
             pounds
             ten
             shillings
             for
             Rome-scot
             ,
             or
             Peter-pence
             .
             But
             now
             to
             the
             Monuments
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Sebba
               Rex
               Orientalium
               Saxonum
               qui
               conuersus
               fuit
               ad
               fidem
               per
               S.
               Erkenwaldum
               Londinens
               .
               Episcopum
               ,
               anno
               Christi
            
             677.
             
             
               Vir
               multum
               Deo
               deuotus
               ,
               actibus
               religiosis
               ,
               crebris
               precibus
               ,
               &
               pijs
               eleemosynarum
               fructibus
               plurimum
               intentus
               ;
               vitam
               priuatam
               et
               monasticam
               cunctis
               regni
               diuitijs
               &
               honoribus
               preferens
               .
               Qui
               cùm
               regnasset
               annis
            
             30.
             
               habitum
               religiosum
               accepit
               per
               benedictionem
               Waltheri
               Londinens
               .
            
             
             
               Antistitis
               qui
               prefato
               Erkenwaldo
               successit
               ,
               de
               quo
               venerabilis
               Beda
               in
               Historia
               gentis
               Anglorum
               .
            
          
           
             The
             same
             Author
             further
             affirmes
             ,
             that
             he
             not
             onely
             relinquished
             his
             Princely
             robes
             ,
             and
             put
             on
             the
             habite
             of
             a
             Monke
             (
             a
             thing
             vsuall
             (
             as
             you
             
             haue
             heard
             before
             )
             with
             the
             Saxon
             kings
             in
             the
             infancie
             of
             Christian
             Religion
             )
             but
             also
             instigated
             his
             wife
             to
             leaue
             the
             momentanie
             pleasures
             of
             Courtly
             estate
             ,
             and
             to
             follow
             him
             in
             his
             vertuous
             deuotions
             ,
             which
             with
             much
             ado
             he
             obtained
             .
             Here
             he
             continued
             a
             Monke
             in
             this
             Monastery
             (
             for
             in
             his
             time
             ,
             saith
             
               Radulphus
               de
               Diceto
            
             ,
             were
             Monkes
             in
             this
             Church
             )
             vntill
             the
             day
             of
             his
             death
             ,
             which
             happened
             in
             the
             yeare
             693.
             
          
           
             Of
             this
             king
             Sebba
             thus
             much
             out
             of
             a
             late
             writer
             ,
             
               Mich.
               Draiton
               ,
               Polyol
               .
               Cant.
            
             11.
             
          
           
             
               Then
               Sebba
               of
               his
               seed
               ,
               that
               did
               them
               all
               surpasse
               ,
            
             
               Who
               fitter
               for
               a
               Shrine
               ,
               then
               for
               a
               Scepter
               was
               .
            
             
               (
               Aboue
               the
               power
               of
               flesh
               his
               appetite
               to
               sterue
            
             
               That
               his
               desired
               Christ
               he
               strictly
               might
               obserue
               )
            
             
               Euen
               in
               the
               height
               of
               life
               ,
               in
               health
               ,
               and
               body
               strong
               ,
            
             
               Perswaded
               with
               his
               Queene
               ,
               a
               Lady
               faire
               and
               young
               :
            
             
               To
               separate
               themselues
               ,
               and
               in
               a
               sole
               estate
               ,
            
             
               After
               religious
               sort
               themselues
               to
               dedicate
               .
            
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Etheldredus
            
             ,
             
             
               Anglorum
               Rex
               ,
               filius
               Edgari
               Regis
               ,
               cui
               in
               die
               consecrationis
               post
               impositam
               Coronam
               ,
               fertur
               S.
               Dunstanus
               Cantuar.
               Archiepiscopus
               dira
               predixisse
               his
               verbis
               .
               Quoniam
               aspirasti
               ad
               Regnum
               per
               mortem
               fratris
               tui
               ,
               in
               cuius
               sanguine
               conspirauerunt
               Angli
               cum
               ignominiosa
               matre
               tua
               ,
               non
               deficiet
               gladius
               de
               domo
               tua
               seuiens
               in
               te
               omnibus
               diebus
               vite
               tue
               ,
               interficiens
               de
               semine
               tuo
               quousque
               regnum
               tuam
               transferatur
               in
               regnum
               alienum
               ,
               cuius
               ritum
               et
               linguam
               gens
               cui
               presides
               non
               nouit
               ;
               nec
               expiabitur
               nisi
               longa
               vindicta
               peccatum
               tuum
               ,
               et
               peccatum
               matris
               tue
               ,
               &
               peccata
               virorum
               qui
               interfuere
               concilio
               illius
               nequam
               .
               Que
               sicut
               à
               viro
               sancto
               predicta
               erant
               ,
               euenerunt
               .
               Nam
               Etheldredus
               varijs
               prelijs
               per
               Swanum
               Danorum
               Regem
               ,
               filium
               que
               suum
               Canutum
               fatigatus
               &
               fugatus
               ac
               tandem
               Londini
               arcta
               obsidione
               conclusus
               ,
               misere
               diem
               obijt
               anno
               dominice
               incarnationis
            
             1017.
             
               postquam
               annis
            
             36.
             
               in
               magna
               tribulatione
               regnasset
            
             .
          
           
             This
             Etheldred
             being
             neither
             forward
             in
             action
             ,
             
             nor
             fortunate
             in
             his
             proceedings
             ,
             was
             commonly
             called
             ,
             The
             vnready
             ,
             an
             oppressour
             rather
             then
             a
             ruler
             of
             this
             kingdome
             ,
             cruell
             in
             the
             beginning
             ,
             wretched
             in
             the
             middle
             ,
             and
             shamefull
             in
             the
             end
             .
             Of
             the
             calamities
             of
             these
             times
             by
             the
             Danish
             inuasion
             ,
             will
             it
             please
             you
             heare
             my
             old
             Author
             .
          
           
             
               Swan
               with
               his
               power
               to
               Engelond
               com
               ,
               
            
             
               In
               the
               xxv
               yer
               of
               Etheldreds
               kingdom
               ,
            
             
               And
               in
               the
               yer
               of
               grace
               a
               thowsand
               and
               thre
            
             
               He
               cam
               and
               dude
               sorrow
               inogh
               no
               mor
               myght
               be
            
             
               So
               thilke
               hii
               come
               that
               this
               londe
               they
               gan
               ouerfulle
            
             
               As
               hit
               wer
               Emettes
               creeping
               fro
               hur
               hulle
            
             
               *
               Hii
               ne
               sparyd
               Prest
               ,
               ne
               Clerk
               that
               hii
               ne
               slaw
               to
               grounde
            
             
               Ne
               wemen
               wyth
               child
               wher
               so
               hii
               hem
               found
               .
            
          
           
             Besides
             the
             prophesie
             of
             Dunstan
             ,
             here
             set
             downe
             in
             this
             Inscription
             ,
             and
             thus
             ratified
             by
             the
             euent
             ;
             the
             transferring
             of
             this
             kingdome
             to
             other
             Nations
             ,
             was
             further
             likewise
             prophetically
             foretold
             by
             an
             holy
             Anchorite
             ,
             
             saith
             ,
             
               Hen.
               Hunting
            
             :
             Englished
             in
             these
             words
             by
             the
             Translatour
             of
             Ranulph
             ,
             Monke
             of
             Chester
             .
             
          
           
             But
             among
             all
             Englyshemen
             medled
             togydres
             is
             so
             grete
             changyng
             and
             diuersyte
             of
             clothyng
             and
             array
             ,
             and
             so
             many
             manner
             of
             diuerse
             shappes
             ,
             that
             well
             nigh
             is
             ther
             ony
             man
             knowen
             by
             his
             clothyng
             and
             his
             array
             of
             whatsoeuer
             degre
             that
             he
             be
             .
             Therof
             prophezyed
             an
             holy
             Anker
             in
             K.
             *
             Egelfreds
             time
             in
             this
             manner
             .
          
           
             Englyshmen
             for
             as
             much
             as
             they
             vse
             to
             dronkelewnes
             ,
             to
             Treason
             ,
             and
             to
             rechlesnes
             of
             Goddes
             hous
             ,
             first
             by
             Danes
             ,
             and
             then
             by
             Normans
             ,
             and
             atte
             thirde
             time
             by
             Scottes
             they
             shall
             be
             ouercome
             .
          
           
             
               Suauis
               victoria
               Amor
               populi
            
             .
             The
             loue
             of
             the
             people
             was
             a
             pleasant
             sweet
             Conquest
             (
             a
             Motto
             which
             I
             saw
             depicted
             vnder
             the
             Armes
             of
             our
             late
             Soueraigne
             Lord
             King
             Iames
             ,
             ouer
             one
             of
             the
             gates
             at
             Yorke
             ,
             vpon
             his
             first
             auspicious
             entrance
             into
             that
             ancient
             Citie
             ,
             Ann.
             1603.
             
               die
               Aprilis
            
             16.
             )
             Thus
             for
             a
             king
             to
             ouercome
             ,
             was
             but
             to
             come
             ,
             and
             to
             be
             welcome
             ,
             to
             bee
             receiued
             of
             his
             Subiects
             in
             all
             places
             ,
             with
             shouts
             and
             acclamations
             of
             ioy
             ,
             demonstrations
             of
             truest
             loyaltie
             ,
             loue
             ,
             and
             obedience
             ,
             and
             to
             be
             conducted
             and
             guarded
             with
             an
             admirable
             confluence
             of
             his
             Nobilitie
             ,
             Gentrie
             ,
             and
             Commons
             ,
             vnto
             the
             Throne
             of
             his
             lawfull
             inheritance
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hoc
               in
               loco
               requiescit
               in
               domino
               Erconwaldus
               tertius
               post
               Anglosaxonum
               in
               Britannia
               ingressam
               Episcopus
               Londinensis
               ,
               cuius
               in
               Episcopatu
               ,
               &
               ante
               Episcopatum
               vita
               fuit
               sanctissima
               :
               ex
               nobili
               prosapia
               oriundus
               .
               Offe
               orientalium
               Saxonum
               Regis
               erat
               filius
               ,
               ad
               fidem
               Christianam
               à
               Mellito
               primo
               Londini
               Episcopo
               An.
               Dom.
            
             642.
             conuersus
             .
          
           
             
               Is
               priusquam
               Episcopus
               factus
               esset
               duo
               preclara
               construxit
               Monasteria
               sumptibus
               suis
               ,
               de
               bonis
               que
               ture
               hereditario
               sibi
               obuenerunt
               .
               Vnum
               sibi
               in
               finibus
               Australium
               Saxonum
               loco
               qui
               Certesey
               vocatur
               :
               alterum
               Edelburge
               sorori
               sue
               femine
               laudatissime
               ad
               Berching
               in
               ditione
               Orientalium
               Saxonum
               .
            
          
           
             
               In
               Episcopatum
               vero
               anno
               salutis
            
             ,
             675.
             
               à
               Theodoro
               D●robernensium
               siue
               Cantuarie
               Archiepiscopo
               sacratus
               est
               :
               Sebbam
               Orientalium
               Saxonum
               Regem
               ad
               Christi
               sidem
               conuertit
               ,
               et
               salutari
               Baptismatis
               vnda
               suis
               manibus
               per
               fudit
               ,
               qui
               statim
               mundo
               renuncians
               ,
               se
               totum
               Deo
               addixit
               ,
               &
               in
               hac
               ipsa
               Ecclesia
               archa
               marmorea
               (
               que
               ad
               nostra
               vsque
               tempora
               permanet
               )
               sepultus
               est
               .
               Idem
               Erconwaldus
               celeberrimum
               hoc
               S.
               Pauli
               templum
               nouis
               edificijs
               auxit
               ,
               prouentibus
               locupletauit
               ,
               et
               eidem
               immunitates
               nonnullas
               à
               Regibus
               impetrauit
               .
               Tandem
               circiter
               annum
               Domini
            
             685.
             
               spiritum
               Deo
               reddidit
               ,
               postquam
               annis
               vndecim
               in
               pontificatu
               sedisset
               .
               Et
               magnifico
               sepulchro
               hic
               conditus
               est
               ,
               quod
               nostra
               memoria
               circiter
               annum
               Domini
               ,
            
             1533.
             
               hoc
               loco
               visebatur
            
             .
          
           
             This
             carefull
             holy
             Bishop
             Erconwald
             ,
             not
             onely
             bestowed
             great
             paines
             and
             charges
             vpon
             the
             beautifying
             and
             enlarging
             his
             Church
             with
             faire
             new
             buildings
             ,
             
             which
             he
             enricht
             with
             more
             ample
             reuenues
             ;
             and
             many
             immunities
             obtained
             from
             diuers
             kings
             and
             Princes
             ;
             but
             also
             procured
             from
             Pope
             Agatho
             the
             first
             ,
             sundry
             important
             priuiledges
             for
             the
             good
             of
             his
             Canons
             .
             
               Habetur
               ergo
               Erkenwaldus
            
             (
             saith
             Malmesbury
             )
             
               Londonie
               maxime
               sanctus
               ,
               &
               pro
               exauditionis
               celeritate
               ,
               fauorem
               Canonicorum
               nonnihil
               emeritus
               .
            
          
           
             
             Venerable
             Bede
             ,
             and
             the
             Annals
             of
             this
             Church
             (
             from
             whom
             the
             most
             )
             of
             this
             Inscription
             is
             borrowed
             )
             do
             attribute
             many
             miracles
             to
             the
             holinesse
             
             of
             this
             man
             ,
             
             in
             regard
             of
             which
             he
             was
             canonized
             ,
             and
             his
             Reliques
             translated
             ,
             
               Anno
               salutis
               millesimo
               centesimo
               quadragesimo
            
             :
             and
             the
             fourteenth
             day
             of
             Nouember
             ,
             appointed
             to
             be
             kept
             sacred
             to
             his
             memory
             .
             As
             in
             our
             Kalender
             may
             be
             seene
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Eustachius
               de
               Fauconberg
               quondam
               Episcopus
               huius
               Ecclesie
               qui
               multa
               bona
               contulit
               ministris
               Ecclesie
               S.
               Pauli
               .
            
             
          
           
             This
             Bishop
             ,
             as
             appeares
             by
             an
             Inscription
             annexed
             to
             his
             Tombe
             ,
             had
             beene
             one
             of
             the
             Kings
             Iustices
             ,
             Lord
             Treasurer
             of
             England
             ,
             and
             twice
             Embassadour
             into
             France
             .
             And
             dyed
             Octob.
             31.
             1228.
             hauing
             gouerned
             this
             See
             seuen
             yeares
             and
             sixe
             moneths
             .
             Of
             whom
             I
             haue
             read
             this
             Epitaph
             in
             an
             old
             Manuscript
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Eustachius
               ,
               
               redolens
               vt
               Asyria
               nardus
               ,
            
             
               Virtutum
               multis
               floribus
               ,
               &
               meritis
               .
            
             
               Vir
               fuit
               hic
               magnus
               ,
               &
               Episcopus
               .....
               vt
               Agnus
            
             
               Vita
               conspicuus
               ,
               dogmate
               precipuus
               .
            
             
               Pro
               quo
               qui
               transis
               supplex
               orare
               memor
               sis
            
             
               Vt
               sit
               ei
               saties
               alma
               Dei
               facies
               .
            
          
           
             The
             like
             Inscription
             and
             Table
             is
             to
             the
             memory
             of
             
               Henry
               de
               Wingham
            
             (
             so
             named
             of
             Wingham
             in
             Kent
             the
             place
             of
             his
             birth
             )
             he
             had
             been
             Chamberlaine
             of
             Gascoigne
             ,
             
             Deane
             of
             Totenhall
             ,
             and
             Saint
             Martins
             ,
             twice
             Embassadour
             into
             France
             ,
             
             and
             Lord
             Chancellour
             of
             England
             .
             
               Rex
               enim
               de
               fidelitate
               Domini
               Henrici
               de
               Vuengham
               experta
               confisus
               ,
               qui
               clericus
               eius
               et
               consiliarius
               extitisset
               specialis
               ,
               commisit
               eidem
               custodiam
               Sigilli
               .
            
             He
             enioyed
             this
             Bishopricke
             but
             a
             short
             time
             ,
             being
             taken
             away
             by
             death
             ,
             Iuly
             13.
             1262.
             as
             appeares
             by
             this
             Epitaph
             .
          
           
             
               De
               Wengham
               natus
               Henricus
               ad
               astra
               leuatus
               
            
             
               Hic
               nece
               prostratus
               iacet
               ,
               anno
               Pontificatus
               ,
            
             
               Ter
               vix
               ,
               &
               Domini
               ,
               Mil.
               Sexagint
               .
               bis
               ,
               que
               bis
               C.
            
             
               Huic
               sis
               saluamen
               ,
               Deus
               O
               ,
               te
               deprecor
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             
               Hic
               requiescit
               in
               Domino
               Rogerus
               cognomento
               Niger
               quondam
               Canonicus
               huius
               Ecclesie
               S.
               Pauli
               :
            
             
             
               ac
               deinde
               in
               Londinens
               .
               Episcopum
               consecratus
               ,
               Anno
               salutis
            
             1228.
             
               vir
               in
               literatura
               profundus
               ,
               moribus
               honestus
               ,
               ac
               per
               omnia
               laudabilis
               ,
               Christiane
               Religionis
               amator
               ,
               ac
               defensor
               strenuus
               ;
               Qui
               cum
               pastorale
               officium
               vigilanter
               &
               studiose
               rexisset
               ;
               Annis
            
             14.
             
               diem
               suum
               clausit
               extremum
               apud
               Manerium
               suum
               de
               Stebunheath
               :
            
             3.
             
             
               Calend.
               Octob.
               Ann.
               Christi
            
             1241.
             
               regnante
               Rege
               Hen.
            
             3.
             
          
           
             
               Contigit
               his
               diebus
               ,
               dum
               Episcopus
               iste
               Rogerus
               in
               hac
               Ecclesia
               ante
               maius
               Altare
               staret
               infulatus
               ad
               celebrandum
               diuina
               ,
               quod
               tanta
               in
               aere
               facta
               est
               nubium
               densitas
               ,
               vt
               vix
               alterum
               discernere
               possit
               ,
               quam
               confestim
               sequnta
               est
               Tonitrui
               horribilis
               concussio
               ,
               cum
               tanta
               fulminis
               coruscatione
               ,
               ac
               fetore
               intollerabili
               ,
               vt
               omnes
               qui
               aderant
               rapide
               fugientes
               nihil
               verius
               quam
               mortem
               expectarent
               .
               Solus
               Episcopus
               cum
               vno
               Diacono
               remansit
               intrepidus
               .
               Aere
               tandem
               purgato
               Episcopus
               residuum
               rei
               Diuine
               expleuit
               .
            
          
           
             You
             may
             reade
             more
             of
             him
             ,
             in
             
               Mathew
               Paris
            
             ,
             how
             stoutly
             hee
             withstood
             the
             Popes
             Nuntio
             ,
             comming
             here
             into
             England
             with
             a
             proling
             deuise
             to
             scrape
             vp
             money
             for
             his
             Master
             .
             How
             this
             good
             Bishop
             cried
             out
             vpon
             the
             vnreasonable
             and
             shamelesse
             couetousnesse
             of
             the
             Court
             of
             Rome
             ,
             and
             
             how
             hee
             was
             the
             onely
             meanes
             of
             staying
             the
             course
             of
             such
             grieuous
             exactions
             .
          
           
             There
             you
             may
             also
             reade
             the
             fearfull
             story
             of
             this
             Cymerian
             darknesse
             ,
             and
             horrible
             thunderclap
             ,
             which
             happened
             vpon
             the
             day
             of
             S.
             Pauls
             conuersion
             ,
             in
             this
             Cathedrall
             Church
             ,
             the
             Bishop
             being
             then
             at
             Masse
             .
             Many
             miracles
             ,
             saith
             the
             same
             Author
             ,
             were
             wrought
             at
             his
             Tombe
             .
             But
             let
             vs
             heare
             his
             Epitaph
             .
          
           
             
               Ecclesie
               quondam
               Presul
               presentis
               ,
               in
               anno
            
             
               M.
               bis
               C.
               quater
               X.
               iacet
               hic
               Rogerus
               humatus
               .
            
             
               Huius
               erat
               manibus
               Domino
               locus
               iste
               dicatus
               :
            
             
               Christe
               suis
               precibus
               veniam
               des
               ,
               tolle
               reatus
               .
            
          
           
             It
             was
             this
             Bishop
             Roger
             ,
             who
             excommunicated
             the
             Caursini
             (
             a
             dangerous
             stout
             attempt
             in
             those
             dayes
             )
             called
             the
             Popes
             Merchants
             ,
             but
             they
             were
             indeed
             most
             execrable
             Romane
             Vsurers
             ,
             who
             had
             entangled
             the
             king
             himselfe
             ,
             most
             of
             the
             Nobilitie
             ,
             and
             all
             others
             that
             had
             to
             do
             with
             the
             Court
             of
             Rome
             ,
             in
             their
             cunning
             snares
             .
             They
             were
             called
             Caursini
             (
             saith
             Paris
             )
             
               quasi
               capientes
               vrsi
            
             :
             deuouring
             Beares
             .
          
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Roberti
               Brabroke
               .....
               quondam
               Episcopi
               huius
               Ecclesie
               ,
               cuius
               corpus
               hic
               tumulatur
               ,
            
             
             
               qui
               obijt
            
             27.
             
             Augusti
             1405.
             
               cum
               sedisset
               ,
               Ann.
            
             20.
             
          
           
             This
             Bishop
             was
             aduanced
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             being
             Lord
             Chancellour
             ,
             vpon
             Saint
             Mathewes
             Eue
             ,
             in
             the
             sixth
             yeare
             of
             king
             Richard
             the
             second
             ;
             which
             office
             he
             enioyed
             no
             longer
             then
             the
             March
             following
             ,
             vpon
             some
             disagreement
             betwixt
             him
             and
             Iohn
             of
             Gaunt
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Lancaster
             .
             Of
             which
             you
             may
             reade
             more
             at
             large
             in
             
               Tho.
               Walsingham
               ,
               Hist.
               Angl.
            
             
          
           
             
             Here
             lieth
             interred
             the
             body
             of
             
               Robert
               Fitz-Hugh
            
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             London
             ,
             Doctor
             of
             Law
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             Archdeacon
             of
             Northampton
             ,
             who
             had
             beene
             twice
             Embassadour
             ,
             once
             into
             Germany
             ,
             and
             another
             time
             to
             Rome
             .
             Hee
             was
             elected
             Bishop
             of
             Ely
             ,
             but
             died
             before
             his
             intended
             translation
             could
             be
             perfected
             ,
             Septemb.
             22.
             
             Ann.
             1435.
             
             To
             which
             effect
             thus
             speakes
             his
             Epitaph
             .
          
           
             
               Nobilis
               Antistes
               Robertus
               Londoniensis
               ,
            
             
               Filius
               Hugonis
               ,
               his
               requiescit
               honor
            
             
               Doctorum
               ,
               flos
               Pontificij
               quem
               contulit
               Ely
               ,
            
             
               Rome
               Basilie
               Regia
               facta
               refert
               .
            
             
               Plangite
               eum
               Rex
               ,
               grex
               ,
               tria
               natio
               tota
               ,
            
             
               Extera
               gens
               ,
               si
               qua
               nouerat
               vlla
               pium
               .
            
             
               Gemma
               pudicitie
               ,
               spectrum
               bonitatis
               ,
               honoris
               ,
            
             
               Famaque
               Iusticie
               ,
               formula
               iuris
               erat
               .
            
             
               Mors
               violenta
               rapit
               viuentem
               vnde
               cui
               mors
            
             
               Extitit
               ,
               et
               moritur
               vita
               beata
               tulit
               .
            
             
               Mille
               quadragentis
               triginta
               quinque
               sub
               annis
            
             
               In
               festo
               Mauri
               celica
               regna
               petit
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Infra
               capellam
               istam
               requiescit
               corpus
               Domini
               Thome
               Kemp
               ,
               quondam
               Episcopi
               London
               fundatoris
               eiusdem
               ,
               et
               vnius
               Cantarie
               perpetue
               in
               eadem
               :
               qui
               multa
               bona
               tempore
               vite
               sue
               Ecclesie
               Sancti
               Pauli
               ,
               et
               stetit
            
             39.
             annis
             :
             84.
             
             
               diebus
               :
               Episcopus
               London
               :
               ac
               obijt
            
             28.
             
               die
               mens
               .
               Martij
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1489.
             
             
               Cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               Deus
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             This
             
               Thomas
               Kempe
            
             was
             Nephew
             to
             
               Iohn
               Kempe
            
             ,
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             at
             whose
             hands
             hee
             receiued
             Consecration
             ,
             at
             Yorke
             place
             ,
             now
             called
             White
             hall
             ,
             Ann.
             1449.
             
             Febr.
             8.
             his
             Vnkle
             being
             as
             then
             Archbishop
             of
             Yorke
             .
             This
             Bishop
             ,
             and
             not
             Duke
             Vmphrey
             (
             as
             it
             is
             commonly
             beleeued
             by
             report
             )
             built
             ,
             
             for
             the
             most
             part
             ,
             the
             Diuinitie
             Schooles
             in
             Oxford
             ,
             as
             they
             stood
             before
             Bodleyes
             foundation
             ;
             with
             walls
             ,
             Arches
             ,
             Vaults
             ,
             doores
             ,
             towers
             ,
             and
             pinnacles
             ,
             all
             of
             square
             ,
             smooth
             ,
             polisht
             stone
             ,
             and
             artificially
             depainted
             the
             Doctors
             Chaire
             ,
             to
             the
             liuely
             representation
             of
             the
             glorious
             frame
             of
             the
             celestiall
             globle
             .
             He
             built
             also
             Pauls
             Crosse
             in
             forme
             as
             as
             it
             now
             standeth
             .
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             
               Iohn
               Stokesley
            
             Bishop
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             
             brought
             vp
             at
             Magdelene
             Colledge
             in
             Oxford
             ,
             and
             here
             enthronized
             Iuly
             19.
             1530.
             
             Who
             died
             Septemb.
             8.
             1539.
             
             A
             part
             of
             his
             Epitaph
             as
             yet
             remaines
             inlaid
             in
             brasse
             ,
             which
             approues
             him
             to
             haue
             beene
             a
             good
             Linguist
             ,
             and
             a
             great
             Schollar
             .
          
           
             
               Huius
               in
               obscuro
               tumuli
               interiore
               recessit
               ,
            
             
               Stokesley
               cineres
               ossaque
               tecta
               iacent
               .
            
             
               Cuius
               fama
               patens
               ,
               vite
               decus
               ,
               ingenijque
            
             
               Dexteritas
               .....
               luce
               tamen
               .
            
             
               Iste
               Deo
               ,
               Regique
               suo
               ,
               populoque
               fideli
            
             
               Viueret
               vt
               charus
               perpetuo
               studuit
               .
            
             
               Exterius
               siquidem
               potuit
               regionibus
               ....
            
             
               ....................
            
             
               Qui
               Latias
               lustrauit
               opes
               ,
               intrauit
               hebreas
               ;
            
             
               Huic
               &
               grecorum
               palma
               parata
               fuit
               .
            
             
               Artes
               quid
               memorem
               vanas
               ad
               quas
               penetrauit
               ,
            
             
               Quum
               
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
              
               auctus
               honore
               fuit
               .
            
             
               ..............
            
             
               Virginis
               &
               matris
               cultori
               certa
               supremum
               ,
            
             
               Natalem
               Marie
               fata
               dedere
               diem
               .
            
          
           
             I
             reade
             in
             the
             Catalogue
             of
             Bishops
             ,
             
             and
             other
             writers
             (
             for
             all
             the
             Inscriptions
             of
             any
             Antiquitie
             ,
             made
             to
             the
             memory
             of
             other
             Bishops
             here
             interred
             ,
             are
             altogether
             erazed
             or
             stolne
             away
             )
             that
             William
             a
             Norman
             ,
             who
             enioyed
             this
             Bishopricke
             in
             the
             Conquerours
             time
             ,
             lieth
             here
             interred
             in
             the
             body
             of
             the
             Church
             .
             Vnto
             whom
             the
             City
             of
             London
             acknowledgeth
             it selfe
             greatly
             beholding
             ,
             for
             that
             the
             king
             ,
             by
             his
             meanes
             and
             instant
             suite
             ,
             granted
             vnto
             them
             all
             kinde
             of
             liberties
             ,
             in
             as
             ample
             manner
             as
             they
             enioyed
             them
             in
             the
             time
             of
             his
             predecessour
             Ed.
             the
             Confessour
             .
             These
             are
             the
             words
             of
             the
             Conquerours
             grant
             ,
             written
             in
             the
             Saxon
             tongue
             ,
             and
             sealed
             with
             greene
             waxe
             .
          
           
             Williem
             king
             grets
             Williem
             Bisceop
             ,
             
             and
             
               Godfred
               Porterefan
            
             ,
             and
             ealle
             ya
             Burghwarn
             binnen
             London
             Frencisce
             and
             Englise
             frendlice
             ,
             and
             ickiden
             eoy
             ,
             yeet
             ic
             wille
             yeet
             git
             ben
             ealra
             weera
             lagay
             weore
             ,
             ye
             get
             weeran
             on
             Eadwards
             daege
             kings
             .
             And
             ic
             will
             yeet
             aelc
             child
             by
             his
             fader
             yrfnume
             ,
             aefter
             his
             faders
             daege
             .
             And
             i●
             nelle
             ge
             wolian
             yeet
             aenig
             man
             coy
             aenis
             
             wrang
             beode
             God
             coy
             heald
             .
             Which
             in
             English
             is
             to
             this
             effect
             following
             .
          
           
             William
             king
             greetes
             William
             Bishop
             ,
             and
             
               Godfrey
               Portgraue
            
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             
               Burrow
            
             of
             London
             ,
             French
             and
             English
             friendly
             .
             And
             I
             make
             knowne
             to
             you
             ,
             that
             ye
             be
             worthy
             to
             enioy
             all
             that
             Law
             and
             priuiledge
             which
             ye
             did
             in
             the
             dayes
             of
             King
             Edward
             .
             And
             I
             will
             that
             euery
             childe
             bee
             his
             fathers
             heire
             after
             his
             fathers
             decease
             .
             And
             I
             will
             not
             suffer
             that
             any
             man
             doe
             vnto
             you
             any
             iniurie
             .
             God
             you
             keepe
             .
          
           
             In
             thankfulnesse
             hereof
             ,
             the
             Citizens
             caused
             to
             bee
             engrauen
             an
             Epitaph
             vpon
             his
             Tombe
             in
             Latine
             ,
             thus
             Englished
             by
             
               Iohn
               Stow.
            
             
          
           
             To
             William
             ,
             a
             man
             famous
             in
             wisedome
             and
             holinesse
             of
             life
             ,
             who
             first
             with
             Saint
             Edward
             the
             king
             and
             Confessour
             being
             familiar
             ,
             of
             late
             preferred
             to
             be
             Bishop
             of
             London
             ,
             and
             not
             long
             after
             ,
             for
             his
             prudencie
             and
             sincere
             fidelitie
             ,
             admitted
             to
             be
             of
             Councell
             with
             the
             most
             victorious
             Prince
             William
             king
             of
             England
             ,
             of
             that
             name
             the
             first
             ,
             who
             obtained
             of
             the
             same
             great
             and
             large
             priuiledges
             to
             this
             famous
             City
             .
             The
             Senate
             and
             Citizens
             of
             London
             ,
             to
             him
             hauing
             well
             deserued
             ,
             haue
             made
             this
             .
             Hee
             continued
             Bishop
             twenty
             yeares
             ,
             and
             dyed
             in
             the
             yeare
             after
             Christ
             his
             natiuitie
             ,
             1070.
             
          
           
             
               These
               marble
               Monuments
               to
               thee
               thy
               Citizens
               assigne
               ,
            
             
               Rewards
               (
               O
               father
               )
               farre
               vnfit
               to
               those
               deserts
               of
               thine
               .
            
             
               Thee
               vnto
               them
               a
               faithfull
               friend
               ,
               thy
               London
               people
               found
               ,
            
             
               And
               to
               this
               Towne
               ,
               of
               no
               small
               weight
               ,
               a
               stay
               both
               sure
               and
               sound
               .
            
             
               Their
               liberties
               restorde
               to
               them
               ,
               by
               meanes
               of
               thee
               haue
               beene
               ,
            
             
               Their
               publike
               weale
               by
               meanes
               of
               thee
               ,
               large
               gifts
               haue
               felt
               and
               seene
            
             
               Thy
               riches
               ,
               stocke
               ,
               and
               beauty
               braue
               ,
               one
               houre
               hath
               them
               supprest
               ,
            
             
               Yet
               these
               thy
               vertues
               ,
               and
               good
               deeds
               ,
               with
               vs
               for
               euer
               rest
               .
            
          
           
             But
             this
             Tombe
             was
             long
             since
             either
             destroyed
             by
             time
             ,
             or
             taken
             away
             vpon
             some
             occasion
             :
             yet
             howsoeuer
             the
             Lord
             Maior
             of
             London
             ,
             and
             the
             Aldermen
             his
             brethren
             ,
             vpon
             those
             solemne
             dayes
             of
             their
             resort
             to
             Pauls
             ,
             do
             still
             vse
             to
             walke
             to
             the
             grauestone
             where
             this
             Bishop
             lyeth
             buried
             ,
             in
             remembrance
             of
             their
             priuiledges
             by
             him
             obtained
             .
             And
             now
             of
             late
             yeares
             an
             Inscription
             fastened
             to
             the
             pillar
             next
             adioyning
             to
             his
             graue
             (
             called
             ,
             The
             reuiuall
             of
             a
             most
             worthy
             Prelates
             remembrance
             ,
             erected
             at
             the
             sole
             cost
             and
             charges
             of
             the
             right
             honourable
             and
             nobly
             affected
             Sir
             
               Edward
               Barkham
            
             knight
             ,
             Lord
             Maior
             of
             the
             Citie
             of
             London
             ,
             Ann.
             1622.
             )
             thus
             speakes
             to
             the
             walkers
             in
             Pauls
             :
             
               
                 
                 Walkers
                 ,
                 whosoere
                 you
                 be
                 ,
              
               
                 If
                 it
                 proue
                 your
                 chance
                 to
                 see
                 ,
              
               
                 Vpon
                 a
                 solemnes
                 skarlet
                 day
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 Citie
                 Senate
                 passe
                 this
                 way
                 ,
              
               
                 Their
                 gratefull
                 memory
                 for
                 to
                 show
              
               
                 Which
                 they
                 the
                 reuerend
                 ashes
                 owe
              
               
                 Of
                 Bishop
                 Norman
                 here
                 inhum'd
                 ;
              
               
                 By
                 whom
                 this
                 Citie
                 hath
                 assum'd
              
               
                 Large
                 priuiledges
                 .
                 Those
                 obtain'd
              
               
                 By
                 him
                 ,
                 when
                 Conquerour
                 William
                 raign'd
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 being
                 by
                 thankfull
                 Barkhams
                 mynd
                 renewd
                 ,
              
               
                 Call
                 it
                 the
                 Monument
                 of
                 Gratitude
                 .
              
            
          
           
           
             Here
             lieth
             buried
             
               Fulk
               Basset
            
             ,
             
             Bishop
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             preferred
             hither
             from
             the
             Deanrie
             of
             Yorke
             ,
             a
             Gentleman
             of
             an
             ancient
             great
             family
             ,
             second
             brother
             of
             that
             
               Gilbert
               Basset
            
             ,
             who
             through
             the
             stumbling
             of
             his
             horse
             ,
             fell
             in
             a
             certaine
             wood
             ,
             
             as
             hee
             went
             a
             hunting
             in
             the
             haruest
             time
             ,
             Ann.
             1241.
             and
             brake
             so
             his
             bones
             and
             sinewes
             ,
             that
             within
             a
             few
             dayes
             after
             he
             dyed
             :
             and
             shortly
             after
             ,
             euen
             in
             the
             same
             moneth
             ,
             the
             onely
             sonne
             of
             this
             Gilbert
             ,
             being
             a
             childe
             ,
             died
             ,
             whereby
             that
             lordlie
             inheritance
             came
             to
             this
             
               Fulk
               Basset
            
             :
             who
             ,
             as
             he
             was
             a
             man
             of
             great
             linage
             ,
             and
             also
             of
             ample
             ,
             both
             temporall
             ,
             and
             Ecclesiasticall
             possessions
             ,
             so
             was
             hee
             a
             Prelate
             of
             an
             inuincible
             high
             spirit
             ;
             stout
             and
             couragious
             to
             resist
             those
             insupportable
             exactions
             which
             the
             Popes
             Legate
             Rustandus
             ,
             
             went
             about
             to
             lay
             vpon
             the
             Clergie
             ,
             and
             at
             such
             a
             time
             when
             the
             Pope
             and
             the
             king
             ,
             like
             the
             Shepheard
             and
             the
             Woolfe
             ,
             ioyned
             both
             together
             to
             destroy
             the
             Sheepfold
             .
             Much
             what
             about
             which
             time
             ,
             to
             the
             same
             effect
             ,
             certaine
             rimes
             were
             scattered
             abroad
             ,
             as
             I
             haue
             before
             set
             downe
             in
             the
             Diocesse
             of
             Canterbury
             .
          
           
             Such
             were
             the
             Popes
             rapines
             and
             enormous
             proceedings
             in
             those
             dayes
             ,
             all
             which
             this
             stout
             Bishop
             withstood
             to
             the
             vttermost
             of
             his
             power
             .
             Hee
             died
             of
             the
             plague
             here
             in
             London
             ,
             Ann.
             1258.
             hauing
             gouerned
             this
             See
             14.
             yeares
             odde
             moneths
             .
             A
             Monument
             was
             made
             to
             his
             eternall
             memory
             ,
             whereupon
             this
             Distich
             was
             inlaid
             in
             brasse
             .
          
           
             
               Prudens
               &
               fortis
               iacet
               hac
               Episcopus
               arca
               Bone
               Iesu.
               
               
            
             
               Bassettis
               ortus
               ,
               cui
               parcas
               summe
               Hierarcha
               Bone
               Iesu.
               
            
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             entombed
             in
             the
             North
             wall
             ,
             
               Iohn
               de
               Chishull
            
             ,
             
             who
             sometimes
             had
             beene
             Deane
             of
             Pauls
             ,
             Archdeacon
             and
             Bishop
             of
             London
             ,
             Lord
             Treasurer
             of
             England
             ,
             
             and
             twice
             Keeper
             of
             the
             great
             Seale
             .
             He
             was
             consecrated
             Aprill
             29.
             1274
             ▪
             and
             died
             the
             tenth
             ,
             1279.
             
          
           
             Vpon
             the
             Monument
             of
             
               Richard
               Newport
            
             ,
             
             Bishop
             of
             this
             Church
             here
             buried
             ,
             a
             little
             inscription
             not
             long
             since
             was
             to
             be
             read
             ,
             expressing
             the
             day
             and
             yeare
             of
             his
             consecration
             ,
             which
             was
             March
             26.
             1317.
             
             And
             the
             like
             of
             his
             death
             ,
             which
             happened
             August
             24.
             1318.
             the
             yeare
             following
             .
          
           
             
               Raph
               Baldocke
            
             ,
             
             Deane
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             was
             chosen
             Bishop
             vpon
             Saint
             Mathias
             day
             ,
             1303.
             but
             was
             not
             consecrated
             till
             the
             yeare
             1305.
             
             Ianuary
             30.
             which
             he
             receiued
             at
             the
             hands
             of
             one
             
               Petrus
               Hispanus
            
             ,
             a
             Cardinall
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             Alba
             ,
             at
             Lions
             in
             France
             .
             He
             was
             a
             man
             very
             well
             learned
             ,
             and
             amongst
             other
             things
             ,
             writ
             an
             History
             or
             Chronicle
             of
             England
             ,
             in
             the
             Latine
             tongue
             .
             
             In
             his
             life
             time
             he
             gaue
             two
             hundred
             Markes
             toward
             the
             building
             of
             the
             Chappell
             on
             the
             East
             end
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             now
             called
             ,
             The
             Lady
             Chappell
             ;
             wherein
             he
             lieth
             buried
             :
             and
             in
             his
             Will
             bequeathed
             much
             toward
             the
             finishing
             of
             the
             same
             .
             And
             here
             by
             the
             way
             ,
             saith
             mine
             Author
             ,
             it
             shall
             not
             bee
             amisse
             to
             note
             ,
             that
             in
             digging
             the
             foundation
             of
             this
             building
             ,
             there
             were
             found
             more
             then
             an
             hundred
             heads
             of
             cattell
             ,
             as
             oxen
             ,
             kine
             ,
             stagges
             ,
             
             &c.
             which
             seeme
             to
             confirme
             the
             opinion
             of
             those
             that
             thinke
             the
             Temple
             of
             Iupiter
             was
             scituate
             in
             that
             place
             before
             the
             planting
             of
             Christian
             Religion
             ;
             
             tooke
             away
             those
             idolatrous
             sacrifices
             .
             This
             Bishop
             was
             chosen
             Lord
             Chancellour
             by
             king
             Edward
             the
             first
             .
             Vpon
             whose
             death
             he
             sent
             the
             great
             Seale
             to
             king
             Edward
             the
             second
             ,
             as
             then
             lying
             at
             Carliell
             .
             This
             Raph
             is
             mistaken
             by
             some
             writers
             for
             
               Robert
               Baldock
            
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             Norwich
             
             (
             yet
             I
             finde
             no
             such
             Bishop
             of
             that
             See
             in
             the
             Catalogue
             )
             sometime
             Archdeacon
             of
             Midlesex
             ,
             and
             Chancellour
             of
             England
             .
             Much
             what
             about
             that
             time
             ,
             a
             man
             that
             liued
             in
             the
             hatred
             of
             most
             people
             ,
             whom
             the
             old
             English
             Chronicle
             calleth
             a
             false
             peeld
             Priest
             :
             
             these
             are
             the
             words
             ;
             
               Robart
               Baldok
               his
               false
               pilide
               Chanceler
            
             (
             being
             as
             then
             Chancellour
             to
             Edward
             the
             second
             )
             and
             in
             another
             place
             ,
             
               Ye
               pilide
               clerk
               Robart
               Baldok
               ,
               ye
               fals
               Chanceler
               .
            
             Yet
             this
             pilide
             fals
             clerk
             was
             euer
             trew
             to
             the
             King
             his
             Lord
             and
             Master
             :
             for
             which
             he
             was
             taken
             and
             imprisoned
             in
             Newgate
             London
             ,
             wherein
             he
             miserably
             ended
             his
             dayes
             .
             Of
             which
             thus
             writeth
             the
             Author
             of
             the
             booke
             of
             Durham
             .
             
             
               Robertus
               de
               Baldock
               Cancellarius
            
             1325.
             
               captus
               cum
               Hugonibus
               de
               despensers
               ,
               quia
               Clericus
               fuit
               &
               Sacerdos
               in
               nona
               porta
               Londiniarum
               poni
               fecit
               Edwardus
               Princeps
               et
               Isabella
               mater
               eius
               ,
               vbi
               pro
               nimia
               miseria
               mortuus
               fuit
               infra
               breue
               .
            
             But
             to
             returne
             to
             Raph
             (
             for
             I
             haue
             somewhat
             digressed
             from
             the
             matter
             )
             Bishop
             of
             this
             Diocesse
             ,
             who
             ,
             when
             from
             his
             first
             confirmation
             by
             Robert
             of
             Winchelsey
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             he
             had
             sate
             about
             eight
             yeares
             ,
             died
             on
             S.
             Iames
             his
             Eue
             ,
             1313.
             at
             Stell
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             lyeth
             buried
             
               Michaell
               Northbrooke
            
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             this
             See
             ,
             Doctor
             of
             Law
             ,
             who
             had
             his
             election
             confirmed
             Iuly
             7.
             1355.
             and
             died
             of
             the
             plague
             ,
             Septemb.
             9.
             1361.
             at
             Copford
             .
             This
             Bishop
             gaue
             a
             chest
             with
             a
             thousand
             Markes
             ;
             which
             money
             was
             to
             bee
             lent
             to
             the
             poore
             vpon
             securitie
             :
             as
             appeares
             by
             his
             will.
             
          
           
             
             
               Michael
               de
               Northburghe
               nuper
               Episcopus
               Lond.
               legauit
               in
               testamento
               suo
               ,
               sic
               .
               Item
               lego
               ad
               faciend
               .
               vnam
               cistam
               que
               stabit
               in
               Thesauria
               Sancti
               Pauli
               mille
               Marcas
               in
               eadem
               includend
               .
               de
               quibus
               possit
               quilibet
               pauper
               &
               plebeus
               sub
               bona
               &
               excedenti
               pignore
               mutuo
               recipere
               decem
               libras
               ,
            
             1.
             
             
               Pars.
               Pat.
               Ann.
            
             49.
             
             Ed.
             3.
             
             M.
             30.
             
          
           
             
             Here
             lieth
             interred
             vnder
             a
             marble
             stone
             ,
             neare
             to
             the
             Monument
             of
             Sir
             
               Christopher
               Hatton
            
             ,
             the
             body
             of
             
               Richard
               Clifford
            
             ,
             Archdeacon
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             from
             which
             dignitie
             he
             was
             preferred
             to
             the
             Bishopricke
             of
             Worcester
             ,
             which
             he
             enioyed
             about
             six
             yeares
             ;
             and
             from
             thence
             translated
             to
             this
             See
             of
             London
             ,
             which
             hee
             laudably
             gouerned
             thirteene
             yeares
             ,
             and
             some
             moneths
             :
             
             and
             died
             ,
             August
             20.
             1421.
             
             This
             Bishop
             in
             the
             yeare
             1414.
             trauelled
             to
             the
             Councell
             of
             Constance
             ,
             and
             preached
             in
             Latine
             before
             the
             Emperour
             ,
             and
             other
             Estates
             there
             assembled
             .
             In
             this
             Councell
             the
             long
             schisme
             was
             ended
             ,
             and
             Martin
             the
             fifth
             ,
             called
             before
             
               Otho
               Columna
            
             ,
             Cardinall
             of
             Saint
             George
             ,
             was
             chosen
             the
             sole
             Pope
             .
             The
             Councell
             thinking
             it
             meete
             that
             thirtie
             persons
             should
             be
             added
             to
             the
             Cardinals
             in
             this
             election
             ;
             this
             our
             
               Richard
               Clifford
            
             was
             one
             of
             that
             number
             .
             In
             which
             also
             there
             were
             some
             that
             named
             him
             to
             the
             Papacie
             .
             Himselfe
             was
             the
             first
             that
             named
             the
             Cardinall
             Columna
             :
             who
             thereupon
             ,
             the
             rest
             consenting
             ,
             was
             immediately
             elected
             .
          
           
             Betweene
             the
             two
             pillars
             ,
             next
             vnto
             the
             Steeple
             ,
             on
             the
             North
             side
             of
             the
             body
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             vnder
             a
             marble
             stone
             ,
             ouer
             which
             was
             built
             a
             kind
             of
             Tombe
             ,
             
             or
             Chappell
             of
             wood
             ,
             that
             by
             the
             burning
             of
             the
             steeple
             was
             consumed
             ,
             and
             quite
             defaced
             ;
             the
             body
             of
             
               Rich.
               Fitz-Iames
            
             lieth
             interred
             .
             A
             gentleman
             of
             an
             ancient
             house
             ,
             learned
             and
             vertuous
             :
             Doctor
             of
             Law
             ,
             brought
             vp
             in
             Merton
             Colledge
             in
             Oxford
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             Warden
             of
             the
             
             same
             ;
             
             from
             whence
             hee
             was
             aduanced
             to
             the
             Bishopricke
             of
             Rochester
             ,
             from
             thence
             translated
             to
             Chichester
             ,
             and
             from
             Chichester
             to
             London
             .
             He
             bestowed
             much
             money
             in
             repairing
             the
             Church
             of
             S.
             Martins
             in
             Oxford
             ,
             as
             also
             in
             adorning
             and
             beautifying
             this
             his
             owne
             Cathedrall
             Church
             .
             He
             died
             in
             the
             yeare
             1521.
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               in
               Domino
               obdormiuit
               Iohannes
               Gandauensis
               ,
            
             
             
               vulgo
               de
               Gaunt
               ,
               à
               Gandauo
               Flandrie
               vrbe
               loco
               natali
               ita
               denominatus
               ;
               Edwardi
               tercij
               Regis
               Anglie
               filius
               ,
               à
               Patre
               comitis
               Richmondie
               titulo
               ornatus
               .
               Tres
               sibi
               vxores
               in
               matrimonio
               duxit
               ,
               primam
               Blancham
               ,
               filiam
               &
               heredem
               Henrici
               Ducis
               Lancastrie
               per
               quam
               amplissimam
               adijt
               hereditatem
               .
               Nec
               solum
               Dux
               Lancastrie
               ,
               sed
               etiam
               Leicestrie
               ,
               Lincolnie
               ,
               &
               Derbie
               comes
               effectus
               .
               E
               cuius
               sobole
               Imperatores
               ,
               Reges
               ,
               Principes
               ,
               &
               proceres
               propagati
               sunt
               plurimi
               .
               Alteram
               habuit
               vxorem
               Constantiam
               (
               que
               hic
               contumulatur
               )
               filiam
               &
               heredem
               Petri
               Regis
               Castillie
               et
               Legionis
               ,
               cuius
               iure
               optimo
               titulo
               Regis
               Castillie
               et
               Legionis
               vsus
               est
               .
               Haec
               vnicam
               illi
               peperit
               filiam
               Catharinam
               ,
               ex
               qua
               ab
               Henrico
               Reges
               Hispanie
               sunt
               propagati
               .
               Tertiam
               vero
               vxorem
               duxit
               Catharinam
               ,
               ex
               Equestri
               familia
               ,
               &
               eximia
               pulchritudine
               feminam
               ,
               ex
               qua
               numero
               sam
               suscepit
               prolem
               :
               Vnde
               genus
               ex
               matre
               duxit
               Henricus
            
             7.
             
             
               Rex
               .
               Anglie
               prudentissimus
               .
               Cuius
               felicissimo
               coniugio
               cum
               Elisabetha
               ,
               Edw.
            
             4.
             
             
               Regis
               filia
               ,
               e
               stirpe
               Eboracensi
               Regie
               ille
               Lancastriensium
               et
               Eboracensium
               familie
               ,
               ad
               exoptatissimam
               Anglie
               pacem
               coaluerunt
               .
            
          
           
             
               Illustrissimus
               hic
               princeps
               Iohannes
               cognomento
            
             
               Plantagenet
               ,
               Rex
               Castillie
               &
               Legionis
               .
               Dux
            
             
               Lancastrie
               ,
               comes
               Richmondie
               ,
               Leicestrie
               ,
            
             
               Lincolnie
               &
               Derbie
               ,
               locum
               tenens
               Aquitanie
               ,
            
             
               Magnus
               Seneschallus
               Anglie
               obijt
               Ann.
               22.
               
               Regni
            
             
               Regis
               Ricardi
               2.
               
               Annoque
               Domini
               .
               1399.
               
            
          
           
             His
             first
             wife
             Blanch
             ,
             
             here
             buried
             ,
             died
             of
             the
             plague
             ,
             saith
             
               Io.
               Stow
               ,
               Ann.
            
             1369.
             
             She
             ordained
             for
             her
             husband
             and
             her selfe
             ,
             a
             solemne
             Obit
             to
             bee
             kept
             yearely
             in
             this
             Church
             ,
             where
             the
             Maior
             ,
             being
             present
             at
             the
             Masse
             with
             the
             Sheriffes
             ,
             
             Chamberlaine
             ,
             and
             Swordbearer
             ,
             should
             offer
             each
             of
             them
             a
             pennie
             ,
             and
             the
             Maior
             to
             take
             vp
             twentie
             shillings
             :
             the
             Sheriffes
             either
             of
             them
             a
             Marke
             ,
             the
             Chamberlaine
             ten
             shillings
             ,
             and
             the
             Sword-bearer
             sixe
             shillings
             eight
             pence
             ,
             and
             euery
             other
             of
             the
             Maiors
             officers
             (
             there
             present
             )
             two
             and
             twenty
             pence
             a
             peece
             :
             the
             which
             Obyte
             ,
             saith
             Fabian
             ,
             to
             this
             day
             is
             holden
             .
             She
             also
             founded
             foure
             Chantrees
             in
             this
             Church
             for
             the
             soules
             of
             her selfe
             and
             her
             husband
             ;
             and
             was
             greatly
             beneficiall
             vnto
             the
             Deane
             and
             Canons
             .
          
           
             His
             second
             wife
             Constance
             died
             in
             the
             yeare
             1395.
             whom
             hee
             solemnly
             and
             Princely
             interred
             by
             his
             first
             wife
             Blanch.
             
             She
             was
             (
             saith
             Walsingham
             )
             
               mulier
               super
               feminas
               innocens
               ,
               &
               deuota
            
             :
             A
             Lady
             aboue
             Ladies
             ,
             innocent
             ,
             deuout
             ,
             and
             zealous
             .
             Of
             his
             third
             wife
             Katherine
             ,
             when
             I
             come
             to
             Lincolne
             Minster
             ,
             where
             she
             lieth
             entombed
             .
          
           
             
               Henry
               Lacy
            
             ,
             
             Earle
             of
             Lincolne
             ,
             lieth
             here
             entombed
             in
             the
             new
             worke
             ,
             which
             was
             of
             his
             owne
             foundation
             ,
             vnder
             a
             goodly
             Monument
             ,
             with
             his
             armed
             pourtraiture
             crosse-legged
             ,
             as
             one
             that
             had
             professed
             his
             vttermost
             endeauour
             for
             defence
             of
             the
             holy
             Land.
             Hee
             was
             stiled
             Earle
             of
             Lincolne
             ,
             
             Baron
             of
             Halton
             ,
             Constable
             of
             Chester
             ,
             Lord
             of
             Pomfret
             ,
             Blackburnshire
             ,
             Ros
             in
             Wales
             ,
             and
             Rowennocke
             .
             Hee
             was
             Protectour
             of
             England
             whilest
             King
             Edward
             the
             second
             was
             in
             Scotland
             ,
             and
             Viceroy
             sometime
             in
             the
             Duchie
             of
             Aquitaine
             .
             
             
               Vir
               illustris
               in
               consilio
               ,
               strenuus
               in
               omni
               guerra
               &
               prelio
               ,
               Princeps
               militie
               in
               Anglia
               ,
               &
               in
               omni
               regno
               ornatissimus
               ,
            
             saith
             the
             booke
             of
             Dunmow
             .
             By
             his
             first
             wife
             Margaret
             (
             daughter
             and
             heire
             of
             
               William
               Longspee
            
             ,
             grandchilde
             of
             
               William
               Longspee
            
             Earle
             of
             Salisbury
             )
             he
             had
             two
             sonnes
             ,
             Edmund
             drowned
             in
             a
             Well
             in
             Denbeigh
             Castle
             ;
             and
             Iohn
             ,
             who
             died
             young
             :
             
             both
             of
             them
             dead
             before
             their
             father
             .
             And
             one
             daughter
             named
             Alice
             ,
             married
             to
             
               Thomas
               Plantaginet
            
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Lancaster
             .
             He
             died
             at
             his
             house
             ,
             now
             called
             Lincolnes
             Inne
             in
             Chancerie-lane
             London
             ,
             Feb.
             the
             fifth
             ,
             1310.
             being
             threescore
             yeares
             of
             age
             ,
             as
             I
             haue
             it
             out
             of
             the
             booke
             of
             Whalley
             ,
             
             in
             these
             words
             .
             
               Iste
               Henricus
               Comes
               Lincol.
               obijt
               Anno
               etat
               is
               lx
               .
               Ann.
               Domini
               .
               M.
               CCC
               .
               X.
               in
               festo
               Sancte
               Agathe
               Martyris
               circa
               gallicinium
               .
            
          
           
             
             In
             the
             same
             Chappell
             ,
             dedicated
             to
             S.
             Dunstan
             ,
             lieth
             
               Laurence
               Allerthorp
            
             ,
             sometimes
             Canon
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             and
             Lord
             Treasurer
             of
             England
             ,
             with
             this
             Inscription
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Laurentius
               Allerthorp
               quondam
               Thesaurarius
               Anglie
               ,
               Canonicus
               &
               Stagiarius
               istius
               Ecclesie
               ,
               qui
               migrauit
               ex
               hoc
               seculo
               mens
               .
               Iulij
               die
            
             21.
             1406.
             
          
           
             This
             Allerthorp
             being
             a
             man
             of
             no
             more
             eminencie
             in
             the
             Church
             then
             a
             Canon
             resident
             ,
             was
             neuer
             thought
             of
             ,
             or
             not
             beleeued
             ,
             by
             the
             *
             Collector
             of
             the
             Lord
             Treasurers
             ,
             to
             haue
             ascended
             to
             such
             an
             honour
             ,
             so
             that
             he
             lies
             here
             in
             a
             darksome
             roome
             ,
             as
             a
             sacrifice
             to
             obliuion
             ;
             small
             notice
             taken
             of
             him
             ,
             except
             by
             some
             few
             of
             the
             Churchmen
             .
             Now
             giue
             mee
             leaue
             to
             tell
             you
             ,
             by
             way
             of
             digression
             ,
             that
             howsoeuer
             this
             Allerthorp
             was
             but
             one
             of
             the
             Canons
             resident
             ,
             yet
             he
             was
             solely
             the
             one
             ,
             and
             had
             most
             or
             all
             the
             reuenues
             of
             the
             rest
             in
             his
             hands
             ;
             for
             (
             as
             the
             Records
             of
             this
             Church
             doe
             approue
             )
             those
             thirtie
             Canons
             vpon
             the
             primarie
             institution
             ,
             called
             Canons
             Regular
             (
             because
             they
             led
             a
             regular
             life
             ,
             and
             were
             perpetually
             resident
             )
             and
             afterwards
             liuing
             abroad
             ,
             and
             neglecting
             the
             businesse
             of
             their
             Church
             ,
             became
             to
             be
             called
             Canons
             secular
             ,
             contenting
             themselues
             with
             the
             title
             of
             Canon
             ,
             and
             some
             prebend
             assigned
             vnto
             them
             .
             Which
             annexing
             of
             lands
             to
             the
             Prebendarie
             was
             not
             till
             a
             long
             time
             after
             the
             first
             foundation
             :
             whereupon
             Pope
             Lucius
             by
             his
             Bull
             ordained
             ,
             that
             the
             Canons
             non-resident
             ,
             should
             not
             partake
             of
             the
             profits
             of
             the
             lands
             assigned
             to
             the
             common
             affaires
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             but
             onely
             such
             as
             were
             resident
             (
             the
             diuision
             of
             the
             Churches
             lands
             hauing
             beene
             made
             before
             in
             the
             time
             of
             the
             Conquerour
             )
             and
             this
             
               Laurence
               Allerthorp
            
             ,
             at
             and
             before
             the
             time
             of
             his
             Treasurship
             ,
             was
             
               solus
               residentiarius
            
             ,
             and
             had
             the
             whole
             reuenue
             of
             the
             rest
             at
             his
             owne
             disposing
             ,
             by
             way
             of
             Option
             ,
             as
             it
             is
             called
             in
             the
             Lieger
             booke
             .
             But
             of
             this
             enough
             ,
             if
             not
             too
             much
             .
             Then
             to
             conclude
             ,
             howsoeuer
             this
             Allerthorp
             be
             altogether
             excluded
             out
             of
             the
             Treatise
             of
             the
             Treasurers
             ,
             and
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Northberie
            
             ,
             knight
             ,
             keeper
             of
             the
             priuie
             Garderobe
             in
             the
             Tower
             ,
             said
             to
             be
             Lord
             Treasurer
             in
             the
             first
             ,
             second
             ,
             and
             third
             of
             king
             Henry
             the
             fourth
             :
             in
             which
             time
             the
             said
             Allerthorp
             should
             enioy
             that
             office
             ,
             or
             not
             at
             all
             .
             Yet
             these
             words
             in
             his
             Patent
             ,
             together
             with
             this
             Epitaph
             ,
             do
             approue
             him
             
             to
             haue
             beene
             adorned
             with
             the
             honourable
             Office
             of
             a
             solicitous
             Lord
             Treasurer
             .
          
           
             
               Laurentius
               de
               Allerthorp
               Clericus
               habet
               officium
               Thesaurarij
               Anglie
               ,
            
             
             
               quamdiu
               T.R.
               apud
               W.
            
             31.
             
             Maij.
             9.
             
               pars
               .
               pat
            
             .
             2.
             
             Hen.
             4.
             membrana
             14.
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               requiescit
               Simon
               Burly
               Banerettus
               ,
               quinque
               Portuum
               prefectus
               ,
            
             
             
               Ordinis
               Garterij
               Miles
               ,
               &
               Ricardo
            
             2.
             
             
               Consiliarius
               longe
               charissimus
               ,
               connubio
               sibi
               coniunctas
               habuit
               ex
               amplissimis
               familijs
               duas
               vxores
               ,
               alteram
               Staffordie
               ,
               alteram
               Baronis
               de
               Roos
               filiam
               .
               Verum
               difficillimo
               illo
               tempore
               cum
               inter
               Anglie
               Proceres
               omnia
               sub
               iuuene
               Principe
               simultatibus
               agitarentur
               ,
               in
               tantum
               nonnullorum
               odium
               incurrit
               ,
               vt
               Parlamentaria
               authoritate
               capite
               plecteretur
               .
               Anno
               Dom.
            
             1388.
             
             
               Posteri
               autem
               eadem
               postea
               authoritate
               sub
               Rege
               Henrico
               quarto
               sunt
               restituti
               .
            
          
           
             Edward
             the
             blacke
             Prince
             tooke
             such
             affection
             to
             this
             Sir
             
               Simon
               Burley
            
             for
             his
             valour
             ,
             wisedome
             ,
             and
             true
             seruice
             ,
             that
             he
             committed
             to
             his
             gouernance
             his
             onely
             sonne
             (
             then
             liuing
             )
             Richard
             of
             Burdeux
             ;
             who
             ,
             being
             afterwards
             king
             of
             England
             ,
             by
             the
             name
             of
             Richard
             the
             second
             ,
             aduanced
             him
             to
             high
             honours
             ,
             offices
             ,
             and
             promotions
             :
             and
             nothing
             was
             done
             in
             matters
             of
             State
             without
             his
             appointment
             and
             direction
             .
             Thus
             hee
             continued
             alwayes
             loyall
             to
             his
             Soueraigne
             Lord
             the
             king
             ;
             yet
             liued
             in
             the
             hatred
             of
             the
             Peeres
             of
             the
             Land
             ,
             as
             also
             of
             the
             common
             people
             ,
             for
             that
             he
             leaned
             to
             the
             partie
             of
             
               Robert
               de
               Veere
            
             ,
             
             Earle
             of
             Oxford
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Ireland
             ,
             and
             the
             kings
             fauorite
             ,
             and
             was
             an
             oppressour
             of
             the
             poore
             Commons
             :
             insomuch
             that
             by
             the
             sentence
             of
             that
             Parliament
             ,
             which
             wrought
             wonders
             ,
             An.
             11.
             
             
               Ric.
               secundi
            
             ,
             hee
             was
             condemned
             of
             treason
             ,
             and
             beheaded
             on
             the
             Tower
             hill
             ;
             as
             in
             the
             Inscription
             .
          
           
             He
             was
             first
             Vicechamberlaine
             to
             king
             Richard
             ,
             who
             made
             him
             Constable
             of
             Douer
             Castle
             ,
             and
             Lord
             Warden
             of
             the
             Cinque
             Ports
             ;
             deliuering
             the
             keyes
             of
             the
             said
             Castle
             to
             the
             said
             Simon
             in
             signe
             of
             possession
             :
             so
             much
             would
             he
             grace
             him
             with
             his
             presence
             ,
             thus
             recorded
             .
          
           
             
               Simon
               de
               Burley
               Miles
               subcamerarius
               Regis
               haebt
               officium
               Constabularij
               Castri
               Douer
               &
               custodie
               .
            
             
             5.
             
             
               Portuum
               ad
               totam
               vitam
               suam
               sicut
               Robertus
               de
               Assheton
               Chr.
               iam
               defunctus
               nuper
               habuit
               :
               &
               Rex
               super
               hoc
               ipso
               Simoni
               in
               dicto
               Castro
               in
               presenti
               existens
               claues
               tradidit
               in
               signum
               possessionis
               earundem
               .
               T.R.
               apud
               Douer
            
             24.
             
             Ian
             2.
             
             
               Pars.
               Pat.
               Ann.
            
             7.
             
             Ric.
             2.
             
          
           
             
               Per
               versus
               patet
               hos
               Anglorum
               quod
               iacet
               hic
               flos
               ;
               
            
             
               Legum
               qui
               tata
               dictauit
               vera
               statuta
               ;
            
             
               Ex
               Hengham
               dictus
               Radulphus
               vir
               benedictus
               .
            
          
           
             This
             flower
             of
             our
             English
             Garden
             ,
             this
             learned
             father
             of
             the
             Law
             ,
             this
             blessed
             man
             (
             as
             this
             Epitaph
             would
             make
             him
             )
             was
             no
             better
             then
             a
             bribing
             Iudge
             ;
             for
             ,
             being
             a
             chiefe
             Commissioner
             for
             the
             gouernment
             of
             the
             kingdome
             ,
             in
             the
             absence
             of
             Edward
             the
             first
             ,
             he
             ,
             with
             many
             others
             of
             his
             profession
             ,
             were
             ,
             at
             the
             kings
             returne
             ,
             found
             guiltie
             by
             act
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             of
             manifest
             corruption
             ,
             
             in
             their
             administration
             of
             Iustice
             ,
             and
             deeply
             fined
             for
             such
             their
             intolerable
             extortions
             .
             First
             this
             Sir
             
               Raph
               Hengham
            
             ,
             chiefe
             Iustice
             of
             the
             higher
             Bench
             ,
             was
             fined
             to
             pay
             to
             the
             king
             seuen
             thousand
             Markes
             .
             
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Loueton
            
             Iustice
             of
             the
             lower
             Bench
             3000.
             
             Markes
             .
             Sir
             
               William
               Brompton
            
             Iustice
             ,
             6000.
             
             Markes
             .
             Sir
             
               Salomon
               Rochester
            
             ,
             4000.
             
             
             Markes
             .
             Sir
             
               Richard
               Boyland
            
             4000.
             
             Markes
             .
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Sodington
            
             2000.
             
             Markes
             .
             Sir
             
               Walter
               Hopton
            
             2000.
             
             Markes
             .
             These
             foure
             last
             were
             Iustices
             Itinerants
             .
             Sir
             
               William
               Saham
            
             3000.
             
             Markes
             .
             
               Robert
               Lithbury
            
             ,
             Master
             of
             the
             Rolls
             ,
             1000.
             
             Markes
             .
             
               Roger
               Leicester
            
             1000.
             
             Markes
             .
             
               Henry
               Bray
            
             Escheater
             ,
             and
             Iudge
             for
             the
             Iewes
             ,
             1000.
             
             Markes
             .
             
               Robert
               Preston
            
             1000.
             
             Markes
             .
             But
             Sir
             
               Adam
               Stratton
            
             ,
             chiefe
             Baron
             of
             the
             Exchequer
             ,
             was
             fined
             in
             thirty
             foure
             thousand
             Markes
             .
             And
             
               Thomas
               Weyland
            
             (
             found
             the
             greatest
             delinquent
             ,
             and
             of
             greatest
             substance
             )
             had
             all
             his
             goods
             ,
             and
             whole
             estate
             confiscated
             to
             the
             king
             ,
             and
             withall
             banished
             the
             kingdome
             .
          
           
             This
             Sir
             
               Raph
               Hengham
            
             was
             a
             Norfolke
             man
             borne
             ,
             as
             I
             haue
             it
             out
             of
             an
             old
             Record
             ;
             these
             are
             the
             words
             .
             
               Radulphus
               de
               Hengham
               ex
               eadem
               ortus
               esse
               videtur
               familia
               ,
               ex
               qua
               ,
               Willielmus
               filius
               Ade
               de
               Hengham
               et
               Richardus
               de
               Hengham
               in
               Pago
               Norfolciens
               plerumque
               Thetfordie
               Iusticiarij
               ad
               Assisas
               capiendas
               ,
               et
               ad
               Gaolam
               deliberandam
               sub
               initijs
               Hen.
            
             3.
             
               in
               Archiuis
               sepe
               memorantur
               ,
               Rot.
               Parl.
            
             He
             flourished
             in
             the
             raignes
             of
             Henry
             the
             third
             ,
             and
             Edward
             the
             first
             ,
             and
             died
             in
             the
             first
             yeare
             of
             Edward
             the
             second
             ,
             1308.
             
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Magister
               Fulco
               Louel
               ,
               quondam
               Archidiaconus
               Colcestrie
               floruit
               sub
               Hen.
            
             3.
             
             Rege
             .
             I
             finde
             no
             more
             of
             this
             man
             then
             what
             I
             reade
             in
             this
             Inscription
             ;
             but
             much
             more
             of
             his
             name
             ,
             
             being
             both
             ancient
             and
             honourable
             .
          
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               animabus
               Iohannis
               de
               Boys
               in
               Com.
               Essex
               ,
               Ar.
               Nicholai
               Rikkil
               ,
               Ar.
               &
               Domine
               Isabelle
               quondam
               vxor
               eorum
               que
               Isabella
               obiit
            
             28.
             
             
               Iulij
               ,
               Ann.
            
             1443.
             
               quorum
               animabus
               propitietur
               altissimus
            
             .
          
           
             It
             seemes
             by
             his
             armes
             vpon
             the
             pillars
             ,
             that
             this
             Boys
             was
             a
             great
             repairer
             of
             this
             Chappell
             ,
             
             sacred
             to
             S
             ▪
             George
             ,
             wherein
             he
             lyeth
             interred
             .
          
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Magistri
               Williel
               .
               Worsley
               ,
               legum
               doctoris
               istius
               Ecclesie
               Sancti
               Pauli
               London
               Decani
               dum
               vixit
               ....
               qui
               obiit
            
             15.
             
               die
               mens
               .
               Augusti
            
             ,
             1488.
             
             
               Cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               Deus
            
             .
          
           
             
               Vermibus
               hic
               ponor
               ,
               &
               sic
               ostendere
               conor
               ,
            
             
               Hic
               veluti
               ponor
               ,
               ponitur
               omnis
               honor
               .
            
          
           
             And
             vpon
             the
             pillar
             adioyning
             to
             this
             Monument
             ,
             these
             verses
             following
             are
             engrauen
             in
             brasse
             :
             
               
                 Vnde
                 superbis
                 Homo
                 cuius
                 conceptio
                 culpa
                 ,
              
               
                 Nasci
                 pena
                 ,
                 labor
                 vita
                 ,
                 necesse
                 mori
                 .
              
               
                 Vana
                 salus
                 hominum
                 ,
                 vanus
                 labor
                 ,
                 omnia
                 vana
                 ;
              
               
                 Inter
                 vana
                 nichil
                 vanius
                 est
                 homine
                 .
              
               
                 Post
                 hominem
                 vermis
                 ,
                 post
                 vermem
                 setor
                 &
                 horror
                 ,
              
               
                 Sic
                 in
                 non
                 hominem
                 vertitur
                 omnis
                 homo
                 .
              
               
                 Mors
                 venit
                 absque
                 mora
                 ,
                 nescis
                 cum
                 venerit
                 hora
              
               
                 Esto
                 paratus
                 ei
                 cum
                 venerit
                 hora
                 diei
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               Orate
               pro
               ....
               Domini
               Rogeri
               Brabazon
               de
               O
               devy
               Iuris
               Canonici
               ,
               Doctoris
               ,
               &
               huius
               Ecclesie
               Cathedralis
               Residentarij
               qui
               obiit
               tertio
               die
               mens
               .
               Augusti
               ,
            
             1498.
             
             
               Cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               Deus
               .
               Nunc
               Christe
               te
               petimus
               ,
               Miserere
               quesumus
               ,
               qui
               venisti
               redimere
               perditos
               ,
               noli
               damnare
               redemptos
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               In
               memoriam
               venerabilis
               viri
               Iohannis
               Coleti
               sacre
               Theologiae
               Doctoris
               ;
               ad
               Dinum
               Paulum
               Decani
               ,
               &
               Scholae
               ibidem
               fundatoris
               .
            
          
           
             
               Inclyta
               Ioannes
               Londini
               gloria
               gentis
            
             
               Is
               tibi
               qui
               quondam
               Paule
               Decanus
               erat
               .
            
             
             
               Qui
               toties
               magno
               resonabat
               pectore
               Christum
               ,
            
             
               Doctor
               &
               interpres
               fidus
               Euangelij
               .
            
             
               Qui
               mores
               hominum
               multum
               sermone
               diserto
            
             
               Formarat
               ,
               vitae
               sed
               probitate
               magis
               .
            
             
               Quique
               scholam
               struxit
               celebrem
               cognomine
               Ihesu
               ;
            
             
               Hac
               dormit
               tectus
               membra
               Coletus
               humo
               .
            
          
           
             
               Floruit
               sub
               Henrico
            
             7.
             
             
               &
               Hen.
            
             8.
             
             
               Regibus
               ,
               obijt
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1519.
             
          
           
             
               Disce
               mori
               mundo
               ,
               vinere
               disce
               Deo.
               
            
          
           
             Vnder
             his
             liuely
             pourtraiture
             ,
             alluding
             to
             his
             artificiall
             Askelliton
             these
             words
             .
             
               Istuc
               recidit
               gloria
               carnis
            
             .
             Loue
             and
             liue
             .
          
           
             His
             Monument
             is
             lately
             reuiued
             by
             the
             Companie
             of
             the
             mystery
             of
             Mercers
             ,
             to
             whose
             charge
             he
             committed
             the
             ouersight
             of
             S.
             Pauls
             Schoole
             ,
             with
             lands
             worth
             an
             hundred
             and
             twenty
             pounds
             or
             better
             ,
             of
             yearely
             value
             :
             for
             the
             maintenance
             of
             a
             Master
             ,
             an
             Vsher
             ,
             and
             a
             Chaplaine
             ;
             to
             teach
             and
             instruct
             one
             hundred
             fiftie
             and
             three
             poore
             mens
             children
             freely
             ,
             without
             any
             reward
             .
             And
             (
             as
             I
             am
             told
             )
             
               Vijs
               &
               modis
            
             ,
             more
             comes
             to
             the
             Schoolemaster
             at
             this
             day
             ,
             then
             the
             whole
             endowment
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Bale
            
             saith
             ,
             
             that
             of
             twenty
             and
             two
             children
             which
             his
             father
             
               Henry
               Collet
            
             (
             Mercer
             ,
             and
             Lord
             Maior
             of
             London
             )
             had
             by
             Christian
             his
             wife
             ,
             he
             was
             the
             onely
             childe
             liuing
             at
             his
             fathers
             death
             ▪
             that
             he
             died
             of
             the
             sweating
             sicknesse
             ,
             aged
             sixtie
             three
             yeares
             :
             that
             he
             was
             brought
             vp
             in
             Oxford
             ,
             that
             he
             trauelled
             into
             France
             and
             Italie
             ;
             that
             he
             disputed
             with
             the
             Sorbonists
             in
             Paris
             ,
             from
             whose
             Tenets
             hee
             much
             dissented
             ;
             that
             hee
             inuayed
             against
             Monkes
             which
             did
             not
             leade
             an
             Euangelicall
             life
             ;
             and
             Bishops
             ,
             
               Qui
               pro
               Pastoribus
               lupos
               agebant
            
             :
             that
             he
             was
             
               eruditione
               facundus
            
             ;
             that
             he
             writ
             many
             Treatises
             left
             in
             loose
             papers
             ,
             which
             ,
             but
             by
             himselfe
             ,
             could
             not
             bee
             made
             perfect
             :
             That
             hee
             taught
             in
             his
             Sermons
             that
             it
             was
             vnlawfull
             for
             a
             Clergie-man
             to
             accumulate
             riches
             ,
             and
             for
             any
             man
             to
             worship
             Images
             :
             that
             by
             
               Richard
               Fitz-Iames
            
             ,
             then
             Bishop
             of
             London
             ,
             and
             two
             Minorites
             ,
             Bricot
             and
             Standish
             ,
             he
             was
             accused
             of
             heresie
             ,
             and
             that
             his
             corps
             had
             beene
             cast
             out
             of
             his
             Tombe
             and
             burnt
             ,
             if
             an
             vnexpected
             accident
             had
             not
             preuented
             his
             enemies
             designes
             .
          
           
             
               Gulielmo
               Lilio
               Paulinae
               Scholae
               olim
               perceptorio
               primario
               &
               Agnetae
               Coniugi
               ,
               in
               sacratissimo
               huius
               templi
               Coemiterio
               ,
            
             
             
               hinc
               a
               tergo
               nunc
               destructo
               consepultis
               :
               Georgius
               Lillius
               huius
               Ecclesie
               canonicus
               Parentum
               memoriae
               pie
               consulens
               Tabellam
               hanc
               ab
               amicis
               conseruatam
               hic
               reponendam
               curauit
               .
            
          
           
             
               Obijt
               ille
               G.
               L.
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1522.
             
             
               V.
               Calend.
               Mart.
               vixit
               annos
            
             54.
             
          
           
             This
             man
             ,
             
             
               integer
               vitae
               scelerisque
               purus
            
             ,
             as
             Bale
             saith
             ,
             liued
             for
             a
             certaine
             time
             in
             the
             Isle
             of
             Rhodes
             ,
             and
             some
             yeares
             in
             Italie
             ,
             where
             hee
             instructed
             himselfe
             in
             all
             good
             literature
             ,
             and
             made
             himselfe
             perfect
             in
             many
             languages
             :
             withall
             he
             was
             quicke
             ,
             apprehensiue
             ,
             and
             ingenious
             :
             and
             therefore
             entirely
             beloued
             of
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Moore
            
             .
             He
             writ
             diuers
             bookes
             ,
             but
             he
             is
             best
             knowne
             by
             his
             Grammer
             .
             Hee
             was
             borne
             in
             the
             Towne
             of
             Odiham
             in
             Hampshire
             .
          
           
             The
             Epitaph
             of
             Agnes
             ,
             the
             wife
             of
             
               William
               Lily
            
             ,
             as
             I
             found
             it
             in
             the
             Collections
             of
             Master
             Camden
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hagnes
               hic
               iaceo
               coniux
               olim
               Gulielmi
            
             
               Lilia
               cognomen
               cui
               tribuere
               ,
               fui
               .
            
             
               Septem
               ter
               denos
               aetas
               mea
               viderat
               annos
               ,
            
             
               Bis
               septem
               vixi
               ,
               tres
               quoque
               iuncta
               viro
               :
            
             
               Mater
               eram
               foelix
               ter
               quinque
               prole
               ,
               puellae
            
             
               Sex
               fuerant
               numero
               ,
               caetera
               turba
               mares
               .
            
             
               Me
               luce
               octaua
               mensis
               Sextilis
               adorta
               est
               ,
            
             
               Me
               luce
               vndecima
               sustulit
               atra
               lues
               :
            
             
               Aeterne
               vs
               pateat
               Lector
               mihi
               lumina
               lucis
               ,
            
             
               Authorem
               lucis
               supplice
               mente
               roga
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Thomas
               Linacrus
               Regis
               Henrici
               viii
               Medicus
               :
               vir
               et
               Grecè
               et
               Latine
               atque
               in
               re
               medica
               longe
               eruditissimus
               :
               multos
               aetate
               sua
               languentes
               ,
               et
               qui
               iam
               animam
               desponderant
               ,
               vitae
               restituit
               .
               Multa
               Galeni
               opera
               Latina
               lingua
               mira
               et
               singulari
               facundia
               vertit
               ▪
               Egregium
               opus
               de
               emendata
               structura
               Latini
               sermonis
               ,
               amicorum
               rogatu
               paulo
               ante
               mortem
               edidit
               .
               Medicine
               studiosis
               Oxoniae
               publicas
               lectiones
               duas
               ,
               Cantabrigiae
               vnam
               in
               perpetuum
               stabiliuit
               :
               In
               hac
               vrbe
               Collegium
               Medicorum
               sua
               industria
               fieri
               curauit
               .
               Cuius
               et
               Praesidens
               primus
               electus
               est
               ;
               Fraudes
               dolosque
               mirè
               perosus
               ,
               fidus
               amicis
               ,
               omnibus
               ordinibus
               iuxta
               charus
               :
               aliquot
               annos
               antequam
               obierit
               Presbiter
               factus
               :
               plenus
               annis
               ex
               hac
               vita
               migrauit
               ,
               multum
               desideratus
               .
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1524.
             die
             7.
             
             Octob.
             
          
           
             Somewhat
             aboue
             the
             Tombe
             ,
             in
             the
             wall
             ,
             vnder
             the
             picture
             or
             pourtraiture
             of
             the
             Phoenix
             ,
             this
             Inscription
             .
             
               Viuit
               post
               funera
               virtus
            
             .
          
           
             
               Thomae
               Linacro
               clarissimo
               medico
               Iohannes
               Caius
               posuit
               ,
               ann
               .
            
             1557.
             
          
           
             This
             old
             Physitian
             ,
             and
             young
             Priest
             ,
             
               Tho.
               Linaker
            
             ,
             borne
             in
             the
             towne
             of
             Darby
             ;
             was
             (
             like
             
               William
               Lilie
            
             )
             for
             none
             of
             his
             works
             so
             famous
             ,
             as
             for
             his
             rudiments
             or
             instructions
             ,
             to
             the
             better
             vnderstanding
             of
             the
             Latine
             tongue
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               infra
               iacet
               corpus
               magistri
               Thome
               de
               Eure
               ,
               Legum
               Doctoris
               ,
               istius
               Ecclesie
               ,
               S.
               Pauli
               quondam
               Decani
               ,
               qui
               die
               nono
               mens
               .
               Octobris
               .
               Ann.
               Dom.
               millesimo
               quadringentesimo
               ,
               &
               sui
               Decanatus
               anno
               duodecimo
               diem
               suum
               clausit
               extremum
               .
               Cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               Deus
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Magister
               Thomas
               Wynterburne
               Legum
               Doctor
               ,
               dum
               vixit
               Decanus
               huius
               Ecclesie
               S.
               Pauli
               ,
               qui
               obijt
            
             7.
             
               die
               mens
               .
               Decemb.
               An.
               Dom.
            
             1478.
             
             
               Anime
               cuius
               sis
               Deus
               propitius
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Magister
               Reymundus
               Pelegrim
               Canonicus
               huius
               Ecclesie
               ,
               &
               Capellanus
               Commissalis
               Domini
               Pape
               ,
               qui
               obijt
               xi
               die
               mens
               .
               Aug.
               Cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               Deus
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Magister
               Richardus
               Plessys
               quondam
               Can
               .........
               ob
               .
               M.
               CCC
               .
               LX.I
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Gulielmus
               Harington
               Iurisconsultus
               ,
               Protonotarius
               Apostolicus
               D.
               Pauli
               Canonicus
               ,
               ex
               illis
               quos
               Residentiarios
               dicunt
               :
               Patria
               Eboracensis
               natus
               ,
               in
               Pago
               qui
               Estryngton
               vocitatur
               .
               Patre
               Gulielmo
               Haringtono
               viro
               claro
               genere
               orto
               in
               pago
               commerlandie
               non
               ignobili
               ,
               qui
               Neubyging
               nuncupatur
               :
               &
               Matre
               Iohanna
               filia
               Gulielmi
               Haske
               aliter
               Baliui
               dicti
               viri
               generosi
               in
               eodem
               pago
               Estryngton
               nata
               .
               Memor
               exitus
               vite
               ,
               qui
               omnibus
               horis
               impendet
               ,
               hoc
               sibi
               sepulchrum
               posuit
               .
               Anno
               salutis
               humane
               .
            
             1523.
             
          
           
           
             Here
             lieth
             buried
             in
             a
             Chappell
             built
             by
             himselfe
             ,
             wherein
             he
             founded
             three
             Chaplaines
             ,
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Poultney
            
             ,
             
             foure
             times
             Lord
             Maior
             of
             London
             :
             who
             founded
             also
             a
             Colledge
             in
             the
             Parish
             Church
             of
             S.
             Laurence
             ,
             called
             Poultney
             .
             He
             built
             also
             the
             parish
             Church
             ,
             called
             little
             Alhallows
             in
             Thames
             street
             ;
             
             and
             the
             Carmelite
             Friers
             Church
             in
             Couentrie
             :
             hee
             gaue
             reliefe
             to
             the
             prisoners
             in
             Newgate
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             Fleet
             ,
             and
             ten
             shillings
             the
             yeare
             to
             S.
             Giles
             Hospitall
             by
             Oldborne
             (
             now
             Houlborne
             )
             for
             euer
             :
             and
             other
             Legacies
             too
             long
             to
             rehearse
             .
             And
             died
             in
             the
             yeare
             1348.
             
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             
               Hamond
               Chickwell
            
             Pepperer
             ,
             
             who
             had
             beene
             Lord
             Maior
             of
             this
             Citie
             ,
             sixe
             times
             within
             nine
             yeares
             .
             And
             died
             about
             the
             yeare
             1328.
             
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             the
             body
             of
             Anne
             ,
             daughter
             of
             Iohn
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Burgundie
             ,
             the
             wife
             of
             
               Iohn
               Plantaginet
            
             ,
             third
             sonne
             of
             king
             Henry
             the
             fourth
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Bedford
             ,
             Protector
             of
             the
             Realme
             of
             England
             ,
             and
             head
             of
             the
             common
             weale
             .
             Who
             died
             the
             yeare
             1433.
             
          
           
             Here
             in
             a
             Monument
             ,
             
             broken
             all
             a
             peeces
             ,
             lieth
             entombed
             the
             body
             of
             
               Iohn
               Neuill
            
             ,
             Lord
             Latimer
             :
             whose
             widow
             
               Katherine
               Parre
            
             ,
             daughter
             of
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Parre
            
             of
             Kendall
             ,
             and
             sister
             to
             William
             Lord
             Parre
             ,
             Marquesse
             of
             Northampton
             ;
             was
             the
             sixth
             and
             last
             wife
             to
             king
             Henry
             the
             eight
             .
             He
             died
             in
             the
             yeare
             1542.
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Beauchampe
            
             ,
             
             Constable
             of
             Douer
             Castle
             ,
             Warden
             of
             the
             Cinque
             Ports
             ,
             knight
             of
             the
             Garter
             ,
             and
             Lord
             Admirall
             of
             England
             ,
             the
             second
             sonne
             of
             
               Guy
               Beauchampe
            
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Warwicke
             ;
             lieth
             buried
             here
             in
             the
             body
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             within
             a
             little
             Chappell
             .
             He
             died
             Ann.
             1360.
             34.
             
             Ed.
             3.
             
          
           
             He
             was
             also
             Constable
             of
             the
             Tower
             of
             London
             ,
             as
             appeares
             by
             ancient
             Records
             .
          
           
             
               Cum
               Rex
               nuper
               concesserit
               Iohanni
               Darcy
               de
               Knayth
               custodiam
               Turris
               London
               ad
               vitam
               suam
               ,
            
             
             
               et
               idem
               Iohannes
               propter
               alia
               negotia
               intendere
               non
               possit
               eidem
               custodire
               ;
               ex
               Regis
               assensu
               concessit
               custodiam
               predictam
               Iohanni
               de
               Bellocampo
               de
               Warwic
               .
               ad
               totam
               vitam
               predicti
               Iohannis
               Darcy
               &c.
               T.
               R.
               apud
               Mortelake
            
             15.
             
             
               Marcij
               ,
               Ann.
            
             26.
             
             Ed.
             3.1
             .
             
               Pars.
               pat
               .
               M.
            
             17.
             
          
           
             Vpon
             some
             displeasure
             (
             vpon
             false
             suggestions
             )
             which
             the
             King
             had
             taken
             against
             him
             ,
             he
             was
             put
             by
             this
             office
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             same
             (
             the
             truth
             being
             tried
             )
             restored
             againe
             a
             little
             before
             his
             death
             .
             For
             proofe
             .
          
           
             
               Cum
               Iohan.
               Darcy
               cui
               nuper
               Rex
               custodiā
               Turris
               London
               ad
               totā
               vita
               suā
               concesserit
            
             ;
             
             
               ob
               affectionē
               quam
               habuit
               ad
               personā
               Ioh.
               de
               Bellocampo
               de
               Warwick
               ,
               statū
               quem
               idem
               Ioh.
               Darcy
               in
               custodia
               Turris
               predicte
               habuit
               ,
               prefato
               Ioh.
               de
               Bellocampo
               concesserit
               ;
               et
               Rex
               illā
               concessionē
               confirmauit
               ;
               post
               modūque
               ob
               quendā
               rancorē
               quem
               Rex
               erga
               ipsū
               Ioh.
               de
               Bellocampo
               ex
               sinistra
               suggestione
               ipsi
               Regi
               facta
               concepisset
               ;
               ipsum
               de
               custodia
               illa
               amoueri
               fecit
               ,
               et
               ●andem
               custodiam
               primo
               Bartholomeo
               de
               Burghesse
               ,
               &
               postmodum
               Roberto
               de
               Morle
               concessisset
               ;
               Iamque
               ijdem
               Bartholomeus
               et
               Robertus
               viam
               vniuerse
               carnis
               ingressi
               sunt
               .
               Rex
               ad
               gratum
               et
               laudabile
               obsequium
               si●i
               per
               dictum
               Iohannem
               diuersimodo
               impensum
               ,
               et
               ad
               hoc
               quod
               suggestio
               predicta
               minus
               vera
               existit
               ,
               sicut
               plenius
               Regi
               constat
               ,
               consideracionem
               habens
               ,
               ac
               volens
               ipsius
               proinde
               honori
               &
               commodo
               prospicere
               in
               hac
               parte
               ,
               ●undem
               Iohannem
               ad
               dictam
               custodiam
               restituit
               ,
               habendam
               ad
               totam
               vitam
               suam
               .
               Dat.
               apud
               Villam
               Sancti
               Georgij
               iuxta
               Castrum
               de
               Beauford
               in
               Francia
               .
               An.
            
             34.
             
             Ed.
             3.
             
          
           
             This
             deceased
             Nobleman
             (
             saith
             Stow
             )
             by
             ignorant
             people
             ,
             
             hath
             beene
             
             erroniously
             mistearmed
             ,
             and
             said
             to
             bee
             Duke
             Humphrey
             ,
             the
             good
             Duke
             of
             Glocester
             ;
             who
             lieth
             honourably
             buried
             at
             S.
             Albans
             in
             Hertfordshire
             .
             In
             Idle
             and
             friuolous
             opinion
             of
             whom
             ,
             some
             men
             of
             late
             times
             ,
             saith
             hee
             ,
             haue
             made
             a
             solemne
             meeting
             at
             his
             Tombe
             ,
             vpon
             Saint
             Andrewes
             day
             in
             the
             morning
             ,
             and
             concluded
             on
             a
             breakfast
             ,
             or
             dinner
             ,
             as
             assuming
             themselues
             to
             be
             seruants
             ,
             and
             to
             hold
             diuersitie
             of
             Offices
             ,
             vnder
             the
             said
             Duke
             Humphrey
             .
          
           
             On
             the
             South
             side
             of
             the
             same
             Tombe
             ,
             is
             this
             Inscription
             in
             brasse
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Dominus
               Richardus
               de
               Piriton
               ,
               quondam
               Archidiaconus
               Colcestrie
               ,
               Canonicus
               et
               stagiarius
               huius
               Ecclesie
               ,
               qui
               obijt
            
             26.
             
             
               Aug.
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1387.
             
             
               Cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               Deus
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             Vpon
             the
             wall
             ouer
             the
             little
             doore
             that
             entreth
             out
             of
             Pauls
             into
             Saint
             Faiths
             Church
             ,
             is
             the
             image
             of
             Iesus
             ,
             curiously
             painted
             ,
             as
             also
             the
             pourtraiture
             of
             a
             Lady
             kneeling
             in
             her
             mantle
             of
             Armes
             ,
             with
             some
             of
             her
             progeny
             .
             These
             words
             thereupon
             being
             most
             artificially
             pensild
             .
             
               
                 Iesus
                 our
                 God
                 and
                 Sauiour
                 ,
              
               
                 To
                 vs
                 and
                 ours
                 be
                 gouernour
                 .
              
            
             Which
             imagerie
             or
             representation
             was
             made
             to
             the
             memory
             of
             Margaret
             Countesse
             of
             Shrewsbury
             ,
             who
             lieth
             buried
             in
             a
             Chappell
             within
             that
             doore
             dedicated
             to
             the
             name
             of
             Iesus
             ,
             with
             this
             Inscription
             ,
             which
             not
             long
             since
             was
             there
             to
             be
             read
             vpon
             a
             pillar
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             ,
             before
             the
             Image
             of
             Iesu
             ,
             lieth
             the
             worshipfull
             and
             right
             noble
             Ladie
             ,
             Margaret
             ,
             Countesse
             of
             Shrewsbury
             ,
             late
             wife
             of
             the
             true
             and
             victorious
             knight
             ,
             and
             redoubtable
             warrior
             ,
             
               Iohn
               Talbot
            
             Earle
             of
             Shrewsbury
             :
             which
             worshipfull
             man
             died
             in
             Guien
             ,
             for
             the
             right
             of
             this
             Land.
             She
             was
             the
             first
             daughter
             ,
             and
             one
             of
             the
             heires
             of
             the
             right
             famous
             and
             renowned
             knight
             ,
             
               Richard
               Beauchamp
            
             ,
             late
             Earle
             of
             Warwicke
             (
             which
             died
             in
             Roan
             )
             and
             of
             Dame
             Elizabeth
             his
             wife
             .
             The
             which
             Elizabeth
             was
             daughter
             and
             heire
             to
             Thomas
             ,
             late
             Lord
             Berkeley
             ,
             on
             his
             side
             ,
             and
             on
             her
             mothers
             side
             ,
             Ladie
             Lisle
             and
             Tyes
             .
             Which
             Countesse
             passed
             from
             this
             world
             the
             foureteenth
             day
             of
             Iune
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             Lord
             ,
             1468.
             
             On
             whose
             soule
             Iesu
             haue
             mercy
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             I
             haue
             seene
             a
             stone
             in
             the
             body
             of
             this
             Church
             thus
             inscribed
             ,
             without
             any
             name
             ;
             yet
             Armes
             were
             vpon
             the
             Monument
             .
          
           
             
               Non
               hominem
               aspiciam
               vltra
               .
            
             
               Obliuio
               .
            
          
           
             This
             man
             yet
             willingly
             (
             saith
             learned
             Camden
             )
             would
             not
             haue
             beene
             forgotten
             ,
             
             when
             he
             adioyned
             his
             Armes
             to
             continue
             his
             memory
             ;
             not
             vnlike
             to
             Philosophers
             which
             prefixed
             their
             names
             before
             their
             Treatises
             of
             contemning
             glory
             .
          
           
             Another
             ,
             in
             the
             North
             Cloister
             now
             ruinated
             ,
             without
             name
             ,
             had
             this
             Inscription
             vpon
             his
             Graue-stone
             :
             
               
                 Vixi
                 ,
                 peccaui
                 ,
                 penitui
                 ,
                 Nature
                 cessi
                 .
              
            
             Which
             was
             as
             Christian
             (
             saith
             the
             same
             Author
             )
             as
             that
             was
             profane
             of
             the
             Romane
             :
             
             
               
                 Amici
              
               
                 Dum
                 viuimus
              
               
                 Viuamus
                 .
              
            
          
           
           
             I
             haue
             read
             these
             rimes
             following
             ,
             engrauen
             in
             brasse
             ,
             vpon
             a
             marble-stone
             ,
             in
             the
             body
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             now
             stolne
             away
             .
          
           
             
               Istuc
               qui
               graderis
               paulum
               te
               sistere
               queso
            
             
               Et
               rogitans
               quid
               eris
               in
               me
               ,
               nunc
               vermibus
               eso
               .
            
             
               Esto
               memor
               mortis
               ,
               meditare
               frequenter
               Ioua
               :
            
             
               Mors
               latet
               in
               portis
               ,
               non
               est
               euitabilis
               hora.
            
             
               Effundens
               loculos
               ,
               pro
               Christo
               despice
               mundum
               .
            
             
               Clarificans
               oculos
               ,
               vt
               cernas
               quo
               sit
               eundum
               .
            
             
               Nam
               quod
               quisque
               serit
               presentis
               tempore
               vite
               ,
            
             
               Hoc
               sibi
               messis
               erit
               ,
               cum
               dicitur
               ,
               ite
               venite
               .
            
          
           
             The
             sleight
             regard
             of
             the
             house
             of
             God
             ,
             was
             a
             maine
             cause
             of
             this
             kingdomes
             subuersion
             ,
             as
             I
             haue
             shewed
             before
             vpon
             the
             Epitaph
             of
             king
             Etheldred
             ;
             and
             it
             hath
             euer
             beene
             ,
             and
             more
             especia●ly
             is
             in
             these
             our
             times
             ,
             an
             vse
             for
             beastly
             and
             vncleane
             persons
             ,
             to
             pollute
             and
             beda●be
             the
             doores
             and
             walls
             of
             the
             place
             where
             God
             is
             to
             be
             worshipped
             ,
             with
             pisse
             ,
             or
             some
             other
             more
             nastie
             excrements
             ;
             against
             the
             like
             irreuerence
             to
             this
             goodly
             consecrated
             Edifice
             of
             Saint
             Paul
             ,
             diuers
             prohibitions
             vpon
             certaine
             penalties
             haue
             beene
             ,
             and
             are
             daily
             ,
             published
             in
             print
             ,
             and
             pasted
             vp
             in
             ●●iuers
             places
             ,
             in
             and
             about
             the
             Church
             .
             And
             anciently
             this
             Atheisticall
             vncl●●nnesse
             (
             if
             I
             may
             so
             call
             it
             )
             was
             forbidden
             by
             a
             verse
             depicted
             at
             euery
             doore
             of
             this
             Church
             ;
             some
             part
             of
             which
             at
             the
             great
             South
             doore
             is
             yet
             re●●●ning
             ,
             which
             in
             my
             time
             might
             perfectly
             be
             read
             .
             Thus
             it
             runnes
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               Locus
               his
               sacer
               est
               ,
               hic
               nulli
               mingere
               fas
               est
               .
            
             
               This
               house
               is
               holy
               here
               :
               vnlawfull
               ti
               's
            
             
               For
               any
               one
               ,
               here
               on
               her
               walls
               to
               pisse
               .
            
          
           
             And
             strict
             orders
             were
             likewise
             published
             against
             Beggers
             ,
             and
             bearers
             of
             burdens
             ,
             in
             and
             thorow
             the
             Church
             :
             of
             the
             later
             sort
             these
             foure
             lines
             were
             sometimes
             fixed
             to
             a
             pillar
             ,
             ouer
             an
             iron
             boxe
             for
             the
             poore
             .
          
           
             
               All
               those
               that
               shall
               enter
               within
               the
               Church
               doore
               ,
            
             
               With
               burden
               or
               basket
               ,
               must
               giue
               to
               the
               poore
               .
            
             
               And
               if
               there
               be
               any
               aske
               what
               they
               must
               pay
               ,
            
             
               To
               this
               Box
               a
               penny
               ,
               ere
               they
               passe
               away
               .
            
          
           
             It
             could
             be
             wished
             ,
             that
             walking
             in
             the
             middle
             Isle
             of
             Paules
             might
             be
             forborne
             in
             the
             time
             of
             Diuine
             seruice
             .
          
           
             Richard
             the
             second
             ,
             
             king
             of
             England
             ,
             
               Ann.
               Reg.
            
             8.
             made
             the
             pettie
             Canons
             here
             twelue
             in
             number
             ,
             a
             Colledge
             ,
             or
             fellowship
             daily
             to
             meete
             and
             diet
             together
             in
             one
             Hall
             ;
             whereas
             for
             a
             long
             time
             before
             they
             liued
             dispersedly
             ,
             and
             could
             not
             be
             so
             ready
             to
             serue
             the
             most
             Highest
             in
             their
             holy
             exercises
             .
             Hee
             appointed
             one
             
               Iohn
               Linton
            
             for
             the
             first
             Warden
             of
             this
             Colledge
             ,
             and
             gaue
             vnto
             the
             said
             Warden
             and
             Canons
             of
             the
             foresaid
             Fellowship
             ,
             certaine
             lands
             here
             in
             London
             for
             their
             further
             endowment
             ,
             and
             the
             supporting
             of
             diuine
             seruice
             .
             Charging
             them
             by
             his
             Charter
             to
             pray
             for
             his
             prosperous
             estate
             liuing
             ,
             and
             for
             his
             soules
             health
             when
             he
             should
             depart
             this
             world
             :
             and
             for
             the
             soule
             of
             Anne
             his
             wife
             ,
             Queene
             of
             England
             :
             and
             
             for
             the
             soules
             of
             his
             and
             her
             progenitors
             ,
             parents
             ,
             and
             ancestors
             ,
             and
             of
             all
             the
             faithfull
             people
             deceased
             .
          
           
             
             Howsoeuer
             the
             Story
             of
             Brute
             be
             denied
             by
             some
             learned
             Authors
             ,
             or
             not
             permitted
             but
             by
             coniecture
             ;
             as
             Selden
             hath
             it
             in
             his
             Illustrations
             vpon
             this
             verse
             of
             
               Michaell
               Drayton
            
             ,
             which
             now
             the
             enuious
             world
             doth
             slander
             for
             a
             dreame
             .
          
           
             Yet
             because
             I
             finde
             him
             ,
             in
             our
             Annals
             ,
             to
             haue
             beene
             buried
             here
             in
             this
             Citie
             ,
             of
             his
             owne
             foundation
             ,
             as
             both
             by
             reason
             and
             authority
             it
             is
             strongly
             argued
             by
             a
             most
             iudicious
             Antiquarie
             of
             the
             last
             age
             ;
             I
             think
             it
             not
             amisse
             to
             speake
             somewhat
             of
             him
             (
             especially
             )
             in
             this
             place
             ,
             as
             the
             truth
             of
             the
             storie
             is
             generally
             receiued
             .
          
           
             
             Brute
             (
             the
             sonne
             of
             Siluius
             ,
             the
             sonne
             of
             Ascanius
             ,
             who
             was
             the
             sonne
             of
             Aeneas
             the
             warlike
             Troian
             )
             being
             deliuered
             from
             the
             long
             captiuitie
             vnder
             the
             Grecians
             ,
             with
             his
             wife
             Innogen
             and
             his
             people
             ,
             departed
             from
             the
             coasts
             of
             Greece
             ,
             and
             arriued
             in
             an
             Island
             ,
             where
             they
             consulted
             with
             an
             Oracle
             ,
             sacred
             to
             
               Diana
               .
               Brute
            
             himselfe
             kneeling
             before
             the
             Idoll
             ,
             and
             holding
             in
             his
             right
             hand
             a
             boule
             prepared
             for
             sacrifice
             full
             of
             wine
             ,
             &
             the
             bloud
             of
             a
             white
             Hinde
             ;
             made
             his
             imprecation
             to
             the
             Goddesse
             to
             this
             effect
             in
             English.
             
          
           
             
               
               Thou
               Goddesse
               that
               doest
               rule
               the
               woods
               and
               forrests
               greene
               ,
            
             
               And
               chasest
               foaming
               boares
               that
               fly
               thine
               awfull
               sight
               :
            
             
               Thou
               that
               mayest
               passe
               aloft
               in
               aerie
               skies
               so
               sheene
               ;
            
             
               And
               walke
               eke
               vnder
               earth
               in
               places
               voide
               of
               light
               :
            
             
               Discouer
               earthly
               states
               ,
               direct
               our
               course
               aright
               ,
            
             
               And
               shew
               where
               we
               shall
               dwell
               ,
               according
               to
               thy
               will
               ,
            
             
               In
               seats
               of
               sure
               abode
               ,
               where
               Temples
               we
               may
               dight
            
             
               For
               Virgines
               that
               shall
               sound
               thy
               land
               with
               voices
               shrill
               .
            
          
           
             After
             this
             prayer
             and
             ceremonie
             done
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             Pagan
             rite
             and
             custome
             ,
             Brute
             abiding
             his
             answer
             ,
             fell
             asleepe
             :
             in
             which
             sleepe
             appeared
             to
             him
             the
             said
             Goddesse
             vttering
             this
             answer
             .
          
           
             
               Brute
               ,
               farre
               by
               West
               beyond
               the
               Gallike
               land
               is
               found
            
             
               An
               Isle
               ,
               which
               with
               the
               ocean
               seas
               inclosed
               is
               about
               .
            
             
               Where
               Giants
               dwelt
               sometime
               ,
               but
               now
               is
               desart
               ground
               ,
            
             
               Most
               meet
               where
               thou
               maiest
               plant
               thy selfe
               with
               all
               thy
               rout
               .
            
             
               Make
               thitherwards
               with
               speed
               ;
               for
               there
               thou
               shalt
               finde
               out
            
             
               An
               euer-during
               seat
               ,
               and
               Troy
               shall
               rise
               anew
               ,
            
             
               Vnto
               thy
               race
               ,
               of
               whom
               shall
               kings
               be
               borne
               ,
               no
               doubt
               ,
            
             
               That
               with
               their
               mighty
               power
               the
               world
               shall
               whole
               subdew
               .
            
          
           
             Brute
             was
             no
             sooner
             awaked
             then
             that
             he
             related
             this
             his
             dreame
             or
             vision
             to
             such
             of
             his
             companie
             ,
             as
             he
             thought
             requisite
             to
             be
             acquainted
             with
             such
             a
             matter
             of
             importance
             ;
             after
             great
             reioycing
             and
             ceremonious
             thanksgiuing
             ,
             they
             ioyntly
             resolued
             to
             seeke
             out
             this
             fortunate
             Island
             ,
             and
             so
             returned
             to
             their
             ships
             ,
             with
             great
             ioy
             and
             gladnesse
             ,
             as
             men
             put
             in
             comfort
             to
             finde
             out
             the
             wished
             seats
             for
             their
             firme
             and
             sure
             habitations
             ,
             prophesied
             
             and
             promised
             vnto
             them
             by
             the
             Oracle
             ;
             not
             long
             after
             
               
                 Per
                 varios
                 casus
                 per
                 tot
                 discrimina
                 rerum
                 .
              
               
                 Passing
                 through
                 many
                 dangers
                 ,
                 by
                 sea
                 ,
                 by
                 land
                 ,
                 'mongst
                 strangers
                 :
              
            
             They
             landed
             at
             Totnes
             in
             Deuonshire
             ,
             about
             the
             yeare
             of
             the
             world
             ,
             2855.
             and
             before
             Christs
             natiuitie
             ,
             1108.
             
             Of
             which
             
               M.
               Drayton
               Polyol
               .
               Song
            
             .
             1.
             
             
               
                 Mye
                 Britaine-sounding
                 Brute
                 ;
                 when
                 with
                 his
                 puissant
                 fleete
              
               
                 At
                 Totnesse
                 first
                 he
                 toucht
                 .
              
            
             Brute
             hauing
             taken
             a
             view
             of
             this
             Island
             ,
             and
             destroyed
             all
             such
             as
             stood
             against
             him
             ,
             commanded
             that
             the
             Isle
             should
             be
             called
             Brutaine
             (
             which
             before
             was
             called
             Albion
             ,
             peopled
             with
             gyants
             )
             and
             the
             inhabitants
             thereof
             Britaines
             ,
             or
             Brutaines
             ,
             allusiuely
             after
             his
             owne
             name
             .
             Within
             a
             short
             time
             after
             his
             arriuall
             ,
             he
             laid
             the
             foundation
             of
             a
             Citie
             ,
             which
             he
             named
             Troynouant
             ,
             or
             new
             Troy
             (
             now
             London
             )
             vpon
             a
             plot
             of
             ground
             lying
             on
             the
             North
             side
             of
             the
             riuer
             of
             Thames
             ,
             which
             he
             built
             in
             remembrance
             of
             that
             noble
             City
             of
             Troy
             ,
             from
             whence
             hee
             and
             his
             people
             were
             descended
             ,
             as
             also
             to
             bee
             the
             seat
             Royall
             ,
             and
             chiefe
             Chamber
             of
             his
             imperiall
             kingdome
             .
             He
             also
             built
             a
             Temple
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             his
             Pagan
             Gods
             and
             Goddesses
             .
             Which
             stood
             (
             by
             coniecture
             )
             in
             the
             same
             place
             where
             now
             this
             Cathedrall
             Church
             of
             Saint
             Paul
             is
             erected
             :
             in
             which
             idolatrous
             Archflamen
             he
             bequeathed
             his
             body
             to
             be
             buried
             .
             Here
             in
             his
             new
             Citie
             ,
             when
             he
             had
             established
             certaine
             lawes
             ,
             teaching
             his
             people
             to
             liue
             after
             a
             ciuill
             order
             and
             fashion
             ;
             also
             to
             build
             townes
             and
             villages
             ,
             to
             worship
             the
             Gods
             ,
             to
             till
             and
             plow
             the
             earth
             ,
             to
             weare
             apparrell
             ,
             to
             anoint
             and
             trimme
             their
             bodies
             :
             and
             to
             be
             short
             ,
             to
             liue
             after
             an
             humane
             manner
             ,
             and
             had
             holden
             the
             regiment
             of
             this
             kingdome
             right
             nobly
             the
             space
             of
             twenty
             and
             foure
             yeares
             ,
             hee
             departed
             the
             world
             .
             Hauing
             parted
             his
             dominions
             into
             three
             parts
             ,
             amongst
             his
             three
             sonnes
             ,
             
               Locrine
               ,
               Camber
            
             ,
             and
             Albanact
             :
             with
             condition
             ,
             that
             the
             two
             younger
             brethren
             should
             hold
             of
             the
             eldest
             ,
             and
             to
             him
             doe
             homage
             and
             fealtie
             .
          
           
             
               Brute
               tooke
               shippe
               and
               arriued
               in
               Albion
               ;
               
            
             
               Where
               Diane
               said
               ,
               should
               been
               his
               habitation
               ;
            
             
               And
               when
               he
               came
               the
               coasts
               of
               it
               vpon
               ,
            
             
               He
               was
               full
               glad
               ,
               and
               made
               great
               exultacion
               .
            
          
           
             And
             afterwards
             vpon
             the
             alteration
             of
             the
             name
             of
             Albion
             ,
             the
             building
             of
             London
             ,
             the
             establishing
             of
             his
             lawes
             ,
             the
             diuision
             of
             his
             Empire
             ,
             as
             also
             of
             his
             death
             and
             buriall
             ,
             the
             same
             Author
             hath
             these
             verses
             .
          
           
             
               
                 This
                 Brutus
                 ,
                 thus
                 was
                 king
                 in
                 regalite
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 after
                 his
                 name
                 ,
                 he
                 called
                 this
                 Ile
                 Briteyn
                 ;
              
               
                 And
                 all
                 his
                 menne
                 by
                 that
                 same
                 egalite
              
               
                 He
                 called
                 Briteynes
                 ,
                 as
                 croniclers
                 all
                 saine
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 So
                 was
                 the
                 name
                 ,
                 of
                 this
                 ilke
                 Albion
                 ,
              
               
                 All
                 sette
                 on
                 side
                 ,
                 in
                 Kalandes
                 of
                 a
                 change
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 putte
                 awaye
                 with
                 great
                 confusion
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 Briteyn
                 hight
                 ;
                 so
                 furth
                 by
                 new
                 exchange
              
               
                 After
                 Brutus
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 The
                 citee
                 great
                 of
                 Troynouaunt
                 so
                 faire
              
               
                 He
                 buylded
                 then
                 on
                 Thamys
                 for
                 his
                 delite
              
               
                 Vnto
                 the
                 North
                 for
                 his
                 dwellyng
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 his
                 most
                 repaire
              
               
                 Whiche
                 is
                 to
                 saie
                 in
                 our
                 language
                 perfite
              
               
                 New
                 Troy.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 whiche
                 throughout
                 his
                 peace
                 and
                 law
                 he
                 sette
                 ,
              
               
                 Whiche
                 been
                 the
                 floures
                 of
                 all
                 regalite
                 ;
              
               
                 With
                 out
                 whiche
                 ,
                 but
                 if
                 thei
                 twoo
                 be
                 mette
                 ,
              
               
                 There
                 may
                 no
                 Prince
                 hold
                 principalite
                 ,
              
               
                 Ne
                 endure
                 long
                 in
                 worthy
                 dignite
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 if
                 those
                 twoo
                 be
                 nought
                 vpholden
                 than
                 ;
              
               
                 What
                 is
                 a
                 kyng
                 more
                 worth
                 then
                 his
                 liege
                 man.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 This
                 kyng
                 Brute
                 kepte
                 well
                 this
                 Isle
                 in
                 peace
                 ;
              
               
                 And
                 sette
                 his
                 lawes
                 of
                 Troye
                 with
                 orders
                 ,
                 rites
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 consuetudes
                 ,
                 that
                 might
                 the
                 land
                 encreace
                 ,
              
               
                 Such
                 as
                 in
                 Troye
                 was
                 most
                 profittes
                 ,
              
               
                 Vnto
                 the
                 folke
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 common
                 profettes
                 .
              
               
                 He
                 made
                 theim
                 wryten
                 for
                 long
                 rememory
                 ,
              
               
                 To
                 rule
                 the
                 Isle
                 by
                 theim
                 perpetually
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 His
                 menne
                 he
                 did
                 rewarde
                 full
                 royally
              
               
                 With
                 lands
                 and
                 rentes
                 ,
                 that
                 with
                 hym
                 suffred
                 pain
                 ▪
              
               
                 And
                 Troynouaunt
                 he
                 made
                 full
                 specially
              
               
                 An
                 Archflaume
                 ,
                 his
                 sea
                 Cathedrall
                 certain
                 ,
              
               
                 A
                 Temple
                 thereof
                 Apolyne
                 to
                 opteyne
              
               
                 By
                 Troyane
                 lawe
                 of
                 all
                 such
                 dignite
              
               
                 As
                 Archbyshop
                 hath
                 now
                 in
                 his
                 degre
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 This
                 kyng
                 Brutus
                 made
                 people
                 faste
                 to
                 tylle
              
               
                 The
                 land
                 aboute
                 ,
                 in
                 places
                 both
                 farre
                 and
                 nere
                 ;
              
               
                 And
                 sowe
                 with
                 sede
                 ,
                 and
                 get
                 them
                 corne
                 full
                 wele
                 ,
              
               
                 To
                 liue
                 vpon
                 ,
                 and
                 haue
                 the
                 sustenaunce
                 clere
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 so
                 in
                 fields
                 both
                 farre
                 and
                 nere
                 ;
              
               
                 By
                 his
                 wysdome
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 sapience
                 ,
              
               
                 He
                 sette
                 the
                 lande
                 in
                 all
                 suffycience
                 :
              
            
             
               
                 And
                 as
                 the
                 fate
                 of
                 death
                 doth
                 assigne
              
               
                 That
                 nedes
                 he
                 muste
                 his
                 ghoost
                 awaye
                 relees
              
               
                 To
                 his
                 goddas
                 Dyane
                 he
                 did
                 resigne
              
               
                 His
                 corps
                 to
                 be
                 buryed
                 withouten
                 lees
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 Temple
                 of
                 Apolline
                 ,
                 to
                 encreace
              
               
                 His
                 soule
                 amonge
                 the
                 goddes
                 euerychone
              
               
                 After
                 his
                 merites
                 tronized
                 high
                 in
                 trone
                 .
              
            
          
           
             It
             is
             said
             (
             saith
             Sir
             
               Edward
               Coke
            
             to
             the
             Reader
             of
             the
             third
             part
             of
             his
             Reports
             )
             that
             Brutus
             the
             first
             king
             of
             this
             land
             ,
             as
             soone
             as
             hee
             had
             setled
             himselfe
             in
             his
             kingdome
             ,
             for
             the
             safe
             and
             peaceable
             gouernment
             of
             his
             people
             ,
             wrote
             a
             booke
             in
             the
             Greeke
             tongue
             ,
             calling
             it
             ,
             The
             Lawes
             of
             the
             Britanes
             :
             and
             he
             collected
             the
             same
             out
             of
             the
             Lawes
             of
             the
             Troianes
             .
             Brute
             
             died
             after
             the
             Creation
             ,
             2806.
             yeares
             ,
             before
             the
             Incarnation
             ,
             1103.
             
             Samuel
             then
             Iudge
             of
             Israel
             .
          
           
             Robert
             of
             Glocester
             ,
             my
             old
             Mss.
             hath
             these
             rimes
             touching
             some
             passages
             in
             this
             History
             of
             Brute
             .
          
           
             
               Brute
               wende
               *
               fory
               in
               *
               ye
               lond
               ,
               and
               espied
               vp
               and
               doun
            
             
               For
               to
               seche
               a
               fair
               plas
               to
               mak
               *
               an
               heued
               toun
               .
            
             
               He
               com
               and
               fond
               vpe
               Temese
               a
               place
               fair
               ynough
               ,
            
             
               A
               good
               contre
               and
               plenteuous
               ,
               and
               *
               yuder
               his
               herte
               drough
               :
            
             
               Yat
               shippes
               out
               of
               eche
               londe
               myght
               bryng
               good
               ywys
               ;
            
             
               *
               Yer
               he
               rerd
               hys
               chefe
               toun
               yat
               London
               cleped
               ys
               ,
            
             
               Yet
               so
               ne
               cleped
               he
               it
               nought
               ,
               but
               for
               honour
               and
               ioye
            
             
               Yat
               he
               from
               Troie
               comen
               was
               ,
               he
               cleped
               it
               new
               Troye
               .
            
             
               Bruit
               yis
               ilke
               noble
               Prince
               ,
               Sones
               had
               thre
            
             
               By
               his
               wyff
               Ignogent
               ,
               noble
               men
               and
               fre
               :
            
             
               Locryn
               ,
               and
               Camber
               ,
               and
               Albanack
               also
               .
            
             
               Atte
               last
               diede
               Brut.
               Yo
               thys
               was
               ydo
            
             
               Aftur
               yat
               he
               com
               into
               Engelond
               ye
               xxiiii
               yere
               :
            
             
               I
               buryed
               he
               was
               at
               London
               yat
               he
               lette
               furst
               arere
               .
            
          
           
             Thus
             much
             of
             king
             Brute
             ,
             as
             the
             brute
             of
             him
             goes
             ,
             and
             as
             the
             vulgar
             receiued
             opinion
             is
             ,
             the
             maine
             points
             of
             his
             story
             being
             brought
             into
             que●stion
             by
             many
             of
             our
             learned
             authenticall
             writers
             .
          
           
             The
             Conquerour
             William
             brought
             with
             him
             from
             Roane
             in
             Normandy
             certaine
             Iewes
             ,
             
             whose
             posterity
             here
             inhabiting
             within
             the
             prime
             Cities
             of
             the
             kingdome
             ,
             did
             vse
             sometimes
             to
             steale
             away
             ,
             circumcise
             ,
             crowne
             with
             thornes
             ,
             whip
             ,
             torture
             ,
             and
             crucifie
             some
             one
             of
             their
             neighbours
             male
             children
             ,
             in
             mockery
             ,
             despite
             ,
             scorne
             ,
             and
             derision
             of
             our
             Lord
             and
             Sauiour
             Iesus
             Christ
             ,
             crucified
             by
             the
             Iewes
             in
             Ierusalem
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             yeare
             1235.
             the
             19.
             of
             Hen.
             the
             third
             ,
             seuen
             Iewes
             were
             brought
             before
             the
             king
             at
             Westminster
             ,
             which
             at
             Norwich
             had
             stolne
             a
             boy
             ,
             and
             kept
             him
             from
             the
             sight
             of
             Christian
             people
             ,
             for
             the
             space
             of
             one
             whole
             yeare
             ,
             and
             had
             circumcised
             him
             ,
             minding
             also
             to
             haue
             crucified
             him
             at
             the
             solemnitie
             of
             Easter
             ,
             as
             themselues
             confessed
             before
             the
             king
             ;
             whereof
             they
             were
             conuicted
             ,
             their
             bodies
             and
             goods
             remaining
             at
             the
             kings
             pleasure
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             39.
             of
             the
             said
             kings
             raigne
             ,
             vpon
             the
             22.
             day
             of
             Nouember
             ;
             one
             hundred
             and
             two
             Iewes
             were
             brought
             from
             Lincolne
             to
             Westminster
             ,
             and
             there
             accused
             ,
             for
             the
             crucifying
             of
             a
             child
             of
             eight
             yeares
             old
             ,
             named
             Hugh
             :
             these
             Iewes
             were
             vpon
             examination
             sent
             to
             the
             Tower
             :
             the
             murther
             came
             out
             by
             the
             diligent
             search
             made
             by
             the
             mother
             of
             the
             childe
             ;
             eighteene
             of
             them
             were
             hanged
             ;
             the
             other
             remained
             long
             in
             prison
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             seuenth
             of
             Ed.
             the
             first
             ,
             the
             Iewes
             at
             Northampton
             crucified
             a
             Christian
             boy
             vpon
             Goodfriday
             ,
             but
             did
             not
             throughly
             kill
             him
             .
             For
             the
             which
             fact
             many
             Iewes
             at
             London
             after
             Easter
             ,
             were
             drawne
             at
             horse
             tailes
             and
             hanged
             .
          
           
             Not
             long
             after
             this
             ,
             to
             wit
             ,
             in
             the
             eighteenth
             yeare
             of
             this
             kings
             raigne
             ,
             all
             the
             Iewes
             were
             banished
             out
             of
             England
             ,
             the
             number
             of
             which
             so
             expulsed
             ,
             
             was
             fifteene
             thousand
             and
             threescore
             persons
             ;
             to
             whom
             was
             giuen
             no
             more
             money
             ,
             but
             onely
             to
             beare
             their
             charges
             ,
             vntill
             they
             were
             out
             of
             the
             kingdome
             .
             The
             rest
             ,
             both
             goods
             and
             lands
             ,
             was
             seised
             vpon
             for
             the
             Kings
             vse
             .
          
           
             But
             to
             returne
             backe
             againe
             to
             the
             story
             of
             the
             martyred
             boy
             ,
             in
             derogation
             and
             despite
             of
             Christian
             Religion
             .
          
           
             
             Vpon
             the
             day
             of
             the
             Kalends
             of
             August
             ,
             1223.
             
             
               Ann.
               Reg.
               Hen.
            
             3
             :
             the
             body
             of
             a
             young
             boy
             ,
             in
             the
             Church-yard
             of
             S.
             Benet
             at
             Paules-wharfe
             ,
             was
             found
             buried
             ,
             vnder
             whose
             paps
             certaine
             Hebrew
             letters
             were
             inscribed
             :
             vpon
             his
             body
             diuers
             prints
             ,
             markes
             ,
             cuts
             ,
             and
             rents
             ,
             caused
             by
             rods
             and
             whip-cords
             ,
             besides
             many
             other
             signes
             of
             various
             torments
             ,
             by
             the
             said
             boy
             sustained
             ,
             were
             easie
             to
             be
             discerned
             .
             The
             name
             of
             the
             boy
             was
             found
             out
             by
             those
             Characters
             ;
             and
             withall
             ,
             how
             that
             hee
             was
             sold
             by
             his
             Christian
             parents
             :
             but
             by
             whom
             ,
             or
             to
             which
             of
             the
             Iewes
             hee
             was
             sold
             ,
             or
             to
             what
             end
             ,
             could
             neuer
             be
             knowne
             .
             Howsoeuer
             it
             was
             concluded
             ,
             that
             the
             buyers
             of
             the
             boy
             intended
             to
             haue
             had
             him
             crucified
             .
             Yet
             crucified
             he
             was
             not
             ;
             in
             regard
             no
             print
             of
             the
             nailes
             ,
             either
             in
             his
             hands
             or
             feet
             ,
             or
             any
             wound
             in
             his
             side
             appeared
             .
             Many
             miracles
             were
             said
             to
             be
             wrought
             at
             the
             graue
             ,
             and
             by
             the
             reliques
             of
             this
             young
             innocent
             Martyr
             .
             Whereupon
             the
             Canons
             of
             Saint
             Pauls
             Church
             ,
             tooke
             forcibly
             away
             the
             sacred
             remaines
             of
             this
             holy
             Martyr
             ,
             out
             of
             the
             said
             Church-yard
             ,
             and
             solemnly
             enshrined
             them
             in
             their
             owne
             Church
             ,
             not
             farre
             from
             the
             high
             Altar
             .
          
           
             
             On
             the
             North
             side
             of
             this
             Church
             was
             sometime
             a
             great
             Cloyster
             ,
             inuironing
             a
             plot
             of
             ground
             ,
             called
             ,
             Pardon
             Church-yard
             ,
             whereof
             
               Thomas
               More
            
             ,
             Deane
             of
             Pauls
             ,
             was
             either
             the
             first
             builder
             ,
             or
             an
             especiall
             benefactor
             ,
             and
             was
             therein
             buried
             .
          
           
             In
             this
             Cloyster
             were
             buried
             many
             persons
             ;
             some
             of
             worship
             ,
             and
             some
             of
             honour
             .
             The
             Monuments
             of
             whom
             (
             saith
             Stow
             in
             his
             suruay
             of
             London
             )
             in
             number
             and
             curious
             workmanship
             ,
             passed
             all
             other
             that
             were
             in
             the
             great
             Church
             .
          
           
             About
             the
             Cloyster
             ,
             was
             artificially
             and
             richly
             painted
             the
             dance
             of
             Death
             ,
             
             commonly
             called
             ,
             the
             dance
             of
             Pauls
             ,
             the
             Picture
             of
             death
             leading
             all
             estates
             ▪
          
           
             
             In
             the
             midst
             of
             this
             Pardon
             Church-yard
             ,
             was
             a
             faire
             Chappell
             ,
             first
             founded
             by
             
               Gilbert
               Becket
            
             (
             Portgraue
             and
             principall
             Magistrate
             (
             as
             now
             the
             Lord
             Maior
             is
             )
             of
             this
             Citie
             ,
             father
             of
             
               Tho.
               Becket
            
             the
             Martyr
             ,
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             )
             who
             was
             therein
             buried
             ;
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             King
             
               Stephen
               .
               Thomas
               More
            
             Deane
             of
             Pauls
             ,
             before
             mentioned
             ,
             reedified
             ,
             or
             new
             builded
             this
             Chappell
             ,
             and
             founded
             three
             Chaplaines
             there
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             Henry
             the
             fifth
             .
          
           
             
             In
             the
             yeare
             1549.
             on
             the
             tenth
             of
             Aprill
             ,
             the
             said
             Chappell
             ,
             by
             commandement
             of
             Edward
             Duke
             of
             Somerset
             ,
             Lord
             Protector
             ,
             was
             begun
             to
             be
             pulled
             downe
             ,
             with
             the
             whole
             Cloyster
             ,
             the
             Tombes
             and
             Monuments
             :
             so
             that
             nothing
             of
             them
             was
             left
             ,
             but
             the
             bare
             plot
             of
             ground
             ,
             which
             is
             since
             conuerted
             into
             a
             garden
             ,
             for
             the
             Petty
             Canons
             .
          
           
             There
             was
             a
             Chappell
             at
             the
             North
             doore
             of
             Pauls
             ,
             founded
             by
             
               Walter
               Sherington
            
             ,
             
             Chancellour
             of
             the
             Duchie
             of
             Lancaster
             ,
             by
             licence
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             sixth
             ,
             for
             two
             ,
             three
             ,
             or
             foure
             Chaplaines
             ,
             indowed
             with
             fourty
             
             pound
             by
             the
             yeare
             .
             This
             Chappell
             was
             also
             pulled
             downe
             ,
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             Edward
             the
             sixth
             ,
             at
             the
             commandement
             of
             the
             said
             Protector
             ;
             and
             in
             place
             thereof
             an
             house
             builded
             .
          
           
             There
             was
             on
             the
             North
             side
             of
             Pauls
             Churchyard
             ,
             
             a
             large
             charnell-house
             for
             the
             bones
             of
             the
             dead
             ,
             and
             ouer
             it
             a
             Chappell
             ,
             founded
             vpon
             this
             occasion
             as
             followeth
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             yeare
             1282.
             the
             tenth
             of
             Edward
             the
             first
             ,
             it
             was
             agreed
             ,
             that
             
               Henry
               Walleis
            
             ,
             Maior
             ,
             and
             the
             Citizens
             ,
             for
             the
             cause
             of
             Shops
             by
             them
             builded
             ,
             without
             the
             wall
             of
             the
             Church-yard
             ,
             should
             assigne
             to
             God
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Church
             of
             Saint
             Paul
             ,
             ten
             Markes
             of
             rent
             by
             the
             yeare
             for
             euer
             ,
             towards
             the
             new
             building
             of
             a
             Chappell
             of
             the
             blessed
             Virgine
             Mary
             ,
             and
             also
             to
             assigne
             fiue
             Markes
             of
             yearely
             rent
             to
             a
             Chaplaine
             to
             celebrate
             there
             .
          
           
             And
             in
             the
             yeare
             1430.
             the
             8.
             of
             Henry
             the
             sixth
             ,
             licence
             was
             granted
             to
             
               Ienken
               Carpenter
            
             ,
             Towne-clerke
             of
             London
             (
             Executour
             to
             
               Richard
               Whittington
            
             )
             to
             establish
             vpon
             the
             said
             Charnell
             ,
             a
             Chaplaine
             to
             haue
             eight
             Markes
             by
             the
             yeare
             .
             There
             was
             also
             in
             this
             Chappell
             two
             Brotherhoods
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Henry
               Barton
            
             knight
             (
             the
             sonne
             of
             
               Henry
               Barton
            
             of
             Mildenhall
             in
             Suffolcke
             )
             Lord
             Maior
             of
             London
             ,
             
             in
             the
             yeare
             1427.
             
             
               Robert
               Barton
            
             ,
             and
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Mirfin
            
             knight
             (
             sonne
             to
             
               George
               Mirfin
            
             of
             Ely
             in
             Cambridgeshire
             )
             Lord
             Maior
             of
             this
             Citie
             ,
             the
             yeare
             1518.
             were
             entombed
             with
             their
             pourtraitures
             of
             Alabaster
             ouer
             them
             ,
             grated
             ,
             or
             coped
             about
             with
             iron
             ,
             before
             the
             said
             Chappell
             ;
             all
             which
             with
             many
             other
             Tombes
             ann
             Monuments
             of
             the
             dead
             ,
             were
             pulled
             downe
             ,
             together
             with
             the
             said
             Chappell
             ;
             at
             the
             commandement
             likewise
             of
             the
             forenamed
             Duke
             of
             Somerset
             .
          
           
             The
             bones
             of
             the
             dead
             couched
             vp
             in
             the
             Charnell-house
             ,
             vnder
             the
             Chappell
             ,
             were
             conuayed
             from
             thence
             into
             Finsbery
             field
             ,
             amounting
             to
             more
             then
             a
             thousand
             cart
             load
             (
             saith
             Stow
             )
             and
             there
             laid
             on
             a
             moorish
             ground
             ;
             in
             short
             space
             after
             raised
             ,
             by
             soilage
             of
             the
             Citie
             vpon
             them
             ,
             to
             beare
             three
             Mills
             .
             The
             Chappell
             and
             charnell-house
             were
             conuerted
             to
             dwelling
             houses
             ,
             warehouses
             ,
             and
             sheds
             before
             them
             for
             Stationers
             in
             place
             of
             the
             Tombes
             .
          
           
             Neare
             vnto
             this
             Chappell
             was
             a
             bell
             house
             with
             foure
             Bells
             ,
             
             the
             greatest
             in
             London
             ,
             they
             were
             called
             Iesus
             Bells
             ,
             and
             belonged
             to
             Iesus
             Chappell
             ,
             the
             same
             had
             a
             great
             spire
             of
             timber
             ,
             couered
             with
             lead
             ,
             with
             the
             image
             of
             Saint
             Paul
             on
             the
             top
             ;
             which
             was
             pulled
             downe
             by
             Sir
             
               Miles
               Partridge
            
             knight
             ,
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             Henry
             the
             eight
             .
             The
             common
             speech
             then
             was
             (
             saith
             Stow
             )
             that
             this
             Sir
             
               Miles
               Partridge
            
             did
             set
             an
             hundred
             pound
             vpon
             a
             cast
             at
             dice
             against
             it
             ,
             and
             so
             wonne
             the
             said
             Bell-house
             and
             Bells
             of
             the
             King
             :
             and
             then
             caused
             the
             Bells
             to
             bee
             broken
             as
             they
             hung
             ,
             and
             the
             rest
             pulled
             downe
             .
          
           
             This
             Sir
             Miles
             was
             hanged
             on
             the
             Tower-hill
             the
             26.
             of
             February
             ,
             in
             the
             sixth
             yeare
             of
             Edward
             the
             sixth
             ,
             for
             matters
             concerning
             the
             Duke
             of
             Somerset
             :
             howsoeuer
             guiltlesse
             of
             any
             offence
             ,
             either
             against
             the
             king
             ,
             or
             his
             Councell
             ,
             as
             he
             tooke
             it
             vpon
             his
             death
             .
          
           
             There
             was
             a
             faire
             Chappell
             of
             the
             holy
             Ghost
             ,
             on
             the
             North
             side
             of
             Pauls
             Church
             ,
             
             founded
             in
             the
             yeare
             1400.
             by
             
               Roger
               Holmes
            
             ,
             Chancellour
             and
             Prebendary
             of
             Pauls
             ,
             for
             seuen
             Chaplaines
             ,
             and
             called
             Holmes
             Colledge
             .
             
             Their
             common
             Hall
             was
             in
             Pauls
             Church-yard
             on
             the
             South
             side
             .
             This
             Colledge
             was
             suppressed
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             Ed.
             the
             sixth
             .
          
           
             In
             this
             Chappell
             were
             buried
             
               Adam
               de
               Bury
            
             ,
             Alderman
             ,
             and
             Lord
             Maior
             of
             London
             ,
             
             in
             the
             yeare
             1364.
             
          
           
             Anne
             ,
             the
             daughter
             of
             Iohn
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Burgundy
             ,
             the
             first
             wife
             of
             
               Iohn
               Plantaginet
            
             (
             third
             sonne
             of
             king
             Henry
             the
             fourth
             )
             Duke
             of
             Bedford
             ,
             who
             died
             in
             the
             yeare
             1433.
             
          
           
             
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Poultney
            
             knight
             ,
             foure
             times
             Maior
             of
             London
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             1337.
             builded
             a
             faire
             Chappell
             on
             the
             North
             side
             of
             Pauls
             Church
             ;
             wherein
             he
             was
             buried
             .
             He
             founded
             a
             Colledge
             in
             the
             Parish
             Church
             of
             Saint
             Laurence
             ,
             
             called
             Poultney
             .
             Hee
             builded
             the
             Parish
             Church
             of
             little
             Alhallowes
             in
             Thames
             street
             ,
             and
             the
             Carmelite
             Friers
             Church
             in
             Couentrey
             .
             He
             gaue
             releefe
             in
             Newgate
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             Fleet
             ;
             and
             ten
             shillings
             a
             yeare
             to
             Saint
             Giles
             Hospitall
             by
             Oldborne
             for
             euer
             .
             And
             other
             Legacies
             (
             saith
             Stow
             ,
             speaking
             of
             the
             Honour
             of
             Citizens
             )
             too
             long
             to
             rehearse
             .
             He
             died
             about
             the
             yeare
             1348
             But
             of
             him
             I
             haue
             spoken
             somewhat
             before
             .
          
           
             Vnder
             the
             Quire
             of
             Pauls
             ,
             is
             a
             large
             Chappell
             ,
             dedicated
             to
             the
             name
             of
             Iesu
             ,
             
             by
             whom
             founded
             I
             do
             not
             know
             .
             But
             it
             was
             thus
             confirmed
             in
             the
             37.
             of
             Hen.
             the
             sixth
             ,
             as
             appeareth
             by
             his
             patent
             thereof
             ,
             dated
             at
             Crowdowne
             to
             this
             effect
             .
          
           
             
             Many
             liege-men
             ,
             and
             Christian
             people
             ,
             hauing
             begun
             a
             Fraternitie
             ,
             and
             Guild
             ,
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             the
             most
             glorious
             name
             of
             Iesu
             Christ
             our
             Sauiour
             ,
             in
             a
             place
             called
             the
             Crowds
             of
             the
             Cathedrall
             Church
             of
             Pauls
             in
             London
             ,
             which
             hath
             continued
             long
             time
             peaceably
             ,
             till
             now
             of
             late
             .
             Whereupon
             they
             haue
             made
             request
             ,
             and
             wee
             haue
             taken
             vpon
             vs
             the
             name
             and
             charge
             of
             the
             foundation
             ,
             to
             the
             land
             of
             Almighty
             God
             ,
             the
             Father
             ,
             the
             Sonne
             ,
             and
             the
             holy
             Ghost
             ,
             and
             especially
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             Iesu
             ,
             in
             whose
             honour
             the
             Fraternitie
             was
             begun
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             It
             was
             likewise
             confirmed
             by
             Hen.
             the
             7.
             the
             22.
             of
             his
             raigne
             ,
             and
             by
             H.
             8.
             the
             27.
             of
             his
             raigne
             .
          
           
             In
             this
             Chappell
             lieth
             buried
             ,
             Margaret
             the
             eldest
             daughter
             and
             coheire
             of
             
               Richard
               Beauchampe
            
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Warwicke
             ,
             second
             wife
             of
             Iohn
             ,
             Lord
             Talbot
             (
             the
             Terrour
             of
             France
             )
             first
             of
             that
             Surname
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Shrewsbury
             :
             But
             of
             her
             I
             haue
             spoken
             before
             .
          
           
             Many
             haue
             beene
             here
             interred
             ,
             as
             Iohn
             of
             London
             ,
             vnder
             the
             Northroode
             ,
             1266.
             
             
               Iohn
               Louell
               ;
               Iohn
            
             of
             Saint
             Olaue
             ,
             and
             Sir
             
               Allen
               Boxhul
            
             ;
             with
             others
             ,
             as
             you
             may
             reade
             in
             the
             Suruay
             of
             London
             .
             This
             Sir
             
               Allen
               Boxhul
            
             was
             knight
             of
             the
             Garter
             ,
             in
             Edward
             the
             thirds
             dayes
             ,
             and
             neare
             vpon
             the
             first
             foundation
             of
             that
             honourable
             order
             .
             He
             was
             Constable
             of
             the
             Tower
             ,
             custos
             of
             the
             Forest
             ,
             and
             Parke
             of
             Clarendon
             ,
             the
             Forest
             of
             
               Brokholt
               ,
               Grouell
            
             ,
             and
             Melchet
             ,
             a
             man
             highly
             in
             fauour
             with
             the
             said
             king
             Edward
             .
             Hee
             was
             buried
             by
             Saint
             Erkenwalds
             shrine
             ;
             about
             the
             yeare
             1380.
             
             And
             here
             I
             think
             it
             will
             not
             bee
             vnfitting
             to
             set
             downe
             the
             number
             of
             the
             Shrines
             sacred
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             diuers
             Saints
             in
             the
             Cathedrall
             Church
             ,
             as
             they
             stood
             in
             the
             yeare
             1245.
             
          
           
             
             First
             ,
             the
             Shrine
             of
             S.
             Erkenwald
             ,
             which
             was
             very
             sumptuous
             ,
             the
             fourth
             Bishop
             of
             this
             See
             ,
             which
             stood
             in
             the
             East
             part
             of
             the
             Church
             aboue
             the
             high
             Altar
             .
          
           
           
             The
             Shrine
             of
             S.
             Mellitus
             ,
             first
             Bishop
             of
             this
             Diocesse
             ,
             afterwards
             of
             Canterbury
             .
          
           
             The
             Shrine
             of
             
               Richard
               Fitz-Neile
            
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             London
             ,
             Ann.
             1189.
             
          
           
             The
             Shrine
             of
             Egwolphe
             ,
             or
             Egtulphe
             here
             Bishop
             ,
             all
             beset
             with
             precious
             stones
             ,
             he
             was
             the
             seuenth
             Bishop
             of
             this
             Diocesse
             ,
             as
             then
             called
             Bishop
             of
             the
             East
             Angles
             .
             He
             was
             a
             learned
             man
             ,
             and
             so
             shewed
             himselfe
             in
             the
             Conuocation
             holden
             by
             Cuthbert
             ,
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             Ann.
             747.
             
          
           
             There
             was
             also
             a
             glorious
             Shrine
             ,
             
               super
               magnum
               Altare
            
             ,
             but
             to
             whose
             holinesse
             dedicated
             I
             do
             not
             reade
             .
          
           
             Here
             sometimes
             was
             a
             Shrine
             ,
             with
             a
             portable
             coffin
             ,
             in
             the
             same
             place
             where
             Sir
             
               William
               Cockaines
            
             Tombe
             is
             erected
             ;
             with
             an
             Altar
             ,
             built
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             God
             ,
             the
             blessed
             Virgine
             ,
             S.
             Laurence
             ,
             and
             all
             Saints
             ;
             by
             one
             
               Roger
               Waltham
            
             ,
             Precentour
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             as
             did
             appeare
             by
             this
             Inscription
             following
             ,
             which
             was
             legible
             ,
             though
             somewhat
             erazed
             ,
             before
             the
             erection
             of
             the
             foresaid
             Monument
             .
          
           
             
               Hoc
               Altare
               in
               honore
               Dei
               ,
               &
               beate
               Virginis
               Marie
               Matris
               eius
               ,
               ac
               Sancti
               Laurentij
               Martyris
               ,
               &
               omnium
               Sanctorum
               construxit
               ,
               &
               hanc
               Voltam
               cum
               adiacentibus
               picturis
               Martyris
               et
               Ymaginum
               in
               Septis
               ereis
               hic
               posuit
               :
               &
               cum
               duabus
               Caglarijs
               suis
               per
               perpetuum
               ....
               Dominus
               Rogerus
               Waltham
               ,
               huius
               Ecclesie
               Precent
               ........
               pro
               salute
               anime
               sue
               ,
               et
               pro
               salute
               anime
               Regine
               ......
               &
               omnium
               ........
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             There
             was
             likewise
             a
             Chantrie
             with
             an
             Altar
             sacred
             to
             the
             blessed
             Virgine
             Mary
             ,
             contiguous
             to
             the
             Bishops
             pallace
             ,
             and
             the
             body
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             founded
             by
             Sir
             
               Gerard
               Braybroke
            
             knight
             ,
             
               Edmund
               Hamden
               ,
               Iohn
               Boys
            
             ,
             Esquires
             ,
             and
             
               Roger
               Albrighton
            
             ,
             Clerke
             :
             for
             one
             Chantrie
             Priest
             daily
             to
             say
             Masse
             ,
             and
             pray
             for
             the
             soule
             of
             
               Robert
               Braybroke
            
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             London
             ,
             then
             liuing
             ,
             and
             for
             his
             soule
             whensoeuer
             he
             should
             passe
             out
             of
             this
             world
             .
             For
             ●he
             soule
             of
             
               Nicholas
               Braybroke
            
             ,
             late
             Canon
             of
             this
             Church
             :
             and
             for
             the
             soules
             of
             all
             the
             faithfull
             departed
             .
             As
             may
             appeare
             by
             these
             Deeds
             following
             ,
             copied
             out
             of
             the
             originals
             ,
             vnder
             seale
             ,
             in
             the
             custodie
             of
             Sir
             
               Simonds
               Dewes
            
             ,
             knight
             .
          
           
             
               Omnibus
               Christi
               fidelibus
               ad
               quos
               presens
               scriptum
               peruenerit
               .
               Gerardus
               Braybrok
               iunior
               Miles
               ,
               Edmundus
               Hampden
               Armig.
               Iohannes
               Boys
               Armiger
               ,
               &
               Rogerus
               Albryghton
               Clericus
               ,
               salutem
               in
               Domino
               sempiternam
               .
               Nouerit
               vniuersitas
               vestra
               quod
               nos
               Gerardus
               ,
               Edmundus
               ,
               Iohannes
               &
               Rogerus
               predict
               .
               de
               licentia
               speciali
               ,
               excellentissimi
               Principis
               ,
               &
               Domini
               nostri
               ,
               Domini
               Henrici
               Dei
               gratia
               Regis
               Anglie
               ,
               et
               Francie
               ,
               ac
               Domini
               Hibernie
               illustris
               ,
               per
               suas
               literas
               patentes
               ,
               Sigillo
               suo
               magno
               in
               cera
               viridi
               impressato
               sigillatas
               pro
               se
               et
               heredibus
               suis
               nobis
               data
               et
               concessa
               vnam
               Cantariam
               de
               vno
               Capellano
               diuina
               ad
               Altare
               beate
               Marie
               infra
               Palacium
               ,
               Episcopi
               Londonien
               in
               London
               naui
               Ecclesie
               Sancti
               Pauli
               contiguam
               ,
               pro
               salubri
               statu
               venerabilis
               in
               Christo
               Patris
               ,
               ac
               Domini
               ,
               Domini
               Roberti
               Dei
               gratia
               Episcopi
               Londonien
               .
               dum
               vixerit
               ,
               et
               pro
               anima
               sua
               cum
               ab
               hac
               luce
               migrauerit
               ,
               ac
               anima
               Magistri
               Nicholai
               Braybrok
               nuper
               Canonici
               Ecclesie
               Pauli
               London
               ,
               nec
               non
               animabus
               omnium
               fidelium
               defunctorum
               singulis
               diebus
               ,
               iuxta
               ordinacionem
               ipsius
               Episcopi
               in
               hac
               parte
               faciendam
               celebraturo
               imperpetuum
               ,
               fundamus
               ,
               facimus
               et
               stabilimus
               iu
               xta
               vim
               formam
               et
               effectum
               
               licencie
               regie
               antedicte
               ,
               volentes
               insuper
               dictam
               Cantariam
               ad
               debitum
               effectum
               perducere
               ,
               ac
               literis
               regijs
               antedictis
               debite
               obtemperare
               ,
               vt
               tenemur
               ordinacioni
               et
               statutis
               venerabilis
               in
               Christo
               Patris
               ac
               Domini
               Roberti
               Episcopi
               Londonien
               .
               predicti
               de
               et
               super
               Cantaria
               huiusmodi
               et
               modo
               eidem
               deseruien●i
               ,
               Cantariamque
               ipsam
               post
               primam
               vacacionem
               eiusdem
               imperpetuum
               libere
               con●erendi
               ,
               capellanum
               que
               perpetuum
               eiusdem
               Cantarie
               et
               in
               ea
               instituendi
               &
               inducendi
               per
               eundem
               venerabilem
               Patrem
               Episcopium
               antedictum
               in
               hac
               parte
               faciend
               .
               pure
               sponte
               simpliciter
               libere
               et
               absolute
               in
               alto
               &
               in
               basso
               nos
               submittimus
               ,
               et
               quilibet
               nostrum
               se
               submittit
               per
               presentes
               .
               promittentes
               nos
               &
               quilibet
               nostrum
               pro
               nobis
               &
               heredibus
               nostris
               ratum
               gratum
               &
               firmum
               perpetuo
               habeatur
               totum
               &
               quicquid
               per
               dictum
               venerabilem
               Patrem
               ,
               ordinari
               statui
               et
               fieri
               contigerit
               in
               premissis
               .
               In
               quorum
               omnium
               testimonium
               sigilla
               nostra
               presentibus
               opposuimus
               .
               Dat.
               primo
               die
               Mensis
               Maij
               ,
               An.
               Dom.
               Millesimo
               quadring
               entesimo
               quarto
               .
               Et
               regni
               Regis
               Henrici
               quarti
               post
               Conquestum
               quinto
               .
            
          
           
             Then
             followes
             their
             first
             presentation
             to
             this
             Chantrie
             ,
             in
             these
             words
             .
          
           
             
               Reuerendo
               in
               Christo
               Patri
               ,
               ac
               Domino
               Domino
               Roberto
               Dei
               gratia
               Londonien
               .
               Episcopo
               ,
               vestri
               humiles
               &
               deuoti
               Gerardus
               Braybrok
               iunior
               Miles
               ,
               Edmundus
               Hamden
               Armig.
               Iohannes
               Boys
               Armig.
               et
               Rogerus
               Albryghton
               Clericus
               ,
               omnimodas
               reuerencias
               tanto
               Patri
               debitas
               cum
               honore
               .
               Ad
               Cantariam
               de
               vno
               Capellano
               diuina
               ad
               Altare
               beate
               Marie
               infra
               Palacium
               Episcopi
               Londonien
               .
               in
               London
               naui
               Ecclesie
               Sancti
               Pauli
               London
               continguam
               ,
               pro
               salubri
               statu
               vestro
               ,
               pater
               reuerende
               ,
               dum
               vixeritis
               ,
               &
               pro
               anima
               vestra
               cum
               ab
               hac
               luce
               migraueritis
               ,
               ac
               anima
               Magistri
               Nich.
               Braybrok
               nuper
               Canonici
               Sancti
               Pauli
               London
               ,
               nec
               non
               animabus
               omnium
               fidelium
               defunctorum
               singulis
               diebus
               iuxta
               ordinacionem
               vestram
               in
               hac
               parte
               faciendam
               celebraturo
               imperpetuum
               per
               nos
               de
               licentia
               speciali
               excellentissimi
               Principis
               &
               Domini
               nostri
               Domini
               Henrici
               Dei
               gratia
               Regis
               Angl.
               et
               Francie
               ,
               et
               Domini
               Hibernie
               illustris
               ,
               per
               suas
               literas
               patentes
               sigillo
               suo
               magno
               in
               cera
               viridi
               impressato
               sigillatas
               pro
               se
               &
               heredibus
               suis
               nobis
               .
               Dat.
               &
               concessa
               ,
               iam
               nouiter
               fundatam
               factam
               et
               stabilitam
               ,
               Dilectum
               nobis
               in
               Christo
               Dominum
               Thomam
               Kyng
               Capellanum
               vestre
               Londonien
               .
               Dioc.
               P.
               V.
               reuerende
               presentamus
               .
               Supplicantes
               humiliter
               et
               deuote
               quatenus
               ipsum
               Thomam
               ad
               Cantariam
               predictam
               admittere
               ,
               et
               Capellanum
               perpetuum
               in
               eadem
               instituere
               ;
               ceteraque
               peragere
               dignemini
               generose
               que
               vestro
               in
               hac
               parte
               incumbunt
               officio
               Pastorali
               .
               In
               cuius
               rei
               testimonium
               sigilla
               nostra
               presentibus
               apposuimus
               .
               Dat.
               London
               .
               quinto
               die
               Mensis
               Iulij
               ,
               Ann
               ▪
               Dom.
               Millesimo
               quadringentesimo
               quarto
               .
            
          
           
             I
             gather
             by
             the
             premisses
             ,
             howsoeuer
             I
             may
             be
             mistaken
             ,
             I
             confesse
             ,
             that
             the
             Court
             of
             Delegates
             is
             kept
             at
             this
             day
             ,
             in
             the
             very
             place
             of
             the
             old
             Chantrie
             .
          
           
             Many
             Chantries
             ,
             Chappels
             ,
             Oratories
             ,
             Altars
             and
             Shrines
             ,
             more
             then
             I
             haue
             notice
             of
             ,
             were
             erected
             ,
             honoured
             and
             founded
             within
             the
             spacious
             vast
             Fabricke
             of
             this
             Episcopall
             Chaire
             :
             the
             beauty
             whereof
             is
             so
             magnificent
             (
             saith
             Malmesbury
             )
             that
             it
             deserueth
             to
             be
             numbered
             in
             the
             ranke
             of
             most
             excellent
             Edifices
             .
             
             It
             containeth
             in
             length
             sixe
             hundred
             and
             ninetie
             foot
             ;
             the
             breadth
             thereof
             is
             one
             hundred
             and
             thirtie
             foot
             ;
             the
             height
             of
             the
             West
             arched
             roofe
             from
             the
             ground
             ,
             carrieth
             an
             hundred
             and
             two
             foot
             :
             
             and
             the
             new
             Fabricke
             from
             the
             ground
             is
             fourescore
             and
             eight
             foot
             high
             .
             The
             stone-worke
             of
             the
             Steeple
             from
             the
             plaine
             ground
             riseth
             in
             height
             two
             hundred
             and
             threescore
             foot
             :
             and
             the
             timber
             frame
             vpon
             the
             same
             is
             two
             hundred
             seuenty
             foure
             foot
             high
             ,
             &c.
             
             It
             was
             no
             lesse
             then
             fiue
             hundred
             and
             foure
             and
             thirty
             foot
             high
             from
             the
             ground
             ,
             before
             that
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             Lord
             ,
             1087.
             it
             was
             set
             on
             fire
             with
             lightning
             ,
             and
             burnt
             with
             a
             great
             part
             of
             the
             Citie
             .
          
           
             
               Nostre
               Dame
            
             ,
             the
             Cathedrall
             Church
             in
             Paris
             ,
             is
             much
             spoken
             of
             for
             her
             magnitude
             ,
             whose
             dimensions
             are
             there
             engrauen
             to
             shew
             the
             greatnesse
             thereof
             ,
             in
             these
             verses
             following
             .
          
           
             
               Si
               tu
               veux
               scauoir
               comme
               est
               ample
            
             
               De
               Nostre
               Dame
               le
               grand
               Temple
               :
            
             
               Il
               a
               dans
               oeuure
               pour
               le
               seur
               ;
            
             
               Dix
               et
               sept
               toises
               de
               haulteur
               ,
            
             
               Sur
               la
               largeur
               de
               vingt
               quatre●
            
             
               Et
               soixante
               cinq
               sans
               rabattre
               ,
            
             
               A
               de
               long
               .
               Aux
               tours
               hault
               montee●
            
             
               Trente
               quatre
               sont
               bien
               comptees
            
             
               Le
               tout
               fondé
               sur
               pilotis
               ,
            
             
               Ainsi
               vray
               que
               ie
               te
               le
               dis
               .
            
          
           
             Thus
             ,
             in
             effect
             ,
             in
             English.
             
          
           
             If
             you
             would
             know
             the
             greatnesse
             of
             the
             great
             Church
             of
             our
             Lady
             ,
             the
             roofe
             thereof
             is
             seuenteene
             fathome
             high
             ;
             it
             is
             twenty
             and
             foure
             fathome
             broad
             ,
             sixtie
             and
             fiue
             fathome
             long
             ;
             the
             two
             Steeples
             are
             thirtie
             and
             foure
             fathome
             high
             aboue
             the
             Church
             ,
             and
             all
             founded
             vpon
             piles
             .
          
           
             Now
             I
             leaue
             it
             to
             my
             Reader
             (
             taking
             a
             fathome
             for
             an
             Ell
             )
             to
             make
             the
             difference
             betwixt
             the
             ample
             extensure
             of
             these
             two
             religious
             structures
             .
          
           
             Since
             the
             building
             and
             foundation
             of
             this
             Church
             and
             Bishopricke
             of
             London
             by
             King
             Ethelbert
             (
             which
             is
             much-what
             about
             a
             thousand
             and
             twenty
             sixe
             yeares
             ago
             )
             eightie
             and
             nine
             Bishops
             haue
             succeeded
             one
             another
             in
             this
             Hierarchie
             or
             holy
             gouernance
             ,
             which
             at
             this
             day
             is
             right
             worthily
             ruled
             ,
             ouerseene
             ,
             and
             guided
             by
             the
             right
             reuerend
             Father
             in
             God
             ,
             and
             prudent
             States-man
             ,
             
               William
               La●d
            
             ,
             one
             of
             his
             Maiesties
             most
             honourable
             priuie
             Councell
             .
          
           
             And
             thus
             I
             will
             take
             leaue
             of
             this
             sacred
             Edifice
             ,
             and
             make
             a
             few
             steps
             downe
             into
             the
             Parish
             Church
             of
             Saint
             Faith
             ;
             commonly
             called
             ,
             S.
             Faiths
             vnder
             Pauls
             ;
             wherein
             I
             do
             no
             finde
             any
             ancient
             funerall
             Inscription
             much
             remarkable
             ,
             excepting
             one
             engrauen
             vpon
             the
             marble
             ,
             which
             couers
             the
             body
             of
             one
             
               William
               West
            
             ,
             a
             Canon
             of
             Saint
             Pauls
             ,
             a
             Cardinall
             of
             the
             same
             Church
             ,
             a
             good
             companion
             ,
             a
             man
             vniuersall
             ,
             affable
             ,
             and
             curteous
             ,
             a
             Fellow
             of
             faire
             demeanour
             amongst
             his
             Brotherhood
             ,
             as
             hee
             is
             here
             stiled
             to
             his
             great
             commendation
             .
          
           
             Now
             a
             word
             or
             two
             before
             I
             set
             downe
             his
             Epitaph
             ,
             of
             the
             title
             of
             Cardinall
             ;
             Which
             is
             deriued
             from
             the
             Latine
             word
             Cardo
             ,
             the
             hooke
             or
             hing
             of
             a
             doore
             :
             for
             as
             the
             doore
             hangs
             and
             depends
             on
             the
             hinges
             ,
             so
             the
             Church
             on
             the
             Cardinalls
             .
             Or
             
               veluti
               Cardine
               regitur
               ostium
               ,
               ita
               Ecclesia
               regitur
               bono
               eorum
               consilio
            
             :
             As
             the
             doore
             is
             ruled
             by
             its
             Hinges
             ,
             so
             the
             Church
             is
             
             gouerned
             by
             their
             good
             counsell
             .
             They
             are
             also
             accounted
             ,
             by
             some
             ,
             honourable
             increasers
             ,
             
             Rulers
             and
             preseruers
             of
             all
             such
             matters
             which
             conduce
             to
             Christian
             pietie
             ,
             and
             the
             defence
             of
             the
             Bishops
             power
             and
             authoritie
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             See
             of
             Rome
             ,
             at
             this
             day
             ,
             they
             haue
             the
             chiefest
             charge
             ,
             and
             are
             diuided
             into
             three
             orders
             ,
             that
             is
             to
             say
             ,
             of
             Bishops
             ,
             Priests
             ,
             and
             Deacons
             :
             not
             that
             the
             Cardinals
             Priests
             be
             no
             Bishops
             ,
             or
             that
             the
             Deacons
             be
             not
             Priests
             and
             Bishops
             ,
             but
             for
             that
             their
             first
             institution
             was
             such
             ,
             some
             to
             carrie
             the
             titles
             of
             Bishops
             ,
             others
             of
             Priests
             ,
             and
             some
             of
             Deacons
             .
          
           
             The
             Cardinalls
             which
             are
             Bishops
             ,
             sit
             neare
             vnto
             the
             Pope
             ,
             when
             hee
             doth
             celebrate
             Festiuall
             dayes
             :
             The
             Cardinalls
             Priests
             assist
             him
             when
             he
             saith
             Masse
             :
             and
             the
             Deacons
             attire
             him
             ,
             and
             serue
             him
             at
             the
             Altar
             .
          
           
             They
             haue
             there
             their
             Colledge
             ,
             whereof
             the
             Pope
             is
             head
             ;
             the
             number
             of
             them
             hath
             not
             beene
             certaine
             in
             our
             dayes
             :
             at
             this
             time
             there
             are
             about
             sixty
             and
             eight
             ;
             although
             we
             find
             that
             in
             former
             ages
             ,
             they
             were
             but
             twelue
             ,
             after
             the
             example
             of
             the
             Apostles
             :
             They
             assemble
             themselues
             together
             once
             or
             twice
             a
             weeke
             ,
             as
             affaires
             of
             importance
             come
             to
             their
             considerations
             ;
             and
             this
             their
             assemblie
             is
             called
             the
             Consistory
             ;
             where
             they
             treat
             (
             or
             at
             least
             they
             ought
             to
             treat
             )
             of
             all
             things
             ▪
             which
             belong
             vnto
             the
             faith
             and
             Religion
             ;
             to
             the
             peace
             of
             Christians
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             preseruation
             of
             the
             temporall
             estate
             of
             the
             Church
             .
          
           
             I
             finde
             nothing
             of
             Cardinalls
             vntill
             the
             dayes
             of
             Gregory
             the
             Great
             .
             
               Quo
               tempore
               Episcopi
               indifferenter
               Cardinales
               faciebant
               ,
            
             
             
               et
               Papa
               Cardinales
               in
               Episcopos
               promouebat
               .
            
             Yet
             some
             are
             of
             opinion
             ,
             that
             the
             first
             beginning
             of
             Cardinals
             was
             in
             the
             time
             of
             Pontianus
             the
             Pope
             ,
             which
             was
             
               circa
               Ann.
            
             231.
             and
             Marcellus
             after
             him
             ,
             
               circa
               Ann.
            
             304.
             ordained
             fifteene
             ,
             or
             rather
             twenty
             fiue
             Cardinals
             in
             the
             Citie
             of
             Rome
             ,
             
               propter
               Baptismata
               et
               sepulturas
               hominum
            
             .
             And
             when
             as
             first
             these
             Cardinals
             were
             instituted
             in
             the
             Romane
             Church
             ,
             
               Pauperculi
               erant
               Romae
               in
               suis
               titulis
               habitantes
               .
            
             They
             were
             poore
             and
             necessitous
             ,
             liuing
             at
             Rome
             in
             their
             owne
             titles
             .
          
           
             And
             Gregory
             the
             Great
             ,
             in
             one
             of
             his
             Epistles
             to
             Maximian
             the
             Bishop
             of
             Syracusa
             ,
             writes
             the
             like
             of
             the
             pouertie
             of
             one
             Felix
             ,
             a
             Deacon
             Cardinall
             .
             For
             whose
             sustentation
             he
             thus
             prouides
             .
          
           
             
             
               Sustentationem
               eius
               pietatis
               intuitu
               prouidentes
               ,
               in
               tua
               Ecclesia
               Syracusana
               ,
               eum
               prenidimus
               cardinandùm
               ,
               &c.
               siue
               vt
               officium
               Diaconatus
               expleat
               ,
               se
               certe
               vt
               solae
               eiusdem
               officij
               ,
               pro
               sustentanda
               paupertate
               sua
               ,
               commoda
               consequatur
               .
            
          
           
             Howsoeuer
             then
             ,
             that
             the
             Cardinals
             of
             Rome
             at
             this
             day
             doe
             abound
             in
             all
             affluence
             of
             riches
             ;
             and
             like
             stately
             Cedars
             ,
             looke
             ouer
             the
             smaller
             sprigs
             of
             the
             Clergie
             :
             yet
             considering
             the
             Primitiue
             times
             ,
             our
             Cardinals
             of
             Saint
             Pauls
             are
             not
             to
             be
             contemned
             for
             their
             meane
             competencie
             of
             liuely
             hood
             :
             hauing
             sufficient
             to
             maintaine
             their
             reuerent
             comportment
             .
             Of
             whom
             giue
             me
             leaue
             to
             speake
             a
             little
             out
             of
             the
             Records
             of
             the
             Church
             .
          
           
             
             The
             Church
             of
             Saint
             Paul
             had
             before
             the
             time
             of
             the
             Conquerour
             ,
             two
             Cardinalls
             ,
             which
             office
             still
             continues
             .
          
           
             They
             are
             chosen
             by
             the
             Deane
             and
             Chapter
             ,
             out
             of
             the
             number
             of
             the
             twelue
             petty
             Canons
             ,
             and
             are
             called
             
               Cardinales
               chori
            
             :
             the
             Cardinals
             of
             the
             Quire.
             
          
           
           
             
               Horum
               officium
               est
               circumspicere
               quotidie
               &
               notare
               omnia
               in
               choro
               delicta
               &
               peccata
               ,
            
             
             &c.
             
          
           
             Their
             office
             is
             to
             take
             notice
             of
             the
             absence
             or
             neglect
             of
             all
             the
             Quire
             ,
             and
             weekely
             to
             render
             accompt
             thereof
             to
             the
             Deane
             and
             Chapter
             .
          
           
             
               Hi
               duo
               etiam
               Cardinales
               Ministris
               Ecclesie
               &
               Seruis
               eorum
               ●um
               sanis
               t●m
               egrotis
               Ecclesiastica
               ministrant
               Sacramenta
               .
            
          
           
             These
             two
             Cardinals
             doe
             minister
             Ecclesiasticall
             Sacraments
             to
             the
             Ministers
             of
             the
             Church
             and
             their
             seruants
             ,
             as
             well
             to
             the
             healthfull
             as
             to
             the
             sicke
             .
          
           
             
               Con●essiones
               audiant
               &
               penitentias
               iniungant
               salutares
               ;
               Mortuos
               postrem●
               conuenientibus
               tradunt
               Sepulturis
               .
            
          
           
             They
             heare
             Confessions
             ,
             and
             appoint
             comfortable
             Penance
             :
             and
             lastly
             they
             commit
             the
             dead
             to
             conuenient
             Sepulture
             .
          
           
             Not
             any
             Cathedrall
             Church
             in
             England
             hath
             Cardinals
             excepting
             this
             ,
             neither
             doe
             I
             finde
             any
             beyond
             Seas
             ,
             to
             be
             dignified
             with
             this
             title
             ,
             sauing
             the
             Churches
             of
             Rome
             ,
             Rauenna
             ,
             Aquileia
             ,
             Millaine
             ,
             Pisa
             ,
             Beneuentana
             ,
             in
             Italy
             ,
             and
             Compostella
             in
             Spaine
             .
          
           
             These
             Cardinals
             haue
             the
             best
             preheminence
             in
             the
             Quire
             ,
             aboue
             all
             ,
             next
             to
             the
             Subdeane
             ,
             and
             the
             best
             Stalls
             .
          
           
             But
             at
             the
             length
             let
             me
             descend
             into
             Saint
             Faiths
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Graue-stone
             of
             my
             Canon
             and
             Cardinall
             
               William
               West
            
             .
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Faiths
             Church
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Hic
                 homo
                 Catholicus
                 Willelmus
                 West
                 tumulatur
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 Pauli
                 Canonicus
                 Minor
                 Ecclesie
                 vocitatur
                 .
              
               
                 Qui
                 fuerat
                 Cardinalis
                 ,
                 bonus
                 atque
                 sodalis
                 ;
              
               
                 M.
                 Sexageno
                 ,
                 quater
                 &
                 C.
                 ter
                 vno
                 pleno
                 ,
              
               
                 Augusti
                 denoque
                 die
                 ruit
                 ille
                 sereno
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Perpetuis
                 annis
                 memores
                 estote
                 Iohannis
                 
              
               
                 Good
                 Succentoris
                 ,
                 Cardinalisque
                 minoris
                 .
              
               
                 Canonici
                 cuius
                 ope
                 .....
                 huius
                 .
              
               
                 Hic
                 :
                 ...
                 &
                 colitur
                 per
                 &
                 hunc
                 Elemosinatur
              
               
                 Distribui
                 Tutor
                 fuit
                 &
                 pueris
                 ,
                 que
                 minorum
                 ,
              
               
                 Collegij
                 custos
                 dum
                 vixit
                 canonicorum
                 .
              
               
                 Hinc
                 migrat
                 M.C
                 quater
                 .
                 L.X.
                 que
                 Decembris
                 ,
                 eterna
                 .
              
               
                 Virgo
                 Dei
                 mater
                 ,
                 prestet
                 sibi
                 regna
                 superna
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Willelmi
                 Lili
                 seruus
                 Christique
                 minister
                 
              
               
                 Hic
                 locus
                 est
                 illi
                 fuit
                 artibus
                 ipse
                 magister
                 .
              
               
                 M.
                 Domini
                 C
                 quater
                 ,
                 semel
                 L.
                 ter
                 &
                 V
                 ▪
                 lege
                 frater
              
               
                 X
                 bis
                 cum
                 quinis
                 M.
                 Adar
                 est
                 bonus
                 sibi
                 finis
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Martins
             Ludgate
             .
          
           
             Our
             old
             English
             writers
             affirme
             ,
             
             that
             Lud
             King
             of
             the
             Britains
             (
             whom
             they
             make
             to
             be
             the
             repairer
             or
             new
             builder
             of
             London
             )
             was
             buried
             much
             what
             about
             this
             place
             ,
             of
             which
             these
             rimes
             following
             .
          
           
             
             
               
                 
                 With
                 Walles
                 faire
                 and
                 Towres
                 fresh
                 about
                 ,
              
               
                 His
                 Citee
                 great
                 of
                 Troynouant
                 full
                 faire
                 ,
              
               
                 Full
                 well
                 he
                 made
                 ,
                 and
                 battelled
                 throughout
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 Palays
                 faire
                 for
                 Roialles
                 to
                 appeare
                 ,
              
               
                 Amending
                 other
                 defectyue
                 and
                 vnfaire
                 .
              
               
                 From
                 London
                 stone
                 to
                 his
                 
                 Palays
                 royall
              
               
                 That
                 now
                 Ludgate
                 is
                 knowne
                 ouer
                 all
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Betweene
                 London
                 stone
                 and
                 Ludgate
                 forth
                 right
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 called
                 was
                 then
                 for
                 his
                 name
                 Ludstone
                 :
              
               
                 He
                 made
                 men
                 buyld
                 ,
                 that
                 London
                 then
                 so
                 hight
                 ;
              
               
                 His
                 Palays
                 faire
                 ,
                 then
                 made
                 he
                 then
                 anone
                 ,
              
               
                 With
                 toures
                 high
                 ,
                 both
                 of
                 lyme
                 and
                 stone
                 ,
              
               
                 Beside
                 Ludgate
                 ;
                 and
                 his
                 Temple
                 there
                 thereby
              
               
                 His
                 God
                 to
                 serue
                 ,
                 and
                 him
                 to
                 glorifye
                 .
              
               
                 When
                 he
                 had
                 reigned
                 by
                 fourty
                 yere
                 all
                 out
              
               
                 He
                 died
                 so
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 his
                 temple
                 faire
              
               
                 Entombed
                 was
                 with
                 stories
                 all
                 about
                 .
              
            
          
           
             By
             another
             Author
             ,
             more
             ancient
             ,
             it
             is
             thus
             exprest
             .
          
           
             
               
               Walls
               he
               let
               make
               all
               aboute
               ,
               and
               yates
               vp
               and
               doun
               ,
            
             
               And
               aftyr
               Lud
               that
               was
               his
               name
               he
               cluped
               it
               Ludstoun
               .
            
             
               The
               heyest
               yat
               of
               ye
               toun
               yat
               yut
               stant
               ther
               and
               is
               ,
            
             
               He
               let
               hit
               clupie
               Ludgate
               ,
               after
               his
               owe
               name
               iwis
               :
            
             
               He
               let
               him
               tho
               he
               was
               ded
               burye
               at
               thulk
               yate
               ,
            
             
               Theruore
               yut
               after
               him
               men
               clupeth
               it
               Ludgate
               .
            
          
           
             
             The
             Britaines
             record
             that
             Cadwallo
             called
             the
             Valiant
             ,
             King
             of
             the
             Britaines
             ,
             after
             he
             had
             raigned
             in
             great
             honour
             the
             space
             of
             48
             yeeres
             ,
             died
             in
             peace
             the
             12
             of
             
               Nouember
               ,
               An.
            
             677.
             and
             was
             buried
             in
             this
             place
             .
             Whose
             Image
             great
             and
             terrible
             ,
             
             triumphantly
             riding
             on
             horse-backe
             ,
             being
             artificially
             cast
             in
             brasse
             ,
             the
             Britaines
             placed
             here
             vpon
             Ludgate
             ,
             to
             the
             further
             feare
             and
             terrour
             of
             the
             Saxons
             ;
             the
             greatnesse
             of
             which
             King
             is
             thus
             further
             exprest
             .
          
           
             
               
               King
               Cadwall
               reyned
               full
               hele
               againe
            
             
               In
               Britayne
               land
               ,
               as
               prime
               without
               pere
            
             
               Aboue
               English
               ,
               as
               Lord
               Souerayne
            
             
               Ouer
               Saxons
               ,
               Scottes
               ,
               and
               Peights
               clere
            
             
               And
               English
               also
               as
               clere
               did
               appere
               .
            
          
           
             A
             little
             more
             of
             this
             noble
             King
             Cadwall
             ,
             out
             of
             my
             old
             Author
             Robert
             of
             Gloucester
             .
          
           
             
               
                 When
                 Cadewall
                 kyng
                 of
                 Brutons
                 nobly
                 ynough
              
               
                 Had
                 regnyd
                 xlviii
                 .
                 yer
                 ,
                 toward
                 his
                 deth
                 he
                 drogh
                 .
              
               
                 He
                 dede
                 aftyr
                 Martyn
                 Masse
                 euen
                 the
                 sixt
                 dey
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Brutons
                 made
                 deel
                 ynough
                 tho
                 he
                 ded
                 ley
                 ,
              
               
               
                 Hii
                 made
                 a
                 Kyngys
                 toome
                 ,
                 and
                 hym
                 al
                 hol
                 wyth
                 ynne
              
               
                 Upon
                 an
                 horse
                 ridyng
                 of
                 bras
                 put
                 al
                 wyth
                 gynne
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 vpon
                 the
                 west
                 gate
                 of
                 London
                 sette
                 hit
                 full
                 hegh
                 ,
              
               
                 In
                 token
                 of
                 hys
                 noblesse
                 that
                 men
                 hit
                 fer
                 segh
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Chirch
                 of
                 Sent
                 Martyn
                 liuyng
                 he
                 let
                 rere
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 whyche
                 yat
                 men
                 shold
                 goddys
                 seruyse
                 do
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 sing
                 for
                 his
                 soul
                 ,
                 and
                 al
                 Christene
                 also
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Farewell
                 my
                 freyndes
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 tyde
                 abydeth
                 no
                 man
                 ,
              
               
                 We
                 be
                 departed
                 fro
                 hence
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 ●all
                 yee
                 :
              
               
                 But
                 in
                 this
                 passage
                 ,
                 the
                 best
                 song
                 that
                 we
                 say
                 can
                 ,
              
               
                 Is
                 
                   Requiem
                   eternam
                
                 ,
                 now
                 Iesu
                 grant
                 hit
                 mee
                 ,
              
               
                 When
                 wee
                 haue
                 endyd
                 all
                 our
                 aduersitee
                 ,
              
               
                 Grant
                 vs
                 in
                 Paradise
                 to
                 haue
                 a
                 mansion
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 sh●ed
                 his
                 blood
                 for
                 our
                 redemption
                 ▪
              
               
                 Therfore
                 wee
                 tendyrlie
                 requier
                 yee
                 ,
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 souls
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Benson
                
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 Anne
                 his
                 wyff
                 ,
                 of
                 your
                 charitie
                 ,
              
               
                 To
                 say
                 a
                 Pater
                 Noster
                 and
                 an
                 Aue.
                 
              
            
          
           
             These
             verses
             following
             were
             engrauen
             in
             copper
             on
             the
             strong
             Quadrant
             of
             Ludgate
             ,
             built
             by
             
               Stephen
               Foster
            
             Lord
             Maior
             ,
             and
             Dame
             Agnes
             his
             wife
             ,
             for
             the
             reliefe
             of
             the
             Prisoners
             .
          
           
             
               Deuout
               souls
               that
               passe
               this
               way
               ,
            
             
               For
               
                 Stephen
                 Foster
              
               late
               Maior
               hertely
               pray
               ,
            
             
               And
               Dame
               Agnes
               his
               Spous
               ,
               to
               God
               consecrate
               .
            
             
               That
               this
               hous
               made
               for
               Londoners
               in
               Ludgate
               .
            
             
               So
               that
               for
               lodging
               and
               water
               Prisoners
               here
               nought
               pay
            
             
               As
               the
               kepers
               shall
               all
               ansqueare
               at
               dreadfull
               Doomys
               day
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Christ
             Church
             .
          
           
             The
             chiefe
             Foundresse
             of
             this
             religious
             house
             is
             said
             to
             be
             Queene
             Margaret
             ,
             
             the
             second
             wife
             of
             Edward
             the
             first
             ,
             sister
             of
             Philip
             the
             fourth
             ,
             surnamed
             the
             Faire
             ,
             King
             of
             France
             ,
             and
             eldest
             daughter
             of
             King
             Philip
             the
             hardy
             ,
             sonne
             of
             S.
             Lewes
             .
             who
             died
             An.
             1317.
             and
             was
             buried
             here
             before
             the
             high
             Altar
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               de
               Dreux
            
             ,
             (
             second
             sonne
             of
             Iohn
             Duke
             of
             Britaine
             ,
             by
             Beatrice
             his
             wife
             ,
             daughter
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             third
             )
             Earle
             of
             Britaine
             and
             Richmond
             ,
             gaue
             300
             l.
             to
             the
             building
             of
             some
             part
             of
             the
             Church
             ;
             glased
             all
             the
             windowes
             on
             the
             south
             side
             ,
             and
             also
             gaue
             many
             rich
             Iewels
             and
             ornaments
             to
             be
             vsed
             in
             the
             same
             ,
             so
             that
             he
             is
             accounted
             as
             a
             second
             Founder
             .
          
           
             Diuers
             other
             Noble
             men
             and
             worthy
             Citizens
             ,
             gaue
             both
             lands
             and
             great
             summes
             of
             money
             towards
             the
             building
             and
             endowing
             of
             this
             religious
             Structure
             ;
             which
             was
             finished
             within
             21
             yeeres
             ,
             dedicated
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             our
             alone
             Sauiour
             Iesu
             Christ
             ,
             and
             replenished
             with
             grey
             Fryers
             Minorites
             ;
             valued
             at
             the
             generall
             suppression
             but
             at
             32
             l.
             19
             s.
             10
             d.
             
          
           
           
             This
             Abbey
             Church
             hath
             beene
             honoured
             with
             the
             sepulture
             of
             foure
             Queenes
             ,
             foure
             Dutchesses
             ,
             foure
             Countesses
             ,
             one
             Duke
             ,
             two
             Earles
             ,
             eight
             Barons
             ,
             and
             some
             thirty
             fiue
             Knights
             ;
             whose
             names
             are
             set
             downe
             by
             Stow
             in
             his
             Suruay
             of
             this
             honourable
             Citie
             ;
             
             and
             in
             all
             ,
             from
             the
             first
             foundation
             vnto
             the
             dissolution
             ,
             sixe
             hundred
             sixtie
             and
             hree
             persons
             of
             Qualitie
             were
             here
             interred
             .
             In
             the
             Quire
             were
             nine
             Tombes
             of
             Alabaster
             and
             Marble
             ,
             inuironed
             with
             barres
             or
             strikes
             of
             iron
             :
             one
             Tombe
             in
             the
             body
             of
             the
             Church
             coped
             also
             with
             iron
             ,
             and
             seauenscore
             graue-stones
             of
             Marble
             in
             diuers
             places
             ;
             all
             which
             were
             pulled
             downe
             ,
             taken
             away
             ,
             and
             sold
             for
             fiftie
             pounds
             or
             thereabouts
             ,
             by
             Sir
             
               Martin
               Bowes
            
             Maior
             of
             London
             ,
             An.
             1545.
             
             The
             rest
             of
             the
             Monuments
             are
             now
             wholly
             defaced
             ,
             not
             any
             one
             remaining
             at
             this
             day
             ,
             saue
             such
             which
             are
             of
             later
             times
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             blacke
             Fryers
             .
          
           
             
             This
             House
             was
             founded
             by
             
               Robert
               Kilwardby
            
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             and
             the
             Citizens
             of
             London
             ,
             
               An.
               Dom.
            
             1276.
             
             This
             Archbishop
             ,
             towards
             the
             latter
             end
             of
             his
             time
             ,
             made
             a
             collection
             ,
             saith
             Godwin
             ,
             for
             the
             building
             of
             a
             Monasterie
             for
             the
             Fryer
             Minors
             in
             London
             .
             Many
             contributed
             so
             largely
             thereunto
             ,
             as
             he
             (
             hauing
             the
             helpe
             of
             a
             certaine
             old
             Tower
             which
             yeelded
             him
             stones
             without
             charge
             )
             finished
             the
             same
             with
             other
             mens
             money
             ,
             and
             was
             able
             to
             affoord
             the
             foundation
             for
             another
             at
             Salisbury
             .
             King
             Edward
             the
             first
             and
             Eleanor
             his
             wife
             ,
             were
             great
             Benefactors
             to
             this
             worke
             .
             This
             was
             a
             large
             Church
             ,
             richly
             furnished
             with
             ornaments
             ,
             and
             honoured
             by
             the
             burials
             of
             many
             great
             Personages
             :
             diuers
             Parliaments
             and
             other
             great
             meetings
             haue
             beene
             holden
             in
             this
             Monasterie
             ,
             which
             is
             now
             altogether
             demolished
             ,
             and
             other
             new
             buildings
             erected
             in
             the
             same
             place
             .
             This
             order
             of
             blacke
             Fryers
             Predicants
             were
             remoued
             hither
             from
             Oldbourne
             ,
             where
             they
             had
             continued
             55
             yeeres
             .
             The
             reuenewe
             of
             this
             house
             was
             valued
             at
             104
             l.
             15
             s.
             5
             d
             
               per
               annum
            
             ,
             being
             surrendred
             into
             the
             Kings
             hands
             ,
             12
             of
             Nouember
             ,
             the
             30
             of
             Henry
             the
             8.
             
          
           
             
             Persons
             of
             kingly
             ,
             princely
             ,
             and
             noble
             descent
             ,
             of
             eminent
             high
             place
             and
             qualitie
             ,
             to
             the
             number
             of
             fiftie
             and
             vpwards
             are
             reckoned
             by
             
               Io.
               Stow
            
             (
             out
             of
             the
             Register
             of
             this
             house
             )
             to
             haue
             bin
             here
             entombed
             ,
             to
             whose
             relation
             I
             leaue
             my
             Reader
             ,
             onely
             giue
             me
             leaue
             to
             speake
             of
             one
             .
          
           
             Vpon
             a
             Table
             fastened
             to
             a
             pillar
             ,
             this
             inscription
             was
             not
             long
             since
             here
             to
             be
             read
             ,
             as
             I
             haue
             it
             out
             of
             the
             collections
             of
             
               Tho.
               Talbot
            
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             lyeth
             the
             body
             of
             the
             Lady
             Elizabeth
             ,
             the
             daughter
             of
             Sir
             
               Bartholomew
               Balitismere
            
             ,
             wife
             of
             
               William
               Bohun
            
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Northampton
             ,
             and
             mother
             of
             the
             Earles
             of
             March
             and
             Northampton
             ,
             and
             of
             Elizabeth
             ,
             Countesse
             of
             Arundell
             .
             She
             died
             5
             Id.
             of
             
               Iune
               ,
               Anno
               Christi
            
             1378.
             
             She
             was
             interred
             before
             the
             high
             Altar
             .
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Andrewes
             Wardrobe
             .
          
           
             
             Cernite
             sub
             Betra
             iacet
             hac
             Hatfeeld
             tumulata
             ,
          
           
             Et
             Margareta
             claris
             natalibus
             orta
             .
          
           
           
             Anglica
             parte
             Patris
             fuerat
             ,
             Normannaque
             Matris
          
           
             Traxerat
             ,
             ex
             ort
             .....
             vterque
             parent
             .....
             clara
          
           
             Hec
             fuit
             &
             Domina
             Domine
             Salop
             Comitisse
          
           
             Anno
             milleno
             C
             quater
             Lx
             quoque
             deno
          
           
             Atque
             die
             deno
             Iunij
             decessit
             ameno
          
           
             Eius
             prestet
             opem
             pius
             anime
             Deus
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             Prey
             ......
             
               Katherin
               Riplingham
            
             .....
             died
             M.
             cccc
             ....
             ▪
             
          
           
             This
             erazed
             Inscription
             is
             made
             more
             plaine
             by
             the
             last
             Will
             and
             Testament
             of
             the
             defunct
             ,
             here
             interred
             of
             which
             this
             is
             a
             copie
             in
             effect
             .
          
           
             I
             Dame
             
               Katherin
               Riplingham
            
             widow
             of
             London
             ,
             
             aduowes
             the
             xiij
             day
             of
             Feuerer
             .
             M.
             cccc.lxx.iii.xiii
             Ed.
             iiii
             .
             My
             soule
             to
             God
             ,
             my
             body
             to
             be
             buried
             in
             the
             Chancell
             of
             Seynt
             Andrew
             at
             Baynards
             Castle
             ,
             London
             .
             I
             bequeth
             to
             the
             Monastery
             of
             Westminster
             to
             prey
             for
             the
             souls
             of
             my
             Husbands
             ;
             
               William
               Southcote
            
             there
             beryed
             ,
             &c.
             
             I
             will
             that
             my
             Feo●●ees
             performe
             the
             award
             of
             master
             
               Iohn
               Wood
            
             Clerke
             ,
             and
             
               Nicholas
               Lathell
            
             indifferently
             chosen
             betwene
             me
             and
             
               Richard
               Welden
            
             Squier
             ,
             and
             Elisabeth
             his
             wiff
             ,
             my
             doghtyr
             ,
             and
             Thomas
             S.
             Iohn
             Squier
             ,
             and
             Alice
             his
             wiff
             doghtyr
             of
             one
             
               Richard
               Langham
            
             ,
             to
             make
             a
             lawfull
             estate
             of
             all
             my
             lands
             in
             London
             to
             
               Elisabeth
               Welden
            
             my
             doghter
             ,
             the
             remaynder
             to
             the
             next
             heires
             of
             
               William
               Southcote
            
             sometime
             my
             Husband
             ,
             fader
             of
             the
             same
             Elisabyth
             ,
             &c.
             
             I
             will
             the
             remaynder
             of
             all
             my
             lands
             to
             the
             right
             heires
             of
             
               Thomas
               Baysham
            
             my
             fader
             .
             I
             will
             to
             my
             doghtyrs
             doghtyr
             Alys
             S
             Iohn
             my
             gold
             ryng
             ,
             also
             to
             my
             Doghtyrs
             son
             
               Robart
               Welden
            
             my
             Maysor
             ,
             which
             his
             moder
             heretofore
             gaue
             to
             me
             ,
             also
             to
             my
             Lady
             Chamberlaine
             soiournyng
             with
             my
             brother
             Lathell
             my
             Mantell
             ,
             &c.
             
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Gregories
             by
             Pauls
             .
          
           
             Here
             in
             this
             Church
             lyeth
             buried
             the
             body
             of
             
               Thomas
               Riplingham
            
             ,
             
             who
             was
             the
             husband
             of
             the
             foresaid
             Katherine
             ,
             who
             died
             An.
             1469.
             but
             he
             is
             better
             knowne
             by
             this
             his
             will
             and
             testament
             .
          
           
             This
             xii
             day
             of
             October
             ,
             
             the
             ix
             of
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             in
             the
             yeere
             of
             our
             Lord
             ,
             M.
             cccc.lxix
             .
             aduowes
             first
             my
             soul
             to
             God
             ,
             and
             my
             body
             to
             be
             beryed
             in
             S.
             Gregories
             Church
             London
             .
             I
             will
             yat
             the
             same
             Church
             haue
             the
             two
             Challices
             ,
             and
             a
             cupp
             pledged
             to
             me
             for
             x
             markes
             be
             restored
             to
             them
             frelie
             ,
             and
             more
             to
             the
             same
             Church
             :
             I
             giue
             x
             markes
             to
             continually
             prey
             for
             my
             soul.
             I
             will
             that
             Katherine
             my
             wyff
             haue
             all
             such
             goods
             ,
             as
             she
             brought
             to
             me
             with
             her
             .
             I
             will
             that
             Raph
             my
             Brother
             haue
             x.
             l
             ,
             and
             Iohn
             my
             Broder
             x.
             l
             ,
             and
             euery
             of
             my
             Sisters
             one
             hundred
             shillings
             to
             prey
             for
             my
             soul.
             Also
             I
             will
             that
             Richard
             my
             Broder
             haue
             my
             land
             in
             Riplingham
             to
             him
             and
             his
             heires
             for
             euer
             ,
             and
             as
             for
             my
             land
             in
             Etton
             ,
             I
             will
             that
             Iohn
             my
             Broder
             haue
             it
             to
             him
             and
             his
             heires
             for
             euer
             ,
             the
             remaynder
             in
             defaute
             to
             Raufe
             my
             Broder
             ,
             and
             to
             his
             heires
             ,
             and
             for
             defaute
             of
             yssue
             to
             the
             right
             heires
             of
             the
             said
             Richard
             :
             Item
             to
             
               Richard
               Welden
            
             my
             best
             goune
             .
             Item
             to
             my
             dauter
             Elisabyth
             a
             goune
             cloth
             ;
             I
             will
             that
             
               Ioan
               Welden
            
             my
             Goddauter
             haue
             x
             markes
             to
             her
             mariage
             .
             Item
             I
             will
             to
             the
             
             Church
             of
             Rowley
             on
             hundryd
             shillings
             ,
             to
             the
             grey
             Friers
             of
             Beuerley
             on
             hundryd
             shillings
             .
             Item
             to
             the
             white
             Friers
             of
             Sawburgh
             on
             hundryd
             shillings
             ,
             to
             prey
             for
             my
             soul
             and
             my
             moders
             .
             Also
             I
             will
             yat
             a
             dozen
             Dishes
             ,
             and
             as
             many
             Sawsers
             of
             siluer
             ,
             ye
             which
             were
             my
             Lord
             Vesseys
             ,
             be
             deliuered
             to
             
               William
               Rilston
            
             ,
             and
             
               Iohn
               Fereby
            
             ,
             to
             be
             sold
             to
             my
             Lord
             Chamberlein
             ,
             and
             to
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Burrow
            
             as
             we
             were
             agreed
             .
             Item
             I
             will
             the
             two
             Obligations
             of
             the
             statute
             of
             the
             Staple
             concerning
             the
             summes
             of
             xii
             c
             markes
             ,
             and
             also
             a
             bagg
             of
             money
             conteyning
             cc
             markes
             be
             deliuered
             to
             the
             said
             William
             and
             Iohn
             .
             I
             will
             another
             bagg
             of
             gold
             conteyning
             the
             summe
             of
             on
             c.l.
             pertaining
             to
             the
             executors
             of
             
               Iohn
               Heron
            
             be
             deliuered
             to
             
               Nicolas
               Statham
            
             to
             be
             disposed
             for
             the
             soul
             of
             
               Iohn
               Heron.
            
             
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Fosters
             .
          
           
             
             Lord
             of
             thy
             infinit
             grase
             and
             pitee
             ,
          
           
             Haue
             mercy
             on
             me
             Agnes
             sometym
             the
             wyf
          
           
             Of
             
               William
               Milborne
            
             ,
             chamberlein
             of
             this
             citee
             ,
          
           
             Which
             toke
             my
             passage
             fro
             this
             wrechyd
             lyf
             ,
          
           
             The
             yere
             of
             grase
             ,
             on
             thousand
             on
             hundryd
             and
             fyf
             ,
          
           
             The
             xii
             day
             of
             Iuly
             no
             longer
             was
             my
             spase
             ,
          
           
             It
             plesyd
             then
             my
             Lord
             to
             call
             me
             to
             his
             grase
             :
          
           
             Now
             ye
             that
             are
             liuing
             ,
             and
             see
             this
             picture
             ,
          
           
             Prey
             for
             me
             here
             whyle
             ye
             haue
             time
             and
             spase
             ,
          
           
             That
             God
             of
             his
             goodnes
             wold
             me
             assure
             .
          
           
             In
             his
             euerlasting
             Mansion
             to
             haue
             a
             plase
             .
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Peters
             Cheape
             .
          
           
             ......
             
               pur
               l'ame
               Nicole
               de
               Farindone
               ....
               de
               son
               ..
            
          
           
             
             Vnder
             this
             old
             monument
             ,
             as
             this
             maymed
             French
             Inscription
             would
             tell
             vs
             ;
             
               Nicholas
               Faringdon
            
             Goldsmith
             ,
             foure
             times
             Lord
             Maior
             of
             this
             Citie
             ,
             lieth
             intombed
             ;
             he
             was
             the
             sonne
             of
             
               William
               Faringdon
            
             Sheriffe
             of
             the
             same
             .
             Of
             which
             two
             Faringdons
             the
             two
             Wards
             within
             ,
             and
             without
             ,
             tooke
             their
             denominations
             .
             Hee
             liued
             after
             the
             first
             time
             of
             his
             Maioralitie
             which
             was
             
               An.
               Dom.
            
             1309.
             full
             three
             and
             fiftie
             yeeres
             .
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Martins
             .
          
           
             
             Nere
             vnto
             Aldersgate
             was
             sometime
             a
             faire
             and
             large
             Colledge
             ,
             of
             a
             Deane
             and
             secular
             Canons
             ,
             or
             Priests
             ,
             consecrated
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             Saint
             Martin
             ,
             and
             called
             Saint
             
               Martins
               le
               graund
            
             :
             founded
             by
             Ingelricus
             ,
             and
             Edward
             his
             brother
             ,
             
             in
             the
             yeere
             of
             Christ
             1056.
             and
             confirmed
             by
             William
             the
             Conquerour
             ,
             as
             appeareth
             by
             his
             charter
             dated
             1068.
             
             This
             Colledge
             claimed
             great
             priuiledges
             of
             sanctuarie
             ,
             and
             other
             Franchises
             ,
             as
             appeareth
             in
             a
             booke
             written
             by
             a
             Notary
             of
             that
             house
             ,
             
             
               circa
               An.
            
             1442.
             
             This
             Colledge
             was
             surrendred
             to
             King
             Edward
             the
             sixt
             in
             the
             second
             of
             his
             raigne
             ,
             
             and
             in
             the
             same
             yeere
             ,
             the
             Colledge
             Church
             was
             pulled
             downe
             ,
             
             and
             a
             Wine-Tauerne
             built
             in
             the
             place
             ,
             which
             continues
             to
             this
             day
             .
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Annes
             Aldersgate
             .
          
           
             
               Orate
               deuote
               pro
               anima
               magistri
               Iohannis
               Pemberton
               ,
            
             
             
               Vtriusque
               iuris
               Bachalarij
               ,
               quondam
               Residentiar
               .
               Ecclesie
               Cathedralis
               de
               Rippon
               Ebor.
               Diocesis
               ,
               huiusque
               etiam
               Eccles.
               Rectoris
               .
               qui
               obijt
            
             12
             
               di●
               Septemb.
               An.
               Dom.
            
             1499.
             
          
           
             
               Qu
               an
               tris
               di
               c
               vul
               stra
               
            
             
               os
               guis
               ti
               ro
               um
               nere
               uit
            
             
               H
               san
               chris
               mi
               t
               mu
               la.
            
             
               Quos
               anguis
               tristi
               diro
               cum
               munere
               strauit
            
             
               Hos
               sanguis
               Christi
               miro
               tum
               munere
               lauit
               .
            
             
               Corda
               manus
               ,
               oculos
               aures
               animosque
               levemus
               ,
            
             
               Et
               domino
               voces
               ,
               
               sua
               sunt
               ,
               &
               ei
               sua
               demus
               .
            
             
               Vt
               tibi
               praeceptis
               mens
               conformetur
               honestis
            
             
               Sex
               animo
               semper
               sunt
               repetenda
               tuo
               .
            
             
               Principio
               ,
               
               Deus
               est
               noster
               seruator
               ,
               &
               author
               ,
            
             
               Hostis
               in
               opposita
               stat
               regione
               Sathan
               .
               
            
             
               Tertiares
               presens
               est
               vita
               similima
               ventis
               ,
               
            
             
               Mors
               sequitur
               nobis
               quae
               prope
               semper
               adest
               .
               
            
             
               Ordine
               sunt
               quinto
               ,
               Coeli
               Palatia
               summi
               :
               
            
             
               Tartara
               sunt
               sexto
               constituenda
               loco
               
            
             
               Haec
               animo
               tacite
               secum
               qui
               saepe
               reuoluit
               ,
            
             
               Miror
               in
               hoc
               vitij
               si
               quid
               inesse
               potest
               .
            
             
               Gualterus
               Haddonus
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Iohn
             Zacharies
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Ioanna
               vxor
               Tho.
               Thorp
               vnius
               Bar.
               de
               Scaccario
               domini
               Regis
               ,
            
             
             
               Prolocutoris
               Parliamenti
               tenti
               apud
               Reding
               ,
               anno
               Regis
               Hen.
               sexti
               xxxi
               .
               Que
               Ioanna
               obijt
               xxiii
               Iun.
               An.
               Dom.
               M.
               ccccliii
               .
               cuius
               anime
               .
            
          
           
             I
             finde
             this
             Baron
             Thorp
             to
             haue
             beene
             a
             man
             of
             many
             good
             parts
             ,
             and
             euer
             faithfull
             to
             his
             soueraigne
             Lord
             King
             Henry
             the
             sixt
             ,
             by
             whom
             hee
             was
             specially
             employed
             both
             in
             peace
             and
             warre
             ,
             against
             the
             violence
             of
             his
             headstrong
             Lords
             .
             
             But
             in
             the
             end
             it
             was
             the
             hard
             happe
             of
             this
             vpright
             Exchequer
             man
             ,
             to
             be
             beheaded
             at
             High-gate
             by
             the
             Commons
             of
             Kent
             ,
             the
             17
             day
             of
             
               February
               An.
            
             1461.
             
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             the
             body
             of
             
               Iohn
               Sutton
            
             Citizen
             ,
             Goldsmith
             and
             Alderman
             of
             London
             ,
             who
             died
             6
             Iuly
             1450.
             
          
           
             This
             Sutton
             was
             slaine
             in
             that
             blacke
             and
             dismall
             battell
             by
             night
             ,
             vpon
             London
             Bridge
             ,
             betweene
             
               Iack
               Cade
            
             with
             his
             Kentish
             Rebels
             ,
             and
             the
             Citizens
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             
               Here
               lieth
               
                 William
                 Breke-spere
              
               of
               London
               ,
               
               sometime
               Merchant
               ,
            
             
               Goldsmith
               and
               Alderman
               ,
               the
               Common-wele
               attendant
               .
            
             
             
               Wyth
               Margaryt
               hys
               dawter
               ,
               late
               wyff
               of
               Suttoon
               ,
            
             
               And
               Thomas
               hur
               sonn
               yet
               liuyng
               vndyr
               Goddys
               tuitioon
               ,
            
             
               The
               tenth
               of
               Iuyl
               he
               made
               hys
               transmigration
               .
            
             
               She
               disissyd
               in
               the
               yer
               of
               grase
               of
               Chrysts
               incarnatioon
               ,
            
             
               A
               thowsand
               four
               hundryd
               threescor
               and
               oon
               .
            
             
               God
               assoyl
               her
               sowls
               whos
               bodys
               lye
               vndyr
               this
               stoon
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             
               Leonards
               Fosterlane
            
             .
          
           
             
             When
             the
             bells
             be
             merely
             roung
             ,
          
           
             And
             the
             Masse
             deuoutly
             soung
          
           
             And
             the
             meate
             merely
             eaten
             ,
          
           
             Then
             ●all
             
               Robart
               Trappis
            
             his
             wyffs
             and
             his
             chyldren
             be
             forgetten
             .
             Thus
             farre
             Stow.
          
           
             Wherfor
             Iesu
             that
             of
             Mary
             sproung
          
           
             Set
             their
             soulys
             thy
             Saynts
             among
             ,
          
           
             Though
             it
             be
             vndeservyd
             on
             their
             syde
          
           
             Yet
             good
             Lord
             let
             them
             euermor
             thy
             mercy
             abyde
          
           
             And
             of
             yowr
             cheritie
             ,
          
           
             For
             their
             soulys
             say
             a
             
               Pater
               Noster
            
             and
             an
             Aue.
             
          
           
             The
             pictures
             of
             
               Robert
               ,
               Agnes
            
             ,
             and
             Ioan
             ,
             inlaid
             in
             brasse
             ,
             seeme
             thus
             to
             speake
             .
          
           
             
               
               Sancta
               Trinitas
               vnus
               Deus
               miserere
               nobis
               .
            
             
               
               Et
               Ancillis
               tuis
               sperantibus
               in
               te
               .
            
             
               
               O
               mater
               Dei
               memento
               mei
               .
            
             
               Iesu
               mercy
               ,
               Lady
               help
               .
            
          
           
             
               Robert
               Traps
            
             died
             the
             yeare
             1526.
             this
             Robert
             had
             a
             daughter
             by
             Ioan
             his
             second
             wife
             ,
             married
             to
             one
             Frankland
             ,
             whose
             name
             was
             Iodoca
             (
             I
             thinke
             Ioice
             )
             an
             especiall
             Benefactour
             to
             Brasen-nose
             Colledge
             in
             Oxford
             ,
             as
             the
             principall
             ,
             the
             Fellowes
             ,
             and
             Schollars
             of
             that
             house
             ,
             do
             thankfully
             acknowledge
             ,
             by
             a
             faire
             Monument
             in
             the
             Northwall
             of
             the
             Chancell
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             thus
             inscribed
             .
          
           
             
               
               Felici
               ,
               piae
               ,
               et
               munificentissimae
               foeminae
               ,
               Iodocae
               Frankland
               viduatae
               ,
               filiae
               Roberti
               et
               Ioannae
               Trappes
               Londinensium
               :
               Gratitudinis
               hoc
               officij
               et
               pietatis
               Monumentum
               adoptione
               filij
               Principalis
               et
               Scholares
               Collegij
               de
               Brasennose
               apud
               Oxoniens
               .
               exhibuere
               .
            
             
               
                 Dilecti
                 cineres
                 ,
                 non
                 sic
                 requiescitis
                 vrnae
              
               
                 In
                 tenui
                 ,
                 vt
                 vobis
                 sola
                 haec
                 monumenta
                 parantur
                 ,
              
               
                 Quae
                 tandem
                 vel
                 sera
                 dies
                 pessundare
                 possit
                 :
              
               
                 Aenea
                 vos
                 monumenta
                 ●egunt
                 ,
                 viuumque
                 Trophaeum
                 ,
              
               
                 (
                 Aeternum
                 meruistis
                 enim
                 viuumque
                 Trophaeum
                 )
              
               
                 Vobis
                 vestra
                 dedit
                 Iodoca
                 ,
                 paerennius
                 aere
                 ,
              
               
                 Nos
                 etenim
                 aeternumque
                 omnes
                 ,
                 quos
                 postera
                 nobis
                 ,
              
               
                 
                 Secla
                 dabunt
                 voces
                 sumus
                 immortale
                 Sepulchrum
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Nomen
                 ,
                 Elisa
                 ,
                 tuum
                 fama
                 super
                 aethera
                 notum
              
               
                 Ae●ternum
                 ,
                 magis
                 atque
                 magis
                 post
                 funera
                 floret
                 ;
              
               
               
                 Vt
                 Mater
                 Patriae
                 ,
                 vicinis
                 gentibus
                 hospes
                 ;
              
               
                 Hostibus
                 infestis
                 terror
                 ,
                 pietatis
                 Asylum
                 :
              
               
                 Mitrati
                 mastix
                 Papae
                 ;
                 celebraris
                 vbique
                 :
              
               
                 Semper
                 erit
                 Britones
                 inter
                 clarissima
                 Elisa
              
               
                 Gloria
                 dum
                 Britonum
                 atque
                 Gens
                 Angla
                 vigebit
                 .
              
            
          
           
             Without
             this
             Church
             ,
             on
             the
             East
             end
             is
             engrauen
             this
             name
             ,
             
               Iohn
               Brokeitwell
            
             ,
             
             an
             especiall
             founder
             ,
             or
             new
             builder
             of
             the
             same
             :
             and
             these
             rimes
             following
             :
             
               
                 Al
                 yat
                 wil
                 gud
                 warks
                 wurch
              
               
                 Prey
                 for
                 yem
                 yat
                 help
                 thys
                 Church
              
               
                 Geuyng
                 almys
                 ;
                 for
                 cherite
                 ;
              
               
                 Pater
                 Noster
                 and
                 Aue
                 ▪
              
            
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             
               Margaret
               Moses
            
             .
          
           
             Prey
             for
             ye
             sowlygs
             of
             
               Michiel
               Forlace
            
             ,
             
             and
             Mary
             his
             wyf
             ,
             and
             in
             ye
             worschypp
             of
             God
             and
             our
             Lady
             ,
             for
             theyr
             Faders
             and
             Moders
             ,
             wyth
             ye
             sowlygs
             of
             al
             Christen
             ,
             of
             yowr
             cherite
             sey
             a
             
               Pater
               Noster
            
             ,
             and
             an
             
               Ave
               Maria
            
             :
          
           
             
               Body
               :
            
             
               I
               
                 Mary
                 Pawson
              
               ly
               below
               slepyng
               .
               
            
          
           
             
               Soule
               .
            
             
               I
               
                 Mary
                 Pawson
              
               sit
               aboue
               waking
               .
            
          
           
             
               Both.
               
            
             
               Wee
               hope
               to
               meete
               againe
               wyth
               glory
               clothed
               ▪
            
             
               Then
               
                 Mary
                 Pawson
              
               for
               euer
               blessed
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             
               Albons
               Woodstreet
            
             .
          
           
             
               Here
               lyeth
               marmorate
               vndyr
               thys
               hepe
               of
               stoan
            
             
               Syr
               
                 Harry
                 Weuer
              
               Aldyrman
               ,
               
               and
               his
               Lady
               Dame
               Ioan.
               
            
             
               Thus
               worldly
               worschypp
               ,
               and
               honor
               ,
               wyth
               Fauour
               and
               fortun
               passyth
               day
               by
               day
               :
            
             
               Who
               may
               wythstand
               deathys
               schorne
               when
               rych
               and
               por
               sche
               closyth
               in
               clay
               .
            
             
               Wherfor
               to
               God
               hertelie
               we
               pray
            
             
               To
               pardon
               vs
               of
               our
               misdeed
               ,
            
             
               And
               help
               vs
               now
               in
               our
               most
               need
               .
            
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               in
               requie
               Woodcock
               Ion
               vir
               generosus
               ,
               
            
             
               Maior
               Londonie
               ,
               Mercerus
               valde
               morosus
               .
            
             
               Miles
               qui
               fuerat
               .............
            
             
               M.
               Domini
               mille
               centum
               quater
               ruit
               ille
               ,
            
             
               Cum
               x
               bis
               .
            
          
           
             This
             
               Iohn
               Woodcock
            
             was
             Lord
             Maior
             ,
             
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1405.
             in
             which
             his
             office
             he
             caused
             all
             the
             Weres
             in
             the
             Riuer
             of
             Thames
             ,
             from
             Stanes
             to
             the
             Riuer
             of
             Medway
             to
             be
             destroyed
             ;
             and
             the
             Trinks
             to
             be
             burned
             .
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             
               Michaels
               Woodstreet
            
             .
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             buried
             (
             saith
             Stow
             )
             the
             head
             of
             Iames
             the
             fourth
             ,
             King
             of
             
             Scots
             ,
             whose
             body
             bowelled
             ,
             rebollowed
             ,
             embalmed
             and
             inclosed
             in
             lead
             ,
             was
             conuayed
             from
             Flodden
             Field
             (
             where
             he
             was
             slaine
             in
             battell
             ,
             
             the
             ninth
             of
             September
             being
             Friday
             ,
             1513.
             )
             by
             
               Thomas
               Howard
            
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Surry
             ,
             Lieutenant
             Generall
             of
             the
             English
             Army
             ,
             to
             this
             Citie
             of
             London
             ,
             presented
             to
             Queene
             Katherine
             ,
             and
             from
             hence
             sent
             to
             the
             Monastery
             of
             Shine
             in
             Surrey
             ,
             where
             it
             was
             regally
             interred
             .
             Since
             the
             dissolution
             of
             which
             house
             ,
             in
             the
             dayes
             of
             king
             Edward
             the
             sixth
             ,
             I
             haue
             beene
             shewed
             (
             saith
             hee
             )
             the
             same
             body
             so
             wrapped
             in
             lead
             ,
             
             throwne
             into
             a
             waste
             roome
             ,
             amongst
             old
             timber
             ,
             stone
             ,
             lead
             ,
             and
             other
             rubble
             :
             and
             further
             (
             to
             shew
             the
             occasion
             of
             the
             buriall
             of
             his
             head
             ,
             here
             in
             this
             Church
             )
             he
             declareth
             ,
             that
             the
             seruants
             of
             
               Lancelot
               Young
            
             ,
             Glasier
             to
             the
             late
             Queene
             Elizabeth
             ,
             being
             at
             Shine
             ,
             in
             new
             glasing
             the
             windowes
             ,
             either
             vpon
             a
             foolish
             pleasure
             ,
             or
             desire
             of
             the
             lead
             ,
             cut
             the
             head
             from
             the
             rest
             ;
             but
             smelling
             the
             sweete
             perfumes
             of
             the
             balmes
             ,
             gaue
             it
             to
             their
             Master
             ;
             who
             opening
             the
             head
             ,
             found
             therein
             the
             head
             of
             a
             man
             retaining
             fauour
             ;
             though
             the
             moysture
             were
             cleane
             dried
             vp
             ,
             whose
             haire
             both
             of
             Head
             and
             Beard
             was
             red
             :
             which
             ,
             after
             he
             had
             well
             viewed
             ,
             and
             a
             while
             kept
             ,
             he
             caused
             to
             bee
             buried
             in
             Saint
             Michaels
             Woodstreet
             ,
             London
             ,
             the
             Church
             of
             the
             Parish
             wherein
             himselfe
             dwelled
             .
          
           
             That
             the
             Head
             of
             this
             valorous
             King
             lieth
             here
             inhumed
             ,
             wee
             must
             beleeue
             the
             words
             of
             the
             Relator
             ;
             for
             I
             finde
             no
             Monument
             or
             outward
             apparance
             of
             it
             in
             the
             Church
             .
             That
             his
             body
             (
             not
             found
             till
             the
             day
             after
             the
             battell
             ,
             and
             then
             not
             knowne
             or
             descried
             ,
             because
             of
             his
             many
             wounds
             ,
             saue
             onely
             by
             the
             Lord
             Dacres
             )
             was
             interred
             amongst
             the
             Carthusians
             in
             the
             Priory
             of
             Shine
             at
             Richmond
             ,
             I
             haue
             ,
             out
             of
             an
             old
             Manuscript
             ,
             the
             testimony
             of
             a
             man
             which
             saw
             his
             Sepulchre
             ,
             the
             same
             yeare
             of
             his
             death
             in
             the
             said
             religious
             house
             :
             these
             are
             his
             words
             ,
             out
             of
             the
             Lieger
             booke
             of
             Whalley
             Abbey
             .
          
           
             
             
               Anno
               Domini
               M.
               VC.XIII
               .
               Hoc
               anno
               Iacobus
               Scotie
               Rex
               in
               Borea
               triumphaliter
               ab
               Anglis
               (
               Rege
               Henrico
               valido
               exercitu
               contra
               Gallos
               vltra
               Mare
               debellante
               )
               interemptus
               est
               .
               Cuius
               corpus
               quom
               hec
               scripserim
               (
               quoniam
               membrum
               ab
               Ecclesia
               euulsum
               de
               hoc
               mundo
               abcesserit
               )
               huc
               vsque
               in
               domo
               Cartusiensium
               apud
               Rychmund
               mortalibus
               miserandum
               spectaculum
               inhumatum
               iacet
               .
            
             
               
                 Qui
                 vidit
                 testimonium
                 perhibuit
              
               
                 Et
                 verum
                 est
                 testimonium
                 eius
                 :
              
            
             Yet
             notwithstanding
             all
             this
             ,
             
               Iohn
               Lesley
            
             ,
             
             Bishop
             of
             Rosse
             ,
             affirmeth
             that
             it
             was
             held
             for
             certaine
             ,
             that
             the
             body
             thus
             found
             by
             the
             Lord
             Dacres
             ,
             was
             the
             body
             of
             the
             
               Laird
               Bonehard
            
             ,
             then
             slaine
             in
             the
             battell
             :
             and
             that
             King
             Iames
             was
             seene
             aliue
             the
             same
             night
             at
             Kelso
             ,
             whence
             he
             passed
             to
             Ierusalem
             ,
             and
             there
             spent
             the
             rest
             of
             his
             dayes
             in
             holy
             contemplation
             .
             And
             another
             of
             later
             times
             also
             affirmeth
             the
             place
             of
             this
             kings
             buriall
             to
             bee
             as
             yet
             vnknowne
             .
             
             King
             Henry
             the
             eight
             (
             saith
             hee
             )
             who
             subuerted
             so
             many
             Churches
             ,
             Monuments
             and
             Tombes
             ,
             lyeth
             inglorious
             at
             Windsor
             ,
             and
             neuer
             had
             the
             honour
             ,
             either
             of
             the
             Tombe
             which
             hee
             had
             prepared
             ,
             or
             of
             any
             Epitaph
             that
             I
             now
             remember
             .
             But
             his
             Brother
             in
             law
             King
             Iames
             the
             fourth
             of
             Scotland
             ,
             slaine
             at
             Flodden
             ,
             though
             the
             place
             of
             his
             buriall
             is
             vnknowne
             ,
             yet
             had
             this
             honourable
             Epitaph
             .
          
           
             
             
               Fama
               orbem
               replet
               ,
               mortem
               sors
               occulit
               ,
               at
               tu
            
             
               Desine
               scrutari
               quod
               tegit
               ossa
               solum
               .
            
             
               Si
               mihi
               dent
               animo
               non
               impar
               fata
               Sepulchrum
               ,
            
             
               Augusta
               est
               tumulo
               terra
               Britanna
               meo
               .
            
          
           
             And
             
               Iohn
               Ionston
            
             in
             his
             Historicall
             Inscriptions
             of
             the
             Scottish
             Kings
             ,
             confirmes
             the
             same
             opinion
             of
             the
             vncertaintie
             of
             the
             place
             of
             this
             Kings
             interrement
             .
             Reade
             ,
             if
             you
             please
             ,
             the
             verses
             of
             that
             worthy
             man
             (
             Professor
             of
             Diuinitie
             in
             the
             Vniuersitie
             of
             Saint
             Andrewes
             Scotland
             )
             to
             the
             same
             effect
             ;
             and
             greatly
             in
             this
             kings
             commendation
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Iacobus
                 4.
                 
                 Rex
                 105.
                 
                 Anno
                 mundi
                 ,
                 5459.
                 
              
               
                 An.
                 Christi
                 1489.
                 à
                 conditu
                 Regni
                 .
                 1819.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 1.
                 
              
               
                 Tristia
                 fata
                 gemens
                 genitoris
                 ,
                 ferrea
                 gestat
              
               
                 Baltea
                 ,
                 &
                 haec
                 luctus
                 dat
                 monimenta
                 sui
                 .
              
               
                 Margaris
                 Angla
                 datur
                 thalamis
                 .
                 Hinc
                 Anglica
                 sceptra
              
               
                 Debentur
                 fatis
                 Sexte
                 Iacobe
                 tuis
                 .
              
               
                 Pax
                 regnis
                 redit
                 ,
                 et
                 pleno
                 Bona
                 copia
                 cornu
                 ,
              
               
                 Et
                 blandum
                 adspirans
                 aura
                 secunda
                 fauet
                 .
              
               
                 Rursus
                 ad
                 arma
                 vocat
                 laetis
                 sors
                 invida
                 rebus
                 ,
              
               
                 Tueda
                 vbi
                 
                 finitimam
                 gurgite
                 sulcat
                 humum
                 .
              
               
                 Flos
                 Procerum
                 ,
                 Patriaeque
                 simul
                 Pater
                 optimus
                 vna
              
               
                 Sorte
                 ruunt
                 .
                 Heu
                 sors
                 semper
                 acerba
                 bonis
                 ;
              
               
                 Quod
                 si
                 animis
                 orsisque
                 tuis
                 Sors
                 aequa
                 fuisset
                 ,
              
               
                 Imperij
                 Fines
                 vltima
                 terra
                 daret
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 2.
                 
              
               
                 Desine
                 Pyramidum
                 moles
                 ,
                 ac
                 Mausolea
              
               
                 Sollicitus
                 *
                 vacuum
                 surrigere
                 ad
                 tumulum
                 ,
              
               
                 Illum
                 Fama
                 vehens
                 late
                 circumsona
                 Olympo
              
               
                 Aequat
                 .
                 Pro
                 tumulo
                 maximus
                 orbis
                 erit
                 .
              
            
          
           
             Much
             more
             might
             be
             said
             of
             this
             magnanimous
             and
             high-spirited
             king
             of
             Scotland
             ,
             which
             I
             shall
             further
             enlarge
             when
             I
             come
             to
             Richmond
             ;
             the
             place
             ,
             no
             doubt
             ,
             of
             his
             buriall
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Casy
              
               of
               this
               Parish
               whose
               dwelling
               was
               
            
             
               In
               the
               North
               corner
               house
               as
               to
               Lad-lane
               you
               pas
               .
            
             
               For
               better
               knowledge
               ,
               the
               name
               it
               hath
               now
               ,
            
             
               Is
               called
               and
               knowne
               by
               the
               name
               of
               the
               Plow
               .
            
             
               Out
               of
               that
               house
               yeerely
               did
               geeve
            
             
               Twenty
               shillings
               to
               the
               poore
               ,
               their
               neede
               to
               releeue
               .
            
             
               Which
               money
               the
               Tenant
               must
               yeerelie
               pay
               ,
            
             
               To
               the
               Parson
               and
               Church
               wardens
               on
               Saint
               Thomas
               day
               .
            
             
               The
               heire
               of
               that
               house
               ,
               
                 Thomas
                 Bowrman
              
               by
               name
            
             
               Hath
               since
               by
               his
               deed
               confirmed
               the
               same
               .
            
             
               Whose
               loue
               to
               the
               poore
               doth
               thereby
               appeare
               ,
            
             
               And
               after
               his
               death
               shall
               liue
               many
               a
               yeare
               .
            
             
               Therefore
               in
               your
               life
               do
               good
               while
               yee
               may
               ,
            
             
               That
               when
               meagre
               death
               shall
               take
               yee
               away
            
             
             
               You
               may
               liue
               like
               fam'd
               as
               Casy
               and
               Bowrman
               ,
            
             
               For
               he
               that
               doth
               well
               shall
               neuer
               be
               a
               poore
               man.
               
            
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             
               Mary
               Aldermanbury
            
             .
          
           
             
             In
             the
             Cloister
             about
             this
             Churchyard
             ,
             hanged
             and
             fastened
             to
             a
             post
             is
             the
             shanke-bone
             of
             a
             man
             ,
             wondrous
             great
             ,
             and
             large
             ,
             in
             length
             28.
             inches
             and
             a
             halfe
             ,
             of
             assise
             :
             with
             the
             pourtraiture
             of
             a
             Giant-like
             person
             ,
             vpon
             a
             Table
             ,
             with
             this
             Inscription
             .
          
           
             
               
                 In
                 wise
                 mens
                 sight
                 I
                 seeme
                 not
                 strange
                 ,
              
               
                 Although
                 some
                 friends
                 of
                 Pan
                 will
                 scorne
                 ;
              
               
                 From
                 time
                 to
                 time
                 all
                 shapes
                 will
                 change
                 ,
              
               
                 Full
                 well
                 appeares
                 since
                 the
                 first-borne
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Deride
                 not
                 that
                 which
                 nought
                 offends
                 ,
              
               
                 Let
                 reason
                 rule
                 ,
                 strong
                 men
                 haue
                 beene
                 ;
              
               
                 As
                 Sampson
                 tall
                 ;
                 loe
                 death
                 all
                 ends
                 :
              
               
                 In
                 Stories
                 past
                 may
                 well
                 be
                 seene
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             If
             you
             trust
             our
             Stories
             ,
             you
             must
             beleeue
             that
             Giants
             ,
             or
             men
             of
             vaste
             bodily
             composture
             ,
             inhabited
             this
             our
             Island
             in
             former
             times
             .
             Of
             whom
             one
             Hauillan
             a
             Poet
             ,
             who
             flourished
             aboue
             foure
             hundred
             yeares
             since
             ,
             wrote
             pleasantly
             in
             this
             wise
             ,
             thus
             translated
             out
             of
             the
             Latine
             tongue
             .
          
           
             
               *
               There
               Gyants
               whilome
               dwelt
               ,
               whose
               clothes
               were
               skins
               of
               beasts
               ,
            
             
               Whose
               drinke
               was
               bloud
               ;
               whose
               cups
               ,
               to
               serue
               for
               vse
               at
               feasts
               ,
            
             
               Were
               made
               of
               hollow
               wood
               ;
               whose
               beds
               were
               bushie
               thornes
               ;
            
             
               And
               Lodgings
               rockie
               caues
               ,
               to
               shelter
               them
               from
               stormes
               .
            
             
               Their
               chambers
               craggie
               rocks
               ,
               their
               hunting
               found
               them
               meat
               .
            
             
               To
               rauish
               and
               to
               kill
               ,
               to
               them
               was
               pleasure
               great
               .
            
             
               Their
               violence
               was
               rule
               ,
               with
               rage
               and
               furie
               led
               ,
            
             
               They
               rusht
               into
               the
               fight
               ,
               and
               fought
               hand
               ouer
               head
               .
            
             
               Their
               bodies
               were
               interr'd
               behinde
               some
               bush
               or
               brake
               :
            
             
               To
               beare
               such
               monstrous
               wights
               ,
               the
               earth
               did
               grone
               and
               quake
               .
            
             
               These
               pesterd
               most
               the
               Westerne
               tract
               :
               more
               feare
               made
               thee
               agast
               ,
            
             
               O
               Cornwall
               ,
               vtmost
               doore
               that
               art
               to
               let
               in
               Zephyrus
               blast
               .
            
          
           
             And
             the
             vulgar
             receiued
             opinion
             is
             ,
             that
             Brute
             vpon
             his
             first
             arriuall
             in
             Kent
             ,
             was
             encountred
             with
             diuers
             strong
             and
             mightie
             Giants
             .
             Of
             which
             an
             Author
             of
             reuerend
             good
             antiquitie
             thus
             writeth
             :
             as
             also
             of
             the
             wrastling
             betwixt
             Corineus
             and
             Gogmagog
             .
          
           
             
               
               Ther
               was
               a
               Geant
               het
               Gogmagog
               ,
               yat
               was
               gret
               and
               strong
               ,
            
             
               For
               aboute
               ane
               twenty
               fet
               men
               *
               seiy
               yat
               he
               was
               long
               :
            
             
               A
               good
               oke
               he
               wolde
               braye
               a
               doun
               as
               hit
               small
               yerde
               were
               ;
            
             
               And
               bere
               hit
               forth
               in
               his
               hond
               ye
               folke
               all
               to
               a
               fere
               .
            
             
               *
               He
               com
               wiy
               xx
               Geants
               and
               assayllede
               Brute
               faste
               ,
            
             
               Brut
               wiy
               his
               power
               hem
               slough
               echon
               atte
               laste
               ,
            
             
               Alle
               but
               Gogmagog
               ,
               for
               hym
               ne
               slough
               he
               nought
               ,
            
             
               For
               he
               sholde
               wiy
               Corneus
               wrastle
               by
               hys
               thought
               .
            
          
           
           
             In
             a
             word
             ,
             my
             Author
             makes
             Corineus
             to
             get
             the
             vpper
             hand
             of
             Gogmagog
             ,
             and
             to
             cast
             him
             headlong
             from
             one
             of
             the
             rocks
             not
             farre
             from
             Douer
             ,
             which
             for
             a
             long
             time
             was
             called
             the
             fall
             or
             leape
             of
             Gogmagog
             ,
             
             and
             afterwards
             the
             fall
             of
             Douer
             .
             And
             this
             Gogmagog
             ,
             saith
             he
             ,
             was
             the
             last
             of
             that
             monstrous
             generation
             .
          
           
             Raph
             the
             Monke
             of
             Coggeshall
             who
             wrote
             aboue
             three
             hundred
             yeares
             ago
             ,
             saith
             ,
             that
             in
             king
             Richards
             time
             ,
             on
             the
             sea
             shore
             at
             a
             Village
             in
             Essex
             ,
             called
             Eadulphnesse
             ,
             were
             found
             two
             teeth
             of
             a
             certaine
             Giant
             ,
             of
             such
             an
             huge
             bignesse
             ,
             that
             two
             hundred
             such
             teeth
             ,
             as
             men
             haue
             now
             a
             dayes
             ,
             might
             be
             cut
             out
             of
             them
             .
             These
             saw
             I
             at
             Goggeshall
             (
             quoth
             he
             )
             and
             not
             without
             wondring
             .
             And
             such
             another
             Giant-like
             thing
             ,
             I
             wot
             not
             what
             ,
             saith
             Camden
             ,
             
             was
             in
             the
             beginning
             of
             Queene
             Elizabeths
             raigne
             ,
             digged
             vp
             by
             
               R.
               Candish
            
             ,
             a
             Gentleman
             neare
             to
             this
             place
             .
             Vpon
             which
             thus
             he
             doth
             further
             comment
             .
          
           
             I
             do
             not
             denie
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             but
             that
             there
             haue
             beene
             men
             ,
             that
             for
             their
             huge
             bodies
             ,
             and
             firme
             strength
             ,
             were
             wondrous
             to
             behold
             ;
             whom
             God
             ,
             as
             Saint
             Austin
             saith
             ,
             would
             haue
             to
             liue
             vpon
             the
             earth
             :
             thereby
             to
             teach
             vs
             ,
             that
             neither
             beauty
             of
             bodie
             ,
             nor
             talenesse
             of
             stature
             ,
             are
             to
             bee
             accounted
             simplie
             good
             things
             ,
             seeing
             they
             be
             common
             ,
             as
             well
             to
             Infidels
             ,
             as
             to
             the
             godly
             .
             Yet
             may
             we
             very
             well
             thinke
             ,
             that
             which
             Suetonius
             hath
             written
             ,
             namely
             ,
             that
             the
             huge
             limmes
             of
             monstrous
             Sea-creatures
             elsewhere
             ,
             and
             in
             this
             kingdome
             also
             ,
             were
             commonly
             said
             and
             taken
             to
             haue
             beene
             Giants
             bones
             .
          
           
             Another
             iudicious
             Antiquarie
             of
             these
             times
             doth
             also
             thus
             illustrate
             this
             point
             .
             
             I
             could
             thinke
             ,
             saith
             hee
             ,
             that
             there
             now
             are
             some
             as
             great
             statures
             ,
             as
             for
             the
             most
             part
             haue
             beene
             ;
             and
             that
             Giants
             were
             but
             of
             a
             somewhat
             more
             then
             vulgar
             excellence
             in
             body
             ,
             and
             martiall
             performance
             .
             If
             you
             obiect
             the
             finding
             of
             great
             bones
             ,
             which
             measured
             by
             proportion
             largely
             exceed
             our
             times
             .
             I
             first
             answer
             ,
             that
             in
             some
             singulars
             ,
             as
             Monsters
             rather
             then
             naturall
             ,
             such
             proofe
             hath
             beene
             ;
             but
             that
             now
             and
             of
             ancient
             time
             ,
             the
             eyes
             iudgement
             in
             such
             like
             hath
             beene
             ,
             and
             is
             ,
             subiect
             to
             much
             imposture
             ,
             mistaking
             bones
             of
             huge
             beasts
             for
             humane
             .
             Claudius
             brought
             ouer
             his
             Elephants
             hither
             ,
             and
             perhaps
             
               Iulius
               Cesar
            
             some
             (
             for
             I
             haue
             read
             that
             he
             terriblie
             frighted
             the
             Britons
             ,
             with
             sight
             of
             one
             at
             Coway
             Stakes
             ,
             when
             he
             passed
             ouer
             Thames
             )
             and
             so
             may
             you
             bee
             deceiued
             .
             But
             more
             of
             Giants
             hereafter
             .
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             
               Olaues
               Iewrie
            
             .
          
           
             Thomas
             Morsted
             gist
             ici
             
          
           
             Dieu
             de
             salme
             eit
             merci
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             This
             man
             was
             Chirurgian
             to
             three
             kings
             ;
             Henry
             the
             fourth
             ,
             the
             fifth
             ,
             and
             the
             sixth
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             1436.
             
             He
             was
             Sheriffe
             of
             London
             ,
             he
             built
             a
             faire
             new
             Isle
             to
             the
             enlargement
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             on
             the
             North
             side
             thereof
             ;
             wherein
             he
             lieth
             buried
             .
             He
             died
             ,
             
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1450.
             
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             
               Giles
               Dewes
            
             ,
             
             who
             sometime
             was
             seruant
             to
             king
             Henry
             the
             7.
             and
             king
             Hen.
             the
             8.
             
             Clerke
             of
             their
             Libraries
             ,
             and
             Schoolemaster
             for
             the
             French
             tongue
             to
             Prince
             Arthur
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Lady
             Mary
             .
             Who
             died
             ,
             1535.
             
          
        
         
           
           
             Saint
             Michael
             Bassishaw
             or
             Bassingshall
             .
          
           
             
             
               Iohn
               Burton
            
             lyeth
             vnder
             here
             ,
          
           
             Sometimes
             of
             London
             Citizen
             and
             Mercer
             ;
          
           
             And
             Ienet
             his
             wife
             with
             their
             progeny
             ,
          
           
             Been
             turned
             to
             erth
             ,
             as
             ye
             may
             see
             .
          
           
             Frends
             free
             ,
             what
             so
             yee
             bee
             ,
          
           
             Prey
             for
             vs
             we
             you
             prey
             ,
          
           
             As
             you
             see
             vs
             in
             this
             degree
             ;
          
           
             So
             shall
             you
             be
             another
             dey
             .
          
           
             He
             deceased
             in
             the
             yeere
             1460.
             he
             was
             a
             great
             benefactor
             to
             the
             building
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             as
             appeareth
             by
             his
             marke
             placed
             throughout
             the
             whole
             roofe
             of
             the
             Quire
             ,
             and
             middle
             Isle
             of
             the
             Church
             .
          
           
             
               
               Huc
               ades
               atque
               tuis
               metire
               viator
               ocellis
            
             
               Quam
               breuis
               inclusos
               illigat
               vrna
               duos
               .
            
             
               Vt
               modo
               tu
               ,
               vir
               fuit
               hic
               ,
               hec
               &
               femina
               quondam
               ,
            
             
               Nunc
               gelidi
               pars
               est
               huius
               vterque
               soli
               .
            
             
               Nomen
               Abel
               ,
               More
               erat
               cognomen
               &
               Exoniensum
            
             
               Cesarij
               Doctor
               iuris
               in
               vrbe
               fuit
               .
            
             
               Agnes
               alterius
               nomen
               ,
               coniuxque
               Iohannis
            
             
               More
               fuit
               ,
               huius
               Abel
               qui
               modo
               frater
               erat
               .
            
             
               Vt
               cupis
               ergo
               tibi
               faciant
               post
               funera
               viui
            
             
               Has
               modo
               tute
               breues
               quisquis
               es
               ede
               preces
               ▪
            
             
               Hic
               Abel
               primo
               hic
               Agnes
               releuetur
               ab
               Agno
               ,
            
             
               Qui
               prius
               agnino
               sanguine
               lauit
               oues
               .
            
             
               Obijt
               Abel
               1486.
               
               Agnes
               1499.
               quorum
               animabus
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Lawrence
             in
             the
             Iewrie
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               incineratur
               corpus
               quondam
               Gaulfridi
               Bulleyn
               ciuis
               ,
               merceri
               ,
               &
               Maioris
               London
               ,
               qui
               ab
               hac
               luce
               migrauit
               .
               An.
               Dom.
            
             1463.
             
               cuius
               anime
               pax
               sit
               perpetua
            
             .
          
           
             This
             Sir
             Geffray
             (
             or
             Godfrey
             )
             Bullen
             Lord
             Maior
             of
             London
             ,
             was
             the
             Sonne
             of
             
               Geffrey
               Bullen
            
             of
             Salle
             or
             Saull
             in
             Norfolke
             Esquire
             .
             Hee
             married
             Anne
             the
             eldest
             daughter
             ,
             and
             coheire
             of
             Thomas
             Lord
             Hoo
             and
             Hastings
             ,
             by
             whom
             he
             had
             issue
             Sir
             
               William
               Bullen
            
             of
             Blickling
             in
             Norfolke
             Knight
             ,
             
             f●ther
             to
             
               Thomas
               Bullen
            
             ,
             Viscount
             Rochford
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Wilshire
             ,
             who
             was
             father
             to
             
               Anne
               Bullen
            
             Marchionesse
             of
             Penbroke
             ,
             the
             second
             wife
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             and
             the
             happy
             mother
             of
             our
             late
             Soueraigne
             ,
             Elizabeth
             Queene
             of
             England
             ,
             with
             all
             thankefulnesse
             euer
             to
             bee
             remembred
             .
             This
             Lord
             Maior
             gaue
             to
             poore
             house
             holders
             in
             London
             ,
             1000
             l
             ,
             and
             200
             l
             to
             the
             like
             vse
             in
             Norfolke
             :
             besides
             many
             liberall
             gifts
             to
             Prisons
             ,
             Hospitals
             ,
             and
             lazar
             houses
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Thomas
               Bulleyn
               ,
               de
               comitatu
               Norfolcie
               Armiger
               qui
               obijt
               vltimo
               die
               mensis
               Aprilis
               An.
               Dom.
            
             147●
             .
             cuius
             .
          
           
             
             
               
                 The
                 honorable
                 Merchant
                 
                   Ion
                   Pickering
                
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 And
                 Elisabyth
                 ,
                 lie
                 vndyr
                 this
                 ston
                 :
              
               
                 Of
                 the
                 English
                 merchant
                 Venturers
                 vndyr
                 the
                 kyng
                 ,
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 Martis
                 beyond
                 See
                 ,
                 gouernor
                 was
                 this
                 Ion
                 ,
              
               
                 Thirty
                 yeere
                 and
                 more
                 that
                 roome
                 he
                 did
                 manteyn
                 ,
              
               
                 To
                 his
                 honor
                 ,
                 and
                 worschip
                 ,
                 and
                 died
                 in
                 Nouembyr
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 xxix
                 day
                 .
                 Mcccc
                 fourty
                 and
                 eyght
                 certeyn
                 .
              
               
                 Who
                 's
                 soul
                 and
                 al
                 Christians
                 for
                 cherite
                 remembyr
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 Thomas
                 Cressey
                 London
                 mercerus
                 humatur
                 
              
               
                 Et
                 Agnes
                 Coniux
                 sua
                 postea
                 suppeditatur
              
               
                 M.
                 Domini
                 C
                 quater
                 his
                 x.
                 annoque
                 secundo
              
               
                 Sexta
                 luce
                 Iunij
                 i●it
                 hic
                 de
                 ....
                 mundo
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           
             Guild
             Hall
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             This
             Chappell
             or
             Colledge
             of
             our
             Lady
             ,
             
             
               Mary
               Magdalen
            
             ,
             and
             of
             all
             Saints
             ,
             was
             founded
             about
             the
             yeere
             1299.
             by
             
               Peter
               Fanclore
            
             ,
             saith
             
               Stow
               ,
               Adam
               Francis
            
             ,
             and
             
               Henry
               Frowike
            
             ,
             whose
             reuenew
             was
             much
             augmented
             by
             K.
             Richard
             the
             second
             ,
             K.
             Henry
             the
             sixt
             ,
             and
             diuers
             citizens
             of
             London
             ;
             so
             that
             at
             the
             suppression
             it
             was
             endowed
             with
             sufficient
             maintenance
             ,
             for
             a
             Custos
             ,
             seauen
             Chaplaines
             ,
             three
             Clarkes
             ,
             and
             foure
             Quiristers
             ,
             at
             which
             time
             it
             was
             valued
             at
             xii
             l
             xviij
             s
             ix
             d
             
               per
               an
            
             .
             Here
             haue
             beene
             many
             Tombes
             ,
             and
             marble
             stones
             inlaid
             with
             brasse
             ;
             whose
             inscriptions
             and
             portraitures
             are
             all
             either
             worne
             out
             with
             time
             ,
             torne
             out
             ,
             or
             quite
             defaced
             ,
             onely
             this
             Epitaph
             remaining
             .
          
           
             
               En
               Thomas
               Frances
               ,
               pius
               hic
               qui
               lustra
               per
               octo
            
             
               Custos
               extiterat
               ,
               iacet
               ,
               &
               semper
               requiescat
            
             
               ob
               .
               Mar.
               
                 4.
                 1488.
              
               
            
          
           
             Ouer
             the
             doore
             of
             the
             Councell
             Chamber
             in
             Guild
             hall
             was
             ,
             and
             yet
             is
             ,
             as
             I
             thinke
             ,
             this
             Distich
             .
          
           
             
               Carolus
               ,
               Henricus
               ,
               Viuant
               ,
               Defensor
               vterque
            
             
               Henricus
               Fidei
               ,
               Carolus
               Ecclesie
               .
            
             
               Long
               prosperity
            
             
               To
               
                 Charles
                 and
                 Henry
              
               ,
            
             
               Princes
               most
               puissant
            
             
               The
               one
               of
               the
               Faith
               ,
            
             
               The
               other
               of
               the
               Church
            
             
               Chosen
               defendant
               .
            
          
           
             These
             verses
             were
             depicted
             ,
             
             here
             and
             in
             other
             places
             about
             this
             Citie
             ,
             the
             yeare
             1514.
             when
             Charles
             the
             fift
             Emperour
             was
             here
             in
             England
             ;
             to
             shew
             in
             what
             golden
             bands
             of
             loue
             these
             two
             potent
             Monarches
             were
             enlinked
             ;
             for
             that
             amongst
             other
             couenants
             (
             then
             concluded
             and
             confirmed
             betwixt
             them
             by
             corporall
             Oathes
             )
             one
             was
             ,
             that
             the
             Emperour
             promised
             to
             stay
             for
             ,
             and
             take
             to
             wife
             the
             young
             Princesse
             Lady
             Mary
             ,
             King
             Henries
             then
             onely
             daughter
             ,
             afterwards
             Queene
             of
             England
             .
          
           
             Why
             the
             Titles
             ,
             
             defender
             of
             the
             Church
             and
             Faith
             ,
             were
             attributed
             vnto
             these
             two
             Princes
             ,
             is
             vulgarlie
             knowne
             ,
             because
             Charles
             chosen
             Emperour
             ,
             
             to
             purchase
             the
             Popes
             fauour
             ,
             directed
             forth
             a
             solemne
             Writ
             of
             Outlawry
             against
             
               Martin
               Luther
            
             ,
             who
             then
             had
             giuen
             a
             great
             blow
             to
             the
             Papall
             Crowne
             ;
             And
             King
             Henry
             likewise
             was
             renowned
             in
             Rome
             ,
             for
             writing
             a
             booke
             against
             the
             said
             Luther
             ;
             vnderpropping
             the
             tottering
             or
             downe-cast
             countenance
             of
             the
             Popes
             Pardons
             ,
             which
             Luther
             shrewdly
             had
             shaken
             .
             The
             Pope
             therefore
             ,
             to
             shew
             himselfe
             a
             kinde
             Father
             vnto
             these
             his
             sonnes
             ,
             gaue
             them
             these
             Titles
             ;
             which
             were
             in
             truth
             none
             other
             ,
             then
             the
             same
             which
             they
             sware
             vnto
             ,
             when
             the
             Crownes
             of
             their
             Empires
             were
             first
             set
             vpon
             their
             heads
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             Hospitall
             of
             Saint
             Tho.
             of
             Acars
             ,
             or
             Mercers
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             
             This
             Hospitall
             was
             founded
             by
             
               Thomas
               Fitz-theobald
               de
               Heili
            
             ,
             and
             Agnes
             his
             wife
             ,
             Sister
             to
             
               Thomas
               Becket
            
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             Henry
             the
             second
             ,
             and
             dedicated
             to
             Saint
             Thomas
             of
             Acon
             or
             Acars
             in
             the
             holy
             land
             .
             They
             gaue
             to
             the
             Master
             and
             Brethren
             of
             this
             house
             ,
             the
             lands
             with
             the
             appurtenances
             ,
             that
             sometimes
             were
             
               Gilbert
               Beckets
            
             ,
             father
             to
             the
             said
             Thomas
             ,
             in
             the
             which
             he
             was
             born
             ,
             there
             to
             make
             a
             Church
             .
             This
             Hospitall
             was
             valued
             at
             the
             suppression
             to
             dispend
             yeerely
             277
             l.
             3
             s.
             4
             d.
             it
             was
             surrendred
             the
             30
             of
             Henry
             the
             8.
             the
             21
             of
             October
             ,
             and
             was
             since
             purchased
             by
             the
             Mercers
             ,
             
             by
             meanes
             of
             Sir
             
               Richard
               Gresham
            
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             lyeth
             entombed
             
               Iames
               Butler
            
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Ormond
             ,
             and
             Dame
             Ioane
             his
             wife
             ;
             he
             died
             
               Anno
               Dom.
            
             1428.
             and
             she
             1430.
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Thomas
               filius
               Iacobi
               comitis
               Ormundie
               ac
               fratris
               Iacobi
               comitis
               Wilts
               &
               Ormundie
               qui
               quidem
               Thomas
               obijt
               secundo
               die
            
             1515
             
               &
               anno
               regni
               Regis
               Henrici
               Octaui
            
             37.
             cuius
             .
          
           
             
             The
             Ancestors
             of
             these
             Earles
             (
             saith
             learned
             Camden
             )
             were
             in
             old
             time
             the
             Butlers
             (
             an
             honourable
             office
             )
             in
             Ireland
             ,
             and
             from
             thence
             came
             this
             Surname
             
               Le
               Boteler
            
             or
             Butler
             imposed
             vpon
             them
             ▪
             and
             certaine
             it
             is
             that
             they
             were
             linked
             in
             most
             neere
             alliance
             vnto
             Saint
             
               Thomas
               Becket
            
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             (
             as
             who
             deriue
             their
             descent
             from
             his
             sister
             )
             (
             which
             was
             a
             great
             motiue
             to
             make
             them
             choose
             this
             place
             for
             their
             buriall
             )
             and
             that
             after
             he
             was
             murdered
             ,
             
             they
             were
             by
             King
             Henry
             the
             second
             remoued
             into
             Ireland
             ,
             who
             supposed
             that
             he
             should
             disburden
             himselfe
             of
             the
             worlds
             hatred
             ,
             for
             that
             fact
             ,
             in
             case
             hee
             aduanced
             the
             Kinsfolke
             and
             Allies
             of
             the
             said
             Thomas
             to
             rich
             reuenues
             ,
             and
             high
             honours
             .
          
           
             The
             first
             Earle
             of
             Ormond
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             in
             this
             familie
             ,
             was
             Iames
             ,
             sonne
             to
             Edmund
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Caricke
             ,
             who
             wedded
             the
             daughter
             of
             
               Humphrey
               Bohun
            
             Earle
             of
             Hereford
             ,
             whom
             he
             had
             by
             a
             daughter
             of
             King
             Edward
             the
             first
             .
             And
             here
             was
             his
             first
             step
             vnto
             this
             honour
             ;
             hereupon
             Iames
             his
             sonne
             by
             this
             marriage
             ,
             came
             to
             be
             commonly
             named
             among
             the
             people
             ,
             The
             noble
             Earle
             .
             The
             fifth
             Earle
             of
             these
             named
             Iames
             (
             that
             I
             may
             not
             stand
             particularly
             vpon
             euere
             one
             )
             receiued
             at
             the
             hands
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             sixth
             ,
             the
             title
             and
             honour
             of
             Earle
             of
             Wiltshire
             ,
             to
             him
             and
             to
             the
             heires
             of
             his
             body
             ,
             who
             being
             Lord
             Deputie
             of
             Ireland
             ,
             as
             diuers
             others
             of
             this
             race
             ,
             and
             Lord
             Treasurer
             of
             England
             ;
             standing
             attainted
             by
             King
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             ,
             was
             streight
             waies
             apprehended
             and
             beheaded
             :
             but
             his
             brethren
             ,
             Iohn
             and
             
             Thomas
             likewise
             proclaimed
             Traitors
             ,
             kept
             themselues
             close
             out
             of
             the
             way
             .
             Iohn
             died
             at
             Ierusalem
             without
             issue
             .
             Thomas
             here
             entombed
             ,
             through
             the
             speciall
             fauour
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             seuenth
             ,
             was
             in
             the
             end
             restored
             to
             his
             bloud
             ,
             who
             departed
             this
             life
             ,
             (
             as
             before
             in
             his
             Epitaph
             .
             )
             An.
             1515.
             leauing
             behinde
             him
             two
             daughters
             ,
             Anne
             married
             to
             Sir
             
               Iames
               de
               Sancto
               Leodegario
            
             ,
             called
             commonly
             Sellenger
             ,
             and
             Margaret
             vnto
             Sir
             
               William
               Bullein
            
             ,
             who
             bare
             vnto
             him
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Bollein
            
             ,
             whom
             King
             Henry
             the
             eight
             created
             first
             Viscount
             Rochford
             ,
             afterwards
             Earle
             of
             Wiltshire
             and
             Ormund
             ,
             the
             father
             of
             
               Anne
               Bollein
            
             ,
             as
             I
             haue
             written
             before
             .
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             .....
             
               Iohn
               Riche
            
             ....
             the
             sonne
             of
             
               Richard
               Riche
            
             Sheriffe
             ....
             1469.
             
             
          
           
             
               Respice
               quid
               prodest
               presentis
               temporis
               euum
            
             
               Omne
               quod
               est
               nihil
               est
               ,
               preter
               amare
               deum
               .
            
          
           
             
               Richard
               Rich
            
             one
             of
             the
             Sheriffes
             of
             London
             ,
             
             Anno
             1442.
             and
             the
             father
             of
             this
             Iohn
             ,
             founded
             certaine
             Almes-houses
             at
             Hodsdon
             in
             Hertfordshire
             .
             He
             lieth
             buried
             in
             Saint
             Laurence
             Church
             old
             Iewrie
             ,
             with
             the
             like
             Distich
             vpon
             his
             monument
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Vndyr
                 this
                 ston
                 lyeth
                 in
                 the
                 holy
                 plas
              
               
                 
                   Ambros
                   Cressacre
                
                 :
                 
                 ......
                 he
                 was
              
               
                 Late
                 of
                 Dedington
                 in
                 Huntington
                 shyre
              
               
                 Passyd
                 fro
                 this
                 world
                 worshcipfull
                 Esquyre
              
               
                 The
                 yere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 God
                 M.
                 cccc.lxxvii
                 .
                 it
                 is
              
               
                 Iesu
                 for
                 his
                 mercy
                 grant
                 his
                 sowl
                 bliss
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Peris
                
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 Margaret
                 his
                 wyf
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 whych
                 late
                 departyd
                 fro
                 this
                 present
                 lyf
              
               
                 Here
                 beryed
                 ,
                 and
                 ther
                 sonn
                 vndyr
                 this
                 ston
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 ther
                 soulys
                 to
                 God
                 ben
                 passyd
                 and
                 gon
                 :
              
               
                 To
                 thee
                 for
                 help
                 of
                 mercy
                 thou
                 blessyd
                 Saint
                 Ion
              
               
                 And
                 to
                 Saint
                 Margarite
                 also
                 I
                 mak
                 my
                 mon.
                 
              
            
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             
               Raph
               Tilney
            
             Grocer
             ,
             
             sometyme
             Alderman
             and
             Sheriffe
             of
             this
             City
             ;
             and
             Ioan
             his
             wyff
             :
             who
             dyed
             1503
             ,
             and
             Ioan
             died
             1500
             ....
             on
             whos
             soulys
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Clausa
                 sub
                 bac
                 fossa
                 pacis
                 hic
                 Yerford
                 pronus
                 ossa
                 ,
              
               
                 :
                 ...............
              
               
                 Prudens
                 pacificus
                 &
                 in
                 omnes
                 pacis
                 amicus
                 :
                 
              
               
                 Vixit
                 Mercerus
                 ,
                 in
                 promissis
                 cuique
                 verus
                 :
              
               
                 Mors
                 properata
                 nimis
                 ,
                 dum
                 floruit
                 ,
                 impia
                 ,
                 primis
              
               
                 Annis
                 vanescit
                 ,
                 et
                 à
                 nobis
                 sicque
                 recessit
                 ,
              
               
                 Anno
                 milleno
                 ,
                 quater
                 &
                 cccc
                 .
                 octuagen●
              
               
                 Migrat
                 ab
                 hac
                 vita
                 sua
                 spes
                 succurre
                 Maria.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Siste
                 precorque
                 legas
                 ,
                 
                 Alleyneia
                 et
                 e●ce
                 Iohannes
              
               
                 Londini
                 quondam
                 Pretor
                 erat
                 celebris
                 .
              
               
                 Confilio
                 Regis
                 summa
                 probitate
                 probatus
                 ,
              
               
                 Inclytus
                 et
                 miles
                 nobilitate
                 valens
              
               
               
                 Quem
                 Deus
                 omnipotens
                 secum
                 dignetur
                 Olympo
              
               
                 Et
                 precor
                 eternam
                 donet
                 ei
                 requiem
                 .
              
               
                 obijt
                 An.
                 1544.
                 
              
            
          
           
             This
             Lord
             Maior
             ,
             (
             who
             for
             his
             singular
             wisedome
             was
             made
             a
             Priuie
             Councellour
             to
             King
             Henry
             the
             eight
             )
             built
             a
             beautifull
             Chappell
             here
             ,
             wherein
             he
             was
             first
             buried
             ,
             
             but
             since
             ,
             his
             Tombe
             is
             remoued
             thence
             into
             the
             body
             of
             the
             Hospitall
             Church
             ,
             and
             his
             Chappell
             diuided
             into
             Shops
             .
             He
             gaue
             to
             the
             city
             a
             rich
             coller
             of
             gold
             ,
             to
             be
             worne
             by
             the
             Maior
             ;
             he
             gaue
             a
             stocke
             of
             500
             markes
             to
             be
             employed
             for
             the
             vse
             of
             the
             poore
             of
             London
             ;
             besides
             the
             rents
             of
             certaine
             lands
             by
             him
             purchased
             of
             the
             King.
             To
             Prisons
             ,
             Hospitals
             ,
             and
             Lazer
             houses
             within
             ,
             and
             two
             miles
             without
             the
             Citie
             ,
             he
             was
             abundantly
             charitable
             .
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Mary
             Bow.
             
          
           
             
             Magnificus
             ,
             sed
             iustificus
             ,
             mis●ris
             et
             amicus
             ,
          
           
             Vir
             speciosus
             ,
             vir
             generosus
             ,
             virque
             pudicus
             ,
          
           
             Et
             peramabilis
             ,
             et
             venerabilis
             ,
             atque
             piarum
             .
          
           
             Vis
             ,
             dux
             ,
             lex
             ,
             lampas
             ,
             flos
             ,
             Maior
             Londoniarum
             .
          
           
             In
             terre
             ventre
             iacet
             hic
             Iohn
             rite
             Couentre
             ,
          
           
             Dictus
             ;
             quem
             necuit
             ,
             veluti
             decuit
             ,
             lue
             plenus
             ,
          
           
             Bis
             septingenus
             tricenus
             citra
             his
             et
             vnus
             ;
          
           
             Martius
             in
             sole
             triceno
             si
             trahis
             vnum
          
           
             Virginis
             a
             partu
             carnis
             modo
             mortuus
             artu
             ,
          
           
             Viuus
             erit
             celis
             tuba
             clanxerit
             vt
             Gabrielis
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             
             This
             Iohn
             was
             the
             sonne
             of
             
               William
               Couentrie
            
             ,
             of
             the
             Citie
             of
             Couentrie
             in
             Warwickshire
             .
             He
             was
             Lord
             Maior
             of
             this
             Citie
             ,
             An.
             1425
             ,
             a
             man
             much
             commended
             he
             is
             ,
             in
             our
             English
             Chronicles
             for
             his
             discreet
             carriage
             ,
             in
             the
             debate
             betwixt
             Humphrey
             Duke
             of
             Glocester
             ,
             and
             
               Henry
               Beaufort
            
             that
             wealthy
             Bishop
             of
             Winchester
             .
          
           
             
             One
             
               William
               Copeland
            
             Church-warden
             ,
             gaue
             the
             great
             Bell
             which
             is
             rung
             nightly
             at
             nine
             of
             the
             clocke
             ,
             which
             had
             this
             inscription
             cast
             in
             the
             mettall
             ,
             An.
             1515.
             
          
           
             
               
                 Dudum
                 fundabar
                 Bowbel
                 campana
                 vocabar
              
               
                 Sexta
                 sonat
                 ,
                 bis
                 sexta
                 sonat
                 ,
                 ter
                 tertia
                 pulsat
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 
                 No
                 maruaile
                 death
                 in
                 childhood
                 tooke
                 from
                 men
              
               
                 This
                 roiall
                 Prince
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 a
                 father
                 then
              
               
                 Three
                 Hospitalls
                 erected
                 this
                 rate
                 gem
              
               
                 And
                 ended
                 ,
                 praising
                 God
                 for
                 ending
                 them
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Anthonies
             commonly
             called
             Saint
             Antlins
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             lyth
             grauyn
             vndyr
             this
             ston
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Knowles
            
             both
             flesh
             and
             bon
          
           
           
             Grocer
             ,
             and
             Alderman
             yeres
             fortye
          
           
             Sheriff
             ,
             and
             twis
             Maior
             truly
             :
          
           
             And
             for
             he
             shold
             not
             ly
             alone
             ,
          
           
             Here
             lyth
             wyth
             him
             his
             good
             wyff
             Ione
             :
          
           
             They
             weren
             togeder
             sixty
             yere
             ;
          
           
             And
             nineteen
             chyldren
             they
             had
             in
             feer
          
           
             Now
             ben
             they
             gon
             wee
             them
             miss
             :
          
           
             Christ
             haue
             here
             sowlys
             to
             heuen
             bliss
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             
               ob
               .
               Ann.
            
             14
             ......
          
           
             This
             Lord
             Maior
             ,
             with
             the
             Aldermen
             his
             brethren
             ,
             began
             to
             new
             build
             the
             Guild
             Hall
             ;
             he
             reedified
             this
             Church
             ,
             gaue
             to
             the
             Grocers
             his
             house
             ,
             neare
             vnto
             the
             same
             ,
             for
             reliefe
             of
             the
             poore
             for
             euer
             ,
             and
             caused
             water
             to
             be
             conuayed
             to
             the
             gate
             of
             Newgate
             ,
             and
             Ludgate
             ,
             for
             reliefe
             of
             the
             prisoners
             .
             He
             was
             Lord
             Maior
             Ann.
             1.
             of
             Hen.
             the
             fourth
             ,
             and
             againe
             An.
             12.
             
               eiusdem
               Regis
            
             .
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Knowles
            
             ,
             
             sonne
             of
             the
             foresaid
             Thomas
             ,
             a
             great
             benefactour
             to
             this
             Church
             ,
             was
             buried
             here
             in
             the
             North
             Isle
             ,
             by
             his
             father
             vnder
             a
             faire
             marble
             stone
             ,
             thus
             sometimes
             engrauen
             ,
             but
             now
             quite
             taken
             away
             for
             the
             gaine
             of
             the
             brasse
             .
          
           
             
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Knolles
                
                 lyeth
                 vndre
                 this
                 ston
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 his
                 wyff
                 Isabell
                 flesh
                 and
                 bon
                 .
              
               
                 They
                 weren
                 togeder
                 nyntene
                 yere
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 x.
                 chyldren
                 they
                 had
                 in
                 fere
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Fader
                 and
                 he
                 to
                 this
                 Chyrch
                 ,
              
               
                 Many
                 good
                 dedys
                 they
                 did
                 wyrch
                 .
              
               
                 Example
                 by
                 him
                 ye
                 may
                 see
              
               
                 That
                 this
                 world
                 is
                 but
                 vanitie
                 :
              
               
                 For
                 wheder
                 he
                 be
                 smal
                 or
                 gret
                 ,
              
               
                 All
                 sall
                 turne
                 to
                 wormys
                 mete
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 seyd
                 Thomas
                 was
                 leyd
                 on
                 Bere
              
               
                 The
                 eighth
                 dey
                 the
                 moneth
                 Fevrer
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 date
                 of
                 Iesu
                 Crist
                 truly
                 ,
              
               
                 An.
                 M.
                 CCCC
                 .
                 fiue
                 and
                 forty
                 .
              
               
                 Wee
                 mey
                 not
                 prey
                 ,
                 hertely
                 prey
                 yee
              
               
                 For
                 owr
                 soulys
                 
                   Pater
                   Noster
                
                 and
                 Aue
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 sooner
                 of
                 owr
                 peyne
                 lessid
                 to
                 be
                 ,
              
               
                 Grant
                 vs
                 thy
                 holy
                 Trinite
                 .
                 Amen
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Here
                 vndyr
                 rests
                 this
                 marble
                 ston
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 
                   Ione
                   Spenser
                
                 both
                 flesh
                 and
                 bon
                 ,
              
               
                 Wyff
                 to
                 
                   Ion
                   Spenser
                
                 certen
                 ,
              
               
                 Taylor
                 of
                 London
                 and
                 Citizen
                 .
              
               
                 Dawter
                 she
                 was
                 ,
                 whylst
                 she
                 was
                 here
                 ,
              
               
                 Vnto
                 
                   Richard
                   Wetiuen
                
                 Squier
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 to
                 Elisabeth
                 his
                 wyf
                 ;
              
               
                 Whych
                 Ione
                 departyd
                 this
                 lif
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 tweluth
                 dey
                 of
                 September
                 ,
              
               
                 As
                 many
                 one
                 do
                 yet
                 remember
                 :
              
               
               
                 In
                 the
                 yere
                 of
                 owr
                 Lord
                 God
                 ful
                 euen
                 ,
              
               
                 A
                 thowsand
                 four
                 hundryd
                 and
                 seuen
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             Vnder
             this
             black
             marbl
             ston
             ,
             lyth
             the
             body
             of
             Master
             
               Walter
               Lempster
            
             ,
             Doctor
             of
             Phisick
             ,
             and
             also
             Phisition
             to
             the
             high
             and
             mighty
             Prince
             Hen.
             the
             vii
             ,
             whych
             Master
             Lempster
             gayve
             vnto
             this
             Chyrch
             too
             cheynes
             of
             fyne
             gold
             ,
             weying
             xiiii
             ounces
             ,
             and
             a
             quarter
             ,
             for
             to
             make
             a
             certeyn
             ornament
             ,
             to
             put
             on
             the
             blessyd
             body
             of
             our
             Sauiour
             Iesu.
             He
             died
             the
             ix
             of
             March
             ,
             M.
             cccc.lxxx.vii
             .
             Who
             's
             soul
             god
             pardon
             .
          
           
             
               
               Such
               as
               I
               am
               ,
               such
               sall
               ye
               be
               ;
            
             
               Grocer
               of
               London
               somtym
               was
               I
               :
            
             
               The
               kings
               Weigher
               mor
               then
               yeres
               twenty
               .
            
             
               
                 Simon
                 Street
              
               callyd
               in
               my
               plas
               ,
            
             
               And
               good
               Fellowshyp
               fayn
               wold
               tras
               .
            
             
               Therfor
               in
               heuen
               euerlastyng
               lif
            
             
               Iesu
               send
               me
               and
               Agnes
               my
               wyf
               .
            
             
               
                 Kerli
                 Merli
              
               my
               words
               were
               tho
               ,
            
             
               And
               
                 Deo
                 gratias
              
               ,
               I
               added
               therto
               ,
            
             
               I
               passyd
               to
               God
               in
               the
               yere
               of
               Grase
               ,
            
             
               A
               thousand
               four
               hundryd
               iust
               hit
               was
               .
            
             
               
               .................
            
             
               Here
               lyth
               vndyr
               this
               litle
               spas
               ,
            
             
               The
               body
               of
               
                 William
                 Goldhirst
              
               who
               somtym
               was
            
             
               Skinner
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               citinure
               ,
            
             
               Worshcipful
               til
               his
               endure
               ;
            
             
               And
               his
               wyf
               Margaret
               also
               ;
            
             
               God
               haue
               mercy
               on
               theyr
               sowlys
               both
               two
               .
            
             
               And
               departyd
               fro
               hence
               the
               xxv
               day
            
             
               Of
               the
               Month
               of
               Septembyr
               ,
               withoutyn
               nay
               .
            
             
               The
               yere
               of
               our
               Lord
               Iesu
               ,
            
             
               On
               thowsand
               fyue
               hundryd
               eleuen
               ful
               true
               .
            
             
               Vpon
               whos
               sowlys
               Iesu
               haue
               mercy
               ,
            
             
               That
               for
               vs
               say
               a
               
                 Pater
                 Noster
              
               and
               an
               Aue.
               
            
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Michaels
             at
             Queene-Hithe
             .
          
           
             The
             Monuments
             in
             this
             Church
             are
             all
             defaced
             ;
             onely
             I
             finde
             that
             
               Stephen
               Spilman
            
             ,
             
             or
             Spelman
             ,
             as
             appeareth
             by
             his
             Will
             ,
             was
             here
             buried
             directly
             against
             the
             high
             Altar
             ,
             vnder
             a
             faire
             Monument
             ,
             no
             Inscription
             thereupon
             now
             remaining
             .
             This
             Stephens
             Armes
             are
             amongst
             the
             Maiors
             and
             Sheriffes
             of
             London
             ,
             vpon
             a
             field
             sables
             ,
             six
             besants
             ,
             2.1.1.2
             .
             betweene
             two
             slayks
             argent
             .
             Sometimes
             Mercer
             ,
             Chamberlaine
             of
             London
             ,
             then
             one
             of
             the
             Sheriffes
             ,
             and
             Alderman
             of
             the
             said
             Citie
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             ,
             1404.
             
             He
             deceased
             without
             issue
             ,
             gaue
             his
             lands
             to
             his
             Familie
             ,
             the
             Spilmans
             ,
             and
             his
             goods
             to
             the
             making
             or
             repairing
             of
             Bridges
             ,
             and
             other
             like
             godly
             vses
             .
             He
             repaired
             this
             Church
             ,
             and
             therein
             founded
             a
             Chantry
             .
             He
             died
             about
             the
             last
             yeare
             of
             the
             raigne
             of
             king
             Henry
             the
             fifth
             .
             
          
           
             
               Richard
               Grey
            
             Iron-monger
             ,
             one
             of
             the
             Sheriffes
             likewise
             of
             this
             Citie
             ,
             in
             
             the
             yeare
             ,
             1515.
             lieth
             here
             buried
             .
             He
             gaue
             40.
             pound
             to
             the
             repairing
             of
             this
             Church
             .
          
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               animabus
               Richardi
               Marloi
               quondam
               venerabilis
               Maioris
               Ciuitatis
               London
               ,
            
             
             
               &
               Agnetis
               consortis
               sue
               .
               Qui
               .......
               ob
            
             .
             .....
          
           
             This
             Marlow
             was
             Lord
             Maior
             in
             the
             yeare
             1409.
             in
             whose
             Maioraltie
             there
             was
             a
             Play
             at
             Skinners
             Hall
             ,
             
             which
             lasted
             eight
             dayes
             (
             saith
             Stow
             )
             to
             heare
             which
             ,
             most
             of
             the
             greatest
             Estates
             of
             England
             were
             present
             .
             The
             Subiect
             of
             the
             play
             was
             the
             sacred
             Scriptures
             ,
             from
             the
             creation
             of
             the
             world
             ▪
             They
             call
             this
             ,
             
               Corpus
               Christi
            
             Play
             in
             my
             countrey
             ,
             which
             I
             haue
             seene
             acted
             at
             Preston
             ,
             and
             Lancaster
             ,
             and
             last
             of
             all
             at
             Kendall
             ,
             in
             the
             beginning
             of
             the
             raigne
             of
             King
             Iames
             ;
             for
             which
             the
             Townesmen
             were
             sore
             troubled
             ;
             and
             vpon
             good
             reasons
             the
             play
             finally
             supprest
             ,
             not
             onely
             there
             ,
             but
             in
             all
             other
             Townes
             of
             the
             kingdome
             .
          
           
             
               Richardo
               Hill
               potentissimi
               Regis
               Henrici
               octaui
               ,
            
             
             
               celle
               vinarie
               Prefectus
               .
               Elisabetha
               coniux
               mestissima
               facta
               iam
               ,
               vndecimorum
               liberorum
               mater
               ,
               Marito
               optimo
               ;
               immatura
               tandem
               morte
               sublato
               .
               Quod
               solum
               potuit
               posteritati
               commendaturum
               cupiens
               hoc
               Monumentum
               posuit
               .
               Obijt
               .
               An.
               Dom.
            
             1539.
             
               die
               mens
               .
               Maij
            
             12.
             
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             
               Mary
               Aldermary
            
             .
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             buried
             ,
             
             Sir
             
               Charles
               Blount
            
             ,
             or
             Blunt
             ,
             Baron
             Mountioy
             ,
             who
             died
             1544.
             
             With
             this
             Epitaph
             made
             by
             himselfe
             a
             little
             before
             his
             death
             .
          
           
             
               Wilingly
               haue
               I
               sought
               ,
               and
               willingly
               haue
               I
               found
               ,
            
             
               The
               fatall
               end
               that
               wrought
               thither
               as
               dutie
               bound
               :
            
             
               Discharg'd
               I
               am
               of
               that
               I
               ought
               to
               my
               countrey
               by
               honest
               wound
               .
            
             
               My
               soule
               departyd
               Christ
               hath
               bought
               :
               the
               end
               of
               man
               is
               ground
               .
            
          
           
             This
             familie
             of
             the
             Blunts
             is
             noble
             and
             ancient
             ,
             
             surnamed
             so
             at
             the
             first
             of
             the
             yellow
             haire
             of
             their
             head
             ;
             Blunt
             signifying
             so
             in
             the
             Norman
             language
             ;
             they
             greatly
             flourished
             at
             Kinlet
             in
             Shropshire
             ,
             and
             by
             Elwaston
             in
             Darbishire
             ,
             
             where
             Sir
             
               Raph
               Mountioy
            
             had
             lands
             in
             the
             time
             of
             Edward
             the
             first
             :
             from
             whence
             came
             Sir
             
               Walter
               Blunt
            
             ,
             whom
             King
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             aduanced
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             Baron
             Mountioy
             ,
             with
             a
             pension
             .
             Whose
             posteritie
             haue
             equalled
             the
             Nobilitie
             of
             their
             birth
             ,
             with
             the
             ornaments
             of
             learning
             ;
             and
             principally
             amongst
             them
             ,
             Charles
             late
             Earle
             of
             Deuonshire
             deceased
             ;
             Baron
             Mountioy
             ,
             Lord
             Lieutenant
             generall
             of
             Ireland
             ,
             and
             knight
             of
             the
             honourable
             order
             of
             the
             Garter
             :
             whose
             sonne
             
               Mountioy
               Blunt
            
             enioyeth
             his
             lands
             :
             who
             by
             the
             speciall
             fauour
             of
             our
             late
             Soueraigne
             King
             Iames
             was
             created
             Baron
             of
             Montioy
             in
             the
             North
             of
             Ireland
             .
             Here
             also
             lieth
             buried
             
               William
               Blunt
            
             ,
             Lord
             Mountioy
             ,
             who
             died
             but
             of
             later
             times
             .
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             
               Martius
               Vintrie
            
             .
          
           
             
               Many
               faire
               marble
               stones
               inlaid
               with
               brasse
               ,
               and
               well
               preserued
               ,
               are
               in
               this
               Church
               ;
               most
               of
               their
               inscriptions
               being
               perfectly
               to
               bee
               read
               .
               And
               the
               most
               of
               which
               are
               set
               downe
               in
               the
               Suruay
               of
               this
               Citie
               ,
               I
               will
               onely
               touch
               some
               few
               of
               them
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               As
               flowers
               in
               feeld
               thus
               passyth
               lif
               ,
            
             
               
               Nakyd
               then
               clothyd
               ,
               feble
               in
               the
               end
               .
            
             
               If
               sheweth
               by
               
                 Robart
                 Daluss
              
               and
               Alyson
               his
               wyf
               ,
            
             
               Chryst
               yem
               saue
               fro
               the
               power
               of
               the
               Fiend
               .
            
             
               ob
               .
               1469.
               
            
          
           
             
             Hic
             ....
             Micolt
             quondam
             ciuis
             &
             vinitarius
             London
             ,
             &
             Ioanna
             vxor
             eius
             ,
             ac
             pueri
             eorundem
             ,
             qui
             quidem
             Iohannes
             obijt
             17.
             die
             Aprilis
             ,
             Ann.
             Dom.
             1424.
             
             Quorum
             anime
             per
             Dei
             immensam
             miserecordiam
             in
             pace
             perpetua
             permaneant
             ,
             ac
             requiem
             possideant
             .
          
           
             
               Es
               testis
               Christe
               quod
               non
               iacet
               hic
               lapis
               iste
            
             
               Corpus
               vt
               ornetur
               ,
               sed
               spiritus
               vt
               memoretur
               .
            
             
               Heus
               tu
               qui
               transis
               ,
               magnus
               ,
               medius
               ,
               puer
               an
               sis
            
             
               Pro
               me
               funde
               preces
               quia
               sic
               mihi
               fit
               venie
               spes
               .
            
          
           
             
             ......
             honorabilis
             viri
             Radulphi
             Astry
             militis
             nuper
             Maioris
             ,
             ac
             Aldermanni
             ,
             &
             Piscenarij
             Ciuitatis
             London
             :
             et
             preclarissimarum
             Domine
             Margarie
             ,
             ac
             Margarete
             vxorum
             eius
             .
             Qui
             quidem
             Radulphus
             obijt
             18.
             die
             Nouembris
             ,
             Ann.
             Dom.
             1494.
             &
             predicta
             Margeria
             obijt
             :
             ....
             die
             &
             dicta
             Margarita
             ab
             hoc
             seculo
             migrauit
             10.
             die
             Marcij
             ,
             Ann.
             Dom.
             1492.
             
             Quorum
             animabus
             .
          
           
             
             Hic
             iacet
             Radulphus
             Astry
             generosus
             vnus
             filiorum
             Radulphi
             Astri
             militis
             quondam
             maioris
             Ciuitatis
             London
             .
             Qui
             quidem
             Radulphus
             filius
             in
             sua
             florida
             iuuentute
             ,
             ab
             hoc
             seculo
             migrauit
             .
             Ann.
             Dom.
             
               1501.
               19.
            
             die
             mens
             .
             Septemb.
             
          
           
             This
             Raph
             Astrie
             
               Maior
               ,
               was
               sonne
               to
            
             Geffery
             Astrie
             ,
             or
             Ostrich
             ,
             of
             Hitchin
             
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Hertford
               .
               He
               new
               roofed
               this
               Church
               with
               timber
               ,
               couered
               it
               with
               lead
               ;
               and
               beautifully
               glased
               it
               .
            
          
           
             
               Iohannem
               tegit
               hic
               cognomine
               Gray
               lapis
               iste
               ,
            
             
               
               Mentem
               queso
               suam
               celo
               tene
               as
               tibi
               Christe
               .
            
             
               Aspice
               mortalis
               quid
               sit
               nisi
               mors
               tua
               vita
               ,
            
             
               Vt
               modo
               sum
               talis
               breuiter
               quoque
               tu
               fies
               ita
            
             
               ..................
               1424.
               
            
             
               Debita
               qui
               teneri●
               Nature
               soluit
               in
               annis
               ,
            
             
               Ipsorum
               prolis
               Iesu
               miserere
               Iohannis
               .
            
          
           
             
             Hic
             iacet
             Thomas
             Cornwaleis
             quondam
             ciuis
             London
             ,
             qui
             obijt
             quarto
             die
             Ianuarij
             ,
             Ann.
             Dom.
             1384.
             
             Cuius
             .
          
           
             This
             Thomas
             
               was
               Sheriffe
               of
               London
            
             ,
             Ann.
             1378.
             
          
           
             
             Henry
             Gisors
             gist
             yci
             ,
             Deeu
             de
             sa
             Ame
             tien
             pite
             ,
             e
             Iohn
             le
             filz
             a
             mercy
             .
          
           
             
               Qui
               morust
               le
               veille
               de
               S.
               Katherine
               .
               En
               l'an
               de
               grace
               ,
               1343.
               
            
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             also
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Gisors
            
             knight
             ,
             who
             was
             Maior
             of
             this
             Citie
             ,
             An.
             1311.
             the
             father
             of
             this
             Henry
             .
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             
               Iames
               Garlickehyth
            
             .
          
           
             
             Gemmarius
             Lion
             hic
             Richardus
             est
             tumulatus
             ;
          
           
             Qui
             fuit
             in
             rabie
             vulgi
             (
             ve
             )
             decapitatus
             .
          
           
             Hic
             bonus
             extiterat
             cunctis
             ;
             hospes
             egenorum
             ;
          
           
           
             Pacis
             et
             author
             erat
             ,
             dilector
             et
             vrbis
             honorum
             .
          
           
             Anno
             milleno
             tricenteno
             numerato
          
           
             Sic
             octogeno
             currente
             cum
             simul
             vno
             ,
          
           
             Plebe
             rea
             perij
             ......
             morte
             dolosa
             .
          
           
             Basily
             festo
             dum
             regnat
             plebs
             furiosa
             .
          
           
             This
             
               Richard
               Lion
            
             here
             interred
             (
             whose
             corporall
             proportion
             is
             engrauen
             wondrous
             curiously
             vpon
             his
             Graue-stone
             )
             was
             a
             famous
             Wine-merchant
             ,
             a
             skilfull
             Lapidarie
             ,
             sometime
             Sheriffe
             of
             London
             .
             Hee
             was
             drawne
             and
             hailed
             out
             of
             his
             owne
             house
             by
             
               Wat.
               Tyler
            
             and
             other
             Rebels
             ,
             and
             by
             them
             beheaded
             in
             Cheape
             ,
             the
             yeare
             1381.
             
          
           
             Not
             many
             yeares
             since
             ,
             here
             stood
             a
             monument
             in
             the
             North
             wall
             ,
             erected
             to
             the
             memory
             of
             Sir
             
               George
               Stanley
            
             ,
             Knight
             of
             the
             Garter
             ,
             and
             Lord
             Strange
             (
             in
             right
             of
             his
             wife
             Ioan
             ,
             daughter
             and
             heire
             of
             Iohn
             Lord
             Strange
             of
             Knocking
             )
             sonne
             and
             heire
             of
             
               Thomas
               Stanley
            
             ,
             Lord
             Stanley
             of
             Lathum
             in
             Lancashire
             and
             Earle
             of
             Derby
             :
             which
             George
             died
             before
             his
             Father
             at
             Derby
             house
             (
             now
             the
             Heralds
             Office
             )
             Anno
             1487.
             the
             third
             of
             Henry
             the
             seuenth
             .
             And
             neere
             to
             the
             same
             place
             Elianor
             his
             mother
             Countesse
             of
             Derby
             ,
             the
             daughter
             of
             
               Richard
               Neuill
            
             Earle
             of
             Salisbury
             ,
             was
             likewise
             entombed
             .
             This
             Church
             was
             honoured
             with
             the
             monuments
             of
             many
             worthy
             personages
             ,
             of
             which
             no
             mention
             is
             now
             remayning
             .
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Michaels
             Pater
             Noster
             in
             the
             Royall
             .
          
           
             This
             Church
             was
             new
             builded
             ,
             
             and
             made
             a
             Colledge
             of
             S.
             Spirit
             and
             S.
             Mary
             ,
             founded
             by
             
               Richard
               Whitington
            
             Mercer
             foure
             times
             Maior
             ,
             for
             a
             Master
             ,
             foure
             Fellowes
             ,
             Masters
             of
             Art
             ,
             Clarkes
             ,
             Conducts
             ,
             Quiristers
             ,
             &c.
             and
             an
             Almes
             house
             ,
             called
             Gods
             house
             ,
             or
             Hospitall
             for
             thirteene
             poore
             men
             ,
             one
             of
             them
             to
             be
             Tutor
             ,
             and
             to
             haue
             xvi
             .
             d
             .
             the
             weeke
             ,
             the
             other
             twelue
             ,
             each
             of
             them
             to
             haue
             xiiij
             .
             d.
             the
             weeke
             for
             euer
             ,
             with
             other
             necessary
             prouisions
             .
             These
             were
             bound
             to
             pray
             for
             the
             good
             estate
             of
             
               Richard
               Whitington
            
             and
             Alice
             his
             wife
             ,
             their
             Founders
             ,
             and
             for
             Sir
             
               William
               Whitington
            
             Knight
             ,
             and
             Dame
             Ioan
             his
             wife
             ,
             and
             for
             
               Hugh
               Fitz-Warren
            
             ,
             and
             Dame
             Maud
             his
             wife
             ,
             the
             Fathers
             and
             Mothers
             of
             the
             said
             
               Richard
               Whitington
            
             ,
             and
             Alice
             his
             wife
             ;
             
             for
             King
             Richard
             the
             second
             ,
             and
             Thomas
             of
             Woodstocke
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Glocester
             ,
             speciall
             Lords
             and
             promoters
             of
             the
             said
             
               Richard
               Whitington
            
             .
             The
             licence
             for
             this
             foundation
             was
             granted
             by
             King
             Henry
             the
             fourth
             ,
             the
             eleuenth
             of
             his
             raigne
             ,
             and
             confirmed
             by
             King
             Henry
             the
             sixt
             ,
             the
             third
             of
             his
             raigne
             .
             This
             
               Richard
               Whitington
            
             (
             saith
             my
             Author
             Stow
             )
             was
             three
             times
             buried
             in
             this
             his
             owne
             Church
             :
             first
             by
             his
             Executors
             vnder
             a
             faire
             monument
             ,
             then
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             Edward
             the
             sixt
             ;
             the
             Parson
             of
             the
             Church
             thinking
             some
             great
             riches
             (
             as
             hee
             said
             )
             to
             be
             buried
             with
             him
             ,
             
             caused
             his
             monument
             to
             be
             broken
             ,
             his
             body
             to
             be
             spoyled
             of
             his
             leaden
             sheet
             ,
             and
             againe
             the
             second
             time
             to
             be
             buried
             .
             And
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             Queene
             Mary
             ,
             the
             Parishioners
             were
             forced
             to
             take
             him
             vp
             ,
             to
             lap
             him
             in
             lead
             as
             afore
             ,
             to
             bury
             him
             the
             third
             time
             ,
             and
             to
             place
             his
             monument
             or
             the
             like
             ouer
             him
             againe
             :
             whereupon
             this
             Epitaph
             is
             engrauen
             ,
             partly
             erazed
             and
             imperfect
             .
          
           
             
             
               Vt
               fragrans
               Nardus
               fama
               fuit
               iste
               Richardus
               ,
            
             
               Albisicans
               villam
               ;
               qui
               iuste
               rexerat
               illam
               .
            
             
               Flos
               Mercatorum
               ,
               Fundator
               presbiterorum
               .
            
             
               Sic
               &
               Egenorum
               ,
               testis
               sit
               cetus
               eorum
               .
            
             
               Omnibus
               exemplum
               Barathrum
               vincendo
               molosum
            
             
               Condidit
               hoc
               templum
               Michaelis
               quod
               specio
               sum
               .
            
             
               Regia
               .......
               res
               rata
               turbiss
               .
            
             
               Pauperibus
               Pater
               extiterat
               ,
               Maior
               quater
               vrbis
               .
            
             
               Martius
               hunc
               vicit
               ,
               en
               Annos
               gens
               tibi
               dicit
            
             
               Finijt
               ipse
               dies
               sis
               sibi
               christe
               quies
               .
               Amen
               .
            
             
               Eius
               sponsa
               pia
               generosa
               probata
               Sophia
               ,
            
             
               Iungitur
               .
            
          
           
             This
             Whitington
             flourished
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             King
             Richard
             the
             second
             .
             Henry
             the
             fourth
             ,
             Henry
             the
             fift
             ,
             and
             died
             about
             the
             beginning
             of
             Henry
             the
             sixt
             ,
             hauing
             begun
             to
             build
             Newgate
             ,
             and
             the
             Librarie
             of
             Gray
             Friers
             at
             Christ
             Church
             ,
             London
             ,
             with
             that
             at
             Guild
             hall
             ;
             all
             which
             were
             finished
             by
             his
             Executors
             ,
             with
             his
             goods
             .
             His
             Colledge
             here
             ,
             was
             suppressed
             by
             the
             Statute
             of
             Edward
             the
             sixt
             :
             the
             Almes
             houses
             ,
             with
             the
             poore
             men
             ,
             doe
             remaine
             to
             this
             day
             ,
             and
             are
             paid
             by
             the
             Mercers
             .
          
        
         
           
             Alhallowes
             the
             great
             .
          
           
             
             Willelmus
             dudum
             Lichfeeld
             quem
             mors
             fera
             pressit
             .
          
           
             Ista
             post
             ludum
             mundi
             ,
             sub
             rupe
             quiescit
             ,
          
           
             In
             Domini
             rure
             cultor
             ,
             sator
             ac
             operosus
             .
          
           
             Dum
             preciat
             ture
             ,
             Pastor
             vigil
             et
             studiosus
             .
          
           
             Hanc
             Edem
             rexit
             ,
             ornauit
             et
             amplificauit
             ,
          
           
             Pignora
             prouexit
             ac
             sacro
             dogmate
             pauit
             .
          
           
             Pauperibus
             carus
             ,
             inopes
             in
             mente
             gerebat
             .
          
           
             Consilio
             gnarus
             dubitantibus
             esse
             solebat
             .
          
           
             Christe
             pugil
             fortis
             eius
             dissolue
             reatus
             ,
          
           
             Vt
             viuat
             mortis
             post
             morsum
             glorificatus
             .
          
           
             Luce
             bis
             X
             quater
             .
             I.
             migrat
             octobris
             sine
             panno
          
           
             E
             ....
             quater
             X
             quater
             V
             semel
             ....
             M
             ,
             anno
             1447.
             
          
           
             This
             Doctor
             was
             a
             great
             student
             ,
             and
             compiled
             many
             bookes
             both
             morall
             and
             diuine
             as
             well
             in
             verse
             as
             prose
             .
          
           
             
               Sta
               precor
               interne
               ,
               qui
               transis
               aspice
               ,
               cerne
               ,
            
             
               
               Non
               nitidis
               pannis
               sed
               ●lentibus
               ossa
               Iohannis
            
             
               Brickles
               ista
               mei
               specus
               includit
               requiei
               .
            
             
               Taliter
               indutus
               tumulabere
               tu
               resolutus
               .
            
             
               Dormit
               in
               hac
               cella
               mea
               coniux
               ac
               Isabella
               .
            
             
               Apollinaris
               ....
               vixit
               lux
               nece
               stratus
            
             
               Et
               quater
               x
               ter
               .
               v.
               I
               bis
               et
               M.
               sociatis
               .
            
          
           
           
             This
             Brickles
             was
             a
             linnen
             Draper
             ,
             a
             worthy
             benefactor
             to
             this
             Church
             ,
             who
             gaue
             by
             his
             Testament
             certaine
             Tenements
             to
             the
             reliefe
             of
             the
             poore
             .
          
        
         
           
             Alhallowes
             the
             lesse
             .
          
           
             
               Iesu
               that
               sufferyd
               bitter
               passion
               and
               peyn
               ,
               
            
             
               Haue
               mercy
               on
               my
               sowl
               
                 Iohn
                 Chamberleyn
              
               ,
            
             
               And
               my
               Wyfs
               too
               ,
            
             
               Agnes
               and
               Ione
               also
               .
            
             
               The
               seyd
               Iohn
               deceised
               the
               sooth
               for
               to
               sey
               ,
            
             
               In
               the
               Monyth
               of
               Decembyr
               the
               fowrth
               dey
               ;
            
             
               The
               yere
               of
               owr
               Lord
               God
               reckond
               ful
               euin
               ,
            
             
               A
               thowsand
               fowr
               hundryd
               fowrscor
               and
               seuin
               .
            
          
           
             
               Before
               this
               time
               that
               here
               yee
               haue
               seene
               ,
            
             
               Lyeth
               buried
               the
               body
               of
               
                 William
                 Greene
              
               ,
            
             
               Barbor
               and
               Surgeon
               ,
               
               &
               late
               master
               of
               that
               company
               ,
            
             
               And
               Clark
               of
               this
               Church
               yeeres
               fiftie
               ;
            
             
               Which
               William
               decesyd
               the
               truth
               for
               to
               say
               ;
            
             
               The
               month
               of
               December
               the
               fourth
               day
               .
            
             
               The
               yere
               of
               our
               Lord
               God
               as
               by
               books
               doth
               appere
               ,
            
             
               On
               thowsand
               fyue
               hundryd
               and
               eighteen
               yere
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Inscriptions
             in
             the
             Stilliard
             ,
             the
             house
             sometime
             of
             the
             German-Merchants
             .
          
           
             Haec
             domus
             est
             laeta
             semper
             bonitate
             repleta
          
           
             Hic
             Pax
             ,
             hic
             requies
             hic
             gaudia
             semper
             honesta
             .
          
           
             Item
             .
          
           
             Aurum
             blanditiae
             pater
             est
             ,
             natusque
             doloris
             ,
          
           
             Qui
             caret
             hoc
             maeret
             ,
             qui
             tenet
             ,
             hic
             metuit
             .
          
           
             Item
             .
          
           
             Qui
             bonis
             parere
             recusat
             ,
             quasi
             vitato
             fumo
             in
             flammam
             incidit
             .
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Mary
             Bothaw
             .
          
           
             ..........
             Chich
             ....
             vocitatus
          
           
             .....
             Robertus
             omni
             bonitate
             refertus
             .
             
          
           
             Bauperibus
             largus
             pius
             extitit
             ad
             mala
             tardus
             ,
          
           
             Moribus
             ornatus
             iacet
             istic
             intumulatus
             .
          
           
             Corpore
             procerus
             his
             Maior
             &
             arte
             Grocerus
          
           
             Anno
             milleno
             C
             quater
             x
             quater
             anno
             .
          
           
             .............
          
           
             This
             
               Robert
               Chichley
            
             was
             Lord
             Maior
             An.
             1422.
             hee
             appointed
             by
             his
             Testament
             ,
             that
             on
             his
             birth
             day
             ,
             acompetent
             dinner
             should
             be
             ordained
             for
             2400
             poore
             men
             ,
             housholders
             of
             this
             city
             ,
             &
             euery
             man
             to
             haue
             two
             pence
             in
             money
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             Saint
             Michaels
             Crooked
             lane
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             lieth
             entombed
             in
             a
             Chappell
             of
             his
             owne
             foundation
             ,
             Sir
             
               William
               Walworth
            
             Knight
             ,
             Lord
             Maior
             of
             London
             ,
             whose
             manfull
             prowesse
             against
             that
             arch-Rebell
             
               VVat
               Tyler
            
             and
             his
             confederates
             ,
             is
             much
             commended
             in
             our
             English
             Chronicles
             :
             his
             monument
             was
             shamefully
             defaced
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             King
             Edward
             the
             sixt
             (
             as
             many
             others
             were
             )
             but
             since
             it
             was
             renewed
             by
             the
             Fishmongers
             ,
             he
             died
             ,
             Anno
             1383.
             as
             appeareth
             by
             this
             Epitaph
             .
          
           
             
               Here
               vnder
               lyth
               a
               man
               of
               Fame
               ,
            
             
               
                 William
                 Walworth
              
               callyd
               by
               name
               ,
            
             
               Fishmonger
               he
               was
               in
               life
               time
               here
               ,
            
             
               And
               twise
               Lord
               Maior
               as
               in
               bookes
               appere
               ,
            
             
               Who
               with
               courage
               stout
               and
               manly
               might
               ,
            
             
               Slew
               
                 Wat
                 Tyler
              
               in
               King
               Richards
               sight
               .
            
             
               For
               which
               act
               done
               and
               trew
               entent
               ,
            
             
               The
               King
               made
               him
               Knight
               incontinent
               .
            
             
               And
               gaue
               him
               armes
               ,
               as
               here
               you
               see
               ,
            
             
               To
               declare
               his
               fact
               and
               Chiualrie
               .
            
             
               He
               left
               this
               life
               the
               yere
               of
               our
               God
               ,
            
             
               Thirteene
               hundryd
               fourescore
               and
               three
               od
               .
            
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Philpot
               ,
               Nicholas
               Brember
            
             ,
             and
             
               Robert
               Launde
            
             Aldermen
             ,
             were
             knighted
             with
             him
             the
             same
             day
             ;
             To
             this
             Maior
             ,
             the
             King
             gaue
             100
             pound
             land
             yeerely
             ,
             and
             to
             each
             of
             the
             other
             40
             pound
             land
             by
             yeare
             ,
             to
             them
             and
             their
             heires
             for
             euer
             .
          
           
             
             He
             founded
             a
             Colledge
             to
             this
             parish
             Church
             ,
             for
             a
             Master
             and
             nine
             Priests
             or
             Chaplaines
             .
          
           
             
               Worthy
               
                 Iohn
                 Louekin
              
               Stockfishmonger
               of
               London
               here
               is
               leyd
               ,
            
             
               
               Four
               times
               of
               this
               City
               Lord
               Maior
               hee
               was
               ,
               if
               truth
               be
               seyd
               ,
            
             
               Twise
               he
               was
               by
               election
               of
               Citizens
               then
               being
               ,
            
             
               And
               twise
               by
               the
               commandment
               of
               his
               good
               Lord
               the
               King.
            
             
               Cheef
               Founder
               of
               this
               Church
               in
               his
               life
               time
               was
               he
               ,
            
             
               Such
               louers
               of
               the
               common-welth
               too
               few
               ther
               be
               .
            
             
               Of
               August
               the
               fourth
               ,
               thirteene
               hundryth
               sixty
               and
               eyght
               ,
            
             
               His
               flesh
               to
               Erth
               ,
               his
               soul
               to
               God
               went
               streyght
               .
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               William
               Walworth
            
             was
             an
             apprentice
             to
             this
             
               Iohn
               Louekin
            
             .
          
           
             
               Here
               lyeth
               wrapt
               in
               clay
            
             
               
               The
               body
               of
               
                 William
                 VVray
              
               ,
            
             
               I
               haue
               no
               more
               to
               say
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Laurence
             Poultney
             .
          
           
             This
             Church
             was
             increased
             with
             a
             Chappell
             of
             Iesus
             ,
             by
             one
             
               Thomas
               
               Cole
            
             ,
             
             for
             a
             Master
             and
             a
             Chaplaine
             ;
             the
             which
             Chappell
             and
             Parish-Church
             was
             made
             a
             Colledge
             of
             Iesus
             ,
             and
             of
             
               Corpus
               Christi
            
             ,
             for
             a
             Master
             and
             seuen
             Chaplaines
             ,
             by
             
               Iohn
               Poultney
            
             Maior
             ,
             and
             was
             confirmed
             by
             Edward
             the
             third
             ,
             in
             the
             twentieth
             of
             his
             raigne
             .
             So
             that
             of
             him
             it
             was
             called
             ,
             Saint
             
               Laurence
               Poultney
            
             ,
             in
             Candlewickstreet
             .
             This
             Colledge
             was
             valued
             at
             79.
             l.
             17.
             s.
             11.
             d.
             
               per
               ann
            
             .
             and
             surrendred
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             Ed.
             the
             sixth
             .
          
           
             The
             thrice
             honourable
             Lord
             ,
             
               Robert
               Radcliffe
            
             ,
             
             the
             first
             earle
             of
             Sussex
             of
             that
             name
             ,
             and
             
               Henry
               Radcliffe
            
             his
             sonne
             and
             heire
             ,
             as
             of
             his
             possessions
             ,
             so
             of
             his
             honours
             ,
             were
             first
             interred
             in
             this
             Collegiate
             Church
             :
             whose
             relique
             were
             afterwards
             remoued
             to
             Boreham
             in
             Essex
             .
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             
               Mary
               Abchurch
            
             .
          
           
             Hac
             gradiens
             fortis
             tua
             lingua
             precando
             laboret
             ,
          
           
             Esto
             memor
             mortis
             dum
             virtus
             vivida
             floret
             .
             
          
           
             Dum
             vita
             fueris
             ,
             quid
             agas
             circumspice
             mente
             ,
          
           
             Nam
             tu
             talis
             eris
             ,
             qualis
             concido
             repente
             .
          
           
             Corpora
             Gilberti
             Melites
             ,
             celat
             lapis
             iste
             ,
          
           
             Eius
             &
             vxoris
             Christine
             ,
             quos
             cape
             Christe
             .
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             
               Mary
               Colechurch
            
             .
          
           
             So
             called
             of
             one
             Cole
             ,
             
             the
             builder
             thereof
             .
             King
             Henry
             the
             fourth
             granted
             licence
             to
             
               William
               Marshall
            
             and
             others
             ,
             to
             found
             a
             brotherhood
             of
             S.
             Katherine
             in
             this
             Church
             ,
             to
             the
             helpe
             of
             Gods
             seruice
             ;
             because
             
               Thomas
               Becket
            
             and
             S.
             Edmund
             ,
             Archbishops
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             were
             baptised
             herein
             .
          
        
         
           
             Alhallowes
             Barking
             .
          
           
             On
             the
             North
             side
             of
             this
             Church
             was
             sometime
             builded
             a
             faire
             Chappell
             ,
             
             founded
             by
             king
             Richard
             the
             first
             ,
             and
             much
             augmented
             by
             king
             Edward
             the
             first
             .
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             gaue
             licence
             to
             his
             cosin
             Iohn
             ,
             Lord
             Tiptost
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Worcester
             ,
             to
             found
             here
             a
             Brotherhood
             for
             a
             Master
             and
             Brethren
             :
             And
             he
             gaue
             to
             the
             Custos
             of
             that
             Fraternitie
             ,
             the
             advowsion
             of
             the
             Parish
             Church
             of
             Stretham
             in
             Surrey
             ,
             with
             all
             the
             members
             and
             appurtenances
             ;
             the
             Priory
             of
             Totingbeck
             ,
             and
             a
             part
             of
             the
             Priory
             of
             Okeborne
             in
             Wiltshire
             ,
             both
             Priors
             Aliens
             ,
             and
             appointed
             it
             to
             be
             called
             ,
             the
             Kings
             Chantrie
             ,
             
               In
               Capella
               beate
               Marie
               de
               Barking
               ,
            
             king
             Richard
             the
             third
             founded
             herein
             a
             Colledge
             of
             Priests
             ;
             and
             reedified
             the
             decayed
             structure
             .
             Great
             concourse
             of
             people
             came
             hither
             to
             our
             Lady
             of
             Barking
             a
             pilgrimage
             ;
             vntill
             the
             Colledge
             was
             suppressed
             and
             pulled
             downe
             ,
             in
             the
             second
             of
             Edward
             the
             sixth
             ,
             and
             the
             ground
             whereupon
             it
             stood
             ,
             imployed
             as
             a
             Garden
             plot
             .
          
           
             Many
             funerall
             Monuments
             are
             yet
             remaining
             in
             this
             Parish
             Church
             ,
             which
             you
             may
             reade
             in
             the
             Suruay
             of
             this
             Citie
             .
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             
               Mary
               Wolnoth
            
             .
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Arundell
            
             knight
             of
             the
             Bath
             ,
             
             and
             knight
             Baneret
             ,
             Receiuor
             
             of
             the
             Duchy
             .......
             Grey
             ,
             daughter
             to
             the
             Lord
             Marquese
             Dorset
             ,
             who
             died
             8.
             
             Febr.
             the
             36.
             of
             the
             reigne
             of
             king
             .
             Hen.
             the
             8.
             
          
           
             This
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Arundell
            
             was
             of
             the
             house
             of
             Lanherne
             in
             Cornwall
             ,
             a
             family
             of
             great
             respect
             in
             that
             county
             .
             Of
             which
             I
             shall
             haue
             further
             occasion
             to
             speake
             when
             I
             come
             to
             Saint
             Columbs
             ,
             where
             this
             mans
             Ancestors
             lye
             entombed
             .
             The
             Christian
             name
             of
             his
             wife
             (
             with
             time
             worne
             ,
             or
             torne
             out
             of
             the
             brasse
             )
             was
             ,
             Elianor
             ,
             the
             third
             daughter
             of
             
               Thomas
               Grey
            
             ,
             Marquesse
             Dorset
             (
             halfe
             brother
             by
             the
             mother
             to
             Edward
             the
             fifth
             )
             by
             Cicely
             ,
             
             daughter
             and
             heire
             of
             
               William
               Bonvile
            
             ,
             Lord
             Harrington
             .
          
           
             
               Quid
               caro
               letatur
               cum
               vermibus
               esca
               paratur
               ,
            
             
               Terre
               terra
               datur
               ;
               Caro
               nascitur
               &
               moriatur
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Simonis
               Eyre
            
             .........................................
             vnder
             this
             defaced
             Monument
             
               Simon
               Eyre
            
             ,
             
             the
             sonne
             of
             
               Iohn
               Eyre
            
             of
             Brandon
             in
             Suffolk
             ,
             lieth
             interred
             .
             He
             was
             Lord
             Maior
             in
             the
             yeare
             1445.
             
             Hee
             built
             Leaden
             Hall
             for
             a
             common
             Granary
             for
             the
             Citie
             ,
             and
             a
             faire
             large
             Chappell
             on
             the
             East
             side
             of
             the
             Quadrant
             ,
             ouer
             the
             Porch
             whereof
             was
             painted
             ,
             
               Dextra
               Domini
               exaltauit
               me
            
             .
             And
             on
             the
             North
             wall
             :
             
               Honorandus
               famosus
               Mercator
               Symon
               Eyre
               huius
               operis
               Fundator
               .
            
             He
             gaue
             5000.
             l.
             and
             aboue
             the
             poore
             Maids
             marriages
             ;
             and
             did
             many
             other
             works
             of
             charitie
             .
             Hee
             died
             the
             18.
             day
             of
             September
             ,
             1459.
             
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             
               Nicholas
               Acons
            
             .
          
           
             O
             ye
             dere
             frendys
             whych
             sall
             here
             aftyr
             be
             ,
          
           
             Of
             yowr
             deuotion
             plese
             ye
             to
             remembyr
          
           
             
             Me
             
               Richard
               Payne
            
             ,
             which
             of
             this
             noble
             cite
             ,
          
           
             Somtym
             whylst
             I
             liud
             ,
             was
             Citizen
             and
             Drapier
             :
          
           
             And
             now
             thro
             goddys
             grace
             buryd
             am
             I
             here
             ,
          
           
             For
             mercy
             to
             abyd
             aftyr
             this
             lif
             present
             ;
          
           
             Trestyng
             by
             preyer
             celestiall
             ,
             Ioy
             to
             be
             my
             iudgment
             .
          
           
             Wherfor
             o
             my
             Frendys
             dere
             ,
             my
             soul
             ye
             like
             assist
             ,
          
           
             
             And
             eke
             Elisabyth
             my
             wyf
             ,
             and
             chyldren
             on
             by
             on
             ,
          
           
             And
             I
             sall
             prey
             God
             fro
             peyne
             yowr
             souls
             to
             resist
             ,
          
           
             The
             sooner
             by
             mediation
             of
             blessyd
             Sant
             Albion
             .
          
           
             On
             whos
             day
             in
             Iun
             on
             M.
             cccc.lx
             .
             and
             thrice
             on
             ,
          
           
             Then
             being
             the
             yere
             of
             God
             ,
             as
             hit
             did
             him
             plese
             .
          
           
             Out
             of
             this
             present
             world
             did
             I
             discese
             .
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Brug
            
             or
             Bruges
             ,
             knight
             ,
             Lord
             Maior
             of
             this
             Citie
             ,
             the
             sonne
             of
             
               Thomas
               Brug
            
             ,
             or
             Bruges
             ,
             of
             Dimmock
             in
             Glocestershire
             .
             Who
             executed
             that
             honourable
             and
             famous
             high
             office
             ,
             the
             yeare
             1520.
             the
             tweluth
             of
             king
             Hen.
             the
             eight
             .
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             
               Edmunds
               Lumbardstreet
            
             .
          
           
             
               
               
                 Richard
                 Nordell
              
               lyeth
               buryd
               here
               ,
            
             
               Somtym
               of
               London
               Citizen
               and
               Drapier
               .
            
             
             
               And
               Margerie
               his
               wyf
               ,
               of
               her
               progenie
               ,
            
             
               Returnyd
               to
               erth
               and
               so
               sall
               ye
               ,
            
             
               Of
               the
               erth
               we
               wer
               made
               and
               formed
               ,
            
             
               And
               to
               the
               erth
               we
               bin
               returned
               ,
            
             
               Haue
               yis
               in
               mynd
               and
               memory
            
             
               Ye
               *
               yat
               liuen
               lerneth
               to
               dy
               .
            
             
               And
               beholdyth
               here
               yowr
               destine
               ,
            
             
               Such
               as
               ye
               erne
               somtym
               weren
               we
               .
            
             
               Ye
               sall
               be
               dyght
               in
               yis
               aray
               ,
            
             
               Be
               ye
               nere
               so
               stout
               and
               gay
               .
            
             
               Therfor
               Frendys
               we
               yow
               prey
            
             
               Make
               yow
               redy
               for
               to
               dey
               ,
            
             
               Yat
               ye
               be
               not
               forr
               sinn
               atteynt
            
             
               At
               ye
               dey
               of
               Iudgment
               .
            
          
           
             
               Man
               the
               behovyth
               oft
               to
               haue
               *
               yis
               in
               mynd
            
             
               Yat
               thow
               geueth
               wyth
               yin
               hond
               yat
               sall
               thow
               fynd
            
             
               For
               wydowes
               be
               sloful
               ,
               and
               chyldren
               beth
               vnkynd
               ,
            
             
               Executors
               be
               covetos
               ,
               and
               kep
               al
               yat
               they
               fynd
               .
            
             
               If
               eny
               body
               esk
               wher
               ye
               deddys
               goodys
               becam
               ,
            
             
               *
               Yey
               ansqueare
               :
            
             
               So
               god
               me
               help
               ,
               and
               *
               halidam
               ,
               he
               died
               a
               pore
               man.
               
            
             
               *
               Yink
            
             
               on
               yis
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             
               Peters
               Cornhill
            
             .
          
           
             Be
             hit
             known
             to
             al
             men
             ,
             
             that
             the
             yeerys
             of
             owr
             Lord
             God
             an
             clxxix
             .
             Lucius
             the
             fyrst
             christen
             kyng
             of
             this
             lond
             ,
             then
             callyd
             Brytayne
             ,
             fowndyd
             the
             fyrst
             chyrch
             in
             London
             ,
             that
             is
             to
             sey
             ,
             the
             Chyrch
             of
             Sent
             Peter
             apon
             Cornhyl
             ,
             and
             he
             fowndyd
             ther
             an
             Archbishoppys
             See
             ,
             and
             made
             that
             Chirch
             the
             Metropolitant
             ,
             and
             cheef
             Chirch
             of
             this
             kingdom
             ,
             and
             so
             enduryd
             the
             space
             of
             cccc
             yeerys
             ,
             and
             more
             ;
             vnto
             the
             commyng
             of
             Sent
             Austen
             ,
             an
             Apostyl
             of
             Englond
             ,
             the
             whych
             was
             sent
             into
             the
             lond
             ,
             by
             Sent
             Gregory
             ,
             the
             Doctor
             of
             the
             Chirch
             ,
             in
             the
             tym
             of
             king
             Ethelbert
             ,
             and
             then
             was
             the
             Archbishoppys
             See
             and
             Pol
             removyd
             from
             the
             aforeseyd
             Chirch
             of
             S.
             Peters
             apon
             Cornhyl
             ,
             vnto
             Derebernaum
             ,
             that
             now
             ys
             callyd
             Canterbury
             ,
             and
             ther
             yt
             remeynyth
             to
             this
             dey
             .
             And
             Millet
             Monk
             whych
             cam
             in
             to
             this
             lond
             wyth
             Sent
             Austen
             was
             made
             the
             fyrst
             Bishop
             of
             London
             ,
             and
             hys
             See
             was
             made
             in
             Powllys
             Chyrch
             .
             And
             this
             Lucius
             kyng
             was
             the
             fyrst
             Fowndyr
             of
             Peters
             Chyrch
             apon
             Cornhyl
             .
             And
             he
             regnyd
             kyng
             in
             thys
             Ilond
             aftyr
             Brut
             ,
             M.
             cc.xl.v
             .
             yeerys
             .
             And
             the
             yeerys
             of
             owr
             Lord
             god
             a
             cxxiiii
             .
             Lucius
             was
             crownyd
             kyng
             ,
             and
             the
             yeerys
             of
             hys
             reygne
             lxxvii
             yeerys
             ,
             and
             he
             was
             beryd
             aftyr
             sum
             cronekil
             at
             London
             ,
             and
             aftyr
             sum
             cronekil
             ,
             he
             was
             beryd
             at
             Glowcester
             ,
             at
             that
             plase
             wher
             the
             ordyr
             of
             Sent
             Francys
             standyth
             .
          
           
             The
             truth
             of
             this
             Inscription
             is
             questioned
             in
             diuers
             points
             by
             some
             of
             the
             learned
             Senate
             of
             our
             Ecclesiasticall
             Historians
             ,
             but
             I
             will
             adhere
             to
             the
             common
             receiued
             opinion
             ,
             that
             Lucius
             was
             the
             first
             Christian
             king
             of
             this
             
             Island
             ,
             and
             indeed
             of
             the
             world
             ,
             that
             he
             founded
             an
             Archbishops
             See
             here
             in
             London
             :
             
             after
             which
             time
             Christianitie
             was
             alwayes
             profest
             in
             some
             part
             of
             this
             kingdome
             ,
             and
             especially
             in
             Wales
             .
             Of
             which
             ,
             if
             it
             be
             not
             troublesome
             ,
             reade
             these
             old
             rimes
             .
          
           
             
               
               Among
               ye
               Brutons
               in
               Walys
               was
               alway
               Christendom
               ,
            
             
               Sitthe
               hit
               furst
               thurghe
               Lucye
               Brutons
               king
               hit
               com
               :
            
             
               And
               that
               was
               tofore
               Sent
               Austens
               tyme
               a
               cccc
               yer
            
             
               And
               about
               xxiiii
               ,
               as
               they
               writ
               of
               er
               .
            
          
           
             Iocelin
             of
             Fournes
             seith
             ,
             that
             one
             Thean
             was
             the
             first
             Archbishop
             ,
             and
             the
             first
             builder
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             by
             the
             helpe
             of
             one
             Cyran
             ,
             chiefe
             Butler
             vnto
             king
             Lucius
             .
          
           
             Eluanus
             was
             the
             second
             ,
             who
             built
             a
             Librarie
             neare
             vnto
             his
             Church
             ,
             and
             conuerted
             many
             of
             the
             British
             Druides
             (
             learned
             men
             in
             the
             Pagan
             law
             )
             to
             Christianitie
             .
             The
             rest
             vntill
             you
             come
             to
             Restitutus
             ,
             who
             was
             the
             12.
             
             Archbishop
             ,
             are
             but
             onely
             named
             in
             my
             Author
             .
          
           
             3
             Restitutus
             (
             saith
             Bishop
             Godwin
             )
             was
             at
             the
             Councell
             of
             Arles
             in
             France
             ,
             the
             yeare
             326.
             4
             vnder
             Constantius
             the
             sonne
             of
             Constantine
             the
             great
             ,
             5
             and
             subscribed
             vnto
             the
             Decrees
             of
             the
             same
             Councell
             ,
             6
             which
             he
             brought
             ouer
             with
             him
             .
             7
             One
             Decree
             amongst
             the
             rest
             was
             ,
             that
             if
             a
             Deacon
             at
             the
             time
             of
             his
             ordering
             ,
             8
             did
             protest
             he
             intended
             to
             marrie
             ,
             9
             it
             should
             be
             lawfull
             for
             him
             so
             to
             doe
             .
             10
             Restitus
             himselfe
             was
             married
             .
             One
             Kebius
             (
             the
             sonne
             of
             Salomon
             ,
             11
             a
             certaine
             Duke
             of
             Cornwall
             )
             Bishop
             of
             Anglesey
             in
             Wales
             ,
             12
             flourished
             in
             his
             dayes
             ,
             and
             trauelled
             with
             him
             into
             France
             ;
             and
             afterwards
             ,
             went
             himselfe
             into
             Ireland
             :
             where
             ,
             by
             his
             good
             doctrine
             ,
             he
             conuerted
             many
             of
             that
             Nation
             to
             Christianitie
             .
          
           
             13
             Guitelnius
             the
             thirteenth
             Archbishop
             ,
             trauelled
             ouer
             Seas
             to
             the
             king
             of
             little
             Britaine
             ,
             to
             craue
             his
             aide
             against
             the
             Scots
             and
             Picts
             ,
             which
             mightily
             infested
             this
             kingdome
             ,
             insomuch
             that
             the
             Romanes
             rather
             chose
             to
             remit
             the
             Britaines
             their
             tribute
             ,
             then
             to
             afoard
             them
             any
             more
             aide
             .
             Of
             which
             ,
             this
             Bishop
             made
             an
             oration
             to
             his
             countriemen
             a
             little
             before
             his
             departure
             ,
             who
             at
             that
             time
             (
             like
             the
             Romanes
             )
             were
             wearied
             out
             with
             their
             often
             incursions
             ,
             and
             altogether
             afraid
             to
             encounter
             with
             the
             enemie
             ,
             that
             fierce
             valiant
             Scot.
             
             Imagine
             his
             words
             were
             wondrous
             old
             ,
             from
             our
             times
             ,
             and
             that
             they
             were
             deliuered
             in
             this
             Dialect
             .
          
           
             
               
               Alle
               ye
               grete
               of
               this
               lond
               to
               London
               ycome
            
             
               Therchbishop
               thus
               sede
               Gwithelin
               benome
               .
            
             
               Our
               leue
               frendes
               of
               Rome
               her
               to
               speke
               to
               yough
               me
               bede
               ,
            
             
               But
               beter
               wille
               ich
               haue
               to
               wepe
               ,
               then
               to
               do
               eny
               othur
               dede
               :
            
             
               For
               pite
               hit
               is
               of
               this
               londe
               ,
               and
               of
               our
               wretchede
               .
            
             
               Aftur
               that
               Maximian
               our
               folk
               a
               wey
               gan
               lede
               ,
            
             
               Alle
               our
               knyghtes
               ,
               and
               our
               Swayn
               ,
               and
               much
               of
               our
               yong
               hede
               ,
            
             
               And
               othur
               londes
               storede
               therwyth
               ,
               alas
               the
               deolfull
               dede
               .
            
             
               And
               ye
               beth
               men
               bet
               ytaught
               to
               shouele
               ,
               and
               to
               spade
               ,
            
             
               To
               cart
               ,
               eke
               ,
               and
               to
               plough
               ,
               and
               to
               a
               fishyng
               wade
               ;
            
             
               To
               hamer
               ,
               and
               to
               nedle
               ,
               and
               othur
               craftes
               also
               .
            
             
               Than
               with
               sper
               or
               with
               swerd
               battaile
               for
               to
               do
               .
            
             
             
               Whan
               your
               enemyes
               cometh
               you
               ne
               kunneth
               but
               fle
               ,
            
             
               As
               shep
               before
               UUolues
               ,
               hough
               myght
               more
               woo
               be
            
             
               And
               the
               See
               biset
               yow
               al
               abowte
               ,
               hough
               mowe
               ye
               than
               by
               thenche
            
             
               Othur
               ligge
               a
               don
               and
               be
               a
               slawe
               ,
               othur
               fle
               ,
               and
               a
               drenche
               ,
            
             
               Help
               is
               ther
               nan
               with
               yow
               ,
               but
               clenlich
               alle
               this
               londe
               ,
            
             
               Al
               the
               helpyng
               and
               lokyng
               is
               in
               othur
               mans
               honde
               .
            
             
               And
               the
               Romaynes
               beth
               anoyed
               of
               hure
               traualle
               so
               sore
               ,
            
             
               Of
               perile
               of
               See
               and
               londe
               ek
               ,
               hii
               wole
               come
               here
               no
               more
               .
            
             
               Hii
               wolleth
               hure
               truage
               rather
               leue
               ,
               that
               ye
               berith
               him
               a
               yere
               ,
            
             
               Be
               konne
               ye
               nought
               lerny
               thyng
               that
               ye
               dede
               neuer
               ere
               ?
            
             
               Applieth
               yowr
               hondes
               to
               the
               sper
               and
               to
               the
               swerd
               also
               ,
            
             
               For
               strongur
               men
               buth
               ther
               none
               ,
               and
               ye
               wolde
               turne
               therto
            
             
               Me
               seeth
               a
               bond
               mannes
               sone
               somtym
               a
               knyght
               bycome
               ,
            
             
               And
               of
               a
               grom
               a
               Squyer
               ,
               and
               aftur
               knyghts
               some
               :
            
             
               And
               such
               ye
               haueth
               the
               forme
               of
               men
               ,
               beth
               men
               in
               alle
               wise
               ,
            
             
               And
               torneth
               yow
               to
               Manhede
               ,
               and
               kepeth
               youre
               Franchise
               .
            
          
           
             So
             it
             followes
             how
             this
             Bishop
             went
             into
             little
             Britaine
             ,
             and
             entreated
             Aldroennus
             the
             king
             there
             ,
             to
             send
             ouer
             Constantine
             his
             brother
             ,
             with
             a
             certaine
             number
             of
             men
             ,
             by
             whose
             helpe
             the
             enemie
             might
             bee
             expelled
             ,
             which
             was
             granted
             ,
             and
             performed
             accordingly
             .
          
           
             
               Fastidius
               Priscus
            
             succeeded
             him
             in
             the
             gouernement
             of
             this
             See
             ,
             
             who
             writ
             diuers
             bookes
             of
             diuine
             learning
             ,
             mentioned
             by
             Bale
             .
             Hee
             was
             a
             sincere
             expositor
             of
             the
             sacred
             Scriptures
             ,
             and
             a
             painefull
             Preacher
             throughout
             the
             whole
             kingdome
             .
             
               Cui
               abunde
               suppeditebant
               ,
               cum
               perbenigno
               ingenio
               excellens
               memoria
               :
               morum
               integritas
               et
               vita
               incorrupta
               ,
               quibus
               cumulatissime
               caeteros
               suae
               gentis
               praecedebat
               verbi
               Praecones
               .
            
             He
             flourished
             vnder
             Honorius
             and
             Theodosius
             Emperours
             ,
             
             420.
             
             By
             an
             old
             namelesse
             Chronicle
             which
             I
             haue
             read
             ,
             one
             Ternekine
             succeeded
             Fastidius
             ,
             a
             piercing
             wise
             Prelate
             into
             matters
             of
             state
             ,
             and
             in
             speciall
             fauour
             with
             
               Aurelius
               Ambrose
            
             King
             of
             great
             Britaine
             :
             but
             Vodinus
             followeth
             next
             in
             the
             catalogue
             ,
             a
             man
             of
             singular
             deuotion
             and
             good
             life
             ,
             who
             for
             reprehending
             King
             Vortigers
             vnlawfull
             marriage
             with
             
               Rowenna
               ,
               Hengists
            
             daughter
             (
             his
             lawfull
             wife
             being
             then
             liuing
             )
             was
             barbarously
             murdered
             by
             the
             said
             Hengist
             ,
             and
             with
             him
             many
             other
             Priests
             ,
             and
             religious
             Persons
             ,
             
               circa
               an
            
             .
             452.
             
          
           
             After
             the
             comming
             of
             the
             Saxons
             ,
             
             the
             succession
             of
             Archbishops
             was
             still
             continued
             in
             London
             for
             the
             space
             of
             many
             yeares
             (
             but
             secretly
             )
             euen
             vntill
             the
             time
             that
             S.
             Gregorie
             sent
             Augustine
             hither
             .
             I
             finde
             onely
             one
             of
             them
             named
             ,
             to
             wit
             ,
          
           
             Theonus
             who
             with
             Thadiocus
             or
             Tadiacus
             (
             of
             which
             I
             haue
             spoken
             before
             in
             Rochester
             )
             Bishop
             of
             Yorke
             ,
             
             taking
             their
             Clergie
             with
             them
             ,
             got
             them
             into
             Wales
             and
             Cornewall
             ,
             to
             the
             rest
             of
             their
             countrimen
             ,
             whom
             the
             Saxons
             had
             lately
             driuen
             thither
             :
             this
             man
             did
             not
             write
             himselfe
             Archbishop
             ,
             which
             is
             one
             cause
             of
             some
             controuersie
             amongst
             our
             Historiographers
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             Saint
             Michaels
             Cornehill
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Robert
               Fabian
            
             Alderman
             and
             Sheriffe
             of
             London
             ,
             who
             composed
             a
             laborious
             Chronicle
             of
             England
             and
             France
             ,
             with
             the
             monuments
             ,
             and
             the
             succession
             of
             the
             Lord
             Maiors
             of
             London
             ,
             and
             died
             
               Anno
               Dom.
            
             1511.
             for
             whom
             this
             Epitaph
             was
             made
             ,
             now
             altogether
             defaced
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Like
                 as
                 the
                 day
                 his
                 course
                 doth
                 consume
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 the
                 new
                 morrow
                 springeth
                 againe
                 as
                 fast
                 ,
              
               
                 So
                 man
                 and
                 woman
                 by
                 Natures
                 custome
                 ,
              
               
                 This
                 life
                 to
                 passe
                 ,
                 at
                 last
                 in
                 earth
                 are
                 cast
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 ioy
                 and
                 sorrow
                 ,
                 which
                 here
                 their
                 time
                 doe
                 wast
                 .
              
               
                 Neuer
                 in
                 one
                 state
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 course
                 transitorie
                 ,
              
               
                 So
                 full
                 of
                 change
                 is
                 of
                 this
                 world
                 the
                 glory
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Hic
                 iacet
                 in
                 tumulo
                 Doctor
                 venerabilis
                 Hugo
              
               
                 Dauset
                 olim
                 Rector
                 ,
                 vere
                 fideique
                 protector
              
               
                 M
                 C
                 quater
                 .x.
                 ter
                 ix
                 sit
                 et
                 I
                 sex
              
               
                 Aprilisque
                 die
                 ter
                 I
                 :
                 V
                 semel
                 I
                 migrat
                 ille
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Here
                 vndyr
                 was
                 beryed
                 
                   Robart
                   Barnes
                
                 by
                 name
                 ,
              
               
                 Citizon
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 Mercer
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 :
              
               
                 And
                 this
                 is
                 written
                 that
                 others
                 may
                 remembyr
                 ,
              
               
                 How
                 godly
                 he
                 departed
                 the
                 twentyth
                 on
                 of
                 Nouembyr
                 .
              
               
                 ...................
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Here
                 lyth
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   Bootes
                
                 wiff
                 ,
              
               
                 Dissoluyd
                 by
                 deth
                 to
                 her
                 fyrst
                 matter
                 dust
                 ;
              
               
                 Who
                 from
                 the
                 cares
                 of
                 this
                 world
                 departyd
                 her
                 liff
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 twenty
                 third
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 monyth
                 of
                 August
                 ,
              
               
                 On
                 thowsand
                 fyue
                 hundryd
                 and
                 seuen
                 ,
                 beyng
              
               
                 threescore
                 yeerys
                 old
                 iust
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Benets
             Grasse
             Church
             .
          
           
             
             Prey
             for
             the
             saulygs
             of
             
               Henry
               Denne
            
             ,
             and
             Ioan
             his
             wyf
             ,
             theyr
             fadyrs
             ,
             theyr
             modyrs
             ,
             Bredyrs
             ,
             and
             good
             frendys
             ,
             and
             of
             al
             Christian
             saulygs
             Iesu
             haue
             mercy
             ,
             Amen
             ,
             who
             departyd
             this
             lif
             ....
             M.
             cccc.lxxxxi
             .
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Bartholomewes
             exchange
             .
          
           
             
             Vpon
             an
             old
             Tombe
             the
             defunct
             thus
             seemeth
             to
             pray
             .
          
           
             
               Exte
               vite
               principium
               ,
               per
               te
               vite
               remedium
               ,
               In
               te
            
             
               vite
               solatium
               ,
               da
               nobis
               vite
               premium
               .
            
             
               Genitor
               ineffabilis
               ,
               ipsius
               prolis
               Paracliti
               consimilis
            
             
               memento
               vite
               fragilis
               .
            
          
           
           
             This
             monument
             (
             by
             relation
             )
             was
             made
             to
             the
             memorie
             of
             
               Thomas
               Pike
            
             ,
             Alderman
             ,
             who
             with
             the
             assistance
             of
             
               Nicholas
               Yoo
            
             one
             of
             the
             Sheriffes
             of
             this
             Citie
             ,
             about
             the
             yeare
             1438.
             new
             builded
             this
             Church
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               .....
               Willielmus
               Capel
               ....
               Maior
               Lon
               :
               
               ...
               fil
               Iohannis
            
             
               Capel
               ...
               Neyland
               in
               com
               .
               ...
               ob
               .
               ...
               1509.
               
            
          
           
             Out
             of
             this
             broken
             Inscription
             I
             fynde
             this
             whole
             history
             how
             that
             Sir
             
               Richard
               Empson
            
             Knight
             (
             a
             Sieue-makers
             sonne
             in
             Tocester
             )
             and
             
               Edmund
               Dudley
            
             Esquire
             ,
             both
             Lawiers
             ,
             were
             two
             instruments
             for
             King
             Henry
             the
             seuenth
             ,
             to
             enrich
             his
             ,
             and
             their
             owne
             coffers
             ;
             and
             to
             empouer●sh
             the
             subiects
             ,
             by
             way
             of
             calling
             the
             richer
             sort
             into
             question
             ,
             for
             breach
             of
             old
             ,
             moth
             eaten
             ,
             vnreuiued
             penall
             Lawes
             ;
             amongst
             many
             others
             (
             whom
             they
             most
             treacherously
             abused
             ,
             by
             a
             false
             packt
             Iurie
             )
             they
             scruzed
             from
             this
             Sir
             
               William
               Capell
            
             aboue
             sixteene
             hundred
             pounds
             ,
             and
             some
             twelue
             or
             thirteene
             yeeres
             after
             ,
             they
             were
             at
             him
             againe
             afresh
             ,
             for
             two
             thousand
             pounds
             more
             ;
             which
             because
             he
             would
             not
             pay
             ,
             he
             was
             commanded
             ,
             by
             Dudley
             ,
             Prisoner
             to
             the
             Tower
             ;
             but
             by
             the
             death
             of
             the
             said
             King
             (
             which
             happened
             the
             same
             yeere
             )
             he
             was
             released
             both
             of
             imprisonment
             and
             payment
             ,
             in
             which
             yeere
             he
             also
             departed
             this
             world
             ,
             in
             the
             loue
             of
             all
             good
             men
             ,
             leauing
             a
             great
             inheritance
             ,
             and
             an
             honourable
             remembrance
             to
             his
             posteritie
             ;
             and
             not
             long
             after
             ,
             Empson
             and
             Dudley
             (
             cater-pillers
             of
             the
             common-wealth
             ,
             hatefull
             to
             all
             good
             people
             )
             were
             beheaded
             on
             the
             Tower
             hill
             the
             17.
             of
             August
             1510.
             leauing
             behinde
             them
             nothing
             they
             could
             dispose
             of
             for
             their
             heires
             ,
             saue
             the
             staine
             of
             euerlasting
             infamie
             .
          
           
             He
             lyeth
             here
             entombed
             in
             a
             Chappell
             of
             his
             owne
             Foundation
             ;
             he
             was
             the
             sonne
             of
             
               Iohn
               Capell
            
             of
             Stoke
             Neyland
             in
             the
             county
             of
             Suffolke
             .
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Bennets
             Finke
             .
          
           
             O
             God
             the
             father
             of
             heauyn
             which
             art
             the
             euerlastyng
             lyght
             ,
          
           
             Haue
             mercy
             on
             the
             sowl
             of
             me
             ,
             
             poor
             
               Water
               Knyght
            
             .
          
           
             Who
             departyd
             this
             lyf
             the
             monyth
             of
             Ianuary
             ,
          
           
             In
             the
             yere
             of
             my
             Redemer
             on
             M
             ....
             and
             fifty
             .
          
           
             Borne
             I
             was
             in
             Canterbery
             in
             the
             County
             of
             Kent
             ,
             ,
          
           
             Sonne
             to
             on
             
               Iohn
               Knyght
            
             and
             Alyse
             his
             wife
             ,
             this
             is
             verament
             .
          
           
             And
             to
             be
             short
             ,
             all
             worldly
             things
             to
             confound
             ,
          
           
             Of
             the
             Earth
             I
             was
             made
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Earth
             I
             am
             retournd
             .
          
           
             Within
             this
             Parish
             was
             the
             Hospitall
             of
             Saint
             Anthony
             ,
             
             sometime
             a
             cell
             belonging
             to
             Saint
             Anthonies
             of
             Vienna
             ,
             founded
             by
             King
             Henry
             the
             third
             ,
             for
             a
             Master
             ,
             two
             Priests
             ,
             one
             Schoolemaster
             ,
             and
             twelue
             poore
             men
             :
             the
             reuenewes
             of
             this
             house
             were
             much
             augmented
             ,
             and
             the
             number
             of
             the
             houshold
             increased
             by
             King
             Henry
             the
             sixt
             ,
             and
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             ,
             to
             which
             
               Iohn
               Tate
            
             Mercer
             was
             a
             right
             bountifull
             benefactor
             ,
             who
             was
             here
             entombed
             vnder
             a
             faire
             monument
             ,
             he
             died
             Anno
             1514.
             and
             so
             was
             
               VVater
               Champion
            
             Sheriffe
             of
             London
             ,
             1529.
             who
             was
             here
             buried
             .
          
           
           
             The
             lands
             ,
             by
             yeare
             ,
             of
             this
             Hospitall
             ,
             were
             valued
             in
             the
             37.
             yeare
             of
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             to
             be
             55
             l.
             sixe
             shillings
             ,
             8
             d.
             
          
           
             Stow
             in
             his
             Suruay
             saith
             ,
             that
             one
             Iohnson
             ,
             Schoole-master
             of
             this
             Hospitall
             ,
             and
             Prebend
             of
             Windsor
             ,
             spoiled
             both
             the
             Schoole
             and
             Hospitall
             ,
             and
             the
             Quire
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             conuayed
             away
             the
             Plate
             and
             ornaments
             ,
             then
             the
             Bels
             ,
             and
             lastly
             put
             out
             the
             Almesmen
             from
             their
             houses
             ,
             appointing
             them
             xii
             d.
             the
             weeke
             to
             each
             person
             .
             The
             Church
             of
             this
             Hospitall
             is
             now
             a
             preaching
             place
             for
             the
             French
             Nation
             .
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Martins
             Outwich
             .
          
           
             
             Ecclesie
             Rector
             huius
             Iohn
             Breux
             tumulatus
          
           
             Artibus
             &
             doctor
             vermibus
             esca
             datus
             .
          
           
             Prebendam
             quondam
             cicestrensem
             retinebat
          
           
             Quem
             Petronille
             lux
             tulit
             e
             medio
             .
          
           
             M.
             C.
             quater
             ,
             quinquageno
             nono
             sociato
             ,
          
           
             Sic
             predotatus
             vertitur
             in
             cinerem
             .
          
        
         
           
             Augustine
             Fryers
             .
          
           
             
             This
             religious
             house
             was
             founded
             (
             in
             the
             well
             meaning
             deuotion
             of
             former
             times
             )
             by
             
               Humphrey
               Bohun
            
             the
             fift
             of
             that
             name
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Hereford
             and
             Essex
             ,
             1253.
             and
             was
             afterward
             reedified
             by
             
               Humphrey
               Bohun
            
             ,
             the
             ninth
             of
             that
             name
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Hereford
             and
             Essex
             ,
             Lord
             of
             Brecknocke
             ,
             and
             Constable
             of
             England
             ,
             who
             died
             Anno
             1361.
             and
             was
             buried
             in
             the
             Quire
             of
             this
             Church
             .
             This
             Frierie
             (
             dedicated
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             Saint
             Augustine
             )
             was
             valued
             vpon
             the
             surrender
             to
             King
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             to
             57
             l.
             4
             s.
             
               per
               annum
            
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             sometime
             did
             lie
             entombed
             the
             body
             of
             
               Richard
               Fitz-Alan
            
             ,
             the
             fourth
             of
             that
             name
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Arundell
             and
             Surrey
             ,
             who
             with
             Thomas
             Duke
             of
             Glocester
             ,
             Thomas
             Earle
             of
             Warwicke
             ,
             Henry
             Earle
             of
             Derby
             ,
             afterwards
             King
             of
             England
             ,
             and
             others
             ,
             combined
             and
             sware
             each
             to
             other
             ,
             against
             
               Robert
               Vere
            
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Ireland
             ,
             and
             
               Michael
               de
               la
               Pole
            
             Duke
             of
             Suffolke
             ,
             for
             abusing
             and
             misleading
             the
             King
             ;
             for
             which
             and
             some
             other
             causes
             which
             Richard
             the
             second
             obiected
             against
             them
             ,
             some
             of
             them
             were
             banished
             ,
             others
             condemned
             to
             perpetuall
             imprisonment
             :
             and
             this
             Richard
             beheaded
             on
             the
             Tower
             hill
             ,
             Septemb.
             Anno
             1397.
             the
             constancie
             of
             whose
             carriage
             at
             his
             arraignement
             ,
             passage
             and
             execution
             (
             in
             all
             which
             he
             did
             not
             once
             discolour
             the
             honour
             of
             his
             bloud
             with
             any
             degenerous
             word
             ,
             looke
             ,
             or
             action
             )
             encreased
             the
             enuy
             of
             his
             death
             vpon
             his
             prosecutors
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             likewise
             lay
             sumptuously
             interred
             ,
             
               Iohn
               Vere
            
             the
             xii
             .
             Earle
             of
             Oxford
             ,
             and
             Aubrey
             his
             eldest
             sonne
             ,
             who
             with
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Tudensa
            
             knight
             ,
             (
             who
             was
             also
             here
             buried
             )
             and
             others
             their
             Councellors
             (
             either
             through
             malice
             of
             their
             enemies
             ,
             or
             some
             offence
             conceiued
             by
             King
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             )
             were
             attainted
             by
             Act
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             
               anno
               primo
               Edward
            
             4
             ,
             and
             put
             to
             Execution
             vpon
             the
             Tower
             hill
             ,
             the
             26
             of
             February
             ,
             1461.
             
          
           
           
             William
             Lord
             Berkeley
             of
             Berkeley
             Castle
             ;
             
             honoured
             with
             the
             t●t●es
             of
             Viscount
             ,
             and
             Marquesse
             Berkely
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Nottingham
             ,
             and
             Earle
             Marshall
             of
             England
             ,
             was
             here
             inhumed
             ;
             who
             died
             ,
             Ann.
             1492.
             
          
           
             This
             William
             (
             as
             I
             had
             it
             from
             my
             deceased
             friend
             ,
             
             
               Aug.
               Vincent
            
             )
             by
             his
             deed
             dated
             the
             third
             of
             Nouember
             ,
             Ann.
             6.
             
             Hen.
             7
             gaue
             one
             hundre●
             pounds
             to
             the
             Prior
             of
             this
             house
             ,
             for
             two
             Masses
             to
             be
             said
             presently
             ,
             and
             for
             euer
             ,
             at
             the
             Altar
             of
             our
             Lady
             ,
             and
             Saint
             Iames.
             Betweene
             which
             Altars
             the
             body
             of
             his
             wife
             Ioan
             (
             who
             liued
             but
             a
             few
             dayes
             with
             him
             ,
             and
             is
             not
             at
             all
             mentioned
             in
             the
             Catalogues
             of
             Honour
             )
             was
             buried
             ,
             who
             was
             the
             widow
             of
             Sir
             
               William
               Willoughbie
            
             ,
             before
             the
             marriage
             with
             the
             Marquesse
             .
             And
             to
             pray
             for
             the
             prosperous
             estate
             of
             the
             said
             Marquesse
             ,
             and
             of
             Anne
             his
             then
             wife
             ,
             and
             of
             
               Edward
               Willoughby
               ,
               Richard
               Willoughby
               ,
               Anne
               Beauchampe
               ,
            
             and
             
               Elisabeth
               Willoughbie
            
             ,
             with
             all
             the
             issue
             of
             the
             said
             William
             and
             Ioane
             ;
             and
             especially
             for
             the
             soules
             health
             of
             the
             said
             Ioane
             ,
             and
             of
             Katherine
             her
             mother
             ,
             Duchesse
             of
             Norfolke
             .
          
           
             Here
             sometime
             lay
             sumptuously
             entombed
             ,
             
             the
             body
             of
             
               Edward
               Stafford
            
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Buckingham
             ;
             who
             by
             the
             sleights
             and
             practises
             of
             Cardinall
             Wolsey
             ,
             fell
             into
             displeasure
             with
             king
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ;
             and
             being
             condemned
             of
             high
             Treason
             ,
             for
             that
             (
             among
             other
             matters
             )
             hee
             had
             consulted
             with
             a
             Monke
             (
             or
             wizard
             )
             about
             succession
             of
             the
             Crowne
             ,
             was
             beheaded
             on
             the
             Tower
             hill
             ,
             May
             the
             17.
             1521.
             
             He
             was
             a
             noble
             Gentleman
             ,
             exceedingly
             much
             lamented
             of
             good
             men
             .
             Of
             whose
             death
             ,
             when
             the
             Emperour
             Charles
             the
             fifth
             heard
             ,
             he
             said
             that
             a
             Butchers
             dogge
             (
             meaning
             the
             Cardinall
             ,
             a
             Butchers
             sonne
             )
             had
             deuoured
             the
             fairest
             Buck
             (
             alluding
             to
             the
             name
             of
             Buckingham
             )
             in
             all
             England
             .
          
           
             Here
             was
             interred
             the
             bodie
             of
             Edward
             ,
             
             the
             eldest
             sonne
             of
             Edward
             the
             blacke
             Prince
             ,
             by
             Ioan
             his
             wife
             ,
             surnamed
             the
             faire
             Maide
             of
             Kent
             ;
             who
             was
             borne
             at
             Angolesme
             ,
             Ann.
             1375.
             and
             died
             at
             7.
             yeares
             of
             age
             .
          
           
             Many
             of
             the
             Barons
             slaine
             at
             Barnet-field
             ,
             vpon
             Easterday
             ,
             1471.
             were
             buried
             here
             in
             the
             bodie
             of
             the
             Church
             ;
             but
             now
             their
             bodies
             ,
             with
             these
             before
             remembred
             ,
             and
             the
             bodies
             of
             an
             hundred
             more
             (
             mentioned
             by
             Stow
             )
             of
             exemplarie
             note
             and
             knights
             degree
             ,
             are
             not
             onely
             despoiled
             of
             all
             outward
             funerall
             ornaments
             ,
             but
             digged
             vp
             out
             of
             their
             Requietories
             ,
             and
             dwelling
             houses
             raised
             in
             the
             place
             ,
             which
             was
             appointed
             for
             their
             eternall
             rest
             .
             Some
             part
             of
             this
             Church
             is
             at
             this
             day
             yet
             standing
             ,
             but
             in
             that
             no
             monument
             of
             this
             kinde
             is
             remaining
             ;
             for
             it
             is
             conuerted
             into
             a
             Church
             for
             the
             Duch-Inhabitants
             of
             this
             Citie
             :
             who
             ,
             in
             that
             kinde
             ,
             can
             hardly
             brooke
             any
             reuerend
             Antiquitie
             .
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             
               Botolphs
               Bishopsgate
            
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Cardina
               vxor
               Richardi
               Shoder
               militis
               ,
            
             
             
               &
               Iohanna
               filia
               eorundem
            
             ......
             14.
             
             April
             ,
             1471.
             
          
           
             
               Sub
               hoc
               marmore
               iacet
               corpus
               Iohannis
               Redman
               ,
            
             
             
               quondam
               huius
               Ecclesie
               Rectoris
               benemerentissimi
               ,
               qui
               ab
               hac
               luce
               migrauit
               ,
               tertio
               die
               Iulij
               ,
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1523.
             
          
           
             Neare
             to
             this
             gate
             (
             if
             wee
             giue
             credit
             to
             our
             owne
             ancient
             Chronicles
             )
             Nennius
             the
             sonne
             of
             Hely
             ,
             
             and
             brother
             of
             Lud
             and
             Cassibelane
             ,
             kings
             ouer
             
             the
             warlike
             Britaines
             ,
             was
             interred
             .
             A
             man
             of
             a
             magnanimous
             spirit
             ,
             heroicall
             ,
             and
             valiant
             .
             Who
             in
             the
             warres
             betweene
             
               Iulius
               Cesar
            
             and
             the
             Britaines
             ,
             sought
             couragiously
             in
             defence
             of
             his
             countrey
             ,
             causing
             Cesar
             to
             flie
             backe
             with
             the
             losse
             of
             his
             sword
             ,
             which
             Nennius
             tooke
             from
             him
             in
             single
             encounter
             ,
             
             and
             with
             which
             he
             slew
             Labienus
             Tribune
             of
             the
             Romane
             Nobilitie
             .
             But
             the
             fifteenth
             day
             after
             this
             single
             opposition
             ,
             hee
             died
             of
             a
             wound
             receiued
             at
             the
             hands
             of
             Cesar
             in
             the
             same
             conflict
             :
             the
             yeare
             of
             the
             worlds
             creation
             ,
             3913.
             before
             the
             birth
             of
             our
             alone
             Sauiour
             ,
             51.
             
             And
             here
             (
             as
             I
             haue
             said
             )
             was
             entombed
             with
             all
             funerall
             state
             and
             solemnitie
             :
             and
             with
             him
             the
             sword
             which
             he
             tooke
             from
             Cesar
             the
             Emperour
             ,
             as
             he
             himselfe
             commanded
             .
             Which
             sword
             was
             called
             Reddeath
             ,
             or
             rather
             Readie-death
             ;
             wherewith
             if
             any
             one
             had
             beene
             neuer
             so
             little
             wounded
             ,
             
             he
             could
             neuer
             escape
             with
             life
             .
             Which
             you
             shall
             haue
             in
             such
             old
             verse
             as
             came
             to
             my
             hands
             .
          
           
             
               
               At
               the
               north
               yate
               of
               London
               hii
               buriede
               this
               gud
               knyght
               ,
            
             
               And
               buriede
               in
               hys
               chest
               ,
               the
               swerd
               that
               was
               so
               bryght
               ,
            
             
               That
               he
               wan
               of
               the
               Emperor
               wythe
               grete
               honor
               enough
               ,
            
             
               That
               Reddedeth
               was
               ycluped
               ,
               whar
               with
               he
               hym
               slough
               ,
            
             
               I
               buriede
               wyth
               hym
               hit
               was
               ,
               as
               in
               tokneyinge
            
             
               Of
               hys
               Proesse
               ,
               that
               he
               hit
               wan
               of
               on
               ,
               so
               heigh
               a
               kyng
               .
            
          
           
             I
             haue
             some
             other
             of
             the
             same
             subiect
             ,
             but
             of
             later
             times
             ,
             if
             you
             will
             reade
             them
             .
          
           
             
               But
               Neminus
               brother
               of
               Cassybalayne
            
             
               
               Full
               manly
               fought
               on
               Iulius
               tymes
               twayne
               .
            
             
               With
               strokes
               sore
               ,
               ayther
               on
               other
               bette
               ,
            
             
               But
               at
               the
               last
               this
               Prince
               syr
               Iulius
               ,
            
             
               
                 Crosea
                 mors
              
               his
               swerde
               in
               shelde
               sette
               ,
            
             
               Of
               the
               manly
               worthy
               Sir
               Neminus
               ,
            
             
               Whiche
               of
               manly
               force
               and
               myght
               vigorous
               ,
            
             
               The
               swerde
               he
               brought
               away
               oute
               of
               the
               felde
               ,
            
             
               As
               Iulius
               it
               set
               faste
               in
               his
               shelde
               .
            
             
               Through
               whiche
               stroke
               ,
               Sir
               Neminus
               then
               died
               ,
            
             
               And
               buried
               was
               at
               the
               North
               gate
               certayne
               ,
            
             
               Of
               London
               then
               ,
               where
               now
               is
               edified
            
             
               London
               Citee
               ,
               royall
               of
               all
               Britayne
               .
            
             
               Thus
               this
               worthy
               knyght
               in
               his
               graue
               befayne
               ,
            
             
               
                 Crosea
                 mors
              
               his
               swerde
               layd
               by
               his
               syde
               ,
            
             
               Whiche
               he
               brought
               from
               Iulius
               that
               tyde
               .
            
          
           
             
             By
             the
             testimonie
             of
             
               Iohn
               Bale
            
             ,
             this
             his
             manly
             prowesse
             was
             embellisht
             ,
             and
             adorned
             with
             all
             good
             literature
             ,
             who
             affirmeth
             that
             he
             writ
             an
             excellent
             Historie
             of
             the
             originall
             ,
             pedigree
             ,
             and
             progresse
             of
             his
             owne
             Nation
             .
          
           
             
               
               Of
               yowr
               cherite
               sey
               a
               
                 Pater
                 Noster
              
               and
               an
               Ave
               ,
            
             
               For
               the
               soul
               of
               
                 William
                 Pratte
              
               somtym
               of
               Pekerle
               .
            
             
               On
               whos
               soul
               Iesu
               haue
               mercy
               .
            
          
        
         
           
           
             Saint
             Helens
             .
          
           
             This
             was
             the
             Church
             to
             the
             Nunnerie
             ,
             
             founded
             first
             by
             
               William
               Basing
            
             ,
             Deane
             of
             Pauls
             (
             who
             lieth
             here
             buried
             )
             about
             the
             yeare
             1212.
             and
             afterwards
             by
             another
             
               William
               Basing
            
             (
             one
             of
             the
             Sheriffes
             of
             London
             ,
             in
             the
             second
             yeare
             of
             Edward
             the
             second
             )
             augmented
             both
             in
             building
             and
             reuenue
             .
             For
             which
             he
             is
             also
             holden
             to
             bee
             a
             Founder
             .
             This
             religious
             house
             was
             dedicated
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             Saint
             Helen
             ,
             and
             replenished
             with
             blacke
             Nunnes
             .
             There
             was
             a
             partition
             betwixt
             the
             Nunnes
             Church
             ,
             and
             the
             Parish-Church
             ,
             but
             now
             the
             whole
             Church
             belongeth
             to
             the
             Parish
             .
             It
             was
             surrendred
             the
             25.
             of
             Nouember
             ,
             the
             30.
             of
             Henry
             the
             8.
             being
             valued
             at
             314.
             l.
             2.
             s.
             6.
             d.
             of
             yearely
             reuenues
             .
          
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               animabus
               Iohannis
               Crosby
               Militis
               Ald.
               atque
               tempore
               vite
               Maioris
               Staple
               ville
               Caleis
            
             ;
             
             
               &
               Agnetis
               vxoris
               sue
               ,
               ac
               Thome
               ,
               Richardi
               Iohannis
               ,
               Iohannis
               ,
               Margarete
               ,
               &
               Iohanne
               liberorum
               eiusdem
               Iohannis
               Crosby
               militis
               ille
               obiit
               ,
            
             1475
             
               &
               illa
            
             1466.
             
               quorum
               animabus
               propitietur
               Deus
            
             .
          
           
             This
             Crosby
             was
             Sheriffe
             of
             London
             ,
             the
             yeare
             1470.
             
             He
             was
             the
             builder
             of
             Crosby
             house
             .
             He
             gaue
             fiue
             hundred
             Markes
             towards
             the
             reforming
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             which
             was
             bestowed
             (
             saith
             Stow
             )
             with
             the
             better
             .
             As
             appeareth
             by
             his
             Armes
             both
             in
             the
             stone-worke
             ,
             roofe
             of
             timber
             ,
             and
             glasing
             ;
             it
             is
             a
             fable
             said
             of
             him
             ,
             to
             be
             named
             Crosby
             ,
             of
             being
             found
             by
             a
             Crosse.
             
          
           
             Not
             long
             after
             the
             second
             foundation
             of
             this
             house
             ,
             by
             
               William
               Basing
            
             the
             second
             ,
             I
             finde
             one
             
               Henry
               Gloucester
            
             ,
             Citizen
             and
             Goldsmith
             of
             London
             (
             descended
             by
             the
             mothers
             side
             from
             the
             second
             Founder
             )
             to
             be
             here
             interred
             ,
             approued
             by
             his
             last
             Will
             and
             Testament
             ,
             written
             in
             the
             Latine
             tongue
             (
             which
             was
             vsuall
             in
             former
             times
             )
             with
             which
             ,
             for
             forme
             and
             Antiquities
             sake
             ,
             I
             thinke
             it
             not
             much
             amisse
             to
             acquaint
             my
             Reader
             .
          
           
             
               In
               nomine
               patris
               &
               silij
               &
               Spiritus
               sancti
               ,
            
             
             
               Amen
               .
               Ego
               Henricus
               de
               Gloucestre
               ,
               ciuis
               &
               Aurifaber
               London
               ,
               condo
               Testamentum
               meum
               in
               hunc
               modum
               .
               Lego
               corpus
               meum
               ad
               sepeliendum
               apud
               Sanctam
               Elenam
               London
               ;
               vbi
               priorissa
               et
               conuentus
               eiusdem
               domus
               ibidem
               eligere
               voluerint
               .
               Item
               lego
               Elisabeth
               filie
               mee
               ,
               Moniali
               eiusdem
               domus
               ,
               Sancte
               Elene
               ,
               sex
               solid
               .
               Item
               lego
               Priorisse
               et
               Conuentui
               Sancte
               Elene
               vndecim
               Marcas
               Argenti
               annuatim
               ad
               inueniend
               .
               duos
               Capellanos
               Diuina
               celebrare
               in
               eadem
               Ecclesia
               Sancte
               Elene
               ,
               pro
               anima
               mea
               ,
               et
               anima
               Margarete
               quondam
               vxoris
               mee
               ,
               ac
               pro
               animabus
               Wille●mi
               patris
               mei
               ,
               et
               Willelme
               matris
               mee
               ,
               sil
               .
               Thome
               de
               Basings
               ,
               fratris
               Willelmi
               de
               Basings
               Fundatoris
               ,
               &c.
               
               Residuum
               vero
               lego
               ad
               sustentationem
               Iohannis
               filij
               mei
               .
               Et
               si
               idem
               Iohannes
               filius
               meus
               sine
               prole
               obierit
               ,
               integre
               remaneat
               Iohanne
               filie
               mee
               et
               heredibus
               de
               corpore
               suo
               legitime
               procreatis
               .
               Item
               lego
               Elisabeth
               silie
               me
               duas
               Schopas
               ahenas
               .
               Item
               lego
               Iohanne
               Adynet
               nepte
               mee
               quinque
               solidos
               .
               Dat.
               et
               act
               .
               London
               .
               die
               Iouis
               prox
               .
               post
               festum
               Sancti
               Andree
               Apostoli
               ,
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1332.
             
             
               Reg.
               Regis
               ,
               Ed.
            
             3.6
             .
          
           
             
               Probatum
               fuit
               hoc
               presens
               Testamentum
               ,
               xv
               .
               Kal.
               Ianuarij
               ,
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1332.
             
             Ann.
             6.
             
             Ed.
             3.
             
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             
               Trinities
               in
               Leaden-Hall
            
             .
          
           
             This
             Chappell
             was
             first
             built
             by
             
               Simon
               Eyre
            
             ,
             before
             remembred
             ,
             who
             
             left
             liuelihood
             to
             the
             Drapers
             sufficient
             ,
             and
             withall
             a
             charge
             ,
             That
             they
             should
             within
             one
             yeare
             after
             his
             decease
             ,
             establish
             perpetually
             a
             Master
             or
             Warden
             ,
             fiue
             secular
             Priests
             ,
             sixe
             Clarkes
             ,
             and
             two
             Queristers
             ,
             to
             sing
             daily
             diuine
             Seruice
             by
             note
             in
             the
             same
             for
             euer
             ,
             which
             was
             neuer
             performed
             .
             Not
             long
             after
             this
             ,
             
             in
             the
             yeare
             ,
             1466.
             
             Ed.
             4.6
             .
             
               William
               Rouse
               ,
               Iohn
               R●sby
            
             ,
             and
             
               Thomas
               Ashby
            
             Priests
             ,
             founded
             a
             Fraternitie
             in
             the
             same
             Chappell
             ,
             dedicated
             to
             the
             blessed
             Trinitie
             ,
             for
             threescore
             Priests
             ;
             some
             of
             which
             ,
             euery
             Market
             day
             in
             the
             forenoone
             ,
             did
             celebrate
             diuine
             Seruice
             ,
             to
             such
             Market
             people
             ,
             as
             would
             repaire
             to
             prayer
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             Priory
             of
             Christ-Church
             by
             Aldgate
             .
          
           
             
             This
             Priory
             was
             founded
             by
             Matilda
             ,
             Queene
             ,
             wife
             to
             Henry
             the
             first
             ,
             the
             yeare
             1108.
             for
             Canons
             Regular
             .
             The
             first
             Prior
             hereof
             was
             one
             Norman
             ,
             and
             he
             was
             the
             first
             Canon
             Regular
             in
             all
             England
             .
             This
             house
             was
             founded
             (
             saith
             Stow
             )
             in
             the
             Parishes
             of
             
               Mary
               Magdalene
            
             ,
             S.
             Michael
             ,
             Saint
             Katherine
             ,
             and
             the
             holy
             Trinitie
             .
             All
             which
             are
             now
             but
             one
             Parish
             of
             Christ-Church
             ,
             in
             old
             time
             called
             ,
             Holy
             Roode
             Parish
             .
             She
             gaue
             vnto
             this
             Church
             ,
             and
             those
             that
             serued
             God
             therein
             ,
             the
             Port
             of
             Aldgate
             ,
             and
             ●he
             Soke
             thereunto
             belonging
             ,
             with
             two
             parts
             of
             her
             rent
             ,
             which
             she
             receiued
             out
             of
             the
             Citie
             of
             Exceter
             .
             It
             became
             in
             processe
             of
             time
             rich
             in
             lands
             and
             ornaments
             ,
             and
             passed
             all
             the
             Priories
             in
             London
             .
             This
             Priory
             was
             surrendred
             to
             the
             king
             in
             the
             moneth
             of
             Iuly
             ,
             1532.
             
             The
             Canons
             were
             sent
             to
             other
             houses
             of
             their
             owne
             order
             ,
             and
             the
             said
             Priory
             with
             the
             appurtenances
             ,
             King
             Henry
             gaue
             to
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Audley
            
             ,
             Baron
             Audley
             of
             Walden
             ,
             and
             Lord
             Chancellour
             of
             England
             :
             which
             came
             by
             marriage
             of
             the
             Lord
             Audleies
             daughter
             ,
             and
             heire
             vnto
             Thomas
             ,
             not
             long
             since
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Norfolke
             ,
             and
             was
             then
             called
             the
             Dukes
             place
             .
             The
             Monuments
             which
             sometimes
             were
             in
             this
             Church
             ,
             are
             set
             downe
             by
             that
             laborious
             Antiquarie
             ,
             
               Io
               Stow
            
             ,
             in
             his
             Suruay
             .
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Dunstans
             in
             the
             East
             .
          
           
             
             Clausus
             in
             hoc
             tumulo
             Gulielmus
             Payne
             requiescit
             ,
          
           
             Quem
             sacer
             edituum
             fouerat
             iste
             locus
             .
          
           
             Clarum
             cui
             virtus
             ,
             Ars
             et
             cui
             Musica
             nomen
          
           
             Edwardi
             quarti
             Regis
             in
             Ede
             dabat
             .
          
           
             Si
             tibi
             sit
             pietas
             ,
             Tumuli
             si
             cura
             ,
             viator
             ,
          
           
             Hoc
             optesilli
             quod
             cupis
             ipse
             tibi
             .
          
           
             Ob.
             1508.
             
          
           
             
             Here
             lieth
             
               Clement
               Towne
            
             ....
             1540.
             ...
             whos
             obiit
             shall
             for
             euer
             be
             observyd
             in
             this
             church
             ,
             and
             his
             Masse
             alwayes
             vpon
             the
             day
             followyng
             ,
             whos
             soul
             and
             his
             two
             wyfs
             souls
             ,
             Elisabeth
             and
             Elisabeth
             ,
             and
             al
             their
             chyldrens
             souls
             Iesus
             take
             to
             his
             glorious
             mercy
             .
             Amen
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             Saint
             Olaues
             Hart
             street
             .
          
           
             
               Qu.
               A.
               D.
               T.
               D.
               P.
            
             
               os
               .
               nguis
               .
               irus
               .
               risti
               .
               ulcedine
               .
               auit
               .
            
             
               H
               S
               M
               Ch
               M
               L
            
          
           
             
               As
               I
               was
               ,
               so
               be
               ye
               ,
               as
               I
               am
               ,
               you
               shall
               be
               ;
            
             
               What
               I
               gaue
               ,
               that
               I
               haue
               ,
               what
               I
               spent
               ,
               that
               I
               had
               :
            
             
               Thus
               I
               count
               all
               my
               cost
               ,
               what
               I
               left
               ,
               that
               I
               lost
               .
            
          
           
             Within
             this
             parish
             was
             a
             Friery
             or
             Brotherhood
             founded
             by
             
               Raph
               Hosiar
            
             and
             
               William
               Sabernes
            
             ,
             
             Anno
             1298.
             
             These
             Friers
             by
             their
             order
             were
             called
             
               Fratres
               sanctae
               crucis
            
             ,
             Brethren
             of
             the
             holy
             crosse
             ,
             so
             denominated
             of
             wearing
             a
             Crosse
             (
             anciently
             called
             a
             Crouch
             )
             vpon
             their
             garments
             ,
             and
             of
             bearing
             the
             crosse
             for
             the
             badge
             and
             Armes
             of
             their
             house
             .
             This
             house
             was
             valued
             at
             the
             suppression
             to
             52
             l.
             13
             s.
             2
             d.
             of
             annuall
             profits
             .
          
           
             
               
                 A
                 Petition
                 to
                 Secretary
                 Cromwell
                 against
                 the
                 Prior
                 of
                 this
                 house
                 ,
                 a
                 little
                 before
                 the
                 dissolution
                 thereof
                 .
              
               
                 Pleasethe
                 it
                 your
                 honourable
                 mastoreship
                 to
                 be
                 aduertesid
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 Lent
                 last
                 past
                 ,
                 your
                 continuall
                 orator
                 
                   Iohn
                   Bartelote
                
                 ,
                 with
                 others
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 fiue
                 persons
                 of
                 good
                 conuersation
                 ,
                 found
                 the
                 Priore
                 of
                 the
                 Crossyd
                 Friores
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 ,
                 being
                 in
                 bed
                 with
                 his
                 whoore
                 both
                 naked
                 about
                 xi
                 .
                 of
                 the
                 clocke
                 in
                 the
                 forenoone
                 vpon
                 a
                 Friday
                 ;
                 at
                 which
                 time
                 the
                 said
                 Priore
                 to
                 the
                 intent
                 his
                 misdemeanour
                 and
                 shamefull
                 fact
                 should
                 not
                 be
                 knowne
                 ,
                 whereby
                 he
                 should
                 sustaine
                 open
                 shame
                 ,
                 kneeled
                 vpon
                 his
                 knees
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 onely
                 desired
                 your
                 said
                 orator
                 and
                 his
                 company
                 to
                 keepe
                 secret
                 his
                 said
                 act
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 to
                 disclose
                 in
                 any
                 wife
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 but
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 intent
                 freely
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 his
                 owne
                 motion
                 ,
                 gaue
                 amongst
                 them
                 about
                 xxx
                 l.
                 which
                 he
                 then
                 was
                 possessed
                 of
                 ;
                 of
                 the
                 which
                 summe
                 your
                 Orator
                 had
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 gift
                 about
                 vii
                 l.
                 And
                 also
                 the
                 said
                 Priore
                 promised
                 to
                 giue
                 amongst
                 the
                 said
                 company
                 xxx
                 l.
                 more
                 by
                 a
                 certaine
                 day
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 by
                 mediation
                 of
                 friends
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Priore
                 ,
                 the
                 said
                 xxx
                 l.
                 was
                 released
                 to
                 the
                 summe
                 of
                 vi
                 l.
                 which
                 sixe
                 pounds
                 the
                 said
                 Priore
                 bound
                 himselfe
                 to
                 pay
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Orator
                 by
                 his
                 Bill
                 obligatory
                 at
                 a
                 certaine
                 day
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 limeted
                 :
                 Yet
                 this
                 notwithstanding
                 ,
                 for
                 by
                 cause
                 your
                 said
                 Orator
                 for
                 non
                 paiment
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 vi
                 l.
                 did
                 arrest
                 the
                 said
                 Priore
                 ,
                 he
                 hath
                 so
                 hainously
                 informed
                 the
                 Lord
                 Chancelour
                 against
                 your
                 Orator
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 will
                 onely
                 put
                 him
                 to
                 shewertie
                 ,
                 making
                 the
                 premisses
                 a
                 hainous
                 Robbery
                 ,
                 saying
                 openly
                 that
                 your
                 Orator
                 is
                 worthy
                 to
                 be
                 hanged
                 but
                 also
                 will
                 by
                 his
                 high
                 authoritie
                 ,
                 compell
                 your
                 Orator
                 to
                 repay
                 agen
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Priore
                 the
                 some
                 of
                 xxx
                 l.
                 vnlesse
                 your
                 most
                 charetable
                 goodnesse
                 bee
                 therein
                 otherwise
                 shewed
                 .
                 It
                 may
                 therefore
                 plese
                 your
                 good
                 Mastershipe
                 of
                 your
                 abundant
                 goodnesse
                 to
                 prouide
                 that
                 the
                 premeses
                 may
                 be
                 duly
                 examined
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 equitie
                 ;
                 for
                 this
                 is
                 the
                 very
                 and
                 
                 hole
                 truth
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 .
                 And
                 your
                 seid
                 Oratore
                 shall
                 prey
                 to
                 God
                 for
                 your
                 honor
                 and
                 preseruation
                 long
                 to
                 endure
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     By
                     your
                     humble
                     Oratore
                     to
                     his
                     power
                     during
                     his
                     life
                     ,
                  
                   Iohn
                   Bartelote
                   .
                
              
            
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Katherines
             by
             the
             Tower
             :
          
           
             
             This
             was
             the
             Church
             belonging
             to
             the
             Hospitall
             ,
             dedicated
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             Saint
             Katherine
             ,
             founded
             by
             Queene
             Maud
             ,
             the
             wife
             of
             King
             Stephen
             ,
             and
             much
             augmented
             by
             Eleanor
             the
             wife
             of
             King
             Edward
             the
             first
             ,
             and
             Philip
             wife
             to
             King
             Edward
             the
             third
             ,
             who
             left
             to
             it
             sufficient
             liuelihood
             :
             for
             a
             Master
             ,
             3
             Brethren
             ,
             Chaplaines
             ,
             and
             3
             Sisters
             ,
             tenne
             poore
             women
             ,
             and
             sixe
             poore
             Clarkes
             .
             This
             house
             was
             valued
             at
             the
             generall
             suppression
             ,
             at
             315
             l.
             14
             s.
             2
             d.
             
               per
               annum
            
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             vnder
             an
             Ancient
             monument
             ●ouly
             defaced
             ,
             lieth
             entombed
             the
             body
             of
             
               Iohn
               Holland
            
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Exceter
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Huntington
             ,
             and
             of
             Iuory
             in
             Normandy
             ,
             Lord
             of
             Sparre
             ,
             Admirall
             of
             England
             ,
             Ireland
             ,
             and
             Aquitaine
             ,
             Lieuetenant
             Generall
             of
             the
             Duchie
             of
             Aquitaine
             ,
             Fellow
             of
             the
             honourable
             order
             of
             the
             Garter
             ,
             and
             Constable
             of
             the
             Tower
             of
             London
             ,
             as
             he
             writ
             in
             his
             stile
             ;
             
             when
             Henry
             the
             fift
             ,
             in
             the
             fift
             of
             his
             raigne
             ,
             was
             to
             goe
             ouer
             into
             Normandy
             ,
             this
             puissant
             
               Iohn
               Holland
            
             ,
             as
             then
             but
             Earle
             of
             Huntington
             ,
             was
             sent
             before
             to
             scoure
             the
             seas
             ,
             who
             meeting
             with
             nine
             Carrickes
             of
             Genoa
             ,
             which
             were
             going
             to
             aide
             the
             French
             King
             ,
             fought
             with
             them
             ,
             and
             sunke
             sixe
             of
             them
             ,
             and
             tooke
             the
             other
             three
             ,
             with
             great
             store
             of
             money
             and
             treasure
             ,
             and
             brought
             them
             ,
             with
             his
             prisoners
             ,
             to
             the
             King.
             This
             battaile
             was
             fought
             nere
             Harflew
             vpon
             the
             fall
             of
             the
             Riuer
             Seyne
             into
             the
             narrow
             seas
             ,
             of
             which
             an
             old
             versifier
             
               
                 
                   
                   They
                   faught
                   full
                   sore
                   ,
                   afore
                   the
                   water
                   of
                   Sayn
                   ,
                
                 
                   With
                   Carrickes
                   many
                   ,
                   well
                   stuffed
                   and
                   arayed
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   many
                   other
                   shippes
                   great
                   of
                   Hispayn
                   ,
                
                 
                   Barges
                   Balyngers
                   and
                   Galleys
                   vnfrayed
                   ,
                
                 
                   Whiche
                   proudly
                   came
                   vpon
                   our
                   Shippes
                   vnprayed
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   by
                   th'euen
                   their
                   sailes
                   aualed
                   were
                   set
                   ,
                
                 
                   Their
                   enemies
                   slaine
                   in
                   battayll
                   ,
                   and
                   sore
                   bet
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   And
                   many
                   dryent
                   ,
                   were
                   that
                   daye
                   in
                   the
                   Sea
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   as
                   our
                   flete
                   rode
                   there
                   then
                   alway
                   ,
                
                 
                   Vnto
                   the
                   feast
                   next
                   of
                   his
                   Natiuitee
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   Bodies
                   flete
                   among
                   our
                   Shippes
                   eche
                   daye
                   .
                
                 
                   Full
                   piteous
                   was
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   see
                   theim
                   ay
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   thousandes
                   were
                   twenty
                   ,
                   as
                   they
                   then
                   told
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   taken
                   were
                   in
                   that
                   same
                   batayll
                   bold
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
           
             This
             valiant
             braue
             Duke
             died
             full
             of
             yeares
             the
             fift
             of
             August
             ,
             in
             the
             25.
             yeere
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             sixt
             ,
             Anno
             1447.
             
          
           
             Here
             lye
             entombed
             by
             him
             ,
             his
             two
             wiues
             ;
             the
             first
             was
             Anne
             ,
             
             daughter
             of
             Edmund
             ,
             Earle
             Stafford
             by
             his
             wife
             Anne
             ,
             the
             heire
             of
             Thomas
             of
             Woodstocke
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Glocester
             ,
             by
             whom
             hee
             had
             issue
             ,
             Henry
             Duke
             of
             Exceter
             .
             She
             had
             bin
             formerly
             married
             vnto
             
               Edmund
               Mortimer
            
             Earle
             of
             March
             and
             Vlster
             .
             I
             cannot
             finde
             the
             time
             of
             her
             death
             .
          
           
             His
             second
             wife
             here
             entombed
             was
             also
             Anne
             ,
             
             daughter
             of
             
               Io.
               Mountague
            
             ,
             the
             third
             of
             that
             name
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Salisbury
             ,
             who
             formerly
             had
             bin
             twise
             married
             ,
             to
             Sir
             
               Richard
               Hanckford
            
             ,
             &
             to
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Fitz-Lewis
            
             Knights
             .
             She
             died
             the
             27
             of
             Nouember
             ,
             1457.
             
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             likewise
             entombed
             ,
             
             the
             body
             of
             Constance
             ,
             sister
             of
             the
             foresaid
             Iohn
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Exceter
             ,
             daughter
             of
             
               Iohn
               Holland
            
             ,
             first
             of
             that
             name
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Exceter
             ,
             married
             to
             Thomas
             Lord
             Mowbray
             ,
             (
             the
             sonne
             of
             Thomas
             ,
             who
             died
             in
             banishment
             )
             Duke
             of
             Norfolke
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Nottingham
             ,
             and
             Earle
             Marshall
             of
             England
             ,
             and
             remarried
             to
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Grey
            
             ,
             Lord
             Grey
             of
             Ruthin
             ;
             she
             died
             the
             sixteenth
             of
             Henry
             the
             sixt
             .
          
        
         
           
             New
             Abbey
             in
             East-Smithfield
             .
          
           
             Before
             the
             foundation
             of
             this
             Abbey
             ,
             
             there
             stood
             in
             the
             same
             place
             ,
             a
             little
             Chappell
             within
             a
             Coemitorie
             or
             Church-yard
             dedicated
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             God
             ,
             by
             
               Raph
               Stratford
            
             Bishop
             of
             London
             ,
             wherein
             were
             interred
             innumerable
             many
             of
             such
             persons
             as
             died
             in
             the
             first
             great
             Pestilence
             ,
             the
             23
             of
             King
             Edward
             the
             third
             .
             Now
             the
             said
             King
             liking
             well
             this
             plot
             of
             ground
             ,
             (
             and
             hauing
             before
             in
             a
             tempest
             on
             the
             sea
             ,
             and
             perill
             of
             drowning
             ,
             made
             a
             vow
             to
             build
             a
             Monastery
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             our
             Lady
             of
             Grace
             ,
             (
             if
             God
             would
             grant
             him
             grace
             to
             come
             safe
             to
             land
             )
             builded
             here
             a
             Monastery
             ,
             wherein
             he
             placed
             white
             Monkes
             of
             the
             Cistercian
             order
             ;
             
             which
             house
             at
             the
             generall
             suppression
             ,
             was
             valued
             at
             546
             l.
             10
             d.
             yearely
             .
             The
             Kings
             store-house
             for
             victuall
             ,
             and
             for
             baking
             of
             Biskets
             to
             serue
             his
             Maiesties
             Ships
             ,
             is
             built
             in
             the
             same
             place
             where
             this
             Abbey
             stood
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             Minories
             .
          
           
             Here
             was
             an
             Abbey
             of
             Nunnes
             ,
             
             of
             the
             order
             of
             Saint
             Clare
             ,
             founded
             by
             Blanch
             ,
             Queene
             of
             Nauarre
             ,
             and
             her
             husband
             Edmund
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Lancaster
             ,
             Leicester
             ,
             and
             Darby
             ,
             brother
             to
             King
             Edward
             the
             first
             ,
             in
             the
             yeere
             1293.
             
             This
             house
             was
             valued
             to
             dispend
             yeerely
             418
             l.
             8
             s.
             5
             d.
             and
             was
             surrendred
             by
             Dame
             
               Elizabeth
               Sauage
            
             ,
             the
             last
             Abbesse
             there
             ,
             vnto
             King
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             in
             the
             30
             of
             his
             raigne
             .
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Botolphs
             Algate
             .
          
           
             In
             this
             Church
             ouer
             a
             vault
             ,
             is
             a
             faire
             tombe
             of
             Alabaster
             ,
             curiously
             wrought
             ,
             hauing
             these
             lines
             following
             engrauen
             thereon
             .
          
           
           
             
             Here
             lyeth
             Thomas
             Lord
             Darcy
             ,
             of
             the
             north
             ,
             and
             sometime
             of
             the
             order
             of
             the
             Garter
             .
             Sir
             
               Nicholas
               Carew
            
             knight
             ,
             sometime
             of
             the
             Garter
             ;
             Lady
             
               Elizabeth
               Carew
            
             daughter
             to
             Sir
             
               Francis
               Brian
            
             Knight
             ,
             and
             Sir
             
               Arthur
               Darcy
            
             Knight
             ,
             yonger
             sonne
             to
             the
             aboue
             named
             Lord
             Darcy
             ,
             and
             Lady
             Mary
             his
             deare
             wife
             ,
             daughter
             to
             Sir
             
               Nicholas
               Carew
            
             ,
             knight
             ,
             who
             had
             ten
             sonnes
             and
             fiue
             daughters
             :
             Here
             lye
             
               Charles
               ,
               William
            
             and
             
               Philip
               ,
               Mary
            
             and
             Vrsula
             ,
             sonnes
             and
             daughters
             to
             the
             said
             Sir
             Arthur
             and
             Mary
             his
             wife
             :
             whose
             soules
             God
             take
             to
             his
             infinite
             mercy
             ,
             Amen
             .
          
           
             This
             Thomas
             Lord
             Darcy
             ,
             and
             Sir
             
               Nicholas
               Carew
            
             ,
             (
             who
             was
             also
             master
             of
             the
             Kings
             Horse
             )
             were
             both
             beheaded
             on
             the
             Tower
             hill
             ;
             
             the
             first
             because
             he
             was
             one
             (
             howsoeuer
             constrained
             thereunto
             by
             the
             Rebels
             )
             of
             the
             commotion
             in
             Yorkeshire
             ,
             Anno
             1536.
             the
             second
             ,
             for
             being
             of
             councell
             with
             Henry
             ,
             Marquesse
             of
             Exceter
             ,
             and
             
               Henry
               Poole
            
             Lord
             Mountague
             ,
             who
             were
             indighted
             ,
             and
             found
             guilty
             of
             high
             Treason
             ,
             for
             deuising
             to
             maintaine
             ,
             promote
             ,
             
             and
             aduance
             ,
             one
             
               Reginald
               Poole
            
             late
             Deane
             of
             Exceter
             ,
             enemie
             to
             the
             King
             ,
             beyond
             the
             sea
             ,
             and
             to
             depriue
             the
             King
             ,
             Anno
             1539.
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Arthur
               Darcy
            
             here
             mentioned
             ,
             was
             first
             buried
             in
             the
             new
             Abbey
             of
             Eastminster
             ,
             wherein
             he
             deceased
             ;
             Sir
             
               Edward
               Darcy
            
             knight
             ,
             sonne
             of
             Sir
             Arthur
             ,
             lieth
             with
             his
             noble
             Ancestors
             in
             the
             same
             vault
             ;
             but
             hee
             died
             but
             lately
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Iohannes
               Epis
               Bathon
               &
               Wellensis
               ,
               qui
               cum
               plures
               insignes
               Legationes
               ....
               tandem
               obijt
               in
               Legatione
               Cleuensis
               ....
               Ianuar.
               M.
               ccccc.xl
               .
               cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               Altisimus
               .
            
          
           
             
             This
             
               Iohn
               Clerke
            
             ,
             Doctor
             of
             Diuinitie
             and
             master
             of
             the
             Rolls
             ,
             was
             brought
             vp
             in
             Cambridge
             ,
             and
             consecrated
             to
             his
             Bishopricke
             ,
             the
             yeare
             1523.
             
             A
             man
             much
             imploy'd
             in
             Ambassages
             .
             He
             died
             as
             before
             ,
             and
             was
             first
             buried
             in
             the
             Minories
             ,
             being
             poysoned
             (
             as
             it
             was
             supposed
             )
             in
             Germany
             ,
             when
             he
             went
             Embassadour
             to
             the
             Duke
             of
             Cleue
             ,
             to
             render
             a
             reason
             of
             the
             Kings
             diuorce
             from
             the
             Lady
             Anne
             of
             Cleue
             his
             sister
             .
          
           
             
             King
             Edgar
             established
             here
             without
             Aldgate
             a
             Knightengield
             or
             Confrery
             ,
             for
             thirteene
             knights
             or
             souldiers
             of
             good
             desert
             to
             him
             and
             the
             realme
             :
             the
             like
             by
             supposition
             saith
             Verstegan
             ,
             was
             in
             Knight-riders
             street
             ,
             being
             the
             place
             where
             the
             residence
             or
             meeting
             of
             such
             Knights-riders
             with
             the
             King
             might
             be
             kept
             .
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Mary
             Bethlem
             .
          
           
             
             This
             Hospitall
             of
             Saint
             Mary
             of
             Bethlem
             ,
             was
             founded
             by
             
               Simon
               Fitz-Mary
            
             ,
             one
             of
             the
             Sheriffes
             of
             London
             ,
             in
             the
             yeere
             1246.
             
             He
             founded
             it
             to
             haue
             beene
             a
             Priorie
             of
             Canons
             ,
             with
             Brethren
             and
             Sisters
             ;
             it
             is
             now
             an
             Hospitall
             for
             distracted
             people
             ,
             who
             are
             here
             receiued
             and
             kept
             ,
             yet
             not
             without
             charges
             to
             their
             kindred
             ,
             or
             friends
             :
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Mary
             Spitle
             .
          
           
             This
             Hospitall
             was
             founded
             by
             
               Walter
               Brune
            
             Mercer
             ,
             and
             Sheriffe
             of
             
             London
             ,
             
             and
             Rosia
             his
             wife
             ,
             A.D.
             
             1235.
             it
             was
             dedicated
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             Iesus
             Christ
             ,
             and
             his
             mother
             the
             perpetuall
             Virgine
             Mary
             ,
             by
             the
             name
             of
             
               Domus
               Dei
            
             ,
             and
             
               Beate
               Marie
               ,
               extra
            
             Bishopsgate
             .
             This
             Hospitall
             surrendred
             to
             king
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             was
             valued
             to
             dispend
             478.
             l.
             6.
             s.
             8.
             d.
             wherein
             were
             found
             ,
             besides
             ornaments
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             and
             other
             goods
             pertaining
             to
             the
             Hospitall
             ,
             one
             hundred
             and
             fourescore
             Beds
             well
             furnished
             for
             receipt
             of
             the
             poore
             .
             This
             place
             is
             now
             best
             knowne
             by
             the
             Sermons
             there
             preached
             on
             Monday
             ,
             Tuesday
             ,
             and
             Wednesday
             in
             Easter
             weeke
             .
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             
               Leonards
               Shordich
            
             .
          
           
             So
             called
             of
             the
             Sordiches
             Lords
             thereof
             :
             
             one
             of
             which
             familie
             ,
             namely
             ,
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Sordich
            
             knight
             ,
             flourished
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             king
             Edward
             the
             third
             ;
             as
             appeares
             by
             this
             deed
             of
             grant
             to
             his
             Chaplaine
             
               William
               Croston
            
             ,
             here
             resident
             .
          
           
             
               Sciant
               ,
               &c.
               nos
               Ioh.
               de
               Sordich
               Miles
               et
               Elena
               vxor
               mea
               ,
               et
               Nicholaus
               de
               Sordich
               dedimus
               Will.
               de
               Crostone
               Capellano
               ,
               omnia
               illa
               Red.
               terr
               .
               que
               habuimus
               in
               Hackney
               ,
               tam
               in
               Dominio
               quam
               in
               Seruitio
               ,
               &c.
               
               Ann.
               Reg.
               Regis
               Edwardi
               tertij
               duodecimo
               .
            
             This
             knight
             serued
             in
             the
             warres
             vnder
             Ed.
             the
             third
             in
             France
             ;
             and
             is
             remembred
             in
             our
             Annals
             ,
             Ann.
             14.
             
             Ed.
             3.
             
          
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               animabus
               Humfredi
               Starky
               militis
               ,
            
             
             
               nuper
               capitalis
               Baronis
               de
               Scaccario
               Domini
               Regis
               Henrici
               septimi
               et
               Isabelle
               vxoris
               eius
               ,
               et
               omnium
               amicorum
               suorum
               ,
               quorum
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             
               ......
               Erlington
               modo
               miles
            
             
               Et
               Margareta
               coniux
               .......
               
            
             
               ................
            
             
               Sit
               pietate
               dei
               vita
               perhennis
               ei
            
             
               M.
               C.
               quater
               x
               semel
               .........
            
          
           
             Vnder
             this
             defaced
             Monument
             ,
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Erlington
            
             knight
             ,
             with
             Margaret
             his
             wife
             ,
             daughter
             and
             heire
             to
             Thomas
             Lord
             Itchingham
             ,
             widow
             to
             
               William
               Blount
            
             ,
             sonne
             and
             heire
             to
             
               Walter
               Blount
            
             ,
             the
             first
             Lord
             Mountioy
             ,
             lye
             entombed
             .
          
           
             In
             this
             Church
             diuers
             honourable
             persons
             lie
             buried
             ,
             of
             whom
             (
             because
             they
             dyed
             but
             in
             these
             later
             dayes
             )
             I
             shall
             speake
             hereafter
             .
             The
             plates
             with
             the
             Inscriptions
             of
             such
             Monuments
             as
             were
             of
             more
             Antiquitie
             ,
             were
             all
             taken
             away
             for
             couetousnesse
             of
             the
             brasse
             ,
             by
             one
             Doctor
             Hanmer
             (
             as
             I
             haue
             it
             by
             relation
             of
             the
             Inhabitants
             )
             Vicar
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             which
             he
             conuerted
             into
             coine
             ,
             and
             presently
             after
             (
             ashamed
             belike
             of
             such
             a
             detestable
             act
             )
             went
             ouer
             into
             Ireland
             ,
             and
             there
             ignominiously
             ended
             his
             dayes
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             Priory
             of
             Holywell
             .
          
           
             This
             was
             an
             house
             of
             blacke
             Nunnes
             ,
             
             anciently
             founded
             by
             a
             Bishop
             of
             London
             ,
             and
             consecrated
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             God
             ,
             S.
             
               Iohn
               Baptist.
               Stephen
               Grauesend
            
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             this
             Diocesse
             ,
             about
             the
             yeare
             1318.
             was
             hereunto
             a
             great
             benefactour
             .
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Louell
            
             knight
             of
             the
             Garter
             ,
             in
             the
             raignes
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             seuenth
             ,
             and
             of
             Henry
             the
             eighth
             ,
             with
             whom
             hee
             was
             of
             
             Councell
             ,
             was
             another
             benefactor
             ,
             not
             onely
             in
             building
             a
             beautifull
             Chappell
             ,
             wherein
             his
             body
             was
             interred
             ,
             but
             in
             many
             other
             goodly
             buildings
             ,
             and
             endowing
             the
             same
             with
             lands
             .
             In
             most
             of
             the
             glasse
             windowes
             of
             this
             house
             ,
             these
             two
             verses
             following
             (
             not
             long
             since
             to
             be
             read
             )
             were
             curiously
             painted
             :
             
             
               
                 Al
                 the
                 Nunnes
                 in
                 Holywel
                 ,
              
               
                 Pray
                 for
                 the
                 soul
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Louel
                
                 .
              
            
          
           
             He
             died
             the
             25.
             of
             May
             at
             Endfield
             ,
             Ann.
             1524.
             
          
           
             This
             Priory
             was
             valued
             at
             the
             suppression
             ,
             to
             haue
             of
             Lands
             two
             hundred
             ninetie
             three
             pounds
             ten
             shillings
             three
             pence
             by
             yeare
             ,
             which
             with
             the
             house
             were
             surrendred
             ,
             Ann.
             1539.
             the
             one
             and
             thirtieth
             of
             Henry
             the
             eight
             .
          
           
             
             I
             finde
             in
             a
             pedegree
             of
             the
             right
             noble
             Lord
             Francis
             ,
             now
             Earle
             of
             Rutland
             ,
             that
             Sir
             
               George
               Mannors
            
             knight
             ,
             Lord
             Ros
             of
             Hamlake
             ,
             being
             with
             King
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             at
             the
             siege
             of
             Turney
             and
             Turwine
             ,
             there
             tooke
             a
             grieuous
             sicknesse
             ,
             whereupon
             he
             languished
             ,
             in
             the
             same
             yeare
             of
             this
             their
             expedition
             into
             France
             ;
             which
             was
             
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1513.
             
             And
             according
             to
             his
             will
             was
             here
             entombed
             in
             the
             Chappell
             ,
             and
             neare
             to
             the
             high
             Altar
             of
             this
             Priory
             .
          
           
             This
             Sir
             
               George
               Mannors
            
             was
             the
             eldest
             sonne
             of
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Mannors
            
             knight
             ,
             by
             Eleanor
             his
             wife
             ,
             the
             daughter
             and
             heire
             of
             Thomas
             Lord
             Ros
             of
             Hamlake
             :
             hee
             married
             Anne
             (
             the
             daughter
             and
             heire
             of
             Sir
             Thomas
             ,
             Saint
             Leoger
             ,
             or
             Sellinger
             knight
             ,
             begotten
             of
             his
             wife
             Anne
             ,
             Duchesse
             of
             Exceter
             ,
             sister
             to
             king
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             )
             by
             whom
             he
             had
             issue
             ,
             
               Thomas
               Mannors
            
             knight
             of
             the
             Garter
             ,
             Lord
             Ros
             of
             Hamelake
             ,
             Belvoir
             ,
             and
             Trusbut
             ,
             and
             Earle
             of
             Rutland
             ,
             the
             first
             of
             that
             Surname
             .
             As
             also
             
               Oliuer
               ,
               Anthony
               ,
               Richard
               ,
               Iohn
               ,
               Elisabeth
               ,
               Katherine
               ,
               Eleanor
               ,
               Cicely
               ,
            
             or
             Sisley
             ,
             and
             Anne
             .
          
           
             This
             house
             ,
             with
             a
             circuite
             of
             ground
             thereunto
             adioyning
             ,
             tooke
             denomination
             of
             a
             certaine
             sweet
             ,
             wholesome
             and
             cleare
             fountaine
             ,
             or
             well
             ,
             within
             the
             compasse
             thereof
             ;
             which
             for
             the
             vertue
             of
             the
             water
             was
             amongst
             the
             common
             people
             reputed
             and
             called
             holy
             .
             It
             is
             now
             decayed
             ,
             and
             indeed
             quite
             spoiled
             with
             soile
             ,
             dung
             ,
             and
             other
             filthinesse
             ,
             purposely
             there
             laid
             ,
             for
             the
             heighthening
             of
             the
             ground
             for
             garden
             plots
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             Priory
             of
             Clerkenwell
             .
          
           
             This
             Priory
             was
             likewise
             so
             called
             of
             a
             Well
             not
             farre
             from
             the
             West
             end
             of
             the
             Church
             of
             the
             said
             Priory
             .
             Which
             Well
             tooke
             name
             of
             the
             Parish
             Clarkes
             in
             London
             ,
             who
             of
             old
             time
             (
             saith
             Stow
             in
             his
             Suruay
             of
             the
             said
             Citie
             )
             were
             accustomed
             there
             yearely
             to
             assemble
             ,
             and
             to
             play
             some
             large
             history
             of
             holy
             Scripture
             .
          
           
             This
             Priory
             was
             founded
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             redemption
             ,
             one
             thousand
             one
             hundred
             ,
             or
             thereabouts
             ,
             by
             
               Iordan
               Briset
            
             ,
             a
             wealthy
             and
             deuout
             Baron
             ,
             the
             sonne
             of
             Rause
             ,
             the
             sonne
             of
             
               Brian
               Briset
            
             ,
             who
             gaue
             foureteene
             acres
             of
             ground
             lying
             in
             the
             field
             neare
             vnto
             the
             said
             Clarkes
             well
             ,
             to
             build
             thereupon
             an
             house
             for
             religious
             Votaries
             ,
             blacke
             Nunnes
             .
             Which
             donation
             I
             haue
             read
             depensild
             vpon
             a
             table
             in
             the
             Church
             ,
             which
             by
             the
             fall
             of
             the
             
             Steeple
             (
             which
             tooke
             downe
             with
             it
             a
             great
             part
             of
             the
             Church
             )
             was
             battered
             all
             to
             peeces
             .
             The
             said
             Iordan
             with
             Muriell
             his
             wife
             (
             for
             shee
             is
             set
             downe
             to
             be
             co-foundresse
             with
             him
             )
             dedicated
             this
             their
             sacred
             structure
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             the
             Assumption
             of
             the
             blessed
             Virgine
             Mary
             .
          
           
             
               Richard
               Beauveyes
            
             Bishop
             of
             London
             ,
             about
             the
             yeare
             1112.
             gaue
             certaine
             Lands
             at
             Muswell
             hill
             to
             the
             said
             Nunnery
             ,
             now
             in
             the
             possession
             of
             Sir
             
               Nicholas
               Roe
            
             knight
             ,
             
             confirmed
             by
             the
             Cartulary
             of
             king
             Stephen
             ;
             as
             it
             is
             in
             the
             Lieger
             booke
             of
             the
             said
             house
             .
             
               Sciatis
               me
               confirmasse
               ,
               &c.
               locum
               suum
               ,
               &c.
               et
               quicquid
               Ricardus
               Episcopus
               London
               et
               Iordanus
               fil●us
               Bricij
               ,
               et
               alij
               Barones
               mei
               rationabiliter
               in
               Elemosinam
               dederunt
               .
               Henry
            
             the
             second
             ,
             he
             confirmes
             the
             scite
             of
             the
             house
             and
             land
             thereunto
             adioyning
             ,
             thus
             .
             
               Sciatis
               me
               concessisse
               ,
               &c.
               Ecclesie
               beate
               Marie
               de
               fonte
               Clericorum
               ,
               et
               Monialibus
               ibidem
               deo
               seruientibus
               omnia
               subscripta
               ,
               &c.
               scilicet
               ex
               dono
               Iordanis
               de
               Briseta
               et
               Murielis
               vxoris
               eius
               locum
               in
               quo
               habitant
               ,
               infra
               ambitum
               muri
               earum
               ,
               et
               terram
               quam
               extra
               habent
               circa
               muros
               earum
               in
               eodem
               campo
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             The
             names
             of
             the
             Prioresses
             of
             this
             house
             from
             the
             foundation
             vnto
             the
             dissolution
             ,
             as
             they
             are
             set
             downe
             in
             the
             same
             booke
             ,
             were
             these
             .
             First
             Christiana
             .
             2.
             
             Ermegard
             .
             3.
             
             Hawisia
             .
             4.
             
             Eleonora
             .
             5.
             
             Alesia
             .
             6.
             
             Cecilia
             .
             7.
             
             
               Margerie
               Whatvile
            
             .
             8.
             
             Isabell.
             9.
             
             
               Alice
               Oxeney
            
             .
             10.
             
             
               Amice
               Marcy
            
             .
             11
             
               Denys
               Bras
            
             .
             12.
             
             
               Margery
               Bray
            
             .
             13.
             
             
               Ioan
               Lewkenor
            
             .
             14.
             
             
               Ioan
               Fulham
            
             .
             15.
             
             
               Katherine
               Braybroke
            
             .
             16.
             
             
               Luce
               Attewood
            
             .
             17.
             
             
               Ioan
               Viene
            
             .
             18.
             
             
               Margaret
               Bakwell
            
             .
             19.
             
             
               Isabell
               Wentworth
            
             .
             20.
             
             
               Margaret
               Bull.
            
             21.
             
             
               Agnes
               Clifford
            
             .
             22.
             
             
               Katherine
               Greene.
            
             23.
             
             
               Isabell
               Hussey
            
             .
             And
             the
             last
             Lady
             Prioresse
             of
             this
             house
             was
             
               Isabell
               Sackvile
            
             ,
             of
             the
             right
             honourable
             Familie
             of
             the
             Sackviles
             ,
             the
             Ancestors
             of
             Sir
             
               Edward
               Sackvile
            
             ,
             now
             Baron
             of
             Buckhurst
             ,
             and
             Earle
             of
             Dorset
             .
             She
             lieth
             buried
             vnder
             a
             marble
             stone
             in
             the
             Church
             of
             the
             Nunnery
             neare
             vnto
             the
             high
             Altar
             ,
             whereupon
             this
             Inscription
             ,
             or
             Epitaph
             ,
             is
             engrauen
             in
             brasse
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Isabella
               Sackvile
            
             ,
             
             
               quae
               fuit
               Priorissa
               nuper
               Prioratus
               de
               Clerkenwel
               ,
               tempore
               dissolutionis
               eiusdem
               Prioratus
               ,
               quae
               fuit
            
             21.
             
             
               Octobris
               ,
               Ann.
               Dom.
               Millesimo
               quingentesimo
               septuagesimo
               :
               et
               Ann.
               Reg.
               Regin
               .
               Elisab
               .
               Dei
               gra
               .
               &c.
               duodecimo
               .
            
          
           
             She
             made
             her
             last
             Will
             and
             Testament
             (
             as
             I
             finde
             it
             in
             the
             Prerogatiue
             office
             )
             the
             nineteenth
             day
             of
             February
             ,
             in
             the
             said
             twelfth
             yeare
             of
             Queene
             Elizabeth
             ,
             wherein
             she
             bequeathes
             her
             body
             to
             be
             buried
             in
             Clarkenwell
             Church
             ,
             and
             ordaines
             the
             right
             honourable
             the
             Lord
             of
             Buckhurst
             her
             Cosin
             ,
             the
             ouerseer
             of
             this
             her
             Will
             ,
             if
             it
             shall
             please
             his
             Lordship
             to
             take
             the
             paines
             :
          
           
             She
             liued
             many
             yeares
             in
             the
             various
             dayes
             of
             diuers
             Princes
             :
             for
             I
             finde
             in
             the
             pedegree
             of
             the
             Earle
             of
             Dorset
             ,
             that
             one
             
               William
               Sackevyle
            
             ,
             by
             his
             Will
             and
             Testament
             ,
             dated
             the
             tenth
             day
             of
             August
             ,
             in
             the
             21.
             yeare
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             seuenth
             ,
             gaue
             to
             his
             Neece
             
               Isabell
               Sackvyle
            
             a
             certaine
             Legacie
             ,
             she
             being
             as
             then
             a
             Nunne
             in
             the
             Priory
             of
             Clerkenwell
             .
          
           
             
               Iordan
               Briset
            
             the
             foresaid
             Founder
             ,
             
             died
             the
             17.
             of
             September
             ,
             about
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             Lord
             ,
             1124.
             and
             Muriell
             his
             wife
             ,
             the
             first
             of
             May
             next
             following
             :
             they
             were
             buried
             both
             together
             in
             the
             Chapter-house
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             now
             called
             the
             old
             Vestrie
             .
          
           
           
             In
             the
             〈…〉
             the
             Chancell
             is
             a
             faire
             marble
             Tombe
             ,
             with
             the
             〈◊〉
             of
             a
             dead
             man
             lying
             vpon
             his
             shroud
             :
             
             the
             most
             artificially
             cut
             ●n
             stone
             that
             euer
             man
             beheld
             ;
             all
             the
             plates
             of
             brasse
             are
             stolne
             away
             ,
             onely
             some
             few
             peeces
             remaining
             ,
             containing
             these
             words
             .
          
           
             
               .....
               Hospitalitate
               inclytus
               ,
               genere
               preclarus
               ......
            
             
               Hanc
               Vrnam
               offcij
               causa
               .......
            
             
               Ecce
               quem
               cernis
               tuo
               nomini
               semper
               deuotum
            
             
               Suscipe
               in
               sinum
               Virgo
               Maria
               tuum
               .
            
             
               Spes
               me
               non
               fallat
               quam
               in
               te
               semper
               habebam
            
             
               Virgo
               da
               facilem
               ..........
            
          
           
             This
             Monument
             was
             erected
             to
             the
             memory
             of
             Sir
             
               William
               Weston
            
             knight
             ,
             Lord
             Prior
             of
             Saint
             
               Iohns
               Ierusalem
            
             ,
             at
             the
             time
             of
             the
             dissolution
             of
             the
             said
             Priory
             ,
             to
             whom
             Henry
             the
             eight
             for
             his
             maintenance
             had
             allowed
             one
             thousand
             pound
             of
             yearely
             pension
             during
             his
             life
             .
             Of
             which
             summe
             he
             receiued
             neuer
             a
             penny
             :
             for
             so
             it
             fortuned
             ,
             that
             vpon
             the
             seuenth
             day
             of
             May
             ,
             1540.
             being
             Ascention
             day
             ,
             and
             the
             same
             day
             of
             the
             dissolution
             of
             the
             house
             ,
             he
             was
             dissolued
             by
             death
             ,
             which
             strooke
             him
             to
             the
             heart
             ,
             at
             the
             first
             time
             when
             he
             heard
             of
             the
             dissolution
             of
             his
             order
             .
          
           
             All
             the
             Funerall
             Monuments
             of
             Antiquitie
             in
             this
             Church
             (
             which
             were
             many
             )
             as
             you
             may
             reade
             in
             Stowes
             Suruay
             ,
             are
             quite
             defaced
             .
          
           
             This
             Priory
             was
             valued
             at
             the
             suppression
             to
             be
             possest
             of
             282.
             l.
             16.
             s.
             5.
             d.
             of
             yearely
             reuenues
             .
          
           
             Within
             the
             close
             of
             this
             Nunnery
             is
             a
             faire
             spatious
             house
             ,
             built
             of
             late
             by
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Challoner
            
             knight
             deceased
             :
             vpon
             the
             Frontispice
             whereof
             these
             verses
             were
             depensild
             ,
             now
             altogether
             obliterated
             .
          
           
             
               Casta
               fides
               superest
               ,
               velatae
               tecta
               sorores
            
             
               Ista
               relegatae
               desuruere
               licet
               :
            
             
               Nam
               venerandus
               Hymen
               hic
               vota
               ingalia
               seruat
            
             
               Vestalemque
               focum
               mente
               fouere
               studet
               .
            
          
           
             The
             Nunnery
             (
             now
             the
             inheritance
             of
             the
             right
             honourable
             Sir
             
               William
               Cauendish
            
             knight
             ,
             Lord
             Ogle
             ,
             Viscount
             Mansfield
             ,
             and
             Earle
             of
             Newcastle
             )
             being
             opposite
             to
             this
             new
             braue
             building
             ,
             ministred
             (
             belike
             )
             occasion
             and
             matter
             for
             the
             making
             of
             this
             said
             Inscription
             .
          
           
             This
             Hexamiter
             following
             is
             painted
             vnder
             a
             Sunne
             diall
             in
             the
             entrance
             vnto
             the
             Nunnery
             .
          
           
             
               Non
               aliter
               pereo
               species
               quam
               futilis
               Vmbrae
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             The
             Priory
             of
             S.
             Iohn
             of
             Ierusalem
             .
          
           
             
               Iordan
               Briset
            
             hauing
             first
             founded
             the
             Priory
             of
             Nunnes
             here
             by
             Clerkenwell
             ,
             as
             aforesaid
             ,
             bought
             of
             the
             said
             Nunnes
             ten
             Acres
             of
             ground
             ,
             giuing
             them
             for
             the
             said
             ten
             Acres
             ,
             twenty
             Acres
             of
             land
             in
             his
             Lordship
             of
             Willinghale
             ,
             or
             Wellinghall
             in
             Kent
             .
             Vpon
             which
             ground
             (
             lying
             neare
             vnto
             the
             said
             Priory
             )
             hee
             laid
             the
             foundation
             of
             a
             religious
             structure
             for
             the
             knights
             Hospitalers
             of
             S.
             Iohn
             of
             Ierusalem
             .
             These
             following
             are
             the
             words
             
             out
             of
             the
             Register
             booke
             of
             the
             Deedes
             of
             the
             said
             house
             ,
             written
             by
             one
             
               Iohn
               Stilling-fleete
            
             ,
             a
             brother
             of
             the
             house
             ,
             
               circa
               ann
            
             .
             1434.
             to
             the
             end
             that
             their
             benefactors
             names
             being
             knowne
             ,
             
             they
             may
             be
             daily
             remembred
             in
             their
             prayers
             .
          
           
             
               Iordanus
               Briset
               Baro
               tempore
               regis
               Hen.
               primi
               circa
               an
               .
               Dom.
            
             110.
             
               fundauit
               domum
               ac
               Hospitale
               S.
               Iohns
               de
               Clerkenwel
               :
               Hic
               etiam
               erat
               Fundator
               domus
               Monialium
               de
               Clerkenwel
               ,
               ac
               ab
               eis
               emit
               decem
               acras
               terre
               ,
               super
               quas
               dictum
               Hospitale
               ac
               domum
               fundauit
               :
               &
               pro
               illis
               decem
               acris
               terre
               ,
               dedit
               illis
               Monialibus
               viginti
               acras
               terre
               in
               Dominico
               suo
               de
               Willinghale
               in
               com
               .
               Cant.
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             In
             ye
             yere
             of
             Criste
             (
             as
             I
             haue
             the
             words
             out
             of
             an
             old
             Mss
             )
             1185.
             ye
             vj.
             Ides
             of
             Merche
             ,
             
             ye
             dominical
             lettre
             being
             F
             ,
             ye
             Chyrche
             of
             ye
             Hospitall
             of
             S
             :
             
               Iohns
               Ierusalem
            
             ,
             was
             dedicatyd
             to
             ye
             honor
             of
             S.
             
               Iohn
               Baptiste
            
             by
             ye
             worschypfull
             fader
             Araclius
             Patriarke
             ,
             of
             ye
             resurrection
             of
             Christe
             ,
             ye
             sam
             dey
             was
             dedycatyd
             ye
             hygh
             Altr●
             ,
             and
             ye
             Altre
             of
             S.
             Iohn
             Euangelist
             by
             ye
             sam
             Patryarke
             .
             The
             said
             Heraclius
             in
             the
             same
             yeare
             ,
             dedicated
             the
             Church
             of
             the
             new
             Temple
             ,
             as
             hereafter
             is
             spoken
             .
          
           
             Within
             a
             short
             time
             ,
             this
             Hospitall
             began
             to
             flourish
             ,
             for
             infinite
             were
             the
             donations
             of
             all
             sorts
             of
             people
             to
             this
             Fraternitie
             ,
             as
             in
             the
             Beadroul
             of
             their
             benefactors
             is
             specified
             ;
             but
             aboue
             all
             their
             Benefactors
             ,
             they
             held
             themselues
             most
             bound
             to
             
               Roger
               de
               Mowbray
            
             ,
             whose
             liberalitie
             to
             their
             order
             was
             so
             great
             ,
             that
             by
             a
             common
             consent
             in
             their
             chapiter
             ,
             they
             made
             a
             decree
             ,
             that
             himselfe
             might
             remit
             and
             pardon
             any
             of
             the
             Brotherhood
             whomsoeuer
             ,
             in
             case
             he
             had
             trespassed
             against
             any
             of
             the
             statutes
             and
             ordinances
             of
             their
             order
             ,
             confessing
             and
             acknowledging
             withall
             ,
             his
             offence
             and
             errour
             .
             And
             also
             the
             knights
             of
             this
             order
             granted
             ,
             in
             token
             of
             thankefulnesse
             to
             
               Iohn
               de
               Mowbray
            
             ,
             Lord
             of
             the
             Isle
             of
             Axholme
             ,
             the
             successour
             of
             the
             foresaid
             Roger
             ,
             that
             himselfe
             and
             his
             successours
             ,
             in
             euery
             of
             their
             couents
             &
             assemblies
             ,
             as
             well
             in
             England
             ,
             as
             beyond
             seas
             ,
             should
             be
             receiued
             &
             entertained
             alwaies
             in
             the
             second
             place
             next
             to
             the
             King.
             Thus
             through
             the
             bounty
             both
             of
             Princes
             &
             priuate
             persons
             ,
             they
             rose
             to
             so
             high
             an
             estate
             ,
             and
             great
             riches
             ,
             that
             after
             a
             sort
             (
             saith
             Camden
             )
             they
             wallowed
             in
             wealth
             ;
             
             for
             they
             had
             about
             the
             yeere
             of
             our
             Lord
             1240.
             within
             christendome
             ,
             nineteene
             thousand
             Lordships
             or
             Manours
             :
             like
             as
             the
             Templars
             nine
             thousand
             (
             the
             reuenewes
             and
             rents
             whereof
             fell
             afterwards
             also
             to
             these
             Hospitallers
             .
             )
             And
             this
             estate
             of
             theirs
             growne
             to
             so
             great
             an
             height
             ,
             made
             way
             for
             them
             to
             as
             great
             honours
             ;
             so
             as
             the
             Priore
             of
             this
             house
             was
             reputed
             the
             prime
             Baron
             of
             the
             land
             ,
             being
             able
             with
             fulnesse
             &
             abundance
             of
             all
             things
             to
             maintaine
             an
             honourable
             port
             .
             
             And
             thus
             they
             flourished
             for
             many
             yeeres
             in
             Lordly
             pompe
             ,
             vntill
             a
             Parliament
             begun
             the
             18.
             of
             April
             ,
             1540.
             
             Anno
             32.
             
             Henry
             8.
             their
             corporation
             was
             vtterly
             dissolued
             ,
             the
             King
             allowing
             to
             euery
             one
             of
             them
             ,
             onely
             a
             certaine
             annuall
             pension
             during
             their
             liues
             ;
             as
             you
             may
             reade
             in
             the
             Annals
             of
             England
             .
          
           
             The
             value
             of
             this
             foundation
             in
             the
             Kings
             bookes
             ,
             was
             3385
             l.
             19
             s.
             8
             d.
             of
             ancient
             yeerely
             rent
             .
          
           
             This
             Priory
             Church
             and
             house
             was
             preserued
             from
             spoile
             ,
             or
             downe
             pulling
             ,
             so
             long
             as
             Henry
             the
             8
             raigned
             ,
             but
             in
             the
             3
             of
             King
             Ed.
             the
             sixt
             ,
             the
             Church
             for
             the
             most
             part
             ,
             with
             the
             great
             Bell-tower
             (
             a
             most
             curious
             piece
             
             of
             workemanship
             ,
             grauen
             ,
             gilt
             and
             enameld
             ,
             to
             the
             great
             beautifying
             of
             the
             Citie
             ,
             saith
             Stow
             )
             was
             vndermined
             and
             blowne
             vp
             with
             Gun-powder
             ;
             the
             stone
             whereof
             was
             imployed
             in
             building
             of
             the
             Lord
             Protectors
             house
             in
             in
             the
             Strand
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             Charter-house
             .
          
           
             
             Sir
             
               Walter
               Manny
            
             Knight
             of
             the
             Garter
             ,
             Lord
             of
             the
             towne
             of
             Manny
             in
             the
             Dioces
             of
             Cambrey
             ,
             beyond
             the
             seas
             ;
             in
             that
             raging
             pestilence
             in
             the
             23
             of
             King
             Ed.
             the
             3.
             when
             Churches
             &
             Church-yards
             in
             London
             might
             not
             suffice
             to
             bury
             the
             dead
             ,
             purchased
             a
             piece
             of
             ground
             in
             this
             place
             called
             
               Spitle
               croft
            
             ,
             containing
             13
             acres
             and
             a
             Rodd
             ,
             and
             caused
             the
             same
             to
             bee
             enclosed
             for
             burials
             ,
             and
             dedicated
             by
             
               Raph
               Stratford
            
             Bishop
             of
             London
             ;
             in
             which
             place
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             same
             yeere
             ,
             more
             then
             50000
             persons
             were
             buried
             ,
             in
             regard
             of
             such
             a
             multitude
             here
             interred
             :
             he
             caused
             a
             Chappell
             here
             to
             be
             builded
             ,
             wherein
             Offerings
             were
             made
             ,
             and
             Masses
             said
             for
             the
             soules
             of
             so
             many
             Christians
             departed
             .
             And
             afterwards
             about
             the
             yeere
             1371.
             he
             caused
             here
             to
             be
             founded
             ,
             an
             house
             of
             Carthusian
             Monkes
             ,
             which
             he
             called
             the
             Salutation
             :
             which
             house
             at
             the
             dissolution
             ,
             was
             valued
             to
             be
             yeerely
             worth
             ,
             sixe
             hundred
             forty
             two
             pounds
             ,
             foure
             pence
             halfe
             penny
             .
          
           
             
             
               Iohn
               Stow
            
             saith
             ,
             that
             he
             had
             read
             this
             Inscription
             following
             ,
             fixed
             on
             a
             stone
             crosse
             ,
             sometime
             standing
             in
             the
             Charter-house
             Church
             yard
             .
          
           
             
               Anno
               Domini
               M.
               ccc.xl.ix
               .
               Regnante
               magna
               pestilentia
               ,
               consecratum
               fuit
               hoc
               Cemiterium
               ,
               in
               quo
               &
               infra
               septa
               presentis
               Monasterij
               ,
               sepulta
               fuerunt
               mortuorum
               Corpora
               ,
               plusquam
               quinquaginta
               millia
               ,
               preter
               alia
               multa
               abhinc
               vsque
               ad
               presens
               ,
               quorum
               animabus
               propitietur
               Deus
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             
             This
             inscription
             vpon
             the
             foresaid
             Stone
             Crosse
             ,
             as
             also
             the
             relation
             before
             ,
             was
             taken
             out
             from
             the
             words
             of
             his
             charter
             ,
             the
             substance
             whereof
             followeth
             .
          
           
             
               Walterus
               Dns.
               de
               Many
               ,
               &c.
               cum
               nuper
               pestilentia
               esset
               tam
               grandis
               &
               vi●lenta
               in
               ciuitate
               London
               quod
               Cemiteria
               Ecclesiae
               ciuitatis
               non
               possunt
               sufficere
               pro
               sepultura
               a
               personarum
               in
               eadem
               pestilentia
               discedentia
               ,
               nos
               moti
               pietate
               habentes
               respectum
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             Purchased
             13.
             acres
             of
             land
             without
             Smithfield
             Barres
             ,
             in
             a
             place
             called
             Spitle
             croft
             ,
             and
             now
             called
             new
             Church-Haw
             ,
             for
             the
             buriall
             of
             the
             persons
             aforesaid
             ,
             and
             haue
             caused
             the
             place
             to
             be
             blessed
             by
             Raph
             then
             Bishop
             of
             London
             :
             in
             which
             place
             ,
             
               plus
               quam
               Quinquaginta
               millia
               personarum
               de
               dicta
               pestilentia
               morientium
               sepulti
               fuere
               .
            
             And
             there
             for
             our
             Ladies
             sake
             wee
             founded
             a
             Chappel
             ,
             &
             of
             the
             holy
             order
             of
             the
             Cartusians
             ,
             made
             there
             a
             Monastery
             ,
             by
             consent
             of
             the
             Prior
             or
             Cartuse
             Maior
             in
             Sauoy
             ,
             &c.
             for
             the
             health
             of
             King
             Edward
             the
             third
             ,
             and
             Dame
             Margaret
             his
             wife
             :
             
               Hijs
               Testibus
               .
               Iohn
               Hastings
            
             of
             Penbroke
             ,
             
               Humfrey
               Bohun
            
             of
             Hereford
             :
             
               Edmund
               Mortymer
            
             of
             Mar●h
             ,
             and
             
               William
               de
               Monteacuto
            
             of
             Sarum
             ,
             Earles
             .
             
               Iohn
               de
               Barnes
            
             Maior
             of
             London
             ;
             
               William
               de
               Walworth
            
             ,
             and
             
               Robert
               de
               Gayton
            
             Sheriffes
             .
             
               Dat
               apud
               London
            
             20
             
               Martij
               ,
               Anno
               Regni
               Reg.
               Ed.
            
             3.45
             .
          
           
             
             Sir
             
               Walter
               Manny
            
             ,
             or
             
               de
               Manie
            
             ,
             the
             foresaid
             Founder
             ,
             was
             buried
             here
             in
             his
             owne
             Church
             ,
             who
             deceased
             in
             the
             same
             yeere
             that
             he
             laid
             his
             foundation
             ,
             
             137●
             .
             His
             death
             was
             much
             lamented
             ,
             by
             the
             King
             ,
             the
             Nobilitie
             ,
             and
             commons
             of
             all
             England
             ;
             for
             ,
             with
             singular
             commendations
             ,
             hee
             had
             for
             a
             long
             time
             serued
             vnder
             Edward
             the
             third
             in
             the
             French
             warres
             ,
             and
             was
             employed
             by
             him
             vpon
             seuerall
             Embasies
             ,
             and
             his
             truth
             and
             good
             councell
             was
             euer
             much
             auailable
             to
             the
             whole
             state
             of
             the
             kingdome
             .
             His
             obsequies
             were
             performed
             with
             great
             solemnity
             ;
             King
             Edward
             the
             third
             ,
             and
             all
             his
             children
             ,
             with
             the
             greatest
             Prelates
             ,
             and
             Lord
             Barons
             of
             the
             kingdome
             ,
             being
             there
             present
             .
             
             His
             wife
             Margaret
             ,
             was
             here
             entombed
             with
             him
             ;
             by
             whom
             he
             had
             issue
             ,
             
               Thomas
               Manye
            
             ,
             who
             in
             his
             youth
             was
             drowned
             in
             a
             Well
             at
             Detford
             in
             Kent
             ,
             and
             Anne
             ,
             then
             his
             onely
             daughter
             ,
             and
             heire
             ,
             married
             to
             Iohn
             ,
             Lord
             Hastings
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Penbroke
             :
          
           
             Margaret
             ,
             
             Lady
             Manye
             ,
             saith
             
               Iohn
               Stow
            
             ,
             here
             interred
             ,
             (
             yet
             the
             Catalogue
             of
             Honour
             will
             haue
             her
             to
             be
             buried
             in
             the
             Minories
             )
             died
             the
             24.
             of
             March
             ,
             1399.
             she
             was
             the
             onely
             daughter
             of
             Thomas
             of
             Brotherton
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Norfolke
             ,
             and
             Marshall
             of
             England
             ,
             second
             sonne
             of
             King
             Edward
             the
             first
             ,
             and
             her
             fathers
             onely
             heire
             after
             the
             death
             of
             her
             brother
             Edward
             ,
             which
             happened
             in
             the
             same
             yeare
             that
             his
             father
             departed
             the
             world
             .
             She
             was
             for
             the
             greatnesse
             of
             her
             birth
             ,
             her
             large
             reuenewes
             and
             wealth
             ,
             created
             Dutchesse
             of
             Norfolke
             for
             terme
             of
             life
             :
             she
             had
             beene
             first
             married
             to
             Iohn
             Lord
             Segraue
             ,
             
             and
             her
             last
             husband
             was
             the
             foresaid
             Sir
             
               Walter
               Manny
            
             .
          
           
             Here
             sometime
             was
             interred
             the
             body
             of
             
               Philip
               Morgan
            
             ,
             Doctor
             of
             Law
             ,
             
             Chancelour
             of
             Normandy
             ,
             and
             Bishop
             of
             Ely
             ;
             a
             very
             wise
             man
             ,
             who
             with
             great
             commendations
             gouerned
             that
             See
             nine
             yeeres
             sixe
             moneths
             ,
             and
             foure
             daies
             ,
             and
             departed
             this
             life
             at
             Bishops-Hatfield
             ,
             October
             25.
             1434.
             
          
           
             Many
             funerall
             monuments
             were
             in
             this
             Church
             ,
             
             as
             you
             may
             finde
             them
             mentioned
             in
             the
             Suruay
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             This
             religious
             house
             is
             now
             turned
             into
             an
             Hospitall
             ,
             consisting
             of
             a
             Master
             ,
             a
             Preacher
             ,
             a
             Free-Schoole
             with
             a
             Master
             and
             an
             Vsher
             ,
             fourescore
             decaied
             gentlemen
             Souldiers
             ,
             and
             forty
             schollers
             ,
             maintained
             with
             sufficient
             cloathing
             ,
             meate
             ,
             drinke
             ,
             lodging
             ,
             and
             wages
             ;
             besides
             Officers
             and
             Ministers
             to
             attend
             vpon
             them
             all
             ;
             so
             that
             the
             whole
             number
             now
             in
             the
             house
             with
             the
             attendants
             ,
             is
             one
             hundred
             and
             fourescore
             .
             The
             greatest
             gift
             that
             euer
             at
             any
             time
             in
             England
             ,
             no
             Abbey
             (
             at
             the
             first
             foundation
             thereof
             )
             excepted
             ,
             or
             therewith
             to
             bee
             compared
             ,
             being
             the
             gift
             of
             one
             man
             onely
             ,
             whose
             name
             was
             
               Thomas
               Sutton
            
             of
             Castle
             Campes
             ,
             in
             the
             County
             of
             Cambridge
             Esquire
             ,
             borne
             at
             Knaith
             in
             the
             County
             of
             Lincolne
             ,
             who
             liued
             to
             the
             age
             of
             79
             yeares
             ,
             and
             deceased
             the
             12.
             day
             of
             December
             ,
             1611.
             somewhat
             before
             this
             his
             famous
             Foundation
             was
             fully
             accomplished
             .
          
        
         
           
             Great
             Saint
             Bartholomewes
             .
          
           
             This
             Priorie
             was
             founded
             by
             one
             Rahere
             ,
             
             a
             pleasant
             conceited
             wittie
             gentleman
             ,
             and
             a
             Courtier
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             first
             ,
             which
             he
             dedicated
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             God
             and
             Saint
             Bartholomew
             ,
             and
             placed
             therein
             blacke
             Canons
             ,
             or
             Canons
             regular
             ;
             himselfe
             became
             their
             first
             Prior
             ;
             his
             foundation
             was
             confirmed
             in
             these
             words
             .
          
           
           
             
             
               Henricus
               Rex
               ,
               &c.
               Sciatis
               me
               concessisse
               ,
               &
               presenti
               carta
               me
               confirmasse
               ,
               Ecclesie
               beati
               Bartholomei
               London
               ,
               que
               est
               Dominica
               Capella
               mea
               ;
               et
               canonicis
               dominicis
               in
               ea
               Domino
               seruientibus
               ,
               quod
               sint
               ab
               omni
               subiectione
               &
               terrena
               seruitute
               liberi
               ;
               vt
               sic
               aliqua
               Ecclesia
               in
               tota
               Anglia
               magis
               libera
               ,
               &c.
               dat
               .
               per
               manum
               nostram
               apud
               Winton
               ,
            
             15
             
               Iunij
               ,
               Anno
               reg
            
             .
             37.
             
          
           
             Here
             he
             died
             ,
             and
             was
             here
             buried
             in
             a
             faire
             monument
             ,
             renewed
             by
             Prior
             Bolton
             ,
             
             which
             Bolton
             was
             the
             last
             Prior
             of
             this
             house
             ;
             a
             great
             builder
             and
             repairer
             of
             the
             Priorie
             ,
             and
             the
             Parish
             Church
             ,
             and
             of
             diuers
             lodgings
             belonging
             to
             the
             same
             :
             as
             also
             of
             new
             he
             builded
             the
             Mannor
             of
             Canonbury
             (
             now
             called
             Canbury
             )
             at
             Islington
             ,
             which
             belonged
             to
             the
             Canons
             of
             this
             house
             .
             This
             Bolton
             and
             the
             rest
             of
             his
             brethren
             were
             portraied
             vpon
             a
             Table
             sometimes
             hanging
             in
             this
             Church
             ,
             now
             it
             is
             in
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Cottons
            
             Librarie
             ,
             holding
             vp
             their
             hands
             to
             the
             Crucifixe
             ,
             vnder
             whom
             ,
             these
             verses
             were
             depensi●d
             .
          
           
             
               Gulielmo
               Bolton
               precibus
               succurrite
               vestris
            
             
               Qualis
               erat
               pater
               hic
               ,
               Domus
               hec
               ,
               &
               cetera
               monstrant
               .
            
          
           
             He
             died
             at
             his
             Parsonage
             house
             at
             Harrow
             vpon
             the
             hill
             (
             as
             I
             haue
             it
             by
             relation
             )
             the
             fourth
             of
             Edward
             the
             sixt
             ,
             and
             was
             there
             interred
             .
          
           
             He
             surrendred
             vp
             this
             his
             Priorie
             the
             30
             of
             Henry
             the
             8.
             which
             was
             then
             valued
             at
             757
             l.
             8
             s.
             4
             d.
             ob
             q.
             by
             yeere
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             sometime
             lay
             entombed
             the
             body
             of
             
               Roger
               Walden
            
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             London
             .
             Neuer
             had
             any
             man
             better
             experience
             of
             the
             variable
             vncertaintie
             of
             worldly
             felicity
             ,
             then
             he
             ;
             for
             from
             the
             estate
             of
             a
             very
             poore
             man
             ,
             he
             was
             suddenly
             raised
             to
             be
             Treasurer
             of
             England
             (
             hauing
             beene
             first
             Secretarie
             to
             the
             King
             ,
             
             Deane
             of
             Yorke
             ,
             and
             Treasurer
             of
             the
             towne
             of
             Calis
             )
             and
             then
             made
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             ;
             which
             honour
             he
             enioyed
             not
             past
             two
             yeares
             ,
             but
             was
             remoued
             from
             the
             same
             ,
             and
             forced
             to
             leade
             a
             priuate
             life
             a
             long
             time
             .
             At
             last
             being
             once
             more
             lift
             vp
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             this
             Bishopricke
             of
             London
             ;
             he
             left
             this
             present
             life
             within
             the
             compasse
             of
             the
             yeere
             following
             .
             Of
             this
             man
             thus
             writeth
             
               Thomas
               Walsingham
            
             ,
             who
             liued
             in
             those
             times
             ,
             and
             much
             what
             to
             the
             same
             effect
             .
             I
             will
             vse
             his
             owne
             language
             .
          
           
             
             Anno
             1406.
             
             
               Dominus
               Rogerus
               de
               Waldene
               debitum
               Naturae
               soluit
               ,
               qui
               varia
               fortuna
               vectus
               expertus
               est
               sub
               breui
               tempore
               .
            
          
           
             
               Quam
               sit
               inconstans
               ,
               incerta
               ,
               volubilis
               ipsa
               ,
            
             
               Errans
               ,
               instabilis
               ,
               vaga
               ,
               quae
               dum
               stare
               putatur
               ,
            
             
               Occidit
               ,
               et
               falso
               mutatur
               gaudia
               vultu
               .
            
          
           
             
               Nempe
               ex
               pauperculo
               factus
               est
               Regni
               Thesaurarius
            
             ;
             and
             so
             proceeds
             on
             forwards
             with
             his
             story
             .
             Vpon
             his
             monument
             this
             Epitaph
             was
             inlayd
             in
             brasse
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Rogerus
               de
               Walden
               Episcopus
               Londinens
               .
               qui
               cum
               in
               vtraque
               fortuna
               plurimū
               laborauit
               ex
               hac
               vita
               migrauit
               ,
            
             2
             
               die
               Nouem
               .
               an
               .
               dom
               .
            
             1406
             ,
             
               
                 Vir
                 ,
                 cultor
                 verus
                 Domini
                 ,
                 iacet
                 intra
                 Rogerus
              
               
                 Walden
                 :
                 Fortuna
                 cus
                 nunquam
                 steterat
                 vna
                 .
              
               
               
                 Nunc
                 requiem
                 tumuli
                 Deus
                 omnipotens
                 dedit
                 illi
                 ,
              
               
                 Gaudet
                 et
                 in
                 celis
                 plaudet
                 vbi
                 quisque
                 fidelis
                 .
              
            
          
           
             He
             denied
             his
             preferment
             to
             the
             Bishoppricke
             of
             London
             ,
             
             being
             preferred
             vnto
             him
             by
             the
             Pope
             ,
             saying
             ,
             that
             he
             would
             not
             accept
             of
             it
             from
             any
             but
             from
             the
             king
             .
             As
             I
             finde
             thus
             recorded
             in
             the
             Tower.
             
          
           
             
               Cum
               summus
               Pontifex
               nuper
               prouidisset
               Rogero
               Walden
               de
               Ecclesia
               Cathedral
               .
               London
               ,
               prefatus
               tamen
               Rogerus
               dominicum
               beneficium
               sine
               Regis
               assensu
               ,
               et
               licentia
               acceptare
               noluit
               ,
               nec
               vult
               ni
               presenti
               Rex
               concedit
               eidem
               Rogero
               licentiam
               quod
               ipse
               tanquam
               verus
               Pastor
               ,
               et
               Episcopus
               dicte
               Ecclesie
               Cathedralis
               eandem
               ecclesiam
               capere
               valeat
               et
               acceptare
               T.
               R.
               apud
               W.
            
             24.
             
             Iunij
             .
          
        
         
           
             Little
             Saint
             Bartholomewes
             .
          
           
             This
             Hospitall
             for
             the
             poore
             and
             diseased
             ,
             
             was
             founded
             by
             the
             forenamed
             Rahere
             Prior
             of
             great
             Saint
             Bartholomewes
             ,
             to
             be
             gouerned
             by
             a
             Master
             ,
             and
             eight
             Brethren
             ,
             being
             Priests
             for
             the
             Church
             :
             and
             foure
             Sisters
             ,
             to
             see
             the
             poore
             serued
             .
             It
             was
             valued
             at
             the
             suppression
             to
             305.
             l.
             6.
             s.
             7.
             d.
             yearely
             .
             The
             Church
             remaineth
             a
             Parish
             to
             the
             Tenants
             dwelling
             in
             the
             precinct
             of
             the
             Hospitall
             ;
             in
             which
             are
             many
             faire
             Funerall
             Monuments
             .
             Whose
             Inscriptions
             (
             or
             the
             most
             of
             them
             )
             are
             set
             downe
             in
             the
             Suruay
             of
             London
             ,
             these
             following
             onely
             omitted
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacent
               Thomas
               Malefant
               Miles
               Baro
               de
               Winwore
               ,
            
             
             
               et
               Dominus
               de
               S.
               George
               ,
               in
               Com.
               de
               Clamorgan
               ,
               et
               Dominus
               de
               Okneton
               et
               Pile
               ,
               in
               Com.
               de
               Penbroke
               in
               Wallia
               ,
               qui
               obijt
            
             8.
             
               die
               Maij
            
             1438.
             
               et
               Domina
               Margareta
               vxor
               eius
               ,
               filia
               Thome
               Asteley
               .
               Ar.
               Nep.
               de
               Domino
               de
               Asteley
               ,
               et
               Henricus
               ●ilius
               ●orundem
               Tho.
               et
               Margarete
               .
               Quorum
               animabus
               propitietur
               Altissimus
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             
               
                 The
                 xiiiic
                 yere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 seventy
                 and
                 three
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 Passyd
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Knyght
                
                 to
                 God
                 Almightie
                 ;
              
               
                 The
                 fiftenth
                 dey
                 of
                 Iuil
                 ;
                 Master
                 of
                 this
                 place
                 .
              
               
                 Iesu
                 for
                 his
                 mercy
                 reioyce
                 hym
                 with
                 his
                 grace
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 xiiiic
                 yere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 and
                 eight
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 Passyd
                 Sir
                 
                   Robart
                   Greuil
                
                 to
                 God
                 Almight
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 xii
                 dey
                 of
                 April
                 :
                 Broder
                 of
                 this
                 place
                 ,
              
               
                 Iesu
                 for
                 his
                 mercy
                 reioice
                 him
                 with
                 his
                 grace
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 
                   Philip
                   Lewis
                
                 restyth
                 vnder
                 yis
                 ston
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 Yat
                 in
                 Iun
                 deseisyd
                 the
                 dey
                 six
                 and
                 twenty
                 ,
              
               
                 Wyth
                 Agnes
                 hys
                 wyf
                 ,
                 yat
                 were
                 both
                 on
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 xiiiic
                 yere
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 and
                 seuen
                 and
                 fifty
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Subiacet
                 ecce
                 pede
                 Iohn
                 Stafford
                 mortis
                 in
                 ede
                 
              
               
                 Iustus
                 ,
                 deuotus
                 ,
                 discretus
                 ,
                 et
                 ad
                 pia
                 motus
                 :
              
               
                 Qui
                 bona
                 plura
                 loco
                 dum
                 vixit
                 contulit
                 isti
                 :
              
               
                 Mille
                 quater
                 centum
                 quater
                 et
                 sexto
                 quoque
                 Christi
                 ,
              
               
                 Luce
                 Nouemberis
                 deca
                 ter
                 ..........
              
               
                 Vt
                 sit
                 propitius
                 anime
                 Christus
                 precor
                 .
                 Amen
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           
           
             Saint
             Sepulchers
             .
          
           
             In
             this
             Church
             lyeth
             buried
             the
             body
             of
             that
             vnfortunate
             Lord
             ,
             
               Thomas
               Fi●es
            
             ,
             
             Baron
             Dacres
             of
             the
             South
             .
             Who
             was
             executed
             at
             Tiborne
             the
             29.
             of
             Iune
             ,
             1541.
             for
             that
             hee
             with
             others
             going
             to
             hunt
             in
             Master
             Pelhams
             Parke
             at
             Laughton
             in
             Sussex
             ,
             and
             meeting
             with
             some
             companie
             ,
             casually
             by
             the
             way
             ,
             with
             whom
             and
             his
             confederates
             ,
             ensued
             a
             quarrell
             :
             in
             which
             a
             priuate
             man
             ,
             
             one
             
               Iohn
               Busbrig
            
             was
             slaine
             by
             the
             said
             Lord
             ,
             or
             some
             of
             his
             associates
             ,
             which
             were
             
               Io.
               Mantell
               ,
               Io.
               Frouds
            
             ,
             and
             George
             (
             all
             three
             executed
             for
             the
             same
             fact
             at
             Saint
             
               Thomas
               Waterings
            
             )
             The
             death
             of
             this
             Lord
             was
             generally
             lamented
             ,
             being
             an
             hopefull
             gentleman
             of
             24.
             yeares
             of
             age
             .
             This
             happened
             in
             that
             bloudie
             yeare
             ,
             when
             Henry
             the
             eight
             vnsheathed
             his
             sword
             vpon
             the
             neckes
             of
             the
             Nobilitie
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             lieth
             the
             heart
             of
             
               Iohn
               Goodfellow
            
             ,
             for
             his
             sowl
             and
             al
             yat
             died
             wyth
             hym
             ,
             and
             al
             Christen
             sowls
             ,
             I
             prey
             yow
             for
             cherite
             sey
             a
             
               Pater
               Noster
            
             and
             an
             
               Ave
               Mary
            
             .
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Bridgets
             or
             Brides
             .
          
           
             
             Vndyr
             this
             ston
             
               William
               Weuer
            
             doth
             ly
          
           
             Cityzon
             ,
             and
             Elisabeth
             his
             wyf
             hym
             by
          
           
             He
             died
             the
             viii
             and
             she
             the
             vii
             dey
             of
             September
             ,
          
           
             Leuing
             
               Geffrey
               ,
               Mary
            
             ,
             and
             Ellin
             thar
             children
             as
             I
             remember
             ▪
          
           
             Who
             's
             sowls
             God
             receyve
             to
             fauor
             and
             pease
             ,
          
           
             Wyth
             Ioyes
             to
             lyve
             that
             neuyr
             sal
             cease
             .
             1409.
             
          
        
         
           
             The
             White
             Friers
             .
          
           
             
             These
             Friers
             were
             called
             
               Fratres
               beatae
               Mariae
               de
               monte
               Carmeli
               :
            
             first
             founded
             by
             Sir
             
               Richard
               Grey
            
             knight
             ,
             ancestor
             to
             the
             Lord
             Grey
             of
             Codnor
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             1241.
             
             King
             Edward
             the
             first
             gaue
             to
             the
             Prior
             and
             brethren
             of
             that
             house
             ,
             a
             plot
             of
             ground
             here
             in
             Fleetstreet
             ,
             whereupon
             to
             build
             their
             house
             :
             which
             was
             afterwards
             new
             builded
             by
             
               Hugh
               Courtney
            
             (
             the
             third
             of
             that
             Christian
             name
             Earle
             of
             Deuonshire
             )
             the
             yeare
             before
             he
             died
             ,
             which
             was
             Aun
             .
             1350.
             
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Knolles
            
             knight
             ,
             was
             a
             great
             builder
             here
             also
             ,
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             Richard
             the
             second
             ,
             
             and
             of
             Henry
             the
             fourth
             :
             who
             (
             being
             borne
             but
             of
             meane
             parentage
             in
             the
             County
             of
             Chester
             )
             was
             by
             his
             valiant
             behauiour
             aduanced
             from
             a
             common
             Souldier
             (
             in
             the
             French
             warres
             vnder
             Edward
             the
             third
             )
             to
             a
             great
             Commander
             ;
             and
             being
             sent
             Generall
             of
             an
             Armie
             into
             France
             ,
             in
             despite
             of
             their
             power
             ,
             he
             draue
             their
             people
             before
             him
             like
             Sheepe
             ,
             
             destroying
             Townes
             ,
             Castles
             ,
             and
             Cities
             ,
             in
             such
             a
             manner
             and
             number
             ,
             that
             long
             after
             in
             memory
             of
             this
             act
             ,
             the
             sharpe
             points
             and
             gable
             ends
             of
             ouerthrowne
             houses
             and
             Minsters
             ,
             were
             called
             Knolles
             Miters
             .
             After
             which
             minding
             to
             make
             himselfe
             as
             welbeloued
             of
             his
             countrey
             ,
             as
             he
             was
             feared
             of
             forraine
             nations
             ,
             hee
             built
             the
             goodly
             faire
             Bridge
             at
             Rochester
             ,
             
             ouer
             the
             Riuer
             of
             Medway
             ,
             with
             a
             Chappell
             and
             a
             Chantrie
             at
             the
             East
             end
             thereof
             .
             He
             founded
             a
             Colledge
             ,
             with
             an
             Hospitall
             adioyning
             thereunto
             ;
             in
             the
             Towne
             of
             Pontefract
             in
             Yorkeshire
             ,
             of
             which
             hereafter
             .
             He
             founded
             also
             an
             Hospitall
             in
             the
             Citie
             of
             Rome
             ,
             for
             entertainment
             of
             
             English
             trauellers
             ,
             or
             pilgrimes
             ,
             to
             that
             Citie
             ,
             in
             place
             where
             
               Thomas
               Becket
            
             ,
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             had
             builded
             a
             Chappell
             of
             the
             holy
             Trinity
             ,
             which
             to
             this
             day
             retaines
             the
             name
             ,
             and
             is
             a
             Seminarie
             for
             our
             English
             Fugitiues
             .
             He
             deceased
             at
             his
             Mannor
             of
             Scone
             Thorpe
             in
             Norfolke
             ,
             was
             brought
             to
             London
             ,
             and
             honourably
             buried
             by
             the
             Lady
             Constance
             his
             wife
             ,
             in
             the
             body
             of
             this
             Church
             ;
             which
             he
             had
             newly
             builded
             .
             Ann.
             1407.
             the
             15.
             of
             August
             .
             Of
             whom
             in
             his
             life
             ,
             saith
             Stow
             ,
             were
             made
             verses
             in
             Latine
             ,
             thus
             by
             him
             put
             into
             English.
             
          
           
             
               O
               
                 Robert
                 Knowles
              
               ,
               most
               worthy
               of
               Fame
               ,
            
             
               By
               thy
               Prowesse
               France
               was
               made
               tame
               .
            
             
               Thy
               manhood
               made
               the
               French
               to
               yeeld
               ,
            
             
               By
               dint
               of
               sword
               in
               towne
               and
               feeld
               .
            
          
           
             Here
             sometime
             lay
             entombed
             in
             a
             goodly
             Monument
             of
             Alabaster
             ,
             the
             body
             of
             
               Robert
               Mascall
            
             ,
             
             Bishop
             of
             Hereford
             ,
             a
             man
             for
             his
             good
             learning
             and
             good
             life
             admired
             ,
             and
             beloued
             of
             all
             men
             :
             He
             was
             often
             employed
             by
             Henry
             the
             fourth
             (
             to
             whom
             he
             was
             Confessor
             )
             vpon
             Embasies
             to
             forraine
             Princes
             ;
             and
             in
             the
             yeare
             1415.
             sent
             with
             two
             other
             Bishops
             to
             the
             Councell
             of
             Constance
             .
             Hee
             built
             the
             Quier
             ,
             Presbytery
             ,
             and
             Steeple
             of
             this
             Church
             ;
             and
             gaue
             many
             rich
             ornaments
             to
             this
             religious
             house
             ,
             wherein
             he
             died
             ,
             22.
             
             Decemb.
             1416.
             
          
           
             William
             Lord
             Montacute
             Earle
             of
             Salisbury
             ,
             
             and
             king
             of
             the
             Isle
             of
             Man
             ,
             was
             here
             entombed
             .
             Whose
             noble
             Acts
             (
             saith
             Walsingham
             )
             to
             write
             worthily
             were
             a
             commendable
             matter
             .
             He
             founded
             the
             Abbey
             of
             Bisham
             Montague
             in
             Barkshire
             ,
             and
             died
             at
             a
             Iusts
             and
             Turney
             at
             Windsore
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             1343.
             
          
           
             For
             the
             rest
             here
             interred
             ,
             I
             referre
             my
             Reader
             to
             the
             Suruay
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             This
             house
             was
             valued
             at
             26.
             l.
             7.
             s.
             3.
             d.
             and
             was
             surrendred
             the
             tenth
             of
             Nouember
             ,
             the
             30.
             of
             king
             Hen.
             the
             eight
             .
          
           
             Since
             the
             writing
             of
             the
             premisses
             ,
             
             I
             chanced
             to
             haue
             the
             perusall
             of
             a
             Manuscript
             ,
             penned
             in
             the
             praise
             of
             this
             religious
             Order
             ;
             out
             of
             which
             I
             collected
             diuers
             Epitaphs
             ,
             which
             in
             times
             past
             had
             beene
             engrauen
             vpon
             the
             Sepulchers
             of
             certaine
             Carmelites
             ,
             here
             in
             the
             Church
             of
             this
             Priory
             interred
             .
             And
             first
             ,
             
             I
             finde
             that
             
               Stephen
               Patrington
               ,
               vir
               omnibus
               praestantioribus
               animi
               dotibus
               ,
               omnibus
               virtutibus
               preditus
               ,
               et
               multiplici
               doctrinae
               varietate
               instructus
               ,
            
             was
             here
             buried
             in
             the
             body
             of
             the
             Quire.
             He
             was
             borne
             in
             the
             County
             of
             Yorke
             ,
             and
             brought
             vp
             in
             the
             Vniuersitie
             of
             Oxford
             ,
             where
             he
             proceeded
             Doctor
             of
             Diuinitie
             .
             He
             writ
             many
             learned
             bookes
             ,
             and
             was
             an
             admirable
             Preacher
             ,
             to
             whose
             Sermons
             alwayes
             came
             an
             incredible
             concurse
             of
             people
             ,
             saith
             Leland
             .
             Hee
             was
             for
             the
             space
             of
             fifteene
             yeares
             Prouinciall
             of
             the
             Carmelites
             :
             Confessor
             he
             was
             to
             king
             Henry
             the
             fourth
             ,
             and
             held
             of
             him
             in
             great
             estimation
             ,
             as
             also
             to
             his
             Queene
             ,
             and
             his
             eldest
             sonne
             Henry
             Prince
             of
             Wales
             ;
             who
             when
             he
             came
             to
             the
             Crowne
             ,
             preferred
             him
             to
             the
             Bishopricke
             of
             Saint
             Dauids
             in
             Wales
             .
             Being
             at
             the
             Councell
             of
             Constance
             ,
             he
             was
             ,
             by
             the
             Pope
             ,
             translated
             to
             Chichester
             ;
             not
             long
             after
             which
             he
             departed
             this
             world
             :
             and
             as
             it
             is
             in
             the
             Records
             in
             the
             Tower
             before
             his
             translation
             could
             be
             perfected
             :
             in
             the
             yeare
             1417.
             the
             22.
             
             of
             September
             .
             But
             I
             will
             come
             to
             the
             Inscription
             vpon
             his
             Tombe
             ,
             in
             verse
             and
             prose
             as
             followeth
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               Frater
               Stephanus
               de
               Patrington
               requiescit
               ,
            
             
               Nomine
               reque
               fuit
               norma
               ,
               corona
               ,
               Pater
               .
            
             
               Ens
               Carmelitis
               Rector
               Doctor
               Prior
               Anglis
               ;
            
             
               Confessor
               celebris
               Regis
               et
               ipse
               manens
               ,
            
             
               Henrici
               Quinti
               ,
               Meneuensis
               quoque
               Presul
            
             
               C●ristus
               in
               aureolam
               pillea
               mutet
               ei
               .
            
             
               .................
            
          
           
             
               Magister
               Frater
               Stephanus
               Patrington
               ,
               sacre
               Theologie
               venerabilis
               Doctor
               et
               Prior
               Prouincialis
               Fratrum
               Carmelitarum
               in
               Prouincia
               Anglie
               annis
               xv
               .
               Confessor
               Domini
               Regis
               Henrici
               quinti.
               Episcopus
               Meneuens
               .
               et
               Postulatus
               Cicestriens
               .
               obijt
               Londonijs
               in
               Conuentu
               .
               Ann.
               Dom.
               M.
               cccc.xvij.xxij
               .
               die
               Mens
               .
               Septembris
               .
            
          
           
             
               Hic
               varia
               scripsit
               opuscula
               vtilitati
               Studentium
               .
            
          
           
             
             Here
             somtime
             lay
             buried
             the
             bodie
             of
             
               Nicholas
               Kenton
            
             ;
             borne
             in
             Kenton
             a
             village
             in
             Suffolke
             ,
             about
             ten
             miles
             from
             Ipsewich
             ;
             he
             was
             matriculated
             and
             instructed
             in
             the
             rudiments
             of
             learning
             amongst
             the
             Carmelites
             at
             Ipswich
             .
             From
             whence
             he
             went
             to
             Cambridge
             ,
             where
             he
             attained
             to
             the
             full
             perfection
             of
             all
             solide
             discipline
             .
             In
             poesie
             and
             Rhetoricke
             hee
             was
             exquisitely
             well
             exercised
             ,
             an
             acute
             Philosopher
             he
             was
             ,
             and
             a
             singular
             diuine
             .
             He
             writ
             many
             learned
             Comments
             vpon
             sundrie
             places
             of
             the
             Scripture
             ;
             and
             many
             other
             workes
             mentioned
             by
             Bale
             ;
             He
             was
             Prouinciall
             of
             his
             order
             in
             England
             for
             the
             space
             of
             twelue
             yeares
             ;
             and
             had
             vnder
             his
             gouernment
             aboue
             a
             thousand
             and
             fiue
             hundred
             Carmelites
             .
             Hee
             desired
             ,
             not
             long
             before
             his
             death
             ,
             to
             giue
             ouer
             his
             Prouinciallship
             ,
             saying
             ,
             
               Se
               iam
               malle
               precibus
               et
               Deo
               liberè
               vacare
               ,
               quam
               praxi
               attendere
               ,
               parere
               potius
               deinceps
               velle
               quam
               preesse
               .
            
             Which
             was
             granted
             after
             much
             earnest
             suite
             made
             to
             all
             his
             Couents
             .
             He
             died
             in
             the
             Dormitorie
             of
             this
             house
             ,
             the
             fourth
             day
             of
             September
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             Lord
             ,
             1468.
             to
             whose
             honour
             this
             riming
             Epitaph
             was
             annexed
             to
             his
             funerall
             Monument
             .
          
           
             
               Kenton
               Doctoris
               Carmilite
               Nicholai
               ,
            
             
               Sic
               Peccatricis
               anime
               miserens
               Adonai
               .
            
             
               Carmeli
               gentis
               curam
               qui
               rexit
               in
               Anglis
            
             
               Ipsa
               bis
               senis
               fungens
               summus
               Prior
               annis
               .
            
             
               Huic
               sibi
               propitius
               veniam
               prestet
               pater
               almus
               ;
            
             
               Cuius
               spiramen
               scandens
               supra
               astra
               sit
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Iohn
               Miluerton
            
             ,
             a
             Carmelite
             Frier
             of
             Bristow
             ,
             was
             here
             entombed
             ;
             hee
             was
             Doctor
             of
             Diuinitie
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             Chaire
             ,
             in
             the
             Vniuersitie
             of
             Oxford
             ;
             from
             whence
             he
             was
             sent
             for
             to
             Paris
             ,
             by
             
               Iohn
               Sorethe
            
             the
             Prouinciall
             of
             his
             Order
             ,
             where
             by
             a
             generall
             Synode
             he
             was
             chosen
             Prouinciall
             of
             his
             order
             ,
             through
             England
             ,
             Scotland
             ,
             and
             Ireland
             .
             At
             length
             (
             because
             he
             defended
             such
             of
             his
             order
             as
             preached
             against
             endowments
             of
             the
             Church
             with
             temporall
             possessions
             )
             hee
             was
             brought
             into
             trouble
             ,
             committed
             to
             prison
             in
             Castle
             S.
             Angelo
             in
             Rome
             ,
             where
             he
             continued
             three
             yeares
             ,
             and
             at
             length
             was
             deliuered
             through
             certaine
             of
             the
             Cardinals
             ,
             that
             were
             appointed
             his
             
             iudges
             ;
             but
             in
             the
             meane
             time
             he
             lost
             the
             Bishopricke
             of
             Saint
             Dauids
             ,
             to
             which
             he
             was
             elected
             .
             He
             writ
             diuers
             learned
             workes
             before
             ,
             after
             ,
             and
             during
             the
             time
             of
             his
             imprisonment
             ,
             which
             are
             mentioned
             by
             Bale
             in
             his
             fift
             centurie
             .
             At
             the
             last
             ,
             full
             of
             yeeres
             and
             cares
             ,
             he
             here
             ended
             his
             life
             ,
             the
             last
             day
             saue
             one
             of
             Ianuary
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             redemption
             ,
             1486.
             and
             was
             buried
             in
             the
             Quire
             of
             this
             monasterie
             ,
             with
             these
             nicking
             Hexameters
             engrauen
             vpon
             his
             monument
             .
          
           
             
               Clauditur
               hic
               subtus
               prudens
               veri
               reserator
               ,
            
             
               Carmeli
               cultor
               ,
               Doctrine
               firmus
               amator
               .
            
             
               Rite
               Iohannes
               Oxoniensis
               in
               ordine
               Doctor
            
             
               Sic
               orthodoxe
               sidei
               validus
               releuator
               .
            
             
               Post
               Prouinquecialis
               vixit
               pluribus
               annis
               ,
            
             
               Mirifice
               crebro
               vexatus
               tempore
               dampnis
            
             
               Huic
               reus
               est
               sceleris
               annus
               magni
               tribulantis
               ,
            
             
               Gaudeat
               ob
               meritum
               constans
               robur
               patientis
               ,
            
             
               Ipsum
               turbauit
               vir
               fortis
               perniciose
               ,
            
             
               Tandem
               Catholice
               trusus
               superat
               speciose
               .
            
             
               Aureolam
               Deus
               vt
               det
               Myluerton
               numerose
               ,
            
             
               Optemus
               ,
               fuerat
               plexus
               licet
               inuidiose
               .
            
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Loneye
            
             Doctor
             of
             Diuinity
             ,
             
             and
             a
             Carmelite
             Frier
             ,
             was
             here
             interred
             in
             the
             cloister
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             to
             whose
             memory
             this
             distich
             was
             made
             .
          
           
             
               Clauditur
               hoc
               claustro
               Frater
               Loneye
               Iohannes
            
             
               Expertus
               mundo
               celo
               fruiturus
               vt
               heres
               .
            
          
           
             This
             Loney
             ,
             
             saith
             a
             late
             writer
             ,
             was
             
               vir
               acu●i
               ingenij
               ,
               magnae
               doctrinae
               ,
               multae
               lectionis
               ,
               boni
               zeli
               ,
               multae
               industriae
            
             :
             A
             man
             of
             an
             acute
             wit
             ,
             excellent
             doctrine
             ,
             much
             reading
             ,
             ardent
             deuotion
             ,
             great
             industrie
             .
             Hee
             with
             twelue
             other
             Doctors
             did
             condiscend
             to
             the
             decree
             (
             saith
             my
             Mss
             )
             of
             Master
             
               William
               Barton
            
             ,
             Chancellour
             of
             the
             vniuersitie
             of
             Oxford
             ,
             for
             the
             condemning
             of
             the
             sixteene
             Articles
             of
             
               Iohn
               Wickliffe
            
             of
             the
             Sacrament
             of
             the
             Altar
             .
          
           
             An
             Epitaph
             vpon
             
               Iohn
               Palgraue
            
             ,
             Prior
             sometimes
             of
             this
             house
             .
          
           
             
               Huius
               confratris
               grauis
               est
               instantia
               ,
               causa
            
             
               Qua
               domus
               hec
               superest
               proceraque
               fabrica
               libris
               ,
            
             
               Et
               murus
               validus
               excludit
               Tamesis
               vndas
               .
            
             
               Vestes
               dat
               sacras
               sibi
               det
               vestes
               Deus
               albas
               .
            
          
           
             Of
             this
             Prior
             I
             finde
             no
             further
             ;
             neither
             of
             any
             other
             of
             the
             Carmelites
             buried
             within
             this
             conuentuall
             Church
             .
          
        
         
           
             Black
             Friers
             Church
             in
             Oldborne
             :
          
           
             In
             old
             time
             about
             the
             yeere
             1221.
             there
             was
             a
             religious
             house
             of
             Friers
             Predicants
             ,
             without
             the
             Bars
             in
             Oldborne
             ;
             to
             which
             order
             ,
             
               Hubert
               de
               Burgo
            
             
             Earle
             of
             Kent
             ,
             was
             an
             especiall
             Benefactor
             :
             giuing
             vnto
             them
             that
             noble
             Pallace
             at
             Westminster
             ,
             now
             called
             White
             Hall
             :
             Thus
             Hubert
             was
             a
             faithfull
             seruant
             to
             King
             Iohn
             ,
             and
             to
             his
             sonne
             Henry
             the
             third
             ,
             a
             carefull
             Patriot
             of
             the
             State
             ,
             and
             one
             who
             vnfainedly
             loued
             his
             Country
             ,
             who
             when
             he
             had
             made
             triall
             of
             the
             variable
             changes
             of
             Fortune
             ,
             
             as
             being
             seldome
             ,
             or
             neuer
             ,
             but
             either
             highly
             in
             the
             Kings
             loue
             ,
             or
             in
             the
             Subiects
             hatred
             ,
             or
             in
             the
             Kings
             heauy
             displeasure
             ,
             and
             the
             peoples
             generall
             applause
             ;
             lastly
             ,
             being
             full
             fraught
             with
             yeers
             ,
             as
             he
             was
             with
             many
             eminent
             vertues
             ,
             he
             died
             ,
             in
             the
             fauour
             of
             God
             ,
             the
             King
             ,
             and
             all
             good
             men
             ,
             at
             his
             Mannor
             of
             Bansted
             in
             Surrey
             ,
             the
             Ides
             of
             May
             ,
             Anno
             1243.
             
             Hee
             was
             first
             here
             intombed
             ,
             but
             afterwards
             (
             as
             though
             he
             had
             beene
             fatally
             ordained
             to
             take
             no
             more
             rest
             in
             his
             graue
             ,
             then
             quietnesse
             in
             his
             world●y
             employments
             )
             his
             body
             was
             translated
             ,
             at
             the
             same
             time
             when
             these
             Friers
             were
             remoued
             from
             Oldborne
             into
             London
             ,
             to
             that
             house
             now
             called
             the
             blacke
             Friers
             ,
             neere
             vnto
             Ludgate
             :
             where
             belike
             it
             takes
             no
             better
             rest
             ,
             then
             others
             haue
             done
             so
             buried
             .
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Dunstans
             in
             the
             West
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Iohannes
               Gyles
               nuper
               vnius
               Clericorum
               parue
               Bage
               cancell
               .
               Dominorum
               H.
               Regum
               septimi
               et
               octaui
               ,
               ac
               custos
               siue
               clericus
               Rotulorum
               et
               Recordorum
               in
               Turri
               London
               remanentium
               qui
               obijt
               vltimo
               die
               Feb.
               Anno
            
             1523.
             cuius
             .
          
           
             
               Clericus
               paruae
               Bagiae
            
             or
             Clarke
             of
             the
             Petit
             Bagge
             ,
             is
             an
             Officer
             in
             the
             Chancerie
             ,
             
             of
             which
             sort
             there
             be
             three
             ,
             and
             the
             Master
             of
             the
             Rolles
             is
             their
             chiefe
             .
             Their
             Office
             is
             to
             record
             the
             returne
             of
             all
             Inquisitions
             ,
             out
             of
             euery
             Shire
             ,
             all
             Liueries
             granted
             in
             the
             Court
             of
             Wards
             ,
             all
             
               ouster
               les
               maines
            
             ,
             to
             make
             all
             Patents
             of
             Customers
             ,
             Gawgers
             ,
             Controllers
             and
             Aulnegers
             ;
             all
             
               Conge
               d'eslires
            
             for
             Bishops
             ,
             all
             Liberateis
             vpon
             extent
             of
             Statute
             Staples
             ;
             the
             recouery
             of
             Recognisances
             forfeited
             ,
             and
             all
             Elegits
             vpon
             them
             ;
             the
             summons
             of
             the
             Nobilitie
             ,
             Clergie
             ,
             and
             Burgesses
             of
             the
             Parliament
             ,
             Commissions
             directed
             to
             Knights
             ,
             and
             other
             of
             euery
             shire
             ,
             for
             seassing
             of
             the
             Subsidies
             ,
             Writs
             for
             the
             nomination
             of
             Collectors
             ,
             and
             all
             trauerses
             vpon
             any
             Office
             ,
             bill
             ,
             or
             otherwise
             ,
             and
             to
             receiue
             money
             duel
             to
             the
             King
             for
             the
             same
             .
          
           
             This
             Officer
             is
             mentioned
             ,
             Anno
             33.
             
             Hen.
             8.
             cap.
             22.
             and
             it
             is
             like
             hee
             had
             first
             this
             denomination
             and
             stile
             of
             Petie
             Bagges
             ,
             because
             hauing
             to
             doe
             with
             so
             many
             Records
             of
             diuers
             kindes
             ,
             as
             aboue
             mentioned
             ,
             they
             were
             put
             in
             sundry
             leather
             Bagges
             ,
             which
             were
             not
             so
             great
             as
             the
             Clarke
             of
             the
             Hamper
             now
             vseth
             ,
             and
             therefore
             might
             be
             called
             Petits
             Bagges
             ,
             small
             or
             little
             bagges
             .
          
           
             This
             
               Iohn
               Gyles
            
             was
             also
             keeper
             or
             Clerke
             of
             the
             Rolles
             and
             Records
             in
             the
             Tower
             of
             London
             ;
             an
             Office
             generally
             well
             knowne
             throughout
             all
             England
             ;
             the
             master
             whereof
             at
             this
             day
             is
             that
             learned
             Gentleman
             ,
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Borrowes
            
             Knight
             ;
             vnder
             whom
             my
             vnderstanding
             friend
             
               Will.
               Collet
            
             ,
             and
             my
             industrious
             country-man
             ,
             
               Will.
               Riley
               ,
               alias
               Rouge-Rose
            
             ,
             Pursiuant
             at
             Armes
             ,
             doe
             officiate
             the
             place
             .
          
           
             
             
               Dona
               requiem
               miserecordissime
               Iesu
               anime
               famuli
               tui
               Laurentij
               Bartl●t
               ,
               nuper
               Registrarij
               Episcopi
               Lincol.
               qui
               obijt
               ...
               die
               octob
               .
               An.
            
             1470.
             
          
           
             
             
               
                 Quisquis
                 ades
                 vultumque
                 vides
                 ,
                 sta
                 ,
                 perlege
                 ,
                 plora
              
               
                 Iuditij
                 memor
                 esto
                 tui
                 ,
                 tua
                 nam
                 venit
                 hora
              
               
                 Sum
                 quod
                 eris
                 ,
                 fueramque
                 quod
                 es
                 ,
                 tua
                 posteriora
              
               
                 Commemorans
                 miseris
                 miserans
                 pro
                 me
                 precor
                 ora
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Te
                 mediante
                 tuus
                 viuam
                 post
                 funera
                 seruus
                 
              
               
                 Qui
                 te
                 dilexi
                 Michael
                 bene
                 dummodo
                 vixi
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Non
                 Homo
                 leteris
                 tibi
                 copia
                 si
                 fluat
                 eris
                 ,
              
               
                 Hic
                 non
                 semper
                 eris
                 ,
                 memor
                 esto
                 quod
                 morieris
                 .
              
               
                 Corpus
                 putrebit
                 ,
                 quod
                 habes
                 alter
                 habebit
              
               
                 Es
                 euanebit
                 ,
                 quod
                 agis
                 tecum
                 remanebit
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           
             The
             Temple
             Church
             .
          
           
             The
             first
             Founder
             hereof
             is
             not
             certainely
             recorded
             ,
             
             some
             hold
             that
             it
             was
             built
             by
             
               Dunwallo
               Mulmutius
            
             ,
             about
             the
             yeare
             of
             the
             worlds
             creation
             ,
             4748
             the
             precincts
             whereof
             ,
             he
             made
             a
             Sanctuary
             ,
             or
             a
             place
             of
             refuge
             for
             any
             person
             therein
             to
             be
             assured
             of
             life
             ,
             liberty
             ,
             and
             limbs
             ,
             of
             which
             I
             haue
             spoken
             elsewhere
             .
          
           
             Besides
             these
             priuiledges
             vnto
             Temples
             ,
             hee
             constituted
             diuers
             good
             lawes
             .
             Of
             which
             he
             writ
             two
             bookes
             ,
             the
             one
             called
             
               Statuta
               municipalia
            
             ,
             the
             other
             
               Leges
               iudiciariae
            
             ,
             which
             is
             as
             much
             to
             say
             ,
             as
             the
             statute
             Law
             ,
             and
             the
             common
             Law.
             
               Cooke
               Reports
            
             3
             part
             
               ad
               Lect.
            
             out
             of
             
               Bale
               cent
            
             .
             1.
             
             Hauing
             reduced
             his
             Realme
             into
             one
             Monarchie
             ,
             being
             before
             by
             ciuill
             warres
             and
             dissention
             ,
             
             seuered
             and
             brought
             into
             diuers
             dominions
             .
             Hee
             raigned
             40.
             yeares
             ,
             died
             the
             yeare
             of
             the
             worlds
             creation
             ,
             4768.
             and
             was
             buried
             in
             this
             place
             ,
             with
             other
             of
             the
             British
             Kings
             .
             But
             it
             appeareth
             by
             this
             inscription
             following
             ouer
             the
             Church
             doore
             in
             the
             stone
             worke
             ,
             that
             this
             holy
             Structure
             was
             newly
             founded
             of
             farre
             later
             times
             ,
             and
             dedicated
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             the
             blessed
             Virgine
             :
             yet
             I
             thinke
             it
             is
             farre
             more
             ancient
             .
          
           
             Anno
             ab
             incarnatione
             Domini
             M.C.lxxxv
             .
             dedicata
             hec
             Ecclesia
             in
             honorem
             beate
             Marie
             ,
             
             a
             Domino
             Eraclio
             dei
             gratia
             Sancte
             Resurrectionis
             Ecclesie
             Patriarcha
             ,
             11
             Idus
             Februarij
             .
             Qui
             eam
             annatim
             petentibus
             de
             iniuncta
             sibi
             Penitentia
             lx
             .
             dies
             indulsit
             .
          
           
             Knights
             Templers
             were
             the
             last
             Founders
             of
             this
             house
             ,
             which
             at
             the
             first
             were
             certaine
             noble
             Souldiers
             religiously
             bent
             ,
             who
             bound
             themselues
             by
             vow
             in
             the
             hands
             of
             the
             Patriarke
             of
             Ierusalem
             to
             serue
             Christ
             after
             the
             manner
             of
             Regular
             canons
             ,
             in
             chastitie
             and
             obedience
             ,
             and
             to
             defend
             Christian
             Religion
             ,
             the
             holy
             land
             ,
             and
             Pilgrimes
             going
             to
             visite
             the
             Lords
             Sepulchre
             ,
             they
             flourished
             for
             a
             time
             in
             high
             reputation
             ,
             for
             pietie
             and
             deuotion
             ,
             but
             as
             they
             increased
             in
             wealth
             ,
             so
             they
             fell
             to
             wickednesse
             ;
             insomuch
             that
             in
             the
             yeere
             1308.
             all
             the
             Templers
             in
             England
             ,
             as
             also
             in
             other
             parts
             of
             Christendome
             ,
             were
             apprehended
             and
             committed
             to
             diuers
             Prisons
             ,
             and
             
             in
             the
             yeare
             1312.
             all
             their
             lands
             were
             giuen
             to
             the
             Knights
             Hospitalers
             of
             the
             order
             of
             Saint
             
               Iohn
               Baptist
            
             ,
             called
             Saint
             Iohn
             of
             Ierusalem
             ,
             as
             I
             haue
             said
             elsewhere
             .
          
           
             There
             are
             in
             this
             Temple
             many
             very
             ancient
             monuments
             of
             famous
             men
             ,
             (
             for
             out
             of
             what
             respect
             I
             know
             not
             King
             Henry
             the
             third
             ,
             and
             many
             of
             the
             Nobility
             ,
             desired
             much
             to
             be
             buried
             in
             this
             Church
             )
             shaped
             in
             marble
             ,
             armed
             ,
             their
             legges
             crosse
             ,
             whose
             names
             are
             not
             to
             be
             gathered
             ,
             by
             any
             inscriptions
             ,
             for
             that
             time
             hath
             worne
             them
             out
             ;
             vpon
             the
             vpper
             part
             of
             one
             of
             their
             portraitures
             ,
             Camden
             saith
             that
             hee
             hath
             read
             .
             
               Comes
               Penbrochie
            
             ,
             and
             vpon
             the
             side
             this
             verse
             .
          
           
             
               Miles
               eram
               Martis
               Mars
               multos
               vicerat
               armis
               .
            
             
               
               Of
               Mars
               I
               was
               a
               doughty
               knight
               ,
            
             
               Mars
               vanquisht
               many
               a
               man
               in
               fight
               .
            
          
           
             
             Vnder
             which
             monument
             lieth
             
               William
               Marshall
            
             the
             elder
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Penbroke
             ,
             a
             most
             powerfull
             man
             in
             his
             time
             ,
             being
             the
             Kings
             Marshall
             ,
             Generall
             of
             his
             Armie
             ,
             and
             Protector
             of
             the
             kingdome
             in
             the
             minority
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             third
             ,
             vntill
             such
             time
             as
             he
             the
             said
             William
             died
             ,
             which
             was
             in
             the
             yeare
             1219.
             27
             
               die
               Martij
            
             .
             This
             Epitaph
             following
             goes
             also
             currant
             for
             this
             glorious
             and
             triumphant
             Earle
             ,
             as
             an
             Epitome
             of
             his
             noble
             vertues
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Sum
                 quem
                 Saturnum
                 sibi
                 sensit
                 Hibernia
                 ,
                 Solem
              
               
                 Anglia
                 ,
                 Mercurium
                 Normannia
                 ,
                 Gallia
                 Martem
                 .
              
               
                 Irelands
                 Saturne
                 ,
                 Englands
                 Sunne
                 am
                 I
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 Mars
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 and
                 Normans
                 Mercury
                 :
                 or
                 thus
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Whom
                 Ireland
                 once
                 a
                 Saturne
                 found
                 ,
                 England
                 a
                 Sunne
                 to
                 be
                 ,
              
               
                 Whom
                 Normandy
                 a
                 Mercury
                 ,
                 and
                 France
                 Mars
                 ,
                 I
                 am
                 he
                 .
              
            
          
           
             This
             William
             had
             fiue
             sonnes
             ,
             
               William
               ,
               Richard
               ,
               Gilbert
               ,
               Walter
               ,
            
             and
             Anselme
             ,
             all
             Earles
             of
             Penbroke
             ,
             and
             Marshals
             of
             England
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             by
             his
             father
             vnder
             the
             like
             monument
             ,
             lieth
             William
             the
             eldest
             sonne
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Penbroke
             ,
             Lord
             of
             Strighull
             ,
             Chepstow
             ,
             Caerwent
             ,
             Leigh
             (
             or
             Liege
             )
             Weshford
             ,
             Kildare
             ,
             Ossorie
             and
             Carlogh
             ,
             who
             died
             the
             sixt
             of
             Aprill
             ,
             1231.
             as
             it
             is
             in
             the
             booke
             of
             Wauerly
             ,
             wherein
             this
             Epitaph
             is
             made
             to
             his
             memory
             .
          
           
             
               Militis
               istius
               mortem
               dolet
               Anglia
               ,
               ridet
            
             
               Wallia
               ,
               viuentis
               bella
               minasque
               timens
               .
            
             
               England
               laments
               the
               death
               of
               this
               braue
               Knight
               ,
            
             
               Wales
               laughs
               ,
               he
               liuing
               did
               her
               so
               affright
               .
            
          
           
             The
             Annales
             of
             Ireland
             will
             haue
             him
             to
             be
             buried
             by
             his
             brother
             Richard
             ,
             in
             the
             Quire
             of
             the
             Friers
             Predicants
             in
             Kilkennie
             ,
             of
             whom
             it
             was
             thus
             written
             .
          
           
             
               Cuius
               sub
               fossa
               Kilkennia
               continet
               Ossa
               ,
            
             
               Whose
               bones
               bestowed
               in
               graue
               so
               deep
               ,
            
             
               Kilkenny
               Towne
               doth
               safely
               keep
               .
            
          
           
             Wheresoeuer
             he
             was
             buried
             ,
             a
             Martiall
             braue
             Earle
             he
             was
             ,
             which
             hee
             
             worthily
             shewed
             ,
             when
             as
             he
             set
             vpon
             Lehwellin
             Prince
             of
             Wales
             ,
             who
             inuaded
             his
             Territories
             ,
             in
             his
             absence
             whilst
             he
             was
             prosecuting
             the
             warres
             in
             Ireland
             ,
             and
             returned
             from
             that
             battell
             a
             triumphant
             Conqu●rour
             .
          
           
             Vnder
             another
             Monument
             lieth
             the
             body
             of
             
               Gilbert
               Marshall
            
             ,
             
             Earle
             of
             Penbroke
             ,
             and
             Marshall
             of
             England
             :
             Lord
             of
             Longevile
             in
             Normandy
             ,
             Leinster
             in
             Ireland
             ,
             and
             of
             Chepstow
             ,
             Strighull
             ,
             and
             Caerwent
             in
             Wales
             .
             This
             Potent
             Peere
             of
             the
             Realme
             (
             saith
             
               Mathew
               Paris
            
             ,
             in
             Ann.
             1241.
             )
             proclaimed
             a
             Turnament
             (
             in
             scorne
             of
             the
             kings
             authoritie
             ;
             whereby
             such
             disports
             were
             forbidden
             )
             to
             be
             holden
             at
             Hertford
             in
             the
             County
             of
             Hertford
             ;
             to
             which
             place
             ,
             when
             many
             both
             of
             the
             Nobilitie
             and
             Gentrie
             were
             assembled
             ;
             it
             happened
             that
             himselfe
             running
             ,
             by
             the
             flinging
             of
             his
             horse
             was
             cast
             out
             of
             his
             sadle
             ;
             and
             the
             horse
             gaue
             him
             such
             a
             blow
             on
             the
             breast
             ,
             that
             he
             died
             the
             same
             day
             ,
             being
             the
             fifth
             of
             the
             Kalends
             of
             Iuly
             ,
             1241.
             as
             aforesaid
             .
             
             His
             bowels
             were
             interred
             in
             the
             Abbey
             Church
             in
             the
             Towne
             of
             Hertford
             ,
             with
             the
             bowels
             of
             one
             Sir
             
               Robert
               de
               Say
            
             knight
             ,
             a
             gallant
             gentleman
             ,
             slaine
             in
             the
             same
             exercise
             .
          
           
             These
             kinde
             of
             Iusts
             or
             Turnaments
             were
             brought
             in
             with
             king
             Stephen
             ,
             and
             practised
             in
             many
             places
             of
             England
             ,
             in
             such
             an
             outragious
             manner
             ,
             and
             with
             such
             slaughter
             of
             Gentlemen
             ,
             
             that
             to
             suppresse
             such
             an
             heathenish
             disport
             ,
             it
             was
             decreed
             by
             Parliament
             ,
             that
             whosoeuer
             therein
             were
             slaine
             ,
             should
             want
             Christian
             buriall
             ;
             and
             their
             heires
             be
             disinherited
             .
             
               
                 Hic
                 requiescit
              
            
             .....
             
               R
               ...
               Ep
               ....
               Quondam
               Visitator
               generalis
               ordinis
               Milicie
               Templi
               ,
            
             
             
               in
               Anglia
               &
               in
               Francia
               &
               in
               Italia
            
             .
             ....
          
           
             This
             was
             a
             fragment
             of
             a
             funeral●
             Inscription
             insculped
             vpon
             one
             of
             these
             crosse-legged
             Monuments
             ;
             as
             I
             found
             it
             amongst
             other
             Collections
             by
             one
             studious
             in
             Antiquities
             ,
             in
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Cottons
            
             voluminous
             Librarie
             :
             which
             he
             proues
             by
             the
             pedegree
             of
             the
             said
             Lord
             Rosses
             ,
             to
             haue
             beene
             made
             to
             the
             memory
             of
             one
             
               Robert
               Rosse
            
             a
             Templer
             ,
             who
             died
             about
             the
             yeare
             1245.
             and
             gaue
             to
             the
             Templars
             his
             Mannor
             of
             Ribston
             .
          
           
             
               William
               Plantaginet
            
             ,
             
             the
             fifth
             sonne
             of
             king
             Henry
             the
             third
             ,
             lieth
             here
             interred
             ;
             who
             died
             in
             his
             childhood
             ,
             about
             the
             yeare
             1256.
             
          
           
             
               
                 En
                 Iacobus
                 templo
                 Bayle
                 requiescit
                 in
                 isto
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 Qui
                 fuerat
                 gratus
                 medio
                 Templo
                 sociatus
                 ,
              
               
                 Cui
                 Deus
                 esto
                 pius
                 eius
                 miserando
                 reatus
                 .
              
               
                 Vitam
                 mutauit
                 in
                 mensis
                 fine
                 secundi
                 ,
              
               
                 M.
                 C.
                 quater
                 que
                 dato
                 Lxx
                 quater
                 annumerato
              
               
                 Cui
                 sit
                 solamen
                 Christus
                 dic
                 protinus
                 .
                 Amen
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Robertus
                 iacet
                 hic
                 Thorne
                 quem
                 Bristollia
                 quondam
                 
              
               
                 Pretoris
                 merito
                 legit
                 ad
                 officium
                 .
              
               
                 Huic
                 etinim
                 semper
                 magne
                 Respublica
                 cure
                 ;
              
               
                 Charior
                 &
                 cunctis
                 Patria
                 duitijs
                 :
              
               
                 Ferre
                 inopi
                 auxilium
                 ,
                 tristes
                 componere
                 lites
                 ,
              
               
                 Dulce
                 huic
                 consilio
                 quosque
                 iuuare
                 fuit
                 .
              
               
                 Qui
                 pius
                 exaudis
                 miserorum
                 vota
                 precesque
                 ,
              
               
                 Christe
                 ,
                 huic
                 in
                 celis
                 des
                 regione
                 locum
                 .
              
            
          
           
           
             
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Richardi
               Wye
               socij
               comititiui
               interioris
               Templi
               .
               ob
               .
            
             9.
             
             Mar.
             1519.
             
             
               Cuius
               anime
            
             .
          
           
             
               Domine
               secundum
               delictum
               meum
               noli
               me
               iudicare
               ,
            
             
               Deprecor
               maiestatem
               tuam
               vt
               tu
               deleas
               iniquitatem
               meam
               .
            
             
               Ecce
               quid
               eris
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Willelmus
               Langham
               quondam
               custos
               huius
               Templi
               qui
               obijt
            
             .........
             1437.
             
          
           
             
               
                 Tu
                 prope
                 qui
                 transis
                 ,
                 nec
                 dicis
                 aueto
                 ,
                 resiste
              
               
                 Auribus
                 et
                 corde
                 hec
                 mea
                 dicta
                 tene
                 .
              
               
                 Sum
                 quod
                 eris
                 ,
                 quod
                 es
                 ipse
                 fui
                 ,
                 derisor
                 amare
              
               
                 Mortis
                 ,
                 dum
                 licuit
                 pace
                 manente
                 frui
                 .
              
               
                 Sed
                 veniente
                 nece
                 postquam
                 sum
                 raptus
                 amicis
              
               
                 Atque
                 meis
                 famulis
                 orba
                 ......
                 domus
                 .
              
               
                 Me
                 contexit
                 humo
                 ,
                 deplorauit
                 que
                 iacentem
                 ;
              
               
                 Inque
                 meos
                 cineres
                 vltima
                 dona
                 dedit
                 .
              
               
                 Vnde
                 mei
                 vultus
                 corrosit
                 terra
                 nitorem
              
               
                 Queque
                 fuit
                 forme
                 .........
              
               
                 Ergo
                 ,
                 Deum
                 pro
                 me
                 cum
                 pura
                 mente
                 precare
                 ,
              
               
                 Vt
                 mihi
                 perpetua
                 pace
                 frui
                 tribuat
                 .
              
               
                 Et
                 quicunque
                 rogat
                 pro
                 me
                 comportet
                 in
                 vnum
              
               
                 Vt
                 mecum
                 meneat
                 in
                 regione
                 Poli.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 
                 William
                 Burgh
                 iadis
                 Clerk
                 de
                 Chancelleri
              
               
                 Gist
                 icy
                 Dieu
                 de
                 s'alme
                 eyt
                 mercy
                 .
                 Amen
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             
               Clement
               Danes
            
             .
          
           
             
             So
             called
             because
             Harold
             (
             surnamed
             Harefoot
             ,
             for
             his
             swift
             footmanship
             )
             king
             of
             England
             ,
             of
             the
             Danish
             line
             ,
             and
             other
             Danes
             ,
             were
             here
             buried
             .
          
           
             This
             Harold
             was
             the
             base
             sonne
             of
             king
             Canut
             ,
             by
             his
             concubine
             Alice
             of
             Woluerhampton
             in
             Staffordshire
             ,
             a
             Shoomakers
             daughter
             .
             His
             body
             was
             first
             buried
             at
             Westminster
             ,
             
             but
             afterwards
             Hardicanut
             ,
             the
             lawfull
             sonne
             of
             Canut
             being
             king
             ,
             commanded
             his
             body
             to
             bee
             digged
             out
             of
             the
             earth
             ,
             and
             to
             be
             throwne
             into
             the
             Thames
             ,
             where
             it
             was
             by
             a
             Fisherman
             taken
             vp
             and
             buried
             in
             this
             Churchyard
             .
             He
             died
             at
             Oxford
             ,
             1040.
             hauing
             raigned
             three
             yeares
             and
             eight
             moneths
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               ....
               Iohannes
               Arundell
               ....
               Episcopus
               Exon.
               qui
               ob
               .
               die
               mens
               .
               Maij
            
             15
             ...
             1503.
             
          
           
             This
             maymed
             Inscription
             would
             tell
             vs
             thus
             much
             ,
             that
             
               Iohn
               Arundell
            
             (
             descended
             of
             the
             ancient
             and
             most
             worshipfull
             house
             of
             the
             Arundels
             of
             Lanherne
             in
             Cornwall
             )
             Bishop
             of
             Exceter
             ,
             lieth
             here
             vnder
             interred
             ,
             who
             died
             March
             15.
             1503.
             
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               corpus
               venerabilis
               ....
               Io
               .....
               Booth
               Legum
               Bacalaureus
               .
               Episcopus
               Exon
               .....
               ob
               .
               primo
               April
               .
            
             1478.
             
          
           
             This
             Bishop
             gouerned
             his
             Church
             wondrous
             well
             ,
             and
             builded
             (
             as
             some
             suppose
             )
             the
             Bishops
             See
             in
             the
             Quire
             ,
             but
             being
             weary
             of
             the
             great
             troubles
             which
             were
             in
             his
             countrey
             ,
             betweene
             king
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             ,
             and
             the
             
             Earle
             of
             Warwicke
             ,
             he
             remoued
             from
             thence
             to
             his
             house
             of
             Horsleigh
             in
             Hampshire
             ,
             where
             he
             died
             .
          
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Willelmi
               Booth
               militis
               fratris
               Episcopi
               Exon.
               qui
               ob
               .
            
             6.
             
             April
             ,
             
             1478.
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Edmundus
               Arnold
               ,
               
               postremus
               Aprilis
            
             
               Quem
               ,
               dolor
               heu
               ,
               rapuit
               tristis
               atroxque
               dies
               .
            
             
               Istius
               Ecclesie
               Rector
               meritissimus
               olim
               ,
            
             
               Et
               summus
               M●dice
               Doctor
               in
               arte
               fuit
               .
            
             
               Non
               Ipocrate
               minor
               erat
               ,
               nec
               doctior
               vllus
               ,
            
             
               Non
               Opifex
               mirum
               vincit
               Apollo
               virum
               .
            
             
               M.
               D.
               deme
               ter
               .x.
               semel
               v.
               Christi
               anno
               ,
            
             
               Cui
               vitam
               Medicus
               det
               sine
               sine
               Deus
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Sauoy
             .
          
           
             So
             called
             of
             Peter
             Earle
             of
             Sauoy
             ,
             
             the
             first
             builder
             thereof
             ,
             which
             being
             ouerthrowne
             by
             the
             Rebels
             of
             Kent
             ,
             it
             was
             againe
             raised
             and
             beautifully
             rebuilded
             by
             king
             Henry
             the
             seuenth
             for
             an
             Hospitall
             ;
             and
             dedicated
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             Saint
             
               Iohn
               Baptist
            
             :
             for
             which
             he
             purchased
             lands
             for
             the
             reliefe
             of
             an
             hundred
             poore
             people
             .
             Of
             which
             you
             may
             reade
             this
             Inscription
             engrauen
             ouer
             the
             Gate
             ,
             towards
             the
             Street
             .
          
           
             
               1505.
               
            
             
               Hospitium
               hoc
               inopi
               Turbe
               Sauoia
               vocatum
               ,
            
             
               Septimus
               Henricus
               fundauit
               ab
               imo
               solo
               .
            
             
               Henry
               the
               seuenth
               to
               his
               merite
               and
               honor
               ,
            
             
               This
               Hospitall
               foundyd
               ,
               pore
               people
               to
               socor
               .
            
          
           
             Many
             officers
             ,
             ordinances
             ,
             orders
             ,
             and
             rules
             were
             appointed
             by
             the
             Founder
             ;
             
             for
             the
             better
             gouernment
             of
             this
             Hospitall
             ,
             some
             of
             which
             I
             haue
             read
             ,
             briefly
             extracted
             out
             of
             the
             Grand
             Charter
             ,
             viz.
             
          
           
             
               Per
               nomen
               Magistri
               et
               Capellanorum
               Hospitalis
               Henrici
               Regis
               Anglie
               septimi
               de
               Savoy
               .
            
          
           
             
               Duo
               Presbiteri
               seculares
               conductitij
            
             .
          
           
             
               Duo
               homines
               seculares
               honesti
               ac
               literati
               ,
               quorum
               alter
               Subsacrista
               alter
               Subhospitalarius
               .
            
          
           
             
               Quatuor
               homines
               honesti
               qui
               Alteriste
               vocentur
               .
            
          
           
             
               Quinque
               alij
               honesti
               homines
               viz.
            
             1.
             
             
               Clericus
               Coquine
            
             .
             2.
             
             Panetarius
             .
             3.
             
             Coquus
             .
             4.
             
             Ortulanus
             .
             5.
             
             Ianitor
             .
          
           
             
               Duo
               alij
               ,
               alter
               subcoquus
               ,
               alter
               subianitor
               .
            
          
           
             
               Vna
               femina
               Matrona
               ,
               &
               sub
               eadem
               duodecim
               alie
               femine
               .
            
          
           
             
               Habeat
               etiam
               Magister
               ad
               sumptus
               Hospitalis
               duos
               homines
               honestos
               ad
               nutum
               &
               libitum
               suum
               in
               omnibus
               negotijs
               tam
               propriis
               ,
               quam
               etiam
               in
               negotiis
               hospitalis
               sibi
               seruituros
               .
            
          
           
             
               In
               iuramento
               Magistri
               .
            
             
               Nullam
               que
               dispensationem
               aduersus
               aliquod
               statutum
               siue
               ordinationem
               Hospitalis
               predicti
               ,
               siue
               aduersus
               hoc
               iuramentum
               meum
               ,
               aut
               aliquam
               eius
               particulam
               impetrabo
               aut
               impetrari
               curabo
               ,
               neque
               ab
               aliis
               impetratum
               vllo
               modo
               curabo
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               Hec
               omnia
               et
               singula
               in
               me
               recipio
               ,
               &
               hec
               iureiurando
               promitto
               me
               fideliter
               
               obseruaturum
               ,
               sicut
               me
               Deus
               adiuuet
               et
               hec
               sacrosancta
               eius
               Euangelia
               .
            
             
               Que
               omnia
               &
               singula
               N.
               Abbati
               Westmonast
               .
               Visitatori
               predicti
               Hospitalis
               spondeo
               ,
               &c.
               &
               incentum
               libris
               sterlingorum
               ad
               vsum
               Hospitalis
               predicti
               meipsum
               firmiter
               obligo
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             
               Regule
               quedam
               obseruande
               .
            
             
               Sit
               Magister
               continue
               residens
               in
               Hospitali
               predicto
               ,
               nullumque
               officium
               ,
               administrationem
               quarumcunque
               rerum
               ,
               aut
               cuiuscunque
               rei
               ,
               vel
               sub
               aliqua
               persona
               spirituali
               aut
               temporali
               cuiuscunque
               dignitatis
               aut
               conditionis
               fuerit
               ,
               acceptabit
               aut
               geret
               ,
               neque
               eiusdem
               Seruitor
               ,
               Capellanus
               ,
               Officiariusve
               .
            
             
               Nec
               absit
               in
               Hospitalis
               negotiis
               vltra
               quadraginta
               in
               aliquo
               anno
               .
            
             
               Pro
               singulis
               diebus
               necessarie
               sue
               absentie
               in
               Hospitalis
               causis
               habeat
               pro
               se
               &
               duobus
               sibi
               Servitoribus
               tantum
               tres
               solidos
               .
            
             
               Magister
               Hospitalis
               pro
               tempore
               existens
               ,
               habeat
               sibi
               vltra
               vnam
               Togam
               siue
               liberatam
               suam
               .
            
             
               Pro
               expensis
               oris
               sui
               siue
               victus
               ,
               proque
               vadijs
               suis
               ,
               &
               quibuscunque
               alijs
               necessarijs
               habeat
               triginta
               libras
               annuatim
               soluendas
               per
               manus
               suas
               proprias
               ,
               ad
               quatuor
               anni
               terminos
               vsuales
               per
               equales
               portiones
               .
            
             
               Nec
               Magister
               nec
               alij
               portabunt
               vestes
               exteriores
               alterius
               coloris
               quam
               blanei
               anglice
               blew
               ,
               interiores
               possunt
               esse
               alterius
               coloris
               ,
               dummodo
               non
               sunt
               rubei
               ,
               vel
               alterius
               leuis
               coloris
               .
            
             
               Omnes
               ,
               Conductijs
               exceptis
               ,
               portabunt
               in
               dextra
               parte
               Pectoris
               vnam
               Rosam
               rubeam
               amplam
               ad
               sex
               polices
               in
               circuitu
               de
               filis
               cericis
               &
               aureis
               bene
               contextam
               ,
               et
               compactam
               ,
               cum
               Capicio
               eiusdem
               coloris
               .
            
             
               
                 There
                 are
                 diuers
                 other
                 the
                 like
                 ordinances
                 ,
                 which
                 I
                 omit
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 This
                 Hospitall
                 being
                 valued
                 to
                 dispend
                 529.
                 l.
                 15.
                 s.
                 7.
                 d.
                 ob
                 .
                 by
                 yeare
                 ,
                 was
                 suppressed
                 the
                 tenth
                 of
                 Iune
                 ,
                 the
                 seuenth
                 of
              
               Edward
               
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 a
                 little
                 before
                 his
                 death
                 :
                 the
                 Beds
                 ,
                 bedding
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 furniture
                 belonging
                 thereunto
                 ,
                 with
                 seuen
                 hundred
                 Markes
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Lands
                 by
                 yeare
                 ,
                 he
                 gaue
                 to
                 the
                 Citizens
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 house
                 of
                 Bridewell
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 furnishing
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 towards
                 the
                 furnishing
                 of
                 the
                 Hospitall
                 of
                 S.
              
               Thomas
               
                 in
                 Southwarke
                 ,
                 lately
                 suppressed
              
               .
            
             
               
               
                 This
                 Hospitall
                 was
                 againe
                 new
                 founded
                 ,
                 erected
                 ,
                 corporated
                 and
                 endowed
                 with
                 lands
                 ,
                 by
                 Queene
              
               Mary
               ,
               
                 the
                 third
                 of
                 Nouember
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 fourth
                 of
                 her
                 raigne
                 ;
                 the
                 Ladies
                 of
                 the
                 Court
                 ,
                 and
                 Maydens
                 of
                 Honor
                 (
                 a
                 thing
                 ,
                 saith
              
               Stow
               ,
               
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 forgotten
                 )
                 stored
                 the
                 same
                 of
                 new
                 with
                 beds
                 ,
                 bedding
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 furniture
                 ,
                 in
                 very
                 ample
                 manner
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 it
                 continues
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Chappell
                 of
                 this
                 Hospitall
                 serueth
                 now
                 as
                 a
                 Parish
                 Church
                 to
                 the
                 Tenements
                 thereof
                 neare
                 adioyning
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 .
                 In
                 which
                 are
                 diuers
                 funerall
                 Monuments
                 ,
                 but
                 few
                 of
                 any
                 Antiquitie
                 .
              
            
             
               
               Hic
               iacet
               Tho.
               Halsal
               
                 Leighuieng
              
               Episcopus
               ,
               in
               Basilica
               Sancti
               Petri
               Rome
               ,
               Nationis
               Anglicorum
               Penitenciarius
               ,
               summe
               probitatis
               vir
               ,
               qui
               hoc
               solum
               post
               se
               reliquit
               .
               Vixit
               dum
               vixit
               bene
               ,
               cui
               leuus
               conditor
               Goannes
               Douglas
               Scotus
               Dunkelheng
               .
               Presul
               ,
               Patria
               sua
               exul
               .
               
                 1522.
                 
                 This
                 Bishop
                 translated
              
               Virgils
               
                 Aeneiads
                 into
                 the
                 Scottish
                 language
              
               :
               
               
                 compiled
                 the
                 palace
                 of
                 Honor
                 ,
                 and
                 diuers
                 other
                 Treatises
                 ;
                 he
                 fled
                 into
                 England
                 for
                 feare
                 of
                 being
                 questioned
                 in
                 Parliament
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Here
                 lieth
                 
                   Humphrey
                   Gosling
                
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 Vintnor
                 ,
              
               
                 Of
                 the
                 whyt
                 Hart
                 of
                 this
                 Parish
                 a
                 neghbor
                 ,
              
               
               
                 Of
                 vertuous
                 behauiour
                 ,
                 a
                 very
                 good
                 Archer
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 of
                 honest
                 mirch
                 ,
                 a
                 good
                 company
                 keeper
                 .
              
               
                 So
                 well
                 enclyned
                 to
                 poore
                 and
                 rich
                 ,
              
               
                 God
                 send
                 more
                 Goslings
                 to
                 be
                 si●h
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Martins
             in
             the
             fields
             .
          
           
             O
             ye
             our
             frends
             yat
             here
             pas
             by
             ,
          
           
             We
             beseche
             yow
             vs
             to
             haue
             in
             memory
             .
          
           
             Somtym
             we
             were
             as
             now
             be
             ye
             ,
          
           
             In
             tym
             to
             come
             ye
             shall
             be
             as
             we
             .
          
           
             
               Edward
               Norrys
            
             and
             Ioan
             his
             wyff
             ,
          
           
             These
             wer
             our
             names
             whyl
             we
             had
             lyff
             .
          
           
             Of
             yowr
             charite
             for
             vs
             to
             pray
             ,
          
           
             A
             Pater
             Noster
             and
             an
             Aue
             to
             say
             .
          
           
             Of
             your
             cherity
             pray
             for
             the
             soule
             of
             Sir
             
               Humfrey
               Forster
            
             Knight
             ,
             
             whos
             body
             lyeth
             buried
             here
             in
             earth
             vndyr
             this
             marbl●ston
             :
             which
             decessy●
             the
             xviij
             day
             of
             the
             moneth
             of
             September
             ,
             1500
             .........
             on
             wh●s
             soule
             Iesu
             haue
             mercy
             ,
             Amen
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Thomas
               Barret
               prenobilis
               Armiger
               ,
            
             
             
               qui
               quidem
               Thomas
               erat
               abstractus
               de
               Sanctuario
               beati
               Petri
               VVestmonasterij
               ,
               et
               erudeliter
               intersectus
               per
               manus
               improrum
               contra
               leges
               Anglie
               ,
               et
               totius
               vniuersalis
               Ecclesie
               priuilegia
               et
               iura
               ,
               Anno
               Domini
            
             1461.
             
             
               Anno
               illustrissimi
               Regis
               Ed.
               Quarti
               post
               conqu●stum
               primo
               .
               Sub
               eodem
               queque
               ma●moreo
               lapide
               Iohannes
               Barret
               eiusdem
               Thome
               primogenitus
               sepelitur
               qui
               quidem
               Iohannes
               obiit
               ......
               die
               ......
               An
            
             .
             ....
          
           
             Of
             this
             eminent
             thrice
             noble
             Esquire
             ,
             thus
             drawne
             and
             puld
             out
             of
             the
             Sanctuarie
             ,
             and
             cruelly
             murthered
             by
             the
             hands
             of
             wicked
             people
             ,
             against
             the
             Lawes
             of
             the
             land
             ,
             and
             priuiledges
             of
             the
             holy
             Church
             ,
             as
             appeares
             by
             this
             Inscription
             I
             haue
             read
             :
             thus
             much
             following
             out
             of
             a
             namelesse
             Manuscript
             .
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Barryt
               Squyr
               to
               Kyng
               Harry
               the
               syxt
               .
               oftentyms
               im●loyd
               in
               the
               French
               warrys
               ,
               vndre
               the
               command
               of
               Iohn
               Duc
               of
               Bedford
               ;
               as
               alsoo
               Iohn
               Duc
               of
               Norfok
               ,
               beyng
               asw●y
               trew
               ●●ge
               man
               to
               hys
               Souereygne
               Lord
               the
               Kyng
               ,
               hauyng
               taken
               Sanctury
               at
               Westmynstre
               to
               ●hon
               the
               fury
               of
               hys
               and
               the
               Kyngs
               enemys
               ,
               was
               from
               thense
               hayld
               foorth
               ,
               and
               lamentably
               hewy●
               a
               p●ees
               .
               Abut
               whilke
               rym
               ,
               or
               a
               lityll
               before
               ,
               the
               Lord
               Skales
               late
               in
               an
               euenyng
               entryng
               a
               wherry
               Bott
               wythe
               three
               persoons
               and
               wghyng
               toowards
               UUestmynstre
               ,
               ther
               lykwys
               too
               haue
               takyn
               Sanctury
               ,
               was
               descryed
               by
               a
               wooman
               ,
               wher
               anon
               the
               wherry
               men
               fell
               on
               hym
               ,
               murthered
               hym
               ,
               and
               cast
               hys
               mangyld
               corps
               aloud
               by
               S●ynt
               Mary
               Ouerys
               .
            
          
           
             The
             Surname
             of
             Barret
             is
             at
             this
             day
             of
             exemplarie
             note
             ,
             and
             doth
             greatly
             resflourish
             by
             that
             worthy
             Gentleman
             ,
             Sir
             
               Edward
               Barret
            
             Knight
             ,
             Lord
             Baron
             of
             Newburgh
             ,
             Chancelour
             of
             the
             Dutchie
             of
             Lancaster
             ,
             and
             one
             of
             his
             Maiesties
             most
             honourable
             priuy
             Councell
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             Saint
             Mary
             Rounciuall
             .
          
           
             
             This
             was
             an
             Hospitall
             by
             Charing
             Crosse
             ,
             and
             a
             cell
             to
             the
             Priorie
             ,
             and
             couent
             of
             Rounciuall
             in
             Nauar
             ,
             in
             Pampalone
             Diocesse
             ,
             where
             a
             Fraternitie
             was
             founded
             in
             the
             15
             of
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             .
          
        
         
           
             Hospitall
             of
             Saint
             Iames.
             
          
           
             
             This
             Hospitall
             was
             anciently
             founded
             by
             the
             Citizens
             of
             London
             ,
             for
             fourteene
             Sisters
             maidens
             ,
             that
             were
             leprous
             ,
             liuing
             chastly
             and
             honestly
             .
             This
             Hospitall
             was
             surrendred
             to
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             the
             23
             of
             his
             raigne
             :
             the
             Sisters
             being
             compounded
             withall
             ,
             were
             allowed
             Pensions
             for
             the
             terme
             of
             their
             liues
             ;
             and
             the
             King
             builded
             there
             a
             goodly
             mannor
             house
             annexing
             thereunto
             a
             Parke
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             Foundation
             of
             the
             religious
             house
             of
             Conuerts
             in
             Chancerie
             lane
             ,
             (
             anciently
             called
             New-streete
             ,
             )
             now
             knowne
             by
             the
             name
             of
             the
             Rolles
             .
          
           
             Henry
             the
             third
             ,
             about
             the
             twentieth
             yeare
             of
             his
             raigne
             ,
             built
             this
             house
             for
             the
             Iewes
             ,
             conuerted
             &
             to
             be
             conuerted
             to
             the
             faith
             of
             Christ
             :
             these
             are
             the
             words
             in
             his
             grant
             .
          
           
             
             
               Rex
               Archiepiscopis
               ,
               &c.
               Sciatis
               nos
               intuitu
               Dei
               ,
               et
               pro
               salute
               anime
               nostre
               ,
               et
               animarum
               antecessorum
               ,
               et
               heredum
               meorum
               concessisse
               ,
               et
               hac
               charia
               nostra
               consirmasse
               ,
               pro
               nobis
               ,
               et
               heredibus
               nostris
               ,
               domum
               quam
               fundari
               fecimus
               in
               vico
               ,
               qui
               vocatur
               New-streete
               ,
               inter
               vetus
               Templum
               et
               nouum
               London
               ,
               ad
               sustentationem
               Fratrum
               conuersorum
               ,
               et
               conuertendorum
               ,
               de
               Iudaismo
               ,
               ad
               fidem
               catholicam
               ,
               &c.
               hijs
               Testibus
               venerabilibus
               patribus
               .
               W.
               Kaerl
               :
               et
               W.
               exon
               episcopis
               .
               H.
               de
               Burgo
               Comite
               Kanti●
               ,
               Radulpho
               filio
               Nicholai
               ,
               Godfrido
               de
               Crancumbe
               .
               Iohanne
               filio
               Philip
               ,
               Amaurico
               de
               sancto
               Aumundo
               Willielmo
               de
               Picheford
               ,
               Galfrido
               de
               Cauz
               et
               alijs
               .
               dat
               per
               manum
               ve
               .
               P.
               R
               cicestrens
               .
               Cancellar
               .
               nostri
               ,
               apud
               Westminst
               .
            
             19.
             
               die
               April
            
             .
          
           
             But
             this
             Foundation
             did
             not
             continue
             long
             ,
             for
             Edward
             the
             first
             (
             his
             sonne
             )
             in
             the
             eighteenth
             yeare
             of
             his
             raigne
             ,
             banished
             all
             the
             Iewes
             out
             of
             England
             ,
             confiscating
             all
             their
             goods
             ,
             and
             leauing
             them
             nothing
             but
             money
             (
             barely
             )
             to
             beare
             their
             charges
             .
             King
             Edward
             the
             third
             appointed
             this
             house
             for
             the
             custody
             of
             the
             Rolles
             and
             Records
             of
             the
             Chancerie
             ;
             
             giuing
             the
             same
             ,
             by
             his
             charter
             ,
             to
             one
             
               William
               Burstall
            
             ,
             as
             then
             master
             of
             that
             Office
             ,
             and
             his
             Successors
             .
             In
             the
             Chappell
             of
             this
             house
             ,
             
               Iohn
               Yong
            
             ,
             Doctor
             of
             both
             Lawes
             ,
             and
             master
             of
             the
             Rolles
             ,
             lieth
             entombed
             with
             this
             Inscription
             .
          
           
             
             
               Io.
               Yong.
               LL.
               Doctori
               sacror
               .
               scrinior
               .
               ac
               hius
               Domus
               custodi
               ,
               Decano
               olin
               ▪
               Ebor
               :
               vita
               defuncto
               xxv
               Aprilis
               sui
               fideles
               Executores
               hoc
               posuerunt
               .
               M.D.xvj.
               
            
          
           
             Besides
             which
             ,
             vpon
             an
             old
             table
             hanging
             by
             ,
             are
             written
             in
             text
             hand
             ,
             these
             verses
             following
             .
             
               Dominus
               firmamentum
               meum
            
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               ille
               Iohannes
               Yong
               cognomine
               dignus
               ,
            
             
               Tali
               quod
               nunquam
               marcesceret
               vtpote
               charus
               .
            
             
               Omnibus
               apprime
               summo
               testante
               dolore
               ,
            
             
               Quem
               neque
               celabant
               neque
               dissimulare
               valebant
               ,
            
             
               Dum
               sternit
               iuuenem
               mors
               immatura
               labentem
               ,
            
             
               Quis
               non
               defleret
               iuuenis
               miserabile
               fatum
               ,
            
             
               Ex
               quo
               multorum
               pendebat
               vita
               salusque
               :
            
             
               Horum
               inquam
               inprimis
               ,
               quos
               ille
               benignus
               alebat
               ,
            
             
               Impensis
               donec
               vitales
               carperet
               auras
               ,
            
             
               Nec
               satis
               illi
               erat
               hoc
               priuatis
               consuluisse
            
             
               Rebus
               ,
               quinetiam
               prudenter
               publica
               gessit
               .
            
             
               Munia
               siue
               forensia
               siue
               etiam
               extera
               summa
            
             
               Cum
               laude
               ,
               illa
               quidem
               dum
               sacris
               presuit
               olim
            
             
               Scrinijs
               haec
               vero
               Legati
               functus
               honore
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Stephens
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             This
             was
             a
             religious
             Structure
             ,
             first
             begun
             by
             King
             Stephen
             ,
             
             and
             afterwards
             finished
             ,
             and
             her
             reuenewes
             greatly
             augmented
             by
             King
             Edward
             the
             third
             ;
             in
             which
             he
             placed
             a
             Deane
             ,
             twelue
             Canons
             secular
             ,
             as
             many
             Vicars
             ,
             and
             other
             Ministers
             ,
             who
             had
             their
             lodgings
             in
             Canon
             Row
             ,
             now
             the
             habitations
             of
             diuers
             Noblemen
             and
             Gentlemen
             .
             These
             are
             the
             words
             of
             King
             Edwards
             Grant.
             
          
           
             
               In
               dei
               nomine
               Amen
            
             .
             
             
               Edwardus
               dei
               gratia
               ,
               &c.
               Salutem
               .
               Capellam
               quandam
               speciosam
               in
               Palatio
               nostro
               apud
               Westmonasterium
               situatam
               ,
               in
               honorem
               beati
               Stephani
               Prothomartyris
               ,
               per
               progenitores
               nostros
               nobiliter
               inchoatam
               ,
               nostris
               sumptibus
               regijs
               fecimus
               consummari
               ;
               in
               qua
               ad
               honorem
               omnipotentis
               dei
               ,
               et
               specialiter
               beatissime
               Genetricis
               eius
               Marie
               ,
               et
               dicti
               Martyris
               ,
               ordinamus
               ,
               volumus
               ,
               constituimus
               ,
               et
               aucthoritate
               nostra
               regia
               perpeiou
               stabilimus
               ,
               Quod
               sint
               exeuntes
               Decanus
               vnus
               ,
               et
               duodecim
               canonici
               seculares
               ,
               cum
               tuum
               ,
               Hospitium
               nostrum
               magnum
               in
               strata
               de
               Lumbard-street
               ciuitatis
               nostre
               London
               situatum
               ,
               vna
               cum
               Patronatibus
               et
               aduocationibus
               Ecclesiarum
               Perochialium
               de
               Dewesburie
               et
               Wakefeeld
               .
               Ebor.
               Dioces
               .
               assignamus
               donemus
               ,
               &c.
               Teste
               meipso
               ,
               apud
               VVestmonaster
               .
               sexto
               die
               Augusti
               An.
               Regni
               nostri
               vicesimo
               secundo
               .
               Regni
               vero
               nostri
               Francie
               nono
               .
            
          
           
             The
             reuenewes
             wherewith
             King
             Edward
             endowed
             this
             couent
             ,
             amounted
             to
             the
             value
             of
             fiue
             hundred
             pounds
             by
             yeare
             ;
             and
             at
             the
             suppression
             ,
             the
             whole
             foundation
             was
             rated
             to
             be
             yeerely
             worth
             ,
             (
             as
             I
             haue
             it
             in
             the
             catalogue
             of
             Religious
             houses
             ,
             )
             one
             thousand
             ,
             fourescore
             ,
             and
             fiue
             pound
             ten
             shillings
             ,
             fiue
             pence
             .
             This
             Chappell
             serueth
             now
             for
             the
             lower
             house
             of
             Parliament
             .
          
           
             
             
               Westminster
               Abbey
               .
            
             
               
               CAmden
               out
               of
               Sulcardus
               reporteth
               ,
               that
               here
               sometime
               stood
               an
               Idoll
               Temple
               ,
               dedicated
               to
               Apollo
               ;
               ouerthrowne
               by
               an
               earthquake
               ,
               about
               the
               yeare
               of
               grace
               ,
               153.
               
               Of
               the
               ruines
               of
               which
               ,
               Sebert
               ,
               King
               of
               the
               East
               Saxons
               ,
               erected
               another
               Temple
               for
               the
               seruice
               of
               the
               liuing
               God
               ,
               and
               consecrated
               the
               same
               to
               Saint
               Peter
               ,
               about
               the
               yeare
               610.
               neere
               about
               the
               time
               of
               the
               building
               of
               
                 Paules
                 ,
                 Mellitus
              
               as
               then
               being
               Bishop
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               Austin
               of
               Canterbury
               ,
               which
               agrees
               with
               these
               words
               in
               the
               charter
               of
               Edward
               the
               Confessor
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Basilica
                 sancti
                 Petri
                 VVestmon
                 .
                 edificata
                 fuit
                 antiquitus
                 sub
                 Mellito
                 Londonie
                 primo
                 Episcopo
                 socio
                 et
                 contemporaneo
                 Sancti
                 Augustini
                 primi
                 Cantuar
                 .
                 Archiepiscopi
                 ;
                 et
                 per
                 ipsum
                 beatum
                 Petrum
                 Angelico
                 famulante
                 seruicio
                 ,
                 sancte
                 crucis
                 impressione
                 et
                 sacre
                 Trinitatis
                 perunctione
                 dedicata
                 :
              
               to
               which
               effect
               will
               it
               please
               you
               peruse
               these
               verses
               following
               .
            
             
               
                 King
                 Ethelbert
                 ,
                 Sainct
                 Poules
                 edefied
                 :
              
               
                 
                 And
                 King
                 Sebert
                 Westminster
                 founded
                 :
              
               
                 Mellito
                 theim
                 both
                 halowed
                 and
                 blessified
                 ,
              
               
                 Austin
                 then
                 ,
                 made
                 Clerke
                 full
                 well
                 grounded
                 .
              
            
             
               Afterwards
               this
               Church
               being
               destroyed
               by
               the
               Danes
               ;
               Dunstan
               Bishop
               of
               London
               ,
               reedified
               it
               about
               the
               yeare
               of
               Christ
               ,
               960.
               and
               made
               here
               a
               monastery
               for
               twelue
               Monkes
               .
               After
               him
               Edward
               the
               confessor
               with
               the
               tenth
               penny
               of
               all
               his
               reuenewes
               ,
               built
               it
               new
               for
               to
               be
               his
               owne
               Sepulture
               :
               and
               a
               Monastery
               for
               Benedictin
               Monkes
               ,
               endowing
               it
               with
               liuings
               and
               ●ands
               ,
               lying
               disperst
               in
               diuers
               parts
               of
               England
               .
               But
               ,
               after
               an
               hundred
               and
               threescore
               yeeres
               ,
               King
               Henry
               the
               third
               subuerted
               this
               Fabricke
               of
               King
               Edwards
               ,
               and
               built
               from
               the
               very
               Foundation
               ,
               a
               new
               Church
               of
               very
               faire
               workemanship
               ,
               supported
               with
               sundry
               rowes
               of
               Pillars
               .
               
                 
                   
                   The
                   new
                   erke
                   atte
                   UUestmynster
                   the
                   Kyng
                   tho
                   gauune
                   anon
                   ,
                
                 
                   Aftur
                   his
                   coronyng
                   and
                   leyd
                   the
                   ferst
                   ston
                   .
                
              
               which
               the
               Abbots
               enlarged
               very
               much
               toward
               the
               west
               end
               :
               and
               King
               Henry
               the
               seauenth
               for
               the
               buriall
               onely
               of
               himselfe
               ,
               his
               children
               ,
               and
               their
               posterity
               ,
               adioyned
               thereunto
               a
               Chappell
               ,
               which
               in
               regard
               of
               the
               beauty
               ,
               and
               curious
               contriued
               worke
               thereof
               ,
               is
               called
               of
               
                 Leland
                 ,
                 Orbis
                 miraculum
              
               ,
               the
               wonder
               of
               the
               world
               .
               The
               first
               stone
               of
               this
               admirable
               Structure
               ,
               consecrated
               to
               the
               honour
               of
               the
               blessed
               Virgine
               ,
               was
               laid
               by
               the
               hands
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Islip
              
               Abbot
               of
               this
               monastery
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Reginald
                 Bray
              
               ,
               Knight
               of
               the
               Garter
               ,
               and
               others
               ,
               in
               the
               18
               yeare
               of
               his
               raigne
               ,
               the
               24
               day
               of
               Ianuary
               ,
               vpon
               which
               stone
               this
               Inscription
               was
               engrauen
               .
            
             
               
                 Illustrissimus
                 Henricus
                 Septimus
                 Rex
                 Anglie
                 et
                 Francie
                 ,
                 et
                 Dominus
                 Hibernie
                 ,
                 posuit
                 hanc
                 Petram
                 in
                 honore
                 beate
                 virginis
                 Marie
                 xxiiij
                 .
                 die
                 Ian●aarij
                 ,
                 anno
                 Domini
                 M.
                 ccccc
              
               11
               :
               
                 et
                 anno
                 dicti
                 Regis
                 Henrici
                 septimi
                 decimo
                 octauo
                 .
              
            
             
             
               Harpsfeeld
               ,
               
               sometime
               Archdeacon
               of
               Canterbury
               ,
               writing
               of
               the
               Antiquitie
               and
               famous
               renowne
               of
               this
               Monastery
               ,
               hath
               these
               words
               .
            
             
               
                 Vt
                 Albanense
                 ,
                 propter
                 protomartyris
                 nostri
                 Albani
                 nobile
                 eo
                 loci
                 martyrium
                 ,
                 sacrasque
                 etiam
                 ibi
                 reconditas
                 reliquias
                 ,
                 coenobium
                 reliquorum
                 semper
                 princeps
                 habitum
                 est
                 ,
                 ita
                 posterioribus
                 seculis
                 Westmonasteriense
                 ,
                 post
                 illud
                 maxime
                 eminebat
                 .
              
            
             
               It
               is
               likewise
               of
               especiall
               note
               and
               reuerend
               regard
               ,
               by
               reason
               of
               the
               consecration
               ,
               the
               inauguration
               ,
               and
               vnction
               of
               our
               kings
               of
               England
               ;
               of
               which
               two
               riming
               Hexameters
               are
               wrought
               in
               the
               cloth
               of
               Arras
               ,
               which
               adorne
               the
               Quire.
               
            
             
               
                 Hanc
                 Regum
                 sedem
                 sibi
                 Petrus
                 consecrat
                 Edem
                 ;
              
               
                 Quam
                 tu
                 Papa
                 regis
                 ,
                 insignit
                 &
                 vnctio
                 Regis
                 .
              
            
             
               This
               Church
               is
               also
               greatly
               honoured
               by
               the
               glorious
               Monuments
               of
               kings
               ,
               Queenes
               ,
               grand
               Peeres
               ,
               and
               others
               of
               eminent
               place
               and
               qualitie
               here
               interred
               .
               And
               first
               of
               all
               ,
            
             
               Sebert
               the
               first
               founder
               ;
               
               the
               sonne
               of
               Sledda
               ,
               and
               Queene
               Ricula
               ,
               the
               sister
               of
               Ethelbert
               ,
               king
               of
               Kent
               ,
               with
               his
               wife
               Ethelgoda
               lie
               here
               entombed
               ;
               who
               died
               the
               last
               day
               of
               Iuly
               ,
               
                 Ann.
                 Dom.
              
               616.
               hauing
               raigned
               13.
               yeares
               .
               Som
               692.
               yeares
               after
               their
               bodies
               were
               translated
               from
               their
               first
               place
               of
               buriall
               to
               the
               South
               side
               of
               the
               Communion
               Table
               ,
               where
               they
               rest
               within
               a
               Tombe
               of
               lead
               ,
               with
               this
               Epitaph
               .
            
             
               
                 Labilitas
                 ,
                 breuitas
                 mundane
                 prosperitatis
              
               
                 Celica
                 premia
                 ,
                 gloria
                 ,
                 gaudia
                 danda
                 beatis
              
               
                 Sebertum
                 certum
                 iure
                 dedere
                 satis
                 .
              
               
                 Hic
                 Rex
                 Christicola
                 ver●x
                 fuit
                 hac
                 regione
                 ,
              
               
                 Qui
                 nunc
                 celicola
                 gaudet
                 mercede
                 corone
                 .
              
               
                 Rex
                 humilis
                 ,
                 docilis
                 ,
                 scius
                 ,
                 &
                 pius
                 ,
                 inclytus
                 iste
              
               
                 Sollicite
                 ,
                 nitide
                 ,
                 tacite
                 ,
                 placide
                 ,
                 bone
                 christe
              
               
                 Vult
                 servire
                 tibi
                 perficiendo
                 sibi
                 .
              
               
                 Ornat
                 mores
                 ,
                 spernit
                 flores
                 lucis
                 auare
                 ,
              
               
                 Gliscens
                 multum
                 ,
                 christi
                 cultum
                 letificare
                 .
              
               
                 Ecclesiam
                 nimiam
                 nimio
                 studio
                 fabricauit
                 .
              
               
                 Hec
                 illesa
                 manus
                 que
                 fundamenta
                 locauit
                 ;
              
               
                 Hic
                 septingentis
                 annisterra
                 cumulatus
                 ,
              
               
                 Christi
                 clementis
                 instinctibus
                 inde
                 leuatus
                 .
              
               
                 Isto
                 sub
                 lapide
                 nunc
                 iacet
                 ipse
                 ,
                 vide
                 .
              
               
                 Atque
                 domum
                 Christo
                 quia
                 mundo
                 fecit
                 in
                 isto
                 ,
              
               
                 Nunc
                 pro
                 mercede
                 celi
                 requiescit
                 in
                 ede
                 .
              
               
                 Respice
                 mortalis
                 ,
                 promissio
                 sit
                 tibi
                 talis
                 .
              
               
                 Accipies
                 si
                 des
                 ,
                 nil
                 capies
                 nisi
                 des
                 .
              
               
                 Es
                 Christo
                 qualis
                 ,
                 Christus
                 erit
                 tibi
                 talis
                 ,
              
               
                 Dapsilis
                 esto
                 sibi
                 ,
                 largus
                 eritque
                 tibi
                 .
              
               
                 Effectus
                 non
                 affectus
                 si
                 reddere
                 possis
                 ,
              
               
                 Debet
                 censeri
                 ;
                 si
                 nihil
                 reddere
                 possis
                 ,
              
               
                 Tunc
                 bonus
                 affectus
                 pro
                 facto
                 debet
                 haberi
                 .
              
               
                 Sicut
                 de
                 lignis
                 per
                 aquam
                 depellitur
                 ignis
                 .
              
               
               
                 Sic
                 malo
                 commissa
                 fiunt
                 donando
                 remissa
                 .
              
               
                 Reddet
                 ad
                 vsuram
                 quod
                 quis
                 dat
                 nomine
                 Christi
                 ,
              
               
                 Nam
                 vitam
                 puram
                 pro
                 parvo
                 dat
                 Deus
                 isti
                 .
              
            
             
               His
               wife
               Aethelgoda
               died
               the
               13.
               of
               September
               ,
               
                 Ann.
                 Dom.
              
               615
               :
            
             
               Vpon
               the
               wall
               by
               this
               Tombe
               ,
               the
               image
               of
               Saint
               Peter
               is
               depicted
               ,
               speaking
               to
               king
               Sebert
               in
               these
               verses
               .
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 Rex
                 Seberte
                 pausas
                 ,
                 mihi
                 condita
                 per
                 te
              
               
                 Hec
                 loca
                 lustraui
                 ,
                 demum
                 lustrando
                 dicaui
                 .
              
            
             
               
               Here
               lieth
               honourably
               interred
               in
               a
               marble
               Tombe
               ,
               checquered
               with
               variety
               of
               stones
               ,
               of
               beautifull
               colours
               ;
               the
               body
               of
               Edward
               king
               of
               England
               ,
               who
               for
               his
               singular
               pietie
               was
               numbred
               among
               the
               Confessors
               ;
               a
               principall
               Founder
               of
               this
               Church
               .
               Thus
               commended
               by
               a
               late
               writer
               .
            
             
               
                 
                 Religious
                 ,
                 chast
                 ,
                 wise
                 ,
                 fortunate
                 ,
                 stout
                 ,
                 franke
                 ,
                 and
                 milde
                 was
                 hee
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 from
                 all
                 taxes
                 ,
                 wrongs
                 ,
                 and
                 foes
                 ,
                 did
                 set
                 his
                 kingdome
                 free
                 .
              
            
             
               His
               Epitaph
               here
               inscribed
               consists
               of
               these
               three
               Hexameters
               .
            
             
               
                 Omnibus
                 insignis
                 virtutum
                 landibus
                 Heros
                 ,
              
               
                 Sanctus
                 Edwardus
                 Confessor
                 ,
                 Rex
                 venerandus
                 ;
              
               
                 Quinto
                 die
                 Iani
                 moriens
                 super
                 Ethera
                 scandit
                 .
              
               
                 Sursum
                 corda
                 .
                 Moritur
                 Ann.
                 Dom.
                 1065.
                 
              
            
             
               Serlo
               of
               Paris
               hath
               another
               Epitaph
               to
               his
               memory
               in
               these
               words
               .
            
             
               
                 
                 Edwardus
                 probitate
                 potens
                 ,
                 pietate
                 verendus
                 ,
              
               
                 Seque
                 suosque
                 regens
                 rexerat
                 egregius
                 .
              
               
                 Formosam
                 faciem
                 procerum
                 corpus
                 habebat
                 ,
              
               
                 Leticiam
                 vultus
                 moribus
                 exuperans
                 .
              
               
                 Hic
                 bello
                 ,
                 sic
                 pace
                 suos
                 exterruit
                 hostes
              
               
                 Presumpsit
                 pacem
                 rumpere
                 nemo
                 suam
                 .
              
               
                 Quinque
                 dies
                 anui
                 reserebat
                 ianua
                 Iani
                 ,
              
               
                 Cum
                 Rex
                 egrediens
                 carnea
                 templa
                 finit
                 .
              
            
             
               My
               old
               Author
               Robert
               of
               Glocester
               goes
               more
               punctually
               to
               the
               period
               of
               his
               life
               ,
               the
               yeares
               ,
               moneths
               ,
               weekes
               ,
               and
               dayes
               of
               his
               raigne
               ,
               and
               time
               of
               his
               buriall
               .
            
             
               
                 When
                 Seynt
                 Edward
                 hadde
                 thus
                 told
                 ,
                 he
                 ganne
                 to
                 clos
                 hys
                 eyghe
              
               
                 The
                 iiii
                 dey
                 of
                 Ianuar
                 then
                 gan
                 he
                 deye
                 ,
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 yer
                 of
                 owr
                 Lord
                 M.lxvi.
                 ryght
              
               
                 Aftur
                 that
                 owr
                 swete
                 Lord
                 in
                 hys
                 moder
                 alyght
                 ,
              
               
                 Kyng
                 he
                 was
                 xxiiii
                 yer
                 ,
                 and
                 ii
                 monyethes
                 therto
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 three
                 wekes
                 ,
                 and
                 vi
                 deyes
                 ,
                 ●r
                 his
                 lyf
                 was
                 ido
                 .
              
               
                 Al
                 the
                 Franchyse
                 of
                 Engelond
                 ,
                 and
                 al
                 the
                 ioy
                 and
                 blis
                 ,
              
               
                 Wyth
                 hym
                 faste
                 i
                 beryd
                 was
                 thulke
                 tym
                 I
                 wis
                 ;
              
               
                 And
                 that
                 men
                 fonde
                 sone
                 aftyrward
                 wyth
                 meny
                 delful
                 cas
                 .
              
               
                 Atte
                 Westmynster
                 a
                 twelfth
                 dey
                 this
                 Godeman
                 beryed
                 was
                 .
              
            
             
               
               He
               was
               for
               his
               simplenesse
               (
               saith
               the
               same
               Author
               )
               
                 i
                 callyd
                 Edward
                 Simple
                 ,
                 yet
                 sothe
                 our
                 Lord
                 noryshede
                 hys
                 symplenes
                 ,
                 and
                 yaf
                 hym
                 
                 grete
                 grase
                 that
                 men
                 shold
                 be
                 adradde
                 of
                 hym
                 that
                 courhe
                 natte
                 be
                 wrothe
                 ,
                 and
                 though
                 men
                 trowed
                 hym
                 to
                 be
                 slow
                 and
                 sim●le
                 ,
                 he
                 hadde
                 such
                 subiects
                 vndyr
                 hym
                 that
                 atte
                 his
                 hes●
                 dauntyd
                 his
                 enemyes
                 as
                 Syward
                 Erle
                 of
                 Northumbyrlonde
                 ,
                 and
                 Leofricus
                 Erle
                 of
                 Hereforde
                 ,
                 that
                 defendyd
                 the
                 kyng
                 euer
                 mor
                 wyth
                 ther
                 manhode
                 ,
                 and
                 fauor
                 ayenst
                 the
                 mantenors
                 of
                 Duc
                 Godwy●●e
                 .
              
               Questionle●●●
               ,
               for
               sanctitie
               of
               life
               and
               sweete
               conuersation
               ,
               he
               did
               farre
               excell
               all
               other
               Princes
               ;
               and
               kings
               of
               that
               disposition
               are
               for
               the
               most
               part
               too
               soft
               and
               piiant
               (
               an
               imperfection
               in
               supreme
               authoritie
               )
               to
               command
               the
               turbulent
               spirits
               of
               an
               vnsetled
               kingdome
               ;
               and
               their
               vnderstanding
               too
               shallow
               to
               d●ue
               into
               the
               depth
               of
               their
               enemies
               designes
               .
            
             
               This
               Edward
               was
               the
               seuenth
               sonne
               of
               King
               Etheldred
               ,
               by
               Emma
               his
               second
               wife
               ,
               daughter
               of
               Richard
               the
               second
               ,
               Duke
               of
               Normandy
               ;
               he
               was
               borne
               at
               Islip
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Oxford
               ;
               
               he
               was
               about
               fourty
               yeares
               of
               age
               when
               he
               was
               enthroned
               in
               the
               seat
               Imperiall
               .
               He
               was
               the
               first
               king
               of
               England
               that
               healed
               the
               disease
               ,
               since
               called
               the
               kings
               Euill
               .
            
             
               His
               wife
               Editha
               lieth
               buried
               at
               the
               North
               si●e
               of
               his
               Tombe
               ,
               
               who
               was
               the
               daughter
               of
               Godwin
               ,
               that
               treacherous
               Earle
               of
               Kent
               ;
               a
               virgine
               most
               chast
               ,
               whose
               breast
               was
               a
               schoolehouse
               of
               all
               liberall
               sciences
               ,
               milde
               ,
               modest
               ,
               faithfull
               ,
               innocent
               ,
               and
               vnfainedly
               holy
               ,
               no
               way
               sauouring
               of
               her
               fathers
               barbarousnesse
               ,
               being
               neuer
               hurtfull
               to
               any
               .
               Whereupon
               this
               verse
               was
               applied
               vnto
               her
               ,
               and
               her
               father
               .
               
                 
                   Sicut
                   Spina
                   Rosam
                   genuit
                   Godwinus
                   Editham
                   :
                
                 
                   From
                   pricked
                   stalke
                   as
                   sweetest
                   Rose
                   ,
                
                 
                   So
                   Edith
                   faire
                   from
                   Godwin
                   growes
                   .
                
              
               Of
               which
               another
               writeth
               thus
               .
            
             
               
                 Godwyne
                 Erle
                 a
                 dawghtyr
                 he
                 hadde
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 was
                 of
                 grete
                 fame
              
               
                 And
                 of
                 clene
                 lyf
                 also
                 ,
                 Edithe
                 was
                 her
                 name
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 as
                 the
                 Roos
                 of
                 a
                 brere
                 spryngeth
                 that
                 kene
                 is
                 ,
              
               
                 Also
                 sprunge
                 this
                 holy
                 mayd
                 of
                 liche
                 kynd
                 I
                 wis
                 .
              
            
             
               She
               died
               in
               December
               ,
               1074.
               in
               the
               eight
               yeare
               of
               her
               widowhood
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               eight
               yeare
               of
               the
               Conquerours
               raigne
               .
               Professing
               vpon
               her
               death-bed
               ,
               that
               notwithstanding
               she
               had
               beene
               king
               Edwards
               wife
               the
               space
               of
               eighteene
               yeares
               ,
               yet
               she
               died
               a
               pure
               Virgine
               .
               For
               this
               ,
               king
               Edward
               (
               not
               without
               reason
               )
               is
               taxed
               ,
               in
               that
               he
               vnder
               a
               godly
               pretext
               of
               Religion
               ,
               and
               vowed
               virginitie
               ,
               cast
               off
               all
               care
               of
               hauing
               issue
               ,
               and
               exposed
               the
               kingdome
               to
               the
               prey
               of
               ambitious
               humours
               .
               Yet
               some
               ,
               that
               would
               excuse
               him
               in
               this
               ,
               affirme
               ,
               that
               this
               holy
               king
               was
               not
               willing
               to
               beget
               any
               heires
               ,
               that
               should
               succeed
               him
               out
               of
               a
               treacherous
               race
               .
            
             
               Here
               lieth
               ,
               
               without
               any
               Tombe
               ,
               Maude
               ,
               daughter
               to
               
                 Malcolm
                 Camoir
              
               ,
               king
               of
               Scots
               ,
               and
               wife
               to
               king
               Henry
               the
               first
               ;
               who
               brought
               vnto
               him
               children
               ,
               
                 William
                 ,
                 Richard
              
               ,
               and
               Mary
               ,
               which
               perished
               by
               shipwracke
               ,
               and
               Maud
               Empresse
               ,
               who
               was
               wise
               to
               Henry
               the
               fift
               Emperour
               .
               She
               died
               the
               first
               day
               of
               May
               :
               
                 Maij
                 prima
                 dies
                 nostrorum
                 nocte
                 dierum
                 ,
                 raptam
                 perpetua
                 fecit
                 inesse
                 die
                 ,
              
               
               1118.
               
               She
               had
               an
               excellent
               Epigram
               made
               to
               her
               commendation
               whereof
               these
               foure
               verses
               onely
               remaine
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Prospera
                 non
                 laetam
                 fecere
                 ,
                 nec
                 aspera
                 tristem
                 ,
              
               
                 Aspera
                 risus
                 erant
                 ,
                 prospera
                 terror
                 erant
                 .
              
               
                 Non
                 decor
                 effecit
                 fragilem
                 ,
                 non
                 sceptra
                 superbam
                 ;
              
               
                 Sola
                 potens
                 humilis
                 ,
                 sola
                 pudica
                 decens
                 .
              
            
             
               Thus
               paraphrastically
               translated
               .
               
                 
                   No
                   prosperous
                   state
                   did
                   make
                   her
                   glad
                   ;
                
                 
                   Nor
                   aduerse
                   chances
                   made
                   her
                   sad
                   .
                
                 
                   If
                   Fortune
                   frown'd
                   she
                   then
                   did
                   smile
                   ,
                
                 
                   If
                   Fortune
                   smil'd
                   ,
                   she
                   fear'd
                   the
                   while
                   .
                
                 
                   If
                   Beauty
                   tempted
                   ,
                   she
                   said
                   nay
                   ;
                
                 
                   No
                   pride
                   she
                   tooke
                   in
                   Scepters
                   sway
                   .
                
                 
                   She
                   onely
                   high
                   her selfe
                   debast
                   ;
                
                 
                   A
                   Lady
                   onely
                   faire
                   and
                   chast
                   .
                
              
               She
               went
               euery
               day
               in
               the
               Lent
               time
               to
               this
               Church
               bare-foot
               ,
               and
               bare-legd
               ,
               wearing
               a
               garment
               of
               haire
               ;
               she
               would
               wash
               and
               kisse
               the
               feet
               of
               the
               poorest
               people
               ,
               and
               giue
               them
               bountifull
               Almes
               .
               For
               which
               being
               reprehended
               by
               a
               Courtier
               ,
               shee
               gaue
               him
               a
               short
               answer
               ,
               which
               I
               haue
               out
               of
               Robert
               of
               Glocester
               .
               
                 
                   
                   Madame
                   for
                   Goddes
                   love
                   is
                   this
                   wel
                   i
                   doo
                
                 
                   To
                   handle
                   sich
                   vnclene
                   ●ymmes
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   kisse
                   so
                
                 
                   Foule
                   wolde
                   the
                   kyng
                   thynk
                   if
                   that
                   hit
                   he
                   wiste
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   ryght
                   wel
                   abyse
                   hym
                   er
                   he
                   your
                   mouth
                   kiste
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                   Sur
                   sur
                   qd
                   the
                   Quene
                   be
                   stille
                   why
                   sayste
                   thow
                   so
                
                 
                   Owr
                   Lord
                   hymself
                   ensample
                   yaf
                   so
                   for
                   to
                   do
                   .
                
              
               She
               founded
               (
               as
               I
               haue
               said
               before
               )
               the
               Priory
               of
               Christ-church
               within
               Aldgate
               ,
               and
               the
               Hospitall
               of
               S.
               Giles
               in
               the
               Fields
               .
               She
               builded
               the
               Bridges
               ouer
               the
               Riuer
               of
               Lea
               at
               Stratford
               Bow
               ,
               and
               ouer
               the
               little
               Brooke
               called
               Chanelsebridge
               ;
               shee
               gaue
               much
               likewise
               to
               the
               repairing
               of
               high-wayes
               .
               But
               I
               will
               take
               my
               leaue
               of
               her
               with
               these
               words
               of
               Paris
               :
               
               
                 Obijt
                 eodem
                 anno
                 Matildis
                 Regina
                 Anglorum
                 cuius
                 corpus
                 apud
                 Westmonasterium
                 quietem
                 sepulturae
                 accepit
                 ,
                 &
                 anima
                 eius
                 se
                 coelum
                 possidere
                 evidentibus
                 signis
                 et
                 miraculis
                 crebris
                 ostendit
                 .
              
            
             
               
               Here
               lieth
               vnder
               a
               rich
               Monument
               of
               Porphery
               ,
               adorned
               with
               precious
               stones
               ,
               the
               body
               of
               Henry
               the
               third
               ,
               king
               of
               England
               .
               In
               the
               fifth
               yeare
               of
               whose
               raigne
               ,
               and
               the
               Saturday
               next
               before
               his
               second
               time
               of
               Coronation
               ,
               the
               New
               worke
               (
               the
               old
               being
               ruinous
               and
               pulled
               downe
               )
               of
               this
               Church
               of
               Westminster
               ,
               
               was
               begun
               .
               To
               which
               sacred
               Edifice
               this
               king
               was
               a
               perswader
               :
               he
               was
               the
               Founder
               ,
               and
               laid
               the
               first
               stone
               in
               the
               ground-worke
               of
               the
               building
               .
               
                 
                   
                   The
                   Newerke
                   atte
                   Westmynstre
                   ye
                   kyng
                   tho
                   ganne
                   anone
                   ,
                
                 
                   Aftyr
                   hys
                   coronyng
                   and
                   leyde
                   the
                   fyrst
                   stone
                   .
                
              
               As
               if
               he
               meant
               the
               world
               should
               know
               ,
               his
               intention
               was
               to
               consecrate
               his
               future
               actions
               to
               the
               glory
               of
               God.
               He
               gaue
               to
               this
               Church
               royall
               gifts
               of
               Copes
               ,
               Iewels
               ,
               and
               rich
               vessels
               :
               and
               for
               the
               holy
               Reliques
               of
               Edward
               the
               
               Confessor
               ,
               he
               caused
               a
               coffin
               to
               be
               made
               of
               pure
               gold
               and
               pretious
               stones
               ,
               and
               so
               artificially
               by
               the
               most
               cunning
               Goldsmiths
               that
               could
               be
               gotten
               ;
               that
               although
               the
               matter
               it
               was
               made
               of
               ,
               was
               of
               an
               inestimable
               valew
               ,
               
                 tamen
                 Materiam
                 superabat
                 opus
              
               ,
               yet
               the
               workmanship
               excelled
               the
               matter
               ,
               saith
               
                 Mathew
                 Paris
              
               .
               A
               Prince
               he
               was
               ,
               as
               our
               histories
               affirme
               ,
               of
               greater
               deuotion
               then
               discretion
               ,
               in
               permitting
               the
               depredation
               of
               himselfe
               and
               his
               subiects
               by
               papall
               ouerswayings
               .
               This
               King
               (
               saith
               Robert
               of
               Glocester
               )
               
                 as
                 in
                 worldlich
                 doyng
                 was
                 not
                 hald
                 ful
                 wyse
                 ,
                 but
                 mor
                 deuout
                 to
                 spiritual
                 things
                 ;
                 he
                 was
                 euery
                 dey
                 woned
                 to
                 here
                 thre
                 Masses
                 by
                 note
                 .
                 Quante
                 innocentie
                 ,
                 quante
                 patientie
                 ,
                 quanteque
                 deuotionis
                 ,
                 et
                 quanti
                 meriti
                 in
                 vita
                 sua
                 erat
                 apud
                 Deum
                 ,
                 testantur
                 post
                 ipsius
                 mortem
                 miracula
                 subsecuta
                 :
              
               Of
               how
               much
               integrity
               ,
               of
               how
               much
               patience
               ,
               of
               how
               much
               deuotion
               ,
               and
               of
               how
               much
               merite
               he
               was
               in
               his
               life
               time
               before
               God
               ,
               the
               miracles
               which
               followed
               after
               his
               death
               ,
               doe
               testifie
               ,
               saith
               the
               compendious
               chronicle
               of
               Canterbury
               .
            
             
               He
               died
               the
               16
               of
               Nouember
               1273.
               when
               he
               liued
               sixty
               fiue
               yeares
               ,
               
               and
               raigned
               fiftie
               sixe
               yeares
               ,
               and
               eighteene
               daies
               ,
               this
               Epitaph
               following
               is
               annexed
               to
               his
               Tombe
               .
            
             
               
                 Tertius
                 Henricus
                 iacet
                 hic
                 pietatis
                 amicus
              
               
                 Ecclesiam
                 strauit
                 istam
                 ,
                 quam
                 post
                 renouauit
              
               
                 Reddet
                 ei
                 munus
                 qui
                 regnat
                 trinus
                 et
                 vnus
                 :
              
            
             
               
                 Tertius
                 Henricus
                 est
                 Templi
                 conditor
                 huius
                 .
                 Dulce
                 bellum
                 inexpertis
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 
                   Which
                   is
                   thus
                   Englished
                   by
                   
                     Robert
                     Fabian
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   frende
                   of
                   pyte
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   almesse
                   dede
                   ,
                
                 
                   Henry
                   the
                   thyrde
                   whylome
                   of
                   Englande
                   Kyng
                   ,
                
                 
                   Who
                   thys
                   Church
                   brake
                   ,
                   and
                   after
                   hys
                   mede
                
                 
                   Agayn
                   renewed
                   into
                   this
                   fayre
                   buylding
                   ,
                
                 
                   Now
                   resteth
                   in
                   here
                   ,
                   whiche
                   did
                   so
                   great
                   a
                   thinge
                   ▪
                
                 
                   He
                   yelde
                   his
                   mede
                   ,
                   that
                   Lord
                   in
                   Deyite
                   ;
                
                 
                   That
                   as
                   one
                   God
                   reygneth
                   in
                   persones
                   thre
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Henry
                   the
                   thyrde
                   is
                   the
                   buylder
                   of
                   thys
                   Temple
                   .
                
                 
                   War
                   is
                   pleasant
                   to
                   those
                   that
                   haue
                   not
                   tryed
                   it
                   .
                
              
            
             
               In
               the
               additions
               to
               Robert
               of
               Glocester
               ,
               a
               Manuscript
               in
               the
               Heralds
               Office
               ,
               these
               rimes
               are
               written
               to
               his
               remembrance
               .
            
             
               
                 Aftur
                 hym
                 regnyd
                 the
                 thurd
                 Harry
                 ,
              
               
                 A
                 good
                 man
                 and
                 eke
                 an
                 hely
              
               
                 In
                 hys
                 tym
                 werrys
                 were
                 full
                 strong
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 eke
                 mickle
                 stryf
                 in
                 Englond
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Batayl
                 of
                 Lewys
                 was
                 than
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 alsoo
                 the
                 Batayl
                 of
                 Euesham
                 .
              
               
               
                 And
                 that
                 tym
                 alsoo
                 ther
                 was
              
               
                 The
                 Translacyon
                 of
                 Sent
                 Thomas
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 hys
                 tym
                 as
                 I
                 vndyrstond
              
               
                 Come
                 Freres
                 Menores
                 into
                 thys
                 lond
                 .
              
               
                 He
                 regnyd
                 Kyng
                 lvi
                 .
                 yere
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 to
                 Westmynstre
                 men
                 hym
                 bere
                 .
              
            
             
               
               At
               the
               head
               of
               the
               foresaid
               King
               Henry
               ,
               his
               sonne
               Edward
               ,
               surnamed
               Long-Shanks
               ,
               lieth
               entombed
               ;
               King
               of
               England
               ,
               the
               first
               of
               that
               Christian
               name
               since
               the
               Conquest
               :
               and
               as
               he
               was
               the
               first
               of
               his
               name
               ,
               so
               was
               he
               the
               first
               that
               setled
               the
               law
               and
               state
               ,
               
               deseruing
               the
               stile
               of
               Englands
               Iustinian
               ,
               and
               freed
               this
               kingdome
               from
               the
               wardship
               of
               the
               Peeres
               ;
               shewing
               himselfe
               in
               all
               his
               actions
               after
               ,
               capable
               to
               command
               not
               the
               Realme
               onely
               ,
               but
               the
               whole
               world
               .
            
             
               At
               the
               time
               of
               his
               Fathers
               death
               ,
               he
               was
               abroad
               in
               Palestine
               ,
               pursuing
               his
               high
               desires
               for
               the
               Holy
               Warres
               ,
               and
               after
               sixe
               yeares
               ,
               from
               his
               first
               setting
               out
               ,
               he
               returnes
               into
               England
               ,
               receiues
               the
               Crowne
               (
               without
               which
               he
               had
               beene
               a
               King
               almost
               three
               yeares
               )
               at
               the
               hands
               of
               Robert
               ,
               Archbishop
               of
               Canterbury
               ;
               and
               with
               him
               is
               Eleanor
               his
               vertuous
               Queene
               ,
               likewise
               crowned
               at
               Westminster
               .
               To
               the
               which
               their
               magnificent
               pompous
               Coronations
               ,
               the
               presence
               of
               Alexander
               ,
               King
               of
               Scotland
               ,
               (
               who
               had
               married
               Margaret
               his
               eldest
               sister
               )
               was
               required
               ,
               as
               appeares
               by
               this
               Record
               following
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Rex
                 dilectis
                 et
                 fidelibus
                 suis
                 Iohanni
                 Louetot
                 et
                 Galfrido
                 de
                 Newbald
                 Custodibus
                 Episcopatus
                 Deunelm
                 .
                 Salutem
                 .
                 Mandamus
                 vobis
                 quod
                 de
                 primis
                 denarijs
                 prouenientibus
                 de
                 exitibus
                 Episcopatus
                 predicti
                 ,
                 habere
                 faciatis
                 Alexandro
                 Regi
                 Scotie
                 centum
                 sexaginta
                 et
                 quindecim
                 libras
                 pro
                 expensis
                 suis
                 per
                 quinque
                 Septimanas
                 .
                 viz.
                 singulis
                 diebus
                 centum
                 solidos
                 in
                 veniendo
                 ad
                 nos
                 vsque
                 Westmonaster
                 .
                 ad
                 mandatum
                 nostrum
                 ,
                 et
                 inde
                 ad
                 partes
                 suas
                 redeundo
                 .
                 Et
                 nosea
                 vobis
                 ad
                 Scaccarium
                 nostrum
                 saciemus
                 allocari
                 .
                 Teste
                 meipso
                 apud
                 Windesore
              
               26
               
                 die
                 Augusti
                 .
                 Anno
                 Regni
                 nostri
              
               2.
               
               
                 Claus.
                 An.
              
               2.
               
               Ed
               1.
               
               Memb.
               44.
               
            
             
               
               The
               said
               King
               Alexander
               comes
               accordingly
               to
               his
               Brothers
               Coronation
               (
               which
               was
               in
               September
               1275
               )
               guarded
               with
               a
               goodly
               troupe
               of
               Knights
               and
               Gentlemen
               ;
               at
               which
               solemnity
               also
               were
               present
               ,
               Iohn
               ,
               Duke
               of
               Britaine
               ,
               who
               had
               married
               Beatrice
               his
               second
               sister
               ;
               Eleanor
               his
               mother
               ,
               with
               multitudes
               of
               Peeres
               and
               others
               :
               and
               for
               the
               more
               royall
               celebration
               of
               this
               great
               Feast
               ,
               and
               honour
               of
               so
               martiall
               a
               King
               ,
               there
               were
               fiue
               hundreth
               great
               horses
               let
               loose
               ,
               euery
               one
               to
               take
               them
               for
               his
               owne
               ,
               who
               could
               .
               Of
               which
               ,
               out
               of
               an
               old
               oreworne
               Manuscript
               ,
               a
               piece
               as
               followeth
               .
            
             
               
                 King
                 Edward
                 was
                 coronyd
                 and
                 anoyntyd
                 as
                 ryghte
                 heyre
                 of
                 Engelond
                 ,
                 withe
                 moche
                 honor
                 and
                 worsschyp
                 .
                 And
                 aftur
                 Masse
                 ,
                 the
                 Kyng
                 went
                 to
                 hys
                 Paleys
                 for
                 to
                 holde
                 a
                 ryall
                 feste
                 ,
                 amonges
                 them
                 that
                 hym
                 had
                 doon
                 seruyse
                 and
                 worsschyp
                 .
                 And
                 whanne
                 he
                 was
                 set
                 at
                 hys
                 mete
                 ,
                 Kyng
                 Alexandre
                 of
                 Scotland
                 come
                 to
                 doo
                 hym
                 seruyse
                 and
                 worsschyp
                 wyth
                 a
                 queyntyse
                 ,
                 and
                 an
                 hondryd
                 knyghtes
                 with
                 hym
                 ,
                 horsed
                 and
                 arayd
                 .
                 And
                 whanne
                 they
                 weren
                 
                 lyght
                 of
                 theyr
                 horse
                 ,
                 they
                 let
                 theyr
                 horse
                 goon
                 whether
                 they
                 wolde
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 that
                 wolde
                 take
                 them
                 ,
                 hadde
                 them
                 to
                 their
                 owne
                 behofe
                 ,
                 wythoute
                 any
                 chalange
                 .
                 And
                 aftyr
                 that
                 come
                 Syr
                 Edmond
                 King
                 Edwardes
                 Broder
                 ,
                 a
                 curtayse
                 Knyght
                 and
                 a
                 gentyll
                 of
                 ren●on
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Erle
                 of
                 Cornwayle
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Erle
                 of
                 Glowcesire
                 .
                 And
                 aftyr
                 theym
                 come
                 the
                 Erle
                 of
                 Penbroke
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Erle
                 of
                 Warren
                 ,
                 and
                 eche
                 of
                 them
                 ledde
                 on
                 theyr
                 hondes
                 be
                 them selfe
                 an
                 hordryd
                 knights
                 ,
                 disgyse
                 in
                 their
                 armes
                 .
                 And
                 whan
                 they
                 weren
                 alyght
                 of
                 their
                 horse
                 ,
                 they
                 lete
                 them
                 goo
                 whedyr
                 they
                 wolde
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 that
                 cowde
                 them
                 take
                 ,
                 hadde
                 them
                 stylle
                 at
                 theyr
                 owne
                 lyking
                 .
                 And
                 whanne
                 all
                 this
                 was
                 doon
                 ,
                 Kyng
                 Edward
                 dyd
                 hys
                 dyligens
                 and
                 hys
                 myght
                 to
                 amende
                 the
                 Relme
                 ,
                 and
                 redresse
                 the
                 wronges
                 in
                 the
                 best
                 maner
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 honor
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 profyte
                 to
                 the
                 crowne
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 holy
                 cherche
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 amende
                 the
                 anoyance
                 of
                 the
                 comon
                 peple
                 .
                 The
                 worthiest
                 knyght
                 he
                 was
                 of
                 alle
                 the
                 world
                 of
                 honor
                 and
                 worsschyp
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 grace
                 of
                 God
                 was
                 in
                 hym
                 ,
                 and
                 euer
                 hadde
                 the
                 vyctory
                 of
                 hys
                 enemyes
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Expugnauit
                 Saracenos
              
               ,
               
               
                 Francos
                 ,
                 Scotos
                 ,
                 Wallenses
                 et
                 perfidos
                 christianos
                 ;
                 et
                 quicquid
                 regale
                 glorie
                 et
                 honori
                 tam
                 in
                 actibus
                 quam
                 in
                 moribus
                 competit
                 in
                 ipso
                 potuit
                 reperiri
                 .
              
               He
               vanquished
               the
               Sarasines
               ,
               the
               French
               ,
               the
               Scots
               ,
               the
               Welsh
               ,
               and
               perfidious
               Christians
               ,
               and
               whatsoeuer
               appertained
               to
               Regall
               glory
               and
               honour
               ,
               as
               well
               in
               actions
               as
               in
               condition
               ,
               state
               ,
               and
               princely
               deportment
               ,
               was
               in
               him
               to
               be
               found
               .
            
             
               
                 Dum
                 vi●it
                 Rex
                 ,
                 et
                 valuit
                 sua
                 magna
                 potestas
                 ,
              
               
                 Fraus
                 latuit
                 ,
                 pax
                 magna
                 fuit
                 ,
                 regnauit
                 honestas
                 .
              
            
             
               Saith
               an
               old
               Latin
               Rimer
               of
               this
               King
               ;
               which
               is
               thus
               translated
               into
               the
               like
               English.
               
            
             
               
                 
                   While
                   lyued
                   thys
                   Kynge
                   ,
                
                 
                   By
                   hys
                   powre
                   all
                   thynge
                
                 
                   Was
                   in
                   good
                   plyghte
                   
                
                 
                   For
                   gyle
                   was
                   hydde
                   ,
                
                 
                   Great
                   peace
                   was
                   *
                   kydde
                
                 
                   And
                   honeste
                   had
                   myghte
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Scotos
                   Edward
                   dum
                   vixit
                   suppeditauit
                
                 
                   Tenuit
                   ,
                   afflixit
                   ,
                   depressit
                   ,
                   dilaniauit
                   .
                
                 
                   Whilst
                   Edward
                   liu'd
                   ,
                   the
                   Scots
                   he
                   still
                   kept
                   vnder
                   ,
                
                 
                   Bridled
                   ,
                   deprest
                   ,
                   debased
                   ,
                   rent
                   asunder
                   .
                
              
            
             
               Yet
               here
               giue
               me
               leaue
               to
               tell
               my
               Reader
               ,
               (
               maugre
               this
               our
               English
               Rimer
               )
               that
               the
               valiant
               Scots
               did
               not
               alwaies
               suffer
               King
               Edward
               to
               scape
               scotfree
               ;
               for
               hee
               laying
               siege
               to
               the
               strong
               Towne
               of
               Berwicke
               ,
               they
               defended
               it
               manfully
               ,
               bet
               the
               English
               men
               backe
               ,
               and
               burnt
               some
               of
               the
               English
               Ships
               ;
               vpon
               which
               their
               fortunate
               enterprise
               in
               derision
               of
               our
               King
               ,
               they
               made
               this
               mockish
               rime
               doggerell
               .
            
             
               
               
                 
                 Wenyth
                 kyng
                 Edward
                 with
                 the
                 long
                 shankys
                 ,
              
               
                 To
                 haue
                 goten
                 Berwyk
                 all
                 oure
                 vnthankys
                 .
              
               
                 Goos
                 Pyke
                 hym
              
               
                 And
                 aftyr
                 that
              
               
                 Gas
                 dyke
                 him
                 .
              
            
             
               This
               scornefull
               dittie
               came
               no
               sooner
               to
               king
               Edwards
               eares
               ,
               then
               that
               through
               his
               mighty
               strength
               ,
               he
               passed
               dikes
               ,
               assailed
               the
               Towne
               ,
               and
               wan
               it
               with
               the
               death
               of
               fifteene
               thousand
               Scots
               ,
               
               (
               our
               writers
               report
               more
               ;
               but
               nothing
               is
               more
               vncertaine
               ,
               then
               the
               number
               of
               the
               slaine
               in
               battaile
               )
               and
               after
               that
               the
               Castles
               of
               Dunbarre
               ,
               Roxborough
               ,
               Edenborough
               ,
               Sterling
               ,
               and
               Saint
               Iohns
               Towne
               ,
               wonne
               or
               yeelded
               vnto
               him
               ;
               vpon
               the
               winning
               of
               the
               Castle
               of
               Dunbarre
               ,
               
               by
               a
               fierce
               and
               cruell
               battaile
               ;
               some
               Ballad
               maker
               or
               other
               in
               the
               Armie
               ,
               made
               these
               meeters
               in
               reproach
               of
               the
               Scots
               .
            
             
               
                 These
                 scaterynge
                 Scottes
              
               
                 We
                 holde
                 for
                 sottes
              
               
                 Of
                 wrenkes
                 vnware
              
               
                 Erly
                 in
                 a
                 morwenynge
              
               
                 In
                 an
                 euyll
                 tymynge
              
               
                 Went
                 they
                 from
                 Dunbarre
                 .
              
            
             
               
               Another
               bloudy
               battaile
               he
               had
               with
               the
               Scots
               at
               Foukirke
               ,
               wherein
               are
               reported
               to
               be
               slaine
               ,
               two
               hundred
               knights
               ,
               and
               forty
               thousand
               foote
               of
               the
               Scots
               .
               Some
               haue
               threescore
               and
               ten
               thousand
               ,
               some
               threescore
               thousand
               ,
               the
               scottish
               footmen
               valorously
               fighting
               ,
               as
               it
               were
               to
               the
               last
               man.
               Vpon
               these
               victories
               ,
               king
               Edward
               endeauours
               to
               extinguish
               ,
               if
               it
               were
               possible
               ,
               the
               very
               memory
               of
               the
               Nation
               :
               abolishing
               all
               their
               ancient
               lawes
               ;
               traducing
               their
               Ecclesiasticall
               rites
               ,
               to
               the
               custome
               of
               England
               :
               dispoiling
               them
               of
               their
               Histories
               ;
               their
               instruments
               of
               State
               :
               their
               antique
               monuments
               ,
               left
               either
               by
               the
               Romanes
               ,
               or
               erected
               by
               themselues
               ,
               transporting
               all
               their
               Bookes
               and
               Bookemen
               into
               England
               .
               Sending
               to
               Westminster
               the
               marble
               stone
               ,
               wherein
               (
               as
               the
               vulgar
               were
               perswaded
               )
               the
               Fate
               of
               the
               kingdome
               consisted
               ,
               of
               which
               will
               you
               please
               to
               take
               this
               Stanza
               out
               of
               Harding
               ▪
            
             
               
                 
                 And
                 as
                 he
                 came
                 homewarde
                 by
                 Skone
                 awaye
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 Regall
                 thereof
                 Scotlande
                 then
                 he
                 brought
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 sent
                 it
                 forth
                 to
                 Westmynster
                 for
                 aye
              
               
                 To
                 be
                 there
                 in
                 a
                 cheire
                 clenely
                 wrought
              
               
                 For
                 a
                 masse
                 preast
                 to
                 sytte
                 in
                 when
                 he
                 ought
                 ▪
              
               
                 Whiche
                 there
                 was
                 standyng
                 besyde
                 the
                 shryne
                 ,
              
               
                 In
                 a
                 cheire
                 of
                 olde
                 time
                 made
                 full
                 fyne
                 .
              
            
             
               A
               litle
               more
               of
               this
               marble
               stone
               out
               of
               Robert
               of
               Glocester
               .
            
             
               
                 —
                 Scottes
                 yc●upyd
                 wer
              
               
                 Aftur
                 a
                 woman
                 that
                 Scote
                 hyghte
                 ,
                 the
                 dawter
                 of
                 Pharaon
                 .
              
               
                 Yat
                 broghte
                 into
                 Scotlond
                 a
                 whyte
                 marble
                 ston
                 ,
              
               
               
                 Yat
                 was
                 ordeyned
                 for
                 hure
                 kyng
                 ,
                 whan
                 he
                 coroned
                 wer
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 for
                 a
                 grete
                 Iewyll
                 long
                 hit
                 was
                 yholde
                 ther
                 ,
              
               
                 Kyng
                 Edward
                 wyth
                 the
                 lang
                 Shankes
                 fro
                 Scotland
                 hit
                 fette
              
               
                 Besyde
                 the
                 Shryne
                 of
                 Seynt
                 Edward
                 at
                 Westminstre
                 〈◊〉
                 h●●te
                 s●tte
                 .
              
            
             
               Vpon
               the
               Chaire
               wherein
               the
               stone
               is
               inclosed
               ,
               this
               famous
               propheticall
               Distichon
               is
               inscribed
               .
               
                 
                   Ni
                   fallat
                   vatum
                   Scoti
                   hunc
                   quocunque
                   locatum
                
                 
                   Invenient
                   lapidem
                   ,
                   regnare
                   tenentur
                   ibidem
                   .
                
                 
                   If
                   Fates
                   goe
                   right
                   where
                   ere
                   this
                   stone
                   is
                   pight
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   Regall
                   race
                   of
                   Scots
                   shall
                   rule
                   that
                   place
                   .
                
              
               Which
               ,
               by
               whomsoeuer
               it
               was
               written
               ,
               we
               ,
               who
               now
               liue
               ,
               finde
               it
               happily
               accomplished
               .
            
             
               Of
               the
               worthinesse
               of
               this
               our
               matchlesse
               King
               ,
               will
               it
               please
               you
               heare
               a
               little
               from
               a
               late
               Writer
               ,
               namely
               ,
               
                 M.
                 Drayton
              
               ,
               in
               the
               seuenteenth
               Song
               of
               Polyolbion
               .
            
             
               
                 *
                 This
                 long-liu'd
                 Prince
                 expyr'd
                 :
                 the
                 next
                 succeeded
                 ;
                 he
              
               
                 Of
                 vs
                 ,
                 that
                 for
                 a
                 God
                 might
                 well
                 related
                 be
                 .
              
               
                 Our
                 Longshanks
                 ,
                 Scotlands
                 scourge
                 ,
                 who
                 to
                 the
                 Orcads
                 taught
              
               
                 His
                 Scepter
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 him
                 from
                 wilde
                 Albania
                 brought
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 reliques
                 of
                 her
                 Crowne
                 (
                 by
                 him
                 first
                 placed
                 here
                 )
              
               
                 *
                 The
                 seate
                 on
                 which
                 her
                 Kings
                 inaugurated
                 were
                 .
              
               
                 He
                 tam'd
                 the
                 desperate
                 Welsh
                 ,
                 that
                 out
                 so
                 long
                 had
                 stood
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 made
                 them
                 take
                 a
                 Prince
                 sprong
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 blood
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Isle
                 from
                 Sea
                 to
                 Sea
                 ,
                 he
                 generally
                 controld
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 made
                 the
                 other
                 parts
                 of
                 England
                 both
                 to
                 hold
                 .
              
            
             
               The
               learned
               Antiquarie
               and
               Lawyer
               ,
               
                 Iohn
                 Selden
              
               ,
               in
               his
               Illustrations
               vpon
               the
               said
               Song
               ,
               giues
               vs
               this
               Glosse
               following
               vpon
               the
               Verse
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 seate
                 on
                 which
                 our
                 Kings
                 inaugurated
                 were
                 .
              
            
             
               This
               seate
               (
               saith
               he
               )
               is
               the
               Chaire
               and
               Stone
               at
               Westminster
               ,
               whereon
               our
               Soueraignes
               are
               inaugurated
               .
               The
               Scottish
               Stories
               affirme
               ,
               that
               the
               Stone
               was
               first
               in
               Gallicia
               of
               Spaine
               at
               Brigantia
               (
               whether
               that
               be
               Compostella
               ,
               as
               
                 Francis
                 Tarapha
              
               wills
               ,
               or
               Coronna
               ,
               as
               
                 Florian
                 del
                 Campo
              
               coniectures
               ,
               or
               Betansos
               according
               to
               Mariana
               ,
               I
               cannot
               determine
               )
               where
               Gathel
               ,
               king
               of
               Scots
               there
               ,
               sate
               on
               it
               as
               his
               Throne
               .
               Thence
               was
               it
               brought
               into
               Ireland
               by
               
                 Simon
                 Brech
              
               ,
               first
               king
               of
               Scots
               ,
               transplanted
               into
               that
               Isle
               ,
               about
               seuen
               hundred
               yeares
               before
               Christ.
               Out
               of
               Ireland
               ,
               King
               Ferguze
               (
               in
               him
               by
               some
               is
               the
               beginning
               of
               the
               now
               continuing
               Scottish
               raigne
               )
               about
               three
               hundred
               and
               seuenty
               yeares
               afterward
               brought
               it
               into
               Scotland
               .
               King
               Kenneth
               some
               eight
               hundred
               and
               fifty
               of
               the
               Incarnation
               ,
               placed
               it
               at
               the
               Abbey
               of
               Scone
               (
               in
               the
               Shrifdome
               of
               Perth
               )
               where
               the
               Coronation
               of
               his
               Successours
               was
               vsuall
               ,
               as
               of
               our
               Monarchs
               now
               at
               Westminster
               ;
               and
               in
               the
               Saxon
               times
               at
               Kingston
               vpon
               Thames
               .
               This
               Kenneth
               ,
               some
               say
               ,
               caused
               the
               Distich
               .
               
               
                 Ni
                 fallat
                 vatum
              
               ,
               as
               before
               ,
               to
               be
               engrauen
               vpon
               it
               .
               Whereupon
               it
               is
               called
               
                 Fatale
                 Marmor
              
               in
               
                 Hector
                 Boetius
              
               ,
               and
               inclosed
               it
               in
               a
               wodden
               
               Chaire
               .
               It
               is
               now
               at
               Westminster
               ,
               and
               on
               it
               are
               the
               Coronations
               of
               our
               Soueraignes
               :
               Thither
               first
               brought
               (
               as
               the
               Author
               here
               speakes
               )
               among
               other
               spoiles
               ,
               by
               
                 Edward
                 Longshanks
              
               ,
               after
               his
               warres
               and
               victories
               against
               King
               
                 Iohn
                 Balliol
                 ,
                 Ann.
              
               1297.
               
               
                 Reg.
                 Regis
                 Ed.
              
               1.24
               .
               Thus
               much
               of
               this
               potent
               king
               out
               of
               Polyolbion
               .
            
             
               But
               to
               returne
               ,
               these
               high
               spirited
               Scots
               (
               then
               which
               no
               people
               in
               the
               world
               are
               more
               valiant
               )
               not
               minding
               to
               endure
               the
               tyranny
               of
               King
               Edward
               ,
               entred
               into
               England
               at
               seuerall
               times
               ;
               and
               in
               Northumberland
               and
               Cumberland
               ,
               
               slew
               the
               aged
               and
               impotent
               ,
               women
               in
               childbed
               ,
               and
               young
               children
               ;
               spoiled
               the
               Abbey
               Church
               at
               Hexham
               ,
               and
               got
               a
               great
               number
               of
               the
               Clergie
               ,
               as
               well
               Monkes
               ,
               Priests
               ,
               as
               Schollers
               ,
               whom
               they
               thrust
               into
               the
               Schoolehouse
               there
               ,
               
               and
               closing
               vp
               the
               doores
               ,
               set
               fire
               on
               the
               Schoole
               ,
               and
               burned
               all
               them
               to
               ashes
               that
               were
               within
               it
               .
               They
               burned
               Churches
               ,
               they
               forced
               women
               without
               respect
               of
               order
               ,
               condition
               ,
               or
               qualitie
               ,
               as
               well
               the
               maids
               ,
               widowes
               ,
               and
               wiues
               ,
               as
               Nunnes
               ,
               that
               were
               reputed
               in
               those
               dayes
               consecrated
               to
               God
               ,
               &
               when
               they
               had
               beene
               so
               abused
               ,
               many
               of
               them
               were
               after
               murthered
               .
               So
               that
               the
               cruell
               and
               bloudy
               desolation
               whereof
               Lucan
               speaketh
               in
               his
               second
               booke
               of
               the
               Pharsalian
               warres
               ,
               may
               aptly
               be
               inferred
               here
               ,
               as
               fitly
               describing
               the
               mercilesse
               murther
               of
               all
               states
               and
               sexes
               ,
               without
               partiality
               ,
               vnder
               the
               hand
               of
               the
               enemy
               .
               For
               ,
               saith
               he
               ,
               
                 
                   Nobilitas
                   cum
                   plebe
                   perit
                   ,
                   lateque
                   vagatur
                
                 
                   Ensis
                   ,
                   &
                   a
                   nullo
                   revocatum
                   est
                   pectore
                   ferrum
                   ,
                
                 
                   Stat
                   cruor
                   in
                   templis
                   ,
                   multaque
                   rubentia
                   caede
                
                 
                   Lubrica
                   saxa
                   madent
                   ,
                   nulli
                   iam
                   prosuit
                   aetas
                   ,
                
                 
                   Non
                   senis
                   extremum
                   piguit
                   vergentibus
                   annis
                
                 
                   Praecipitasse
                   diem
                   ,
                   non
                   primo
                   in
                   limine
                   vitae
                
                 
                   Infantis
                   miseri
                   nascentia
                   rumpere
                   fata
                   .
                
              
            
             
               Thus
               exquisitely
               translated
               into
               English.
               
            
             
               
                 Senatours
                 with
                 Plebeians
                 lost
                 their
                 breath
                 ,
              
               
                 
                 The
                 sword
                 rag'd
                 vncontrold
                 :
                 no
                 brest
                 was
                 free
                 :
              
               
                 The
                 Temples
                 stainde
                 with
                 bloud
                 ,
                 and
                 slippery
              
               
                 Were
                 the
                 red
                 stones
                 with
                 slaughter
                 :
                 no
                 age
                 then
              
               
                 Was
                 free
                 :
                 the
                 neere
                 spent
                 time
                 of
                 aged
                 men
              
               
                 They
                 hastened
                 on
                 ;
                 nor
                 sham'de
                 with
                 bloudy
                 knife
                 ,
              
               
                 To
                 cut
                 the
                 Infants
                 new
                 spunne
                 thread
                 of
                 life
                 .
              
            
             
               Bloud
               worthy
               to
               haue
               beene
               shed
               on
               both
               sides
               ,
               against
               another
               kinde
               of
               enemy
               ,
               then
               Christians
               :
               the
               deformity
               of
               which
               effusions
               ,
               may
               iustly
               represent
               vnto
               vs
               the
               blessed
               estate
               of
               our
               now
               setled
               Vnion
               .
            
             
               Ranulph
               the
               Monke
               of
               Chester
               ,
               speakes
               somewhat
               more
               succinctly
               of
               the
               warlike
               passages
               in
               those
               times
               ,
               betwixt
               the
               puissant
               braue
               English
               ,
               and
               the
               terrible
               neuer-tamed
               Scot
               on
               this
               manner
               ;
               I
               will
               vse
               the
               old
               language
               of
               his
               Translatour
               Treuisa
               ,
               who
               flourished
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               king
               Henry
               the
               sixth
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Iohn
                 de
                 Baillol
              
               (
               saith
               he
               )
               that
               was
               made
               kyng
               of
               Scotlond
               ,
               aroos
               ayenst
               the
               kynge
               of
               Englonde
               ,
               and
               ayenste
               his
               owne
               othe
               ;
               and
               by
               the
               counseylle
               
               of
               some
               men
               of
               Scotland
               ,
               and
               namely
               of
               thabbot
               of
               M●●ros
               ,
               〈◊〉
               was
               taken
               and
               dysheryted
               .
               Then
               the
               yere
               after
               Willi●m
               〈…〉
               of
               Scottes
               arayed
               werre
               ayenste
               kynge
               Edwarde
               ,
               but
               he
               was
               〈…〉
               second
               yere
               after
               ;
               Kynge
               Edwarde
               slew●●x
               〈◊〉
               and
               Scottes
               〈…〉
               on
               a
               
                 Mary
                 Mawdelyn
              
               day
               .
               But
               the
               Scottes
               w●x●d
               stronger
               and
               stronger
               〈◊〉
               ty
               yeres
               togyder
               ,
               vnto
               kyng
               Edwardes
               tyme
               the
               thyrd
               after
               the
               〈◊〉
               and
               bete
               down
               Englyshemen
               of●
               ,
               and
               Englysh
               places
               that
               were
               〈…〉
               her
               Marches
               .
            
             
               Some
               sayd
               that
               that
               myshappe
               fell
               for
               so●●nesse
               of
               the
               Englyshe
               men
               ▪
               And
               some
               said
               that
               it
               was
               goddis
               owne
               wer●he
               as
               the
               〈…〉
               That
               Englyshe
               men
               sholde
               be
               destroyed
               by
               Danes
               ,
               by
               Fren●he
               men
               ,
               〈◊〉
               by
               Scottes
               .
            
             
               Of
               this
               propheticall
               prediction
               I
               haue
               spoken
               elsewhere
               ,
               which
               〈◊〉
               that
               of
               the
               marble
               stone
               )
               vpon
               the
               inauguration
               of
               our
               late
               Souer●●●●●
               Lord
               King
               Iames
               ,
               of
               happie
               memory
               ,
               in
               his
               Regall
               Chaire
               of
               Impe●●●●●
               gouernment
               ,
               had
               full
               accomplishment
               .
            
             
               The
               period
               of
               the
               dayes
               ,
               as
               also
               the
               character
               of
               this
               magnificent
               Monarch
               Edward
               ,
               
               are
               thus
               deliuered
               by
               a
               late
               Writer
               .
            
             
               In
               Iuly
               ,
               1307
               although
               he
               found
               himselfe
               not
               well
               ,
               he
               enter
               ;
               Scotland
               with
               a
               fresh
               Army
               ,
               which
               he
               led
               not
               ●arre
               ;
               for
               falling
               into
               a
               Dissenterie
               ,
               he
               dies
               at
               Borough
               vpon
               the
               sand●
               ,
               as
               if
               to
               show
               on
               what
               foundation
               〈◊〉
               h●d
               built
               all
               his
               glory
               in
               this
               world
               :
               hauing
               raigned
               thirty
               foure
               yeares
               ,
               seuen
               moneths
               ,
               aged
               sixty
               eight
               .
               A
               Prince
               of
               a
               generous
               spirit
               ,
               wherein
               the
               fire
               held
               out
               euen
               to
               the
               very
               last
               :
               borne
               and
               bred
               for
               action
               and
               militarie
               af●faires
               ,
               which
               he
               mannaged
               with
               great
               iudgement
               :
               euer
               warie
               and
               prouident
               for
               his
               owne
               businesse
               :
               watchfull
               and
               eager
               to
               enlarge
               his
               power
               :
               and
               was
               more
               for
               the
               greatnesse
               of
               England
               ,
               then
               the
               quiet
               thereof
               .
               And
               this
               we
               may
               iustly
               say
               of
               him
               ,
               that
               neuer
               king
               before
               ,
               or
               since
               ,
               shed
               so
               much
               Christian
               bloud
               within
               this
               Isle
               of
               Britaine
               ,
               as
               this
               C●ristian
               warrior
               did
               〈◊〉
               his
               time
               ,
               and
               was
               the
               cause
               of
               much
               more
               in
               that
               following
               .
            
             
               By
               our
               great
               and
               iudicious
               Antiquary
               Camden
               ,
               
               he
               is
               thus
               〈◊〉
               ,
               as
               followeth
               .
            
             
               For
               no
               one
               thing
               was
               this
               little
               Burgh
               vpon
               Sands
               more
               famous
               ,
               than
               ,
               that
               King
               Edward
               the
               first
               ,
               that
               triumphant
               Conquerour
               of
               his
               enemies
               ,
               was
               here
               taken
               out
               of
               the
               world
               by
               vntimely
               death
               A
               ●ight
               noble
               and
               worthy
               Prince
               ,
               to
               whom
               God
               proportioned
               a
               most
               princely
               presence
               and
               personage
               ,
               as
               a
               right
               worthy
               seat
               to
               entertaine
               so
               heroicall
               a
               minde
               For
               he
               not
               onely
               in
               regard
               of
               fortitude
               and
               wisedome
               ,
               but
               also
               for
               a
               beautifull
               and
               personall
               presence
               was
               in
               all
               points
               answerable
               to
               the
               height
               of
               Royall
               Maiestie
               ,
               whom
               fortune
               also
               in
               the
               very
               Prime
               and
               flower
               of
               his
               age
               ,
               inured
               to
               many
               a
               warre
               ,
               and
               exercised
               in
               most
               dangerous
               troubles
               of
               the
               state
               ,
               whiles
               she
               framed
               and
               fitted
               him
               for
               the
               Empire
               of
               Britaine
               ;
               which
               he
               ,
               being
               once
               crowned
               King
               ,
               mannaged
               and
               gouerned
               in
               such
               wise
               ,
               that
               hauing
               subdued
               the
               Welsh
               ,
               and
               vanquished
               the
               Scots
               ,
               hee
               may
               most
               iustly
               bee
               counted
               a
               chiefe
               ornament
               and
               honour
               of
               Britaine
               .
            
             
               Amongst
               other
               admonitions
               and
               precepts
               ,
               which
               he
               gaue
               to
               his
               sonne
               Edward
               (
               after
               him
               king
               of
               England
               )
               vpon
               his
               death
               bed
               he
               charged
               him
               ,
               
               that
               he
               should
               carry
               his
               Fathers
               bones
               about
               with
               him
               in
               some
               Coffin
               ,
               till
               
               
               
               
               
               he
               had
               marched
               through
               all
               Scotland
               ,
               and
               subdued
               all
               his
               enemies
               ,
               for
               that
               none
               should
               bee
               able
               to
               ouercome
               him
               while
               his
               Skeleton
               marched
               with
               him
               :
               thinking
               ,
               belike
               ,
               that
               the
               care
               to
               preserue
               them
               from
               enemies
               would
               make
               a
               Sonne
               fight
               nobly
               .
               Moreouer
               he
               commanded
               the
               said
               Prince
               ,
               That
               whereas
               himselfe
               ,
               by
               the
               continuall
               new
               attempts
               of
               Bruce
               ,
               king
               of
               Scotland
               ,
               could
               not
               in
               person
               (
               according
               to
               his
               vow
               )
               make
               warre
               in
               the
               Holy-land
               ,
               therefore
               he
               should
               send
               his
               Heart
               thither
               ,
               accompanied
               with
               seuenscore
               knights
               ,
               and
               their
               retinues
               ,
               for
               whose
               support
               he
               had
               prouided
               thirty
               and
               two
               thousand
               pounds
               of
               siluer
               .
               That
               his
               Heart
               being
               so
               by
               them
               conuayed
               ,
               he
               did
               hope
               in
               God
               ,
               that
               all
               things
               there
               would
               prosper
               with
               them
               .
               Lastly
               ,
               That
               vpon
               paine
               of
               eternall
               damnation
               ,
               the
               said
               money
               should
               not
               be
               expended
               vpon
               any
               other
               vses
               .
               
               
                 Sed
                 filius
                 immorigerus
                 patris
                 mandata
                 negligit
                 :
              
               But
               the
               disobedient
               Sonne
               little
               regarded
               the
               commandement
               of
               his
               Father
               .
            
             
               He
               died
               the
               seuenth
               of
               Iuly
               ,
               the
               yeare
               aforesaid
               ;
               his
               body
               was
               conuayed
               to
               this
               Abbey
               ,
               and
               accompanied
               most
               of
               the
               way
               with
               the
               Popes
               Legate
               ,
               the
               reuerend
               Bishops
               ,
               and
               most
               of
               the
               English
               Nobilitie
               ,
               where
               it
               was
               interred
               with
               that
               state
               as
               became
               the
               person
               of
               so
               potent
               a
               Prince
               ;
               
               And
               such
               was
               the
               care
               of
               his
               Successours
               ,
               to
               keepe
               his
               body
               from
               corruption
               ,
               as
               that
               the
               Searecloth
               wherein
               his
               embalmed
               body
               was
               enwrapt
               ,
               was
               often
               renewed
               ,
               as
               doth
               appeare
               vpon
               Record
               thus
               .
            
             
               
                 Rex
                 Thesaurario
                 &
                 Camerarijs
                 suis
                 Salutem
                 .
                 Mandamus
                 vobis
                 quod
                 Ceram
                 existentem
                 circa
                 corpus
                 celebris
                 memorie
                 Domini
                 Edwardi
                 nuper
                 Regis
                 Anglie
                 progenitoris
                 nostri
                 filij
                 Regis
                 Henrici
                 ,
              
               
               
                 in
                 Ecclesia
                 beati
                 Petri
                 Westm.
                 humatum
                 ,
                 de
                 denarijs
                 nostris
                 renovari
                 facietis
                 ,
                 prout
                 hactenus
                 fieri
                 constituit
                 .
                 Teste
                 Rege
                 apud
                 Westm.
                 xi
                 die
                 Iulij
                 .
                 Claus.
              
               1.
               
               Ric.
               2.
               
               Memb.
               41
               :
            
             
               Certaine
               rimes
               or
               verses
               ,
               are
               annexed
               to
               his
               Tombe
               as
               followeth
               .
            
             
               
                 Mors
                 est
                 inesta
                 nimis
                 magnos
                 que
                 iungit
                 in
                 imis
                 ,
              
               
                 Maxima
                 mors
                 minimis
                 coniungens
                 vltima
                 primis
                 ;
              
               
                 Nullus
                 in
                 orbe
                 fuit
                 homo
                 viuens
                 nec
                 valet
                 esse
              
               
                 Qui
                 non
                 morte
                 ruit
                 :
                 est
                 hinc
                 exire
                 necesse
                 .
              
               
                 Nobilis
                 &
                 fortis
                 ,
                 tibi
                 tu
                 considere
                 noli
                 ,
              
               
                 Omnia
                 sunt
                 mortis
                 ,
                 sibi
                 subdit
                 singula
                 soli
                 ,
              
               
                 De
                 mundi
                 medio
                 magnum
                 mors
                 impia
                 mouit
                 ,
              
               
                 Anglia
                 pre
                 tedio
                 satis
                 anxia
                 plangere
                 novit
                 :
              
               
                 Corruit
                 Edwardus
                 vario
                 veneratus
                 honore
                 ,
              
               
                 Rex
                 nuper
                 vt
                 Nardus
                 fragrans
                 virtutis
                 odore
                 ,
              
               
                 Corde
                 Leopardus
                 ,
                 invictus
                 &
                 absque
                 pauore
                 ,
              
               
                 Ad
                 rixam
                 tardus
                 ,
                 discretus
                 ,
                 &
                 eucharis
                 ore
                 .
              
               
                 Viribus
                 armorum
                 quasi
                 Gigas
                 ardua
                 gessit
                 ,
              
               
                 Colla
                 superborum
                 prudens
                 per
                 prelia
                 pressit
                 ,
              
               
                 Inter
                 Flandrenses
                 fortuna
                 sibi
                 bene
                 fauit
                 ,
              
               
                 Vt
                 quoque
                 Wallenses
                 &
                 Scotos
                 suppeditauit
                 .
              
               
                 Rex
                 bonus
                 absque
                 pari
                 strenue
                 sua
                 regna
                 regebat
                 .
              
               
                 Quod
                 natura
                 dari
                 potuit
                 bonitatis
                 habebat
                 .
              
               
                 Actio
                 iustitie
                 ,
                 pax
                 regni
                 ,
                 sanctio
                 legis
                 ,
              
               
                 Et
                 fuga
                 nequitie
                 premunt
                 precordia
                 Regis
                 .
              
               
               
                 Gloria
                 tota
                 ruit
                 ,
                 Regem
                 capit
                 hec
                 modo
                 fossa
                 ,
              
               
                 Rex
                 quandoque
                 fuit
                 ,
                 nunc
                 nil
                 nisi
                 puluis
                 et
                 ossa
                 :
              
               
                 Filius
                 ipse
                 Dei
                 quem
                 corde
                 colebat
                 et
                 ore
                 ,
              
               
                 Gaudia
                 fecit
                 ei
                 nullo
                 permista
                 dolore
                 .
              
            
             
               The
               which
               verses
               (
               saith
               Fabian
               )
               to
               the
               entent
               that
               they
               should
               be
               had
               in
               minde
               ,
               and
               also
               that
               the
               reader
               might
               haue
               the
               more
               desire
               to
               ouer-reade
               them
               ;
               I
               haue
               therefore
               set
               them
               out
               in
               Baladde
               Royall
               ,
               after
               my
               rude
               making
               as
               followeth
               .
            
             
               
                 
                   This
                   sorrowfull
                   deth
                   which
                   bryngeth
                   great
                   full
                   low
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   And
                   moost
                   and
                   leest
                   he
                   ioyneth
                   into
                   one
                   ,
                
                 
                   Thys
                   man
                   to
                   whome
                   his
                   pere
                   was
                   not
                   y
                   knowe
                
                 
                   Hath
                   now
                   subdued
                   ,
                   nat
                   sparyng
                   hym
                   alone
                   ,
                
                 
                   Whyche
                   of
                   all
                   order
                   thys
                   world
                   to
                   ouergone
                   ,
                
                 
                   None
                   was
                   to
                   be
                   spared
                   ,
                   of
                   so
                   great
                   equyte
                
                 
                   As
                   he
                   ,
                   yf
                   any
                   ,
                   for
                   noblesse
                   spared
                   shuld
                   be
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Therfore
                   thou
                   noble
                   or
                   myghty
                   ,
                   trust
                   none
                   oder
                   grace
                   ,
                
                 
                   But
                   thou
                   shalt
                   pay
                   to
                   deth
                   thy
                   naturall
                   dette
                   ;
                
                 
                   And
                   lyke
                   as
                   he
                   from
                   thys
                   world
                   did
                   chace
                
                 
                   Thys
                   mighty
                   Prynce
                   ,
                   and
                   from
                   his
                   frendys
                   fette
                   ,
                
                 
                   For
                   whome
                   all
                   Englond
                   loude
                   mourned
                   and
                   grette
                   :
                
                 
                   So
                   shalt
                   thou
                   and
                   oder
                   in
                   deths
                   snare
                   fall
                   ,
                
                 
                   None
                   shall
                   escape
                   ,
                   to
                   reckyn
                   kyndes
                   all
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Edward
                   wyth
                   many
                   and
                   dyuers
                   graces
                   endowed
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   like
                   as
                   Nardus
                   most
                   sweetest
                   of
                   odoure
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   smellynge
                   passyth
                   ,
                   and
                   moost
                   he
                   is
                   allowed
                
                 
                   Of
                   all
                   swete
                   odours
                   ,
                   so
                   dyd
                   this
                   knyghtly
                   floure
                
                 
                   By
                   vertuous
                   artes
                   surmounte
                   in
                   honoure
                   ,
                
                 
                   All
                   oder
                   Prynces
                   ;
                   whose
                   hert
                   was
                   Lybar
                   delyke
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   without
                   fere
                   ,
                   were
                   he
                   hole
                   or
                   syke
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Thys
                   Prynce
                   was
                   slowe
                   to
                   all
                   maner
                   of
                   stryfe
                   ,
                
                 
                   Discrete
                   ,
                   and
                   wise
                   ,
                   and
                   trewe
                   of
                   his
                   worde
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   armys
                   a
                   Geaunt
                   ,
                   terme
                   of
                   all
                   his
                   lyfe
                   ,
                
                 
                   Excelling
                   actes
                   doing
                   by
                   dynte
                   of
                   the
                   sworde
                   ,
                
                 
                   Subduyd
                   the
                   proud
                   ,
                   of
                   prudence
                   he
                   bore
                   the
                   horde
                   ,
                
                 
                   Of
                   Flaunders
                   by
                   fate
                   he
                   had
                   great
                   amyte
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   Walshe
                   ,
                   and
                   Scottes
                   ,
                   by
                   strength
                   subduyd
                   he
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   This
                   good
                   King
                   perelesse
                   ,
                   his
                   landes
                   firmly
                   gyded
                   ,
                
                 
                   What
                   nature
                   might
                   giue
                   he
                   failed
                   in
                   nothynge
                   ,
                
                 
                   No
                   parte
                   of
                   bounte
                   from
                   his
                   was
                   discided
                   ,
                
                 
                   He
                   was
                   iustice
                   ,
                   and
                   peace
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   lawe
                   stablishyng
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   chaser
                   of
                   iniquyte
                   by
                   his
                   vertuous
                   liuyng
                   :
                
                 
                   In
                   whome
                   these
                   graces
                   with
                   innumerable
                   mo
                   ,
                
                 
                   Fermly
                   were
                   roted
                   ,
                   that
                   deth
                   hath
                   tane
                   vs
                   fro
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   That
                   whylom
                   was
                   a
                   Kyng
                   ,
                   now
                   is
                   but
                   duste
                   and
                   bone
                   ,
                
                 
                   All
                   glory
                   is
                   fallen
                   ,
                   and
                   this
                   pitte
                   kepeth
                   the
                   kynge
                   ,
                
                 
                   But
                   he
                   that
                   yeldeth
                   all
                   thing
                   by
                   his
                   one
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   Sonne
                   of
                   God
                   ,
                   to
                   whom
                   aboue
                   all
                   thynge
                
                 
                   With
                   herte
                   and
                   mouth
                   he
                   did
                   all
                   worsshyppyng
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   Lord
                   of
                   his
                   ioy
                   perdurable
                   to
                   laste
                   ,
                
                 
                   Graunt
                   him
                   sorrowlesse
                   euermore
                   to
                   taste
                   .
                
              
            
             
               All
               Kings
               haue
               long
               hands
               ,
               alluding
               to
               the
               extensure
               of
               their
               Regall
               gouernement
               ,
               of
               which
               Ouid
               in
               one
               of
               his
               Epistles
               :
               thus
               ,
               
                 
                   An
                   nescis
                   longas
                   Regibus
                   esse
                   manus
                   ?
                
              
            
             
               This
               King
               had
               also
               long
               legges
               ,
               and
               ,
               
                 a
                 longis
                 tibijs
              
               ,
               surnamed
               hee
               was
               Longshankes
               .
               But
               I
               stray
               beyond
               my
               limits
               ,
               his
               vertues
               haue
               taken
               me
               prisoner
               ,
               and
               detained
               me
               much
               longer
               then
               I
               expected
               ;
               let
               me
               take
               liberty
               to
               conclude
               with
               these
               verses
               ,
               in
               commendation
               of
               his
               valour
               ,
               out
               of
               the
               fore-remembred
               additions
               to
               Robert
               of
               Glocester
               .
            
             
               
                 
                   Edward
                   the
                   furst
                   reguyd
                   than
                   truly
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   son
                   he
                   was
                   of
                   Kyng
                   Harry
                   :
                
                 
                   He
                   conquered
                   than
                   all
                   Scotlond
                   ,
                
                 
                   Ano
                   toke
                   Irlond
                   into
                   hys
                   hond
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   was
                   callyd
                   that
                   tym
                   Conqueror
                   .
                
                 
                   God
                   yiue
                   hys
                   soul
                   mych
                   honor
                
                 
                   In
                   hys
                   tym
                   he
                   made
                   subiecte
                
                 
                   Alwalys
                   ,
                   and
                   put
                   them
                   vndre
                   *
                   yecke
                   ,
                
                 
                   He
                   behedyd
                   thilke
                   sam
                   tym
                
                 
                   The
                   Prynce
                   of
                   UUalys
                   Lewellyn
                   ,
                
                 
                   Iewes
                   that
                   tym
                   withouten
                   doute
                   ,
                
                 
                   Of
                   this
                   lond
                   wer
                   clere
                   put
                   oute
                   :
                
                 
                   Atte
                   Westmynstre
                   he
                   had
                   hy
                   burying
                
                 
                   xxxv
                   yere
                   he
                   reguyd
                   kyng
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               Here
               lieth
               entombed
               ,
               Eleanor
               his
               first
               wife
               ,
               Queene
               of
               England
               ,
               who
               went
               with
               him
               into
               the
               holy
               land
               ,
               in
               which
               voyage
               her
               husband
               was
               stabbed
               with
               a
               poysoned
               dagger
               by
               a
               Sarazen
               ,
               the
               rankled
               wound
               whereof
               was
               iudged
               incurable
               by
               his
               Physitians
               ,
               yet
               shee
               daily
               and
               nightly
               sucked
               out
               the
               ranke
               poison
               ,
               and
               so
               by
               aduenturing
               her
               owne
               ,
               saued
               her
               husbands
               life
               .
               She
               was
               the
               onely
               daughter
               of
               Ferdinando
               ,
               the
               third
               King
               of
               Castile
               and
               Leons
               :
               she
               died
               at
               Herdby
               in
               Lincolnshire
               ,
               29
               Nouember
               1290.
               hauing
               beene
               King
               Edwards
               wife
               36
               yeares
               ,
               who
               erected
               to
               her
               honour
               those
               Crosses
               ,
               as
               Statues
               ,
               at
               Lincolne
               ,
               Grantham
               ,
               Stanford
               ,
               Geddington
               ,
               Northampton
               ,
               Stony
               Stratford
               ,
               Dunstable
               ,
               (
               now
               destroyed
               )
               Saint
               Albans
               ,
               Waltham
               ,
               and
               Westminster
               ,
               called
               Charing-Crosse
               ,
               all
               adorned
               with
               the
               armes
               of
               Castile
               ,
               Leon
               ,
               and
               the
               Earldome
               or
               Countie
               of
               Ponthieu
               ,
               which
               by
               her
               right
               was
               annexed
               to
               the
               Crowne
               of
               England
               .
               Moreouer
               the
               said
               King
               Edward
               (
               so
               ardent
               was
               his
               affection
               to
               the
               memory
               of
               his
               deceased
               Eleanor
               )
               gaue
               twelue
               Mannors
               ,
               Lordships
               ,
               and
               Hamlets
               ,
               to
               Walter
               then
               Abbot
               of
               Westminster
               ,
               and
               his
               successors
               for
               euer
               ,
               for
               the
               keeping
               of
               yeerely
               Obits
               
               for
               his
               said
               Queene
               ,
               and
               for
               money
               that
               should
               be
               geeuen
               to
               the
               poore
               ,
               that
               came
               to
               the
               solemnization
               of
               the
               same
               .
               Her
               Epitaph
               .
            
             
               
                 Nobilis
                 Hispani
                 iacet
                 hic
                 soror
                 inclita
                 Regis
                 ,
              
               
                 Eximij
                 consors
                 Eleanora
                 thori
                 .
              
               
                 Edwardi
                 primi
                 Wallorum
                 principis
                 vxor
                 ,
              
               
                 Cui
                 pater
                 Henricus
                 tertius
                 Anglus
                 erat
                 .
              
               
                 Hanc
                 ille
                 vxorem
                 gnato
                 petit
                 :
                 omine
                 princeps
              
               
                 Legati
                 munus
                 suscipit
                 ipse
                 bono
                 ,
              
               
                 Alfonso
                 Fratri
                 placuit
                 felix
                 Hymeneus
                 ,
              
               
                 Germanam
                 Edwardo
                 nec
                 sine
                 dote
                 dedit
                 .
              
               
                 Dos
                 preclara
                 fuit
                 ,
                 nec
                 tali
                 indigna
                 marito
              
               
                 Pontino
                 Princeps
                 munere
                 diues
                 erat
                 .
              
               
                 Femina
                 consilio
                 prudens
                 ,
                 pia
                 ,
                 prole
                 beata
                 ;
              
               
                 Auxit
                 amicitijs
                 ,
                 auxit
                 honore
                 virum
                 .
              
               
                 Disce
                 mori
                 .
              
            
             
               Here
               lieth
               gloriously
               entombed
               ,
               
               the
               most
               mighty
               Monarch
               that
               euer
               ware
               the
               Crowne
               of
               England
               ,
               who
               conquered
               Calis
               ,
               recouered
               Aquitaine
               and
               Normandy
               ,
               tooke
               Iohn
               ,
               King
               of
               France
               ,
               and
               Dauid
               King
               of
               Scots
               ,
               prisoners
               ;
               added
               the
               armes
               and
               title
               of
               France
               to
               his
               owne
               ,
               declaring
               his
               claime
               in
               this
               kind
               of
               verse
               :
               thus
               ,
               
                 
                   Rex
                   sum
                   regnorum
                   bina
                   ratione
                   duorum
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   Anglorum
                   Regno
                   sum
                   Rex
                   ego
                   iure
                   paterno
                   ;
                
                 
                   Matris
                   iure
                   quidem
                   Francorum
                   nuncupor
                   idem
                   .
                
                 
                   Hinc
                   est
                   Armorum
                   variatio
                   facta
                   meorum
                   .
                
              
            
             
               To
               which
               the
               French
               answered
               scornefully
               in
               verses
               to
               the
               same
               temper
               ,
               but
               some
               what
               touching
               Edward
               with
               ill
               grounded
               vanitie
               ,
               pretending
               right
               to
               the
               Crown
               of
               France
               ,
               by
               Queen
               Isabell
               his
               mother
               :
               before
               whom
               ,
               (
               if
               Daughters
               should
               succeed
               in
               the
               sacred
               Lillies
               of
               France
               )
               her
               eldest
               Sister
               must
               march
               ,
               Madam
               Margaret
               of
               France
               ,
               wife
               to
               Ferdinand
               ,
               fourth
               of
               that
               name
               ,
               King
               of
               Castille
               .
            
             
               
                 Praedo
                 Regnorum
                 qui
                 diceris
                 esse
                 duorum
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 Francorum
                 Regno
                 priuaberis
                 ,
                 atque
                 Paterno
                 .
              
               
                 Matris
                 vbique
                 nullum
                 Ius
                 Broles
                 non
                 habet
                 vllum
                 ,
              
               
                 Iure
                 Mariti
                 carens
                 alia
                 est
                 Mulier
                 prior
                 illa
                 .
              
               
                 Succedunt
                 Mares
                 huic
                 Regno
                 non
                 Mulieres
                 .
              
               
                 Hinc
                 est
                 Armorum
                 variatio
                 stulta
                 tuorum
                 .
              
            
             
               He
               excelled
               his
               Ancestors
               also
               in
               the
               victorious
               valour
               of
               his
               children
               ;
               in
               their
               obedience
               to
               him
               ,
               and
               loue
               among
               themselues
               ;
               and
               one
               of
               his
               greatest
               felicities
               was
               ,
               that
               he
               had
               a
               Lady
               to
               his
               wife
               (
               the
               fruitfull
               mother
               of
               a
               faire
               issue
               )
               of
               such
               excellent
               vertue
               and
               gouernement
               ,
               as
               that
               then
               King
               Edwards
               Fortunes
               seemed
               to
               fall
               into
               Eclipse
               when
               she
               was
               hidden
               in
               her
               Sepulchre
               .
               He
               was
               the
               sonne
               of
               Edward
               the
               second
               by
               Isabel
               ,
               daughter
               to
               Philip
               the
               Faire
               ,
               King
               of
               France
               ;
               his
               father
               being
               amoued
               from
               the
               kingdomes
               
               gouernement
               ,
               (
               against
               whom
               he
               had
               no
               guilty
               thought
               )
               he
               was
               by
               publike
               Sanction
               thereupon
               established
               in
               the
               royall
               Throne
               ,
               being
               of
               the
               age
               of
               fourteene
               yeeres
               ;
               and
               when
               he
               had
               raigned
               50
               yeeres
               ,
               died
               at
               his
               Manor
               of
               Shine
               ,
               Iune
               21.
               1377.
               these
               verses
               are
               annexed
               to
               his
               monument
               .
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 decus
                 Anglorum
                 ,
                 flos
                 Regum
                 preteritorum
              
               
                 Forma
                 futurorum
                 ,
                 Rex
                 clemens
                 pax
                 populorum
              
               
                 Tertius
                 Edwardus
                 ,
                 regni
                 complens
                 Iubileum
              
               
                 Inuictus
                 Pardus
                 ,
                 pollens
                 bellis
                 Machabeum
                 .
              
               
                 Tertius
                 Edwardus
                 Fama
                 super
                 ethera
                 notus
              
               
                 pugna
                 pro
                 patria
                 .
              
            
             
               Foure
               of
               these
               verses
               are
               thus
               translated
               by
               Speed
               in
               his
               History
               of
               the
               said
               King
               ,
               where
               ,
               vpon
               the
               words
               
                 
                   Pollens
                   bellis
                   Machabeum
                
              
               he
               giues
               this
               marginall
               note
               ,
               as
               followeth
               .
            
             
               He
               meanes
               (
               saith
               he
               )
               more
               able
               in
               battaile
               ,
               then
               Machabeus
               ;
               you
               must
               beare
               with
               the
               breaking
               of
               Priscians
               head
               ,
               for
               it
               is
               written
               of
               a
               King
               that
               vsed
               to
               breake
               many
               .
            
             
               
                 Here
                 Englands
                 grace
                 ,
                 the
                 flower
                 of
                 Princes
                 past
                 ,
              
               
                 Patterne
                 of
                 future
                 ,
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 is
                 plaste
                 ,
              
               
                 Milde
                 Monarch
                 ,
                 Subiects
                 peace
                 ,
                 warres
                 Machabee
                 ,
              
               
                 Victorious
                 *
                 Pard
                 ,
                 his
                 raigne
                 a
                 Iubilee
                 .
              
            
             
               Take
               with
               you
               ,
               if
               you
               please
               ,
               another
               translation
               of
               these
               Meters
               by
               one
               who
               liued
               neerer
               to
               those
               times
               .
            
             
               
                 Of
                 English
                 kynges
                 here
                 lyth
                 the
                 beauteous
                 floure
                 ,
              
               
                 Of
                 all
                 before
                 passed
                 ,
                 and
                 myrrour
                 to
                 them
                 shall
                 sue
                 ,
              
               
                 A
                 mercifull
                 kynge
                 ,
                 of
                 peace
                 conseruatour
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 third
                 Edward
                 .
                 The
                 deth
                 of
                 whom
                 may
                 rue
              
               
                 Alle
                 Englyssh
                 men
                 ,
                 for
                 he
                 by
                 knyghtehode
                 due
              
               
                 Was
                 Lyberd
                 inuict
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 feate
                 Marciall
              
               
                 To
                 worthy
                 Machabe
                 in
                 vertu
                 peregall
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Hic
                 erat
              
               (
               saith
               an
               old
               Mss.
               speaking
               of
               this
               King
               )
               
                 flos
                 mundane
                 militie
                 ,
                 sub
                 quo
                 militare
                 erat
                 regnare
                 ,
                 proficisci
                 proficere
                 ,
                 confligere
                 triumphare
                 .
                 Cui
                 iure
                 maternali
                 linea
                 recta
                 descendente
                 ,
                 Regnum
                 cum
                 corona
                 Francie
                 debetur
                 .
                 Pro
                 cuius
                 regni
                 adipiscenda
                 corona
                 ,
                 que
                 maris
                 euasit
                 pericula
                 ;
                 quos
                 bellorum
                 deuicit
                 impetus
                 ;
                 quas
                 Belligerorum
                 struit
                 audacias
                 ,
                 scriptor
                 enarrare
                 desistit
                 ;
                 sue
                 relationis
                 veritatem
                 adulationis
                 timens
                 obumbrari
                 velamine
                 .
                 Hic
                 vero
                 Edwardus
                 quamuis
                 in
                 hostes
                 terribilis
                 extiterat
                 ,
                 in
                 subditos
                 tamen
                 mitissimus
                 fuerat
                 et
                 gratiosus
                 ,
                 pietate
                 et
                 miserecordia
                 omnes
                 pene
                 suos
                 precellens
                 antecessores
                 .
              
            
             
               
               A
               late
               writer
               saith
               ,
               hee
               was
               a
               Prince
               the
               soonest
               a
               man
               ,
               and
               the
               longest
               that
               held
               so
               ,
               of
               any
               we
               reade
               ;
               he
               was
               of
               personage
               comely
               ,
               of
               an
               euen
               stature
               ,
               gracefull
               ,
               respectiuely
               affable
               ,
               and
               well
               expressing
               himselfe
               .
               A
               Prince
               who
               loued
               Iustice
               ,
               Order
               ,
               and
               his
               people
               ,
               the
               supreme
               vertues
               of
               a
               Soueraigne
               .
               
               First
               his
               loue
               of
               Iustice
               ,
               
               was
               seene
               by
               the
               many
               Statutes
               hee
               made
               for
               the
               due
               execution
               thereof
               ,
               and
               the
               most
               straight-binding
               oath
               ,
               hee
               ordained
               to
               be
               ministred
               vnto
               his
               Iudges
               and
               Iusticiars
               :
               the
               punishment
               inflicted
               on
               them
               for
               corruption
               in
               their
               offices
               ,
               causing
               some
               to
               be
               thrust
               out
               ,
               and
               others
               grieuously
               fined
               .
               He
               bettered
               also
               that
               forme
               of
               publique
               Iustice
               which
               his
               Grandfather
               first
               began
               (
               and
               which
               remaines
               to
               this
               day
               )
               making
               also
               excellent
               Lawes
               for
               the
               same
               .
               
               His
               regard
               to
               the
               obseruation
               of
               Order
               among
               his
               people
               ,
               so
               many
               Lawes
               do
               witnesse
               ,
               as
               were
               made
               to
               restraine
               them
               from
               Excesses
               in
               all
               kinds
               .
               His
               loue
               to
               his
               Subiects
               ,
               
               was
               exprest
               in
               the
               often
               easing
               of
               their
               grieuances
               ,
               and
               his
               willingnesse
               to
               giue
               them
               all
               faire
               satisfaction
               ,
               as
               appeares
               by
               the
               continuall
               granting
               of
               the
               due
               obseruation
               of
               their
               Charters
               in
               most
               of
               his
               Parliaments
               .
               And
               when
               (
               
                 Ann.
                 Reg.
              
               14.
               )
               they
               were
               iealous
               ,
               vpon
               his
               assuming
               the
               title
               of
               the
               kingdome
               of
               France
               ,
               lest
               England
               should
               thereby
               come
               to
               bee
               vnder
               the
               subiection
               of
               that
               Crowne
               ,
               as
               being
               the
               greater
               ,
               he
               to
               cleare
               them
               of
               that
               doubt
               ,
               passed
               a
               Statute
               ,
               in
               the
               firmest
               manner
               could
               bee
               deuised
               ,
               that
               this
               kingdome
               should
               remaine
               intire
               as
               before
               ,
               without
               any
               violation
               of
               the
               rights
               it
               had
               .
            
             
               Prouident
               he
               was
               in
               all
               his
               actions
               ,
               
               neuer
               vnder-taking
               any
               thing
               before
               he
               had
               first
               furnished
               himselfe
               with
               meanes
               to
               performe
               it
               .
            
             
               For
               his
               gifts
               we
               finde
               them
               not
               such
               as
               either
               his
               owne
               fame
               and
               reputation
               ,
               or
               any
               way
               distasted
               the
               State.
               To
               be
               short
               ,
               hee
               was
               a
               Prince
               who
               knew
               his
               worke
               ,
               and
               did
               it
               :
               and
               therefore
               was
               he
               better
               obeyed
               ,
               better
               respected
               and
               serued
               ,
               then
               any
               of
               his
               Predecessours
               .
            
             
               His
               workes
               of
               Pietie
               were
               great
               and
               many
               ,
               
               as
               the
               founding
               of
               East-minster
               an
               Abbey
               (
               of
               the
               Cisteux
               order
               )
               neare
               the
               Tower.
               An
               Abbey
               for
               Nunnes
               at
               Dartford
               in
               Kent
               (
               of
               both
               which
               I
               haue
               already
               written
               )
               The
               Kings
               Hall
               in
               Cambridge
               for
               poore
               Schollers
               .
               An
               Hospitall
               for
               the
               poore
               at
               Calais
               .
               The
               building
               of
               Saint
               Stephens
               Chappell
               at
               Westminster
               ,
               with
               the
               endowment
               of
               three
               hundred
               pound
               ,
               
                 per
                 annum
              
               ,
               to
               that
               Church
               .
               His
               augmenting
               the
               Chappell
               at
               Windsore
               ,
               and
               prouisions
               there
               for
               Church-men
               ,
               and
               twenty
               foure
               poore
               knights
               ,
               
               &c.
               
               These
               were
               his
               publique
               works
               ,
               the
               best
               Monuments
               and
               most
               lasting
               to
               glorifie
               the
               memory
               of
               Princes
               .
               Besides
               these
               ,
               his
               priuate
               buildings
               are
               great
               and
               many
               ;
               as
               the
               Castle
               of
               Windsore
               ,
               which
               he
               re-edified
               and
               enlarged
               .
            
             
               His
               magnificence
               was
               shewed
               in
               Triumphs
               and
               Feasts
               ,
               which
               were
               sumptuously
               celebrated
               ,
               with
               all
               due
               rites
               and
               ceremonies
               ,
               the
               preseruers
               of
               Reuerence
               and
               Maiestie
               :
               To
               conclude
               ,
               he
               was
               a
               Prince
               ,
               whose
               nature
               agreed
               with
               his
               office
               ,
               as
               onely
               made
               for
               it
               .
            
             
               On
               this
               manner
               ,
               as
               he
               was
               in
               the
               strength
               of
               his
               yeares
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               height
               of
               his
               vigorous
               actions
               ,
               his
               character
               is
               exprest
               by
               many
               Authors
               .
               Now
               may
               it
               please
               you
               in
               this
               place
               to
               take
               a
               view
               of
               this
               the
               mighty
               great
               Monarch
               of
               England
               ,
               France
               ,
               and
               Ireland
               ,
               as
               he
               was
               wrinkled
               with
               age
               ,
               weakened
               with
               a
               sore
               lingring
               disease
               ,
               and
               laid
               downe
               vpon
               his
               Deaths-bed
               .
            
             
               When
               he
               had
               attained
               to
               the
               age
               of
               threescore
               and
               fiue
               yeares
               ,
               or
               thereabouts
               ,
               and
               wrastled
               with
               a
               sicknesse
               which
               gaue
               him
               the
               ouerthrow
               ;
               lying
               in
               the
               bed
               ,
               and
               at
               the
               point
               of
               death
               ,
               his
               eyes
               darkened
               ,
               his
               speech
               altered
               ,
               and
               his
               naturall
               heate
               almost
               extinguished
               ,
               
               one
               ,
               whom
               of
               all
               other
               he
               most
               entirely
               affected
               ,
               tooke
               the
               rings
               from
               his
               fingers
               ,
               which
               for
               the
               royaltie
               
               of
               his
               Maiestie
               he
               was
               wont
               to
               weare
               ,
               so
               bad
               him
               adiew
               ;
               and
               withdrew
               herselfe
               into
               another
               roome
               (
               a
               woman
               she
               was
               ,
               
                 inuerecunda
                 p●llex
              
               ,
               as
               Walsingham
               calls
               her
               ,
               whose
               name
               was
               
                 Alice
                 Piers
              
               )
               neither
               was
               hee
               left
               onely
               of
               her
               the
               said
               Alice
               ,
               but
               of
               other
               the
               knights
               and
               Esquires
               ,
               who
               had
               serued
               him
               ,
               allured
               more
               with
               his
               gifts
               then
               his
               loue
               .
               Amongst
               many
               there
               was
               onely
               present
               at
               that
               time
               a
               certaine
               Priest
               (
               other
               of
               his
               seruants
               applying
               the
               spoile
               of
               what
               they
               could
               lay
               hands
               on
               )
               who
               lamenting
               the
               kings
               miserie
               ,
               and
               inwardly
               touched
               with
               griefe
               of
               heart
               ,
               for
               that
               amongst
               so
               many
               Councellers
               which
               hee
               had
               ,
               there
               was
               none
               that
               would
               minister
               vnto
               him
               the
               word
               of
               life
               ,
               came
               boldly
               vnto
               him
               ,
               and
               admonished
               him
               to
               lift
               vp
               the
               eyes
               as
               well
               of
               his
               body
               ,
               as
               of
               his
               heart
               ,
               vnto
               God
               ,
               and
               with
               sighes
               to
               aske
               mercy
               of
               him
               ,
               whose
               Maiestie
               he
               well
               knew
               he
               had
               grieuously
               offended
               .
               Whereupon
               the
               king
               listened
               to
               the
               words
               of
               the
               Priest
               ,
               and
               although
               a
               little
               before
               he
               had
               wanted
               the
               vse
               of
               his
               tongue
               ,
               yet
               then
               taking
               strength
               to
               him
               ,
               hee
               seemed
               to
               speake
               what
               was
               in
               his
               minde
               .
               And
               then
               what
               for
               weaknesse
               of
               his
               body
               ,
               contrition
               of
               his
               heart
               ,
               and
               sobbing
               for
               his
               sinnes
               ,
               his
               voice
               and
               speech
               failed
               him
               ,
               and
               scarce
               halfe
               pronouncing
               this
               word
               Iesu
               ,
               he
               gaue
               vp
               the
               Ghost
               ,
               at
               his
               Mannour
               of
               Sheene
               (
               now
               Richmount
               )
               as
               aforesaid
               .
            
             
               If
               you
               will
               heare
               any
               more
               of
               this
               Martiall
               king
               ,
               you
               must
               haue
               the
               patience
               to
               trouble
               your selues
               in
               the
               reading
               of
               these
               obsolete
               old
               rimes
               .
            
             
               
                 Aftur
                 
                 hym
                 reguyd
                 hys
                 son
                 ful
                 ryght
              
               
                 The
                 iii
                 Edward
                 that
                 dowtie
                 knyght
                 .
              
               
                 U.
                 sones
                 he
                 hadde
                 truly
                 here
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 wer
                 to
                 hym
                 leef
                 and
                 dere
                 .
              
               
                 Furst
                 yis
                 kyng
                 dude
                 a
                 grete
                 maistry
                 ,
              
               
                 Atte
                 Scluce
                 he
                 brend
                 a
                 gret
                 Naby
                 .
              
               
                 Atte
                 Tresse
                 he
                 faught
                 ayain
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 kyng
                 of
                 *
                 Beme
                 ther
                 was
                 slayn
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 the
                 kyng
                 of
                 France
                 putte
                 to
                 flyght
                 ,
              
               
                 Non
                 longor
                 than
                 durst
                 he
                 fyght
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 sege
                 atte
                 Calice
                 he
                 lede
                 byfor
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 last
                 xii
                 months
                 and
                 mor
                 :
              
               
                 And
                 or
                 he
                 thens
                 wold
                 goo
                 ,
              
               
                 He
                 wan
                 Calice
                 and
                 touns
                 moo
                 .
              
               
                 Atte
                 Batail
                 of
                 Poyters
                 ,
                 by
                 ordynance
                 ,
              
               
                 Was
                 taken
                 Iohn
                 the
                 kyng
                 of
                 France
                 .
              
               
                 Atte
                 Westmynstre
                 he
                 lyth
                 ther
              
               
                 He
                 regnyd
                 almoost
                 li
                 yer
              
               
                 Byfor
                 hym
                 deyed
                 Prynce
                 Edward
              
               
                 Whych
                 hadde
                 a
                 son
                 that
                 hight
                 Rychard
                 .
              
            
             
               
               Philippa
               (
               of
               whom
               I
               haue
               spoken
               before
               )
               Queene
               of
               England
               ,
               wife
               of
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               daughter
               of
               William
               of
               Bauaria
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Henault
               ,
               and
               Holland
               ,
               by
               Ioane
               sister
               of
               Philip
               of
               Valoys
               ,
               king
               of
               France
               ,
               lyeth
               entombed
               at
               her
               husbands
               feet
               ;
               She
               was
               a
               Lady
               of
               great
               vertue
               ,
               and
               a
               constant
               true
               louer
               of
               our
               Nation
               ;
               who
               when
               shee
               had
               beene
               king
               Edwards
               
               wife
               fourty
               two
               yeares
               ,
               she
               died
               August
               ,
               15.
               1369.
               
               These
               verses
               are
               annexed
               to
               her
               Monument
               .
            
             
               
                 Gulielmi
                 Hannonis
                 sobeles
                 postrema
                 Philippa
                 ,
              
               
                 Hic
                 roseo
                 quondam
                 pulchra
                 decore
                 iacet
                 .
              
               
                 Tertius
                 Edwardus
                 Rex
                 ista
                 coninge
                 letus
              
               
                 Materno
                 suasu
                 nobiliumque
                 fuit
                 .
              
               
                 Frater
                 Iohannes
                 Comes
                 Mauortius
                 heros
                 ,
              
               
                 Huic
                 illam
                 voluit
                 consociare
                 viro.
              
               
                 Hec
                 iunxit
                 Flandros
                 coniunctio
                 sanguinis
                 Anglis
                 :
              
               
                 In
                 Francos
                 venit
                 hinc
                 Gallica
                 dira
                 lues
                 ▪
              
               
                 Dotibus
                 hec
                 raris
                 viguit
                 Regina
                 Philippa
              
               
                 Forma
                 prestanti
                 ,
                 Religione
                 ,
                 fide
                 .
              
               
                 Fecunda
                 nata
                 est
                 proles
                 numerosa
                 parenti
                 ,
              
               
                 Insignes
                 peperit
                 magnanimosque
                 duces
                 .
              
               
                 Oxonij
                 posuit
                 studiosis
                 optima
                 nutrix
              
               
                 Regineas
                 Edes
                 ,
                 Palladiam
                 scholam
                 .
              
               
                 Coniux
                 Edwardi
                 iacet
                 hic
                 Regina
                 Philippa
                 .
              
               
                 Disce
                 viuere
                 .
              
            
             
               Thus
               there
               Englished
               :
               
                 
                   
                     Faire
                     
                       Philip
                       William
                       Hennaldes
                    
                     childe
                     and
                     youngest
                     daughter
                     deere
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Of
                     roseat
                     hue
                     ,
                     and
                     beautie
                     bright
                     ,
                     in
                     tombe
                     lies
                     hilled
                     heere
                     .
                  
                   
                     Edward
                     the
                     third
                     through
                     mothers
                     will
                     ,
                     and
                     Nobles
                     good
                     consent
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Tooke
                     her
                     to
                     wife
                     ,
                     and
                     ioyfully
                     with
                     her
                     his
                     time
                     he
                     spent
                     .
                  
                   
                     His
                     brother
                     Iohn
                     a
                     Martiall
                     man
                     ,
                     and
                     eke
                     a
                     valiant
                     knight
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Did
                     linke
                     this
                     woman
                     to
                     this
                     king
                     in
                     bonds
                     of
                     marriage
                     right
                     .
                  
                   
                     This
                     match
                     and
                     marriage
                     thus
                     in
                     bloud
                     ,
                     did
                     binde
                     the
                     Flemings
                     sure
                  
                   
                     To
                     Englishmen
                     ,
                     by
                     which
                     they
                     did
                     the
                     Frenchmens
                     wracke
                     procure
                     .
                  
                   
                     This
                     Philip
                     flowr'd
                     in
                     gifts
                     full
                     rare
                     ,
                     and
                     treasures
                     of
                     the
                     minde
                     ,
                  
                   
                     In
                     beauty
                     bright
                     ,
                     Religion
                     ,
                     Faith
                     ;
                     to
                     all
                     and
                     each
                     most
                     kinde
                     ,
                  
                   
                     A
                     fruitfull
                     Mother
                     Philip
                     was
                     ,
                     full
                     many
                     a
                     sonne
                     she
                     bred
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     brought
                     forth
                     many
                     a
                     worthy
                     knight
                     ,
                     hardy
                     ,
                     and
                     full
                     of
                     dred
                     .
                  
                   
                     A
                     carefull
                     Nurse
                     to
                     Students
                     all
                     ,
                     at
                     Oxford
                     she
                     did
                     found
                  
                   
                     Queenes
                     Colledge
                     ,
                     and
                     Dame
                     Pallas
                     Schoole
                     ,
                     that
                     did
                     her
                     fame
                     resound
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     wife
                     of
                     Edward
                     ,
                     deere
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Queene
                     Philip
                     lieth
                     here
                     :
                  
                   
                     Learne
                     to
                     liue
                     .
                  
                
              
               She
               was
               the
               youngest
               of
               the
               fiue
               daughters
               of
               William
               Earle
               of
               Henault
               aforesaid
               ;
               especially
               chosen
               before
               any
               of
               her
               Sisters
               for
               king
               Edwards
               wife
               ,
               by
               a
               Bishop
               (
               of
               what
               See
               I
               am
               vncertaine
               )
               and
               other
               Lords
               temporall
               ,
               sent
               thither
               ,
               were
               sent
               as
               Embassadours
               ,
               to
               treate
               of
               the
               marriage
               .
               Of
               which
               thus
               much
               out
               of
               
                 Harding
                 .
                 cap.
              
               178.
               as
               followeth
               .
            
             
               
                 
                   He
                   sent
                   furth
                   than
                   ,
                   to
                   Henauld
                   for
                   a
                   wife
                   ,
                
                 
                   A
                   Bishop
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   Lordes
                   temporall
                   ,
                
                 
                   Wher
                   in
                   Chaumbre
                   prevy
                   and
                   secretife
                   ,
                
                 
                 
                   At
                   discouerit
                   dischenely
                   also
                   in
                   all
                   ,
                
                 
                   As
                   semyng
                   was
                   to
                   estate
                   Virginall
                
                 
                   Emong
                   theim selfes
                   ,
                   our
                   lordes
                   for
                   hie
                   prudence
                
                 
                   Of
                   the
                   Bishop
                   asked
                   counsaill
                   and
                   sentence
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Whiche
                   daughter
                   of
                   fiue
                   should
                   be
                   the
                   Queene
                   ,
                
                 
                   Who
                   counsailled
                   thus
                   ,
                   with
                   sad
                   auisement
                   ,
                
                 
                   Wee
                   will
                   haue
                   hir
                   with
                   good
                   hippis
                   I
                   mene
                   ,
                
                 
                   For
                   she
                   will
                   bere
                   good
                   soonnes
                   at
                   myne
                   entent
                   ;
                
                 
                   To
                   which
                   thei
                   all
                   accorded
                   by
                   one
                   assent
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   chase
                   Philip
                   ,
                   that
                   was
                   full
                   feminine
                   ,
                
                 
                   As
                   the
                   Bishop
                   moost
                   wise
                   did
                   determine
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   But
                   then
                   emong
                   theim selfes
                   thei
                   laugh
                   fast
                   ay
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   lordes
                   than
                   saied
                   ,
                   the
                   Bishop
                   couth
                
                 
                   Full
                   mekill
                   skill
                   of
                   a
                   woman
                   al
                   way
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   so
                   couth
                   chese
                   a
                   lady
                   that
                   was
                   vncouth
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   for
                   the
                   mery
                   woordes
                   that
                   came
                   of
                   his
                   mouth
                
                 
                   Thei
                   trowed
                   he
                   had
                   right
                   great
                   experience
                
                 
                   Of
                   womanes
                   rule
                   and
                   hir
                   conuenience
                   .
                
              
            
             
               Now
               ,
               what
               experience
               this
               Bishop
               had
               in
               womens
               conueniency
               of
               bringing
               forth
               children
               ,
               I
               know
               not
               ,
               but
               it
               so
               fell
               out
               ,
               that
               she
               had
               issue
               by
               her
               said
               husband
               King
               Edward
               ,
               seuen
               sonnes
               ,
               and
               fiue
               daughters
               ,
               borne
               for
               the
               glory
               of
               our
               Nation
               .
            
             
               
                 1.
                 
                 Edward
                 Prince
                 of
                 Wales
                 ,
                 borne
                 at
                 Woodstocke
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 William
                 ,
                 borne
                 at
                 Hatfield
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Hertford
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 Lionell
                 ,
                 borne
                 at
                 the
                 Citie
                 of
                 Antwerpe
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 Clarence
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 borne
                 at
                 Gaunt
                 ,
                 the
                 chiefe
                 Towne
                 of
                 Flanders
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 Lancaster
                 .
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 Edmond
                 ,
                 surnamed
                 of
                 Langley
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 Yorke
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 William
                 ,
                 another
                 of
                 their
                 Sonnes
                 ,
                 surnamed
                 of
                 Windsore
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 borne
                 .
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 Thomas
                 ,
                 the
                 youngest
                 sonne
                 of
                 King
                 Edward
                 and
                 Queene
                 Philip
                 ,
                 surnamed
                 of
                 Woodstocke
                 ,
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 his
                 birth
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 Glocester
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Daughters
                 .
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 Isabell
                 ,
                 the
                 eldest
                 Daughter
                 ,
                 was
                 married
                 with
                 great
                 pompe
                 at
                 Windsore
                 ,
                 to
                 Ingelram
                 of
                 Guisnes
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 Coucy
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Soissoms
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 Archduke
                 of
                 Austria
                 ,
                 whom
                 king
                 Edward
                 his
                 Father
                 in
                 law
                 created
                 also
                 Earle
                 of
                 Bedford
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 Ioane
                 ,
                 desired
                 in
                 marriage
                 by
                 solemne
                 Embassage
                 from
                 Alphons
                 ,
                 king
                 of
                 Castile
                 and
                 Leon
                 ,
                 sonne
                 of
                 king
                 Ferdinando
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 was
                 espoused
                 by
                 Proxie
                 ,
                 intituled
                 Queene
                 of
                 Spaine
                 ,
                 conueyed
                 into
                 that
                 countrey
                 ,
                 where
                 she
                 presently
                 deceased
                 of
                 a
                 great
                 plague
                 that
                 then
                 raigned
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 Blanch
                 the
                 third
                 daughter
                 ,
                 died
                 young
                 ,
                 and
                 lieth
                 buried
                 in
                 this
                 Abbey
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 Mary
                 the
                 fourth
                 daughter
                 was
                 married
                 to
                 
                   Iohn
                   Montford
                
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 Britaine
                 .
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 Margaret
                 their
                 youngest
                 daughter
                 was
                 the
                 first
                 wife
                 of
                 
                   Iohn
                   de
                   Hastings
                
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Penbroke
                 .
              
            
             
             
               It
               is
               reported
               of
               this
               Queene
               (
               saith
               Milles
               )
               that
               when
               she
               perceiued
               her
               life
               would
               en●
               ,
               she
               requested
               to
               speake
               with
               the
               King
               her
               husband
               ,
               who
               accordingly
               came
               to
               her
               in
               great
               heauinesse
               :
               being
               come
               ,
               she
               tooke
               him
               by
               the
               hand
               ,
               and
               after
               a
               few
               words
               of
               induction
               ,
               shee
               prayed
               him
               that
               hee
               would
               in
               no
               wise
               deny
               her
               ,
               in
               three
               requests
               .
               First
               ,
               that
               all
               Merchants
               and
               others
               to
               whom
               she
               ought
               any
               debt
               ,
               (
               whether
               on
               this
               side
               or
               beyond
               the
               seas
               )
               might
               be
               payd
               and
               discharged
               .
               Secondly
               ,
               that
               all
               such
               promises
               as
               she
               had
               made
               to
               Churches
               ,
               as
               well
               within
               the
               realme
               as
               without
               ,
               might
               be
               performed
               .
               Thirdly
               ,
               that
               hee
               would
               be
               pleased
               (
               whensoeuer
               God
               should
               call
               him
               ,
               )
               to
               chuse
               none
               other
               Sepulchre
               ,
               but
               that
               wherein
               her
               body
               should
               be
               layed
               :
               all
               which
               were
               performed
               ,
               and
               so
               I
               leaue
               them
               both
               lying
               in
               one
               Graue
               ,
               expecting
               a
               ioyfull
               resurrection
               .
            
             
               Richard
               the
               second
               ,
               
               King
               of
               England
               and
               France
               ,
               Lord
               of
               Ireland
               ,
               sonne
               to
               Edward
               ,
               Prince
               of
               Wales
               ,
               by
               Ioane
               ,
               daughter
               to
               the
               Earle
               of
               Kent
               ,
               being
               depriued
               both
               of
               liuing
               and
               life
               ,
               by
               that
               popular
               vsurper
               Henry
               the
               〈…〉
               by
               his
               commandement
               ,
               obscurely
               buried
               at
               Langley
               in
               Hertfortshire
               ,
               in
               the
               Church
               of
               the
               Friers
               Predicants
               ;
               was
               by
               the
               appointment
               of
               Henry
               the
               fift
               ,
               remoued
               from
               thence
               with
               great
               honour
               ,
               in
               a
               Chaire
               royall
               ,
               himselfe
               and
               his
               nobilitie
               attending
               the
               sacred
               reliques
               of
               this
               annointed
               King
               :
               which
               he
               solemnly
               here
               enterred
               amongst
               his
               ancestors
               ,
               and
               founded
               perpetually
               one
               day
               euery
               weeke
               ,
               a
               Dirge
               ,
               with
               nine
               Lessons
               and
               a
               morning
               masse
               to
               be
               celebrated
               for
               the
               soule
               of
               the
               said
               King
               Richard
               ,
               
               and
               vpon
               each
               of
               those
               daies
               ,
               sixe
               shillings
               eight
               pence
               to
               be
               giuen
               to
               the
               poore
               people
               ;
               and
               once
               euery
               yeare
               vpon
               the
               same
               day
               of
               his
               Anniuerse
               ,
               twentie
               pounds
               in
               pence
               to
               be
               distributed
               to
               the
               most
               needfull
               :
               He
               made
               for
               him
               a
               glorious
               Tombe
               ,
               and
               this
               glosing
               Epitaph
               deciphering
               the
               lineaments
               of
               his
               body
               ,
               and
               qualities
               of
               mind
               ;
               which
               to
               any
               ,
               who
               knowes
               vpon
               what
               points
               he
               was
               put
               out
               of
               Maiestie
               and
               State
               ,
               may
               seeme
               strange
               ,
               if
               not
               ridiculous
               ;
               thus
               it
               runnes
               .
            
             
               
                 Prudens
                 et
                 mundus
                 Richardus
                 iure
                 secundus
                 ,
              
               
                 Per
                 fatum
                 victus
                 ,
                 iacet
                 hic
                 sub
                 marmore
                 pictus
                 .
              
               
                 Verax
                 sermone
                 ,
                 prudens
                 suit
                 et
                 ratione
                 .
              
               
                 Corpore
                 procerus
                 ,
                 animo
                 prudens
                 vt
                 Homerus
                 ,
              
               
                 Ecclesie
                 fauit
                 ,
                 elatos
                 suppeditauit
                 .
              
               
                 Quemuis
                 prostrauit
                 Regalia
                 qui
                 violauit
                 .
              
               
                 O
                 bruit
                 hereticos
                 ,
                 et
                 eorum
                 strauit
                 amicos
                 .
              
               
                 O
                 clemens
                 christe
                 tibi
                 deuotus
                 suit
                 iste
              
               
                 Votis
                 Baptiste
                 ,
                 salues
                 quem
                 protulit
                 iste
                 .
              
               
                 Hic
                 iacet
                 immiti
                 consumptus
                 morte
                 Richardus
              
               
                 fuisse
                 felicem
                 miserrimum
                 .
              
            
             
               Fabian
               who
               translated
               this
               Epitaph
               into
               English
               ,
               
               desirous
               ,
               as
               it
               seemes
               ,
               to
               extenuate
               the
               force
               of
               such
               palpable
               grosse
               flattery
               ;
               annexeth
               this
               stanza
               .
            
             
               
                 But
                 yet
                 ,
                 alas
                 ,
                 although
                 this
                 meter
                 ,
                 or
                 ryme
                 ,
              
               
                 Thus
                 doth
                 embellish
                 this
                 noble
                 Princes
                 fame
                 ;
              
               
                 And
                 that
                 some
                 Clerke
                 which
                 fauored
                 him
                 somtyme
                 ,
              
               
               
                 L●st
                 by
                 his
                 cunnyng
                 thus
                 to
                 enhanse
                 his
                 name
                 ,
              
               
                 Yet
                 by
                 his
                 story
                 appereth
                 in
                 him
                 some
                 blame
                 .
              
               
                 Wherfore
                 to
                 Princes
                 is
                 surest
                 memory
                 ,
              
               
                 Their
                 lyues
                 to
                 exercyse
                 in
                 vertuous
                 constancy
                 .
              
            
             
               But
               
                 Iohn
                 Harding
              
               ,
               speaking
               of
               the
               greatnesse
               of
               his
               houshold
               ,
               and
               the
               pride
               and
               whoredome
               therein
               ,
               as
               well
               amongst
               the
               Clergie
               as
               Laitie
               ,
               is
               more
               inuectiue
               in
               his
               rimes
               ,
               which
               to
               reade
               I
               hope
               will
               not
               be
               troublesome
               :
               thus
               he
               begins
               .
            
             
               
                 
                   Truly
                   I
                   herd
                   
                     Robert
                     Ireleffe
                  
                   saye
                
                 
                   
                   Clerke
                   of
                   the
                   Grenecloth
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   to
                   the
                   Houshold
                
                 
                   Came
                   euery
                   daye
                   ,
                   forthe
                   most
                   partie
                   alwaye
                
                 
                   Ten
                   thousand
                   folke
                   ,
                   by
                   his
                   messis
                   told
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   folowed
                   the
                   hous
                   aye
                   as
                   thei
                   wold
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   in
                   the
                   Kechin
                   three
                   hundred
                   Seruitours
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   in
                   eche
                   office
                   many
                   occupiours
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   And
                   Ladies
                   faire
                   ,
                   with
                   their
                   gentlewomen
                   ,
                
                 
                   Chamberers
                   also
                   and
                   lauenders
                   ,
                
                 
                   Three
                   hundred
                   of
                   theim
                   were
                   occupied
                   then
                   .
                
                 
                   There
                   was
                   greate
                   pride
                   emong
                   the
                   Officers
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   of
                   all
                   men
                   far
                   passyng
                   their
                   compeers
                   ,
                
                 
                   Of
                   rich
                   araye
                   ,
                   and
                   much
                   more
                   costious
                   ,
                
                 
                   Then
                   was
                   before
                   ,
                   or
                   sith
                   ,
                   and
                   more
                   pretious
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   In
                   his
                   Chappell
                   ,
                   were
                   Bishoppes
                   then
                   of
                   *
                   Beame
                   ,
                
                 
                   Some
                   of
                   Irelond
                   ,
                   and
                   some
                   also
                   of
                   France
                   ;
                
                 
                   Some
                   of
                   Englond
                   ,
                   and
                   clerkes
                   of
                   many
                   a
                   realme
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   litill
                   connyng
                   had
                   or
                   conisance
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   musike
                   honorably
                   God
                   his
                   seruice
                   to
                   auance
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   Chappell
                   ,
                   or
                   in
                   holy
                   Scripture
                
                 
                   On
                   mater
                   of
                   Goddis
                   to
                   refigure
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Lewed
                   menne
                   ,
                   thei
                   were
                   in
                   clerkes
                   clothyng
                   ,
                
                 
                   Disguysed
                   faire
                   ,
                   in
                   fourme
                   of
                   clerkes
                   wise
                   ,
                
                 
                   Their
                   Perishyns
                   full
                   litill
                   enfourmyng
                
                 
                   In
                   Lawe
                   diuine
                   ,
                   or
                   else
                   in
                   God
                   his
                   seruise
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   right
                   practyfe
                   they
                   were
                   in
                   couetise
                
                 
                   Eche
                   yere
                   to
                   make
                   full
                   greate
                   collection
                
                 
                   At
                   home
                   ,
                   in
                   stede
                   of
                   soules
                   correction
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Greate
                   Lechery
                   and
                   fornication
                
                 
                   Was
                   in
                   that
                   house
                   ,
                   and
                   also
                   greate
                   aduoutree
                   .
                
                 
                   Of
                   Paramours
                   was
                   great
                   consolacion
                   ,
                
                 
                   Of
                   ech
                   degre
                   ,
                   well
                   more
                   of
                   Prelacie
                
                 
                   Then
                   of
                   the
                   temporall
                   ,
                   or
                   of
                   the
                   chiualrie
                   .
                
                 
                   Greate
                   taxe
                   ay
                   the
                   kyng
                   tooke
                   through
                   all
                   the
                   lond
                   ,
                
                 
                   For
                   whiche
                   Commons
                   him
                   hated
                   both
                   free
                   and
                   bond
                   .
                
              
            
             
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Gower
              
               concludes
               his
               
                 cronica
                 tripartita
              
               ,
               
               annexed
               to
               his
               booke
               entituled
               
                 Vox
                 Clamantis
              
               ,
               with
               these
               riming
               verses
               concerning
               the
               said
               King.
               
            
             
               
                 Cronica
                 Richardi
                 qui
                 sceptra
                 tulit
                 Leopardi
              
               
                 Vt
                 patet
                 est
                 dicta
                 ,
                 populo
                 sed
                 non
                 benedicta
              
               
                 Vt
                 speculum
                 mundi
                 quo
                 lux
                 nequit
                 vlla
                 resundi
                 ,
              
               
                 Sic
                 vacuus
                 transit
                 ,
                 sibi
                 nil
                 nisi
                 culpa
                 remansit
                 ,
              
               
                 Vnde
                 superbus
                 erat
                 ,
                 modo
                 si
                 preconia
                 querat
                 .
              
               
                 Eius
                 honor
                 sordet
                 ,
                 laus
                 culpat
                 ,
                 gloria
                 mordet
                 :
              
               
                 Hoc
                 concernentes
                 caueant
                 qui
                 sunt
                 sapientes
                 ;
              
               
                 Nam
                 male
                 viuentes
                 Deus
                 odit
                 in
                 orbe
                 regentes
                 :
              
               
                 Est
                 qui
                 peccator
                 non
                 esse
                 potest
                 dominator
                 ,
              
               
                 Ricardo
                 teste
                 finis
                 probat
                 hoc
                 manifeste
                 :
              
               
                 Post
                 sua
                 demerita
                 perijt
                 sua
                 pompa
                 sopita
              
               
                 Qualis
                 erat
                 vita
                 cronica
                 stabit
                 ita
                 .
              
            
             
               He
               was
               murdered
               at
               Pomfret
               Castle
               in
               the
               bloudie
               Tower
               ,
               (
               so
               called
               from
               that
               time
               (
               vpon
               that
               bloudie
               act
               )
               to
               this
               day
               ,
               )
               on
               Saint
               Valentines
               day
               ,
               1399.
               the
               first
               of
               Henry
               the
               fourth
               ,
               when
               hee
               had
               raigned
               22
               yeares
               .
               That
               beautifull
               picture
               of
               a
               King
               sighing
               ,
               crowned
               in
               a
               chaire
               of
               estate
               ,
               at
               the
               vpper
               end
               of
               the
               Quire
               in
               this
               Church
               ,
               is
               said
               to
               be
               of
               him
               ,
               which
               witnesseth
               how
               goodly
               a
               creature
               he
               was
               in
               outward
               lineaments
               :
               but
               I
               will
               conclude
               with
               these
               rimes
               out
               of
               my
               old
               Manuscript
               ,
               the
               Addition
               to
               Robert
               of
               Glocester
               .
            
             
               
                 This
                 Rychard
                 than
                 regnyd
                 sone
              
               
                 Aftur
                 his
                 *
                 Belsire
                 as
                 was
                 to
                 done
                 ,
              
               
                 Atte
                 x
                 yere
                 of
                 age
                 crownyd
                 was
                 he
                 ,
              
               
                 He
                 was
                 a
                 man
                 of
                 grett
                 beute
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 hys
                 tym
                 the
                 Comynte
                 of
                 Kent
              
               
                 Up
                 arysin
                 and
                 to
                 London
                 went
                 ;
              
               
                 And
                 Sauoy
                 the
                 brent
                 ,
                 that
                 ilke
                 plas
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 whych
                 the
                 Dukes
                 of
                 Lancastre
                 was
                 .
              
               
                 Thurgh
                 euel
                 councel
                 was
                 slayn
                 ful
                 
                   suel
                
              
               
                 The
                 Duke
                 of
                 Glocestre
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 erle
                 of
                 Arundel
                 .
              
               
                 He
                 regnyd
                 xxii
                 yer
                 and
                 mor
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 to
                 Longeley
                 was
                 he
                 bor
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 in
                 the
                 v
                 King
                 Herry
                 is
                 tym
                 ,
              
               
                 He
                 was
                 leyde
                 at
                 VVestmynstre
                 by
                 Anne
                 the
                 Quene
                 .
              
            
             
               Anne
               his
               first
               wife
               here
               entombed
               with
               him
               ,
               
               was
               the
               daughter
               of
               Wenceslaus
               ,
               King
               of
               Bohemia
               ,
               and
               Emperour
               of
               the
               Germanes
               ;
               she
               died
               in
               Anno
               1394.
               the
               seuenth
               of
               Iune
               ,
               at
               Sheene
               in
               Surrey
               :
               whom
               her
               husband
               so
               feruently
               loued
               ,
               yea
               ,
               
                 vsque
                 ad
                 amentiam
              
               ,
               euen
               to
               a
               kinde
               of
               madnesse
               ,
               that
               for
               very
               griefe
               and
               anger
               ,
               
               (
               besides
               cursing
               the
               place
               wherein
               shee
               died
               )
               hee
               ouerthrew
               the
               whole
               house
               .
               Her
               Epitaph
               .
            
             
               
                 Sub
                 petra
                 lata
                 nunc
                 Annaiacet
                 tumulata
                 ,
              
               
                 Dum
                 vixit
                 mundo
                 Richardo
                 nupta
                 secundo
                 :
              
               
               
                 Christo
                 deuota
                 fuit
                 hec
                 ,
                 facilis
                 ,
                 bene
                 nota
                 ;
              
               
                 Pauperibus
                 prona
                 semper
                 sua
                 reddere
                 dona
                 ;
              
               
                 Iurgia
                 sedauit
                 ,
                 et
                 pregnantes
                 releuauit
                 .
              
               
                 Corpore
                 formosa
                 ,
                 vultu
                 mitis
                 speciosa
                 :
              
               
                 Prebens
                 solamen
                 viduis
                 ,
                 egris
                 medicamen
                 .
              
               
                 Anno
                 milleno
                 ,
                 ter
                 cent
                 .
                 quarto
                 nonageno
              
               
                 Iulij
                 septeno
                 mensis
                 migrauit
                 ameno
                 .
              
               
                 forma
                 Fragilis
                 .
              
            
             
               
               Henry
               the
               fift
               ,
               sonne
               of
               Henry
               the
               fourth
               ,
               King
               of
               England
               ,
               and
               conquerour
               of
               France
               ,
               died
               at
               Boyes
               de
               Viscenna
               ,
               not
               farre
               from
               Paris
               ,
               the
               last
               of
               August
               ,
               1422.
               hauing
               raigned
               9
               yeares
               ,
               5
               moneths
               ,
               and
               odde
               daies
               ,
               from
               thence
               his
               body
               was
               conuaied
               to
               this
               Abbey
               ;
               vpon
               whose
               Tombe
               ,
               Katherine
               his
               wife
               ,
               caused
               a
               royall
               picture
               to
               be
               layed
               ,
               couered
               all
               ouer
               with
               siluer
               plate
               gilded
               ,
               the
               head
               whereof
               was
               all
               of
               massie
               siluer
               :
               all
               which
               (
               at
               the
               suppression
               ,
               when
               the
               battering
               hammers
               of
               destruction
               ,
               (
               as
               Master
               Speed
               saith
               )
               did
               sound
               almost
               in
               euery
               Church
               )
               were
               sacrilegiously
               broken
               off
               ,
               and
               by
               purloyning
               ,
               transferred
               to
               farre
               prophaner
               vses
               ,
               where
               at
               this
               day
               ,
               the
               headlesse
               monument
               is
               to
               be
               seene
               ,
               and
               these
               verses
               written
               vpon
               his
               Tombe
               .
            
             
               
                 Dux
                 Normanorum
                 ,
                 verus
                 Conquestor
                 eorum
                 ,
              
               
                 Heres
                 Francorum
                 ;
                 decessit
                 et
                 Hector
                 eorum
                 .
              
               
                 Here
                 Normans
                 Duke
                 ,
                 so
                 stil'd
                 by
                 conquest
                 iust
                 ,
              
               
                 True
                 heire
                 of
                 France
                 ;
                 Great
                 Hector
                 ,
                 lies
                 in
                 dust
                 .
              
               
                 Gallorum
                 mastix
                 iacet
                 hic
                 Henricus
                 in
                 vrna
              
               
                 Domat
                 omnia
                 virtus
                 .
              
            
             
               So
               many
               vertues
               are
               attributed
               ,
               by
               all
               writers
               ,
               to
               this
               heroicall
               King
               Henry
               ,
               the
               renowne
               of
               England
               ,
               and
               glory
               of
               Wales
               ,
               that
               where
               to
               begin
               ,
               or
               when
               to
               make
               an
               end
               in
               his
               deserued
               praise
               ,
               I
               know
               not
               :
               so
               I
               will
               leaue
               him
               ,
               amongst
               the
               many
               Monarchs
               of
               this
               most
               famous
               Empire
               ,
               none
               more
               complete
               ,
               relating
               onely
               a
               few
               rimes
               ,
               which
               in
               some
               sort
               doth
               particularize
               his
               memorable
               exploits
               .
            
             
               
                 
                 Aftur
                 hym
                 regnyd
                 his
                 son
                 than
              
               
                 The
                 v
                 Herry
                 truly
                 a
                 gracious
                 man.
              
               
                 Atte
                 his
                 begynnyng
                 ,
                 verament
                 ,
              
               
                 He
                 stroyd
                 Loliers
                 ,
                 and
                 thei
                 wer
                 brent
                 .
              
               
                 Aftur
                 he
                 made
                 Relygyous
                 at
                 Shene
              
               
                 Sion
                 ,
                 Ierusalem
                 ,
                 and
                 eke
                 Bedlem
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 thurd
                 yer
                 he
                 went
                 truly
              
               
                 And
                 gat
                 Hartlett
                 in
                 Normandy
              
               
                 Atte
                 Egyncourt
                 he
                 hadde
                 a
                 batayle
                 ywis
              
               
                 Hamwardys
                 :
                 and
                 ther
                 had
                 the
                 prys
                 .
              
               
                 He
                 tooke
                 ther
                 the
                 Duc
                 of
                 Orleaunce
              
               
                 The
                 Duc
                 of
                 Burbon
                 ,
                 and
                 meny
                 of
                 Fraunce
                 :
              
               
               
                 And
                 aftur
                 that
                 he
                 wan
                 Lane
                 toun
                 ,
              
               
                 Rone
                 ,
                 and
                 al
                 Normandy
                 as
                 was
                 to
                 don
                 ,
              
               
                 Also
                 he
                 wan
                 Parys
                 worschypfully
                 ;
              
               
                 And
                 meny
                 mo
                 tounes
                 wyth
                 Meaux
                 in
                 Bry.
              
               
                 Ther
                 he
                 took
                 to
                 hys
                 Quene
              
               
                 Katterin
                 the
                 kyng
                 dawghtyr
                 shene
              
               
                 He
                 hadde
                 a
                 Son
                 of
                 hur
                 y
                 bore
              
               
                 That
                 ys
                 callyd
                 Herry
                 of
                 Wyndsore
                 :
              
               
                 In
                 Fraunce
                 he
                 departyd
                 goodly
                 thurgh
                 Godd●s
                 grase
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 was
                 broght
                 into
                 Engelond
                 in
                 short
                 spase
              
               
                 Then
                 was
                 his
                 Son
                 Herry
                 of
                 age
                 suerly
              
               
                 But
                 only
                 viii
                 monyths
                 wyth
                 odde
                 deyes
                 truly
                 ,
              
               
                 His
                 Eme
                 Iohn
                 Duc
                 of
                 Bedford
                 as
                 yow
                 see
              
               
                 Is
                 now
                 Regent
                 of
                 Fraunce
                 sykerly
                 .
              
               
                 He
                 regnyd
                 x
                 yer
                 ;
                 in
                 hevyn
                 he
                 hath
                 reward
              
               
                 Lith
                 at
                 Westmynstre
                 noght
                 fer
                 fro
                 Seynt
                 Edward
                 .
              
            
             
               Here
               lieth
               Katherine
               ,
               
               Queene
               of
               England
               ,
               wife
               to
               the
               foresaid
               King
               Henry
               the
               fifth
               ,
               in
               a
               chest
               or
               coffin
               with
               a
               loose
               couer
               to
               be
               seene
               and
               handled
               of
               any
               that
               will
               much
               desire
               it
               ,
               and
               that
               by
               her
               owne
               appointment
               (
               as
               he
               that
               sheweth
               the
               Tombes
               will
               tell
               you
               by
               tradition
               )
               in
               regard
               of
               her
               disobedience
               to
               her
               husband
               for
               being
               deliuered
               of
               her
               Sonne
               Henry
               the
               sixth
               at
               Windsore
               ,
               the
               place
               which
               he
               forbad
               .
               But
               the
               truth
               is
               that
               she
               being
               first
               buried
               in
               our
               Ladies
               Chappell
               here
               in
               this
               Church
               ,
               her
               corps
               were
               taken
               vp
               ;
               when
               as
               Henry
               the
               seuenth
               laid
               the
               foundation
               of
               that
               admirable
               structure
               his
               Chappell
               royall
               ,
               which
               haue
               euer
               since
               so
               remained
               ,
               and
               neuer
               reburied
               .
               She
               was
               the
               daughter
               to
               Charles
               the
               sixth
               ,
               king
               of
               France
               :
               she
               died
               at
               Bermondsey
               in
               Southwarke
               ,
               the
               second
               of
               Ianuary
               ,
               
                 Ann.
                 Dom.
              
               1437.
               
               Her
               Epitaph
               .
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 Katherina
                 iacet
                 Francorum
                 filia
                 Regis
                 ,
              
               
                 Heres
                 &
                 Regni
                 ,
                 Carole
                 Sexte
                 ,
                 tui
                 .
              
               
                 Henrici
                 quinti
                 thalamo
                 bis
                 leta
                 iugali
              
               
                 Nam
                 sic
                 vir
                 duplici
                 clarus
                 honore
                 fuit
                 :
              
               
                 Iure
                 suo
                 Anglorum
                 ,
                 Katherine
                 iure
                 triumphans
              
               
                 Francorum
                 obtinuit
                 ius
                 ,
                 decus
                 imperij
                 .
              
               
                 Grata
                 venit
                 letis
                 felix
                 Regina
                 Britannis
              
               
                 Perque
                 dies
                 celebrant
                 quatuor
                 ore
                 Deum
                 .
              
               
                 Edidit
                 Henricum
                 gemebunda
                 puerpera
                 Regem
                 ,
              
               
                 Cuius
                 in
                 imperio
                 Francus
                 &
                 Anglus
                 erat
                 .
              
               
                 Non
                 sibi
                 sed
                 Regno
                 felici
                 sidere
                 natum
                 ;
              
               
                 Sed
                 Patri
                 &
                 Matri
                 Religione
                 parem
                 .
              
               
                 Post
                 ex
                 Owino
                 Tiddero
                 tertia
                 proles
                 ,
              
               
                 Nobilis
                 Edmundus
                 te
                 Katherina
                 beat
                 :
              
               
                 Septimus
                 Henricus
                 quo
                 non
                 prestantior
                 alter
                 ,
              
               
                 Filius
                 Edmundi
                 ,
                 gemma
                 Britanna
                 fuit
                 .
              
               
                 Felix
                 ergo
                 vxor
                 ,
                 mater
                 ,
                 ter
                 filia
                 felix
                 ,
              
               
                 Ast
                 Auia
                 hec
                 felix
                 terque
                 quater
                 que
                 fuit
                 .
              
            
             
             
               
               Here
               lieth
               buried
               in
               one
               of
               the
               stateliest
               Monuments
               of
               Europe
               ,
               both
               for
               the
               Chappell
               ,
               and
               for
               the
               Sepulchre
               ,
               the
               body
               of
               Henry
               the
               seuenth
               ,
               King
               of
               England
               ,
               the
               first
               begotten
               Sonne
               of
               Edmund
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Richmond
               ,
               by
               Margaret
               ,
               daughter
               and
               heire
               to
               Iohn
               Duke
               of
               Somerset
               .
               This
               glorious
               rich
               Tombe
               is
               compassed
               about
               with
               verses
               ,
               penned
               by
               that
               Poet
               Laureat
               (
               as
               he
               stiles
               himselfe
               )
               and
               Kings
               Orator
               ,
               
                 Iohn
                 Skelton
              
               :
               I
               will
               take
               onely
               the
               shortest
               of
               his
               Epitaphs
               or
               Eulogiums
               ,
               and
               most
               to
               the
               purpose
               ,
               
                 
                   Septimus
                   hic
                   situs
                   est
                   Henricus
                   ,
                   gloria
                   Regum
                
                 
                   Cunctorum
                   ,
                   ipsius
                   qui
                   tempestate
                   fuerunt
                   ,
                
                 
                   Ingenio
                   atque
                   opibus
                   gestarum
                   &
                   nomine
                   rerum
                   ,
                
                 
                   Accessere
                   quibus
                   nature
                   dona
                   benigne
                   :
                
                 
                   Frontis
                   honos
                   ,
                   facies
                   augusta
                   ,
                   heroica
                   forma
                   ,
                
                 
                   Iunctaque
                   ei
                   suanis
                   coniux
                   perpulchra
                   ,
                   pudica
                   ,
                
                 
                   Et
                   secunda
                   fuit
                   :
                   felices
                   prole
                   parentes
                   ,
                
                 
                   Henricum
                   quibus
                   octauum
                   terra
                   Anglia
                   debes
                   .
                
              
               He
               deceased
               at
               Richmond
               the
               22.
               of
               Aprill
               ,
               1509.
               when
               hee
               had
               raigned
               23.
               yeares
               ,
               and
               somewhat
               more
               then
               seuen
               moneths
               ,
               and
               liued
               fifty
               two
               yeares
               .
               Whosoeuer
               would
               know
               further
               of
               this
               king
               ,
               let
               him
               reade
               his
               History
               ,
               wherein
               hee
               is
               delineated
               to
               the
               life
               ,
               by
               the
               matchlesse
               and
               neuer
               enough
               admired
               penne
               of
               that
               famous
               ,
               learned
               ,
               and
               eloquent
               knight
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Francis
                 Bacon
              
               ,
               not
               long
               since
               deceased
               ,
               Lord
               Verulam
               ,
               and
               Viscount
               Saint
               Alban
               .
            
             
               
               Here
               lieth
               entombed
               by
               her
               Husband
               Henry
               the
               seuenth
               ,
               Elizabeth
               ,
               the
               first
               childe
               legitimate
               and
               eldest
               daughter
               of
               king
               Edward
               the
               fourth
               ;
               to
               whom
               she
               was
               married
               the
               eighteenth
               of
               Ianuary
               ,
               1488.
               whereby
               was
               vnited
               the
               long
               contending
               Families
               of
               Lancaster
               and
               Yorke
               ,
               and
               the
               Roses
               red
               and
               white
               ioyned
               into
               one
               ,
               to
               the
               great
               ioy
               of
               the
               English
               Subiects
               .
               She
               was
               his
               wife
               eighteene
               yeares
               and
               twenty
               foure
               dayes
               ,
               and
               died
               in
               child-bed
               in
               the
               Tower
               of
               London
               ,
               the
               eleuenth
               of
               February
               ,
               euen
               the
               day
               of
               her
               owne
               Natiuitie
               ,
               the
               eighteenth
               of
               her
               Husbands
               raigne
               ,
               and
               yeare
               of
               our
               Saluation
               ,
               1503.
               
            
             
               I
               haue
               an
               Epitaph
               of
               this
               good
               Queene
               (
               borne
               for
               Englands
               happinesse
               )
               which
               I
               transcribed
               out
               of
               a
               Manuscript
               in
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Cottons
              
               Library
               .
            
             
               
                 Extinctum
                 iacet
                 hic
                 genus
                 a
                 Plantagine
                 ductum
                 ,
              
               
                 Et
                 Rosa
                 purpureis
                 candida
                 nupta
                 Rosis
                 .
              
               
                 Elisabet
                 claris
                 Anglorum
                 Regibus
                 orta
                 ,
              
               
                 Regina
                 &
                 Patrij
                 gloria
                 rara
                 soli
                 .
              
               
                 Edwardi
                 soboles
                 quarti
                 ,
                 tibi
                 septime
                 coniux
              
               
                 Henrice
                 ,
                 heu
                 populi
                 cura
                 benigna
                 tui
                 .
              
               
                 Exemplex
                 vite
                 qua
                 nec
                 prestantior
                 altra
              
               
                 Moribus
                 ,
                 ingenio
                 ,
                 nec
                 probitate
                 fuit
                 .
              
               
                 Reginam
                 Deus
                 eterno
                 dignetur
                 honore
              
               
                 Et
                 Regem
                 hic
                 annos
                 viuere
                 Nestoreos
                 .
              
            
             
               
               Here
               lieth
               magnificently
               entombed
               ,
               Margaret
               ,
               Countesse
               of
               Richmond
               ,
               and
               Darby
               ,
               daughter
               and
               onely
               heire
               to
               Iohn
               Duke
               of
               Somerset
               ,
               by
               Margaret
               ,
               
               daughter
               to
               the
               Lord
               Beauchampe
               of
               Powicke
               ,
               first
               married
               to
               Edmund
               the
               sonne
               of
               
                 Owen
                 Tedder
              
               ,
               who
               begat
               Henry
               the
               seuenth
               ,
               King
               of
               England
               ,
               and
               afterwards
               to
               
                 Thomas
                 Stanley
              
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Derby
               .
               Two
               Colledges
               ,
               namely
               ,
               of
               Christ
               ,
               and
               Saint
               
                 Iohn
                 Baptist
              
               ,
               she
               erected
               for
               Students
               in
               Cambridge
               .
               Shee
               instituted
               also
               two
               Diuinitie
               Lectures
               ,
               one
               at
               Cambridge
               ,
               and
               the
               other
               at
               Oxenford
               ,
               who
               ,
               hauing
               liued
               so
               long
               to
               see
               her
               Grandchilde
               ,
               Henry
               the
               eight
               ,
               crowned
               King
               ,
               died
               the
               twelfth
               of
               Iuly
               ,
               1509.
               in
               the
               first
               yeare
               of
               his
               raigne
               .
               Here
               is
               a
               long
               Elegie
               made
               to
               her
               memorie
               by
               the
               foresaid
               Skelton
               ,
               with
               this
               terrible
               curse
               to
               all
               those
               that
               shall
               tread
               ,
               spoile
               ,
               or
               take
               it
               away
               .
            
             
               
                 Qui
                 lacerat
                 ,
                 violatue
                 ,
                 rapit
                 presens
                 Epitoma
                 ,
              
               
                 Hunc
                 laceretque
                 voret
                 cerberus
                 absque
                 mora
                 .
              
               
                 Hanc
                 tecum
                 statuas
                 Dominam
                 precor
                 O
                 Sator
                 orbis
                 ,
              
               
                 Quo
                 regnas
                 rutilans
                 Rex
                 sine
                 fine
                 manens
                 .
              
            
             
               Here
               lieth
               Margaret
               ,
               
               one
               of
               the
               daughters
               of
               King
               Edward
               the
               fourth
               ,
               by
               Elizabeth
               his
               royall
               Queene
               and
               wife
               .
               She
               died
               an
               Infant
               ,
               the
               eleuenth
               of
               December
               ,
               1472.
               
            
             
               
                 Nobilitas
                 &
                 forma
                 ,
                 decorque
                 tenella
                 inuentus
              
               
                 Insimul
                 hic
                 ista
                 mortis
                 sunt
                 condita
                 cista
                 .
              
               
                 Vt
                 genus
                 ,
                 &
                 nomen
                 ,
                 sexum
                 ,
                 tempus
                 quoque
                 mortis
              
               
                 Noseas
                 ;
                 cuncta
                 tibi
                 manifestat
                 margo
                 Sepulchri
                 .
              
            
             
               Here
               lieth
               Elizabeth
               ,
               
               the
               second
               daughter
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               seuenth
               ,
               by
               his
               louing
               consort
               and
               Queene
               ,
               Elizabeth
               ,
               who
               was
               borne
               the
               second
               day
               of
               Iuly
               ,
               1492.
               and
               died
               the
               14.
               day
               of
               Nouember
               ,
               1495.
               
               Vpon
               her
               Tombe
               this
               Epitaph
               .
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 post
                 sata
                 iacet
                 proles
                 regalis
                 in
                 isto
              
               
                 Sarcophago
                 ,
                 inuenis
                 ,
                 nobilis
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
              
               
                 Princeps
                 illustris
                 ,
                 Hen.
                 Sept.
                 filia
                 Regis
              
               
                 Qui
                 bini
                 regni
                 florida
                 sceptra
                 tenet
                 .
              
               
                 Atropos
                 hanc
                 rapuit
                 seuissima
                 nuntia
                 mortis
                 ,
              
               
                 Sit
                 super
                 in
                 celo
                 vita
                 perhennis
                 ei
                 .
              
            
             
               Here
               lieth
               interred
               ,
               
               without
               any
               Monument
               ,
               Anne
               ,
               the
               second
               daughter
               and
               coheire
               to
               
                 Richard
                 Nevil
              
               ,
               the
               stout
               Earle
               of
               Warwicke
               ,
               and
               Salisbury
               :
               who
               was
               first
               married
               to
               Edward
               Prince
               of
               Wales
               ,
               the
               sonne
               and
               onely
               childe
               of
               king
               Henry
               the
               sixth
               ,
               and
               after
               remarried
               to
               Richard
               Duke
               of
               Gloucester
               (
               who
               at
               the
               battell
               of
               Tewxbury
               had
               stabbed
               her
               husband
               into
               the
               heart
               with
               his
               dagger
               )
               afterwards
               by
               vsurpation
               king
               of
               England
               ,
               surnamed
               Crook-backe
               .
               She
               died
               (
               not
               without
               suspition
               of
               being
               poysoned
               )
               the
               16.
               of
               March
               ,
               1485.
               
            
             
               Here
               lieth
               entombed
               Edmund
               ,
               
               the
               second
               sonne
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               third
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Lancaster
               ,
               Leicester
               ,
               and
               Darby
               ,
               surnamed
               Crouch-backe
               ,
               of
               his
               bowing
               in
               his
               backe
               ,
               because
               he
               is
               neuer
               found
               (
               saith
               Vincent
               in
               his
               discouery
               of
               Brookes
               errours
               ,
               title
               Lancaster
               )
               with
               any
               other
               addition
               ,
               and
               indeed
               with
               no
               other
               Epithite
               then
               Gibbosus
               ;
               which
               signifieth
               crooked
               ,
               crump-shouldred
               ,
               or
               Camell-backed
               .
               But
               others
               say
               he
               was
               so
               denominated
               
               of
               wearing
               the
               signe
               of
               the
               Crosse
               (
               anciently
               called
               a
               Crouch
               )
               vpon
               his
               backe
               ,
               which
               was
               vsually
               worne
               of
               such
               as
               vowed
               voyages
               to
               Ierusalem
               ;
               as
               he
               had
               done
               .
               Further
               confirming
               their
               opinions
               from
               the
               name
               of
               Crouched-Friers
               ,
               that
               wore
               a
               Crosse
               vpon
               their
               garments
               .
               And
               
                 Io.
                 Harding
              
               speaking
               of
               him
               and
               his
               elder
               Brother
               Edward
               ,
               afterwards
               king
               of
               England
               ,
               and
               of
               their
               voyage
               to
               Ierusalem
               ,
               hath
               these
               verses
               to
               the
               same
               effect
               .
            
             
               
                 
                   
                   His
                   brother
                   Edward
                   and
                   he
                   associate
                
                 
                   To
                   Ierusalem
                   ,
                   their
                   voyage
                   them
                   avowed
                   .
                
                 
                   Two
                   semely
                   Princes
                   ,
                   together
                   adioynate
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   all
                   the
                   world
                   was
                   none
                   them
                   like
                   alowed
                   ,
                
                 
                   So
                   large
                   and
                   faire
                   thei
                   were
                   ,
                   eche
                   man
                   he
                   bowed
                   .
                
                 
                   Edward
                   aboue
                   his
                   menne
                   was
                   largely
                   seen
                
                 
                   By
                   his
                   shulders
                   more
                   hie
                   and
                   made
                   full
                   clene
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Edmond
                   next
                   hym
                   the
                   comeliest
                   Prince
                   aliue
                   ,
                
                 
                   Not
                   croke
                   backed
                   ,
                   ne
                   in
                   no
                   wyse
                   disfigured
                   .
                
                 
                   As
                   some
                   menne
                   wrote
                   ,
                   the
                   right
                   lyne
                   to
                   depriue
                   ,
                
                 
                   Through
                   great
                   falsehed
                   made
                   it
                   to
                   be
                   scriptured
                   :
                
                 
                   For
                   cause
                   it
                   should
                   alwaye
                   bee
                   refigured
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   mentioned
                   well
                   ,
                   his
                   yssue
                   to
                   prevaile
                
                 
                   Vnto
                   the
                   Crowne
                   ,
                   by
                   such
                   a
                   gouernaile
                   .
                
              
            
             
               I
               cannot
               let
               passe
               ,
               although
               I
               do
               somewhat
               digresse
               ,
               the
               cunning
               sleights
               and
               deuises
               the
               Popes
               of
               Rome
               vsed
               in
               these
               times
               ,
               to
               empouerish
               this
               kingdome
               ,
               and
               enrich
               their
               owne
               coffers
               .
               
               First
               they
               combine
               and
               confederate
               with
               the
               king
               to
               the
               vtter
               vndoing
               of
               all
               his
               loyall
               Subiects
               .
               And
               now
               Pope
               Alexander
               the
               fourth
               puts
               a
               tricke
               vpon
               the
               king
               himselfe
               (
               a
               Prince
               more
               pious
               then
               prudent
               )
               which
               exhausts
               his
               Treasure
               ,
               
               and
               leaues
               him
               for
               a
               laughing-stocke
               to
               all
               other
               Nations
               .
               This
               Pope
               ,
               forsooth
               ,
               inuested
               this
               Edmund
               his
               sonne
               ,
               into
               the
               kingdomes
               of
               Sicilia
               and
               Apulia
               (
               Conradus
               king
               thereof
               still
               liuing
               )
               by
               a
               ring
               ;
               conditionally
               ,
               that
               hee
               should
               sustaine
               the
               charges
               ,
               and
               maintaine
               the
               warres
               that
               should
               happen
               thereupon
               .
               In
               which
               regard
               he
               suckt
               a
               masse
               of
               money
               from
               our
               credulous
               king
               Henry
               ,
               who
               had
               so
               deeply
               swallowed
               the
               gudgeon
               that
               (
               his
               heart
               being
               ouer-ioyed
               (
               saith
               
                 Mathew
                 Paris
              
               )
               and
               raised
               euen
               to
               the
               height
               of
               exultation
               )
               hee
               swore
               by
               Saint
               Edward
               ,
               to
               make
               a
               present
               voyage
               to
               Apulia
               ,
               and
               take
               possession
               of
               these
               dominions
               .
               But
               at
               length
               this
               counterfeit
               ring
               vpon
               the
               touch
               was
               discouered
               ,
               and
               the
               good
               king
               knew
               himselfe
               deluded
               ,
               his
               Exchequer
               emptied
               ,
               and
               this
               Titulary-king
               his
               sonne
               Edmund
               abused
               .
               Thus
               writes
               
                 Mathew
                 Paris
              
               ,
               the
               Monke
               of
               S.
               Albans
               ,
               who
               liued
               in
               those
               dayes
               ;
               and
               deciphers
               the
               Legerdemaine
               ,
               and
               iugling
               deuises
               of
               the
               Bishops
               of
               Rome
               to
               get
               money
               .
            
             
               This
               Edmund
               was
               Lord
               Steward
               of
               this
               kingdome
               ,
               and
               Lieutenant
               of
               Gascoigne
               .
               Who
               being
               sent
               into
               Aquitaine
               with
               an
               armie
               ,
               where
               he
               performed
               notable
               seruice
               ,
               died
               at
               Bayon
               ,
               in
               the
               yeare
               1296.
               
               And
               within
               two
               moneths
               after
               his
               death
               ,
               his
               body
               was
               honourably
               transported
               into
               England
               .
            
             
               
               Here
               lieth
               also
               entombed
               his
               first
               wife
               Aveline
               ,
               daughter
               and
               heire
               of
               
               
                 William
                 de
                 Fortibus
              
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Albamarle
               ,
               by
               whom
               he
               had
               no
               issue
               :
               who
               died
               the
               yeare
               1269.
               
            
             
               Here
               lieth
               buried
               in
               a
               most
               magnificent
               Tombe
               ,
               befitting
               the
               greatnesse
               of
               his
               birth
               ,
               
               and
               the
               worthinesse
               of
               his
               Of-spring
               ,
               
                 William
                 de
                 valence
              
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Penbroke
               ,
               (
               so
               sirnamed
               of
               Valencia
               the
               place
               of
               his
               birth
               )
               sonne
               of
               
                 Hugh
                 le
                 Brun
              
               ,
               Earle
               of
               the
               Marches
               of
               Aquitaine
               ,
               and
               halfe
               brother
               by
               the
               mothers
               side
               ,
               
               to
               King
               Henry
               the
               third
               .
               This
               William
               (
               saith
               Stow
               )
               was
               slaine
               at
               Bayon
               by
               the
               French
               ,
               in
               the
               yeare
               1296.
               and
               with
               him
               ,
               Edmund
               Earle
               of
               Lancaster
               ,
               of
               whom
               I
               lastly
               spoke
               ,
               if
               wee
               may
               beleeue
               these
               verses
               of
               Harding
               .
            
             
               
                 
                   But
                   erle
                   Edmond
                   ,
                   the
                   kynges
                   brother
                   dere
                   ,
                
                 
                   With
                   twenty
                   and
                   sixe
                   baners
                   proud
                   and
                   stout
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   fift
                   daye
                   of
                   Iune
                   was
                   accompted
                   clere
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   Of
                   Christ
                   his
                   date
                   a
                   thousand
                   yere
                   all
                   out
                   ,
                
                 
                   Fourscore
                   and
                   sixteene
                   ,
                   without
                   doubt
                   .
                
                 
                   At
                   Bayon
                   faught
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   French
                   menne
                   certain
                   ,
                
                 
                   Wher
                   he
                   in
                   the
                   feld
                   that
                   daye
                   like
                   a
                   knyght
                   was
                   slain
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   So
                   was
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     Valence
                  
                   erle
                   of
                   Penbroke
                   than
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Richmond
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   many
                   other
                   Baron
                   :
                
                 
                   Sir
                   
                     Iohn
                     Saynct
                     Iohn
                  
                   ,
                   right
                   a
                   full
                   manly
                   manne
                   :
                
                 
                   Thenglishe
                   hoste
                   felly
                   ther
                   was
                   bore
                   doune
                   ,
                
                 
                   By
                   a
                   bushement
                   ,
                   laied
                   by
                   colucion
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   brake
                   on
                   theim
                   ,
                   sore
                   fighting
                   in
                   the
                   feld
                   ,
                
                 
                   Out
                   of
                   a
                   wode
                   ,
                   in
                   whiche
                   that
                   day
                   were
                   beld
                   .
                
              
            
             
               About
               the
               verge
               or
               side
               of
               his
               monument
               ,
               these
               verses
               are
               inlayd
               with
               brasse
               .
            
             
               
                 Anglia
                 tota
                 doles
                 ,
                 moritur
                 quia
                 regia
                 proles
                 ,
              
               
                 Qua
                 florere
                 soles
                 ,
                 quem
                 continet
                 infima
                 moles
                 ,
              
               
                 Guilielmus
                 nomen
                 insigne
                 Valentia
                 prebet
                 ,
              
               
                 Celsum
                 cognomen
                 ,
                 nam
                 tale
                 dari
                 sibi
                 debet
                 .
              
               
                 Qui
                 valuit
                 validus
                 ,
                 vincens
                 virtute
                 valore
                 .
              
               
                 E●
                 placuit
                 placidus
                 ,
                 sensus
                 morumque
                 vigore
                 ,
              
               
                 Dapsilis
                 ,
                 et
                 habilis
                 ,
                 immotus
                 ,
                 prelia
                 sectans
                 ,
              
               
                 Vtilis
                 ,
                 ac
                 humilis
                 ,
                 deuotus
                 ,
                 premia
                 spectans
                 .
              
               
                 Milleque
                 trecentis
                 cum
                 quatuor
                 inde
                 retentis
                 ,
              
               
                 In
                 Maij
                 mense
                 ,
                 hunc
                 mors
                 proprio
                 ferit
                 ense
                 .
              
               
                 Quique
                 legis
                 hec
                 repete
                 quam
                 sit
                 via
                 plena
                 timore
                 ,
              
               
                 Meque
                 lege
                 ,
                 te
                 moriturum
                 &
                 inscius
                 hore
                 .
              
               
                 O
                 clemens
                 christe
                 celos
                 intret
                 precor
                 iste
                 ,
              
               
                 Nil
                 videat
                 triste
                 ,
                 quia
                 preculit
                 omnibus
                 hisce
                 .
              
            
             
               Here
               lyeth
               entombed
               the
               body
               of
               
                 Simon
                 Langham
              
               ,
               
               who
               was
               first
               a
               Monke
               of
               this
               Abbey
               ,
               then
               Prior
               ,
               and
               lastly
               Abbot
               ,
               thence
               elected
               Bishop
               of
               London
               ;
               from
               thence
               ,
               before
               his
               consecration
               to
               London
               ,
               aduanced
               to
               the
               Bishopricke
               of
               Ely
               ,
               and
               from
               that
               place
               remoued
               to
               Canterbury
               :
               hee
               
               held
               diuers
               liuings
               in
               commendam
               ,
               as
               the
               Archdeaconry
               and
               Treasureship
               of
               Wels
               ,
               with
               others
               .
               He
               was
               both
               Treasurer
               and
               Chancelour
               of
               England
               at
               seuerall
               times
               :
               It
               is
               scarce
               credible
               (
               saith
               Godwin
               now
               Bishop
               of
               Hereford
               in
               his
               catalogue
               
                 de
                 presulibus
                 Anglie
              
               )
               that
               is
               reported
               of
               his
               wonderfull
               bounty
               and
               liberality
               to
               this
               monastery
               .
               When
               hee
               was
               first
               made
               Abbot
               ,
               he
               bestowed
               all
               that
               he
               had
               gathered
               together
               ,
               being
               Monke
               and
               Prior
               ,
               in
               paying
               the
               debt
               of
               the
               house
               ,
               which
               was
               to
               the
               value
               of
               two
               thousand
               and
               two
               hundred
               markes
               ;
               and
               discharged
               diuers
               other
               summes
               of
               money
               also
               ,
               which
               particular
               Monkes
               did
               owe
               :
               he
               purchased
               good
               land
               which
               he
               gaue
               vnto
               them
               .
               When
               hee
               went
               out
               of
               England
               ,
               hee
               left
               them
               bookes
               to
               the
               value
               of
               830
               pound
               ,
               and
               Copes
               ,
               Vestments
               ,
               and
               other
               ornaments
               for
               the
               Church
               ,
               worth
               437.
               pound
               .
               At
               his
               death
               ,
               he
               bequeathed
               vnto
               them
               ,
               all
               his
               plate
               ,
               prised
               at
               2700.
               pound
               ,
               and
               all
               his
               debts
               any
               where
               due
               ,
               which
               amounted
               vnto
               3954.
               pound
               ,
               thirteene
               shillings
               and
               foure
               pence
               .
               He
               also
               sent
               vnto
               this
               Abbey
               ,
               the
               summe
               of
               one
               thousand
               markes
               ,
               to
               buy
               forty
               markes
               a
               yeare
               land
               ,
               to
               encrease
               the
               portion
               of
               foure
               Monkes
               ,
               that
               daily
               should
               say
               Masse
               for
               the
               soules
               of
               himselfe
               ,
               and
               his
               Parents
               .
               The
               money
               that
               he
               bestowed
               vpon
               this
               Abbey
               one
               way
               or
               other
               ,
               is
               reckoned
               by
               a
               Monke
               of
               the
               same
               ,
               to
               be
               no
               lesse
               then
               10800.
               pound
               ;
               who
               thereupon
               compiled
               this
               Distich
               .
            
             
               
                 Res
                 es
                 de
                 Langham
                 tua
                 Simon
                 sunt
                 data
                 quondam
                 ,
              
               
                 Octingentena
                 librarum
                 millia
                 dena
                 .
              
            
             
               But
               men
               of
               eminent
               place
               and
               authoritie
               ,
               cannot
               haue
               their
               due
               praise
               of
               all
               sorts
               of
               people
               ;
               nay
               rather
               in
               requitall
               of
               their
               best
               actions
               ,
               they
               shall
               reape
               nothing
               but
               opprobrious
               language
               :
               for
               vpon
               his
               translation
               from
               Ely
               to
               Canterbury
               ,
               these
               two
               rayling
               ,
               riming
               Hexameters
               were
               made
               to
               his
               disgrace
               .
            
             
               
                 Letentur
                 celi
                 quia
                 Simon
                 transit
                 ab
                 Ely
              
               
                 Cuius
                 in
                 aduentum
                 flent
                 in
                 Kent
                 millia
                 centum
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Isle
                 of
                 Ely
                 laught
                 ,
                 when
                 Simon
                 from
                 her
                 went
                 :
              
               
                 But
                 hundred
                 thousands
                 wept
                 at
                 's
                 comming
                 into
                 Kent
                 .
              
            
             
               He
               sate
               Archbishop
               of
               Canterbury
               onely
               two
               yeares
               ,
               for
               being
               made
               Cardinall
               of
               Saint
               Sixtus
               by
               Pope
               Vrban
               the
               fift
               ,
               hee
               left
               his
               Archbishopricke
               ,
               and
               went
               to
               Auinion
               ,
               where
               shortly
               after
               he
               was
               made
               Bishop
               Cardinall
               of
               Preneste
               ,
               by
               Gregory
               the
               eleuenth
               ;
               where
               he
               liued
               in
               great
               estimation
               about
               eight
               yeares
               ,
               and
               died
               of
               a
               palsie
               ,
               wherewith
               hee
               was
               suddenly
               taken
               ,
               as
               he
               sate
               at
               dinner
               ,
               Iuly
               22.
               1376.
               he
               was
               buried
               first
               in
               the
               Church
               of
               the
               Carthusians
               ,
               which
               he
               himselfe
               had
               founded
               in
               the
               Citie
               of
               Auinion
               ;
               but
               after
               three
               yeares
               ,
               his
               bones
               (
               by
               his
               appointment
               while
               he
               liued
               )
               were
               taken
               vp
               and
               buried
               here
               a
               second
               time
               ,
               vnder
               a
               goodly
               tombe
               of
               Alabaster
               ,
               vpon
               which
               this
               Epitaph
               was
               sometime
               engrauen
               .
            
             
               
                 Simon
                 de
                 Langham
                 sub
                 petris
                 hijs
                 tumulatus
                 ,
              
               
                 Istius
                 Ecclesie
                 Monachus
                 fuerat
                 ,
                 Prior
                 ,
                 Abbas
                 ;
              
               
                 Sede
                 vacante
                 fuit
                 electus
                 Londoniensis
              
               
               
                 Presul
                 ,
                 et
                 insignis
                 Ely
                 ,
                 sed
                 postea
                 primas
              
               
                 Totius
                 Regni
                 ,
                 magnus
                 Regisque
                 minister
                 :
              
               
                 Nam
                 Thesaurarius
                 ,
                 et
                 Cancellarius
                 eius
                 ,
              
               
                 Ac
                 Cardinalis
                 in
                 Roma
                 Presbyter
                 is●e
                 .
              
               
                 Postque
                 Prenestinus
                 est
                 factus
                 Episcopus
                 ,
                 atque
              
               
                 Nuncius
                 ex
                 parte
                 Pape
                 transmittitur
                 ist●c
                 .
              
               
                 Orbe
                 dolente
                 Pater
                 ,
                 quem
                 nunc
                 reuocare
                 nequimus
              
               
                 Magdalene
                 festo
                 ,
                 milleno
                 septuageno
                 ,
              
               
                 Et
                 ter
                 centeno
                 sexto
                 Christi
                 ruit
                 anno
                 .
              
               
                 Hunc
                 Deus
                 absoluat
                 de
                 cunctis
                 que
                 male
                 gessit
                 ,
              
               
                 Et
                 meritis
                 Matris
                 sibi
                 celica
                 gaudia
                 donet
                 .
              
            
             
               Here
               lyeth
               
                 Robert
                 Waldby
              
               ,
               
               who
               being
               a
               yong
               man
               ,
               followed
               Edward
               the
               blacke
               Prince
               into
               France
               ,
               where
               he
               continued
               long
               a
               Student
               ,
               and
               profited
               so
               much
               ,
               as
               no
               man
               in
               the
               Vniuersitie
               where
               he
               liued
               ,
               might
               compared
               with
               him
               for
               all
               kinde
               of
               learning
               :
               he
               was
               a
               good
               linguist
               ,
               very
               well
               seene
               in
               Philosophie
               ,
               both
               naturall
               and
               morall
               ,
               in
               Physicke
               ,
               and
               the
               canon
               Law
               ;
               very
               eloquent
               ,
               an
               excellent
               Preacher
               ;
               and
               esteemed
               so
               profound
               a
               Diuine
               ,
               as
               he
               was
               thought
               meete
               to
               be
               the
               professour
               of
               Diuinity
               ,
               or
               Doctor
               of
               the
               Chaire
               in
               the
               Vniuersitie
               of
               Tholouze
               .
               For
               these
               his
               good
               gifts
               hee
               was
               much
               fauoured
               of
               the
               blacke
               Prince
               ,
               then
               of
               King
               Richard
               his
               sonne
               ,
               who
               preferred
               him
               to
               the
               Bishopricke
               of
               the
               Isle
               of
               Man
               ,
               from
               that
               preferment
               he
               was
               translated
               to
               the
               Archbishopricke
               of
               Dublin
               in
               Ireland
               ,
               thence
               to
               Chichester
               ,
               and
               lastly
               to
               the
               Archbishopricke
               of
               Yorke
               ;
               where
               he
               sate
               not
               fully
               three
               yeares
               ,
               but
               died
               the
               29.
               of
               May
               ,
               1397.
               
               His
               Epitaph
               is
               quite
               worne
               or
               torne
               away
               from
               his
               monument
               ,
               yet
               I
               found
               it
               in
               a
               Manuscript
               ,
               in
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Cottons
              
               Librarie
               .
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 fuit
                 expertus
                 in
                 quouis
                 iure
                 Robertus
              
               
                 De
                 Walbye
                 dictus
                 ,
                 
                 nunc
                 est
                 sub
                 marmore
                 strictus
                 .
              
               
                 Sacre
                 Scripture
                 Doctor
                 fuit
                 et
                 geniture
              
               
                 Ingenuus
                 medicus
                 ,
                 &
                 Plebis
                 semper
                 amicus
              
               
                 Presul
                 *
                 Adurensis
                 post
                 hec
                 Archas
                 Dublinensis
                 .
              
               
                 Hinc
                 Cicestrensis
                 ,
                 tandem
                 Primus
                 Eborensis
                 .
              
               
                 Quarto
                 Kalend
                 Iunij
                 migrauit
                 cur
                 sibus
                 anni
              
               
                 Milleni
                 ter
                 C.
                 septem
                 nonies
                 :
                 quoque
                 deni
                 .
              
               
                 Vos
                 precor
                 orate
                 ,
                 quod
                 sint
                 sibi
                 dona
                 beate
              
               
                 Cum
                 sanctis
                 vite
                 ;
                 requiescat
                 et
                 hic
                 sine
                 lite
                 .
              
            
             
               In
               an
               old
               riming
               Manuscript
               of
               the
               succession
               of
               the
               Archbishops
               of
               Yorke
               ,
               I
               finde
               thus
               much
               of
               this
               man.
               
            
             
               
                 Tunc
                 Robertus
                 ordinis
                 Fratris
                 Augustini
                 ,
              
               
                 Ascendit
                 in
                 Cathedram
                 Primatis
                 Paulini
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 Lingua
                 scientificus
                 s●rmonis
                 Latini
                 .
              
               
                 Anno
                 primo
                 proximat
                 .
                 vite
                 sue
                 fini
                 .
              
               
                 De
                 carnis
                 ergastulo
                 Presul
                 euocatur
              
               
                 Gleba
                 sui
                 corporu
                 Westminstre
                 humatur
                 .
              
            
             
             
               
               Here
               vnder
               a
               marble
               stone
               in
               the
               Chappell
               royall
               ,
               lyeth
               the
               body
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Waltham
              
               ,
               Lord
               Bishop
               of
               Salisbury
               ,
               who
               had
               beene
               master
               of
               the
               Rolles
               ,
               keeper
               of
               the
               priuie
               Seale
               ,
               and
               Treasurer
               of
               England
               :
               in
               which
               office
               he
               continued
               till
               his
               death
               ,
               which
               happened
               in
               the
               yeare
               1395.
               hauing
               sate
               bishop
               7
               yeares
               ,
               and
               executed
               the
               Treasurorship
               foure
               yeares
               .
               King
               Richard
               the
               second
               loued
               him
               entirely
               ,
               and
               greatly
               bewailed
               his
               death
               .
               In
               token
               whereof
               hee
               commanded
               that
               hee
               should
               be
               buried
               here
               among
               the
               Kings
               :
               
               
                 hoc
                 anno
              
               ,
               saith
               
                 Walshingham
                 ,
                 viz.
              
               in
               the
               yeare
               1395.
               
                 obijt
                 Iohannes
                 de
                 Waltham
                 Episcopus
                 Sarum
                 &
                 regni
                 Thesaurarius
                 qui
                 tantum
                 Regi
                 complacuerit
                 ,
                 vt
                 etiam
                 (
                 multis
                 licet
                 murmurantibus
                 )
                 apud
                 monasterium
                 inter
                 Reges
                 meruit
                 sepulturam
                 .
              
            
             
               He
               lieth
               in
               the
               pauement
               vnder
               a
               flat
               marble
               stone
               ,
               iust
               beside
               King
               Edward
               the
               first
               ,
               vpon
               which
               ,
               his
               Epitaph
               was
               inlayd
               in
               brasse
               ,
               with
               his
               portraiture
               in
               Episcopall
               robes
               ;
               now
               defaced
               ,
               and
               almost
               quite
               perished
               .
            
             
               
               Here
               lyeth
               another
               Bishop
               here
               buried
               (
               but
               not
               in
               so
               conspicuous
               and
               princely
               a
               place
               of
               the
               Church
               ,
               as
               doth
               Waltham
               )
               who
               was
               likewise
               by
               the
               Kings
               speciall
               commandement
               ,
               here
               inhumed
               ,
               for
               that
               he
               was
               accounted
               a
               very
               holy
               and
               vertuous
               man
               ;
               namely
               ,
               one
               
                 Richard
                 de
                 Wendouer
              
               ,
               Parson
               of
               Bromley
               ,
               and
               Bishop
               of
               Rochester
               ,
               who
               died
               in
               the
               yeare
               ,
               1250.
               and
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               third
               .
            
             
               
               Here
               lieth
               interred
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Humfrey
                 Bourchier
              
               ,
               Lord
               Cromwell
               ,
               the
               sonne
               of
               
                 Henry
                 Bourchier
              
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Essex
               ,
               by
               Isabell
               ,
               daughter
               of
               Richard
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Cambridge
               ,
               and
               sister
               to
               Richard
               ,
               Duke
               of
               Yorke
               ;
               who
               in
               aide
               of
               his
               kinsman
               King
               Edward
               the
               fourth
               ,
               was
               slaine
               at
               Barnet
               field
               vpon
               Easter
               day
               ,
               1471.
               
            
             
               
               And
               here
               lieth
               interred
               another
               
                 Humfrey
                 Bourchier
              
               ,
               who
               was
               the
               sonne
               and
               heire
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Bourchier
              
               ,
               Lord
               Berners
               ,
               who
               was
               also
               slaine
               at
               the
               same
               battaile
               ;
               to
               whose
               memories
               this
               Epitaph
               yet
               remaines
               :
               
                 
                   Hic
                   Pugil
                   ecce
                   iacens
                   Bernet
                   fera
                   bella
                   cupiscens
                   ,
                
                 
                   Certat
                   vt
                   Eacides
                   ,
                   fit
                   saucius
                   vndique
                   miles
                   ,
                
                 
                   Vt
                   cecidit
                   vulnus
                   ,
                   Mars
                   porrigit
                   arma
                   cruore
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sparsim
                   tincta
                   rubent
                   ,
                   dolor
                   en
                   lachrimabilis
                   hora
                   ,
                
                 
                   Lumine
                   nempe
                   cadit
                   ,
                   quo
                   christus
                   morte
                   resurgit
                   .
                
                 
                   Bourchier
                   Humfridus
                   ,
                   clara
                   propagine
                   dictus
                   .
                
                 
                   Edwardi
                   Regis
                   qui
                   tertius
                   est
                   vocitatus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   .
                   Domini
                   Berners
                   proles
                   ,
                   et
                   paruulus
                   heres
                   ,
                
                 
                   Quartus
                   et
                   Edwardus
                   belli
                   tenet
                   ecce
                   triumphum
                   ,
                
                 
                   Quo
                   perit
                   Humfridus
                   ,
                   vt
                   Regis
                   vernula
                   verus
                
                 
                   *
                   Cyronomon
                   mense
                   sponse
                   Regis
                   fuit
                   iste
                   ,
                
                 
                   Elisabeth
                   ,
                   sibi
                   sic
                   sua
                   virtus
                   crescit
                   honore
                   .
                
                 
                   Armis
                   conspicuus
                   quondam
                   ,
                   charusque
                   Britannis
                
                 
                   Hic
                   fuit
                   :
                   Vt
                   celis
                   viuat
                   deposcite
                   votis
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               Here
               lieth
               entombed
               in
               a
               slight
               monument
               in
               the
               wall
               ,
               
                 Thomas
                 Mylling
              
               ,
               sometime
               Abbot
               of
               this
               Monastery
               ;
               from
               whence
               he
               was
               preferred
               to
               the
               Bishopricke
               of
               Hereford
               ,
               by
               King
               Edward
               the
               fourth
               ,
               vnder
               whom
               he
               was
               of
               the
               priuie
               Councell
               ,
               and
               was
               Godfather
               to
               Prince
               Edward
               his
               eldest
               
               Sonne
               ;
               He
               was
               a
               Monke
               of
               this
               house
               ,
               being
               but
               a
               youth
               ;
               and
               then
               went
               to
               Oxford
               ,
               where
               he
               studied
               vntill
               hee
               proceeded
               Doctor
               of
               Diuinitie
               ;
               in
               which
               time
               he
               attained
               good
               knowledge
               in
               the
               Greeke
               tongue
               ;
               which
               in
               those
               dayes
               was
               geason
               ,
               saith
               the
               reuerend
               Author
               of
               the
               Bishops
               Catalogue
               .
               
               He
               died
               in
               the
               yeare
               1493.
               
            
             
               Here
               in
               an
               obscure
               place
               of
               this
               Church
               ,
               
               lieth
               the
               body
               of
               Hugoline
               ,
               Chamberlaine
               to
               King
               Edward
               the
               Confessor
               ,
               of
               whom
               this
               Storie
               is
               written
               in
               the
               life
               of
               the
               said
               Edward
               .
               King
               Edward
               one
               afternoone
               lying
               in
               his
               bed
               with
               his
               curtaines
               round
               about
               him
               drawne
               ,
               a
               poore
               pilfering
               Courtier
               came
               into
               his
               Chamber
               ,
               where
               finding
               the
               Kings
               Casket
               open
               ,
               which
               Hugolin
               had
               forgotten
               to
               shut
               ,
               he
               tooke
               out
               so
               much
               money
               as
               hee
               could
               well
               carry
               ,
               and
               went
               away
               ;
               but
               insatiable
               desire
               brought
               him
               againe
               the
               second
               and
               third
               time
               for
               such
               a
               ready
               prey
               :
               vntill
               the
               King
               (
               who
               lay
               still
               all
               this
               while
               ,
               and
               would
               not
               seeme
               to
               see
               )
               began
               to
               speake
               to
               him
               ,
               and
               bade
               him
               speedily
               be
               packing
               ,
               for
               he
               was
               well
               if
               he
               could
               see
               ;
               for
               if
               Hugoline
               came
               and
               tooke
               him
               there
               ,
               he
               were
               not
               onely
               like
               to
               loose
               all
               that
               he
               had
               gotten
               ,
               but
               also
               to
               stretch
               an
               halter
               .
               The
               fellow
               was
               no
               sooner
               gone
               ,
               but
               Hugoline
               came
               in
               ,
               and
               finding
               the
               Casket
               open
               ,
               and
               much
               money
               taken
               away
               ,
               was
               greatly
               moued
               :
               But
               the
               king
               willed
               him
               not
               to
               be
               grieued
               .
               For
               (
               said
               he
               )
               he
               that
               hath
               it
               ,
               hath
               more
               need
               of
               it
               then
               we
               haue
               .
            
             
               This
               Hugolin
               (
               saith
               M.
               Camden
               )
               was
               buried
               in
               the
               old
               Chapter
               house
               of
               this
               Church
               .
               
               Vpon
               whose
               Monument
               these
               sillie
               verses
               were
               engrauen
               .
            
             
               
                 Qui
                 ruis
                 iniuste
                 capit
                 hic
                 Hugoline
                 locus
                 te
              
               
                 Laude
                 pia
                 clares
                 quia
                 martyribus
                 nece
                 clare●
                 .
              
            
             
               For
               learning
               ,
               in
               this
               kings
               dayes
               ,
               was
               so
               low
               ebbed
               in
               England
               ,
               that
               betweene
               Thames
               and
               Trent
               ,
               there
               was
               scant
               one
               found
               which
               could
               vnderstand
               Latine
               .
            
             
               This
               passage
               of
               the
               aforesaid
               pilfery
               is
               delineated
               ,
               and
               wrought
               in
               the
               Hangings
               about
               the
               Quire
               ,
               with
               the
               Portraitures
               of
               the
               king
               ,
               Hugolin
               ,
               and
               the
               Theefe
               :
               vnder
               which
               are
               these
               verses
               .
            
             
               
                 Ecce
                 nimis
                 parca
                 furis
                 manus
                 exit
                 ab
                 archa
                 ;
              
               
                 Celat
                 opus
                 furis
                 ,
                 pietas
                 ,
                 non
                 regula
                 iuris
                 .
              
               
                 Tolle
                 quod
                 habes
                 et
                 fuge
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 iacet
                 Willelmus
                 Bedel
                 Ar.
                 et
                 Cecilia
                 vx
                 .
                 eius
                 filia
                 &
                 heres
                 Domini
                 Roberti
                 Grene
                 militis
                 ,
              
               
               
                 ac
                 etiam
                 heres
                 domini
                 Iohannis
                 Cley
                 militis
                 ,
                 qui
                 quidem
                 Willelmus
                 ,
                 fuit
                 Thesaurarius
                 Hospitij
                 excellentissimi
                 Principis
                 Margarete
                 nuper
                 Comitisse
                 Richmondie
                 ,
                 &
                 Darbie
                 ,
                 matris
                 Regis
                 Henrici
                 septimi
                 ,
                 nec
                 non
                 Thesaurarius
                 Hospitij
                 reuerendissimi
                 Patris
                 domini
                 ,
                 &
                 huius
                 regni
                 Cancellarij
                 ,
                 titulo
                 Sancte
                 Cecilie
                 trans
                 Tiberim
                 sacro
                 sancte
                 Romane
                 Ecclesie
                 Presbyteri
                 Cardinalis
                 ordinati
                 .
                 Qui
                 quidem
                 Willelmus
                 ob
                 .
              
               3.
               
               Iulij
               1518.
               
            
             
               Here
               is
               an
               Epitaph
               cut
               in
               Brasse
               vpon
               a
               marble
               stone
               ,
               now
               almost
               worne
               out
               ,
               
               which
               was
               made
               to
               the
               memory
               of
               one
               
                 Robert
                 Haule
              
               Esquire
               ,
               murdered
               in
               this
               Church
               ;
               the
               manner
               whereof
               our
               Chronicles
               doe
               thus
               briefely
               relate
               .
               In
               the
               battell
               of
               Nazers
               in
               Spaine
               ,
               this
               
                 Robert
                 Haule
              
               ,
               or
               Hawley
               ,
               and
               
                 Iohn
                 Schakell
              
               Esquires
               ,
               tooke
               the
               Earle
               of
               Dene
               prisoner
               ,
               who
               deliuered
               vnto
               them
               his
               sonne
               and
               heire
               ,
               as
               a
               pledge
               for
               assurance
               of
               performances
               .
               
               Not
               long
               after
               this
               ,
               their
               Hostage
               was
               demanded
               by
               Iohn
               Duke
               of
               Lancaster
               ,
               in
               the
               Kings
               name
               ,
               whom
               they
               denyed
               to
               deliuer
               ,
               for
               which
               they
               were
               clapt
               in
               the
               Tower
               ;
               from
               whence
               escaping
               ,
               here
               they
               tooke
               Sanctuary
               ;
               to
               whom
               Sir
               
                 Raph
                 Ferreis
              
               ,
               and
               Sir
               
                 Alan
                 Buxhull
              
               ,
               with
               fifty
               armed
               men
               ,
               were
               secretly
               sent
               to
               doe
               this
               mischiefe
               ;
               who
               finding
               them
               at
               high
               Masse
               ;
               first
               drew
               Schakell
               by
               a
               wile
               ,
               out
               of
               the
               priuiledge
               of
               the
               Church
               ,
               then
               offering
               to
               lay
               hands
               on
               Hawley
               ;
               he
               manfully
               resisting
               ,
               with
               his
               short
               sword
               made
               them
               all
               flie
               off
               .
               But
               in
               the
               end
               he
               was
               slaine
               in
               the
               Chancell
               ,
               commending
               himselfe
               ,
               
               in
               his
               last
               words
               ,
               to
               God
               ,
               the
               reuenger
               of
               such
               iniuries
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               liberty
               of
               our
               holy
               mother
               the
               Church
               .
               With
               him
               was
               slaine
               a
               seruant
               of
               his
               ,
               thrust
               into
               the
               backe
               with
               a
               Iauelin
               ;
               and
               a
               Monke
               who
               intreated
               for
               him
               in
               respect
               of
               the
               holinesse
               of
               the
               place
               .
               This
               wicked
               act
               was
               perpetrated
               ;
               the
               11.
               of
               August
               ,
               1378.
               the
               second
               of
               Richard
               the
               second
               .
               These
               words
               following
               now
               onely
               remaining
               vpon
               his
               Monument
               .
            
             
               
                 Me
                 dolus
                 ira
                 furor
                 multorum
                 ;
                 militis
                 atque
              
               
                 ...................
              
               
                 .....
                 in
                 hoc
                 gladijs
                 celebri
                 pietatis
                 asylo
                 ,
              
               
                 Dum
                 leuita
                 Dei
                 sermonis
                 legit
                 ad
                 aram
                 :
              
               
                 Proh
                 dolor
                 ipse
                 meo
                 Monachorum
                 sanguine
                 vultus
              
               
                 Aspersi
                 moriens
                 ,
                 chorus
                 est
                 mihi
                 testis
                 in
                 evum
                 .
              
               
                 Et
                 me
                 nunc
                 retinet
                 sacer
                 is
                 locus
                 Haule
                 Robertum
              
               
                 Hic
                 quia
                 pestiferos
                 male
                 sensi
                 primitus
                 enses
                 .
              
               
                 ..................
              
            
             
               
               
                 Hic
                 iacet
                 Thomas
                 Ruthal
                 Episcopus
                 Dunelmensis
                 ,
                 &
                 Regis
                 Henrici
                 septimi
                 Secretarius
                 ,
                 qui
                 obijt
              
               1524.
               
            
             
               To
               this
               short
               Inscription
               ,
               Godwin
               in
               his
               Catalogue
               addeth
               a
               long
               story
               of
               the
               life
               and
               death
               of
               this
               Bishop
               .
               Who
               was
               borne
               in
               Cicester
               (
               saith
               he
               )
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Glocester
               ,
               and
               brought
               vp
               in
               Cambridge
               ,
               where
               he
               proceeded
               Doctor
               of
               Law.
               He
               was
               preferred
               to
               the
               Bishopricke
               of
               Durham
               by
               King
               Henry
               the
               seuenth
               ;
               after
               whose
               death
               hee
               was
               made
               one
               of
               the
               priuie
               Councell
               vnto
               the
               young
               King
               ,
               Henry
               the
               eight
               ,
               who
               esteemed
               greatly
               of
               him
               ,
               for
               his
               wisedome
               and
               learning
               ;
               and
               imployed
               him
               often
               in
               ambassages
               ,
               and
               other
               businesses
               of
               importance
               .
               Amongst
               the
               rest
               it
               pleased
               the
               king
               one
               time
               ,
               to
               require
               him
               to
               set
               downe
               his
               iudgement
               in
               writing
               concerning
               the
               estate
               of
               his
               kingdome
               in
               generall
               ,
               and
               particularly
               to
               enforme
               him
               in
               certaine
               things
               by
               him
               specified
               .
               This
               discourse
               the
               Bishop
               writ
               very
               carefully
               ,
               and
               caused
               it
               to
               be
               bound
               in
               Velime
               gilt
               ,
               and
               otherwise
               adorned
               in
               the
               best
               manner
               .
               Now
               you
               shall
               vnderstand
               ,
               that
               it
               chanced
               himselfe
               about
               the
               same
               time
               ,
               to
               set
               downe
               a
               note
               of
               his
               owne
               priuate
               estate
               ,
               which
               ,
               in
               goods
               and
               ready
               money
               ,
               amounted
               to
               the
               summe
               of
               one
               hundred
               thousand
               pounds
               .
               This
               account
               was
               written
               in
               a
               paper
               booke
               of
               the
               same
               fashion
               and
               binding
               that
               the
               other
               was
               ,
               which
               was
               prouided
               for
               the
               king
               .
               Whereby
               it
               happened
               that
               the
               king
               sending
               Cardinall
               Wolsey
               for
               the
               other
               draught
               ,
               which
               he
               had
               so
               long
               before
               required
               of
               him
               ;
               the
               Bishop
               mistaking
               ,
               deliuered
               that
               which
               contained
               an
               estimate
               of
               his
               owne
               infinite
               Treasure
               .
               This
               the
               Cardinall
               soone
               espying
               ,
               and
               willing
               to
               doe
               the
               
               Bishop
               a
               displeasure
               ,
               deliuered
               it
               as
               he
               had
               receiued
               it
               vnto
               the
               King
               ,
               shewing
               withall
               ,
               how
               the
               Bishop
               had
               very
               happily
               mistaken
               himselfe
               ;
               for
               now
               (
               quoth
               he
               )
               you
               see
               where
               you
               may
               at
               any
               time
               command
               a
               great
               masse
               of
               money
               ,
               if
               you
               need
               it
               .
               As
               soone
               as
               the
               Bishop
               vnderstood
               his
               errour
               ,
               the
               conceit
               thereof
               touched
               him
               so
               neare
               ,
               that
               within
               a
               short
               spa●●
               after
               hee
               died
               ,
               at
               his
               house
               here
               in
               the
               Strand
               .
               His
               intention
               was
               to
               haue
               repaired
               the
               Church
               of
               Cicester
               ,
               to
               haue
               built
               Bridges
               ,
               as
               he
               had
               begun
               that
               ouer
               the
               Riuer
               of
               Tyne
               ,
               and
               to
               haue
               done
               many
               other
               deeds
               of
               charitie
               ,
               if
               hee
               had
               not
               beene
               preuented
               by
               death
               .
            
             
               Here
               lieth
               the
               body
               of
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Trussell
              
               knight
               ,
               
               and
               speaker
               of
               that
               Parliament
               ,
               wherein
               Edward
               the
               second
               ,
               king
               of
               England
               ,
               resigned
               his
               Diad●me
               ,
               and
               all
               ensignes
               of
               Maiestie
               ,
               to
               Edward
               his
               eldest
               Sonne
               :
               This
               Trussell
               (
               saith
               an
               ancient
               Author
               )
               was
               a
               Iudge
               ,
               
               who
               could
               fit
               the
               house
               with
               quirks
               of
               Law
               ,
               to
               colour
               so
               lawlesse
               and
               treasonable
               an
               act
               ,
               as
               the
               deposing
               of
               a
               lawfull
               king
               .
               And
               thereupon
               was
               chosen
               in
               the
               behalfe
               of
               the
               whole
               Realme
               ,
               to
               renounce
               all
               homage
               and
               obedience
               to
               the
               Lord
               Edward
               of
               Carnarvon
               ,
               
               his
               Soueraigne
               Lord
               and
               King.
               The
               forme
               of
               which
               renunciation
               was
               by
               him
               the
               said
               Trussell
               pronounced
               at
               Kenelworth
               Castle
               the
               20.
               of
               Ianuary
               ,
               1326.
               in
               these
               disgracefull
               words
               which
               you
               may
               finde
               in
               Polychronicon
               .
            
             
               I
               
                 William
                 Trussel
              
               ,
               in
               the
               name
               of
               al
               men
               of
               the
               lond
               of
               Engelond
               ,
               and
               of
               the
               Parliament
               Prolocutor
               ;
               resigne
               to
               the
               Edward
               the
               homage
               that
               was
               made
               to
               the
               somtym
               ,
               and
               from
               this
               tym
               forward
               now
               folowyng
               ,
               I
               defye
               the
               ,
               and
               priue
               the
               of
               al
               royal
               Powyr
               ,
               and
               shal
               neuer
               be
               tendant
               to
               the
               as
               for
               Kyng
               aftyr
               this
               tyme.
               The
               time
               of
               this
               Trussels
               death
               I
               cannot
               learne
               .
            
             
               Here
               lieth
               interred
               before
               the
               Communion
               Table
               ,
               
               the
               body
               of
               
                 Richard
                 de
                 Ware
              
               ,
               or
               Warren
               ,
               Abbot
               of
               this
               Monastery
               ,
               and
               sometime
               Lord
               Treasurer
               of
               England
               .
               Who
               going
               to
               Rome
               for
               his
               consecration
               ,
               brought
               from
               thence
               certaine
               workmen
               ,
               and
               rich
               Porphery
               stones
               ;
               whereof
               and
               by
               whom
               hee
               made
               that
               curious
               singular
               rare
               pauement
               before
               the
               high
               Altar
               :
               
               in
               which
               are
               circulary
               written
               in
               letters
               of
               brasse
               these
               ten
               verses
               following
               ,
               containing
               a
               discourse
               (
               as
               one
               saith
               )
               of
               the
               worlds
               continuance
               .
               
                 
                   Si
                   Lector
                   posita
                   prudenter
                   cuncta
                   reuoluat
                
                 
                   Hic
                   finem
                   primi
                   mobilis
                   inveniet
                   .
                
                 
                   Sepes
                   trina
                   ,
                   canes
                   ,
                   &
                   equos
                   ,
                   homines
                   ,
                   super
                   addas
                
                 
                   Ceruos
                   &
                   coruos
                   ,
                   aquilas
                   ,
                   immania
                   cete
                   ,
                
                 
                   Mundi
                   quodque
                   sequens
                   pereuntis
                   triplicat
                   annos
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sphericus
                   Archetypum
                   globus
                   hic
                   monstrat
                   Macrocosmum
                   .
                
                 
                   Christi
                   milleno
                   bis
                   centeno
                   duodeno
                   ;
                
                 
                   Cum
                   sexageno
                   subductis
                   quatuor
                   anno
                   ,
                
                 
                   Tertius
                   Henricus
                   Rex
                   ,
                   vrbs
                   ,
                   Odoricus
                   &
                   Abbas
                
                 
                   Hos
                   compegere
                   Porphyreos
                   lapides
                   .
                
              
               With
               these
               stones
               and
               workmen
               ,
               he
               did
               also
               frame
               the
               Shrine
               of
               Edward
               the
               Confessor
               ,
               with
               these
               verses
               .
               
                 
                   Anno
                   milleno
                   Domini
                   cum
                   septuageno
                   ,
                
                 
                   Et
                   bis
                   centeno
                   ,
                   cum
                   completo
                   quasi
                   deno
                   ,
                
                 
                 
                   Hoc
                   opus
                   est
                   factum
                   quod
                   Petrus
                   duxit
                   in
                   actum
                
                 
                   Romanus
                   ciuis
                   .
                   Homo
                   causam
                   noscere
                   si
                   vis
                
                 
                   Rex
                   fuit
                   Henricus
                   Sancti
                   presentis
                   amicus
                   .
                
              
               This
               Abbot
               died
               the
               second
               day
               of
               December
               ,
               1283.
               after
               he
               had
               gouerned
               this
               Monastery
               ,
               three
               and
               twenty
               yeares
               and
               more
               .
               Vpon
               whose
               grauestone
               this
               briefe
               Epitaph
               is
               engrauen
               .
            
             
               
                 Abbas
                 Richardus
                 de
                 Wara
                 qui
                 requiescit
                 ,
              
               
                 Hic
                 portat
                 lapides
                 ,
                 quos
                 hic
                 portauit
                 ab
                 vrbe
                 .
              
            
             
               
               After
               the
               death
               of
               
                 Richard
                 de
                 Ware
                 ,
                 Walter
                 Wenlocke
              
               was
               chosen
               Abbot
               ,
               and
               preferred
               to
               the
               honour
               of
               Lord
               Treasurer
               by
               King
               Edward
               the
               first
               .
               Hee
               was
               Abbot
               sixe
               and
               twenty
               yeares
               ,
               
               lacking
               sixe
               dayes
               :
               died
               vpon
               Christmas
               day
               at
               night
               ,
               in
               the
               yeare
               1307.
               
               And
               lieth
               buried
               vnder
               a
               marble
               stone
               :
               whereupon
               this
               Epitaph
               ,
               to
               his
               high
               commendation
               ,
               is
               inlayed
               in
               brasse
               .
            
             
               
                 Abbas
                 Walterus
                 iacet
                 hic
                 sub
                 marmore
                 tectus
                 ,
              
               
                 Non
                 fuit
                 austerus
                 ,
                 sed
                 mitis
                 ,
                 famine
                 rectus
                 .
              
            
             
               
               Here
               lieth
               
                 Richard
                 de
                 Barking
              
               ,
               Abbot
               of
               this
               Monastery
               ,
               who
               was
               an
               especiall
               Councellour
               to
               King
               Henry
               the
               third
               ,
               chiefe
               Baron
               of
               the
               Exchequer
               ,
               and
               Treasurer
               of
               England
               .
               Who
               hauing
               beene
               Abbot
               24.
               yeares
               ,
               died
               the
               23.
               day
               of
               Nouember
               ,
               1246.
               
               He
               was
               first
               buried
               in
               our
               Ladies
               Chappell
               in
               a
               Tombe
               of
               marble
               ,
               which
               was
               pulled
               downe
               by
               Frier
               Combe
               ,
               a
               Sacrist
               of
               this
               house
               .
               Who
               layed
               a
               faire
               plaine
               marble
               stone
               ouer
               him
               ,
               with
               this
               Epitaph
               thus
               inscribed
               .
            
             
               
                 Richardus
                 Barking
                 Prior
                 est
                 post
                 inclytus
                 Abbas
                 ,
              
               
                 Henrici
                 Regis
                 prudens
                 fuit
                 ille
                 minister
                 ;
              
               
                 Huius
                 erat
                 prima
                 laus
                 ,
                 Insula
                 rebus
                 opima
                 ,
              
               
                 Altera
                 laus
                 eque
                 Thorp
                 ,
                 census
                 ,
                 ocham
                 ,
                 decimeque
                 ,
              
               
                 Tertia
                 Mortone
                 castrum
                 simili
                 ratione
              
               
                 Et
                 Regis
                 quarta
                 de
                 multis
                 commoda
                 charta
                 .
              
               
                 Clementis
                 festo
                 mundo
                 migrauit
                 ab
                 isto
                 .
              
               
                 M.
                 Domini
                 C.
                 bis
                 :
                 xl
                 .
                 sextoque
                 sub
                 anno
                 .
              
               
                 Cui
                 detur
                 venia
                 parte
                 pia
                 virgo
                 Maria.
                 
              
            
             
               
               Here
               in
               the
               Cloister
               vnder
               a
               flat
               stone
               of
               blacke
               marble
               ,
               lie
               the
               remaines
               of
               
                 Gervais
                 de
                 Bloys
              
               ,
               so
               called
               of
               the
               place
               or
               Earledome
               which
               his
               father
               possest
               in
               France
               :
               who
               was
               Stephen
               Earle
               of
               Bloys
               and
               Champaigne
               ;
               afterwards
               king
               of
               England
               .
               He
               was
               his
               base
               sonne
               ,
               begotten
               of
               one
               Dameta
               a
               gentlewoman
               of
               Normandy
               .
               He
               was
               brought
               into
               England
               by
               his
               father
               the
               fifth
               yeare
               of
               his
               raigne
               ;
               and
               in
               the
               same
               yeare
               made
               Abbot
               of
               this
               place
               .
               In
               which
               gouernment
               he
               continued
               for
               the
               space
               of
               twenty
               yeares
               .
               He
               deceased
               the
               26.
               of
               August
               ,
               1160.
               
               His
               Epitaph
               .
            
             
               
                 De
                 Regem
                 genere
                 Pater
                 hic
                 Gervasius
                 ecce
              
               
                 Monstrat
                 de
                 functus
                 ,
                 mors
                 rapit
                 omne
                 genus
                 .
              
               
                 Euen
                 father
                 Gervase
                 borne
                 of
                 kings
                 race
                 ;
              
               
                 Loe
                 is
                 dead
                 ,
                 thus
                 death
                 all
                 sorts
                 doth
                 deface
                 .
              
            
             
             
               Here
               lieth
               the
               body
               of
               
                 Nicholas
                 Litlington
              
               ,
               Abbot
               of
               this
               house
               ,
               who
               in
               the
               time
               of
               his
               gouernement
               ,
               which
               was
               for
               the
               space
               of
               〈◊〉
               ,
               yeares
               ,
               built
               the
               Abbots
               hall
               ,
               and
               the
               faire
               roome
               now
               called
               Ierusalem
               ,
               the
               West
               and
               South
               part
               of
               the
               Cloister
               ,
               and
               a
               Granary
               ,
               now
               the
               Schollers
               long
               Bed-chamber
               ,
               with
               the
               Tower
               adioyning
               ,
               as
               also
               the
               Water-Mill
               ,
               and
               many
               other
               Edefices
               .
               He
               died
               Anno
               1386.
               
               I
               found
               his
               Epitaph
               in
               a
               namelesse
               Manuscript
               ,
               in
               that
               neuer
               enough
               admired
               Librarie
               of
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Cotton
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Hacce
                 Domo
                 Ductor
                 Nicholaus
                 erat
                 quoque
                 structor
              
               
                 Et
                 sibi
                 tunc
                 sedem
                 celo
                 construxit
                 &
                 edem
                 .
              
               
                 M.
                 semel
                 ,
                 C
                 ter
                 erat
                 annus
                 ,
                 sex
                 octuagenus
              
               
                 Cum
                 perit
                 iste
                 Abbas
                 diuino
                 flamine
                 plenus
                 .
              
               
                 Quinta
                 dies
                 ,
                 fit
                 ei
                 requies
                 ,
                 in
                 fine
                 Nouembris
                 .
              
               
                 Detur
                 ei
                 ,
                 pietate
                 Dei
                 ,
                 merces
                 requici
                 .
                 Amen
                 .
              
            
             
               Here
               lieth
               in
               the
               Cloister
               ,
               one
               Vitalis
               ,
               
               Abbot
               of
               this
               Couent
               ,
               preferred
               thereunto
               by
               William
               the
               Conquerour
               ;
               in
               the
               16.
               of
               whose
               raigne
               ,
               1082.
               he
               died
               :
               vpon
               whose
               Tombe
               this
               Epitaph
               was
               engrauen
               ,
               alluding
               to
               his
               name
               ,
               like
               as
               for
               Laurence
               his
               successor
               .
            
             
               
                 Qui
                 nomen
                 traxit
                 a
                 vita
                 ,
                 morte
                 vocante
              
               
                 Abbas
                 Vitalis
                 transijt
                 ,
                 hicque
                 iacet
                 .
              
            
             
               Here
               lieth
               the
               body
               of
               one
               Lawrence
               ,
               
               Abbot
               of
               this
               Monastery
               ,
               who
               obtained
               of
               Alexander
               the
               third
               (
               that
               ambitious
               Bishop
               of
               Rome
               )
               to
               himselfe
               and
               his
               successors
               ,
               the
               vse
               of
               the
               Miter
               ,
               the
               Ring
               ,
               and
               the
               Gloues
               ;
               the
               Pastorall
               Staffe
               ,
               before
               his
               time
               ,
               being
               their
               onely
               comportment
               ,
               as
               by
               the
               differing
               portraitures
               of
               the
               Abbots
               vpon
               their
               Tombestones
               may
               be
               easily
               discerned
               .
               He
               died
               ,
               Anno
               1176.
               to
               whose
               memory
               ,
               this
               allusiue
               Epitaph
               was
               made
               .
            
             
               
                 Clauditur
                 hoc
                 tumulo
                 vir
                 quondam
                 clarus
                 in
                 orbe
              
               
                 Quo
                 preclarus
                 erat
                 hic
                 locus
                 ,
                 est
                 et
                 erit
                 .
              
               
                 Pro
                 meritis
                 vite
                 dedit
                 illi
                 laurea
                 nomen
              
               
                 Detur
                 ei
                 vite
                 laurea
                 pro
                 meritis
                 .
              
            
             
               Here
               lieth
               
                 Gislebert
                 Crispine
              
               ,
               
               Abbot
               ,
               who
               flourished
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               first
               ,
               and
               died
               in
               the
               yeare
               of
               our
               redemption
               ,
               1114.
               
               His
               picture
               is
               vpon
               the
               graue
               stone
               ,
               inlaid
               with
               brasse
               ,
               with
               his
               Pastoral
               staffe
               onely
               ,
               without
               Miter
               ,
               Ring
               ,
               or
               other
               ornament
               ,
               with
               these
               verses
               .
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 Pater
                 insignis
                 ,
                 genus
                 altum
                 ,
                 virgo
                 ,
                 senex
                 que
              
               
                 Gisleberte
                 iaces
                 ,
                 lux
                 ,
                 via
                 ,
                 duxque
                 tuis
                 .
              
               
                 Mitis
                 eras
                 ,
                 iustus
                 ,
                 prudens
                 ,
                 fortis
                 ,
                 moderatus
                 ,
              
               
                 Doctus
                 quadriuio
                 ,
                 nec
                 minus
                 in
                 triuio
                 .
              
               
                 Sic
                 tamen
                 ornatus
                 nece
                 sexta
                 luce
                 Decembris
              
               
                 Spiramen
                 celo
                 ,
                 reddis
                 &
                 ossa
                 solo
                 .
              
            
             
               Here
               lieth
               interred
               ,
               the
               body
               of
               
                 Edmund
                 Kirton
              
               ,
               
               Abbot
               of
               this
               Monastery
               ,
               Doctor
               of
               Diuinity
               ,
               and
               a
               profound
               learned
               man
               :
               he
               adorned
               Saint
               
               Andrewes
               Chappell
               ,
               wherein
               he
               lieth
               buried
               ,
               with
               the
               armes
               of
               many
               of
               the
               English
               Nobility
               .
               These
               verses
               are
               inscribed
               vpon
               his
               monument
               .
            
             
               
                 Pastor
                 pacisicus
                 ,
                 subiectis
                 vir
                 moderatus
                 ,
              
               
                 Hac
                 sub
                 marmorea
                 Petra
                 requiescit
                 humatus
                 ,
              
               
                 Edmundus
                 Kirton
                 ,
                 hic
                 quondam
                 qui
                 fuit
                 Abbas
                 ,
              
               
                 Bis
                 denis
                 annis
                 cum
                 binis
                 connumerandus
                 ;
              
               
                 Sacre
                 Scripture
                 doctor
                 probus
                 ,
                 immoprobatus
                 ,
              
               
                 Illustri
                 stirpe
                 de
                 Cobildic
                 generatus
                 :
              
               
                 Coram
                 Martino
                 papa
                 proposuit
                 iste
                 ,
              
               
                 Ob
                 quod
                 multiplices
                 laudes
                 habuit
                 &
                 honores
                 ▪
              
               
                 Qui
                 obijt
                 tertio
                 die
                 mensis
                 Octobris
                 An.
                 Dom.
                 M.
                 cccc.lx.vi
                 .
              
               
                 Eleison
                 Kyry
                 curando
                 morbida
                 mundi
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Iohn
                 Islip
              
               ,
               Abbot
               of
               Westminster
               ,
               a
               man
               of
               great
               authoritie
               and
               speciall
               trust
               with
               King
               Henry
               the
               seuenth
               ,
               lieth
               here
               interred
               .
               He
               built
               the
               Deanes
               house
               as
               now
               it
               is
               ,
               and
               repaired
               many
               other
               places
               in
               this
               Monasterie
               :
               in
               the
               windowes
               whereof
               (
               saith
               Camden
               )
               he
               had
               a
               quadruple
               deuice
               for
               his
               single
               name
               ;
               
               for
               somewhere
               he
               set
               vp
               an
               eye
               with
               a
               slip
               of
               a
               tree
               :
               in
               another
               place
               ,
               one
               slipping
               boughes
               in
               a
               tree
               ;
               in
               other
               places
               ,
               an
               I
               with
               the
               said
               slip
               ;
               
               and
               in
               some
               places
               ,
               one
               slipping
               from
               a
               tree
               with
               the
               word
               ,
               Islip
               .
               I
               cannot
               learne
               the
               time
               of
               his
               death
               by
               his
               Tombe
               ,
               yet
               I
               finde
               in
               a
               Manuscript
               ,
               (
               wherein
               are
               diuers
               funerall
               collections
               ,
               and
               other
               Inscriptions
               of
               this
               Abbey
               ,
               which
               were
               gathered
               about
               the
               time
               of
               the
               dissolution
               )
               that
               he
               died
               the
               second
               of
               Ianuary
               ,
               in
               the
               yeare
               1510.
               the
               second
               of
               Henry
               the
               eight
               ;
               and
               also
               that
               in
               the
               Chappell
               of
               Saint
               Erasmus
               ,
               where
               he
               lieth
               buried
               ,
               vpon
               the
               wall
               ouer
               his
               Tombe
               ,
               was
               the
               picture
               of
               our
               Sauiour
               Christ
               ,
               hanging
               on
               the
               Crosse
               ,
               seeming
               to
               call
               and
               to
               giue
               good
               councell
               vnto
               mankind
               in
               these
               rimes
               .
            
             
               
                 Aspice
                 serue
                 Dei
                 sic
                 me
                 posuere
                 Iudei
                 .
              
               
                 Aspice
                 deuote
                 quoniam
                 sic
                 pendeo
                 pro
                 te
                 .
              
               
                 Aspice
                 mortalis
                 pro
                 te
                 datur
                 Hostia
                 talis
                 .
              
               
                 Introitum
                 vite
                 reddo
                 tibi
                 ,
                 redde
                 mihi
                 te
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 cruce
                 sum
                 prote
                 ,
                 qui
                 peccas
                 desine
                 pro
                 me
                 ,
              
               
                 Desine
                 ,
                 do
                 veniam
                 ,
                 dic
                 culpam
                 ,
                 corrige
                 vitam
                 .
              
            
             
               Vnder
               this
               Crucifixe
               ,
               was
               the
               picture
               of
               the
               Abbot
               ,
               holding
               vp
               his
               hands
               ,
               and
               praying
               thus
               in
               old
               Poetrie
               .
            
             
               
                 En
                 cruce
                 qui
                 pendis
                 Islip
                 miserere
                 Iohannis
              
               
                 Sanguine
                 perfuso
                 reparasti
                 quem
                 pretioso
                 .
              
            
             
               
               Here
               lieth
               entombed
               ,
               the
               body
               of
               
                 Raph
                 Selby
              
               ,
               descended
               from
               the
               ancient
               family
               of
               the
               Selbies
               of
               Billesdun
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Northumberland
               ,
               a
               Monke
               of
               this
               fraternitie
               ,
               a
               learned
               Doctor
               in
               the
               ciuill
               and
               canon
               lawes
               ,
               and
               one
               exceedingly
               beloued
               and
               fauoured
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               fourth
               ,
               and
               Henry
               the
               fift
               ;
               in
               the
               eight
               yeare
               of
               whose
               raigne
               ,
               hee
               departed
               this
               world
               ,
               Anno
               1420.
               as
               by
               this
               Epitaph
               appeareth
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Ecce
                 Radulphus
                 ita
                 Selby
                 iacet
                 hic
                 Cenobita
                 ,
              
               
                 Doctor
                 per
                 merita
                 prepotens
                 lege
                 perita
                 ,
              
               
                 Legibus
                 ornatus
                 ,
                 a
                 regibus
                 et
                 veneratus
                 ,
              
               
                 Ordo
                 eiusque
                 status
                 per
                 cum
                 fit
                 conciliatus
                 .
              
               
                 M.
                 C
                 quater
                 ,
                 x
                 bis
                 .
                 post
                 partum
                 virginis
                 iste
              
               
                 Michaelis
                 festo
                 tibi
                 spirauit
                 bone
                 Christe
                 .
              
            
             
               Not
               farre
               from
               this
               Selby
               ,
               
               lieth
               buried
               vnder
               a
               marble
               stone
               ,
               the
               body
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Windsore
              
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               noble
               familie
               of
               the
               Windsores
               ,
               sometime
               residing
               at
               Stanwell
               in
               this
               County
               ;
               a
               great
               commander
               in
               the
               warres
               of
               Ireland
               ,
               vnder
               Richard
               the
               second
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               battaile
               of
               Shrewesbury
               ,
               vnder
               King
               Henry
               the
               fourth
               :
               who
               died
               in
               the
               second
               yeare
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               fift
               vpon
               Eester
               Eue
               ,
               the
               seuenth
               of
               Aprill
               ,
               1414.
               as
               this
               Epitaph
               sheweth
               .
            
             
               
                 Est
                 bis
                 septenus
                 M.
                 Christi
                 C
                 quater
                 .
                 annus
                 ,
              
               
                 Vespera
                 Paschalis
                 dum
                 septima
                 lux
                 fit
                 Aprilis
              
               
                 Transijt
                 a
                 mundo
                 Io.
                 Windsore
                 nomine
                 notus
                 ,
              
               
                 Corde
                 gemens
                 mundo
                 ,
                 confessus
                 ,
                 crimine
                 lotus
                 :
              
               
                 Fecerat
                 heredem
                 Gulielmus
                 auunculus
                 istum
                 .
              
               
                 Miles
                 et
                 Armigerum
                 dignus
                 de
                 nomine
                 dignum
                 .
              
               
                 Dum
                 iuuenilis
                 erat
                 bello
                 multos
                 perimebat
                 :
              
               
                 Postea
                 penituit
                 &
                 eorum
                 vulnera
                 fleuit
                 .
              
               
                 Recumbens
                 obijt
                 ,
                 hic
                 nunc
                 in
                 carcere
                 quiescit
                 :
              
               
                 Viuat
                 in
                 eternum
                 Spiritus
                 ante
                 Deum
                 .
              
            
             
               But
               now
               I
               will
               conclude
               the
               funerall
               Monuments
               of
               this
               Abbey
               ,
               
               with
               the
               death
               and
               buriall
               of
               our
               most
               learned
               English
               Poet
               ,
               
                 Geffery
                 Chaucer
              
               ,
               whose
               life
               is
               written
               at
               large
               ,
               by
               
                 Thomas
                 Speght
              
               ,
               (
               who
               by
               old
               copies
               ,
               reformed
               his
               workes
               )
               which
               the
               Reader
               may
               see
               a
               little
               before
               the
               beginning
               of
               his
               bookes
               .
               He
               departed
               out
               of
               this
               world
               ,
               the
               25.
               day
               of
               October
               ,
               in
               the
               yeare
               of
               our
               Lord
               ,
               1400.
               after
               had
               liued
               72.
               yeares
               .
               Thus
               writeth
               
                 Leland
                 :
                 Chaucer
              
               liued
               till
               he
               was
               an
               old
               man
               ,
               and
               found
               old
               age
               to
               be
               grieuous
               :
               and
               whilest
               he
               followed
               his
               causes
               at
               London
               ,
               he
               died
               ,
               and
               was
               buried
               at
               Westminster
               .
               The
               old
               verses
               which
               were
               written
               on
               his
               graue
               at
               the
               first
               were
               these
               .
            
             
               
                 Galfridus
                 Chaucer
                 vates
                 et
                 fama
                 Poesis
              
               
                 Materne
                 ,
                 hac
                 sacra
                 sum
                 tumulatus
                 humo
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Occleue
              
               or
               Okelefe
               ,
               of
               the
               office
               of
               the
               priuie
               Seale
               ,
               sometime
               Chaucers
               scholler
               ;
               for
               the
               loue
               he
               bare
               to
               the
               said
               Geffray
               his
               master
               ,
               caused
               his
               picture
               to
               be
               truely
               drawne
               in
               his
               booke
               
                 De
                 Regimine
                 Principis
              
               ;
               dedicated
               to
               Henry
               the
               fift
               ;
               according
               to
               which
               ,
               that
               his
               picture
               drawn
               vpon
               his
               Monument
               ,
               was
               made
               ,
               as
               also
               the
               Monument
               it selfe
               ,
               at
               the
               cost
               and
               charges
               of
               
                 Nicholas
                 Brigham
              
               gentleman
               ,
               Anno
               1555.
               who
               buried
               his
               daughter
               Rachell
               ,
               a
               childe
               of
               foure
               yeares
               of
               age
               ,
               neare
               to
               the
               Tombe
               of
               this
               old
               Poet
               ,
               the
               21.
               of
               Iune
               1557.
               such
               was
               his
               loue
               to
               the
               Muses
               .
               But
               to
               returne
               againe
               to
               Chaucers
               picture
               ,
               to
               which
               these
               verses
               were
               added
               by
               the
               said
               Occleue
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Although
                 his
                 life
                 be
                 queint
                 ,
                 the
                 resemblaunce
              
               
                 Of
                 him
                 that
                 hath
                 in
                 me
                 so
                 fresh
                 liuelinesse
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 to
                 put
                 other
                 men
                 in
                 remembraunce
              
               
                 Of
                 his
                 Person
                 ,
                 I
                 haue
                 here
                 the
                 likenesse
              
               
                 Doe
                 make
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 in
                 soothfastnesse
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 they
                 that
                 of
                 him
                 haue
                 lost
                 thought
                 and
                 minde
                 ,
              
               
                 By
                 this
                 Peniture
                 may
                 againe
                 him
                 finde
                 .
              
            
             
               The
               Inscriptions
               vpon
               his
               Tombe
               at
               this
               day
               are
               after
               this
               manner
               .
            
             
               
                 Qui
                 fuit
                 Anglorum
                 vates
                 ter
                 maximus
                 olim
              
               
                 Galfridus
                 Chaucer
                 conditur
                 hoc
                 tumulo
              
               
                 Annum
                 si
                 quaeras
                 Domini
                 si
                 tempora
                 mortis
              
               
                 Ecce
                 notae
                 subsunt
                 quae
                 tibi
                 cuncta
                 notant
                 :
              
               
                 25
                 Octobris
                 ,
                 1400.
                 
              
               
                 Aerumnarum
                 requies
                 mors
                 :
              
               
                 N
                 Brigham
                 hos
                 fecit
                 musarum
                 nomine
                 sumptus
                 ▪
              
            
             
               About
               the
               ledge
               of
               the
               Tombe
               ,
               these
               verses
               were
               written
               .
            
             
               
                 Si
                 rogitas
                 quis
                 era●
                 ,
                 forsan
                 te
                 fama
                 docebit
              
               
                 Quod
                 si
                 Fama
                 negat
                 ,
                 mundi
                 quia
                 gloria
                 transit
              
               
                 Haec
                 monumenta
                 lege
                 .
              
            
             
               Now
               it
               shall
               not
               be
               amisse
               to
               adde
               to
               these
               Epitaphs
               ,
               the
               iudgements
               and
               reports
               of
               some
               learned
               men
               of
               this
               worthy
               and
               famous
               Poet
               :
               and
               first
               of
               all
               let
               vs
               heare
               his
               Scholler
               
                 Occleue
                 ;
                 Vir
                 tam
                 bonis
                 liter●s
                 ,
                 quam
                 generis
                 prosapia
                 clarus
              
               :
               these
               are
               his
               lines
               of
               him
               in
               his
               foresaid
               booke
               
                 de
                 regimine
                 Principis
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Alas
                 my
                 worthy
                 maister
                 honourable
                 ,
              
               
                 This
                 lands
                 very
                 treasure
                 ,
                 and
                 richesse
                 ,
              
               
                 Death
                 by
                 thy
                 death
                 hath
                 harme
                 irreperable
              
               
                 Vnto
                 vs
                 done
                 :
                 her
                 vengeable
                 duresse
                 ,
              
               
                 Dispoiled
                 hath
                 this
                 land
                 of
                 the
                 sweetnesse
              
               
                 Of
                 Rhetorige
                 :
                 for
                 vnto
                 Tullius
                 ,
              
               
                 Was
                 neuer
                 man
                 so
                 like
                 among
                 vs.
              
               
                 Also
                 who
                 was
                 heire
                 in
                 Philosophy
              
               
                 To
                 Aristotle
                 ,
                 in
                 our
                 tongue
                 but
                 thee
                 ?
              
               
                 The
                 steppes
                 of
                 Virgill
                 in
                 Poese
              
               
                 Thou
                 suedst
                 eken
                 men
                 know
                 well
                 inough
                 :
              
               
                 What
                 combre
                 world
                 that
                 thee
                 my
                 master
                 slough
              
               
                 Would
                 I
                 slaine
                 were
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Lidgate
              
               ,
               a
               Monke
               of
               Burie
               ,
               in
               his
               Prologue
               of
               Bocchas
               ,
               of
               the
               fall
               of
               Princes
               by
               him
               translated
               ,
               saith
               thus
               in
               his
               commendation
               .
            
             
               
                 My
                 Master
                 Chaucer
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 fresh
                 Comedies
                 ,
              
               
                 Is
                 dead
                 alas
                 chiefe
                 Poet
                 of
                 Britaine
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 whilome
                 made
                 full
                 pitous
                 Tragedies
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 faule
                 also
                 of
                 Princes
                 he
                 did
                 complaine
                 ,
              
               
               
                 As
                 he
                 that
                 was
                 of
                 making
                 soueraine
                 ;
              
               
                 Whom
                 all
                 this
                 Land
                 should
                 of
                 right
                 preferre
              
               
                 Sith
                 of
                 our
                 Language
                 he
                 was
                 the
                 load-sterre
                 .
              
            
             
               That
               excellent
               and
               learned
               Scottish
               Poet
               ,
               
                 Gawyne
                 Dowglas
              
               ,
               Bishop
               of
               Dunkeld
               ,
               in
               the
               Preface
               of
               
                 Virgils
                 Aeneados
              
               ,
               turned
               into
               Scottish
               verse
               ,
               doth
               thus
               speake
               of
               Chaucer
               .
            
             
               
                 Venerable
                 Chaucer
                 ,
                 principall
                 Poet
                 without
                 pere
                 ,
              
               
                 Heuenly
                 trumpet
                 ,
                 orloge
                 ,
                 and
                 regulere
                 ,
              
               
                 In
                 eloquence
                 ,
                 baulme
                 ,
                 conduct
                 ,
                 and
                 dyall
              
               
                 Milkie
                 fountaine
                 ,
                 cleare
                 strand
                 ,
                 and
                 rose
                 ryall
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 fresh
                 endite
                 through
                 Albione
                 Island
                 brayed
              
               
                 In
                 his
                 legend
                 of
                 noble
                 Ladies
                 sayed
                 .
              
            
             
               Spenser
               in
               his
               Fairie
               Queene
               calleth
               his
               writings
               ,
               The
               works
               of
               heauenly
               wit.
               Concluding
               his
               commendation
               in
               this
               manner
               .
            
             
               
                 
                   Dan
                   Chaucer
                
                 ,
                 Well
                 of
                 English
                 ,
                 vndefiled
                 ,
              
               
                 On
                 Fames
                 eternall
                 beadrole
                 worthy
                 to
                 be
                 filed
                 .
              
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Philip
                 Sidney
              
               likewise
               ,
               and
               M.
               Camden
               speake
               much
               in
               the
               deserued
               praise
               of
               this
               worthy
               Poet
               ,
               whom
               I
               leaue
               to
               his
               eternall
               rest
               .
            
             
               Vnder
               the
               Clocke
               in
               the
               Church
               ,
               I
               haue
               read
               this
               Inscription
               .
            
             
               
                 Dic
                 mihi
                 quid
                 prodest
                 horas
                 numerare
                 fugaces
              
               
                 Cum
                 cessant
                 perdas
                 quod
                 numerare
                 libet
                 .
              
            
             
               This
               Church
               hath
               had
               great
               priuiledge
               of
               Sanctuarie
               within
               the
               precinct
               thereof
               (
               as
               Stow
               saith
               in
               his
               Suruay
               of
               London
               )
               to
               wit
               ,
               the
               Church
               ,
               Churchyard
               ,
               Close
               ,
               and
               all
               that
               which
               is
               still
               called
               the
               Sanctuarie
               .
               Which
               Priuiledge
               was
               first
               granted
               by
               Sebert
               king
               of
               the
               East
               Saxons
               ,
               the
               first
               Founder
               thereof
               .
               Since
               encreased
               by
               Edgar
               King
               of
               the
               West
               Saxons
               ,
               renewed
               and
               confirmed
               by
               King
               Edward
               the
               Confessor
               ,
               as
               appeareth
               by
               this
               his
               Charter
               following
               .
            
             
               Edward
               by
               the
               grace
               of
               God
               ,
               king
               of
               Englishmen
               :
               I
               make
               it
               to
               bee
               knowne
               to
               all
               generations
               of
               the
               world
               after
               me
               ,
               that
               by
               especiall
               commandement
               of
               our
               holy
               Father
               Pope
               Leo
               ;
               I
               haue
               renewed
               ,
               and
               honoured
               the
               holy
               Church
               of
               the
               blessed
               Apostle
               ,
               Saint
               Peter
               of
               Westminster
               ;
               and
               I
               order
               and
               establish
               for
               euer
               ,
               that
               what
               person
               ,
               of
               what
               condition
               or
               estate
               soeuer
               he
               be
               ,
               from
               whencesoeuer
               he
               come
               ,
               or
               for
               what
               offence
               or
               cause
               it
               be
               ,
               either
               for
               his
               refuge
               into
               the
               said
               holy
               place
               ,
               he
               be
               assured
               of
               his
               life
               ,
               liberty
               ,
               and
               limbes
               .
               And
               ouer
               this
               I
               forbid
               (
               vnder
               the
               paine
               of
               euerlasting
               damnation
               )
               that
               no
               Minister
               of
               mine
               ,
               or
               of
               my
               Successours
               ,
               intermeddle
               them
               with
               any
               the
               goods
               ,
               lands
               ,
               or
               possessions
               of
               the
               said
               persons
               taking
               the
               said
               Sanctuary
               :
               for
               I
               haue
               taken
               their
               goods
               and
               liuelode
               into
               my
               speciall
               protection
               ;
               and
               therefore
               I
               grant
               to
               euery
               each
               of
               them
               (
               in
               as
               much
               as
               my
               terrestriall
               power
               may
               suffice
               )
               all
               manner
               freedome
               of
               ioyous
               liberty
               ,
               and
               whosoeuer
               presumes
               ,
               or
               doth
               contrary
               to
               this
               my
               Grant
               :
               I
               will
               he
               lose
               his
               name
               ,
               worship
               ,
               dignitie
               and
               power
               .
               And
               that
               with
               the
               great
               traytor
               Iudas
               ,
               that
               betrayed
               our
               Sauiour
               ,
               he
               be
               in
               the
               euerlasting
               fire
               of
               hell
               .
               And
               I
               will
               ,
               and
               ordaine
               ,
               that
               this
               my
               grant
               endure
               as
               long
               ,
               as
               there
               remaineth
               in
               England
               ,
               either
               loue
               ,
               or
               dread
               of
               Christian
               name
               .
            
             
               King
               Edward
               the
               third
               built
               in
               the
               little
               Sanctuarie
               ,
               a
               Clochard
               of
               stone
               and
               timber
               ,
               and
               placed
               therein
               three
               bells
               ,
               for
               the
               vse
               of
               Saint
               Stephens
               
               Chappell
               .
               About
               the
               biggest
               Bell
               was
               engrauen
               ,
               or
               cast
               in
               the
               mettall
               ,
               these
               words
               :
               
                 
                   King
                   Edward
                   made
                   mee
                   thirtie
                   thousand
                   weight
                   and
                   three
                   :
                
                 
                   Take
                   mee
                   downe
                   and
                   wey
                   mee
                   ,
                   and
                   more
                   you
                   shall
                   fynd
                   mee
                   .
                
              
               But
               these
               Bells
               being
               to
               be
               taken
               downe
               ,
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               eight
               ,
               one
               writes
               vnderneath
               with
               a
               coale
               :
               
                 
                   But
                   Henry
                   the
                   eight
                   ,
                   will
                   bait
                   me
                   of
                   my
                   weight
                   .
                
              
            
             
               In
               the
               Steeple
               of
               the
               great
               Church
               in
               the
               Citie
               of
               Roane
               in
               Normandy
               is
               one
               great
               Bell
               with
               the
               like
               Inscription
               .
            
             
               
                 Ie
                 suis
                 George
                 de
                 Ambios
              
               
                 Qui
                 trente
                 cinque
                 mille
                 pois
              
               
                 Mes
                 lui
                 qui
                 me
                 pesera
              
               
                 Trente
                 six
                 mill
                 me
                 trouera
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 I
                 am
                 George
                 of
                 Ambois
                 ,
              
               
                 Thirtie
                 five
                 thousand
                 in
                 pois
                 :
              
               
                 But
                 he
                 that
                 shall
                 weigh
                 me
                 ,
              
               
                 Thirtie
                 six
                 thousand
                 shall
                 find
                 mee
                 .
              
            
             
               One
               lately
               hauing
               taken
               view
               of
               the
               Sepulchres
               of
               so
               many
               Kings
               ,
               Nobles
               ,
               and
               other
               eminent
               persons
               interred
               in
               this
               Abbey
               of
               Westminster
               ,
               made
               these
               rimes
               following
               ,
               which
               he
               called
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         A
                         Memento
                         for
                         Mortalitie
                         .
                      
                       
                         Mortalitie
                         behold
                         and
                         feare
                         ,
                      
                       
                         What
                         a
                         change
                         of
                         flesh
                         is
                         here
                         ?
                      
                       
                         Thinke
                         how
                         many
                         royall
                         bones
                         ,
                      
                       
                         Sleepe
                         within
                         this
                         heape
                         of
                         stones
                         ,
                      
                       
                         Hence
                         remou'd
                         from
                         beds
                         of
                         ease
                         ,
                      
                       
                         Daintie
                         ●are
                         ,
                         and
                         what
                         might
                         please
                         ,
                      
                       
                         Fretted
                         roofes
                         ,
                         and
                         costlie
                         showes
                         ,
                      
                       
                         To
                         a
                         roofe
                         that
                         flats
                         the
                         nose
                         :
                      
                       
                         Which
                         proclaimes
                         all
                         flesh
                         is
                         grasse
                         ,
                      
                       
                         How
                         the
                         worlds
                         faire
                         Glories
                         passe
                         :
                      
                       
                         That
                         there
                         is
                         no
                         trust
                         in
                         Health
                         ,
                      
                       
                         In
                         youth
                         ,
                         in
                         age
                         ,
                         in
                         Greatnesse
                         ,
                         wealth
                         :
                      
                       
                         For
                         if
                         such
                         could
                         haue
                         repriu'd
                         ,
                      
                       
                         Those
                         had
                         beene
                         immortall
                         liu'd
                         .
                      
                       
                         Know
                         from
                         this
                         the
                         worlds
                         a
                         snare
                         ,
                      
                       
                         How
                         that
                         greatnesse
                         is
                         but
                         care
                         ,
                      
                       
                         How
                         all
                         pleasures
                         are
                         but
                         paine
                         ,
                      
                       
                         And
                         how
                         short
                         they
                         do
                         remaine
                         :
                      
                       
                         For
                         here
                         they
                         lye
                         had
                         Realmes
                         and
                         Lands
                         ,
                      
                       
                         That
                         now
                         want
                         strength
                         to
                         stirre
                         their
                         hands
                         ;
                      
                       
                         Where
                         from
                         their
                         pulpits
                         seel'd
                         with
                         dust
                      
                       
                         They
                         preach
                         .
                         In
                         Greatnesse
                         is
                         no
                         trust
                         .
                      
                       
                         Here
                         's
                         an
                         Aker
                         sowne
                         indeed
                         ,
                      
                       
                         With
                         the
                         richest
                         royall
                         seed
                         ,
                      
                       
                         That
                         the
                         earth
                         did
                         ere
                         sucke
                         in
                         ,
                      
                       
                         Since
                         the
                         first
                         man
                         dy'd
                         for
                         sin
                         ,
                      
                       
                         Here
                         the
                         bones
                         of
                         birth
                         haue
                         cry'd
                         ,
                      
                       
                       
                         Though
                         Gods
                         they
                         were
                         ,
                         as
                         men
                         haue
                         dy'd
                         .
                      
                       
                         Here
                         are
                         sands
                         (
                         ignoble
                         things
                         )
                      
                       
                         Dropt
                         from
                         the
                         ruin'd
                         sides
                         of
                         Kings
                         ;
                      
                       
                         With
                         whom
                         the
                         poore
                         mans
                         earth
                         being
                         showne
                         ,
                      
                       
                         The
                         difference
                         is
                         not
                         easily
                         knowne
                         .
                      
                       
                         Her
                         's
                         a
                         world
                         of
                         pompe
                         and
                         state
                         ,
                      
                       
                         Forgotten
                         ,
                         dead
                         ,
                         disconsolate
                         ;
                      
                       
                         Thinke
                         then
                         this
                         Sithe
                         that
                         mowes
                         downe
                         kings
                         ,
                      
                       
                         Exempts
                         no
                         meaner
                         mortall
                         things
                         .
                      
                       
                         Then
                         bid
                         the
                         wanton
                         Lady
                         tread
                         ,
                      
                       
                         Amid
                         these
                         mazes
                         of
                         the
                         dead
                         .
                      
                       
                         And
                         these
                         truly
                         vnderstood
                         ,
                      
                       
                         More
                         shall
                         coole
                         and
                         quench
                         the
                         blood
                         ,
                      
                       
                         Then
                         her
                         many
                         sports
                         a
                         day
                         ,
                      
                       
                         And
                         her
                         nightly
                         wanton
                         play
                         .
                      
                       
                         Bid
                         her
                         paint
                         till
                         day
                         of
                         doome
                         ,
                      
                       
                         To
                         this
                         fauour
                         she
                         must
                         come
                         .
                      
                       
                         Bid
                         the
                         Merchant
                         gather
                         wealth
                         ,
                      
                       
                         The
                         vsurer
                         exact
                         by
                         stealth
                         .
                      
                       
                         The
                         proud
                         man
                         beate
                         it
                         from
                         his
                         thought
                         ,
                      
                       
                         Yet
                         to
                         this
                         shape
                         all
                         must
                         be
                         brought
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
            
          
        
         
           
             Chappell
             of
             our
             Lady
             in
             the
             Piew
             .
          
           
             Neare
             vnto
             the
             Chappell
             of
             Saint
             Stephen
             ,
             was
             sometime
             a
             smaller
             Chappell
             ,
             called
             our
             Lady
             of
             the
             Piew
             :
             but
             by
             whom
             first
             founded
             I
             cannot
             finde
             .
             To
             this
             Lady
             great
             offerings
             were
             vsed
             to
             be
             made
             .
             Richard
             the
             second
             after
             the
             ouerthrow
             of
             
               Wat.
               Tilar
            
             (
             as
             I
             haue
             read
             )
             and
             other
             the
             Rebels
             ,
             
             in
             the
             fourth
             of
             his
             raigne
             ,
             went
             to
             Westminster
             ,
             and
             there
             giuing
             thankes
             to
             God
             for
             his
             victory
             ,
             made
             his
             offering
             in
             this
             Chappell
             .
             By
             the
             negligence
             of
             a
             Scholler
             ,
             forgetting
             to
             put
             forth
             the
             Lights
             of
             this
             Chappell
             ,
             the
             Image
             of
             our
             Lady
             ,
             richly
             decked
             with
             Iewels
             ,
             precious
             stones
             ,
             Pearles
             ,
             and
             Rings
             ,
             more
             then
             any
             Ieweller
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             could
             iudge
             the
             price
             ,
             was
             ,
             with
             all
             the
             apparell
             and
             ornaments
             belonging
             thereunto
             ,
             as
             also
             the
             Chappell
             it selfe
             ,
             burnt
             to
             ashes
             .
             It
             was
             againe
             reedified
             by
             
               Antony
               Wid●uile
            
             ,
             Earle
             Riuers
             ,
             Lord
             Scales
             ,
             Vncle
             and
             Gouernour
             to
             the
             Prince
             of
             Wales
             ,
             that
             should
             haue
             beene
             King
             Edward
             the
             fifth
             Who
             was
             vniustly
             beheaded
             at
             Pomfret
             by
             the
             procurement
             of
             
               Richard
               Crook-backe
            
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Glocester
             ,
             then
             Lord
             Protectour
             ,
             the
             13.
             of
             Iune
             ,
             1483.
             
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             
               Margaret
               in
               Westminster
            
             .
          
           
             Adioyning
             on
             the
             North
             side
             of
             the
             Abbey
             ,
             standeth
             Saint
             Margarets
             ,
             the
             Parish
             Church
             of
             the
             Citie
             of
             Westminster
             ,
             reedified
             for
             the
             most
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             King
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             ,
             especially
             the
             South
             Isle
             ,
             from
             the
             piety
             of
             the
             Lady
             
               Marye
               Billing
            
             ,
             and
             her
             second
             husband
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Billing
            
             ,
             chief
             Iustice
             of
             England
             in
             that
             Kings
             time
             .
             Whose
             Monument
             with
             that
             ,
             to
             the
             memorie
             of
             her
             first
             husband
             
               William
               Cotton
            
             ,
             Esquire
             ,
             I
             haue
             here
             expressed
             .
          
           
           
             
               Here
               lieth
               Dame
               Mary
               Bylling
               ,
               late
               wife
               to
               Sir
               Thomas
               Bylling
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               chiefe
               Iustice
               of
               England
               ,
               and
               to
               William
               Coton
               ,
               and
               Thomas
               Lacy
               :
               which
               Mary
               died
               the
               14
               .
               day
               of
               March
               ,
               in
               the
               yeare
               of
               our
               Lord
               God
               ,
               1499.
               
            
             
               Blessed
               Lady
               ,
               &c.
               haue
               mercy
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               
                 Ant
              
               Mary
               gratia
               plena
            
             
               on
               me
               haue
               mercy
            
             
               on
               me
               haue
               mercy
            
             
               Ecce
               
                 ancila
              
               
                 dom
              
               Fiat
               〈…〉
               secund
               :
               uerbu
               tuū
            
             
               〈…〉
            
             
               〈…〉
            
          
           
           
             The
             inheritance
             of
             this
             Lady
             ,
             was
             the
             Lordship
             of
             Connington
             in
             Huntingtonshire
             .
             The
             seate
             once
             of
             Turketell
             ,
             the
             Dane
             ,
             Earle
             of
             the
             East
             Angles
             ,
             who
             inuited
             ouer
             Swain
             King
             of
             Denmarke
             ,
             to
             inuade
             this
             kingdome
             .
             He
             exi●'d
             with
             most
             of
             his
             Nation
             ,
             by
             Saint
             Edmond
             the
             Confessor
             .
             This
             his
             seate
             ,
             with
             other
             his
             large
             possessions
             ,
             were
             giuen
             by
             the
             same
             King
             to
             Walth●o●
             Earle
             of
             Northumberland
             and
             Huntington
             ,
             to
             whom
             the
             first
             William
             gaue
             in
             marriage
             ,
             the
             Lady
             Iudithe
             ,
             his
             sisters
             daughter
             .
             This
             Lordship
             with
             the
             Earledome
             of
             Huntington
             ,
             by
             the
             marriage
             of
             Mary
             that
             Earles
             daughter
             ,
             to
             Dauid
             the
             sonne
             of
             the
             first
             Malcolme
             ,
             King
             of
             Scots
             ,
             and
             the
             holy
             Margaret
             his
             wife
             ,
             Neece
             to
             Edward
             the
             King
             ,
             Confessor
             ,
             Grandchilde
             to
             Edmond
             ,
             surnamed
             Ironside
             ,
             King
             of
             the
             English
             Saxons
             ,
             and
             sister
             and
             heire
             to
             Edgar
             surnamed
             Ethelinge
             ,
             by
             which
             marriage
             ,
             the
             Stemme
             Royall
             of
             the
             Saxons
             ,
             became
             vnited
             into
             the
             bloud
             Royall
             of
             the
             Scottish
             Kings
             ;
             in
             whose
             male
             lyne
             ,
             that
             Earldome
             ,
             and
             this
             Lordship
             continued
             vntill
             Isabell
             ,
             the
             daughter
             and
             heire
             of
             Dauid
             Earle
             of
             Huntington
             ,
             and
             brother
             to
             
               Malcome
               ,
               William
            
             ,
             and
             Alexander
             ,
             successiue
             Kings
             of
             that
             kingdome
             ,
             brought
             them
             both
             by
             her
             marriage
             to
             
               Robert
               de
               Brus
            
             ,
             into
             that
             family
             .
          
           
             She
             leauing
             the
             iust
             clayme
             of
             the
             Crowne
             of
             Scotland
             ,
             to
             Robert
             her
             eldest
             sonne
             ,
             whose
             sonne
             Robert
             the
             third
             ,
             thereof
             obtained
             full
             possession
             :
             in
             right
             from
             whom
             ,
             our
             sacred
             soueraigne
             King
             Charles
             is
             lineally
             to
             the
             same
             Crowne
             descended
             .
             And
             to
             her
             second
             sonne
             ,
             
               Bernard
               de
               Brus
            
             ,
             shee
             gaue
             this
             Lordship
             of
             Connington
             ,
             with
             other
             large
             possessions
             in
             England
             ,
             which
             after
             foure
             descents
             in
             that
             Stemme
             ,
             was
             by
             marriage
             of
             Anne
             ,
             the
             daughter
             and
             heire
             of
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               de
               Brus
            
             ,
             to
             Sir
             
               Hugh
               Welengham
            
             ,
             brought
             into
             that
             family
             ,
             who
             after
             three
             descents
             by
             the
             marriage
             of
             Mary
             ,
             the
             daughter
             and
             heire
             of
             the
             last
             of
             that
             surname
             ,
             it
             came
             to
             William
             ,
             second
             sonne
             of
             Sir
             
               Richard
               Cotton
            
             of
             Ridware
             ,
             in
             the
             County
             of
             Stafford
             .
             From
             whom
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Cotton
            
             ,
             Knight
             and
             Baronet
             ,
             is
             lineally
             to
             that
             Lordship
             of
             Connyngton
             now
             descended
             .
          
           
             Hereby
             appeareth
             the
             much
             mistaking
             of
             many
             ,
             who
             hold
             that
             the
             first
             King
             of
             the
             Norman
             race
             ,
             cancelled
             with
             his
             sword
             ,
             all
             claime
             of
             Inheritances
             before
             his
             entrance
             ,
             whereas
             in
             truth
             hee
             neither
             altered
             the
             fundamentall
             lawes
             or
             liberties
             of
             the
             Kingdome
             ,
             or
             fortunes
             of
             any
             ,
             but
             of
             those
             that
             sided
             with
             Harrold
             against
             him
             in
             his
             claime
             .
             For
             the
             words
             of
             his
             owne
             great
             Charter
             vnder
             seale
             ,
             made
             the
             day
             of
             his
             Coronation
             ,
             are
             ;
             
               Deuicto
               Harraldo
               Rege
               cum
               suis
               complicibus
               in
               ore
               gladij
               :
            
             ouer
             whom
             onely
             he
             declareth
             his
             conquest
             ,
             but
             his
             Tytle
             was
             
               beneficio
               concessionis
               beati
               regis
               Edwardi
               cognati
               sui
               .
            
             And
             that
             he
             acknowledgeth
             as
             his
             right
             :
             And
             we
             cannot
             passe
             ouer
             a
             dutifull
             and
             thankefull
             remembrance
             vnto
             God
             ,
             who
             in
             his
             diuine
             iustice
             ,
             after
             the
             course
             of
             little
             more
             then
             500.
             yeares
             ,
             hath
             restored
             againe
             in
             the
             sacred
             person
             of
             King
             Iames
             ,
             of
             happy
             memory
             ,
             the
             lyneall
             Royall
             race
             ,
             and
             bloud
             of
             the
             Saxon
             Monarchie
             .
             In
             him
             vniting
             the
             Briton
             ,
             Saxon
             ,
             Norman
             ,
             and
             Scottish
             Regall
             bloud
             ,
             and
             by
             him
             restoring
             not
             onely
             the
             name
             ,
             but
             the
             ancient
             dignity
             of
             the
             Britaine
             Empire
             :
             fulfilling
             that
             old
             presage
             of
             Aquila
             ,
             recorded
             many
             hundred
             yeares
             agoe
             .
          
           
             
               Regnabunt
               Britones
               Albani
               Gentis
               amici
            
             
               Antiquum
               nomen
               Insula
               tota
               feret
            
             
             
               Vt
               profert
               Aquila
               veteri
               de
               turre
               Loquta
            
             
               Cum
               Scotis
               Britones
               regna
               paterna
               regent
            
             
               Regnabunt
               pariter
               in
               prosperitate
               quieta
            
             
               Hostibus
               expulsis
               Iudicis
               vsque
               diem
               .
            
          
           
             Of
             which
             we
             haue
             a
             most
             happy
             assurance
             ,
             by
             the
             now
             blessed
             issue
             of
             our
             most
             gratious
             and
             dread
             Soueraigne
             King
             Charles
             ,
             who
             hath
             crowned
             thereby
             this
             state
             with
             an
             eternall
             peace
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Vnder
                 this
                 stone
                 lyeth
                 here
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Bedel
                
                 Tallow
                 Chandlere
                 .
              
               
                 Who
                 departyd
                 the
                 nynth
                 day
              
               
                 Of
                 this
                 present
                 month
                 of
                 May
                 :
              
               
                 On
                 thowsand
                 fyue
                 hundryd
                 and
                 fifteen
                 ,
              
               
                 As
                 is
                 here
                 playn
                 to
                 be
                 seen
                 .
              
               
                 Such
                 as
                 thou
                 art
                 ,
                 such
                 haue
                 I
                 bin
                 somtym
                 ,
              
               
                 Such
                 as
                 I
                 am
                 ,
                 such
                 salt
                 thou
                 be
                 in
                 tym
                 ▪
              
               
                 Therfor
                 of
                 thy
                 cherite
                 remembyr
                 me
                 ,
              
               
                 Euen
                 as
                 in
                 like
                 case
                 thou
                 wouldst
                 remembryd
                 be
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 bese●h
                 on
                 God
                 in
                 Trinite
                 ,
              
               
                 On
                 my
                 soul
                 to
                 haue
                 mercy
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Here
                 lyeth
                 
                   Walter
                   Garden
                
                 ,
                 
                 come
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 west
                 ,
              
               
                 God
                 geeu
                 to
                 the
                 soul
                 of
                 hym
                 good
                 rest
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 prey
                 you
                 negbors
                 euerich
                 on
                 ,
              
               
                 Prey
                 for
                 me
                 ,
                 for
                 I
                 am
                 gon
                 .
              
               
                 who
                 died
                 26
                 April
                 1523.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Sancta
                 Maria
                 virgo
                 virginum
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 Prey
                 for
                 the
                 soul
                 of
                 
                   Ione
                   Pymichum
                
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Here
                 lyes
                 vndyr
                 this
                 ston
                 ,
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Den
                
                 Barbor
                 Surgeon
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 And
                 Agnes
                 his
                 wyf
                 ,
                 who
                 to
                 heuyn
                 went
                 ,
              
               
                 M.
                 ccccc
                 .
                 and
                 x.
                 that
                 is
                 verament
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 whos
                 soul
                 ,
                 of
                 your
                 cherite
                 ,
              
               
                 Sey
                 a
                 Pater
                 Noster
                 and
                 an
                 Aue
                 Marie
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Iohannes
               Skeltonus
               vates
               Pierius
               hic
               situs
               est
               animam
            
             *
             egit
             ,
             21
             Iunij
             1529.
             
          
           
             This
             
               Iohn
               Skelton
            
             was
             that
             pleasant
             merry
             Poet
             (
             as
             his
             rimes
             yet
             extant
             doe
             testifie
             )
             who
             stiled
             himselfe
             
               Iohannes
               Skeltonus
               Orator
               regius
            
             ,
             
             
               Poeta
               laureatus
            
             .
             He
             flourished
             in
             the
             raignes
             of
             Henry
             the
             seuenth
             ,
             and
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             by
             whom
             ,
             in
             the
             Quire
             ,
             
               Thomas
               Churchyard
            
             ,
             that
             old
             Court-Poet
             lieth
             interred
             ,
             and
             not
             in
             the
             Church-Porch
             ,
             as
             these
             rimes
             following
             would
             approue
             .
          
           
             
               Come
               ,
               Alecto
               ,
               and
               lend
               me
               thy
               Torch
               ,
            
             
               To
               fynde
               a
               Church
               yard
               in
               a
               Church
               porch
               .
            
             
               Pouertie
               and
               Poetrie
               ,
               this
               Tombe
               doth
               enclose
               ,
            
             
               Therefore
               Gentlemen
               ,
               be
               merry
               in
               Prose
               .
            
          
           
           
             I
             finde
             in
             the
             collections
             of
             Master
             Camden
             ,
             that
             there
             was
             some
             vnkinde
             passages
             betwixt
             this
             Poet
             laureat
             Skelton
             ,
             and
             Lily
             our
             sole
             authenticke
             allowed
             Gramarian
             ;
             in
             so
             much
             ,
             that
             Skelton
             carping
             against
             the
             verses
             of
             the
             said
             Lily
             ,
             is
             (
             bitterly
             )
             by
             him
             thus
             answered
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Lilij
                 endecasillaba
                 in
                 Skeltonum
              
               
                 Eius
                 carmina
                 calumniantem
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Quid
                 me
                 Skeltone
                 fronte
                 sic
                 aperta
              
               
                 Carpis
                 vipereo
                 potens
                 veneno
                 ?
              
               
                 Quid
                 versus
                 trutina
                 meos
                 iniqua
              
               
                 Libras
                 ?
                 dicere
                 vera
                 num
                 licebit
                 ?
              
               
                 Doctrinae
                 tibi
                 dum
                 parare
                 famam
                 ,
              
               
                 Et
                 doctus
                 fieri
                 studes
                 Poeta
                 ;
              
               
                 Doctrinam
                 nec
                 habes
                 ,
                 nec
                 es
                 Poeta
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           
             Almes-houses
             of
             Henry
             the
             7.
             
          
           
             On
             the
             South
             side
             of
             the
             Gate-house
             ,
             King
             Henry
             the
             7.
             founded
             an
             Almes-house
             for
             thirteene
             poore
             men
             ,
             one
             of
             them
             to
             be
             a
             Priest
             ▪
             aged
             fiue
             and
             forty
             yeares
             ,
             a
             good
             Gramarian
             :
             the
             other
             12
             to
             be
             aged
             fiftie
             yeares
             ,
             without
             wiues
             :
             euery
             Saturday
             the
             Priest
             to
             receiue
             of
             the
             Abbot
             or
             Prior
             ,
             foure
             pence
             by
             the
             day
             ,
             and
             each
             other
             ,
             two
             pence
             halfe
             penny
             by
             the
             day
             for
             euer
             ,
             for
             their
             sustenance
             ;
             and
             euery
             yeare
             to
             each
             one
             ,
             a
             Gowne
             and
             a
             hood
             ready
             made
             .
             And
             to
             three
             women
             that
             dressed
             their
             meat
             ,
             and
             kept
             them
             in
             their
             sicknesse
             ,
             each
             to
             haue
             euery
             Saturday
             sixteene
             pence
             ,
             and
             euery
             yeare
             a
             Gowne
             ready
             made
             .
             More
             to
             the
             thirteene
             poore
             men
             yeerely
             ,
             fourescore
             quarters
             of
             Coales
             ,
             and
             one
             thousand
             of
             good
             Fagots
             to
             their
             vse
             .
             In
             the
             Hall
             and
             Kitchin
             of
             their
             mansion
             ,
             a
             discreet
             Monke
             to
             be
             ouerseer
             of
             them
             ,
             and
             he
             to
             haue
             forty
             shillings
             by
             the
             yeare
             ,
             &c.
             and
             hereunto
             was
             euery
             Abbot
             and
             Prior
             sworne
             .
          
        
         
           
             An
             Almes-house
             founded
             by
             Margaret
             ,
             Countesse
             of
             Richmond
             .
          
           
             Westward
             from
             the
             Gate
             house
             ,
             was
             an
             old
             Chappell
             of
             Saint
             Anne
             ,
             ouer
             against
             the
             which
             ,
             the
             Lady
             Margaret
             ,
             Countesse
             of
             Richmond
             and
             Derby
             ,
             and
             mother
             to
             King
             Henry
             the
             seuenth
             ,
             erected
             an
             Almes-house
             for
             poore
             women
             ,
             which
             was
             afterwards
             turned
             into
             lodgings
             for
             the
             Singing
             men
             of
             the
             Colledge
             .
             the
             place
             wherein
             this
             Chappell
             and
             Almes-house
             stood
             ,
             was
             called
             the
             Eleemosinary
             or
             Almory
             ,
             now
             corruptly
             the
             Ambry
             ,
             for
             that
             the
             almes
             of
             the
             Abbey
             was
             there
             distributed
             to
             the
             poore
             .
          
        
         
           
             An
             Hospitall
             founded
             by
             Lady
             Anne
             Dacre
             .
          
           
             At
             the
             entry
             into
             Totehill
             field
             ,
             was
             sometimes
             an
             old
             building
             ,
             called
             Stourton
             house
             ,
             which
             Giles
             ,
             Lord
             Dacre
             of
             the
             South
             ,
             purchased
             and
             built
             new
             ,
             whose
             Lady
             and
             wife
             Anne
             ,
             Sister
             to
             Thomas
             Lord
             Buckhurst
             ,
             the
             first
             
             of
             that
             Familie
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Dorset
             ,
             left
             money
             to
             her
             Executours
             ,
             to
             build
             an
             Hospitall
             there
             for
             twenty
             poore
             women
             ,
             and
             so
             many
             children
             to
             bee
             brought
             vp
             vnder
             them
             .
             For
             whose
             maintenance
             she
             assigned
             Lands
             ,
             to
             the
             value
             of
             one
             hundred
             pounds
             by
             the
             yeare
             .
          
        
         
           
             Almes-houses
             founded
             by
             Cornelius
             Van
             Dun.
             
          
           
             In
             the
             same
             field
             ,
             vpon
             Saint
             Hermits
             hill
             ,
             and
             neare
             vnto
             a
             Chappell
             of
             Saint
             
               Mary
               Magdelen
            
             ,
             now
             wholly
             ruinated
             ;
             
               Cornelius
               van
               Dun
            
             borne
             at
             Breda
             in
             Brabant
             ,
             a
             Souldier
             with
             King
             Henry
             the
             eight
             at
             Turney
             ,
             yeoman
             of
             the
             Guard
             ,
             and
             Vsher
             to
             the
             said
             King
             
               Henry
               ,
               Edward
               ,
               Mary
            
             ,
             and
             Elizabeth
             ,
             Kings
             and
             Queenes
             of
             famous
             memory
             :
             built
             certaine
             Almes-houses
             for
             twenty
             poore
             widowes
             to
             dwell
             in
             rent
             free
             .
             He
             died
             in
             September
             ,
             An.
             1577.
             aged
             94.
             yeares
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             Hermitage
             ,
             Hospitall
             ,
             and
             Free-Schoole
             at
             Highgate-hill
             .
          
           
             In
             ancient
             times
             vpon
             the
             top
             of
             this
             hill
             was
             an
             Hermitage
             ;
             one
             of
             the
             Hermites
             whereof
             ,
             caused
             to
             bee
             made
             the
             Causway
             betweene
             Highgate
             and
             Islington
             ,
             taking
             the
             grauell
             from
             the
             top
             of
             the
             hill
             ,
             where
             now
             is
             a
             standing
             pond
             of
             water
             .
          
           
             One
             
               William
               Poole
            
             Yeoman
             of
             the
             Crowne
             ,
             founded
             the
             Hospitall
             below
             on
             the
             hill
             ,
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             King
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             .
          
           
             The
             free
             Schoole
             was
             built
             by
             Sir
             
               Roger
               Cholmundely
            
             ,
             or
             Cholmeley
             ,
             knight
             ,
             
             sometime
             Lord
             chiefe
             Iustice
             of
             the
             Kings
             Bench
             ;
             about
             the
             yeare
             1564.
             the
             sixth
             of
             Queene
             Elizabeth
             .
             The
             Pencion
             of
             the
             Master
             is
             vncertaine
             (
             saith
             Norden
             )
             there
             is
             no
             Vsher
             ,
             and
             the
             Schoole
             is
             in
             the
             disposition
             of
             sixe
             Gouernours
             ,
             or
             Ouerseers
             .
          
        
         
           
             Our
             Ladies
             Chappell
             of
             Muswell
             ,
             or
             Mousewell
             hill
             .
          
           
             Here
             was
             ,
             in
             ancient
             times
             ,
             a
             Chappell
             bearing
             the
             name
             of
             our
             Lady
             of
             Muswell
             ;
             in
             the
             place
             whereof
             Alderman
             Roe
             erected
             a
             faire
             house
             .
             The
             place
             taketh
             name
             of
             the
             Well
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             Hill
             ;
             for
             there
             is
             on
             the
             hill
             a
             spring
             of
             faire
             water
             ,
             which
             is
             now
             within
             the
             compasse
             of
             Sir
             
               Nicholas
               Roes
            
             Cellar
             ,
             in
             the
             said
             house
             .
             Here
             was
             sometime
             an
             Image
             of
             our
             Lady
             of
             Muswell
             ,
             whereunto
             was
             a
             continuall
             resort
             ,
             in
             the
             way
             of
             pilgrimage
             ,
             growing
             (
             as
             it
             goes
             by
             tradition
             from
             father
             to
             the
             sonne
             )
             in
             regard
             of
             a
             great
             cure
             ,
             which
             was
             performed
             by
             this
             water
             ,
             vpon
             a
             king
             of
             Scots
             ,
             who
             being
             strangely
             diseased
             ,
             was
             (
             by
             some
             diuine
             intelligence
             )
             aduised
             to
             take
             the
             water
             of
             a
             Well
             in
             England
             ,
             called
             Muswell
             ;
             which
             ,
             after
             long
             scrutation
             and
             inquisition
             ,
             this
             Well
             was
             found
             ,
             and
             performed
             the
             cure
             .
             Absolutely
             to
             deny
             the
             cure
             (
             saith
             Norden
             )
             I
             dare
             not
             ,
             for
             that
             the
             high
             God
             hath
             giuen
             vertue
             vnto
             waters
             ,
             to
             heale
             infirmities
             ,
             as
             may
             appeare
             by
             the
             cure
             of
             Naaman
             the
             Leper
             ,
             
             by
             washing
             himselfe
             seuen
             times
             in
             Iordan
             ;
             and
             by
             the
             Poole
             Bethesda
             ,
             which
             healed
             the
             next
             that
             stepped
             thereinto
             ,
             after
             the
             water
             was
             moued
             by
             the
             Angell
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             The
             Hermitage
             at
             Kilbourne
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             time
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             first
             ,
             Herbert
             Abbot
             of
             Westminster
             ,
             by
             permission
             of
             Gilbert
             Bishop
             of
             London
             ,
             and
             by
             consent
             of
             the
             Couent
             ,
             granted
             to
             three
             Maides
             the
             Hermitage
             of
             Kilbourne
             ,
             with
             all
             the
             land
             of
             that
             place
             ;
             which
             Hermitage
             one
             Gorbone
             had
             builded
             long
             before
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             Hospitall
             of
             S.
             Giles
             in
             the
             Fields
             for
             Leprous
             people
             .
          
           
             This
             Hospitall
             was
             founded
             by
             Queene
             Maude
             ,
             wife
             to
             king
             Henry
             the
             first
             ,
             
             in
             the
             yeare
             1117.
             and
             was
             a
             Cell
             belonging
             to
             Burton
             Lazers
             of
             Ierusalem
             ,
             in
             the
             County
             of
             Leicester
             ;
             as
             may
             appeare
             by
             a
             deed
             dated
             the
             24.
             of
             Hen.
             7.
             in
             these
             words
             .
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Norton
            
             knight
             ,
             Master
             of
             Burton
             Lazers
             of
             Ierusalem
             in
             England
             ,
             and
             the
             brethren
             of
             the
             same
             place
             ,
             keepers
             of
             the
             Hospitall
             of
             Saint
             Giles
             ,
             without
             the
             Barres
             of
             the
             old
             Temple
             of
             London
             ;
             haue
             sold
             to
             
               Geffrey
               Kent
            
             ,
             Citizen
             ,
             and
             Draper
             of
             London
             ,
             a
             messuage
             or
             house
             with
             two
             Sollars
             aboue
             ,
             edified
             in
             the
             Parish
             of
             Alhallowes
             Hony-Jane
             in
             Westcheape
             ,
             adioyning
             to
             the
             West
             part
             of
             a
             Tenement
             ,
             called
             the
             Goate
             on
             the
             Hope
             ,
             pertaining
             to
             the
             Drapers
             of
             London
             ,
             for
             31.
             l.
             
          
           
             
             At
             this
             Hospitall
             the
             prisoners
             ,
             conueyed
             from
             the
             Citie
             of
             London
             towards
             Teyborne
             ,
             there
             to
             be
             executed
             ,
             were
             presented
             with
             a
             great
             Bowle
             of
             Ale
             ,
             thereof
             to
             drinke
             at
             their
             pleasure
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             Hospitall
             of
             Saint
             Mary
             Bethlem
             ,
             commonly
             called
             Bedlam
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             yeare
             1247.
             
             
               Simon
               Fitzmary
            
             ,
             one
             of
             the
             Sheriffes
             of
             London
             ,
             founded
             this
             Hospitall
             for
             lame
             and
             indigent
             people
             ,
             which
             afterwards
             was
             conuerted
             to
             that
             vse
             ,
             which
             the
             Citie
             now
             makes
             of
             it
             ,
             vpon
             this
             occasion
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Parish
             of
             Saint
             Martins
             in
             the
             field
             ,
             there
             was
             an
             house
             wherein
             sometime
             were
             distraught
             and
             Lunaticke
             people
             ;
             of
             what
             antiquitie
             founded
             ,
             by
             whom
             ,
             or
             what
             time
             suppressed
             ,
             saith
             Stow
             ,
             I
             haue
             not
             read
             .
             But
             it
             was
             said
             ,
             that
             a
             King
             of
             England
             ,
             not
             liking
             such
             a
             kinde
             of
             people
             to
             remaine
             so
             neare
             his
             Pallace
             ,
             caused
             them
             to
             be
             remoued
             further
             off
             ,
             to
             Bethlem
             without
             Bishopsgate
             of
             London
             ,
             and
             to
             that
             Hospitall
             the
             said
             house
             by
             ●haring-crosse
             doth
             yet
             remaine
             .
          
        
         
           
             S.
             Peters
             Chappell
             within
             the
             Tower.
             
          
           
             Here
             lie
             interred
             the
             headlesse
             remaines
             of
             
               Iohn
               Fisher
            
             Doctor
             of
             Diuinitie
             ,
             sometime
             Bishop
             of
             Rochester
             ,
             brought
             vp
             a
             Scholler
             in
             Cambridge
             ;
             Master
             of
             our
             Colledge
             (
             I
             meane
             Queenes
             Colledge
             in
             Cambridge
             )
             and
             Chancellour
             of
             that
             Vniuersitie
             .
             He
             was
             made
             Cardinall
             
               t
               t.
               S.
               Vitalis
            
             ,
             the
             one
             and
             twentieth
             of
             May
             ,
             which
             honour
             was
             to
             him
             
               parum
               vitalis
            
             ,
             for
             the
             Cardinals
             hat
             and
             his
             head
             neuer
             met
             together
             ;
             he
             being
             beheaded
             on
             the
             Tower-hill
             the
             22.
             of
             Iune
             following
             ,
             
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1535.
             
             His
             bodie
             was
             first
             buried
             in
             Barking
             Church-yard
             ,
             and
             afterwards
             vpon
             occasion
             as
             followeth
             ,
             remoued
             to
             this
             place
             .
          
           
           
             He
             was
             a
             man
             in
             great
             estimation
             with
             Margaret
             Countesse
             of
             Richmond
             ,
             by
             whose
             exhortation
             shee
             built
             and
             endowed
             two
             Colledges
             in
             Cambridge
             ,
             S.
             Iohns
             ,
             and
             Christ
             Colledge
             ;
             she
             made
             him
             one
             of
             her
             executours
             .
             He
             liued
             likewise
             a
             long
             time
             in
             great
             fauour
             with
             her
             Grandchild
             King
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ;
             euen
             vntill
             his
             marriage
             with
             
               Anne
               Bullein
            
             ;
             which
             he
             euer
             seemed
             to
             disallow
             .
             Whereupon
             he
             was
             suspected
             ,
             and
             accused
             ,
             to
             be
             of
             councell
             with
             
               Elizabeth
               Barton
            
             (
             commonly
             called
             the
             holy
             Maide
             of
             Kent
             )
             a
             Nunne
             of
             Saint
             Sepulchres
             in
             Canterbury
             ,
             who
             by
             sundrie
             suggestiue
             reuelations
             gaue
             out
             ,
             that
             if
             the
             King
             proceeded
             in
             diuorce
             and
             second
             marriage
             ,
             he
             should
             not
             raigne
             in
             his
             realme
             seuen
             moneths
             after
             ,
             nor
             rest
             in
             Gods
             fauour
             the
             space
             of
             an
             houre
             .
             The
             story
             is
             frequent
             .
             Of
             which
             imputation
             he
             thus
             excused
             himselfe
             by
             his
             letters
             to
             the
             Kings
             Maiestie
             .
          
           
             
               
                 To
                 the
                 Kings
                 most
                 gracious
                 Highnes
                 .
              
               
                 Please
                 it
                 your
                 graciouse
                 Highenes
                 benignely
                 to
                 heare
                 this
                 my
                 most
                 humble
                 sute
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 I
                 haue
                 to
                 make
                 vnto
                 your
                 grace
                 at
                 this
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 pardon
                 me
                 that
                 I
                 come
                 not
                 my selfe
                 vnto
                 your
                 grace
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 .
                 For
                 in
                 good
                 faith
                 I
                 haue
                 had
                 so
                 many
                 periculouse
                 diseases
                 ,
                 oone
                 after
                 another
                 ,
                 which
                 began
                 with
                 me
                 before
                 Advent
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 by
                 long
                 continuance
                 hath
                 now
                 brought
                 my
                 body
                 into
                 that
                 weakenesse
                 ,
                 that
                 withouten
                 perill
                 of
                 destruction
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 (
                 which
                 I
                 darr
                 saye
                 your
                 grace
                 for
                 your
                 soueraigne
                 goodnes
                 wold
                 not
                 )
                 I
                 may
                 not
                 as
                 yet
                 take
                 any
                 traueyling
                 vpon
                 me
                 .
                 And
                 soo
                 I
                 wrote
                 to
                 Maister
                 Cromwell
                 your
                 moost
                 trustie
                 Councellor
                 ,
                 
                 beseeching
                 him
                 to
                 obtayne
                 your
                 graciouse
                 licence
                 for
                 me
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 absent
                 from
                 this
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 same
                 cause
                 ,
                 and
                 he
                 put
                 me
                 in
                 comforthe
                 soo
                 to
                 doo
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 thus
                 it
                 is
                 (
                 most
                 graciouse
                 soueraygne
                 Lord
                 )
                 that
                 in
                 your
                 most
                 high
                 Court
                 of
                 Parliament
                 is
                 put
                 in
                 a
                 bill
                 against
                 me
                 ,
                 concerning
                 the
                 Nunne
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 and
                 intending
                 my
                 condempnation
                 for
                 not
                 reuelyng
                 of
                 such
                 wordes
                 as
                 she
                 hadde
                 vnto
                 me
                 towchyng
                 your
                 Highnes
                 .
                 Wherein
                 I
                 moost
                 humblie
                 beseech
                 your
                 grace
                 ,
                 that
                 without
                 displeasor
                 I
                 maye
                 shew
                 vnto
                 you
                 ,
                 the
                 consideration
                 that
                 moued
                 me
                 so
                 to
                 doo
                 ;
                 which
                 when
                 your
                 moost
                 ex●cellent
                 wisdome
                 hath
                 deaplye
                 considered
                 ,
                 I
                 trust
                 assuredlie
                 ,
                 that
                 your
                 charitable
                 goodnes
                 will
                 not
                 impute
                 any
                 blame
                 to
                 me
                 therfore
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 trowth
                 it
                 is
                 ,
                 this
                 Nunne
                 was
                 with
                 me
                 thries
                 in
                 commyng
                 from
                 London
                 by
                 Rochester
                 ,
                 as
                 I
                 wrote
                 to
                 Master
                 Cromwell
                 ,
                 and
                 shewed
                 vnto
                 him
                 the
                 occasions
                 of
                 her
                 commyng
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 my
                 sendings
                 vntyll
                 hir
                 againe
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 first
                 tyme
                 she
                 came
                 vnto
                 my
                 house
                 ,
                 vnsent
                 for
                 of
                 my
                 partye
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 she
                 tolde
                 me
                 that
                 she
                 hadde
                 bene
                 with
                 your
                 grace
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 she
                 hadde
                 shewed
                 vnto
                 you
                 a
                 reuelation
                 which
                 she
                 hadde
                 from
                 Almighty
                 God
                 (
                 your
                 grace
                 I
                 hope
                 will
                 not
                 be
                 displeased
                 with
                 this
                 my
                 rehearsall
                 thereof
                 )
                 She
                 sayd
                 that
                 if
                 your
                 grace
                 went
                 forth
                 with
                 the
                 purpose
                 that
                 ye
                 intended
                 ,
                 ye
                 shold
                 not
                 be
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 seuen
                 moneths
                 after
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 conceaued
                 not
                 by
                 theis
                 wordes
                 ,
                 I
                 take
                 it
                 vpon
                 my
                 soule
                 ,
                 that
                 any
                 malice
                 or
                 euill
                 was
                 intended
                 or
                 ment
                 vnto
                 your
                 highnes
                 ,
                 by
                 any
                 mor
                 all
                 man
                 ,
                 butt
                 oonly
                 that
                 thei
                 were
                 the
                 threattes
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 as
                 she
                 than
                 did
                 affirme
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 though
                 thei
                 were
                 feaned
                 ,
                 that
                 (
                 as
                 I
                 wold
                 be
                 saued
                 )
                 was
                 to
                 me
                 vnknowen
                 .
                 I
                 neuer
                 counsailled
                 hir
                 vnto
                 that
                 feanyng
                 ,
                 not
                 was
                 privaye
                 thervnto
                 ,
                 
                 nor
                 to
                 any
                 such
                 purposes
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 is
                 now
                 sayd
                 thei
                 went
                 aboute
                 .
              
               
                 Neuerthelesse
                 if
                 she
                 hadde
                 told
                 me
                 this
                 Reuelation
                 ,
                 and
                 hadde
                 not
                 alsoo
                 told
                 me
                 ,
                 that
                 she
                 hadde
                 reported
                 the
                 same
                 vnto
                 your
                 grace
                 ,
                 I
                 hadde
                 bene
                 verylie
                 farre
                 to
                 blame
                 ,
                 and
                 worthy
                 extreame
                 punyshment
                 ,
                 for
                 not
                 disclosing
                 the
                 same
                 vnto
                 your
                 highenes
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 to
                 some
                 of
                 your
                 counsaill
                 ;
                 But
                 sithen
                 she
                 did
                 assure
                 me
                 therewith
                 ,
                 that
                 she
                 hadde
                 playnelye
                 told
                 vnto
                 your
                 grace
                 the
                 same
                 thynge
                 ,
                 I
                 thought
                 doubtlesse
                 that
                 your
                 grace
                 wold
                 haue
                 suspected
                 me
                 that
                 I
                 had
                 commyn
                 to
                 renewe
                 hir
                 tale
                 agayne
                 vnto
                 yow
                 ,
                 rather
                 for
                 the
                 confermyng
                 of
                 myn
                 opinion
                 ,
                 than
                 for
                 any
                 other
                 cause
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 beseech
                 your
                 highenes
                 to
                 take
                 no
                 displeasor
                 with
                 me
                 for
                 this
                 that
                 I
                 will
                 saye
                 .
                 It
                 stykketh
                 yet
                 (
                 moost
                 graciouse
                 Soueraygne
                 )
                 in
                 my
                 hart
                 ,
                 to
                 my
                 no
                 little
                 heuynesse
                 youre
                 greeuous
                 letters
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 that
                 youre
                 moost
                 fearfull
                 wordes
                 ,
                 that
                 your
                 grace
                 hadde
                 vnto
                 me
                 for
                 shewyng
                 vnto
                 yow
                 my
                 mynde
                 and
                 opinion
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 matter
                 .
                 Notwithstandyng
                 that
                 your
                 highnesse
                 hadde
                 soo
                 often
                 and
                 soo
                 straytly
                 commanded
                 me
                 to
                 serch
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 before
                 .
                 And
                 for
                 this
                 cause
                 I
                 was
                 right
                 loth
                 to
                 haue
                 comyn
                 vnto
                 your
                 grace
                 agayne
                 ,
                 with
                 such
                 a
                 tale
                 pertayning
                 to
                 that
                 matter
                 .
              
               
                 Meny
                 other
                 considerations
                 I
                 hadde
                 ,
                 but
                 this
                 was
                 the
                 very
                 cause
                 why
                 that
                 I
                 came
                 not
                 vnto
                 your
                 grace
                 .
                 For
                 in
                 good
                 faith
                 ,
                 I
                 dradde
                 lest
                 I
                 shold
                 therby
                 haue
                 prouoked
                 your
                 grace
                 to
                 farther
                 displeasor
                 agaynste
                 me
                 .
              
               
                 My
                 Lord
                 of
                 *
                 Canterbury
                 also
                 which
                 was
                 your
                 great
                 Counsaillor
                 ,
                 told
                 me
                 that
                 she
                 hadde
                 bene
                 with
                 your
                 grace
                 ,
                 and
                 hadde
                 shewed
                 yow
                 this
                 same
                 matter
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 hym
                 (
                 as
                 I
                 will
                 answeare
                 before
                 God
                 )
                 I
                 learned
                 greatter
                 thynges
                 of
                 her
                 pretensed
                 visions
                 than
                 she
                 told
                 me
                 herselfe
                 .
                 And
                 at
                 that
                 same
                 tyme
                 I
                 shewede
                 vnto
                 hym
                 ,
                 that
                 she
                 hadde
                 bene
                 with
                 me
                 ,
                 and
                 told
                 me
                 as
                 I
                 haue
                 written
                 before
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 trust
                 now
                 that
                 your
                 excellent
                 wisdome
                 and
                 learnynge
                 seeth
                 there
                 ys
                 in
                 me
                 no
                 defawte
                 ,
                 for
                 not
                 reuelynge
                 of
                 hir
                 wordes
                 vnto
                 your
                 grace
                 ;
                 whan
                 she
                 hir selfe
                 did
                 affirme
                 vnto
                 me
                 that
                 she
                 hadde
                 soo
                 done
                 ,
                 and
                 my
                 Lord
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 that
                 then
                 was
                 ,
                 confermed
                 alsoo
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
               
                 Wherfore
                 moost
                 graciouse
                 Soueraygne
                 Lord
                 ,
                 in
                 my
                 most
                 humble
                 wise
                 I
                 besech
                 your
                 highenes
                 to
                 dimisse
                 me
                 of
                 this
                 trouble
                 ,
                 whereby
                 I
                 shall
                 the
                 more
                 quietly
                 serue
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 more
                 effectually
                 pray
                 for
                 your
                 grace
                 ;
                 This
                 ,
                 if
                 there
                 were
                 a
                 right
                 great
                 offence
                 in
                 me
                 ,
                 shold
                 be
                 to
                 your
                 merite
                 to
                 pardon
                 ,
                 but
                 much
                 rather
                 taking
                 the
                 case
                 as
                 it
                 is
                 ,
                 I
                 trust
                 veryly
                 yow
                 will
                 so
                 doo
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 my
                 body
                 is
                 mvch
                 weakened
                 with
                 meny
                 diseases
                 and
                 infirmities
                 ,
                 and
                 my
                 soule
                 is
                 much
                 inquieted
                 by
                 this
                 trouble
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 my
                 harte
                 is
                 more
                 withdrawen
                 from
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 fro
                 the
                 deuotion
                 of
                 prayer
                 than
                 I
                 wold
                 .
                 And
                 veryly
                 I
                 thinke
                 that
                 my
                 lyve
                 may
                 not
                 long
                 continewe
                 .
                 Wherfore
                 estsoones
                 I
                 besech
                 your
                 moost
                 gracious
                 highenes
                 ,
                 that
                 by
                 your
                 charytable
                 goodnes
                 I
                 may
                 be
                 deliuered
                 of
                 this
                 besynesse
                 ,
                 and
                 onely
                 to
                 prepare
                 my
                 soule
                 to
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 make
                 itt
                 ready
                 agaynst
                 the
                 commyng
                 of
                 death
                 ,
                 and
                 no
                 moore
                 to
                 come
                 abroode
                 in
                 the
                 world
                 .
                 This
                 mooste
                 graciouse
                 Soueraigne
                 Lord
                 ,
                 I
                 besech
                 your
                 highenes
                 ,
                 by
                 all
                 the
                 singular
                 and
                 excellent
                 endewments
                 of
                 your
                 most
                 noble
                 bodie
                 and
                 sowle
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 loue
                 of
                 Christ
                 Iesu
                 ,
                 that
                 soo
                 dearly
                 with
                 his
                 moost
                 preciouse
                 bloode
                 redeamed
                 yowr
                 and
                 myn
                 .
                 And
                 duryng
                 my
                 lyue
                 I
                 shall
                 not
                 cease
                 (
                 as
                 I
                 am
                 bownden
                 )
                 and
                 yett
                 now
                 the
                 more
                 
                 entearly
                 to
                 make
                 my
                 praier
                 to
                 God
                 for
                 the
                 preseruation
                 of
                 your
                 most
                 royall
                 Maiestie
                 .
              
               
                 
                   At
                   Rochester
                   ,
                   
                     the
                     xxvii
                     .
                     day
                     of
                     February
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Your
                     most
                     humble
                     Beadman
                     and
                     subiect
                     ,
                  
                   Io.
                   Roffe
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             He
             writ
             likewise
             to
             the
             high
             Court
             of
             Parliament
             (
             then
             sitting
             )
             to
             the
             same
             effect
             :
             but
             before
             this
             businesse
             was
             fully
             finished
             ,
             another
             came
             vpon
             him
             ,
             
             which
             was
             the
             oath
             of
             Supremacie
             ;
             the
             refusing
             whereof
             ,
             being
             tendered
             ,
             was
             adiudged
             high
             treason
             .
             This
             oath
             ,
             or
             some
             part
             of
             it
             ,
             he
             denies
             ,
             whereupon
             he
             is
             committed
             to
             the
             Tower
             ,
             from
             whence
             he
             thus
             writes
             to
             Cromwell
             .
          
           
             
               
                 After
                 my
                 most
                 humble
                 commendations
                 ,
                 
                 where
                 as
                 ye
                 couet
                 that
                 I
                 should
                 write
                 vnto
                 the
                 Kings
                 Highnesse
                 ,
                 in
                 good
                 faith
                 ,
                 I
                 dread
                 mee
                 that
                 I
                 cannot
                 be
                 soo
                 circumspect
                 in
                 my
                 writing
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 sum
                 word
                 shall
                 escape
                 me
                 ,
                 wherwith
                 his
                 grace
                 shall
                 be
                 moued
                 to
                 sum
                 further
                 displeasure
                 against
                 me
                 ,
                 wherof
                 I
                 wold
                 be
                 veray
                 sory
                 :
                 For
                 ,
                 as
                 I
                 will
                 answer
                 by
                 for
                 God
                 ,
                 I
                 wold
                 not
                 in
                 any
                 manner
                 of
                 poynte
                 offend
                 his
                 grace
                 ,
                 my
                 duty
                 saued
                 vnto
                 God
                 ,
                 whom
                 I
                 must
                 in
                 euery
                 thyng
                 prefer
                 .
                 And
                 for
                 this
                 consideration
                 ,
                 I
                 am
                 full
                 loth
                 and
                 full
                 of
                 feare
                 to
                 wryte
                 vnto
                 his
                 highnesse
                 in
                 this
                 matter
                 .
                 Neuerthelesse
                 sythen
                 I
                 conceyue
                 that
                 it
                 is
                 your
                 mynd
                 that
                 I
                 shall
                 soo
                 doo
                 ,
                 I
                 will
                 endeuor
                 mee
                 to
                 the
                 best
                 that
                 I
                 can
                 .
                 But
                 first
                 here
                 I
                 must
                 beseech
                 yow
                 gode
                 master
                 Secretary
                 ,
                 to
                 call
                 to
                 yowr
                 remembrance
                 ,
                 that
                 at
                 my
                 last
                 being
                 befor
                 yow
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 Commissioners
                 ,
                 for
                 taking
                 of
                 the
                 othe
                 concerning
                 the
                 Kings
                 most
                 noble
                 succession
                 ,
                 I
                 was
                 content
                 to
                 be
                 sworne
                 vnto
                 that
                 parcell
                 concerning
                 the
                 succession
                 .
                 And
                 there
                 I
                 did
                 rehearse
                 this
                 reason
                 ,
                 whiche
                 I
                 sade
                 moued
                 mee
                 .
                 I
                 dowted
                 not
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 the
                 Prynce
                 of
                 eny
                 Realme
                 ,
                 with
                 th'
                 assent
                 of
                 his
                 nobles
                 and
                 commons
                 ,
                 myght
                 appoynte
                 for
                 his
                 succession
                 Royall
                 ,
                 such
                 an
                 order
                 as
                 was
                 seen
                 vnto
                 his
                 wysdom
                 most
                 accordyng
                 .
                 And
                 for
                 this
                 reason
                 ,
                 I
                 sade
                 ,
                 that
                 I
                 was
                 content
                 to
                 be
                 sworne
                 vnto
                 that
                 parte
                 of
                 the
                 othe
                 as
                 concernyng
                 the
                 succession
                 .
                 This
                 is
                 veray
                 trowth
                 ,
                 as
                 God
                 help
                 my
                 sowl
                 at
                 my
                 most
                 neede
                 .
                 Albeit
                 I
                 refused
                 to
                 swear
                 to
                 some
                 other
                 parcels
                 ,
                 bycause
                 that
                 my
                 conscience
                 wold
                 not
                 serue
                 me
                 so
                 to
                 doo
                 .
                 Furthermor
                 I
                 byseche
                 yow
                 to
                 be
                 gode
                 master
                 vnto
                 me
                 in
                 my
                 necessitie
                 ,
                 for
                 I
                 haue
                 nether
                 Shirt
                 ,
                 nor
                 Sute
                 ,
                 nor
                 yet
                 other
                 clothes
                 that
                 ar
                 necessary
                 for
                 me
                 to
                 wear
                 ;
                 but
                 that
                 bee
                 ragged
                 and
                 torne
                 to
                 shamefully
                 .
                 Notwithstandyng
                 I
                 myghte
                 easily
                 suffer
                 that
                 ,
                 if
                 thei
                 wold
                 keep
                 my
                 body
                 warm
                 .
                 But
                 my
                 dyett
                 allso
                 ,
                 God
                 knowes
                 ,
                 how
                 slender
                 itt
                 is
                 att
                 meny
                 tymes
                 .
                 And
                 now
                 in
                 myn
                 age
                 ,
                 my
                 stomake
                 may
                 not
                 away
                 but
                 with
                 a
                 few
                 kynd
                 of
                 meats
                 ,
                 which
                 if
                 I
                 want
                 ,
                 I
                 decay
                 forthwith
                 ,
                 and
                 fall
                 into
                 coffes
                 and
                 diseases
                 of
                 my
                 body
                 ,
                 and
                 cannot
                 keepe
                 my self
                 in
                 health
                 .
                 
                 And
                 ,
                 as
                 our
                 Lord
                 knoweth
                 ,
                 I
                 haue
                 nothing
                 left
                 vnto
                 me
                 for
                 to
                 prouyde
                 any
                 better
                 ,
                 but
                 as
                 my
                 Brother
                 of
                 his
                 owne
                 purse
                 layeth
                 out
                 for
                 me
                 ,
                 to
                 his
                 great
                 hynderance
                 .
              
               
                 Wherfore
                 ,
                 gode
                 Master
                 Secretary
                 ,
                 estsones
                 I
                 byseche
                 yow
                 to
                 haue
                 som
                 pittie
                 vpon
                 me
                 ,
                 and
                 latt
                 me
                 haue
                 such
                 thyngs
                 as
                 are
                 necessary
                 for
                 mee
                 in
                 myn
                 age
                 ;
                 and
                 especially
                 for
                 my
                 health
                 .
                 And
                 also
                 that
                 itt
                 may
                 please
                 yow
                 by
                 yowr
                 high
                 wysdom
                 ,
                 to
                 moue
                 the
                 Kings
                 highnesse
                 to
                 take
                 me
                 vnto
                 his
                 gracious
                 fauor
                 againe
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 restor
                 me
                 vnto
                 my
                 liberty
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 this
                 cold
                 and
                 
                 painfull
                 imprisonment
                 ;
                 wherby
                 ye
                 shall
                 bynd
                 me
                 to
                 be
                 yowr
                 pore
                 beadsman
                 for
                 euer
                 vnto
                 almighty
                 God
                 ,
                 who
                 euer
                 haue
                 yow
                 in
                 his
                 protection
                 and
                 custody
                 .
              
               
                 Other
                 twayne
                 things
                 I
                 must
                 also
                 desyer
                 vpon
                 yow
                 ,
                 first
                 oon
                 is
                 ,
                 that
                 itt
                 may
                 please
                 yow
                 that
                 I
                 may
                 take
                 som
                 Preest
                 within
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 by
                 th'
                 assignment
                 of
                 master
                 Liuetenant
                 ,
                 to
                 hear
                 my
                 confession
                 against
                 this
                 hooly
                 tym
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 other
                 is
                 ,
                 that
                 I
                 may
                 borrow
                 some
                 bookes
                 to
                 stir
                 my
                 deuocion
                 mor
                 effectually
                 theis
                 hooly
                 dayes
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 comfortte
                 of
                 my
                 sowl
                 .
                 This
                 I
                 byseche
                 yow
                 to
                 grant
                 me
                 of
                 yowr
                 charite
                 .
                 And
                 thus
                 our
                 Lord
                 send
                 yow
                 a
                 mery
                 Christenmas
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 comfortable
                 to
                 yowr
                 hearts
                 desyer
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Att
                   the
                   Tower
                   
                     this
                     xxii
                     .
                     day
                     of
                     December
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Your
                     poore
                     Beadsman
                  
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   Roffe
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             Thus
             he
             lay
             imprisoned
             ,
             in
             great
             misery
             ,
             hungrie
             ,
             cold
             ,
             and
             comfortlesse
             ,
             as
             the
             prisoners
             dittie
             in
             Newgate
             runs
             ,
             vntill
             the
             time
             of
             his
             arraignment
             :
             during
             which
             time
             ,
             as
             also
             before
             ,
             being
             diuers
             times
             examined
             by
             the
             Lords
             of
             the
             priuie
             Councell
             ,
             
             as
             also
             examined
             and
             sworne
             in
             
               verbo
               Sacer
               docij
            
             ,
             by
             
               Thomas
               Bedyll
            
             ,
             and
             
               Richard
               Layton
            
             ,
             Clerkes
             of
             the
             Kings
             Councell
             ,
             in
             the
             presence
             of
             Sir
             
               Edmond
               Walfingham
            
             ,
             knight
             ,
             Lieuetenant
             of
             the
             Tower
             ,
             and
             others
             ,
             to
             many
             Interrogatories
             ,
             his
             answeres
             were
             euer
             agreeable
             in
             effect
             ,
             with
             his
             letters
             .
          
           
             He
             was
             arraigned
             onely
             for
             denying
             of
             the
             Supremacie
             (
             howsoeuer
             he
             was
             before
             attainted
             by
             Parliament
             ,
             of
             misprision
             of
             Treason
             ,
             for
             the
             matter
             of
             the
             holy
             Maid
             of
             Kent
             )
             as
             by
             this
             his
             Indictment
             appeares
             ,
             of
             which
             so
             much
             as
             is
             materiall
             .
          
           
             
               Quidem
               tamen
               Iohannes
               Fyssher
               nuper
               de
               ciuitate
               Roffen
               .
               in
               Com.
               Kanc.
               Clericus
               ,
            
             
             
               alias
               dictus
               Iohannes
               Fyssher
               nuper
               de
               Rofen
               .
               Episcopus
               ,
               deum
               pre
               oculis
               non
               habens
               ,
               sed
               instigatione
               diabolica
               seductus
               ,
               false
               maliciose
               et
               proditorie
               optans
               volens
               et
               desiderans
               ,
               ac
               arte
               imaginans
               inuentans
               practitans
               et
               attemptans
               serenissimum
               dominum
               nostrum
               Henricum
               octauum
               dei
               gratia
               Angl.
               et
               Franc.
               Regem
               fidei
               defensorem
               &
               dominum
               Hibernie
               atque
               in
               terra
               supremum
               caput
               Ecclesie
               Anglicane
               de
               dignitate
               titulo
               &
               nomine
               status
               sui
               Regalis
               ,
               videlicet
               de
               dignitate
               titulo
               et
               nomine
               eius
               in
               terra
               ,
               supremi
               capitis
               Anglicane
               Ecclesie
               dicte
               imperiali
               corone
               sue
               vt
               premittit
               .
               annexis
               &
               vnitis
               depriuare
               ,
               Septimo
               die
               Maij
               Anno
               regni
               eiusdem
               domini
               Regis
               vicessimo
               septimo
               apud
               Tarrim
               London
               in
               Com.
               Mid.
               contra
               legiancie
               sue
               debitum
               hec
               verba
               Anglicana
               sequent
               .
               diuersis
               dicti
               domini
               Regis
               veris
               subditis
               false
               maliciose
               &
               proditorie
               loquebatur
               et
               propalabat
               videlicet
               .
            
             The
             Kyng
             owre
             Soueraigne
             Lord
             is
             not
             supreme
             hedd
             yn
             erthe
             of
             the
             Cherche
             of
             England
             .
             
               In
               dicti
               domini
               Regis
               immund
               .
               despect
               .
               et
               vilipendium
               manifest
               .
               ac
               in
               dictorum
               dignitatis
               ,
               tituli
               et
               nominis
               status
               sui
               Regalis
               derogationem
               et
               preiudic
               non
               modicum
               ,
               et
               contra
               formam
               dicti
               alterius
               Actus
               perdicti
               Anno
               xxvi
               .
               edit
               ac
               contra
               pacem
               prefati
               domini
               Regis
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             Of
             this
             Indictment
             being
             found
             guilty
             ,
             he
             had
             iudgement
             ,
             whereupon
             execution
             presently
             followed
             ;
             which
             the
             more
             was
             hastened
             ,
             as
             also
             his
             
             arraignement
             ,
             in
             regard
             of
             the
             rumour
             that
             a
             Cardinals
             hat
             was
             comming
             towards
             him
             from
             the
             Pope
             ,
             
             because
             he
             had
             stood
             so
             stoutly
             in
             his
             defence
             :
             which
             newes
             was
             so
             vnwelcome
             vnto
             him
             ,
             that
             vpon
             the
             first
             report
             thereof
             comming
             to
             his
             eares
             ,
             he
             said
             in
             the
             presence
             of
             some
             of
             the
             Lieuetenants
             seruants
             ,
             that
             if
             the
             Cardinals
             hat
             were
             laid
             at
             his
             feet
             ,
             he
             would
             not
             stoupe
             to
             take
             it
             vp
             ,
             so
             little
             did
             he
             set
             by
             it
             :
             but
             let
             vs
             leaue
             him
             to
             his
             eternall
             rest
             ,
             onely
             thus
             much
             out
             of
             the
             writers
             of
             his
             time
             ,
             who
             say
             ,
             that
             hee
             was
             
               omnium
               Episcopalium
               Virtutum
               genere
               suffarcinatissimus
            
             ,
             
             
               et
               singulari
               linguae
               gratia
               praeditus
            
             .
          
           
             He
             was
             of
             many
             ,
             
             sore
             lamented
             ,
             being
             a
             man
             of
             a
             very
             good
             life
             ,
             and
             great
             learning
             ,
             as
             his
             writings
             in
             diuers
             bookes
             did
             testifie
             .
             The
             common
             people
             had
             such
             a
             reuerend
             opinion
             of
             his
             holinesse
             ,
             that
             they
             beleeued
             certaine
             miracles
             to
             be
             wrought
             by
             his
             head
             put
             vpon
             a
             Pole
             ,
             and
             set
             vp
             vpon
             London
             Bridge
             .
          
           
             
               Adrianus
               Iunius
            
             ,
             and
             
               Cornelius
               Musius
            
             ,
             two
             German
             writers
             ,
             of
             Fisher
             thus
             ,
             
             in
             opposition
             .
          
           
             
               Iunius
               .
            
             
               Te
               niuei
               mores
               celebrem
               ,
               et
               conscia
               virtus
            
             
               E●exit
               coelo
               ,
               et
               relligionis
               amor
               .
            
             
               Sed
               dum
               Romuleo
               nimium
               tibicine
               fultus
            
             
               Perstas
               ,
               nec
               causam
               Regis
               amare
               potes
               :
            
             
               Mors
               properatatibi
               est
               ,
               ceruice
               cruenta
               rescissa
               ,
            
             
               Munus
               vbi
               inselix
               purpura
               missa
               venit
               .
            
          
           
             
               Musius
               .
            
             
               Non
               ego
               purpureos
               ambi●i
               indignus
               honores
            
             
               Nec
               potui
               humanis
               fidere
               praesidijs
               .
            
             
               Vnica
               cura
               fidem
               intrepide
               veramque
               tueri
            
             
               Commissoque
               ouium
               pro
               grege
               cuncta
               pati
               .
            
             
               Si
               quaeras
               ceruix
               igitur
               cur
               ense
               re
               scissa
               est
               ?
            
             
               Improba
               displicuit
               Regia
               caussa
               mihi
               .
            
          
           
             
               Another
               .
            
             
               Dum
               mihi
               martyrij
               donat
               Diadema
               securis
            
             
               Quaeso
               meum
               teneas
               o
               bone
               trunce
               caput
               .
            
          
           
             
               Another
               .
            
             
               Vim
               sine
               vi
               patior
               ,
               qualis
               qui
               carcere
               rupto
            
             
               Cogitur
               e
               vinclis
               liber
               abire
               suis.
               
            
          
           
             The
             sixt
             day
             of
             Iuly
             following
             the
             decollation
             of
             Bishop
             Fisher
             ,
             
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               More
            
             ,
             Lord
             Chancellor
             of
             England
             ,
             was
             likewise
             beheaded
             on
             the
             Tower
             hill
             ,
             for
             the
             like
             deniall
             of
             the
             Kings
             Supremacie
             :
             he
             was
             first
             buried
             in
             this
             Chappell
             ,
             and
             the
             body
             of
             his
             deare
             friend
             Fisher
             was
             remoued
             out
             of
             Barking
             Church-yard
             ,
             and
             buried
             with
             him
             in
             the
             same
             graue
             :
             for
             agreeing
             so
             vnanimously
             in
             their
             opinions
             liuing
             ,
             it
             was
             (
             be
             like
             )
             thought
             
             vnfitting
             to
             part
             them
             being
             dead
             ;
             but
             how
             long
             they
             lay
             together
             in
             this
             their
             house
             of
             rest
             ,
             I
             certainly
             know
             not
             :
             yet
             this
             is
             certaine
             ,
             that
             Margaret
             ,
             the
             wife
             of
             Master
             Roper
             ,
             and
             daughter
             of
             the
             said
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               More
            
             ,
             remoted
             her
             fathers
             corps
             ,
             not
             long
             after
             ,
             to
             Chelsey
             ;
             and
             whether
             she
             honouued
             the
             Bishop
             by
             another
             remoue
             to
             the
             place
             of
             her
             fathers
             buriall
             ,
             or
             not
             ,
             I
             know
             not
             ;
             yet
             she
             might
             ,
             by
             all
             probabilitie
             .
          
           
             They
             were
             both
             accused
             to
             be
             of
             the
             adherents
             to
             
               Elizabeth
               Barton
            
             in
             her
             counterfeite
             holinesse
             ,
             hypocrisie
             ,
             and
             traiterous
             intents
             ;
             but
             their
             innocencie
             ,
             and
             their
             often
             writing
             to
             the
             King
             and
             Cromwell
             ,
             in
             their
             owne
             excuse
             ,
             acquitted
             them
             of
             that
             imputation
             .
          
           
             
             In
             the
             Act
             for
             the
             surety
             of
             the
             succession
             of
             the
             Crowne
             of
             England
             ,
             an
             oath
             was
             deuised
             for
             the
             maintenance
             and
             defence
             of
             the
             said
             Act
             ,
             which
             was
             to
             be
             taken
             by
             all
             the
             Kings
             subiects
             ;
             this
             oath
             being
             tendered
             to
             these
             two
             ,
             they
             were
             content
             to
             bee
             sworne
             to
             the
             maine
             point
             ,
             but
             not
             to
             the
             preamble
             of
             the
             said
             Oath
             ,
             which
             I
             haue
             touched
             before
             ;
             of
             which
             ,
             Cranmer
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterburie
             ,
             thus
             deliuers
             his
             opinion
             by
             his
             letter
             to
             Secretarie
             Cromwell
             :
             if
             I
             now
             digresse
             ,
             I
             craue
             a
             fauourable
             construction
             .
          
           
             
               
                 
                 Right
                 worshipfull
                 Maister
                 Cromwell
                 ,
                 after
                 most
                 harty
                 commendations
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 I
                 doubte
                 not
                 but
                 you
                 do
                 right
                 well
                 remembre
                 ,
                 that
                 my
                 Lord
                 of
                 Rochester
                 ,
                 and
                 master
                 More
                 ,
                 were
                 contented
                 to
                 bee
                 sworne
                 to
                 the
                 Actt
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 succession
                 ,
                 but
                 not
                 to
                 the
                 preamble
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 :
                 what
                 was
                 the
                 cause
                 of
                 thair
                 refusall
                 thereof
                 ,
                 I
                 am
                 vncertaine
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 wolde
                 by
                 no
                 meanes
                 expresse
                 the
                 same
                 .
                 Neuerthelesse
                 it
                 must
                 nedis
                 be
                 ,
                 either
                 the
                 diminution
                 of
                 the
                 authoritie
                 of
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Rome
                 ,
                 or
                 ells
                 the
                 reprobation
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 first
                 pretensed
                 matrimony
                 .
                 But
                 if
                 they
                 doe
                 obstinately
                 persiste
                 in
                 thair
                 opinions
                 of
                 the
                 preamble
                 ,
                 yet
                 me
                 semeth
                 it
                 scholde
                 not
                 be
                 refused
                 ,
                 if
                 thay
                 will
                 be
                 sworne
                 to
                 the
                 veray
                 acte
                 of
                 succession
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 thay
                 will
                 be
                 sworne
                 to
                 mayntene
                 the
                 same
                 against
                 all
                 powers
                 and
                 Potentates
                 .
                 For
                 hereby
                 shall
                 be
                 a
                 great
                 occasion
                 to
                 satisfie
                 the
                 Princesse
                 Dowager
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lady
                 Mary
                 ,
                 which
                 doe
                 thinke
                 that
                 they
                 sholde
                 dampne
                 thair
                 sowles
                 ,
                 if
                 thay
                 sholde
                 abandon
                 and
                 relinquish
                 thair
                 astats
                 .
                 And
                 not
                 only
                 it
                 sholde
                 stop
                 the
                 mouthes
                 of
                 thaym
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 of
                 th'emperour
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 tha●r
                 friends
                 ,
                 if
                 thay
                 giue
                 as
                 much
                 credence
                 to
                 my
                 Lord
                 of
                 Rochester
                 ,
                 and
                 master
                 More
                 spekyng
                 or
                 doinge
                 against
                 thaym
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 hitherto
                 haue
                 done
                 and
                 thought
                 ,
                 that
                 all
                 other
                 sholde
                 haue
                 done
                 whan
                 they
                 spake
                 and
                 did
                 with
                 thaym
                 .
                 And
                 peraduenture
                 it
                 sholde
                 be
                 a
                 good
                 quietation
                 to
                 many
                 other
                 within
                 this
                 Realme
                 ,
                 if
                 such
                 men
                 sholde
                 say
                 that
                 the
                 succession
                 comprised
                 within
                 the
                 said
                 acte
                 is
                 good
                 ,
                 and
                 according
                 to
                 Gods
                 lawes
                 .
                 For
                 than
                 I
                 thinke
                 there
                 is
                 not
                 one
                 within
                 this
                 Reaulme
                 that
                 wolde
                 ones
                 reclaime
                 against
                 it
                 .
                 And
                 where
                 as
                 diuers
                 persones
                 either
                 of
                 a
                 wilfulnesse
                 ,
                 will
                 not
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 an
                 indurate
                 and
                 inuertible
                 conscience
                 can
                 not
                 ,
                 altre
                 from
                 thair
                 opinions
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 first
                 pretensed
                 marriage
                 ,
                 (
                 wherein
                 they
                 haue
                 ones
                 said
                 their
                 minds
                 ,
                 and
                 percase
                 haue
                 a
                 perswasion
                 in
                 their
                 heads
                 ,
                 that
                 if
                 they
                 sholde
                 now
                 vary
                 therfrome
                 ,
                 their
                 fame
                 and
                 estimation
                 were
                 distained
                 for
                 euer
                 )
                 or
                 else
                 of
                 the
                 authoritie
                 of
                 the
                 Busschope
                 of
                 Rome
                 :
                 yet
                 if
                 all
                 the
                 Reaulme
                 with
                 one
                 accord
                 wolde
                 apprehend
                 the
                 said
                 succession
                 ,
                 in
                 my
                 iudgement
                 it
                 is
                 a
                 thing
                 to
                 be
                 amplected
                 and
                 imbraced
                 ,
                 which
                 thing
                 ,
                 although
                 I
                 trust
                 surely
                 in
                 God
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 shall
                 bee
                 brought
                 to
                 passe
                 ,
                 yet
                 hereunto
                 might
                 not
                 a
                 little
                 auaile
                 the
                 consent
                 and
                 othes
                 of
                 
                 theis
                 two
                 persones
                 the
                 Busshope
                 of
                 Rochester
                 ,
                 and
                 Maister
                 More
                 with
                 thair
                 adherents
                 ,
                 or
                 rather
                 confederats
                 :
                 And
                 if
                 the
                 Kings
                 pleasure
                 so
                 were
                 ,
                 thair
                 sayd
                 othes
                 myght
                 be
                 suppressed
                 ,
                 but
                 whan
                 and
                 where
                 his
                 highnes
                 might
                 take
                 some
                 commoditie
                 by
                 the
                 publyshinge
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 .
                 Thus
                 our
                 Lord
                 haue
                 you
                 euer
                 in
                 his
                 conseruation
                 .
              
               
                 
                   From
                   my
                   Maner
                   at
                   Croydon
                   ,
                   
                     the
                     xvii
                     day
                     of
                     Aprill
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Your
                   own
                   assured
                   euer
                   ,
                   
                     Thomas
                     Cantuar.
                  
                   
                
              
            
          
           
             Here
             in
             this
             letter
             is
             to
             be
             seene
             the
             wisedome
             and
             policie
             of
             this
             prudent
             Archbishop
             ,
             who
             could
             make
             such
             auaileable
             vse
             to
             the
             state
             ,
             of
             the
             strong
             opinion
             ,
             which
             most
             men
             conceiued
             ,
             of
             the
             profound
             iudgement
             of
             these
             two
             persons
             .
          
           
             This
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               More
            
             was
             pregnant
             of
             wit
             ,
             
             eloquent
             ,
             wise
             ,
             and
             learned
             ,
             as
             by
             his
             bookes
             still
             extant
             doth
             appeare
             :
             and
             besides
             those
             mentioned
             by
             Bale
             ,
             which
             we
             haue
             in
             print
             .
             During
             the
             time
             of
             his
             imprisonment
             ,
             which
             was
             foureteene
             moneths
             (
             saith
             Pitseus
             )
             he
             writ
             an
             historicall
             exposition
             of
             the
             Passion
             of
             our
             Lord
             and
             Sauiour
             Iesus
             Christ
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             foure
             Euangelists
             .
             Which
             I
             can
             hardly
             beleeue
             :
             for
             I
             finde
             ,
             that
             when
             he
             was
             in
             prison
             ,
             his
             bookes
             and
             all
             his
             papers
             were
             taken
             away
             from
             him
             .
             Whereupon
             he
             shut
             vp
             his
             Chamber-windowes
             ,
             saying
             ,
             When
             the
             wares
             are
             gone
             ,
             and
             the
             tooles
             taken
             away
             ,
             we
             must
             shut
             vp
             shop
             .
             Thus
             would
             he
             lose
             his
             light
             before
             he
             would
             lose
             his
             iest
             ;
             for
             that
             he
             would
             neuer
             lose
             nor
             leaue
             off
             ,
             vpon
             the
             least
             occasion
             offered
             ,
             vntill
             he
             had
             lost
             his
             head
             .
          
           
             He
             was
             twice
             married
             ,
             
             first
             ,
             (
             saith
             Erasmus
             his
             intimate
             deare
             friend
             )
             
               Virginem
               daxit
               admodum
               puellam
               ,
               claro
               genere
               natam
            
             ;
             He
             married
             a
             Maide
             very
             young
             ,
             borne
             of
             a
             noble
             Familie
             ,
             whom
             he
             tooke
             care
             to
             haue
             instructed
             in
             all
             good
             literature
             ,
             and
             to
             be
             expert
             in
             all
             sorts
             of
             Musicke
             ;
             by
             her
             he
             had
             foure
             children
             ;
             one
             Sonne
             named
             Iohn
             ,
             and
             three
             daughters
             :
             
               Margaret
               ,
               Alice
            
             ,
             or
             Aloysia
             ,
             and
             Cicely
             .
          
           
             God
             (
             saith
             Leland
             that
             reuerend
             Antiquarie
             ,
             that
             liued
             in
             his
             dayes
             )
             extraordinarily
             blessed
             these
             his
             children
             ,
             and
             namely
             ,
             his
             three
             daughters
             ,
             to
             whom
             he
             had
             giuen
             an
             admirable
             dexteritie
             ,
             in
             the
             science
             of
             Songs
             and
             Arts
             :
             which
             he
             noteth
             in
             this
             his
             learned
             Epigram
             .
             
               
                 Desine
                 facundas
                 nimium
                 laudare
                 diserti
                 
              
               
                 Natas
                 Hortensi
                 maxima
                 Roma
                 tui
                 .
              
               
                 Candida
                 tres
                 charites
                 nam
                 Mori
                 cura
                 politi
              
               
                 Obscurant
                 multis
                 nomina
                 vestra
                 modis
                 .
              
               
                 Non
                 illis
                 studium
                 Milesia
                 vellera
                 dextra
              
               
                 Carpere
                 ,
                 non
                 facili
                 ducere
                 fila
                 manu
                 :
              
               
                 Sed
                 innat
                 eloquij
                 crebro
                 monumenta
                 latini
              
               
                 Versare
                 ,
                 &
                 doctis
                 pingere
                 verba
                 notis
                 .
              
               
                 Nec
                 minus
                 authores
                 Graecos
                 euoluere
                 ,
                 Homerum
              
               
                 Et
                 quem
                 dicendi
                 gloria
                 prima
                 manet
                 .
              
               
                 Vt
                 nec
                 Aristotelis
                 dicam
                 quo
                 pectore
                 libros
              
               
                 Scrutentur
                 ,
                 sophiae
                 mystica
                 dona
                 deae
                 .
              
               
                 Turpe
                 viris
                 posthac
                 erit
                 ignorare
                 Mineruae
              
               
                 Artes
                 ,
                 grex
                 adeo
                 quas
                 muliebris
                 amet
                 .
              
            
             
             His
             second
             wife
             was
             a
             widow
             ,
             
             of
             whom
             he
             was
             wont
             to
             say
             ,
             that
             she
             was
             ,
             
               nec
               bella
               nec
               puella
            
             .
             Who
             as
             she
             was
             a
             good
             huswife
             ,
             so
             was
             she
             not
             voide
             of
             the
             fault
             that
             often
             followeth
             that
             vertue
             ,
             somewhat
             shrewd
             to
             her
             seruants
             .
             Vpon
             a
             time
             Sir
             Thomas
             found
             fault
             with
             her
             continuall
             chiding
             ,
             saying
             ,
             If
             that
             nothing
             would
             reclaime
             her
             ,
             yet
             the
             consideration
             of
             the
             time
             (
             for
             it
             was
             Lent
             )
             should
             restraine
             her
             .
             Tush
             ,
             tush
             ,
             my
             Lord
             (
             said
             she
             )
             looke
             here
             is
             one
             steppe
             to
             heauen-ward
             ,
             shewing
             him
             a
             Friers
             girdle
             .
             I
             feare
             me
             ,
             said
             he
             ,
             this
             one
             steppe
             will
             not
             bring
             you
             vp
             a
             steppe
             higher
             .
          
           
             One
             day
             when
             she
             came
             from
             shrift
             ,
             she
             said
             merrily
             to
             her
             husband
             ;
             Be
             merry
             ,
             Sir
             Thomas
             ,
             for
             this
             day
             was
             I
             well
             shriuen
             ,
             I
             thanke
             God
             ,
             and
             purpose
             now
             therefore
             to
             leaue
             off
             all
             my
             old
             shrewdnesse
             .
             Yea
             (
             quoth
             he
             )
             and
             to
             begin
             afresh
             .
          
           
             This
             man
             thus
             much
             giuen
             to
             a
             certaine
             pleasure
             in
             harmlesse
             mirth
             ,
             facetious
             iests
             ,
             and
             present
             wittie
             answers
             ,
             was
             wonderfull
             zealous
             in
             Religion
             ,
             and
             deuout
             :
             in
             so
             much
             that
             diuers
             times
             in
             his
             Chancellourship
             ,
             he
             would
             put
             on
             a
             Surplise
             ,
             and
             helpe
             the
             Priest
             to
             say
             and
             sing
             diuine
             Seruice
             ;
             for
             which
             being
             reprehended
             by
             Thomas
             Duke
             of
             Norfolke
             ,
             who
             told
             him
             that
             it
             was
             a
             dishonour
             to
             the
             King
             ,
             that
             the
             Lord
             Chancellor
             of
             England
             should
             be
             a
             Parish
             Clerke
             .
             Hee
             thus
             answered
             ,
             Now
             truly
             ,
             my
             Lord
             ,
             I
             thinke
             ,
             and
             verily
             beleeue
             ,
             that
             when
             the
             King
             shall
             heare
             of
             the
             care
             I
             haue
             both
             to
             serue
             his
             Master
             and
             mine
             ,
             he
             will
             accept
             and
             take
             me
             for
             a
             faithfull
             Seruant
             .
             Which
             he
             might
             well
             say
             ;
             for
             vpon
             his
             first
             comming
             to
             his
             seruice
             ,
             the
             King
             gaue
             him
             this
             godly
             lesson
             :
             First
             looke
             vnto
             God
             ,
             and
             then
             after
             vnto
             me
             .
             Vpon
             which
             religious
             and
             Princely
             lesson
             ,
             he
             grounds
             a
             reason
             ,
             and
             pleads
             a
             libertie
             ,
             to
             vse
             his
             owne
             proper
             conscience
             in
             the
             Kings
             most
             weightie
             affaires
             ;
             as
             you
             may
             perceiue
             by
             this
             part
             of
             a
             letter
             following
             written
             to
             Cromwell
             .
          
           
             
             Right
             worshipfull
             ,
             &c.
             it
             pleased
             the
             Kyngs
             highnes
             to
             send
             me
             in
             the
             companie
             of
             my
             Lord
             of
             London
             ,
             now
             of
             Duresme
             ,
             in
             embassiate
             aboute
             the
             Peace
             that
             at
             our
             being
             there
             was
             concluded
             at
             Cameray
             ,
             betwene
             his
             highnes
             ,
             and
             themperour
             ,
             and
             the
             French
             Kyng
             .
             And
             after
             my
             comyng
             home
             ,
             his
             highnes
             of
             his
             onely
             goodnes
             (
             as
             far
             my
             vnworthy
             I
             was
             thereto
             )
             made
             me
             (
             as
             you
             well
             knowe
             )
             his
             Chauncelor
             of
             this
             Realme
             :
             sone
             after
             which
             time
             ,
             his
             grace
             moued
             me
             agayne
             yit-eftsonys
             to
             loke
             and
             considre
             his
             great
             matter
             ,
             and
             well
             and
             indifferently
             to
             pondre
             such
             things
             as
             I
             should
             fynde
             therin
             .
             And
             if
             it
             so
             were
             ,
             that
             therevpon
             it
             shoulde
             happen
             me
             to
             se
             such
             things
             as
             sholde
             persuade
             me
             to
             that
             parte
             ;
             hee
             wolde
             gladly
             vse
             me
             among
             other
             of
             his
             Counsailors
             in
             that
             matter
             ;
             &
             neuerthelesse
             gracyousely
             declared
             vnto
             me
             ,
             that
             he
             wolde
             in
             no
             wise
             that
             I
             sholde
             other
             thing
             do
             or
             say
             therin
             ,
             than
             vpon
             that
             that
             I
             shold
             perceiue
             myn
             owne
             conscience
             shold
             serue
             me
             ;
             and
             that
             I
             sholde
             fyrst
             loke
             vnto
             God
             ,
             and
             after
             God
             vnto
             hym
             .
             Which
             moost
             gratiouse
             wordys
             was
             the
             fyrst
             lesson
             also
             that
             euer
             his
             grace
             gaue
             me
             at
             my
             fyrst
             comyng
             into
             his
             noble
             servyce
             .
             &c.
             This
             learned
             Chancellour
             with
             much
             labour
             and
             earnest
             suite
             to
             the
             King
             got
             leaue
             to
             leaue
             his
             office
             ,
             before
             hee
             had
             continued
             therein
             fully
             three
             yeares
             .
          
           
             Vpon
             his
             last
             speech
             to
             his
             three
             daughters
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             people
             present
             at
             his
             decollation
             :
             thus
             one
             writes
             .
             
               
               
                 Ne
                 lugete
                 meo
                 confusae
                 funere
                 natae
                 :
                 
              
               
                 Ipse
                 ego
                 mutari
                 non
                 mea
                 fata
                 velim
                 .
              
               
                 Truncum
                 terra
                 teget
                 ,
                 si
                 Rex
                 non
                 abnuet
                 vrnam
                 ;
              
               
                 Et
                 mea
                 iam
                 terris
                 nomina
                 nota
                 volant
                 .
              
               
                 Libera
                 mens
                 superos
                 repetet
                 ,
                 neque
                 seruiet
                 vnquam
                 ,
              
               
                 In
                 partem
                 hanc
                 quod
                 agat
                 nulla
                 securis
                 habet
                 .
              
               
                 Tu
                 quoque
                 spectator
                 ,
                 tranquillum
                 si
                 cupis
                 ae●um
              
               
                 Exigere
                 ,
                 &
                 letho
                 fortior
                 esse
                 tuo
                 .
              
               
                 Qui
                 tibi
                 membra
                 cadan●
                 nullo
                 in
                 discrimine
                 pone
                 ;
              
               
                 Quum
                 sint
                 naturae
                 lege
                 caduca
                 suae
                 .
              
               Another
               of
               his
               death
               ,
               by
               way
               of
               Dialogue
               :
               thus
               .
               
                 
                   Hospes
                   .
                
                 
                   Quis
                   iacet
                   hic
                   truncus
                   ?
                   cuius
                   caput
                   ense
                   rescissum
                   est
                   ?
                
                 
                   Quae
                   natat
                   in
                   tetro
                   sanguine
                   canities
                   :
                
              
               
                 
                   Ciuis
                   .
                
                 
                   Hic
                   est
                   ille
                   Thomas
                   Morus
                   ,
                   sic
                   fata
                   rependunt
                
                 
                   Tristia
                   multa
                   bonis
                   ,
                   &
                   bona
                   multa
                   malis
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Hospes
                   .
                
                 
                   Quae
                   circumsistunt
                   Diuae
                   lugubre
                   cadauer
                   ?
                
                 
                   Diua
                   tenax
                   veri
                   ,
                   sancta
                   Fides
                   ,
                   Nemesis
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Ciuis
                   .
                
                 
                   Harum
                   prima
                   odij
                   caussa
                   ,
                   &
                   fuit
                   altera
                   mortis
                
                 
                   Vltrix
                   iniustae
                   ,
                   tertia
                   caedis
                   erat
                   .
                
                 
                   Anno
                   Domini
                   ,
                   M.
                   D.XXXV.vi
                   .
                   Non.
                   Iulij
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             Thus
             much
             of
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               More
            
             in
             this
             place
             ;
             you
             may
             know
             more
             of
             him
             hereafter
             ,
             by
             his
             Epitaph
             in
             Chelsey
             Church
             .
          
           
             Cromwell
             ,
             
             surnamed
             the
             great
             ,
             whom
             Wolsey
             first
             raised
             from
             the
             forge
             to
             eminent
             good
             fortunes
             ;
             whom
             Henry
             the
             eight
             vsed
             as
             his
             instrument
             ,
             to
             suppresse
             the
             Popes
             supremacie
             ,
             and
             to
             dissolue
             religious
             Structures
             ;
             whom
             he
             aduanced
             to
             the
             highest
             pitch
             of
             honour
             and
             authoritie
             :
             
             whom
             he
             cast
             downe
             suddenly
             ,
             and
             bereft
             both
             of
             life
             and
             dignitie
             ,
             lies
             here
             interred
             .
          
           
             He
             followed
             the
             same
             steps
             ,
             to
             the
             same
             Stage
             ,
             vpon
             the
             said
             Tower-hill
             ,
             and
             acted
             there
             the
             same
             part
             ,
             which
             his
             two
             friends
             ,
             More
             ,
             and
             Fisher
             ,
             had
             done
             before
             him
             :
             and
             that
             within
             fiue
             yeares
             after
             .
          
           
             This
             Cromwell
             ,
             this
             pillar
             of
             the
             State
             ,
             was
             borne
             in
             Putney
             ,
             a
             Village
             in
             Surrey
             ,
             by
             Thames
             side
             ,
             foure
             miles
             distant
             from
             London
             ;
             hee
             was
             sonne
             to
             a
             Blacksmith
             ,
             in
             his
             later
             dayes
             a
             Bruer
             .
             Whose
             mother
             ,
             after
             his
             fathers
             decease
             ,
             was
             remarried
             to
             a
             Shereman
             .
             Of
             whose
             birth
             a
             late
             writer
             thus
             sings
             .
          
           
             
               Putney
               the
               place
               made
               blessed
               by
               my
               birth
               ,
               
            
             
               Whose
               meanest
               cottage
               simply
               me
               did
               shrowd
               ,
            
             
               To
               me
               as
               dearest
               of
               the
               English
               Earth
               ;
            
             
             
               So
               of
               my
               bringing
               that
               poore
               village
               proud
               ,
            
             
               Though
               in
               a
               time
               when
               neuer
               lesse
               the
               dearth
            
             
               Of
               happie
               wits
               ,
               yet
               mine
               so
               well
               allow'd
               ,
            
             
               That
               with
               the
               best
               she
               boldlie
               durst
               prefer
            
             
               Me
               ,
               that
               my
               breath
               acknowledged
               from
               her
               .
            
          
           
             He
             was
             a
             man
             of
             an
             actiue
             and
             forward
             ripenesse
             of
             nature
             ,
             ready
             and
             pregnant
             of
             wit
             ,
             discreet
             ,
             and
             well
             aduised
             in
             iudgement
             ,
             eloquent
             of
             tongue
             ,
             faithfull
             and
             diligent
             in
             seruice
             ,
             of
             an
             incomparable
             memory
             ,
             of
             a
             reaching
             politicke
             head
             ,
             and
             of
             a
             noble
             and
             vndaunted
             spirit
             .
             Whose
             good
             parts
             being
             perceiued
             by
             Cardinal
             Wolsey
             ,
             he
             took
             him
             straight
             into
             his
             seruice
             ,
             made
             him
             his
             Sollicitor
             ,
             and
             emploied
             him
             in
             matters
             of
             great
             importance
             :
             after
             whose
             fall
             ,
             hee
             was
             presently
             aduanced
             to
             the
             Kings
             seruice
             ;
             wherein
             he
             so
             industriously
             and
             wisely
             demeaned
             himselfe
             ,
             as
             that
             he
             was
             thought
             worthie
             by
             the
             said
             King
             ,
             to
             haue
             the
             ordering
             of
             all
             weightie
             affaires
             .
             Whereupon
             at
             seuerall
             times
             ,
             he
             heaped
             these
             seuerall
             offices
             and
             honours
             vpon
             him
             ;
             he
             made
             him
             Master
             of
             his
             Iewell-house
             ;
             Baron
             Cromwell
             of
             Okeham
             ,
             principall
             Secretarie
             ,
             Master
             of
             the
             Rolles
             ,
             Chancellour
             of
             the
             Exchequer
             ,
             Keeper
             of
             the
             priuie
             Seale
             ,
             Iustice
             of
             the
             Forrests
             and
             Chases
             from
             the
             Riuer
             of
             Trent
             Northward
             ,
             great
             Chamberlaine
             of
             England
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Essex
             ,
             Knight
             of
             the
             Garter
             ,
             Vicegerent
             ,
             or
             Vicar
             generall
             .
             Of
             which
             my
             fore
             remembred
             friend
             thus
             writes
             .
             
               
                 
                 For
                 first
                 from
                 knighthood
                 rising
                 in
                 degree
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 Office
                 of
                 the
                 Iewell-house
                 my
                 lot
                 ,
              
               
                 After
                 the
                 Rolles
                 ,
                 he
                 frankly
                 gaue
                 to
                 me
                 ,
              
               
                 From
                 whence
                 a
                 priuie
                 Counsellor
                 I
                 got
                 ,
              
               
                 Then
                 of
                 the
                 Garter
                 ;
                 and
                 then
                 Earle
                 to
                 be
              
               
                 Of
                 Essex
                 :
                 yet
                 sufficient
                 these
                 were
                 not
                 :
              
               
                 But
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 Vicegerencie
                 I
                 grew
                 ,
              
               
                 Being
                 a
                 title
                 as
                 supreme
                 as
                 new
                 .
              
            
             Thus
             Fortune
             raised
             him
             a
             short
             time
             for
             a
             sudden
             fall
             ;
             For
             vpon
             the
             eighteenth
             day
             of
             Aprill
             ,
             1540.
             hee
             was
             inuested
             with
             the
             honour
             of
             the
             Earledome
             of
             Essex
             ,
             and
             high
             Chamberlainship
             of
             England
             ;
             vpon
             which
             day
             the
             King
             also
             made
             his
             sonne
             Gregory
             Lord
             Cromwell
             .
             Vpon
             the
             ninth
             of
             Iuly
             ,
             next
             and
             immediately
             following
             (
             being
             enuied
             of
             many
             for
             his
             honour
             and
             authoritie
             )
             he
             was
             suddenly
             arrested
             in
             the
             Councell-chamber
             ,
             and
             committed
             to
             the
             Tower
             ,
             vpon
             the
             nineteenth
             of
             the
             said
             moneth
             ,
             he
             was
             attainted
             by
             Parliament
             ,
             of
             heresie
             and
             high
             Treason
             ;
             and
             vpon
             the
             28.
             of
             the
             said
             moneth
             ,
             hee
             was
             beheaded
             on
             the
             Tower-hill
             .
             More
             succinctly
             ,
             thus
             ,
             his
             precipitate
             downfall
             is
             versified
             .
          
           
             
               
               The
               Councell-chamber
               place
               of
               my
               arrest
               ,
            
             
               Where
               chiefe
               I
               was
               ,
               when
               greatest
               was
               the
               store
               :
            
             
               And
               had
               my
               speeches
               noted
               of
               the
               best
               ,
            
             
               That
               did
               them
               as
               high
               Oracles
               adore
               .
            
             
               A
               Parliament
               was
               lastly
               my
               Enquest
               ,
            
             
             
               That
               was
               my selfe
               a
               Parliament
               before
               .
            
             
               The
               Tower
               hill
               Scaffold
               ,
               last
               I
               did
               ascend
               ,
            
             
               Thus
               the
               great'st
               man
               of
               England
               made
               his
               end
               .
            
          
           
             And
             such
             bloudie
             ends
             most
             men
             haue
             ,
             who
             are
             busie
             managers
             of
             the
             greatest
             matters
             .
          
           
             He
             was
             condemned
             to
             death
             ,
             
             and
             yet
             neuer
             came
             to
             his
             answere
             ,
             by
             an
             act
             (
             as
             it
             is
             said
             )
             which
             he
             himselfe
             caused
             to
             be
             made
             ;
             of
             which
             my
             fore-remembred
             Author
             
               M.
               Drayton
            
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Those
                 lawes
                 I
                 made
                 my selfe
                 alone
                 to
                 please
                 ,
              
               
                 To
                 giue
                 me
                 power
                 more
                 freely
                 to
                 my
                 will
                 ,
              
               
                 Euen
                 to
                 my
                 equals
                 hurtfull
                 sundrie
                 waies
                 ,
              
               
                 (
                 Forced
                 to
                 things
                 that
                 most
                 doe
                 say
                 were
                 ill
                 )
              
               
                 Vpon
                 me
                 now
                 as
                 violently
                 seize
                 ,
              
               
                 By
                 which
                 I
                 lastly
                 perish
                 by
                 my
                 skill
                 ,
              
               
                 On
                 mine
                 owne
                 necke
                 returning
                 (
                 as
                 my
                 due
                 )
              
               
                 That
                 heauie
                 yoke
                 wherein
                 by
                 me
                 they
                 drew
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Thus
                 whilst
                 we
                 striue
                 ,
                 too
                 suddenly
                 to
                 rise
                 ,
              
               
                 By
                 flatt'ring
                 Princes
                 with
                 a
                 seruile
                 tong
                 ;
              
               
                 And
                 being
                 soothers
                 to
                 their
                 tirannies
                 ,
              
               
                 Worke
                 our
                 much
                 woes
                 ,
                 by
                 what
                 doth
                 many
                 wrong
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 vnto
                 others
                 tending
                 iniuries
                 ,
              
               
                 Vnto
                 our selues
                 it
                 hapning
                 oft
                 among
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 our
                 owne
                 snares
                 vnluckily
                 are
                 caught
                 ,
              
               
                 Whilst
                 our
                 attempts
                 fall
                 instantly
                 to
                 naught
                 .
              
            
          
           
             Many
             lamented
             this
             great
             mans
             fall
             ,
             but
             more
             reioiced
             ,
             especially
             such
             as
             had
             beene
             religious
             men
             ,
             or
             fauoured
             religious
             persons
             ;
             of
             the
             Clergie
             he
             was
             much
             hated
             ,
             for
             that
             he
             was
             an
             enemy
             to
             Poperie
             ,
             and
             could
             neuer
             indure
             the
             snuffing
             pride
             of
             the
             Prelates
             .
             Thankefull
             hee
             was
             ,
             and
             liberall
             ,
             neuer
             forgetting
             former
             benefits
             ,
             as
             appeares
             by
             his
             requitall
             of
             the
             kindenesse
             he
             had
             receiued
             from
             Friscolald
             the
             Italian
             Merchant
             ;
             
             carefull
             he
             was
             of
             his
             seruants
             ,
             for
             whom
             hee
             had
             prouided
             a
             competencie
             of
             liuing
             ,
             notwithstanding
             his
             sodaine
             fall
             :
             faithfull
             and
             forward
             hee
             was
             to
             doe
             his
             friends
             good
             ,
             and
             amongst
             them
             More
             and
             Fisher
             ,
             if
             we
             may
             beleeue
             their
             owne
             letters
             ,
             of
             which
             some
             part
             .
          
           
             Right
             worshipfull
             ,
             
             after
             my
             moost
             hartie
             commendations
             ,
             it
             may
             please
             you
             to
             vnderstand
             that
             I
             haue
             perceiued
             by
             the
             relation
             of
             my
             Sonne
             Rooper
             ,
             (
             for
             which
             I
             beseche
             almightie
             God
             reward
             yow
             )
             your
             moost
             cheritable
             labour
             taken
             for
             me
             toward
             the
             Kings
             graciouse
             highnesse
             ,
             in
             the
             procuring
             at
             his
             moost
             graciouse
             hand
             ,
             the
             reliefe
             and
             comfort
             of
             this
             wofull
             heuinesse
             ,
             in
             which
             myn
             harte
             standeth
             ,
             &c.
             concluding
             in
             these
             words
             .
          
           
             
               
                 And
                 thus
                 good
                 Master
                 Cromwell
                 ,
                 I
                 make
                 an
                 end
                 of
                 my
                 long
                 troublouse
                 processe
                 ,
                 beseching
                 the
                 blessed
                 Trinitie
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 great
                 goodnesse
                 ye
                 shew
                 
                 me
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 great
                 cumfort
                 ye
                 do
                 me
                 both
                 bodelie
                 and
                 ghostlie
                 to
                 prospere
                 yow
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 heauen
                 to
                 reward
                 yow
                 .
              
               
                 
                   At
                   Chelcith
                   
                     the
                     v.
                     day
                     of
                     March
                     ,
                     by
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Your
                     deepely
                     bounden
                  
                   ,
                   Tho.
                   More
                   ,
                   Knight
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             Bishop
             Fisher
             acknowledgeth
             the
             like
             kindenesse
             from
             him
             in
             many
             of
             his
             letters
             :
             And
             howsoeuer
             these
             two
             famous
             schollers
             ,
             after
             some
             hard
             imprisonment
             ,
             lost
             both
             their
             liues
             ;
             yet
             was
             hee
             not
             wanting
             by
             his
             best
             endeuours
             ,
             and
             his
             all-potencie
             with
             the
             King
             ,
             to
             haue
             saued
             their
             neckes
             from
             the
             stroke
             of
             the
             Axe
             ,
             which
             we
             may
             verily
             beleeue
             ,
             when
             we
             consider
             that
             King
             Henries
             command
             was
             a
             Law
             ;
             of
             which
             Cromwell
             had
             a
             triall
             ,
             being
             conuicted
             and
             executed
             without
             triall
             .
          
           
             
               Seruices
               done
               by
               the
               foresaid
               Cromwell
               vnto
               King
               Henry
               the
               eight
               ,
               within
               a
               few
               yeares
               after
               his
               first
               comming
               into
               the
               fauour
               and
               seruice
               of
               the
               said
               King
               ,
               copied
               out
               of
               the
               Originall
               ,
               written
               with
               his
               owne
               hand
               ,
               and
               now
               remaining
               in
               the
               Treasury
               of
               the
               Exchequer
               .
            
             
               Imprimis
               ,
               the
               King
               purchased
               Hampton
               Court.
               
            
             
               Item
               ,
               the
               King
               purchased
               the
               Manore
               of
               Moye
               .
            
             
               Item
               ,
               the
               King
               purchased
               Saint
               Iameses
               in
               the
               fields
               ,
               and
               all
               the
               grounds
               whereof
               the
               new
               Parke
               of
               Westminster
               is
               made
               .
            
             
               Item
               ,
               his
               highnesse
               hath
               purchased
               all
               the
               old
               Tenements
               in
               Westminstre
               ,
               whereas
               now
               is
               builded
               the
               new
               garden
               ,
               the
               Tenesplaies
               ,
               and
               Cock-fights
               .
            
             
               Item
               ,
               his
               highnesse
               hath
               purchased
               the
               Manore
               of
               Pisowe
               ,
               of
               the
               Lord
               Scroope
               .
            
             
               Item
               ,
               his
               highnesse
               hath
               purchased
               the
               Manore
               of
               Weston
               Baldock
               .
            
             
               Item
               ,
               his
               highnesse
               hath
               purchased
               the
               Manore
               and
               Parke
               of
               Copped-hall
               .
            
             
               Item
               ,
               his
               Maiestie
               hath
               purchased
               lands
               to
               a
               great
               value
               ,
               of
               the
               Earle
               of
               Northumberland
               .
            
             
               Item
               ,
               his
               Maiestie
               hath
               purchased
               certaine
               lands
               of
               
                 Thomas
                 Robarts
              
               ,
               the
               Auditore
               ,
               lying
               besides
               Waltham
               .
            
             
               Item
               ,
               his
               Highnesse
               hath
               purchased
               of
               the
               Lord
               Audley
               ,
               the
               Mannor
               of
               Lanamuerye
               and
               Keymes
               in
               Walles
               .
            
             
               Item
               ,
               his
               Highnesse
               hath
               purchased
               the
               Mannor
               ,
               and
               certaine
               other
               lands
               in
               Chombham
               ,
               whereof
               a
               Parke
               is
               made
               ,
               of
               the
               Abbot
               of
               Chensey
               .
            
             
               Item
               ,
               his
               Highnesse
               hath
               purchased
               the
               Mannor
               of
               Alderbrooke
               in
               the
               Forrest
               of
               Waltham
               ,
               of
               one
               Monoke
               .
            
             
               Item
               ,
               the
               King
               hath
               purchased
               the
               Mannor
               of
               Edmonton
               ,
               in
               the
               Country
               of
               Middlesex
               .
            
             
               Item
               ,
               his
               Highnesse
               hath
               repaired
               the
               Tower
               of
               London
               ,
               to
               his
               great
               charges
               .
            
             
               Item
               ,
               his
               Highnesse
               hath
               newly
               made
               the
               Ship
               ,
               called
               the
               
                 Mary
                 Rose
              
               ,
               
               the
               
                 Peter
                 ,
                 Pomgarnete
              
               ,
               the
               Lyon
               ,
               the
               
                 Katherine
                 Galley
              
               ,
               the
               Barke
               ,
               the
               Minione
               ,
               the
               Sweepestake
               .
            
             
               Item
               ,
               his
               Highnesse
               hath
               purchased
               the
               Mannor
               of
               Cogeshall
               and
               Estorford
               ,
               of
               master
               Southwell
               .
            
             
               Item
               ,
               his
               highnesse
               hath
               purchased
               the
               woods
               besides
               Portesmouthe
               in
               Hampshire
               ,
               sufficient
               for
               the
               new
               making
               of
               
                 Henry-grace
                 a
                 dieu
              
               ,
               and
               the
               great
               Galley
               .
            
             
               Item
               ,
               his
               Highnesse
               hath
               bought
               and
               made
               within
               the
               Tower
               of
               new
               Bowes
               for
               a
               M.
               l.
               
            
             
               Item
               ,
               his
               Highnesse
               ,
               with
               a
               great
               and
               chargeable
               traine
               ,
               passed
               the
               Seas
               in
               his
               owne
               person
               to
               Callis
               and
               Bullen
               .
            
             
               Item
               ,
               his
               Highnesse
               hath
               newly
               builded
               Hampton
               Court.
               
            
             
               Item
               ,
               his
               Highnesse
               hath
               newly
               builded
               the
               place
               at
               Westminstre
               ,
               with
               all
               the
               Tenesplaies
               and
               Cockfights
               ,
               and
               walled
               in
               the
               Parke
               there
               with
               a
               sumptuous
               wall
               .
            
             
               Item
               ,
               he
               hath
               new
               builded
               Saint
               Iameses
               in
               the
               fields
               ,
               a
               magnificent
               and
               goodly
               house
               .
            
             
               Item
               ,
               his
               Highnesse
               hath
               purchased
               the
               Mannors
               of
               Dunmington
               ,
               Ewelme
               ,
               Hookenorton
               ,
               and
               others
               ,
               of
               the
               Duke
               of
               Suffolke
               .
            
             
               Item
               ,
               his
               Highnesse
               hath
               made
               a
               great
               deale
               of
               new
               Ordenance
               of
               brasse
               here
               in
               England
               .
            
             
               Item
               ,
               his
               Highnesse
               hath
               newly
               edified
               a
               great
               part
               of
               the
               walls
               of
               Calles
               .
            
             
               Item
               ,
               his
               Highnesse
               hath
               made
               a
               great
               quantitie
               of
               new
               Ordenance
               within
               the
               Towne
               of
               Calles
               .
            
             
               Item
               ,
               his
               Highnesse
               hath
               most
               costly
               warres
               in
               Scotland
               .
            
             
               Item
               ,
               he
               hath
               most
               costly
               warres
               in
               Ireland
               .
            
             
               Item
               ,
               he
               hath
               been
               at
               a
               most
               costly
               charge
               for
               the
               Coronation
               of
               Queen
               Anne
               .
            
             
               Item
               ,
               his
               Highnesse
               hath
               maintained
               the
               great
               and
               sumptuous
               house
               of
               the
               Lady
               
                 Katherine
                 Dowager
              
               .
            
          
           
             Besides
             these
             ,
             he
             did
             many
             other
             seruices
             for
             the
             King
             his
             master
             ;
             but
             I
             will
             insist
             onely
             vpon
             two
             ,
             by
             which
             he
             greatly
             enriched
             his
             Coffers
             .
          
           
             The
             one
             was
             vpon
             the
             Coronation
             of
             Queene
             
               Anne
               Bullen
            
             ,
             against
             which
             solemnitie
             ,
             the
             King
             sent
             writings
             to
             all
             Sheriffes
             ,
             to
             certifie
             the
             names
             of
             men
             of
             fortie
             pounds
             lands
             ,
             to
             receiue
             the
             order
             of
             Knighthood
             ,
             or
             else
             to
             make
             fine
             for
             the
             same
             .
             The
             asseasement
             of
             which
             (
             saith
             my
             Author
             )
             was
             appointed
             to
             
               Thomas
               Cromwell
            
             then
             master
             of
             the
             Kings
             Iewell-house
             ,
             who
             so
             vsed
             the
             matter
             ,
             that
             a
             great
             summe
             of
             money
             was
             leuied
             to
             the
             Kings
             vse
             by
             those
             fines
             .
          
           
             The
             other
             was
             his
             paines
             and
             pollicie
             in
             the
             suppressing
             of
             Religious
             Foundations
             .
          
           
             This
             great
             man
             gaue
             great
             reliefe
             to
             the
             poore
             ;
             
             two
             hundred
             poore
             people
             were
             serued
             at
             his
             gates
             twise
             euery
             day
             ;
             with
             bread
             ,
             meat
             ,
             and
             drinke
             sufficient
             .
          
           
             He
             had
             220.
             men
             and
             aboue
             in
             checke
             roll
             ;
             he
             gaue
             liueries
             garded
             with
             veluet
             to
             his
             Getlemen
             ;
             and
             garded
             with
             the
             same
             cloth
             to
             his
             Yeomen
             ,
             saith
             
               Iohn
               Stow
            
             in
             the
             Suruay
             of
             London
             ,
             in
             the
             chapter
             of
             orders
             and
             customes
             .
          
           
           
             
             Within
             the
             Quire
             of
             this
             Chappell
             ,
             lieth
             buried
             the
             body
             of
             
               Anne
               Bollein
            
             ,
             Marchionesse
             of
             Penbroke
             ,
             eldest
             daughter
             and
             coheire
             of
             
               Thomas
               Bollein
            
             ,
             Viscount
             Rochford
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Wiltshire
             and
             Ormond
             ,
             second
             wife
             to
             King
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             to
             whom
             shee
             bare
             into
             the
             world
             ,
             that
             most
             renowned
             Princesse
             ,
             Elizabeth
             ,
             our
             late
             Queene
             ,
             who
             proued
             not
             onely
             the
             mirrour
             of
             the
             world
             ,
             for
             vertue
             ,
             wisedome
             ,
             piety
             ,
             and
             iustice
             ,
             but
             also
             a
             patterne
             for
             gouernment
             to
             all
             the
             Princes
             in
             christendome
             .
             
             Another
             man-childe
             she
             bore
             also
             vnto
             the
             said
             King
             ,
             though
             without
             life
             ,
             vpon
             the
             29.
             day
             of
             Ianuary
             ,
             and
             the
             27.
             yeare
             of
             his
             raigne
             ,
             to
             the
             no
             little
             griefe
             of
             his
             mother
             ,
             some
             dislike
             of
             the
             King
             ,
             as
             the
             sequele
             of
             her
             accusation
             and
             death
             did
             shortly
             confirme
             :
             for
             vpon
             the
             19.
             day
             of
             May
             next
             following
             ,
             vpon
             the
             greene
             within
             the
             Tower
             ,
             her
             head
             was
             cut
             off
             by
             the
             sword
             ,
             and
             by
             the
             hands
             of
             the
             Hangman
             of
             Caleis
             ;
             when
             shee
             had
             beene
             King
             Henries
             wife
             three
             yeares
             ,
             three
             moneths
             ,
             and
             twenty
             fiue
             daies
             .
          
           
             The
             bloud
             was
             scarse
             wipt
             off
             the
             blade
             ,
             nor
             shee
             〈◊〉
             in
             her
             graue
             ,
             (
             an
             argument
             that
             her
             life
             was
             sought
             after
             vpon
             fal●e
             〈◊〉
             )
             before
             another
             Lady
             was
             possest
             of
             her
             bed
             ;
             for
             ,
             on
             the
             〈…〉
             her
             beheading
             ,
             the
             King
             her
             husband
             was
             married
             to
             that
             〈◊〉
             Princesse
             Iane
             ,
             the
             the
             daughter
             of
             
               Iohn
               Seymor
            
             Knight
             ,
             and
             sister
             to
             Lord
             
               Edward
               Seymour
            
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Hertford
             ,
             and
             Duke
             of
             Somerset
             .
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             buried
             in
             the
             said
             Chappell
             ,
             the
             body
             of
             
               George
               Bollein
            
             ,
             Lord
             Rochford
             ,
             
             brother
             to
             the
             beheaded
             Queene
             ,
             who
             (
             together
             with
             
               Henry
               Norrice
               ,
               Marke
               Smeton
               ,
               William
               Brereton
               ,
            
             and
             
               Francis
               Weston
            
             ,
             all
             of
             the
             Kings
             priuie
             Chamber
             )
             was
             beheaded
             on
             the
             Tower
             h●ll
             ,
             two
             daies
             before
             the
             death
             of
             his
             Sister
             ,
             about
             matters
             concerning
             the
             said
             Queene
             :
             none
             of
             them
             all
             confessing
             the
             act
             whereupon
             they
             suffered
             death
             ;
             onely
             Smeton
             ,
             contrarie
             to
             his
             conscience
             (
             saith
             one
             )
             confest
             some
             thing
             ,
             
             in
             hope
             of
             life
             and
             preferment
             ,
             which
             condemned
             both
             himselfe
             and
             the
             rest
             ,
             of
             which
             ,
             
             thus
             Cromwell
             writ
             to
             the
             King.
             Many
             things
             haue
             beene
             obiected
             ,
             but
             nothing
             confessed
             ,
             onely
             some
             circumstances
             haue
             beene
             acknowledged
             by
             
               Marke
               Smeton
            
             .
             This
             hee
             writ
             after
             the
             prisoners
             had
             beene
             throughly
             examined
             in
             the
             Tower.
             
          
           
             This
             
               Smeton
               ,
               Brierton
               ,
               Norrice
            
             ,
             and
             Weston
             ,
             lie
             buried
             here
             in
             the
             Chappell-yard
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             ,
             and
             neere
             to
             the
             reliques
             of
             the
             said
             
               Anne
               Bollein
            
             ,
             lieth
             interred
             the
             body
             of
             Katherine
             ,
             the
             fift
             wife
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             the
             daughter
             of
             Edmond
             ,
             and
             Neece
             vnto
             
               Thomas
               Howard
            
             his
             brother
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Norfolke
             ;
             who
             hauing
             continued
             his
             wife
             but
             the
             space
             of
             one
             yeare
             ,
             sixe
             moneths
             ,
             and
             foure
             daies
             ,
             was
             attainted
             by
             Parliament
             ,
             and
             beheaded
             here
             in
             the
             Tower
             ,
             vpon
             the
             13.
             of
             February
             ,
             1541.
             
          
           
             It
             is
             verily
             beleeued
             ,
             and
             many
             strong
             reasons
             are
             giuen
             ,
             both
             by
             English
             and
             forraine
             writers
             ,
             to
             confirme
             that
             beliefe
             ;
             that
             neither
             this
             Queene
             Katherine
             ,
             nor
             Queene
             Anne
             ,
             were
             any
             way
             guiltie
             of
             the
             breach
             of
             matrimony
             ,
             whereof
             they
             were
             accused
             ;
             but
             that
             King
             Henry
             ,
             vnconstant
             
             and
             variable
             in
             his
             affections
             ,
             and
             as
             vnstayed
             in
             religious
             resolutions
             ,
             did
             cut
             them
             off
             vpon
             false
             suggestions
             ,
             soone
             wearie
             of
             the
             old
             ,
             and
             euer
             ayming
             at
             new
             Espousals
             .
          
           
             Betweene
             these
             two
             Queenes
             ,
             
             before
             the
             high
             Altar
             ,
             lie
             buried
             two
             Dukes
             ,
             to
             wit
             ,
             the
             Duke
             of
             Somerset
             ,
             
               Edward
               Seymour
            
             ,
             and
             the
             Duke
             of
             Northumberland
             ,
             
               Iohn
               Dudley
            
             .
             Of
             whom
             hereafter
             .
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             
               Henry
               Southworth
            
             ,
             
             borne
             at
             Halton
             Castle
             ,
             in
             the
             Parish
             of
             Runkorne
             in
             Cheshire
             ,
             Yeoman
             of
             the
             Crowne
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             Guard
             ,
             to
             king
             Henry
             the
             seuenth
             ,
             and
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             Yeoman
             Bawier
             ,
             and
             Surveiour
             in
             the
             Tower
             of
             London
             for
             the
             space
             of
             33.
             yeares
             .
             Who
             died
             .......
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             
               Gefferay
               Hewyt
            
             ,
             
             and
             Ione
             his
             wife
             ,
             one
             of
             the
             Gonners
             in
             the
             Tower.
             ...
             Ione
             died
             ...
             1525.
             
          
           
             There
             are
             some
             other
             Inscriptions
             in
             this
             Chappell
             ,
             but
             they
             are
             of
             late
             times
             .
          
        
         
           
             Burials
             of
             the
             dead
             in
             the
             fields
             ,
             neare
             to
             the
             Citie
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             These
             burials
             in
             the
             fields
             might
             better
             haue
             beene
             spoken
             of
             ,
             in
             my
             prefixed
             discourse
             ,
             where
             I
             write
             of
             the
             strange
             custome
             of
             interring
             ,
             and
             preseruing
             of
             the
             bodies
             of
             the
             dead
             .
             But
             being
             forgotten
             there
             ,
             it
             will
             not
             be
             amisse
             (
             I
             hope
             )
             that
             they
             may
             be
             remembred
             here
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             fields
             on
             the
             North-East
             and
             East
             side
             of
             the
             suburbs
             ,
             
             whiles
             I
             was
             writing
             these
             matters
             (
             saith
             Camden
             )
             there
             were
             gotten
             out
             of
             the
             ground
             many
             vrnes
             ,
             funerall
             vessels
             ,
             little
             Images
             ,
             and
             earthen
             pots
             ,
             wherein
             were
             small
             peeces
             of
             money
             coined
             by
             
               Claudius
               ,
               Nero
               ,
               Vespasian
            
             ,
             &c.
             
             Glasse
             vials
             also
             ,
             and
             sundrie
             small
             earthen
             vessels
             ,
             wherein
             some
             liquid
             substance
             remained
             ,
             which
             I
             would
             thinke
             to
             be
             either
             of
             that
             sacred
             oblation
             of
             wine
             and
             milke
             ,
             which
             the
             ancient
             Romanes
             vsed
             when
             they
             burnt
             the
             dead
             ,
             or
             else
             those
             odoriferous
             liquors
             that
             Statius
             mentioneth
             .
          
           
             
               Pharijque
               liquores
            
             
               Arsuram
               lavere
               Comam
               .
            
             
               And
               liquid
               baulmes
               from
               Egypt-land
               that
               came
            
             
               Did
               wash
               his
               haire
               that
               ready
               was
               for
               flame
               .
            
          
           
             This
             place
             the
             Romanes
             appointed
             to
             burne
             and
             burie
             dead
             bodies
             ,
             who
             according
             to
             the
             law
             of
             the
             twelue
             tables
             carried
             coarses
             out
             of
             their
             Cities
             ,
             and
             interred
             them
             by
             the
             high-wayes
             side
             ,
             to
             put
             passengers
             in
             minde
             that
             they
             are
             ,
             as
             those
             were
             ,
             subiect
             to
             mortalitie
             .
          
           
             Stow
             speakes
             more
             fully
             of
             these
             ,
             
             and
             other
             kindes
             of
             funerall
             Monuments
             ,
             found
             here
             in
             the
             fields
             .
          
           
             About
             the
             yeare
             1576.
             saith
             hee
             ,
             Lolesworth-field
             ,
             now
             called
             Spittle-field
             ,
             was
             broken
             vp
             for
             clay
             to
             make
             Bricke
             .
             In
             the
             digging
             whereof
             ,
             many
             earthen
             pots
             ,
             called
             Vrnae
             ,
             were
             found
             full
             of
             Ashes
             ,
             and
             burnt
             bones
             of
             men
             ,
             to
             wit
             ,
             of
             the
             Romanes
             ,
             that
             inhabited
             here
             .
             For
             it
             was
             the
             custome
             
             of
             the
             Romanes
             ,
             to
             burne
             their
             dead
             ,
             to
             put
             their
             Ashes
             in
             an
             Vrne
             ,
             and
             then
             burie
             the
             same
             with
             certaine
             ceremonies
             ,
             in
             some
             field
             appointed
             for
             that
             purpose
             ,
             neare
             vnto
             their
             Citie
             .
          
           
             Euery
             of
             these
             pots
             had
             in
             them
             (
             with
             the
             ashes
             of
             the
             dead
             )
             one
             peece
             of
             Copper-money
             ,
             with
             the
             inscription
             of
             the
             Emperour
             then
             raigning
             ;
             some
             of
             them
             were
             of
             Claudius
             ,
             some
             of
             Vespasian
             ,
             some
             of
             Nero
             ,
             some
             of
             
               Antonius
               Pius
            
             ,
             of
             Traiane
             ,
             and
             others
             .
             Besides
             those
             vrnes
             ,
             many
             other
             pots
             were
             found
             in
             the
             same
             place
             ,
             made
             of
             a
             white
             earth
             ,
             with
             long
             neckes
             and
             handles
             ,
             like
             to
             our
             stone
             Iugs
             :
             these
             were
             emptie
             ,
             but
             seemed
             to
             be
             buried
             full
             of
             some
             liquid
             matter
             ,
             long
             since
             consumed
             and
             soaked
             through
             .
             For
             there
             were
             found
             diuers
             vials
             ,
             and
             other
             fashioned
             Glasses
             ,
             some
             most
             cunningly
             wrought
             ,
             such
             as
             I
             haue
             not
             seene
             the
             like
             ,
             and
             some
             of
             Christall
             ,
             all
             which
             had
             water
             in
             them
             ,
             nothing
             differing
             in
             clearnesse
             ,
             taste
             ,
             or
             sauour
             ,
             from
             common
             spring
             water
             ,
             whatsoeuer
             it
             was
             at
             the
             first
             .
             Some
             of
             these
             Glasses
             had
             oyle
             in
             them
             very
             thicke
             ,
             and
             earthy
             in
             sauour
             .
             Some
             were
             supposed
             to
             haue
             Balme
             in
             them
             ,
             but
             had
             lost
             the
             vertue
             :
             Many
             of
             these
             pots
             and
             Glasses
             were
             broken
             in
             cutting
             of
             the
             clay
             ,
             so
             that
             few
             were
             taken
             vp
             whole
             .
          
           
             There
             were
             also
             found
             diuers
             Dishes
             and
             Cups
             ,
             of
             a
             fine
             re●de
             coloured
             earth
             ,
             which
             shewed
             outwardly
             such
             a
             shining
             smoothnesse
             ,
             as
             if
             they
             had
             beene
             of
             currall
             .
             Those
             had
             (
             in
             the
             bottomes
             )
             Romane
             letters
             printed
             ;
             There
             were
             also
             Lampes
             of
             white
             earth
             and
             red
             ,
             artificially
             wrought
             with
             diuers
             Antiques
             ;
             about
             them
             ,
             some
             three
             or
             foure
             Images
             ,
             made
             of
             white
             earth
             ,
             about
             a
             spanne
             long
             each
             of
             them
             .
             One
             ,
             I
             remember
             ,
             was
             of
             Pallas
             ,
             the
             rest
             I
             haue
             forgotten
             .
             I
             my selfe
             haue
             reserued
             (
             amongst
             diuers
             of
             those
             Antiquities
             there
             )
             one
             vrne
             ,
             with
             the
             ashes
             and
             bones
             ,
             and
             one
             pot
             of
             white
             earth
             very
             small
             ,
             not
             exceeding
             the
             quantitie
             of
             a
             wine
             pint
             ,
             made
             in
             shape
             of
             a
             Hare
             squatted
             vpon
             her
             legges
             ,
             and
             betweene
             her
             eares
             is
             the
             mouth
             of
             the
             pot
             .
          
           
             There
             hath
             also
             beene
             found
             (
             in
             the
             same
             field
             )
             diuers
             coffins
             of
             stone
             ,
             containing
             the
             bones
             of
             men
             :
             these
             I
             suppose
             to
             be
             the
             burials
             of
             some
             speciall
             persons
             ,
             in
             time
             of
             the
             Brittaines
             ,
             or
             Saxons
             .
             Moreouer
             ,
             there
             were
             also
             found
             the
             sculls
             and
             bones
             of
             men
             without
             coffins
             ,
             or
             rather
             whose
             coffines
             (
             being
             of
             great
             timber
             )
             were
             consumed
             .
             Diuers
             great
             Nailes
             of
             Iron
             were
             there
             found
             ,
             such
             as
             are
             vsed
             in
             the
             wheeles
             of
             shod
             carts
             ,
             being
             each
             of
             them
             as
             bigge
             as
             a
             mans
             finger
             ,
             and
             a
             quarter
             of
             a
             yard
             ,
             the
             heads
             two
             inches
             ouer
             .
             Those
             Nailes
             were
             more
             wondred
             at
             then
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             things
             there
             found
             ;
             and
             many
             opinions
             of
             men
             were
             there
             vttered
             of
             them
             ;
             namely
             that
             the
             men
             there
             buried
             ,
             were
             murthered
             by
             driuing
             those
             Nailes
             into
             their
             heads
             ,
             a
             thing
             vnlikely
             :
             for
             a
             smaller
             Naile
             would
             more
             aptly
             serue
             to
             so
             bad
             a
             purpose
             ;
             and
             a
             more
             secret
             place
             would
             lightly
             be
             imployed
             for
             such
             buriall
             .
          
           
             But
             to
             set
             downe
             what
             I
             obserued
             concerning
             this
             matter
             ,
             I
             there
             beheld
             the
             bones
             of
             a
             man
             lying
             (
             as
             I
             noted
             )
             the
             head
             North
             ,
             the
             feet
             South
             ,
             and
             round
             about
             him
             (
             as
             thwart
             his
             head
             ,
             along
             both
             his
             sides
             ,
             and
             thwart
             his
             feet
             )
             such
             Nailes
             were
             found
             .
             Wherefore
             I
             coniectured
             them
             to
             be
             Nailes
             of
             his
             coffin
             .
             Which
             had
             beene
             a
             trough
             ,
             cut
             out
             of
             some
             great
             tree
             ,
             and
             the
             same
             couered
             with
             a
             planke
             of
             a
             great
             thicknesse
             ,
             fastened
             with
             such
             Nailes
             ,
             
             and
             therefore
             I
             caused
             some
             of
             the
             Nailes
             to
             be
             reached
             vp
             to
             〈◊〉
             found
             vnder
             the
             broad
             heads
             of
             them
             ,
             the
             old
             wood
             ,
             ●eane
             turned
             into
             earth
             ▪
             but
             still
             retaining
             both
             the
             graine
             and
             proper
             colour
             .
             Of
             these
             Nailes
             (
             with
             the
             wood
             vnder
             the
             head
             thereof
             )
             I
             reserued
             one
             ,
             as
             also
             the
             〈◊〉
             -
             bone
             of
             the
             man
             ,
             the
             teeth
             being
             great
             ,
             sound
             ,
             and
             fixed
             ,
             which
             (
             amongst
             many
             other
             Monuments
             there
             found
             )
             I
             haue
             yet
             to
             shew
             :
             but
             the
             nayle
             lying
             dry
             ,
             is
             by
             scaling
             greatly
             wasted
             .
             And
             thus
             much
             of
             ancient
             Funerall
             Monuments
             in
             the
             fields
             .
          
        
         
           
             Certaine
             Burials
             of
             British
             Kings
             in
             and
             about
             London
             ,
             the
             places
             of
             their
             interments
             vncertaine
             .
          
           
             And
             first
             to
             begin
             with
             Guentoline
             ,
             
             the
             sonne
             of
             Gurgunstus
             ,
             King
             of
             Britaine
             ,
             who
             flourished
             about
             the
             yeare
             of
             the
             world
             ,
             3614.
             
             Who
             was
             a
             wise
             Prince
             ,
             graue
             in
             counsell
             ,
             and
             sober
             in
             behauiour
             ,
             and
             studied
             ,
             with
             great
             care
             and
             diligence
             ,
             to
             reforme
             anew
             ,
             and
             to
             adorne
             with
             iustice
             ,
             lawes
             ,
             and
             good
             orders
             ,
             the
             British
             commonwealth
             ;
             by
             other
             Kings
             not
             so
             framed
             as
             stood
             with
             the
             greatnesse
             thereof
             .
             But
             as
             he
             was
             busie
             in
             hand
             herewith
             ,
             death
             tooke
             him
             away
             from
             these
             worldly
             employments
             ,
             when
             hee
             had
             raigned
             27.
             yeares
             .
          
           
             He
             had
             a
             wife
             named
             
               Martia
               Proba
            
             ,
             a
             woman
             of
             perfect
             beautie
             ,
             and
             wisedome
             incomparable
             ,
             as
             by
             her
             prudent
             gouernment
             ,
             and
             equall
             administration
             of
             iustice
             ,
             after
             her
             husbands
             decease
             ,
             during
             her
             sonnes
             minoritie
             ,
             it
             most
             manifestly
             appeared
             .
          
           
             She
             was
             a
             woman
             expert
             and
             skilfull
             in
             diuers
             sciences
             ,
             but
             chiefely
             ,
             being
             admitted
             to
             the
             gouernment
             of
             the
             Realme
             ,
             she
             studied
             to
             preserue
             the
             common
             wealth
             in
             good
             ,
             quiet
             ,
             and
             decent
             order
             ;
             and
             therefore
             deuised
             ,
             established
             ,
             and
             writ
             a
             booke
             in
             the
             British
             tongue
             of
             profitable
             and
             conuenient
             Lawes
             ,
             the
             which
             after
             her
             name
             were
             called
             Martian
             Lawes
             .
             These
             Lawes
             afterwards
             
               Gildas
               Cambrius
            
             ,
             the
             Historicall
             Welch
             Poet
             ,
             translated
             into
             Latine
             :
             and
             a
             long
             time
             after
             him
             ,
             Alured
             ,
             King
             of
             the
             West
             Saxons
             ,
             holding
             these
             lawes
             necessarie
             for
             the
             preseruation
             of
             the
             common
             wealth
             ,
             put
             them
             into
             English
             Saxon
             speech
             ,
             and
             then
             they
             were
             called
             after
             that
             translation
             ,
             Marchenclagh
             ,
             that
             is
             to
             meane
             ,
             the
             Lawes
             of
             Martia
             ;
             adding
             thereunto
             a
             Booke
             of
             his
             owne
             writing
             of
             the
             Lawes
             of
             England
             ,
             which
             he
             called
             ,
             A
             certaine
             Breuiarie
             extracted
             out
             of
             diuers
             Lawes
             of
             the
             Troians
             ,
             Grecians
             ,
             Britaines
             ,
             Saxons
             ,
             and
             Danes
             .
             She
             flourished
             before
             the
             birth
             of
             our
             Lord
             and
             Sauiour
             ,
             348.
             yeares
             ,
             or
             thereabouts
             .
          
           
             Her
             sonnes
             name
             was
             Sicilius
             ,
             
             who
             vpon
             the
             death
             of
             his
             Father
             was
             but
             young
             :
             for
             I
             reade
             that
             Martia
             his
             mother
             ,
             deliuered
             vp
             the
             gouernment
             of
             the
             kingdome
             to
             her
             sonne
             when
             he
             came
             to
             lawfull
             age
             ,
             which
             she
             had
             right
             politiquely
             guided
             ,
             and
             highly
             for
             her
             perpetuall
             renowne
             and
             commendation
             ,
             the
             space
             of
             fourteene
             yeares
             .
             He
             died
             when
             hee
             had
             raigned
             seuen
             yeares
             ,
             some
             say
             fifteene
             yeares
             .
          
           
             Of
             Bladud
             ,
             king
             of
             Britaine
             ,
             the
             sonne
             of
             
               Lud
               hurdibras
            
             ,
             many
             incredible
             passages
             are
             deliuered
             by
             our
             old
             British
             writers
             ,
             and
             followed
             by
             sundrie
             Authors
             of
             succeeding
             ages
             ,
             which
             say
             ,
             that
             he
             was
             so
             well
             seene
             in
             the
             Sciences
             of
             Astronomie
             and
             Necromancie
             ,
             that
             thereby
             hee
             made
             the
             hote
             
             springs
             in
             the
             Citie
             of
             Bathe
             :
             that
             he
             built
             the
             Citie
             of
             Bathe
             :
             that
             he
             went
             to
             Athens
             and
             brought
             with
             him
             foure
             Philosophers
             ,
             and
             by
             them
             instituted
             an
             Vniuersitie
             at
             Stanford
             in
             Lincolnshire
             .
             And
             further
             to
             shew
             his
             Art
             and
             cunning
             ,
             that
             he
             tooke
             vpon
             him
             to
             flie
             into
             the
             aire
             ;
             and
             that
             hee
             broke
             his
             necke
             by
             a
             fall
             from
             the
             Temple
             of
             Apollo
             in
             Troynouant
             ,
             before
             the
             incarnation
             of
             Christ
             852.
             yeares
             ,
             in
             the
             twentieth
             yeare
             of
             his
             raigne
             .
             Geffrey
             of
             Monmouth
             ,
             and
             Mathew
             of
             Westminster
             would
             approue
             as
             much
             as
             here
             is
             spoken
             of
             him
             ;
             
             And
             learned
             Selden
             in
             his
             Illustrations
             vpon
             Draytons
             Polyolbion
             ,
             sets
             downe
             an
             ancient
             fragment
             of
             rimes
             ,
             wherein
             these
             strange
             things
             of
             him
             are
             exprest
             .
             
             But
             of
             him
             here
             in
             this
             place
             ,
             will
             it
             please
             you
             take
             a
             peece
             out
             of
             Harding
             ,
             and
             you
             shall
             haue
             more
             hereafter
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Bladud
                 his
                 sonne
                 after
                 him
                 did
                 succede
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 reigned
                 after
                 then
                 full
                 xx
                 .
                 yere
                 ,
              
               
                 
                   Cair
                   Bladud
                
                 so
                 that
                 now
                 is
                 Bath
                 I
                 rede
                 ,
              
               
                 He
                 made
                 anone
                 the
                 hote
                 bathes
                 there
                 infere
              
               
                 When
                 at
                 Athens
                 he
                 had
                 studied
                 clere
              
               
                 He
                 brought
                 with
                 hym
                 iiii
                 Philosophers
                 wise
              
               
                 Schole
                 to
                 hold
                 in
                 Brytaine
                 and
                 exercyse
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Stanforde
                 he
                 made
                 that
                 Stanforde
                 hight
                 this
                 daye
              
               
                 In
                 which
                 he
                 made
                 an
                 Vniuersitee
                 ,
              
               
                 His
                 Philosophers
                 ,
                 as
                 Merlin
                 doth
                 saye
              
               
                 Had
                 scholers
                 fele
                 of
                 grete
                 habilitee
                 ,
              
               
                 Studyng
                 euer
                 alwaye
                 in
                 vnitee
                 ,
              
               
                 In
                 all
                 the
                 seuen
                 liberall
                 science
                 ,
              
               
                 For
                 to
                 purchase
                 wysedome
                 and
                 sapience
                 ▪
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 
                   Cair
                   Bladim
                
                 he
                 made
                 a
                 temple
                 right
              
               
                 And
                 sette
                 a
                 Flamyne
                 therein
                 to
                 gouerne
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 afterward
                 a
                 *
                 Fetherham
                 he
                 dight
                 ,
              
               
                 To
                 flye
                 with
                 winges
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 could
                 best
                 discerne
                 ,
              
               
                 Aboue
                 the
                 aire
                 nothyng
                 him
                 to
                 werne
                 ,
              
               
                 He
                 flyed
                 on
                 high
                 to
                 the
                 temple
                 Apoline
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 ther
                 brake
                 his
                 necke
                 for
                 all
                 his
                 grete
                 doctrine
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             Likewise
             the
             vncertaine
             buriall
             of
             Vortimer
             ,
             that
             victorious
             British
             king
             ,
             was
             in
             some
             part
             of
             this
             Citie
             ;
             he
             was
             the
             eldest
             sonne
             of
             Vortigern
             king
             of
             the
             Britaines
             ,
             and
             raigned
             as
             king
             in
             his
             fathers
             dayes
             ;
             who
             demeaned
             himselfe
             towards
             his
             sonne
             ,
             then
             his
             Soueraigne
             ,
             in
             all
             dutifull
             obedience
             and
             faithfull
             counsell
             ;
             for
             the
             space
             of
             foure
             yeares
             ,
             euen
             vntill
             Vortimer
             was
             poysoned
             by
             the
             subtiltie
             of
             Rowena
             the
             heathen
             ,
             daughter
             of
             Hengist
             the
             Saxon
             ,
             the
             wife
             or
             concubine
             of
             his
             Brother
             ,
             and
             the
             mother
             of
             the
             Britaines
             mischiefe
             ,
             which
             happened
             about
             the
             yeare
             of
             Grace
             464.
             
          
           
             
             This
             Vortimer
             was
             a
             man
             of
             great
             valour
             ,
             which
             altogether
             he
             employed
             for
             the
             redresse
             of
             his
             countrey
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             testimonie
             of
             
               William
               Malmesbury
            
             ,
             whose
             words
             are
             these
             .
          
           
             Vortimer
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             thinking
             not
             good
             to
             dissemble
             the
             matter
             ,
             for
             that
             he
             saw
             himselfe
             and
             countrey
             daily
             surprised
             by
             the
             craft
             of
             the
             Saxons
             ,
             set
             
             his
             full
             purpose
             to
             driue
             them
             out
             ,
             and
             from
             the
             seuenth
             yeare
             after
             their
             first
             entrance
             ,
             for
             twentie
             yeares
             continuance
             ,
             fought
             many
             battailes
             with
             them
             ,
             and
             foure
             of
             them
             with
             great
             puissance
             in
             the
             open
             field
             ;
             in
             the
             first
             whereof
             ,
             they
             departed
             with
             like
             fortune
             ,
             and
             losse
             of
             the
             Generals
             brethren
             Horsa
             and
             Latigern
             :
             in
             the
             other
             three
             ,
             the
             Britaines
             went
             away
             with
             victory
             ,
             and
             so
             long
             ,
             vntill
             Vortimer
             was
             taken
             away
             by
             fatall
             death
             .
          
           
             It
             is
             recorded
             of
             him
             ,
             
             that
             after
             he
             had
             vanquished
             the
             Saxons
             ,
             and
             dispossessed
             them
             of
             all
             their
             footing
             in
             the
             Continent
             ,
             yea
             ,
             and
             often
             assailed
             them
             in
             the
             Isle
             of
             Tannet
             :
             the
             Church
             of
             Christianitie
             being
             ruinated
             by
             the
             Pagan
             marriage
             of
             Rowena
             with
             his
             Brother
             ,
             as
             aforesaid
             ,
             that
             he
             restored
             the
             Christian
             Religion
             ,
             as
             then
             sorely
             decaied
             ,
             and
             new
             built
             the
             Churches
             that
             his
             enemies
             ,
             the
             misbeleeuing
             Saxons
             had
             destroied
             .
          
           
             It
             is
             also
             reported
             by
             Nennius
             of
             Bangor
             ,
             in
             the
             historie
             of
             his
             countrie
             ,
             that
             after
             his
             last
             victorie
             ouer
             the
             Saxons
             ,
             he
             caused
             his
             monument
             to
             be
             erected
             at
             the
             entrance
             into
             Tanet
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             same
             place
             of
             that
             great
             ouerthrow
             ,
             which
             by
             the
             said
             Author
             ,
             is
             called
             
               Lapis
               Tituli
            
             ,
             of
             vs
             the
             Stonar
             ;
             where
             for
             certaine
             ,
             it
             seemes
             ,
             hath
             beene
             an
             hauen
             .
             In
             this
             monument
             ,
             hee
             commanded
             his
             body
             to
             be
             buried
             ,
             to
             the
             further
             terror
             of
             the
             Saxons
             ,
             that
             in
             beholding
             this
             his
             Trophie
             ,
             their
             spirits
             might
             be
             daunted
             at
             the
             remembrance
             of
             their
             great
             ouerthrow
             .
             As
             
               Scipio
               Africanus
            
             conceited
             the
             like
             ,
             who
             commanded
             his
             Sepulchre
             to
             be
             so
             set
             ,
             that
             it
             might
             ouerlooke
             Africa
             ,
             supposing
             that
             his
             very
             Tombe
             would
             be
             a
             terror
             to
             the
             Carthaginians
             .
             But
             how
             that
             desire
             of
             Vortimer
             was
             performed
             ,
             
             I
             finde
             not
             ,
             saith
             a
             late
             writer
             :
             but
             rather
             the
             contrarie
             ;
             for
             an
             old
             Manuscript
             I
             haue
             ,
             that
             confidently
             affirmeth
             him
             to
             be
             buried
             in
             London
             ,
             which
             agreeth
             with
             these
             old
             Rimes
             of
             my
             reuerend
             Monke
             of
             Glocester
             .
             
          
           
             
               Aftur
               his
               deth
               he
               badde
               anon
               his
               body
               yat
               *
               me
               nome
               ,
            
             
               And
               bury
               hit
               at
               an
               hauene
               wher
               ye
               hethen
               men
               vp
               come
               ,
            
             
               In
               a
               Tombe
               swithe
               an
               heigh
               yat
               me
               myght
               hit
               fer
               yse
               ,
            
             
               That
               *
               hii
               for
               drede
               of
               yat
               syght
               ayen
               hom
               sholde
               fle
               .
            
             
               Hare
               was
               herte
               to
               hem
               whan
               he
               wolde
               hit
               hadde
            
             
               Drede
               of
               his
               body
               dede
               as
               they
               aliue
               hadde
               .
            
             
               Ther
               was
               deol
               and
               So●we
               enogh
               ,
               tho
               this
               man
               was
               ded
               ,
            
             
               As
               natheles
               me
               buryed
               him
               nought
               ther
               as
               yat
               he
               *
               ked
            
             
               For
               hit
               was
               but
               of
               a
               will
               ,
               as
               hii
               hem
               bethoughte
            
             
               In
               London
               wythe
               gret
               honor
               that
               body
               an
               erthe
               broughte
               .
            
          
           
             Harding
             hath
             it
             thus
             .
             
          
           
             
               In
               a
               pyller
               of
               brasse
               he
               laid
               on
               hyght
               ,
            
             
               At
               the
               gate
               where
               Saxons
               had
               landed
               afore
               ,
            
             
               He
               bad
               his
               men
               for
               also
               farre
               as
               he
               myght
            
             
               Hym
               se
               ,
               he
               truste
               they
               wolde
               not
               nerre
               come
               thore
            
             
               But
               neuerthelesse
               they
               letted
               not
               therfore
               ,
            
             
               But
               buried
               hym
               at
               Troynouant
               Citee
               ,
            
             
               As
               he
               them
               bade
               with
               all
               solempnitee
               ,
            
          
        
         
           
           
             The
             vncertaine
             buriall
             of
             Edward
             and
             Richard
             ,
             the
             sonnes
             of
             King
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             .
          
           
             Edward
             ,
             the
             eldest
             sonne
             of
             King
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             ,
             by
             Queene
             Elizabeth
             his
             wife
             ,
             say
             our
             English
             Writers
             ,
             was
             borne
             in
             the
             Sanctuary
             at
             Westminster
             ,
             
             the
             fourth
             of
             Nouember
             ,
             and
             yeare
             of
             grace
             ,
             1470.
             being
             the
             tenth
             of
             his
             fathers
             raigne
             ,
             at
             that
             time
             expulsed
             the
             Realme
             by
             the
             powerfull
             Earle
             of
             Warwicke
             ;
             but
             fortune
             being
             changed
             ,
             and
             the
             father
             restored
             ,
             the
             sonne
             in
             Iuly
             following
             ,
             the
             sixe
             and
             twentieth
             day
             ,
             1471.
             was
             created
             Prince
             of
             Wales
             ,
             and
             Earle
             of
             Chester
             ;
             and
             afterwards
             vpon
             the
             eight
             of
             Iuly
             ,
             in
             the
             19
             yeare
             of
             his
             said
             fathers
             raign
             ,
             he
             was
             by
             Letters
             Patents
             ,
             dated
             at
             Esthamsted
             ,
             further
             honoured
             with
             the
             Earledomes
             of
             Penbroke
             and
             March.
             He
             was
             proclaimed
             King
             ,
             but
             neuer
             crowned
             ,
             yet
             had
             not
             the
             ambitious
             hand
             of
             his
             Vncle
             beene
             defiled
             in
             his
             innocent
             bloud
             ,
             hee
             might
             haue
             worne
             the
             Diadem
             many
             yeares
             ,
             whereas
             he
             bare
             the
             title
             of
             King
             no
             longer
             then
             two
             moneths
             and
             eighteene
             daies
             .
          
           
             Richard
             ,
             surnamed
             of
             Shrewsbury
             ,
             because
             he
             was
             there
             borne
             ,
             the
             second
             sonne
             of
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             ,
             by
             his
             wife
             Elizabeth
             ,
             as
             aforesaid
             ,
             was
             affianced
             in
             his
             infancie
             ,
             to
             Anne
             the
             onely
             daughter
             and
             heire
             of
             Iohn
             Lord
             Mowbray
             Duke
             of
             Norfolke
             ;
             hee
             was
             honoured
             by
             the
             titles
             of
             Duke
             of
             Norfolke
             ,
             Earle
             Warren
             ,
             Earle
             Marshall
             ,
             and
             Nottingham
             ;
             also
             Lord
             Baron
             of
             Mowbray
             ,
             Segraue
             ,
             and
             of
             Gower
             ,
             as
             Milles
             will
             haue
             it
             ;
             
             but
             inioying
             neither
             wife
             ,
             title
             ,
             or
             his
             owne
             life
             long
             ,
             was
             with
             his
             brother
             ,
             murthered
             in
             the
             Tower
             of
             London
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             prison
             of
             that
             Tower
             ,
             which
             ,
             vpon
             that
             most
             sinfull
             deed
             ,
             is
             euer
             since
             called
             the
             bloudy
             Tower
             ,
             their
             bodies
             as
             yet
             vnknowne
             where
             to
             haue
             buriall
             .
             The
             storie
             of
             whose
             death
             ,
             and
             supposed
             interment
             ,
             extracted
             out
             of
             authenticall
             Authors
             ,
             is
             thus
             deliuered
             by
             
               Iohn
               Speed.
            
             
          
           
             
             Prince
             Edward
             and
             his
             brother
             (
             saith
             hee
             )
             were
             both
             shut
             vp
             in
             the
             Tower
             ,
             and
             all
             attendants
             remoued
             from
             them
             ,
             onely
             one
             called
             Blacke-Will
             ,
             or
             
               William
               Slaughter
            
             excepted
             ,
             who
             was
             set
             to
             serue
             them
             ,
             and
             to
             see
             them
             sure
             .
             After
             which
             time
             the
             Prince
             neuer
             tied
             his
             points
             ,
             nor
             cared
             for
             himselfe
             ,
             but
             with
             that
             yong
             Babe
             his
             brother
             ,
             lingred
             with
             thought
             and
             heauinesse
             ,
             till
             their
             traiterous
             deaths
             deliuered
             them
             out
             of
             that
             wretchednesse
             :
             for
             the
             execution
             whereof
             ,
             Sir
             
               Iames
               Tirrill
            
             appointed
             
               Miles
               Forrest
            
             ,
             a
             fellow
             fleshed
             in
             murther
             before
             time
             :
             to
             whom
             he
             ioyned
             one
             
               Iohn
               Dighton
            
             his
             horse-keeper
             ,
             a
             bigge
             ,
             broad
             ,
             square
             knaue
             .
          
           
             About
             midnight
             (
             all
             others
             being
             remoued
             from
             them
             )
             this
             
               Miles
               Forrest
            
             ,
             and
             
               Iohn
               Dighton
            
             ,
             came
             into
             the
             Chamber
             ,
             and
             suddenly
             wrapped
             vp
             the
             sely
             children
             in
             the
             Bed-clothes
             where
             they
             lay
             ,
             keeping
             ,
             by
             force
             ,
             the
             featherbed
             and
             pillowes
             hard
             vpon
             their
             mouthes
             ,
             that
             they
             were
             therein
             smothered
             to
             death
             ,
             and
             gaue
             vp
             to
             God
             their
             innocent
             soules
             ,
             into
             the
             ioyes
             of
             heauen
             ,
             leauing
             their
             bodies
             vnto
             the
             Tormentors
             ,
             dead
             in
             the
             bed
             ▪
             which
             after
             these
             monstrous
             wretches
             perceiued
             ,
             first
             by
             the
             strugling
             with
             the
             paines
             of
             death
             ,
             and
             after
             long
             lying
             still
             to
             bee
             thorowly
             dispatched
             ,
             they
             laid
             their
             bodies
             naked
             out
             vpon
             the
             bed
             ,
             and
             then
             fetched
             Sir
             
               Iames
               Tirrill
            
             their
             instigator
             ,
             to
             see
             them
             ,
             who
             caused
             these
             murtherers
             to
             
             bury
             them
             at
             the
             staires
             foot
             ,
             somewhat
             deepe
             in
             the
             ground
             ,
             vnder
             a
             great
             heape
             of
             stones
             .
             Then
             ro●e
             Sir
             Iames
             in
             haste
             to
             the
             King
             ,
             vnto
             whom
             he
             shewed
             the
             manner
             of
             their
             death
             ,
             and
             place
             of
             buriall
             ;
             which
             newes
             was
             so
             welcome
             to
             his
             wicked
             heart
             ,
             as
             hee
             greatly
             reioyced
             ,
             and
             with
             great
             thankes
             dubbed
             (
             as
             some
             hold
             )
             this
             his
             mercilesse
             Instrument
             ,
             Knight
             .
             But
             the
             place
             of
             their
             buriall
             he
             liked
             not
             ,
             saying
             ,
             that
             vile
             corner
             should
             not
             containe
             the
             bodies
             of
             those
             Princes
             ,
             his
             Nephewes
             ,
             and
             commanded
             them
             a
             better
             place
             for
             buriall
             ,
             because
             they
             were
             the
             Sons
             of
             a
             King.
             Whereupon
             the
             Priest
             of
             the
             Tower
             tooke
             vp
             their
             bodies
             ,
             and
             secretly
             interred
             them
             in
             such
             a
             place
             ,
             which
             by
             the
             occasion
             of
             his
             death
             ,
             could
             neuer
             since
             come
             to
             light
             .
          
           
             The
             continuer
             of
             
               Iohn
               Harding
            
             tels
             vs
             from
             the
             report
             of
             others
             ,
             that
             King
             Richard
             caused
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Brakenburies
            
             Priest
             to
             close
             their
             dead
             corpes
             in
             lead
             ,
             and
             so
             to
             put
             them
             in
             a
             coffin
             full
             of
             holes
             ,
             and
             hooked
             at
             the
             ends
             with
             two
             hookes
             of
             iron
             ,
             and
             so
             to
             cast
             them
             into
             a
             place
             called
             the
             Blacke
             deepes
             at
             the
             Thames
             mouth
             ,
             whereby
             they
             should
             neuer
             rise
             vp
             ,
             or
             be
             any
             more
             seene
             .
          
           
             To
             which
             effect
             I
             haue
             seene
             their
             Epitaph
             written
             by
             
               Thomas
               Stanley
            
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             Man
             ,
             Parson
             of
             Winwicke
             ,
             and
             Wigan
             in
             Lancashire
             ,
             who
             ●lourished
             in
             the
             seuerall
             raignes
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             Edward
             the
             sixt
             ,
             Queene
             Mary
             ,
             and
             Queene
             Elizabeth
             ▪
             thus
             it
             runs
             in
             his
             Lancashire
             rimes
             .
          
           
             
               In
               Londons
               Toure
               in
               one
               plase
               or
               anoder
            
             
               Interryd
               lay
               Kyng
               Edward
               and
               his
               Broder
               ,
            
             
               Who
               by
               there
               wicked
               *
               Eme
               were
               guyltles
               sleyne
               ,
            
             
               And
               basely
               beryd
               ,
               yet
               tooke
               vp
               ageyne
            
             
               And
               cast
               into
               the
               blacke
               deepes
               at
               Tems
               mouth
               .
            
             
               Now
               whether
               wreckt
               ,
               or
               tost
               from
               North
               to
               South
               ,
            
             
               Their
               reliques
               are
               ,
               it
               recks
               not
               ;
               ther
               soules
               rest
            
             
               In
               Heu'n
               amangst
               Gods
               children
               euer
               blest
               .
            
          
           
             
               They
               weren
               murdered
               in
               Iuly
            
             ,
             1483.
             
             
               Edward
               being
               thirteene
               yeres
               old
               ,
               and
               Richard
               about
               some
               two
               yeres
               yonger
               .
            
          
           
             The
             iust
             iudgement
             of
             God
             seuerely
             reuenged
             the
             murther
             of
             these
             innocent
             Princes
             vpon
             the
             malefactors
             .
             For
             first
             to
             begin
             with
             the
             Ministers
             ;
             
               Miles
               Forrest
            
             at
             Saint
             Martins
             ,
             peece-meale
             rotted
             away
             ;
             Sir
             
               Iames
               Tirril●
            
             died
             at
             Tower
             hill
             for
             treason
             committed
             against
             Henry
             the
             seuenth
             ;
             Dighton
             indeed
             (
             saith
             my
             Author
             ,
             
             who
             liued
             in
             those
             times
             )
             walketh
             on
             aliue
             ,
             in
             good
             possibility
             to
             be
             hanged
             ere
             he
             die
             ,
             liuing
             at
             Calleis
             ,
             no
             lesse
             distained
             and
             hated
             ,
             then
             pointed
             at
             of
             all
             .
             King
             Richard
             himselfe
             was
             slaine
             in
             the
             field
             ,
             hacked
             and
             hewed
             of
             his
             enemies
             hands
             ,
             harried
             on
             a
             horse
             backe
             naked
             ,
             being
             dead
             ,
             his
             haire
             in
             despite
             torne
             and
             tugged
             like
             a
             curre
             dogge
             .
             And
             the
             mischiefe
             that
             he
             tooke
             ,
             was
             within
             lesse
             then
             three
             yeares
             of
             the
             mischiefe
             that
             he
             did
             ,
             and
             yet
             all
             the
             meane
             time
             spent
             in
             much
             paine
             and
             trouble
             outward
             ,
             and
             much
             feare
             ,
             anguish
             ,
             and
             sorrow
             within
             .
             For
             I
             haue
             heard
             by
             credible
             report
             of
             his
             Chamberlaine
             ,
             
             that
             after
             this
             abhominable
             deed
             done
             ,
             he
             neuer
             was
             quiet
             in
             his
             minde
             :
             he
             neuer
             thought
             himselfe
             sure
             ,
             for
             where
             he
             went
             abroad
             ,
             his
             eyes
             euer
             whirled
             about
             ,
             his
             body
             was
             priuily
             
             fenced
             ,
             his
             hand
             was
             euer
             on
             his
             dagger
             ,
             his
             countenance
             and
             manner
             was
             like
             one
             euer
             ready
             to
             strike
             againe
             ;
             he
             tooke
             ill
             rest
             a
             nights
             ,
             lay
             long
             waking
             and
             musing
             ,
             sore
             wearied
             with
             care
             and
             watch
             ,
             rather
             slumbred
             ,
             then
             slept
             ,
             troubled
             with
             fearefull
             dreames
             ,
             sodainly
             some
             times
             start
             vp
             ,
             leapt
             out
             of
             his
             bed
             ,
             and
             ran
             about
             the
             chambers
             ;
             so
             was
             his
             restlesse
             heart
             continually
             tossed
             and
             tumbled
             ,
             with
             the
             tedious
             impression
             and
             stormy
             remembrance
             of
             his
             execrable
             murthers
             .
          
           
             Persius
             makes
             an
             imprecation
             to
             Iupiter
             ,
             that
             hee
             would
             punish
             Kings
             ,
             committing
             such
             horride
             actions
             ,
             with
             this
             horrour
             of
             conscience
             ,
             thus
             .
          
           
             
               
               Great
               Father
               of
               the
               gods
               :
               when
               cruell
               lust
               ,
            
             
               Touch'd
               with
               inflaming
               venome
               ,
               moues
               th'
               vniust
            
             
               Corrupted
               disposition
               of
               fierce
               Kings
               ,
            
             
               To
               act
               unworthy
               and
               vnkingly
               things
               :
            
             
               Punish
               them
               onely
               thus
               .
               Let
               them
               but
               see
            
             
               Faire
               vertue
               ,
               and
               their
               lost
               felicitie
               .
            
             
               Then
               shall
               their
               bowels
               yearne
               ,
               and
               they
               shall
               crie
            
             
               In
               secret
               ,
               and
               waxe
               pale
               ,
               and
               pine
               ,
               and
               die
               .
            
          
           
             But
             here
             enough
             of
             King
             Richard
             ,
             vntill
             I
             come
             to
             Leicester
             ,
             and
             there
             to
             the
             place
             of
             his
             buriall
             .
          
        
         
           
             Chelsey
             .
          
           
             
             On
             the
             south
             side
             of
             the
             Quire
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             vnder
             a
             plaine
             Monument
             ,
             lieth
             the
             body
             of
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               More
            
             ,
             Lord
             Chancelor
             of
             England
             ,
             beheaded
             on
             the
             Tower
             hill
             ,
             for
             denying
             of
             the
             Kings
             Supremacie
             ,
             the
             sixt
             of
             Iuly
             ,
             1535.
             
             Ouer
             his
             Tombe
             is
             an
             Inscription
             vpon
             the
             wall
             ,
             made
             by
             himselfe
             ,
             a
             little
             after
             he
             gaue
             ouer
             his
             Office
             of
             being
             Chancelour
             ,
             now
             hardly
             to
             be
             read
             .
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Morus
               vrbe
               Londinensi
               ,
               familia
               non
               celebri
               ,
               sed
               honesta
               natus
               ,
               in
               literis
               vtcumque
               versatus
               ,
               quum
               &
               causas
               aliquot
               Iuuenis
               egisset
               in
               for●
               ,
               et
               in
               vrbe
               sua
               pro
               Shyre●o
               ius
               dixisset
               ,
               ab
               inuictissimo
               Rege
               Henrico
               viii
               .
               (
               cui
               vni
               Regum
               omnium
               gloria
               prius
               inaudita
               contigit
               ,
               vt
               Fidei
               defensor
               qualem
               et
               gladio
               et
               calamo
               se
               vere
               prestitit
               ,
               merito
               vocaretur
               )
               adscitus
               in
               Aulam
               est
               ,
               delectusque
               in
               concilium
               ,
               et
               creatus
               Eques
               ,
               Proquestor
               primum
               ,
               post
               cancellarius
               Lancastrie
               ,
               tandem
               Anglie
               miro
               principis
               fauore
               factus
               est
               .
               Sed
               interim
               in
               publico
               Regni
               Senatu
               lectus
               est
               Orator
               Populi
               ,
               preterea
               Legatus
               Regis
               nonnunquam
               fuit
               ,
               alias
               alibi
               ,
               postremo
               vero
               Cameraci
               ,
               comes
               &
               collega
               iunctus
               principi
               Legationis
               Cuthberto
               Tunstallo
               tum
               Londinensi
               ,
               mox
               Dunelmensi
               Episcopo
               ,
               quo
               viro
               vix
               habet
               orbis
               hodie
               quicquam
               eruditius
               ,
               prudentius
               ,
               melius
               .
               Ibi
               inter
               summos
               Christiani
               orbis
               Monarchas
               rursus
               refecta
               federa
               ,
               redditamque
               mundo
               diu
               desideratam
               pacem
               ,
               et
               letissimus
               vidit
               ,
               et
               Legatus
               intersuit
               .
            
             
               Quam
               superi
               Pacem
               firment
               ,
               faxint
               que
               perennem
               .
               In
               hoc
               officiorum
               vel
               honorum
               cursu
               quum
               ita
               versaretur
               ,
               vt
               neque
               Princeps
               optimus
               operam
               eius
               improbaret
               ,
               neque
               nobilibus
               esset
               inuisus
               ,
               neque
               iniucundus
               populo
               ;
               furibus
               
               autem
               ,
               Homicidis
               Hereticisque
               molestus
               :
               Pater
               eius
               tandem
               Ioannes
               Morus
               Eques
               ,
               
               &
               in
               eum
               Iudicum
               ordinem
               a
               Principe
               cooptatus
               qui
               Regius
               Confessus
               vocatur
               ,
               homo
               ciuilis
               ,
               innocens
               ,
               mitis
               ,
               misericors
               ,
               eq●us
               &
               integer
               ,
               annis
               quidem
               grauis
               ,
               sed
               corpore
               plusquam
               pro
               etate
               viuido
               ,
               postquam
               eo
               productam
               sibi
               vidit
               vitam
               ,
               vt
               filium
               videret
               Anglie
               Cancellarium
               ,
               satis
               in
               terra
               iam
               se
               moratum
               ratus
               lubens
               migrauit
               in
               celum
               .
               At
               filius
               defuncto
               patre
               ,
               cui
               ,
               quamdiu
               superarat
               ,
               comparatus
               ,
               &
               inuenis
               &
               ipse
               quoque
               sibi
               videbatur
               ,
               amissam
               iam
               Patrem
               requirens
               &
               editos
               ex
               se
               liberos
               quatuor
               ,
               ac
               nepotes
               vndecim
               respiciens
               apud
               animum
               suum
               cepit
               persenescere
               .
               Auxit
               hunc
               affectum
               animi
               ,
               subsequuta
               velut
               adpetentis
               sen●●
               signum
               ,
               pectoris
               valetudo
               deterior
               .
               Itaque
               mortalium
               harum
               rerum
               satur
               ,
               quam
               rem
               à
               puero
               semper
               optauerat
               ,
               vt
               vltimos
               vite
               sue
               annos
               obtineret
               liberos
               ,
               quibus
               hu●us
               vite
               negotijs
               paulatim
               se
               subducens
               ,
               futuram
               posset
               immortalitatem
               meditari
               ,
               eam
               rem
               tandem
               (
               sic
               ceptis
               annuat
               Deus
               )
               indulgentissimi
               Principis
               incomparabili
               beneficio
               resignatis
               honoribus
               impetrauit
               .
               Atque
               hoc
               Sepulchrum
               sibi
               ,
               quod
               mortis
               eam
               nunquam
               cessantis
               adrepere
               commonefaceret
               ,
               translatis
               huc
               prioris
               vx●
               ris
               ossibus
               ,
               extruendum
               curauit
               .
               Quod
               ne
               superstes
               frustra
               sibi
               secerit
               ,
               neue
               ingruentem
               trepidus
               horreat
               ,
               sed
               desiderio
               Christi
               lubens
               oppetat
               ,
               mortemque
               vt
               sibi
               non
               omnino
               mortem
               ,
               sed
               tanuam
               vite
               felicioris
               inveniat
               ,
               precibus
               eum
               ,
               Lector
               optime
               ,
               spirantem
               ,
               precor
               ,
               defunctumque
               prosequere
               .
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               More
            
             ,
             hauing
             remoued
             the
             body
             of
             his
             first
             wife
             Ioane
             to
             this
             place
             intended
             for
             his
             owne
             buriall
             ,
             composed
             this
             Epitaph
             to
             her
             memory
             ;
             which
             I
             haue
             read
             .
          
           
             
               Clara
               Thome
               iacet
               hic
               Ioanna
               vxorcula
               Mori
               ,
               
            
             
               Qui
               tumulum
               Alicie
               hunc
               destino
               quoque
               tibi
               .
            
             
               Vna
               mihi
               dedit
               hoc
               coniuncta
               virentibus
               unnis
            
             
               Me
               vocet
               vt
               puer
               ,
               &
               trina
               puella
               Patrem
               .
            
             
               Altera
               priuignis
               (
               que
               gloria
               rara
               Nouerce
               est
               )
            
             
               Tam
               pia
               quam
               gnatis
               vix
               fuit
               vlla
               suis.
            
             
               Altera
               sic
               mecum
               vixit
               ,
               sic
               altera
               viuit
               ,
            
             
               Charior
               incertum
               est
               ,
               hec
               sit
               an
               hec
               fuerit
               .
            
             
               O
               simul
               ,
               O
               iuncti
               poteramus
               viuere
               nos
               tros
            
             
               Quam
               bene
               si
               factum
               Religioque
               sinant
               .
            
             
               Et
               societ
               tumulus
               ,
               societ
               nos
               obsecro
               celum
               ,
            
             
               Sic
               mors
               non
               potuit
               quod
               dare
               vita
               dabit
               .
            
          
           
             The
             Character
             of
             this
             ingenious
             and
             learned
             Lord
             Chancellour
             is
             deliuered
             at
             large
             by
             all
             our
             late
             English
             Historiographers
             ,
             as
             also
             by
             many
             forraine
             writers
             .
             To
             whom
             ,
             and
             to
             that
             which
             I
             haue
             spoken
             of
             him
             before
             ,
             I
             referre
             my
             Reader
             .
          
           
             Of
             your
             charitie
             pray
             for
             the
             soul
             of
             
               Edward
               Bray
            
             ,
             
             knight
             ,
             Lord
             Bray
             ,
             cosin
             and
             heire
             to
             Sir
             
               Reignold
               Bray
            
             ,
             knight
             of
             the
             Garter
             ......
          
           
             His
             brother
             
               Reignold
               Bray
            
             Esquire
             ,
             lieth
             buried
             by
             him
             ,
             but
             their
             Monuments
             are
             so
             defaced
             ,
             that
             I
             can
             finde
             no
             further
             remembrance
             ,
             neither
             of
             their
             liues
             ,
             nor
             of
             the
             time
             of
             their
             death
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             Kensington
             .
          
           
             
             Maud
             de
             Berford
             gist
             icy
             ,
          
           
             Deiu
             de
             s●alme
             eit
             mercy
             ▪
             Amen
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             vndyr
             lyeth
             
               Phelip
               Meawtis
            
             ,
             the
             sonn
             and
             heir
             of
             
               Iohn
               Meawtis
            
             ,
             oone
             of
             ye
             Secretaryes
             to
             the
             kyngs
             ,
             Hen.
             the
             seuenth
             ,
             and
             Hen.
             the
             eight
             ;
             Clerk
             of
             hys
             Counsel
             ,
             and
             oone
             of
             the
             knyghts
             of
             Wyndsor
             .
             Whych
             Phelip
             decessyd
             the
             eight
             of
             Nouembre
             .
             M.
             D.
             X.
             on
             whoe
             's
             soul
             Iesu
             have
             mercy
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacent
               Robertus
               Rote
               &
               Elisab
               ........
               Richardus
               Scardebrugh
               &
               Elisabetha
               vxor
               eius
               ,
               ac
               Robertus
               Scardebrugh
               filius
               eorundem
               Richardi
               et
               Elisabethe
               ,
               qui
               quidem
               Richardus
               obiji
               xi
               .
               die
               Decemb.
               M.
               CCCC.liij
               .
               quorum
               animabus
               propitietur
               Altissimus
               .
            
          
           
             
             Here
             lyes
             
               Adwin
               Lauerocke
            
             of
             Calis
             ,
             Cosin
             to
             
               Iohn
               Mewtas
            
             of
             Kensington
             ,
             and
             the
             French
             Secretary
             to
             Kyng
             Henry
             the
             seuenth
             .
             Which
             decessyd
             ,
             on
             Seynt
             Stephens
             dey
             .
             M.
             CCCC.lxxxxiii
             .
             on
             whos
             soul
             God
             have
             mercy
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             
               In
               the
               worschip
               of
               God
               and
               our
               Ladie
            
             
               Say
               for
               al
               Cristen
               souls
               a
               
                 Pater
                 Noster
              
               and
               an
               Avie
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Thomas
               Essex
               Armiger
               filius
               &
               heres
               Gulielmi
               Essex
               Armigeri
               ,
               Rememoratoris
               Domini
               Regis
               Edwardi
               quarti
               in
               Scaccario
               ,
               ac
               Vice
               thesarar
               .
               Anglie
               ,
               qui
               obijt
            
             10.
             
             Nouemb.
             1500.
             
          
           
             
               Que
               sola
               virgineo
               nata
               laudamus
               honore
               ,
            
             
               Me
               protegens
               ,
               Nato
               fundito
               vota
               tuo
               .
            
          
           
             
             Of
             the
             Office
             of
             Remembrancers
             ,
             whereof
             William
             the
             father
             of
             this
             
               Thomas
               Essex
            
             here
             entombed
             ,
             was
             one
             and
             the
             chiefe
             :
             giue
             mee
             leaue
             to
             speake
             a
             little
             out
             of
             the
             Interpreter
             .
          
           
             Remembrancers
             of
             the
             Exchequer
             
               (
               Rememoratores
            
             )
             bee
             three
             Officers
             or
             Clerks
             .
             One
             called
             the
             Kings
             Remembrancer
             ,
             Ann.
             35.
             
             
               Eli.
               cap.
            
             5.
             
             The
             other
             the
             Lord
             Treasurers
             Remembrancer
             .
             Vpon
             whose
             charge
             it
             seemeth
             to
             lye
             ,
             that
             they
             put
             all
             Iustices
             of
             that
             Court
             ,
             as
             the
             Lord
             Treasurer
             ,
             and
             the
             rest
             ,
             in
             remembrance
             of
             such
             things
             as
             are
             to
             be
             called
             on
             ,
             and
             dealt
             in
             for
             the
             Princes
             behoofe
             .
             The
             third
             is
             called
             the
             Remembrancer
             of
             the
             first-fruits
             .
             Of
             these
             you
             may
             reade
             something
             ,
             Ann.
             5.
             
             Ric.
             2.
             
             Stat.
             1.
             cap.
             14.
             and
             15.
             to
             the
             effect
             aboue
             specified
             .
             These
             An
             37.
             
             Ed.
             3.
             cap.
             4.
             be
             called
             Clerkes
             of
             the
             Remembrance
             .
             It
             seemeth
             that
             the
             name
             of
             the
             Officer
             is
             borrowed
             from
             the
             Civilians
             ,
             who
             haue
             their
             
               Memoriales
               ,
               qui
               sunt
               notarij
               Cancellariae
               in
               regno
               subiecti
               officio
               Quaestoris
               .
               Lucas
               de
               Penna
               .
               C.
               lib.
            
             10
             tit
             .
             12.
             num
             .
             7.
             
             
             The
             Kings
             Remembrancer
             entreth
             into
             his
             Office
             all
             Recognisances
             ,
             taken
             before
             the
             Barons
             for
             any
             the
             Kings
             debts
             ,
             for
             apparences
             ,
             or
             for
             obseruing
             of
             orders
             .
             He
             taketh
             all
             bonds
             for
             any
             of
             the
             Kings
             debts
             ,
             or
             for
             appearance
             ,
             or
             for
             obseruing
             of
             orders
             ,
             and
             maketh
             proces
             vpon
             them
             for
             the
             breach
             of
             them
             .
             He
             writeth
             proces
             against
             the
             Collectours
             of
             Customes
             ,
             Subsedies
             ,
             and
             Fiueteenths
             for
             their
             accounts
             .
             All
             informations
             vpon
             penall
             Statutes
             are
             entred
             in
             his
             Office.
             And
             all
             matters
             vpon
             English
             Bills
             in
             the
             Exchequer
             Chamber
             are
             remaining
             in
             his
             Office.
             Hee
             maketh
             
             the
             Bills
             of
             compositions
             vpon
             penall
             Lawes
             ,
             taketh
             the
             stalments
             debts
             ,
             maketh
             a
             Record
             of
             a
             Certificate
             deliuered
             to
             him
             by
             the
             Clerkes
             of
             the
             Starre-Chamber
             of
             the
             Fines
             there
             set
             ,
             and
             sendeth
             them
             to
             the
             Pipe.
             Hee
             hath
             deliuered
             to
             his
             Office
             all
             manner
             of
             Indentures
             ,
             fines
             ,
             and
             other
             Euidences
             whatsoeuer
             ,
             that
             concerne
             the
             assuring
             of
             any
             lands
             to
             the
             Crowne
             .
             He
             yearely
             ,
             
               in
               Crastino
               Animarum
            
             ,
             readeth
             in
             open
             Court
             the
             Statute
             for
             election
             of
             Sheriffes
             ,
             and
             giueth
             those
             that
             choose
             them
             their
             oath
             .
             He
             readeth
             in
             open
             Court
             the
             oath
             of
             all
             the
             Officers
             of
             the
             Court
             ,
             when
             they
             are
             admitted
             .
          
           
             The
             Treasurers
             Remembrancer
             maketh
             Proces
             against
             all
             Sheriffes
             ,
             
             Escheators
             ,
             Receiuers
             ,
             and
             Bayliffes
             ,
             for
             their
             accounts
             .
             He
             maketh
             Proces
             of
             
               Fieri
               Facias
            
             ,
             and
             extent
             for
             any
             debts
             due
             to
             the
             King
             ,
             either
             in
             the
             Pipe
             ,
             or
             with
             the
             Auditors
             .
             He
             maketh
             Proces
             for
             all
             such
             reuenue
             as
             is
             due
             to
             the
             King
             by
             reason
             of
             his
             tenures
             .
             He
             maketh
             a
             Record
             ,
             whereby
             it
             appeareth
             whether
             Sheriffes
             and
             other
             accountants
             keepe
             their
             dayes
             of
             prefixion
             .
             All
             extreats
             of
             fines
             ,
             issues
             ,
             and
             amerciaments
             set
             in
             any
             Courts
             of
             Westminster
             ,
             or
             at
             the
             Assises
             ,
             or
             Sessions
             ,
             are
             certified
             into
             his
             Office
             ;
             and
             are
             by
             him
             deliuered
             to
             the
             Clerke
             of
             Extreats
             to
             write
             Proces
             vpon
             them
             .
             He
             hath
             also
             brought
             into
             his
             Office
             all
             the
             accounts
             of
             Customers
             ,
             Controullers
             ,
             and
             other
             accomptants
             ,
             to
             make
             thereof
             an
             entrie
             of
             Record
             .
          
           
             The
             Remembrancer
             of
             the
             first-fruits
             taketh
             all
             Compositions
             for
             first-fruits
             and
             Tenths
             ;
             
             and
             maketh
             Proces
             against
             such
             as
             pay
             not
             the
             same
             .
          
           
             Now
             to
             returne
             ;
             these
             Essexes
             were
             Lords
             of
             this
             Towne
             (
             as
             I
             haue
             it
             by
             relation
             )
             which
             Towne
             ,
             at
             this
             day
             ,
             is
             much
             honoured
             by
             the
             Lord
             thereof
             ,
             that
             noble
             Gentleman
             ,
             Sir
             
               Henry
               Rich
            
             ,
             Captaine
             of
             his
             Maiesties
             Gaurd
             ,
             and
             knight
             of
             the
             Garter
             ,
             Baron
             Kensington
             of
             Kensington
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Holland
             ,
             and
             one
             of
             his
             Maiesties
             most
             honourable
             priuie
             Counsell
             .
          
        
         
           
             Fulham
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Iohannes
               Fischer
            
             ,
             
             
               quondam
               Thesaurarius
               Domini
               Cardinalis
               Sancte
               Balbine
               ,
               et
               postea
               Hostiensis
               et
               Cantuariensis
               Archiepiscopi
               ,
               qui
               obijt
            
             27.
             
             Aug.
             1463.
             
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             buryed
             the
             body
             of
             Syr
             
               Raufe
               Buts
            
             knight
             ,
             
             and
             Phisitian
             to
             our
             Soueraigne
             Lord
             Henry
             the
             viii
             .
             Who
             decessyd
             1545.
             on
             whos
             sowl
             .
          
           
             
               Quid
               Medicina
               valet
               ,
               quid
               honos
               ,
               quid
               gratia
               Regum
               ?
            
             
               Quid
               popularis
               amor
               mors
               vbi
               seua
               venit
               ?
            
             
               Sola
               valet
               Pietas
               ,
               que
               structa
               est
               auspice
               Christo
               ,
            
             
               Sola
               in
               morte
               valet
               ;
               cetera
               cuncta
               fluunt
               .
            
             
               Ergo
               mihi
               in
               vita
               fuerit
               quando
               omnia
               Christus
               ;
            
             
               Mors
               mihi
               nunc
               lucrum
               vitaque
               Christus
               erit
               .
            
          
           
             Pray
             for
             the
             sowls
             of
             
               Iohn
               Long
            
             gentylman
             ,
             
             Katherin
             and
             Alice
             his
             wyfs
             .
             Who
             died
             the
             x.
             of
             March
             ,
             on
             thowsand
             fyve
             hundryd
             and
             three
             .
             On
             whos
             sowls
             and
             all
             Christen
             sowls
             Iesu
             haue
             mercy
             .
          
           
             
               Fili
               redemptor
               mundi
               Deus
               miserere
               nobis
               .
            
             
             
               Sancta
               Trinitas
               vnus
               Deus
               miserere
               nobis
               .
            
             
               Spiritus
               Sanctus
               Deus
               miserere
               nobis
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Iohannes
               Sherburne
               Bachalaureus
               vtriusque
               Legis
               ,
               quondam
               Archidiaconus
               Essex
               :
               qui
               ob
               .
            
             1434.
             
          
           
             
             Of
             yowr
             cherite
             pray
             for
             the
             soul
             of
             Sir
             
               Sampson
               Norton
            
             knyght
             ,
             late
             Master
             of
             the
             Ordinance
             of
             warre
             with
             kyng
             Henry
             the
             eyght
             ,
             and
             for
             the
             soul
             of
             Dame
             Elysabyth
             hys
             wyff
             .
             Whyche
             Syr
             Sampson
             decessyd
             the
             eyght
             day
             of
             February
             on
             thowsand
             fyve
             hundryd
             and
             seuentene
             .
          
           
             
             Master
             of
             the
             ordnance
             or
             Artillery
             is
             a
             great
             Officer
             ,
             to
             whose
             care
             all
             the
             Kings
             ordnance
             and
             Artillery
             is
             committed
             :
             and
             most
             commonly
             that
             Office
             is
             executed
             by
             some
             eminent
             great
             man
             of
             the
             kingdome
             .
             His
             fee
             is
             151.
             l.
             11.
             s.
             8.
             d.
             
               per
               annum
            
             .
          
           
             
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Iohannis
               Thorley
               Armigeri
               ,
               qui
               obiit
               penultimo
               die
               men
               .
               Febr.
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1445
             .....
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Magister
               Willelmus
               Harvy
               nuper
               vicarius
               istius
               Ecclesie
               qui
               ob
               .
            
             5.
             
               die
               Nouemb.
            
             1471
             .....
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Georgius
               Chauncy
               quondam
               Receptor
               generalis
               Reuerendi
               Patris
               Domini
               Ric.
               Fitz-Iames
               London
               Episcopi
               ,
               qui
               obiit
               decimo
               nono
               die
               Decembris
               ,
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1520.
             
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Domicilla
               Margareta
               Suanden
               nat
               .
               Gandauii
               Flandrii
               ,
               que
               ex
               Magistro
               Gerardo
               Hornebolt
               Gandauensi
               Pretori
               nominatissmo
               peperit
               Domicillam
               Susannam
               vxorem
               Iohannis
               Parker
            
             *
             
               Arch.
               Regis
               ,
               que
               obiit
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1529.
             26.
             
             Nouembris
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Anna
               Sturton
               filia
               Iohannis
               Sturton
               Domini
               de
               Sturton
               ,
               &
               Domine
               Katherine
               vxoris
               eius
               .
               Que
               quidem
               Anna
               obiit
               in
               Assumptionem
               beate
               Marie
               Virginis
               ,
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1533.
             
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Lora
               filia
               Iohannis
               Blount
               militis
               Domini
               Mountioy
               ,
               &
               Lore
               vxoris
               eius
               ,
               que
               obiit
            
             6.
             
               die
               mens
               .
               Febr.
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1480.
             
             
               Cuius
               anime
               Deus
               sis
               propitius
            
             .
          
           
             Lora
             is
             a
             name
             deriued
             from
             the
             Saxon
             word
             Lore
             ,
             which
             signifies
             learning
             or
             vnderstanding
             .
             A
             word
             often
             vsed
             by
             Chaucer
             in
             that
             sense
             to
             expresse
             learning
             .
             As
             in
             the
             Squiers
             Prologue
             :
             
               
                 I
                 see
                 well
                 that
                 ye
                 learned
                 men
                 in
                 lore
              
               
                 Can
                 muckle
                 good
                 .
              
            
             Or
             as
             Camden
             doth
             coniecture
             ,
             a
             name
             corrupted
             from
             Laura
             ,
             which
             is
             Bay
             ,
             and
             is
             agreeable
             to
             the
             Greeke
             name
             Daphne
             .
          
        
         
           
             Cheswicke
             .
          
           
             
             Orate
             pro
             anima
             Mathildis
             Salueyne
             vxoris
             Richardi
             Salueyne
             Militis
             Thesaurar
             .
             Eccl
             .....
             que
             ob
             .
             1432.
             
          
           
             
             Hic
             iacet
             Will.
             Boydale
             principalis
             vicarius
             huius
             Ecclesie
             ,
             et
             fundator
             Campanilis
             eiusdem
             ,
             qui
             ob
             .
             15.
             
             Octob.
             1435.
             
          
        
         
           
             Braineforde
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             lyeth
             the
             body
             of
             
               Christopher
               Carhill
               ,
               alias
               Norrey
            
             ,
             king
             at
             Armes
             ,
             who
             died
             ......
             1510.
             
             
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Henry
               Redmane
            
             and
             Ione
             his
             wife
             ....
             1528.
             
          
           
             
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Richard
               Parker
            
             seruant
             in
             the
             Botre
             to
             Henry
             the
             seuenth
             ,
             
             and
             Hen.
             the
             eight
             ,
             and
             Margery
             his
             wyf
             late
             ....
             to
             the
             Lady
             Maryes
             Grace
             ......
             daughter
             to
             king
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             by
             Katherin
             his
             first
             wyf
             daughter
             of
             Ferdinando
             the
             sixt
             king
             of
             Spayne
             .
             Which
             Richard
             died
             .....
             1545.
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Wilielmus
               Clauel
            
             ,
             
             
               Agnes
               ,
               et
               Clementia
               vx
               :
               eius
               :
               qui
               quidem
               Wilielmus
               obijt
            
             1496.
             
          
        
         
           
             The
             Monastery
             of
             Sion
             .
          
           
             So
             named
             of
             the
             most
             holy
             Mount
             Sion
             ,
             
             which
             King
             Henry
             the
             fift
             ,
             when
             he
             had
             expelled
             thence
             the
             Monkes
             Aliens
             ,
             built
             for
             religious
             Virgins
             ,
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             our
             Sauiour
             ,
             the
             Virgin
             Mary
             ,
             and
             Saint
             Bridget
             of
             Sion
             :
             
             In
             which
             house
             he
             appointed
             to
             the
             glory
             of
             God
             ,
             so
             many
             Nunnes
             ,
             Priests
             ,
             and
             lay
             Brethren
             ,
             as
             were
             in
             number
             equall
             to
             Christ
             his
             Apostles
             and
             Disciples
             ;
             namely
             of
             Virgines
             sixtie
             ,
             Priests
             thirteene
             ,
             Deanes
             foure
             ,
             and
             lay
             Brethren
             eight
             .
             These
             two
             Couents
             had
             but
             one
             Church
             in
             common
             ,
             the
             Nunnes
             had
             their
             Church
             aloft
             in
             the
             roofe
             ,
             and
             the
             brethren
             beneath
             vpon
             the
             ground
             ;
             each
             Couent
             seuerally
             inclosed
             ,
             and
             neuer
             allowed
             to
             come
             out
             ,
             except
             by
             the
             Popes
             speciall
             licence
             .
             Vpon
             whom
             when
             this
             godly
             and
             glorious
             King
             had
             bestowed
             sufficient
             liuing
             (
             taken
             from
             the
             Priories
             Aliens
             ,
             all
             which
             he
             vtterly
             suppressed
             )
             he
             prouided
             by
             a
             law
             ,
             that
             contenting
             themselues
             therewith
             ,
             they
             should
             take
             no
             more
             of
             any
             man
             ,
             but
             what
             ouerplus
             soeuer
             remained
             of
             their
             yearely
             reuenue
             ,
             they
             should
             bestow
             it
             vpon
             the
             poore
             .
             Their
             commings
             in
             were
             valued
             at
             the
             suppression
             ,
             to
             be
             worth
             1944
             l.
             11
             s.
             8
             d.
             q.
             by
             yeare
             .
          
           
             
               
                 A
                 Lettore
                 certefyinge
                 the
                 incontynensye
                 of
                 the
                 Nunnes
                 of
                 Syon
                 with
                 the
                 Friores
                 ,
                 and
                 aftere
                 the
                 acte
                 done
                 ,
                 the
                 Friores
                 reconsile
                 them
                 to
                 God.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Endorsed
                   .
                
                 
                   To
                   the
                   right
                   honourable
                   ,
                   Master
                   Thomas
                   Cromwell
                   ,
                   chiefe
                   Secretary
                   to
                   the
                   Kyngs
                   highnesse
                   .
                
              
               
                 It
                 maye
                 plese
                 your
                 goodnesse
                 to
                 vnderstand
                 that
                 Bushope
                 this
                 daye
                 preched
                 and
                 declared
                 the
                 Kynges
                 tytelle
                 very
                 well
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 hade
                 a
                 grete
                 Audyense
                 ,
                 the
                 Chorche
                 full
                 of
                 people
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Focaces
                 in
                 his
                 said
                 declaration
                 ,
                 openly
                 called
                 him
                 false
                 knaue
                 ,
                 with
                 other
                 foolish
                 words
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 that
                 foolish
                 fellow
                 with
                 the
                 corled
                 head
                 that
                 kneeled
                 in
                 your
                 waye
                 when
                 you
                 came
                 foorth
                 of
                 the
                 Confessores
                 Chamber
                 .
                 I
                 can
                 noe
                 lese
                 doe
                 ,
                 but
                 set
                 him
                 in
                 prisone
                 ,
                 
                   vt
                   pena
                   eius
                   sit
                   metus
                   alioram
                
                 :
                 yesterday
                 I
                 learned
                 many
                 enormeous
                 things
                 against
                 Bushope
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 examinacion
                 of
                 the
                 lay
                 Brederen
                 ;
                 first
                 that
                 Bushop
                 perswaded
                 towe
                 of
                 the
                 Brederene
                 to
                 haue
                 gone
                 their
                 wayes
                 by
                 night
                 ,
                 and
                 he
                 himselfe
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 accomplishment
                 of
                 that
                 ,
                 they
                 lacked
                 but
                 money
                 to
                 buy
                 them
                 seculere
                 apparell
                 :
                 Forther
                 ,
                 that
                 Bushope
                 would
                 haue
                 perswaded
                 one
                 of
                 his
                 laye
                 Brederen
                 a
                 Smithe
                 ,
                 to
                 haue
                 made
                 a
                 keaye
                 for
                 the
                 doare
                 ,
                 to
                 haue
                 in
                 the
                 night
                 time
                 receiued
                 in
                 Wenches
                 for
                 him
                 and
                 his
                 fellowes
                 ,
                 and
                 specially
                 a
                 wyffe
                 of
                 Vxebridge
                 ,
                 now
                 dwelling
                 not
                 farre
                 from
                 the
                 old
                 Lady
                 Derby
                 ,
                 nigh
                 Vxbridge
                 :
                 which
                 wyffe
                 his
                 old
                 customer
                 hath
                 byne
                 many
                 tymes
                 here
                 at
                 the
                 grates
                 communyng
                 with
                 the
                 
                 said
                 ,
                 and
                 ●e
                 was
                 desirous
                 to
                 haue
                 her
                 conuoyed
                 in
                 to
                 him
                 .
                 The
                 said
                 Bushope
                 also
                 perswaded
                 a
                 Nunne
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 he
                 was
                 Confessor
                 ,
                 
                   Ad
                   libidinem
                   corporis
                   perimplend
                
                 .
                 And
                 thus
                 he
                 perswaded
                 her
                 in
                 Confession
                 ,
                 making
                 her
                 beleeue
                 ,
                 that
                 whensoeuer
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 ofte
                 as
                 they
                 shold
                 medle
                 together
                 ,
                 if
                 she
                 were
                 ,
                 i●mediately
                 after
                 ,
                 confessed
                 by
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 tooke
                 of
                 him
                 absolution
                 ,
                 shee
                 shold
                 be
                 cleere
                 forgeuen
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 it
                 shold
                 be
                 none
                 offence
                 vnto
                 her
                 before
                 God.
                 And
                 she
                 writte
                 diueres
                 and
                 sundrye
                 lettores
                 vnto
                 him
                 of
                 such
                 their
                 foolishnesse
                 and
                 vnthri●tynesse
                 ,
                 and
                 wold
                 haue
                 had
                 his
                 Broder
                 the
                 Smith
                 to
                 haue
                 polled
                 out
                 a
                 barre
                 of
                 iron
                 of
                 that
                 window
                 ,
                 whereas
                 ye
                 examyned
                 the
                 Ladye
                 Abbas
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 might
                 haue
                 gone
                 in
                 to
                 her
                 by
                 night
                 .
                 And
                 that
                 same
                 window
                 was
                 their
                 commoning
                 place
                 by
                 night
                 .
                 He
                 perswaded
                 the
                 Sextene
                 that
                 he
                 wold
                 be
                 in
                 his
                 contemplacion
                 in
                 the
                 Chorche
                 by
                 night
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 that
                 meanes
                 was
                 many
                 nightes
                 in
                 the
                 Chorche
                 talkyng
                 with
                 her
                 at
                 the
                 said
                 grate
                 of
                 the
                 Nunnes
                 Quire
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 was
                 ther
                 meeting
                 place
                 by
                 night
                 ,
                 besides
                 their
                 day
                 communications
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 confession
                 :
                 it
                 were
                 too
                 long
                 to
                 declare
                 all
                 things
                 of
                 him
                 that
                 I
                 haue
                 hard
                 ,
                 which
                 I
                 suppos
                 is
                 true
                 .
                 This
                 afternoone
                 I
                 intend
                 to
                 make
                 forder
                 serche
                 ,
                 both
                 of
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Brederen
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 also
                 of
                 the
                 Sisters
                 for
                 such
                 like
                 matteres
                 ;
                 if
                 I
                 fynde
                 any
                 thing
                 apparent
                 to
                 be
                 true
                 ,
                 I
                 shall
                 God
                 wyllynge
                 therof
                 sertefy
                 your
                 Mastorshipe
                 to
                 morowe
                 ,
                 by
                 vii
                 in
                 the
                 mornyng
                 .
                 And
                 aftor
                 this
                 daye
                 I
                 suppos
                 there
                 will
                 be
                 no
                 other
                 things
                 to
                 be
                 knowne
                 as
                 yet
                 here
                 ;
                 for
                 I
                 haue
                 already
                 examined
                 all
                 the
                 Brederen
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 of
                 them
                 wold
                 gladly
                 departe
                 hense
                 ,
                 and
                 be
                 righte
                 weary
                 of
                 their
                 habbyte
                 :
                 such
                 Religion
                 and
                 fained
                 sancterye
                 ,
                 God
                 saue
                 me
                 froe
                 .
                 If
                 Master
                 Bedle
                 had
                 byne
                 here
                 a
                 Frior
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 Bushopes
                 Counsell
                 ,
                 hee
                 wold
                 right
                 welle
                 haue
                 helped
                 him
                 to
                 haue
                 broghte
                 his
                 mattores
                 to
                 passe
                 ▪
                 without
                 brekyng
                 vppe
                 of
                 any
                 grate
                 or
                 yet
                 counterfettyng
                 of
                 keayes
                 ,
                 such
                 capassetye
                 God
                 hathe
                 sent
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 
                   From
                   Syone
                   
                     this
                     sondaye
                     xii
                     .
                     Decembere
                     .
                  
                   By
                   the
                   speedy
                   hand
                   of
                   your
                   assured
                   poore
                   Preeste
                   ,
                
                 
                   Richard
                   Layton
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             
             Not
             farre
             from
             hence
             ,
             was
             a
             fraternitie
             founded
             by
             
               Iohn
               Somerset
            
             ,
             Chancellor
             of
             the
             Exchequor
             ,
             and
             the
             Kings
             Chaplaine
             ,
             which
             he
             called
             
               Ecclesia
               omnium
               Angelorum
            
             .
          
        
         
           
             Thistleworth
             .
          
           
             Al
             yow
             that
             doth
             this
             Epitaph
             rede
             or
             see
             ,
          
           
             
             Of
             yowr
             mere
             goodnesse
             ,
             and
             grete
             cheritie
             ,
          
           
             Prey
             for
             the
             sowl
             of
             Maister
             Antony
          
           
             Sutton
             ,
             Bacher
             of
             Diuinity
             ,
          
           
             
               Who
               died
            
             in
             secundo
             die
             Augusti
             ,
          
           
             Annoque
             Domini
             ,
          
           
             
               M.
               ccccc.xl
            
             .
             and
             three
             .
          
           
             
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Henrici
               Archer
               ,
               qui
               obijt
            
             2
             
               die
               Septemb.
               Anno
               Domini
            
             480.
             
               cuius
               anime
            
             .
             .....
          
           
           
             If
             the
             date
             of
             this
             Inscription
             were
             true
             ,
             this
             Archer
             did
             line
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             Lucius
             ,
             the
             first
             Christian
             King
             of
             this
             Monarchie
             ,
             but
             questionlesse
             ,
             this
             was
             the
             ouersight
             of
             him
             which
             inlaid
             the
             monument
             ,
             leauing
             out
             the
             figure
             of
             one
             ,
             which
             might
             haue
             made
             it
             right
             ,
             1480.
             
          
           
             
               Here
               lyeth
               
                 Iohn
                 Robinson
              
               ,
            
             
               With
               his
               wyfs
               Katherin
               and
               Ione
               ,
               
            
             
               Who
               dyed
               M.
               ccccc
               .
               and
               three
               :
            
             
               On
               whos
               sowls
               Iesu
               haue
               mercy
               .
            
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Clemens
               Colyns
               de
               Isleworth
               Vicarius
               ,
            
             
             
               vtriusque
               iuris
               Doctor
               .
               qui
               obijt
               ,
            
             1498.
             
          
           
             Prey
             for
             the
             sowls
             of
             
               Iohn
               Holt
            
             ,
             
             Margerie
             ,
             and
             Elizabeth
             his
             wyffs
             ,
             and
             for
             the
             sowls
             of
             all
             his
             children
             ,
             who
             died
             
               Anno
               Dom.
            
             1520.
             
          
           
             
               In
               the
               yere
               of
               owr
               Lord
               God
               ,
               M.
               ccccc
               .
               the
               fourth
               dey
               of
               December
               ,
            
             
               Margerie
               to
               God
               her
               sowl
               she
               did
               surrender
               ;
            
             
               Iesu
               full
               of
               mercy
               ,
               on
               her
               sowl
               haue
               mercy
               ,
            
             
               For
               in
               thy
               mercy
               she
               trusted
               fully
               .
            
          
           
             Pray
             for
             the
             sowl
             of
             Audry
             the
             wyf
             of
             
               Gedeon
               Aundesham
            
             ,
             
             who
             dyed
             ,
             1502.
             
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Iohn
               Sampol
            
             yeoman
             ,
             
             Vsher
             of
             the
             Kings
             Chamber
             ,
             who
             dyed
             the
             yeare
             1535.
             
          
           
             Sampoll
             antiently
             called
             Saint
             Paul
             ,
             a
             familie
             of
             which
             name
             flourished
             at
             Melwood
             in
             Lincolnshire
             ,
             of
             which
             hereafter
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               .
               Dominus
               Iohannes
               Payne
               Vicarius
               .....
               1470.
               
               
            
             
               Quisquis
               eris
               ,
               qui
               transieris
               ,
               sta
               ,
               perlege
               ,
               plora
               ▪
            
             
               Sum
               quod
               eris
               ,
               fueram
               quod
               es
               ,
               pro
               me
               precor
               ora
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Hownslow
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             Which
             belonged
             sometime
             to
             a
             Frierie
             thereunto
             adioyning
             ,
             
             now
             a
             Chappell
             of
             ease
             for
             the
             Inhabitants
             ,
             which
             are
             of
             two
             parishes
             ,
             Heston
             ,
             and
             Thistleworth
             :
             by
             whom
             this
             fraternitie
             was
             founded
             ,
             I
             cannot
             learne
             ,
             except
             by
             the
             Windsores
             ,
             a
             familie
             of
             many
             descents
             ,
             euer
             since
             the
             comming
             in
             of
             the
             Norman
             Conqueror
             ,
             who
             had
             their
             habitation
             at
             Stanwell
             ,
             not
             farre
             off
             ;
             and
             chose
             this
             Friers
             Chappell
             for
             their
             place
             of
             buriall
             ;
             which
             ,
             together
             with
             the
             house
             ,
             was
             ,
             after
             the
             dissolution
             ,
             giuen
             by
             exchange
             ,
             to
             the
             Lord
             Windsore
             ,
             by
             King
             Henry
             the
             eight
             .
          
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               animabus
               Georgij
               Windsore
               filij
               Andree
               Windsore
               de
               Stanwell
               militis
               :
            
             
             
               et
               Vrsule
               vxoris
               eius
               ..........
               suorum
               et
               heredis
               apparentis
               ....
               Iohannis
               comitis
               Oxonie
               .....
            
          
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Willelmi
               Iacob
               qui
               dedit
               vnam
               clausuram
               vocatam
               Bushiheme
               ad
               inueniendam
               vnam
               Lampadem
               .......
               qui
               ob
               .....
            
             1478.
             
             
          
           
             
               Vermibus
               hic
               donor
               et
               sic
               ostendere
               conor
            
             
               Qualiter
               hic
               ponor
               ponitur
               omnis
               honor
               .
            
             
             
               Quisquis
               ades
               ,
               tu
               morte
               cades
               ,
               sta
               ,
               respice
               plora
            
             
               Sum
               quod
               eris
               ,
               quod
               es
               ipse
               fui
               pro
               me
               precor
               ora
               .
            
          
           
             Vnder
             the
             picture
             of
             the
             blessed
             Virgine
             ,
             these
             verses
             following
             were
             depainted
             ,
             now
             almost
             quite
             worne
             out
             .
          
           
             
               Virginis
               intacte
               cum
               veneris
               ante
               figuram
               ,
            
             
               Pretereundo
               caue
               ne
               fileatur
               Aue.
               
            
          
        
         
           
             Stanes
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             sometimes
             stood
             a
             Priorie
             ,
             founded
             by
             Raph
             ,
             Lord
             Stafford
             ,
             some
             of
             which
             family
             (
             as
             noble
             and
             ancient
             as
             any
             )
             lye
             here
             interred
             ,
             namely
             ,
             Nicholas
             ,
             Baron
             Stafford
             ,
             who
             died
             10.
             
             Kal.
             Nouemb.
             1288.
             as
             I
             haue
             it
             out
             of
             an
             old
             Manuscript
             .
          
           
             
             
               Obijt
               Nicholaus
               Baro
               Stafford
            
             ,
             1288.
             et
             10.
             
             
               Kalend
               Nouembris
               ,
               apud
               Stanes
               sepultus
               est
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Hellingdon
             great
             .
          
           
             In
             this
             Church
             lieth
             buried
             vnder
             a
             Tombe
             ,
             couered
             with
             a
             marble
             stone
             ,
             Iohn
             Lord
             Strange
             of
             Knocking
             ,
             vpon
             which
             this
             Inscription
             is
             ingrauen
             .
          
           
             
             
               Sub
               hac
               Tumba
               iacet
               nobilis
               Iohannes
               Dominus
               le
               Strange
               ,
               Dominus
               de
               Knocking
               ,
               Mahun
               ,
               Wasset
               ,
               Warnell
               et
               Lacy
               ,
               et
               Dominus
               de
               Colham
               ,
               vna
               cum
               pictura
               Iagnette
               ,
               quondam
               vxoris
               sue
               ,
               que
               quidem
               Iagnetta
               suit
               s●ror
               Elizabethe
               Regine
               Anglie
               ,
               quondam
               vxoris
               Regis
               Edwardi
               quarii
               ,
               qui
               quidem
               Iohannes
               obijt
            
             15
             
               die
               Octobris
               ,
               Anno
               regni
               Regis
               Ed.
               quarti
            
             17
             
               quam
               quidem
               Tumbam
               Iohanna
               Dominale
               Strange
               ,
               vna
               cum
               pictura
               lagnette
               ex
               sumptibus
               suis
               proprijs
               fieri
               fecit
               ,
            
             1509.
             
          
           
             
             This
             race
             of
             
               le
               Strange
            
             ,
             continued
             for
             many
             descents
             in
             the
             dignity
             of
             Lord
             Barons
             ,
             in
             latine
             Records
             ,
             called
             Extranei
             ,
             for
             that
             they
             were
             Strangers
             ,
             brought
             hither
             by
             King
             Henry
             the
             second
             ,
             the
             yeare
             1148.
             
             This
             Iohn
             Lord
             Strange
             ,
             here
             intombed
             ,
             was
             the
             laft
             of
             that
             Surname
             ,
             Baron
             of
             Knocking
             :
             for
             Sir
             
               George
               Stanley
            
             ,
             sonne
             and
             heire
             of
             Thomas
             ,
             Lord
             Stanley
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Darby
             ,
             the
             first
             of
             that
             name
             ,
             married
             Ioane
             ,
             the
             sole
             daughter
             and
             heire
             of
             the
             aforesaid
             Iohn
             Lord
             Strange
             ,
             here
             mentioned
             ,
             who
             to
             her
             fathers
             memory
             ,
             made
             this
             monument
             ,
             with
             whom
             he
             had
             both
             her
             fathers
             honours
             ,
             and
             ample
             inheritance
             ;
             of
             which
             ,
             
               Thomas
               Stanley
            
             ▪
             sometime
             Lord
             Bishop
             of
             Man
             ,
             in
             his
             pedegree
             of
             the
             Stanleyes
             ,
             speaking
             of
             Thomas
             ,
             the
             first
             Earle
             ,
             thus
             makes
             his
             rime
             ,
             
               a
               Mss.
            
             
          
           
             
               
               He
               maried
               his
               first
               sonne
               George
               ,
               to
               no
               Ferme
               ,
               nor
               Grange
               ,
            
             
               But
               honourably
               to
               the
               heire
               of
               the
               Lord
               Strange
               :
            
             
               Who
               liued
               in
               such
               loue
               ,
               as
               no
               man
               els
               had
               :
            
             
               For
               at
               the
               death
               of
               him
               ,
               diuars
               went
               almost
               madd
               ;
            
             
               At
               an
               vngodly
               banquet
               (
               alas
               )
               he
               was
               poysoned
               ,
            
             
               And
               at
               London
               in
               Saint
               Iames
               Garlikhith
               lyes
               buried
               .
            
          
           
           
             The
             stile
             ,
             title
             ,
             and
             dignitie
             of
             Lord
             Strange
             ,
             
             
               Iames
               Stanley
            
             ,
             eldest
             sonne
             and
             heire
             of
             William
             Earle
             of
             Darbie
             (
             a
             gentleman
             of
             laudable
             endowments
             both
             of
             minde
             and
             bodie
             )
             now
             at
             this
             day
             happily
             enioyeth
             .
          
        
         
           
             Harrow
             on
             the
             Hill.
             
          
           
             I
             finde
             diuers
             of
             the
             Surname
             of
             Flamberds
             ;
             of
             Flamberds
             in
             this
             Parish
             (
             now
             the
             habitation
             of
             a
             worthy
             Gentleman
             ,
             Sir
             
               Gilbert
               Gerard
            
             ,
             knight
             and
             Baronet
             )
             to
             be
             here
             interred
             .
             One
             of
             whose
             Tombes
             is
             thus
             inscribed
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Ion
                 me
                 do
                 marmore
                 numinis
                 ordine
                 slam
                 tumulatur
                 ;
                 
              
               
                 Barde
                 quoque
                 verbere
                 stigis
                 è
                 funere
                 hic
                 tucatur
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Edmund
                 Flambard
                 &
                 Elisabeth
                 gisont
                 icy
              
               
                 Dieu
                 de
                 ●almes
                 eyt
                 mercy
                 .
                 
                 Amen
                 .
              
               
                 Flambard
                 Edmundus
                 iacet
                 hic
                 tellure
                 sepultus
              
               
                 Coniux
                 addetur
                 Elisabeth
                 et
                 societur
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Sta
                 moriture
                 vide
                 docent
                 te
                 massa
                 Iohannis
                 
              
               
                 Birkhed
                 ,
                 sub
                 lapide
                 trux
                 necat
                 Atropos
                 annis
                 ,
              
               
                 M.
                 Domini
                 :
                 C
                 quater
                 &
                 X
                 octo
                 numeratis
              
               
                 Iungitur
                 iste
                 Pater
                 ;
                 Cuthherge
                 luce
                 beatur
                 .
              
               
                 Hunc
                 charitas
                 ,
                 grauitas
                 ,
                 fides
                 ,
                 prudentia
                 morum
                 ,
              
               
                 Presulibus
                 primus
                 Regni
                 fecere
                 decorum
                 ▪
              
               
                 O
                 Deus
                 in
                 celis
                 tua
                 nunc
                 fouet
                 alma
                 maiestas
                 ,
              
               
                 Quem
                 tantum
                 terris
                 morum
                 perfecit
                 honestas
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           
             Acton
             .
          
           
             Pray
             for
             the
             soul
             of
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Cornwal
            
             ,
             
             Baron
             of
             Burford
             in
             the
             County
             of
             Salop
             knight
             ,
             and
             Ba●neret
             ,
             which
             tooke
             to
             wyf
             Anne
             ,
             the
             dawghter
             of
             Sir
             
               Richard
               Corbet
            
             of
             the
             same
             County
             ;
             who
             departyd
             this
             lyf
             the
             xix
             of
             August
             ,
             M.
             D.xxx.vii
             .
             on
             whos
             soul
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             Learned
             Camden
             ,
             
             speaking
             of
             the
             Ancestors
             of
             this
             actiue
             strong
             family
             of
             the
             Cornwailes
             ,
             hath
             these
             words
             .
             Vpon
             the
             riuer
             Temd
             (
             saith
             hee
             )
             is
             seene
             Burford
             ,
             which
             from
             
               Theodoricke
               Saie
            
             and
             his
             posteritie
             ,
             came
             vnto
             
               Robert
               Mortimer
            
             ,
             and
             from
             his
             posteritie
             likewise
             ,
             vnto
             Sir
             
               Geffrey
               Cornwaile
            
             ,
             who
             deriued
             his
             descent
             from
             Richard
             Earle
             of
             Cornwall
             ,
             and
             king
             of
             the
             Almaines
             :
             and
             his
             race
             euen
             to
             these
             dayes
             hath
             flourished
             vnder
             the
             name
             of
             Barons
             of
             Burford
             ,
             but
             not
             in
             the
             dignitie
             of
             Parliamentarie
             Barons
             ;
             whereas
             it
             is
             holden
             of
             the
             King
             ,
             for
             to
             finde
             fiue
             men
             for
             the
             Armie
             of
             Wales
             ,
             and
             by
             seruice
             of
             a
             Baronie
             .
             But
             more
             of
             these
             Cornwalls
             when
             I
             come
             to
             the
             vsuall
             place
             of
             their
             buriall
             :
             for
             this
             Gentleman
             was
             casually
             here
             interred
             ,
             dying
             here
             in
             this
             Towne
             ,
             as
             hee
             passed
             from
             London
             into
             his
             owne
             countrey
             .
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Henry
               Gosse
            
             ,
             and
             Alice
             his
             wif
             .....
             1485.
             
          
           
             
               Al
               yow
               this
               way
               by
               me
               sal
               pas
               ,
               
            
             
             
               Considyr
               what
               I
               am
               ,
               and
               who
               I
               was
               .
            
             
               Bird
               I
               was
               first
               Iohn
               by
               name
               ;
            
             
               Here
               in
               Acton
               Preest
               and
               Parson
               of
               the
               same
               .
            
             
               Fifty
               yere
               and
               three
               gouerne
               did
               I
               here
               ,
            
             
               And
               fynisht
               my
               liff
               in
               the
               two
               and
               fortyth
               yere
               ,
            
             
               Aftyr
               a
               thowsand
               ccccc
               of
               owr
               Lords
               first
               commyng
               ,
            
             
               In
               erth
               me
               to
               redeme
               by
               sore
               peyne
               sufferyng
               :
            
             
               And
               now
               I
               haue
               peyd
               the
               stipend
               of
               this
               lyff
               ,
            
             
               Yeldyng
               my
               flesh
               to
               wormes
               wythout
               eny
               stryff
               .
            
             
               For
               my
               soul
               intercede
               that
               glory
               it
               may
               opteyne
               ,
            
             
               Where
               with
               the
               blessyd
               Trinity
               eternally
               it
               may
               reyne
               .
            
             
               And
               for
               yow
               ageyn
               prey
               by
               whos
               cherite
               I
               am
               relevyd
            
             
               To
               sweet
               Iesu
               with
               whos
               blood
               I
               am
               redemyd
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Hendon
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Iohannes
               de
               Brent
               Armiger
               ....
               obiit
               ....
               An.
               Dom.
            
             1467.
             
          
           
             These
             Brents
             were
             Gentlemen
             of
             ample
             possessions
             in
             this
             tract
             ,
             whose
             chiefe
             residence
             was
             in
             Brentstreet
             ,
             
             hereunto
             adioyning
             ;
             from
             whom
             (
             saith
             Norden
             )
             that
             street
             tooke
             her
             denomination
             :
             As
             also
             the
             little
             Brooke
             of
             Brent
             ,
             which
             giueth
             name
             to
             Brentford
             ,
             now
             called
             Brainford
             .
          
           
             
             The
             most
             remarkable
             man
             of
             this
             Surname
             ,
             was
             one
             Falcatius
             ,
             or
             
               Falke
               ,
               de
               Brent
            
             ,
             who
             for
             his
             matchlesse
             prowesse
             ,
             and
             all-daring
             forwardnesse
             ,
             was
             so
             beloued
             of
             king
             Iohn
             ,
             that
             he
             gaue
             him
             in
             marriage
             Margaret
             ,
             the
             daughter
             of
             
               Warrin
               Fitz-Gerald
            
             his
             Chamberlaine
             ,
             late
             the
             wife
             of
             
               Baldwin
               de
               Riuers
            
             ,
             sonne
             of
             William
             Earle
             of
             Deuon
             and
             Exceter
             .
             A
             match
             thought
             farre
             vnfit
             for
             such
             a
             man
             ;
             but
             the
             King
             would
             haue
             it
             so
             .
             Whereupon
             this
             was
             written
             .
          
           
             
               
               Lex
               connectit
               cos
               ,
               amor
               &
               concordia
               lecti
               ,
            
             
               Sed
               Lex
               qualis
               ?
               amor
               qualis
               ?
               concordia
               qualis
               ?
            
             
               Lex
               exlex
               ,
               amor
               exosus
               ,
               concordia
               discors
               .
            
          
           
             This
             Fowke
             liued
             in
             the
             like
             grace
             and
             fauour
             ,
             with
             king
             Hen.
             the
             third
             ,
             for
             by
             his
             fierie
             valour
             the
             said
             king
             got
             the
             victorie
             at
             Lincolne
             ,
             against
             Lewis
             the
             sonne
             of
             the
             second
             Philip
             king
             of
             France
             ,
             and
             his
             owne
             rebellious
             Barons
             .
             But
             not
             long
             after
             ,
             looking
             ouer
             much
             vpon
             the
             height
             of
             his
             Fortunes
             ,
             and
             remembring
             too
             often
             his
             former
             good
             Seruices
             to
             the
             State
             ,
             he
             (
             presuming
             vpon
             his
             Soueraignes
             lenitie
             )
             committed
             many
             horrible
             outrages
             ,
             for
             which
             (
             after
             pardon
             of
             his
             life
             hardly
             obtained
             )
             he
             was
             adiudged
             to
             perpetuall
             banishment
             ,
             
             in
             which
             he
             ended
             his
             dayes
             at
             Rome
             in
             extreme
             miserie
             ,
             and
             was
             there
             buried
             most
             ignobly
             ,
             Ann.
             1226.
             
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Thomas
               Iacob
               et
               Iohanna
               vxor
               eius
               ,
               qui
               quidem
               Tho.
               ob
               .
            
             1441.
             
             
               &
               Iohanna
            
             ....
             1400.
             
          
           
             
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Iohn
               Downmeer
            
             and
             Ioan
             his
             wyf
             .
             Who
             's
             soulys
             Iesu
             pardon
             .....
             1515.
             
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Petrus
               Goldesbrough
               ciuis
               et
               Aurifaber
               London
               qui
               obijt
            
             1422.
             .......
          
           
           
             
               Sancte
               Petre
               Pastor
               pro
               me
               precor
               esto
               rogator
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Finchley
             .
          
           
             Vpon
             the
             North
             wall
             of
             this
             Church
             the
             last
             Will
             and
             Testament
             of
             one
             
               Thomas
               Sanny
            
             is
             hung
             vp
             ;
             thus
             written
             in
             a
             table
             .
          
           
             
               In
               Dei
               nomine
               Amen
               .
               Anno
               Domini
               1509.
               primo
               anno
            
             
               Henrici
               octaui
               ;
               octauo
               die
               mens
               .
               Nouembris
               .
            
          
           
             I
             
               Thomas
               Sanny
            
             of
             the
             Estende
             in
             Finchley
             ,
             
             in
             the
             County
             of
             Midlesex
             ,
             whol
             in
             mynd
             ,
             and
             sick
             of
             Body
             ,
             do
             mak
             my
             last
             wyl
             and
             testament
             in
             form
             folowyng
             .
             First
             I
             bequeth
             my
             soul
             to
             almyghty
             God
             ,
             to
             owr
             Lady
             ,
             and
             to
             al
             the
             Seynts
             in
             hevyn
             .
             And
             my
             body
             to
             be
             buryd
             in
             the
             Churchyard
             of
             our
             Lady
             of
             Finchley
             .
             Item
             ,
             I
             wil
             after
             the
             deth
             of
             my
             wyff
             the
             hous
             callyd
             Fordis
             ,
             and
             Stockwoodfeeld
             shallen
             whyl
             the
             world
             lastyth
             ,
             pay
             out
             of
             the
             seyd
             hous
             and
             lands
             forty
             shillyng
             yerly
             to
             Preests
             ,
             to
             syng
             for
             my
             soul
             ,
             my
             Moders
             soul
             ,
             my
             wyffs
             soul
             ,
             my
             chyldren
             ,
             my
             kyndred
             soulys
             ,
             and
             al
             Christian
             soulys
             :
             and
             a
             nobil
             to
             the
             reparacion
             of
             the
             seyd
             hous
             ,
             and
             dispose
             to
             hygh
             ways
             and
             to
             pore
             peple
             ,
             or
             in
             oder
             good
             dedes
             of
             cherite
             .
             And
             also
             I
             wil
             that
             the
             Chirch
             wardens
             fal
             yerly
             see
             this
             donne
             for
             euer
             .
             Item
             .
             I
             wil
             that
             this
             be
             grauyn
             in
             a
             ston
             of
             Marbull
             that
             al
             men
             may
             see
             hit
             ,
             as
             in
             my
             wil
             mor
             playnly
             doth
             appere
             .
          
           
             
               Iesu
               mercy
               Lady
               help
               .
            
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             entombed
             the
             body
             of
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Frowicke
            
             knight
             ,
             
             Lord
             chiefe
             Iustice
             of
             the
             Common
             Pleas.
             The
             circumscription
             about
             his
             Monument
             is
             defaced
             and
             gone
             .
             In
             the
             Catalogue
             I
             finde
             thus
             much
             :
             
               Thomas
               Frowick
               miles
               constitutus
               erat
               Iusticiarius
               de
               Banco
               xxx
               .
               die
               mens
               .
               Septembris
               ,
               Ann.
               xviii
               .
               Hen.
               vii
               .
               et
               obijt
               xvii
               die
               mens
               .
               Octobris
               ,
               Anno
               M.
               CCCCC
               .
               VI
               .
               et
               XXII
               .
               Hen.
               VII
               .
            
          
           
             Adioyning
             to
             this
             is
             another
             marble
             thus
             inscribed
             .
          
           
             
               Ioan
               la
               Feme
               Thomas
               de
               Frowicke
               gist
               icy
               
            
             
               Et
               le
               dit
               Thomas
               Pense
               de
               giser
               aueque
               luy
               .
            
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Thomas
               Aldenham
               Armig.
               et
               Chirurgus
               illustriss
               .
               Principis
               Henrici
               sexti
               :
               qui
               obiit
            
             .
             ..
             1431.
             
             
          
        
         
           
             Hadley
             .
          
           
             Of
             yowr
             ....
             pray
             ...
             sowl
             of
             
               Iohn
               Goodyere
            
             Esquyre
             and
             Ione
             his
             wyff
             which
             ....
             died
             ...
             1504.
             whos
             sowls
             .
             
          
           
             To
             the
             honour
             of
             Sir
             
               Henry
               Goodyer
            
             of
             Polesworth
             ,
             a
             knight
             memorable
             for
             his
             vertues
             (
             saith
             Camden
             )
             an
             affectionate
             friend
             of
             his
             made
             this
             Tetrastich
             .
          
           
             
               An
               ill
               yeare
               of
               a
               Goodyer
               vs
               bereft
               
            
             
               Who
               gon
               to
               God
               ,
               much
               lacke
               of
               him
               here
               left
               ,
            
             
               Full
               of
               good
               gifts
               ,
               of
               body
               and
               of
               minde
            
             
               Wise
               ,
               comely
               ,
               learned
               ,
               eloquent
               ,
               and
               kinde
               .
            
          
        
         
           
           
             Enfield
             .
          
           
             
             .....
             
               Iocosa
               quondam
               silia
               et
               vna
               heredum
               ....
               Domini
               Powes
               ,
               ac
               etiam
               silia
               et
               vna
               heredum
               Domine
               Marchie
               .....
               et
               vxor
               famosissimo
               militi
               ......
               Tip●ofte
               ....
               dic
               Septemb.
            
             .....
             1446.
             
             
               Cuius
               anime
               et
               omnium
               fidelium
               defunctorum
               IHC
               pro
               sua
               sanctissima
               passione
               misereatur
               .
            
          
           
             
             To
             make
             this
             time-eaten
             Inscription
             somewhat
             more
             plaine
             :
             I
             finde
             this
             Iocosa
             to
             haue
             beene
             the
             daughter
             and
             coheire
             of
             
               Edward
               Charleton
            
             ,
             Lord
             Powys
             in
             Wales
             ,
             married
             to
             Iohn
             Lord
             Tiptoft
             ,
             father
             of
             Iohn
             Lord
             Tiptoft
             first
             of
             that
             surname
             ,
             
             Earle
             of
             Worcester
             ;
             who
             liued
             here
             at
             Enfield
             house
             ,
             built
             by
             himselfe
             ,
             or
             some
             of
             his
             Ancestors
             .
          
        
         
           
             Harnsey
             .
          
           
             
             Iesu
             Chryst
             Maryes
             Sonn
          
           
             Have
             mercy
             on
             the
             soul
             of
             
               Iohn
               Skeuington
            
             .
          
           
             An
             ancient
             familie
             resyding
             at
             Brumfield
             neare
             adioyning
             .
          
        
         
           
             Edmundton
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             lieth
             interred
             vnder
             a
             seemelie
             Tombe
             without
             Inscription
             the
             body
             of
             
               Peter
               Fabell
            
             (
             as
             the
             report
             goes
             )
             vpon
             whom
             this
             fable
             was
             fathered
             ,
             that
             he
             by
             his
             wittie
             deuises
             beguiled
             the
             deuill
             :
             belike
             he
             was
             some
             ingenious
             conceited
             gentleman
             ,
             who
             did
             vse
             some
             sleightie
             trickes
             for
             his
             owne
             disports
             .
             He
             liued
             and
             died
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             Henry
             the
             seuenth
             ,
             saith
             the
             booke
             of
             his
             merry
             pranks
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacent
               corpora
               Thome
               Carleton
               quondam
               Domini
               istius
               ville
               qui
               obiit
            
             21.
             
             Feb.
             1447.
             
               et
               Elisabethe
               vxoris
               eius
               silie
               Ade
               Francis
               Militis
               per
               quam
               habuit
               Dominium
            
             .
             ....
          
           
             This
             Tombe
             ,
             as
             most
             of
             the
             Monuments
             in
             this
             Church
             ,
             is
             shamefully
             defaced
             :
             the
             Inhabitants
             deliuer
             by
             tradition
             ,
             that
             this
             Carleton
             was
             a
             man
             of
             great
             command
             in
             this
             Countie
             ,
             and
             that
             Sir
             
               Adam
               Francis
            
             ,
             his
             father
             in
             law
             here
             nominated
             ,
             was
             Lord
             Maior
             of
             London
             ,
             about
             the
             yeare
             1353.
             and
             one
             of
             the
             Founders
             of
             Guild
             Hall
             Chappell
             or
             Colledge
             to
             the
             said
             Hall
             adioyning
             .
          
           
             
             
               Adam
               et
               Elisabeth
               les
               Infants
               Mounsieur
               Adam
               Franceys
               iesent
               icy
               ;
               Dieu
               de
               son
               almes
               eit
               mercy
               .
            
          
           
             
             Of
             your
             cherite
             ....
             of
             
               Iohn
               Kirton
            
             Esquyre
             ,
             and
             
               Iohn
               Kirton
            
             the
             sonne
             of
             
               Iohn
               Kirton
            
             ,
             and
             Anne
             his
             wyf
             and
             all
             Christian
             sowlys
             .....
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             one
             whose
             name
             is
             worne
             out
             of
             his
             Monument
             ,
             his
             Tombe
             couered
             with
             a
             faire
             marble
             stone
             ,
             his
             bodie
             figured
             in
             brasse
             armed
             ,
             with
             a
             gorget
             of
             Maile
             ;
             vnder
             his
             feet
             a
             Lion
             cowchant
             .
             His
             wife
             lieth
             portrayed
             by
             him
             ;
             he
             is
             thought
             by
             some
             to
             haue
             beene
             one
             of
             that
             ancient
             and
             honourable
             familie
             of
             the
             Mandeuills
             ,
             by
             others
             to
             be
             one
             of
             that
             noble
             familie
             of
             the
             Darcies
             .
             These
             verses
             remaining
             .
          
           
             
               Erth
               goyth
               vpon
               erth
               as
               mold
               vpon
               mold
            
             
               Erth
               goyth
               vpon
               erth
               al
               glysteryng
               in
               gold
               ,
            
             
               As
               thogh
               erth
               to
               erth
               ner
               turne
               shold
               ▪
            
             
               And
               yet
               must
               erth
               to
               erth
               soner
               then
               he
               wold
               .
            
             
             
               Ista
               Sacerdotis
               Innocent
               est
               tumba
               Iohannis
               
            
             
               Vicerat
               Octobris
               quem
               nece
               quarta
               dies
               .
            
             
               A
               Quadringentis
               vno
               quoque
               mille
               sub
               annis
            
             
               Christi
               post
               ortum
               terra
               recepit
               eum
               .
            
             
               Hunc
               bini
               Reges
               ,
               Henricus
               et
               ante
               Richardus
            
             
               Subthe
               saurarium
               Regni
               statuere
               sidelem
            
             
               Donet
               Rex
               celi
               gaudia
               Christe
               sibi
               .
            
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Nicholas
               Borne
            
             ,
             
             and
             Elizabeth
             his
             wyf
             .........
          
           
             
               Of
               death
               we
               haue
               tastyd
               the
               mortall
               rage
               ,
            
             
               Now
               lying
               both
               togeddir
               vndyr
               this
               ston
               ;
            
             
               That
               somtym
               wer
               knytt
               in
               bond
               of
               Maryage
            
             
               For
               term
               of
               lyff
               ,
               too
               bodys
               in
               on
               .
            
             
               Therfor
               good
               peple
               to
               God
               in
               thron
            
             
               Prey
               ,
               from
               the
               on
               body
               too
               sowlys
               proceed
               ,
            
             
               The
               temporal
               maryage
               euerlastyng
               succeed
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Honor
             Altissimo
             .
          
           
             Hic
             iacent
             Iohannes
             Daniel
             Ioanna
             et
             Alicia
             vxores
             eius
             .............
             1444.
             
             
          
        
         
           
             Newington
             :
          
           
             Hic
             iacet
             Matilda
             vxor
             Iohannis
             Ekington
             quondam
             cofferarij
             Hospitij
             Domini
             Regis
             Ed.
             quarti
             que
             ob
             .
             1473.
             
             
          
        
         
           
             Tottenham
             .
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             entombed
             ,
             
             
               Thomas
               Hynningham
            
             Esquire
             ,
             who
             died
             ,
             Anno
             1499.
             on
             whos
             .....
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             
               George
               Hynningham
            
             Esquire
             ,
             
             sometime
             seruant
             ,
             and
             greatly
             fauoured
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             who
             founded
             here
             an
             Hospitall
             ,
             or
             Almes-house
             for
             three
             poore
             widdowes
             ,
             and
             died
             ,
             Anno
             1536.
             
          
           
             
               Orate
               ......
               Elizabethe
               Turnant
               vxoris
               Richardi
               Turnant
               Ari
               que
               ob
            
             .
             .....
             1457.
             
             
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             
               Margaret
               Compton
            
             ,
             
             late
             daughter
             of
             Sir
             
               William
               Compton
            
             ,
             Knight
             ,
             who
             died
             17
             Iune
             ,
             1517.
             on
             whose
             .
             &c.
             
          
           
             The
             noble
             and
             ancient
             family
             of
             the
             Comptons
             ,
             haue
             beene
             for
             a
             long
             time
             owners
             of
             the
             Mansion
             house
             here
             standing
             ,
             not
             farre
             from
             the
             Church
             .
          
           
             Pray
             for
             the
             soules
             of
             
               Thomas
               Billington
            
             Esquire
             ,
             
             for
             his
             wiues
             soules
             Agnes
             and
             Margerie
             :
             which
             Tho.
             died
             ,
             1539.
             
          
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               ......
               Gredney
               .......
            
          
           
             These
             Gredneyes
             held
             the
             Manour
             of
             Pembrocke
             here
             in
             Tottenham
             ,
             
             as
             of
             the
             honour
             of
             Huntingdon
             ,
             by
             an
             honourable
             Tenure
             ,
             which
             our
             Lawiers
             terme
             Grand
             ▪
             Sergeanty
             ,
             namely
             to
             giue
             vnto
             the
             King
             a
             paire
             of
             
             Spurs
             of
             siluer
             ,
             gilded
             ,
             when
             as
             the
             King
             should
             take
             vpon
             him
             the
             order
             of
             Knighthood
             .
          
        
         
           
             Kilborne
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             sometime
             was
             a
             Nunnery
             dedicated
             to
             the
             blessed
             Virgin
             Mary
             ,
             but
             by
             whom
             founded
             I
             cannot
             learne
             ,
             valued
             at
             the
             suppression
             to
             bee
             worth
             fourescore
             and
             sixe
             pounds
             ,
             seuen
             shillings
             sixe
             pence
             by
             yeare
             .
          
        
         
           
             Hackeney
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             lieth
             interred
             ,
             Henry
             Lord
             Percy
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Northumberland
             ,
             Knight
             of
             the
             most
             honourable
             order
             of
             the
             Garter
             ,
             who
             died
             in
             this
             Towne
             the
             last
             of
             lune
             ,
             1537.
             the
             29
             of
             Hen.
             the
             8.
             
          
           
             I
             shall
             haue
             occasion
             hereafter
             to
             speake
             more
             fully
             of
             this
             thrice-noble
             family
             of
             the
             Percies
             ,
             when
             I
             come
             to
             the
             Abbey
             of
             Whitby
             in
             Yorkeshire
             ,
             of
             which
             they
             were
             founders
             :
             for
             this
             time
             I
             will
             conclude
             with
             these
             words
             out
             of
             Camden
             ,
             
             concerning
             these
             high-borne
             Earles
             of
             Northumberland
             .
             A
             family
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             I
             assure
             you
             very
             ancient
             ,
             and
             right
             noble
             ,
             which
             deriueth
             their
             pedegree
             from
             Charles
             the
             great
             ,
             more
             directly
             ,
             and
             with
             a
             race
             of
             Ancestors
             lesse
             interrupted
             ,
             then
             either
             the
             Duke
             of
             Loraine
             or
             of
             Guise
             ,
             that
             so
             highly
             vaunt
             themselues
             thereupon
             .
          
           
             
               
               Dormit
               Alexander
               anne
               hic
               sub
               marmore
               magnus
               ?
            
             
               Dum
               vixit
               genio
               maior
               et
               ingenio
            
             
               Maximus
               et
               merito
               ;
               sacer
               Ecclesieque
               Deique
            
             
               Cultor
               ,
               et
               in
               populo
               pacificator
               erat
               .
            
             
               Hun●
               seruum
               Legis
               elegit
               septima
               Iulij
               Lux
               ,
            
             
               Octobris
               et
               hunc
               prima
               ,
               deo
               rapuit
               .
            
             
               Seno
               ter
               deno
               bis
               centeno
               quater
               anno
            
             
               Milleno
               Domini
               qui
               pius
               assit
               ei
               .
            
             
               Pro
               quo
               defunctisque
               fidelibus
               omnibus
               aue
            
             
               Sit
               quicunque
               Pater
               Noster
               ait
               vel
               Aue.
               
            
          
           
             It
             appeares
             by
             this
             Epitaph
             ,
             (
             for
             I
             finde
             no
             further
             of
             him
             in
             any
             other
             writings
             )
             that
             this
             Lawier
             was
             a
             very
             honest
             man
             for
             those
             times
             ,
             wherein
             Iudges
             ,
             Sergeants
             ,
             and
             many
             other
             eminent
             officers
             to
             the
             law
             ,
             werefound
             guilty
             (
             and
             fined
             )
             of
             bribery
             and
             extortion
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Ione
               Only
            
             ,
             the
             onely
             most
             faithfull
             wyf
             of
             
               Iohn
               Only
            
             of
             Warwickeshire
             Esquire
             ,
             to
             whose
             soule
             the
             onely
             Trinity
             be
             mercifull
             ,
             Amen
             .
             she
             died
             the
             yeare
             1525.
             
          
           
             
               
               For
               the
               sowl
               of
               
                 Allis
                 Ryder
              
               of
               your
               cherite
               ,
            
             
               Say
               a
               Pater
               Noster
               ,
               and
               an
               Aue
               ....
               1517.
               
            
          
           
             Her
             portraiture
             is
             in
             brasse
             with
             a
             milke
             pale
             vpon
             her
             head
             ;
             shee
             was
             (
             by
             relation
             )
             a
             liberall
             benefactor
             to
             this
             Church
             .
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             entombed
             without
             any
             Inscription
             ,
             the
             body
             of
             one
             ......
             
             Heron
             ,
             
             Esquire
             ,
             the
             founder
             of
             this
             Church
             as
             I
             take
             it
             ,
             by
             the
             pictures
             of
             Herons
             engrauen
             in
             stone
             ,
             vpon
             euery
             piller
             of
             the
             Church
             .
          
           
             
               Subiacet
               hic
               strictus
               hoc
               marmore
               nunc
               homo
               pictus
               ,
            
             
               Thomas
               Hert
               dictus
               hic
               vicarius
               benedictus
               
            
             
               O
               Cambrig
               per
               te
               fuit
               ille
               magister
               in
               Arte
            
             
               C.
               quater
               et
               mille
               :
               sex
               x
               :
               quarto
               ruit
               ille
            
             
               Et
               Iulij
               plena
               septena
               luce
               serena
               .
            
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Ione
               Curteys
            
             ,
             
             the
             daughter
             of
             .....
             Shordyche
             ....
             1399.
             
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Roger
               Ford
            
             ,
             
             1453.
             
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             
               Iohn
               Butterfield
            
             .....
             1454.
             
             
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Thomas
               Symond
            
             ,
             
             who
             died
             xi
             .
             day
             of
             May
             ...
             M.
             cccccxlii
             .
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Iohn
               Catcher
            
             ,
             
             who
             died
             the
             ix
             .
             of
             May
             ....
             M.
             cccclxxxvii
             .
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             the
             body
             of
             
               Henry
               Therket
            
             ,
             
             ....
             M.
             ccccciii
             .
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             the
             body
             of
             
               William
               Henneage
            
             ,
             
             the
             sonne
             of
             
               Robert
               Henneage
            
             ,
             one
             of
             the
             Kings
             Auditors
             ,
             who
             died
             the
             5.
             day
             of
             August
             ,
             
               An.
               Dom.
            
             1535.
             on
             whos
             soul
             ....
          
           
             Auditor
             in
             our
             Law
             (
             saith
             the
             Interpreter
             )
             signifieth
             an
             Officer
             of
             the
             King
             ,
             
             or
             some
             other
             great
             personage
             ,
             which
             yeerely
             by
             examining
             the
             Accompts
             of
             all
             vnder
             Officers
             Accomptable
             ,
             make
             vp
             a
             generall
             Booke
             ,
             that
             sheweth
             the
             difference
             betweene
             their
             receits
             and
             their
             allowances
             ,
             commonly
             called
             (
             Allocations
             )
             as
             namely
             the
             Auditors
             of
             the
             Exchequer
             ,
             take
             the
             account
             of
             those
             Receiuers
             which
             receiue
             the
             reuenues
             of
             the
             augmentation
             ,
             as
             also
             of
             the
             Sheriffes
             ,
             Escheators
             ,
             and
             customers
             ,
             and
             set
             them
             downe
             and
             perfect
             them
             .
             He
             that
             will
             know
             more
             hereof
             ,
             may
             looke
             ,
             
               Stat.
               An.
            
             33.
             
             Hen.
             8.
             cap.
             33.
             
          
           
             Of
             your
             cherite
             prey
             for
             the
             soul
             of
             
               Iohn
               Ienyngs
            
             ,
             
             who
             dyed
             .......
             M.
             cccc.xxiii
             .
          
           
             Pray
             for
             the
             soul
             of
             
               Iohn
               Elryngton
            
             ,
             
             Fylycer
             of
             London
             ,
             and
             keeper
             of
             the
             Records
             of
             the
             Common
             pleas
             ,
             who
             departed
             ....
             1504.
             
          
           
             Fylycer
             or
             Filazer
             ,
             
             deriued
             from
             the
             French
             word
             Filace
             ,
             
               id
               est
               silum
            
             ,
             is
             an
             Officer
             in
             the
             Common
             pleas
             ,
             whereof
             there
             be
             fourteene
             in
             number
             .
             They
             make
             all
             originall
             Processe
             ,
             as
             well
             reall
             as
             personall
             and
             mixt
             :
             and
             in
             actions
             meerely
             personall
             ,
             where
             the
             defendants
             be
             returned
             or
             summoned
             ,
             there
             goeth
             out
             the
             distresse
             infinitè
             ,
             vntill
             appearance
             ;
             if
             he
             be
             returned
             nihil
             ,
             then
             Processe
             of
             
               Capias
               infinitè
            
             ,
             if
             the
             plaintiffe
             will
             ,
             or
             after
             the
             third
             Capias
             ,
             the
             Plaintiffe
             may
             goe
             to
             the
             Exigenter
             of
             the
             Shire
             ,
             where
             his
             originall
             is
             grounded
             ,
             and
             haue
             an
             Exigent
             ,
             and
             Proclamation
             made
             .
             And
             also
             the
             Filazer
             maketh
             forth
             all
             writs
             in
             view
             in
             causes
             where
             the
             view
             is
             placed
             .
             He
             is
             also
             allowed
             to
             enter
             the
             Imparlance
             ,
             or
             the
             generall
             issue
             in
             common
             actions
             ,
             where
             appearance
             is
             made
             with
             him
             ,
             and
             also
             iudgement
             by
             confession
             in
             any
             of
             them
             before
             issue
             be
             ioyned
             :
             and
             to
             make
             out
             writs
             of
             Execution
             thereupon
             .
             But
             although
             they
             entred
             the
             issue
             ,
             yet
             the
             Protonotarie
             must
             enter
             the
             iudgement
             ,
             if
             it
             be
             after
             verdict
             .
             They
             also
             make
             Writs
             of
             Supersedeas
             ,
             in
             case
             where
             the
             Defendant
             appeareth
             in
             their
             Officers
             after
             the
             Capias
             awarded
             .
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             .....
             
               William
               Lowthe
            
             ,
             
             Goldsmith
             of
             London
             ....
             1528.
             
             
             Prey
             for
             the
             soul
             of
             
               Robert
               Walsingham
            
             ,
             
             Clarke
             of
             the
             Spicery
             to
             King
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             who
             dyed
             .....
             1522.
             
          
           
             
             Here
             lieth
             vnder
             a
             faire
             monument
             ,
             the
             body
             of
             
               Christopher
               Vrswicke
            
             the
             Kings
             Almoner
             ,
             his
             picture
             in
             brasse
             with
             this
             subscription
             .
          
           
             
               Christopherus
               Vrswicus
               Regis
               Henrici
               septimi
               Eleemosinarius
               ,
               vir
               sua
               etate
               clarus
               ,
               summatibus
               ,
               atque
               insimatibus
               iuxta
               charus
               .
               Ad
               exteros
               Reges
               vndecies
               pro
               patria
               Legatus
               ;
               Deconatum
               Eboracensem
               ,
               Archidiaconatum
               Richmundie
               ,
               Decanatum
               Windesorie
               habitos
               viuens
               reliquit
               .
               Episcopatum
               Norwicensem
               oblatum
               recusauit
               :
               Magnos
               honores
               tota
               vita
               spreuit
               :
               frugali
               vita
               contentus
               ,
               hic
               vinere
               ,
               hic
               mori
               malnit
               ,
               plenus
               annis
               obijt
               ab
               omnibus
               desideratus
               ,
               funeris
               pompam
               ,
               etiam
               Testamento
               vetuit
               :
               hic
               sepultus
               carnis
               resurrectionem
               ,
               in
               aduentum
               Christi
               expectat
               .
               obijt
               Anno
               Domini
               .
            
             1521.
             24
             
             Octob.
             
          
           
             I
             haue
             not
             heard
             of
             many
             Clergie
             men
             ,
             neither
             in
             his
             ,
             nor
             these
             dayes
             ,
             that
             would
             relinquish
             and
             refuse
             thus
             many
             ecclesiasticall
             honours
             and
             preferments
             ,
             and
             content
             himselfe
             with
             a
             priuate
             Parsonage
             ;
             but
             here
             let
             him
             rest
             as
             an
             example
             for
             all
             our
             great
             Prelates
             to
             admire
             ;
             and
             for
             few
             or
             none
             to
             imitate
             .
          
        
         
           
             Islington
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             ....
             
               Iohn
               Fowler
            
             .
             ...
             1538.
             on
             whos
             soule
             ...
          
           
             
             Here
             lieth
             
               Alis
               Fowler
            
             the
             wyff
             of
             
               Robart
               Fowler
            
             Esquire
             ,
             who
             died
             ....
             1540.
             
          
           
             
               Behold
               and
               se
               ,
               thus
               as
               I
               am
               so
               sal
               ye
               be
               ,
            
             
               When
               ye
               be
               dead
               and
               laid
               in
               graue
               ,
            
             
               As
               ye
               haue
               done
               ,
               so
               sal
               ye
               haue
               .
            
          
           
             Diuers
             of
             this
             familie
             lie
             here
             interred
             ,
             the
             ancestors
             of
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Fowler
            
             ,
             Knight
             and
             Baronet
             ,
             now
             liuing
             ,
             1630.
             
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               sepelitur
               Thomas
               Sauil
               silius
               et
               heres
               apparens
               Iohannis
               Sauil
               Armig
               .
               et
               Margarete
               vxoris
               eius
               ,
               qui
               in
               primo
               limine
               vite
               immature
               mortis
               celeritate
               matrem
               preueniens
               ,
               ex
               hac
               luce
               migrauit
            
             14
             
               die
               etatis
               sue
               ,
               Anno
               Dom.
            
             1546.
             
          
           
             
               I
               preye
               the
               Christen
               man
               that
               hasts
               ,
               go
               to
               se
               this
               ,
            
             
               
               To
               preye
               for
               the
               soulys
               of
               thos
               that
               here
               beryed
               is
               .
            
             
               And
               remember
               that
               in
               Chryst
               we
               be
               brether
               ,
            
             
               The
               which
               hath
               commanded
               erye
               man
               to
               preyer
               for
               other
            
             
               This
               seyth
               
                 Robart
                 Midleton
              
               ,
               and
               his
               wyf
               here
               wrapped
               in
               cley
               .
            
             
               Abyding
               the
               mercy
               of
               Almighty
               God
               till
               Doomys
               dey
               .
            
             
               Which
               was
               seruant
               somtym
               to
               Sir
               
                 George
                 Hastings
              
               Erle
               of
               Huntington
               .
            
             
               And
               passed
               this
               transitory
               lyff
               as
               t
               is
               written
               hereupon
            
             
               In
               the
               yere
               of
               owr
               Lord
               God
               on
               thowsand
               fyue
               hundryd
               and
               ten
               ,
            
             
               On
               whos
               soulys
               Almighty
               God
               haue
               mercy
               ,
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Orate
               pro
               Wilielmo
               Mistelbroke
               Auditore
               ,
               qui
               in
               seruitio
               Regis
               itinerans
               ,
               
               deo
               disponente
               apud
               Denby
               in
               Marchia
               Wallie
               :
               An.
               Dom.
               M.
               cccc.lxxxxij
               .
               Corpus
               suum
               sacre
               sepulture
               reddidit
               ;
               &
               pro
               Catherina
               vxore
               sua
               ,
               cuius
               corpus
               sub
               is●o
               marmore
               tumulatum
               suit
               .
               Quorum
               anime
               in
               pace
               lesu
               Christi
               requiescant
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Pancras
             .
          
           
             In
             this
             old
             weather-beaten
             Church
             (
             standing
             all
             alone
             as
             vtterly
             forsaken
             ,
             
             which
             for
             antiquitie
             will
             not
             yeeld
             to
             Saint
             Pauls
             in
             London
             )
             I
             finde
             a
             wondrous
             ancient
             Monument
             ,
             which
             by
             tradition
             was
             made
             to
             the
             memorie
             of
             one
             of
             the
             right
             honourable
             familie
             of
             the
             Greyes
             ,
             and
             his
             Lady
             ;
             whose
             pourtraitures
             are
             vpon
             the
             Tombe
             .
             Whose
             mansion
             house
             ,
             say
             the
             Inhabitants
             ,
             was
             in
             Port-Poole
             ,
             or
             Greyes-Inne-lane
             ,
             now
             an
             Inne
             of
             Court.
             But
             these
             are
             but
             suppositions
             :
             for
             by
             whom
             Greyes-Inne
             was
             first
             possessed
             ,
             
             builded
             ,
             or
             begun
             ,
             I
             haue
             not
             yet
             learned
             .
             Yet
             it
             seemeth
             ,
             saith
             Stow
             ,
             to
             bee
             since
             Edward
             the
             third
             his
             time
             .
             These
             following
             are
             all
             the
             words
             left
             vndefaced
             .
          
           
             
               Holy
               Trinite
               on
               God
               have
               mercy
               on
               vs.
            
             
               Hic
               iacent
               Robertus
               Eve
               et
               Lawrentia
               soror
               eius
               ,
               
               filia
               Francisci
               Eve
               filii
            
             
               Thome
               Eve
               clerici
               corone
               Cancellarie
               Anglie
               ....
               Quorum
               .......
            
          
        
         
           
             Hospitall
             of
             Saint
             Giles
             in
             the
             Field
             .
          
           
             This
             Hospitall
             was
             founded
             by
             Mawde
             the
             Queene
             ,
             
             wife
             to
             King
             Henry
             the
             first
             ,
             about
             the
             yeare
             one
             thousand
             one
             hundred
             and
             seaventeene
             ,
             it
             was
             a
             Cell
             to
             
               Burton
               Lazars
            
             (
             so
             called
             of
             Leprous
             persons
             )
             in
             Leicestershire
             .
             At
             this
             Hospitall
             ,
             the
             prisoners
             conueyed
             from
             the
             Citie
             of
             London
             to
             Tyborne
             there
             to
             bee
             executed
             ,
             
             were
             presented
             with
             a
             great
             Bowle
             of
             Ale
             ;
             thereof
             to
             drinke
             at
             their
             pleasure
             ,
             as
             to
             be
             their
             last
             refreshing
             in
             this
             life
             .
          
        
         
           
             Stepney
             .
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             
               Henry
               Steward
            
             ,
             
             Lord
             Darle
             ,
             of
             the
             age
             of
             three
             quarters
             of
             a
             yeere
             ,
             late
             sonne
             and
             heire
             of
             
               Mathew
               Steward
            
             Erle
             of
             Lennoux
             ,
             and
             Lady
             Margaret
             his
             wife
             .
             Which
             Henry
             deceased
             the
             xxviii
             day
             of
             Nouember
             ,
             in
             the
             yeere
             of
             our
             Lord
             God.
             M.
             ccccc.xlv
             .
             Whose
             soule
             Iesus
             pardon
             .
          
           
             This
             Henryes
             second
             brother
             was
             likewise
             christened
             Henry
             ,
             and
             stiled
             Lord
             Darle
             ,
             or
             Dernley
             ,
             a
             noble
             Prince
             ,
             and
             reputed
             for
             person
             one
             of
             the
             goodliest
             Gentlemen
             of
             Europe
             ;
             who
             married
             Mary
             Queene
             of
             Scotland
             ,
             the
             royall
             parents
             of
             our
             late
             Soueraigne
             Lord
             Iames
             the
             first
             ,
             king
             of
             great
             Britaine
             ,
             father
             of
             our
             most
             magnificent
             Monarch
             Charles
             the
             first
             ,
             now
             happily
             raigning
             .
          
           
             
               Vndyr
               this
               ston
               closyde
               and
               marmorate
            
             
               Lyeth
               
                 Iohn
                 Kitte
              
               Londoner
               natyffe
               .
               
            
             
               Encreasyng
               in
               vertues
               rose
               to
               high
               estate
               ,
            
             
             
               In
               the
               fourth
               Edwards
               Chappell
               by
               his
               yong
               lyffe
               ,
            
             
               Sith
               whych
               the
               sevinth
               Henryes
               servyce
               primatyffe
            
             
               Proceding
               stil
               in
               vertuous
               ●fficase
            
             
               To
               be
               in
               fauour
               wi●h
               this
               our
               kings
               Grase
               .
            
             
               With
               witt
               endewyd
               chosen
               to
               be
               Legate
            
             
               Sent
               into
               Spayne
               ,
               where
               he
               ryght
               ioyfully
            
             
               Combyned
               both
               Prynces
               ,
               in
               pease
               most
               amate
               :
            
             
               In
               Grece
               Archbyshop
               elected
               worthely
               ;
            
             
               And
               last
               of
               Carlyel
               rulyng
               pastorally
            
             
               Kepyng
               nobyl
               Houshold
               wyth
               grete
               Hospitality
               :
            
             
               On
               thowsand
               fyve
               hundryd
               thirty
               and
               sevyn
               ,
            
             
               Invyterate
               wyth
               pastoral
               carys
               ,
               consumyd
               wyth
               age
               ,
            
             
               The
               nintenth
               of
               Iun
               reckonyd
               ful
               evyn
               ,
            
             
               Passyd
               to
               hevyn
               from
               worldly
               pylgr●mage
               :
            
             
               Of
               whos
               soul
               good
               pepul
               of
               cherite
            
             
               Prey
               ,
               as
               ye
               wold
               be
               preyd
               for
               ;
               for
               thus
               must
               ye
               lie
               .
            
             
               Iesu
               mercy
               Lady
               help
               .
            
          
           
             
             Here
             lieth
             Sir
             
               Henry
               Collet
            
             knight
             ,
             twise
             Maior
             of
             London
             who
             died
             in
             the
             yere
             of
             our
             redemption
             ,
             1510.
             
          
           
             This
             H●nry
             was
             sonne
             to
             
               Robert
               Collet
            
             of
             Wendouer
             ,
             in
             Buckinghamshire
             ,
             and
             father
             to
             
               Iohn
               Collet
            
             Deane
             of
             Pauls
             ,
             in
             the
             first
             time
             of
             his
             Maioraltie
             the
             Crosse
             in
             Cheape-side
             was
             new
             builded
             in
             that
             beautifull
             manner
             as
             it
             now
             standeth
             .
          
           
             
               Richardus
               iacet
               hic
               venerabilis
               ille
               Decanus
            
             
               
               Qui
               fuit
               etatis
               doctus
               Apollo
               sue
               ;
            
             
               Eloquio
               ,
               forma
               ,
               ingenio
               ,
               virtutibus
               ,
               arte
            
             
               Nobilis
               ,
               eternum
               viuere
               dignus
               erat
               .
            
             
               Consilio
               bonus
               ,
               ingenio
               fuit
               vtilis
               acri
               ,
            
             
               Facunda
               eloquij
               dexteritate
               potens
               .
            
             
               Non
               rigidus
               ,
               non
               ore
               minax
               ,
               affabilis
               omni
            
             
               Tempore
               ;
               seu
               puero
               seu
               loquerere
               sexi
               .
            
             
               Nulli
               vnquam
               nocuit
               ,
               multos
               adiuvit
               ,
               &
               omnes
            
             
               Officij
               studuit
               demeruisse
               bonos
               .
            
             
               Tantus
               hic
               et
               talis
               ,
               ne
               non
               deleatur
               ademptus
            
             
               Flent
               Muse
               ,
               et
               laceris
               mesta
               Minerua
               comis
               .
            
             
               Obijt
               anno
               1532.
               etat
               .
               circiter
               40.
               
            
          
           
             This
             Pace
             succeeded
             Collet
             in
             the
             Deanrie
             of
             Pauls
             ,
             a
             man
             highlie
             in
             fauour
             with
             king
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             by
             whom
             he
             was
             employed
             as
             Embassadour
             to
             Maximilian
             the
             Germane
             Emperour
             :
             as
             also
             to
             Rome
             in
             the
             behalfe
             of
             Cardinall
             Wol●ey
             ,
             who
             stood
             in
             election
             for
             the
             Popedome
             .
             Hee
             writ
             diuers
             learned
             treatises
             yet
             extant
             .
             
               Nam
               vir
               erat
            
             (
             saith
             Bale
             )
             
               viriusque
               literaturae
               peritia
               praeditus
               .
               Nemo
               ingenio
               candidior
               ,
               aut
               humanitate
               amicitior
               :
            
             He
             was
             a
             right
             worthie
             man
             ,
             and
             one
             that
             gaue
             in
             counsell
             faithfull
             adu●ce
             ;
             learned
             he
             was
             also
             ,
             and
             indued
             with
             many
             excellent
             good
             gifts
             of
             nature
             ,
             
             curteous
             ▪
             pleas●nt
             ,
             and
             delighting
             in
             Musicke
             ,
             highlie
             in
             the
             Kingsfauour
             ,
             and
             well
             heard
             in
             matters
             of
             weight
             .
          
           
             
             
               
                 Here
                 was
                 I
                 borne
                 ,
                 and
                 here
                 I
                 make
                 myne
                 end
                 
              
               
                 Though
                 I
                 was
                 Citizen
                 ,
                 and
                 Grocer
                 of
                 London
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 to
                 the
                 office
                 of
                 Schrevalty
                 did
                 ascend
                 ;
              
               
                 But
                 things
                 transitorie
                 passe
                 and
                 vanische
                 sone
                 ,
              
               
                 To
                 God
                 be
                 geeuen
                 thanks
                 if
                 that
                 I
                 haue
                 ought
                 done
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 to
                 his
                 honowre
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 bringing
                 vp
                 of
                 youth
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 to
                 the
                 succowre
                 of
                 the
                 Age
                 ;
                 for
                 sewerly
                 this
                 is
                 soth
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 By
                 Avise
                 my
                 wyff
                 children
                 were
                 left
                 me
                 non
              
               
                 Which
                 we
                 both
                 did
                 take
                 as
                 God
                 had
                 it
                 sent
                 ;
              
               
                 And
                 fixed
                 our
                 myndes
                 that
                 ioyntly
                 in
                 on
                 ,
              
               
                 To
                 releue
                 the
                 poore
                 by
                 mutuall
                 consent
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 mercifull
                 Iesu
                 which
                 hast
                 assystyd
                 owre
                 intent
                 ,
              
               
                 Have
                 mercy
                 on
                 owre
                 sowles
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 for
                 the
                 residew
                 ,
              
               
                 If
                 it
                 be
                 thy
                 will
                 thou
                 mayst
                 owre
                 Act
                 continew
                 .
              
            
          
           
             Vpon
             the
             same
             marble
             these
             verses
             following
             :
             
               
                 The
                 fyve
                 and
                 twentyth
                 day
                 of
                 this
                 monyth
                 of
                 Septembyr
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 of
                 owre
                 Lord
                 God
                 the
                 fifteenth
                 hundryd
                 and
                 fowrty
                 yeere
                 ,
              
               
                 Master
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Gibson
                
                 dyde
                 as
                 this
                 tombe
                 doth
                 remembyr
                 ,
              
               
                 Whose
                 wyff
                 aftyr
                 maryed
                 the
                 worschypful
                 Esquier
                 ,
              
               
                 Master
                 
                   William
                   Kneuet
                
                 ,
                 on
                 of
                 the
                 kings
                 privy
                 chamber
                 .
              
               
                 Much
                 for
                 his
                 time
                 also
                 did
                 he
                 endeuer
              
               
                 To
                 make
                 this
                 Act
                 to
                 continew
                 for
                 euer
                 .
              
            
          
           
             This
             pious
             act
             here
             mentioned
             in
             this
             Epitaph
             ,
             is
             a
             free-Schoole
             ,
             founded
             at
             Radcliffe
             in
             this
             Parish
             ,
             by
             the
             said
             Nicholas
             and
             Avise
             for
             the
             instruction
             of
             threescore
             poore
             mens
             children
             ,
             by
             a
             Schoolemaster
             and
             an
             Vsher
             ;
             with
             an
             Almeshouse
             ,
             for
             fourteene
             poore
             aged
             persons
             :
             and
             this
             Foundation
             continues
             to
             this
             day
             .
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Leonards
             in
             Stratford
             Bow.
             
          
           
             This
             religious
             structure
             was
             sometime
             a
             Monasterie
             ,
             replenished
             with
             white
             Monkes
             ,
             dedicated
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             our
             alone
             Sauiour
             Iesus
             Christ
             and
             Saint
             Leonard
             :
             founded
             by
             King
             Henry
             the
             second
             ,
             in
             the
             23.
             yeare
             of
             his
             raigne
             .
             And
             valued
             at
             the
             suppression
             to
             be
             yearely
             worth
             an
             hundred
             one
             and
             twenty
             pounds
             sixteene
             shillings
             .
          
           
             In
             this
             Abbey
             Church
             sometime
             lay
             entombed
             the
             body
             of
             
               Iohn
               de
               Bohun
            
             ,
             
             eldest
             sonne
             and
             heire
             of
             
               Humfrey
               de
               Bohun
            
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Hereford
             and
             Essex
             .
             Which
             
               Iohn
               de
               Bohun
            
             (
             to
             vse
             the
             words
             of
             Milles
             in
             his
             Catalogue
             of
             Hereford
             Earles
             )
             after
             the
             death
             of
             his
             father
             Humfrey
             ,
             was
             fifth
             Earle
             of
             Hereford
             ,
             Constable
             of
             England
             ,
             and
             Patron
             of
             the
             Abbey
             of
             Lanthony
             ,
             fourth
             Earle
             of
             Essex
             (
             of
             that
             Surname
             )
             and
             fifth
             Lord
             of
             Brecknock
             .
          
           
             Because
             this
             Earle
             Iohn
             in
             regard
             of
             his
             weaknesse
             of
             body
             ,
             by
             a
             continuall
             sicknesse
             ,
             was
             not
             able
             to
             performe
             this
             office
             of
             the
             Constableship
             of
             England
             ,
             Edward
             the
             third
             ,
             at
             this
             Earles
             intreatie
             ,
             did
             substitute
             
               Edward
               Bohun
            
             ,
             the
             Earles
             younger
             brother
             ,
             Vice-Constable
             vnder
             him
             ,
             for
             the
             tearme
             of
             his
             life
             .
             But
             Earle
             Iohn
             died
             at
             Kirby
             Thore
             the
             20.
             of
             Ianuary
             ,
             
             vpon
             Saint
             Fabian
             and
             Sebastians
             day
             ,
             1136.
             the
             tenth
             of
             Edward
             the
             third
             leauing
             no
             issue
             :
             and
             was
             buried
             at
             Stratford
             Abbey
             not
             farre
             from
             London
             .
          
           
             This
             Iohn
             married
             first
             Alice
             ,
             the
             daughter
             of
             
               Edmund
               Fitz-alan
            
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Arundell
             ,
             who
             died
             in
             childbed
             ;
             and
             was
             buried
             at
             Walden
             with
             her
             Infant
             sonne
             after
             it
             was
             christened
             .
          
           
             His
             second
             wife
             was
             Margaret
             ,
             daughter
             of
             Raphe
             ,
             Lord
             Basset
             of
             Dr●yton
             ,
             a
             Baron
             of
             the
             best
             ranke
             in
             those
             dayes
             ,
             by
             whom
             hee
             had
             no
             issue
             .
          
        
         
           
             Hertfordshire
             .
          
           
             For
             Ecclesiasticall
             gouernment
             onely
             ,
             some
             part
             of
             this
             Shire
             belongeth
             to
             the
             Diocesse
             of
             London
             ,
             the
             rest
             to
             the
             Bishopricke
             of
             Lincolne
             .
             Now
             because
             the
             Bishop
             of
             Lincolne
             hath
             so
             large
             a
             Territorie
             vnder
             his
             iurisdiction
             .
             I
             w●ll
             be
             so
             bold
             as
             to
             borrow
             a
             few
             Funerall
             Inscriptions
             which
             I
             haue
             collected
             in
             this
             County
             ,
             and
             within
             his
             charge
             ,
             and
             imprint
             them
             with
             those
             which
             are
             properly
             for
             London
             Diocesse
             .
          
        
         
           
             Alhallowes
             in
             the
             Towne
             of
             Hertford
             .
          
           
             
             Off
             yowr
             cherity
             prayeth
             to
             God
             and
             Alhalwin
             hertely
             ,
          
           
             For
             Ser
             
               Ion
               Chappilaine
            
             somtym
             of
             yis
             plas
             Vicary
             ,
          
           
             Almighty
             Iesu
             resseve
             his
             sowl
             to
             grase
             and
             mercy
             .
          
           
             
             
               Icy
               gist
               Isabele
               Newmarche
               iadis
               Damosele
               a
               tres●oble
               Dame
               Isabele
               Roigne
               d'
               Engletere
               .
            
          
           
             
             This
             
               Isabell
               Newmarch
            
             ,
             or
             
               de
               nouo
               Mercatu
            
             ,
             (
             a
             name
             of
             great
             reputation
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             third
             )
             was
             Maide
             of
             Honour
             to
             that
             Isabell
             Queene
             of
             England
             ,
             who
             was
             second
             wife
             to
             Richard
             the
             second
             ,
             daughter
             of
             Charles
             the
             sixth
             ,
             King
             of
             France
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Lodouicus
               Baysbury
               Capell
               .
               Henrici
               sexti
               ,
               ac
               Prebend
               .
               Ecclesie
               Cathedral
               Lincoln
               ....
               M.
               ccccxxviii
               .
            
          
           
             
               
               Here
               lyeth
               vndyr
               this
               ston
               
                 William
                 Wake
              
               ,
            
             
               And
               by
               him
               Ione
               his
               wyff
               and
               Make
               :
            
             
               Somtym
               yeman
               of
               Iohn
               Duc
               of
               Bedfords
               hors
               ,
            
             
               And
               lat
               Survayor
               wyth
               king
               Henry
               the
               sixt
               he
               was
               :
            
             
               Gentylman
               mad
               he
               was
               at
               the
               holy
               Grav
               ,
            
             
               On
               qwos
               sowls
               Almyghty
               God
               mercy
               hav
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Iohannes
               Prest
               quondam
               Ianitor
               Hospitii
               Katherine
               nuper
               Regine
               Anglie
               .......
            
          
           
             This
             Priest
             was
             Porter
             to
             that
             Katherine
             Queene
             of
             England
             ,
             who
             was
             the
             onely
             wife
             of
             that
             inuincible
             Conquerour
             of
             France
             ,
             Henry
             the
             fifth
             ,
             and
             daughter
             of
             Charles
             ,
             the
             sonne
             of
             Charles
             aforesaid
             King
             of
             France
             .
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Nicholas
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Alicia
               Tymyslow
               quondam
               Dominella
               Domine
               Ducisse
               Lankastrie
               
               que
               obiit
            
             17
             Septemb.
             1396.
             
          
           
             This
             faire
             yong
             waiting
             Chamber-maid
             (
             for
             so
             much
             the
             word
             imports
             ,
             )
             was
             seruant
             to
             
               Katherine
               Swinford
            
             ,
             the
             third
             wife
             of
             Iohn
             of
             Gaunt
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Lancaster
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Iohannes
               de
               Chandry
               quondam
               Nolettus
               Domini
               Ducis
               Lankastrie
               ....
            
             
          
           
             This
             mans
             office
             vnder
             the
             Duke
             of
             Lancaster
             ,
             was
             to
             ring
             (
             as
             I
             take
             it
             )
             the
             Sance
             ,
             or
             sacring
             Bell.
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Richardus
               Pynere
               quondam
               Botelere
               cum
               Regina
               Anglie
               qui
               obitt
               xxii
               .
               Ianuar.
               M.
               cccc
               .
               xix
               .
            
          
           
             A
             Flagon
             and
             a
             cuppe
             cut
             in
             brasse
             vpon
             his
             graue
             stone
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               venerabilis
               Armiger
               Iohannes
               Ingylby
               ,
            
             
             
               qui
               obiit
               festo
               Mathei
               Apostoli
               et
               Euangeliste
               ,
            
             1457.
             
          
           
             This
             Iohn
             was
             in
             especiall
             fauour
             ,
             and
             did
             wonderfully
             flourish
             in
             the
             seruice
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             sixt
             .
             A
             familie
             of
             great
             antiquity
             in
             the
             Countie
             of
             Yorke
             .
          
           
             By
             these
             Funerall
             Monuments
             it
             appeares
             ,
             that
             diuers
             Princes
             of
             this
             Land
             ,
             haue
             often
             made
             their
             residence
             in
             this
             Towne
             ;
             by
             which
             meanes
             it
             hath
             beene
             in
             former
             times
             of
             great
             state
             ,
             estimation
             ,
             and
             beautie
             ,
             but
             now
             for
             want
             of
             that
             generall
             conuention
             ,
             the
             Castle
             (
             built
             before
             the
             Conquest
             ,
             by
             Edward
             the
             Elder
             )
             is
             greatly
             decayed
             ,
             these
             Parish
             Churches
             much
             ruined
             ,
             and
             the
             Towne
             neither
             greatly
             inhabited
             ,
             nor
             much
             frequented
             .
          
           
             Here
             in
             this
             Towne
             was
             a
             Priory
             of
             blacke
             Monkes
             ,
             valued
             in
             the
             Exchequer
             ,
             
             to
             be
             yeerely
             worth
             fourescore
             and
             sixe
             pounds
             ,
             fourteene
             shillings
             ,
             eight
             pence
             .
             A
             Cell
             it
             was
             to
             Saint
             Albans
             ,
             founded
             by
             
               Raph
               Limsey
            
             ,
             a
             Nobleman
             ,
             and
             dedicated
             to
             the
             Virgin
             Mary
             ,
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             the
             Conquerour
             .
             I
             haue
             my
             authority
             out
             of
             the
             Collections
             of
             
               Thomas
               Talbot
            
             ,
             sometime
             keeper
             of
             the
             Records
             in
             the
             Tower
             ,
             a
             great
             Genealogist
             ;
             these
             are
             his
             words
             .
          
           
             Raph
             Lord
             Limsey
             buried
             in
             the
             Priorie
             of
             Hertford
             which
             he
             founded
             :
             
             he
             came
             into
             England
             with
             the
             Conquerour
             ,
             and
             was
             his
             sisters
             sonne
             ,
             as
             the
             Monkes
             of
             the
             same
             house
             report
             .
          
        
         
           
             Port
             Or
             :
             three
             Eagles
             heads
             gules
             .
          
           
             One
             
               Robert
               Sotingdon
            
             ,
             
             or
             Sadington
             ,
             a
             man
             in
             great
             fauour
             with
             Henry
             the
             third
             ,
             and
             vnder
             him
             in
             honourable
             office
             ,
             fell
             sicke
             in
             his
             iourney
             ,
             being
             Iustice
             Itinerant
             in
             this
             towne
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             1257.
             and
             was
             here
             interred
             .
             
             One
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Sadington
            
             Knight
             ,
             was
             Lord
             Chancelour
             of
             England
             ,
             Anno
             1345.
             and
             Sir
             
               Richard
               Sadinton
            
             Lord
             Treasurer
             ,
             
             much
             what
             about
             the
             same
             time
             ,
             as
             in
             the
             Catalogue
             of
             both
             you
             may
             read
             .
          
        
         
           
             Ware.
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Thomas
               Bourchier
               miles
               filius
               Henrici
               comitis
               Essex
            
             ;
             
             
               ac
               Isabella
               vxor
               eius
               nuper
               comitissa
               Deuon
               .
               filia
               et
               heres
               Iohannis
               Barry
               militis
               ,
               qui
               obijt
               ....
               1491
               ....
               et
               Isabella
               ob
               .
            
             1
             
               die
               Marcij
            
             1488.
             
               quorum
               animabus
            
             .
          
           
             This
             
               Thomas
               Bourchier
            
             was
             the
             first
             sonne
             (
             saith
             Vincent
             )
             of
             
               Henry
               Bourchier
            
             ,
             
             the
             first
             of
             that
             surname
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Essex
             ,
             and
             this
             Isabell
             ,
             the
             
             daughter
             and
             heire
             of
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Barry
            
             Knight
             ,
             was
             ,
             when
             the
             said
             Thomas
             married
             her
             ,
             the
             widow
             of
             Humfrey
             Lord
             Stafford
             of
             Southwike
             ,
             sonne
             of
             
               William
               Stafford
            
             of
             Hooke
             ,
             Esquire
             ,
             created
             Earle
             of
             Deuon
             by
             King
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             ;
             to
             whom
             the
             said
             King
             gaue
             all
             the
             Honours
             ,
             Mannors
             ,
             Castles
             ,
             
             &c.
             which
             were
             
               Thomas
               Courtneys
            
             ,
             the
             fourteenth
             Earle
             of
             Deuon
             :
             who
             ,
             neuerthelesse
             ,
             grew
             ingratefull
             to
             King
             Edward
             his
             aduancer
             ,
             in
             reuolting
             from
             him
             at
             the
             battaile
             of
             Banbury
             ,
             for
             which
             cowardise
             (
             hee
             being
             apprehended
             )
             was
             without
             processe
             executed
             at
             Bridgewater
             ,
             the
             seuenteenth
             of
             August
             ,
             anno
             1469.
             hauing
             beene
             Earle
             but
             three
             moneths
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacent
               Rogerus
               Damory
               Baro
               tempore
               Edwardi
               secundi
               ,
               et
               Elizabetha
               tertia
               silia
               Gilberti
               Clare
               comitis
               Glocestrie
               et
               Iohanne
               vxoris
               eius
               filie
               Edwardi
               primi
               v.
               cate
               Iohann
               .
               de
               Acris
               .....
            
          
           
             This
             
               Roger
               Damory
            
             was
             Baron
             of
             Armoye
             in
             Ireland
             ,
             and
             Elizabeth
             his
             wife
             ,
             the
             Founder
             of
             Clare
             Hall
             in
             the
             Vniuersitie
             of
             Cambridge
             ,
             of
             which
             more
             hereafter
             .
          
           
             
               Iean
               Lucas
               gist
               icy
            
             
               
               Dieu
               de
               salme
               eit
               mercy
               .
            
          
           
             This
             is
             an
             ancient
             monument
             ,
             so
             is
             the
             familie
             .
          
           
             At
             the
             north
             end
             of
             this
             Towne
             was
             a
             Frierie
             ,
             whose
             ruines
             ,
             not
             altogether
             beaten
             downe
             ,
             
             are
             to
             be
             seene
             at
             this
             day
             ;
             founded
             by
             Baron
             Wake
             ,
             Lord
             of
             this
             Towne
             ,
             about
             the
             raigne
             of
             King
             Iohn
             ,
             dedicated
             to
             Saint
             Francis
             ,
             and
             surrendred
             the
             9
             of
             May
             ,
             26
             Henry
             8.
             
             Here
             lieth
             
               Thomas
               Heton
            
             &
             Ione
             his
             wife
             ,
             which
             Thomas
             died
             xix
             .
             Aug.
             M.
             cccc.ix
             .
             and
             Ioyce
             ,
             ...
          
           
             ...
             
               Will.
               Litlebury
            
             ,
             and
             Elizabeth
             his
             wife
             ;
             he
             died
             xxii
             ▪
             of
             Iuly
             ,
             M.
             cccc
             .
          
        
         
           
             Watton
             .
          
           
             
             Hic
             iacet
             corpus
             domini
             Philippi
             Butler
             militis
             quondam
             Domini
             de
             Woodhall
             ,
             et
             hutus
             Ecclesie
             Patroni
             ,
             qui
             obijt
             in
             festo
             Sancti
             Leonardi
             ,
             Anno
             Domini
             M.
             cccc.xxi
             et
             Regis
             Henrici
             quinti
             post
             conquestum
             vltimo
             .
             Cuius
             anime
             propitietur
             Deus
             ,
             Amen
             .
          
           
             
             Camden
             
               saith
               ,
               that
               these
            
             Butlers
             
               are
               branched
               from
               Sir
            
             Raph
             Butler
             ,
             
               Baron
               of
               Wem
               in
               Shropshire
               ,
               and
               his
               wife
               ,
               heire
               to
            
             William
             Pantulfe
             ,
             
               Lord
               of
               Wem
               ,
               soone
               after
               the
               first
               entrie
               of
               the
               Normans
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Hunsdon
             .
          
           
             In
             this
             Church
             are
             the
             right
             ancient
             and
             honourable
             familie
             of
             the
             Caryes
             enterred
             ,
             to
             whose
             memory
             I
             finde
             no
             monument
             saue
             one
             ;
             vnder
             which
             
               Iohn
               Cary
            
             Baron
             of
             Hunsdon
             lieth
             entombed
             ;
             father
             to
             the
             right
             honourable
             Lord
             ,
             
             
               Henry
               Cary
            
             ,
             Lord
             Hunsdon
             ,
             Viscount
             Rochford
             ,
             and
             Earle
             of
             Douer
             ,
             now
             liuing
             ;
             Grandchild
             to
             Henry
             ,
             Baron
             of
             Hunsdon
             ,
             Lord
             Chamberlaine
             ,
             and
             Cosin
             german
             to
             Queene
             Elizabeth
             ;
             and
             descended
             from
             the
             royall
             familie
             of
             the
             Dukes
             of
             Somerset
             .
          
           
             
             
               Francisco
               Poyno
               Equiti
               ,
               literis
               ,
               prudentia
               ,
               armis
               fauore
               sui
               Principis
               ,
               et
               pietate
               insigni
               .
            
          
           
             
               Domina
               Iohanna
               pia
               et
               amans
               vxor
            
             
               Charo
               marito
               posuit
               ,
               1520.
               
            
          
           
           
             This
             name
             is
             ancient
             and
             honourable
             ,
             
             Sir
             
               Hugh
               Poynes
            
             ,
             being
             one
             of
             the
             ranke
             of
             Parliamentarie
             Barons
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             King
             Edward
             the
             first
             .
          
        
         
           
             Eppalets
             ,
             or
             Hippolites
             ,
             vulgarly
             Pallets
             .
          
           
             This
             Church
             was
             dedicated
             ,
             
             saith
             Norden
             in
             his
             description
             of
             Hertfordshire
             ,
             to
             a
             supposed
             Saint
             called
             Eppalet
             ,
             whose
             reliques
             lie
             buried
             about
             the
             high
             Altar
             .
             This
             man
             in
             his
             life
             time
             was
             a
             good
             tamer
             of
             Colts
             ,
             and
             as
             good
             a
             Horse-leach
             :
             And
             for
             these
             qualities
             so
             deuoutly
             honoured
             after
             his
             death
             ,
             that
             all
             passengers
             by
             that
             way
             on
             Horse-backe
             ,
             thought
             themselues
             bound
             to
             bring
             their
             Steedes
             into
             the
             Church
             ,
             euen
             vp
             to
             the
             high
             Altar
             ,
             where
             this
             holy
             Horseman
             was
             shrined
             ,
             and
             where
             a
             Priest
             continually
             attended
             ,
             to
             bestow
             such
             fragments
             of
             Eppalets
             miracles
             ,
             as
             would
             either
             tame
             yong
             horses
             ,
             cure
             lame
             iades
             ,
             or
             refresh
             old
             ,
             wearied
             ,
             and
             forworne
             Hackneyes
             :
             which
             did
             auaile
             so
             much
             the
             more
             or
             lesse
             ,
             as
             the
             passengers
             were
             bountifull
             or
             hard-handed
             .
          
        
         
           
             Baldock
             .
          
           
             Here
             is
             an
             ancient
             Monument
             ,
             and
             an
             old
             Inscription
             which
             I
             often
             meete
             with
             .
          
           
             
               Farwel
               my
               frendys
               ,
               the
               tydabidyth
               no
               man
               ,
            
             
               I
               am
               departed
               hens
               ,
               and
               so
               sal
               ye
            
             
               But
               in
               this
               pasage
               the
               best
               song
               I
               can
            
             
               Is
               
                 Requiem
                 Eternam
              
               ,
               now
               Iesu
               grant
               it
               me
               .
            
             
               When
               I
               haue
               ended
               all
               myn
               aduersity
            
             
               Grant
               me
               in
               Paradys
               to
               hav
               a
               mansion
            
             
               That
               shedst
               thy
               bloud
               for
               my
               redemption
               .
            
          
           
             Prey
             for
             the
             sowlys
             of
             
               William
               Crane
            
             ,
             
             Ioane
             and
             Margaret
             his
             wyffs
             ,
             ...
             which
             William
             died
             ...
             1483.
             ...
             on
             whos
             .
          
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               ...
               Wilielmi
               Vynter
               generosi
               et
               Margarete
               consortis
               sue
               ,
            
             
             
               qui
               quidem
               Wilielmus
               obij●
            
             2
             Iunii
             1416.
             
               et
               Margareta
               ob
               ...
               Octob.
            
             1411.
             
               eorum
               animabus
               ,
               parentum
               ,
               amicorum
               ,
               bene
               factorum
               suorum
               ,
               Deus
               omnipotens
               pro
               sua
               magna
               miserecordia
               propitietur
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             This
             French
             Epitaph
             following
             was
             not
             long
             since
             to
             be
             read
             ,
             engraued
             vpon
             the
             monument
             of
             one
             of
             the
             Argentons
             .
          
           
             
               Reignauld
               de
               Argentein
               ci
               gist
            
             
               Que
               c●st
               Chappell
               feire
               fist
            
             
               Fu't
               cheualier
               sainct
               Mairie
            
             
               Chescinipardon
               pour
               l'alme
               prie
               .
            
          
           
             Englished
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Regnald
                 de
                 Argentyne
              
               ,
               here
               is
               laid
               ,
            
             
               That
               caused
               this
               Chappell
               to
               be
               made
               :
            
             
             
               He
               was
               a
               Knight
               of
               Seynt
               Mary
               the
               Virgin
               ,
            
             
               Therfor
               prey
               pardon
               for
               his
               sin
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             the
             Priory
             of
             Wymley
             or
             Wymondley
             .
          
           
             Within
             this
             ancient
             and
             famous
             Lordship
             of
             Wymley
             ,
             (
             held
             by
             the
             most
             honourable
             tenure
             with
             vs
             saith
             Camden
             ,
             
             which
             our
             Lawiers
             terme
             Grand
             Seargeanty
             ,
             namely
             that
             the
             Lord
             thereof
             should
             serue
             vnto
             the
             Kings
             of
             England
             vpon
             their
             Coronation
             day
             ,
             the
             first
             cup
             )
             one
             
               Richard
               de
               Arg●nton
            
             ,
             (
             descended
             from
             
               Dauid
               de
               Argenton
            
             ,
             a
             Norman
             ,
             and
             a
             martiall
             Knight
             ,
             who
             vnder
             King
             William
             the
             Conquerour
             ,
             serued
             in
             the
             warres
             )
             Lord
             of
             this
             Mannor
             ,
             (
             diuolued
             now
             by
             marriage
             to
             the
             Alingtons
             :
             )
             Founded
             a
             Priorie
             for
             Canons
             regular
             ,
             valued
             at
             the
             suppression
             ,
             to
             to
             be
             yeerely
             worth
             ,
             thirtie
             seuen
             pounds
             ,
             ten
             shillings
             ,
             sixe
             halfe
             penny
             .
          
           
             
             Within
             the
             Towne
             of
             Hitching
             was
             a
             little
             Priorie
             called
             New-bigging
             ,
             valued
             to
             bee
             worth
             fifteene
             pounds
             ,
             one
             shilling
             ,
             eleuen
             pence
             ,
             of
             yeerely
             reuenue
             .
          
        
         
           
             Ashwell
             .
          
           
             
             Of
             yowr
             cheritie
             sey
             for
             the
             soul
             of
             
               Elizabeth
               Annstell
            
             ,
             a
             Pater
             Noster
             and
             an
             Aue
             ....
             1511.
             
          
           
             
               Presbiter
               egregius
               prostratus
               morte
               Radulphus
            
             
               
               Howel
               ,
               Grammaticus
               iacet
               hic
               sub
               marmore
               pressus
               :
            
             
               Tullius
               ore
               fuit
               ,
               Prisciani
               dicta
               resoluens
               ,
            
             
               Multos
               instruxit
               in
               Christo
               vota
               reuoluens
               .
            
             
               Erat
               in
               Ecclesia
               pianumina
               semper
               honorans
               :
            
             
               Mane
               ,
               sero
               Bacchi
               sugiens
               loca
               ,
               crimina
               plorans
               ,
            
             
               Dulcia
               frustrauit
               ,
               &
               fercula
               plena
               fugauit
               .
            
             
               Sepe
               ieiunauit
               ,
               Christo
               mentem
               reperauit
               ,
            
             
               Mundum
               despexit
               ,
               sic
               multa
               volumina
               scripsit
               ,
            
             
               Que
               regit
               &
               rexit
               ,
               saluet
               Deus
               hunc
               rogo
               sic
               sit
               .
            
             
               Anno
               Mil.
               C
               quater
               .
               octogeno
               quoque
               sumpto
               ,
            
             
               Monsis
               &
               Aprilis
               decessit
               ille
               secundo
               .
            
          
           
             
             Here
             in
             the
             north
             Isle
             ,
             
               Iohn
               Hinxworth
            
             and
             Martina
             his
             wife
             ,
             lie
             buried
             vnder
             a
             monument
             (
             defaced
             )
             which
             seemeth
             to
             be
             of
             great
             antiquitie
             .
          
           
             
               
               Perpetuis
               annis
               memores
               estote
               Iohannis
            
             
               Henrici
               dictus
               proles
               hic
               ●acet
               arbore
               strictus
               .
            
             
               Bursa
               non
               strictus
               hoc
               Templo
               gessit
               amicus
               .
            
             
               Et
               meritis
               morum
               fuerat
               ...
               sociorum
               ,
            
             
               Sic
               prece
               verborum
               scandet
               precor
               alta
               polorum
               .
            
             
               M.
               C
               quater
               septenis
               ter
               tres
               minor
               vno
               ,
            
             
               Prima
               luce
               Iunij
               nunc
               vermibus
               hic
               requiescit
               .
            
          
           
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               magister
               Thomas
               Colby
               in
               Decretis
               Bachalarius
               ,
            
             
             
               &
               istius
               Ecclesie
               nuper
               vicarius
               ,
               qui
               ob
               .
            
             19.
             
               die
               mens
               .
               Septemb.
               Ann.
            
             1489.
             
             Cuius
             .
          
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               ....
               Walteri
               Summoner
               .....
            
          
           
             I
             reade
             that
             one
             
               Walter
               Sumner
            
             (
             whether
             this
             here
             interred
             or
             no
             ,
             
             I
             know
             not
             )
             held
             the
             Mannor
             of
             Ashwell
             of
             the
             King
             by
             pettie
             Sergeantie
             ;
             
             viz.
             to
             finde
             the
             King
             Spits
             to
             rost
             his
             meate
             vpon
             the
             day
             of
             his
             Coronation
             .
             And
             
               Iohn
               Sumner
            
             his
             Sonne
             held
             the
             same
             Mannor
             by
             Seruice
             to
             turne
             a
             Spit
             in
             the
             Kings
             Kitchin
             vpon
             the
             day
             of
             his
             Coronation
             .
             
             Ann.
             6.
             
             Ed.
             2.
             
             
               &
               Ann.
            
             35.
             
             
               Ed.
               tertij
            
             .
          
        
         
           
             Hinxworth
             .
          
           
             Orate
             pro
             animabus
             Iohannis
             Lambard
             ciuis
             et
             Merceri
             ,
             
             ac
             Aldermanni
             London
             ,
             qui
             obiit
             1487.
             et
             Anne
             vxoris
             sue
             que
             obiit
             .....
             1400
             .
             ..
             quorum
             anime
             per
             miserecordiam
             dei
             in
             pace
             eterna
             requiescant
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             Orate
             pro
             ...
             Symonis
             Ward
             &
             Elene
             vxoris
             sue
             .
             
             Qui
             quidem
             Symon
             ob
             .
             xi
             Decemb.
             1453.
             
             &
             Elena
             obiit
             21.
             
             Augusti
             1483.
             
             Quorum
             ....
          
           
             Orate
             pro
             anima
             Iohannis
             Ward
             Maioris
             London
             ,
             
             qui
             istam
             fenestram
             ....
          
           
             This
             Ward
             
               was
               Lord
               Maior
               in
               the
               second
               of
            
             Richard
             
               the
               third
            
             ;
             
             
               in
               which
               yeare
               were
               three
               Lord
               Maiors
               ,
               and
               three
               Sheriffes
               of
               London
               ,
               by
               reason
               of
               a
               sweating
               sicknesse
               ,
               whereof
               they
               dyed
               .
               This
            
             Iohn
             Ward
             
               was
               sonne
               to
            
             Richard
             Ward
             
               of
               Holden
               ,
               in
               the
               Countie
               of
               Yorke
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Barley
             .
          
           
             
               Edward
               Chamberleine
               Clerk
               gist
               icy
               
            
             
               Dieu
               de
               salme
               eit
               mercy
               Amen
               .
            
             
               Qi
               morust
               en
               August
               le
               xxii
               Ior
            
             
               M.ccc.lxxv
               .
               de
               nostre
               Seignor
               .
            
          
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               salubri
               statu
               Domini
               Willelmi
               Warham
               Legum
               Doctoris
               ,
            
             
             
               &
               Pauli
               London
               Canonici
               ,
               magistri
               Rotulorum
               ,
               Cancellarii
               Regis
               ac
               Rectoris
               de
               Barley
               .
            
          
           
             This
             Warham
             (
             remembred
             here
             in
             the
             glasse
             window
             )
             was
             sometime
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             .
             Of
             whom
             I
             haue
             spoken
             before
             in
             Christ-church
             Canterbury
             ,
             the
             place
             of
             his
             buriall
             .
          
           
             
               Sum
               Rosa
               pulsata
               mundi
               Maria
               vocata
               .
               
            
          
        
         
           
             Roiston
             .
          
           
             Rohesia
             the
             daughter
             of
             
               Aubrey
               de
               Vere
            
             ,
             
             chiefe
             Iustice
             of
             England
             vnder
             Henry
             the
             first
             (
             sister
             to
             
               Aubrey
               de
               Vere
            
             ,
             the
             first
             Earle
             of
             Oxford
             :
             and
             wife
             to
             
               Geffrey
               Magna-ville
            
             ,
             or
             Mandevill
             ,
             the
             first
             Earle
             of
             Essex
             )
             erected
             (
             where
             now
             this
             Towne
             of
             Roiston
             standeth
             )
             a
             Crosse
             in
             the
             high-way
             ,
             which
             was
             thought
             in
             that
             age
             a
             pious
             worke
             ,
             to
             put
             passengers
             in
             minde
             of
             Christs
             passion
             :
             whereupon
             it
             was
             called
             ,
             
               Crux
               Rohesiae
            
             ,
             before
             there
             was
             either
             Church
             or
             Towne
             .
             But
             afterwards
             (
             saith
             Vincent
             out
             of
             the
             Records
             in
             the
             Tower
             )
             when
             
               Eustach
               de
               Merch
            
             knight
             ,
             Lord
             of
             Nauells
             in
             
             this
             tract
             ,
             
             had
             adioyned
             thereunto
             a
             little
             Monasterie
             of
             Canons
             regular
             in
             honor
             of
             S.
             Thomas
             ,
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             then
             were
             Innes
             built
             here
             :
             So
             that
             in
             processe
             of
             time
             by
             little
             &
             little
             ,
             it
             grew
             to
             be
             a
             Towne
             ;
             which
             in
             stead
             of
             Rohesiaes
             Crosse
             ,
             was
             called
             Rohesiaes
             Towne
             ,
             and
             now
             contracted
             into
             Roiston
             .
             This
             Priory
             was
             augmented
             in
             her
             reuenues
             ,
             and
             renewed
             by
             
               Radulphus
               de
               Runcester
            
             ,
             and
             others
             .
             Richard
             the
             first
             giues
             and
             confirmes
             ,
             
               Monasterio
               Sancti
               Thome
               Martyris
               apud
               crucem
               Rohesie
               &
               Canonicis
               ibidem
               ,
               locum
               ipsum
               in
               quo
               idem
               Monasterium
               fundatum
               est
               ,
               cum
               pertinentiis
               suis
               ,
               que
               Eustachius
               de
               Merc
               fundator
               ipsius
               Monasterii
               ,
               &
               Radulphus
               de
               Roucester
               ,
               et
               alii
               fideles
               rationabiliter
               dedere
               eis
               .
               Anno
               Reg.
            
             1.
             
             
               In
               Arch.
               Turris
               London
               .
               Cart.
               antiq
               .
               R.
            
             So
             that
             at
             the
             suppression
             ,
             the
             same
             was
             valued
             at
             eightie
             nine
             pounds
             sixteene
             shillings
             .
             The
             Catalogue
             of
             Religious
             houses
             saith
             ,
             one
             hundred
             sixe
             pound
             three
             shillings
             and
             a
             pennie
             .
          
           
             In
             a
             ruinous
             wall
             of
             this
             decayed
             Priory
             ,
             lies
             the
             proportion
             of
             a
             man
             cut
             in
             stone
             ,
             which
             (
             say
             the
             Inhabitants
             )
             was
             made
             to
             the
             memorie
             of
             one
             of
             the
             Founders
             ,
             who
             lieth
             thereby
             interred
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             in
             this
             Towne
             was
             also
             an
             Hospitall
             (
             by
             whom
             founded
             I
             cannot
             learne
             )
             dedicated
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             Saint
             Iohn
             ,
             and
             Saint
             Iames
             Apostles
             ,
             suppressed
             and
             valued
             but
             at
             5.
             l.
             sixe
             shillings
             and
             ten
             pence
             by
             yeare
             .
          
        
         
           
             Pelham
             Furnix
             .
          
           
             Vpon
             an
             old
             Tombe
             wherein
             a
             Priest
             lieth
             interred
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               elatum
               corpus
               maris
               fore
               reatum
            
             
               Indignus
               Flamen
               ,
               Christi
               matris
               posco
               leuamen
               .
            
          
           
             
             Of
             yowr
             cherite
             pray
             for
             the
             sowl
             of
             
               Iohn
               Daniell
            
             of
             Felsted
             Esquoyr
             ,
             and
             Margery
             his
             wife
             .
             Which
             Iohn
             died
             the
             vii
             of
             October
             ,
             M.
             ccccc.xix
             .
          
           
             
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Iohannis
               Newport
               Armig.
               heredis
               Roberti
               Newport
               Ar.
               &
               Marie
               vxoris
               eius
               ,
               vnius
               filiarum
               Iohannis
               Alington
               de
               Horsheth
               in
               Com.
               Cantab.
               Ar.
               qui
               quidem
               Iohannes
               Newport
               obiit
               primo
               die
               mensis
               Iunii
               ,
               Ann.
               M.
               ccccc
               xxii
               .
            
          
           
             
             Here
             lyth
             
               Robert
               Newport
            
             Esqwyr
             ,
             founder
             of
             this
             Chapel
             ,
             and
             Mary
             his
             wyff
             .
             Whych
             Robert
             dyed
             xvii
             .
             of
             Nouember
             ,
             M.
             ccccc.xviii
             .
          
           
             
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Georgii
               Newport
               Ar.
               et
               Margarete
               vxoris
               eius
               ,
               que
               Margareta
               obiit
               xx
               lanurii
               M.
               cccc.lxvii
               .
               et
               Georgius
               obiit
               xxviii
               Octob.
               M.
               cccc
               lxxxiiii
               .
            
          
           
             These
             Newports
             here
             very
             faire
             entombed
             ,
             were
             gentlemen
             (
             as
             I
             was
             enformed
             )
             of
             ample
             reuenues
             ,
             in
             these
             parts
             ;
             whose
             inheritance
             came
             by
             marriage
             to
             the
             Parkers
             ,
             the
             Ancestors
             of
             the
             Lord
             Morley
             .
          
           
             
             ....
             
               Iohannes
               de
               Lee
               et
               Iohanna
               vxor
            
             .
             ....
             The
             armes
             and
             date
             gone
             .
          
           
             
             ....
             Sir
             
               Waltar
               at
               Lea
               ,
               alias
            
             Sir
             
               Walter
               at
               clay
            
             .
             ...
          
           
             His
             wife
             lieth
             by
             him
             ,
             the
             Monument
             is
             ancient
             ,
             but
             fouly
             defaced
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacent
               Iohannes
               Barloe
               et
               Iohanna
               vxor
               eius
               ,
               qui
               quidem
               Iohannes
               obiit
               ....
               M.
               cccc.xx
               .
               et
               predicta
               Ioanna
               obiit
               xv
               Februar
               .
               M.
               cccc
               xix
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacent
               Henricus
               Barloe
               ,
               Ar.
               qui
               obiit
               v.
               die
               Ianuarii
               M.
               cccc
               lxxv
               .
               et
               Katherina
               vxor
               eius
               que
               ob
               ....
               M.
               cccc
               lxiiii
               .
            
          
           
             
             An
             ancient
             and
             well
             allied
             familie
             ,
             one
             of
             which
             house
             ,
             namely
             William
             ,
             was
             in
             especiall
             fauour
             and
             trust
             with
             King
             Henry
             the
             seuenth
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             Burnt
             Pelham
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             wall
             of
             this
             Church
             lieth
             a
             most
             ancient
             Monument
             :
             A
             stone
             wherein
             is
             figured
             a
             man
             ,
             and
             about
             him
             an
             Eagle
             ,
             a
             Lion
             ,
             and
             a
             Bull
             ,
             hauing
             all
             wings
             ;
             and
             a
             fourth
             of
             the
             shape
             of
             an
             Angell
             ,
             as
             if
             they
             should
             represent
             the
             foure
             Euangelists
             :
             vnder
             the
             feet
             of
             the
             man
             is
             a
             crosse
             Flourie
             ;
             and
             vnder
             the
             Crosse
             ,
             a
             Serpent
             .
             He
             is
             thought
             to
             haue
             beene
             sometime
             the
             Lord
             of
             an
             ancient
             decaied
             House
             ,
             well
             moated
             ,
             not
             farre
             from
             this
             place
             ,
             called
             ,
             O
             Piers
             Shoonkes
             .
             He
             flourished
             ,
             
               Ann.
               à
               conquestu
               vicesimo
               primo
            
             .
          
        
         
           
             Sabridgworth
             vulgarly
             Sabsworth
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacent
               Iohannes
               Leuenthorp
               Ar.
               qui
               obijt
               xxvii
               mens
               .
               Maij
               ,
            
             
             
               M.
               cccc.xxxiii
               .
               &
               Katherina
               vx
               eius
               ,
               que
               obiit
               v.
               die
               Octob.
               M.
               cccc.xxxi
               .
               quorum
               ...
            
          
           
             This
             Iohn
             was
             one
             of
             the
             Executours
             of
             the
             last
             Will
             and
             Testament
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             fifth
             .
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacent
               Iohannes
               Leuenthorp
               Ar.
               qui
               obiit
               vltimo
               die
               mensis
               Maij
               ,
            
             
             
               M.
               cccc.lxxxiiii
               .
               &
               Ioanna
               vxor
               eius
               ,
               que
               obiit
               xxix
               .
               Augusti
               ,
               M.
               cccc.xl
               viii
               .
            
          
           
             
               En
               iacet
               hic
               puluis
               ,
               putredo
               ,
               vermis
               et
               esca
               ;
            
             
               Et
               Famulus
               mortis
               ;
               nam
               vita
               iam
               caret
               ista
               .
            
             
               Hic
               nil
               scit
               ,
               nil
               habet
               ,
               nec
               virtus
               inde
               relucet
               ;
            
             
               Cerne
               luto
               vilius
               ,
               horror
               ,
               terror
               ,
               fetor
               orbis
               ,
            
             
               Opprobrium
               cunctis
               ,
               ac
               est
               abiectio
               plebis
               ,
            
             
               Hic
               frater
               aspice
               te
               ,
               spira
               suffragia
               pro
               me
               .
            
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Isabella
               vxor
               Iohannis
               Leuenthorp
               de
               Sabridgworth
               in
               Com.
               Hart.
               quondam
               vxor
               Roberti
               Southwel
               de
               Thachint
               in
               eodem
               Com.
               et
               filia
               Iohannis
               Boys
               ....
            
             
             
               in
               Com.
               Lincolne
               .
               que
               obiit
               xx
               .
               Iulij
               M.
               cccc.lxxxi
               .
               Cuius
               .
            
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Agnes
               soror
               Iohannis
               Leuenthorp
               Ar.
               que
               obiit
               x
               die
               Decemb.
               M.
               cccc.xliiii
               .
            
             
          
           
             In
             this
             Church
             are
             diuers
             other
             Monuments
             of
             later
             times
             ,
             
             to
             the
             memorie
             of
             the
             Leuenthorps
             ;
             whose
             habitation
             is
             neare
             at
             Shingle-hall
             ;
             which
             is
             honoured
             by
             her
             owners
             ,
             being
             of
             such
             worth
             and
             ancient
             gentrie
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacent
               Iohannes
               Chancy
               Ar.
               filius
               et
               heres
               Iohannis
               Chancy
               Ar.
               filii
               &
               heredis
               Willelmi
               Chancy
               militis
               quondam
               Baronis
               de
               Shorpenbek
               in
               Com.
               Ebor.
               et
               Anna
               vxor
               eius
               vna
               filiarum
               Iohannis
               Leuenthorp
               .
            
             
             
               Ar.
               qui
               quidem
               Iohannes
               obiit
               vii
               Maii
               M.
               cccc.lxxix
               .
               et
               Anna
               ii
               Decembris
               ,
               M
               :
               cccc
               .
               lxxvii
               .
               quorum
               animabus
               .
            
          
           
             
               Of
               yowr
               cherite
               sey
               a
               
                 Pater
                 Noster
              
               and
               an
               Ave
            
             
               For
               the
               sowl
               of
               
                 William
                 Chancy
              
               ,
               
            
             
               On
               whos
               sowl
               Iesu
               hav
               mercy
               .
            
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacent
               Galfredus
               Ioslyne
               &
               Katherina
               ,
            
             
             
               ac
               Ioanna
               vxor
               eius
               ,
               qui
               obiit
               ii
               Ianuar.
               M.
               cccc
               lxx
               .
            
          
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Radulphi
               Ioslyne
               quondam
               militis
               ,
            
             
             
               et
               bis
               Maioratus
               Ciuitatis
               
               London
               ,
               qui
               obiit
               xxv
               .
               Octob.
               M.
               cccc.lxxviii
               .
            
          
           
             
             This
             Sir
             
               Raph
               Ioslyne
            
             ,
             or
             Iosceline
             ,
             was
             the
             sonne
             of
             the
             foresaid
             
               Geffrey
               Iosceline
            
             here
             interred
             .
             He
             was
             inuested
             knight
             of
             the
             Bath
             with
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Cooke
            
             ,
             Sir
             
               Mathew
               Philip
            
             ,
             and
             Sir
             
               Henry
               Weeuer
            
             ,
             Citizens
             ,
             at
             the
             Coronation
             of
             Queene
             Elizabeth
             ,
             the
             wife
             of
             King
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             1465.
             
             The
             first
             time
             of
             his
             Maioraltie
             was
             in
             the
             yeare
             1464.
             the
             other
             not
             long
             before
             his
             death
             .
             He
             was
             a
             carefull
             corrector
             of
             the
             abuses
             vsed
             by
             Bakers
             and
             Victuallers
             of
             the
             Citie
             of
             London
             ;
             and
             by
             his
             diligence
             the
             walls
             of
             the
             said
             Citie
             were
             repaired
             .
             This
             name
             (
             as
             I
             was
             told
             )
             doth
             still
             flourish
             in
             this
             tract
             .
          
        
         
           
             Bishops
             Stortford
             .
          
           
             So
             called
             because
             it
             belongs
             to
             the
             See
             of
             London
             ,
             giuen
             vnto
             it
             by
             William
             the
             Conquerour
             ,
             in
             the
             time
             of
             Mauritius
             Bishop
             of
             this
             Diocesse
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacent
               Thomas
               Fleming
            
             ....
             1436.
             
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Ioanna
               Fleming
               vx
               .
               Tho.
               Fleming
            
             ....
             1411.
             
          
           
             
             A
             familie
             whose
             numerous
             branches
             haue
             spread
             themselues
             through
             England
             ,
             Scotland
             ,
             and
             Wales
             ,
             euer
             since
             the
             time
             of
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               le
               Fleming
            
             knight
             ,
             who
             flourished
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             king
             
               William
               Rufus
            
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacent
               Iohannes
               Algar
               &
               Matilda
               vxor
               eius
               ,
               qui
               quidem
               Iohannes
               obiit
               ,
               Ann.
               M.
               cccc
               lxxxiiii
               ...
               Matilda
               M.
               cccc
               lxxx
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Brawghing
             .
          
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Nicholai
               Coton
               filii
               et
               heredis
               Iohannis
               Coton
               quondma
               de
               Pantfeeld
               in
               Com.
               Essex
               qui
               ob
               .
            
             25.
             
             Aug.
             1500.
             
             
          
           
             For
             whos
             sowl
             I
             pray
             yow
             of
             yowr
             cheritie
             ,
             say
             a
             
               Pater
               Noster
            
             and
             an
             Ave.
             
          
           
             
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Thomas
               Greene
            
             the
             soonne
             of
             
               Nicholas
               Greene
            
             ,
             who
             dyed
             2.
             
             March
             1484.
             
          
           
             
             Here
             lyth
             Ioan
             lat
             wyff
             of
             
               Thomas
               Rustwyne
            
             ,
             and
             dawter
             of
             
               Nicholas
               Greene
            
             ,
             who
             dyed
             ....
             1400.
             
          
           
             Here
             are
             many
             Monuments
             of
             the
             Greenes
             quite
             defaced
             .
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Margarets
             by
             Hodsden
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               ....
               Iohannes
               de
               Goldington
               Ar.
               filius
               Iohannis
               de
               Goldington
               Ar.
               filii
               Iohannis
               de
               Goldington
               militis
               filii
               ....
               M.
               cccc
               xix
               .
            
          
           
             Here
             are
             many
             other
             funerall
             Monuments
             in
             this
             little
             Church
             ,
             which
             haue
             beene
             inlayd
             and
             inscribed
             in
             brasse
             ,
             with
             the
             pourtraitures
             ,
             armes
             ,
             and
             Epitaphs
             of
             this
             ancient
             familie
             of
             the
             Goldingtons
             ;
             now
             all
             defaced
             and
             gone
             .
          
        
         
           
             Brocksbourne
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             lyth
             Dame
             Elisabyth
             somtym
             wyff
             to
             Syr
             
               Iohn
               Say
            
             knyght
             ,
             dawter
             to
             
               Lawrence
               Cheyne
            
             Esqwyr
             of
             Cambridg
             Shyre
             .
             A
             woman
             of
             nobyl
             
             blode
             ,
             and
             most
             nobyl
             in
             grace
             and
             mannors
             .
             She
             dyed
             xxv
             .
             Septem
             .
             M.
             cccc.lxxiii
             .
             and
             was
             enterryd
             in
             this
             parysh
             Church
             ,
             abyding
             the
             body
             of
             her
             said
             Husband
             :
             whos
             sowls
             God
             bring
             to
             euerlastyng
             lyff
             .
          
           
             Of
             yowr
             cheritie
             prey
             for
             the
             sowl
             of
             Sir
             
               William
               Say
            
             knight
             ,
             
             deceased
             ,
             late
             Lord
             of
             the
             Mannour
             of
             Base
             ,
             his
             fader
             and
             moder
             ,
             Geneuese
             and
             Elisabyth
             his
             wyffs
             ,
             who
             died
             iiii
             .
             Decemb.
             M.
             ccccc.xxix.xxi
             .
             
               Hen.
               oclaui
            
             .
          
           
             This
             Sir
             
               William
               Say
            
             built
             the
             north
             Isle
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             as
             by
             an
             inscription
             in
             the
             glasse
             window
             may
             be
             gathered
             .
             This
             familie
             flourished
             here
             for
             many
             descents
             ,
             euen
             vntill
             the
             death
             of
             this
             Sir
             William
             ,
             whose
             inheritance
             for
             want
             of
             heires
             male
             ,
             was
             diuided
             amongst
             his
             daughters
             ,
             of
             which
             hereafter
             .
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Iohn
               Borrell
            
             ,
             
             Sergeant
             at
             Armes
             to
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             and
             Elizabyth
             his
             wyff
             ,
             who
             dyed
             M.
             ccccc.xxxi
             .
          
        
         
           
             Cheston
             .
          
           
             Quem
             tegit
             iste
             lapis
             Radcliffe
             cognomine
             functus
             
          
           
             ....
             et
             in
             cineres
             vertitur
             vnde
             fuit
             .
          
           
             
               Icy
               gist
               Damoselle
               Iohanne
               clay
            
             ,
             
             
               que
               trespassa
               l'an
               de
               Grace
               M.
               cccc.le
               xxii
               .
               iour
               Octobre
               ,
               iour
               Saint
               M.
               lun
               Euesque
               .
            
          
           
             Here
             sometime
             stood
             a
             little
             Nunnery
             ,
             I
             know
             not
             by
             whom
             founded
             ,
             
             but
             thus
             it
             is
             confirmed
             in
             the
             Catal.
             of
             religious
             houses
             .
          
           
             
               Henr.
               Rex
               Anglie
               ,
               Dominus
               Hibernie
               .
               Dux
               Normannie
               ,
               Aquitanie
               ,
               et
               comes
               Angedauie
               ,
               &c.
               Shestrehunt
               Monial
               .
               totam
               terram
               Dom.
               ten
               .
               cum
               pertinentijs
               suts
               que
               canonicis
               de
               cathele
               &c.
               quos
               amoueri
               fecimus
               ,
            
             
             
               dat
               .
               apud
               West
               .
               xi
               .
               Aug.
               Anno
               Regni
               nostri
               xxiiii
               .
            
          
           
             This
             Nunnery
             was
             valued
             in
             the
             Exchequer
             to
             be
             yeerely
             worth
             ,
             twenty
             seuen
             pound
             ,
             sixe
             shillings
             eight
             pence
             .
          
           
             This
             village
             is
             called
             in
             old
             Writings
             ,
             
             Chesthunte
             ,
             Shestrehunte
             :
             and
             Norden
             saith
             ,
             
               cur
               non
               Chestin
               ,
               Castanetum
            
             ,
             of
             Chesnut
             Trees
             .
          
        
         
           
             Bishops
             Hatfield
             .
          
           
             This
             Church
             is
             much
             honoured
             by
             the
             Sepulture
             of
             that
             prudent
             great
             Statesman
             ,
             Robert
             ,
             Baron
             Cecill
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Salisbury
             ,
             Lord
             Treasurer
             of
             England
             ,
             father
             of
             William
             Lord
             Cecill
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Salisbury
             ,
             one
             of
             the
             honourable
             priuy
             Councell
             now
             liuing
             ,
             Anno
             1630.
             and
             keeping
             royall
             hospitality
             at
             his
             Mansion
             house
             hereunto
             adioyning
             ,
             which
             sometimes
             did
             belong
             to
             the
             Bishops
             of
             Ely
             ,
             whereupon
             it
             was
             named
             Bishops
             Hatfield
             .
             Of
             Robert
             this
             Earle
             here
             interred
             ,
             I
             shall
             speake
             more
             when
             I
             come
             to
             let
             downe
             his
             Epitaph
             .
          
        
         
           
             Harding
             .
          
           
             Hic
             iacent
             Wilielmus
             Seabroke
             qui
             obijt
             .
             
             2
             April
             .
             1462.
             et
             Ioana
             vxor
             eius
             ......
             quorum
             ...
          
           
             Orate
             pro
             animabus
             Mathei
             Cressy
             et
             Iohanne
             vxoris
             eius
             quondam
             filie
             Edmundi
             Peryent
             Ar.
             
             et
             Anne
             dicti
             Mathei
             vxoris
             ,
             quondam
             filie
             Thome
             
             Vernon
             Armigeri
             ,
             que
             Iohanna
             obijt
             xxix
             .
             Nouemb.
             M.
             cccc.lxxviii
             .
          
           
             
             Hic
             iacent
             Wilielmus
             Anabul
             ,
             et
             Isabella
             vxor
             eius
             qui
             quidem
             Wilielmus
             obiit
             4
             die
             Octob.
             1456.
             
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Albans
             Abbey
             .
          
           
             
             I
             thinke
             it
             not
             much
             amisse
             to
             speake
             a
             little
             of
             this
             Protomartyr
             of
             England
             ,
             Saint
             Alban
             ,
             whose
             reliques
             lie
             here
             interred
             ,
             to
             whose
             name
             ,
             and
             for
             his
             eternall
             commemoration
             ,
             both
             this
             Towne
             and
             Monastery
             wer●
             built
             and
             consecrated
             .
          
           
             He
             was
             a
             Citizen
             and
             a
             Knight
             of
             that
             famous
             Citie
             Verulam
             ,
             (
             which
             stood
             hereby
             beyond
             the
             little
             riuer
             )
             who
             giuing
             entertainement
             at
             his
             own
             house
             ,
             to
             Amphibalus
             a
             Christian
             ,
             and
             one
             of
             the
             Clergie
             ,
             was
             by
             him
             his
             guest
             ,
             conuerted
             from
             Paganisme
             ,
             to
             the
             true
             profession
             of
             Iesus
             Christ
             :
             and
             when
             Dioclesian
             (
             who
             made
             Maximian
             his
             companion
             in
             the
             Empire
             )
             went
             about
             by
             exquisite
             torments
             ,
             to
             wipe
             Christian
             Religion
             quite
             out
             of
             the
             memory
             of
             men
             ,
             was
             the
             first
             in
             Britaine
             ,
             that
             with
             inuincible
             constancie
             and
             resolution
             ,
             suffered
             death
             for
             Christ
             his
             sake
             :
             of
             which
             persecution
             ,
             ●s
             also
             of
             his
             Martyrdome
             ,
             my
             often
             alledged
             Author
             ,
             Robert
             of
             Glocester
             ,
             shall
             tell
             you
             in
             his
             old
             verse
             .
          
           
             
               Two
               Emperors
               of
               Rome
               wer
               on
               Dioclesian
               ,
            
             
               And
               anoder
               hys
               felaw
               that
               het
               Maximian
               .
            
             
               And
               wer
               both
               at
               on
               tym
               ,
               the
               on
               in
               the
               Este
               ende
               ,
            
             
               The
               oder
               in
               the
               west
               of
               the
               world
               ,
               alle
               cristendom
               to
               shende
               .
            
             
               For
               the
               luther
               Maximian
               westwarde
               hider
               soughte
               ,
            
             
               And
               christen
               men
               that
               he
               fonde
               to
               strang
               deth
               he
               broughte
               .
            
             
               Churchen
               he
               pulde
               a
               doun
               ,
               ther
               ne
               moste
               non
               stonde
               ,
            
             
               And
               al
               the
               bokes
               that
               he
               myghte
               fynde
               in
               eny
               londe
               ,
            
             
               He
               wolde
               late
               berne
               echon
               ,
               amydde
               the
               heygh
               strete
               ,
            
             
               And
               the
               christenmen
               asle
               ,
               and
               non
               alyue
               lete
               .
            
             
               Such
               God
               was
               yvor
               vpon
               cristendom
               .
            
             
               Such
               persecucion
               as
               ther
               was
               hadde
               ther
               be
               non
               .
            
             
               For
               yun●a
               monethe
               ther
               wer
               seuentene
               thou
               send
               and
               mo
               ,
            
             
               I
               martred
               for
               our
               Lordes
               Loue
               :
               nas
               ther
               a
               grete
               wo
               ?
            
             
               Wyth
               oute
               oder
               grete
               halwen
               that
               hii
               heold
               longe
               in
               torment
               .
            
             
               As
               Seynt
               Cristene
               ,
               and
               Seynt
               Feye
               ,
               and
               also
               Seynt
               Uincent
               ,
            
             
               Fabian
               and
               Sebastian
               ,
               and
               othur
               as
               men
               rede
               ,
            
             
               That
               heold
               faste
               in
               the
               fey
               ,
               and
               hadde
               non
               drede
               ,
            
             
               And
               among
               men
               of
               this
               londe
               ther
               wer
               many
               on
            
             
               I
               martred
               at
               thulke
               tym
               ,
               Seint
               Albon
               was
               on
               :
            
             
               He
               was
               the
               furste
               Martir
               of
               Brutayn
               that
               com
            
             
               Muche
               was
               the
               shome
               men
               dude
               in
               Christendom
               ,
            
             
               Undyr
               this
               Luther
               Emperor
               .
            
          
           
             Another
             not
             so
             ancient
             ,
             hath
             it
             thus
             .
          
           
             
               
                 
                   
                   
                     The
                     Emperour
                     Dioclesyan
                     Into
                     Britayne
                     then
                     sent
                     Maximian
                     :
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       This
                       Maximian
                       to
                       surname
                       Hercelius
                       ,
                    
                     
                       A
                       Tyraunte
                       false
                       that
                       Christente
                       anoyed
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Through
                       all
                       Britayne
                       ,
                       of
                       werke
                       malicious
                       ,
                    
                     
                       The
                       christoned
                       folke
                       felly
                       and
                       sore
                       destroyed
                       .
                    
                     
                       And
                       thus
                       the
                       people
                       with
                       him
                       foule
                       accloyed
                       ,
                    
                     
                       Religyous
                       men
                       the
                       Prests
                       and
                       Clerkes
                       all
                       ▪
                    
                     
                       Wemen
                       with
                       chylde
                       and
                       bedred
                       folkes
                       all
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Chyldren
                       soukyng
                       vpon
                       the
                       mothers
                       pappis
                       ,
                    
                     
                       The
                       mothers
                       also
                       withouten
                       any
                       pytee
                       ,
                    
                     
                       And
                       chyldren
                       all
                       in
                       their
                       mothers
                       lappis
                    
                     
                       The
                       crepyls
                       eke
                       and
                       all
                       the
                       christentee
                       ,
                    
                     
                       He
                       killed
                       and
                       slewe
                       with
                       full
                       grete
                       cruelte
                       .
                    
                     
                       The
                       Churches
                       brent
                       ,
                       all
                       bokes
                       or
                       ornaments
                    
                     
                       Bellys
                       ,
                       reliquys
                       that
                       to
                       the
                       Churche
                       appendes
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       He
                       slew
                       that
                       tyme
                       ,
                       and
                       martyred
                       Saint
                       Albone
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             Now
             when
             neither
             perswasions
             ,
             nor
             cruell
             torments
             ,
             could
             make
             him
             forsake
             the
             true
             faith
             ,
             
             such
             was
             the
             sentence
             of
             his
             death
             ,
             as
             I
             finde
             it
             in
             a
             legend
             of
             his
             passion
             and
             martyrdome
             ,
             which
             to
             giue
             your
             palate
             variety
             ,
             I
             will
             set
             downe
             in
             such
             English
             as
             I
             haue
             in
             the
             said
             Legend
             ,
             or
             Agon
             .
          
           
             
               In
               the
               tyme
               of
               the
               Emperoure
               Dioclesyan
               ,
               Albone
               Lorde
               of
               Uerolamye
               ,
               Prynce
               of
               Knyghts
               ,
               and
               Stewarde
               of
               all
               Brutayne
               durynge
               his
               lif
               ,
               hath
               despysyd
            
             *
             
               Iubyter
               and
               Apollyn
               oure
               Goddes
               ;
               and
               to
               them
               hath
               doo
               derogacyon
               and
               disworschyp
               ,
               wherfor
               by
               the
               Lawe
               ,
               he
               is
               iudged
               to
               be
               deed
               by
               the
               honde
               of
               somme
               knyght
               ,
               and
               the
               body
               to
               be
               buried
               in
               the
               same
               place
               ,
               where
               his
               heed
               shal
               be
               smyten
               of
               ,
               and
               his
               sepulture
               to
               be
               made
               worshcipfully
               for
               thonoure
               of
               knyghthode
               wherof
               he
               was
               Prynce
               ,
               and
               also
               the
               crosse
               whych
               he
               bare
               ,
               and
            
             *
             
               Sklauin
               that
               he
               ware
               shold
               be
               buried
               wyth
               hym
               ,
               and
               his
               body
               to
               be
               closyd
               in
               a
               Cheste
               of
               leed
               ,
               and
               so
               layed
               in
               his
               sepulture
               :
               This
               sentence
               hath
               the
               Lawe
               ordeyned
               ,
               by
               cause
               he
               hath
               renyed
               our
               principall
               Goddes
               .
            
          
           
             His
             iudgement
             being
             giuen
             after
             this
             manner
             ,
             he
             was
             brought
             from
             the
             Citie
             Veralam
             ,
             to
             this
             his
             place
             of
             execution
             ,
             which
             ,
             as
             then
             ,
             was
             an
             hill
             in
             a
             wood
             ,
             called
             Holme-hurst
             ,
             where
             at
             one
             stroke
             his
             head
             was
             smitten
             off
             .
             But
             his
             Executioner
             ,
             saith
             venerable
             Bede
             ,
             
             had
             short
             ioy
             of
             his
             wicked
             deede
             ,
             for
             his
             eyes
             fell
             to
             the
             ground
             ,
             with
             the
             head
             of
             the
             holy
             Martyr
             :
             of
             which
             will
             you
             heare
             another
             writer
             .
          
           
             
               Thousands
               of
               torments
               when
               he
               had
               endur'd
               for
               Christ
               his
               sake
               ,
               
            
             
               At
               length
               he
               died
               by
               dome
               thus
               giuen
               ;
               his
               head
               away
               to
               take
               .
            
             
               The
               Tortor
               proudly
               did
               the
               feat
               ,
               but
               cleere
               he
               went
               not
               quit
               ,
            
             
               That
               holy
               Martyr
               lost
               his
               head
               ,
               this
               cruell
               wretch
               his
               sight
               .
            
          
           
           
             He
             suffered
             martyrdome
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             Christ
             ,
             saith
             Stow
             ,
             293.
             the
             twentieth
             day
             of
             Iune
             ,
             saith
             Bede
             ,
             howsoeuer
             the
             two
             and
             twentieth
             day
             of
             the
             same
             moneth
             ▪
             was
             appointed
             by
             the
             Church
             ,
             to
             be
             kept
             holy
             to
             his
             memory
             ,
             as
             we
             haue
             it
             in
             our
             English
             Calender
             .
          
           
             Many
             Miracles
             are
             said
             to
             be
             wrought
             by
             this
             sacred
             Martyr
             ,
             both
             liuing
             and
             dead
             ,
             but
             I
             will
             leaue
             them
             ,
             (
             for
             that
             they
             will
             be
             thought
             incredulous
             in
             this
             age
             )
             and
             come
             to
             the
             foundation
             of
             this
             Abbey
             .
          
           
             The
             Sepulchres
             of
             holy
             Saints
             ,
             the
             reliques
             of
             blessed
             Martyrs
             ,
             and
             the
             very
             places
             of
             their
             martyrdome
             ,
             
             did
             kindle
             ,
             in
             times
             past
             ,
             no
             small
             heate
             of
             diuine
             charitie
             in
             the
             mindes
             of
             our
             first
             Christian
             Saxon
             Kings
             ;
             which
             made
             Offa
             the
             glorious
             King
             of
             the
             Mercians
             ,
             to
             recall
             himselfe
             from
             the
             trace
             of
             bloudy
             warres
             ,
             in
             great
             deuotion
             to
             goe
             to
             Rome
             ,
             and
             to
             obtaine
             of
             Pope
             Adrian
             the
             first
             ,
             the
             canonyzation
             of
             this
             martyr
             Alban
             ;
             in
             honour
             of
             whom
             ,
             the
             first
             to
             our
             Lord
             Iesus
             Christ
             ,
             he
             founded
             this
             monastery
             ,
             about
             the
             yeere
             795.
             (
             the
             Church
             whereof
             still
             remaineth
             ,
             which
             for
             bignesse
             ,
             beautie
             ,
             and
             antiquity
             ,
             is
             to
             be
             had
             in
             admiration
             )
             in
             the
             very
             place
             where
             the
             foresaid
             Alban
             suffered
             his
             martyrdome
             .
             He
             endowed
             this
             his
             g●odly
             fabricke
             ,
             with
             sufficient
             reuenues
             for
             the
             maintenance
             of
             one
             hundred
             blacke
             Monkes
             ,
             Benedictins
             ,
             and
             caused
             the
             reliques
             of
             his
             new
             Saint
             to
             be
             taken
             vp
             ,
             and
             put
             in
             a
             shrine
             ,
             adorned
             with
             gold
             and
             pretious
             stones
             of
             inestimable
             value
             ;
             which
             was
             further
             enriched
             by
             his
             sonne
             Egfrid
             ,
             and
             many
             other
             succeeding
             Kings
             and
             Princes
             ,
             but
             now
             at
             this
             day
             ,
             nothing
             is
             remaining
             of
             this
             rich
             Shrine
             ,
             saue
             a
             marble
             stone
             ,
             to
             couer
             his
             sacred
             Ashes
             ;
             ouer
             against
             which
             ,
             on
             the
             wall
             ,
             these
             verses
             are
             lately
             depicted
             ,
             onely
             to
             tell
             vs
             that
             such
             a
             man
             there
             was
             ,
             to
             whose
             memory
             a
             Shrine
             was
             erected
             .
          
           
             
               Renowned
               Alban
               knight
               ,
               first
               Martyr
               of
               this
               land
               ,
            
             
               By
               Dioclesian
               lost
               his
               life
               through
               bloudy
               hand
               .
            
             
               Who
               made
               him
               soueraigne
               Lord
               ,
               high
               Steward
               of
               this
               Isle
               ,
            
             
               And
               Prince
               of
               Britaine
               knights
               to
               dignifie
               his
               stile
               ,
            
             
               He
               veritie
               embrac't
               ,
               and
               Verulam
               forsooke
               ,
            
             
               And
               in
               this
               very
               place
               his
               martyrdome
               he
               tooke
               .
            
             
               Now
               hath
               he
               his
               reward
               ,
               he
               liues
               with
               Christ
               aboue
               ,
            
             
               For
               he
               aboue
               all
               things
               ,
               Christ
               and
               his
               truth
               did
               loue
               .
            
             
               Here
               Offa
               ,
               Mercians
               King
               ,
               did
               Albans
               bones
               enshrine
               ,
            
             
               So
               all
               things
               were
               dispos'd
               by
               prouidence
               diuine
               .
            
             
               Nought
               but
               this
               marble
               stone
               of
               Albans
               Shrine
               is
               left
               ,
            
             
               The
               worke
               of
               all
               forme
               else
               ,
               hath
               changing
               time
               bereft
               .
            
          
           
             I
             haue
             read
             in
             an
             old
             Mss.
             in
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Cottons
            
             Librarie
             ,
             that
             this
             following
             ,
             was
             anciently
             the
             Inscription
             vpon
             his
             Shrine
             .
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             interred
             ,
             the
             body
             of
             Saint
             Alban
             ,
             a
             Citizen
             of
             old
             Verulam
             ,
             of
             whom
             this
             towne
             tooke
             denomination
             ,
             and
             from
             the
             ruines
             of
             which
             Citie
             ,
             this
             Towne
             did
             arise
             .
             He
             was
             the
             first
             Martyr
             of
             England
             ,
             and
             suffered
             his
             martyrdome
             the
             xx
             .
             day
             of
             Iune
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             mans
             redemption
             ,
             293.
             
          
           
             Vnder
             a
             curious
             and
             costly
             funerall
             monument
             here
             in
             the
             Quire
             ,
             lyeth
             
             interred
             the
             body
             of
             
               Vmfrey
               Plantaginet
            
             ,
             
             surnamed
             the
             Good
             ,
             fourth
             sonne
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             fourth
             .
             By
             the
             grace
             of
             God
             (
             for
             so
             begins
             his
             stile
             by
             Charter
             )
             sonne
             ,
             brother
             ,
             and
             vncle
             of
             Kings
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Glocester
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Henault
             ,
             Holland
             ,
             Zeland
             ,
             and
             Pembroke
             ,
             Lord
             of
             Friseland
             ,
             great
             Chamberlaine
             of
             England
             ,
             Protector
             and
             defender
             of
             the
             Church
             and
             kingdome
             of
             England
             .
             Thus
             great
             ,
             thus
             glorious
             ,
             by
             birth
             ,
             creation
             ,
             and
             marriage
             ,
             was
             hee
             in
             his
             honourable
             titles
             and
             Princely
             attributes
             ;
             but
             farre
             more
             great
             ,
             and
             illustrious
             ,
             in
             his
             vertuous
             endowments
             ,
             and
             inward
             qualities
             :
             But
             in
             his
             praise
             ,
             may
             it
             please
             you
             reade
             learned
             Clarentieux
             ,
             in
             his
             tract
             of
             Suffolke
             ,
             where
             he
             writes
             of
             the
             Abbey
             of
             Bury
             :
             these
             are
             his
             words
             .
             That
             father
             of
             his
             countrey
             ,
             Vmfrey
             Duke
             of
             Glocester
             ,
             a
             due
             obseruer
             of
             Iustice
             ,
             and
             one
             who
             had
             furnished
             his
             noble
             wit
             ,
             with
             the
             better
             and
             deeper
             kinde
             of
             Studies
             ,
             after
             he
             had
             ,
             vnder
             King
             Henry
             the
             sixth
             ,
             gouerned
             the
             kingdome
             fiue
             and
             twenty
             yeares
             with
             great
             commendations
             ;
             so
             that
             neither
             good
             men
             had
             cause
             to
             complaine
             of
             ,
             nor
             enuill
             to
             finde
             fault
             with
             ,
             was
             here
             in
             Saint
             Sauiours
             Hospitall
             brought
             to
             his
             〈◊〉
             by
             the
             spightfull
             enuie
             of
             Margaret
             of
             Lorain
             ,
             who
             was
             wife
             to
             Hen●●
             the
             ●ix●h
             his
             Nephew
             .
             But
             his
             death
             was
             the
             stroke
             of
             an
             euill
             Angell
             ,
             
             〈…〉
             ent
             to
             punish
             England
             ,
             and
             to
             roote
             out
             all
             her
             Nobles
             .
          
           
             
               Fidior
               in
               regno
               regi
               duce
               non
               ●uit
               is●o
               ,
            
             
               Plusue
               fide
               stabilis
               ,
               aut
               maior
               amator
               honoris
               .
            
          
           
             Saith
             the
             Abbot
             of
             this
             house
             
               Io.
               Whethamsted
            
             ;
             yet
             for
             all
             this
             was
             he
             arrested
             of
             high
             Treason
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             1446.
             and
             within
             few
             dayes
             after
             strangled
             to
             death
             ;
             
             without
             any
             triall
             .
             Some
             say
             he
             died
             for
             sorrow
             ,
             because
             hee
             might
             not
             come
             to
             his
             answer
             .
             Hee
             built
             the
             Diuinitie
             Schoole
             in
             Oxford
             ,
             and
             was
             an
             especiall
             benefactour
             to
             this
             Abbey
             .
             Here
             is
             an
             Epitaph
             pensild
             on
             the
             wall
             neare
             to
             his
             Tombe
             ,
             to
             the
             same
             effect
             ;
             with
             an
             Item
             of
             the
             miracle
             which
             he
             wrought
             vpon
             the
             blinde
             imposture
             .
             The
             story
             is
             frequent
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Vmphredus
               Duxille
               Glocestrius
               ,
               olim
            
             
               Henrici
               Regis
               Protector
               ,
               fraudis
               ineptae
            
             
               Detector
               ;
               dum
               ficta
               notat
               miracula
               caeci
               .
            
             
               Lumen
               erat
               Patriae
               ,
               columen
               venerabile
               Regni
               :
            
             
               Pacis
               amans
               ,
               Musisque
               fauens
               ,
               melioribus
               ;
               vnde
            
             
               Gratum
               opus
               Oxonio
               ,
               quae
               nunc
               scola
               sacra
               refulget
               .
            
             
               Invida
               sed
               mulier
               regno
               ,
               Regi
               ,
               sibi
               nequam
            
             
               Abstulit
               hunc
               ,
               humili
               vix
               hoc
               dignata
               Sepulchro
               .
            
             
               Invidia
               rumpente
               tamen
               post
               funera
               viuit
               .
            
          
           
             Vnder
             a
             large
             marble
             stone
             thus
             inscribed
             ,
             lieth
             
               Iohn
               Stoke
            
             ,
             
             an
             Abbot
             of
             This
             Church
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               oblitus
               Stoke
               stans
               velut
               ardua
               quercus
            
             
               Semper
               in
               adversis
               perstitit
               intrepidus
               .
            
             
               Wallingford
               Prior
               hic
               gregis
               huius
               pastor
               ,
               &
               Abbas
               ,
            
             
               Donet
               ei
               requiem
               celsa
               dei
               pietas
               .
            
             
               Celica
               regna
               bone
               mihi
               dentur
               queso
               Patrone
               .
            
             
             
               Penas
               compesse
               ,
               requiem
               da
               virgula
               Iesse
               .
            
             
               Me
               precor
               Amphibale
               soluens
               ad
               sidera
               sume
               .
            
          
           
             
             This
             Abbot
             (
             as
             it
             is
             in
             this
             Epitaph
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             golden
             Register
             of
             this
             house
             )
             was
             a
             stout
             defender
             of
             the
             lands
             and
             liberties
             of
             his
             Church
             :
             hee
             adorned
             Duke
             Vmfreys
             Tombe
             ;
             hee
             gaue
             money
             ,
             by
             his
             Will
             ,
             to
             make
             a
             new
             bell
             ,
             which
             after
             his
             owne
             name
             was
             called
             Iohn
             ;
             and
             also
             to
             new
             glase
             the
             Cloisters
             ,
             
               Sibi
               igitur
            
             (
             saith
             the
             booke
             )
             
               ea
               sit
               merces
               ,
               que
               dari
               solet
               illis
               qui
               ad
               honorem
               sue
               Ecclesie
               ,
               laudabilia
               student
               opera
               in
               temporibus
               suis.
               
            
          
           
             
               
               Vir
               crucis
               &
               Christi
               tumulo
               iacet
               inclitus
               isti
               ,
            
             
               Carcere
               de
               tristi
               saluetur
               sanguine
               Christi
               .
            
             
               Armacrucis
               sumpsit
               intrando
               Religionem
               ;
            
             
               Mundum
               contempsit
               propter
               celi
               regionem
               .
            
             
               Hic
               studuit
               claustri
               Pondus
               sufferre
               laboris
               ,
            
             
               In
               stadio
               studij
               *
               brauium
               percepit
               honoris
               :
            
             
               Flatus
               fortune
               grandes
               patiens
               tolerabat
               ,
            
             
               Gaudia
               ,
               tristitia
               ,
               equalilance
               librabat
               .
            
             
               Nil
               aduersa
               timens
               ,
               nec
               multum
               prospera
               curans
               ;
            
             
               Se
               medio
               tenuit
               ;
               per
               ferrea
               tempora
               durans
               .
            
             
               Omni
               gestura
               constans
               nil
               triste
               timebat
               ;
            
             
               Omni
               pressura
               Christo
               laudes
               referebat
               .
            
             
               Armis
               Iustitie
               cinctus
               deitatis
               amore
            
             
               Hostibus
               Ecclesie
               restitit
               in
               facie
               .
            
             
               Ad
               tumulum
               Proceres
               mors
               impia
               transferet
               omnes
               ;
            
             
               Vt
               puerilis
               amor
               defluit
               omnis
               honor
               .
            
          
           
             I
             finde
             this
             Inscription
             following
             vpon
             a
             faire
             marble
             ,
             vnder
             the
             pourtraiture
             of
             one
             of
             the
             Abbots
             ,
             who
             modestly
             thus
             suppresseth
             his
             name
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               quidem
               terra
               tegitur
            
             
               Peccato
               soluens
               debitum
               .
            
             
               Cuius
               nomen
               non
               impositum
               ,
            
             
               In
               libro
               vitae
               sit
               inscriptum
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Dominus
               Michael
               quondam
               Abbas
               huius
               Monasterij
               Bachalaureus
               in
               Theol.
               qui
               obiit
               pridie
               Idus
               Aprilis
               Ann.
               M.ccc
               xlii
               .
            
          
           
             
               Michael
               Abbas
            
             (
             saith
             the
             said
             booke
             of
             S.
             Albans
             )
             
               merito
               nomen
               Angelicum
               est
               sortitus
               ,
               nam
               opera
               que
               ipse
               fecit
               ,
               ostendunt
               qualis
               fuerit
               .
               Fuitque
               in
               omni
               vita
               tam
               pius
               suis
               fratribus
               &
               mansuetus
               ,
               vt
               inter
               eos
               merito
               tanquam
               Angelus
               haberetur
               .
            
          
           
             
               Gulielmus
               quartus
               opus
               hoc
               laudabile
               ,
               cuius
            
             
               Extitit
               ,
               hic
               pausat
               ,
               Christo
               sibi
               premia
               reddat
               .
            
          
           
             This
             Abbots
             name
             was
             
               William
               Wallingford
            
             ,
             a
             man
             abundantly
             charitable
             to
             the
             poore
             ,
             and
             munificent
             to
             the
             Church
             .
             His
             gifts
             to
             both
             did
             amount
             to
             the
             summe
             of
             eight
             thousand
             and
             threescore
             pounds
             seuen
             shillings
             and
             sixe
             pence
             (
             confirmed
             in
             the
             said
             booke
             )
             by
             
               Thomas
               Ramridge
            
             then
             Prior
             ,
             and
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             Couent
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             1484.
             
             
               Die
               octauo
               mens
               .
               Augusti
            
             ;
             concluding
             with
             these
             words
             :
             
               Ex
               his
               igitur
               premissis
               manifestissime
               
               cernere
               possumus
               ,
               quam
               vtilis
               &
               quam
               carissimus
               suo
               olim
               Monasterio
               extiterit
               .
               Ea
               propter
               sinceris
               omnes
               cordilus
               ,
               ad
               omnipotentem
               deum
               ,
               pro
               eo
               precaturi
               dies
               ac
               noctes
               deuotissime
               sumus
               ,
               vt
               sibi
               in
               celis
               mercedem
               suis
               factis
               dignissimam
               retribuere
               dignetur
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               ...
            
             
             
               Thomas
               Abbas
               huins
               Monastery
               ....
            
          
           
             This
             is
             the
             last
             Abbot
             for
             whom
             I
             finde
             any
             Inscription
             ,
             or
             Epitaph
             ,
             and
             the
             last
             in
             my
             Catalogue
             :
             whose
             Surname
             was
             
               Ramrige
               ,
               Vir
               suis
               temporibus
               tam
               dilectus
               deo
               quam
               hominibus
               ,
               propterque
               causas
               varias
               nomen
               in
               perpetua
               benedictione
               apud
               posteros
               habens
            
             ▪
             saith
             the
             golden
             Register
             .
          
           
             Here
             I
             may
             haue
             occasion
             to
             set
             downe
             the
             names
             of
             all
             the
             Abbots
             of
             this
             House
             ,
             
             from
             the
             first
             foundation
             to
             this
             man
             ;
             and
             the
             rather
             because
             I
             haue
             certaine
             Epitaphs
             in
             some
             of
             their
             commendations
             ,
             collected
             out
             of
             the
             Abbey
             booke
             ,
             which
             sometime
             were
             engrauen
             vpon
             their
             Monuments
             :
             besides
             other
             passages
             are
             thereby
             discouered
             ,
             not
             vnpleasing
             to
             the
             Reader
             .
          
           
             When
             Offa
             the
             Founder
             had
             built
             and
             endowed
             this
             Monasterie
             ,
             
             with
             more
             then
             twenty
             Lordships
             and
             Mannors
             ,
             and
             obtained
             for
             it
             all
             royall
             priuiledges
             ,
             and
             pontificall
             ornaments
             :
             he
             made
             choice
             of
             one
             Willigod
             ,
             to
             haue
             the
             gouernment
             of
             these
             possessions
             and
             prerogatiues
             ,
             as
             also
             of
             the
             religious
             persons
             by
             him
             to
             his
             Abbey
             promoted
             .
             This
             man
             did
             laudablie
             gouerne
             his
             charge
             for
             many
             yeares
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             Eadrick
             succeeded
             him
             ,
             a
             seuere
             punisher
             of
             malefactours
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             Then
             Wulsigge
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             Wulnoth
             ,
             in
             this
             Abbots
             time
             many
             miracles
             are
             said
             to
             be
             wrought
             at
             Saint
             Albons
             Shrine
             .
          
           
             5.
             
             Eadfride
             :
             this
             Abbot
             gaue
             a
             massie
             cup
             of
             gold
             ,
             or
             challice
             of
             inestimable
             value
             to
             the
             Shrine
             of
             Saint
             Albon
             .
          
           
             6.
             
             Wulfine
             ,
             a
             village
             of
             a
             few
             houses
             being
             here
             alreadie
             built
             neare
             to
             the
             Monastery
             ,
             this
             Abbot
             procured
             a
             Market
             there
             to
             be
             kept
             ;
             and
             called
             together
             people
             of
             other
             villages
             therin
             to
             inhabite
             .
             He
             built
             the
             Churches
             of
             Saint
             Peter
             and
             Saint
             Michael
             in
             this
             Towne
             ,
             and
             a
             Chappell
             neare
             to
             S.
             Germans
             Chappell
             ,
             which
             he
             dedicated
             to
             Saint
             
               Mary
               Magdalene
            
             .
          
           
             7.
             
             Alfricke
             ,
             this
             Abbot
             for
             a
             great
             summe
             of
             money
             purchased
             a
             large
             and
             deepe
             pond
             ,
             lying
             betwixt
             old
             Verulam
             and
             this
             village
             (
             an
             euill
             neighbour
             and
             hurtfull
             to
             his
             Church
             )
             which
             was
             called
             the
             Fish
             poole
             ,
             appertaining
             to
             the
             kings
             :
             and
             the
             Kings
             officers
             and
             Fishers
             molested
             the
             Abbey
             ,
             and
             burdened
             the
             Monkes
             thereby
             .
             Out
             of
             which
             Poole
             he
             the
             said
             Abbot
             in
             the
             end
             drained
             the
             water
             ,
             and
             made
             it
             drie
             ground
             .
             The
             name
             of
             which
             Pond
             or
             Poole
             remaineth
             still
             here
             in
             a
             certaine
             street
             ,
             called
             Fish-poole
             street
             .
          
           
             9.
             
             Ealdred
             ,
             the
             Abbot
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             king
             Edgar
             ,
             hauing
             searched
             for
             the
             ancient
             vaults
             vnder
             ground
             at
             Verulam
             ,
             ouerthrew
             all
             ,
             and
             stopped
             vp
             all
             the
             wayes
             with
             passages
             vnder
             ground
             ;
             which
             were
             strongly
             and
             artificially
             arched
             ouer
             head
             :
             For
             they
             were
             the
             lurking
             holes
             of
             whores
             and
             theeues
             .
             Hee
             leuelled
             the
             ditches
             of
             the
             Citie
             ,
             and
             certaine
             dennes
             ,
             into
             which
             malefactours
             vse
             to
             flie
             ,
             as
             vnto
             places
             of
             refuge
             .
             But
             the
             whole
             tiles
             and
             stones
             which
             he
             found
             fit
             for
             building
             ,
             he
             laid
             aside
             ;
             intending
             therewith
             to
             haue
             reedified
             his
             Church
             ,
             but
             he
             was
             preuented
             by
             death
             .
          
           
           
             9.
             
             Eadmer
             his
             Successor
             went
             forward
             with
             the
             worke
             that
             Ealfred
             began
             ,
             and
             his
             pioners
             ouerthrew
             the
             foundations
             of
             a
             pallace
             in
             the
             midst
             of
             the
             old
             Citie
             :
             And
             in
             the
             hollow
             place
             of
             a
             wall
             ,
             as
             it
             were
             in
             a
             little
             closet
             ,
             they
             happened
             vpon
             bookes
             ,
             couered
             with
             oaken
             boards
             ,
             and
             silken
             strings
             at
             them
             :
             whereof
             one
             contained
             the
             life
             of
             Saint
             Alban
             ,
             written
             in
             the
             British
             tongue
             ;
             the
             rest
             ,
             the
             ceremonies
             of
             the
             Heathen
             .
             When
             they
             opened
             the
             ground
             deeper
             ,
             they
             met
             with
             old
             tables
             of
             stone
             ,
             with
             tiles
             also
             and
             pillars
             ,
             likewise
             with
             pitchers
             and
             pots
             of
             earth
             ,
             made
             by
             Potters
             and
             Turners
             worke
             :
             vessells
             moreouer
             of
             glasse
             ,
             containing
             the
             ashes
             of
             the
             dead
             ,
             &c.
             
             To
             conclude
             ,
             out
             of
             these
             remaines
             of
             Verulam
             ,
             Eadmer
             built
             a
             new
             the
             most
             part
             of
             his
             Church
             and
             Monasterie
             ;
             with
             a
             determination
             to
             haue
             finished
             all
             :
             
               Sed
               tamen
               morte
               preuentus
            
             ,
             saith
             the
             booke
             ,
             
               propositum
               suum
               non
               est
               assecutus
            
             .
          
           
             10.
             
             Leofricke
             was
             preferred
             to
             the
             Archbishopricke
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             who
             departing
             with
             the
             benediction
             of
             his
             brethren
             ,
             left
             his
             Monastery
             abundantly
             rich
             .
             This
             man
             is
             omitted
             in
             the
             Catalogue
             of
             Bishops
             ,
             or
             otherwise
             Aluric●us
             or
             Alfricus
             is
             set
             in
             his
             place
             .
          
           
             11.
             
             This
             Alfricke
             or
             Aluricke
             was
             the
             eleuenth
             Abbot
             ,
             and
             brother
             by
             the
             mothers
             side
             to
             his
             predecessour
             Leofricke
             ;
             he
             compiled
             an
             Historie
             of
             the
             life
             and
             death
             of
             Saint
             Alban
             ,
             and
             hee
             ,
             together
             with
             his
             brother
             ,
             got
             and
             gaue
             nine
             villages
             to
             this
             Abbey
             .
          
           
             12
             Leofstane
             procured
             many
             great
             and
             important
             liberties
             to
             his
             Church
             ,
             of
             Edward
             the
             Counfessour
             ,
             whose
             Chaplaine
             and
             Confessour
             the
             said
             Abbot
             was
             ;
             and
             who
             ,
             betwixt
             the
             King
             and
             his
             Queene
             Editha
             ,
             was
             
               Casti
               consilij
               seminator
            
             .
          
           
             13.
             
             Fredericke
             the
             bold
             and
             rich
             Abbot
             of
             Saint
             Albans
             (
             for
             so
             he
             was
             called
             )
             succeeded
             Leofstane
             ,
             descended
             from
             the
             Saxons
             noble
             bloud
             ,
             as
             likewise
             from
             Canutus
             the
             Dane
             :
             this
             man
             opposed
             the
             Conquerour
             William
             in
             all
             his
             proceedings
             ,
             plotted
             against
             him
             in
             diuers
             conspiracies
             ,
             and
             told
             him
             stoutly
             to
             his
             face
             ,
             that
             he
             had
             done
             nothing
             but
             the
             dutie
             of
             his
             birth
             and
             profession
             ;
             and
             if
             others
             of
             his
             ranke
             had
             performed
             the
             like
             (
             as
             they
             well
             might
             and
             ought
             )
             it
             had
             not
             beene
             in
             his
             power
             to
             haue
             pierced
             the
             land
             so
             farre
             .
             But
             this
             ,
             and
             other
             his
             ouer-bold
             answers
             ,
             did
             so
             offend
             the
             King
             ,
             that
             he
             tooke
             from
             him
             this
             Abbey
             of
             Saint
             Albans
             ,
             with
             all
             the
             lands
             and
             reuenues
             belonging
             thereunto
             ,
             which
             lay
             betwixt
             Barnet
             and
             London
             stone
             .
             Whereupon
             ,
             without
             delay
             ,
             hee
             called
             a
             Chapter
             of
             his
             Brethren
             ,
             shewing
             them
             their
             approaching
             dangers
             ,
             and
             to
             auoide
             the
             present
             storme
             ,
             went
             himselfe
             to
             Ely
             (
             where
             he
             desisted
             not
             from
             his
             wonted
             machinations
             against
             the
             Conquerour
             )
             and
             there
             ended
             his
             dayes
             ,
             
               in
               magna
               mentis
               amaritudine
            
             (
             saith
             mine
             Author
             )
             
               postquam
               multis
               annis
               huic
               Ecclesie
               nobiliter
               prefuisset
               .
            
          
           
             14.
             
             Paul
             a
             Monke
             of
             Cane
             ,
             vpon
             his
             death
             ,
             was
             made
             Abbot
             ,
             who
             in
             short
             space
             by
             the
             counsell
             and
             aide
             of
             Lanfranke
             ,
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             builded
             very
             sumptuously
             a
             new
             Church
             ,
             with
             a
             Cloister
             here
             ,
             with
             a●l
             offices
             ;
             and
             adorned
             the
             same
             Church
             with
             many
             good
             bookes
             ,
             and
             rich
             ornaments
             .
             He
             procured
             his
             lands
             and
             reuenues
             backe
             againe
             from
             the
             Conquerour
             ;
             and
             by
             himselfe
             ,
             and
             his
             forcible
             perswasions
             with
             others
             ,
             he
             did
             further
             enrich
             his
             Abbey
             with
             many
             faire
             possessions
             .
          
           
           
             15
             Richard
             succeeded
             him
             ,
             who
             solemnly
             &
             magnificently
             did
             consecrate
             the
             Church
             ,
             which
             his
             predecessour
             Paul
             had
             finished
             ,
             and
             built
             a
             Chappell
             of
             himselfe
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             Saint
             Cuthbert
             ,
             in
             which
             hee
             was
             entombed
             ,
             with
             this
             Epitaph
             .
          
           
             
               Abbas
               Richardus
               iacet
               hic
               ,
               vt
               pistica
               nardus
            
             
               Redolens
               virtutum
               floribus
               et
               merit
               is
               .
            
             
               A
               quo
               fundatus
               locus
               est
               hic
               ,
               edisicatus
            
             
               Ingenti
               studio
               nec
               modico
               precio
               .
            
             
               Quem
               nonas
               decimas
               Februo
               promente
               Kalendas
               ,
            
             
               Abslulit
               vltima
               sors
               ,
               et
               rapuit
               cita
               mors
               .
            
          
           
             16
             Geffrey
             the
             Abbot
             gaue
             many
             rich
             ornaments
             to
             this
             his
             Monastery
             ,
             with
             a
             Challice
             and
             a
             couer
             all
             of
             massie
             pure
             gold
             ,
             which
             afterwards
             hee
             sent
             to
             Pope
             Celestine
             the
             second
             ,
             
               vt
               ipsius
               sedaret
               auaritiam
               ,
               volent
               is
               hanc
               Ecclesiam
               appropriare
            
             ;
             that
             he
             might
             appease
             or
             mitigate
             the
             couetousnesse
             of
             his
             holy
             father
             of
             Rome
             ,
             who
             was
             willing
             (
             and
             went
             about
             )
             to
             impropriate
             this
             Abbey
             .
          
           
             
               Abbas
               Galfridus
               Papa
               cui
               fuit
               ipse
               molestus
            
             
               Hic
               iacet
               innocuus
               ,
               prudens
               ,
               pius
               ,
               atque
               modeslus
               .
            
          
           
             17
             Raph
             his
             successor
             ,
             built
             anew
             the
             lodgings
             for
             the
             Abbots
             ,
             and
             gaue
             diuers
             rich
             Copes
             and
             Vestments
             for
             the
             ornament
             of
             his
             Church
             .
          
           
             18
             Robert
             was
             the
             next
             Abbot
             who
             procured
             the
             Church
             of
             Luton
             to
             be
             annexed
             to
             this
             ,
             
             and
             deliuered
             his
             Monastery
             from
             the
             seruitude
             of
             the
             Bishop
             of
             Lincolne
             ,
             which
             was
             a
             controuersie
             of
             long
             continuance
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             end
             agreed
             vpon
             by
             composition
             ;
             which
             agreement
             was
             confirmed
             by
             Alexander
             the
             third
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             Rome
             ,
             about
             the
             yeare
             1178.
             as
             by
             his
             Bull
             to
             that
             purpose
             appearent
             .
          
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     Bulla
                     de
                     compositione
                     facta
                     inter
                     Lincoln
                     .
                     Ecclesiam
                     et
                     Ecclesiam
                     beati
                     Albani
                     .
                  
                   
                     Alexander
                     Episcopus
                     seruus
                     seruorū
                     Dei.
                     Dilecto
                     filio
                     Roberto
                     Abbati
                     monasterij
                     Sancti
                     Albani
                     .
                     Salutem
                     et
                     apostolicam
                     ben
                     .
                     Ea
                     que
                     compositione
                     seu
                     concordia
                     mediante
                     rationabili
                     prouidentia
                     statuuntur
                     ,
                     in
                     sua
                     debent
                     stabilitate
                     consistere
                     :
                     Et
                     ne
                     alicuius
                     temeritate
                     in
                     posterum
                     valeant
                     immutari
                     Apostolice
                     sedis
                     ea
                     conuenit
                     auctoritate
                     muniri
                     .
                     Ea
                     propter
                     dilecte
                     in
                     Domino
                     (
                     fili
                     Roberte
                     )
                     tuis
                     postulationibus
                     grato
                     concurrentes
                     assensu
                     ,
                     compositionem
                     que
                     inter
                     Lincoln
                     .
                     Ecclesiam
                     et
                     monasterium
                     beati
                     Albani
                     super
                     Processionibus
                     de
                     Herfordshira
                     ,
                     de
                     quibus
                     inter
                     vtramque
                     Ecclesiam
                     controuersia
                     fuerat
                     ,
                     sicut
                     in
                     instrumento
                     exinde
                     facto
                     continetur
                     vtriusque
                     partis
                     assensu
                     rationabiliter
                     facta
                     est
                     :
                     tibi
                     et
                     prefate
                     Ecclesie
                     tue
                     auctoritate
                     Apostolica
                     confirmamus
                     ,
                     Statuentes
                     vt
                     nulli
                     omnino
                     hominum
                     liceat
                     hanc
                     paginam
                     nostre
                     confirmationis
                     infringere
                     ,
                     vel
                     ei
                     ausu
                     temerario
                     contraire
                     .
                     Si
                     quis
                     autem
                     hoc
                     attemptare
                     presumpserit
                     ,
                     indignationem
                     omnipotentis
                     dei
                     ,
                     et
                     beatorum
                     Petrie
                     et
                     Pauli
                     Apostolorum
                     
                     eius
                     se
                     neuerit
                     incursurum
                     .
                     Dat.
                     Auagn
                     .
                     xi
                     .
                     Kal.
                     Feb.
                     pontificatus
                     nostri
                     ,
                     anno
                     vij
                     .
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             About
             twenty
             yeares
             afterwards
             ,
             (
             vpon
             some
             new
             quarrels
             ,
             belike
             ,
             arising
             betweene
             the
             two
             foresaid
             Churches
             )
             this
             composition
             and
             transaction
             was
             againe
             confirmed
             by
             Clemens
             the
             third
             ,
             in
             these
             words
             .
          
           
             
               Clemens
               Episcopus
               seruus
               seruorum
               dei
               ;
               dilectis
               filijs
               Abbati
               et
               conuentui
               Sancti
               Albani
               ,
               Salutem
               et
               Apostol●cam
               ben
               .
               Cum
               inter
               vos
               ex
               vna
               parte
               et
               Ecclesiam
               Lincolnien
               .
               et
               Capitulum
               eius
               ex
               altera
               controuersia
               verteretur
               ,
               super
               eo
               quod
               Capitulum
               ipsum
               Ecclesiam
               vestram
               proponebat
               Ecclesie
               Lincolnien
               ▪
               de
               iure
               esse
               subiectam
               ,
               inter
               vos
               concordia
               de
               assensu
               partium
               intercesserit
               .
               Nos
               itaque
               volentes
               que
               super
               causarum
               litigijs
               concordia
               vel
               iuditio
               rationabiliter
               statuuntur
               firmitatem
               perpetuam
               optinere
               ;
               et
               ne
               processu
               temporis
               in
               scrupulum
               recidue
               contentionis
               deuenia●t
               ,
               literarum
               amminutulis
               memorie
               commendare
               concordiamillam
               sicut
               rationabiliter
               facta
               est
               ,
               et
               ab
               vtraque
               parte
               recepta
               ,
               et
               in
               scripto
               autentico
               continetur
               ,
               auctoritate
               Apostolica
               con●irmamus
               ,
               et
               presentis
               Scripti
               patrocinio
               communuimus
               .
               Statuentes
               vt
               nulli
            
             ;
             as
             before
             .
             
               Dat.
               Lateran
               .
               Id.
               Martij
               Pontisicatus
               nostri
               ,
               Anno
               secundo
               .
            
          
           
             19
             
               Symon
               Abbot
            
             caused
             many
             bookes
             to
             be
             written
             for
             the
             vse
             of
             the
             Couent
             ;
             in
             his
             time
             ,
             one
             Adam
             ,
             Steward
             of
             the
             monastery
             ,
             made
             the
             Kitchin
             much
             more
             large
             ,
             and
             gaue
             both
             money
             and
             lands
             to
             the
             Couent
             and
             Monastery
             ,
             ideo
             (
             saith
             my
             Author
             )
             
               ob
               preclara
               eius
               merita
               inter
               Abbates
               in
               capitulo
               sepulturam
               meruit
               optinere
            
             ;
             therefore
             for
             his
             good
             deserts
             ,
             hee
             deserued
             to
             be
             buried
             in
             the
             Chapter-house
             amongst
             the
             Abbots
             .
          
           
             20
             Carine
             caused
             a
             coffin
             and
             a
             Shrine
             to
             be
             new
             made
             ,
             wherein
             he
             put
             the
             reliques
             of
             Saint
             
               Amphibalus
               .
               Richard
               Cordelion
            
             ,
             King
             of
             England
             ,
             being
             taken
             prisoner
             by
             Leopold
             Duke
             of
             Austria
             ,
             and
             his
             ransome
             set
             at
             one
             hundred
             thousand
             pound
             ;
             commandement
             was
             directed
             from
             his
             Iustices
             ,
             that
             all
             Bishops
             ,
             Prelates
             ,
             Earles
             ,
             Barons
             ,
             Abbots
             ,
             and
             Priors
             ,
             should
             bring
             in
             the
             fourth
             part
             of
             their
             reuenues
             towards
             his
             deliuerance
             :
             at
             which
             time
             the
             shrines
             in
             the
             Churches
             were
             fleeced
             ,
             and
             their
             Chalices
             coined
             into
             ready
             money
             ,
             yet
             this
             Abbot
             
               (
               quia
               Regi
               erat
               amicissimus
            
             )
             redeemed
             the
             Chalices
             ,
             and
             all
             other
             the
             rich
             offerings
             to
             the
             glorious
             shrines
             within
             his
             Church
             ,
             for
             two
             hundred
             markes
             .
             This
             Carine
             was
             the
             first
             Abbot
             of
             this
             house
             ,
             that
             was
             dignified
             with
             Miter
             and
             Croisier
             .
          
           
             21
             
               Iohn
               de
               Cella
            
             did
             many
             workes
             of
             piety
             ,
             and
             purchased
             the
             Church
             of
             Saint
             Stephen
             ,
             with
             certaine
             lands
             thereunto
             adioyning
             ,
             for
             one
             hundred
             and
             twenty
             markes
             ,
             which
             he
             did
             assigne
             to
             the
             Officers
             of
             his
             Kitchin.
             
          
           
             22
             William
             ,
             amongst
             many
             of
             his
             pious
             acts
             ,
             reedified
             Saint
             Cuthberts
             Chappell
             ,
             being
             as
             then
             ruinous
             and
             ready
             to
             fall
             downe
             ;
             which
             hee
             new
             made
             in
             the
             honour
             of
             Saint
             Cuthbert
             ,
             Saint
             Iohn
             the
             Baptist
             ,
             and
             Saint
             Agnes
             the
             Virgine
             ;
             vpon
             which
             dedication
             he
             caused
             these
             verses
             to
             be
             insculped
             ouer
             the
             high
             Altar
             .
          
           
             
               Confessor
               Cuthberte
               Dei
               Baptista
               Iohannes
               ,
            
             
               Agnes
               virgo
               ,
               tribus
               vobis
               hec
               ara
               sacratur
               .
            
          
           
             23
             Iohn
             of
             Hertford
             was
             a
             great
             benefactor
             to
             this
             Abbey
             .
          
           
           
             24
             His
             successor
             Roger
             did
             wondrously
             loue
             the
             beautie
             of
             the
             house
             of
             God
             ,
             which
             he
             euidently
             did
             demonstrate
             by
             the
             great
             cost
             and
             charges
             he
             bestowed
             vpon
             this
             his
             owne
             Church
             :
             besides
             ,
             he
             caused
             to
             be
             made
             ,
             three
             tunable
             Bels
             for
             the
             Steeple
             ,
             two
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             Saint
             Alban
             ,
             and
             the
             third
             to
             Saint
             Amphibalus
             ,
             which
             he
             appointed
             to
             be
             rung
             at
             nine
             a
             clocke
             euery
             night
             ;
             whereupon
             it
             was
             called
             the
             Corfue
             ,
             or
             couer
             fire
             bell
             .
          
           
             25
             After
             Roger
             ,
             succeeded
             Iohn
             of
             Berkamstede
             ,
             of
             whom
             because
             hee
             did
             nothing
             memorable
             in
             his
             life
             time
             ,
             nothing
             shall
             be
             spoken
             in
             this
             present
             page
             ;
             
               Sed
               taman
               Lectorem
               monemus
            
             (
             saith
             the
             Booke
             )
             
               vt
               conuertatur
               ad
               pietatis
               opera
               ,
               et
               omnipotenti
               deo
               pro
               eius
               anima
               preces
               fundat
               .
            
          
           
             26
             
               Iohn
               Marines
            
             gaue
             a
             Censer
             to
             his
             church
             ,
             of
             a
             great
             price
             ,
             besides
             many
             other
             necessaries
             .
          
           
             27
             Hugh
             his
             successor
             ,
             inlarged
             the
             reuenues
             of
             his
             church
             with
             many
             faire
             possessions
             ,
             and
             obtained
             of
             Edward
             the
             second
             ,
             diuers
             great
             gifts
             ,
             with
             a
             crucifixe
             of
             gold
             ,
             beset
             with
             precious
             stones
             ;
             a
             cup
             of
             siluer
             of
             great
             value
             ,
             gilt
             ,
             diuers
             Scottish
             reliques
             .
             Timber
             to
             repaire
             the
             Quire
             ,
             and
             one
             hundred
             pound
             in
             money
             .
          
           
             
               Quid
               fuit
               ,
               est
               ,
               et
               erit
               ,
               cur
               non
               homo
               discere
               querit
               ?
            
             
               Spuma
               fuit
               ,
               fumus
               est
               :
               putrida
               fiet
               humus
               .
            
          
           
             28
             Abbot
             Richard
             ,
             endued
             with
             all
             kindes
             of
             learning
             ,
             both
             morall
             and
             diuine
             ,
             suffered
             great
             tribulation
             in
             his
             time
             ,
             in
             the
             defence
             of
             the
             rights
             of
             his
             church
             .
             He
             gaue
             a
             clocke
             to
             the
             same
             ,
             the
             like
             of
             it
             was
             not
             in
             England
             .
          
           
             29
             Of
             Michael
             the
             Abbot
             I
             haue
             spoken
             before
             .
          
           
             30
             Vpon
             the
             death
             of
             
               Michael
               ,
               Thomas
            
             the
             Prior
             of
             Tinmouth
             was
             preferred
             to
             this
             monasterie
             :
             he
             sustained
             innumerable
             crosses
             and
             perturbations
             ,
             during
             the
             time
             of
             his
             being
             at
             Tinmouth
             ,
             as
             also
             here
             at
             Saint
             Albanes
             :
             yet
             brought
             all
             to
             a
             prosperous
             end
             ,
             and
             adorned
             his
             church
             more
             richly
             ,
             then
             any
             one
             of
             his
             Predecessors
             ;
             the
             particular
             gifts
             that
             he
             gaue
             to
             the
             same
             ,
             cost
             him
             aboue
             foure
             thousand
             pound
             .
          
           
             
               Est
               Abbas
               Thomas
               ,
               tumulo
               presente
               reclusus
            
             
               Qui
               vite
               tempus
               sanctos
               expendit
               in
               vsus
               .
            
          
           
             31
             The
             next
             Abbot
             was
             
               Iohn
               Moot
               ,
               qui
               multa
               fecit
               diebus
               suis
               memoranda
               ,
            
             saith
             my
             Author
             ,
             of
             whom
             this
             Epitaph
             .
          
           
             
               M.
               C.
               quater
               vint
               .
               quint.
               Claudis
               heic
               membra
               Ioannis
               ,
            
             
               Qui
               dignis
               laudibus
               veteranis
               occidit
               annis
               :
            
             
               Intus
               confratres
               bene
               rexit
               ,
               post
               fuit
               Abbas
            
             
               Constans
               vt
               Iosua
               ,
               Zelans
               legem
               vt
               H●lias
               .
            
             
               Simplicitas
               vite
               qua
               noscitur
               esse
               columbe
               .
            
             
               Simonis
               et
               Iude
               (
               pie
               pastor
               )
               cras
               rapuit
               te
               .
            
             
               Omnem
               patratum
               Christus
               purgando
               reatum
               ,
            
             
               Nobis
               sublatum
               te
               mun●ret
               his
               sociatum
               .
            
          
           
             32
             William
             his
             next
             successour
             ,
             was
             
               vir
               suis
               in
               temporibus
               tam
               deo
               delectus
               
               quam
               hominibus
               ,
            
             and
             performed
             many
             great
             workes
             of
             pietie
             .
             Hee
             died
             about
             the
             yeare
             1434.
             for
             whom
             I
             finde
             this
             Epitaph
             .
          
           
             
               Conditus
               his
               recubat
               fatali
               sorte
               Guilelmus
            
             
               Albani
               Pastor
               qui
               gregis
               aptus
               erat
               :
            
             
               Reperit
               illustrem
               celesti
               munere
               famam
               ,
            
             
               Quam
               nequit
               in
               tanto
               mors
               abolere
               viro.
               
            
          
           
             33
             But
             now
             I
             come
             to
             Iohn
             of
             Whethamstede
             ,
             (
             a
             village
             in
             this
             shire
             ,
             plentifull
             in
             wheate
             )
             (
             wherein
             the
             said
             Iohn
             was
             borne
             ,
             and
             thereupon
             had
             his
             denomination
             ,
             )
             who
             was
             Abbot
             of
             this
             house
             ,
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             Henry
             the
             sixt
             ,
             a
             man
             much
             renowned
             for
             his
             due
             desert
             of
             learning
             ,
             for
             his
             godly
             life
             and
             conuersation
             ,
             for
             his
             pleasant
             disposition
             ,
             and
             for
             the
             charges
             he
             was
             at
             ,
             and
             the
             meanes
             he
             made
             ,
             to
             adorne
             and
             enrich
             his
             Church
             and
             monastery
             .
             Out
             of
             a
             Manuscript
             in
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Cot●ons
            
             rich
             Librarie
             ,
             intituled
             ,
             
               Gesta
               paucula
               Abbatis
               Iohannis
               Sexti
            
             ,
             I
             collected
             thus
             much
             of
             his
             particular
             actions
             .
          
           
             Iohn
             ,
             the
             sixt
             Abbot
             of
             this
             house
             ,
             of
             that
             christian
             name
             ,
             that
             he
             might
             outwardly
             shew
             ,
             saith
             the
             booke
             ,
             how
             inwardly
             hee
             loued
             the
             beautie
             of
             the
             house
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             how
             much
             he
             desired
             to
             decke
             and
             embellish
             the
             habitation
             of
             the
             most
             holy
             ;
             first
             hee
             caused
             our
             Ladies
             chappell
             to
             bee
             new
             trimmed
             ,
             and
             curiously
             depicted
             ,
             with
             stories
             out
             of
             the
             sacred
             word
             :
             vpon
             the
             south
             side
             whereof
             ,
             these
             verses
             were
             curiously
             depensed
             in
             gold
             .
          
           
             
               Dulce
               pluit
               Manna
               partum
               dum
               protulit
               Anna
               ,
            
             
               Dulcius
               ancilla
               dum
               Christus
               creuit
               in
               illa
               .
            
          
           
             Vpon
             the
             north
             side
             these
             .
          
           
             
               Flos
               Campi
               dicta
               tibi
               questio
               ......
               puella
            
             
               Floris
               habens
               picta
               venerari
               fronde
               capella
               .
            
          
           
             In
             the
             roofe
             about
             the
             picture
             of
             the
             Lambe
             .
          
           
             
               Inter
               oues
               Aries
               regat
               vt
               sine
               cornibus
               agnus
               :
            
          
           
             Vnder
             the
             picture
             of
             the
             Eagle
             .
          
           
             
               Inter
               aues
               Aquila
               veluti
               sine
               felle
               columba
               .
            
          
           
             He
             built
             a
             little
             Chappell
             in
             the
             south
             part
             of
             the
             Church
             for
             his
             owne
             buriall
             place
             ,
             in
             which
             vnder
             certaine
             pictures
             in
             the
             windowes
             ,
             he
             caused
             these
             verses
             to
             be
             inscribed
             .
          
           
             
               Propicij
               Patres
               ,
               compassiue
               quoque
               matres
            
             
               Orat
               ,
               vt
               oretis
               ,
               sua
               quod
               sit
               pausa
               quietis
            
             
               Vester
               adoptatus
               hic
               filius
               intumulatus
               .
            
          
           
             The
             north
             part
             of
             his
             Church
             being
             somewhat
             darke
             ,
             hee
             caused
             new
             windowes
             to
             be
             made
             ,
             and
             glazed
             ,
             to
             make
             it
             appeare
             more
             light
             and
             glorious
             ;
             and
             in
             the
             glasse
             ,
             vnder
             the
             images
             of
             certaine
             heathen
             Philosophers
             ,
             which
             had
             testified
             of
             the
             incarnation
             of
             Iesus
             Christ
             ;
             these
             Hexameters
             were
             inscribed
             .
             
               
               
                 Istac
                 qui
                 graderis
                 hos
                 testes
                 si
                 memoreris
                 :
              
               
                 Credere
                 vim
                 poteris
                 proles
                 Deus
                 est
                 mulieris
                 .
              
            
             Vnder
             the
             picture
             of
             Ioseph
             of
             Arimathia
             in
             another
             window
             .
          
           
             
               Ad
               Britones
               ivi
               postquam
               Christum
               sepeliui
               ,
            
             
               Glasconiam
               veni
               ,
               Britones
               docui
               ,
               requieui
               .
            
          
           
             Vnder
             the
             pictures
             of
             the
             foure
             Doctors
             of
             the
             Church
             .
          
           
             
               Bina
               per
               hec
               paria
               fidei
               quod
               gignit
               alumpna
            
             
               Firma
               stat
               Ecclesia
               ,
               quadra
               fulcita
               columpna
               .
            
          
           
             And
             that
             he
             might
             further
             illuminate
             his
             Church
             ,
             he
             caused
             a
             faire
             large
             window
             to
             be
             made
             anew
             in
             the
             West
             end
             of
             the
             said
             North
             Isle
             .
             Vpon
             the
             erection
             of
             which
             these
             rimes
             were
             composed
             .
             
               
                 In
                 patria
                 boree
                 quo
                 plus
                 durabilis
                 in
                 se
                 ,
              
               
                 Fertur
                 petra
                 fore
                 factor
                 fuit
                 ipse
                 fenestre
                 ,
              
               
                 Que
                 nunc
                 erigitur
                 in
                 ea
                 quoque
                 parte
                 locatur
                 ;
              
               
                 Totius
                 Ecclesie
                 que
                 fertur
                 clarior
                 esse
                 ,
              
               
                 Eius
                 &
                 occiduam
                 bene
                 ditat
                 lumine
                 finem
                 .
              
            
             He
             made
             a
             reuerend
             kinde
             of
             imbroidered
             vesture
             ,
             for
             himselfe
             and
             his
             successours
             ,
             to
             vse
             when
             they
             were
             to
             enter
             into
             their
             
               Sanctum
               Sanctorum
            
             :
             he
             made
             a
             new
             Miter
             ,
             and
             a
             Pastorall
             staffe
             .
             Vpon
             which
             this
             metre
             was
             carued
             .
             
               
                 Postquam
                 sex
                 annis
                 benedixit
                 dextra
                 Iohannis
              
               
                 Wethamsted
                 ,
                 pepulum
                 fecerat
                 hunc
                 baculum
                 .
              
            
             For
             the
             vse
             and
             honour
             of
             the
             holy
             Altar
             ,
             he
             made
             a
             Chalice
             of
             pure
             gold
             ,
             a
             paire
             of
             siluer
             censers
             ;
             a
             paire
             of
             siluer
             Basons
             gilt
             .
             Vpon
             which
             were
             engrauen
             the
             similitudes
             of
             a
             Lambe
             and
             an
             Eagle
             ,
             with
             these
             riming
             verses
             .
          
           
             
               Peluis
               post
               latices
               vt
               lota
               manus
               veniales
            
             
               Conficiat
               calices
               :
               prius
               annuat
               Agnus
               &
               Ales.
               
            
          
           
             Vpon
             the
             pictures
             of
             Christ
             ,
             the
             blessed
             Virgine
             ,
             Saint
             Alban
             ,
             and
             the
             sacred
             Host
             ,
             as
             they
             were
             to
             be
             carried
             in
             the
             Cloister
             ,
             or
             into
             the
             Towne
             ;
             he
             caused
             diuers
             verses
             to
             be
             written
             ,
             to
             bring
             the
             people
             into
             a
             reuerend
             regard
             of
             the
             same
             .
             
               
                 Vt
                 Iesus
                 &
                 mater
                 ,
                 noster
                 simul
                 Prothomartyr
              
               
                 Acetu
                 populi
                 deberent
                 plus
                 venerari
                 .
              
               
                 Instituit
                 ,
                 varia
                 quibus
                 &
                 veneratio
                 dicta
              
               
                 Creuit
                 ,
                 &
                 Ecclesie
                 cultus
                 fuit
                 amplior
                 in
                 se.
                 
              
            
             Of
             all
             his
             pious
             acts
             which
             he
             performed
             for
             the
             ornament
             of
             his
             Church
             ,
             thus
             much
             is
             written
             (
             briefly
             )
             in
             the
             same
             booke
             .
          
           
             
               In
               cappis
               ,
               casulis
               ,
               Albis
               ,
               simul
               &
               tunicellis
               ,
            
             
               Inque
               bonis
               alijs
               varijs
               magis
               ac
               preciosis
               ;
            
             
               Precessit
               patres
               pater
               hic
               cunctos
               preeuntes
               .
            
             
               Plus
               coluit
               que
               Deum
               ,
               cur
               recolamus
               eum
               .
            
          
           
           
             In
             like
             manner
             hee
             trimmed
             vp
             his
             Monasterie
             ,
             with
             curious
             painted
             imageries
             and
             diuers
             inscriptions
             in
             golden
             letters
             .
             
               
                 
                   In
                   his
                   owne
                   lodgings
                   .
                
                 
                   Dote
                   licet
                   multa
                   tua
                   sit
                   species
                   bene
                   culta
                   ,
                
                 
                   Mos
                   nisi
                   nubat
                   ei
                   dos
                   simplicis
                   est
                   speciei
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Ortus
                   magnorum
                   quamuis
                   sis
                   stirpe
                   deorum
                   ;
                
                 
                   Iunge
                   tibi
                   morem
                   facis
                   ortum
                   nobiliorem
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Inter
                   eos
                   quos
                   fama
                   deos
                   in
                   honore
                   leuavit
                   ;
                
                 
                   Sors
                   famulos
                   ,
                   mors
                   discipulos
                   in
                   sine
                   probauit
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   In
                   the
                   walke
                   betwixt
                   the
                   Hall
                   and
                   the
                   Abbots
                   Chamber
                   :
                
                 
                   Hec
                   in
                   regnante
                   duo
                   sunt
                   contraria
                   valde
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sedis
                   apex
                   primus
                   ,
                   probitatis
                   spiritus
                   ymus
                   .
                
                 
                   Sis
                   Dux
                   munificus
                   ,
                   sis
                   prudens
                   ,
                   sisque
                   benignus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Tresque
                   Duces
                   simul
                   es
                   Eneas
                   ,
                   Titus
                   ,
                   Vlixes
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Non
                   bene
                   concessum
                   princeps
                   regit
                   ille
                   Ducatum
                   ,
                
                 
                   Concilio
                   procerum
                   qui
                   non
                   regitur
                   sapientum
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Iudex
                   quando
                   sedes
                   caneas
                   ne
                   iura
                   supines
                
                 
                   Iure
                   quidem
                   tradito
                   .
                   Plebs
                   Rex
                   est
                   ,
                   Rex
                   sine
                   regno
                   ?
                
              
               
                 
                   In
                   the
                   windowes
                   of
                   the
                   Abbots
                   Studie
                   ,
                   or
                   Librarie
                   .
                
                 
                   Cum
                   studeas
                   ,
                   videas
                   ,
                   vt
                   sit
                   virtus
                   &
                   honestas
                   ;
                
                 
                   Hic
                   &
                   vbique
                   tibi
                   finalis
                   causa
                   studendi
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Hec
                   loca
                   sceptrigere
                   pudeat
                   sacrate
                   Sophie
                
                 
                   Hoc
                   ad
                   opus
                   trahere
                   quod
                   mandat
                   Martha
                   Marie
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Huius
                   amore
                   loci
                   regimen
                   postponere
                   noli
                   .
                
                 
                   Quo
                   minor
                   esca
                   gregi
                   detur
                   magis
                   esurienti
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   In
                   the
                   Chamber
                   adioyning
                   to
                   his
                   Studie
                   .
                
                 
                   Condere
                   ne
                   timeas
                   quicquid
                   persuadet
                   honestas
                   :
                
                 
                   Gratia
                   propositis
                   semper
                   respondet
                   honestis
                   .
                
              
            
             He
             gaue
             a
             great
             Bason
             of
             siluer
             double
             gilt
             ,
             to
             the
             Monasterie
             ,
             which
             hee
             thus
             engraued
             about
             the
             Verge
             .
          
           
             
               Dic
               quisquis
               fueris
               bene
               domi
               si
               memoreris
            
             
               Quis
               fueratque
               dator
               ,
               nunqui
               suus
               esse
               precator
               ,
            
             
               Siue
               prees
               ve
               subes
               ,
               propter
               donum
               tenearis
               .
            
             
               Si
               ●ic
               hortor
               te
               pro
               donatore
               precare
               ;
            
             
               Dicque
               perhennis
               e●
               sit
               lux
               que
               locus
               requie●
               .
            
          
           
             In
             a
             Chappell
             which
             he
             built
             for
             the
             Couent
             ,
             these
             verses
             .
          
           
             
               Turma
               senectutis
               ,
               plebs
               egra
               ,
               cohorsque
               salutis
            
             
             
               In
               vestris
               precibus
               Are
               sacra
               cum
               celebratis
               ;
            
             
               Hanc
               propter
               fabricam
               sextum
               memorate
               Iohannem
               .
            
          
           
             After
             this
             manner
             did
             he
             adorne
             ,
             new
             build
             ,
             and
             enrich
             both
             his
             Church
             and
             Abbey
             ;
             and
             in
             all
             his
             new
             buildings
             or
             repairings
             ,
             hee
             caused
             the
             pictures
             of
             a
             Lambe
             and
             an
             Eagle
             to
             be
             thereupon
             drawne
             or
             depicted
             with
             these
             verses
             following
             ;
             which
             you
             may
             reade
             vpon
             the
             roofe
             or
             top
             of
             the
             Quire
             in
             the
             Abbey
             Church
             at
             this
             day
             .
             
               
                 Dic
                 vbicunque
                 vides
                 sit
                 pictus
                 vt
                 Agnus
                 &
                 Ales
              
               
                 Effigies
                 operis
                 ,
                 sexti
                 sunt
                 ista
                 Iohannis
              
               
                 Parte
                 vel
                 in
                 toto
                 in
                 visse
                 ,
                 vel
                 in
                 faciendo
              
               
                 Est
                 opus
                 hoc
                 vnum
                 causauit
                 eum
                 faciendum
                 .
              
            
             He
             built
             much
             at
             his
             Mannor
             of
             Titten-Hanger
             not
             farre
             from
             hence
             ,
             and
             in
             his
             Studie
             there
             inscribed
             these
             verses
             .
          
           
             
               Ipse
               Iohannis
               amor
               Whethamslede
               vbique
               proclamor
               ,
            
             
               Eius
               &
               alter
               honor
               hic
               lucis
               in
               ange
               reponor
               .
            
          
           
             In
             a
             Chappell
             there
             which
             he
             much
             enlarged
             ,
             he
             caused
             to
             be
             painted
             vpon
             the
             walls
             the
             similitudes
             of
             all
             the
             Saints
             of
             his
             owne
             Christian
             name
             of
             Iohn
             :
             with
             his
             owne
             picture
             ,
             which
             seemingly
             thus
             prayeth
             .
             
               
                 Cum
                 fero
                 par
                 nomen
                 ,
                 par
                 ferre
                 precor
                 simul
                 omen
                 ;
              
               
                 Tum
                 paribus
                 que
                 pari
                 ,
                 licet
                 impar
                 ,
                 luce
                 locari
                 .
              
            
             He
             repaired
             or
             rather
             built
             anew
             the
             Church
             of
             Redburne
             ,
             and
             consecrated
             the
             altar
             againe
             :
             ouer
             which
             these
             verses
             were
             written
             vpon
             the
             wall
             .
             
               
                 M.
                 semel
                 x.
                 terno
                 C
                 quater
                 ●
                 quoque
                 querno
              
               
                 Ara
                 resecrata
                 ,
                 domus
                 hec
                 varijsque
                 nouata
                 .
              
            
             Vpon
             the
             couering
             or
             roofe
             ouer
             the
             Chancell
             ,
             vnder
             the
             pictures
             of
             the
             Lambe
             and
             Eagle
             ,
             these
             .
             
               
                 Ecce
                 pecus
                 mundi
                 to●lens
                 peccata
                 rotundi
                 .
              
               
                 En
                 et
                 auis
                 ,
                 celi
                 reserans
                 arcana
                 fideli
                 .
              
               
                 En
                 pecus
                 en
                 et
                 auis
                 ,
                 opus
                 en
                 sextique
                 Iohannis
                 .
              
            
             He
             built
             a
             Librarie
             in
             the
             Monkes
             Colledge
             in
             Oxford
             ,
             to
             which
             he
             gaue
             many
             bookes
             ,
             in
             some
             of
             which
             he
             writ
             these
             verses
             .
             
               
                 Fratribus
                 Oxonie
                 datur
                 in
                 munus
                 liber
                 iste
                 .
              
               
                 Per
                 patrem
                 pecorum
                 Prothomartyris
                 Angligenorum
                 .
              
               
                 Quem
                 siquis
                 rapiat
                 ad
                 partem
                 siue
                 reponat
                 .
              
               
                 Vel
                 Iude
                 laqueum
                 ,
                 vel
                 furcas
                 sentiat
                 Amen
                 .
              
            
             In
             other
             of
             the
             bookes
             which
             he
             gaue
             to
             the
             said
             Librarie
             ,
             these
             .
             
               
                 Discior
                 vt
                 docti
                 fieret
                 noua
                 regia
                 plebi
              
               
                 Culta
                 magisque
                 Dee
                 datur
                 hic
                 liber
                 ara
                 Minerue
                 ,
              
               
                 His
                 qui
                 dijs
                 dictis
                 libant
                 holocausta
                 ministris
                 .
              
               
               
                 Et
                 Cirre
                 bibulam
                 sitiunt
                 pre
                 Nectare
                 lympham
                 ,
              
               
                 Estque
                 librique
                 loci
                 ,
                 idem
                 dator
                 ,
                 actor
                 et
                 vnus
                 .
              
            
             He
             built
             also
             a
             Chappell
             adioyning
             to
             the
             Librarie
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             principall
             window
             vnder
             the
             pictures
             of
             the
             Crucifix
             ,
             the
             Virgine
             Mary
             ,
             and
             Saint
             
               Iohn
               Baptist
            
             ,
             he
             caused
             these
             deprecatory
             times
             to
             be
             put
             in
             the
             glasse
             .
             
               
                 
                   Mors
                   medicina
                   necis
                   ;
                   via
                   vite
                   ,
                   pax
                   populatus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sis
                   spes
                   prompta
                   precis
                   ,
                   lex
                   cure
                   ,
                   laus
                   Monachatus
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Ma●ris
                   mesticia
                   ,
                   mors
                   prolis
                   ,
                   vulnera
                   quina
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sint
                   m●a
                   leticia
                   fati
                   pulsante
                   ruina
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Virginis
                   imbutor
                   ,
                   fidei
                   fortiss●me
                   tutor
                   ,
                
                 
                   Nominis
                   vt
                   reputor
                   seror
                   omnis
                   oro
                   secutor
                   .
                
              
            
             He
             bestowed
             great
             charges
             vpon
             the
             Abbots
             lodging-house
             in
             London
             .
          
           
             By
             his
             wisedome
             he
             did
             so
             mediate
             with
             Vmfrey
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Glocester
             ,
             that
             he
             g●ue
             to
             this
             Church
             (
             
               ornatus
               vestimentorum
            
             )
             a
             suite
             of
             vestments
             worth
             three
             thousand
             markes
             ;
             with
             the
             Mannour
             of
             Pembroke
             in
             South
             Wales
             ,
             for
             that
             the
             Monkes
             should
             pray
             for
             his
             soule
             ;
             and
             chose
             this
             Church
             for
             the
             place
             of
             his
             buriall
             .
             Vpon
             which
             ,
             these
             rimes
             .
             
               
                 Vltraiam
                 dicta
                 ,
                 que
                 sunt
                 numero
                 satis
                 ampla
                 ,
              
               
                 Diues
                 item
                 cella
                 Penbrok
                 à
                 plebe
                 vocata
                 :
              
               
                 Per
                 patris
                 media
                 fuit
                 Ecclesie
                 propriata
                 ;
              
               
                 Ossa
                 tegique
                 sua
                 legit
                 ,
                 Propriator
                 ,
                 in
                 ipsa
                 .
              
            
             He
             gaue
             much
             to
             the
             Churches
             of
             Winslow
             and
             Newenham
             ,
             and
             other
             Churches
             in
             London
             .
             He
             gaue
             a
             challice
             of
             pure
             gold
             and
             of
             great
             waight
             to
             the
             Priory
             of
             Tinmouth
             ,
             where
             he
             was
             brought
             vp
             as
             a
             Scholler
             ,
             a
             Challice
             to
             Wallingford
             ,
             another
             to
             the
             Church
             of
             Worcester
             .
             An
             estimate
             of
             his
             charitable
             and
             pious
             deuotions
             to
             this
             and
             other
             Churches
             ,
             you
             may
             see
             in
             these
             two
             lines
             ,
             beside
             what
             money
             and
             goods
             he
             bequeathed
             vpon
             his
             death-bed
             .
          
           
             
               Summa
               prius
               dicta
               si
               sit
               sine
               fraude
               quotata
            
             
               Bister
               millenas
               fertur
               transcendere
               libras
               .
            
          
           
             And
             ,
             
               preter
               gesta
               iam
               dicta
            
             ,
             saith
             the
             booke
             ,
             
               fecit
               Abbas
               prefatus
               multa
               alia
               opera
               bona
               que
               non
               scripta
               in
               libro
               hoc
               .
               Hec
               antem
               scripta
               sunt
               vt
               glorificetur
               deus
               in
               omnibus
               ,
               qui
               dedit
               servulo
               suo
               gratiam
               ad
               peragendum
               hec
               paucula
               in
               diebus
               suis.
               Et
               vt
               ea
               legant
               Fratres
               ,
               atque
               legentes
               ,
               vt
               ardentior●m
               habeant
               appetitum
               ad
               orandum
               in
               specie
               pro
               anima
               eius
               .
            
          
           
             He
             was
             a
             generall
             good
             scholler
             ;
             some
             fourescore
             and
             odde
             seuerall
             Treatises
             are
             set
             downe
             in
             this
             booke
             of
             Saint
             Albons
             ,
             written
             by
             this
             Abbot
             .
             Before
             the
             names
             whereof
             these
             verses
             .
          
           
             
               Nomina
               librorum
               cum
               contentis
               &
               eorum
            
             
               Quos
               frumentalis
               domino
               pressante
               ,
               Iohannes
            
             
               Fecit
               vel
               scribi
               ,
               fieri
               vel
               ,
               vel
               renouaui
               .
            
             
               Hic
               subscribuntur
               mentaliter
               vt
               teneantur
               .
            
          
           
           
             He
             gaue
             ouer
             his
             charge
             for
             a
             time
             ,
             and
             vndertooke
             it
             againe
             a
             little
             before
             his
             death
             ,
             which
             happened
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             .
             He
             was
             buried
             in
             his
             owne
             Chappell
             which
             he
             had
             prouided
             in
             his
             life
             time
             .
             To
             whose
             memory
             this
             Epitaph
             was
             made
             by
             one
             of
             the
             Monkes
             .
          
           
             
               Contegit
               iste
               lapis
               venerabilis
               ossa
               Iohannis
               
            
             
               Whethamstede
               ,
               Abbas
               hic
               qui
               fuit
               eius
               in
               annis
               :
            
             
               Ter
               doctus
               ,
               doctos
               &
               amans
               ,
               &
               eis
               miseratus
               .
            
             
               Nec
               fraudes
               patiens
               curarum
               Presbyteratus
               .
            
             
               In
               lubricos
               Phinees
               ,
               in
               adulterijsque
               Iohannes
            
             
               Extitit
               ;
               ymo
               Petrusin
               omnes
               Symonianos
               .
            
             
               Insuper
               in
               laceris
               domibus
               mansisque
               vetustis
               ,
            
             
               Sic
               reparator
               erat
               ,
               sic
               reparando
               nouabat
               :
            
             
               Quod
               sibi
               preteritus
               non
               sit
               compar
               Pater
               vllus
               .
            
             
               Siue
               coequalis
               manet
               impar
               rebus
               in
               istis
            
             
               Marcas
               millenas
               decies
               numero
               repetitas
            
             
               Scripta
               ferunt
               post
               se
               que
               liquerat
               exposuisse
               :
            
             
               Pro
               dilectoris
               anima
               tui
               dulciter
               ora
            
             
               Albani
               sancti
               conventus
               qualibet
               hora
               :
            
          
           
             His
             next
             successor
             was
             
               Iohn
               Stoke
            
             ,
             of
             whom
             ,
             as
             also
             of
             all
             the
             rest
             in
             the
             Catalogue
             ,
             I
             haue
             already
             spoken
             :
             and
             now
             I
             will
             returne
             backe
             againe
             to
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             Epitaphs
             and
             Inscriptions
             which
             I
             finde
             in
             the
             Church
             .
          
           
             In
             a
             wall
             in
             the
             body
             of
             the
             Church
             ouer
             a
             vault
             .
          
           
             
               Vir
               Domini
               verus
               iacet
               hic
               Heremita
               Rogerus
               
            
             
               Et
               sub
               eo
               clarus
               meritu
               Heremita
               Sigarus
               .
            
          
           
             
               Memoriale
               Domini
               Thome
               Rutland
               quondam
               subprior
               is
               huius
               Monasterij
               qui
               ex
               luce
               migrauit
               M.
               ccccc.xxi
               .
               cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               altissimus
               .
            
             
             Amen
             .
          
           
             
               Ecce
               sacerdos
               eram
               ,
               
               iam
               factus
               vile
               cadauer
               ,
            
             
               Et
               cito
               puluis
               erit
               queso
               memento
               mei
               .
            
             
               Siste
               gradum
               qui
               ad
               me
               venit
               hic
               ,
               &
               funde
               ,
               precator
               ▪
            
             
               Me
               deus
               vt
               leuet
               ,
               &
               ducat
               ad
               vsque
               polum
               .
            
          
           
             Vpon
             his
             brest
             on
             the
             portraiture
             ,
             this
             English
             Distick
             is
             ingrauen
             .
          
           
             
               Iesus
               Chryst
               ,
               Marys
               son
               ,
            
             
               Hav
               mercy
               on
               the
               sowl
               of
               
                 Rychard
                 Stondon
              
               .
            
          
           
             This
             Towne
             vaunts
             her selfe
             very
             much
             of
             the
             birth
             and
             buriall
             of
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Mandeuill
            
             Knight
             ,
             
             the
             famous
             Trauailer
             ,
             who
             writ
             in
             Latine
             ,
             French
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             English
             tongue
             ,
             his
             Itinerary
             of
             three
             and
             thirty
             yeares
             .
             And
             that
             you
             may
             beleeue
             the
             report
             of
             the
             Inhabitants
             to
             bee
             true
             ,
             they
             haue
             lately
             pensild
             a
             rare
             piece
             of
             Poetry
             ,
             or
             an
             Epitaph
             for
             him
             ,
             vpon
             a
             piller
             ;
             neere
             to
             which
             ,
             they
             suppose
             his
             body
             to
             haue
             beene
             buried
             ,
             which
             I
             thinke
             not
             much
             amisse
             to
             set
             downe
             ;
             for
             although
             it
             will
             not
             bee
             worth
             the
             reading
             ,
             yet
             doe
             but
             set
             it
             to
             some
             lofty
             tune
             ,
             as
             to
             the
             Hunting
             of
             Antichrist
             ,
             
             or
             the
             like
             ,
             I
             know
             it
             will
             be
             well
             worth
             the
             singing
             :
             marke
             how
             it
             runs
             .
             
               
                 All
                 yee
                 that
                 passe
                 ,
                 on
                 this
                 pillar
                 cast
                 eye
                 ,
              
               
                 This
                 Epitaph
                 read
                 if
                 you
                 can
                 ;
              
               
                 'T
                 will
                 tell
                 you
                 a
                 Tombe
                 on●'t
                 stood
                 in
                 this
                 roome
                 ,
              
               
                 Of
                 a
                 braue
                 spirited
                 man.
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Mandeuill
                
                 by
                 name
                 ,
                 a
                 knight
                 of
                 great
                 fame
                 ,
              
               
                 Borne
                 in
                 this
                 honoured
                 Towne
                 .
              
               
                 Before
                 him
                 was
                 none
                 that
                 euer
                 was
                 knowne
                 ,
              
               
                 For
                 trauaile
                 of
                 so
                 high
                 renowne
                 .
              
               
                 As
                 the
                 Knights
                 in
                 the
                 Temple
                 ,
                 crosse-legged
                 in
                 marble
                 ,
              
               
                 In
                 armour
                 ,
                 with
                 sword
                 and
                 with
                 sheeld
                 ,
              
               
                 So
                 was
                 this
                 Knight
                 grac't
                 ,
                 which
                 time
                 hath
                 defac't
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 nothing
                 but
                 ruines
                 doth
                 yeeld
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Trauailes
                 being
                 donne
                 ,
                 he
                 shines
                 like
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
              
               
                 In
                 heauenly
                 Canaan
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 which
                 blessed
                 place
                 ,
                 O
                 Lord
                 of
                 his
                 grace
                 ,
              
               
                 Bring
                 vs
                 all
                 man
                 after
                 man.
                 
              
            
             That
             he
             was
             borne
             here
             in
             this
             Towne
             I
             cannot
             much
             deny
             ;
             but
             I
             am
             sure
             that
             within
             these
             few
             yeares
             ,
             I
             saw
             his
             Tombe
             in
             the
             Citie
             of
             Leege
             ,
             within
             the
             Church
             of
             the
             religious
             house
             of
             the
             Guilliammits
             ,
             with
             this
             Inscription
             vpon
             it
             ,
             and
             the
             verses
             following
             hanging
             by
             on
             a
             table
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               vir
               nobilis
               D.
               Ioannes
               de
               Mandevile
               ,
               Al
               ;
               D.
               ad
               Barbam
               miles
               ;
               Dominus
               de
               Campdi
               :
               natus
               de
               Anglia
               ,
               Medicine
               professor
               ,
               deuotissimus
               orator
               ;
               &
               bonorum
               largissimus
               pauperibus
               erogator
               qui
               toto
               quasi
               orbe
               lustrato
               .
               Leo
               .
               ●ij
               diem
               vite
               sue
               clausit
               extremum
               .
               Ann.
               Dom.
               M.CCC.lxxi
               .
               Mens
               .
               Nouemb.
               die
               xvi
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Aliud
             .
          
           
             Hoc
             iacet
             in
             tumulo
             ,
             cui
             totus
             patria
             viuo
          
           
             Orbis
             erat
             ;
             totum
             quem
             peragrasse
             ferunt
             .
          
           
             Anglus
             Eques
             que
             fuit
             ,
             nunc
             ille
             Britannus
             Vlysses
          
           
             Dicatur
             ,
             Graio
             clarus
             Vlysse
             magis
             .
          
           
             Moribus
             ,
             ingenio
             ,
             candore
             ,
             &
             sanguine
             clarus
          
           
             Et
             vere
             cultor
             Relligionis
             erat
             .
          
           
             Nomen
             si
             queras
             ,
             est
             Mandevil
             ;
             Indus
             Arabsque
             ,
          
           
             Sat
             notum
             dicet
             finibus
             esse
             suis.
             
          
           
             The
             Church-men
             will
             shew
             you
             here
             his
             kniues
             ,
             the
             furniture
             of
             his
             horse
             ,
             and
             his
             spurres
             ,
             which
             he
             vsed
             in
             his
             trauells
             .
             
               
                 
                 Vndyr
                 this
                 Ston
                 lyeth
                 beryed
                 here
              
               
                 He
                 that
                 whylom
                 was
                 Balyff
                 of
                 this
                 town
                 ,
              
               
                 Callyd
                 somtym
                 
                   William
                   Smyth
                
                 Esqwyere
              
               
                 To
                 whom
                 of
                 his
                 Sins
                 God
                 grant
                 remission
                 .
              
               
                 Elisabyth
                 his
                 wyff
                 a
                 woman
                 of
                 renown
              
               
                 Here
                 lyeth
                 alsoo
                 enterryd
                 in
                 this
                 grav
                 .
              
               
                 Cryst
                 on
                 her
                 sowl
                 hav
                 compassion
                 ,
              
               
               
                 And
                 grant
                 them
                 in
                 heuen
                 a
                 plase
                 to
                 hav
                 .
              
            
             Vpon
             the
             same
             marble
             ,
             vnder
             the
             picture
             of
             the
             Crosse
             ,
             these
             words
             are
             engrauen
             ,
             which
             the
             foresaid
             Smith
             seemes
             to
             speake
             .
             
               
                 By
                 this
                 tokyn
                 of
                 the
                 holy
                 cross
                 ,
              
               
                 Good
                 Lord
                 sav
                 owr
                 sowls
                 from
                 loss
                 .
              
            
             Elisabeth
             his
             wife
             these
             .
          
           
             
               Cryst
               who
               dyed
               for
               vs
               on
               the
               Rood
               tree
               ,
            
             
               Sav
               the
               sowl
               of
               my
               Husbond
               ,
               owr
               chyldren
               ,
               and
               mee
               .
            
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             ....
             
               Raph
               Rowlat
            
             Citizen
             of
             London
             ,
             
             Merchant
             of
             the
             Staple
             ,
             and
             Ioan
             his
             wife
             .
             Which
             Raph
             dyed
             ,
             M.
             cccccxix
             .
             on
             whose
             .
          
           
             This
             familie
             is
             now
             extinct
             ,
             and
             the
             inheritance
             diuolued
             by
             marriage
             vnto
             the
             Maynards
             ,
             as
             appeareth
             by
             an
             Epitaph
             vpon
             the
             wall
             not
             long
             since
             made
             for
             on
             of
             the
             Maynards
             ,
             who
             married
             one
             of
             the
             heires
             of
             Sir
             
               Raph
               Rowlat
            
             knight
             .
          
           
             To
             the
             picture
             of
             Christ
             hanging
             on
             the
             Crosse
             ,
             this
             inscription
             was
             lately
             to
             be
             read
             vpon
             one
             of
             the
             pillars
             in
             the
             Church
             .
          
           
             
               Fly
               the
               falshode
               of
               the
               fiend
               for
               he
               wil
               fownd
               the
               ,
            
             
               Dread
               not
               my
               dreadful
               doomes
               for
               I
               dyed
               for
               the.
            
             
               Cal
               on
               me
               thy
               Sauyour
               Chryst
               ,
               I
               can
               chere
               the
            
             
               My
               mercy
               is
               more
               than
               thy
               misse
               ,
               I
               may
               amend
               the
            
             
               See
               how
               my
               syde
               was
               perced
               for
               the
               ,
               and
               I
               shal
               help
               the.
               
            
          
           
             In
             this
             Abbey
             Church
             is
             a
             goodly
             Font
             of
             solid
             brasse
             ,
             wherein
             the
             kings
             children
             of
             Scotland
             were
             wont
             to
             be
             baptized
             ;
             which
             Font
             Sir
             
               Richard
               Lea
            
             knight
             ,
             Master
             of
             the
             Pioners
             ,
             brought
             as
             a
             spoile
             out
             of
             the
             Scottish
             warres
             ,
             and
             gaue
             it
             to
             this
             Church
             .
             As
             may
             appeare
             by
             this
             loftie
             and
             arrogant
             inscription
             about
             the
             same
             ;
             as
             if
             the
             Font
             in
             it
             owne
             person
             did
             proclaime
             the
             knights
             act
             to
             all
             passengers
             in
             these
             words
             ,
             lately
             Englished
             .
          
           
             When
             Leeth
             a
             Towne
             of
             good
             account
             among
             the
             Scots
             ,
             and
             Edinbrough
             their
             chiefe
             Citie
             were
             on
             a
             fire
             ,
             Sir
             
               Richard
               Lea
            
             knight
             ,
             saued
             mee
             from
             burning
             ,
             and
             brought
             mee
             into
             England
             .
             And
             I
             being
             mindfull
             of
             this
             so
             great
             a
             benefit
             ,
             whereas
             before
             I
             was
             wont
             to
             serue
             for
             baptizing
             of
             none
             but
             Kings
             children
             ,
             haue
             now
             willingly
             offered
             my
             seruice
             euen
             to
             the
             meanest
             of
             the
             English
             Nation
             .
             Lea
             the
             Victour
             would
             haue
             it
             so
             .
             Farewell
             .
             In
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             Lord
             ,
             M.D.xliii
             .
             and
             of
             the
             raigne
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             eight
             xxxvi
             .
          
           
             These
             already
             written
             are
             all
             the
             Epitaphs
             or
             inscriptions
             which
             I
             finde
             in
             this
             Abbey
             Church
             :
             howsoeuer
             it
             doth
             retaine
             the
             ashes
             of
             many
             a
             worthie
             man
             conquered
             by
             death
             ,
             
             both
             before
             and
             since
             the
             Conquest
             ▪
             As
             of
             Egfrid
             king
             of
             the
             Mercians
             ,
             sonne
             to
             great
             Offa
             the
             Founder
             ,
             who
             added
             to
             those
             twenty
             Lordships
             or
             Mannors
             ,
             wherewith
             his
             father
             at
             the
             first
             endowed
             this
             foundation
             :
             
             
               Terram
               quinque
               Maneriorum
               in
               loco
               dicto
               Pynefeld
               cum
               terminis
               suis
               antiquis
               ;
               &
               manerium
               de
               Sauntridge
               et
               Tirefeld
               :
               Cartas
               que
               Patris
               sui
               benigne
               in
               suae
               serena
               concessione
               confirmauit
               ;
               pro
               confirmatione
               
               regni
               sui
               ,
               &
               sua
               prosperitate
               ,
               nec
               non
               pro
               salute
               paterne
               sueque
               anime
               ,
               &
               antecessorum
               suorum
               ;
               Ecclesiam
               suam
               per
               omnia
               salubriter
               protegendo
               :
            
             saith
             the
             golden
             Register
             of
             this
             Abbey
             .
          
           
             The
             first
             businesse
             that
             this
             King
             vndertooke
             after
             hee
             came
             to
             the
             Crowne
             ,
             was
             the
             restauration
             of
             ancient
             priuiledges
             to
             the
             Church
             ,
             and
             great
             hope
             was
             conceiued
             of
             his
             further
             proceedings
             ,
             had
             not
             God
             cut
             him
             off
             by
             vntimely
             death
             ,
             the
             17.
             day
             of
             September
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             Lord
             God
             ,
             796.
             and
             in
             the
             first
             of
             his
             raigne
             hauing
             had
             neither
             wife
             nor
             issue
             .
             His
             bodie
             with
             all
             due
             obsequies
             was
             here
             Princely
             interred
             neare
             to
             the
             Shrine
             of
             S.
             Alban
             .
          
           
             
             This
             Abbey
             Church
             was
             likewise
             honoured
             with
             the
             Sepulture
             of
             
               Robert
               Mowbray
            
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Northumberland
             :
             whose
             storie
             out
             of
             many
             writers
             is
             in
             this
             manner
             extracted
             .
          
           
             
             This
             
               Robert
               Mowbray
            
             ,
             a
             most
             valiant
             Souldier
             ,
             seeing
             his
             countrey
             destroyed
             ,
             and
             ouerrunne
             euen
             vnto
             Alnewicke
             castle
             ,
             by
             Malcolme
             King
             of
             Scotland
             and
             his
             armie
             ,
             made
             head
             against
             the
             said
             Malcolme
             (
             not
             staying
             for
             directions
             from
             his
             King
             
               William
               Rufus
            
             )
             and
             so
             sore
             and
             suddenly
             distressed
             his
             forces
             ,
             that
             both
             king
             Malcolme
             himselfe
             ,
             and
             his
             sonne
             Prince
             Edward
             were
             there
             slaine
             .
          
           
             
             Hereupon
             this
             Earle
             growing
             proud
             ,
             and
             greatly
             suspected
             by
             King
             William
             ,
             began
             to
             fortifie
             the
             Kings
             Castles
             ,
             with
             munition
             for
             Armes
             against
             the
             like
             inuasion
             ,
             
             and
             indeed
             against
             the
             Kings
             will
             ;
             who
             sent
             him
             word
             somewhat
             roughly
             ,
             to
             desist
             from
             his
             doings
             ,
             and
             presently
             to
             repaire
             to
             his
             presence
             ;
             which
             whilest
             he
             lingered
             and
             neglected
             to
             do
             ,
             king
             William
             sent
             his
             brother
             Henry
             to
             spoile
             Northumberland
             ,
             and
             immediately
             followed
             after
             himselfe
             ,
             where
             without
             much
             adoe
             ,
             he
             tooke
             the
             Earle
             ,
             and
             committed
             him
             prisoner
             to
             Windsor
             Castle
             .
          
           
             
             This
             
               Robert
               Mowbray
            
             and
             William
             of
             Anco
             ,
             with
             others
             ,
             conspired
             to
             depriue
             the
             King
             both
             of
             Crowne
             and
             life
             ,
             and
             to
             haue
             set
             vp
             
               Stephen
               de
               Albamarle
            
             his
             Aunts
             sonne
             ,
             as
             Houeden
             and
             Walsingham
             will
             haue
             it
             .
             But
             I
             reade
             in
             an
             old
             Manuscript
             that
             he
             fauouring
             the
             proceedings
             of
             Anselme
             ,
             
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             
               Pro
               amore
               &
               bono
               Ecclesie
               innocentem
               vitam
               finiebat
               .
               Cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               Deus
               .
            
             As
             the
             words
             are
             .
             
               Rex
               ipsum
               cum
               alijs
               decollari
               mandauit
            
             :
             The
             king
             commanded
             that
             he
             ,
             with
             others
             ,
             should
             be
             beheaded
             ;
             his
             companion
             Anco
             being
             punished
             with
             losse
             both
             of
             his
             eyes
             ,
             and
             his
             virilitie
             .
          
           
             
             He
             died
             in
             prison
             ,
             saith
             one
             writer
             ,
             
               In
               ipso
               Ergastulo
               deficiens
               mortuus
               est
               ,
               regnante
               Henrico
               Rege
               .
            
             Whose
             Lands
             in
             Normandy
             ,
             as
             also
             ,
             for
             the
             most
             part
             ,
             here
             in
             England
             ,
             the
             said
             King
             Henry
             gaue
             to
             
               Nigell
               de
               Albeney
               ,
               viro
               probo
               et
               illustri
               .
            
          
           
             
             Another
             writer
             tells
             vs
             ,
             that
             he
             married
             Maud
             ,
             the
             daughter
             of
             
               Richerius
               de
               Aquila
            
             ,
             a
             potent
             man
             in
             the
             Conquerours
             dayes
             ,
             and
             that
             after
             foure
             and
             thirtie
             yeares
             of
             imprisonment
             ,
             hee
             died
             without
             issue
             :
             in
             these
             words
             .
          
           
             
               Mathildis
               autem
               potenti
               viro
               Roberto
               de
               Molbraio
               Comiti
               Norbandum
               ▪
               brorum
               nupsit
               ,
               qui
               eodem
               anno
               contra
               Willielmum
               Rufum
               Regem
               Anglorum
               rebellauit
               .
               Sed
               paulo
               post
               captus
               ,
               fere
            
             34.
             
               annis
               in
               carcere
               praefati
               Regis
               ,
               &
               Henrici
               fratris
               eius
               sine
               prole
               consenuit
               .
            
          
           
           
             The
             same
             Author
             deliuers
             his
             marriage
             thus
             in
             another
             place
             .
             
          
           
             
               Robertus
               vt
               fines
               suos
               vndique
               dilataret
               ,
               &
               ditissimis
               contubernalibus
               affinitate
               potentum
               sibi
               copulatis
               robustior
               ardua
               tentaret
               ;
               Mathildem
               generosam
               virginem
               Richerij
               de
               Aquila
               duxit
               quae
               neptis
               erat
               Hugonis
               Cestrensis
               Comitis
               ex
               sorore
               nomine
               Iudith
               .
            
          
           
             And
             in
             the
             said
             page
             ,
             he
             sets
             downe
             his
             character
             ,
             and
             the
             number
             of
             the
             Lordships
             which
             he
             possest
             here
             in
             England
             ,
             with
             his
             great
             power
             and
             riches
             ,
             thus
             .
          
           
             
               Robertus
               Rogerij
               de
               Molbraio
               filius
               potentia
               diuitijsque
               admodum
               pollebat
               ;
               audacia
               et
               militari
               feritate
               superbus
               pares
               despiciebat
               ,
               &
               superioribus
               obtemperare
               ,
               vana
               ventositate
               turgidus
               ,
               indignum
               autumabat
               .
               Erat
               autem
               corpore
               magnus
               ,
               niger
               et
               hispidus
               :
               audax
               &
               dolosus
               ,
               vultu
               tristis
               ac
               seuerus
               .
               Plus
               meditari
               quam
               loqui
               studebat
               ,
               et
               vix
               in
               confabulatione
               ridebat
               .
               Hic
               nimirum
               cclxxx
               .
               villas
               in
               Anglia
               possidebat
               .
            
          
           
             This
             man
             of
             this
             high
             spirit
             and
             ample
             possessions
             ,
             became
             in
             the
             end
             to
             bee
             a
             shorne
             Monke
             of
             this
             Monastery
             ,
             as
             you
             may
             reade
             in
             the
             Catalogues
             of
             Honour
             ;
             wherein
             hee
             died
             ,
             Ann.
             1106.
             
             To
             whose
             memory
             a
             Monke
             of
             his
             order
             made
             this
             Epitaph
             .
             Which
             he
             caused
             to
             be
             engrauen
             vpon
             his
             Monument
             ,
             vpon
             the
             North
             side
             of
             the
             Vestrie
             where
             he
             was
             interred
             .
          
           
             
               Vir
               probus
               &
               fortis
               quem
               virtus
               nescia
               mortis
               
            
             
               Condecorat
               ,
               cista
               iacet
               hic
               Robertus
               in
               ista
               ;
            
             
               Cui
               dat
               cognomen
               Moulbraia
               nobile
               nomen
               .
            
             
               Norhandunbrorum
               comes
               fuit
               ;
               hic
               Monachorum
            
             
               Dux
               erat
               optatus
               ,
               prudens
               ,
               pius
               ,
               &
               peramatus
               :
            
             
               Hic
               Monachus
               fidus
               ,
               hic
               Martisin
               agmine
               sidus
               ,
            
             
               Exijt
               è
               terris
               ,
               huius
               mundi
               quoque
               guerris
               ,
            
             
               Anno
               milleno
               Domini
               centenoque
               seno
            
             
               Quarta
               die
               Februi
               .
               Pax
               sit
               eique
               mihi
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             Here
             sometimes
             was
             interred
             the
             bodie
             of
             
               Alexander
               Necham
            
             ,
             
             whose
             knowledge
             in
             good
             Arts
             made
             him
             famous
             throughout
             England
             ,
             France
             ,
             Italie
             ,
             yea
             and
             the
             whole
             world
             ;
             and
             that
             with
             such
             incredible
             admiration
             ,
             that
             he
             was
             called
             
               Miraculum
               ingenij
            
             ,
             the
             wonder
             and
             miracle
             of
             wit
             and
             sapience
             .
             He
             was
             an
             exact
             Philosopher
             ,
             an
             excellent
             Diuine
             ,
             an
             accurate
             Rhetorician
             ,
             and
             an
             admirable
             Poet.
             As
             did
             appeare
             by
             many
             his
             writings
             which
             he
             left
             to
             posteritie
             :
             
             some
             of
             which
             are
             mentioned
             by
             Bale
             .
          
           
             He
             was
             borne
             in
             this
             Towne
             ,
             
             as
             appeares
             by
             a
             certaine
             passage
             in
             one
             of
             his
             Latine
             Poems
             ,
             cited
             by
             Camden
             ,
             and
             thus
             englished
             by
             his
             Translator
             Doctor
             Holland
             .
          
           
             
               This
               is
               the
               place
               that
               knowledge
               tooke
               of
               my
               natiuitie
               ,
            
             
               My
               happie
               yeares
               ,
               my
               dayes
               also
               of
               mirth
               and
               iollitie
               .
            
             
               This
               place
               my
               childhood
               trained
               vp
               in
               all
               Arts
               liberall
               ,
            
             
               And
               laid
               the
               groundworke
               of
               my
               name
               ,
               and
               skill
               Poeticall
               .
            
             
               This
               place
               great
               and
               renowned
               Clerkes
               into
               the
               world
               hath
               sent
               :
            
             
               For
               Martyr
               blest
               ,
               for
               nation
               ,
               for
               site
               ,
               all
               excellent
               .
            
             
               A
               troupe
               here
               of
               religious
               men
               serue
               Christ
               both
               night
               and
               day
               ,
            
             
             
               In
               holy
               warfare
               taking
               paines
               ,
               duly
               to
               watch
               and
               pray
               .
            
          
           
             Camden
             in
             his
             Allusions
             to
             names
             ,
             tells
             vs
             that
             he
             ,
             being
             desirous
             to
             enter
             into
             religion
             in
             this
             house
             ,
             after
             he
             had
             signified
             his
             desire
             ,
             writ
             thus
             to
             the
             Abbot
             Laconically
             .
             
               
                 Si
                 vis
                 ,
                 veniam
                 ,
                 sin
                 autem
                 ,
                 tu
                 autem
                 .
              
            
             Who
             answered
             as
             briefly
             ,
             alluding
             to
             his
             name
             :
             thus
             .
             
               
                 Si
                 bonus
                 sis
                 ,
                 venias
                 ,
                 si
                 nequam
                 ,
                 nequaquam
                 .
              
            
             Whereupon
             ,
             saith
             he
             ,
             he
             changed
             his
             name
             to
             Neckam
             .
          
           
             A
             Monke
             of
             this
             house
             made
             this
             Hexamiter
             allusiuely
             to
             his
             name
             .
          
           
             
               Dictus
               erat
               Nequam
               ,
               vitam
               duxit
               tamen
               equam
               .
            
          
           
             He
             is
             thought
             ,
             by
             some
             ,
             saith
             Bale
             ,
             to
             haue
             beene
             a
             Canon
             Regular
             ,
             and
             to
             haue
             beene
             preferred
             to
             the
             Abbotship
             of
             Glocester
             :
             as
             another
             in
             this
             old
             language
             will
             haue
             it
             .
          
           
             
               
               And
               master
               Alisander
               that
               Chanon
               was
               er
            
             
               I
               maked
               was
               of
               Gloucestre
               Abbot
               thulk
               yer
               .
            
             
               viz.
               7.
               
               Reg.
               Regis
               Iohannis
               .
            
          
           
             But
             this
             may
             be
             vnderstood
             of
             
               Alexander
               Theologus
            
             ,
             of
             whom
             I
             haue
             spoken
             elsewhere
             ,
             who
             was
             contemporarie
             with
             him
             :
             for
             I
             finde
             that
             this
             Alexander
             was
             Abbot
             of
             Saint
             Maries
             in
             Circester
             ,
             or
             Cirencester
             .
             At
             the
             time
             of
             his
             death
             ,
             which
             happened
             about
             foure
             hundred
             and
             thirteene
             yeares
             since
             .
          
           
             
             
               Alexander
               cognomento
               Nequam
               Abbas
               Cirecestrie
               literarum
               scientia
               clarus
               :
               obiit
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             1217.
             
               lit
               .
               Dom.
               C.
               prid
               .
               Kal.
               Feb
               &
               sepultus
               erat
               apud
               Fanum
               S.
               Albani
               .
               cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               Altissimus
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             Now
             if
             you
             be
             desirous
             further
             to
             know
             how
             this
             Abbey
             Church
             hath
             beene
             honoured
             by
             the
             Sepultures
             of
             many
             worthy
             persons
             ;
             will
             it
             please
             you
             peruse
             these
             verses
             following
             ,
             by
             which
             ,
             both
             her
             foundation
             and
             fall
             is
             plainly
             deciphered
             .
          
           
             
               Behold
               that
               goodly
               Fane
               which
               ruin'd
               now
               doth
               stand
               ,
            
             
               
               To
               holy
               Albon
               built
               ,
               first
               Martyr
               of
               this
               Land
               ,
            
             
               Who
               in
               the
               faith
               of
               Christ
               from
               Rome
               to
               Britaine
               came
               ,
            
             
               And
               dying
               in
               this
               place
               resign'd
               his
               glorious
               name
               .
            
             
               In
               memory
               of
               whom
               (
               as
               more
               then
               halfe
               Diuine
               )
            
             
               Our
               English
               Offa
               rear'd
               a
               rich
               and
               sumptuous
               Shrine
               ;
            
             
               And
               Monastery
               here
               :
               which
               our
               succeeding
               Kings
               ,
            
             
               From
               time
               to
               time
               endow'd
               with
               many
               goodly
               things
               .
            
             
               And
               many
               a
               Christian
               Knight
               was
               buried
               here
               ,
               before
            
             
               The
               Norman
               set
               his
               foot
               vpon
               this
               conquered
               shore
               ;
            
             
               And
               after
               those
               braue
               spirits
               in
               all
               those
               balefull
               stowers
               ,
            
             
               That
               with
               Duke
               Robert
               went
               against
               the
               Pagan
               powers
               .
            
             
               And
               in
               their
               countries
               right
               ,
               as
               Cressy
               those
               that
               stood
               ,
            
             
               And
               that
               at
               Poyters
               bath'd
               their
               bilbowes
               in
               French
               blood
               ;
            
             
               Their
               valiant
               Nephewes
               next
               at
               Agincourt
               that
               fought
               ,
            
             
               Whereas
               rebellious
               France
               vpon
               her
               knees
               was
               brought
               .
            
             
             
               In
               this
               religious
               house
               at
               some
               of
               their
               returnes
               ,
            
             
               When
               nature
               claim'd
               her
               due
               ,
               here
               plac't
               their
               hallowed
               vrnes
               :
            
             
               Which
               now
               deuouring
               Time
               ,
               in
               his
               so
               mighty
               waste
               ,
            
             
               Demollishing
               those
               walls
               ,
               hath
               vtterly
               defac't
               .
            
             
               So
               that
               the
               earth
               to
               feele
               the
               ruinous
               heapes
               of
               stones
               ,
            
             
               That
               with
               the
               burth'nous
               weight
               now
               presse
               their
               sacred
               bones
               ,
            
             
               Forbids
               this
               wicked
               brood
               ,
               should
               by
               her
               fruits
               be
               fed
               ;
            
             
               As
               loathing
               her
               owne
               wombe
               ,
               that
               such
               loose
               children
               bred
               .
            
          
           
             But
             I
             will
             come
             to
             the
             quarrell
             of
             the
             houses
             of
             Yorke
             and
             Lancaster
             ,
             which
             filled
             vp
             our
             Ladies
             Chappell
             here
             ,
             with
             the
             dead
             bodies
             of
             the
             Nobilitie
             ,
             slaine
             in
             and
             about
             this
             Towne
             of
             Saint
             Albans
             ;
             whose
             funerall
             Trophies
             are
             wasted
             with
             deuouring
             time
             ,
             and
             seates
             or
             Pewes
             for
             the
             Townesmen
             made
             ouer
             their
             honorable
             remaines
             .
             Of
             these
             Lords
             here
             buried
             ,
             thus
             writeth
             the
             old
             Poet
             ,
             
               Iohn
               Gower
            
             .
             
               
                 Quos
                 mors
                 ,
                 quos
                 Martis
                 sors
                 saeua
                 ,
                 suaeque
                 sororis
              
               
                 Bella
                 prostrarunt
                 ,
                 villae
                 medioque
                 necarunt
                 ,
              
               
                 Mors
                 sic
                 occīsos
                 tumulauerat
                 hic
                 simul
                 ipsos
                 ,
              
               
                 Postque
                 necem
                 requiem
                 causauit
                 habere
                 perennem
              
               
                 Et
                 medium
                 sine
                 quo
                 vult
                 hic
                 requiescere
                 nemo
                 ;
              
               
                 Hic
                 lis
                 ,
                 hic
                 pugna
                 ,
                 mors
                 est
                 qui
                 terminat
                 arma
                 ,
              
               
                 Mors
                 ,
                 sors
                 ,
                 &
                 Mauors
                 qui
                 strauerunt
                 Dominos
                 hos
                 .
              
            
             But
             amongst
             so
             many
             of
             the
             Nobilitie
             here
             interred
             ,
             I
             finde
             few
             remembred
             ,
             saue
             Edmund
             Duke
             of
             Somerset
             ,
             Henry
             Earle
             of
             Northumberland
             ,
             and
             Iohn
             the
             valiant
             old
             Lord
             Clifford
             .
          
           
             The
             death
             of
             this
             Edmund
             Duke
             of
             Somerset
             ,
             
             grandchilde
             to
             Iohn
             of
             Gaunt
             ,
             sore
             grieued
             King
             Henry
             the
             sixth
             ;
             because
             in
             him
             he
             had
             alwayes
             put
             great
             trust
             and
             confidence
             :
             being
             a
             chiefe
             Commander
             ,
             and
             one
             who
             had
             long
             gouerned
             Normandy
             ,
             beene
             Regent
             of
             France
             ,
             and
             for
             his
             countries
             sake
             had
             alwayes
             right
             valiantly
             borne
             himselfe
             against
             the
             French.
             Yet
             his
             actions
             ,
             whatsoeuer
             they
             were
             ,
             did
             not
             please
             the
             common
             people
             ;
             nor
             many
             other
             of
             ranke
             and
             qualitie
             in
             those
             times
             .
             For
             Harding
             who
             liued
             in
             those
             dayes
             ,
             thus
             writ
             of
             him
             .
             
               
                 Thei
                 slewe
                 the
                 Duke
                 Edmond
                 ,
                 
                 then
                 of
                 Somerset
                 ,
              
               
                 For
                 cause
                 he
                 had
                 the
                 realmes
                 we
                 le
                 so
                 lette
                 .
              
            
             He
             was
             slaine
             vnder
             the
             signe
             of
             the
             Castle
             in
             the
             Towne
             ,
             being
             long
             before
             warned
             (
             as
             it
             is
             reported
             )
             to
             auoide
             all
             Castles
             .
          
           
             Henry
             Lord
             Percy
             ,
             
             Earle
             of
             Northumberland
             aforesaid
             ,
             was
             the
             sonne
             of
             Henry
             ,
             surnamed
             Hot-spurr
             ,
             slaine
             at
             the
             battell
             of
             Shrewsbury
             by
             King
             Henry
             the
             fourth
             .
             But
             his
             fathers
             offence
             ,
             and
             his
             Grandfathers
             ,
             being
             forgiuen
             him
             ,
             he
             was
             restored
             to
             his
             Grandfathers
             dignities
             by
             Henry
             the
             fifth
             ,
             to
             whom
             ,
             and
             to
             his
             sonne
             Henry
             the
             sixth
             ,
             he
             euer
             continued
             a
             loyall
             subiect
             ,
             stoutly
             maintaining
             their
             right
             to
             the
             Crowne
             of
             England
             ;
             in
             which
             quarrell
             he
             here
             lost
             his
             life
             .
          
           
             The
             old
             Lord
             Clifford
             here
             interred
             ,
             is
             specially
             remembred
             in
             the
             battell
             ,
             
             for
             so
             valiantly
             defending
             and
             strongly
             keeping
             the
             Barre-yates
             and
             entrance
             in
             the
             Towne
             ;
             
             insomuch
             that
             the
             Duke
             of
             Yorke
             had
             euer
             the
             repulse
             ,
             vntill
             great
             Warwicke
             brake
             in
             by
             a
             garden
             side
             ,
             with
             a
             noise
             of
             Trumpets
             and
             voices
             ,
             crying
             ,
             A
             Warwicke
             ,
             a
             Warwicke
             .
             Whereupon
             ensued
             that
             fierce
             and
             cruell
             battel
             in
             which
             this
             valourous
             old
             Lord
             manfully
             lost
             his
             life
             .
             Of
             these
             two
             last
             remembred
             ,
             will
             you
             reade
             this
             Stanza
             .
             
               
                 
                 Th
                 erle
                 then
                 of
                 Northumberland
                 was
                 there
              
               
                 Of
                 sodein
                 chaunce
                 drawen
                 furth
                 by
                 the
                 kyng
              
               
                 And
                 slain
                 vnknowne
                 by
                 any
                 manne
                 ther
                 were
              
               
                 The
                 Lord
                 Clifford
                 ouer
                 busie
                 in
                 werking
              
               
                 At
                 the
                 Barres
                 them
                 mette
                 sore
                 fightyng
              
               
                 Was
                 slain
                 that
                 day
                 vpon
                 his
                 owne
                 assaute
              
               
                 As
                 eche
                 manne
                 saied
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 his
                 owne
                 defaute
                 .
              
            
             This
             battell
             wherein
             they
             were
             slaine
             ,
             was
             the
             first
             battell
             at
             Saint
             Albans
             ,
             which
             was
             fought
             in
             the
             yeare
             1455.
             the
             Thursday
             before
             Pentecost
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Whethamsted
            
             ,
             the
             fore
             remembred
             Abbot
             ,
             made
             certaine
             Epitaphs
             for
             religious
             persons
             ,
             and
             others
             here
             interred
             ;
             as
             also
             in
             other
             Churches
             hereabouts
             .
             Which
             for
             the
             most
             part
             are
             now
             either
             taken
             away
             by
             time
             ,
             or
             stolne
             away
             with
             the
             brasse
             from
             their
             Graue-stones
             ;
             which
             ,
             howsoeuer
             I
             know
             not
             well
             how
             to
             appropriate
             to
             the
             Persons
             for
             whom
             they
             were
             intended
             .
             Yet
             it
             will
             not
             be
             lost
             labour
             to
             take
             and
             imprint
             them
             out
             of
             the
             Manuscript
             ,
             
             for
             that
             the
             Reader
             may
             see
             the
             rare
             compositions
             in
             that
             age
             .
          
           
             
               
                 1.
                 
              
               
                 Duplex
                 est
                 vita
                 ,
                 duplex
                 mors
                 ,
                 corporis
                 vna
                 ;
              
               
                 Nominis
                 *
                 astch
                 altra
                 ,
                 miserorum
                 mors
                 ea
                 dicta
                 .
              
               
                 Non
                 sic
                 hic
                 obijt
                 ,
                 non
                 sic
                 hic
                 nunc
                 requiescit
                 ,
              
               
                 ●mo
                 mors
                 prima
                 fuit
                 illi
                 vita
                 secunda
                 .
              
               
                 Et
                 si
                 quod
                 rapere
                 voluit
                 mors
                 id
                 tribuisse
              
               
                 Fertur
                 ,
                 quasque
                 dare
                 tenebras
                 has
                 surripuisse
              
               
                 Estque
                 lucet
                 sic
                 ei
                 lux
                 perpetue
                 requiei
                 .
              
               
                 Atque
                 libro
                 vite
                 quo
                 nunc
                 inscribitur
                 ipse
                 ,
              
               
                 Nomen
                 eius
                 legitur
                 &
                 cum
                 sanctis
                 numeratur
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 2.
                 
                 Vpon
                 a
                 Prior
                 of
                 this
                 house
                 here
                 buried
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 neuer
                 beloued
                 in
                 his
                 life
                 time
                 ,
                 yet
                 much
                 bewailed
                 after
                 his
                 death
                 .
              
               
                 Quem
                 dens
                 momordit
                 liuoris
                 dummodo
                 vixit
                 ,
              
               
                 Linguaque
                 detraxit
                 ,
                 mors
                 nunc
                 bene
                 glorificauit
                 .
              
               
                 Nunc
                 redeunt
                 varia
                 tumulata
                 prius
                 benefacta
                 ;
              
               
                 Famaque
                 recrescit
                 ,
                 liuor
                 post
                 facta
                 quiescit
                 .
              
               
                 Nunc
                 acus
                 invidie
                 ,
                 lingue
                 fel
                 ,
                 serra
                 loquele
                 ,
              
               
                 Carpere
                 cessarunt
                 :
                 nunc
                 aicere
                 sic
                 didicerunt
                 .
              
               
                 Quando
                 cadens
                 obijt
                 abijt
                 pater
                 hicque
                 recessit
                 ;
              
               
                 Secum
                 dapsilitas
                 secum
                 virtus
                 &
                 honestas
                 .
              
               
                 Istius
                 Ecclesie
                 quasi
                 plangentes
                 abiere
                 .
              
               
               
                 Secum
                 claustrale
                 frenum
                 que
                 iugum
                 Monachale
              
               
                 Migrarunt
                 eciam
                 ;
                 claustro
                 dederantque
                 salutem
                 .
              
               
                 Secum
                 vera
                 fides
                 ,
                 bine
                 secumque
                 sorores
                 ,
              
               
                 Ibant
                 ad
                 puteum
                 ,
                 dixere
                 ,
                 locoque
                 tuantem
              
               
                 Secum
                 fertilitas
                 ,
                 pietas
                 ,
                 secumque
                 facultas
                 ,
              
               
                 Que
                 parcit
                 miseris
                 ,
                 sua
                 que
                 confert
                 &
                 egenis
                 :
              
               
                 Secum
                 Iusticia
                 ,
                 pax
                 ,
                 &
                 lex
                 ,
                 &
                 policia
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 breuibus
                 quicquia
                 virtutem
                 gignere
                 possit
                 ,
              
               
                 Secum
                 transiuit
                 ,
                 abijt
                 ,
                 secumque
                 recessit
              
               
                 Cur
                 Dominus
                 secum
                 ,
                 secum
                 requies
                 in
                 idipsum
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 3.
                 
                 Vpon
                 a
                 Monke
                 buried
                 in
                 this
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 Alter
                 honestatis
                 Sol
                 serens
                 &
                 grauitatis
                 ,
              
               
                 Hesperus
                 ac
                 morum
                 ,
                 lampas
                 rutilans
                 monachorum
                 ,
              
               
                 Nunc
                 occultatur
                 ;
                 hic
                 sub
                 modio
                 tenebratur
                 .
              
               
                 Nec
                 tribuit
                 lumen
                 Claustro
                 quod
                 tribuit
                 olim
                 ;
              
               
                 Mors
                 eclipsari
                 cansauerat
                 &
                 tenebrari
                 :
              
               
                 Est
                 tamen
                 Eclipsis
                 hee
                 eius
                 particularis
                 .
              
               
                 Nam
                 sua
                 seu
                 prima
                 nunc
                 vita
                 latet
                 tenebrata
                 ,
              
               
                 Altera
                 sic
                 lucet
                 ,
                 sic
                 nomen
                 eique
                 resplendet
                 ,
              
               
                 Quod
                 per
                 defectum
                 nunquam
                 patietur
                 Eclipsim
                 :
              
               
                 Nam
                 per
                 vim
                 fame
                 stat
                 mortis
                 vulnus
                 inane
                 ;
              
               
                 Cur
                 exoretur
                 pro
                 Patre
                 pioque
                 rogetur
                 ,
              
               
                 Lux
                 quia
                 vera
                 fuit
                 subiectis
                 dummodo
                 rexit
              
               
                 Semper
                 perpes
                 ei
                 lux
                 luceat
                 ,
                 ac
                 requici
                 .
              
               
                 Pausa
                 sit
                 perpetue
                 ,
                 vita
                 vinat
                 duplicique
                 ,
              
               
                 Nominis
                 ,
                 ac
                 anime
                 ,
                 sic
                 vinere
                 vult
                 meruitque
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 4.
                 
                 Vpon
                 a
                 Monke
                 of
                 this
                 Abbey
                 here
                 entombed
                 .
              
               
                 Quem
                 Natura
                 mirum
                 natu
                 fecit
                 generosum
                 ,
              
               
                 Grataque
                 sors
                 Dominum
                 ,
                 mos
                 atque
                 patrem
                 Monachorum
                 ,
              
               
                 Nunc
                 abijt
                 ,
                 sed
                 non
                 obijt
                 ,
                 quia
                 nomine
                 viuit
              
               
                 Nec
                 recubat
                 ,
                 magis
                 astch
                 vigilat
                 ,
                 quia
                 fama
                 superstes
                 ,
              
               
                 Vestitu
                 Maurus
                 ,
                 fuit
                 ,
                 in
                 victu
                 Benedictus
                 ,
              
               
                 Pacomius
                 monitis
                 ,
                 Basilius
                 &
                 rudimentis
                 :
              
               
                 Nec
                 sibi
                 defuerat
                 ipsum
                 decuit
                 quod
                 habere
                 ,
              
               
                 Impar
                 nam
                 steterat
                 ,
                 &
                 Pater
                 absque
                 pare
                 .
              
               
                 Pro
                 Pastore
                 pecus
                 ,
                 plebs
                 pro
                 domino
                 gemit
                 omnis
                 ,
              
               
                 Almaque
                 Sponsa
                 flet
                 cecidisse
                 virum
                 .
              
               
                 Astra
                 tamen
                 ciuem
                 letentur
                 habere
                 perhennem
                 ,
              
               
                 Exultatque
                 Polus
                 quod
                 sit
                 ei
                 thalamus
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 5.
                 
                 Vpon
                 a
                 Monke
                 of
                 this
                 house
                 here
                 buried
                 .
              
               
                 Qui
                 lacrimans
                 Lazarum
                 revocasti
                 quadraduanum
                 ,
              
               
                 Ad
                 vitam
                 Monachum
                 reuoces
                 sic
                 hic
                 tumulatum
                 .
              
               
               
                 Fac
                 tecumque
                 frui
                 requie
                 cum
                 luce
                 perhenni
                 :
              
               
                 Vendicat
                 ex
                 iure
                 ,
                 vixit
                 Monachaliter
                 ipse
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 6.
                 
                 Vpon
                 another
                 Brother
                 of
                 the
                 Couent
                 here
                 interred
                 .
              
               
                 Iste
                 Pater
                 ,
                 pater
                 iste
                 ,
                 pius
                 ,
                 Pater
                 hic
                 tumulatus
                 ;
              
               
                 Et
                 pater
                 ,
                 &
                 mater
                 ,
                 Pedagogus
                 eratque
                 minister
              
               
                 Dum
                 rexit
                 ,
                 pecorum
                 fuerat
                 ,
                 cur
                 quod
                 tribuendum
                 ,
              
               
                 Quatuor
                 hijs
                 restat
                 ,
                 nunc
                 detur
                 ,
                 eique
                 reviuat
                 ,
              
               
                 In
                 voto
                 Fratrum
                 quia
                 tot
                 fuit
                 vnus
                 eisdem
                 .
              
               
                 Stoque
                 vices
                 que
                 modos
                 alternauit
                 variantes
              
               
                 Morte
                 premi
                 talem
                 culpat
                 pietas
                 pietatem
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 7.
                 
                 Vpon
                 
                   Iohn
                   Cressy
                
                 a
                 young
                 youth
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 ancient
                 familie
                 of
                 the
                 Cressyes
                 ,
                 hereby
                 at
                 Harding
                 .
              
               
                 Dum
                 puer
                 ipse
                 fui
                 ,
                 puer
                 &
                 libroque
                 vacaui
                 ,
              
               
                 Mortis
                 mole
                 rui
                 ,
                 moriens
                 hic
                 me
                 sepeliui
                 .
              
               
                 Here
                 's
                 magnus
                 eram
                 ,
                 preclara
                 stirpe
                 que
                 natus
                 ;
              
               
                 Dumque
                 superfueram
                 Iohn
                 Cressy
                 rite
                 vocatus
                 .
              
               
                 Qui
                 pretergrederis
                 lege
                 ;
                 pro
                 me
                 postque
                 preceris
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 8.
                 
                 Vpon
                 another
                 young
                 boy
                 ,
                 where
                 buried
                 I
                 know
                 not
                 .
              
               
                 Que
                 iuuenes
                 que
                 senes
                 ,
                 pueros
                 ,
                 que
                 viros
                 premit
                 omnes
              
               
                 Mors
                 sub
                 mole
                 tua
                 ,
                 precor
                 ,
                 in
                 te
                 ,
                 voce
                 sub
                 ista
              
               
                 Sit
                 tibi
                 posse
                 breue
                 ;
                 nunquam
                 fatum
                 puerile
              
               
                 Per
                 te
                 mutetur
                 ,
                 sit
                 canus
                 cum
                 morietur
                 .
              
               
                 Vi●
                 vndennis
                 eram
                 morsu
                 cum
                 mortis
                 obibam
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 9.
                 
              
               
                 Dum
                 mater
                 plorat
                 ,
                 puer
                 hic
                 in
                 morte
                 laborat
                 ;
              
               
                 Dumque
                 Petra
                 tegitur
                 rogat
                 vt
                 requies
                 sibi
                 detur
                 .
              
               
                 Vt
                 rogat
                 ipsae
                 sibi
                 sit
                 perpes
                 pax
                 requiei
                 .
              
               
                 Sic
                 nos
                 clamemus
                 ,
                 secum
                 pariterque
                 rogemus
                 ,
              
               
                 Vt
                 sibi
                 cum
                 requie
                 lux
                 lucescat
                 sine
                 fine
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 10.
                 
                 Vpon
                 
                   Thomas
                   Pakington
                
                 slaine
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 battell
                 ,
                 here
                 in
                 Saint
                 Albans
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 Sword-bearer
                 to
                 Henry
                 Lord
                 Percy
                 ,
                 Earle
                 of
                 Northumberland
                 ,
                 here
                 also
                 slaine
                 ,
                 as
                 I
                 haue
                 said
                 before
                 .
                 He
                 lies
                 buried
                 in
                 Saint
                 Peters
                 Church
                 in
                 this
                 Towne
                 ,
                 with
                 an
                 Epitaph
                 vpon
                 a
                 marble-stone
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 effect
                 .
              
               
                 Me
                 vis
                 prostrauit
                 ,
                 me
                 post
                 mortem
                 tumulauit
                 ;
              
               
                 Hac
                 sub
                 mole
                 petre
                 ;
                 perij
                 ,
                 seu
                 sic
                 periere
              
               
                 Tres
                 magni
                 Domini
                 ;
                 fueram
                 tunc
                 scutifer
                 vni
              
               
                 Portitor
                 ac
                 gladij
                 :
                 pax
                 sit
                 eique
                 mihi
                 .
              
               
                 Ipse
                 Thomas
                 dictus
                 Pakington
                 eramque
                 vocatus
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 11.
                 
                 Vpon
                 
                   Margaret
                   Biseworth
                
                 a
                 Maide
                 .
              
               
               
                 Qui
                 legis
                 hec
                 memora
                 iacet
                 hic
                 quod
                 femina
                 clara
                 ,
              
               
                 Que
                 Margareta
                 fuerat
                 Byesworth
                 vocitata
                 .
              
               
                 Hanc
                 mors
                 seua
                 nimis
                 ,
                 etas
                 sibi
                 dum
                 iuuenilis
              
               
                 Infuit
                 ,
                 intacto
                 steterat
                 dum
                 corpore
                 Virgo
                 ,
              
               
                 Peste
                 sua
                 strauit
                 hic
                 stratam
                 &
                 tumulauit
                 .
              
               
                 M.
                 semel
                 :
                 x
                 querno
                 :
                 C
                 quater
                 ,
                 ter
                 &
                 I.
                 sibi
                 iuncto
              
               
                 V.
                 que
                 ,
                 die
                 binamartis
                 decies
                 repetita
              
               
                 Transijt
                 à
                 seculo
                 sibi
                 propicius
                 Deus
                 esto
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 12.
                 
                 Vpon
                 
                   Iohn
                   Dunstable
                
                 an
                 Astrologian
                 ,
                 a
                 Mathematician
                 ,
                 a
                 Musitian
                 ,
                 and
                 what
                 not
                 .
              
               
                 Musicus
                 hic
                 Michalus
                 alter
                 ,
                 nouus
                 &
                 Ptholomeus
                 ,
              
               
                 Iunior
                 ac
                 Athlas
                 supportans
                 robore
                 celos
                 ,
              
               
                 Pausat
                 sub
                 cinere
                 ;
                 melior
                 vir
                 de
                 muliere
              
               
                 Nunquam
                 natus
                 erat
                 ;
                 vicij
                 quia
                 labe
                 carebat
                 .
              
               
                 Et
                 virtutis
                 opes
                 possedit
                 vnicus
                 omnes
                 .
              
               
                 Cur
                 exoptetur
                 ,
                 sic
                 optandoque
                 precetur
              
               
                 Perpetuijs
                 annis
                 celebretur
                 fama
                 Iohannis
              
               
                 Dunstapil
                 ;
                 in
                 pace
                 requiescat
                 &
                 hic
                 sine
                 fine
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 13.
                 
                 Vpon
                 one
                 Peter
                 ,
                 buried
                 in
                 the
                 lower
                 part
                 of
                 this
                 Quire.
                 
              
               
                 Petrum
                 petra
                 tegit
                 ;
                 qui
                 post
                 obitum
                 sibi
                 legit
              
               
                 Hic
                 in
                 fine
                 chori
                 se
                 sub
                 tellure
                 reponi
                 .
              
               
                 Petra
                 fuit
                 Petrus
                 petree
                 quia
                 condicionis
                 ;
              
               
                 Substans
                 &
                 solidus
                 quasi
                 postis
                 relligionis
                 .
              
               
                 Hic
                 sibi
                 sub
                 Petra
                 sit
                 pax
                 &
                 pausa
                 quieta
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 14.
                 
                 Vpon
                 one
                 
                   Peter
                   Iones
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Doctor
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Parson
                 ,
                 a
                 confabulatorie
                 Epitaph
                 .
              
               
                 Quis
                 iacet
                 hic
                 ?
                 Pastor
                 :
                 quis
                 item
                 ?
                 graduamine
                 Doctor
                 :
              
               
                 Quod
                 nomen
                 ?
                 Petrus
                 :
                 cognomen
                 quale
                 ?
                 Iohannes
                 :
              
               
                 Annis
                 quot
                 rexit
                 ?
                 ter
                 trinis
                 :
                 quot
                 sibi
                 vixit
                 ?
              
               
                 Lustra
                 bis
                 septem
                 :
                 Quis
                 finis
                 ?
                 sanctus
                 eidem
                 :
              
               
                 Vixit
                 enim
                 sancte
                 ,
                 moriens
                 sic
                 desijt
                 atque
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 15.
                 
              
               
                 Hic
                 soboles
                 cineris
                 ,
                 hic
                 proles
                 &
                 mulieris
              
               
                 Compausant
                 ;
                 vtero
                 pariendi
                 rursus
                 ab
                 vno
                 .
              
               
                 Partu
                 puluereo
                 renouatur
                 vitae
                 secundo
              
               
                 Et
                 sub
                 perpetuo
                 mors
                 manet
                 exilio
                 .
              
            
          
           
             In
             this
             Manuscript
             are
             diuers
             other
             Epitaphs
             of
             his
             making
             ,
             which
             I
             shall
             meete
             withall
             by
             the
             way
             .
          
           
             I
             had
             like
             to
             haue
             forgotten
             
               Alan
               Strayler
            
             ,
             
             the
             Painter
             or
             Limmer
             out
             of
             the
             pictures
             ,
             in
             the
             golden
             Register
             ,
             of
             all
             the
             Benefactours
             to
             this
             Abbey
             ;
             who
             for
             such
             his
             paines
             (
             howsoeuer
             he
             was
             well
             payed
             )
             and
             for
             that
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             he
             forgaue
             three
             shillings
             foure
             pence
             of
             an
             old
             debt
             owing
             vnto
             him
             for
             colours
             ;
             is
             thus
             remembred
             .
          
           
             
               Nomen
               Pictoris
               Alanus
               Strayler
               habetur
            
             
               Qui
               sine
               fine
               choris
               celeslibus
               associetur
               .
            
          
           
             But
             it
             is
             high
             time
             to
             take
             leaue
             of
             the
             Abbey
             ,
             which
             at
             the
             first
             (
             as
             you
             may
             perceiue
             by
             the
             premisses
             )
             was
             endowed
             with
             much
             land
             ,
             and
             many
             large
             priuiledges
             ,
             and
             daily
             augmented
             ,
             and
             successiuely
             confirmed
             by
             the
             charters
             of
             many
             of
             our
             English
             and
             Saxon
             Kings
             and
             Princes
             ;
             and
             much
             enlarged
             in
             all
             by
             sundrie
             Abbots
             ,
             and
             other
             sincere
             well-affected
             persons
             .
             So
             that
             before
             the
             dissolution
             such
             were
             the
             priuiledges
             of
             this
             place
             ,
             that
             the
             King
             could
             make
             no
             secular
             Officer
             ouer
             them
             but
             by
             their
             owne
             consent●
             they
             were
             alone
             quite
             from
             paying
             that
             Apostolicall
             custome
             and
             〈◊〉
             ,
             which
             was
             called
             *
             Rom-scot
             or
             Peter-pence
             :
             whereas
             neither
             King
             ,
             Arch●ishop
             ,
             Bishop
             ,
             Abbot
             ,
             Prior
             ,
             nor
             any
             one
             in
             the
             kingdome
             was
             freed
             from
             the
             payment
             thereof
             .
             The
             Abbot
             also
             (
             or
             Monke
             appointed
             Archde●con
             vnder
             him
             )
             had
             pontificall
             iurisdiction
             ouer
             the
             Priests
             and
             Lay-men
             ,
             of
             all
             the
             possessions
             belonging
             to
             this
             Church
             ,
             so
             as
             he
             yeelded
             sub●●tion
             to
             no
             Archbishop
             ,
             Bishop
             ,
             or
             Legate
             ,
             saue
             onely
             to
             the
             Pope
             of
             〈◊〉
             .
             This
             Abbot
             had
             the
             fourth
             place
             among
             the
             Abbots
             ,
             which
             sate
             as
             ●●●ons
             in
             the
             Parliament
             house
             .
             Howsoeuer
             Pope
             Adrian
             the
             fourth
             ,
             ●hose
             surname
             was
             Breakespeare
             ,
             borne
             hereby
             at
             Abbots
             Langley
             ,
             grant●d
             this
             indulgence
             to
             the
             Abbots
             of
             this
             Monasterie
             ;
             that
             as
             Saint
             Alban
             was
             distinctly
             knowne
             to
             be
             the
             first
             Martyr
             of
             the
             English
             Nation
             :
             so
             the
             ●bbot
             of
             his
             Monasterie
             should
             at
             all
             times
             among
             other
             Abbots
             of
             Eng●●nd
             ,
             in
             degree
             of
             dignitie
             ,
             be
             reputed
             first
             and
             principall
             .
             The
             Abbot
             and
             〈◊〉
             of
             this
             house
             were
             acquitted
             of
             all
             Toll
             through
             England
             .
             They
             made
             Iustices
             ,
             
               ad
               audiendum
               &
               terminandum
            
             ,
             within
             themselues
             ;
             and
             no
             other
             Iustice
             could
             call
             them
             for
             any
             matter
             out
             of
             their
             libertie
             .
             They
             made
             Bayliffes
             and
             Coroners
             :
             They
             had
             the
             execution
             ,
             and
             returne
             of
             all
             Writs
             ,
             〈◊〉
             goods
             of
             all
             out-lawes
             ,
             with
             Gaole
             and
             Gaole
             deliuerie
             within
             themselues
             .
             And
             receiued
             to
             their
             owne
             proper
             vse
             the
             Rom-scot
             (
             before
             spoken
             of
             )
             throughout
             all
             the
             County
             of
             Hertford
             .
             This
             Abbey
             was
             surrendred
             vp
             by
             the
             Abbot
             and
             Monkes
             there
             ;
             by
             deliuering
             the
             Couent
             seale
             into
             the
             hands
             of
             
               ●
               .
               Pope
               :
               D.
               Peter
               :
            
             Master
             Cauendish
             ,
             and
             other
             the
             Kings
             visitors
             ,
             the
             fifth
             day
             of
             December
             ,
             1539.
             
             It
             was
             valued
             ,
             at
             a
             farre
             vnder
             ●ate
             ,
             to
             bee
             worth
             of
             yearely
             reuenue
             ,
             two
             thousand
             fiue
             hundred
             and
             ten
             pound
             ,
             sixe
             shillings
             ,
             penny
             halfe
             penny
             ,
             q
             :
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Peters
             Church
             in
             Saint
             Albans
             .
          
           
             This
             Church
             and
             Churchyard
             was
             stuft
             full
             with
             the
             bodies
             of
             such
             as
             were
             slaine
             in
             the
             two
             battells
             ,
             
             fought
             here
             at
             Saint
             Albans
             .
             In
             which
             I
             finde
             a
             funerall
             Monument
             for
             my
             valiant
             countreyman
             ,
             Sir
             
               Bertin
               Entwisell
            
             ,
             who
             fighting
             on
             the
             Kings
             partie
             ,
             died
             of
             a
             wound
             receiued
             in
             the
             first
             battell
             .
             Vpon
             whose
             Tombe
             this
             Inscription
             ,
             inlayd
             in
             brasse
             ,
             is
             yet
             to
             be
             read
             .
          
           
             Here
             lyth
             Syr
             
               Bertin
               Entwisel
            
             knyght
             ,
             which
             was
             borne
             in
             Lancaster
             
             Shyre
             ,
             and
             was
             Vicound
             and
             Baron
             of
             Brykbeke
             in
             Normandy
             ,
             and
             Baliffe
             of
             Constantin
             .
             Who
             died
             the
             xxviii
             of
             May
             ,
             M.
             cccc.lv
             .
             on
             whos
             sowl
             Iesu
             have
             mercy
             .
          
           
             Of
             which
             Sir
             Bertin
             ,
             thus
             speaketh
             Leland
             in
             his
             Commentaries
             .
             Ther
             is
             a
             Viscownt
             of
             Brykbek
             in
             Normandy
             ,
             saith
             he
             ,
             callyd
             Bertyne
             ,
             or
             
               Berframe
               Cnitwesell
            
             ,
             that
             cam
             into
             England
             ,
             and
             was
             much
             on
             the
             factyon
             of
             kyng
             Henry
             the
             sixth
             ,
             and
             slayn
             at
             on
             of
             the
             Battels
             at
             Saint
             Albons
             ,
             and
             beryed
             in
             the
             Peroche
             Chyrch
             of
             Seynt
             Peter
             ,
             vnder
             the
             plase
             of
             the
             Lectorium
             in
             the
             Quyre
             ,
             wheras
             a
             memoriall
             of
             hym
             ther
             yet
             remeyneth
             .
             Ther
             was
             a
             dawghter
             of
             this
             Viscount
             callyd
             Lucy
             ,
             of
             whom
             Master
             Bradene
             of
             Northamptonshyre
             is
             descendyd
             ;
             and
             in
             the
             same
             Shyre
             is
             a
             mean
             gentylman
             of
             that
             name
             ▪
          
           
             These
             Entwisells
             were
             gentlemen
             of
             good
             respect
             in
             our
             countrey
             in
             our
             fathers
             dayes
             ,
             whose
             mansion
             house
             retaines
             the
             name
             of
             Entwisell
             to
             this
             houre
             :
             The
             last
             heire
             of
             which
             house
             (
             as
             I
             haue
             it
             out
             of
             the
             collections
             of
             M.
             
               Dalton
               ,
               alias
               Norroy
            
             king
             of
             Armes
             )
             was
             one
             
               Wilfred
               Entwisell
            
             ,
             who
             sold
             the
             land
             that
             was
             left
             him
             ,
             and
             serued
             as
             a
             Lance
             at
             Muselborrowfield
             ,
             in
             the
             second
             yeare
             of
             the
             raigne
             of
             king
             Edward
             the
             sixth
             ;
             after
             that
             he
             serued
             the
             Guyes
             in
             defence
             of
             Meth.
             After
             that
             he
             was
             one
             of
             the
             foure
             Captaines
             of
             the
             Fort
             of
             Newhauen
             ;
             where
             being
             infected
             with
             the
             plague
             ,
             and
             shipped
             for
             England
             ,
             was
             landed
             about
             Portsmouth
             ,
             and
             being
             vncertaine
             of
             any
             house
             ,
             died
             vnder
             a
             hedge
             ,
             in
             September
             ,
             Ann.
             1549.
             
          
           
             
               Raph
               Bapthorpe
            
             the
             father
             ,
             
             and
             Raphe
             the
             sonne
             ,
             of
             Bapthorpe
             in
             the
             East-riding
             of
             Yorkeshire
             ;
             which
             for
             many
             descents
             hath
             yeelded
             both
             name
             and
             habitation
             to
             that
             knightly
             familie
             ;
             fighting
             in
             this
             Towne
             vnder
             the
             banner
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             sixth
             ,
             lost
             their
             liues
             ,
             and
             here
             lye
             buried
             together
             ;
             with
             this
             Epitaph
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Cum
                 Patre
                 Radulpho
                 Babthorp
                 iacet
                 ecce
                 Radulphus
              
               
                 Filius
                 ,
                 bot
                 duro
                 marmore
                 pressus
                 humo
                 .
              
               
                 Henrici
                 sexti
                 Dapifer
                 ,
                 Pater
                 Armiger
                 eius
                 ,
              
               
                 Mors
                 satis
                 id
                 docuit
                 ,
                 fidus
                 vterque
                 fuit
                 .
              
               
                 C.
                 Domini
                 quater
                 M.
                 semel
                 .
                 L.
                 semel
                 V.
                 semel
                 anno
              
               
                 Hos
                 necat
                 haud
                 solos
                 mors
                 truculenta
                 duos
                 .
              
               
                 Lux
                 hijs
                 postrema
                 Maij
                 vicena
                 secunda
                 ;
              
               
                 Det
                 Deus
                 hijs
                 lucem
                 ,
                 des
                 sine
                 fine
                 diem
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Behold
                 where
                 two
                 
                   Raulph
                   Babthorps
                
                 ,
                 both
                 the
                 sonne
                 and
                 father
                 lie
                 ,
              
               
                 Vnder
                 a
                 stone
                 of
                 marble
                 hard
                 ,
                 interr'd
                 in
                 this
                 mould
                 drie
                 :
              
               
                 To
                 Henry
                 sixth
                 the
                 Father
                 Squire
                 ,
                 the
                 sonne
                 he
                 Sewer
                 was
                 ,
              
               
                 Both
                 true
                 to
                 Prince
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 his
                 sake
                 they
                 both
                 their
                 life
                 did
                 passe
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 yeare
                 one
                 thousand
                 and
                 foure
                 hundred
                 fiftie
                 five
                 ,
              
               
                 Grimme
                 death
                 ,
                 yet
                 not
                 alone
                 ,
                 did
                 them
                 of
                 breath
                 depriue
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 last
                 day
                 of
                 their
                 light
                 was
                 th'twentith
                 two
                 of
                 May
                 :
              
               
                 God
                 grant
                 them
                 light
                 in
                 heau'n
                 ,
                 and
                 without
                 end
                 a
                 day
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 the
                 yere
                 of
                 Crist
                 on
                 thowsand
                 fowr
                 hundryd
                 ful
                 trew
                 wyth
                 fowr
                 and
                 sixteen
                 
              
               
                 [
                 
                   Rychard
                   Skipwith
                
                 gentylman
                 in
                 birth
                 ,
                 late
                 felow
                 of
                 new
                 Inne
                 .
              
               
               
                 In
                 my
                 age
                 twenti
                 on
                 my
                 sowl
                 partyd
                 from
                 the
                 body
                 in
                 August
                 the
                 sixtenth
                 day
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 now
                 I
                 ly
                 her
                 abyding
                 Gods
                 mercy
                 vndyr
                 this
                 ston
                 in
                 clay
                 ,
              
               
                 Desyring
                 yow
                 that
                 this
                 fal
                 see
                 ,
                 vnto
                 the
                 Meyden
                 prey
                 for
                 mee
              
               
                 That
                 bare
                 both
                 God
                 and
                 man.
              
               
                 Like
                 as
                 ye
                 wold
                 that
                 oder
                 for
                 yee
                 shold
                 ,
              
               
                 When
                 ye
                 ne
                 may
                 nor
                 can
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Hic
                 duo
                 consortes
                 Skipwith
                 que
                 Ioanna
                 Ioannes
              
               
                 Compa●sant
                 vna
                 ,
                 generosus
                 &
                 vnus
                 ,
                 et
                 alter
                 :
              
               
                 Vt
                 pariter
                 pausant
                 in
                 pace
                 precare
                 quiescant
                 ,
              
               
                 Tu
                 qui
                 metra
                 legis
                 ,
                 fic
                 quod
                 requiescere
                 possis
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Georgius
               S●ipwith
               Ar.
            
             
          
           
             In
             this
             Church
             are
             others
             of
             this
             familie
             interred
             ,
             whose
             Monuments
             are
             quite
             defa●ed
             ;
             of
             which
             name
             ,
             Gentlemen
             of
             ancient
             descent
             ,
             faire
             possessions
             ,
             and
             knightly
             degree
             ,
             do
             at
             this
             day
             flourish
             at
             Cotes
             in
             the
             County
             of
             Leicester
             .
          
           
             
               
               Iunior
               ense
               rui
               ,
               fueram
               tunc
               Ensiser
               vni
            
             
               〈◊〉
               Borca
               comiti
               ,
               dicto
               cognomine
               Percy
            
             
               〈◊〉
               Perij
               periit
               sibi
               ,
               (
               proh
               dolor
               )
               ensis
               ademit
            
             
               Trans●ur
               sum
               stadij
               :
               pax
               sit
               eique
               mihi
               :
            
             
               Ipse
               Thomas
               dictus
               ,
               Pakington
               eramque
               vocatus
               :
            
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Edwardus
               Beulled
               Ar.
               quondam
               Magister
               Ludi
               venatici
               in
               〈…〉
               Abbatis
               de
               Sancto
               Albano
               &
               Alicia
               vxor
               eius
               ,
            
             
             
               qui
               Edwardus
               〈…〉
               .
               M.ccc.lxxv
            
             .
          
           
             
               
                 William
                 Wittor
              
               and
               his
               wyff
               Grase
               ,
            
             
               
               Vndyr
               this
               ston
               ben
               buryed
               her
               ,
            
             
               In
               hevyn
               good
               Lord
               grant
               them
               a
               plase
               ;
            
             
               As
               thow
               them
               boght
               with
               thy
               blood
               so
               der
               .
            
             
               Which
               William
               as
               her
               hit
               doth
               apper
               .
            
             
               The
               ninth
               dey
               of
               March
               past
               this
               present
               lyff
               ,
            
             
               On
               thowsand
               fowr
               hundryd
               and
               six
               yer
            
             
               Of
               Crist
               ;
               whos
               grase
               be
               ther
               preservatyff
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Edmundus
               Westby
               quondam
               Hundredarius
               Sancti
               Albani
               ,
               &
               〈◊〉
               vxor
               eius
               silia
               &
               heres
               Ade
               Stonham
               et
               consanguinea
               ,
               et
               heres
               Alicie
               〈◊〉
               ....
               ob
               .
               vltimo
               di●
               Iulii
               M.
               cccc.xlvii
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Cecilia
               Westby
               vxor
               Bartholomei
               Westby
               ,
               que
               obiit
            
             2.
             
             
               Iulii
               Ann.
               M.
               cccc.lxxxxv
            
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Willelmus
               Westby
               quondam
               Hundredarius
               et
               Baliuus
               Libertatis
               .........
            
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Edmundus
               Westby
               Armiger
               .
               Iusticiar
               .
               pacis
               in
               Com.
               Hert.
               et
               Hundredarius
               ac
               Baliuus
               de
               Franchesia
               Sancti
               Albani
               ,
               et
               Margareta
               vxor
               eius
               ,
               qui
               Ed.
               obiit
               xviii
               Septemb.
               M.
               cccc.lxxv
               .
            
          
           
             Henry
             the
             sixth
             was
             in
             this
             Edmunds
             house
             (
             Hundreder
             of
             S.
             Albans
             )
             during
             the
             time
             of
             the
             first
             battell
             in
             the
             Towne
             .
             
          
           
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Thomas
               Astry
               gener
               .
               filius
               Radulphi
               Astry
               militis
               ,
            
             
             
               et
               Elisabetha
               vxor
               eius
               ●ilia
               Willelmi
               Skipwith
               Armigeri
               ,
               qui
               quidem
               Willel
               .
               ob
               .....
               M.
               ccccc.vii
               .
            
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Richardus
               Raynshaw
               Armig.
               seruiens
               ad
               arma
               Regis
               Henrici
               octaui
               .........
            
             
          
           
             Here
             lyth
             
               Thomas
               Blake
            
             gentl.
             and
             Maud
             his
             wife
             .
             
             Which
             Tho.
             died
             the
             third
             of
             December
             ,
             1536.
             38.
             
             Hen.
             8.
             
          
           
             
               De
               Sudeley
               Domina
               natus
               Iohn
               Lind
               que
               vocatus
               ,
               
            
             
               Morte
               ruit
               stratus
               hic
               Armiger
               intumulatus
               .
            
             
               Aula
               Mareschallum
               quem
               regia
               nobilitauit
               .
            
             
               Egra
               lues
               rapuit
               ,
               raptum
               cineri
               sociauit
               .
            
             
               Supplico
               qui
               graderes
               seu
               in
               marmore
               lumina
               figes
               .
            
             
               Ora
               ,
               cum
               superis
               sit
               sibi
               pausa
               pijs
               .
            
             
               ob
               .
               3.
               
               Septemb.
               Ann.
               1464.
               
            
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Iohannes
               Bernwel
               de
               villa
               Sancti
               Albani
               in
               Com.
               Hert.
               gen
               .
               qui
               obiit
               ....
            
             
             1400.
             
          
           
             
               Dummodo
               vixisti
               quia
               spemque
               fidem
               tenuisti
               ;
            
             
               Ful●or
               &
               Ecclesie
               ,
               cultor
               fuerasque
               Marie
               .
            
             
               Vita
               ,
               salus
               ,
               requies
               tibi
               cum
               deitate
               Iohannes
            
             
               Sit
               Bernwel
               ,
               prima
               mors
               ,
               et
               tua
               vita
               secunda
               .
            
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Symon
               Bernwel
               qui
               ob
               .
            
             28.
             
             
               Ian.
               Ann.
            
             1455.
             
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Reginaldus
               Bernwell
               qui
               ob
               .
            
             12.
             
             April
             .
             1477.
             
             
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Brian
               Lockley
            
             ,
             who
             died
             ....
             1507
             ......
             and
             
               Alice
               Lockley
            
             ,
             
             who
             died
             ....
             1546.
             
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Richard
               Lockley
               ,
               Elisabeth
            
             and
             Agnes
             his
             wyfs
             .
             
             Whych
             Richard
             dyed
             ,
             Ann.
             1544.
             for
             their
             sowls
             and
             al
             Christian
             sowls
             of
             yowr
             cherite
             ,
             say
             a
             
               Pater
               Noster
            
             and
             an
             Ave.
             
          
           
             Vnder
             a
             marble
             stone
             in
             the
             Quire
             a
             religious
             man
             lieth
             interred
             ,
             whose
             name
             is
             worne
             ,
             or
             stolne
             out
             with
             the
             brasse
             ;
             onely
             the
             forme
             of
             a
             Rose
             remaineth
             :
             and
             in
             the
             turnings
             of
             the
             leaues
             this
             Inscription
             .
          
           
             
               Lo
               al
               that
               ere
               I
               spent
               ,
               somtym
               had
               I.
            
             
               Al
               that
               I
               gav
               to
               good
               intent
               ,
               that
               now
               hav
               I.
            
             
               That
               which
               I
               nether
               gav
               nor
               lent
               ,
               that
               now
               aby
               I.
            
             
               That
               I
               kept
               ,
               til
               I
               went
               ,
               that
               lost
               I.
               
            
          
           
             An
             old
             translation
             from
             these
             Latine
             couplets
             following
             .
          
           
             
               Quod
               expendi
               ,
               habui
               .
            
             
               Quod
               donani
               ,
               habeo
               .
            
             
               Quod
               negaui
               ,
               punior
               .
            
             
               Quod
               servaui
               ,
               perdidi
               .
            
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Dominus
               Edwardus
               Hill
               miles
               ordinis
               Sancti
               Iohannis
               Baptiste
               ,
            
             
             
               qui
               obiit
               .....
               Ann
               ...
               M.
               cccccxxxvi
               .
            
          
           
             This
             knight
             was
             one
             of
             the
             Fraternitie
             of
             that
             religious
             order
             of
             S.
             
               Iohns
               Ierusalem
            
             ;
             an
             Hospitall
             .
             Of
             which
             I
             haue
             spoken
             in
             another
             place
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             Saint
             Michaels
             within
             Saint
             Albans
             .
          
           
             
             Iohn
             Pecock
             et
             Mawd
             sa
             ●emme
             giso●●icy
          
           
             E
             Dieu
             de
             sont
             almes
             eit
             mercy
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Thomas
               Woluey
            
             (
             or
             Woluen
             )
             
               Latomus
               in
               Arte
               ,
               nec
               non
               Armiger
               illustrissimi
               Principis
               Ric.
               secundi
               quondam
               Regis
               Anglie
               qui
               obijt
               Anno
               Dom.
               M.
               ccccxxx
               .
               in
               vigilia
               Sancti
               Thome
               Martyris
               .
               Cuius
               anime
               propiti●tur
               Deus
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             This
             man
             ,
             as
             farre
             as
             I
             vnderstand
             by
             this
             Inscription
             ,
             was
             the
             master
             Mason
             or
             Surueior
             of
             the
             kings
             stone-works
             ;
             as
             also
             Esquire
             to
             the
             Kings
             person
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Richardus
               Wolven
            
             ,
             or
             
               Woluey
               Lathonius
               filius
               Iohannis
               Woluen
               cum
               vx
               〈…〉
               Agne●e
               &
               Agnete
               ,
               &
               cum
               octo
               ●iliis
               &
               decem
               filiabus
               suis
               ,
               qui
               Richardus
               ob
               .....
               Ann.
            
             1490.
             
               quorum
               animabus
            
             .
          
           
             
               
               Vertitur
               in
               cineres
               isto
               sub
               marmore
               corpus
            
             
               Willelmi
               Lili
               ,
               spiritus
               astra
               petit
               .
            
             
               Quisquis
               es
               hoc
               facies
               ,
               supplex
               pia
               numina
               poscas
               ,
            
             
               Vt
               sibi
               concedat
               regna
               beata
               poli
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Stephens
             within
             Saint
             Albans
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacent
               Willelmus
               Robins
               Armiger
               nuper
               Clericus
               Signeti
               Edwardi
               quarti
               nuper
               Regis
               Anglie
               ;
               &
               Katherina
               vxor
               eiusdem
               Willelmi
               ,
               qui
               quidem
               VVillielmus
               obijt
               iiij
               .
               die
               Mensis
               Nouembris
               ,
               Ann.
               Dom.
               M.
               cccclxxxij
               .
               〈◊〉
               animabus
               .....
            
          
           
             
               Clericus
               Signeti
            
             ,
             or
             Signetti
             ,
             Clarke
             of
             the
             Signet
             ,
             is
             an
             officer
             continually
             〈◊〉
             attendant
             on
             his
             Maiesties
             Secretarie
             ,
             who
             alwayes
             hath
             the
             custodie
             of
             the
             priuie
             Signet
             ,
             as
             well
             for
             sealing
             his
             Maiesties
             priuie
             letters
             ,
             as
             also
             〈◊〉
             grants
             as
             passe
             his
             Maiesties
             hands
             by
             Bill
             assigned
             ;
             Of
             these
             there
             be
             〈◊〉
             that
             attend
             in
             their
             course
             ,
             and
             were
             vsed
             to
             haue
             their
             diet
             at
             the
             〈◊〉
             table
             .
             More
             largely
             you
             may
             reade
             of
             their
             Office
             in
             the
             Statute
             〈◊〉
             Ann.
             27.
             
             Hen.
             8.
             ca.
             11.
             
          
           
             
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Robert
               Turbervile
            
             Esquire
             ,
             and
             Dorothy
             his
             wife
             ,
             whych
             Robert
             died
             26.
             
             Feb.
             1529.
             and
             Dorothy
             7.
             
             Octob.
             1521.
             
          
           
             
               Sancta
               Trinitas
               vnus
               Deus
               miserere
               nobis
               .
            
          
           
             
             Here
             lyeth
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Turbervile
            
             Vicar
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             who
             died
             .....
             1536
             .....
          
           
             
               
               Quos
               tegit
               hec
               petra
               iunxit
               thorus
               &
               domus
               vna
               ,
            
             
               Iam
               puluis
               factus
               ,
               William
               Dauy
               nomine
               dictus
               ,
            
             
               Cum
               Margareta
               sponsali
               fedore
               iuncta
               :
            
             
               Cum
               prece
               deuota
               qui
               transis
               sta
               ,
               precor
               ora
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Iohannes
               Gril
               ,
               quondam
               Magister
               Sancti
               Iuliani
               ,
               &
               Vicarius
               istius
               Ecclesie
               ,
               qui
               ob
               .....
            
             6.
             
               die
               Decemb.
            
             1449.
             
             
               Cuius
               Anime
               propitietur
               altissimus
            
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             Saint
             Germans
             .
          
           
             About
             the
             yeare
             of
             the
             worlds
             redemption
             ,
             
             429.
             when
             as
             the
             Pelagian
             heresie
             budded
             forth
             afresh
             in
             this
             Island
             ,
             and
             so
             polluted
             the
             British
             Churches
             ,
             as
             that
             to
             auerre
             and
             maintaine
             the
             truth
             ,
             they
             sent
             for
             German
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             Auxerre
             ,
             the
             place
             of
             his
             birth
             (
             a
             man
             of
             moche
             noble
             lygnage
             ,
             taught
             and
             enformed
             wel
             in
             the
             Artes
             liberalle
             ,
             lerned
             in
             the
             scyence
             of
             the
             Decretees
             droytes
             and
             lawe
             ,
             
             saith
             his
             Legend
             )
             and
             Lupus
             Bishop
             of
             Troies
             out
             of
             France
             :
             who
             by
             refuting
             this
             heresie
             ,
             gained
             vnto
             themselues
             a
             reuerent
             account
             among
             the
             Britains
             .
             but
             chiefly
             German
             ,
             who
             hath
             at
             this
             day
             thorowout
             all
             this
             Island
             many
             Churches
             dedicated
             to
             his
             memorie
             .
             Now
             ,
             vnderstand
             ,
             that
             neere
             to
             the
             walls
             of
             the
             old
             Citie
             Verulam
             ,
             was
             ,
             as
             then
             ,
             a
             plot
             of
             consecrated
             ground
             ,
             wherein
             the
             bodies
             of
             such
             as
             had
             professed
             Christianitie
             ,
             and
             suffered
             martyrdome
             vnder
             the
             persecution
             of
             the
             Romane
             Emperours
             ,
             
             were
             interred
             .
             In
             which
             the
             said
             German
             openly
             (
             out
             of
             the
             pulpit
             )
             preached
             Gods
             word
             to
             the
             people
             ;
             where
             afterwards
             the
             beleeuing
             Christians
             built
             this
             Chappell
             ,
             and
             dedicated
             it
             to
             his
             honour
             ;
             for
             that
             by
             his
             doctrine
             ,
             and
             other
             good
             meanes
             ,
             hee
             had
             conuerted
             many
             thousands
             to
             the
             true
             profession
             of
             Christian
             Religion
             .
             This
             German
             commanded
             the
             Sepulchre
             of
             Saint
             Alban
             to
             be
             opened
             ,
             and
             therein
             bestowed
             certaine
             reliques
             of
             Saints
             ,
             that
             those
             whom
             one
             heauen
             had
             receiued
             ,
             should
             also
             be
             in
             one
             Sepulchre
             together
             lodged
             .
             
             Thus
             much
             (
             saith
             Camden
             )
             I
             note
             by
             the
             way
             ,
             that
             ye
             may
             obserue
             and
             consider
             the
             fashions
             of
             that
             age
             .
             This
             Chappell
             ,
             or
             rather
             the
             ruines
             of
             it
             ,
             are
             remaining
             at
             this
             day
             ,
             and
             put
             to
             a
             prophane
             and
             beastly
             vse
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             foundations
             of
             Sopwell
             ,
             S.
             Iulians
             ,
             and
             Saint
             Mary
             Pree
             .
          
           
             About
             this
             Towne
             of
             Saint
             Albons
             ,
             the
             Abbots
             of
             the
             Monasterie
             in
             a
             pious
             and
             deuout
             intent
             erected
             a
             little
             Nunnery
             at
             Sopwell
             ,
             valued
             but
             at
             threescore
             and
             eight
             pound
             eight
             shillings
             ,
             
               per
               annum
            
             .
          
           
             Saint
             Iulians
             Spittle
             for
             Lepers
             ,
             and
             another
             named
             Saint
             
               Mary
               de
               Pree
            
             ,
             or
             Saint
             Mary
             in
             the
             Medow
             ,
             
             for
             diseased
             weemen
             .
             Neere
             vnto
             which
             they
             had
             a
             great
             Mannour
             ,
             named
             Gorombery
             :
             where
             Sir
             
               Nicholas
               Bacon
            
             knight
             ,
             Lord
             Keeper
             of
             the
             great
             Seale
             of
             England
             ,
             a
             man
             of
             rare
             wit
             and
             deepe
             experience
             (
             father
             of
             Sir
             
               Francis
               Bacon
            
             knight
             ,
             Lord
             Verulam
             ,
             Viscount
             Saint
             Al●an
             ,
             Lord
             Chancellour
             of
             England
             ,
             lately
             deceased
             ,
             one
             that
             might
             iustly
             challenge
             ,
             as
             his
             due
             ,
             all
             the
             best
             attributes
             of
             learning
             )
             built
             an
             house
             beseeming
             his
             place
             and
             calling
             ;
             and
             ouer
             the
             entrance
             into
             the
             Hall
             caused
             these
             verses
             to
             be
             engrauen
             .
          
           
             
               Haec
               cum
               perfecit
               Nicholaus
               tecta
               Baconus
               
            
             
               Elisabeth
               regni
               lustra
               fuere
               duo
               .
            
             
               Factus
               Eques
               magni
               custos
               fuit
               ipse
               sigilli
               :
            
             
               Gloria
               sit
               soli
               tota
               tributa
               Deo.
            
             
               Mediocria
               firma
               .
            
          
           
             Vpon
             the
             frontispice
             of
             a
             gate
             ,
             entring
             into
             an
             Orchard
             with
             a
             garden
             and
             a
             wildernesse
             ,
             ouer
             the
             statue
             of
             Orpheus
             ,
             these
             verses
             are
             depicted
             .
          
           
             
             
               Horrida
               nuper
               eram
               aspectu
               latebraeque
               ferarum
               ,
            
             
               Ruricolis
               tantum
               numinibusque
               locus
               .
            
             
               Edomitor
               faustò
               huc
               dum
               forte
               supervenis
               Orpheus
            
             
               Vlterius
               qui
               me
               non
               finit
               esse
               rudem
               ;
            
             
               Conuocat
               ,
               avulsis
               virgulta
               virentia
               truncis
            
             
               Et
               sedem
               quae
               vel
               Dijs
               placuisse
               potest
               .
            
             
               Sicque
               mei
               cultor
               ,
               sic
               est
               mihi
               cultus
               &
               Orpheus
               :
            
             
               Floreat
               o
               noster
               cultus
               amorque
               diu
               .
            
          
           
             In
             the
             said
             Orchard
             is
             a
             little
             banquetting
             house
             most
             curiously
             adorned
             ;
             round
             about
             which
             the
             liberall
             Artes
             are
             deciphered
             ,
             with
             the
             pictures
             of
             some
             of
             those
             men
             which
             haue
             beene
             excellent
             in
             euery
             particular
             Art.
             And
             first
             he
             begins
             with
             the
             Art
             of
             Grammer
             .
             Thus.
             
          
           
             
               Lex
               sum
               sermonis
               linguarum
               regula
               certa
               ,
            
             
               Qui
               me
               non
               didicit
               caetera
               nulla
               petat
               .
            
          
           
             The
             pictures
             of
             
               Donatus
               ,
               Lily
               ,
               Seruius
            
             ,
             and
             Priscian
             :
             
               
                 
                   Arithmaticke
                   .
                
                 
                   Ingenium
                   exacuo
                   ,
                   numerorum
                   arcana
                   recludo
                   ,
                
                 
                   Qui
                   memores
                   didicit
                   quid
                   didicisse
                   nequit
                   .
                
                 
                   Stifelius
                   ,
                   Budeus
                   ,
                   Pythagoras
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Logicke
                   .
                
                 
                   Diuido
                   multiplices
                   ,
                   res
                   explanoque
                   latentes
                   :
                
                 
                   Vera
                   exquiro
                   ,
                   falsa
                   arguo
                   ,
                   cuncta
                   probo
                   .
                
                 
                   Aristoteles
                   ,
                   Rodulphus
                   ,
                   Porphirius
                   ,
                   Setonus
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Musicke
                   .
                
                 
                   Mitigo
                   maerores
                   ,
                   &
                   acerbas
                   lenio
                   cur
                   as
                   ,
                
                 
                   Gestiat
                   vt
                   placidis
                   mens
                   hilerata
                   sonis
                   .
                
                 
                   Arion
                   ,
                   Terpander
                   ,
                   Orpheus
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Rhetoricke
                   .
                
                 
                   Me
                   duce
                   splendescit
                   gratis
                   prudentia
                   verbis
                
                 
                   Iamque
                   ornata
                   nitet
                   quae
                   fuit
                   ante
                   rudis
                   .
                
                 
                   Cicero
                   ,
                   Isocrates
                   ,
                   Demostines
                   ,
                   Quintilian
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Geometrie
                   .
                
                 
                   Corpora
                   describo
                   rerum
                   &
                   quo
                   singula
                   pacto
                
                 
                   Apte
                   sunt
                   formis
                   appropriata
                   suis
                   :
                
                 
                   Archimedes
                   ,
                   Euclydes
                   ,
                   Strabo
                   ,
                   Apollinius
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Astrologie
                   .
                
                 
                   Astrorum
                   lustrans
                   cursus
                   viresque
                   potentes
                
                 
                   Elicio
                   miris
                   fata
                   futura
                   modis
                   .
                
                 
                   Regiomontanus
                   ,
                   Haly
                   ,
                   Coopernicus
                   ,
                   Ptolomeus
                   .
                
              
            
          
        
         
           
           
             Redborne
             .
          
           
             This
             Redborne
             in
             times
             past
             was
             a
             place
             renowned
             ,
             
             and
             resorted
             vnto
             ,
             in
             regard
             of
             Amphibalus
             the
             Martyrs
             reliques
             here
             found
             .
             Who
             instructed
             S.
             Alban
             in
             the
             Christian
             faith
             (
             as
             I
             haue
             said
             before
             )
             and
             for
             Christs
             sake
             suffered
             death
             vnder
             Dioclesian
             .
             He
             was
             surnamed
             Deuanius
             ;
             for
             that
             he
             was
             borne
             vpon
             the
             riuer
             of
             Dee
             in
             Wales
             ,
             the
             sonne
             of
             a
             Prince
             ,
             saith
             his
             Legend
             .
             A
             man
             (
             saith
             Bale
             )
             both
             for
             learning
             and
             good
             life
             vnmatchable
             ,
             
             preaching
             (
             and
             that
             with
             happie
             successe
             )
             the
             glad
             tidings
             of
             the
             Gospell
             ,
             throughout
             all
             the
             parts
             of
             Britaine
             .
             For
             ,
             to
             escape
             the
             execution
             of
             the
             Edict
             of
             the
             Emperour
             ,
             hee
             fled
             from
             Verulam
             (
             with
             a
             great
             number
             of
             such
             as
             he
             had
             conuerted
             )
             into
             the
             kingdome
             of
             Scotland
             ,
             and
             into
             the
             Isle
             of
             Anglesey
             in
             Wales
             ;
             whereof
             hee
             was
             made
             Bishop
             ,
             preaching
             in
             all
             places
             the
             true
             and
             liuely
             word
             ,
             disputing
             and
             writing
             against
             the
             worshippers
             of
             false
             Gods.
             But
             being
             afterwards
             apprehended
             ,
             he
             was
             brought
             to
             the
             same
             place
             where
             his
             Scholler
             Saint
             Alban
             suffered
             martyrdome
             ,
             and
             whipped
             about
             a
             stake
             ,
             whereat
             his
             intrailes
             were
             tied
             :
             so
             winding
             his
             bowels
             out
             of
             his
             body
             ,
             was
             lastly
             stoned
             to
             death
             ,
             like
             another
             Stephen
             .
             For
             whose
             body
             some
             of
             the
             persecuted
             Christians
             got
             a
             stolne
             buriall
             here
             at
             Redborne
             ;
             from
             whence
             it
             was
             remoued
             with
             all
             celebritie
             ,
             and
             enshrined
             by
             the
             reliques
             of
             (
             his
             Scholler
             )
             Saint
             Alban
             ;
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             Grace
             1178.
             the
             25.
             day
             of
             Iune
             .
             
             
               Nullum
               vnquam
               tam
               iucundum
               tam
               salutarem
               diem
               videt
               Verulamium
            
             (
             saith
             Harpsfeeld
             )
             
               occurrebat
               enim
               Martyr
               martyri
               ,
               Magistro
               discipulus
               ,
               hospes
               H.
               spiti
               ,
               &
               caelestis
               cruis
               conciuicaelesti
               .
            
             The
             Couent
             of
             Saint
             Albans
             had
             such
             a
             care
             that
             his
             reliques
             should
             bee
             deuoutly
             preserued
             ,
             that
             a
             decree
             was
             made
             by
             Thomas
             then
             Abbot
             ;
             that
             a
             Prior
             and
             three
             Monkes
             should
             be
             appointed
             for
             so
             sacred
             an
             office
             ;
             for
             which
             they
             were
             to
             receiue
             twenty
             pounds
             yearely
             allowance
             .
             Such
             was
             the
             price
             and
             estimation
             in
             those
             dayes
             ,
             of
             the
             bones
             and
             ashes
             of
             religious
             persons
             ,
             remarkable
             for
             their
             holinesse
             .
             
             This
             Amphibalus
             was
             a
             rare
             Linguist
             ,
             and
             a
             profound
             Diuine
             for
             those
             times
             .
             He
             writ
             a
             booke
             against
             the
             errours
             of
             the
             Gentiles
             ,
             and
             certaine
             Homilies
             vpon
             the
             foure
             Euangelists
             ,
             with
             other
             learned
             works
             mentioned
             by
             Bale
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Richard
               Read
            
             knight
             ,
             lieth
             here
             entombed
             .
             Of
             whom
             hereafter
             ,
             according
             to
             my
             method
             .
          
        
         
           
             Mergate
             .
          
           
             Neare
             to
             this
             Village
             sometime
             was
             a
             little
             religious
             house
             of
             Nunnes
             ,
             of
             which
             I
             neuer
             read
             nor
             heard
             further
             ,
             then
             by
             an
             old
             petition
             in
             rime
             ,
             which
             runnes
             by
             tradition
             from
             one
             traueller
             to
             another
             ,
             as
             they
             passe
             along
             this
             thorrow
             fare
             .
             Vpon
             which
             I
             lately
             happened
             in
             a
             very
             ancient
             Manuscript
             in
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Cottons
            
             Library
             :
             and
             thus
             it
             was
             deliuered
             in
             their
             English
             :
             the
             words
             are
             significant
             and
             modest
             ,
             if
             you
             do
             not
             misinterpret
             .
          
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     The
                     petytiown
                     of
                     thre
                     pore
                     Nuns
                     of
                     Mergate
                     .
                  
                   
                     We
                     thre
                     pore
                     Nuns
                     of
                     Mergate
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Pyteously
                     compleyneth
                     to
                     yowr
                     gud
                     estate
                     .
                  
                   
                     Of
                     one
                     Syr
                     Iohnne
                     of
                     Whipesuade
                     ,
                  
                   
                   
                     Who
                     hath
                     stoppyd
                     owr
                     water
                     gate
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Wyth
                     too
                     stons
                     and
                     a
                     stake
                  
                   
                     Help
                     vs
                     Lorde
                     for
                     Cryst
                     hys
                     sake
                     .
                  
                
              
            
          
        
         
           
             Flamsted
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Iohannes
               Oundeley
               Rector
               istius
               Ecclesie
               ,
               et
               de
               Barugby
               Lincoln
               .
               Dioces
               .
               &
               Canon
               in
               Eccles.
               Colleg.
               beate
               Marie
               de
               Warwick
               ,
               &
               Camerarius
               ex
               parte
               comitis
               War.
               in
               Scaccario
               Domini
               Regis
               ,
               qui
               obijt
            
             7.
             
             Maij
             ,
             1414.
             
          
           
             
               Miserere
               miserator
               ,
               quia
               vere
               sum
               peccator
               ,
            
             
               Vnde
               precor
               licet
               reus
               miserere
               mei
               Deus
               .
            
          
           
             Here
             are
             in
             this
             Church
             three
             wondrous
             ancient
             Monuments
             ,
             whose
             inscriptions
             are
             quite
             perisht
             ,
             supposed
             by
             the
             Inhabitants
             to
             haue
             beene
             made
             for
             certaine
             Noblemen
             ,
             Lords
             of
             this
             Mannor
             .
             Which
             may
             very
             well
             be
             true
             ,
             by
             these
             words
             of
             our
             grand
             Antiquarie
             Master
             Camden
             .
          
           
             Somewhat
             aboue
             (
             saith
             hee
             )
             Flamsted
             sheweth
             it selfe
             vpon
             the
             hill
             ,
             which
             in
             the
             time
             of
             King
             Edward
             the
             Confessour
             ,
             Leosstane
             the
             Abbot
             of
             Saint
             Albans
             gaue
             vnto
             three
             Knights
             ,
             
               Turnot
               ,
               Waldefe
            
             ,
             and
             Turman
             ,
             for
             to
             defend
             and
             secure
             the
             countrey
             thereby
             against
             theeues
             .
             But
             William
             the
             Conquerour
             tooke
             it
             from
             them
             ,
             and
             gaue
             it
             to
             
               Roger
               Todeney
            
             ,
             or
             Tony
             ,
             a
             noble
             Norman
             ,
             whose
             possession
             it
             was
             ,
             but
             by
             a
             daughter
             it
             was
             transferred
             at
             length
             to
             the
             Beauchamps
             ,
             Earles
             of
             Warwicke
             .
          
        
         
           
             Hempstede
             .
          
           
             
             Vpon
             a
             faire
             Tombe
             of
             marble
             and
             Tuch
             ,
             inlaid
             with
             brasse
             ,
             with
             the
             pourtraiture
             of
             a
             man
             armed
             ,
             of
             goodly
             lineaments
             ,
             together
             with
             his
             wife
             ,
             I
             reade
             this
             French
             Inscription
             .
          
           
             
               Roberd
               Albyn
               gist
               icy
            
             
               Et
               Margarete
               sa
               femme
               ouvike
               luy
            
             
               Deiu
               de
               lez
               Almes
               eyt
               mercy
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Berkamsted
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             body
             of
             this
             Church
             stands
             a
             stately
             Tombe
             ,
             of
             an
             antique
             rich
             fabricke
             ,
             strangely
             depainted
             ,
             whereon
             the
             shape
             of
             a
             man
             in
             knightly
             habiliments
             ,
             with
             his
             wife
             lying
             by
             him
             ,
             are
             cut
             in
             Alabaster
             ,
             and
             about
             the
             verge
             of
             a
             large
             marble
             thereunto
             adioyning
             ,
             this
             Inscription
             engrauen
             in
             brasse
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Richardus
               Torynton
               &
               Margareta
               vxor
               eius
               ,
               qui
               quidem
               Richardus
               obijt
            
             4.
             
               die
               Martij
            
             ....
             1306.
             
             
               &
               Margareta
               ob
            
             .
             9.
             
             Martii
             13
             ...
          
           
             This
             Torynton
             ,
             as
             I
             haue
             it
             by
             relation
             ,
             was
             the
             founder
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             a
             man
             in
             speciall
             fauour
             with
             
               Edmond
               Plantaginet
            
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Cornwall
             ;
             who
             was
             sonne
             of
             
               Richard
               Plantaginet
            
             ,
             second
             sonne
             of
             king
             Iohn
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Cornwall
             ,
             and
             king
             of
             the
             Romanes
             .
             Which
             Richard
             full
             of
             honours
             and
             
             yeares
             ,
             ended
             his
             life
             here
             at
             his
             Castle
             of
             Berkamsted
             ,
             but
             was
             buried
             at
             his
             Abbey
             of
             Hales
             .
             Of
             whom
             hereafter
             .
          
           
             Here
             are
             diuers
             Tombes
             to
             the
             memory
             of
             the
             name
             of
             Waterhouse
             ,
             whose
             inscriptions
             of
             antiquitie
             are
             all
             taken
             away
             with
             the
             brasse
             ,
             and
             the
             carefull
             preseruing
             of
             the
             rest
             altogether
             neglected
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacent
               Iohannes
               Waterhouse
               ,
               &
               Margaret
               vxor
               eius
               .....
            
          
           
             
               Ecce
               sub
               hoc
               tumulo
               coniux
               vxorque
               iacemus
               
            
             
               Eternam
               pacem
               donet
               vterque
               Deus
               .
            
             
               Nil
               vnquam
               abstulimus
               ,
               si
               quid
               benefecimus
               vlli
               ,
            
             
               Est
               qui
               pro
               meritis
               premia
               digna
               dabit
               .
            
             
               Est
               tamen
               vna
               salus
               Christi
               miseratio
               ,
               quam
               qui
            
             
               Transis
               ,
               ambobus
               sepe
               prec●re
               Deum
               .
            
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Richardus
               Westbroke
               qui
               obiit
            
             29.
             
             Septemb.
             1485.
             
               supplicans
               vobis
            
             ,
             
             
               ex
               charitate
               vestra
               ,
               pro
               anima
               sua
               dicere
               Pater
               Noster
               &
               Ave.
               
            
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             Katherin
             the
             wyfe
             of
             
               Robert
               Incent
            
             ,
             
             the
             father
             and
             mother
             to
             
               Iohn
               Incent
            
             ,
             Doctor
             of
             the
             Law
             ;
             who
             hath
             done
             many
             benefytes
             ,
             and
             ornaments
             to
             this
             Chappell
             of
             St.
             
               Iohn
               Baptist
            
             .....
             the
             twel●th
             yeere
             of
             Henry
             the
             eight
             .
          
           
             This
             
               Iohn
               Incent
            
             Doctor
             of
             the
             Law
             ,
             was
             Deane
             of
             Saint
             Paules
             London
             ,
             who
             built
             in
             this
             Towne
             a
             free-Schoole
             ,
             allowing
             to
             the
             Master
             a
             stipend
             of
             twenty
             pound
             
               per
               annum
            
             .
             And
             to
             the
             Vsher
             ten
             pound
             ,
             which
             was
             confirmed
             by
             Act
             of
             Parliament
             .
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Robert
               Incent
            
             ,
             
             late
             Servant
             to
             that
             noble
             Princesse
             Cicely
             ,
             Duchesse
             of
             Yorke
             ,
             who
             dyed
             of
             the
             sweating
             sicknesse
             ,
             the
             first
             yeere
             of
             Henry
             the
             seuenth
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Edwardus
               de
               le
               hay
            
             .
             ...
             
             1510.
             
          
           
             This
             is
             an
             ancient
             name
             ,
             flourishing
             euer
             since
             the
             raigne
             of
             Hen.
             the
             second
             .
             
               Stow.
               Annal.
            
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Margarita
               Briggs
               que
               ob
               .
            
             17.
             
             Aug.
             1374.
             
             
          
           
             Here
             is
             an
             ancient
             monument
             to
             the
             memory
             of
             one
             
               Iohn
               Rauen
            
             Esquire
             ,
             
             who
             died
             in
             the
             yeere
             1395.
             
          
           
             Vnder
             the
             Armes
             of
             King
             Edward
             the
             sixth
             ,
             painted
             vpon
             a
             table
             ,
             these
             verses
             .
          
           
             
               Quid
               sextum
               dicis
               ?
               nulli
               virtute
               secundus
               ,
            
             
               Ingenio
               nulli
               ,
               nullus
               in
               arte
               prior
               :
            
             
               Edwardi
               insignis
               sunt
               haec
               insignia
               ?
               Iudi●
               .
            
             
               In
               Signis
               illum
               deliniare
               nequis
               .
            
          
           
             Vnder
             the
             cote
             and
             crest
             of
             Doctor
             Incent
             ,
             these
             Hexameters
             .
          
           
             
               Mira
               cano
               ,
               nondum
               denos
               compleuerat
               annos
            
             
               Cum
               Pater
               est
               Patriae
               Edwardus
               ,
               Musisque
               Patronus
               ▪
            
             
               Ille
               tuis
               avibus
               sublatas
               reddidit
               alas
            
             
               Incenti
               ;
               obtusis
               aciem
               pugionibus
               ille
               .
            
             
               Ille
               cruci
               vires
               ,
               Infanti
               adiecit
               amictum
               ;
            
             
               Ille
               Rosam
               suavi
               perfudit
               odore
               caducam
               .
            
          
        
         
           
           
             Kings
             Langley
             .
          
           
             So
             named
             of
             the
             Kings
             house
             thereunto
             adioyning
             ,
             wherein
             
               Edmund
               Plantaginet
            
             ,
             
             the
             fifth
             sonne
             of
             King
             Edward
             the
             third
             ,
             was
             borne
             ;
             and
             thereupon
             surnamed
             Edmund
             of
             Langley
             .
             Hereby
             was
             a
             religious
             House
             for
             preaching
             Friers
             ,
             founded
             by
             Roger
             the
             sonne
             of
             
               Robert
               Helle
            
             ,
             an
             English
             Baron
             ,
             
             valued
             to
             be
             yeerely
             worth
             at
             the
             suppression
             ,
             one
             hundred
             and
             fifty
             pound
             fourteene
             shillings
             eight
             pence
             ;
             in
             the
             Church
             of
             this
             monasterie
             the
             foresaid
             Edmund
             was
             interred
             .
             He
             was
             Lord
             of
             Tindale
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Cambridge
             ,
             and
             Duke
             of
             Yorke
             .
             He
             married
             Isabell
             ,
             second
             daughter
             and
             one
             of
             the
             heires
             of
             Peter
             ,
             King
             of
             Castile
             and
             Leon
             ,
             who
             died
             before
             him
             in
             the
             yeare
             1393
             ,
             and
             was
             buried
             in
             this
             Friery
             ;
             by
             whom
             hee
             had
             issue
             Edward
             Earle
             of
             Rutland
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Albamarle
             and
             Yorke
             ;
             Richard
             Earle
             of
             Cambridge
             ,
             and
             a
             daughter
             ,
             whose
             name
             was
             Constance
             .
             He
             had
             a
             second
             wife
             whose
             name
             was
             Ioane
             ,
             daughter
             of
             
               Thomas
               Holland
            
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Kent
             ;
             who
             after
             his
             death
             was
             married
             to
             William
             Lord
             Willoughby
             of
             Eresby
             ,
             to
             Henry
             Lord
             Scroope
             ,
             and
             to
             
               Henry
               Bromflet
            
             ,
             Lord
             Vescy
             .
             He
             is
             reckoned
             for
             one
             of
             the
             Knights
             of
             the
             Garter
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             absence
             of
             his
             father
             in
             France
             ,
             is
             said
             to
             be
             Protectour
             of
             the
             Realme
             of
             England
             .
             Hee
             is
             much
             commended
             for
             his
             affabilitie
             and
             gentle
             deportment
             ,
             as
             also
             for
             his
             valour
             ;
             of
             which
             will
             you
             heare
             my
             often
             alledged
             Author
             ,
             
               Io.
               Harding
            
             .
          
           
             
               
               Sir
               
                 Edmond
                 Langley
              
               full
               of
               gentylnesse
               :
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Woodstok
              
               full
               of
               corage
               .
            
          
           
             For
             his
             valour
             in
             another
             Chapter
             thus
             .
          
           
             
               At
               whiche
               battaill
               ,
               duke
               Iohn
               of
               Gaunt
               indede
               ,
            
             
               And
               his
               brother
               Edmond
               then
               faught
               full
               sore
               :
            
             
               Were
               neuer
               twoo
               better
               knightes
               then
               thei
               indede
               ,
            
             
               That
               better
               faught
               vpon
               a
               feld
               afore
               .
            
             
               It
               was
               but
               grace
               that
               thei
               escaped
               thore
               .
            
             
               Thei
               putte
               theimselfes
               so
               fer
               furth
               ay
               in
               prees
            
             
               That
               wounded
               wer
               thei
               bothe
               full
               sore
               ,
               no
               lees
               .
            
          
           
             This
             renowned
             Duke
             deceased
             (
             saith
             Stow
             )
             in
             the
             yeare
             1402.
             the
             third
             of
             Henry
             the
             fourth
             ,
             and
             was
             here
             buried
             neare
             to
             his
             wife
             ,
             with
             two
             of
             his
             brethren
             ,
             who
             died
             young
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             sometime
             lay
             entombed
             the
             body
             of
             
               Pierce
               Gaueston
            
             (
             a
             Gascoigne
             borne
             )
             Lord
             of
             the
             Isle
             of
             Man
             ,
             and
             Earle
             of
             Cornwall
             .
             A
             man
             in
             such
             fauour
             with
             Edward
             the
             second
             (
             hauing
             before
             ensnared
             his
             youth
             by
             the
             allurements
             of
             a
             corrupt
             life
             )
             that
             hee
             had
             from
             the
             said
             King
             whatsoeuer
             could
             be
             poured
             vpon
             him
             .
             For
             though
             it
             might
             seeme
             incredible
             (
             saith
             Speed
             out
             of
             the
             booke
             of
             Dunstable
             )
             he
             both
             gaue
             him
             his
             Iewels
             and
             ancestors
             treasure
             ,
             and
             euen
             the
             Crowne
             it selfe
             of
             his
             victorious
             father
             :
             not
             sticking
             to
             professe
             (
             if
             it
             lay
             in
             him
             )
             hee
             should
             succeed
             him
             in
             the
             kingdome
             .
             But
             his
             insolencie
             ,
             and
             presumption
             vpon
             the
             kings
             fauour
             ,
             made
             him
             so
             farre
             to
             forget
             himselfe
             ,
             as
             that
             he
             scorned
             the
             best
             of
             the
             Nobilitie
             ,
             as
             much
             as
             they
             hated
             him
             :
             miscalling
             and
             giuing
             them
             scoffes
             ,
             with
             bitter
             iests
             ;
             which
             left
             behinde
             them
             a
             sowre
             remembrance
             ,
             and
             the
             sting
             of
             reuenge
             .
             
             Of
             all
             which
             my
             old
             timer
             who
             flourished
             about
             those
             dayes
             ,
             thus
             speaketh
             more
             seriously
             in
             Prose
             .
             
          
           
             
               Perys
               went
               into
               the
               kyngys
               Tresorye
               in
               ye
               Abbey
               of
               Westminstre
            
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             
               and
               yer
               toke
               away
               a
               tabil
               of
               gold
               wyth
               the
               tressel
               ,
               and
            
             *
             
               oyer
               ryche
               Iuwels
               ,
               the
               whyche
               wer
               sumtym
               king
               Arthurys
               :
               and
               hem
               he
               toke
               to
               a
               merchant
               yat
               het
               Aymery
               of
               Friscomband
               ,
               and
               bar
               hem
               ouer
               the
               see
               into
               Gascoigne
               ,
               and
               yay
               wer
               neuer
               brought
               ayen
               ,
               yat
               was
               gret
               harme
               to
               yet
               Reme
               .
               And
               this
               Sure
               Perys
               gretly
               despysyd
               the
               Lordys
               of
               ye
               londe
               ,
               and
               atte
               yat
               tym
               Sure
               Perys
            
             *
             
               clupyd
               Robard
               of
               Clare
               ye
               Erle
               of
               Gloucetre
               Hore
               sone
               and
               ye
               Erle
               of
               Penbrok
               ,
               Ioseph
               ye
               Iew
               ,
               and
               ye
               Erle
               of
            
             *
             
               Nycol
               ,
               Sure
               Henry
               de
               Lacy
               Brokbely
               ,
               and
            
             *
             
               Gowy
               of
               Warwike
               Blak
               hound
               of
               Ardern
               ,
               and
               also
               he
               clupyd
               ye
               nobi●
               and
               gentyl
               Erle
               of
               Lancastre
            
             *
             
               Eherle
               ,
               and
               oyer
               meny
               despytes
               he
               s●yd
               to
               ye
               Lordys
               of
               Englonde
               wherfor
               yay
               weryn
               sore
               agreuyd
               .
            
             And
             so
             much
             agrieued
             they
             were
             ,
             that
             they
             surprised
             him
             in
             the
             night
             at
             a
             viliage
             or
             mannour
             called
             Dathington
             ,
             or
             Deddington
             ,
             betweene
             Oxford
             and
             Warwick
             ,
             from
             whence
             Guy
             Earle
             of
             Warwick
             tooke
             him
             to
             his
             Castle
             of
             Warwicke
             ,
             where
             in
             a
             place
             called
             Blacklow
             (
             afterward
             Gaueshead
             )
             his
             head
             was
             stricken
             off
             the
             nineteenth
             of
             Iune
             ,
             1311.
             at
             the
             commandement
             and
             in
             the
             presence
             of
             the
             Earles
             of
             Lancaster
             ,
             Warwicke
             ,
             and
             Hereford
             ,
             as
             of
             one
             that
             had
             beene
             a
             subuerter
             of
             the
             Lawes
             ,
             and
             an
             open
             Traitour
             to
             the
             kingdome
             .
             A
             violent
             and
             vnaduised
             part
             of
             these
             Lords
             ,
             to
             put
             to
             death
             an
             Earle
             so
             dearly
             loued
             of
             the
             King
             ,
             without
             any
             iudiciall
             proceeding
             by
             triall
             of
             his
             Peeres
             :
             which
             caused
             a
             lasting
             hatred
             betwixt
             the
             King
             and
             his
             Nobles
             ,
             and
             was
             the
             beginning
             of
             the
             second
             ciuill
             warre
             of
             England
             .
             Some
             two
             yeares
             after
             this
             Tragedie
             ,
             King
             Edward
             caused
             the
             bodie
             of
             his
             Gaueston
             to
             be
             transferred
             ,
             with
             great
             pompe
             ,
             from
             the
             place
             of
             his
             former
             buriall
             (
             which
             was
             among
             the
             Friers
             Preachers
             at
             Oxford
             )
             to
             this
             Friery
             of
             his
             owne
             foundation
             (
             saith
             Stow.
             )
             Where
             he
             in
             person
             with
             the
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             foure
             Bishops
             ,
             many
             Abbots
             ,
             and
             principall
             Churchmen
             did
             honour
             the
             Exequies
             ,
             but
             few
             were
             present
             of
             the
             Nobilitie
             ;
             whose
             great
             stomacks
             would
             not
             giue
             them
             leaue
             to
             attend
             .
             This
             was
             the
             end
             of
             that
             fatall
             great
             Fauourite
             Gaueston
             ,
             who
             ,
             for
             that
             hee
             was
             the
             first
             Priuado
             (
             saith
             
               Sam.
               Danyel
            
             in
             the
             life
             of
             Ed.
             the
             second
             )
             of
             this
             kinde
             euer
             noted
             in
             our
             History
             ,
             and
             was
             aboue
             a
             King
             in
             his
             life
             ,
             deserues
             to
             haue
             his
             character
             among
             Princes
             being
             dead
             .
             Which
             is
             thus
             deliuered
             .
          
           
             Natiue
             he
             was
             of
             Gascoine
             ,
             
             by
             birth
             a
             Gentlman
             ;
             and
             for
             the
             great
             service
             his
             father
             had
             done
             to
             this
             Crowne
             ,
             intertained
             and
             bred
             vp
             by
             king
             Edward
             the
             first
             ,
             in
             companie
             with
             his
             sonne
             this
             Prince
             ,
             which
             was
             the
             meanes
             that
             inuested
             him
             into
             that
             high
             fauour
             of
             his
             ;
             Hee
             was
             of
             a
             goodly
             personage
             ,
             of
             an
             haughtie
             and
             vndauntable
             spirit
             ,
             braue
             and
             hardie
             at
             Armes
             ,
             as
             he
             shewed
             himselfe
             in
             that
             Turneament
             which
             he
             held
             at
             Wallingford
             ,
             wherein
             he
             challenged
             the
             best
             of
             the
             Nobilitie
             ,
             and
             is
             said
             to
             haue
             foiled
             them
             all
             ;
             which
             inflamed
             the
             more
             their
             malice
             towards
             him
             .
             In
             Ireland
             where
             he
             was
             Lieutenant
             ,
             during
             the
             short
             time
             of
             his
             banishment
             ,
             he
             made
             a
             iourney
             into
             the
             mountaines
             of
             Dublin
             ;
             brake
             and
             subdued
             the
             Rebels
             there
             ,
             built
             Newcastle
             in
             the
             Kernes
             country
             ,
             repayred
             
             castle
             Keuin
             ,
             and
             after
             passed
             vp
             into
             Munster
             and
             Thomond
             ,
             performing
             euery
             where
             great
             seruice
             with
             much
             valour
             and
             worthinesse
             :
             Hee
             seemes
             to
             haue
             beene
             a
             Courtier
             ,
             which
             could
             not
             fawne
             nor
             stoope
             to
             those
             he
             loued
             not
             ,
             or
             put
             on
             any
             disguise
             vpon
             his
             Nature
             to
             temporize
             with
             his
             enemies
             .
             But
             presuming
             vpon
             his
             fortune
             (
             the
             misfortune
             of
             such
             men
             )
             grew
             in
             the
             end
             to
             that
             arrogancie
             as
             was
             intollerable
             ;
             which
             the
             priuacie
             of
             a
             Kings
             fauour
             usually
             begets
             in
             their
             Minions
             ;
             
             whose
             vnderstanding
             and
             iudgement
             being
             dazed
             therewith
             ,
             as
             is
             their
             sight
             ,
             who
             stand
             and
             looke
             downe
             from
             off
             high
             places
             ,
             neuer
             discerne
             the
             ground
             from
             whence
             they
             ascended
             .
             And
             this
             extraordinarie
             fauour
             shewed
             to
             one
             ,
             though
             he
             were
             the
             best
             of
             men
             ,
             when
             it
             arises
             to
             an
             excesse
             ,
             is
             like
             the
             predomination
             of
             one
             humour
             alone
             in
             the
             body
             ,
             which
             endangers
             the
             health
             of
             the
             whole
             ,
             and
             especially
             if
             it
             light
             vpon
             vnworthinesse
             ,
             or
             where
             is
             no
             desert
             ;
             and
             commonly
             Princes
             raise
             men
             rather
             for
             appetite
             ,
             then
             merit
             :
             for
             that
             in
             the
             one
             they
             shew
             the
             freedome
             of
             their
             power
             ,
             in
             the
             other
             they
             may
             seeme
             but
             to
             pay
             their
             debt
             .
             This
             old
             Latine
             rime
             was
             made
             in
             those
             dayes
             ,
             vpon
             the
             death
             of
             this
             Gaueston
             :
             by
             a
             Monke
             of
             S.
             Maries
             Yorke
             .
             
               
                 
                 Dum
                 Petrus
                 seuit
                 propriam
                 mortem
                 sibi
                 neuit
              
               
                 Nunc
                 patet
                 vt
                 nevit
                 ,
                 truncatus
                 ense
                 quieuit
                 .
              
            
             Besides
             his
             honours
             before
             remembred
             ,
             he
             was
             Protector
             or
             Gardian
             of
             the
             Realme
             ,
             during
             the
             Kings
             aboad
             in
             France
             ,
             about
             his
             marriage
             with
             Isabell
             ,
             the
             daughter
             of
             Philip
             the
             faire
             French
             King
             ;
             which
             indeed
             was
             an
             office
             but
             of
             eighteene
             dayes
             continuance
             ,
             as
             appeares
             by
             the
             sequele
             .
          
           
             
             
               Petrus
               de
               Gaueston
               comes
               Cornubie
               constituitur
               Custos
               Anglie
               quandiu
               Rex
               fuerit
               in
               partibus
               transmarinis
               ,
               &c.
               
               Teste
               R.
               apud
               West
               .
            
             26.
             
             
               Decemb.
               Ann.
            
             1.
             
             Ed.
             2.1
             
               pars
               .
               pat
            
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               transfretauit
               Rex
               ad
               partes
               transmarinas
               ,
               prout
               patet
               in
               rotulis
               clansarum
               &
               sinium
               ,
               circa
            
             20.
             
             
               Ianuar.
               et
               redijt
               circa
            
             8.
             
             
               Feb.
               Ann.
            
             1.
             
             Ed.
             2.
             
          
           
             The
             same
             yeare
             he
             honoured
             him
             with
             the
             Lieutenancie
             of
             Ireland
             .
          
           
             
             
               Rex
               misit
               Petrum
               de
               Gaueston
               comitem
               Cornubie
               ad
               partes
               Hiber●ie
               ,
               &
               constituit
               ipsum
               Locumtenentem
               in
               partibus
               eiusdem
               ,
               quamdiu
               ,
               &c.
               
               Teste
               R.
               apud
               Redings
               ,
            
             16.
             
             
               Iunij
               ,
               Ann.
            
             1.
             
             Ed.
             2.
             
          
           
             To
             conclude
             then
             with
             a
             late
             writer
             .
          
           
             
               ....
               Great
               men
               too
               well
               grac'd
               ,
               much
               rigor
               vse
               ,
            
             
               
               Presuming
               Fauorites
               mischiefe
               euer
               bring
               :
            
             
               So
               that
               concluding
               I
               may
               boldly
               speake
               .
            
             
               Minions
               too
               great
               argue
               a
               king
               too
               weake
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Richmansworth
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Chappell
             or
             buriall
             place
             of
             the
             ancestors
             of
             the
             Ashbyes
             now
             liuing
             ,
             this
             Inscription
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             lieth
             
               Anne
               Ashby
            
             wyf
             of
             
               Iohn
               Ashby
            
             of
             Herfeld
             Esqwyre
             dawghter
             of
             
               Thomas
               Peyton
            
             of
             Iselham
             Esqwyre
             ;
             who
             dyed
             22.
             
             Oct.
             1503.
             on
             whos
             sowl
             Iesu
             have
             mercy
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             
             
               Herely
               beried
               vndyr
               this
               stone
               
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Davy
              
               and
               his
               too
               wyfs
               ,
               Alis
               and
               Ione
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Watford
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Hugo
               de
               Holes
               miles
               ,
            
             
             
               I●sticiarius
               Banci
               Regis
               tempore
               regui
               〈◊〉
               Ann.
            
             1415.
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Margareta
               que
               fuit
               vxor
               Hugonis
               Holes
               .....
               ob
               .
            
             1416.5
             .
             
               die
               Marcij
            
             .
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Iohn
               Heydon
            
             of
             the
             Groue
             Esquyre
             ,
             
             who
             dyed
             ...
             1400.
             .
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             ....
             
               William
               Heydon
            
             of
             Newstreere
             Esquyre
             ,
             and
             Ioane
             his
             mother
             ,
             who
             buylded
             the
             south
             Isle
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             and
             dyed
             ,
             Ann.
             1505.
             
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             ....
             
               William
               Heydon
               ....
            
             1500.
             
          
           
             The
             rest
             of
             the
             inscriptions
             for
             these
             Heydons
             are
             quite
             gone
             ;
             a
             name
             of
             singular
             note
             and
             demerit
             in
             other
             parts
             of
             this
             kingdome
             :
             the
             losse
             of
             one
             of
             which
             name
             is
             at
             this
             houre
             much
             lamented
             ,
             namely
             ,
             of
             Sir
             
               William
               Heydon
            
             knight
             ,
             a
             worthy
             gentleman
             ,
             a
             valiant
             Souldier
             ,
             and
             an
             expert
             Enginer
             :
             who
             came
             vnfortunately
             to
             his
             end
             at
             the
             Isle
             of
             Rhee
             .
             
               An.
               Dom.
            
             1027.
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Iohannes
               de
               Hakom
               &
               Matildis
               vxor
               eius
               qui
               obiit
            
             4.
             
               die
               Aug.
               Ann
            
             :
             1365.
             
             Ed.
             3.39
             .
             
          
           
             In
             this
             Church
             are
             diuers
             funerall
             Monuments
             to
             the
             memorie
             of
             the
             much
             honoured
             families
             of
             the
             Russels
             ,
             and
             Morisins
             .
             Of
             whom
             I
             shall
             haue
             occasion
             by
             order
             of
             method
             to
             speake
             hereafter
             .
          
        
         
           
             Aldenham
             .
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             beried
             the
             body
             of
             
               Iohn
               Long
            
             ,
             
             saltyr
             Cityzen
             ,
             and
             Aldyrman
             of
             London
             ,
             and
             Dame
             Margaryt
             hys
             wyff
             :
             whych
             Iohn
             dyed
             the
             vi
             dey
             of
             Iuly
             ,
             M.
             Vc.xxxviii
             .
             Who
             's
             sowl
             Iesu
             pardon
             .
          
           
             This
             man
             was
             Sheriffe
             of
             London
             in
             the
             yeare
             1528.
             borne
             he
             was
             at
             Berkamsted
             in
             this
             County
             ,
             being
             the
             sonne
             of
             
               William
               Long
            
             ,
             of
             the
             same
             ,
             gentleman
             ,
             anciently
             descended
             from
             the
             Longs
             of
             Wilshire
             ,
             and
             father
             he
             was
             to
             
               Iohn
               Long
            
             of
             Holme
             Hall
             ,
             in
             the
             County
             of
             Derby
             gentleman
             ;
             who
             was
             father
             to
             
               George
               Long
            
             Esquire
             ,
             now
             liuing
             ,
             Clerke
             of
             the
             office
             of
             Pleas
             in
             his
             Maiesties
             Court
             of
             Exchequer
             ,
             and
             one
             of
             his
             Maiesties
             Iustices
             of
             Peace
             within
             the
             County
             of
             Midlesex
             .
             He
             liued
             after
             he
             was
             made
             free
             of
             London
             (
             which
             was
             in
             the
             eleuenth
             of
             Hen.
             the
             seuent
             )
             43.
             yeares
             .
          
           
             
               Augusti
               ,
               
               ter
               quingeni
               ,
               si
               dempseris
               vnum
               ,
            
             
               Et
               ter
               ,
               tres
               ,
               decies
               ,
               vt
               erat
               verbum
               caro
               factum
            
             
               Trux
               lux
               vndena
               ;
               miseris
               subtraxit
               Asylum
               ,
            
             
               Patronum
               patrie
               ;
               decus
               orbis
               ,
               lampada
               morum
               .
            
             
               Quem
               decorant
               Latria
               ,
               sapientia
               ,
               spesque
               fidesque
               .
            
             
               Scilicet
               Edmund
               Brook
               :
               saluetur
               vt
               ipse
               precemur
               .
            
          
           
             If
             you
             will
             take
             my
             construction
             of
             this
             intricate
             Epitaph
             ,
             this
             man
             (
             here
             so
             much
             commended
             )
             died
             the
             eleuenth
             day
             of
             August
             ,
             M.
             cccc
             .
             lxxxx
             .
          
           
             
             
               Here
               lyeth
               
                 Iohn
                 Penn
              
               who
               in
               hys
               lusty
               age
            
             
               
               Owr
               Lord
               list
               cal
               to
               hys
               mercy
               and
               grase
               ;
            
             
               Benign
               ,
               and
               curteys
               ,
               free
               withoutyn
               rage
               ;
            
             
               And
               Sqwire
               with
               the
               Duc
               of
               Clarence
               he
               was
               .
            
             
               The
               eyghtenth
               dey
               of
               Iun
               deth
               did
               him
               embrase
               :
            
             
               The
               yer
               from
               Crists
               incarnatioon
            
             
               A
               thowsand
               fowr
               hundryd
               seuenty
               and
               oon
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacent
               Iohannes
               Dentwel
               ....
               &
               Christiana
               vxor
               ...
            
             1388.
             
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             
               William
               Warner
            
             and
             Ioan
             his
             wyf
             .
             Whych
             William
             dyed
             ....
             
             1531.
             and
             Ioan
             1588.
             on
             whos
             sowls
             :
             
               
                 Here
                 vndyr
                 this
                 marble
                 ston
              
               
                 Lyeth
                 
                   Lucas
                   Goodyer
                
                 departyd
                 and
                 gon
                 ;
              
               
                 It
                 pleasyd
                 the
                 Lord
                 God
                 in
                 Octobre
                 the
                 tenth
                 day
                 ,
              
               
                 She
                 being
                 in
                 chyldbed
                 decessyd
                 withoutyn
                 nay
                 ;
              
               
                 And
                 Edmond
                 her
                 liffe
                 sonne
                 lyeth
                 her
                 by
                 ,
              
               
                 On
                 whos
                 sowlys
                 Iesu
                 have
                 mercy
                 .
              
               
                 1547.
                 
              
            
          
           
             
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Raph
               Stepney
            
             Esquyre
             ,
             the
             first
             Lord
             of
             the
             Lordshyp
             of
             this
             Towne
             of
             Aldenham
             ,
             and
             Patron
             of
             this
             Church
             .
             Who
             dyed
             3.
             
             Decemb.
             1544.
             on
             whos
             sowl
             Iesu
             haue
             mercy
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             South
             wall
             of
             this
             Church
             the
             proportion
             of
             two
             weemen
             lye
             cut
             in
             stone
             ,
             who
             (
             as
             I
             haue
             it
             by
             relation
             )
             were
             two
             Sisters
             here
             entombed
             ,
             the
             builders
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             and
             coheires
             to
             this
             Lordship
             ,
             which
             at
             their
             deaths
             gaue
             the
             said
             Lordship
             to
             the
             Abbey
             and
             Couent
             of
             Westminster
             .
          
           
             Here
             is
             now
             the
             seate
             of
             that
             right
             honourable
             Lord
             ,
             Sir
             
               Edward
               Carey
            
             ,
             knight
             ,
             Baron
             of
             Falkland
             ,
             lately
             Lord
             Deputie
             of
             Ireland
             .
             Some
             of
             which
             familie
             lie
             here
             fairely
             entombed
             .
          
        
         
           
             South
             Mimmes
             .
          
           
             A
             seat
             of
             a
             worshipfull
             familie
             of
             the
             Coningesbies
             ,
             saith
             Camden
             ,
             descended
             to
             them
             by
             Frowick
             ,
             from
             the
             Knolles
             ,
             ancient
             possessors
             thereof
             .
             In
             the
             Belfrey
             of
             this
             Church
             is
             a
             goodly
             marble
             stone
             inlay'd
             all
             ouer
             with
             brasse
             ,
             vnder
             which
             one
             of
             the
             Frowicks
             lieth
             interred
             .
             A
             gentleman
             who
             made
             his
             recreations
             for
             the
             good
             of
             his
             neighbours
             ,
             as
             appeares
             by
             his
             Epitaph
             ,
             composed
             by
             
               Iohn
               Wethamsted
            
             ,
             Abbot
             of
             S.
             Albans
             aforesaid
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Thomas
               Frowick
               Armig.
               qui
               obiit
            
             17.
             
             
               Mens
               .
               Februar
            
             .
             1448.
             
             
               &
               Elisabetha
               vxor
               eius
            
             ,
             
             
               que
               ob
            
             —
             1400
             —
             
               ac
               pueri
               eorundem
               quorum
               animabus
               propitietur
               altissimus
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             
               Qui
               iacet
               hic
               stratus
               Thomas
               Frowick
               vocitatus
               ,
            
             
               Moribus
               ,
               et
               natu
               ,
               victu
               ,
               gestu
               ,
               moderatu
            
             
               Vir
               generosus
               erat
               ,
               generosaque
               gesta
               colebat
               .
            
             
               Nam
               quod
               amare
               solent
               generosi
               ,
               plusque
               frequentant
            
             
               Aucupium
               volucrum
               ,
               venaticumque
               serarum
               ,
            
             
               M●ltum
               dilexit
               vulpes
               foueis
               spoliauit
               ,
            
             
             
               Ax
               Taxos
               caueis
               ;
               breuiter
               quecunque
               propinquis
            
             
               Intulerant
               damp●a
               ,
               pro
               posse
               fugauerat
               ipsa
               .
            
             
               Inter
               eos
               etiam
               si
               litis
               cerneret
               vnquam
            
             
               Accendi
               faculas
               ,
               medians
               extinx●rat
               ipsas
               ,
            
             
               Fecerat
               et
               pacem
               .
               Cur
               nunc
               pacis
               sibi
               pausam
            
             
               Det
               Deus
               et
               requiem
               ,
               que
               semper
               permanet
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Standon
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Quire
             of
             this
             Church
             lieth
             entombed
             the
             body
             of
             Sir
             
               Raph
               Sadleir
            
             ,
             
             the
             last
             knight
             Banneret
             of
             England
             ;
             priuye
             Counsellor
             to
             three
             Princes
             .
             A
             man
             so
             aduanced
             (
             saith
             Camden
             )
             for
             his
             great
             Seruices
             and
             stayed
             wisdome
             .
             Hee
             was
             brought
             vp
             vnder
             politicke
             great
             Cromwell
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Essex
             (
             as
             appeares
             by
             the
             prose
             and
             verse
             engrauen
             vpon
             his
             Monument
             )
             who
             ,
             when
             he
             came
             to
             mans
             estate
             ,
             employed
             him
             as
             his
             Secretary
             .
             But
             Henry
             the
             eight
             conceiued
             so
             good
             an
             opinion
             of
             his
             discreet
             comportement
             ,
             and
             ingenious
             pregnancie
             ,
             that
             he
             tooke
             him
             from
             the
             seruice
             of
             the
             sayd
             Cromwell
             about
             the
             twentie
             and
             sixt
             yeare
             of
             his
             raigne
             ,
             made
             him
             his
             principall
             Secretary
             ;
             and
             vsed
             his
             aduice
             in
             matters
             of
             greatest
             trust
             and
             importance
             ,
             especially
             in
             the
             affaires
             and
             passages
             betwixt
             the
             two
             Realmes
             of
             England
             and
             Scotland
             .
             He
             continued
             his
             loue
             towards
             him
             to
             the
             end
             of
             his
             life
             ;
             and
             for
             the
             speciall
             trust
             and
             confidence
             hee
             had
             in
             his
             approued
             wisedome
             and
             fidelitie
             ,
             together
             with
             the
             Earle
             of
             Arundell
             ,
             the
             Earle
             of
             Essex
             ,
             and
             others
             ,
             he
             made
             choise
             of
             him
             for
             the
             ayding
             and
             assisting
             of
             the
             Executors
             of
             his
             last
             Will
             and
             Testament
             ;
             by
             which
             his
             last
             Will
             (
             the
             copie
             whereof
             I
             haue
             in
             my
             custody
             )
             he
             gaue
             him
             two
             hundred
             pounds
             as
             a
             Legacie
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             first
             of
             Edward
             the
             sixt
             hee
             was
             chosen
             Treasurer
             for
             the
             Armie
             sent
             into
             Scotland
             ,
             vnder
             the
             conduct
             of
             Edward
             Duke
             of
             Somerset
             ,
             Protector
             ,
             and
             Iohn
             Earle
             of
             Warwicke
             ;
             where
             ,
             in
             the
             battell
             of
             Musselborrow
             ,
             he
             shewed
             great
             manhood
             and
             prowesse
             .
          
           
             His
             great
             diligence
             ,
             saith
             Hollinshead
             ,
             in
             bringing
             the
             scattered
             troopes
             into
             order
             ,
             and
             ready
             forwardnesse
             in
             the
             fray
             ,
             did
             worthily
             merit
             no
             small
             commendacions
             ;
             After
             which
             Battle
             he
             with
             Sir
             
               Francis
               Brian
            
             ,
             Captaine
             of
             the
             light
             horsemen
             ,
             and
             Sir
             
               Raph
               Vane
            
             ,
             Captaine
             of
             all
             the
             horsemen
             ,
             were
             honoured
             for
             their
             valiant
             good
             seruice
             ,
             with
             the
             dignitie
             of
             Knights
             Bannerets
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             tenth
             yeare
             of
             the
             raigne
             of
             Queene
             Elisabeth
             hee
             was
             preferred
             ,
             and
             aduanced
             by
             her
             ,
             to
             the
             Chancellourship
             of
             the
             Dutchie
             of
             Lancaster
             .
             But
             his
             honours
             and
             offices
             are
             most
             succinctly
             engrauen
             vpon
             his
             goodly
             Tombe
             ,
             in
             these
             Hexameters
             .
             
               
                 Radulphus
                 Sadlier
                 titulum
                 sortitus
                 Equestrem
                 ,
              
               
                 Principibus
                 tribus
                 arcanis
                 ,
                 a
                 sensibus
                 vnus
                 ;
              
               
                 Auspiciis
                 sum
                 Cromwelli
                 deductus
                 in
                 Aulam
              
               
                 Henrici
                 octaui
                 ;
                 quem
                 Secretarius
                 omni
              
               
                 Officio
                 colui
                 ,
                 Regique
                 gregique
                 fidelis
                 .
              
               
                 Vexillarum
                 Equitem
                 me
                 Musselburgia
                 vidit
                 ;
              
               
               
                 Edwardus
                 sextus
                 Scotiam
                 cum
                 frangeret
                 armis
                 .
              
               
                 Ducatu
                 Lancastrensi
                 sublime
                 Tribunal
              
               
                 Cancellarius
                 ascendi
                 ,
                 quod
                 pondus
                 honoris
              
               
                 Elisabetha
                 meae
                 posuit
                 diadema
                 senectae
                 .
              
               
                 Explesset
                 Natura
                 suas
                 &
                 gloria
                 partes
              
               
                 Maturus
                 facili
                 decerpor
                 ab
                 arbore
                 fructus
                 .
              
               
                 Obijt
                 Ann.
                 Dom.
                 
                   1587.
                   29.
                
                 
                 Elis.
                 aetatis
                 80.
                 
              
            
             His
             Motto
             .
             
               
                 Servire
                 Deo
                 sapere
                 .
              
            
             His
             sonne
             and
             heire
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Sadleir
            
             knight
             ,
             lieth
             interred
             by
             him
             (
             of
             whom
             in
             another
             place
             ,
             for
             I
             haue
             already
             come
             nearer
             to
             these
             times
             then
             I
             determined
             )
             the
             father
             of
             
               Raph
               Sadleir
            
             Esquire
             ,
             that
             bountifull
             good
             House-keeper
             now
             liuing
             ,
             Ann.
             1630.
             
          
           
             Neare
             vnto
             the
             faire
             builded
             mansion
             house
             of
             the
             said
             
               Raph
               Sadleir
            
             some
             time
             stood
             a
             little
             religious
             fabricke
             of
             Austine
             Friers
             ,
             but
             by
             whom
             founded
             ,
             or
             how
             endowed
             ,
             I
             doe
             not
             finde
             .
             It
             was
             a
             cell
             to
             the
             Priory
             of
             Clare
             in
             Suffolke
             ,
             some
             part
             of
             which
             cell
             is
             standing
             at
             this
             day
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             lyeth
             Syr
             
               William
               Coffyn
            
             knyght
             ,
             somtym
             of
             the
             privy
             Chamber
             to
             king
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             and
             master
             of
             the
             Horse
             to
             Quene
             ,
             hygh
             Steward
             of
             the
             liberty
             and
             Mannour
             of
             Stondon
             .
             Who
             dyed
             viii
             of
             December
             ,
             M.
             cccccxxxviii
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Iohn
               Iseley
            
             somtym
             Alderman
             of
             London
             .
             Who
             dyed
             ....
             M.
             cccclxxiiii
             ,
             and
             Iohn
             his
             sonn
             ,
             who
             dyed
             the
             same
             yere
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Iohn
               Curteys
            
             Stockfishmonger
             of
             London
             .
             Who
             dyed
             the
             the
             xxiiii
             of
             September
             ,
             M.
             cccclxv
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Phillep
               Astley
            
             Esquyre
             ,
             who
             dyed
             the
             xiiii
             of
             Iuly
             ,
             in
             the
             yere
             M.
             cccc
             ....
          
           
             He
             had
             foure
             wiues
             ,
             
               Lettis
               ,
               Margaret
               ,
               Elisab
            
             .
             and
             Alice
             .
          
        
         
           
             Digswell
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacent
               Iohannes
               Perient
               Armiger
               pro
               corpore
               Regis
               Richardi
               secundi
               :
               et
               Penerarius
               eiusdem
               Regis
               .
               Et
               Armiger
               Regis
               Henrici
               quarti
               .
               Et
               Armiger
               etiam
               Regis
               Henrici
               quinti
               ;
               Et
               Magister
               Equitum
               Iohanne
               filie
               Regis
               Nauarr
               ,
               et
               Regine
               Anglie
               qui
               obiit
               ........
               et
               Iohanna
               vxor
               eius
               ,
               quondam
               capitalis
               Domicilla
               ......
               que
               obijt
               xxiiij
               Aprilis
               .
               Ann.
               Domini
               ,
               M
               ccccxv
               ......
            
          
           
             This
             Inscription
             here
             engrauen
             to
             the
             memory
             of
             such
             a
             remarkeable
             man
             ,
             being
             Squire
             for
             the
             Body
             to
             three
             such
             potent
             Princes
             ,
             Ensigne
             or
             Penon-bearer
             to
             one
             ,
             and
             Master
             of
             the
             Horse
             to
             Ioane
             ,
             the
             second
             wife
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             fourth
             ,
             giues
             me
             occasion
             to
             speake
             somewhat
             in
             particular
             of
             these
             his
             honours
             and
             offices
             .
             And
             first
             in
             generall
             of
             the
             signification
             and
             Etymology
             of
             the
             name
             of
             Esquire
             .
          
           
             Next
             in
             degree
             after
             knights
             (
             saith
             Camden
             in
             his
             treatise
             of
             Degrees
             of
             States
             in
             England
             )
             are
             Esquires
             ,
             termed
             in
             Latine
             Armigeri
             ,
             that
             is
             ,
             Costrels
             ,
             or
             Bearers
             of
             Armes
             ,
             the
             same
             that
             Scutiferi
             ,
             that
             is
             ,
             Shield-bearers
             ,
             and
             
               Homines
               ad
               arma
            
             ,
             Men
             at
             Armes
             :
             the
             Gothes
             called
             them
             Schilpor
             ,
             
             all
             ,
             of
             carrying
             the
             Shield
             :
             as
             in
             old
             time
             among
             the
             Romanes
             ,
             such
             as
             were
             named
             Scularij
             ,
             who
             tooke
             that
             name
             either
             of
             the
             Escutcheons
             of
             Armes
             which
             they
             bare
             as
             Ensignes
             of
             their
             descent
             ,
             or
             because
             they
             were
             Armour-bearers
             to
             Princes
             ,
             or
             to
             the
             better
             sort
             of
             Nobilitie
             .
             Ranulph
             Earle
             of
             Chester
             ,
             giues
             
               Viello
               Armigero
               suo
               tenementum
               in
               Bruhello
               ,
            
             
             to
             Viell
             his
             Esquire
             a
             Tenement
             in
             Bruhell
             .
             And
             so
             Archbishops
             ,
             Bishops
             ,
             Barons
             ,
             knights
             ,
             
               &
               huiusmodi
               Magnates
            
             ,
             
             and
             such
             sort
             of
             Peeres
             of
             the
             kingdome
             had
             their
             Esquiers
             .
          
           
             In
             times
             past
             euery
             knight
             had
             two
             of
             these
             waiting
             vpon
             him
             :
             they
             carried
             his
             Morion
             and
             Shield
             ;
             as
             inseparable
             companions
             they
             stucke
             close
             vnto
             him
             ,
             because
             of
             the
             said
             knight
             their
             Lord
             ,
             they
             held
             certaine
             Lands
             in
             Escuage
             ,
             like
             as
             the
             knight
             himselfe
             of
             the
             king
             by
             Knights
             seruice
             .
          
           
             The
             old
             Gaulish
             knights
             (
             saith
             Selden
             )
             sate
             at
             their
             round
             table
             attended
             by
             their
             Esquires
             .
             
          
           
             The
             Germans
             called
             an
             Esquire
             Schild-knapa
             ,
             or
             Shield-knaue
             ,
             or
             knaue
             ,
             a
             denotation
             of
             no
             ill
             qualitie
             in
             those
             dayes
             .
             For
             here
             note
             by
             the
             way
             ,
             that
             
               Iohannes
               de
               Temporibus
               ,
               Iohn
            
             of
             the
             Times
             (
             so
             called
             for
             the
             sundrie
             times
             or
             ages
             he
             liued
             )
             was
             Shield-knaue
             vnto
             the
             Emperour
             Charles
             the
             Great
             .
             Of
             whom
             he
             also
             was
             made
             knight
             ,
             as
             Verstegan
             affirmes
             in
             his
             Treatise
             of
             Honor
             and
             Offices
             .
          
           
             The
             Interpreter
             out
             of
             Hotoman
             ,
             
             saith
             that
             these
             which
             the
             French
             men
             call
             Escuiers
             ,
             wee
             Esquiers
             ,
             were
             a
             militarie
             kind
             of
             vassall
             ,
             hauing
             
               ius
               Scuti
            
             ,
             which
             is
             as
             much
             to
             say
             ,
             as
             that
             they
             bare
             a
             Shield
             ,
             and
             in
             it
             the
             Ensignes
             of
             their
             Familie
             ,
             in
             token
             of
             their
             gentility
             or
             dignitie
             .
          
           
             But
             these
             Esquires
             ,
             
             of
             whom
             I
             haue
             already
             spoken
             ,
             be
             now
             no
             more
             in
             any
             request
             ;
             fiue
             distinct
             sorts
             are
             onely
             remaining
             of
             these
             at
             this
             day
             .
          
           
             The
             principall
             Esquires
             are
             accounted
             those
             that
             are
             select
             Esquires
             for
             the
             Princes
             bodie
             ,
             and
             such
             a
             one
             was
             Perient
             here
             interred
             
               Inter
               Armigeros
               qui
               f●unt
               non
               nascuntur
               Primarij
               habentur
               quatuor
               illi
               Armigeri
               ad
               corpus
               Regis
               :
            
             
             Amongst
             Esquires
             which
             are
             made
             so
             by
             their
             offices
             (
             not
             so
             borne
             )
             those
             foure
             Esquires
             to
             the
             kings
             bodie
             are
             chiefe
             and
             princiall
             ,
             saith
             Sir
             
               H.
               Spelman
            
             .
             The
             next
             vnto
             them
             be
             knights
             eldest
             sonnes
             :
             and
             such
             an
             Esquire
             was
             the
             knights
             sonne
             in
             Chaucer
             ,
             who
             attended
             his
             father
             on
             pilgrimage
             to
             
               Thomas
               Beckets
            
             Shrine
             ,
             as
             doth
             appeare
             by
             their
             characters
             in
             the
             Prologues
             to
             the
             Canterbury
             tales
             .
             Of
             which
             so
             much
             as
             tends
             to
             this
             purpose
             .
          
           
             
               
                 A
                 Knyght
                 ther
                 was
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 a
                 worthy
                 man
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 fro
                 the
                 tyme
                 that
                 he
                 first
                 began
              
               
                 To
                 riden
                 out
                 ,
                 he
                 loued
                 cheualrie
                 ,
              
               
                 Trouth
                 ,
                 honour
                 ,
                 freedome
                 ,
                 and
                 courtesie
                 .
              
               
                 —
                 he
                 was
                 late
                 come
                 fro
                 his
                 voyage
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 went
                 for
                 to
                 done
                 his
                 pilgrimage
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 With
                 him
                 there
                 was
                 his
                 son
                 a
                 yong
                 squire
                 ,
              
               
                 A
                 louer
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 lusty
                 Bachelere
                 :
              
               
                 With
                 his
                 locks
                 crull
                 as
                 they
                 were
                 laid
                 in
                 presse
                 ,
              
               
                 Of
                 twenty
                 yere
                 of
                 age
                 he
                 was
                 as
                 I
                 gesse
                 .
              
               
                 Curteys
                 he
                 was
                 lowly
                 and
                 servisable
                 ,
              
               
               
                 And
                 kerste
                 before
                 his
                 Fader
                 at
                 the
                 table
                 .
              
            
          
           
             In
             a
             third
             place
             are
             reputed
             younger
             sonnes
             of
             the
             eldest
             sonnes
             of
             Barons
             ,
             and
             of
             other
             Nobles
             in
             higher
             estate
             ;
             and
             when
             such
             heires
             males
             faile
             ,
             together
             with
             them
             also
             the
             title
             faileth
             .
          
           
             In
             a
             fourth
             ranke
             are
             reckoned
             those
             ,
             vnto
             whom
             the
             King
             himselfe
             ,
             together
             with
             a
             title
             ,
             giueth
             Armes
             ,
             or
             createth
             Esquires
             ,
             by
             putting
             about
             their
             necke
             a
             siluer
             collar
             of
             *
             
               S
               S
            
             ,
             and
             (
             in
             former
             times
             )
             vpon
             their
             heeles
             a
             paire
             of
             white
             spurres
             siluered
             :
             whereupon
             at
             this
             day
             in
             the
             West
             parts
             of
             the
             kingdome
             ,
             they
             be
             called
             White-spurres
             ,
             for
             distinction
             from
             knights
             ,
             who
             are
             wont
             to
             weare
             gilt
             spurres
             :
             and
             to
             the
             first-begotten
             sonnes
             onely
             of
             these
             doth
             the
             title
             belong
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             fifth
             and
             last
             place
             be
             those
             ranged
             ,
             and
             taken
             for
             Esquires
             ;
             whosoeuer
             haue
             any
             superiour
             publicke
             Office
             in
             the
             common
             weale
             ,
             or
             serue
             the
             Prince
             in
             any
             worshipfull
             calling
             .
          
           
             But
             this
             name
             of
             Esquire
             ,
             which
             in
             ancient
             time
             was
             a
             name
             of
             charge
             and
             office
             onely
             ,
             crept
             first
             among
             other
             titles
             of
             dignitie
             and
             worship
             (
             so
             farre
             as
             I
             could
             euer
             obserue
             ,
             saith
             Camden
             )
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             Richard
             the
             second
             .
          
           
             In
             ancient
             deeds
             we
             finde
             little
             mention
             made
             of
             gentlemen
             or
             Esquires
             ,
             but
             since
             the
             time
             of
             Henry
             the
             fourth
             these
             additions
             to
             names
             haue
             beene
             vsually
             inserted
             in
             writings
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             Statute
             of
             the
             first
             of
             Henry
             the
             fifth
             ,
             cap.
             5.
             that
             in
             all
             cases
             wherein
             Processe
             of
             Outlary
             lieth
             ,
             additions
             shall
             be
             made
             of
             the
             estate
             ,
             degree
             ,
             or
             Misterie
             of
             which
             the
             parties
             sued
             are
             .
          
           
             This
             Perient
             is
             here
             stiled
             also
             
               Penerarius
               ,
               Ric.
               secundi
            
             ,
             because
             (
             as
             I
             coniecture
             )
             he
             had
             the
             carriage
             of
             the
             Kings
             Penon
             .
             Which
             word
             signifieth
             a
             Banner
             or
             Ensigne
             carried
             in
             warre
             ;
             or
             a
             little
             Streamer
             worne
             on
             the
             top
             of
             a
             lawnce
             by
             a
             Horseman
             .
             A
             word
             borrowed
             from
             France
             :
             for
             Penon
             in
             French
             signifieth
             the
             same
             thing
             .
          
           
             
             Master
             of
             the
             Horse
             (
             which
             office
             this
             deceased
             Gentleman
             enioyed
             vnder
             the
             Queene
             as
             aforesaid
             )
             is
             he
             that
             hath
             the
             rule
             and
             charge
             of
             the
             Kings
             or
             Queenes
             stable
             ,
             being
             an
             office
             of
             high
             account
             .
          
        
         
           
             Hitching
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Willyam
               Polter
            
             Gentylman
             who
             dyed
             the
             xx
             day
             of
             May
             in
             the
             fyfth
             yere
             of
             kyng
             Henry
             the
             eygth
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             adioyning
             to
             the
             Towne
             was
             a
             Priory
             of
             white
             Friers
             Carmelites
             ,
             founded
             by
             king
             Edward
             the
             second
             ,
             
               Iohn
               Blomvill
               ,
               Adam
               Rouse
            
             ,
             and
             
               Iohn
               Cobham
            
             :
             and
             dedicated
             to
             the
             Honour
             of
             our
             alone
             Saviour
             ,
             and
             the
             blessed
             Virgine
             ;
             valued
             in
             the
             Kings
             books
             vpon
             the
             surrender
             thereof
             (
             which
             was
             vpon
             the
             ninth
             of
             May
             ,
             Ann.
             26.
             
             Hen.
             8.
             )
             but
             at
             4.
             l.
             9.
             s.
             4.
             d.
             
          
        
         
           
             Kinesburne
             or
             Kinesbourgh
             .
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             the
             carkasse
             of
             an
             old
             Castle
             interred
             in
             her
             owne
             ruines
             ;
             which
             in
             former
             times
             gaue
             entertainment
             to
             certaine
             obnoxious
             persons
             ,
             
             which
             called
             themselues
             the
             kings
             loyall
             good
             Subiects
             ;
             and
             the
             chiefe
             preseruers
             of
             his
             peace
             throughout
             all
             the
             adiacent
             countries
             :
             
             as
             it
             is
             in
             the
             golden
             Register
             of
             S.
             Albans
             ,
             as
             followeth
             .
          
           
             
               Stephanus
               Rex
               ad
               petitionem
               Abbatis
               Roberti
               ,
               &
               ob
               honorem
               Albani
               Martyr
               is
               permisit
               dirui
               castrum
               de
               Kynesbury
               ,
               vbi
               antiquis
               temporibus
               latebant
               quidam
               Regales
               nequam
               homines
               Abbathie
               nimis
               infesti
               ,
               &
               damnosi
               ,
               dicentes
               se
               Regis
               esse
               fideles
               ,
               et
               custodes
               pacis
               patrie
               ,
               cum
               potius
               pacem
               &
               patriam
               perturbarent
               .
            
          
           
             King
             Stephen
             at
             the
             request
             of
             Robert
             Abbot
             of
             Saint
             Albans
             ,
             and
             for
             the
             honour
             he
             bore
             to
             the
             holy
             Martyr
             S.
             Alban
             ,
             gaue
             commission
             for
             the
             pulling
             downe
             of
             the
             Castle
             of
             Kinesbury
             ;
             wherein
             in
             ancient
             times
             ,
             certaine
             imperious
             wicked
             persons
             ,
             wondrous
             much
             offensiue
             and
             malicious
             to
             the
             Abbey
             ,
             tooke
             vp
             their
             priuie
             lodgings
             ;
             saying
             that
             they
             were
             the
             Kings
             faithfull
             seruants
             ,
             and
             keepers
             of
             the
             peace
             of
             the
             countrie
             ;
             when
             as
             to
             the
             contrary
             they
             rather
             ouerthrew
             and
             disquieted
             all
             peaceable
             gouernment
             ,
             and
             the
             whole
             countrey
             .
          
        
         
           Here
           end
           the
           Monuments
           in
           the
           Countie
           of
           Hartford
           .
        
      
       
         
           Essex
           .
        
         
           
             West
             Ham.
             
          
           
             QVeene
             Mawd
             ,
             
             wife
             to
             king
             Henry
             the
             first
             ,
             passing
             ouer
             the
             riuer
             of
             Ley
             at
             Ouldford
             ,
             hardly
             escaped
             danger
             of
             drowning
             :
             after
             which
             shee
             gaue
             order
             that
             a
             little
             beneath
             ,
             at
             Stretford
             ,
             there
             should
             be
             a
             bridge
             made
             ouer
             the
             water
             ;
             going
             ouer
             which
             towards
             West
             Ham
             ,
             I
             saw
             the
             remaines
             of
             a
             Monasterie
             ,
             pleasantly
             watered
             about
             with
             seuerall
             streames
             ,
             which
             
               William
               Montfichet
            
             (
             a
             Lord
             of
             great
             name
             of
             the
             Norman
             race
             )
             built
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             Lord
             ,
             1140.
             
             The
             reuenues
             of
             this
             house
             were
             much
             augmented
             and
             confirmed
             by
             king
             Richard
             the
             second
             ,
             in
             the
             tenth
             yeare
             of
             his
             raigne
             ,
             as
             by
             his
             charter
             amongst
             the
             Records
             in
             the
             Tower
             appeareth
             .
             Dedicated
             it
             was
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             Christ
             ,
             and
             Mary
             his
             blessed
             mother
             ,
             replenished
             with
             blacke
             Monkes
             .
             And
             valued
             at
             the
             suppression
             to
             be
             worth
             573.
             l.
             15.
             s.
             6
             d.
             ob
             .
             q.
             
          
           
             Diuers
             other
             beside
             the
             founder
             endowed
             this
             religious
             Structure
             .
             Some
             of
             whose
             donations
             I
             finde
             to
             be
             confirmed
             by
             the
             said
             
               William
               Montfichet
            
             in
             this
             manner
             .
          
           
             
               Willelmus
               de
               Montefixo
               omnibus
               prepositis
               &
               ministris
               &
               hominibus
               suis
               tam
               Francis
               quam
               Anglis
               Salutem
               .
            
             
             
               Sciatis
               quod
               ego
               concedo
               et
               confirmo
               donationem
               quam
               fecerunt
               Ecclesie
               Sancte
               Marie
               de
               Ham
               ;
               Matheus
               Geron
               ,
               de
               tota
               terra
               sua
               de
               Cambridg
               cum
               pertinenciis
               absque
               omni
               servicio
               ;
               &
               Geraldus
               de
               Hamma
               de
               vno
               prato
               per
               concessum
               Martini
               filia
               sui
               ,
               &
               aliorum
               siliorum
               suorum
               .
               Donationem
               etiam
               quam
               fecit
               ergo
               Capellanus
               meus
               ●ecime
               Dominii
               mei
               ,
               &c.
               Quod
               si
               quis
               hominum
               meorum
               Elemosinam
               de
               terra
               facere
               voluerit
               ,
               quod
               de
               feodo
               meo
               sit
               ,
               non
               concedo
               vt
               alibi
               det
               nisi
               ad
               Abbatiam
               meam
               de
               Ham.
               Et
               insuper
               si
               quis
               hominum
               meorum
               quicquam
               beneficii
               deinceps
               eidem
               Ecclesie
               facere
               voluerit
               in
               terra
               ,
               prato
               vel
               quacanque
               re
               libere
               
               donet
               ,
               hec
               ,
               omnia
               que
               et
               ego
               concedo
               confirmo
               Abbatic
               &
               Monachis
               de
               Ham
               ●●perpetuum
               .
               Precor
               igitur
               omnes
               homines
               meos
               vt
               islam
               meam
               Elemosinam
               manuteneant
               et
               conseruant
               .
               Hiis
               testibus
               Margareta
               vxore
               mea
               ,
               Richardo
               de
               Poylei
               ,
               Humfrido
               filio
               Eustachii
               Willelmo
               filio
               Richardi
               Willelmo
               de
               Byron
               .
            
             The
             Seale
             of
             this
             deed
             is
             in
             blouddy
             waxe
             .
          
           
             
             The
             Baronie
             or
             habitation
             of
             this
             familie
             
               de
               Monte
               Fixo
            
             ,
             or
             Montfichet
             ,
             was
             Stansted
             in
             this
             County
             ,
             from
             whom
             the
             Towne
             is
             called
             Stansted
             Montfichet
             to
             this
             day
             .
             They
             were
             reputed
             men
             of
             very
             great
             Nobilitie
             ;
             vntill
             that
             their
             ample
             inheritance
             was
             diuided
             among
             three
             Sisters
             .
             One
             of
             which
             progenie
             ,
             namely
             Richard
             ,
             was
             in
             the
             raignes
             of
             king
             Iohn
             and
             Henry
             the
             third
             famous
             for
             his
             high
             prowesse
             and
             chiualrie
             :
             Three
             the
             most
             forcible
             and
             valiant
             knights
             of
             England
             (
             saith
             Stow
             )
             in
             those
             dayes
             were
             
               Robert
               Fitz-water
               ,
               Robert
               Fitz
               Roger
               ,
            
             and
             
               Rich.
               Mont-Fichet
            
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             lieth
             
               Iohn
               Hamerton
            
             Esquvr
             ,
             Sergeant
             at
             Armes
             to
             kyng
             Henry
             the
             eyght
             ,
             and
             of
             Edith
             his
             wife
             ,
             and
             
               Richard
               Hamerton
            
             his
             brother
             of
             the
             Parysh
             of
             Fedston
             in
             the
             County
             of
             Yorke
             .
             Which
             Iohn
             and
             Richard
             fell
             both
             sicke
             in
             an
             houre
             and
             died
             both
             in
             one
             houre
             ,
             
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             M.
             ccccc.xii
             .
             on
             whose
             Sowles
             Iesu
             haue
             mercy
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Henricus
               Ketleby
               quondam
               Serviens
               illustrissimi
               Principis
               Henrici
               filii
               metuendissimi
               Regis
               Hen.
               septimi
               qui
               obiit
            
             8.
             
               die
               Augusti
            
             ,
             1508.
             
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               sub
               pede
               iacet
               Margareta
               quondam
               vxor
               Iohannis
               Ketleby
               de
               Com.
               Wigorn.
               Armig.
               que
               obiit
            
             10.
             
               die
               Iunii
            
             .
             ....
          
           
             
             Of
             your
             cheritie
             prey
             for
             the
             sowles
             of
             Io.
             Eglesfeeld
             ,
             who
             died
             13.
             of
             August
             ,
             1504.
             and
             for
             the
             sowl
             of
             Edith
             his
             wyf
             .
             Who
             died
             22.
             of
             Iune
             1533.
             
          
           
             
             Of
             your
             cherite
             prey
             for
             the
             soul
             of
             
               Walter
               Froste
            
             of
             West
             Ham
             ,
             Esquyr
             ,
             and
             Sewar
             to
             kyng
             Harry
             the
             eyght
             ,
             and
             of
             Anne
             his
             wyff
             ,
             doughter
             of
             .....
             and
             widow
             of
             
               Richard
               Caly
            
             Merchant
             of
             the
             Staple
             of
             Calis
             .
             Which
             Anne
             died
             the
             xxiii
             of
             October
             1527.
             
          
           
             For
             the
             word
             Sewar
             ,
             saith
             Minshew
             ,
             I
             haue
             heard
             of
             an
             old
             French
             book
             containing
             the
             Officers
             of
             the
             king
             of
             Englands
             Court
             ,
             as
             it
             was
             anciently
             gouerned
             ,
             that
             he
             whom
             in
             Court
             we
             now
             call
             Sewar
             ,
             was
             called
             Asseour
             ,
             which
             commeth
             from
             the
             French
             Asseoir
             ,
             to
             set
             ,
             setle
             ,
             or
             place
             ,
             wherein
             his
             Office
             in
             setting
             downe
             the
             meate
             is
             well
             expressed
             .
          
           
             Or
             Sewar
             ,
             saith
             he
             ,
             is
             deriued
             perhaps
             from
             the
             French
             word
             Esquire
             ,
             
               id
               est
            
             ,
             a
             Squire
             ,
             because
             he
             goeth
             before
             the
             meat
             as
             a
             Squire
             or
             Gentleman
             Vsher.
             The
             Fees
             allowed
             to
             this
             Officer
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             Queene
             Elizabeth
             (
             as
             I
             haue
             it
             out
             of
             a
             generall
             collection
             of
             all
             the
             Offices
             of
             England
             in
             her
             dayes
             )
             was
             thirtie
             and
             three
             pounds
             thirteene
             shillings
             foure
             pence
             .
          
           
             
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Valentini
               Clerke
               &
               Elisabethe
               vxoris
               eius
               qui
               quidem
               Valentinus
               obiit
            
             6.
             
               die
               Iunii
            
             1533.
             
               et
               dicta
               Elisabetha
            
             .
             ....
          
        
         
           
             Waltham
             Stow.
             
          
           
             
             Here
             lyeth
             Sir
             
               Georg
               Monox
            
             knight
             ,
             somtym
             Lord
             Maior
             of
             London
             ,
             and
             Dame
             Ann
             his
             wyfe
             ,
             whych
             Sir
             Georg
             dyed
             .....
             1543.
             and
             Dame
             Ann
             —
             1500.
             
          
           
             This
             Lord
             Maior
             ,
             reedified
             the
             decayed
             Steeple
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             and
             added
             thereunto
             the
             side
             Isle
             ,
             with
             the
             Chappell
             wherein
             he
             lieth
             entombed
             .
             
             He
             founded
             here
             a
             faire
             Almeshouse
             in
             the
             Churchyard
             ,
             for
             an
             Almesse
             Priest
             ,
             and
             thirteene
             poore
             Almesse
             people
             ,
             which
             he
             endowed
             with
             competent
             reuenues
             .
             He
             also
             made
             a
             cawsey
             of
             timber
             for
             foot
             Trauellers
             ouer
             the
             marshes
             ,
             from
             this
             Towne
             to
             Lock-bridge
             .
          
        
         
           
             Ilford
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Thomas
               Heron
               filius
               &
               heres
               Iohannis
               Heron
               militis
               Thesaurar
               ▪
               Camere
               Domini
               Regis
               ,
            
             
             
               qui
               obiit
               in
               Alderbroke
            
             ,
             18.
             
             Martii
             1517.
             
               et
               Ann.
               Reg.
               Regis
               Henrici
            
             8.
             nono
             .
          
           
             The
             valiant
             Familie
             of
             the
             Herons
             ,
             
             or
             Heiruns
             ,
             in
             foregoing
             ages
             ,
             were
             the
             warlike
             possessors
             of
             very
             large
             reuenues
             in
             the
             County
             of
             Northumberland
             ;
             parcels
             of
             whose
             Baronie
             ,
             was
             Chipches
             Tower
             ,
             Swinborne
             and
             Foard
             Castles
             ,
             belonging
             now
             to
             the
             houses
             of
             the
             Woderingtons
             ,
             and
             Carrs
             .
          
        
         
           
             Raynam
             .
          
           
             Hic
             iacet
             Richardus
             Pasmer
             generosus
             ,
             
             quondam
             Scriba
             communis
             Thesauri
             ,
             pro
             Magistro
             et
             conventu
             Rhodi
             in
             Prioratu
             Sancti
             Iohannis
             Ierusalem
             in
             Anglia
             ,
             nec
             non
             Seneschallus
             Hospitii
             Sancti
             Iohannis
             ,
             tempore
             reuerendi
             Patris
             fratris
             Willelmi
             Tournay
             Prioris
             ;
             ac
             etiam
             Superuisoris
             omnium
             Maneriorum
             ,
             terrarum
             et
             tenementorum
             infra
             regnum
             Anglie
             ,
             ad
             Priorem
             dicti
             Prioratus
             pertinentium
             ,
             tempore
             presati
             Prioris
             ,
             ac
             tempore
             reuerendorum
             Patrum
             fratrum
             Io.
             Longstrother
             ,
             Io.
             Weston
             :
             Io.
             Kendall
             ....
             obiit
             vii
             die
             Octob.
             Ann.
             Dom.
             M.
             ccccc
             .
          
        
         
           
             Barking
             .
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Rychard
               Cheyney
            
             and
             Ioane
             his
             wyf
             .
             
             Whych
             Rychard
             dyed
             1514.
             on
             whos
             .
          
           
             ...
             
               Iohn
               Scot
            
             and
             Ioane
             his
             wyf
             ...
             
             1519.
             
          
           
             Vnder
             the
             picture
             of
             a
             Ship
             sailing
             in
             the
             haven
             ,
             this
             Inscription
             .
          
           
             
               Desiderata
               porta
               .
            
             
               Inveni
               Portum
               ,
               
               spes
               ,
               et
               fortuna
               valete
               ;
            
             
               Nil
               mihi
               vobiscum
               ,
               ludite
               nunc
               alios
               .
            
          
           
             Here
             are
             to
             be
             seene
             the
             ruines
             of
             the
             first
             Nunnery
             in
             England
             ,
             built
             in
             the
             infancie
             of
             the
             Saxons
             conuersion
             to
             Christianitie
             ,
             
             by
             Erkenwald
             Bishop
             of
             London
             ;
             which
             he
             dedicated
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             Christ
             ,
             and
             the
             blessed
             Virgine
             Mary
             his
             mother
             ,
             in
             which
             he
             placed
             blacke
             Nunnes
             ▪
             and
             made
             his
             Sister
             Ethelburgh
             the
             first
             gouernesse
             or
             Abbesse
             ouer
             the
             rest
             .
             
             Wherein
             she
             deuoutly
             spent
             her
             dayes
             ,
             and
             died
             the
             5.
             of
             the
             Ides
             of
             October
             ,
             about
             the
             yeare
             678.
             
          
           
             Her
             next
             successor
             was
             Hildetha
             ,
             
             who
             gouerned
             her
             charge
             with
             great
             austeritie
             and
             strictnesse
             of
             life
             for
             many
             yeares
             ,
             till
             being
             ouerladen
             with
             de●●epit
             old
             age
             ,
             she
             laid
             aside
             the
             burthen
             of
             mortality
             ,
             and
             entred
             into
             the
             
             ioyes
             of
             heauen
             ,
             the
             Ides
             of
             December
             ,
             about
             the
             yeare
             721.
             
             Many
             miracles
             (
             saith
             venerable
             Bede
             )
             were
             wrought
             here
             in
             this
             Church
             (
             famous
             for
             the
             Sepulture
             of
             these
             and
             other
             Saints
             )
             at
             the
             Shrynes
             of
             these
             holy
             handmaidens
             of
             God
             ,
             
             much
             confirming
             the
             doctrine
             of
             those
             dayes
             for
             which
             (
             in
             that
             most
             pregnant
             and
             fruitfull
             age
             of
             Saints
             )
             they
             were
             canonized
             ,
             and
             their
             dayes
             kept
             holy
             .
             This
             house
             was
             valued
             at
             the
             suppression
             to
             be
             worth
             1084.
             l.
             6.
             s
             2.
             d.
             ob
             .
             q.
             
          
           
             
               In
               nomine
               Dei
               nostri
               et
               Saluatoris
               Iesu
               Christi
               .
               Ego
               Erkenwaldus
               Episcopus
               Prouincie
               Est
               Saxonum
               seruorum
               Dei
               seruus
               .
               Dilectissimis
               in
               Christo
               sororibus
               in
               Monasterio
               quod
               appellatur
               Berecing
               habitantibus
               quod
               deo
               auxiliante
               construxi
               .
               Concedo
               vt
               tam
               vos
               quam
               posteri
               vestri
               in
               perpetuum
               vt
               constructum
               est
               ita
               possideatis
               .
               Et
               ne
               quis
               Presul
               ●uiuslibet
               sit
               ordinis
               ,
               vel
               qui
               in
               meum
               locum
               successerit
               ,
               vllam
               in
               eodem
               Monasterio
               exerceat
               potestatem
               Nec
               sui
               iuris
               ditione
               ,
            
             
             
               contra
               canonum
               decreta
               ,
               inquietudines
               aliquas
               facere
               presumat
               .
               Ea
               vero
               tantum
               faciat
               in
               predicto
               Monasterio
               ,
               que
               ad
               vtilitatem
               animarum
               pertinent
               ;
               ordinationes
               Sacerdotum
               vel
               consecrationes
               Ancillarum
               Dei.
               Ipsa
               vero
               sancta
               congregatio
               que
               propter
               dei
               amorem
               ibidem
               deo
               laudes
               exhibet
               moriente
               Abbatissa
               ex
               seipsa
               sibi
               aliam
               eligat
               cum
               dei
               timore
               .
               Omnes
               terras
               que
               michi
               ex
               deuotionibus
               Regum
               sunt
               concesse
               ,
               ad
               nomen
               eiusdem
               Monasterij
               quemadmodum
               donate
               sunt
               ex
               integro
               et
               quieto
               iure
               possideant
               ,
               sicut
               chartule
               donationum
               continent
               ,
               quas
               in
               presenti
               vobis
               tradidi
               .
               Et
               ne
               quis
               sorte
               improbus
               negator
               huius
               donationis
               erumpat
               ,
               ideo
               sigillatim
               has
               terras
               in
               hac
               chartula
               enumerandas
               et
               nominandas
               optimum
               duxi
               .
               Quarum
               prima
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             Here
             he
             reckons
             vp
             all
             the
             Mannors
             ,
             Lordships
             ,
             and
             other
             donations
             to
             this
             his
             Monasterie
             in
             particular
             :
             concluding
             thus
             .
          
           
             
               Si
               quis
               autem
               Episcoporum
               cuiuslibet
               dignitaris
               fuerit
               ,
               velsi
               quis
               omnium
               secularium
               potestatum
               contra
               hanc
               chartulam
               canonice
               et
               regulariter
               a
               me
               constitutam
               contendere
               presumpserit
               ,
               vel
               aliquid
               ex
               inde
               subtrahere
               ;
               sit
               seperatus
               a
               consortio
               Sanctorum
               in
               hoc
               seculo
               omnium
               ,
               et
               in
               futuro
               celestis
               Regni
               portas
               clausas
               contra
               se
               vndique
               inveniat
               a
               Sancto
               Petro
               clauiculario
               celestis
               Regni
               a
               quo
               michi
               licentia
               huius
               Priuilegij
               data
               et
               permissa
               fuerat
               ,
               per
               os
               beatissimi
               Agathonis
               Apostolice
               sedis
               Presulis
               ,
               cum
               Romam
               adij
               ante
               an
               .
               xviii
               .
               Ann.
               ab
               incarnatione
               Domini
               ,
               DC
               .
               lxxvij
               .
               Chartula
               autem
               hec
               a
               medictata
               ,
               confirmata
               in
               sua
               stabilitate
               nichilominus
               maneat
               .
            
          
           
             ✚
             
               Ego
               Erkenwaldus
               Episcopus
               Donator
               pro
               confirmatione
               subscripsi
               .
            
          
           
             ✚
             
               Ego
               Wilfridus
               Episcopus
               consensi
               et
               subscripsi
               .
            
          
           
             ✚
             
               Ego
               Hedda
               Episcopus
               consensi
               et
               subscripsi
               .
            
          
           
             ✚
             
               Ego
               Guda
               Presbyter
               et
               Abbas
               consentiens
               subscripsi
               .
            
          
           
             ✚
             
               Ego
               Eghaldus
               Presbyter
               et
               Abbas
               consentiens
               subscripsi
               .
            
          
           
             ✚
             
               Ego
               Hagona
               Presbyter
               et
               Abbas
               consentiens
               subscripsi
               .
            
          
           
             ✚
             
               Ego
               Hooc
               Presbyter
               et
               Abbas
               consentiens
               subscripsi
               .
            
          
           
             
               Sig.
               ✚
               num
               manus
               Sebbi
               Regis
               Est
               saxonum
               .
            
          
           
             
               Sig.
               ✚
               num
               manus
               Sigihardi
               Regis
               .
            
          
           
             
               Sig.
               ✚
               num
               manus
               Suebred
               Regis
               .
            
          
           
             
               Ex
               Registro
               regio
            
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             Dagenham
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Richardus
               Treswel
               filius
               Iohaunis
               Treswel
               generosi
               qui
               obijt
            
             18
             Iulij
             1509.
             
             
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             
               Anne
               Barentine
            
             ,
             
             wyf
             to
             Syr
             
               William
               Barentine
            
             ,
             who
             dyed
             27
             Decem.
             1522.
             on
             whos
             .
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Vrswicke
            
             Knight
             .....
             
             Recorder
             of
             London
             ,
             who
             died
             .....
          
           
             By
             the
             meanes
             of
             this
             Recorder
             Vrswick
             ,
             (
             whose
             perswasions
             were
             forcible
             with
             the
             Citizens
             )
             King
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             was
             receiued
             into
             London
             ,
             
             with
             generall
             applause
             ,
             
               Anno
               regni
               sui
               vndecimo
            
             ;
             who
             ,
             entring
             into
             the
             Bishop
             of
             London
             his
             Palace
             by
             a
             Posterne
             gate
             ,
             there
             tooke
             King
             Henry
             the
             sixt
             ,
             and
             the
             Archbishop
             of
             Yorke
             ,
             
               George
               Neuill
            
             ,
             Prisoners
             ,
             and
             sent
             them
             both
             to
             the
             Tower
             on
             Maundy
             Thursday
             .
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             
               Elizabeth
               Fitz-Lewis
            
             ,
             
             wyfe
             of
             Sir
             
               Richard
               Fitz-Lewis
            
             ,
             daughter
             of
             Sir
             
               Raph
               Sheldon
            
             :
             she
             dyed
             the
             second
             of
             Ianuary
             ,
             M.
             ccccc.xxii
             .
             vpon
             whos
             sowl
             .
          
           
             Thorndon
             ,
             not
             farre
             off
             ,
             where
             now
             the
             Lord
             Petre
             hath
             a
             goodly
             faire
             house
             ,
             
             was
             in
             times
             past
             ,
             (
             saith
             Camden
             )
             the
             dwelling
             place
             of
             this
             worshipfull
             Familie
             of
             Fitz-Lewis
             ;
             the
             last
             of
             which
             name
             (
             if
             wee
             may
             beleeue
             the
             common
             report
             ,
             )
             by
             occasion
             that
             the
             house
             happened
             to
             be
             set
             on
             fire
             in
             the
             time
             of
             his
             wedding
             feast
             ,
             was
             piteously
             himselfe
             therein
             burnt
             to
             death
             .
          
        
         
           
             Wennington
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Church
             of
             this
             little
             Parish
             which
             (
             as
             I
             am
             told
             )
             containes
             but
             twelue
             Mansion
             houses
             ,
             are
             three
             ancient
             monuments
             ,
             shamefully
             defaced
             ,
             howsoeuer
             some
             fragments
             of
             their
             inscriptions
             remaining
             .
             ......
             
               Gilderburgh
               ....
               l'
               an
               de
               grace
               ...
               Mil.
               ccc.lxxxix
               .
               .....
               :
            
          
           
             
               Ioanna
               &
               Ioanna
               Enfants
               Iohan
               et
               Mariore
               de
               Gildesburgh
               gisent
               icy
               .
            
             
             
               Dieu
               de
               lour
               almes
               eit
               Mercy
               .
               Amen
               .
               .....
               Mariori
               qe
               fust
               la
               seme
               Iohan
               de
               Gildesburgh
               gist
               icy
               ,
               Dieu
               des'alme
               eit
               mercy
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Aueloy
             .
          
           
             Hic
             iacet
             Radulphus
             de
             Kneuynton
             ,
             
             obitus
             eius
             die
             Iouis
             ante
             sestum
             sancti
             Nicholai
             Anno
             Dom.
             M.ccc.lxxiii
             .
             Reg.
             Regis
             Ed.
             tertij
             xlvii
             .
             litera
             Dominicalis
             F.
             
          
           
             Hic
             iacet
             Editha
             Pert
             ,
             vxor
             Willelmi
             Pert
             ,
             que
             in
             vita
             sua
             prudens
             fuit
             et
             fidelis
             ob
             .
             xxviii
             .
             Septemb.
             M.
             cccc.l.vii
             .
             cuius
             anime
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             South
             Okenden
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Ingstramus
               Bruin
               miles
               quondam
               Dominus
               istius
               Ville
               et
               huius
               Ecclesie
               Patronus
               ,
               qui
               obijt
            
             12.
             
             Aug.
             1400.
             
          
           
             One
             of
             the
             Ancestors
             of
             this
             Bruin
             ,
             (
             as
             I
             haue
             it
             out
             of
             a
             booke
             of
             the
             visitation
             of
             Essex
             in
             the
             Heralds
             office
             )
             was
             Chamberlaine
             to
             King
             Edward
             the
             first
             ,
             who
             gaue
             him
             the
             Mannor
             of
             Bekingham
             in
             Kent
             ,
             who
             married
             ●sold
             ,
             the
             sole
             heire
             of
             this
             Mannor
             of
             south
             Okenden
             ,
             who
             serued
             Q.
             Elianor
             ,
             wife
             to
             the
             said
             King
             Edward
             ,
             which
             gaue
             to
             them
             diuers
             Lordships
             in
             Hampshire
             .
             
             This
             Familie
             of
             Bruin
             ,
             saith
             Camden
             ,
             was
             in
             former
             ages
             ,
             as
             famous
             as
             any
             one
             in
             this
             tract
             .
             Out
             of
             the
             two
             heires
             female
             whereof
             ,
             being
             many
             times
             married
             to
             sundry
             husbands
             ,
             
               Charles
               Brandon
            
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Suffolke
             ,
             the
             
               Tirels
               ,
               Berners
               ,
               Harlestons
               ,
               Heueninghams
               ,
            
             are
             descended
             ,
             and
             of
             that
             house
             there
             be
             males
             yet
             remaining
             in
             Southamptonshire
             .
          
        
         
           
             Coringham
             .
          
           
             
             The
             Monuments
             in
             this
             Church
             ,
             (
             which
             haue
             beene
             many
             )
             are
             quite
             defaced
             .
             I
             read
             in
             an
             old
             Manuscript
             ,
             thus
             much
             of
             the
             Baudes
             there
             buried
             ,
             and
             in
             other
             places
             sometimes
             Lords
             of
             the
             Towne
             ,
             and
             Patrons
             of
             the
             Church
             .
          
           
             
               Anno
               Domini
            
             1174.
             
             Sir
             
               Symon
               de
               Baud
            
             or
             Bauld
             ,
             Knight
             ,
             died
             in
             the
             holy
             land
             .
          
           
             
             Anno
             1189.
             
             
               Nich.
               Bauld
            
             Knight
             died
             in
             Gallicia
             in
             Spaine
             .
          
           
             Anno
             1216.
             
             Sir
             
               Walter
               Bauld
            
             died
             at
             Coringham
             .
          
           
             Anno
             1270.
             
             Sir
             
               William
               Bauld
            
             died
             at
             Coringham
             .
          
           
             Anno
             1310.
             
             Sir
             
               Walter
               Bauld
            
             died
             at
             Coringham
             .
          
           
             Anno
             1343.
             
             Sir
             
               William
               Bauld
            
             died
             at
             Coringham
             .
          
           
             Anno
             1346.
             
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               le
               Bauld
            
             died
             in
             Gascoigne
             .
          
           
             Anno
             1375.
             
             Sir
             
               William
               Bauld
            
             died
             at
             Hadham
             Parua
             .
          
           
             Anno
             1420.
             on
             the
             feast
             of
             Saint
             Bartholomew
             ,
             died
             
               Thomas
               Bauld
            
             ,
             or
             Bawde
             ,
             the
             first
             Esquire
             at
             little
             Hadham
             .
          
           
             Anno
             1449.
             
             
               Tho.
               Bawde
            
             the
             second
             Esquier
             ,
             died
             at
             little
             Hadham
             .
          
           
             Anno
             1500.
             
             
               Mens
               .
               Iunij
               obijt
               Dominus
               Thomas
               Bawd
               miles
               ,
               obijt
               apud
               London
               ,
               cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               deus
               .
            
          
           
             Anno
             1550.
             
               obijt
               Iohannes
               Baud
               Ar.
               apud
               Coringham
               .
            
          
           
             This
             ancient
             familie
             of
             the
             
               Bawdes
               ,
               Stow
            
             saith
             ,
             as
             he
             had
             read
             out
             of
             an
             ancient
             deed
             ,
             gaue
             vnto
             the
             Deane
             and
             Chapter
             of
             Pauls
             ,
             vpon
             the
             day
             of
             the
             conuersion
             of
             Saint
             Paul
             ,
             a
             good
             Doe
             ;
             and
             vpon
             the
             feast
             of
             the
             commemoration
             of
             Saint
             Paul
             ,
             a
             fat
             Bucke
             ;
             in
             consideration
             of
             twenty
             two
             Acres
             of
             land
             ,
             by
             them
             granted
             ,
             within
             their
             Mannor
             of
             Westley
             in
             Essex
             ,
             to
             be
             inclosed
             into
             their
             Parke
             of
             Coringham
             .
             Sir
             
               William
               Baud
            
             about
             the
             third
             of
             Edward
             the
             first
             ,
             was
             the
             first
             that
             granted
             this
             deed
             ,
             which
             was
             confirmed
             by
             his
             sonne
             Walter
             ,
             and
             others
             of
             his
             line
             .
          
           
             This
             Bucke
             and
             Doe
             were
             brought
             vpon
             the
             said
             festiuall
             daies
             ,
             at
             the
             houres
             of
             Procession
             ,
             
             and
             thorow
             the
             Procession
             to
             the
             high
             Altar
             ;
             the
             manner
             of
             it
             is
             reported
             by
             Stow
             ,
             who
             partly
             (
             as
             he
             saith
             )
             saw
             it
             ,
             thus
             .
          
           
           
             On
             the
             feast
             day
             of
             the
             commemoration
             of
             Saint
             Paul
             ,
             the
             Bucke
             being
             brought
             vp
             to
             the
             steps
             of
             the
             high
             Altar
             in
             Pauls
             Church
             ,
             at
             the
             houre
             of
             Procession
             ,
             the
             Deane
             and
             Chapter
             being
             apparelled
             in
             Coapes
             and
             Vestments
             ,
             with
             Garlands
             of
             Roses
             on
             their
             heads
             ,
             
             they
             sent
             the
             body
             of
             the
             Bucke
             to
             baking
             ,
             and
             had
             the
             head
             fixed
             on
             a
             Pole
             ,
             borne
             before
             the
             Crosse
             in
             their
             Procession
             ,
             vntill
             they
             issued
             out
             of
             the
             West
             dore
             ;
             where
             the
             Keeper
             that
             brought
             it
             ,
             blowed
             the
             death
             of
             the
             Bucke
             ,
             and
             then
             the
             Horners
             that
             were
             about
             the
             Citie
             ,
             presently
             answered
             him
             in
             like
             manner
             .
             For
             the
             which
             paines
             ,
             they
             had
             each
             man
             of
             the
             Deane
             and
             Chapter
             ,
             foure
             pence
             in
             money
             ,
             and
             their
             dinner
             ,
             and
             the
             Keeper
             that
             brought
             it
             ,
             was
             allowed
             ,
             during
             his
             abode
             there
             for
             that
             seruice
             ,
             meate
             ,
             drinke
             and
             lodging
             ,
             at
             the
             Deane
             and
             Chapters
             charges
             ,
             and
             fiue
             shillings
             in
             money
             ,
             at
             his
             going
             away
             ,
             together
             with
             a
             loafe
             of
             bread
             ,
             hauing
             the
             picture
             of
             Saint
             Paul
             vpon
             it
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             There
             was
             belonging
             to
             the
             Church
             of
             Saint
             Paul
             ,
             for
             both
             the
             daies
             ,
             two
             speciall
             Sutes
             of
             Vestments
             ,
             the
             one
             embrodered
             with
             Buckes
             ,
             the
             other
             with
             Does
             ,
             both
             giuen
             by
             the
             said
             Bauds
             .
          
           
             Baud
             is
             the
             surname
             (
             saith
             Verstegan
             )
             of
             a
             worshipfull
             familie
             in
             England
             ,
             
             and
             of
             a
             Marquesse
             in
             Germany
             ,
             anciently
             written
             Bade
             ,
             and
             the
             letter
             D
             vsed
             of
             our
             Ancestors
             in
             composition
             ,
             as
             th
             :
             so
             the
             right
             name
             is
             Bathe
             ,
             and
             so
             this
             family
             (
             might
             be
             )
             tooke
             the
             name
             of
             some
             office
             belonging
             to
             the
             Bathe
             ,
             at
             the
             time
             of
             the
             Coronation
             of
             some
             King
             ,
             when
             as
             the
             Knights
             of
             the
             Bathe
             are
             wont
             to
             be
             made
             .
          
        
         
           
             Ralegh
             .
          
           
             Here
             is
             a
             monument
             in
             this
             Church
             which
             makes
             a
             shew
             of
             great
             antiquity
             ,
             but
             who
             should
             be
             therein
             entombed
             ,
             I
             could
             not
             certainly
             learne
             ;
             some
             of
             the
             Inhabitants
             say
             ,
             that
             one
             of
             the
             ancient
             house
             of
             the
             Alens
             ,
             other
             say
             ,
             that
             it
             was
             made
             for
             one
             of
             the
             familie
             of
             the
             Essexes
             ,
             who
             were
             Lords
             of
             this
             towne
             ,
             and
             noble
             Barons
             of
             England
             ,
             both
             before
             and
             since
             the
             Conquest
             :
             
               Swein
               de
               Essex
            
             ,
             the
             sonne
             of
             Robert
             ,
             who
             was
             the
             sonne
             of
             Winmarke
             ,
             Baron
             of
             Ralegh
             ,
             built
             the
             ruined
             Castle
             in
             this
             towne
             ,
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             Edward
             the
             Confessor
             ,
             whom
             the
             King
             calleth
             Brother
             ,
             in
             this
             his
             Charter
             to
             
               Ranulph
               Peperking
            
             .
          
           
             
               Iche
               
                 Edward
                 Koning
              
            
             
               Haue
               geuen
               of
               my
               Forest
               the
               keping
               :
               
            
             
               Of
               the
               hundred
               of
               Chelmer
               and
               Dancing
               ,
               
            
             
               To
               
                 Randolph
                 Peperking
              
               and
               to
               his
               kindling
               .
            
             
               Wyth
               Heorte
               and
               Hynde
               ,
               Doe
               and
               Bocke
               ,
            
             
               Hare
               and
               Foxe
               ,
               Catt
               and
               Brocke
               ,
            
             
               Wylde
               fowel
               with
               his
               flocke
               ,
            
             
               Partrich
               ,
               Fesant
               hen
               ,
               and
               Fesant
               cocke
               ,
            
             
               With
               greene
               and
               wylde
               stob
               and
               stocke
               :
            
             
               To
               kepen
               and
               to
               yemen
               by
               al
               her
               might
               ,
            
             
               Both
               by
               day
               and
               eke
               by
               night
               .
            
             
             
               And
               hounds
               for
               to
               hold
               ,
            
             
               Good
               ,
               and
               swift
               ,
               and
               bolde
               .
            
             
               Foure
               Greyhounds
               ,
               and
               sixe
               Racches
               ,
            
             
               For
               Hare
               ,
               and
               Foxe
               ,
               and
               wilde
               Cattes
               .
            
             
               And
               therefore
               iche
               made
               him
               my
               booke
               .
            
             
               Witnes
               the
               Bishop
               Wolston
               ,
            
             
               And
               booke
               ylered
               many
               on
               .
            
             
               And
               Swein
               of
               Essex
               our
               brother
               ,
            
             
               And
               teken
               him
               many
               other
               .
            
             
               And
               owr
               steward
               Howelin
               ,
            
             
               That
               by
               sought
               me
               for
               him
               .
            
          
           
             This
             forme
             of
             Grants
             was
             vsed
             both
             before
             and
             after
             this
             Kings
             time
             ,
             for
             example
             .
          
           
             
               I
               King
               A●helstane
               ,
               geues
               to
               Paullane
               ,
            
             
               
               Odhiam
               and
               Rodhiam
               ,
            
             
               Al
               's
               guid
               and
               al
               's
               faire
               ,
            
             
               Al
               's
               euyr
               yay
               myne
               waire
               ,
            
             
               And
               yarto
               witnes
               Mawd
               my
               wyff
               .
            
          
           
             And
             William
             the
             Conquerour
             gaue
             certaine
             lands
             by
             the
             like
             deede
             ,
             to
             one
             
               Pauline
               Roydon
            
             ,
             the
             coppie
             whereof
             was
             found
             in
             the
             Registers
             Office
             at
             Glocester
             ,
             (
             which
             I
             had
             from
             my
             deare
             deceased
             friend
             ,
             
               Aug.
               Vincent
            
             ,
             )
             which
             is
             almost
             all
             one
             with
             that
             ,
             to
             the
             Norman
             Hunter
             ,
             collected
             by
             
               Iohn
               Stow
            
             out
             of
             an
             old
             Chronicle
             in
             the
             Librarie
             at
             Richmond
             .
          
           
             
               I
               William
               ,
               Kyng
               ,
               the
               thurd
               yere
               of
               my
               reigne
               ,
            
             
               Geue
               to
               the
               
                 Paulyn
                 Roydon
              
               ,
               Hope
               and
               Hopetowne
               ,
            
             
               With
               all
               the
               bounds
               both
               vp
               and
               downe
               .
            
             
               From
               heuen
               to
               yerth
               ,
               from
               yerth
               to
               hel
               ,
            
             
               For
               the
               and
               thyn
               ther
               to
               dwel
               .
            
             
               As
               truly
               as
               this
               Kyng
               right
               is
               myn
               ;
            
             
               For
               a
               crossebow
               and
               an
               arrow
               ,
            
             
               When
               I
               sal
               com
               to
               hunt
               on
               Yarrow
               .
            
             
               And
               in
               teken
               that
               this
               thing
               is
               sooth
               ,
            
             
               I
               bit
               the
               whyt
               wax
               with
               my
               tooth
               .
            
             
               Befor
               
                 Megg
                 ,
                 Mawd
              
               ,
               and
               Margery
               ,
            
             
               And
               my
               thurd
               Sonne
               Herry
               .
            
          
           
             Such
             was
             the
             good
             meaning
             of
             great
             men
             in
             those
             daies
             ,
             that
             a
             few
             words
             did
             make
             a
             firme
             bargaine
             :
             but
             to
             returne
             from
             whence
             I
             haue
             digressed
             .
          
           
             
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Wilielmi
               Talburgh
               quondam
               Rectoris
               istius
               Ecclesie
               ,
               qui
               obijt
               apud
               London
               in
               Parochia
               Sancti
               Petri
               apud
               Cornhil
               .
            
             5.
             
             Decemb.
             1420.
             
          
           
             
               Es
               testis
               Christe
               ,
               quod
               non
               iacet
               hic
               lapis
               iste
               ,
            
             
               Corpus
               vt
               ornetur
               ,
               sed
               spiritus
               vt
               memoretur
               .
            
             
               Hinc
               tu
               qui
               transis
               ,
               magnus
               ,
               medius
               ,
               puer
               an
               sis
               ,
            
             
               Pro
               me
               sunde
               preces
               ,
               quia
               sic
               mihi
               fit
               venie
               spes
               .
            
          
           
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               venerabilis
               viri
               Richardi
               Lincolne
               ,
            
             
             
               Theologie
               professor
               is
               ,
               &
               buius
               Ecclesie
               Rectoris
               qui
               obiit
            
             29.
             
             Iulii
             1492.
             
          
           
             
               Talis
               eris
               qui
               calce
               teris
               mea
               busta
               pedestris
            
             
               Qualis
               ego
               iaceo
               vermiculosus
               homo
               .
            
          
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Willelmi
               Sutton
               nuper
               Valecti
               corone
               ,
            
             
             
               domini
               Regis
               &
               Iohanne
               vxoris
               eius
               ,
               qui
               ob
            
             .
             ..
             1428.
             
          
           
             Valetti
             (
             saith
             learned
             Selden
             )
             was
             vsed
             for
             young
             heires
             ,
             
             or
             young
             gentlemen
             ,
             or
             attendants
             .
             And
             Valectus
             ,
             or
             Valettus
             ,
             to
             tell
             you
             once
             for
             all
             (
             saith
             Camden
             )
             was
             in
             those
             daies
             ,
             
               viz.
               tempore
               Ed.
            
             3.
             an
             honourable
             title
             as
             well
             in
             France
             ,
             
             as
             in
             England
             ,
             but
             afterward
             ,
             applied
             vnto
             Seruants
             and
             Groomes
             :
             whereupon
             when
             the
             Gentrie
             reiected
             it
             ,
             by
             changing
             the
             name
             ,
             they
             began
             to
             be
             called
             Gentlemen
             of
             the
             Bedchamber
             .
          
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               animabus
               Iohannis
               Barrington
            
             ,
             
             
               et
               l
               homasine
               vxoris
               eius
               ,
               qui
               quidem
               Iohannes
               obiit
            
             8.
             
               die
               mens
               .
               Nouemb.
            
             1416.
             
               et
               Thomasina
               obiit
            
             15.
             
             Septemb.
             1420.
             
             
               Quorum
               animabus
            
             .
          
           
             Ryding
             from
             Ralegh
             towards
             Rochford
             ,
             I
             happened
             to
             haue
             the
             good
             companie
             of
             a
             gentleman
             of
             this
             countrey
             ,
             
             who
             ,
             by
             the
             way
             ,
             shewed
             me
             a
             little
             hill
             ,
             which
             he
             called
             the
             Kings
             Hill
             ;
             and
             told
             me
             of
             a
             strange
             customarie
             Court
             ,
             &
             of
             long
             continuance
             ,
             there
             yearely
             kept
             ,
             the
             next
             Wednesday
             after
             Michaelmas
             day
             ,
             in
             the
             night
             ,
             vpon
             the
             first
             cockcrowing
             without
             any
             kinde
             of
             light
             ,
             saue
             such
             as
             the
             heauens
             will
             affoard
             :
             The
             Steward
             of
             the
             Court
             writes
             onely
             with
             coales
             ,
             and
             calleth
             all
             such
             as
             are
             bound
             to
             appeare
             ,
             with
             as
             low
             a
             voice
             as
             possiblie
             he
             may
             ;
             giuing
             no
             notice
             when
             he
             goeth
             to
             execute
             his
             office
             .
             Howsoeuer
             he
             that
             giues
             not
             an
             answer
             is
             deeply
             amerced
             ;
             which
             seruile
             attendance
             (
             said
             he
             )
             was
             imposed
             at
             the
             first
             ,
             vpon
             certaine
             Tenants
             of
             diuers
             Mannors
             hereabouts
             ,
             for
             conspiring
             in
             this
             place
             ,
             at
             such
             an
             vnseasonable
             time
             ,
             to
             raise
             a
             commotion
             .
             The
             title
             of
             the
             Entrie
             of
             the
             Court
             ,
             hee
             had
             in
             memory
             ,
             and
             writ
             it
             downe
             for
             me
             when
             we
             came
             to
             Rochford
             .
             Thus
             it
             runnes
             in
             obscure
             barbarous
             rimes
             .
          
           
             
               Curia
               de
               Domino
               Rege
               dicta
               sine
               Lege
               ,
            
             
               Tenta
               est
               ibidem
               per
               eiusdem
               cons●etudinem
               .
            
             
               Anteortum
               solis
               luceat
               nisi
               polus
               :
            
             
               Seneschallus
               solus
               scribit
               nisi
               colis
               .
            
             
               Clamat
               clam
               pro
               Rege
               ;
               in
               Curia
               sine
               lege
               .
            
             
               Et
               qui
               non
               cito
               venerit
               citius
               penitebit
               .
            
             
               Si
               venerit
               cum
               lumine
               ,
               errat
               in
               regimine
               ,
            
             
               Et
               dum
               sunt
               sine
               lumine
               capti
               sunt
               in
               crimine
               .
            
             
               Curia
               sine
               cura
               iurata
               de
               iniuria
            
             
               Tenta
               die
               Mercurij
               prox
               .
               post
               festum
               Sancti
               Michaelis
               .
            
          
           
             Thus
             much
             haue
             I
             spoken
             of
             a
             Lawlesse
             Court
             ,
             for
             which
             I
             haue
             neither
             law
             nor
             reason
             .
             For
             I
             am
             sure
             that
             this
             discourse
             is
             impertinent
             ,
             and
             quite
             from
             the
             subiect
             to
             which
             I
             haue
             tied
             my selfe
             to
             treat
             of
             .
             Yet
             I
             hope
             these
             lines
             will
             not
             seeme
             much
             vnpleasing
             for
             my
             Reader
             to
             peruse
             ,
             when
             
             his
             minde
             is
             ouercharged
             with
             dull
             ,
             heauie
             ,
             and
             vncomfortable
             Epitaphs
             .
          
        
         
           
             Rochford
             .
          
           
             I
             am
             looking
             for
             some
             Monument
             or
             other
             in
             this
             Church
             ,
             to
             the
             memorie
             of
             some
             one
             of
             the
             Lords
             of
             ancient
             Nobilitie
             ,
             to
             which
             this
             Towne
             gaue
             the
             Surname
             of
             Rochford
             (
             as
             now
             it
             giues
             the
             title
             of
             Viscount
             Rochford
             to
             that
             truly
             honourable
             and
             right
             worthie
             gentleman
             
               Henry
               Cary
            
             ,
             Lord
             Hunsden
             ,
             and
             Earle
             of
             Douer
             .
          
           
             
             
               Pris
               pur
               Anne
               Snokeshall
               fille
               Iohn
               filol
               de
               Landmare
               ,
               qe
               gist
               ici
               :
               Dieu
               de
               salme
               eit
               pite
               et
               mercy
               ,
               qe
               ob
               iour
               de
               Seynt
               Valentin
               ●an
               I●su
               crist
               ,
               M.
               ccc.lxxxxvi
               .
            
          
           
             
             Of
             your
             cherite
             prey
             for
             the
             sowl
             of
             
               Rose
               Crymvill
            
             ,
             wyf
             of
             
               Richard
               Crymvill
            
             .
             Which
             Rose
             desesyd
             viii
             .
             April
             ,
             M.
             cccccxxiiii
             .
             on
             her
             sowl
             Iesu
             haue
             mercy
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Maria
               Dilcock
               ,
               que
               obiit
               xiiii
               die
               Decembris
               ,
               Ann.
               Dom.
               M.
               Vc.
               Cuius
               anime
               .
               ....
            
          
           
             The
             Tower
             and
             the
             Steeple
             of
             this
             Church
             was
             built
             from
             the
             ground
             ,
             as
             the
             inhabitants
             by
             tradition
             affirme
             ,
             by
             Richard
             ,
             Lord
             Rich
             ,
             Baron
             of
             Leez
             ,
             and
             Chancellour
             of
             England
             .
             A
             most
             prudent
             and
             iudicious
             Statesman
             ,
             a
             singular
             treasure
             and
             supporter
             of
             the
             kingdome
             :
             who
             for
             his
             great
             good
             deserts
             receiued
             the
             office
             of
             Chancellour
             of
             England
             at
             the
             hands
             of
             King
             Edward
             the
             sixth
             .
             
             Howsoeuer
             the
             Armes
             of
             the
             Butlers
             ,
             Earles
             of
             Ormond
             (
             whose
             inheritance
             this
             Towne
             was
             in
             times
             past
             )
             are
             cut
             in
             some
             places
             on
             the
             stone
             .
          
           
             
             Robert
             Lord
             Rich
             ,
             and
             Earle
             of
             Warwicke
             ,
             lately
             deceased
             ,
             founded
             here
             sixe
             Almes
             houses
             ,
             for
             fiue
             poore
             impotent
             men
             ,
             and
             an
             aged
             woman
             .
          
           
             But
             here
             let
             me
             conclude
             what
             I
             haue
             spoken
             of
             this
             towne
             ,
             with
             the
             words
             of
             Camden
             .
          
           
             More
             inward
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             is
             Rochford
             placed
             ,
             that
             hath
             giuen
             name
             to
             this
             Hundred
             ;
             
             now
             it
             belongeth
             to
             the
             (
             now
             Earles
             of
             Warwicke
             )
             Barons
             Rich
             ,
             and
             in
             old
             time
             it
             had
             Lords
             of
             great
             nobility
             ,
             surnamed
             thereof
             ;
             whose
             inheritance
             came
             at
             length
             to
             Butler
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Ormond
             and
             Wiltshire
             ,
             and
             from
             them
             to
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Bullen
            
             ,
             whom
             King
             Henry
             the
             eight
             created
             Viscount
             Rochford
             ,
             and
             afterward
             Earle
             of
             Wiltshire
             ;
             out
             of
             whose
             progenie
             sprung
             that
             most
             gratious
             Queene
             Elizabeth
             ,
             and
             the
             Barons
             of
             Hunsdon
             .
          
        
         
           
             Pritlewell
             .
          
           
             
             
               Swein
               de
               Essex
            
             (
             before
             remembred
             )
             built
             here
             a
             Priory
             for
             blacke
             Monkes
             ,
             which
             he
             dedicated
             to
             the
             blessed
             Virgine
             Mary
             .
             Which
             was
             much
             augmented
             by
             others
             ,
             and
             holden
             to
             be
             a
             cell
             to
             the
             Priory
             of
             Lewes
             :
             vntill
             the
             yeare
             1518.
             when
             as
             a
             great
             contention
             arose
             betweene
             the
             two
             Houses
             :
             insomuch
             that
             
               Iohn
               Prior
               de
               Pritlewel
               noluit
               soluere
               vnam
               Marcam
               Priori
               de
               Lewes
               nomine
               subiectionis
               .
            
             
             This
             house
             was
             valued
             at
             the
             suppression
             to
             be
             worth
             194
             l.
             14.
             s.
             3.
             d.
             ob
             .
             yearely
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Magister
               Iohannes
               Lucas
               ,
               Theologie
               Bacchalaureus
               ,
               quondam
               
               vicarius
               istius
               Ecclesie
               Parochialis
               ,
               qui
               ob
               .
            
             16.
             
             Ian.
             1477.
             
             
               Cuius
               anime
            
             .
          
           
             Prey
             for
             the
             sowl
             of
             
               Iohn
               Cock
            
             the
             younger
             ,
             
             and
             Margaret
             his
             wyff
             .
             Whych
             Io.
             dyed
             ......
             1522.
             
          
           
             Her
             vndyr
             this
             Grauston
             lyth
             beryed
             
               Richard
               Bowrd
            
             .
             
             ...
             Marchant
             of
             Callys
             ....
             dyed
             ...
             1432.
             
          
           
             Vnder
             this
             inscription
             these
             words
             are
             engrauen
             in
             a
             trewe
             Loues
             knot
             .
          
           
             
               Quod
               servaui
               perdidi
               ;
               quod
               expendi
               habui
               ;
            
             
               Quod
               donaui
               habui
               ,
               quod
               negaui
               perdidi
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Stangate
             .
          
           
             Here
             sometime
             stood
             a
             small
             Priory
             built
             by
             the
             Predecessours
             of
             the
             Prior
             of
             Lewes
             ,
             
             about
             what
             time
             I
             cannot
             learne
             ;
             valued
             to
             bee
             yearely
             worth
             43.
             l.
             8.
             s.
             6.
             d.
             
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Osithes
             .
          
           
             Whose
             ancient
             name
             was
             Chich
             ,
             
             now
             growne
             out
             of
             vse
             by
             reason
             of
             Osith
             the
             virgine
             of
             royall
             parentage
             ;
             who
             being
             wholly
             deuoted
             to
             the
             seruice
             of
             God
             ,
             was
             here
             stabbed
             to
             death
             by
             the
             Danish
             pyrates
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             653
             in
             the
             moneth
             of
             October
             .
             
             And
             being
             by
             our
             Ancestours
             honoured
             for
             a
             Saint
             ,
             
               Richard
               de
               Beaveyes
            
             Bishop
             of
             London
             ,
             in
             her
             memoriall
             ,
             built
             here
             a
             religious
             house
             ,
             of
             Regular
             Chanons
             ,
             about
             the
             yeare
             1120.
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             first
             .
             His
             grant
             I
             haue
             read
             in
             the
             Records
             of
             the
             Tower
             ,
             
             beginning
             thus
             .
             
               Richardus
               Dei
               gratia
               London
               Episcopus
               ,
               &c.
               Salutem
               .
               Sciatis
               quod
               ego
               dedi
               Ecclesie
               Sancte
               Osithe
               virginis
               de
               Ciz
               .
               ecclesias
               de
               Sudemenestra
               et
               de
               Clachentona
               cum
               omnibus
               que
               ad
               illas
               pertinent
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             King
             Henry
             confirmes
             and
             augments
             this
             donation
             by
             his
             Charter
             dated
             at
             Roan
             in
             the
             nineteenth
             yeare
             of
             his
             raigne
             .
             And
             many
             others
             so
             added
             to
             the
             reuenues
             of
             this
             Monastery
             ,
             that
             at
             the
             time
             of
             the
             suppression
             ,
             it
             was
             valued
             at
             758.
             pound
             ,
             fiue
             shillings
             eight
             pence
             .
             This
             Bishop
             ,
             the
             founder
             ,
             was
             diuers
             times
             about
             to
             resigne
             his
             Bishopricke
             ,
             that
             he
             might
             become
             a
             regular
             Canon
             in
             this
             his
             owne
             new
             built
             Monasterie
             ;
             and
             that
             the
             rather
             ,
             because
             being
             taken
             with
             an
             irrecouerable
             Palsie
             ,
             
             he
             well
             knew
             his
             time
             to
             be
             short
             .
             But
             he
             so
             long
             deferred
             the
             execution
             of
             this
             intent
             ,
             that
             he
             was
             surprised
             by
             death
             before
             he
             could
             performe
             it
             ,
             the
             sixteenth
             day
             of
             Ianuarie
             ,
             1127.
             
             He
             was
             Warden
             of
             the
             marches
             of
             Wales
             ,
             and
             gouernour
             of
             the
             County
             of
             Salop
             ,
             he
             sate
             Bishop
             twenty
             yeares
             ,
             in
             which
             time
             (
             beside
             the
             building
             of
             this
             Monastery
             )
             he
             purchased
             diuers
             whole
             streets
             ,
             and
             much
             housing
             neere
             to
             his
             Cathedrall
             Church
             of
             Saint
             Pauls
             .
             All
             which
             he
             pulled
             downe
             ,
             and
             leauing
             the
             ground
             vnbuilt
             for
             a
             Cemitery
             or
             Churchyard
             ,
             enclosed
             the
             same
             with
             a
             wall
             ,
             which
             for
             the
             most
             part
             remaineth
             ;
             but
             at
             this
             day
             so
             couered
             with
             houses
             ,
             as
             it
             can
             hardly
             be
             seene
             .
             The
             Canons
             of
             this
             house
             desired
             his
             body
             to
             be
             here
             buried
             :
             which
             they
             entombed
             vnder
             a
             marble
             Monument
             with
             this
             inscription
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Richardus
               Beauueis
            
             ,
             
             
               cognomine
               Rufus
               ,
               London
               Episcopus
               ,
               vir
               probus
               et
               grandeuus
               ,
               per
               totam
               vitam
               laboriosus
               ,
               Fundator
               noster
               religiosus
               ,
               
               et
               qui
               multa
               bona
               nobis
               et
               Ministris
               Ecclesie
               sue
               sancti
               pauli
               contulit
               ,
               obijt
               xvi
               .
               Iaenuarij
               M.
               c.xx.vii
               .
               cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               altissimus
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Woodham
             waters
             .
          
           
             In
             this
             Church
             I
             finde
             no
             monument
             of
             any
             great
             antiquity
             ,
             howsoeuer
             here
             was
             the
             ancient
             seate
             of
             the
             Lords
             Fitz-waters
             ,
             who
             being
             nobly
             descended
             (
             saith
             Camden
             )
             were
             of
             a
             most
             ancient
             race
             ,
             
             deriued
             from
             Robert
             ,
             the
             yonger
             sonne
             of
             Richard
             ,
             sonne
             to
             Gislebert
             of
             Clare
             ,
             accounted
             Earle
             of
             Hertford
             ;
             but
             in
             the
             age
             lately
             foregoing
             ,
             translated
             by
             a
             daughter
             into
             the
             stocke
             of
             the
             Radcliffes
             ,
             the
             predecessors
             of
             the
             Earles
             of
             Sussex
             .
          
        
         
           
             Woodham
             Mortimer
             .
          
           
             
             Prey
             for
             the
             sowlys
             of
             
               Iron
               Cokar
            
             and
             Christian
             his
             wyf
             ,
             which
             Ion
             dyed
             the
             viii
             .
             of
             Octobre
             ,
             on
             thowsand
             fowr
             hundryd
             seuenty
             and
             eight
             :
             and
             the
             seyd
             Ion
             for
             the
             helth
             of
             his
             sowl
             ,
             gaue
             by
             his
             Testament
             ,
             and
             last
             Will
             to
             God
             and
             to
             his
             Church
             ,
             a
             yeerely
             rent
             of
             xx
             .
             pens
             ,
             and
             iii.
             schillyngs
             iiii
             .
             pens
             ,
             for
             kepyng
             his
             obit
             in
             this
             Chirch
             ,
             to
             bee
             takyn
             out
             of
             his
             croft
             callyd
             Windets
             yerly
             for
             euer
             .
          
        
         
           
             Maldon
             .
          
           
             
             In
             this
             towne
             stood
             the
             pallace
             royall
             of
             Cunobeline
             or
             Kimbaline
             ,
             King
             of
             great
             Britaine
             ,
             a
             Prince
             that
             spent
             his
             yonger
             yeares
             in
             the
             warres
             ,
             vnder
             
               Augustus
               Caesar
            
             ,
             of
             whom
             he
             receiued
             the
             order
             of
             Knighthood
             ,
             by
             whom
             he
             was
             so
             fauoured
             ,
             
             that
             by
             his
             alone
             request
             ,
             the
             peace
             of
             this
             kingdome
             was
             continued
             ,
             
             without
             the
             payment
             of
             Romane
             Tribute
             ,
             who
             hauing
             for
             a
             long
             time
             enioyed
             peace
             ,
             in
             the
             vniuersall
             peace
             of
             the
             world
             ,
             (
             for
             in
             the
             xiii
             .
             yeare
             of
             his
             raigne
             ,
             
             the
             God
             of
             peace
             our
             Lord
             and
             Sauiour
             Iesus
             Christ
             ,
             was
             borne
             of
             the
             blessed
             Virgin.
             )
             He
             trained
             vp
             his
             people
             in
             a
             more
             ciuill
             and
             peaceable
             kinde
             of
             gouernement
             ,
             then
             that
             to
             which
             they
             had
             beene
             formerly
             accustomed
             ,
             
             and
             departed
             this
             world
             in
             peace
             ,
             within
             this
             his
             Citie
             of
             Maldon
             ,
             then
             the
             chamber
             of
             his
             kingdome
             ;
             in
             the
             one
             and
             twentieth
             yeare
             of
             our
             redemption
             ,
             when
             he
             had
             raigned
             thirty
             and
             fiue
             yeares
             ,
             of
             whom
             thus
             writeth
             my
             Author
             
               Io
               Harding
               ,
               ca.
               xlv
            
             .
          
           
             
               
               Kymbaline
               ,
               so
               was
               his
               sonne
               and
               heyre
               ,
            
             
               Noryshed
               at
               Rome
               ,
               instruct
               with
               Cheualre
               ,
            
             
               That
               knyght
               was
               made
               wyth
               honor
               greate
               and
               ●ayer
            
             
               By
               Octauian
               ,
               reigning
               then
               enterly
               ,
            
             
               Emperor
               then
               of
               Romes
               great
               Monarchy
               ,
            
             
               In
               whose
               time
               was
               both
               peace
               and
               all
               concord
            
             
               Through
               all
               the
               worlde
               ,
               and
               borne
               was
               Christ
               our
               Lorde
               .
            
          
           
             He
             was
             buried
             in
             this
             his
             chiefe
             citie
             ,
             some
             say
             at
             London
             .
          
           
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Henricus
               Coggeshale
               filius
               et
               heres
               Thome
               Coggeshale
               filij
               Thome
               Coggeshale
               Armigeri
               ,
            
             
             
               qui
               obijt
            
             9.
             
             Ian.
             1427.
             cuius
             .
          
           
             
               Quisquis
               eris
               quitransieris
               sta
               ,
               perlege
               plora
            
             
               Sum
               quod
               eris
               ,
               fueramque
               quod
               es
               ,
               pro
               me
               precor
               ora
               .
            
          
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Thome
               Darcy
               Ar.
               corporis
               Regum
               Edwardi
               quarti
               et
               Henrici
               sexti
               ,
            
             
             
               et
               nuper
               vnius
               Iusticiar
               .
               ad
               pacem
               in
               com
               .
               Essex
               ,
               ac
               filij
               et
               heredis
               Roberti
               Darcy
               militis
               ,
               nec
               non
               pro
               anima
               Margarete
               consortis
               sue
               vnius
               filiarum
               et
               heredis
               Iohannis
               Harleton
               in
               com
               .
               Suffolk
               Ar.
               qui
               quidem
               Tho.
               obijt
            
             25.
             
             
               Mens
               .
               Septemb.
            
             1485.
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Rogerus
               Darcy
               Ar.
               filius
               et
               heres
               Tho.
               Darcy
               Ar.
               pro
               corpore
               illustrissimi
               Principis
               Henrici
               septimi
               Regis
               Anglie
               ,
            
             
             
               et
               Elizabetha
               vxor
               eius
               filia
               Henrici
               Wentworth
               militis
               qui
               obijt
               vltimo
               die
               Septemb.
            
             1508.
             
          
           
             Diuers
             other
             faire
             monuments
             (
             but
             shamefully
             defaced
             )
             are
             here
             erected
             to
             the
             memory
             of
             the
             Darcies
             ,
             a
             numerous
             familie
             ,
             and
             for
             antiquity
             and
             noblenesse
             of
             birth
             ,
             of
             great
             respect
             in
             many
             places
             of
             this
             kingdome
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Darcy
            
             Knight
             ,
             remembred
             in
             the
             former
             inscription
             ,
             by
             his
             last
             will
             and
             testament
             ,
             bequeathed
             his
             body
             to
             be
             buried
             in
             this
             Church
             ;
             the
             substance
             whereof
             I
             haue
             read
             in
             an
             old
             Manuscript
             ,
             
             as
             followeth
             .
          
           
             
               Robert
               Darcy
            
             Knight
             ,
             made
             his
             Testament
             ,
             the
             5
             of
             October
             ,
             
               Anno
               Domini
            
             ,
             
             1469.
             his
             body
             he
             willed
             to
             be
             buried
             in
             all
             Hallowes
             Church
             of
             Maldon
             ,
             before
             the
             Altar
             ,
             in
             the
             Isle
             ,
             where
             his
             father
             lieth
             in
             a
             Tombe
             of
             marble
             .
             Also
             he
             willed
             l
             ▪
             markes
             to
             be
             disposed
             for
             two
             thousand
             masses
             for
             him
             to
             be
             said
             ,
             within
             sixe
             weekes
             next
             after
             his
             deceyse
             ,
             iiii
             .
             d.
             for
             euery
             masse
             ;
             and
             that
             they
             be
             charged
             for
             to
             prey
             for
             his
             soule
             ,
             his
             wifs
             soul
             ,
             his
             fathers
             and
             his
             mothers
             ,
             and
             for
             all
             his
             sisters
             soules
             ;
             and
             for
             all
             their
             husbands
             soules
             ,
             and
             for
             all
             the
             soules
             that
             he
             is
             bound
             to
             prey
             for
             .
             Of
             which
             said
             l.
             markes
             ,
             hee
             willed
             to
             haue
             somewhat
             euery
             Prist
             that
             dwelled
             in
             Penbroke
             hall
             in
             Cambridge
             .
             Also
             he
             willed
             that
             euery
             Fryer
             that
             was
             a
             Prist
             in
             Colchester
             ,
             haue
             xx
             .
             d.
             and
             euery
             little
             Fryer
             vi
             .
             d.
             to
             say
             three
             dirgees
             ,
             considering
             that
             he
             was
             a
             brother
             of
             that
             Order
             .
             And
             the
             house
             of
             Chennesford
             xl
             .
             s.
             the
             house
             of
             Clare
             xx
             .
             s.
             and
             each
             yong
             Frier
             vi
             .
             d.
             considering
             that
             hee
             was
             a
             brother
             of
             their
             Order
             .
             And
             he
             made
             his
             Executors
             ,
             Elizabeth
             his
             wife
             ,
             
               Io.
               Clopton
            
             Esquire
             ,
             
               Nicolas
               Saxton
            
             ,
             and
             
               Richard
               Astley
            
             ,
             Clerkes
             .
             And
             the
             superuisors
             of
             this
             his
             Testament
             ,
             my
             Lord
             of
             Essex
             ,
             my
             Lord
             
               Dinham
               ,
               Thomas
               Mountgomery
            
             ,
             and
             
               Thomas
               Tirrill
            
             Knights
             ;
             lowly
             beseeching
             the
             said
             Lord
             of
             Essex
             ,
             the
             Lord
             Dinham
             ,
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Mountgomery
            
             ,
             and
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Tirrill
            
             ,
             to
             helpe
             his
             sonne
             Thomas
             and
             all
             his
             children
             .
             Also
             hee
             willed
             that
             my
             Lord
             of
             Essex
             ,
             and
             the
             Lord
             Dinham
             ,
             should
             each
             of
             them
             haue
             a
             But
             of
             Malmesey
             ,
             and
             that
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Mountgomery
            
             ,
             and
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Tirrill
            
             should
             each
             of
             them
             haue
             a
             pipe
             of
             red
             wine
             .
             Also
             he
             willed
             that
             his
             brother
             
               Iohn
               Clopton
            
             ,
             one
             of
             his
             Executors
             ,
             should
             haue
             for
             his
             labour
             xx.l.
             Also
             he
             willed
             mistresse
             
               Anne
               Darcy
            
             his
             brothers
             wife
             ,
             to
             haue
             xx
             .
             markes
             .
             Yeuen
             at
             Danbury
             the
             day
             and
             yeare
             aboue
             said
             .
             This
             his
             will
             was
             proued
             ,
             
               quarto
               di●
               mensis
               Maij
               ,
               coram
               reuerendo
               in
               Christo
               Patre
               Domino
               Thoma
               Episcopo
               London
               ;
               infra
               manerium
               suum
               de
               Wekeham
               ,
               Anno
               Domini
            
             1470.
             
          
           
           
             
             One
             King
             a
             Butcher
             ,
             with
             his
             two
             wiues
             ,
             Alice
             and
             Anne
             ,
             lie
             here
             interred
             vnder
             a
             goodly
             marble
             ,
             richly
             inlayd
             with
             brasse
             ,
             his
             Axe
             for
             his
             Armes
             ,
             with
             this
             Epitaph
             ,
             who
             died
             1415
             ▪
          
           
             
               
                 Subiacet
                 hic
                 pictus
                 ,
                 diues
                 ,
                 durus
                 ,
                 nece
                 victus
                 ,
              
               
                 Nomine
                 Rex
                 dictus
                 ,
                 non
                 re
                 ,
                 sed
                 homo
                 modo
                 fictus
                 .
              
               
                 De
                 Maldon
                 Carnifex
                 ,
                 at
                 Rex
                 vir
                 vocitatus
                 ,
              
               
                 Nostre
                 fraternitatis
                 pater
                 et
                 peramatus
                 .
              
               
                 Mundi
                 mense
                 pleno
                 Ianuarii
                 die
                 noueno
              
               
                 C.
                 quater
                 ,
                 mille
                 ,
                 ter
                 et
                 v.
                 tunc
                 Rex
                 ruit
                 ille
                 .
              
               
                 Sponse
                 que
                 fantur
                 Alys
                 ,
                 Ann
                 secum
                 tumulantur
              
               
                 Quibus
                 solamen
                 precor
                 precamur
                 &
                 Amen
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Augusti
                 vndena
                 sumpta
                 bis
                 in
                 hac
                 requieuit
              
               
                 Petra
                 Richardus
                 Wood
                 coninge
                 cumque
                 Iohanna
                 .
              
               
                 Quorum
                 sunt
                 nati
                 quinque
                 ,
                 nate
                 quoque
                 sene
                 ,
              
               
                 Iesu
                 cunctorum
                 miserator
                 sis
                 precor
                 horum
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Farwel
                 you
                 world
                 ,
                 I
                 tak
                 leue
                 for
                 euer
              
               
                 I
                 am
                 cityd
                 to
                 appere
                 I
                 not
                 where
              
               
                 Yen
                 al
                 yis
                 world
                 yis
                 tym
                 had
                 I
                 leuer
                 ,
              
               
                 A
                 litl
                 spase
                 to
                 mak
                 a
                 sith
                 for
                 fere
              
               
                 Of
                 my
                 trespace
                 ,
                 broken
                 is
                 for
                 sorrow
              
               
                 Myn
                 hart
                 ,
                 now
                 be
                 that
                 sal
                 not
                 be
                 to
                 morrow
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Farwell
                 frendys
                 ,
                 ye
                 tide
                 bidyth
                 no
                 man
                 ;
              
               
                 I
                 am
                 tak
                 fro
                 hens
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 salye
                 :
              
               
                 But
                 to
                 what
                 passage
                 tel
                 you
                 I
                 ne
                 can
                 ,
              
               
                 Ye
                 yat
                 be
                 liuyng
                 may
                 prey
                 wel
                 ye
                 be
                 ,
              
               
                 Nakyd
                 I
                 go
                 ,
                 nakyd
                 hider
                 we
                 cam
              
               
                 Prey
                 ye
                 for
                 me
                 ,
                 
                   Requiem
                   eternam
                
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               animabus
               Tho.
               Drakes
               et
               Elisabethe
               vxoris
               eius
               quondam
               filia
               Iohannis
               Heydon
               Ar.
               et
               Alicie
               vxoris
               eius
               filie
               et
               vnius
               heredum
               Roberti
               Swynborne
               militis
               qui
               ....
               ob
               .
            
             
             26.
             
             Iunii
             1464.
             
          
           
             
             
               Orate
               pro
               animabus
               Richardi
               Lyon
               Shereman
               Fundatoris
               huius
               capelle
               et
               Katherine
               vxoris
               eius
               ......
            
          
           
             
               Quisquis
               ades
               ,
               qui
               morte
               cades
               ,
               sta
               ,
               respice
               ,
               plora
               ,
            
             
               Sum
               quod
               eris
               ,
               modicum
               cineris
               ,
               prome
               precor
               ora
               .
            
          
           
             
             Here
             in
             this
             towne
             sometime
             stood
             a
             religious
             house
             of
             Carmelites
             or
             white
             Friers
             ,
             founded
             by
             
               Richard
               de
               Grauesend
            
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             London
             ,
             and
             one
             
               Richard
               Iselham
            
             a
             Priest
             ,
             about
             the
             yeare
             1292.
             valued
             at
             the
             suppression
             at
             twentie
             sixe
             pounds
             ,
             eight
             shillings
             :
             a
             poore
             Foundation
             for
             so
             great
             a
             Prelate
             ,
             hauing
             the
             assistance
             and
             charitable
             contribution
             of
             another
             Priest.
             
          
           
             
             This
             little
             couent
             was
             honoured
             with
             diuers
             great
             schollers
             ,
             which
             I
             finde
             to
             haue
             beene
             therein
             buried
             :
             and
             first
             
               Thomas
               Maldon
            
             ,
             so
             called
             of
             this
             towne
             ,
             the
             place
             of
             his
             birth
             ,
             brought
             vp
             of
             a
             boy
             in
             this
             house
             of
             the
             
             Carmelites
             ;
             from
             whence
             hee
             went
             to
             Cambridge
             ,
             when
             hee
             attained
             to
             ripenesse
             of
             yeares
             ,
             where
             he
             profited
             exceedingly
             in
             all
             kindes
             of
             learning
             ;
             in
             so
             much
             that
             he
             was
             chosen
             to
             be
             the
             chiefe
             master
             or
             professor
             of
             Diuinity
             in
             that
             Vniuersity
             ;
             he
             was
             ,
             saith
             
               Pits
               ,
               de
               illustribus
               Anglie
               scriptoribus
               ,
            
             from
             whom
             Bale
             doth
             not
             much
             dissent
             ,
             
               subtilis
               disputator
               ,
               elegans
               cōcionator
               ,
               in
               omni
               concertatione
               scholastica
               promptus
               et
               expeditus
               ,
               in
               dubiis
               explicandis
               clarus
               et
               dilucidus
               ,
               in
               decernendis
               et
               diffiniendis
               rebus
               arduis
               constans
               et
               solidus
               .
            
          
           
             He
             was
             called
             from
             Cambridge
             to
             take
             vpon
             him
             the
             gouernement
             of
             this
             Priorie
             ;
             in
             which
             office
             he
             ended
             his
             daies
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             1404.
             and
             was
             interred
             in
             the
             Church
             of
             his
             Couent
             ;
             vpon
             whose
             Tombe
             this
             Epitaph
             was
             engrauen
             ,
             as
             I
             haue
             it
             in
             a
             Manuscript
             .
          
           
             
               Carmeli
               Thomas
               decus
               hic
               iacet
               Ordinis
               almus
               
            
             
               Presul
               ,
               cui
               virtus
               tot
               bona
               iuncta
               dedit
               ,
            
             
               Ingenium
               ,
               Formam
               ,
               mores
               ,
               linguamque
               disertam
               ,
            
             
               Post
               mortem
               et
               vitam
               :
               que
               manet
               vsque
               piis
               ,
            
             
               Obiit
               Anno
               Domini
               M.
               cccciiii
               .
            
          
           
             Robert
             of
             Colchester
             a
             Carme
             and
             a
             good
             scholler
             ,
             
             was
             likewise
             here
             interred
             ,
             with
             this
             Epitaph
             or
             inscription
             vpon
             his
             grauestone
             .
          
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Roberti
               de
               Colchester
               Fratris
               de
               monte
               Carmeli
               literatissimi
               ,
               piissimique
               ,
               ac
               quondam
               prioris
               huius
               Cenobii
               ,
               Qui
               obiit
               in
               vigiliis
               S.
               Agathe
               virginis
               ,
               Anno
               Domini
               M.
               cccc.lxv
               .
            
          
           
             An
             Epitaph
             to
             the
             memory
             of
             Frier
             
               William
               Horkisle
            
             here
             inhumed
             .
          
           
             
               Carmelita
               pius
               iacet
               hic
               pro
               parte
               Wilhelmus
               ,
               
            
             
               Pars
               erat
               ad
               superos
               Horkisle
               postea
               tutus
               .
            
             
               obiit
               Anno
               Dom.
               1473.
               
            
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Magister
               Frater
               Richardus
               Acton
               sacre
               pagine
               professor
               ,
            
             
             
               huinsque
               conuentus
               carmelitarum
               peruigilac
               versutus
               quondam
               Gubernator
               .
               Qui
               ex
               hac
               luce
               migrauit
               Anno
               Dom.
               M.
               cccc.xlvi
               .
               cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               altissimus
               .
            
          
           
             Here
             sometime
             likewise
             one
             Frier
             
               Tho.
               Hatfield
            
             was
             remembred
             with
             this
             Epitaph
             .
             
          
           
             
               In
               campo
               mortis
               Frater
               celeb●rrimus
               Hatfelde
            
             
               Conditur
               ,
               eximium
               continet
               vrna
               virum
               .
            
             
               Dogmate
               precipuus
               ,
               nullique
               secundus
               amore
               ,
            
             
               Claruit
               ingenio
               ,
               moribus
               ,
               ore
               ,
               stilo
               .
            
          
           
             The
             Monument
             of
             another
             ,
             namelesse
             ,
             Carmelite
             was
             thus
             inscribed
             .
          
           
             
               Miseri
               beatus
               portus
               hic
               est
               corporis
               ,
            
             
               Qui
               sim
               viator
               ,
               queris
               :
               ipse
               nescio
               .
            
             
               Qui
               sis
               futurus
               ,
               tu
               tamen
               per
               me
               scies
               .
            
             
               Ego
               tuque
               puluis
               ,
               vmbra
               et
               vmbre
               somnium
               .
            
             
               Veni
               ,
               abij
               :
               sic
               vos
               venistis
               ,
               abihitis
               omnes
               .
            
          
        
         
           
           
             Colchester
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             lieth
             
               Henry
               Bedford
            
             and
             Alis
             his
             wyf
             .
             Whych
             Alis
             died
             the
             10.
             of
             August
             ,
             1592.
             they
             had
             xi
             sonnes
             and
             6
             daughters
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Georg
               Willoughby
            
             ,
             and
             Anastacia
             his
             wyf
             ,
             whych
             Georg
             dyed
             28
             of
             May
             1533.
             
          
           
             
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Robart
               Rockwood
            
             ,
             and
             Agnes
             his
             wyf
             ,
             which
             Robart
             dyed
             ......
             1497.
             
          
           
             Within
             this
             Citie
             and
             the
             suburbes
             are
             contained
             ten
             Parish
             Churches
             ;
             in
             all
             which
             I
             could
             collect
             no
             more
             Inscriptions
             of
             any
             antiquitie
             ,
             saue
             these
             in
             Saint
             Gyles
             Church
             .
             But
             howsoeuer
             her
             Churches
             at
             this
             day
             be
             no
             wayes
             beautified
             with
             the
             ancient
             funerall
             Trophies
             of
             any
             illustrious
             personages
             ;
             yet
             her
             inhabitants
             may
             bragge
             of
             the
             buriall
             of
             Coill
             ,
             that
             braue
             British
             Prince
             ,
             who
             built
             this
             their
             Towne
             of
             Colchester
             ,
             about
             one
             hundred
             twenty
             and
             foure
             yeares
             after
             the
             birth
             of
             our
             Sauiour
             Christ.
             Wherein
             his
             sonne
             
               Lucius
               ,
               Helena
            
             ,
             and
             Constantine
             ,
             the
             first
             Christian
             King
             ,
             Empresse
             ,
             and
             Emperour
             in
             the
             world
             ,
             were
             borne
             :
             which
             made
             Necham
             (
             saith
             Speed
             )
             for
             Constantine
             to
             sing
             as
             he
             did
             .
             
          
           
             
               From
               Colchester
               there
               rose
               a
               Starre
               ,
            
             
               The
               Rayes
               whereof
               gaue
               glorious
               light
            
             
               Throughout
               the
               world
               ,
               in
               climates
               farre
               ;
            
             
               Great
               Constantine
               Romes
               Emperour
               bright
               .
            
          
           
             This
             Coilus
             was
             brought
             vp
             euen
             from
             his
             youth
             in
             Rome
             ,
             and
             therefore
             fauouring
             the
             Romanes
             ,
             payed
             them
             his
             tribute
             .
             He
             raigned
             fifty
             fiue
             yeares
             saith
             
               Stow.
               Harding
            
             saith
             but
             eleuen
             .
             In
             whose
             commendations
             will
             it
             please
             you
             heare
             himselfe
             speake
             .
             
          
           
             
               Coell
               ruled
               the
               Realme
               in
               Lawe
               and
               peacefull
               well
            
             
               That
               for
               his
               wyt
               and
               vertuosite
            
             
               
               Able
               he
               was
               as
               Chronycles
               could
               fele
               ,
            
             
               To
               haue
               ruled
               all
               the
               Emperalyte
            
             
               For
               ryght
               wesnesse
               ,
               manhode
               ,
               and
               moralyte
               ,
            
             
               A
               doughter
               had
               he
               ,
               and
               none
               other
               heyre
               ,
            
             
               Elyne
               that
               hyght
               ,
               farre
               passing
               good
               and
               fayre
               .
            
             
               Buryed
               at
               Care
               colune
               he
               was
               his
               owne
               cytee
            
             
               Greatly
               commended
               ,
               well
               famed
               ,
               and
               laudifee
               ,
            
             
               Both
               on
               this
               syde
               and
               beyond
               the
               See
            
             
               Eleuen
               yere
               regnyd
               in
               great
               dignitee
               .
            
          
           
             Another
             of
             him
             (
             more
             ancient
             )
             thus
             .
          
           
             
               
               Coel
               was
               a
               noble
               man
               ,
               and
               much
               power
               hadde
               an
               honde
            
             
               Erle
               he
               was
               of
               Colchestre
               ,
               here
               in
               his
               londe
               ,
            
             
               And
               aftur
               his
               name
               Colchestre
               is
               cluped
               as
               iche
               vnderstond
               .
            
             
               Our
               Lord
               amongs
               othur
               things
               hym
               send
               a
               faire
               sonde
               ,
            
             
               That
               he
               gat
               a
               fair
               doughter
               at
               Colchestre
               in
               this
               londe
            
             
               Seynt
               Helyne
               was
               cluped
               hee
               is
               ,
               the
               holy
               croys
               hee
               fonde
            
             
               Constance
               for
               her
               heritage
               this
               mayde
               to
               wyve
               nom
            
             
               And
               nam
               wyth
               hur
               al
               this
               londe
               ,
               and
               the
               kyngdom
            
             
             
               And
               let
               hym
               crouny
               to
               kyng
               ,
               that
               goodde
               knyght
               was
               and
               fyn
            
             
               And
               on
               hur
               begat
               one
               Sone
               ,
               men
               cluped
               Constantyn
               ▪
            
          
           
             Without
             the
             walls
             of
             this
             Towne
             ,
             
             stood
             a
             large
             and
             stately
             Monastery
             ,
             which
             Eudo
             Sewar
             to
             king
             Henry
             the
             firs●
             ,
             founded
             and
             consecrated
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             Christ
             and
             Saint
             
               Iohn
               Baptist
            
             ,
             wherein
             he
             placed
             blacke
             Monkes
             .
             The
             Ancestors
             of
             the
             right
             honourable
             Sir
             
               Edward
               Sackvile
            
             ,
             knight
             of
             the
             Bath
             ,
             and
             Earle
             of
             Dorset
             ,
             were
             great
             benefactours
             ,
             or
             rather
             cofounders
             of
             this
             religious
             structure
             .
             For
             in
             the
             booke
             of
             the
             Abbey
             of
             Colchester
             I
             haue
             read
             ,
             
             that
             
               Iordanus
               de
               Saukevil
               miles
               et
               Baro
               de
               Bergholt
               Saukevil
               ,
               filius
               &
               heres
               Roberti
               Saukevil
               ,
               superstes
               tempore
               Stephani
               Regis
               ,
               &
               Henrici
               secundi
               confirmavit
               Ecclesie
               Sancti
               Iohannis
               de
               Colecestria
               in
               perpetuam
               Eleemosinam
               ,
               manerium
               de
               Wicham
            
             (
             or
             Witham
             )
             
               quod
               pater
               s●us
               Robertus
               eidem
               Ecclesie
               donauerat
               .
            
          
           
             The
             foresaid
             Eudo
             founded
             likewise
             in
             this
             Towne
             an
             Hospitall
             for
             people
             infected
             with
             the
             contagious
             disease
             of
             Leprosie
             ,
             
             which
             he
             dedicated
             to
             Saint
             
               Mary
               Magdalen
            
             .
          
           
             Here
             was
             another
             religious
             house
             wherein
             were
             placed
             brethren
             of
             the
             holy
             Crosse
             ,
             
             but
             by
             whom
             founded
             I
             cannot
             finde
             .
             Valued
             at
             the
             suppression
             to
             7.
             l.
             7.5.8
             .
             d.
             
               per
               annum
            
             .
          
           
             Robert
             Lord
             Fitzwater
             in
             the
             yeare
             1309.
             
             founded
             here
             an
             Abbey
             for
             Friers
             Minors
             ,
             into
             whose
             order
             and
             House
             he
             entred
             himselfe
             in
             the
             yeare
             1325.
             and
             then
             and
             there
             tooke
             vpon
             him
             the
             habite
             of
             a
             religious
             Votary
             ,
             wherein
             he
             spent
             the
             rest
             of
             his
             dayes
             ,
             
             Ann.
             M.ccc.ix
             .
             (
             saith
             the
             booke
             of
             Dunmow
             )
             
               Robertus
               filius
               Walteri
               custos
               de
               Essex
               fundamentum
               posuit
               Ecclesie
               Fratrum
               Minorum
               de
               Colcestria
               .
            
             And
             in
             the
             Catalogue
             of
             such
             Emperours
             ,
             Kings
             ,
             Princes
             ,
             and
             other
             potent
             personages
             ,
             which
             from
             the
             beginning
             haue
             entred
             into
             this
             religious
             order
             .
             This
             Robert
             is
             reckoned
             for
             one
             .
             These
             are
             the
             words
             .
          
           
             
               Frater
               Dominus
               Robertus
               Fitzwater
               Baro
               fundator
               Conventus
               Colcestrie
               intrauit
               ibidem
               ordinem
               .
            
             
             
               Ann.
               Domini
               Milesimo
               tricentesimo
               vicesimo
               quinto
               .
            
          
           
             This
             house
             was
             valued
             at
             the
             suppression
             at
             113.
             l.
             12.
             s
             8.
             d.
             of
             yearely
             reuenewes
             .
          
        
         
           
             Earles
             Colne
             .
          
           
             So
             called
             of
             the
             Sepulture
             of
             the
             Earles
             of
             Oxford
             ,
             
             which
             deriue
             their
             descent
             (
             saith
             Camden
             )
             from
             the
             Earles
             of
             Guines
             in
             France
             ,
             and
             haue
             the
             surname
             of
             Vere
             from
             Vere
             a
             Towne
             in
             Zeland
             .
             In
             this
             parish
             Church
             are
             two
             Monuments
             of
             this
             familie
             of
             the
             Veres
             ,
             the
             one
             lieth
             crosse-legd
             ,
             with
             a
             Sarasins
             head
             vpon
             his
             tombe
             ,
             which
             Sarasin
             (
             say
             the
             Inhabitants
             )
             this
             Earle
             slew
             in
             the
             holy
             Land.
             The
             other
             of
             them
             with
             his
             wife
             ,
             lieth
             entombed
             ;
             at
             her
             feet
             is
             the
             Talbot
             ,
             at
             his
             feet
             the
             Boare
             :
             they
             are
             both
             shamefully
             defaced
             .
             They
             were
             remooued
             out
             of
             the
             Priory
             neare
             adioining
             at
             the
             suppression
             ,
             as
             I
             was
             told
             .
          
           
             This
             Priorie
             was
             first
             founded
             by
             
               Aubrey
               de
               Vere
            
             soone
             after
             the
             Conquest
             ,
             
             which
             he
             dedicated
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             God
             and
             Saint
             Andrew
             ;
             and
             
             placed
             therein
             black
             Monks
             ,
             translated
             from
             Abingdon
             ,
             to
             which
             Abbey
             he
             made
             this
             Priory
             to
             be
             subiect
             vpon
             this
             occasion
             ,
             
             as
             I
             haue
             it
             out
             of
             the
             booke
             of
             Abingdon
             .
          
           
             
               Godfrey
               de
               Vere
            
             the
             sonne
             and
             heire
             of
             the
             foresaid
             Aubrey
             by
             Beatrice
             his
             wife
             ,
             dying
             in
             his
             fathers
             life
             time
             ,
             was
             buried
             in
             the
             Monastery
             of
             Abingdon
             ,
             to
             which
             he
             had
             beene
             a
             benefactor
             ,
             whereupon
             ,
             saith
             the
             Story
             ,
             Aubrey
             his
             father
             and
             Beatrice
             his
             mother
             were
             determined
             to
             choose
             Abingdon
             for
             their
             buriall
             place
             ,
             in
             respect
             of
             the
             tender
             affection
             they
             bore
             to
             their
             child
             .
             But
             their
             Lands
             lying
             here
             in
             Essex
             farre
             off
             ,
             they
             procured
             a
             Grant
             from
             King
             Henry
             the
             first
             to
             build
             a
             religious
             House
             at
             Colne
             in
             Essex
             ,
             for
             their
             soules
             health
             ,
             their
             Sonnes
             ,
             and
             others
             ,
             as
             also
             for
             their
             Sepultures
             ;
             
               et
               hanc
               domum
               Sancto
               Andr●e
               Apostolo
               dedicatam
               ,
               subiectam
               et
               coher●ntem
               Ecclesie
               Abingdonen
               si
               faciebant
               .
            
             Not
             long
             after
             the
             finishing
             of
             this
             worke
             ,
             and
             a
             little
             before
             his
             death
             ,
             Aubrey
             the
             Founder
             tooke
             vpon
             him
             the
             habite
             of
             Religion
             in
             this
             his
             owne
             house
             ,
             wherein
             hee
             died
             ,
             and
             was
             here
             buried
             by
             a
             younger
             sonne
             of
             his
             ,
             named
             William
             ,
             in
             whose
             remembrance
             this
             Epitaph
             was
             engrauen
             vpon
             their
             Monument
             .
          
           
             
               Cedunt
               a
               vita
               votis
               animisque
               cupita
               ,
               
            
             
               Barbarus
               ,
               et
               Scita
               ,
               Gentilis
               ,
               et
               lsraelita
               :
            
             
               Has
               pariter
               metas
               habet
               omnis
               sexus
               et
               et
               aes
               ,
            
             
               En
               puer
               ,
               en
               senior
               ,
               Pater
               alter
               ,
               filius
               alter
               ,
            
             
               Legem
               ,
               fortunam
               ,
               terram
               venere
               sub
               unam
            
             
               Non
               iuvenie
               ●ote
               quas
               epotavit
               Athene
            
             
               Non
               v●tulo
               vote
               vires
               velopes
               valuere
               .
            
             
               Sed
               valuere
               fides
               ,
               et
               predia
               quae
               memoramus
               .
            
             
               Vt
               valeant
               ,
               valeant
               per
               secula
               cuncta
               precamus
               .
            
          
           
             
             For
             the
             said
             
               Aubrey
               de
               Vere
            
             and
             Beatrice
             his
             wife
             ,
             I
             found
             this
             Inscription
             to
             be
             engrauen
             vpon
             their
             Monument
             ,
             in
             the
             booke
             of
             Colne
             Priory
             .
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Aulbery
               de
               Veer
            
             ,
             the
             first
             Erle
             of
             Guisnes
             ,
             the
             sonne
             of
             
               Alphonsus
               de
               Veer
            
             ,
             the
             whyche
             Aulbery
             was
             the
             fownder
             of
             this
             place
             ,
             and
             Bettrys
             hys
             wyf
             syster
             of
             kyng
             Wylliam
             the
             Conquerour
             .
          
           
             This
             Priorie
             was
             valued
             at
             the
             fatall
             ouerthrow
             of
             such
             like
             buildings
             to
             be
             yearely
             worth
             175.
             l.
             14.
             s.
             8
             ▪
             d
             ob
             .
             The
             house
             is
             standing
             at
             this
             day
             ,
             conuerted
             into
             a
             priuate
             dwelling
             place
             ,
             as
             also
             the
             old
             Chappell
             to
             it
             ,
             wherein
             are
             diuers
             Monuments
             ,
             vnder
             which
             lie
             buried
             many
             of
             this
             thrice
             honourable
             Familie
             of
             the
             Veres
             ,
             but
             they
             are
             all
             gone
             to
             decay
             ,
             and
             their
             Inscriptions
             by
             time
             and
             stealth
             quite
             taken
             away
             .
             Vpon
             one
             Tombe
             of
             Alabaster
             which
             is
             thought
             to
             bee
             the
             ancientest
             ,
             is
             the
             pourtraiture
             of
             a
             man
             lying
             in
             his
             armour
             ,
             crosse-legged
             ,
             but
             what
             was
             carued
             at
             his
             feet
             cannot
             be
             discerned
             .
             Vpon
             another
             ,
             is
             one
             lying
             armed
             wtih
             the
             blew
             Bore
             vnder
             his
             head
             ,
             which
             was
             also
             crosse-legged
             ,
             as
             I
             was
             informed
             ;
             but
             now
             is
             nothing
             remaining
             from
             the
             middle
             downeward
             .
             A
             third
             of
             wood
             armed
             crosse-legged
             ,
             on
             his
             Target
             the
             Armes
             of
             the
             house
             of
             Oxford
             ;
             and
             there
             lieth
             by
             him
             a
             woman
             made
             of
             wood
             ,
             which
             is
             thought
             to
             haue
             beene
             his
             Lady
             ,
             and
             Countesse
             .
             Here
             are
             two
             more
             likewise
             in
             wood
             armed
             ,
             and
             crosse-legged
             ,
             the
             one
             hath
             an
             Hound
             or
             Talbot
             vnder
             his
             feet
             :
             the
             cote
             
             Armour
             of
             the
             other
             is
             quite
             broken
             away
             with
             his
             Target
             .
             Here
             is
             one
             in
             Alabaster
             not
             crosse-legged
             ,
             the
             Garter
             about
             one
             of
             his
             legges
             ;
             what
             is
             vnder
             his
             feet
             cannot
             be
             discerned
             .
             A
             woman
             pourtrayed
             in
             Alabaster
             with
             a
             Falcon
             vnder
             her
             feet
             ,
             and
             a
             little
             Monument
             of
             Alabaster
             ,
             vpon
             which
             is
             the
             image
             of
             one
             in
             a
             Gowne
             ,
             with
             a
             purse
             hanging
             at
             his
             girdle
             :
             hee
             is
             in
             length
             about
             foure
             foot
             .
             But
             I
             will
             shew
             the
             Reader
             the
             names
             of
             such
             Earles
             and
             others
             of
             this
             house
             which
             by
             supposition
             and
             certainty
             are
             said
             to
             haue
             beene
             heere
             interred
             ;
             which
             may
             giue
             some
             light
             to
             the
             further
             knowledge
             of
             these
             ,
             in
             this
             manner
             intombed
             .
          
           
             
               Aubrey
               de
               Vere
            
             the
             sonne
             of
             Aubrey
             ,
             
             Chamberlaine
             vnder
             King
             Henry
             the
             first
             ,
             or
             
               Camerarius
               Anglie
            
             ,
             as
             I
             finde
             it
             in
             old
             Cartularies
             ,
             hauing
             lost
             this
             his
             Office
             of
             great
             Chamberlaine
             ,
             and
             other
             dignities
             ,
             in
             the
             turmoiles
             betweene
             King
             Stephen
             and
             Maude
             the
             Empresse
             ,
             was
             by
             the
             said
             Empresse
             and
             Henry
             the
             second
             (
             as
             you
             may
             haue
             it
             more
             fully
             in
             Vincents
             discouery
             of
             errours
             )
             restored
             to
             all
             his
             former
             honours
             ,
             and
             withall
             created
             Earle
             of
             Oxford
             .
             He
             died
             in
             the
             yeare
             1194.
             the
             sixth
             of
             king
             Richard
             the
             first
             ,
             and
             was
             here
             buried
             by
             his
             father
             .
             
             His
             wife
             Agnes
             or
             Adeliza
             lieth
             buried
             by
             him
             ,
             who
             was
             the
             daughter
             of
             Henry
             of
             Essex
             ,
             Baron
             of
             Ralegh
             ,
             the
             Kings
             Constable
             .
          
           
             Such
             was
             the
             Epitaph
             or
             inscription
             vpon
             his
             Tombe
             ,
             as
             it
             is
             in
             the
             book
             of
             Colne
             Priory
             .
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Albericus
               de
               Vere
               ,
               silius
               Alberici
               de
               Veer
               ,
               Comes
               de
               Guisney
               &
               primus
               Comes
               Oxonie
               magnus
               Camerarius
               Anglie
               qui
               propter
               summam
               audatiam
               ,
               &
               effrenatam
               prauitatem
               Grymme
               Aubrey
               vocabatur
               ,
               obiit
            
             26.
             
               die
               Decembris
               ,
               anno
               Christi
            
             ,
             1194.
             
             
             Richardi
             ●
             .
             sexto
             .
          
           
             
               Aubrey
               de
               Vere
            
             ,
             the
             sonne
             of
             the
             foresaid
             Aubrey
             ,
             succeeded
             his
             father
             in
             all
             his
             dignities
             ;
             I
             finde
             little
             written
             of
             him
             in
             our
             Histories
             ,
             saue
             that
             out
             of
             his
             Christian
             pietie
             he
             did
             confirme
             the
             gift
             of
             
               septem
               librat
               .
               terre
            
             which
             Aubrey
             his
             father
             gaue
             to
             the
             Chanons
             of
             Saint
             
               O
               sith
            
             here
             in
             Essex
             ,
             adding
             thereto
             something
             of
             his
             owne
             .
             He
             dyed
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             Lord
             ,
             1214.
             and
             sleepeth
             now
             in
             the
             same
             Bed
             ,
             with
             three
             other
             Aubreyes
             his
             Ancestors
             .
             To
             whom
             this
             Epitaph
             vpon
             Conrad
             the
             Emperour
             at
             Spires
             in
             Germany
             may
             be
             fitly
             applied
             .
          
           
             
               Filius
               hic
               ,
               Pater
               hic
               ,
               Auus
               hic
               ,
               Proauus
               iacet
               istie
               .
            
             
               The
               great
               Belsire
               ,
               the
               Grandsire
               ,
               Sire
               ,
               and
               Sonne
            
             
               Lie
               here
               interred
               vnder
               this
               Grauestone
               .
            
          
           
             
               Hugh
               de
               Vere
            
             the
             sonne
             of
             Robert
             the
             first
             of
             that
             Christian
             name
             ,
             
             Earle
             of
             Oxford
             ,
             and
             Lord
             great
             Chamberlaine
             of
             England
             ,
             was
             here
             entombed
             with
             his
             Ancestors
             ,
             who
             died
             in
             the
             yeare
             1263.
             
             He
             had
             the
             title
             of
             Lord
             Bolebeck
             ,
             which
             came
             by
             his
             mother
             
               Isabell
               de
               Bolebeck
            
             ,
             daughter
             and
             heire
             of
             
               Hugh
               de
               Bolebeck
            
             ,
             a
             Baron
             ,
             who
             was
             Lord
             of
             Bolebeck
             Castle
             in
             Whitechurch
             within
             Buckinghamshire
             ,
             and
             of
             Swaffam
             Bolebeck
             in
             Cambridgeshire
             .
             Hee
             had
             to
             wife
             Hawisia
             the
             daughter
             of
             
               Saier
               de
               Quincy
            
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Winchester
             ,
             as
             appeares
             by
             this
             Inscription
             sometime
             insculpt
             vpon
             their
             Tombe
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacent
               Hugo
               de
               Veer
               eius
               nominis
               primus
               :
               Comes
               Oxonie
               quartus
               ,
               magnus
               Camerarius
               Anglie
               ,
               filius
               &
               heres
               Roberti
               Comitis
               ,
               &
               Hawisua
               
               vxor
               cius
               ,
               filia
               Saeri
               de
               Quincy
               comitis
               Wintonie
               ,
               qui
               quidem
               Hugo
               obiit
            
             1263.
             
             
               Quorum
               animabus
               propitietur
               altissimus
            
             .
          
           
             
             
               Robert
               de
               Vere
            
             ,
             the
             sonne
             of
             Hugh
             aforesaid
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Oxford
             ,
             who
             enioyed
             his
             fathers
             inheritances
             and
             honours
             the
             space
             of
             thirtie
             and
             two
             yeares
             ,
             lieth
             here
             entombed
             with
             his
             ancestours
             :
             who
             died
             in
             the
             yeare
             1295.
             
             Alice
             his
             wife
             ,
             the
             daughter
             and
             heire
             of
             Gilbert
             Lord
             Samford
             ,
             Lord
             of
             Hormead
             in
             Hertfordshire
             was
             interred
             by
             him
             ,
             who
             died
             at
             Caufeld
             house
             neare
             Dunmow
             ,
             the
             ninth
             day
             of
             September
             ,
             1312.
             
          
           
             
             Here
             lieth
             buried
             the
             body
             of
             
               Robert
               de
               Vere
            
             ,
             sonne
             and
             successour
             to
             the
             foresaid
             Robert
             ,
             whose
             gouernment
             both
             in
             peace
             and
             warre
             was
             so
             prudent
             ,
             his
             hospitalitie
             and
             other
             workes
             of
             charitie
             so
             wisely
             abundant
             ;
             and
             his
             Temperance
             with
             a
             religious
             zeale
             so
             admirablie
             conioyned
             ,
             that
             he
             was
             of
             all
             surnamed
             the
             good
             Earle
             of
             Oxford
             ;
             and
             the
             vulgar
             esteemed
             him
             as
             a
             Saint
             .
             He
             died
             the
             19.
             of
             Aprill
             ,
             1331.
             
          
           
             
             Here
             lyeth
             entombed
             
               Robert
               de
               Vere
               ,
               Richard
            
             the
             seconds
             Mignion
             ;
             who
             to
             adde
             to
             his
             honours
             created
             him
             Marquesse
             of
             Dublin
             ,
             a
             title
             not
             knowne
             before
             that
             time
             in
             England
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             yeare
             following
             Duke
             of
             Ireland
             ,
             with
             commission
             to
             execute
             most
             inseparable
             prerogatiues
             royall
             .
             These
             Stiles
             were
             of
             too
             high
             a
             nature
             ,
             and
             therefore
             infinitely
             subiected
             to
             enuy
             .
             Whereupon
             ,
             like
             a
             second
             Gaueston
             ,
             he
             was
             hated
             of
             the
             Nobilitie
             ;
             especially
             for
             that
             he
             was
             a
             man
             
               nec
               prudentia
               ,
               caeteris
               proceribus
               ,
               nec
               armis
               valentior
               ,
            
             as
             Walsingham
             saith
             ,
             9.
             
             R.
             2.
             
             But
             it
             was
             not
             long
             before
             he
             was
             banished
             England
             by
             the
             Barons
             ,
             for
             abusing
             the
             Kings
             eare
             to
             the
             hurt
             of
             the
             State.
             He
             had
             to
             wife
             a
             young
             ,
             faire
             ,
             and
             noble
             Lady
             ,
             and
             the
             Kings
             neare
             kinswoman
             (
             for
             she
             was
             grandchilde
             to
             King
             Edward
             by
             his
             daughter
             Isabell
             )
             he
             put
             her
             away
             ,
             and
             tooke
             one
             of
             Queene
             Annes
             women
             ,
             a
             Bohemian
             of
             base
             birth
             ,
             
               Sellarij
               filia
            
             ,
             saith
             Walsingham
             ,
             a
             Sadlers
             daughter
             ,
             some
             say
             a
             Ioyners
             ,
             an
             act
             full
             of
             wickednesse
             and
             indignitie
             .
             Yet
             this
             intollerable
             villanie
             offered
             to
             the
             bloud-royall
             ,
             
             King
             Richard
             did
             not
             encounter
             ,
             neither
             had
             the
             power
             ,
             some
             say
             ,
             who
             deemed
             that
             by
             witchcrafts
             and
             forceries
             (
             practised
             vpon
             him
             by
             one
             of
             the
             Dukes
             followers
             )
             his
             iudgement
             was
             so
             seduced
             and
             captiuated
             ,
             that
             he
             could
             not
             see
             what
             was
             honest
             or
             si●
             to
             doe
             .
             But
             where
             Princes
             are
             wilfull
             or
             slothfull
             ,
             and
             their
             Fauorites
             flatterers
             or
             time-seruers
             ,
             there
             needs
             no
             other
             enchantments
             to
             infatuate
             ,
             yea
             and
             ruinate
             the
             greatest
             Monarch
             .
             Vpon
             his
             banishment
             he
             went
             into
             France
             ,
             where
             he
             liued
             about
             fiue
             yeares
             ,
             and
             there
             being
             a
             hunting
             ,
             he
             was
             slaine
             by
             a
             wilde
             Boare
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             1392.
             
             King
             Richard
             hearing
             thereof
             ,
             out
             of
             his
             loue
             ,
             caused
             his
             body
             to
             be
             brought
             into
             England
             ,
             and
             to
             be
             apparrelled
             in
             Princely
             ornaments
             and
             robes
             ,
             and
             put
             about
             his
             neck
             a
             chaine
             of
             gold
             ,
             and
             Rings
             vpon
             his
             fingers
             ,
             and
             so
             was
             buried
             in
             this
             Priory
             ;
             the
             King
             being
             there
             present
             ,
             and
             wearing
             blackes
             .
          
           
             
             After
             the
             death
             of
             Robert
             Duke
             of
             Ireland
             ,
             who
             died
             without
             issue
             ,
             his
             Nephew
             
               Aubrey
               de
               Vere
            
             succeeded
             him
             in
             the
             Earledome
             of
             Oxford
             ;
             he
             enioyed
             his
             honours
             not
             passing
             eight
             yeares
             ,
             but
             dyed
             
               die
               Veneris
               in
               festo
               Sancti
               Georgij
               ,
               Ann.
               primo
               Hen.
               quarti
               ,
            
             1400.
             and
             lieth
             here
             entombed
             with
             his
             worthie
             Ancestors
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             lieth
             buried
             in
             this
             Priorie
             
               Iohn
               de
               Vere
            
             ,
             the
             third
             of
             that
             Christian
             name
             ,
             and
             the
             thirteenth
             Earle
             of
             Oxford
             ,
             Lord
             Bolebecke
             ,
             Samford
             ,
             and
             
             Scales
             ,
             great
             Chamberlaine
             ,
             and
             Lord
             high
             Admirall
             of
             England
             .
             Who
             died
             the
             fourth
             of
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             1512.
             hauing
             beene
             Earle
             of
             Oxford
             full
             fifty
             yeares
             ;
             a
             long
             time
             to
             tugge
             out
             ,
             in
             the
             troublesome
             raignes
             of
             so
             many
             kings
             ,
             especially
             for
             men
             of
             eminent
             places
             and
             high
             spirits
             ,
             euer
             apt
             to
             take
             any
             occasion
             to
             shew
             their
             manly
             prowesse
             :
             which
             fire
             of
             honour
             flamed
             in
             this
             Earles
             breast
             ,
             at
             Barnet
             field
             ,
             where
             (
             in
             a
             mist
             )
             the
             great
             Earle
             of
             Warwickes
             men
             ,
             not
             able
             to
             distinguish
             betwixt
             the
             Sun
             with
             streames
             vpon
             King
             Edwards
             liuery
             ,
             and
             the
             Starre
             with
             streames
             on
             this
             Earles
             liuery
             ,
             shot
             at
             this
             Earles
             followers
             ;
             and
             by
             that
             misprision
             the
             battell
             was
             lost
             .
             After
             which
             he
             fled
             into
             Cornwall
             ,
             and
             seized
             vpon
             Saint
             Michaels
             Mount.
             But
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             got
             him
             in
             his
             power
             ,
             and
             committed
             him
             prisoner
             to
             the
             Castle
             of
             Hames
             beyond
             the
             Seas
             ,
             where
             he
             remained
             for
             the
             space
             of
             twelue
             yeares
             ,
             vntill
             the
             first
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             seuenth
             ,
             with
             whom
             he
             came
             into
             England
             ,
             and
             by
             whom
             he
             was
             made
             Captaine
             of
             the
             Archers
             at
             Bosworth-field
             ,
             where
             after
             a
             short
             resistance
             hee
             discomfited
             the
             Foreward
             of
             King
             Richard
             ,
             whereof
             a
             great
             number
             were
             slaine
             in
             the
             chase
             ,
             and
             no
             small
             number
             fell
             vnder
             the
             victors
             sword
             .
             This
             Earle
             gaue
             a
             great
             contribution
             to
             the
             finishing
             of
             Saint
             Maries
             Church
             in
             Cambridge
             ;
             His
             hospitalitie
             ,
             and
             the
             great
             port
             he
             carried
             here
             in
             his
             country
             ,
             may
             be
             gathered
             out
             of
             a
             discourse
             ,
             in
             that
             exquisite
             History
             of
             Henry
             the
             seuenth
             ,
             penned
             by
             that
             learned
             and
             iudicious
             Statesman
             ,
             Sir
             
               Francis
               Bacon
            
             ,
             Viscount
             Saint
             Alban
             ,
             lately
             deceased
             .
          
           
             The
             last
             Earle
             that
             I
             finde
             to
             be
             here
             entombed
             of
             ancient
             times
             ,
             
             is
             
               Iohn
               de
               Vere
            
             ,
             the
             fourth
             of
             that
             christian
             name
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Oxford
             ,
             Lord
             Bulbeck
             Samford
             and
             Scales
             ,
             Lord
             great
             Chamberlaine
             of
             England
             ,
             and
             Knight
             of
             the
             Garter
             ;
             he
             was
             commonly
             called
             little
             Iohn
             of
             Campes
             ,
             Castle
             Campes
             ,
             in
             Cambridgeshire
             ,
             being
             the
             ancient
             seate
             of
             the
             Veres
             ,
             where
             this
             Earle
             vsed
             much
             to
             reside
             ;
             He
             married
             Anne
             ,
             daughter
             of
             
               Thomas
               Howard
            
             Duke
             of
             Norfolke
             ,
             and
             died
             without
             issue
             the
             14
             of
             July
             ,
             1526.
             
          
           
             I
             finde
             in
             a
             booke
             of
             Dunmow
             ,
             
             
               in
               bib
               .
               Cot.
            
             that
             Maud
             ,
             the
             wife
             of
             
               Iohn
               de
               Vere
            
             the
             seuenth
             Earle
             of
             Oxford
             ,
             lyeth
             here
             intombed
             :
             shee
             was
             the
             daughter
             of
             Bartholomew
             ,
             Lord
             Badelismere
             ,
             Baron
             of
             Leedes
             in
             Kent
             ;
             and
             one
             of
             the
             heires
             of
             Giles
             Lord
             Badelismere
             her
             brother
             .
             She
             was
             first
             married
             to
             Robert
             ,
             sonne
             of
             
               Robert
               Fitz-Paine
            
             .
             She
             outliued
             her
             later
             husband
             some
             few
             yeares
             ,
             and
             died
             the
             24.
             of
             May
             ,
             1365.
             
          
        
         
           
             ...
             Coggeshall
             .
          
           
             .......
             
               Coggeshale
               ......
               mil.
               ....
               M.
               ccc
               .
            
             .....
             For
             which
             of
             the
             name
             ,
             this
             broken
             inscription
             should
             be
             engrauen
             ,
             I
             cannot
             learne
             ;
             but
             I
             finde
             that
             these
             Coggeshals
             in
             foregoing
             ages
             ,
             were
             Gentlemen
             of
             exemplarie
             regard
             and
             knightly
             degree
             ,
             whose
             ancient
             habitation
             was
             in
             this
             Towne
             ;
             one
             of
             which
             familie
             was
             knighted
             by
             King
             Edward
             the
             third
             ,
             the
             same
             day
             that
             hee
             created
             Edward
             his
             eldest
             sonne
             Earle
             of
             Chester
             ,
             and
             Duke
             of
             Cornwall
             ,
             Anno
             1336.
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Thomas
               Paycocke
               quondam
               Carnifex
               de
               Coggeshal
               qui
               obijt
            
             21
             Maij
             ,
             
             1461.
             
               et
               Christiana
               vxor
               eius
               ,
               quorum
               animabus
               .
            
          
           
           
             Prey
             for
             the
             sowl
             of
             
               Robert
               Paycock
            
             of
             Coggeshale
             cloth-maker
             ,
             for
             Elizabeth
             and
             Ioan
             his
             wyfs
             ,
             
             who
             died
             21.
             
             Octob.
             1520.
             on
             whos
             soul.
             
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Thomas
               Paycock
            
             cloth-worker
             ,
             Margaret
             and
             Ann
             his
             wyfs
             :
             which
             Tho.
             died
             the
             4.
             of
             September
             ,
             
             1518.
             
          
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Iohannis
               Paycock
               et
               Iohanne
               vxoris
               eius
               ,
               qui
               quidem
               Iohannes
               obijt
            
             2
             Aprilis
             1533.
             
             
             The
             Creede
             in
             Latine
             is
             all
             curiously
             inlaid
             with
             brasse
             ,
             round
             about
             the
             Tombestone
             ,
             
               Credo
               in
               Deum
               patrem
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             
             
               Orate
               pro
               animabus
               Iohannis
               Kebulet
               Isabelle
               et
               Iohanne
               vx
               .
               eius
               Quorum
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             About
             the
             verge
             of
             the
             stone
             in
             brasse
             ,
             a
             
               Pater
               noster
            
             inlaid
             .
             
               Pater
               Noster
               qui
               es
               in
               celis
               sanctificetur
               nomen
               tuum
               ,
            
             and
             so
             to
             the
             end
             of
             the
             praier
             .
          
           
             Vpon
             the
             middest
             of
             the
             marble
             this
             
               Aue
               Maria.
            
             
          
           
             
               Aue
               Maria
               ,
               gratia
               plena
               ;
               Dominus
               tecum
               :
               Benedicta
               tu
               :
               in
               mulieribus
               ;
               et
               benedictus
               sit
               fructus
               ventris
               tui
               .
               Iesus
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             
             I
             haue
             not
             seene
             such
             rich
             monuments
             ,
             for
             so
             meane
             persons
             .
          
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Gulielmi
               Goldwyre
               ,
               et
               Isabelle
               et
               Christiane
               vxorum
               ,
               qui
               quidem
               Gulielmus
               obijt
            
             .
             ...
             1514.
             
          
           
             
               Mary
               Moder
               mayden
               clere
            
             
               Prey
               for
               me
               
                 William
                 Goldwyre
              
               .
            
             
               And
               for
               me
               Isabel
               his
               wyf
               .
            
             
               Lady
               for
               thy
               Ioyes
               fyf
               .
            
             
               Hav
               mercy
               on
               Christian
               his
               second
               wyf
               ,
            
             
               Swete
               Iesu
               for
               thy
               wowndys
               fyf
               .
            
          
           
             
             Here
             in
             this
             towne
             of
             Cogshal
             was
             sometime
             an
             Abbey
             built
             ,
             and
             endowed
             by
             King
             Stephen
             ,
             and
             Maud
             his
             Queene
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             1140.
             the
             fift
             of
             his
             raigne
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             booke
             of
             Saint
             Austins
             in
             Canterbury
             ,
             
               Anno
               M.
               c.
               xl
               .
               facta
               est
               Abbathia
               de
               Cogeshal
               a
               Rege
               Stephano
               et
               Matilde
               Regina
               ,
               qui
               primo
               fundauerunt
               Abbathiam
               de
               Furnesse
               ,
               Abbatiam
               de
               Longeleyrs
               ,
               et
               postea
               Abbathiam
               de
               Feuersham
               ,
               &c.
            
             this
             house
             was
             dedicated
             to
             the
             blessed
             Virgin
             Mary
             ,
             wherein
             were
             placed
             white
             Monkes
             ●luniackes
             ;
             the
             reuenues
             of
             which
             were
             valued
             to
             be
             yearely
             worth
             298.
             l.
             8.
             s.
             it
             was
             surrendred
             the
             18.
             of
             March
             ,
             29.
             
             Hen.
             8.
             
          
           
             Adioyning
             to
             the
             Rode
             called
             Coccill-way
             ,
             which
             to
             this
             towne
             leadeth
             ,
             was
             lately
             found
             an
             arched
             Vault
             of
             bricke
             ,
             and
             therein
             a
             burning
             lampe
             of
             glasse
             couered
             with
             a
             Romane
             Tyle
             some
             14
             inches
             square
             ,
             and
             one
             Vrne
             with
             ashes
             and
             bones
             ,
             besides
             two
             sacrificing
             dishes
             of
             smooth
             and
             pollished
             red
             earth
             ,
             hauing
             the
             bottome
             of
             one
             of
             them
             with
             faire
             Romane
             letters
             inscribed
             ,
             COCCILLI
             .
             M
             .
             I
             may
             probably
             coniecture
             this
             to
             haue
             beene
             the
             sepulchrall
             monument
             of
             the
             Lord
             of
             this
             towne
             ,
             who
             liued
             about
             the
             time
             of
             
               Antoninus
               Pius
            
             ,
             (
             as
             by
             the
             coyne
             there
             likewise
             found
             appeareth
             )
             the
             affinitie
             betweene
             his
             and
             the
             now
             townes
             name
             being
             almost
             one
             and
             the
             same
             .
             These
             remaine
             in
             the
             custody
             of
             that
             iudicious
             great
             Statesman
             Sir
             
               Richard
               Weston
            
             Knight
             ,
             Baron
             Weston
             of
             Nealand
             ,
             Lord
             Treasurer
             of
             England
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             most
             honourable
             Order
             of
             the
             Garter
             companion
             .
             Who
             for
             his
             approued
             vertues
             and
             industrie
             ,
             both
             
             vnder
             father
             and
             sonne
             ,
             doth
             to
             the
             publique
             good
             fully
             answere
             the
             place
             and
             dignity
             .
          
           
             Before
             these
             times
             ,
             in
             a
             place
             called
             Westfield
             ,
             three
             quarters
             of
             a
             mile
             distant
             from
             this
             towne
             ,
             and
             belonging
             to
             the
             Abbey
             there
             ,
             was
             found
             by
             touching
             of
             a
             plough
             ,
             
             a
             great
             brasen
             pot
             :
             The
             ploughmen
             supposing
             to
             haue
             beene
             hid
             treasure
             ,
             sent
             for
             the
             Abbot
             of
             Cogeshall
             to
             see
             the
             taking
             vp
             of
             it
             ;
             and
             he
             going
             thither
             ,
             met
             with
             Sir
             
               Clement
               Harleston
            
             ,
             and
             desired
             him
             also
             to
             accompany
             him
             thither
             .
             The
             mouth
             of
             the
             pot
             was
             closed
             with
             a
             white
             substance
             ,
             like
             past
             or
             clay
             ,
             as
             hard
             as
             burned
             bricke
             :
             when
             that
             by
             force
             was
             remoued
             ,
             there
             was
             found
             within
             it
             another
             pot
             ,
             but
             that
             was
             of
             earth
             ;
             that
             being
             opened
             ,
             there
             was
             found
             in
             it
             a
             lesser
             pot
             of
             earth
             ,
             of
             the
             quantity
             of
             a
             gallon
             ,
             couered
             with
             a
             matter
             like
             Veluet
             ,
             and
             fastened
             at
             the
             mouth
             with
             a
             silke
             lace
             ;
             in
             it
             they
             found
             some
             whole
             bones
             ,
             and
             many
             pieces
             of
             small
             bones
             wrapped
             vp
             in
             fine
             silke
             ,
             of
             fresh
             colour
             ,
             which
             the
             Abbot
             tooke
             for
             the
             reliques
             of
             some
             Saints
             ,
             and
             laid
             vp
             in
             his
             Vestuary
             .
          
        
         
           
             Bocking
             Dorewards
             .
          
           
             So
             denominated
             of
             the
             Dorewardes
             sometimes
             Lords
             of
             this
             towne
             ,
             and
             Patrons
             of
             this
             fat
             Parsonage
             ,
             which
             is
             xxxv
             .
             l
             .
             x.
             s.
             in
             the
             Kings
             bookes
             ▪
             as
             I
             am
             perswaded
             by
             relation
             ,
             and
             these
             Inscriptions
             vpon
             ancient
             Tombes
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Iohannes
               Doreward
               Armig.
               filius
               Willelmi
               Doreward
               mil
               ....
               qui
               obijt
            
             ....
             1420.
             
               et
               Isabella
               vxor
               eius
            
             ....
             :
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Iohannes
               Doreward
               Armiger
               qui
               obiit
               xxx
               .
               die
               Ianuar.
               Anno
               Dom.
               Mil.
               cccc
               .
               lxv
               .
               et
               Blancha
               vxor
               eius
               que
               obiit
               ...
               die
               mens
               .
               ....
               An
               Dom.
               Mil.
               cccc
               .
               lx
               .
               quorum
               animabus
               propitietur
               dens
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             
               Clauiger
               Ethereus
               nobis
               sis
               Ianitor
               almus
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Haulsteed
             .
          
           
             The
             Lordship
             of
             Stansteed
             within
             this
             Parish
             ,
             was
             the
             ancient
             inheritance
             of
             the
             noble
             family
             of
             the
             Bourchiers
             ,
             in
             which
             they
             had
             a
             mansion
             house
             ;
             many
             of
             which
             surname
             ,
             lie
             here
             entombed
             ;
             to
             continue
             whose
             remembrance
             in
             the
             south
             side
             of
             the
             Quire
             is
             a
             Chappell
             ,
             which
             to
             this
             day
             is
             called
             Bowsers
             Chappell
             ,
             wherein
             they
             lie
             interred
             ;
             the
             inscriptions
             which
             were
             vpon
             their
             monuments
             ,
             are
             quite
             gone
             ,
             this
             one
             following
             excepted
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Bartholomeus
               quondam
               Dominus
               de
               Bourgchier
               ,
            
             
             
               qui
               obiit
               viii
               .
               die
               mens
               .
               Maii
               Anno
               Dom.
               M.
               cccc.ix
               .
               et
               Margereta
               Sutton
               ac
               Idonea
               Louey
               vxores
               eius
               .
               Quorum
               animabus
               propitietur
               Deu
               S.
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             Vnder
             another
             of
             these
             monuments
             ,
             lieth
             the
             body
             of
             
               Robert
               Bourchier
            
             ,
             Lord
             Chancelor
             of
             England
             ,
             in
             the
             fourteenth
             yeare
             of
             King
             Edward
             the
             third
             ,
             from
             whom
             (
             saith
             the
             light
             of
             great
             Britaine
             ,
             Clarentie●x
             )
             sprang
             a
             most
             honourable
             progenie
             of
             Earles
             ,
             and
             Barons
             of
             that
             name
             .
          
           
             Here
             stands
             a
             monument
             ,
             vnder
             which
             one
             of
             the
             right
             honourable
             familie
             of
             the
             Veres
             lieth
             interred
             ,
             it
             is
             much
             defaced
             ....
             
               Georgio
               Vere
               filio
               Georgii
               Vere
               ....
               militis
            
             .......
             1498.
             
          
        
         
           
           
             High
             Esterne
             :
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             Dame
             
               Agnes
               Gate
            
             ,
             the
             wyf
             of
             Sir
             
               Geffrey
               Gate
            
             knight
             ,
             the
             which
             Sir
             Geffrey
             was
             six
             yeares
             Captane
             of
             the
             Isle
             of
             Wyght
             ,
             
             and
             after
             ,
             Marshal
             of
             Caleys
             ,
             and
             there
             kept
             with
             the
             Pykards
             worschipul
             warrys
             ,
             and
             euyr
             entendyd
             as
             a
             good
             Knyght
             ,
             to
             please
             the
             Kyng
             in
             the
             partyes
             of
             Normandy
             wyth
             al
             his
             myght
             :
             which
             Agnes
             dyed
             the
             ix
             .
             of
             Decembyr
             .
             M.
             cccc.lxxxvii
             .
             on
             whos
             soul
             Iesu
             haue
             mercy
             ,
             Amen
             .
          
           
             
               Prey
               for
               the
               sowl
               al
               ye
               that
               liue
               in
               sight
               ,
            
             
               Of
               Sir
               
                 Geffrey
                 Gate
              
               ,
               the
               curtesse
               knight
               ,
            
             
               Who
               's
               wyff
               is
               beryed
               here
               by
               Goddys
               might
               .
            
             
               He
               bowght
               the
               Manor
               of
               Garnets
               by
               right
            
             
               Of
               Koppeden
               gentylman
               ,
               so
               he
               behight
            
             
               Of
               this
               Witnesses
               his
               wyff
               and
               Executors
               .
            
             
               This
               yer
               ......
               delihowrs
               .
            
             
               xxii
               .
               Ian.
               M.
               cccc
               .
               lxxvii
               .
            
             
               Pater
               de
               celis
               Deus
               miserere
               nobis
               :
            
             
               Fili
               redemptor
               mundi
               Deus
               miserere
               nobis
               .
            
             
               Sancta
               Trinitas
               vnus
               Deus
               miserere
               nobis
               .
            
          
           
             This
             Manour
             of
             Garnets
             here
             mentioned
             ,
             and
             all
             his
             other
             inheritance
             (
             as
             I
             haue
             it
             by
             relation
             from
             the
             Inhabitants
             )
             about
             fourescore
             yeares
             after
             the
             death
             of
             this
             Sir
             Geffray
             ,
             was
             forfeited
             to
             the
             Crowne
             ,
             by
             the
             attaindour
             of
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Gate
            
             Knight
             ,
             beheaded
             on
             the
             Tower
             hill
             ,
             with
             
               Iohn
               Dudley
            
             Duke
             of
             Northumberland
             ,
             and
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Palmer
            
             Knight
             ,
             for
             that
             they
             had
             endeuoured
             to
             haue
             made
             Lady
             Iane
             ,
             (
             the
             daughter
             of
             
               Henry
               Grey
            
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Suffolke
             ,
             by
             Frances
             his
             wife
             ,
             who
             was
             the
             daughter
             of
             
               Charles
               Brandon
            
             Duke
             of
             Suffolke
             ,
             by
             Mary
             his
             wife
             ,
             second
             sister
             to
             King
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             and
             the
             wife
             of
             
               Guilford
               Dudley
            
             ,
             the
             fourth
             sonne
             of
             the
             said
             Duke
             of
             Northumberland
             )
             Queene
             of
             England
             ,
             the
             xxii
             .
             of
             August
             ,
             M.
             ccccc
             .
             53.
             the
             first
             of
             Queene
             Mary
             .
          
        
         
           
             Barmiston
             .
          
           
             
             Of
             your
             cherite
             prey
             for
             the
             sowl
             of
             
               Peter
               Wood
            
             ,
          
           
             Who
             died
             the
             thirtyth
             dey
             of
             May
             ,
          
           
             Vnto
             hym
             that
             was
             crucified
             on
             the
             rood
             ,
          
           
             To
             send
             hym
             ioyes
             for
             ay
             .
          
        
         
           
             Castle
             Heningham
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             lieth
             interred
             vnder
             a
             Tombe
             of
             marble
             and
             Tuch
             now
             ruinous
             ,
             
               Iohn
               de
               Vere
            
             the
             fift
             of
             that
             Christian
             name
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Oxford
             ,
             Lord
             Bulbeck
             ,
             Samford
             and
             Scales
             ,
             and
             great
             Chamberlaine
             of
             England
             .
             Vpon
             which
             monument
             I
             finde
             nothing
             engrauen
             ,
             but
             the
             names
             of
             his
             children
             which
             he
             had
             by
             his
             wife
             Elizabeth
             ,
             daughter
             &
             heire
             of
             
               Edward
               Trussell
            
             
             of
             Staffordshire
             knight
             Banneret
             .
             Which
             were
             three
             sonnes
             and
             three
             daughters
             ,
             namely
             ,
             
               Iohn
               de
               Vere
            
             ,
             the
             sixth
             of
             that
             Christian
             name
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Oxford
             ;
             
             
               Aubrey
               de
               Vere
            
             second
             sonne
             ;
             
               Geffrey
               Vere
            
             the
             third
             sonne
             (
             Father
             of
             
               Iohn
               Vere
            
             of
             Kirbey
             Hall
             ,
             of
             Sir
             
               Francis
               Vere
            
             knight
             ,
             the
             great
             Leader
             in
             the
             Low
             countries
             ,
             and
             of
             that
             renowned
             Souldier
             ,
             Sir
             
               Horatio
               Vere
            
             knight
             ,
             Lord
             Baron
             of
             Tilbery
             in
             this
             County
             )
             Elizabeth
             ,
             married
             to
             Thomas
             Lord
             Darcy
             of
             Chich
             :
             Anne
             wife
             to
             Edmund
             Lord
             Sheffield
             ,
             and
             Francis
             ,
             married
             to
             
               Henry
               Howard
            
             Earle
             of
             Surrey
             .
             This
             Earle
             Iohn
             was
             knight
             of
             the
             Garter
             ,
             and
             Councellour
             of
             State
             to
             king
             Henry
             the
             eight
             .
             Who
             died
             here
             in
             his
             Castle
             at
             Heueningham
             the
             19.
             of
             March
             ,
             1539.
             
          
           
             Prey
             for
             the
             soul
             of
             
               Dorethy
               Scroop
            
             ,
             
             dawghter
             of
             
               Richard
               Scroop
            
             ,
             brother
             to
             the
             Lord
             Scroop
             of
             Bolton
             ....
             who
             ....
             1491.
             
          
           
             This
             Dorothie
             was
             sister
             of
             Elisabeth
             (
             the
             widow
             of
             William
             Lord
             Beaumont
             ,
             and
             daughter
             of
             
               Richard
               Scroope
            
             knight
             )
             the
             second
             wife
             of
             
               Iohn
               de
               Vere
            
             ,
             the
             third
             of
             that
             Christian
             name
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Oxford
             .
          
           
             In
             a
             parchment
             Roll
             without
             date
             ,
             
             belonging
             to
             the
             Earle
             of
             Oxford
             ,
             I
             find
             that
             one
             Lucia
             (
             belike
             some
             one
             of
             that
             right
             honourable
             house
             )
             founded
             a
             Priory
             in
             this
             Parish
             for
             blacke
             veyled
             Nunnes
             :
             Which
             she
             dedicated
             to
             the
             holy
             Grosse
             ,
             and
             the
             blessed
             Virgine
             Mary
             .
             Of
             which
             religious
             foundation
             she
             her selfe
             was
             the
             first
             Prioresse
             :
             whose
             death
             was
             wondrously
             lamented
             by
             Agnes
             ,
             who
             did
             next
             succeed
             her
             in
             that
             office
             ,
             and
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             Couent
             :
             who
             desire
             the
             prayers
             and
             suffrages
             of
             all
             the
             religious
             houses
             in
             England
             ,
             for
             her
             soules
             health
             .
             The
             forme
             whereof
             to
             transcribe
             ,
             cannot
             seeme
             much
             impertinent
             to
             the
             subiect
             I
             haue
             in
             hand
             ,
             nor
             tedious
             to
             the
             iudicious
             Reader
             .
          
           
             Anima
             domine
             Lucie
             ,
             prime
             &
             Fundatricis
             Ecclesie
             Sancte
             Crucis
             et
             Sancte
             Marie
             de
             Heningham
             ,
             
             et
             anime
             Ricardi
             et
             Sare
             ,
             Galfridi
             et
             Dametre
             ,
             et
             Helene
             ,
             et
             anime
             omnium
             defunctorum
             per
             miserecordiam
             Dei
             requiescant
             in
             pace
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             
               Vniuersis
               sancte
               Matris
               Ecclesie
               filiis
               ad
               quos
               presens
               scriptum
               peruenerit
               :
               Agnes
               Ecclesie
               sancte
               crucis
               ,
               &
               Sancte
               Marie
               de
               Henigeham
               humilis
               Ministra
               ;
               eiusdemque
               loci
               conuentus
               eternam
               in
               Domino
               salutem
               .
               Post
               imbres
               lacrimarum
               ,
               et
               fletuum
               innundacionem
               quam
               in
               transitu
               karissime
               Matris
               nostre
               venerande
               Lucie
               prime
               Priorisse
               ac
               fundatricis
               Domus
               nostre
               fudimus
               :
               que
               vocante
               Domino
               tertio
               Idus
               Iulij
               ,
               viam
               vniuerse
               carnis
               ingressa
               ,
               terre
               debitum
               humani
               generis
               persoluit
               :
               manum
               misimus
               ad
               calamum
               vniuersitati
               vestre
               scripto
               denunciantes
               calamitatem
               quam
               patimur
               :
               subtracta
               enim
               tam
               felici
               matre
               ,
               in
               hac
               valle
               miserie
               simul
               &
               cor
               nostrum
               dereliquit
               nos
               .
               ec
               mirum
               ,
               cum
               eadem
               tot
               virtutum
               polleret
               moribus
               ;
               tantis
               gratiarum
               rutilaret
               honoribus
               ;
               tot
               meritorum
               fragaret
               odoribus
               :
               vt
               merito
               illi
               congruat
               hoc
               nomen
               Lucia
               ,
               quod
               est
               lucis
               scientia
               .
               Recte
               ideo
               Lucia
               dicta
               ,
               quia
               nomen
               beate
               virginis
               Lucie
               sortita
               ,
               illius
               pro
               viribus
               imitabatur
               exempla
               .
               Illa
               meritis
               &
               precibus
               fluxum
               sanguinis
               in
               Matre
               deleuit
               .
               Ista
               in
               se
               omnis
               motus
               concupiscentie
               carnalis
               restringens
               ,
               fluxum
               in
               aliis
               incontinentie
               &
               contaminationis
               per
               ariditatem
               sancte
               conuersationis
               &
               sobrie
               vite
               radicitus
               extirpauit
               .
               Illa
               sponso
               suo
               carnalem
               copulam
               nutu
               diuino
               subtraxit
               .
               Ista
               vt
               nouimus
               vinculo
               Matrimonij
               septies
               constricta
               ,
               consortii
               virilis
               ignara
               ;
               incontaminata
               semper
               &
               illesa
               permansit
               ,
               &
               ita
               de
               laqueo
               venantium
               temporaliter
               
               est
               erepta
               .
               Et
               hoc
               fecit
               diuina
               prudentia
               ,
               vt
               nullum
               preter
               eum
               admitteret
               amatorem
               .
               Ista
               etiam
               discreta
               fuit
               in
               silentio
               vtilis
               in
               verbo
               ,
               verecundia
               grauis
               ,
               pudore
               venerabilis
               ,
               singulis
               compassione
               proxima
               ,
               pre
               cunctis
               contemplatione
               suspensa
               ;
               sicque
               studuit
               bene
               agentibus
               esse
               per
               humilitatem
               socia
               vt
               per
               zelum
               iusticie
               delinquentium
               corrigeret
               errata
               .
               Vnde
               in
               titillatione
               carnis
               ex
               ea
               didicimus
               habere
               prudentiam
               ,
               in
               aduersitate
               fortitudinem
               ;
               in
               tribulatione
               patientiam
               ,
               in
               desperatione
               solatium
               ;
               in
               periculo
               refugium
               ,
               in
               estu
               refrigerium
               ,
               in
               asperitate
               lenitatem
               .
               Et
               suit
               nobis
               ipsius
               exemplo
               lectio
               fr●quentior
               ,
               oratio
               pinguior
               ,
               &
               feruentior
               affectus
               .
               Quid
               multa
               ,
               tanta
               efflor●●●
               in
               hac
               benignissima
               virgine
               ,
               &
               pia
               matre
               nostra
               virtus
               abstinentie
               ,
               tanta
               ieiuniorum
               &
               vigiliarum
               nec
               non
               &
               vestimentorum
               asperitate
               ,
               disciplinarum
               que
               assiduitate
               corpus
               suum
               extenuauit
               vt
               fere
               simul
               cum
               Iob
               sanctissimo
               ,
               pelli
               sue
               consumptis
               carnibus
               os
               suum
               adhereret
               .
               Et
               hec
               talis
               tantaque
               sublata
               est
               ,
               et
               hec
               omnia
               simul
               .
               Migrauit
               autem
               ad
               illum
               qui
               sibi
               fructuum
               decimas
               persolui
               voluit
               ,
               qui
               etiam
               Decalogum
               constituit
               mandatorum
               .
               Miseremini
               igitur
               nostri
               ,
               miseremini
               nostri
               saltem
               vos
               amici
               nostri
               ;
               et
               vobis
               miseris
               compatiamini
               fluentes
               lacrimas
               per
               orationum
               suffragia
               desiccantes
               :
               quia
               pium
               est
               &
               saluberrimum
               pro
               defunctis
               exorare
               vt
               à
               peccatis
               solvantur
               .
               Subuenite
               igitur
               benigni
               Monachi
               ,
               subuenite
               venerabiles
               Canonici
               ,
               &
               vos
               sancte
               virgines
               ,
               in
               conspectu
               Altissimi
               preces
               &
               bostias
               offerentes
               ,
               vt
               ipsius
               pie
               misercatur
               qui
               abstergit
               omnem
               lacrimam
               ab
               oculis
               Sanctorum
               ,
               quatenus
               que
               ei
               macule
               de
               terrenis
               contagijs
               adheserunt
               ,
               remissionis
               eius
               remedio
               deleantur
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             To
             this
             Supplication
             the
             religious
             of
             all
             houses
             answer
             in
             this
             forme
             .
          
           
             
               Titulus
               Ecclesie
               Apostolorum
               Petri
               &
               Pauli
               &
               sancte
               Osithe
               Virginis
               &
               Matris
               de
               Chich.
               Anima
               Domine
               Lucie
               Priorisse
               de
               Hengeham
               et
               anime
               omnium
               sidelium
               defunctorum
               per
               Dei
               miserecordiam
               requiescant
               in
               pace
               .
               Amen
               .
               Concedimus
               ei
               commune
               beneficium
               Ecclesie
               nostre
               .
               Oranimus
               pro
               vestris
               ,
               orate
               pro
               nostris
               .
            
             Some
             againe
             do
             answer
             thus
             :
             
               Preter
               autem
               commune
               beneficium
               et
               orationes
               communes
               Ecclesie
               nostre
               ,
               concedimus
               ei
               ab
               vnoquoque
               Sacerdote
               vnam
               Missam
               ,
               inferioris
               ordinis
               vnum
               Psalterium
               ,
               et
               diem
               ipsius
               obitus
               in
               Martyrilogio
               nostro
               annotari
               fecimus
               .
            
             All
             concluding
             euer
             with
             
               Oranimus
               pro
               vestris
               ,
               orate
               pro
               nostris
               .
            
          
           
             Vnder
             the
             picture
             of
             the
             Crucifix
             ,
             the
             blessed
             Virgine
             ,
             and
             vpon
             her
             portraiture
             drawne
             vpon
             her
             Tombe
             ,
             these
             nicking
             ,
             nice
             ,
             allusiue
             verses
             were
             cut
             and
             engrauen
             .
          
           
             
               
                 
                 Crux
                 bona
                 crux
                 digna
                 lignum
                 super
                 omnia
                 ligna
                 .
              
               
                 Me
                 tibi
                 consigna
                 redimens
                 a
                 peste
                 maligna
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Stella
                 Maris
                 ,
                 candoris
                 ebur
                 speculum
                 Paradysi
              
               
                 Fons
                 venie
                 ,
                 vite
                 ianua
                 ,
                 Virgo
                 vale
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Hec
                 Virgo
                 vite
                 mitis
                 super
                 astra
                 locatur
                 .
              
               
                 Et
                 sic
                 Lucie
                 lux
                 sine
                 fine
                 datur
                 .
              
               
                 Transijt
                 ad
                 superos
                 venerabilis
                 hec
                 Monialis
                 .
              
               
                 Vix
                 succedit
                 ei
                 virtutum
                 munere
                 talis
                 .
              
               
                 Luci
                 lucie
                 prece
                 lux
                 mediente
                 Marie
              
               
                 Luceat
                 eterna
                 ,
                 quia
                 floruit
                 vt
                 rosa
                 verna
                 .
              
               
               
                 Ad
                 lucem
                 Lucia
                 venit
                 sine
                 fine
                 manentem
                 .
              
               
                 Et
                 sic
                 quem
                 coluit
                 patrem
                 videt
                 omnipotentem
                 .
              
               
                 Tres
                 tibi
                 gemmate
                 lucent
                 Lucia
                 coron●
                 .
              
               
                 Insuper
                 aurate
                 dic
                 lector
                 qua
                 ration●
                 .
              
               
                 Mater
                 virgo
                 tamen
                 Martir
                 fuit
                 ,
                 ergo
                 inu
                 Amen
                 .
              
               
                 Cernat
                 ad
                 examen
                 districti
                 Iudicis
                 Amen
                 .
              
               
                 Subueniant
                 anime
                 Lucie
                 celica
                 queque
              
               
                 Ad
                 quorum
                 laudes
                 dapsilis
                 vrna
                 f●it
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           
             Sible
             Heueningham
             .
          
           
             In
             this
             Parish
             Church
             sometime
             stood
             a
             Tombe
             ,
             arched
             ouer
             ,
             and
             engrauen
             to
             the
             likenesse
             of
             Hawkes
             flying
             in
             a
             wood
             ,
             which
             was
             raised
             to
             the
             remembrance
             of
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Hawkewood
            
             knight
             ,
             
             borne
             in
             this
             village
             ,
             the
             sonne
             of
             
               Gilbert
               Hawkewood
            
             Tanner
             ,
             bound
             an
             apprentice
             to
             a
             Tailor
             in
             the
             Citie
             of
             London
             ;
             
             from
             whence
             he
             was
             prest
             in
             the
             seruice
             of
             King
             Edward
             the
             third
             ,
             in
             the
             warres
             of
             France
             .
             Of
             whom
             for
             his
             admired
             valour
             ,
             he
             was
             honoured
             with
             the
             order
             of
             knighthood
             ;
             and
             in
             the
             like
             regard
             of
             his
             notable
             demerits
             ,
             Barnabie
             the
             warlicke
             brother
             of
             Galeasius
             ,
             Lord
             of
             Millaine
             (
             father
             to
             Iohn
             the
             first
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Millaine
             )
             gaue
             him
             his
             daughter
             Domnia
             in
             marriage
             :
             by
             whom
             he
             had
             a
             sonne
             named
             Iohn
             ,
             borne
             in
             Italie
             ,
             made
             knight
             ,
             and
             naturalized
             in
             the
             seuenth
             yeare
             of
             King
             Hon.
             the
             fourth
             ;
             as
             I
             haue
             it
             out
             of
             a
             Manuscript
             in
             these
             words
             .
             
             
               Iohannes
               silius
               Iohannis
               Haukewood
               Miles
               ,
               natus
               in
               partibus
               Italie
               factus
               indigena
               Ann.
               viii
               .
               Hen.
               iiij
               .
               mater
               eius
               nata
               in
               partibus
               transmarinis
               .
            
          
           
             The
             Florentines
             in
             testimony
             of
             his
             surpassing
             valour
             ,
             and
             singular
             faithfull
             seruice
             to
             their
             state
             ,
             adorned
             him
             with
             the
             statue
             of
             a
             man
             of
             armes
             ,
             and
             a
             sumptuous
             Monument
             ,
             wherein
             his
             ashes
             remaine
             honoured
             at
             this
             present
             day
             .
             The
             Italian
             writers
             ,
             both
             *
             Historians
             and
             
             Poets
             ,
             resound
             his
             worthie
             acts
             with
             full
             mouth
             .
             But
             for
             my
             part
             (
             to
             vse
             M.
             Camdens
             words
             )
             it
             may
             suffice
             to
             adde
             vnto
             the
             rest
             these
             foure
             verses
             of
             
               Iulius
               Feroldus
            
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Hawkwood
                 Anglorum
                 decus
                 ,
                 et
                 decus
                 addite
                 genti
              
               
                 Italicae
                 ,
                 Italico
                 praesidiumque
                 solo
                 .
              
               
                 Vt
                 tumuli
                 quondam
                 Florentia
                 ,
                 sic
                 simulacri
                 ,
              
               
                 Virtutem
                 Iouius
                 donat
                 honore
                 tuam
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 glorie
                 prime
                 of
                 Englishmen
                 ,
                 then
                 of
                 Italians
                 bold
                 ,
              
               
                 O
                 Hawkwood
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 Italie
                 a
                 sure
                 defensiue
                 hold
                 :
              
               
                 Thy
                 vertue
                 Florence
                 honored
                 sometime
                 with
                 costly
                 Graue
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 Iouius
                 adornes
                 the
                 same
                 now
                 with
                 a
                 Statue
                 braue
                 .
              
            
          
           
             He
             died
             an
             aged
             man
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             redemption
             ,
             1394.
             and
             in
             the
             eighteenth
             of
             King
             Richard
             the
             second
             .
             His
             friends
             here
             in
             England
             ,
             who
             erected
             for
             him
             the
             foresaid
             Monument
             in
             this
             Church
             (
             which
             were
             
               Robert
               Rokeden
            
             senior
             ,
             
             
               Robert
               Rokeden
            
             iunior
             ,
             and
             
               Iohn
               Coe
            
             )
             founded
             here
             also
             for
             him
             a
             Chantrie
             ,
             and
             another
             in
             the
             Priorie
             of
             Heningham
             Castle
             ,
             
             to
             pray
             for
             his
             soule
             ,
             and
             the
             soules
             of
             
               Iohn
               Oliuer
            
             ,
             and
             
               Thomas
               Newenton
            
             Esquires
             ,
             his
             militarie
             companions
             .
          
        
         
           
             Chesterford
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             ly
             the
             bodyes
             of
             
               William
               Holden
            
             ,
             and
             Agnes
             his
             wyf
             ,
             whych
             William
             dyed
             ...
             1532.
             on
             whos
             sowlys
             and
             al
             Christian
             sowlys
             .
             ...
          
           
             Here
             ly
             
               William
               Holden
            
             and
             Katherin
             his
             wyf
             ......
             1524.
             
          
           
             This
             familie
             (
             as
             I
             was
             told
             )
             is
             now
             extinct
             ,
             here
             is
             an
             old
             ruinous
             house
             still
             remaining
             ,
             called
             Holdens
             .
          
        
         
           
             Saffron
             Walden
             .
          
           
             So
             called
             of
             the
             great
             plentie
             of
             Saffron
             growing
             in
             the
             fields
             round
             about
             the
             Towne
             ,
             a
             commoditie
             brought
             into
             England
             in
             the
             time
             of
             King
             Edward
             the
             third
             .
             But
             I
             digresse
             ,
             and
             am
             quite
             off
             my
             Subiect
             ;
             being
             out
             of
             the
             Parish
             Church
             wherein
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Audley
            
             ,
             knight
             of
             the
             Garter
             ,
             Baron
             Audley
             of
             this
             Towne
             ,
             sometime
             Sergeant
             at
             Law
             ,
             Attourney
             of
             the
             Duchie
             of
             Lancaster
             ,
             and
             Lord
             Chancellour
             of
             England
             ,
             lieth
             entombed
             ;
             with
             this
             seeli
             Epitaph
             .
          
           
             
               
               The
               stroke
               of
               deaths
               ineuitable
               dart
               ;
            
             
               Hath
               now
               ,
               alas
               ,
               of
               life
               bereft
               the
               hart
               ,
            
             
               Of
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Audley
              
               ,
               of
               the
               Garter
               knight
               :
            
             
               Later
               Chancellor
               of
               England
               vnder
               our
               Prince
               of
               might
               .
            
             
               Henry
               the
               eight
               ,
               worthie
               of
               high
               renowne
               ,
            
             
               And
               made
               by
               him
               Lord
               Audley
               of
               this
               Towne
               .
            
             
               
                 Obijt
                 vltimo
                 Aprilu
                 ,
                 Ann.
                 Dom.
              
               1544.
               
               Henrici
               36.
               
               
                 Cancelleriatus
                 sui
              
               13.
               aetatis
               56.
               
            
          
           
             
               
                 
                 Haue
                 mercy
                 good
                 Lord
                 on
                 the
                 soul
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Holden
                
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 hit
                 may
                 rest
                 wyth
                 God
                 good
                 neyghbors
                 say
                 Amen
                 .
              
               
                 He
                 gave
                 the
                 new
                 Organs
                 wheron
                 hys
                 name
                 is
                 set
                 ;
              
               
                 For
                 bycause
                 only
                 yee
                 shold
                 not
                 hym
                 forget
                 ;
              
               
                 In
                 yowr
                 good
                 preyers
                 :
                 to
                 God
                 he
                 took
                 hys
                 wey
                 ,
              
               
                 On
                 thowsand
                 fyve
                 hundryd
                 and
                 eleuin
                 ,
                 in
                 Nouembyr
                 the
                 fourth
                 dey
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 iacet
                 his
                 stratus
                 West
                 Matheus
                 tumulatus
                 ,
              
               
                 
                 Qui
                 fuit
                 hic
                 gratus
                 vicarius
                 ciueque
                 natus
                 .
              
               
                 M.
                 Dominiter
                 C
                 ....
                 terris
                 sit
                 remeatus
              
               
                 Huic
                 ......
                 :
                 existit
                 propiciatus
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             Of
             yowr
             cherite
             prey
             for
             the
             soulys
             of
             
               Ion
               Nichols
               ,
               Alys
               ,
               Ione
               ,
               Alys
               ,
            
             and
             Ione
             his
             wyfs
             .
          
           
             
               Iohannes
               :
               Pater
               Noster
               miserere
               nobis
               .
            
             
               Alisia
               :
               Fili
               redemptor
               mundi
               miserere
               nobis
               .
            
             
               Ioanna
               :
               Spiritus
               sancte
               miserere
               nobis
               .
            
             
             
               Alisia
               .
               Sancta
               Maria
               miserere
               nobis
               .
            
             
               Ioanna
               .
               Sancta
               dei
               genetrix
               ,
               virgo
               virginum
               ,
               miserere
               nobis
               .
            
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             interred
             vnder
             an
             ancient
             monument
             very
             ruinous
             ,
             the
             body
             of
             one
             Leche
             ,
             a
             great
             benefactor
             to
             this
             Church
             ,
             as
             appeareth
             by
             this
             his
             broken
             Epitaph
             .
          
           
             
               ...................
            
             
               Quo
               non
               est
               ,
               
               nec
               erit
               ,
               nec
               clarior
               extitit
               vllus
               ;
            
             
               ....
               clausum
               hoc
               marmore
               ....
               habet
            
             
               Huic
               Lech
               nomen
               erat
               ,
               diuine
               legis
               amator
            
             
               Huius
               quem
               Templi
               curam
               habuisse
               palam
               est
               .
            
             
               Iste
               huic
               multa
               dabat
               sacro
               donaria
               Fano
            
             
               Inceptique
               operis
               sedulus
               Author
               erat
               .
            
             
               Pauperibus
               fuit
               inde
               pius
               ,
               pauit
               miserosque
               ,
            
             
               Et
               me
               qui
               temere
               hec
               carmina
               composui
               .
            
             
               Sit
               Huius
               ergo
               anima
               .....
               celum
               ....
               vt
               altum
            
             
               Huc
               quiades
               instanti
               pectore
               funde
               preces
               .
            
          
           
             Prey
             for
             the
             soul
             of
             
               Katerin
               Semar
               ,
               Walter
               Coke
               ,
               Roger
               Pirke
               ,
            
             and
             
               Thomas
               Semar
            
             ,
             husband
             to
             the
             seyd
             Katerin
             ,
             principall
             founder
             of
             the
             preest
             which
             singeth
             before
             the
             Trinity
             .
             For
             thees
             soulys
             sey
             a
             
               Pater
               noster
            
             and
             an
             Aue
             of
             cherite
             .
          
           
             
               Who
               so
               hym
               bethoft
               ,
               
               ful
               inwardly
               and
               oft
               .
            
             
               How
               hard
               t
               is
               to
               flit
               ,
               from
               bed
               to
               the
               pit
               .
            
             
               From
               pit
               vnto
               peyne
               ,
               which
               sal
               neuer
               end
               certeyne
               ,
            
             
               He
               wold
               not
               do
               on
               sin
               ,
               al
               the
               world
               to
               win
               .
            
          
           
             
               Orate
               ....
               Hugonis
               Price
               Abbatis
               Monasterij
               de
               Conwey
               Cicestrens
               .
               ordinis
               ,
            
             
             
               Assauens
               .
               Dioces
               ,
               qui
               ab
               hac
               vita
               migrauit
               ad
               Christum
               viii
               .
               Iulij
               M.
               ccccc.xx.viii
               .
            
          
           
             
               
                 Conditur
                 hoc
                 tumulo
                 corpus
                 Chynt
                 ecce
                 Iohannis
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 Doctrine
                 speculum
                 plebi
                 qui
                 fulfit
                 in
                 annis
                 .
              
               
                 Istius
                 Ecclesie
                 regimen
                 contraxerat
                 ipse
                 ,
              
               
                 Atque
                 cacumine
                 Doctorali
                 vixit
                 ille
                 .
              
               
                 M.
                 C
                 quater
                 anno
                 sexagenoque
                 secundo
                 ,
              
               
                 Martini
                 festo
                 decessit
                 ab
                 orbe
                 molesto
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Autor
                 Sophie
                 suffragia
                 facta
                 Marie
              
               
                 Per
                 te
                 Magdelena
                 sint
                 mihi
                 remedia
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Vicarius
                 gratus
                 Robertus
                 Wylde
                 vocitatus
                 ▪
                 
              
               
                 Hic
                 iacet
                 ,
                 et
                 mundus
                 ,
                 prudens
                 fuit
                 ,
                 atque
                 facundus
                 ▪
              
               
                 Pacem
                 seruauit
                 ,
                 et
                 oues
                 proprias
                 bene
                 pauit
                 ,
              
               
                 Et
                 residens
                 annis
                 bis
                 denis
                 plus
                 quoque
                 trinis
                 ;
              
               
                 Anno
                 milleno
                 sic
                 C
                 quater
                 octuageno
              
               
                 Quarto
                 ,
                 lux
                 dena
                 septena
                 fuit
                 sibi
                 pena
                 .
              
               
                 Ianuar.
                 ....
                 cuius
                 celo
                 sit
                 amena
                 .
              
            
          
           
           
             This
             Towne
             was
             famous
             in
             times
             past
             ,
             (
             saith
             Clarentieux
             )
             for
             a
             Castle
             of
             the
             Magnauilles
             (
             which
             now
             is
             almost
             all
             vanished
             out
             of
             sight
             )
             and
             an
             Abbey
             adioyning
             ,
             
             founded
             in
             a
             place
             very
             commodious
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             1136.
             wherein
             the
             Magnauilles
             ,
             founders
             thereof
             ,
             were
             buried
             .
             The
             principall
             and
             first
             founder
             hereof
             ,
             was
             
               Geffrey
               Magnauile
            
             ,
             or
             Mandeuill
             the
             first
             Earle
             of
             Essex
             ,
             with
             Rohesia
             or
             Rose
             his
             wife
             ,
             daughter
             of
             
               Aubrey
               de
               Vere
            
             ,
             chiefe
             Iustice
             of
             England
             ,
             who
             consecrated
             this
             their
             religious
             Structure
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             God
             ,
             the
             blessed
             Virgin
             Mary
             ,
             and
             Saint
             Iames
             the
             Apostle
             ,
             endowed
             it
             with
             large
             reuenues
             ,
             and
             placed
             therein
             blacke
             Monkes
             ;
             to
             which
             effect
             will
             it
             please
             you
             reade
             a
             few
             words
             out
             of
             his
             deed
             of
             Grant.
             
          
           
             
             
               Gaufridus
               de
               Mandeuilla
               comes
               Essex
               ,
               &c.
               salutem
               .
               Ad
               vniuersitatis
               vesire
               noticiam
               volo
               peruenire
               me
               fundasse
               quoddam
               monasterium
               in
               vsus
               Monachorum
               apud
               Waldenam
               ,
               in
               honore
               Dei
               ,
               et
               sancte
               Marie
               et
               beati
               Iacobi
               Apostoti
               ,
               pro
               salute
               anime
               mee
               et
               omnium
               parentum
               ,
               antecessorum
               &
               successsorum
               meorum
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             To
             which
             by
             the
             same
             deed
             hee
             giueth
             the
             Churches
             of
             Walden
             ,
             Waltham
             ,
             Estrene
             ,
             Sabridgworth
             ,
             Thorley
             and
             others
             .
             This
             house
             was
             valued
             at
             the
             suppression
             ,
             to
             be
             yearely
             worth
             ,
             foure
             hundred
             sixe
             pounds
             ,
             fifteene
             shillings
             and
             eleuen
             pence
             .
          
           
             This
             place
             is
             now
             called
             Audley
             End
             ,
             of
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Audley
            
             Lord
             Chancelour
             ,
             (
             of
             whom
             I
             haue
             spoken
             before
             )
             who
             changed
             the
             Abbey
             into
             his
             owne
             dwelling
             house
             ;
             whose
             sole
             daughter
             and
             heire
             Margaret
             ,
             was
             second
             wife
             to
             
               Thomas
               Howard
            
             Duke
             of
             Norfolke
             ,
             and
             mother
             of
             Thomas
             Lord
             Howard
             of
             Walden
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Suffolke
             ,
             lately
             deceased
             ,
             who
             liued
             to
             finish
             here
             a
             most
             magnificent
             building
             ,
             belonging
             at
             this
             present
             to
             that
             worthy
             gentleman
             Theophilus
             his
             sonne
             and
             heire
             ,
             Lord
             Walden
             and
             Earle
             of
             Suffolke
             .
          
           
             
               Geffrey
               de
               Mandeuill
            
             the
             founder
             aforesaid
             ,
             a
             man
             both
             mighty
             and
             martiall
             ,
             was
             shot
             into
             the
             head
             with
             an
             arrow
             ,
             
               a
               quodam
               pedite
               vilissimo
            
             ,
             saith
             Houeden
             ,
             out
             of
             the
             Castle
             of
             Burwell
             in
             Cambridgeshire
             ;
             of
             which
             wound
             ,
             after
             certaine
             daies
             hee
             died
             ,
             being
             at
             that
             time
             excommunicated
             .
             Lying
             at
             the
             point
             of
             death
             ,
             ready
             to
             giue
             his
             last
             gaspe
             ,
             
             (
             saith
             Camden
             out
             of
             the
             Register
             booke
             of
             Walden
             )
             there
             came
             by
             chance
             certaine
             Knights
             Templars
             ,
             who
             laid
             vpon
             him
             the
             habit
             of
             their
             religious
             profession
             ,
             signed
             with
             a
             red
             crosse
             ,
             and
             afterwards
             when
             he
             was
             full
             dead
             ,
             taking
             him
             vp
             with
             them
             ,
             enclosed
             him
             within
             a
             coffin
             of
             lead
             ,
             and
             hung
             him
             vpon
             a
             tree
             in
             the
             Orchard
             of
             the
             old
             Temple
             at
             London
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             1144.
             for
             in
             a
             reuerend
             awe
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             they
             durst
             not
             bury
             him
             ,
             because
             he
             died
             excommunicated
             ,
             so
             fearefull
             in
             those
             daies
             was
             the
             sentence
             of
             excommunication
             :
             a
             violent
             inuader
             he
             was
             of
             other
             mens
             lands
             ,
             and
             possessions
             ,
             and
             therefore
             iustly
             incurred
             (
             saith
             the
             same
             Author
             )
             the
             worlds
             censure
             ,
             and
             this
             heauy
             doome
             of
             the
             Church
             :
             but
             I
             must
             leaue
             him
             ,
             where
             buried
             ,
             or
             where
             not
             buried
             ,
             God
             knowes
             .
          
           
             As
             the
             Church
             of
             this
             monasterie
             was
             honoured
             with
             the
             funerall
             monuments
             of
             the
             Mandeuills
             ,
             so
             was
             it
             with
             those
             of
             the
             Bohuns
             ,
             Earles
             of
             Hereford
             and
             Essex
             ,
             of
             which
             you
             may
             reade
             in
             the
             Catalogues
             of
             Nobility
             .
          
           
             It
             was
             also
             honoured
             with
             the
             Sepulture
             of
             Humfrey
             Plantaginet
             ,
             Earle
             of
             
             Buckingham
             ,
             
             (
             the
             onely
             sonne
             of
             Thomas
             Earle
             of
             Buckingham
             ,
             and
             Duke
             of
             Glocester
             ,
             commonly
             called
             Thomas
             of
             Woodstocke
             ,
             the
             yongest
             sonne
             of
             King
             Edward
             the
             third
             )
             who
             (
             after
             the
             vntimely
             death
             of
             his
             father
             )
             was
             banished
             into
             Ireland
             by
             King
             Richard
             the
             second
             ,
             and
             being
             recalled
             backed
             againe
             by
             King
             Henry
             the
             fourth
             ,
             in
             the
             first
             yeare
             of
             his
             raigne
             ,
             in
             his
             returne
             died
             of
             the
             plague
             in
             Chester
             ,
             from
             whence
             ,
             his
             mother
             Elianor
             daughter
             and
             coheire
             of
             
               Humfrey
               de
               Bohun
            
             Earle
             of
             Hereford
             ,
             Essex
             ,
             and
             Northampton
             ,
             caused
             his
             body
             to
             be
             conueyed
             to
             this
             Abbey
             ,
             which
             shee
             sumptuously
             here
             interred
             ,
             amongst
             his
             and
             her
             noble
             progenitors
             ;
             his
             mother
             ,
             the
             said
             Elianor
             ,
             liued
             not
             long
             after
             him
             ,
             but
             died
             the
             third
             of
             October
             in
             the
             same
             yeare
             ,
             as
             in
             a
             French
             Inscription
             vpon
             her
             monument
             in
             Westminster
             you
             may
             reade
             ;
             and
             scarce
             two
             yeares
             after
             the
             murder
             of
             her
             husband
             at
             Callis
             ;
             of
             whose
             deaths
             thus
             writeth
             that
             old
             Poet
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Gower
            
             Knight
             ,
             in
             his
             booke
             intituled
             
               Vox
               Clamantis
            
             .
          
           
             
               Interea
               transit
               moriens
               nec
               in
               orbe
               remansit
               ,
            
             
               Humfredus
               dictus
               redit
               ille
               Deo
               benedictus
               .
            
             
               Defuncto
               nato
               cito
               post
               de
               fine
               beato
            
             
               Mater
               transiuit
               ,
               dum
               nati
               funera
               sciuit
               .
            
             
               Primo
               decessit
               *
               Cignus
               dolor
               vnder
               repressit
               :
            
             
               Matrem
               cum
               pullo
               sibi
               mors
               nec
               parcit
               in
               ullo
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Liston
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               .....
               Liston
               de
               Ouerhal
               ....
               que
               ob
               ....
            
          
           
             All
             that
             I
             can
             make
             of
             this
             maimed
             inscription
             is
             ,
             that
             Ioane
             ,
             the
             wife
             of
             
               William
               Liston
            
             ,
             held
             the
             Mannor
             of
             Ouerhall
             in
             this
             parish
             by
             grand
             Sergeantie
             ,
             namely
             by
             the
             seruice
             of
             paying
             for
             ,
             
             bringing
             in
             ,
             and
             placing
             of
             fiue
             Wafers
             before
             the
             King
             ,
             as
             he
             sits
             at
             dinner
             vpon
             the
             day
             of
             his
             coronation
             :
             and
             whether
             this
             be
             she
             here
             buried
             or
             not
             I
             know
             not
             .
          
           
             
               Richard
               Lions
            
             held
             the
             said
             Mannor
             after
             her
             ,
             
             by
             the
             seruice
             of
             making
             Wafers
             ,
             vpon
             the
             day
             of
             the
             Kings
             Coronation
             ,
             and
             of
             seruing
             the
             King
             with
             the
             same
             Wafers
             as
             he
             sits
             at
             dinner
             the
             same
             day
             .
          
        
         
           
             Leez
             Abbey
             .
          
           
             This
             Abbey
             of
             old
             time
             was
             founded
             by
             the
             Gernons
             ;
             now
             it
             is
             the
             seate
             of
             the
             Right
             Honourable
             ,
             
             and
             one
             right
             worthy
             of
             all
             his
             due
             honours
             ,
             Robert
             Lord
             Rich
             ,
             Baron
             Leez
             ,
             and
             Earle
             of
             Warwicke
             now
             liuing
             ,
             An.
             1631.
             
             This
             Abbey
             or
             Priory
             ,
             was
             valued
             at
             the
             time
             of
             the
             suppression
             ,
             as
             it
             is
             in
             the
             catalogue
             of
             Religious
             houses
             ,
             to
             be
             yearely
             worth
             one
             hundred
             forty
             one
             pound
             ,
             fourteene
             shillings
             eight
             pence
             .
          
        
         
           
             Rickling
             .
          
           
             Humfrey
             Waldene
             le
             premer
             gist
             icy
             
          
           
             Dieu
             de
             salme
             eit
             mercy
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Henricus
               Langley
               Armig.
               qui
               obijt
               xx
               .
               Sept.
               M.
               cccc.lviii
               .
               et
               Margareta
               vxor
               cius
               vna
               filiarum
               et
               heredum
               Iohannis
               Waldene
               Armigeri
               ,
               que
               obijt
               v.
               Martii
               ,
               M.
               cccc.liii
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               tacet
               Thomas
               Langley
               Ar.
               qui
               obijt
            
             1
             
               Mar.
               M.
               cccc.lii
            
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             lyth
             
               Henry
               Langley
            
             Esquyr
             ,
             and
             Dame
             Katherin
             his
             wyff
             ,
             whych
             Henry
             departyd
             this
             lyff
             ,
             11
             April
             ,
             M.
             cccc
             ,
             lxxx
             .
             viii
             .
             and
             Dame
             Katherine
             died
             .....
             the
             yere
             of
             our
             Lord
             God
             ,
             M.
             .....
             on
             whos
             .
          
           
             Vpon
             this
             last
             marble
             stone
             are
             the
             portraitures
             in
             brasse
             ,
             of
             the
             three
             daughters
             of
             
               Henry
               Langley
            
             ,
             amongst
             whom
             his
             inheritance
             was
             diuided
             ,
             as
             I
             haue
             it
             by
             tradition
             ,
             as
             Waldens
             was
             before
             :
             whose
             chiefe
             seate
             was
             at
             Langley
             Wilbores
             in
             this
             parish
             .
          
        
         
           
             Thaxted
             .
          
           
             This
             Church
             is
             spatious
             ,
             beautifull
             ,
             and
             built
             Cathedrall-like
             ;
             but
             neither
             in
             this
             Church
             ,
             in
             Braintrie
             ,
             nor
             scarcely
             in
             any
             other
             Church
             seated
             within
             a
             Market
             Towne
             ,
             shall
             you
             finde
             either
             Monument
             or
             Inscription
             :
             onely
             some
             two
             or
             three
             Inscriptions
             are
             here
             remaining
             .
          
           
             
             Her
             lyth
             
               Rychard
               Dammary
            
             and
             Alys
             his
             wyff
             ,
             and
             
               Rychard
               Dammary
            
             his
             sonn
             ,
             
               Ione
               ,
               Elizabyth
            
             ,
             and
             Ann
             ,
             on
             whos
             soulys
             God
             hau
             mercy
             .
             Which
             Rychard
             the
             yongyrgawe
             a
             Meide
             callyd
             
               Abel
               Meide
            
             ,
             for
             a
             perpetual
             mynd
             yerly
             to
             be
             kept
             for
             ther
             soulys
             and
             al
             christen
             soulys
             .
          
           
             
               
               Syr
               Walter
               Clerk
               gist
               icy
            
             
               Dieu
               de
               s'alme
               eit
               mercy
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Orate
               pro
               animabus
               Richardi
               Large
               et
               Alicie
               vxoris
               eius
               ,
               qui
               quidem
               Richardus
               obijt
            
             27.
             
             Martij
             1458.
             
          
           
             The
             Inhabitants
             say
             ,
             that
             this
             
               Richard
               Large
            
             was
             brother
             to
             a
             certaine
             Lord
             Maior
             of
             London
             ,
             named
             Large
             ,
             who
             at
             his
             death
             bestowed
             wondrous
             largely
             vpon
             the
             poore
             ,
             and
             the
             repairing
             of
             high
             waies
             ;
             which
             I
             take
             to
             haue
             beene
             
               Robert
               Large
            
             ,
             Maior
             of
             London
             ,
             Anno
             1440.
             who
             gaue
             120.
             l.
             to
             poore
             prisoners
             ,
             and
             euery
             yeare
             for
             fiue
             yeare
             ,
             403.
             
             Shirts
             and
             Smockes
             ,
             40.
             paire
             of
             Sheetes
             ,
             and
             one
             hundred
             and
             fifty
             Gownes
             of
             good
             Frize
             ,
             to
             poore
             people
             .
             To
             poore
             Maids
             marriages
             ,
             one
             hundred
             markes
             ;
             to
             repairing
             high
             waies
             ,
             one
             hundred
             markes
             ;
             to
             fiue
             hundred
             poore
             people
             in
             London
             ,
             euery
             one
             sixe
             shillings
             viii
             .
             d
             .
             the
             rest
             of
             his
             bountifull
             charitie
             you
             may
             reade
             in
             Stow
             Suruay
             .
          
        
         
           
             Little
             Easton
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             is
             a
             goodly
             Tombe
             of
             marble
             on
             the
             north
             side
             of
             the
             Chancell
             ,
             ●nder
             which
             saith
             Brooke
             ,
             in
             his
             Catalogue
             of
             Nobility
             ,
             
               William
               Bourchier
            
             Earle
             of
             Ewe
             in
             Normandy
             lyeth
             interred
             ;
             but
             Vincent
             ,
             (
             whom
             I
             rather
             beleeue
             )
             (
             in
             his
             discouery
             of
             Brookes
             Errors
             )
             approues
             this
             Earle
             ,
             as
             also
             his
             wife
             Anne
             (
             the
             daughter
             of
             Thomas
             of
             Woodstocke
             Duke
             of
             Glocester
             )
             to
             be
             buried
             in
             the
             Abbey
             of
             Lanthonie
             by
             Gloucester
             .
             If
             this
             monument
             
             could
             speake
             like
             others
             by
             her
             inscription
             ,
             it
             might
             haply
             decide
             the
             controuersie
             :
             but
             all
             the
             words
             vpon
             it
             are
             ,
             
               Fili
               Dei
               miserere
               mei
               ,
               Mater
               Dei
               miserere
               mei
               .
            
             Which
             seemingly
             commeth
             by
             a
             labell
             from
             a
             man
             ,
             and
             a
             woman
             thereupon
             pourtraied
             .
             Of
             this
             Earle
             more
             when
             I
             come
             to
             Lanthony
             .
          
           
             Betweene
             the
             Chancell
             and
             the
             Bowsers
             Isle
             or
             Chappell
             ,
             
             is
             a
             very
             costly
             arched
             Tombe
             of
             polished
             marble
             ,
             inlaid
             with
             brasse
             ,
             the
             picture
             of
             a
             man
             and
             a
             woman
             ,
             and
             in
             diuers
             places
             of
             the
             foresaid
             Arch
             ,
             on
             the
             womans
             side
             ,
             is
             the
             Fetter
             lock
             and
             Bowsers
             knot
             ,
             but
             without
             inscription
             .
             By
             supposition
             made
             to
             the
             memorie
             of
             
               Henry
               Bourchier
            
             (
             sonne
             of
             
               William
               Bourchier
            
             aforesaid
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Essex
             and
             Ewe
             ;
             and
             Isabell
             his
             wife
             ,
             daughter
             of
             Richard
             Earle
             of
             Cambridge
             ,
             and
             sister
             of
             Richard
             Duke
             of
             Yorke
             .
             Which
             Henry
             died
             
               quarto
               Aprilis
            
             ,
             1483.
             a
             valiant
             and
             worthie
             Nobleman
             he
             was
             ,
             fortunate
             in
             Martiall
             enterprises
             ;
             and
             in
             matters
             of
             peace
             so
             learned
             ,
             wise
             ,
             and
             politicke
             ,
             that
             he
             was
             thought
             fit
             by
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             to
             be
             Lord
             Chancellour
             of
             England
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             same
             Chappell
             ,
             
             on
             the
             North
             side
             ,
             remaineth
             a
             very
             faire
             Altar
             Tombe
             of
             marble
             ,
             within
             the
             which
             lyeth
             the
             body
             of
             Henry
             Lord
             Bourchier
             and
             Louaine
             ,
             and
             Earle
             of
             Essex
             ,
             Sonne
             and
             heire
             of
             
               William
               Bourchier
            
             ,
             that
             died
             before
             his
             father
             ,
             and
             grandchilde
             to
             Henry
             Earle
             of
             Essex
             ,
             next
             before
             mentioned
             :
             ouer
             his
             Tombe
             hangeth
             as
             yet
             part
             of
             his
             achieuements
             ,
             as
             the
             cote
             of
             his
             Armes
             ,
             Helme
             ,
             Crest
             ,
             and
             sword
             .
             This
             Earle
             brake
             his
             necke
             by
             a
             fall
             from
             his
             horse
             ,
             the
             twelfth
             day
             of
             March
             ,
             in
             the
             one
             and
             thirtieth
             yeare
             of
             the
             raigne
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             1539.
             
             His
             horse
             was
             young
             ,
             saith
             Stow
             ,
             
             and
             he
             the
             oldest
             Earle
             in
             England
             :
             for
             if
             you
             will
             reckon
             the
             yeares
             from
             the
             death
             of
             his
             Grandfather
             ,
             who
             liued
             after
             his
             sonne
             ,
             the
             father
             of
             this
             Henry
             (
             as
             I
             haue
             said
             before
             )
             vntill
             the
             yeare
             of
             this
             his
             fatall
             misfortune
             ,
             you
             shall
             finde
             them
             to
             be
             fifty
             sixe
             ;
             and
             what
             age
             he
             was
             at
             his
             Grandfathers
             death
             you
             may
             imagine
             :
          
           
             In
             the
             Hall
             of
             the
             Mannor
             house
             of
             Newton
             ,
             
             in
             the
             Parish
             of
             little
             Dunmowe
             ,
             remaineth
             in
             old
             painting
             two
             postures
             ;
             the
             one
             for
             an
             ancestor
             of
             the
             Bourchiers
             ,
             combatant
             with
             another
             ,
             being
             a
             Pagan
             king
             ,
             for
             the
             truth
             of
             Christ
             ;
             whom
             the
             said
             Englishman
             ouercame
             ,
             and
             in
             memory
             thereof
             his
             descendants
             haue
             euer
             since
             borne
             the
             head
             of
             the
             said
             Infidell
             ,
             as
             also
             vsed
             the
             surname
             of
             Bourchier
             or
             Bowser
             .
          
           
             Here
             are
             foure
             wondrous
             ancient
             Monuments
             of
             the
             Louaines
             ,
             all
             the
             Inscriptions
             of
             them
             are
             worne
             out
             ,
             these
             few
             words
             excepted
             .
          
           
             Sire
             Thomas
             Louaine
             ici
             gist
             Margarie
             la
             file
             Moun
             ....
             
          
           
             This
             noble
             familie
             of
             the
             Lovaines
             in
             former
             ages
             did
             here
             inhabite
             ,
             by
             the
             name
             of
             Fitz-Gilbert
             ,
             
             one
             of
             which
             house
             ,
             namely
             ,
             
               Maurice
               Fitz-Gilbert
            
             ,
             was
             surnamed
             
               de
               Louaine
            
             ,
             as
             descended
             from
             Godfrey
             of
             Louaine
             ,
             brother
             to
             Henry
             the
             sixth
             of
             that
             name
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Brabant
             .
             Who
             being
             sent
             hither
             to
             keepe
             the
             honor
             of
             Eye
             his
             posterity
             flourished
             among
             the
             Peeres
             of
             this
             Realme
             ,
             to
             the
             time
             of
             Edward
             the
             third
             :
             when
             the
             heire
             generall
             was
             married
             to
             the
             house
             of
             Bourchier
             .
          
           
             This
             Bowsers
             Chappell
             (
             for
             it
             is
             so
             commonly
             called
             )
             is
             now
             the
             buriall
             place
             for
             the
             noble
             familie
             of
             the
             Maynards
             .
          
           
             
             
             
               In
               Northburne
               natus
               Robertus
               sum
               vocitatus
               ,
            
             
               De
               terra
               factus
               in
               terram
               sumque
               redactus
               :
            
             
               Intercedendo
               spiritum
               tibi
               Christe
               comendo
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Propitietur
               Deus
               Benefactoribus
               omnibus
               Ecclesie
               pauperis
               huius
               .
            
          
           
             The
             treble
             Bell
             in
             the
             steeple
             of
             this
             Church
             is
             called
             the
             Bowsers
             Bell
             ,
             on
             which
             is
             cast
             a
             peece
             of
             coine
             of
             siluer
             ,
             of
             King
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             ;
             it
             was
             giuen
             by
             one
             of
             the
             Countesses
             of
             Essex
             ,
             as
             one
             may
             partly
             gather
             by
             an
             old
             Inscription
             ;
             vpon
             it
             is
             the
             Bowsers
             knot
             .
          
        
         
           
             Tiltey
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             sometime
             stood
             a
             Monastery
             founded
             by
             
               Maurice
               Fitz-Gilbert
            
             ,
             before
             remembred
             ,
             not
             long
             after
             the
             Conquest
             ,
             which
             he
             dedicated
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             the
             Virgine
             Mary
             ,
             and
             therein
             placed
             white
             Monkes
             of
             the
             Cistertian
             order
             .
          
           
             The
             donations
             to
             this
             religious
             house
             are
             confirmed
             in
             the
             Records
             of
             the
             Tower
             ,
             
               Cart.
               Antiq.
               lit
               .
               S.
            
             
          
           
             The
             valuation
             of
             it
             at
             the
             suppression
             was
             177.
             l.
             9
             :
             s.
             4.
             d.
             
          
           
             This
             Monasterie
             is
             not
             altogether
             ruinous
             ,
             in
             the
             little
             Church
             whereof
             I
             found
             these
             Funerall
             Inscriptions
             following
             .
          
           
             
             Bruntingthorpe
             neare
             to
             Leicester
             hath
             long
             beene
             the
             habitation
             of
             the
             ancient
             familie
             of
             Dannet
             ,
             saith
             Master
             Burton
             ,
             who
             beareth
             sable
             Guttee
             Argent
             a
             Canton
             Ermine
             ,
             one
             of
             which
             familie
             lieth
             here
             interred
             ,
             with
             this
             Epitaph
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               sepultus
               ,
               cum
               coniuge
               Maria
               Gerardus
               Dannet
               de
               Bruntingthorp
               in
               Com
               Lecestr
               .
               Ar.
               &
               serenissimi
               Regis
               Henrici
               octaui
               Consiliarius
               ,
               qui
               obijt
               Anno
               Christi
               M.
               ccccc.xx
               .
               mensis
               Maij
               quarto
               .
            
             The
             armes
             afore
             blazoned
             are
             ouer
             the
             Monument
             of
             this
             Councellour
             to
             king
             Henry
             .
          
           
             
               
               Abbas
               famosus
               ,
               bonus
               ,
               &
               viuendo
               probatus
               ,
            
             
               In
               Thakley
               natus
               ,
               qui
               iacet
               hic
               tumulatus
               :
            
             
               Thomas
               dictatus
               ,
               qui
               Christo
               sit
               sociatus
               :
            
             
               Rite
               gubernauit
               ,
               istumque
               locum
               peramauit
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Great
             Easton
             .
          
           
             
               Orate
               ....
               Willelmi
               Moigne
               Ar
               ....
               qui
               obiit
               .
               ....
               M.ccc.v
               .
            
          
           
             
             This
             
               William
               Moigne
            
             (
             or
             Monke
             )
             held
             this
             Mannor
             of
             Easton
             
               ad
               montem
            
             (
             for
             so
             it
             was
             anciently
             called
             )
             with
             Winterborne
             and
             Maston
             in
             the
             Countie
             of
             Wilts
             ,
             by
             seruice
             ;
             of
             being
             Clarke
             of
             the
             Kings
             Kitchin
             ,
             and
             keeper
             of
             his
             Lardarie
             ,
             
               tempore
               Coronationis
            
             .
          
        
         
           
             Hatfield
             Brad-oke
             .
          
           
             
             So
             called
             (
             saith
             Camden
             )
             of
             a
             broad
             spread
             Oake
             ,
             in
             which
             Towne
             
               Robert
               de
               Vere
            
             ,
             the
             third
             Earle
             of
             Oxford
             ,
             and
             great
             Chamberlaine
             of
             England
             ,
             
             founded
             a
             Priorie
             for
             blacke
             Monkes
             .
             About
             the
             beginning
             of
             the
             raigne
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             third
             ,
             valued
             at
             the
             suppression
             at
             157.
             l.
             3.
             s.
             2.
             d.
             ob
             .
             
               per
               annum
            
             :
             which
             Priory
             
               Aubrey
               de
               Vere
            
             (
             the
             third
             of
             that
             Christian
             name
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Oxford
             )
             enfeoffed
             with
             the
             Tithes
             of
             this
             Towne
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             instrument
             of
             his
             donation
             ,
             he
             affixed
             ,
             by
             a
             harpe
             string
             (
             as
             a
             labell
             to
             the
             bottome
             of
             the
             parchment
             )
             a
             short
             blacke
             hafted
             knife
             ,
             like
             vnto
             an
             old
             halfe
             penny
             whitle
             ,
             instead
             of
             a
             Seale
             .
             These
             are
             the
             words
             in
             his
             Grant.
             
          
           
             
               Per
               istum
               cultellum
               Albericus
               de
               Vere
               tertius
               feoffauit
               Prioratum
               et
               Conventum
               de
               Hatfeeld
               Regis
               ,
            
             
             
               alas
               Brodoke
               ,
               cum
               omnibus
               decimis
               in
               villa
               predicta
               :
               Habend
               .
               &c.
               a
               festo
               Assumptionis
               beate
               Marie
               virginis
               in
               puram
               &
               perpetuam
               Eleemosinam
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             Of
             this
             old
             manner
             of
             signing
             and
             sealing
             of
             deeds
             ,
             you
             may
             read
             Lambard
             in
             his
             perambulation
             of
             Kent
             ,
             pag.
             318.
             
          
           
             This
             Robert
             was
             first
             entombed
             in
             the
             Church
             of
             his
             owne
             foundation
             ,
             and
             at
             the
             dissolution
             remoued
             into
             the
             Quire
             of
             this
             Parish
             Church
             ,
             where
             he
             lieth
             crosse-legged
             ,
             with
             this
             inscription
             now
             almost
             worne
             out
             .
          
           
             
               Sire
               Robert
               de
               Veer
               le
               premier
               ,
               count
               de
               Oxenford
               le
               tierz
               git
               ci
               ,
               Dieux
               del
               alme
               si
               luy
               plest
               sace
               merci
               .
               Oi
               pur
               lame
               priera
               ,
               xl
               iors
               de
               pardonn
               anera
               .
            
             
             
               Pater
               Noster
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Vere
            
             the
             first
             ,
             and
             third
             Earle
             of
             Oxford
             ,
             lieth
             here
             .
             God
             if
             he
             please
             have
             mercy
             of
             his
             soule
             ;
             whosoeuer
             shall
             pray
             for
             his
             soule
             ,
             shall
             obtaine
             fourty
             dayes
             Pardon
             .
             He
             died
             in
             the
             yeare
             1221.
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacent
               Thomas
               Barington
               Ar.
               &
               Anna
               vxor
               eius
               ,
            
             
             
               qui
               quidem
               Thomas
               obijt
               v.
               Aprilis
               M.
               cccc
               lxxij
               .
               &
               Anna
               obiit
               proximo
               die
               sequenti
               .
               Quorum
               animabus
               propitietur
               Altissimus
               .
            
          
           
             At
             Barington
             Hall
             (
             within
             this
             Parish
             )
             (
             saith
             that
             learned
             delineator
             of
             Great
             Britaine
             M.
             Camden
             )
             dwelleth
             that
             right
             ancient
             familie
             of
             the
             Baringtons
             ,
             
             which
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             King
             Stephen
             ,
             the
             Barons
             of
             Montfitchet
             inriched
             with
             faire
             possessions
             ,
             since
             which
             time
             this
             house
             is
             much
             enobled
             by
             the
             marriage
             of
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Barington
            
             knight
             ,
             with
             Winifred
             the
             daughter
             and
             coheire
             of
             Sir
             
               Henry
               Pole
            
             knight
             ,
             
             Lord
             Montague
             ,
             sonne
             of
             
               Margaret
               Plantaginet
            
             ,
             Countesse
             of
             Salisbury
             ,
             descended
             of
             the
             bloud
             royall
             ,
             being
             the
             daughter
             of
             George
             Duke
             of
             Clarence
             .
          
        
         
           
             Great
             Dunmow
             .
          
           
             
               Exoretis
               miserecordiam
               Dei
               pro
               anima
               Walteri
               Bigod
               Armigeri
               qui
               obijt
            
             17.
             
               die
               mens
               .
               Mar.
            
             1397.
             
             
          
           
             
               Simon
               de
               Regham
               iadis
               Parson
               de
               Dunmow
               gist
               icy
               ,
            
             
             
               Dieu
               de
               son
               alme
               eit
               mercy
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             Of
             yowr
             cherite
             prey
             for
             the
             sowls
             of
             
               Iohn
               Ienone
            
             Esquyr
             ,
             
             somtym
             on
             of
             the
             Common
             Pleas
             of
             Westmynstre
             ,
             and
             Alys
             his
             wyff
             .
             Whych
             Iohn
             dyed
             xvii
             Septembyr
             ,
             M.
             Vc.xlii
             .
          
        
         
           
             Little
             Dunmow
             .
          
           
             Iuga
             the
             wife
             of
             one
             Baynard
             ,
             
             a
             Nobleman
             ,
             that
             came
             in
             with
             the
             Conquerour
             ;
             the
             builder
             of
             Baynards
             Castle
             in
             London
             ,
             founded
             the
             Priority
             in
             
             this
             village
             ,
             in
             the
             beginning
             of
             the
             raigne
             of
             
               Henry
               Beauclerke
            
             ,
             and
             entreated
             Mauricius
             ,
             
             Bishop
             of
             London
             ,
             to
             dedicate
             the
             Church
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             the
             virgine
             Mary
             ,
             to
             which
             ,
             the
             same
             day
             ,
             she
             gaue
             halfe
             a
             Hide
             of
             land
             .
             Her
             sonne
             and
             heire
             
               Geffrey
               Baynard
            
             placed
             blacke
             Chanons
             therein
             ,
             by
             the
             consent
             of
             Anselme
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             .
             This
             house
             was
             valued
             at
             the
             suppression
             to
             be
             yearely
             worth
             173.
             l.
             2.
             s.
             4.
             d.
             
          
           
             
             The
             Church
             of
             this
             monastery
             is
             as
             yet
             standing
             ,
             in
             the
             Quire
             whereof
             ,
             betweene
             two
             pillars
             ,
             lieth
             the
             body
             of
             Matilda
             the
             faire
             entombed
             ,
             who
             was
             the
             daughter
             of
             
               Robert
               Fitz-water
            
             ,
             the
             most
             valiant
             knight
             of
             England
             .
             About
             the
             yeare
             1213.
             saith
             the
             booke
             of
             Dunmow
             ,
             there
             arose
             a
             great
             discord
             betwixt
             king
             Iohn
             and
             his
             Barons
             ,
             because
             of
             Matilda
             surnamed
             the
             faire
             ,
             daughter
             of
             
               Robert
               Fitz-water
            
             ,
             whom
             the
             King
             vnlawfully
             loued
             ,
             but
             could
             not
             obtaine
             her
             ,
             nor
             her
             fathers
             consent
             thereunto
             .
             Whereupon
             ,
             and
             for
             other
             like
             causes
             ,
             ensued
             warre
             through
             the
             whole
             Realme
             .
             The
             king
             banished
             the
             said
             Fitz-water
             amongst
             other
             ,
             and
             caused
             his
             Castle
             ,
             called
             Baynard
             ,
             and
             other
             his
             houses
             to
             be
             spoiled
             .
             Which
             being
             done
             ,
             he
             sent
             a
             messenger
             vnto
             Matilda
             the
             faire
             ,
             
             about
             his
             old
             Suit
             in
             Loue
             ,
             
               Et
               quia
               noluit
               consentire
               toxicauit
               eam
               .
            
             And
             because
             she
             would
             not
             agree
             to
             his
             wicked
             motion
             ,
             the
             messenger
             poisoned
             a
             boiled
             ,
             or
             potched
             Egge
             ,
             against
             she
             was
             hungrie
             ,
             and
             gaue
             it
             vnto
             her
             ,
             whereof
             she
             died
             ,
             the
             yeare
             1213.
             
          
           
             In
             the
             yeare
             following
             after
             her
             death
             ,
             her
             banished
             father
             was
             restored
             to
             the
             kings
             fauour
             ,
             vpon
             this
             occasion
             .
             It
             happened
             in
             the
             yeare
             1214.
             king
             Iohn
             being
             then
             in
             France
             ,
             
             with
             a
             great
             armie
             ,
             that
             a
             truce
             was
             taken
             betwixt
             the
             two
             Kings
             of
             England
             and
             France
             ,
             for
             the
             terme
             of
             fiue
             yeares
             :
             and
             a
             riuer
             or
             arme
             of
             the
             Sea
             ,
             being
             betwixt
             either
             host
             ,
             there
             was
             a
             knight
             in
             the
             English
             host
             ,
             that
             cried
             to
             them
             of
             the
             other
             side
             ,
             willing
             some
             one
             of
             their
             knights
             ,
             to
             come
             and
             iust
             a
             course
             or
             two
             with
             him
             .
             Wherupon
             without
             stay
             
               Robert
               Fitz-water
            
             ,
             being
             on
             the
             French
             part
             ,
             made
             himselfe
             ready
             ,
             ferried
             ouer
             ,
             &
             got
             on
             horseback
             ,
             and
             shewed
             himself
             ready
             to
             the
             face
             of
             his
             challenger
             ,
             whom
             at
             the
             first
             course
             ,
             he
             stroke
             so
             hard
             with
             his
             great
             speare
             ,
             that
             horse
             and
             man
             fell
             to
             the
             ground
             ;
             and
             when
             his
             Speare
             was
             broken
             ,
             he
             went
             backe
             againe
             to
             the
             king
             of
             France
             .
             Which
             king
             Iohn
             seeing
             ,
             by
             Gods
             tooth
             ,
             quoth
             he
             ,
             (
             such
             was
             his
             vsuall
             oath
             )
             hee
             were
             a
             King
             indeed
             ,
             that
             had
             such
             a
             knight
             .
             The
             friends
             of
             Robert
             hearing
             these
             his
             words
             ,
             kneeled
             downe
             ,
             and
             said
             ,
             O
             king
             he
             is
             your
             knight
             ,
             it
             is
             
               Robert
               Fitz-water
            
             ;
             
             whereupon
             the
             next
             day
             he
             was
             sent
             for
             ,
             and
             restored
             to
             the
             kings
             fauour
             .
             By
             which
             meanes
             peace
             was
             concluded
             ,
             and
             he
             receiued
             his
             liuings
             ,
             and
             had
             licence
             to
             repaire
             his
             Castle
             of
             Baynard
             ,
             and
             all
             his
             other
             Castles
             .
             After
             which
             ,
             this
             strenuous
             knight
             ,
             this
             Mars
             of
             men
             ,
             this
             Marshall
             of
             Gods
             Armie
             and
             holy
             Church
             (
             for
             so
             he
             was
             enstiled
             ,
             by
             the
             common
             multitude
             )
             liued
             in
             all
             affluence
             of
             riches
             and
             honour
             ,
             the
             space
             of
             sixteene
             yeares
             ;
             deceased
             in
             the
             yeare
             1234.
             and
             lieth
             here
             entombed
             by
             his
             daughter
             .
             Thus
             saith
             the
             booke
             ,
             
             Ann.
             1234.
             
             
               Obijt
               nobilis
               vir
               Robertus
               filius
               Walteri
               Patronus
               Ecclesie
               Dunmow
               ,
               qui
               tumulatur
               iuxta
               maius
               Altare
               in
               suo
               Monasterio
               ,
               &
               succedit
               Walterus
               filius
               eius
               in
               heriditatem
               .
            
          
           
             
             In
             the
             middest
             of
             the
             Quire
             ,
             vnder
             a
             goodly
             marble
             stone
             ,
             lyeth
             the
             body
             of
             Walter
             ,
             the
             father
             of
             the
             foresaid
             
               Robert
               Fitz-water
            
             ,
             and
             sonne
             of
             Robert
             ,
             the
             sonne
             of
             Richard
             ,
             who
             was
             the
             sonne
             of
             Gilbert
             of
             Clare
             .
             This
             
             Walter
             tooke
             to
             wife
             
               Maud
               de
               Bocham
            
             ,
             and
             after
             her
             decea●e
             ,
             Matilda
             or
             Maud
             ,
             the
             daughter
             and
             coheire
             of
             
               Richard
               de
               Lucy
            
             ,
             on
             whom
             he
             begate
             Robert
             the
             valiant
             ,
             before
             remembred
             ;
             he
             died
             in
             the
             yeare
             ●●●8
             .
             as
             I
             haue
             it
             in
             my
             old
             Author
             ,
             
               Anno
               vero
               Domini
               M.
               c.lxxxxviii
               .
               obiit
               Walterus
               filius
               Roberti
               Patroni
               Ecclesie
               de
               Dunmow
               ,
               qui
               iacet
               intumulatus
               in
               medio
               cho●i
               Ecclesie
               sue
               ,
               et
               succedit
               Robertus
               filius
               Walteri
               miles
               stren●●s
               .
            
          
           
             Now
             will
             it
             please
             you
             heare
             a
             little
             further
             of
             this
             noble
             family
             ,
             and
             of
             their
             deuotions
             to
             this
             Priory
             ,
             out
             of
             an
             old
             Gartularie
             ,
             
               sans
               date
            
             in
             my
             cu●stody
             .
          
           
             
               Robertus
               filius
               Richardi
               et
               Mathilda
               vxor
               eius
               Episcopo
               London
               et
               omnibus
               hominibus
               ,
               et
               Amicis
               suis
               et
               cunctis
               Ecclesie
               fidelibus
               salutem
               .
               Scialis
               quia
               concedimus
               et
               canonice
               hac
               carta
               confirmauimus
               ,
               Quod
               Ecclesia
               sancte
               Marie
               de
               Donmowe
               ,
               et
               fratres
               ibidem
               Deo
               seruientes
               teneant
               ita
               quiete
               el
               pacifice
               ,
               et
               libere
               omnes
               illas
               Elemosinas
               quas
               tenuerunt
               die
               qua
               Rex
               Henricus
               mihi
               Roberto
               filio
               Richardi
               terram
               dedit
               .
               Sicut
               vnquam
               quiecius
               et
               ho●norificentius
               et
               liberius
               tenuerunt
               ,
               scilicet
               in
               terris
               ,
               in
               hominibus
               ,
               in
               pratis
               ,
               in
               bosco
               ,
               et
               plano
               ,
               et
               in
               omni
               Decima
               nostra
               et
               omnium
               hominum
               nostrorum
               eiusdem
               ville
               ,
               &
               in
               decima
               Prati
               et
               Pannagij
               nostri
               et
               in
               decima
               molendinorum
               nostrorum
               ,
               et
               in
               omni
               pastura
               eiusdem
               Ville
               :
               Preteria
               sci●tis
               quia
               concedimus
               et
               confirmamus
               quod
               predicta
               Ecclesia
               et
               fratres
               eiusdem
               Ecclesie
               teneant
               incrementa
               que
               nos
               eidem
               Ecclesie
               concessimus
               et
               dedimus
               .
               Scilicet
               duas
               partes
               decime
               Dominij
               nostri
               de
               Henham
               ;
               duas
               partes
               decime
               Dominij
               nostri
               de
               Northon
               ;
               duas
               partes
               decime
               Dominij
               nostri
               de
               Styston
               ,
               et
               decimam
               de
               Passfeld
               .
               Et
               decimam
               de
               terra
               que
               fuit
               Ernaldi
               le
               Blache
               in
               Beruston
               ;
               Et
               decimam
               de
               Pachesham
               ;
               et
               Essertum
               de
               Leffwyfewode
               ,
               Et
               Essertum
               de
               Acho
               ,
               et
               turbariam
               de
               Esteye
               .
               Hanc
               donationem
               predicte
               Ecclesie
               donauimus
               et
               confirmauimus
               pro
               dei
               dilectione
               ,
               et
               sancte
               genetricis
               Marie
               ,
               et
               pro
               fidelibus
               defunctis
               .
            
          
           
             
               Robertus
               erat
               noster
               primus
               Fundator
               et
               erat
               silius
               Richardi
               et
               est
               sepultus
               in
               monasterio
               ,
            
             
             
               S.
               Neoti
               .
               Walterus
               erat
               silius
               eius
               et
               est
               sepulius
               apud
               nos
               in
               tumba
               marmorea
               in
               medio
               chori
               .
               Robertus
               filius
               Walteri
               predicti
               de
               est
               tumulatus
               ante
               summum
               Altare
               .
            
          
           
             
               Anno
               Dom.
            
             1501.
             
               decimo
               die
               mens
               .
               Augusti
               campane
               in
               Campanile
               .
            
             
             
               Ecclesie
               beate
               Marie
               de
               Dunmow
               nouiter
               facte
               et
               baptisate
               fuere
               .
            
          
           
             
               Prima
               in
               honore
               sancti
               Michaelis
               Archangeli
               .
            
             
               Secunda
               in
               honore
               .
               S.
               Iohannis
               Euangeliste
               .
            
             
               Tertia
               in
               honore
               S.
               Iohannis
               Baptiste
               .
            
             
               Quarta
               in
               honore
               Assumptionis
               beate
               Marie
               .
            
             
               Quinta
               in
               honore
               sancte
               trinitatis
               ,
               et
               omnium
               Sanctorum
               .
            
          
           
             In
             the
             Quire
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             
             vnder
             a
             goodly
             faire
             monument
             ,
             the
             body
             of
             
               Iohn
               Blakemore
            
             ,
             Prior
             of
             this
             dissolued
             house
             of
             Dunmow
             ,
             as
             I
             finde
             it
             in
             an
             abstract
             of
             the
             Chronicle
             of
             this
             monasterie
             ,
             lieth
             interred
             ;
             for
             whom
             this
             Epitaph
             following
             was
             composed
             .
          
           
             
               Subtus
               hic
               ,
               hoc
               tumulo
               recubat
               Prior
               ecce
               Iohannes
            
             
               De
               Blakemor
               dictus
               vir
               probus
               ,
               atque
               pius
               .
            
             
             
               Peruigil
               implebat
               quod
               lex
               diuina
               iubebat
               ,
            
             
               Eius
               consilium
               que
               fuit
               et
               studium
               .
            
             
               Debilibus
               ,
               dubijs
               ,
               cecis
               ,
               claudis
               ,
               peregrinis
               ,
            
             
               Tectum
               ,
               pes
               ,
               oculi
               ,
               consilium
               ,
               baculu●
               ,
            
             
               Vespere
               et
               absconso
               Machuti
               sole
               Nouembris
            
             
               Quindecimo
               hic
               moritur
               ,
               viuere
               vt
               incipiat
               .
            
             
               Ergo
               preces
               cineri
               dones
               quicumque
               viator
               ,
            
             
               Ista
               preces
               tantum
               flebilis
               vrna
               petit
               .
            
          
           
             His
             death
             happened
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             sauing
             health
             ,
             one
             thousand
             fiue
             hundred
             and
             eighteene
             ,
             as
             by
             the
             humble
             petition
             of
             the
             Subprior
             and
             his
             brethren
             to
             their
             Patron
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Radcliffe
            
             Knight
             ,
             
             Lord
             Fitz-water
             (
             afterwards
             Earle
             of
             Sussex
             )
             for
             the
             speedy
             election
             of
             another
             Prior
             may
             appeare
             ,
             the
             forme
             whereof
             ,
             transcribed
             out
             of
             the
             originall
             ,
             I
             thought
             good
             here
             to
             insert
             ,
             being
             a
             president
             not
             commonly
             knowne
             in
             these
             daies
             .
          
           
             
               Egregio
               et
               prenobili
               viro
               Domino
               Roberto
               Radclif
               militi
               ,
               Domino
               Fitz-water
               ;
               vestri
               humiles
               et
               deuoti
               silij
               Galfridus
               Shether
               Supprior
               et
               presidens
               Domus
               siue
               Prioratus
               beate
               Marie
               Virginis
               de
               Dunmowe
               ordinis
               sancti
               Augustini
               London
               Dioc.
               vestre
               fundationis
               et
               patronatus
               ;
               et
               eiusdem
               loci
               conuentus
               ,
               omnimod
               .
               Reuerencias
               cum
               honore
               ,
               orationumque
               suffragia
               ,
               et
               quicquid
               dulcius
               de
               latere
               Crucifixi
               hauriri
               poterit
               :
               vestre
               reuerencie
               innotescimus
               et
               certificamus
               per
               presentes
               :
               Quod
               bone
               memorie
               Dominus
               Iohannes
               Blakemore
               noster
               iamdudum
               et
               dicte
               domus
               nostre
               Prior
               ,
               quinto
               decimo
               die
               instantis
               mensis
               Nouembris
               viam
               est
               vniuerse
               carnis
               ingressus
               ,
               et
               sequent
               .
               prox
               .
               ex
               tunc
               die
               ipsius
               corpus
               Ecclesiastice
               traditum
               est
               sepulturex
               ;
               Sicque
               sumus
               et
               est
               dicta
               domus
               siue
               prioratus
               Prioris
               et
               pas●oris
               solatio
               et
               regimine
               destitut
               .
               Ne
               igitur
               ex
               diurna
               eiusdem
               vacatione
               grauia
               nobis
               proueniant
               incommoda
               ;
               vestre
               reuerencie
               humiliter
               et
               deuote
               supplicamus
               ;
               quatinus
               cum
               sitis
               noster
               et
               dicte
               Domus
               siue
               prioratus
               fundator
               ,
               et
               patronus
               vt
               prefertur
               ,
               vestram
               vt
               moris
               est
               ad
               noui
               seu
               futuri
               prioris
               &
               pastoris
               electionem
               procedend
               .
               ac
               iuxta
               canonicas
               sanctiones
               dei
               presidio
               celebrand
               .
               patronalem
               licenciam
               nobis
               concedere
               dignemini
               cum
               fauore
               .
               Prosperitatemque
               vestram
               conseruet
               Altissimus
               per
               tempora
               longiora
               .
               Dat.
               in
               domo
               nostra
               Capitulari
               ,
               nostro
               sub
               sigillo
               xvij
               .
               die
               predicti
               mens
               .
               Nouemb.
               Anno
               Domini
               millesimo
               quingentesimo
               decimo
               nono
               .
            
          
           
             
             In
             the
             hall
             of
             the
             Mannor
             house
             of
             Newton
             Hall
             ,
             in
             this
             Parish
             ,
             remaineth
             in
             old
             painting
             ,
             two
             postures
             ,
             th'
             one
             for
             an
             Ancestor
             of
             the
             Bourchiers
             combatant
             with
             another
             ,
             being
             a
             pagan
             king
             ,
             for
             the
             truth
             of
             Christ
             ,
             whom
             the
             said
             Englishman
             ouercame
             ,
             and
             in
             memory
             thereof
             ,
             his
             descendants
             haue
             euer
             since
             borne
             the
             head
             of
             the
             said
             Infidell
             ,
             as
             also
             vsed
             the
             surname
             of
             Bowser
             ,
             as
             I
             had
             it
             out
             of
             the
             collections
             of
             
               Augustine
               Vincent
            
             ,
             Windsore
             Herald
             ,
             deceased
             .
          
        
         
           
             Boreham
             .
          
           
             The
             inheritance
             and
             honours
             of
             this
             famous
             ,
             and
             right
             noble
             race
             of
             the
             Fitz-waters
             ,
             came
             at
             length
             by
             mariage
             into
             the
             stocke
             of
             the
             Radcliffes
             ,
             
             for
             (
             in
             the
             pedegree
             of
             Sir
             
               Alexander
               Radcliffe
            
             of
             Ordsall
             in
             the
             county
             of
             Lancaster
             ,
             knight
             of
             the
             Bath
             ;
             descended
             ,
             as
             the
             Earle
             of
             Sussex
             is
             ,
             from
             the
             Radcliffes
             ,
             anciently
             of
             Radcliffe
             in
             the
             said
             County
             ;
             the
             sonne
             of
             that
             valiant
             and
             generally
             beloued
             Gentleman
             ,
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Radcliffe
            
             ,
             Lieuetenant
             Colonell
             ,
             slaine
             ,
             fighting
             against
             the
             French
             ,
             in
             the
             Isle
             of
             Rhee
             ,
             the
             29.
             day
             of
             October
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             Lord
             ,
             one
             thousand
             sixe
             hundred
             ,
             twenty
             and
             seuen
             )
             I
             finde
             that
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Radcliffe
            
             Knight
             ,
             (
             sonne
             of
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Radcliffe
            
             knight
             ,
             who
             married
             Katherine
             ,
             the
             daughter
             and
             heire
             of
             Edward
             Lord
             Burnell
             of
             Acton
             Burnell
             in
             the
             county
             of
             Salop
             )
             married
             Elizabeth
             ,
             the
             daughter
             and
             heire
             of
             Walter
             ,
             Lord
             Fitz-water
             ,
             of
             Woodham
             ,
             a
             Baron
             of
             great
             riches
             ,
             as
             of
             ancient
             nobility
             ,
             the
             father
             of
             Iohn
             ,
             who
             was
             Father
             of
             
               Robert
               Radcliffe
            
             ,
             the
             first
             of
             that
             sirname
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Sussex
             ,
             Viscount
             Fitz-water
             ,
             Lord
             Egremont
             and
             Burnell
             ,
             who
             with
             other
             two
             Earles
             ,
             his
             Sonne
             and
             Grandchilde
             ,
             lie
             here
             interred
             vnder
             a
             sumptuous
             monument
             ,
             as
             appeareth
             by
             their
             seuerall
             inscriptions
             and
             liuely
             portraitures
             .
             To
             the
             memory
             of
             the
             first
             Earle
             (
             for
             I
             am
             tied
             by
             my
             method
             onely
             to
             his
             at
             this
             time
             )
             these
             funerall
             lines
             following
             are
             engrauen
             .
          
           
             
               Robertus
               Radcliffe
               miles
               Dominus
               Fitz-water
            
             ,
             
             
               Egremond
               et
               Burnel
               ,
               Vicecomes
               Fitz-water
               (
               magnus
               Camerarius
               ,
               Anglie
               )
               Camerarius
               Hospitij
               Regis
               Henrici
               octaui
               ,
               ac
               eidem
               a
               consilijs
               Prelijs
               in
               Gallia
               commissis
               aliquoties
               inter
               primos
               ductores
               honoratus
               ,
               in
               alijs
               belii
               pacisque
               consultationibus
               non
               inter
               postremos
               habitus
               ,
               aequitatis
               ,
               Institiae
               ,
               constantiae
               ,
               magnum
               aetatis
               suae
               columen
               ,
               obijt
               xxvii
               .
               die
               Nouemb.
               Anno
               Dom.
               M.
               ccccc.xlii
               .
               aetat
               .
            
          
           
             This
             Earle
             had
             three
             wiues
             ,
             whose
             portraitures
             are
             cut
             here
             vpon
             the
             Tombe
             ,
             by
             all
             of
             which
             he
             had
             issue
             .
             By
             his
             first
             wife
             Elizabeth
             ,
             who
             was
             the
             daughter
             of
             
               Henry
               Stafford
            
             Duke
             of
             Buckingham
             ;
             hee
             had
             Henry
             ,
             after
             him
             Earle
             of
             Sussex
             ,
             here
             intombed
             ;
             
               George
               Radcliffe
            
             ,
             and
             Sir
             
               Humfrey
               Ratcliffe
            
             of
             Elnestow
             .
             By
             Margaret
             his
             second
             wife
             ,
             daughter
             of
             Thomas
             Lord
             Stanley
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Darby
             ,
             he
             had
             Anne
             ,
             married
             to
             Thomas
             Lord
             Wharton
             ,
             who
             lieth
             here
             buried
             by
             her
             father
             ,
             and
             Iane
             maried
             to
             Sir
             
               Antony
               Browne
            
             ,
             Knight
             ,
             Viscount
             Mountague
             .
             By
             his
             third
             wife
             ,
             the
             daughter
             of
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Arundell
            
             of
             Lanherne
             in
             Cornwall
             ,
             Knight
             ;
             he
             had
             issue
             ,
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Radcliffe
            
             ,
             Knight
             ,
             who
             died
             without
             issue
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             1566.
             and
             lieth
             buried
             in
             Saint
             Olaues
             Hart-streete
             ,
             London
             .
          
           
             
               Henry
               Radcliffe
            
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Sussex
             ,
             sonne
             of
             this
             Robert
             as
             aforesaid
             ,
             was
             one
             of
             the
             priuie
             Councell
             to
             Queene
             Mary
             ,
             as
             I
             finde
             it
             in
             her
             Grant
             of
             liberty
             made
             vnto
             him
             for
             the
             wearing
             of
             Coyfes
             or
             Cappes
             in
             her
             presence
             ,
             which
             I
             coppied
             out
             of
             the
             Originall
             amongst
             the
             Euidences
             of
             Robert
             late
             Earle
             of
             Sussex
             deceased
             ;
             expressed
             in
             these
             words
             following
             .
          
        
         
           
             Mary
             the
             Queene
             .
          
           
             Mary
             ,
             
             by
             the
             grace
             of
             God
             ,
             Quene
             of
             Englonde
             ,
             France
             ,
             and
             Irelonde
             ,
             defendor
             of
             the
             Feythe
             ,
             and
             in
             Earthe
             ,
             of
             the
             Church
             of
             Englonde
             and
             Irelonde
             supreme
             Hede.
             To
             all
             to
             whom
             this
             present
             wryting
             shall
             come
             ,
             sendeth
             greting
             in
             our
             Lord
             euerlasting
             .
             Know
             ye
             that
             wee
             do
             gyue
             and
             pardon
             to
             our
             welbeloued
             and
             trusty
             Cosen
             ,
             &
             one
             of
             oure
             priuey
             Counsell
             ,
             Henry
             Earle
             of
             Sussex
             ,
             Viscount
             Fitz-water
             ,
             Lord
             Egremond
             and
             Burnell
             ,
             
             liberty
             ,
             licens
             and
             pardon
             ,
             to
             were
             his
             Cappe
             ,
             Coyf
             ,
             or
             night
             Cappe
             ,
             or
             twoo
             of
             them
             at
             his
             pleasor
             ,
             as
             well
             in
             oure
             presens
             ,
             as
             in
             the
             presens
             of
             any
             other
             person
             or
             persons
             within
             this
             our
             Relme
             ,
             or
             any
             other
             place
             of
             our
             dominion
             wheresoeuer
             during
             his
             life
             .
             And
             these
             oure
             lettres
             shall
             be
             his
             sufficient
             warrant
             in
             this
             behalfe
             .
             Yeuen
             vndre
             oure
             Signe
             Manuell
             ,
             at
             oure
             Palaes
             of
             Westminstre
             the
             second
             dey
             of
             October
             ,
             in
             the
             first
             yere
             of
             oure
             Reigne
             .
          
           
             Her
             Seale
             with
             the
             Garter
             about
             it
             is
             fixed
             to
             this
             Grant
             with
             a
             labell
             of
             silke
             ,
             and
             so
             are
             the
             Armes
             of
             the
             Kings
             of
             England
             :
             and
             
               E.
               R.
            
             the
             Seale
             manuell
             of
             Edward
             the
             sixt
             ,
             not
             altered
             .
          
           
             This
             Henry
             ,
             departed
             this
             life
             at
             Sir
             
               Henry
               Sidneyes
            
             house
             in
             Chanon
             Row
             at
             Westminster
             ,
             on
             wednesday
             morning
             ,
             the
             17.
             of
             February
             ,
             betweene
             fiue
             and
             sixe
             a
             clocke
             ,
             in
             the
             third
             and
             fourth
             yeare
             of
             Philip
             and
             
               Mary
               ,
               Anno
            
             1556.
             as
             Vincent
             in
             his
             Discouerie
             of
             Brookes
             Errors
             verifieth
             by
             a
             certificate
             thereof
             in
             the
             booke
             of
             Burials
             in
             the
             Office
             of
             Armes
             ,
             Fol.
             225.
             
          
           
             He
             was
             buried
             first
             by
             his
             Father
             ,
             in
             Saint
             Laurence
             Poultney
             Church
             in
             London
             ,
             from
             whence
             their
             remaines
             were
             remoued
             hither
             ,
             as
             you
             shall
             vnderstand
             by
             the
             present
             sequele
             .
          
           
             That
             braue-spirited
             politicke-wise
             Lord
             ,
             Thomas
             Earle
             of
             Sussex
             ,
             Lord
             Chamberlaine
             of
             the
             Houshold
             to
             Queene
             Elizabeth
             of
             famous
             memory
             ,
             built
             ,
             or
             began
             to
             build
             a
             Chappell
             in
             this
             Church
             ,
             wherein
             this
             glorious
             Tombe
             is
             erected
             ,
             as
             a
             place
             of
             buriall
             for
             himselfe
             and
             his
             worthy
             progeny
             ;
             and
             commanded
             by
             his
             last
             Will
             and
             Testament
             (
             as
             I
             was
             told
             )
             that
             the
             honourable
             remaines
             of
             his
             Father
             ,
             and
             Grandfather
             Henry
             ,
             and
             the
             foresaid
             Robert
             ,
             Earles
             of
             Sussex
             ,
             should
             be
             remoued
             from
             the
             parish
             Church
             of
             Saint
             Laurence
             Poultney
             London
             ,
             where
             their
             bodies
             lay
             buried
             ,
             to
             this
             his
             Chapbell
             at
             Boreham
             ,
             wherein
             hee
             desired
             to
             be
             entombed
             :
             all
             which
             was
             accordingly
             performed
             .
             This
             Tombe
             was
             made
             by
             one
             
               Richard
               Stephens
            
             ,
             an
             outlandish
             man
             ,
             and
             finished
             with
             all
             furniture
             ,
             as
             gilding
             ,
             colouring
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             ,
             thereunto
             belonging
             ,
             the
             xxviii
             .
             of
             May
             ,
             M.D.
             lxxxxix
             .
             the
             whole
             charge
             thereof
             amounting
             to
             the
             summe
             of
             cclxxxxii
             .
             l
             .
             xii
             .
             s.
             viii
             .
             d.
             as
             appeares
             by
             the
             account
             which
             I
             haue
             seene
             .
             This
             Thomas
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Sussex
             ,
             saith
             Camden
             ,
             was
             a
             most
             worthy
             and
             honourable
             personage
             ,
             in
             whose
             minde
             were
             seated
             ioyntly
             both
             politicke
             wisedome
             ,
             and
             martiall
             prowesse
             ,
             as
             England
             and
             Ireland
             acknowledged
             ;
             but
             more
             of
             him
             hereafter
             .
             These
             Earles
             of
             Sussex
             of
             this
             sirname
             ,
             from
             Robert
             the
             first
             ,
             to
             Robert
             the
             last
             ,
             who
             died
             
               An.
               Dom.
            
             1629.
             haue
             euer
             beene
             Knights
             of
             the
             Garter
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Thomas
               Coggeshale
               Ar.
               filius
               Thome
               Coggeshale
               Armigeri
               &
               Iohanna
               vxor
               eius
               que
               quidem
               Iohanna
               obijt
               xvii
               .
               Iulij
               M.ccc.xv
               .
               Thomas
               obiit
               .
               .....
            
          
        
         
           
             Newport
             .
          
           
             
             Her
             lyeth
             
               Thomas
               Brown
            
             ,
          
           
             Who
             's
             sowl
             God
             pardown
             .
          
           
             .........
             M.
             ccccc.xv
             .
          
           
           
             Her
             vndyr
             this
             marble
             ston
             ,
          
           
             Lyeth
             the
             body
             of
             master
             Ion
          
           
             Heynes
             ,
             Bacheler
             of
             Law
             ,
          
           
             And
             somtym
             Vycar
             of
             this
             Chirch
             I
             traw
             .
          
           
             Who
             passyd
             out
             ..........
          
           
             ......
             M.
             cccc
             .
          
           
             Here
             sometime
             stood
             an
             hospitall
             in
             this
             Towne
             ,
             
             by
             whom
             founded
             I
             cannot
             reade
             .
             Valued
             at
             the
             fatall
             destruction
             of
             all
             such
             houses
             ,
             at
             23.
             l.
             10.
             s.
             8.
             d.
             
               per
               annum
            
             .
          
        
         
           
             Pleshy
             .
          
           
             This
             Collegiate
             Church
             was
             founded
             by
             Thomas
             of
             Woodstocke
             ,
             
             Duke
             of
             Glocester
             ,
             for
             Canons
             regular
             :
             which
             was
             valued
             in
             the
             Kings
             bookes
             to
             be
             yearely
             worth
             one
             hundred
             thirty
             nine
             pounds
             three
             shillings
             ten
             pence
             .
             The
             vpper
             part
             of
             which
             Church
             ,
             within
             these
             few
             yeares
             ,
             was
             taken
             downe
             ;
             and
             as
             I
             was
             told
             in
             the
             Towne
             ,
             the
             Parishioners
             (
             being
             either
             vnwilling
             or
             vnable
             to
             repaire
             the
             decayes
             )
             carried
             away
             the
             materials
             which
             were
             employed
             to
             other
             vses
             .
             This
             part
             of
             the
             Church
             was
             adorned
             and
             beautified
             with
             diuers
             rich
             funerall
             Monuments
             ,
             which
             were
             hammered
             a
             peeces
             ,
             bestowed
             ,
             and
             diuided
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             discretion
             of
             the
             Inhabitants
             .
             Vpon
             one
             of
             the
             parts
             of
             a
             dismembred
             Monument
             ,
             carelesly
             cast
             here
             and
             there
             in
             the
             body
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             I
             found
             these
             words
             .
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Iohn
               Holland
            
             ,
             
             Erle
             of
             Exceter
             ,
             Erle
             of
             Huntington
             ,
             and
             Chamberleyne
             of
             England
             .
             Who
             dyed
             .......
          
           
             This
             Iohn
             was
             halfe
             brother
             to
             King
             Richard
             the
             second
             ,
             and
             Duke
             of
             Exceter
             .
             From
             which
             dignitie
             he
             was
             deposed
             ,
             by
             Act
             of
             Parliament
             in
             the
             first
             yeare
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             fourth
             ,
             whose
             sister
             he
             had
             married
             :
             and
             in
             the
             same
             yeare
             beheaded
             in
             this
             Towne
             for
             a
             seditious
             conspiracie
             (
             saith
             Camden
             )
             and
             in
             the
             very
             place
             where
             the
             Duke
             of
             Glocester
             was
             arrested
             by
             King
             Richard
             ,
             
             which
             was
             in
             the
             base
             court
             of
             the
             Castle
             of
             Pleshie
             (
             now
             quite
             ruined
             )
             that
             he
             might
             seeme
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             to
             haue
             beene
             iustly
             punished
             by
             way
             of
             satisfaction
             ,
             for
             the
             foresaid
             Duke
             of
             Glocester
             ;
             of
             whose
             death
             he
             was
             thought
             to
             be
             the
             principall
             procurer
             .
             He
             was
             beheaded
             the
             third
             day
             after
             the
             Epiphanie
             ,
             1399.
             1.
             
             Hen.
             4.
             
          
           
             Vpon
             a
             broken
             peece
             of
             a
             faire
             marble
             stone
             ,
             reared
             to
             the
             side
             of
             a
             pillar
             ,
             whereupon
             were
             the
             pictures
             in
             brasse
             of
             an
             armed
             knight
             and
             his
             Lady
             ,
             this
             ensuing
             disticke
             was
             engrauen
             .
          
           
             
               Militis
               o
               miserere
               tui
               ,
               
               miserere
               Parentum
               ,
            
             
               Alme
               deus
               regnis
               gaudeat
               ille
               tuis
               .
            
          
           
             Vnder
             this
             stone
             (
             if
             Tradition
             may
             go
             for
             truth
             )
             Sir
             
               Edward
               Holland
            
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Mortaigne
             ,
             sonne
             of
             the
             foresaid
             
               Iohn
               Holland
            
             ,
             beheaded
             ;
             with
             his
             Lady
             were
             entombed
             .
          
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Iohannis
               Scot
            
             ,
             
             
               primi
               Magistri
               huius
               Collegij
               ,
               qui
               obijt
               primo
               die
               Ianuar.
               M.
               cccc.x
               .
            
          
           
             
               
                 Qui
                 me
                 psalmasti
                 miserere
                 mei
              
               
               
                 Qui
                 me
                 pretioso
                 tuo
                 sanguine
                 redimisti
                 miserere
                 mei
                 .
              
               
                 Qui
                 me
                 ad
                 Christianitatem
                 vocasti
                 miserere
                 mei
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Here
                 lyeth
                 
                   Robert
                   Frevyt
                
                 ,
                 a
                 man
                 letterd
                 sowndyt
              
               
                 For
                 hys
                 sowl
                 and
                 for
                 all
                 christine
                 ,
                 sey
                 a
                 
                   Pater
                   Noster
                
                 and
                 an
                 Ave.
                 
              
            
          
           
             
             But
             I
             shall
             forget
             the
             Founder
             Thomas
             of
             Woodstocke
             ,
             the
             sixth
             sonne
             of
             King
             Edward
             the
             third
             ,
             and
             Vncle
             to
             King
             Richard
             ,
             who
             was
             taken
             by
             force
             from
             this
             his
             Castle
             of
             Plessy
             ,
             by
             
               Thomas
               Mowbray
            
             ,
             Earle
             Marshall
             ,
             and
             conuayed
             to
             Callis
             ,
             where
             he
             was
             smothered
             vnder
             a
             Featherbed
             ,
             1397.
             
             His
             body
             was
             afterwards
             conueyed
             with
             all
             funerall
             pompe
             into
             England
             ,
             and
             buried
             here
             in
             this
             Church
             of
             his
             owne
             foundation
             ,
             
             in
             a
             goodly
             sepulchre
             prouided
             by
             himselfe
             in
             his
             life
             time
             .
             Whose
             reliques
             were
             afterwards
             remoued
             and
             laid
             vnder
             a
             marble
             ,
             inlaid
             with
             brasse
             ,
             in
             the
             Kings
             Chappell
             at
             Westminster
             .
             In
             which
             Church
             Elianor
             his
             wife
             (
             of
             whom
             I
             haue
             spoken
             before
             )
             lieth
             entombed
             ,
             
             with
             this
             French
             inscription
             ,
             who
             after
             the
             death
             of
             her
             husband
             became
             a
             Nunne
             in
             the
             Abbey
             of
             Barking
             within
             this
             County
             .
          
           
             
               Cy
               gist
               Aleonore
               de
               Bohun
               aysue
               fille
               et
               vn
               des
               heirs
               l'hounrable
               seignour
               Mons.
               Humfrey
               de
               Bohun
               Counte
               de
               Hereford
               d'Essex
               et
               de
               Northampton
               et
               Constable
               d'Engleterre
            
             ;
             
             
               Femme
               a
               puissant
               et
               noble
               prince
               Tho.
               de
               Woodstock
               Fitz
               a
               tresexcellent
               et
               tre
               puisant
               seignour
               Edward
               Roi
               d'Engleterre
               puis
               le
               Conquest
               tiers
               .
               Duc
               de
               Glocestre
               ,
               Counte
               d'Essexie
               et
               de
               Buchingham
               et
               Constable
               d'Engleterre
               ,
               quemorust
               le
               tierz
               iour
               a'October
               ,
               ban
               du
               grace
            
             1399.
             
               de
               gi
               aisme
               Dieux
               face
               mercy
               ,
               Amen
               ,
            
          
           
             But
             againe
             to
             returne
             to
             the
             Duke
             her
             husband
             ,
             touching
             whose
             life
             and
             death
             ,
             with
             the
             manner
             thereof
             ,
             thus
             writeth
             Gower
             in
             his
             booke
             called
             
               Vox
               clamantis
            
             .
          
           
             
               O
               quam
               Fortuna
               stabilis
               non
               permanet
               una
               ,
            
             
               Exemplum
               cujus
               stat
               in
               ordine
               carminis
               hujus
            
             
               Rex
               agit
               ,
               et
               
               Cygnus
               patitur
               de
               Corde
               benignus
               ,
            
             
               Ille
               prostratus
               non
               est
               de
               Rege
               levatus
               ,
            
             
               Ad
               Plessye
               captus
               tunc
               est
               velut
               Hostia
               raptus
            
             
               Rex
               jubet
               arma
               geri
               ,
               nec
               eo
               voluit
               misereri
               ;
            
             
               Cum
               Sponsa
               nati
               lugent
               quasi
               morti
               gravati
               ;
            
             
               Plusque
               Lupo
               sevit
               Rex
               dummodo
               Femina
               flevit
               .
            
             
               Nil
               pietas
               munit
               quem
               tunc
               manus
               invida
               punit
               ,
            
             
               Rex
               stetit
               obliquus
               nec
               erat
               tunc
               unus
               amicus
               .
            
             
               O
               Regale
               genus
               ,
               Princeps
               quasi
               pauper
               egenus
               ,
            
             
               Turpiter
               attractus
               jacet
               et
               sine
               iure
               subactus
               .
            
             
               Sunt
               ibi
               Fautores
               Regis
               de
               sorte
               Priores
            
             
               Qui
               Cygnum
               pendent
               ,
               vbi
               captum
               ducere
               tendent
               ,
            
             
               Sic
               ducendo
               ducem
               ,
               perdit
               sine
               lumine
               lucem
               .
            
             
               Anglia
               que
               tota
               tenebrescit
               luce
               remota
               ;
            
             
               Trans
               mare
               natavit
               ,
               regnum
               qui
               semper
               amavit
               ;
            
             
               Flent
               centum
               mille
               quia
               Cygnus
               preterit
               ille
               ,
            
             
               Calisij
               portus
               petit
               unde
               dolus
               latet
               ortus
               ,
            
             
               Error
               quem
               Regis
               genuit
               putredine
               legis
            
             
             
               Carcere
               conclusus
               subito
               fuit
               ille
               reclusus
               ,
            
             
               Nescit
               quo
               fine
               ,
               sit
               vite
               ,
               sive
               ruine
            
             
               Tunc
               Rex
               elatum
               sumpsit
               quasi
               Falco
               volatum
               ,
            
             
               Vnde
               suas
               gentes
               perdit
               Custode
               carentes
               .
            
          
           
             A
             little
             after
             follow
             these
             verses
             ,
             touching
             the
             deniall
             of
             buriall
             to
             bee
             granted
             vnto
             him
             among
             the
             rest
             of
             his
             honourable
             and
             royall
             Ancestors
             .
          
           
             
               Sic
               nece
               devictum
               ,
               sic
               corpus
               ab
               hoste
               relictum
               ,
            
             
               Clam
               de
               conclavi
               susceperat
               Anglia
               navi
               ,
            
             
               Per
               mare
               regreditur
               ,
               corpus
               nec
               adhuc
               sepelitur
               ,
            
             
               Namque
               sepulturam
               ,
               defendit
               Rex
               sibi
               puram
               ;
            
             
               Desuper
               a
               latere
               patris
               loca
               justa
               tenere
               ,
            
             
               Dummodo
               quesivit
               vix
               bassa
               sepulchra
               subivit
               .
            
          
           
             Of
             the
             manner
             of
             his
             death
             these
             three
             verses
             following
             .
          
           
             
               Hen
               quam
               tortorum
               quidam
               de
               sorte
               malorum
               ,
            
             
               Sic
               Ducis
               electi
               plumarum
               pondere
               lecti
               ,
            
             
               Corpus
               quassatum
               jugulant
               que
               necant
               jugulatum
               .
            
          
           
             Such
             was
             the
             end
             of
             this
             royall
             Prince
             ,
             sonne
             to
             a
             King
             ,
             and
             vncle
             to
             a
             King
             :
             who
             by
             our
             writers
             is
             discommended
             in
             this
             ,
             that
             he
             was
             euer
             repining
             against
             the
             King
             in
             all
             things
             whatsoeuer
             he
             wished
             to
             haue
             forward
             :
             
             
               Erat
               enim
               vir
               ferocissimus
               &
               precipitis
               ingenij
            
             (
             as
             Polidor
             censures
             him
             )
             a
             most
             fierce
             man
             ,
             and
             of
             an
             headlong
             wit
             ;
             who
             thinking
             still
             that
             those
             times
             ,
             wherein
             he
             had
             mastred
             the
             King
             ,
             were
             nothing
             changed
             ,
             though
             the
             King
             was
             aboue
             thirty
             yeeares
             old
             ,
             forbare
             not
             ,
             roughlie
             ,
             not
             so
             much
             to
             admonish
             ,
             as
             to
             check
             and
             schoole
             his
             Soueraigne
             .
          
        
         
           
             Hatfield
             Peuerell
             .
          
           
             So
             denominated
             of
             one
             
               Randolph
               Peuerell
            
             the
             owner
             thereof
             ,
             to
             whom
             Edward
             the
             Confessor
             was
             very
             munificent
             for
             that
             hee
             had
             married
             his
             kinswoman
             ,
             
             the
             daughter
             of
             Ingelrick
             ,
             a
             man
             of
             great
             Nobilitie
             among
             the
             English
             Saxons
             .
             A
             Lady
             of
             that
             admirable
             beautie
             ,
             that
             with
             her
             lookes
             she
             conquered
             the
             Conquerour
             William
             ,
             who
             desired
             nothing
             more
             then
             to
             be
             her
             prisoner
             in
             Armes
             ,
             which
             to
             effect
             ,
             hee
             begins
             to
             expresse
             a
             kinde
             of
             loue
             to
             the
             remembrance
             of
             her
             deceased
             father
             Ingelrick
             ,
             enriching
             the
             Colledge
             of
             Saint
             
               Martins
               le
               grand
            
             in
             London
             ,
             first
             founded
             by
             him
             and
             her
             vncle
             Edward
             ,
             hee
             honours
             and
             aduanceth
             her
             two
             brethren
             ,
             
               William
               Peuerell
            
             Castellane
             or
             Keeper
             of
             Douer
             Castle
             ,
             and
             
               Payne
               Peuerell
            
             Baron
             of
             Bourne
             or
             Brun
             ,
             in
             Cambridgeshire
             ,
             the
             founder
             of
             Barnwell
             Abbey
             ;
             Standard
             bearer
             to
             Robert
             Duke
             of
             Normandy
             in
             the
             holy
             warre
             against
             Infidels
             .
             He
             prefers
             her
             kindred
             and
             friends
             ,
             he
             sollicites
             her
             by
             the
             messengers
             of
             the
             Deuils
             Bedchamber
             ,
             his
             slie
             enchanting
             Bawdes
             ,
             and
             comes
             sometimes
             himselfe
             like
             Iupiter
             in
             a
             golden
             shower
             .
             Thus
             by
             these
             forcible
             demonstrations
             of
             his
             loue
             ,
             and
             vnauoidable
             allurements
             (
             especially
             from
             a
             King
             )
             shee
             was
             brought
             at
             length
             to
             his
             vnlawfull
             bed
             ,
             vnto
             whom
             shee
             
             bare
             a
             sonne
             named
             William
             ,
             who
             was
             Lord
             of
             Nottingham
             ,
             the
             founder
             of
             Lenton
             Abbey
             .
             His
             mother
             (
             toucht
             with
             remorse
             of
             conscience
             for
             her
             sinnes
             )
             to
             expiate
             her
             guilt
             (
             for
             such
             was
             the
             doctrine
             taught
             in
             those
             daies
             )
             founded
             a
             Colledge
             here
             in
             this
             village
             of
             Hatfield
             ,
             
             which
             shee
             consecrated
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             S.
             
               Mary
               Magdelen
            
             ;
             wherein
             ,
             setting
             apart
             all
             worldlie
             employments
             ,
             she
             spent
             the
             remainder
             of
             her
             dayes
             ,
             and
             here
             departed
             her
             life
             about
             the
             yeere
             1100.
             sixteene
             yeeres
             after
             the
             death
             of
             the
             Conquerour
             .
             Here
             she
             lieth
             buried
             ,
             and
             her
             image
             or
             portraiture
             cut
             in
             stone
             is
             to
             be
             seene
             at
             this
             present
             day
             in
             the
             Church
             window
             .
             This
             house
             was
             a
             Cell
             to
             Saint
             Albons
             ,
             valued
             to
             be
             yeerely
             worth
             83.
             l.
             19
             ▪
             s.
             7.
             d.
             
          
        
         
           
             Harlow
             .
          
           
             
             Hic
             iacet
             Robertus
             Symond
             quondam
             Auditor
             principalis
             Regis
             Henrici
             septimi
             in
             Ducatu
             suo
             Lancastrie
             .....
             qui
             ob
             .........
             Erumnarum
             portus
             meta
             viarum
             ,
             mors
             .
          
           
             
               .......
               Iohn
               Drunkeston
               ..........
            
             
               Vulnera
               quinque
               Dei
               sint
               medicina
               mei
               .
            
             
               Scilicet
               ,
            
             
               Pia
               mors
               &
               Passio
               Christi
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Danbury
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Gerardus
               quondam
               filius
               &
               heres
               Gerardi
               Braybroke
               militis
               qui
               obijt
               xxix
               .
               Marcij
               M.
               cccc.xxii
               .
            
          
           
             
               Icy
               gist
               perne
               Femme
               a
               Gerard
               Braybroke
               ,
               fille
               a
               Monsieur
               Reynold
               de
               Grey
               Seignour
               de
               wilton
               ,
               que
               morust
               viii
               .
               jour
               d'aueril
               ,
               l'an
               de
               grace
               M.
               cccc.xiiii
               .
               a
               qua
               Dieu
               fait
               mercy
               .
            
          
           
             I
             shall
             haue
             occasion
             to
             speake
             of
             the
             Braibrokes
             ,
             when
             I
             come
             to
             Braibroke
             in
             Northamptonshire
             ,
             of
             which
             they
             were
             Lords
             .
          
           
             Here
             lie
             two
             men
             armed
             in
             their
             portraitures
             ,
             and
             crosse
             legged
             ,
             which
             were
             (
             as
             it
             goes
             by
             relation
             from
             father
             to
             the
             sonne
             )
             of
             the
             familie
             of
             the
             Darcies
             ,
             
             who
             for
             a
             time
             had
             here
             their
             habitation
             .
          
           
             Although
             it
             be
             somewhat
             from
             my
             purpose
             ,
             yet
             I
             hold
             it
             not
             much
             amisse
             to
             ammuse
             my
             Reader
             with
             a
             short
             story
             .
             
             Vpon
             
               Corpus
               Christi
            
             day
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             1402.
             the
             third
             of
             Henry
             the
             fourth
             ,
             at
             Euensong
             time
             ,
             the
             Deuill
             entred
             into
             this
             Church
             ,
             in
             the
             likenesse
             of
             a
             Gray
             Frier
             ,
             and
             raged
             horribly
             ,
             playing
             his
             parts
             like
             a
             Deuill
             indeed
             ,
             to
             the
             great
             astonishment
             and
             feare
             of
             the
             parishioners
             :
             and
             the
             same
             houre
             with
             a
             tempest
             of
             whirlewind
             and
             thunder
             ,
             the
             top
             of
             the
             Steeple
             was
             broken
             downe
             ,
             and
             halfe
             of
             the
             Chancell
             scattered
             abroad
             .
          
        
         
           
             Great
             Baddow
             .
          
           
             
             Hic
             iacet
             Robertus
             Tendering
             nuper
             Firmarius
             Manerij
             de
             magna
             Baddow
             
             qui
             obijt
             xx
             Octob
             M.
             ccccc.xxxvii
             .
             Anno
             Hen.
             viii
             xxix
             .
          
           
             
               This
               prayer
               following
               is
               inlaid
               in
               brasse
               vpon
               the
               marble
               .
            
          
           
             ✚
             Omnipotens
             &
             misericors
             Deus
             ,
             i●
             cujus
             potestate
             humana
             conditio
             consistit
             :
             animam
             famuli
             tui
             Roberti
             ,
             queso
             ab
             omnibus
             absolve
             peccatis
             ;
             ut
             penitentie
             fructum
             quem
             voluntas
             ejus
             optabit
             ,
             preventus
             morte
             non
             perdat
             .
             Per
             Dominum
             nostrum
             Iesum
             Christum
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             Hic
             tumulantur
             Thomas
             Kille
             ,
             &
             Margeria
             uxor
             ejus
             ,
             
             qui
             quidem
             Thomas
             erat
             Pincerna
             quondam
             cum
             illustri
             Principe
             Tho.
             Woodsloke
             ,
             Duc●
             dudum
             Glocestrie
             ;
             deinde
             cum
             nobilissima
             Domina
             Comitissa
             Hereford
             ,
             &
             postea
             cum
             Christianissmo
             Principe
             ,
             &
             invictissimo
             Henrico
             quinto
             ,
             ultimo
             cum
             honore
             dignissimo
             Katherina
             Regina
             &
             ejusdem
             Domini
             Regis
             consorte
             :
             nove
             Cantarie
             Sancte
             Trinitatis
             in
             Capella
             istius
             Ecclesie
             Fundator
             ;
             qui
             quidem
             Thomas
             plenus
             annorum
             obijt
             xvii
             .
             Decemb.
             M.
             cccc.xlix
             .
             &
             dicta
             Margeria
             penultimo
             die
             Februarij
             M.
             cccc.lxi.ex
             hac
             luce
             migravit
             .
          
           
             
               Principibus
               placuisse
               viris
               non
               ultima
               laus
               est
               .
            
          
           
             Orate
             ..........
             Badewe
             ........
             Ed.
             3.
             
          
           
             
               I
               read
               that
               one
            
             Edmund
             Badewe
             
               did
               hold
               certaine
               Tenements
               in
               this
               Towne
               by
               Sergeantie
               :
            
             
             viz.
             
               to
               keepe
               and
               conuey
               one
               of
               the
               Kings
               Palfreyes
               for
               the
               space
               of
               twentie
               daies
               at
               the
               Kings
               charges
               when
               hee
               shall
               happen
               to
               come
               into
               these
               parts
               .
            
             Anno
             5.
             
             Ed.
             3.
             
          
        
         
           
             Chensford
             .
          
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               animabus
               Iohannis
               Biglon
               nuper
               Carnificis
               istius
               ville
               ,
            
             
             
               &
               Florentie
               uxoris
               eius
               ,
               qui
               quidem
               Iohannes
               obiit
               .....
               die
               ....
               An.
               Dom.
            
             1500.
             
               et
               dicta
               Florencia
               obijt
            
             1.
             
             Nouemb
             :
             1509.
             
             
               Quorum
               animabus
            
             .
          
           
             This
             marble
             Monument
             is
             faire
             inlaid
             with
             brasse
             ,
             besitting
             the
             corps
             of
             a
             more
             eminent
             man
             then
             a
             Butcher
             .
             From
             a
             labell
             of
             brasse
             these
             words
             seeme
             to
             proceed
             out
             of
             his
             mouth
             :
             
               Ostende
               mihi
               Domine
               miserecordiam
               tuam
            
             .
             From
             hers
             these
             :
             
               Et
               salutare
               tuum
               da
               nobis
            
             .
          
           
             This
             Church
             was
             reedified
             about
             some
             hundred
             thirtie
             and
             seuen
             yeares
             since
             ,
             as
             appeareth
             by
             a
             broken
             inscription
             on
             the
             out
             side
             of
             the
             South
             wall
             .
          
           
             Prey
             for
             the
             good
             estat
             of
             the
             Townshyp
             of
             Chelmsford
             that
             hath
             bin
             willying
             and
             prompt
             of
             helpys
             ,
             to
             ....
             this
             Chirch
             ,
             and
             for
             all
             them
             that
             be
             .....
             M.
             cccc.lxxxix
             .
          
           
             Here
             stood
             a
             small
             religious
             house
             ,
             built
             by
             Malcolme
             king
             of
             Scots
             ,
             for
             Friers
             Preachers
             :
             valued
             at
             9.
             l.
             6.
             s.
             5.
             d.
             
               per
               annum
            
             .
          
        
         
           
             Engerston
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Iohannes
               Rocheford
               Ar.
               filius
               Domini
               Radulphi
               Rocheford
               militis
               ,
            
             
             
               qui
               obiit
               decimo
               die
               Nouemb.
            
             1444.
             
               et
               anno
               Regis
               Henrici
               sexti
            
             ,
             24.
             
          
           
             Of
             this
             surname
             I
             haue
             spoken
             before
             in
             Rocheford
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Gertrudis
               filia
               Iohannis
               Terrel
               de
               Warley
               equitis
               aurati
               ,
            
             
             
               &
               coniux
               prenobilis
               viri
               Gulielmi
               Petri
               Equitis
               aurati
               ,
               quae
               obiit
            
             28.
             
             Maii.
             1541.
             
          
           
           
             Her
             said
             Husband
             that
             graue
             Councellour
             ,
             and
             Secretary
             of
             State
             to
             king
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             Edward
             ,
             Queene
             Mary
             ,
             and
             Elizabeth
             ;
             lieth
             likewise
             here
             interred
             .
             Who
             liued
             some
             thirtie
             sixe
             yeares
             after
             the
             death
             of
             this
             Gertrude
             his
             first
             wife
             ,
             euen
             to
             these
             later
             times
             ;
             whose
             Epitaph
             (
             according
             to
             my
             method
             )
             I
             reserue
             for
             another
             part
             of
             these
             my
             funerall
             Monuments
             .
          
           
             Vnder
             the
             picture
             of
             Christ
             in
             one
             of
             the
             windowes
             are
             these
             two
             words
             ,
             
               Petra
               nostra
            
             .
          
        
         
           
             Waltham
             Abbey
             .
          
           
             This
             Abbey
             was
             founded
             by
             a
             King
             of
             England
             ,
             who
             of
             all
             other
             raigned
             least
             and
             lost
             most
             .
             
             For
             within
             the
             compasse
             of
             a
             yeare
             ,
             hee
             lost
             both
             his
             life
             and
             his
             kingdome
             ,
             at
             one
             cast
             ,
             and
             both
             of
             them
             to
             a
             Stranger
             ;
             I
             meane
             Harold
             the
             second
             ,
             the
             sonne
             of
             Earle
             Godwin
             .
             Who
             hauing
             built
             and
             sufficiently
             endowed
             this
             his
             Foundation
             ,
             for
             a
             Deane
             ,
             and
             eleuen
             secular
             blacke
             Canons
             ,
             he
             caused
             it
             to
             bee
             consecrated
             ,
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             a
             certaine
             holy
             Crosse
             ,
             
             found
             farre
             Westward
             ,
             and
             brought
             hither
             by
             miracle
             .
             King
             Henry
             the
             second
             new
             builded
             this
             Monastery
             ,
             and
             placed
             therein
             Regular
             Canons
             ;
             augmenting
             their
             number
             to
             foure
             and
             twenty
             ,
             and
             also
             their
             reuenues
             .
             
               Richard
               Cordelion
            
             his
             sonne
             confirmes
             the
             gift
             and
             exchange
             of
             the
             Canons
             made
             by
             his
             father
             ,
             by
             his
             Charter
             to
             be
             read
             in
             the
             Tower
             ,
             in
             these
             words
             .
          
           
             
               Richardus
               Dei
               gratia
               ,
               &c.
               Inde
               est
               ,
               quod
               sicut
               Pater
               noster
               mutationem
               Canonicorum
               secularium
               ,
            
             
             
               &
               institutionem
               Canonicorum
               regularium
               fecit
               in
               Ecclesia
               de
               Waltham
               ,
               &
               eis
               quasdam
               non
               as
               possessiones
               ,
               et
               veteres
               concessit
               ,
               &
               confirmauit
               :
               Sic
               nos
               laudabiliter
               virorum
               commutationem
               in
               prefata
               Ecclesia
               factam
               ,
               nostra
               autem
               approbamus
               .
               Et
               pro
               salute
               predicti
               Patris
               nostri
               ,
               et
               Matris
               nostre
               ,
               et
               Fratrum
               nostrorum
               ,
               et
               pro
               salute
               omnium
               fidelium
               ,
               constitutionem
               Canonicorum
               Regularium
               in
               eadem
               Ecclesia
               factam
               ,
               &
               donationes
               ,
               &
               possessiones
               nouas
               ,
               que
               a
               Patre
               nostro
               eis
               facte
               sunt
               presenti
               carta
               nostra
               confirmamus
               .
               Dat.
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             Henry
             the
             third
             encreased
             much
             their
             reuenues
             with
             Faires
             and
             Markets
             ;
             a
             Faire
             here
             for
             seuen
             dayes
             ;
             and
             at
             Epping
             a
             Market
             euery
             Monday
             ,
             and
             a
             Faire
             for
             three
             dayes
             .
             So
             by
             the
             munificence
             of
             these
             Kings
             ,
             their
             Successours
             ,
             and
             Subiects
             ,
             this
             Abbey
             at
             the
             generall
             suruey
             ,
             and
             surrender
             ,
             was
             valued
             (
             at
             
               Robin
               Hoods
            
             pennieworths
             )
             to
             dispend
             yearely
             900.
             pounds
             foure
             shillings
             and
             foure
             pence
             .
             
             The
             Catalogue
             of
             religious
             houses
             saith
             ,
             1079.
             l.
             12.
             s.
             and
             a
             pennie
             .
          
           
             
             The
             Church
             of
             this
             Monastery
             hath
             escaped
             the
             hammers
             of
             destruction
             ,
             and
             with
             a
             venerable
             aspect
             ,
             sheweth
             vnto
             vs
             the
             magnitude
             of
             the
             rest
             of
             this
             religious
             Structure
             .
             Herein
             Harold
             made
             his
             vowes
             ,
             and
             prayers
             ,
             for
             victorie
             when
             hee
             marched
             against
             the
             Norman
             Conquerour
             .
             In
             which
             battell
             by
             the
             shot
             of
             an
             arrow
             through
             the
             left
             eye
             into
             his
             braines
             ,
             he
             was
             slaine
             the
             14.
             of
             October
             ,
             being
             Saturday
             ,
             1066.
             hauing
             raigned
             nine
             moneths
             and
             odde
             dayes
             :
             whose
             body
             by
             the
             mediation
             of
             his
             mother
             Githa
             ,
             and
             two
             religious
             men
             of
             this
             Abbey
             ,
             being
             obtained
             of
             the
             Conquerour
             (
             howsoeuer
             at
             the
             first
             by
             him
             denyed
             ,
             affirming
             that
             buriall
             was
             not
             fit
             for
             him
             ,
             whose
             ambition
             had
             beene
             the
             cause
             of
             so
             many
             funeralls
             )
             was
             
             conueyed
             (
             with
             great
             lamentation
             )
             by
             his
             said
             mother
             Githa
             ,
             
             and
             a
             small
             deiected
             remainder
             of
             the
             English
             Nobilitie
             ,
             to
             this
             his
             owne
             Church
             ,
             and
             herein
             solemnly
             interred
             ,
             vpon
             whose
             Monument
             this
             Epitaph
             was
             engrauen
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Heu
                 cadis
                 hosle
                 sero
                 ,
                 Rex
                 ,
                 a
                 Duce
                 Rege
                 sutaro
              
               
                 Par
                 paris
                 gladio
                 ,
                 milite
                 &
                 valido
                 .
              
               
                 Firmini
                 iusti
                 lux
                 est
                 tibi
                 ,
                 luce
                 Calixti
                 ;
              
               
                 Pronior
                 hinc
                 superas
                 ,
                 hinc
                 superatus
                 eras
                 .
              
               
                 Ergo
                 tibi
                 requiem
                 deposcat
                 vtrumque
                 perennem
                 :
              
               
                 Sicque
                 precetur
                 eum
                 ,
                 quod
                 colit
                 omne
                 Deum
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 A
                 fierce
                 foe
                 thee
                 slew
                 ,
                 thou
                 a
                 King
                 ,
                 he
                 king
                 in
                 view
                 ,
              
               
                 Both
                 Peeres
                 ,
                 both
                 Peerelesse
                 ,
                 both
                 fear'd
                 ,
                 and
                 both
                 fearlesse
                 ;
              
               
                 That
                 sad
                 day
                 was
                 mixt
                 ,
                 by
                 Firmin
                 and
                 Calixt
                 .
              
               
                 Th'
                 one
                 helpt
                 thee
                 to
                 vanquish
                 ,
                 t'other
                 made
                 thee
                 languish
                 ,
              
               
                 Both
                 now
                 for
                 thee
                 pray
                 ,
                 and
                 thy
                 Requiem
                 say
                 ;
              
               
                 So
                 let
                 good
                 men
                 all
                 ,
                 to
                 God
                 for
                 the
                 call
                 .
              
            
          
           
             Girth
             and
             Leofwin
             his
             two
             brethren
             lost
             their
             liues
             likewise
             vnder
             Harolds
             Banner
             
               (
               which
               was
               brondet
            
             (
             saith
             Robert
             of
             Glocester
             )
             
               with
               sygur
               of
               a
               man
               fyghtyng
               biset
               al
               about
               wyth
               gold
               and
               preciosse
               stons
               ,
            
             
             
               which
               Baner
               aftur
               the
               Bataile
               Duc
               William
               sent
               to
               the
               Pope
               in
               tokne
               of
               the
               victory
               .
               )
            
             Whose
             bodyes
             were
             in
             like
             manner
             brought
             to
             this
             Church
             ,
             and
             here
             entombed
             .
          
           
             It
             is
             said
             that
             Girthe
             ,
             not
             holding
             it
             best
             to
             hazard
             the
             Kindome
             of
             England
             at
             one
             cast
             ,
             
             signified
             to
             the
             King
             ,
             that
             the
             successe
             of
             warre
             was
             doubtfull
             ,
             that
             victory
             was
             rather
             swayed
             by
             fortune
             then
             by
             valour
             ,
             that
             aduised
             delay
             was
             most
             important
             in
             martiall
             affaires
             ;
             
             and
             if
             so
             bee
             brother
             (
             said
             hee
             )
             you
             haue
             plighted
             your
             faith
             to
             the
             Duke
             ,
             retire
             your selfe
             ,
             for
             no
             force
             can
             serue
             against
             a
             mans
             owne
             conscience
             ;
             God
             will
             reuenge
             the
             violation
             of
             an
             oath
             :
             you
             may
             reserue
             your selfe
             to
             giue
             them
             a
             new
             encounter
             ,
             which
             will
             be
             more
             to
             their
             terrour
             .
             As
             for
             me
             ,
             if
             you
             will
             commit
             the
             charge
             to
             me
             ,
             I
             will
             performe
             both
             the
             part
             of
             a
             kinde
             brother
             ,
             and
             a
             couragious
             Leader
             .
             For
             being
             cleare
             in
             conscience
             ,
             I
             shall
             sell
             my
             life
             ,
             or
             discomfit
             your
             enemy
             with
             more
             felicitie
             .
          
           
             But
             the
             King
             not
             liking
             his
             speech
             ,
             answered
             ,
             I
             will
             neuer
             turne
             my
             back
             ,
             with
             dishonour
             ,
             to
             the
             Norman
             ,
             neither
             can
             I
             in
             any
             sort
             digest
             the
             reproach
             of
             a
             base
             minde
             :
             well
             then
             be
             it
             so
             (
             said
             some
             discontented
             of
             the
             company
             )
             let
             him
             beare
             the
             brunt
             that
             hath
             giuen
             the
             occasion
             .
          
           
             This
             Harold
             is
             much
             commended
             for
             his
             courteous
             affabilitie
             ,
             
             gentle
             deportment
             ,
             Iustice
             ,
             and
             warlike
             prowesse
             ,
             in
             nothing
             blame
             worthy
             ,
             saue
             that
             in
             the
             opinion
             of
             his
             owne
             valour
             ,
             he
             addicted
             himselfe
             wholly
             to
             his
             owne
             resolutions
             ,
             neglecting
             the
             wise
             deliberations
             of
             his
             best
             friends
             and
             Councellors
             .
             And
             that
             his
             courage
             could
             neuer
             stoope
             to
             be
             lower
             then
             a
             King.
             For
             which
             he
             is
             taxed
             to
             be
             an
             impious
             man
             ,
             falsely
             aspiring
             to
             the
             Crowne
             by
             vsurpation
             .
             Of
             which
             my
             old
             Author
             ,
             with
             whom
             I
             will
             conclude
             ,
             hath
             these
             rimes
             .
          
           
             
               Harold
               the
               falls
               Erle
               ,
               tho
               Sent
               Edward
               ded
               ley
               
            
             
             
               Hym
               selue
               let
               corone
               King
               ,
               thulk
               self
               dey
            
             
               Falsliche
               .
            
          
           
             Richard
             the
             first
             ,
             king
             of
             England
             ,
             for
             his
             matchlesse
             valour
             surnamed
             Cordelion
             ,
             or
             Lions-heart
             ,
             is
             ,
             by
             some
             of
             our
             old
             English
             writers
             ,
             said
             to
             haue
             slaine
             a
             Lion
             ,
             and
             by
             the
             pulling
             out
             of
             his
             heart
             ,
             to
             haue
             gained
             that
             attribute
             or
             denomination
             ;
             
             the
             truth
             is
             ,
             that
             
               Hugh
               Nevill
            
             a
             gentleman
             of
             noble
             linage
             ,
             one
             of
             King
             Richards
             speciall
             familiars
             ,
             is
             recorded
             to
             haue
             slaine
             a
             Lion
             in
             the
             holy
             Land
             ,
             driuing
             first
             an
             arrow
             into
             his
             breast
             ,
             and
             then
             running
             him
             thorow
             with
             his
             sword
             ,
             whereupon
             this
             Hexameter
             was
             made
             .
          
           
             
               Viribus
               Hugonis
               vires
               periere
               Leonis
               .
            
             
               The
               strength
               of
               Hugh
               a
               Lion
               slue
               .
            
          
           
             Which
             atchiuement
             belike
             was
             transferred
             from
             the
             man
             to
             the
             master
             ,
             and
             the
             story
             applied
             to
             the
             by-name
             of
             K.
             Richard.
             
          
           
             
             This
             Hugh
             was
             high
             Iustice
             ,
             Gardian
             ,
             or
             Prothoforester
             of
             England
             .
             He
             died
             about
             the
             sixt
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             third
             ,
             being
             full
             of
             yeeres
             ,
             
               &
               corpus
               eius
            
             ,
             saith
             
               Paris
               ,
               in
               Ecclesia
               de
               Waltam
               nobili
               Sarchophago
               marmoreo
               et
               in
               sculpto
               traditur
               sepulturae
            
             ;
             and
             his
             body
             was
             buried
             in
             this
             Church
             of
             Waltham
             vnder
             a
             noble
             engrauen
             marble
             Sepulchre
             .
          
           
             
             
               Iohn
               Nevill
            
             his
             sonne
             
               (
               non
               ultimus
               inter
               Angliae
               nobiles
               patris
               sui
               pedetentim
               sequens
               vestigia
               )
            
             and
             the
             sonne
             and
             heire
             as
             well
             of
             his
             vertues
             as
             reuenues
             and
             offices
             ,
             
             being
             accused
             by
             one
             
               Robert
               Passelew
            
             ,
             (
             a
             man
             of
             eminent
             authoritie
             vnder
             King
             Henry
             the
             third
             )
             of
             diuers
             transgressions
             ,
             or
             omissions
             in
             the
             Forrest
             Lawes
             ,
             committed
             by
             him
             ,
             by
             his
             conniuencie
             ,
             or
             sufferance
             ,
             in
             this
             Forrest
             of
             Waltham
             ,
             and
             other
             the
             Kings
             Forrests
             ,
             Parks
             ,
             and
             Chaces
             ,
             was
             adiudged
             to
             pay
             a
             Fine
             of
             two
             thousand
             markes
             ,
             and
             ignominiouslie
             to
             be
             cast
             out
             of
             his
             offices
             ,
             which
             he
             tooke
             so
             to
             heart
             ,
             that
             (
             not
             long
             after
             languishing
             away
             with
             sorrow
             )
             he
             breathed
             out
             his
             afflicted
             spirit
             in
             Iuly
             1245.
             at
             his
             Mannor
             of
             Whelperfield
             ,
             from
             whence
             he
             was
             conueyed
             to
             this
             Abbey
             ,
             and
             here
             honourably
             entombed
             by
             his
             father
             .
          
           
             I
             finde
             ,
             
               in
               Registro
               Cartarum
               Abbatie
               de
               Waltam
               ,
            
             that
             these
             two
             Nevils
             were
             great
             benefactors
             to
             this
             Monasterie
             ,
             to
             which
             
               Hugh
               Nevill
            
             aforesaid
             ,
             gaue
             by
             his
             deed
             the
             Mannor
             of
             Thorndon
             ,
             in
             these
             words
             ,
          
           
             
               Omnibus
               ad
               quos
               ,
               &c.
               
               Hugo
               de
               Nevil
               ,
               salutem
               .
               Noveritis
               quod
               ego
               pro
               salute
               anime
               mee
               ,
            
             
             
               et
               Iohanne
               uxoris
               mee
               ,
               per
               consensum
               &
               bonam
               voluntatem
               Iohannis
               filij
               mei
               et
               heredis
               concessi
               Ecclesie
               de
               Waltham
               in
               liberam
               Ele●mosinam
               totum
               manerium
               meum
               de
               Thorndon
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             
             
               Robert
               Passelew
            
             before
             remembred
             ,
             was
             here
             likewise
             interred
             ,
             who
             was
             one
             of
             the
             Kings
             instruments
             for
             gathering
             vp
             money
             ,
             in
             which
             his
             office
             be
             vsed
             such
             rigor
             ,
             as
             multitudes
             of
             people
             were
             vtterlie
             vndone
             ;
             so
             vnsafe
             are
             priuate
             mens
             estates
             ,
             where
             Princes
             fall
             into
             great
             wants
             .
             He
             was
             Archdeacon
             of
             Lewes
             ,
             
             and
             for
             his
             good
             seruice
             in
             this
             businesse
             (
             Kings
             haue
             euer
             such
             seruants
             to
             expresse
             their
             pleasures
             in
             what
             course
             soeuer
             they
             take
             )
             he
             should
             haue
             bin
             preferred
             to
             the
             Bishoprick
             of
             Chichester
             ;
             but
             the
             Bishops
             withstanding
             the
             King
             therein
             ,
             his
             election
             was
             disanuld
             in
             
             the
             yeare
             1234.
             being
             (
             with
             other
             )
             called
             to
             a
             strict
             account
             for
             the
             Kings
             Treasure
             ill
             spent
             ,
             
             or
             worse
             employed
             ,
             he
             was
             constrained
             to
             take
             Sanctuarie
             ,
             and
             seeke
             odde
             corners
             for
             his
             safety
             ;
             yet
             afterwards
             (
             an
             argument
             of
             the
             Kings
             lenitie
             )
             he
             was
             receiued
             into
             grace
             and
             fauour
             :
             at
             the
             length
             leauing
             the
             troubles
             which
             attend
             the
             Court
             ,
             hee
             liued
             priuately
             at
             his
             parsonage
             of
             Derham
             in
             Norfolke
             ,
             but
             died
             at
             his
             house
             here
             in
             Waltham
             vpon
             the
             sixt
             day
             of
             Iune
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             1252.
             of
             whom
             will
             it
             please
             you
             heare
             
               Mathew
               Paris
            
             speake
             in
             his
             owne
             language
             .
          
           
             
               Archidiaconus
               Lewensis
            
             ,
             
             
               Robertus
               Passeleue
               ,
               eodem
               quoque
               anno
               ,
               octauo
               Idus
               Iunij
               obijt
               apud
               Waltham
               ,
               de
               quo
               multa
               praescribuntur
               .
               Hic
               Robertus
               Clericus
               et
               praelatus
               ,
               non
               est
               veritus
               Regi
               adhaerendo
               multos
               multiformiter
               depauperare
               ,
               vt
               Regem
               impinguaret
               .
               Opera
               autem
               sua
               sequuntur
               eum
               .
            
          
           
             In
             the
             Sun-shine
             of
             his
             fortune
             hee
             was
             flattered
             (
             as
             all
             Kings
             Fauorites
             are
             )
             by
             this
             allusion
             to
             his
             name
             Pass-le-eau
             as
             surpassing
             the
             pure
             water
             ,
             
             the
             most
             excellent
             element
             of
             all
             ,
             if
             you
             beleeue
             Pindar
             .
             whereupon
             these
             verses
             were
             written
             not
             the
             worst
             in
             that
             age
             ,
             if
             you
             pardon
             a
             little
             improprietie
             .
             Out
             of
             the
             collections
             of
             
               Camden
               ,
               Mss.
               in
               Bib.
               Cot.
               
            
          
           
             
               
                 Robertus
                 transgressor
                 aquae
                 ,
                 nec
                 enim
                 quia
                 transit
                 ,
              
               
                 Sed
                 precellit
                 aquam
                 ,
                 cognomine
                 credo
                 notari
                 .
              
               
                 Est
                 aqua
                 lenis
                 ,
                 &
                 est
                 aqua
                 dulcis
                 ,
                 et
                 est
                 aqua
                 clara
                 ,
              
               
                 Mulcens
                 ,
                 albiciens
                 ,
                 emundans
                 omnia
                 ,
                 lenis
              
               
                 Languenti
                 ,
                 dulcis
                 gustanti
                 ,
                 clara
                 videnti
                 ;
              
               
                 Tu
                 praecellis
                 aquam
                 ,
                 nam
                 leni
                 lenior
                 es
                 tu
                 ,
              
               
                 Dulci
                 dulcior
                 es
                 tu
                 ,
                 clara
                 clarior
                 estu
                 ,
              
               
                 Mente
                 quidem
                 lenis
                 ,
                 re
                 dulcis
                 ,
                 sanguine
                 clarus
                 :
              
               
                 In
                 tribus
                 his
                 excellis
                 aquam
                 ,
                 nam
                 murmure
                 lenis
              
               
                 Est
                 aqua
                 ,
                 tu
                 mente
                 ,
                 gustu
                 dulciflua
                 ,
                 tu
                 re
                 ,
              
               
                 Limpiditate
                 nitens
                 tu
                 sanguine
                 :
                 quodlibet
                 horum
              
               
                 Est
                 magis
                 intensum
                 procul
                 in
                 te
                 quam
                 sit
                 in
                 ipsa
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Here
                 lyeth
                 Ion
                 and
                 
                   Ione
                   Cressy
                
                 ,
              
               
                 On
                 whos
                 sowlys
                 Iesu
                 hav
                 mercy
                 .
                 Amen
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 yowr
                 cherite
                 for
                 vs
                 and
                 al
                 Christian
                 sowlys
                 ,
              
               
                 Say
                 a
                 Pater
                 Noster
                 and
                 an
                 Aue.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 On
                 lyue
                 when
                 we
                 wer
                 God
                 sent
                 vs
                 spase
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 To
                 yink
                 on
                 hym
                 and
                 of
                 his
                 grete
                 grase
                 ,
              
               
                 For
                 as
                 we
                 be
                 both
                 body
                 and
                 fase
                 ,
              
               
                 So
                 both
                 mor
                 and
                 less
                 must
                 be
                 in
                 lik
                 case
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 piteous
                 aray
                 as
                 now
                 yow
                 see
                 ,
              
               
                 It
                 is
                 no
                 nay
                 ,
                 so
                 sal
                 ye
                 be
                 .
              
               
                 Your self
                 mak
                 mon
                 ,
                 or
                 ye
                 bin
                 gon
                 ,
                 and
                 prey
                 for
                 vs
                 ,
              
               
                 Wythout
                 deley
                 ,
                 past
                 is
                 the
                 dey
                 ,
                 we
                 may
                 not
                 prey
                 for
                 yow
                 ;
                 it
                 s
                 thus
                 .
              
               
                 Whylst
                 yat
                 yow
                 mey
                 ,
                 both
                 nyght
                 and
                 dey
                 ,
                 look
                 yat
                 yow
                 prey
              
               
                 Iesu
                 of
                 grase
                 ,
              
               
                 When
                 ye
                 bin
                 gon
                 ,
                 help
                 is
                 ther
                 non
                 ,
                 wherfor
                 yink
                 on
                 ;
              
               
                 Whylye
                 hav
                 spase
                 .
                 
              
            
          
           
             Here
             stands
             a
             faire
             monument
             to
             the
             memory
             of
             Sir
             
               Edward
               Denny
            
             ,
             
             (
             sonne
             of
             the
             right
             honourable
             Sir
             
               Antony
               Denny
            
             ,
             Counsellor
             of
             Estate
             and
             one
             of
             the
             executors
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             eight
             )
             and
             of
             
               Ioane
               Champernoun
            
             his
             wife
             ;
             of
             whom
             more
             hereafter
             .
          
           
             This
             Monasterie
             is
             now
             one
             of
             the
             mansion
             houses
             of
             that
             honourable
             Lord
             ,
             Sir
             
               Edward
               Denny
            
             Knight
             ,
             Baron
             Denny
             of
             Waltham
             ,
             and
             Earle
             of
             Norwich
             .
          
           
             I
             found
             since
             I
             writ
             the
             premisses
             ,
             that
             Edward
             the
             Confessour
             was
             the
             prime
             cause
             of
             this
             religious
             foundation
             ,
             for
             that
             he
             gaue
             to
             Harold
             certaine
             Lands
             here
             conditionally
             that
             hee
             should
             thereupon
             build
             a
             Monasterie
             ,
             and
             furnish
             it
             with
             all
             necessaries
             ,
             as
             appeares
             by
             his
             Charter
             of
             that
             donation
             amongst
             the
             Records
             in
             the
             Tower.
             
          
           
             
             
               Ego
               Edwardus
               Dei
               dono
               Anglorum
               Rex
               ,
               &c.
               Haraldo
               Comiti
               meo
               quandam
               terram
               antiquitus
               ab
               incolis
               istius
               loci
               Waltham
               nuncupatam
               ,
               cum
               omnibus
               ad
               se
               pertinentijs
               ●ampis
               ,
               pratis
               ,
               sylvis
               ,
               aquis
               ,
               &c.
               sub
               conditione
               quod
               in
               prescripto
               loco
               Monasterium
               edificet
               ,
               in
               memoriam
               mei
               et
               conjugis
               mee
               Eadithe
               .
               Et
               insuper
               ornet
               diversis
               Sanctorum
               martyrum
               et
               reliquijs
               et
               libris
               ,
               Anglicisque
               vestibus
               et
               alijs
               ornamentis
               congruentibus
               :
               Ibique
            
             *
             
               Catervulam
               quorundam
               Fratrum
               Canonice
               Regule
               subjectam
               constituet
               .
               Plurimeque
               terre
               ut
               donentur
               in
               Monasterij
               illius
               extruendi
               usum
               ,
               et
               alimentum
               ,
               ipsius
               etiam
               Haraldi
               cure
               et
               fidei
               commisi
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             Here
             he
             names
             the
             lands
             in
             particular
             ,
             which
             are
             many
             .
             
               Et
               hec
               omnia
            
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             
               ad
               diluenda
               mea
               et
               Antecessorum
               meorum
               peccata
               collata
               sunt
               .
            
          
           
             
               Quod
               si
               quis
               meorum
               successorum
               aliquam
               partem
               illius
               terre
               subtrahat
               ,
               vel
               subtrahi
               proinde
               requisitus
               emendare
               noluerit
               .
               Ei
               Dominus
               justus
               judex
               Regnum
               pariter
               ac
               Coronam
               auferat
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             
               Preterea
               volo
               et
               promitto
               ,
               quod
               omnia
               in
               Monasterij
               illius
               opem
               data
               vel
               danda
               sint
               semper
               libera
               ,
               et
               a
               Sherifs
               ,
               et
               a
               hundredis
               ,
               et
               extra
               Curiam
               sancte
               Crucis
               omnibus
               placitis
               Geldis
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             
               Scriptum
               est
               autem
               istud
               privilegium
               Ann.
               Dominice
               incarnationis
               M.lxii
               .
               Indictionibus
               terquinis
               ,
               Epactis
               Septembris
               concurrentibus
               .
               Hijs
               testibus
               ,
               Ego
               Edwardus
               Anglorum
               Basileus
               ,
               confirmo
               et
               corrobero
               .
               Ego
               Editha
               divini
               numine
               Christi
               Regina
               hec
               eadem
               confirmando
               testimonium
               do
               .
               Ego
               Stigandus
               Archiepiscopus
               Dorobernens
               .
               eadem
               affirmo
               .
               Ego
               Ealdredus
               Ebor
               .
               Archiepiscopus
               hec
               consollido
               :
               cum
               multis
               alijs
               Episcopis
               et
               Abbatibus
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Horne-Church
             .
          
           
             Named
             in
             times
             past
             (
             saith
             M.
             Camden
             )
             
               Cornutum
               Monasterium
            
             ,
             the
             Horned
             Minster
             ,
             for
             that
             there
             shoot
             out
             at
             the
             end
             of
             the
             Church
             certaine
             points
             of
             Lead
             fashioned
             like
             hotnes
             .
             To
             the
             brethren
             
               de
               monte
               Iovis
            
             ,
             or
             Mountioy
             ;
             
             or
             Priory
             
               de
               cornuto
            
             by
             Hauering
             at
             the
             Bower
             (
             saith
             Stow
             )
             the
             house
             of
             Savoy
             in
             the
             Strand
             did
             sometime
             belong
             ,
             which
             Eleanor
             wife
             to
             King
             Henry
             the
             third
             ,
             purchased
             of
             the
             said
             Fraternitie
             or
             Brotherhood
             ,
             for
             her
             sonne
             Edmond
             Earle
             of
             Lancaster
             .
             The
             inhabitants
             of
             this
             parish
             say
             (
             by
             tradition
             )
             that
             this
             Church
             was
             built
             by
             a
             female
             conuertite
             ,
             to
             expiate
             and
             make
             satisfaction
             for
             her
             former
             sinnes
             ;
             and
             that
             it
             was
             called
             Hore-Church
             at
             the
             first
             ,
             
             vntill
             by
             a
             certaine
             King
             ,
             but
             by
             what
             King
             they
             
             are
             vncertaine
             ,
             which
             came
             riding
             that
             way
             ,
             it
             was
             called
             ,
             The
             Horned-Church
             ,
             who
             caused
             those
             Hornes
             to
             be
             put
             out
             at
             the
             East
             end
             of
             the
             same
             ,
             in
             remembrance
             of
             so
             remarkable
             a
             Foundation
             .
          
           
             But
             to
             leaue
             these
             coniectures
             and
             returne
             to
             the
             Grauestones
             which
             I
             finde
             thus
             inscribed
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Henricus
               filius
               Domini
               Richardi
               Arundel
               militis
               ,
            
             
             
               qui
               obiit
            
             .....
             1412
             
               anno
               etatis
               primo
               .
               Cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               Deus
               .
            
          
           
             I
             will
             borrow
             an
             Epitaph
             for
             this
             Infant
             which
             I
             reade
             in
             Rome
             in
             the
             Church
             ,
             bearing
             the
             title
             of
             S.
             
               Maria
               in
               Aracaeli
            
             .
          
           
             
               Blandidulus
               nitidus
               ,
               dulcissimas
               ,
               vnicus
               Infans
            
             
               Matris
               delitia
               delitiaeque
               patris
               .
            
             
               Hic
               tegitur
               raptus
               teneris
               Henricus
               in
               annis
            
             
               Vt
               Rosa
               quae
               subitis
               imbribus
               icta
               cadit
               .
            
          
           
             Of
             yowr
             cheritie
             a
             
               Pater
               Noster
            
             and
             an
             Ave
             for
             the
             sowl
             of
             
               William
               Ailiff
            
             gentlman
             owner
             of
             the
             Mannowr
             of
             Bret-Howse
             who
             died
             1517.
             
             
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Iulian
               Roche
            
             wyf
             of
             Sir
             
               William
               Roche
            
             Alderman
             of
             London
             ,
             
             who
             died
             ....
             1526.
             and
             
               Elisabeth
               Roche
            
             wyf
             to
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Roche
            
             ,
             sonne
             of
             William
             ,
             and
             dawghter
             of
             Sir
             
               William
               Forman
            
             knyght
             and
             Alderman
             .
             .....
          
           
             Sir
             
               William
               Roche
            
             ,
             here
             mentioned
             ,
             the
             sonne
             of
             
               Iohn
               Roche
            
             of
             Wixley
             in
             Yorkshire
             ,
             
             was
             Lord
             Maior
             of
             London
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             1540.
             
             In
             which
             yeare
             (
             saith
             Stow
             )
             the
             Bible
             was
             openly
             read
             in
             English.
             
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             Katherin
             ,
             
             the
             dawghter
             of
             Sir
             
               William
               Powlet
            
             knyght
             ,
             wyf
             of
             
               William
               Fermor
            
             ,
             Clarke
             of
             the
             Crown
             .
             Who
             died
             26
             May
             the
             second
             of
             Henry
             the
             eight
             .
          
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Tho.
               Seargile
               Armig.
            
             ...
             1475.
             
               et
               pro
               anima
               Elisabethe
               vxoris
               eius
               .
            
             
          
        
         
           
             Romford
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             East
             window
             of
             the
             South
             Isle
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             I
             finde
             these
             words
             vnder
             the
             pictures
             of
             Edward
             the
             Confessour
             ,
             and
             two
             pilgrims
             ,
             
               Iohannes
               per
               peregrinos
               misit
               Regi
               Edwardo
            
             .
             ...
             the
             rest
             broken
             out
             with
             the
             glasse
             .
             Vpon
             which
             words
             hangs
             an
             old
             Tale
             ;
             that
             at
             Hauering
             ,
             hereunto
             adioyning
             ,
             certaine
             Pilgrims
             came
             to
             King
             Edward
             the
             Confessour
             from
             Ierusalem
             ,
             and
             gaue
             him
             a
             ring
             ;
             which
             ring
             he
             had
             secretly
             before
             giuen
             to
             a
             poore
             man
             that
             asked
             his
             charitie
             in
             the
             name
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             Saint
             Iohn
             the
             Euanglist
             :
             and
             that
             these
             Pilgrims
             gaue
             the
             said
             Edward
             notice
             of
             his
             owne
             death
             ,
             according
             to
             these
             old
             rimes
             .
          
           
             
               Seynt
               Edward
               wiste
               of
               his
               dethe
               ex
               he
               hennes
               wende
               
            
             
               For
               Seynt
               Iohn
               the
               Euangeliste
               tokne
               to
               hym
               sende
            
             
               As
               men
               may
               in
               his
               Legend
               see
               els
               war
            
             
               And
               than
               to
               *
               pour
               he
               delte
               his
               goode
               ,
               and
               made
               hymself
               *
               y
               ar
               .
            
          
           
             This
             Story
             is
             likewise
             wrought
             in
             the
             Hangings
             in
             the
             Quire
             of
             Westminster
             Abbey
             ,
             explayned
             by
             these
             verses
             following
             vnder
             the
             pourtraitures
             of
             Saint
             Iohn
             Euangelist
             and
             king
             Edward
             .
          
           
             
             
               
                 Vilibus
                 in
                 pannis
                 mendicat
                 ymago
                 Iohannis
                 ,
              
               
                 Rex
                 dat
                 ei
                 munus
                 ,
                 Donum
                 fuit
                 annulus
                 vnus
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Annulus
                 iste
                 datus
                 ,
                 mittente
                 Iohanne
                 ,
                 relatus
              
               
                 Regi
                 scire
                 moram
                 ,
                 vite
                 dat
                 mortis
                 et
                 horam
                 .
              
            
          
           
             But
             enough
             of
             this
             ,
             and
             more
             perhaps
             then
             will
             be
             beleeued
             .
             Now
             to
             the
             Funerall
             Monuments
             .
          
           
             
               
                 
                 The
                 mortall
                 corses
                 buryed
                 here
                 behold
                 ,
              
               
                 Of
                 
                   Avery
                   Cornburgh
                
                 and
                 Beatrice
                 his
                 wyff
                 ,
              
               
                 Sqwire
                 for
                 the
                 body
                 in
                 worschip
                 manyfold
                 ,
              
               
                 With
                 Henry
                 and
                 Edward
                 kings
                 in
                 this
                 lyff
                 ;
              
               
                 And
                 vndertreasurer
                 with
                 king
                 Henry
                 the
                 seuenth
                 full
                 blyff
                 .
              
               
                 Till
                 deth
                 him
                 raft
                 the
                 world
                 as
                 yow
                 may
                 se
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 of
                 Master
                 
                   Iohn
                   Crowland
                
                 Doctor
                 of
                 Diuinitie
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Within
                 this
                 Church
                 to
                 sing
                 perpetuell
                 ,
              
               
                 They
                 stablysh
                 a
                 Doctor
                 ,
                 or
                 Bacheler
                 of
                 Diuinitie
                 ,
              
               
                 Or
                 a
                 Master
                 of
                 Art
                 ,
                 for
                 nede
                 continuell
                 ,
              
               
                 Ten
                 pound
                 for
                 his
                 Salerie
                 and
                 chamber
                 fee
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 thre
                 pound
                 more
                 ,
                 there
                 as
                 yow
                 may
                 se
                 :
              
               
                 Yerlie
                 xxs.
                 the
                 liuelode
                 to
                 repare
                 ,
              
               
                 For
                 euery
                 yere
                 an
                 Obit
                 ,
                 the
                 residue
                 is
                 fare
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 Preests
                 xii
                 ,
                 and
                 Clerks
                 vi
                 ,
                 alsoo
                 ,
              
               
                 Six
                 pens
                 the
                 Preest
                 ,
                 and
                 fowr
                 pens
                 euery
                 Clerk
                 ,
              
               
                 For
                 brede
                 ,
                 chese
                 ,
                 and
                 Ale
                 in
                 mony
                 there
                 must
                 goo
                 :
              
               
                 To
                 poor
                 folk
                 xl.d.
                 fulfilling
                 this
                 werk
                 :
              
               
                 The
                 Baylie
                 and
                 Wardens
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 must
                 herk
                 :
              
               
                 To
                 levy
                 the
                 lyvelode
                 ,
                 dispose
                 ,
                 and
                 employ
                 ;
              
               
                 And
                 ech
                 of
                 them
                 yerly
                 for
                 their
                 labour
                 shall
                 xl.d.
                 enioy
                 :
              
            
             
               
                 Moreouer
                 this
                 call
                 to
                 yowr
                 remembrance
                 anon
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 in
                 the
                 beadroll
                 of
                 vsage
                 euery
                 Sonday
                 redd
                 ;
              
               
                 The
                 sowls
                 of
                 this
                 
                   Avery
                   ,
                   Beatrice
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Iohn
                 ,
              
               
                 Be
                 prayed
                 for
                 in
                 speciall
                 ;
                 se
                 that
                 owr
                 will
                 be
                 spedd
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 that
                 the
                 Curate
                 of
                 this
                 Church
                 curtesly
                 be
                 ledd
              
               
                 And
                 for
                 his
                 labor
                 have
                 in
                 reding
                 of
                 that
                 Roll
              
               
                 Forty
                 pens
                 to
                 prey
                 for
                 them
                 and
                 euery
                 Christian
                 sowl
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Chantrie
                 Preest
                 in
                 this
                 Church
                 shall
                 bynd
                 him
                 preching
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 in
                 other
                 when
                 he
                 is
                 disposyd
                 Soul
                 helth
                 to
                 avans
                 :
              
               
                 Namely
                 at
                 South
                 Okendon
                 ,
                 Hornchurch
                 ,
                 Dagenham
                 ,
                 and
                 Barking
                 ;
              
               
                 At
                 euery
                 of
                 them
                 twise
                 a
                 yere
                 ,
                 or
                 moo
                 to
                 Goddys
                 pleasans
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 at
                 two
                 times
                 seuerall
                 this
                 is
                 sufficians
                 .
              
               
                 Forty
                 days
                 in
                 the
                 yere
                 he
                 shall
                 haue
                 to
                 disport
                 ,
              
               
                 If
                 his
                 disposition
                 require
                 such
                 comfort
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Baylie
                 and
                 Wardens
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 town
                 ;
              
               
                 This
                 chantre
                 Preest
                 shall
                 puruay
                 and
                 prouyd
                 ,
              
               
                 Within
                 six
                 wekes
                 by
                 ther
                 own
                 election
                 ,
              
               
               
                 But
                 aftyr
                 such
                 seyson
                 if
                 it
                 shall
                 betyd
                 ,
              
               
                 To
                 stand
                 lenger
                 vacant
                 ,
                 thei
                 shall
                 it
                 not
                 hyd
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Archdekon
                 ,
              
               
                 As
                 is
                 owr
                 will
                 for
                 that
                 on
                 tym
                 shall
                 haue
                 ther
                 election
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 But
                 aftyr
                 six
                 wekes
                 a
                 moneth
                 of
                 vacation
                 ,
              
               
                 Not
                 elet
                 by
                 them
                 twein
                 ,
                 depriuyth
                 ther
                 liberte
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 then
                 shall
                 the
                 King
                 ha
                 gift
                 and
                 nomination
                 ,
              
               
                 Namely
                 for
                 that
                 on
                 tym
                 ;
                 we
                 will
                 that
                 so
                 it
                 be
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 chest
                 in
                 the
                 Church
                 with
                 euidenses
                 se
                 ,
              
               
                 Concerning
                 the
                 liuelode
                 with
                 Indenture
                 tripartite
                 ;
              
               
                 Remeyning
                 with
                 the
                 Bishop
                 ,
                 and
                 Herres
                 of
                 Auery
                 :
              
               
                 The
                 third
                 with
                 the
                 Wardens
                 trowth
                 to
                 Annuity
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Now
                 Iesu
                 for
                 thy
                 bitter
                 passion
                 ,
              
               
                 Reward
                 the
                 sowls
                 with
                 euerlasting
                 blis
              
               
                 Of
                 them
                 ,
                 which
                 caused
                 this
                 Foundation
                 ;
              
               
                 And
                 of
                 thy
                 mercy
                 let
                 them
                 neuer
                 mis.
              
               
                 And
                 Virgin
                 Mary
                 shew
                 thy
                 grace
                 in
                 this
                 ,
              
               
                 Eternally
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 may
                 liue
                 with
                 the
                 ,
              
               
                 Amen
                 ,
                 Amen
                 ,
                 Amen
                 ,
                 for
                 cherite
                 .
              
            
          
           
             It
             seemeth
             that
             this
             Tombe
             was
             made
             by
             himselfe
             in
             his
             life
             time
             ,
             and
             that
             he
             trusted
             to
             his
             Executors
             to
             set
             downe
             the
             yeare
             and
             day
             of
             his
             departure
             ,
             his
             wiues
             ,
             and
             Doctor
             Crowlands
             .
             For
             the
             verge
             of
             the
             monument
             is
             thus
             inscribed
             ,
             making
             one
             date
             for
             all
             :
             ......
             yere
             of
             owr
             Lord
             1480
             ....
             and
             Beatrice
             his
             wyf
             which
             decessid
             the
             —
             day
             of
             —
             the
             yere
             of
             owr
             Lord
             God
             1480
             —
             and
             of
             Maister
             
               Iohn
               Crowland
            
             .
             ....
             who
             decessid
             the
             day
             —
             of
             the
             yere
             of
             owr
             Lord
             God
             ,
             1480.
             on
             whos
             souls
             Iesu
             haue
             mercy
             .
          
           
             Vpon
             the
             same
             monument
             this
             Epitaph
             following
             is
             inlaid
             with
             brasse
             .
          
           
             Her
             lyeth
             
               Elisabyth
               Hannys
            
             ,
             
             sister
             to
             Master
             
               Auery
               Cornburgh
            
             Sqwire
             
               
                 Farwel
                 my
                 frendys
                 ,
                 the
                 Tyde
                 abydeth
                 no
                 man
                 ;
              
               
                 I
                 am
                 departyd
                 fro
                 hens
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 sall
                 ye
                 ,
              
               
                 But
                 in
                 my
                 pasage
                 the
                 best
                 song
                 I
                 can
                 ,
              
               
                 Is
                 
                   Requiem
                   eternam
                
                 :
                 now
                 Iesu
                 grant
                 it
                 me
                 ,
              
               
                 When
                 I
                 haue
                 endyd
                 all
                 my
                 auersite
                 ;
              
               
                 Grant
                 me
                 in
                 Paradys
                 to
                 haue
                 a
                 mansion
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 shed
                 thy
                 blood
                 for
                 my
                 redemption
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Isto
               sub
               lapide
               ......
               Christ●
               Taleworth
               :
            
             
             
               ....
               qui
               migrauid
               ad
               dominum
            
             .
             ....
          
           
             I
             know
             not
             what
             to
             make
             of
             this
             broken
             Inscription
             ,
             
             onely
             I
             finde
             that
             one
             
               Nicholas
               Taleworth
            
             held
             a
             Tenement
             in
             Hauering
             (
             hereby
             )
             by
             Seargeantie
             ,
             to
             giue
             the
             King
             a
             paire
             of
             Hare-skin
             gloues
             euery
             Christmas
             day
             ,
             pat
             .
             31.
             
             Ed.
             3.
             
          
           
             
               Most
               glorious
               Trinity
               on
               God
               and
               persons
               thre
               
            
             
               Haue
               mercy
               on
               the
               sowlys
               of
               
                 Richard
                 Ballard
              
               ,
               and
               his
               wyf
               Margery
               ,
            
             
             
               Who
               's
               bodyes
               her
               befor
               yow
               lyn
               closyd
               in
               cley
               .
            
             
               Euery
               man
               and
               woman
               of
               yowr
               cheritie
               do
               yow
               prey
               :
            
             
               That
               to
               the
               blis
               of
               heuen
               sweet
               Iesu
               do
               their
               soulys
               bring
               ,
            
             
               Vnto
               the
               plas
               celestial
               befor
               owr
               heuenly
               King.
               
            
          
           
             Richard
             deseysed
             the
             iiii
             .
             of
             August
             ,
             M.
             ccccc.xxvii
             .
             and
             Margerie
             —
             M.
             ccccc
             ...
             —
             
               
                 
                   
                   Her
                   vndyr
                   this
                   ston
                   lyes
                   
                     Piers
                     Ion
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   Elisabyth
                   his
                   wyff
                   ,
                   lyeth
                   him
                   hard
                   by
                   .
                
                 
                   On
                   whos
                   sowlys
                   Iesu
                   haue
                   mercy
                   ,
                
                 
                   Besech
                   yow
                   for
                   cherite
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sey
                   a
                   Pater
                   Noster
                   and
                   an
                   Aue.
                
                 
                   The
                   whych
                   decessyd
                   the
                   on
                   and
                   twentyth
                   of
                   Septembre
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   yer
                   of
                   owr
                   Lord
                   God
                   ,
                   on
                   thowsand
                   four
                   hundred
                   seuenty
                   and
                   thre
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   
                   Her
                   lye
                   
                     Iohn
                     Outred
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Ione
                   his
                   wyff
                   ,
                
                 
                   Who
                   liuyd
                   long
                   togeddyr
                   withoutyn
                   stryff
                   .
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   left
                   this
                   world
                   ,
                   and
                   passyd
                   to
                   heuen
                
                 
                   On
                   thowsand
                   fyue
                   hundryd
                   yere
                   and
                   eleuen
                   :
                
              
            
          
           
             This
             Church
             is
             beautified
             with
             a
             sumptuous
             funerall
             Monument
             ,
             wherin
             diuers
             of
             the
             familie
             of
             the
             Cookes
             lie
             entombed
             :
             whose
             habitation
             was
             at
             Giddy-Hall
             hereunto
             adioyning
             ,
             which
             house
             was
             built
             for
             the
             most
             part
             by
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Cooke
            
             Lord
             Maior
             of
             London
             ,
             and
             knight
             of
             the
             Bath
             ,
             at
             the
             Coronation
             of
             Elizabeth
             ,
             wife
             to
             King
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             :
             vpon
             the
             Frontispice
             of
             which
             ,
             these
             verses
             were
             engrauen
             of
             later
             times
             .
          
           
             
               
                 
                 Aedibus
                 his
                 frontem
                 Proauns
                 Thomas
                 dedit
                 olim
              
               
                 Addidit
                 Antoni
                 caetera
                 sera
                 manus
                 ,
                 1568.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Aedes
                 quisque
                 suas
                 ;
                 Domini
                 sed
                 maenia
                 pauci
              
               
                 Aedisicant
                 ;
                 leuior
                 cura
                 minora
                 decet
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           
             Vpmenster
             .
          
           
             This
             towne
             of
             Vpmenster
             or
             Vpminster
             ,
             as
             it
             is
             diuersly
             written
             ,
             lying
             three
             miles
             from
             Rumpford
             ,
             requireth
             some
             large
             remembrance
             from
             mee
             ,
             in
             respect
             that
             it
             hath
             enioyed
             within
             little
             more
             then
             the
             space
             of
             three
             hundred
             yeares
             ,
             diuers
             eminent
             families
             ,
             who
             haue
             beene
             Lords
             of
             the
             same
             ,
             or
             at
             least
             of
             the
             Mannor
             of
             Gains
             ,
             called
             also
             the
             Mannor
             of
             Vpmenster
             ,
             lying
             within
             the
             same
             ;
             to
             which
             mannor
             ,
             as
             long
             tradition
             hath
             left
             to
             posteritie
             ,
             there
             is
             a
             little
             Isle
             or
             Chappell
             ,
             standing
             on
             the
             north
             side
             of
             the
             Chancell
             of
             the
             same
             Church
             ,
             belonging
             ,
             and
             time
             out
             of
             minde
             ,
             appendant
             to
             the
             Mannor
             of
             Gains
             aforesaid
             ,
             and
             appropriated
             to
             the
             Lords
             of
             the
             same
             for
             their
             particular
             place
             of
             buriall
             for
             themselues
             and
             their
             issue
             .
          
           
             The
             first
             familie
             (
             of
             whose
             posteritie
             I
             can
             dilate
             )
             which
             I
             finde
             to
             haue
             beene
             Lords
             of
             the
             said
             mannor
             of
             Gains
             ,
             alias
             Vpmenster
             ,
             was
             that
             most
             
             ancient
             sirname
             of
             Engaine
             (
             whether
             thence
             drawne
             or
             no
             ,
             I
             leaue
             to
             others
             to
             coniecture
             )
             and
             it
             is
             warranted
             by
             a
             long
             tradition
             that
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Engain
            
             Knight
             ,
             the
             sonne
             of
             
               Vitalis
               Engayn
            
             being
             *
             Lord
             of
             the
             said
             mannor
             ,
             did
             build
             the
             before
             mentioned
             Chappell
             ,
             which
             since
             hath
             receiued
             its
             denomination
             from
             the
             blessed
             Virgin.
             This
             familie
             ended
             in
             the
             male
             line
             ,
             when
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Engayne
            
             Knight
             ,
             sonne
             of
             
               Iohn
               Engayne
            
             Esquire
             ,
             and
             grand-childe
             to
             the
             former
             Sir
             Iohn
             ,
             left
             his
             three
             daughters
             ,
             his
             coheirs
             ,
             of
             whom
             Iocosa
             the
             eldest
             was
             wife
             of
             
               Iohn
               de
               Goldington
               .
               Elizabeth
            
             the
             second
             ,
             was
             married
             to
             Sir
             
               Lawrence
               de
               Pakenham
            
             knight
             :
             &
             Mary
             the
             third
             daughter
             &
             coheire
             ,
             *
             was
             wife
             of
             Sir
             
               William
               de
               Barnake
            
             knight
             .
             There
             is
             no
             Tombe
             or
             grauestone
             left
             of
             this
             familie
             ,
             but
             onely
             their
             Coatarmour
             in
             the
             East
             window
             of
             the
             aforesaid
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             This
             Mannor
             of
             Gains
             ,
             alias
             Vpmenster
             ,
             was
             afterwards
             seuerally
             in
             the
             possession
             of
             
               Symon
               de
               Hauering
            
             (
             *
             who
             I
             conceiue
             was
             but
             the
             Feoffe
             in
             trust
             of
             Sir
             Iohn
             the
             sonne
             and
             heire
             of
             
               Iohn
               Engayne
            
             )
             of
             
               Alice
               de
               Perrers
            
             ,
             *
             afterwards
             attainted
             by
             Act
             of
             Parliament
             in
             a.
             1.
             
             R.
             2.
             and
             of
             
               Henry
               de
               la
               Felde
            
             ,
             whose
             further
             mention
             leauing
             the
             first
             two
             in
             silence
             ,
             serueth
             onely
             to
             this
             present
             Narration
             .
          
           
             The
             said
             
               Henry
               de
               la
               Felde
            
             did
             by
             his
             Deede
             indented
             ,
             a.
             9.
             
             H
             4.
             entaile
             the
             said
             mannour
             vpon
             Richard
             ,
             *
             Walter
             ,
             and
             Iohn
             his
             sonnes
             ,
             each
             after
             other
             vpon
             the
             default
             of
             issue
             ;
             and
             lastly
             ,
             vpon
             
               Iohn
               Deincourt
            
             and
             Elizabeth
             his
             wife
             ,
             the
             daughter
             of
             the
             said
             
               Henry
               de
               la
               Felde
            
             ,
             in
             whose
             right
             afterwards
             it
             should
             seeme
             he
             came
             to
             be
             Lord
             thereof
             ;
             and
             there
             lieth
             buried
             together
             ,
             with
             his
             wife
             ,
             vnder
             a
             faire
             Tombe
             ,
             placed
             iust
             vnder
             the
             Arch
             which
             diuideth
             the
             said
             north
             Chappell
             or
             Isle
             from
             the
             Chancell
             of
             Vpmenster
             Church
             .
          
           
             
               Es
               testis
               Christe
               quod
               non
               iacet
               hic
               lapis
               iste
            
             
               Corpus
               vt
               ornetur
               sed
               spiritus
               vt
               memoretur
               .
            
          
           
             And
             about
             the
             tombe
             ,
             though
             somewhat
             mutilated
             is
             written
             this
             Epitaph
             .
          
           
             
               Sancte
               deus
               sancte
               fortis
               sancte
               miserecors
               saluator
               miserere
               :
               Animabus
               Rogeri
               Dencourt
               Armigeri
               &
               Elizabeth
               consortis
               sue
               quorum
               corpora
               sub
               isto
               lapide
               marmoreo
               tumulantur
               ac
               etiam
               orate
            
             *
             
               :
               :
               :
               :
               :
               :
               :
               :
               :
               :
               :
               :
               Filiarum
               suarum
               qui
               quidem
               Rogerus
               obijt
               vicesimo
               :
               :
               :
               :
               :
               :
               :
               :
               An.
               Domini
               Millesimo
               cccclv
               .
               Nec
               non
               orate
               pro
               animabus
               omnium
               :
               :
               :
               :
               :
               :
               :
               :
               :
               defunctorum
               hic
               &
               vbique
               in
               Christo
               quiescencium
               :
            
          
           
             The
             next
             owner
             of
             this
             mannor
             of
             a
             new
             sirname
             ,
             I
             finde
             to
             haue
             beene
             
               Nicholas
               Wayte
            
             ,
             of
             whom
             or
             his
             familie
             ,
             I
             can
             say
             little
             ;
             onely
             by
             his
             sale
             it
             came
             to
             be
             the
             inheritance
             of
             
               Ralph
               Lathum
            
             Esquire
             ,
             a
             lyneall
             descendant
             in
             the
             male
             line
             ,
             from
             a
             yonger
             branch
             of
             the
             ancient
             familie
             of
             Lathom
             of
             Lancashire
             ,
             who
             were
             Lords
             of
             that
             place
             in
             the
             said
             Countie
             (
             as
             all
             the
             receiued
             descents
             of
             that
             familie
             warrant
             )
             from
             the
             time
             of
             King
             R.
             1.
             vntill
             the
             latter
             end
             of
             E.
             3.
             when
             Isabel
             the
             sole
             daughter
             and
             heire
             of
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Lathom
            
             Knight
             ,
             was
             married
             to
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Stanlye
            
             knight
             ,
             from
             whom
             the
             now
             earle
             of
             Darbie
             is
             lineally
             descended
             ,
             and
             (
             as
             I
             conceiue
             )
             is
             from
             the
             right
             of
             this
             intermarriage
             ,
             Lord
             of
             the
             Mannor
             of
             Lathom
             at
             this
             day
             .
          
           
           
             The
             Epitaph
             of
             this
             aboue
             said
             
               Ralph
               Lathom
            
             ,
             is
             placed
             in
             brasse
             ,
             set
             into
             a
             faire
             marble
             stone
             ,
             couering
             his
             tombe
             ,
             and
             is
             as
             followeth
             .
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             buried
             
               Rayff
               Lathum
            
             esquire
             ,
             late
             Lord
             of
             Vpmistre
             ,
             and
             *
             Elizabeth
             his
             wife
             ,
             which
             Rayffe
             deceased
             the
             xix
             .
             day
             of
             Iuly
             ,
             
               An.
               M.
               ccccc
               .
               Lvii.
            
             whose
             soule
             and
             all
             christen
             soules
             Iesus
             haue
             mercy
             .
          
           
             The
             next
             familie
             to
             whom
             by
             the
             sale
             of
             
               William
               Lathom
            
             ,
             sonne
             and
             heire
             of
             the
             aforesaid
             
               Ralfe
               Lathom
            
             ,
             the
             before
             mentioned
             Mannor
             of
             Gains
             did
             appertaine
             ,
             was
             the
             familie
             of
             D'Ewes
             ,
             (
             from
             whom
             also
             it
             was
             again
             at
             last
             repurchased
             by
             Lathom
             )
             for
             
               Adrian
               D'Ewes
            
             being
             descended
             of
             the
             ancient
             stem
             of
             
               Des
               Ewes
            
             ,
             Dynasts
             or
             Lords
             of
             the
             Dition
             of
             Kessell
             in
             the
             Dutchie
             of
             Gelderland
             ,
             setling
             and
             marrying
             in
             England
             not
             many
             yeares
             after
             the
             beginning
             of
             the
             raigne
             of
             King
             H.
             8.
             had
             issue
             ,
             
               Gerardt
               D'Ewes
            
             his
             sonne
             and
             heire
             ,
             who
             hauing
             purchased
             the
             said
             Mannor
             of
             Gains
             as
             aforesaid
             ,
             was
             after
             his
             death
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             former
             vsage
             ,
             buried
             in
             the
             said
             Chappell
             ,
             appendant
             to
             the
             said
             Mannor
             ,
             as
             other
             Lords
             of
             the
             same
             had
             beene
             ,
             whose
             Epitaph
             ,
             because
             it
             is
             replenished
             with
             many
             particulars
             touching
             the
             antiquity
             and
             ensignes
             of
             this
             familie
             .
             I
             haue
             beene
             more
             exact
             in
             the
             full
             delineation
             thereof
             in
             the
             figure
             following
             .
          
           
             
               ANTIQVA
               INSIGNIA
               FAMI\LIAE
               DES
               EWES
               DYNASTARVM
               DE
               KESSEL
               .
            
             
               INSIGNIA
               GESTA
               AB
               EORVM
               POSTERIS
               .
            
          
           
             Ad
             memoriam
             aeternam
             Geerardt
             D'Ewes
             Filij
             Primogeniti
             Adriani
             D'Ewes
             ex
             Illustri
             &
             perantiqua
             Familia
             Des
             Ewes
             Dynastarum
             ditionis
             de
             Kessel
             in
             ducatu
             Gelriae
             oriundi
             &
             Aliciae
             Rauenscroft
             coniugis
             suae
             viri
             singularis
             sub
             hoc
             marmore
             tumulati
             qui
             obiit
             die
             xii
             .
             Aprilis
             ,
             Anno
             Domini
             CI●DXCI
             .
             Vnico
             relicto
             sui
             ipsius
             &
             Graciae
             Hind
             primae
             suae
             coniugis
             Filio
             &
             haeredae
             Paulo
             D'Ewes
             Armigero
             (
             qui
             duxit
             in
             vxorem
             Sissiliam
             Filiam
             vnicam
             &
             Haeredem
             Richardi
             Simonds
             de
             Coxden
             in
             Pago
             Dorsetensi
             Armigeri
             )
             &
             vnicâ
             filiâ
             Aliciâ
             nupta
             Gulielmo
             Lathum
             de
             Vpmenster
             in
             Comitatu
             Essex
             Armigero
             .
          
           
             
             
               blazon or coat of arms
            
             
               blazon or coat of arms
            
             
               Egregiâ
               natus
               Geerardt
               de
               stirpe
               propinquûm
            
             
               Gueldrorum
               hic
               foelix
               ossa
               regenda
               tegit
               .
            
             
               Scilice●
               invidia
               fatorum
               ipse
               ante
               sepultus
            
             
               Quam
               vitâ
               orbatus
               ,
               mors
               ita
               sacra
               quies
               .
            
             
               Stémata
               namque
               Deus
               modo
               deprimit
               et
               modo
            
             
               Ne
               nobis
               coeli
               gaudia
               terra
               ferat
               .
            
             
               Fundamenta
               tamen
               proli
               struxisse
               regaudec
               ditat
            
             
               Primaevū
               ut
               poterint
               cōmemorare
               DECVS
               .
            
             
               Hinc
               proavos
               superans
               claros
               virtute
               ferendi
            
             
               Non
               fit
               ONVS
               sed
               erit
               posteritatis
               HONOS
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Arkesden
             :
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             Anne
             the
             daughter
             and
             heire
             of
             
               Richard
               Fox
            
             ,
             and
             the
             wife
             of
             
               Thamas
               Langley
            
             Esquire
             ,
             .....
             1467.
             
          
           
             
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Willi
               Cook
               generosi
               filij
               Thome
               Cook
               militis
               &
               Elizabethe
               uxoris
               ejus
               ,
               qui
               obijt
               ,
            
             1500.
             
               et
               Elizabetha
            
             1503.
             
          
           
             
             Pray
             for
             the
             sowls
             of
             
               Thomas
               Alderton
            
             Stockfishmonger
             of
             London
             ,
             and
             Alis
             his
             wyff
             ,
             which
             Alis
             decessyd
             on
             Saint
             George
             his
             Eue
             1513.
             
          
           
             This
             Inscription
             following
             is
             vpon
             the
             North
             Wall
             of
             this
             Church
             .
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Alderton
            
             was
             a
             goodd
             benefactor
             to
             this
             Chirch
             ,
             as
             by
             his
             last
             Wil
             and
             Testament
             ,
             remeyning
             in
             this
             Chirch
             ,
             mor
             pleynly
             it
             doth
             appere
             .
             He
             gave
             certeyne
             lands
             towards
             the
             sustentatyon
             of
             a
             Chantre
             Prest
             ,
             to
             sing
             at
             the
             Awter
             ,
             and
             to
             help
             devyn
             Servis
             at
             the
             sam
             ,
             on
             the
             Holiday
             ,
             He
             built
             this
             Isle
             from
             the
             north
             dor
             hitherto
             ,
             on
             whos
             sowl
             Iesu
             haue
             mercy
             .
             Amen
             .
          
        
         
           
             Stansted
             Mont-fichet
             :
          
           
             
             The
             habitation
             in
             times
             past
             of
             the
             familie
             
               de
               Monte
               Fixo
            
             ,
             commonly
             Mont-fitchet
             ,
             whereupon
             the
             towne
             had
             that
             denomination
             .
          
           
             
             In
             the
             Church
             lieth
             buried
             Roger
             of
             Lancaster
             ,
             who
             married
             Philip
             daughter
             and
             heire
             of
             
               Hugh
               de
               Bulbeck
            
             ,
             the
             second
             ,
             saith
             Norden
             ,
             and
             lieth
             crosse
             legged
             in
             an
             ancient
             tombe
             of
             white
             stone
             ,
             vpon
             which
             no
             inscription
             remaineth
             .
             He
             was
             ,
             in
             her
             right
             ,
             Lord
             of
             Stansted
             ,
             the
             said
             mannor
             afterward
             came
             vnto
             
               Hugo
               de
               Playze
            
             ,
             by
             marriage
             of
             the
             yongest
             daughter
             of
             
               Richard
               Mont-fitchet
            
             ,
             of
             whom
             came
             Elizabeth
             Countesse
             of
             Oxford
             ,
             who
             was
             daughter
             to
             
               Iohn
               Howard
            
             knight
             ,
             by
             whom
             the
             land
             came
             to
             the
             Earle
             of
             Oxford
             .
          
        
         
           
             South
             Church
             .
          
           
             In
             this
             Church
             are
             some
             old
             Monuments
             of
             the
             Bruins
             ,
             which
             haue
             
             beene
             old
             inhabitants
             there
             ,
             and
             descended
             ,
             saith
             Norden
             ,
             as
             hee
             thinks
             ,
             from
             
               Iordan
               le
               Brune
            
             ,
             
             a
             knight
             ,
             Lord
             of
             Hacwell
             in
             Henry
             the
             thirds
             time
             .
          
           
             Here
             is
             an
             old
             mannor
             wherein
             the
             old
             knights
             which
             surnamed
             themselues
             of
             the
             towne
             ,
             Chirche
             ,
             
             inhabited
             ,
             whereof
             one
             Sir
             Richard
             in
             Henry
             the
             thirds
             time
             ,
             was
             one
             of
             the
             kings
             Iustices
             for
             Gaole
             deliuery
             .
             He
             gaue
             the
             greatest
             part
             of
             his
             land
             to
             Christs
             Church
             in
             Canterbury
             ,
             mooued
             thereunto
             for
             want
             of
             heires
             males
             .
          
        
         
           
             Shopland
             .
          
           
             In
             Shopland
             is
             an
             ancient
             mannor
             called
             Butlers
             ,
             
             of
             a
             race
             of
             knights
             ,
             and
             gentlemen
             that
             dwelt
             there
             ,
             and
             gaue
             three
             couered
             Cups
             ,
             as
             appeareth
             in
             the
             Church
             window
             ,
             there
             is
             one
             most
             beautifull
             Monument
             in
             the
             Church
             ,
             made
             to
             the
             memory
             of
             one
             Staple
             ,
             
             a
             Sergeant
             at
             Armes
             ,
             to
             King
             Ed.
             the
             third
             ,
             which
             gaue
             in
             his
             Shield
             a
             Salter
             mixt
             with
             Staples
             :
             which
             in
             colours
             with
             other
             Scutcheons
             remaine
             in
             the
             North
             windowes
             .
             His
             tombe
             is
             thus
             inscribed
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Stapel
               iadis
               Seriant
               d'armes
               nostre
               Seigneus
               le
               Roi
               ,
               qi
               morust
               le
               secunde
               iour
               de
               Mars
               ,
               l'an
               de
               Gras
               Mil.
               ccclxxi
               gist
               ici
               .
               Dieu
               de
               s'alme
               eit
               mercy
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Canewdon
             .
          
           
             A
             great
             parish
             ,
             so
             called
             from
             King
             Canutus
             the
             Dane
             ,
             who
             kept
             his
             Court
             here
             ;
             
               unde
               Canuti
               domus
            
             .
             The
             Mannor
             house
             hath
             beene
             double
             trenched
             ,
             and
             fensed
             after
             the
             oldest
             fashion
             .
             In
             the
             same
             are
             other
             Mannors
             exceeding
             ancient
             :
             as
             that
             of
             Clarendon
             Hall
             ,
             the
             old
             seat
             of
             the
             Chanceux
             ,
             
             many
             of
             them
             were
             knights
             ;
             as
             Sir
             
               Giles
               Chanceux
            
             ,
             in
             Edward
             the
             first
             his
             time
             ;
             many
             of
             them
             lie
             buryed
             in
             the
             Church
             ,
             with
             their
             Pictures
             ,
             Scutcheons
             ,
             and
             French
             Poesies
             all
             defaced
             .
             Another
             Mannor
             called
             Breamstons
             ,
             or
             rather
             Beanstons
             ,
             honoured
             by
             knights
             ,
             descended
             of
             Bartholomew
             a
             yonger
             sonne
             to
             the
             Earle
             of
             Ewe
             in
             Normandy
             ;
             it
             hath
             beene
             inhabited
             by
             a
             knight
             or
             more
             of
             the
             name
             of
             Scot.
             
             Another
             Mannor
             called
             Apton
             Hall
             ,
             and
             another
             called
             Piuersey
             Hall
             ,
             whereof
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Greyton
            
             was
             Lord
             in
             Edward
             the
             first
             his
             time
             .
             
             One
             of
             the
             best
             called
             Lamberne
             Hall
             ,
             
             whereof
             one
             Lamberne
             vnder
             Swaine
             was
             Lord
             in
             the
             Conquest
             time
             ,
             and
             so
             continued
             till
             Richard
             the
             second
             ,
             at
             which
             time
             his
             daughter
             Thamasin
             carried
             all
             to
             Toteham
             ,
             and
             from
             thence
             to
             Barington
             ,
             and
             from
             thence
             to
             Lumsford
             a
             Squire
             of
             Sussex
             ,
             that
             being
             better
             planted
             in
             his
             natiue
             Country
             ,
             vseth
             this
             for
             a
             Farme
             :
             as
             I
             thinke
             it
             was
             in
             Lambernes
             time
             .
          
           
             So
             many
             Lordships
             in
             the
             parish
             haue
             caused
             so
             many
             of
             their
             owners
             to
             honour
             this
             Church
             with
             their
             Sepultures
             ,
             but
             to
             whose
             memory
             ,
             in
             particular
             ,
             any
             one
             of
             these
             monuments
             were
             erected
             ,
             cannot
             bee
             discerned
             ,
             they
             are
             all
             so
             shamefully
             abused
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             Great
             Stanbridge
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             was
             the
             inheritance
             and
             sepulture
             of
             a
             wariike
             crew
             of
             Knights
             called
             Tanye
             ,
             or
             Thanye
             ,
             one
             of
             which
             named
             
               Lucas
               Tanye
            
             ,
             a
             knight
             ,
             and
             an
             expert
             warriour
             ,
             at
             the
             taking
             of
             the
             Isle
             of
             Anglesey
             and
             Castle
             of
             Oxe
             in
             Wales
             ,
             
             was
             with
             Sir
             
               William
               Lindsey
               ,
               William
               de
               Audley
               ,
               Roger
               Clifford
            
             and
             twelue
             other
             of
             the
             Kings
             chiefest
             Captaines
             and
             Knights
             ,
             besides
             seuenteene
             young
             Gentlemen
             ,
             and
             two
             hundred
             common
             souldiers
             slaine
             ,
             by
             Dauid
             Lord
             of
             Denbigh
             ,
             brother
             to
             Lhewelin
             Prince
             of
             Wales
             ,
             and
             his
             band
             of
             fierce
             Welshmen
             ,
             in
             the
             tenth
             yeare
             of
             the
             raigne
             of
             King
             Edward
             the
             first
             .
             
             This
             famous
             knight
             was
             Steward
             of
             Gascoyn
             .
          
        
         
           
             Writle
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Thomasia
               filia
               et
               heres
               Tho.
               Heueningham
               iunioris
               Ar.
               filij
               &
               heredis
               Tho.
               Heueningham
               senioris
               Ar.
               &
               Tomasie
               consortis
               sue
               ,
               que
               quidem
               Thomasia
               dicta
               filia
               &
               heres
               primo
               nupta
               suit
               Tho.
               Berdefield
               ,
               secundo
               Iohanni
               Bedel
               ,
               &
               vltimo
               Waltero
               Thomas
               gen
               .
               et
               obiit
               die
               Martis
            
             21.
             
             Iunij
             1513
             
               et
               qui
               Tho.
               Heueningham
               senior
               ,
               &
               Thomasia
               Consors
               eius
               ,
               ac
               Tho.
               Heueningham
               iunior
               ,
               iacent
               partem
               sub
               isto
               lapide
               ,
               &
               partem
               magis
               directe
               coram
               imagine
               .
               S.
               Trinitatis
               .
               Quorum
               animabus
               propitietur
               Altissimus
               .
            
          
           
             
             Here
             lieth
             
               Thomas
               Fige
            
             ,
             and
             Margaret
             his
             wife
             ,
             one
             of
             the
             two
             daughters
             ,
             and
             heires
             of
             
               Raffe
               Toppesfeld
            
             Esquire
             .
             He
             deceased
             in
             April
             1513.
             and
             had
             issue
             one
             sonne
             and
             two
             daughters
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             lieth
             Iohane
             somtym
             wyff
             of
             
               William
               Wyborne
            
             ,
             daughter
             and
             heire
             of
             
               Thomas
               Hyde
            
             .
             Who
             died
             ....
             1487.
             
          
           
             
             Here
             lieth
             
               Iohn
               Pinchon
            
             Esquire
             ,
             who
             died
             :
             ....
             with
             Ione
             his
             wyff
             ,
             daughter
             to
             Sir
             
               Richard
               Empson
            
             beheaded
             .
             Of
             whom
             I
             haue
             spoken
             before
             .
          
           
             Out
             of
             the
             collections
             of
             the
             right
             honourable
             Thomas
             Lord
             Brudnell
             of
             Stouton
             ,
             as
             followeth
             .
          
           
             
             Margaret
             daughter
             of
             
               Richard
               Vere
            
             of
             Addington
             
               magna
               in
               Com.
               Northampton
            
             .
             Esq.
             by
             his
             wife
             Isabell
             ,
             sister
             and
             heire
             of
             Sir
             
               Henry
               Greene
            
             of
             Drayton
             in
             the
             said
             County
             :
             which
             Margaret
             was
             sister
             to
             Sir
             
               Henry
               Vere
            
             ,
             whose
             eldest
             daughter
             and
             coheire
             Elisabeth
             ,
             was
             wife
             of
             Iohn
             first
             Lord
             Mordant
             ,
             lieth
             here
             buried
             with
             her
             husband
             
               Iohn
               Barners
            
             .
          
           
             
             
               Iohn
               Barners
            
             of
             Writle
             in
             Essex
             Esquire
             ,
             Lord
             of
             a
             place
             there
             called
             Turges
             or
             Cassus
             ;
             was
             gentleman
             Vsher
             to
             Princesse
             Elizabeth
             ,
             eldest
             daughter
             to
             King
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             ,
             after
             Sewer
             to
             King
             Edward
             the
             fifth
             ,
             as
             appeareth
             by
             his
             Monument
             in
             Writle
             where
             he
             lieth
             buried
             .
          
           
             
             Constance
             daughter
             of
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Pakenham
            
             of
             Streetham
             in
             Surrey
             ,
             was
             his
             second
             wife
             ;
             she
             is
             likewise
             buried
             by
             her
             husband
             at
             Writle
             ,
             ob
             .
             1522.
             
          
        
         
           
             Finchingfeeld
             .
          
           
             
             
               Iohn
               Barners
            
             of
             Peches
             in
             Finchingfeeld
             Parish
             
               Esq
            
             died
             ,
             
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             
             1500.
             and
             there
             lieth
             buried
             by
             him
             ,
             his
             first
             wife
             Elisabeth
             ,
             daughter
             of
             
               Symon
               Wiseman
            
             .
             ....
          
        
         
           
             Debden
             or
             Depondon
             .
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             buried
             
               Nicholas
               Barners
            
             ,
             
             with
             his
             wife
             Margaret
             ,
             one
             of
             the
             daughters
             and
             coheires
             of
             
               Iohn
               Swyndon
            
             Esquire
             ,
             who
             died
             ...
             1441
             .....
          
           
             Of
             this
             name
             thus
             much
             as
             followeth
             .
             Sir
             
               Iames
               Barners
            
             ,
             
             or
             Berners
             (
             for
             it
             is
             written
             both
             wayes
             )
             (
             saith
             Mils
             )
             was
             so
             great
             in
             fauour
             with
             Richard
             the
             second
             ,
             that
             it
             cost
             him
             his
             head
             ,
             though
             he
             were
             restord
             in
             bloud
             by
             Act
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             the
             one
             and
             twentieth
             yeare
             of
             the
             said
             King
             Richard
             ,
             was
             the
             onely
             off-spring
             of
             so
             many
             knights
             of
             the
             Berners
             of
             Berners
             Roding
             in
             Essex
             .
             This
             Sir
             
               Iames
               Berners
            
             had
             three
             sonnes
             :
             Sir
             
               Richard
               Berners
            
             of
             Westhorsley
             in
             Surry
             ,
             whose
             daughter
             and
             heire
             Margerie
             was
             married
             to
             
               Iohn
               Bourchier
            
             ,
             created
             Lord
             Berners
             .
             From
             whom
             Sir
             
               Tho.
               Knyvet
            
             of
             Ashulthorp
             in
             Norfolke
             knight
             .
             Tho.
             whose
             Grandchild
             
               Iohn
               Berners
            
             Esquire
             ,
             Sewer
             to
             Prince
             Edward
             the
             fifth
             ,
             was
             great
             Grandfather
             of
             
               William
               Berners
            
             of
             Tharfield
             in
             Hartfordshire
             :
             And
             William
             ,
             of
             whom
             are
             come
             the
             Berners
             of
             Finchingfield
             in
             Essex
             .
          
        
         
           
             Great
             Thorndon
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               ....
               here
               's
               Iohannis
               Eton
               Ar
               ....
               que
               quidem
               Isabella
               sedere
               matrimoniali
               nupsit
               Roberto
               Tyrell
               Armig.
               vni
               filiorum
               .....
            
             
             
               
                 Voluitur
                 in
                 terra
                 magne
                 virtutis
                 alumpna
                 
              
               
                 Elisbet
                 que
                 Tyrell
                 generoso
                 sanguine
                 clara
                 ,
              
               
                 .............
                 vxor
                 veneranda
                 marito
                 ,
              
               
                 .................
                 amica
                 deo
                 .
              
               
                 ........
                 oro
                 vobis
                 dignetur
                 vt
                 miserere
              
               
                 Vt
                 gratiamque
                 Dei
                 sic
                 famuletur
                 ei
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               humata
               Alicia
               filia
               Willelmi
               Cogeshale
               militis
               &
               Antiochie
               consortis
               sue
               quondam
               vxor
               Iohannis
               Tyrell
               militis
               ,
            
             
             
               qui
               quidem
               Iohannes
               &
               Alicia
               habuerunt
               inter
               se
               exitum
               ,
               filios
               &
               filias
               ,
               quorum
               nomina
               sunt
               scripta
               ex
               viraque
               parte
               istius
               lapidis
               ....
               M.
               cccc
               .
               xxii
               .
               Filii
               .
            
          
           
             1.
             
             Walterus
             .
             
             2.
             
             Thomas
             .
             3.
             
             
               Willelmus
               senior
            
             .
             4.
             
             Iohannes
             .
             5.
             
             
               Willelmus
               iunior
            
             .
             6.
             
             
               Iohannes
               Tyrell
               Clericus
               .
               Filie
            
             .
             1.
             
             Alicia
             .
             2.
             
             Elizabetha
             .
             3.
             
             Alionora
             .
             4.
             
             Another
             whose
             name
             is
             worne
             out
             of
             the
             Tombestone
             .
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Thomas
               Tyrell
            
             ,
             
             sonne
             and
             heire
             of
             
               Iohn
               Tyrell
            
             knyht
             ,
             and
             Dame
             Anne
             his
             wyff
             ,
             doughter
             to
             Syr
             
               William
               Marney
            
             knyght
             ,
             which
             Thomas
             deceysyd
             the
             xxii
             of
             March
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             .....
          
           
             In
             the
             glasse
             of
             the
             East
             window
             .
          
           
             ....
             Tyrell
             knyth
             and
             Dame
             ......
             and
             for
             al
             the
             soulys
             schuld
             be
             preyd
             for
             .
          
           
             Prey
             for
             the
             welfar
             of
             the
             seyd
             
               Thomas
               Tyrell
            
             knyth
             ,
             of
             
               Iohn
               Tyrell
            
             knyth
             ,
             Alyce
             hys
             wyffe
             ,
             and
             for
             al
             christen
             souls
             .
          
           
           
             ....
             The
             wellfar
             of
             the
             seyd
             dame
             Anne
             .
             ...
             ter
             of
             
               William
               Marney
            
             knyth
             ,
             and
             ....
             and
             ....
             bet
             hys
             wyffe
             ,
             and
             for
             all
             christen
             souls
             .
          
           
             There
             be
             other
             funerall
             Monuments
             in
             this
             Church
             ,
             erected
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             this
             familie
             ;
             but
             their
             Inscriptions
             are
             all
             torne
             or
             worne
             out
             ,
             and
             their
             Sepulchers
             ,
             like
             all
             the
             rest
             ,
             foulie
             defaced
             :
             These
             Tirells
             (
             me
             thinks
             )
             hauing
             beene
             gentlemen
             ,
             for
             so
             many
             reuolutions
             of
             yeares
             ,
             of
             exemplarie
             note
             ,
             and
             principall
             regard
             ,
             in
             this
             Countrey
             ,
             might
             haue
             preserued
             these
             houses
             of
             rest
             for
             their
             Ancestors
             ,
             from
             such
             violation
             .
             But
             the
             Monuments
             are
             answerable
             to
             the
             Church
             ,
             both
             ruinous
             .
          
           
             This
             Surname
             hath
             euer
             beene
             as
             remarkable
             as
             ancient
             ,
             since
             
               Walter
               Tirrell
            
             the
             French
             knight
             slue
             his
             cosin
             king
             
               William
               Rufus
            
             .
             Of
             whom
             thus
             much
             out
             of
             the
             Norman
             History
             .
          
           
             
               Gualter
               Tirrell
            
             a
             knight
             of
             Normandy
             ,
             cosin
             to
             
               William
               Rufus
            
             (
             and
             the
             killer
             of
             the
             said
             William
             )
             after
             the
             vnfortunate
             death
             of
             the
             said
             William
             departed
             into
             Normandy
             ,
             where
             he
             liued
             long
             in
             the
             Castle
             of
             Chawmont
             ,
             and
             there
             deceased
             .
          
           
             The
             place
             where
             he
             swomme
             the
             water
             ,
             vpon
             the
             sudden
             death
             of
             his
             Soueraigne
             ,
             is
             called
             Tirrells
             Foard
             to
             this
             day
             .
          
        
         
           
             Willingale
             .
          
           
             
             Hic
             iacet
             Domina
             Catherina
             filia
             Domini
             Rogeri
             Beauchamp
             militis
             de
             Com.
             Bedsord
             ,
             nuper
             vxor
             Thome
             Torell
             Armig.
             que
             obiit
             vi
             die
             Nouemb.
             Ann.
             Dom.
             1436.
             et
             Ann.
             Regni
             R.
             Hen.
             vi
             post
             conquest
             ......
          
        
         
           
             Stanbridge
             .
          
           
             
               Edward
               Mackwilliams
            
             Esq.
             and
             Henry
             his
             Sonne
             ,
             with
             
               Anne
               Spelman
            
             ,
             wife
             of
             the
             said
             Henry
             lye
             here
             buried
             in
             the
             Chancell
             vnder
             a
             faire
             Tombe
             ,
             whereupon
             this
             Epitaph
             following
             is
             engrauen
             or
             inlaid
             in
             brasse
             .
          
           
             
               
               Remember
               all
               yee
               that
               by
               this
               toune
               be
               to
               pass
               ,
            
             
               And
               groundly
               revolue
               in
               yowr
               rememberance
               ,
            
             
               Both
               the
               world
               is
               frayle
               and
               britle
               as
               glass
               ,
            
             
               The
               end
               is
               death
               of
               euerye
               mans
               chance
               :
            
             
               All
               worldly
               peple
               must
               lerne
               to
               foot
               his
               dance
               ;
            
             
               As
               
                 Edward
                 Mackwilliham
              
               that
               lith
               vndre
               this
               stonn
               ,
            
             
               Out
               of
               this
               transytorye
               liff
               is
               past
               and
               gonn
               :
            
             
               
                 Harry
                 Mackwilliham
              
               ,
               his
               sonn
               ,
               lith
               here
               also
               ,
            
             
               with
               
                 Ann
                 Mackwilliham
              
               his
               lovyng
               wiff
               and
               dere
               ,
            
             
               Thes
               thre
               persons
               togidder
               and
               no
               mo
               ,
            
             
               Vndre
               this
               Tombe
               interred
               they
               be
               here
               .
            
             
               Prey
               for
               their
               souls
               ,
               I
               prey
               yow
               ,
               with
               harte
               inteere
               ,
            
             
               A
               Pater
               Noster
               an
               Ave
               ,
               and
               a
               Creede
               ,
            
             
               And
               iii
               hundryd
               deyes
               of
               pardon
               yow
               have
               for
               yowr
               meede
               .
            
          
           
             This
             Anne
             is
             figured
             on
             the
             Tombe
             kneeling
             ,
             with
             the
             Spelmans
             Armes
             of
             plates
             all
             ouer
             her
             gowne
             ,
             and
             so
             in
             the
             great
             East-window
             of
             the
             Chancell
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             Ashdon
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             south
             Isle
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             south
             window
             thereof
             ,
             there
             are
             seene
             three
             seuerall
             Cloptons
             kneeling
             in
             their
             compleat
             Armour
             ,
             with
             their
             seuerall
             Escurchions
             of
             Armes
             vpon
             their
             breasts
             ,
             (
             being
             S.
             a
             bend
             Or
             ,
             
             betweene
             2
             cotizes
             dauncitee
             Or
             )
             of
             which
             three
             the
             first
             is
             sir
             
               William
               Clopton
            
             Knight
             ,
             there
             mentioned
             to
             haue
             died
             in
             the
             fifth
             yeare
             of
             King
             Edward
             the
             third
             .
             
             The
             second
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Clopton
            
             Knight
             mentioned
             to
             haue
             died
             the
             second
             yeare
             of
             the
             raigne
             of
             King
             Richard
             the
             second
             ,
             and
             the
             third
             
               Edmund
               Clopton
            
             ,
             
             the
             yeare
             of
             whose
             decease
             is
             there
             set
             downe
             to
             haue
             beene
             the
             thirteenth
             yeare
             of
             the
             said
             King
             Richard.
             And
             it
             is
             very
             likely
             the
             said
             Edmund
             lieth
             there
             buried
             vnder
             the
             Window
             :
             for
             Sir
             
               William
               de
               Clopton
            
             of
             Clopton
             ,
             the
             father
             of
             these
             three
             ,
             and
             of
             other
             brethren
             buying
             the
             Mannor
             of
             Newenham
             ,
             lying
             for
             the
             most
             part
             in
             this
             parish
             ,
             of
             
               Iohn
               de
               Lacy
            
             ,
             the
             brother
             and
             heire
             of
             Sir
             
               Henry
               de
               Lacy
            
             Knight
             ,
             in
             anno
             2.
             
             E.
             3.
             (
             of
             which
             I
             haue
             seene
             the
             originall
             deed
             )
             left
             to
             the
             said
             Edmund
             his
             second
             sonne
             by
             Iuetta
             the
             daughter
             of
             
               William
               de
               Gray
            
             ,
             
             his
             first
             wife
             ,
             his
             said
             Mannor
             ,
             from
             whom
             it
             descending
             to
             
               William
               Clopton
            
             his
             sonne
             and
             heire
             ,
             and
             he
             dying
             without
             issue
             (
             as
             did
             also
             Sir
             
               William
               Clopton
            
             ,
             the
             sonne
             of
             the
             aboue
             mentioned
             Sir
             William
             .
             
             )
             The
             said
             Mannor
             of
             Newenham
             passed
             by
             Conueyance
             ,
             dated
             at
             Ashdon
             :
             6.
             
               die
               Iunij
               an
            
             .
             13.
             
             Hen.
             4.
             as
             did
             most
             of
             all
             the
             other
             large
             possessions
             of
             the
             Cloptons
             in
             Suffolke
             and
             Cambridgeshire
             ,
             to
             
               William
               Clopton
            
             of
             Melford
             ,
             the
             sonne
             and
             heire
             of
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Clopton
            
             Knight
             ,
             who
             lyeth
             buried
             with
             his
             wife
             ,
             the
             daughter
             and
             heire
             of
             Mylde
             ,
             vnder
             a
             faire
             Tombe
             in
             the
             north
             Isle
             of
             the
             said
             Church
             of
             Melford
             ,
             called
             the
             Cloptons
             Isle
             ,
             as
             doth
             also
             the
             said
             
               William
               Clopton
            
             his
             sonne
             lie
             buried
             vnder
             the
             same
             Tombe
             ,
             
             and
             Margery
             his
             wife
             ,
             the
             daughter
             and
             heire
             of
             
               Elias
               Francis
            
             Esquire
             ,
             in
             the
             same
             Isle
             ,
             whose
             Epitaph
             is
             there
             found
             on
             her
             Graue-stone
             ,
             as
             followeth
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Margeria
               Clopton
            
             ,
             
             
               nuper
               vxor
               Willielmi
               Clopton
               Armig.
               filia
               ▪
               et
               heres
               Elie
               Francis
               Armigeri
               que
               obijt
               .......
               Iunij
               Anno
               Dom.
               M.
               cccciiii
               .
               euius
               anime
               propitietur
               Deus
               .
            
          
           
             And
             on
             this
             grauestone
             is
             there
             an
             Escutcheon
             of
             Clopton
             ,
             with
             an
             Ermine
             on
             the
             bend
             ,
             empaled
             with
             the
             Armes
             of
             Francis
             ,
             being
             gules
             ,
             a
             Salteire
             betweene
             foure
             crosses
             
               formie
               Patees
               ,
               Or
            
             ,
             from
             which
             said
             William
             and
             Margerie
             ,
             haue
             the
             three
             seuerall
             Families
             of
             Cloptons
             of
             
               Kentwell
               ,
               Castelins
            
             and
             Liston
             descended
             ,
             and
             the
             first
             beene
             much
             enobled
             by
             the
             marriage
             of
             the
             daughter
             and
             heire
             of
             Roydon
             ,
             descended
             likewise
             from
             the
             seuerall
             heires
             or
             coheires
             of
             
               Knyuet
               ,
               Belhous
               ,
               Fitz-warren
               ,
               Basset
            
             of
             Welledon
             ,
             and
             diuers
             other
             ancient
             families
             ,
             as
             was
             that
             familie
             of
             Lyston
             ,
             by
             the
             marriage
             of
             the
             daughter
             and
             heire
             of
             Say
             ,
             whose
             ancestors
             had
             beene
             long
             owners
             of
             that
             mannor
             ,
             
             and
             held
             it
             in
             Capite
             ,
             as
             Clopton
             now
             doth
             ,
             by
             the
             seruice
             of
             making
             Wafers
             at
             the
             Kings
             Coronation
             .
          
           
             And
             because
             these
             foresaid
             three
             Families
             of
             Clopton
             ,
             did
             descend
             ,
             as
             I
             haue
             alreadie
             noted
             ,
             and
             were
             at
             once
             branched
             forth
             from
             Sir
             
               William
               Clopton
            
             of
             Lutons
             in
             the
             Countie
             of
             Suffolke
             Knight
             :
             it
             shall
             not
             be
             impertinent
             to
             set
             downe
             his
             Epitaph
             ,
             as
             it
             is
             now
             to
             bee
             seene
             on
             his
             grauestone
             
             in
             the
             North
             Isle
             of
             the
             said
             Chappell
             of
             Melford
             Church
             ,
             amongst
             diuers
             others
             of
             his
             Ancestors
             ,
             being
             as
             followeth
             .
          
           
             
             
               Orate
               pro
               animabus
               Willielmi
               Clopton
               militis
               et
               Iohanne
               Consortis
               sue
               ,
               Qui
               quidem
               Willielmus
               ,
               obijt
               vicesimo
               die
               Febrarij
               Anno
               Dom.
               millesimo
               quingentesimo
               tricesimo
               quorum
               animabus
               propitietur
               Deus
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             And
             on
             the
             grauestone
             aboue
             this
             Epitaph
             ,
             is
             the
             Cloptons
             coate
             before
             mentioned
             ,
             empaled
             with
             Marrow
             ,
             which
             is
             Azure
             
               a
               fesse
               nebulee
               ,
               inter
            
             three
             Maydens
             heads
             coupes
             ,
             by
             the
             Shoulders
             Ar
             ,
             the
             periwiggs
             ,
             Or.
             
          
           
             Thus
             much
             of
             the
             Cloptons
             I
             had
             from
             that
             studious
             learned
             gentleman
             Sir
             
               Simond
               D'Ewes
            
             Knight
             ,
             of
             which
             much
             more
             when
             I
             come
             to
             Melford
             and
             Tallo-wratting
             Church
             in
             Suffolke
             .
          
           
             Here
             lyth
             
               Nicholas
               Inglefield
            
             Esquyr
             ,
             sometime
             Controler
             of
             the
             hous
             to
             King
             Rychard
             the
             second
             ,
             who
             dyed
             the
             first
             of
             April
             in
             the
             yere
             of
             Grase
             ,
             M.
             cccc.xv
             .
             whos
             soul
             Iesu
             perdon
             ,
             Amen
             ,
             Amen
             ,
             Amen
             .
          
        
         
           Here
           end
           the
           Monuments
           in
           the
           Countie
           of
           Essex
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           Additions
           ,
           or
           certaine
           Epitaphs
           and
           Inscriptions
           vpon
           Tombes
           and
           Grauestones
           within
           certaine
           Churches
           in
           the
           Citie
           of
           London
           :
           Collected
           by
           my selfe
           and
           others
           not
           many
           yeares
           agoe
           ,
           of
           which
           ,
           few
           or
           none
           ,
           of
           any
           Antiquity
           ,
           are
           remaining
           in
           the
           said
           Churches
           at
           this
           present
           day
           ;
           such
           is
           the
           despight
           not
           so
           much
           of
           Time
           ,
           as
           of
           maleuolent
           people
           to
           all
           Antiquities
           ,
           especially
           of
           this
           kind
           .
        
         
           
             In
             Saint
             Pauls
             .
          
           
             IN
             this
             Cathedrall
             Church
             ,
             and
             neere
             vnto
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Beauchamps
            
             Tomb
             ,
             (
             commonly
             called
             Duke
             Vmfreys
             )
             vpon
             a
             faire
             marble
             stone
             ,
             inlaid
             all
             ouer
             with
             brasse
             ,
             (
             of
             all
             which
             ,
             nothing
             but
             the
             heads
             of
             a
             few
             brazen
             nailes
             are
             at
             this
             day
             visible
             )
             and
             engrauen
             with
             the
             representation
             and
             cote-Armes
             of
             the
             party
             defunct
             .
             Thus
             much
             of
             a
             mangled
             funerall
             Inscription
             was
             of
             late
             time
             perspicuous
             to
             be
             read
             ,
             as
             followeth
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Paganus
               Roet
               miles
               Guyenne
               Rex
               Armorum
               Pater
               Catherine
               Ducisse
               Lancastrie
            
             ......
             
          
           
             This
             Sir
             
               Payne
               Roet
            
             had
             issue
             ,
             the
             aforesaid
             Dutchesse
             ,
             and
             Anne
             who
             was
             married
             to
             
               Geffrey
               Chaucer
            
             ,
             
             our
             famous
             English
             Poet
             ,
             who
             by
             her
             had
             issue
             .
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Chaucer
            
             ,
             whose
             daughter
             Alice
             was
             married
             to
             
               Thomas
               Montacute
            
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Salisbury
             ,
             by
             whom
             she
             had
             no
             issue
             ,
             and
             after
             to
             
               William
               de
               la
               Pole
            
             Duke
             of
             Suffolke
             ,
             and
             by
             him
             had
             Iohn
             Duke
             of
             Suffolke
             and
             others
             .
          
           
             The
             abouesaid
             Katherine
             ,
             eldest
             daughter
             of
             this
             King
             of
             Armes
             ,
             was
             first
             married
             to
             Sir
             
               Otes
               Swynford
            
             Knight
             ,
             and
             after
             to
             Iohn
             of
             Gaunt
             the
             great
             Duke
             of
             Lancaster
             ;
             of
             whose
             issue
             by
             her
             is
             obserued
             to
             be
             descended
             a
             most
             royall
             and
             illustrious
             of
             spring
             ;
             videlicet
             ,
             Eight
             Kings
             ,
             foure
             Queenes
             ,
             and
             fiue
             Princes
             of
             England
             ;
             Sixe
             Kings
             ,
             and
             three
             Queenes
             of
             Scotland
             ;
             two
             Cardinals
             ,
             aboue
             twenty
             Dukes
             ,
             and
             almost
             as
             many
             Dutches
             of
             the
             kingdome
             of
             England
             ;
             diuers
             Dukes
             of
             Scotland
             ,
             and
             most
             of
             all
             the
             now
             ancient
             Nobilitie
             of
             both
             these
             Kingdomes
             ,
             besides
             many
             other
             potent
             Princes
             ,
             and
             eminent
             nobility
             of
             forraigne
             parts
             .
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Giles
             Criplegate
             .
          
           
             Here
             vnder
             a
             large
             marble
             stone
             (
             whereupon
             no
             Inscription
             is
             at
             this
             day
             remaining
             ,
             neither
             any
             Effigies
             of
             the
             deceased
             left
             ;
             both
             of
             which
             were
             inlaid
             and
             engrauen
             vpon
             the
             monument
             as
             I
             was
             credibly
             informed
             )
             lieth
             interred
             the
             body
             of
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Wriothesley
            
             Knight
             ,
             
               alias
               ,
               Garter
            
             ,
             principall
             King
             at
             Armes
             ,
             Father
             of
             
               William
               Wriothesley
            
             ,
             Yorke
             Herald
             ;
             who
             had
             issue
             ,
             
               Thomas
               Wriothesley
            
             ,
             Knight
             of
             the
             Garter
             ,
             Lord
             Chancellor
             of
             England
             ,
             and
             the
             first
             of
             that
             sirname
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Southampton
             .
          
           
           
             His
             creation
             was
             the
             eighteenth
             yeare
             of
             the
             raigne
             of
             King
             Ed.
             4.
             as
             appeares
             by
             this
             his
             Patent
             following
             .
          
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     Pat.
                     18.
                     
                     Ed.
                     4.
                     m.
                     28.
                     part
                     2.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                     Rex
                     omnnibus
                     ad
                     quos
                     &c.
                     
                     Salutem
                     .
                     Sciatis
                     quod
                     cum
                     non
                     sit
                     no●ū
                     ,
                     set
                     iam
                     diu
                     ab
                     antiquis
                     tēporibus
                     vsitatū
                     ,
                     quod
                     inter
                     ceteros
                     Officiales
                     &
                     Ministros
                     quos
                     Principū
                     lateribus
                     pro
                     corū
                     magnificencia
                     atque
                     gloria
                     ,
                     adherere
                     decet
                     eorū
                     officij
                     Armorū
                     cura
                     cōmittitur
                     copiā
                     habere
                     debeat
                     ,
                     vt
                     nec
                     tēpus
                     bellorū
                     quibus
                     neque
                     pacis
                     sine
                     cōuenientibus
                     &
                     aptis
                     Ministris
                     debeat
                     preteriri
                     .
                     Nos
                     igitur
                     cōsiderationis
                     actē
                     in
                     laudabilia
                     seruicia
                     que
                     delectus
                     nobis
                     Iohannes
                     *
                     Wrythe
                     ,
                     alias
                     nuper
                     dictus
                     Norrey
                     ,
                     Rex
                     Armorū
                     parciū
                     Borialiū
                     Regni
                     nostri
                     Anglie
                     ,
                     in
                     hijs
                     que
                     ad
                     officium
                     illud
                     spectare
                     intelliguntur
                     ,
                     exercuit
                     ,
                     dirigentes
                     eund
                     .
                     propterea
                     ,
                     &
                     non
                     minus
                     ob
                     solerciam
                     et
                     sagacitatem
                     quas
                     in
                     eo
                     satis
                     habemus
                     exploratas
                     ,
                     in
                     principalem
                     Haraldum
                     &
                     Officiarium
                     incliti
                     nostri
                     Ordinis
                     Garterij
                     ,
                     Armorumque
                     Regem
                     Anglicorum
                     ,
                     ex
                     gracia
                     nostra
                     speciali
                     ereximus
                     ,
                     fecimus
                     ,
                     constituimus
                     ,
                     ordinauimus
                     ,
                     creauimus
                     ,
                     et
                     coronauimus
                     ;
                     ac
                     per
                     presentes
                     erigimus
                     ,
                     facimus
                     ,
                     constituimus
                     ,
                     ordinamus
                     ,
                     creamus
                     ,
                     &
                     coronamus
                     ,
                     ac
                     ei
                     officium
                     illud
                     ,
                     nec
                     non
                     nomen
                     le
                     Garter
                     ,
                     Stilum
                     titulum
                     libertates
                     &
                     preeminencias
                     ,
                     huiusmodi
                     officio
                     conueniencia
                     et
                     concordancia
                     ,
                     ac
                     ab
                     antiquo
                     consueta
                     ,
                     damus
                     et
                     concedimus
                     ,
                     ac
                     ipsum
                     in
                     eisdem
                     realiter
                     inuestimus
                     .
                     Habend
                     .
                     occupand
                     .
                     et
                     exercend
                     .
                     Officium
                     illud
                     ,
                     ac
                     nomen
                     ,
                     stilum
                     ,
                     titulum
                     &
                     preeminencias
                     predict
                     .
                     eidem
                     Iohanni
                     pro
                     termino
                     vise
                     sue
                     ,
                     cum
                     omnibus
                     iuribus
                     ,
                     proficuis
                     ,
                     commoditatibus
                     &
                     emolumentis
                     eidem
                     officio
                     qualiter
                     cumque
                     debit
                     pertinen
                     ,
                     siue
                     spectan
                     .
                     Et
                     vlterius
                     concessimus
                     et
                     per
                     presentes
                     concedimus
                     prefato
                     Iohanni
                     in
                     Regem
                     Armorum
                     Anglicorum
                     vt
                     prefertur
                     erect
                     .
                     Quadraginta
                     libras
                     per
                     annum
                     racione
                     et
                     causa
                     officij
                     illius
                     .
                     Percipiend
                     .
                     eidem
                     Iohanni
                     singullis
                     annis
                     durante
                     vita
                     sua
                     ,
                     pro
                     vadijs
                     ,
                     &
                     feodis
                     officij
                     predicti
                     ,
                     de
                     parua
                     customa
                     nostra
                     ,
                     in
                     portu
                     ciuitatis
                     nostre
                     London
                     ,
                     per
                     manus
                     custumariorum
                     siue
                     collectorum
                     custuine
                     predicte
                     ,
                     in
                     portu
                     predicto
                     pro
                     tempore
                     existen
                     .
                     ad
                     terminos
                     Sancti
                     Michaelis
                     et
                     Pasche
                     per
                     equales
                     porciones
                     ,
                     vna
                     cum
                     tali
                     Liberatura
                     Vesture
                     ,
                     qualem
                     ,
                     et
                     eisdem
                     modo
                     et
                     forma
                     prout
                     aliquis
                     alius
                     huiusmodi
                     Rex
                     Armorum
                     siue
                     principalis
                     Haraldus
                     tempore
                     Domini
                     Edwardi
                     nuper
                     Regis
                     Anglie
                     teroij
                     progenitoris
                     nostri
                     habuit
                     et
                     percepit
                     .
                     Habend
                     &
                     percipiend
                     ▪
                     annuatim
                     Liberaturam
                     huiusmodi
                     ,
                     eidem
                     Iohanni
                     singulis
                     annis
                     ad
                     terminum
                     vite
                     sue
                     ad
                     magnam
                     Garderobam
                     nostram
                     per
                     manus
                     custodis
                     eiusdem
                     pro
                     tempore
                     existentis
                     .
                     Eo
                     quod
                     expressa
                     mencio
                     de
                     vero
                     valore
                     annuo
                     premissorum
                     ,
                     seu
                     alicuius
                     eorum
                     ,
                     aut
                     de
                     alijs
                     donis
                     siue
                     concessionibus
                     eidem
                     Iohanni
                     per
                     nos
                     ante
                     hec
                     tempora
                     fact
                     ▪
                     in
                     presentibus
                     minime
                     fact
                     .
                     existit
                     .
                     Aut
                     aliquo
                     Statuto
                     ,
                     actu
                     ,
                     ordinacione
                     ,
                     prouisione
                     ,
                     seu
                     restrictione
                     in
                     contrarium
                     fact
                     .
                     edit
                     .
                     ordinat
                     seu
                     prouis
                     .
                     Aut
                     aliqua
                     alia
                     re
                     ,
                     causa
                     vel
                     materia
                     quacumque
                     non
                     astant
                     :
                     In
                     cuius
                     ,
                     &c.
                     Teste
                     R.
                     apud
                     Westm.
                     sexto
                     die
                     Iulij
                     per
                     ipsum
                     Regem
                     &
                     de
                     data
                     predict
                     .
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             Now
             here
             I
             haue
             iust
             occasiō
             giuen
             me
             ,
             to
             set
             down
             the
             manner
             of
             the
             creation
             or
             crowning
             of
             Garter
             ,
             principal
             K.
             of
             Arms
             ,
             &
             of
             Clarentieux
             &
             Norroy
             ,
             Prouinciall
             Kings
             of
             Armes
             ;
             as
             also
             the
             creation
             of
             Heralds
             ,
             &
             Pursuiuants
             of
             Armes
             :
             which
             anciently
             was
             done
             by
             the
             King
             ,
             but
             of
             later
             times
             is
             performed
             by
             the
             Earle
             Marshall
             ,
             hauing
             an
             especiall
             Commission
             therefore
             
             signed
             by
             the
             King
             for
             euery
             particular
             Creation
             .
             And
             first
             I
             will
             begin
             with
             Garter
             ,
             and
             shew
             what
             necessaries
             are
             to
             be
             prouided
             for
             him
             ,
             at
             the
             time
             he
             shall
             be
             crowned
             ,
             which
             are
             these
             following
             .
          
           
             A
             Booke
             and
             a
             Sword
             to
             be
             sworne
             vpon
             .
          
           
             A
             Crowne
             guilt
             .
          
           
             A
             Collar
             of
             Esses
             ▪
          
           
             A
             Bowle
             of
             wine
             ,
             which
             Bowle
             is
             fee
             to
             the
             new
             created
             King.
             
          
           
             And
             a
             Coat
             of
             Armes
             of
             veluet
             richly
             enbroydered
             .
          
           
             The
             creation
             or
             crowning
             of
             Garter
             ,
             as
             well
             anciently
             as
             in
             these
             daies
             ,
             was
             ,
             and
             is
             on
             this
             manner
             .
             I
             will
             instance
             with
             Sir
             
               Gilbert
               Dethick
            
             knight
             ,
             who
             was
             created
             Garter
             principall
             king
             of
             Armes
             ,
             on
             Sunday
             the
             twentieth
             day
             of
             Aprill
             ,
             in
             the
             fourth
             of
             Ed.
             the
             sixt
             .
          
           
             First
             ,
             the
             said
             Garter
             kneeled
             downe
             before
             the
             Kings
             maiestie
             ,
             and
             the
             Kings
             Sword
             was
             holden
             on
             a
             booke
             ,
             and
             the
             said
             Garter
             laid
             his
             hand
             vpon
             the
             booke
             ,
             and
             also
             vpon
             the
             sword
             ,
             whiles
             Clarentieux
             ,
             king
             of
             armes
             ,
             read
             the
             oath
             .
             And
             when
             the
             oath
             was
             red
             ,
             and
             the
             said
             Garter
             had
             kissed
             the
             booke
             and
             the
             sword
             ,
             then
             the
             said
             Clarentieux
             read
             the
             letters
             patents
             of
             his
             office
             ;
             (
             which
             were
             dated
             the
             29.
             of
             April
             in
             the
             yeare
             aforesaid
             )
             In
             the
             reading
             whereof
             ,
             as
             the
             words
             doe
             follow
             in
             order
             ,
             so
             did
             the
             Kings
             maiestie
             first
             take
             the
             cup
             of
             wine
             ,
             and
             pouring
             it
             on
             his
             head
             ,
             named
             him
             Garter
             .
             After
             that
             ,
             his
             Maiestie
             put
             on
             him
             his
             coat
             of
             Armes
             ,
             and
             the
             collar
             of
             SS
             about
             his
             neck
             ,
             and
             lastly
             the
             crowne
             vpon
             his
             head
             ,
             and
             so
             finished
             the
             ceremony
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             oath
             of
             Garter
             principall
             King
             of
             armes
             at
             a
             Chapter
             holden
             at
             Greenwich
             in
             the
             28
             yeare
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             eight
             .
          
           
             Ye
             shall
             take
             the
             oath
             that
             ye
             shall
             obey
             first
             of
             all
             the
             supreme
             head
             of
             this
             most
             noble
             Order
             ,
             and
             after
             him
             ,
             the
             other
             knights
             of
             the
             same
             ,
             namely
             ,
             in
             such
             things
             as
             shall
             belong
             to
             your
             office
             ,
             and
             shall
             bee
             found
             reasonable
             .
             And
             because
             ye
             be
             taken
             in
             here
             ,
             as
             to
             be
             priuie
             of
             counsell
             here
             to
             bee
             taken
             .
             Ye
             shall
             sweare
             that
             ye
             shall
             be
             a
             man
             of
             silence
             ,
             true
             and
             faithfull
             in
             all
             things
             here
             to
             be
             done
             ,
             and
             shall
             in
             no
             wise
             disclose
             any
             part
             thereof
             .
          
           
             Ye
             shall
             sweare
             also
             ,
             that
             yee
             shall
             faithfully
             and
             diligently
             ,
             fulfill
             performe
             and
             execute
             such
             things
             as
             shall
             be
             committed
             ,
             put
             in
             credit
             ,
             or
             charge
             vnto
             you
             .
             And
             ye
             shall
             diligently
             enquire
             of
             all
             noble
             and
             notable
             acts
             of
             any
             ,
             and
             of
             euery
             of
             the
             Knights
             of
             this
             most
             noble
             Order
             ;
             and
             yee
             shall
             certifie
             the
             Register
             thereof
             ,
             that
             he
             may
             the
             better
             describe
             and
             commend
             the
             same
             to
             memory
             .
          
           
             Moreouer
             ,
             if
             any
             Knight
             of
             this
             order
             die
             ,
             yee
             shall
             incontinent
             vpon
             knowledge
             thereof
             ,
             cause
             the
             Soueraigne
             ,
             and
             after
             him
             the
             other
             Knights
             ,
             then
             aliue
             ,
             to
             be
             ascertayned
             thereof
             .
          
           
             And
             finally
             ,
             ye
             shall
             sweare
             ,
             that
             ye
             shall
             truly
             and
             faithfully
             ,
             vse
             and
             exercise
             this
             same
             your
             office
             .
             So
             God
             you
             helpe
             ,
             and
             this
             holy
             Euangely
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             The
             creation
             of
             the
             Prouinciall
             Kings
             of
             Armes
             ,
             viz.
             Clarencieux
             and
             Norroy
             ,
             for
             which
             are
             to
             be
             prouided
             .
          
           
             First
             ,
             his
             Letters
             Patents
             .
          
           
             Item
             ,
             a
             Booke
             to
             take
             his
             oath
             vpon
             .
          
           
             Item
             ,
             a
             Sword
             ,
             which
             is
             to
             be
             drawne
             ,
             and
             laid
             crosse
             on
             the
             booke
             .
          
           
             Item
             ,
             a
             Crowne
             ,
             which
             must
             be
             set
             on
             his
             head
             .
          
           
             Item
             ,
             a
             Collar
             of
             SS
             about
             his
             neck
             .
          
           
             Item
             ,
             a
             Bowle
             of
             wine
             ,
             which
             must
             bee
             poured
             on
             his
             head
             ,
             and
             that
             Bowle
             is
             fee
             to
             the
             new
             created
             King.
             
          
           
             Item
             ,
             a
             Coat
             of
             Armes
             of
             Veluet
             richly
             embrodered
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             manner
             of
             the
             creation
             of
             a
             Prouinciall
             King
             of
             Armes
             .
          
           
             He
             shall
             be
             brought
             into
             the
             presence
             of
             the
             King
             ,
             or
             his
             Earle
             Marshall
             ,
             or
             the
             Earle
             Marshals
             Deputie
             ,
             by
             the
             two
             other
             Kings
             ,
             all
             the
             Heralds
             and
             Pursuiuants
             following
             .
             Then
             he
             kneeleth
             downe
             ,
             while
             Garter
             readeth
             the
             articles
             of
             his
             oath
             ,
             holding
             his
             hand
             vpon
             a
             booke
             and
             sword
             .
             That
             done
             ,
             he
             kisseth
             the
             booke
             ,
             and
             hilts
             of
             the
             sword
             .
             Then
             his
             patent
             is
             read
             by
             an
             Herald
             ,
             and
             as
             the
             words
             following
             bee
             read
             ,
             his
             Coat
             is
             first
             put
             on
             by
             the
             King
             ,
             his
             Marshall
             or
             Deputy
             ,
             then
             the
             Collar
             of
             SS
             put
             a-about
             his
             necke
             ,
             then
             the
             Crowne
             on
             his
             head
             ,
             and
             lastly
             the
             Bowle
             of
             wine
             poured
             on
             his
             head
             ,
             calling
             him
             by
             his
             name
             ,
             as
             Clarencieux
             ,
             or
             Norroy
             .
          
           
             
               1
               
                 Investimus
                 —
                 tunica
                 Armorum
              
               .
            
             
               2
               
                 Erigimus
                 —
                 Collari
              
               .
            
             
               3
               
                 Coronamus
                 —
                 appositione
                 Corone
              
               .
            
             
               4
               
                 Et
                 nomen
                 ei
                 imponimus
                 N.
              
               
            
          
        
         
           
             The
             Oath
             of
             the
             King
             of
             Armes
             at
             the
             time
             when
             he
             shall
             be
             crowned
             .
          
           
             Ye
             shall
             sweare
             by
             the
             Oath
             that
             ye
             receiued
             when
             yee
             were
             created
             Herald
             ,
             and
             by
             the
             faith
             that
             ye
             owe
             vnto
             the
             King
             our
             Soueraigne
             Lord
             ,
             whose
             Armes
             you
             beare
             ,
             that
             you
             shall
             truly
             keepe
             such
             things
             as
             bene
             comprised
             in
             these
             articles
             following
             .
          
           
             First
             ,
             whensoeuer
             the
             King
             shall
             command
             you
             to
             doe
             any
             message
             to
             any
             other
             King
             ,
             Prince
             ,
             Estate
             ,
             or
             any
             other
             person
             out
             of
             this
             Realme
             ;
             or
             to
             any
             person
             ,
             of
             what
             Estate
             ,
             degree
             ,
             or
             condition
             he
             bee
             of
             within
             the
             same
             ,
             that
             ye
             shall
             doe
             it
             as
             honourablie
             and
             truly
             as
             your
             wit
             and
             reason
             can
             serue
             you
             ;
             And
             as
             greatly
             to
             the
             aduentage
             of
             our
             Soueraigne
             Lord
             the
             King
             ,
             and
             this
             his
             Realme
             ,
             and
             true
             report
             bring
             againe
             to
             his
             Highnesse
             
             of
             your
             messages
             ,
             and
             as
             neere
             to
             the
             charge
             to
             you
             committed
             ,
             in
             word
             ,
             and
             in
             substance
             ,
             as
             your
             said
             reason
             may
             attaine
             vnto
             .
             Alway
             keeping
             your selfe
             secret
             for
             any
             manner
             of
             motion
             ,
             saue
             to
             such
             persons
             as
             ye
             be
             commanded
             to
             vtter
             your
             charge
             vnto
             .
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             ye
             shall
             doe
             your
             true
             deuoir
             euery
             day
             to
             be
             more
             cunning
             then
             other
             in
             the
             office
             of
             Armes
             ,
             so
             that
             ye
             may
             bee
             the
             better
             furnished
             to
             teach
             other
             in
             the
             office
             of
             Armes
             vnder
             you
             ,
             and
             execute
             with
             more
             wisdome
             and
             eloquence
             ,
             such
             charges
             as
             our
             Soueraigne
             Lord
             ,
             or
             any
             Nobleman
             of
             his
             Realme
             ,
             shall
             lay
             vnto
             you
             ,
             by
             vertue
             of
             the
             office
             the
             which
             his
             Highnesse
             will
             elect
             you
             to
             at
             this
             time
             .
             Discouering
             in
             no
             wise
             that
             ye
             are
             charged
             to
             keepe
             close
             ,
             vnlesse
             it
             be
             preiudiciall
             vnto
             the
             King
             our
             Soueraigne
             Lord
             ,
             and
             to
             his
             Realme
             .
          
           
             Thirdly
             ,
             ye
             shall
             doe
             your
             full
             diligence
             to
             haue
             knowledge
             of
             all
             the
             Noble
             Gentlemen
             within
             your
             Marches
             ,
             which
             should
             beare
             coates
             in
             the
             field
             ,
             in
             the
             seruice
             of
             our
             Soueraigne
             Lord
             ,
             his
             Liuetenants
             ,
             Officers
             ,
             or
             Commissioners
             ,
             and
             them
             with
             their
             Issues
             truly
             to
             register
             ,
             and
             such
             Armes
             as
             they
             beare
             with
             their
             differences
             due
             in
             Armes
             to
             bee
             giuen
             ,
             and
             to
             enquire
             if
             any
             of
             them
             hold
             by
             any
             seruice
             ,
             as
             by
             Knights
             Fee
             ,
             whereby
             they
             should
             doe
             the
             King
             our
             Soueraigne
             Lord
             seruice
             in
             the
             defence
             of
             this
             his
             Realme
             ,
             which
             also
             ye
             shall
             truly
             and
             indifferently
             note
             and
             register
             .
          
           
             Fourthly
             ,
             ye
             shall
             not
             be
             strange
             to
             teach
             Pursuiuants
             or
             Heralds
             ,
             ne
             to
             ease
             them
             in
             such
             doubts
             concerning
             the
             office
             of
             Armes
             as
             they
             shall
             moue
             you
             vnto
             ,
             and
             such
             as
             cannot
             be
             eased
             by
             you
             ,
             ye
             shall
             shew
             to
             the
             Constable
             or
             Marshall
             ;
             or
             if
             any
             Pursuiuant
             aske
             any
             doubt
             of
             you
             ,
             yee
             shall
             aske
             him
             first
             whether
             he
             haue
             desired
             any
             of
             the
             Heralds
             to
             instruct
             him
             in
             the
             same
             ;
             and
             if
             hee
             say
             nay
             ,
             ye
             shall
             limit
             him
             to
             one
             of
             them
             ,
             or
             ease
             him
             if
             you
             can
             .
             And
             if
             you
             cannot
             ,
             to
             moue
             the
             said
             cause
             at
             the
             next
             Chapter
             ,
             and
             if
             the
             said
             doubt
             be
             not
             there
             determined
             ,
             by
             the
             said
             Chapter
             ,
             then
             to
             shew
             it
             to
             the
             Constable
             or
             Marshall
             .
             Also
             ye
             shall
             keepe
             duly
             in
             your
             Marches
             (
             if
             ye
             be
             present
             in
             the
             precincts
             thereof
             )
             your
             Chapters
             ,
             to
             the
             encrease
             of
             cunning
             in
             the
             office
             of
             Armes
             ,
             and
             the
             doubts
             that
             there
             cannot
             bee
             eased
             ,
             ye
             shall
             moue
             vnto
             the
             Constable
             or
             Marshall
             .
          
           
             Fiftly
             ,
             ye
             shall
             obserue
             and
             keepe
             to
             your
             cunnning
             and
             power
             ,
             all
             such
             Oathes
             as
             ye
             made
             when
             ye
             were
             created
             Herald
             ,
             to
             the
             honour
             and
             worship
             of
             Nobles
             ,
             and
             integritie
             of
             liuing
             .
             Namely
             ,
             in
             eschuing
             of
             dislandered
             places
             and
             persons
             reproached
             ,
             and
             to
             bee
             more
             ready
             to
             excuse
             then
             to
             blame
             any
             Noble
             person
             ,
             vnlesse
             ye
             be
             charged
             to
             say
             the
             sooth
             by
             the
             King
             ,
             Constable
             ,
             or
             Marshall
             ,
             in
             place
             Iudiciall
             .
             And
             also
             yee
             shall
             promise
             truly
             to
             register
             all
             acts
             of
             honour
             in
             manner
             and
             forme
             as
             they
             bee
             done
             ,
             as
             farre
             forth
             as
             your
             cunning
             and
             power
             may
             extend
             .
             So
             help
             you
             God
             and
             the
             holy
             Euangeles
             ,
             and
             by
             the
             crosse
             of
             this
             Sword
             ,
             that
             longeth
             to
             Knighthode
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             Necessaries
             to
             be
             prouided
             for
             the
             Creation
             of
             an
             Herald
             of
             Armes
             .
          
           
             First
             ,
             a
             Booke
             ,
             whereon
             he
             must
             take
             his
             oath
             :
          
           
             Item
             ,
             a
             Sword
             ,
             which
             must
             be
             drawne
             .
          
           
             Item
             ,
             his
             Letters
             Patents
             ,
             which
             must
             be
             read
             by
             an
             Officer
             .
          
           
             Item
             ,
             a
             Collar
             of
             SS
             of
             siluer
             ,
             to
             put
             about
             his
             neck
             .
          
           
             Item
             ,
             a
             Bowle
             of
             wine
             to
             poure
             vpon
             his
             head
             ,
             which
             Bowle
             the
             new
             Herald
             is
             to
             haue
             .
          
           
             Item
             ,
             his
             Coat
             of
             Armes
             ,
             which
             must
             be
             Satten
             embroydered
             ,
             and
             enriched
             with
             gold
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             manner
             of
             the
             Heralds
             creation
             .
          
           
             The
             Herald
             of
             Armes
             is
             brought
             into
             the
             presence
             of
             the
             King
             or
             his
             Earle
             Marshall
             ,
             or
             the
             Earle
             Marshals
             Deputy
             ,
             by
             two
             of
             the
             eldest
             Heralds
             ,
             the
             Kings
             of
             Armes
             going
             before
             them
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             Heralds
             and
             Pursuiuants
             following
             ,
             all
             making
             their
             due
             reuerence
             .
             Then
             hee
             kneeleth
             downe
             ,
             and
             his
             oath
             being
             read
             by
             Garter
             ,
             he
             sweareth
             to
             the
             contens
             by
             kissing
             both
             the
             Booke
             and
             crosse
             of
             the
             Sword
             hilt
             .
             The
             Patent
             is
             read
             by
             one
             of
             the
             Heralds
             ,
             and
             at
             Investimus
             ,
             the
             king
             or
             the
             Earle
             Marshall
             turneth
             the
             Coat
             Sleeues
             to
             the
             sides
             ,
             and
             putteth
             the
             Collar
             of
             SS
             about
             his
             neck
             ,
             whereby
             he
             is
             created
             an
             Esquire
             ;
             but
             of
             late
             times
             the
             Coate
             is
             carried
             in
             by
             an
             Herald
             of
             Armes
             ,
             and
             after
             by
             him
             presented
             to
             the
             Earle
             Marshall
             ,
             who
             immediatly
             inuesteth
             the
             new
             Herald
             therewith
             ;
             and
             at
             
               Nomen
               imponimus
            
             ,
             he
             poureth
             the
             wine
             vpon
             his
             head
             ,
             and
             calleth
             him
             by
             his
             name
             ,
             as
             Lancaster
             ,
             or
             otherwise
             ,
             as
             his
             office
             doth
             require
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             Oath
             of
             the
             Herald
             at
             the
             time
             of
             his
             creation
             before
             his
             Soueraigne
             .
          
           
             First
             ,
             ye
             shall
             sweare
             that
             ye
             shall
             be
             true
             to
             the
             most
             high
             and
             mighty
             Prince
             the
             King
             ,
             our
             Soueraigne
             Lord.
             And
             if
             you
             haue
             any
             knowledge
             ,
             or
             heare
             any
             imagination
             of
             treason
             ,
             or
             language
             ,
             or
             words
             that
             might
             sound
             to
             the
             derogation
             or
             hurt
             of
             his
             estate
             and
             highnesse
             (
             which
             God
             defend
             )
             ye
             shall
             in
             that
             case
             as
             hastily
             ,
             and
             as
             soone
             as
             it
             is
             to
             you
             possible
             ,
             discouer
             and
             shew
             it
             vnto
             his
             highnesse
             ,
             or
             to
             his
             noble
             and
             discreet
             Councell
             :
             and
             to
             conceale
             it
             in
             no
             wise
             .
          
           
             Also
             ,
             ye
             shall
             promise
             and
             sweare
             that
             ye
             shall
             bee
             conuersant
             ,
             and
             seruiceable
             to
             all
             Gentlemen
             ,
             to
             doe
             their
             commands
             to
             their
             worship
             and
             knighthood
             ,
             by
             your
             good
             counsell
             that
             God
             hath
             sent
             you
             ,
             and
             euer
             ready
             to
             offer
             your
             seruice
             vnto
             them
             .
          
           
             Also
             ye
             shall
             promise
             and
             sweare
             to
             be
             secret
             ,
             and
             to
             keepe
             the
             secrets
             of
             
             Knights
             ,
             Esquires
             ,
             Ladies
             ,
             and
             Gentlewomen
             ,
             as
             a
             confessour
             of
             armes
             ;
             and
             not
             to
             discouer
             them
             in
             any
             wise
             ,
             except
             it
             bee
             for
             treason
             ,
             as
             it
             is
             before
             said
             .
          
           
             Also
             ye
             shall
             promise
             and
             sweare
             ,
             if
             fortune
             fall
             you
             in
             diuers
             Lands
             and
             Countries
             wherein
             you
             goe
             or
             ride
             ,
             that
             you
             finde
             any
             gentleman
             of
             name
             ,
             and
             of
             armes
             ,
             that
             hath
             lost
             his
             goods
             in
             worship
             and
             knighthood
             ,
             in
             the
             Kings
             seruice
             ,
             or
             in
             any
             other
             place
             of
             worship
             ,
             and
             is
             fallen
             into
             pouertie
             ,
             ye
             shall
             aide
             ,
             support
             ,
             and
             succour
             him
             in
             that
             ye
             may
             ,
             and
             if
             he
             aske
             you
             of
             your
             good
             to
             his
             sustenance
             ,
             ye
             shall
             giue
             him
             part
             of
             such
             good
             as
             God
             hath
             sent
             you
             ,
             to
             your
             power
             ,
             and
             as
             you
             may
             beare
             .
          
           
             Also
             ye
             shall
             promise
             and
             sweare
             ,
             if
             you
             be
             in
             any
             place
             ,
             that
             you
             heare
             any
             language
             betweene
             party
             and
             party
             ,
             that
             is
             not
             worshipfull
             ,
             profitable
             ,
             nor
             vertuous
             ,
             that
             you
             keepe
             your
             mouth
             close
             ,
             and
             report
             it
             not
             forth
             ,
             but
             to
             their
             worship
             ,
             and
             the
             best
             .
          
           
             Also
             ye
             shall
             promise
             and
             sweare
             ,
             if
             so
             be
             you
             be
             in
             any
             place
             ,
             that
             you
             heare
             any
             debate
             or
             language
             dishonest
             betweene
             gentleman
             and
             gentlewoman
             ,
             the
             which
             ye
             be
             priuy
             to
             ,
             if
             so
             be
             ye
             be
             required
             by
             Prince
             ,
             Iudge
             ,
             or
             any
             othere
             to
             beare
             witnesse
             ,
             vnlesse
             that
             the
             law
             will
             needs
             compell
             you
             so
             to
             doe
             :
             you
             shall
             not
             without
             licence
             of
             both
             parties
             ;
             and
             when
             yee
             haue
             leaue
             ,
             ye
             shall
             not
             for
             any
             fauour
             ,
             loue
             ,
             or
             awe
             ,
             but
             say
             the
             sooth
             to
             your
             knowledge
             .
          
           
             Also
             ye
             shall
             promise
             and
             sweare
             ,
             to
             be
             true
             and
             secret
             to
             all
             gentlewomen
             ,
             widdowes
             ,
             and
             maydens
             ,
             and
             in
             case
             that
             any
             man
             would
             doe
             them
             wrong
             ,
             or
             force
             them
             ,
             or
             disinherite
             them
             of
             their
             Liuelyhood
             ,
             and
             they
             haue
             no
             good
             to
             pursue
             them
             for
             their
             right
             to
             Princes
             ,
             or
             Iudges
             :
             if
             they
             require
             you
             of
             supportation
             ,
             ye
             shall
             support
             them
             ,
             with
             your
             good
             wisedome
             and
             counsell
             to
             Princes
             and
             Iudges
             .
          
           
             Also
             ye
             shall
             promise
             and
             sweare
             ,
             that
             you
             shall
             forsake
             all
             places
             of
             dishonesty
             ,
             the
             play
             of
             Hazardy
             ,
             and
             the
             common
             haunt
             of
             going
             vnto
             Tauernes
             ,
             and
             other
             places
             of
             debates
             ,
             eschuing
             vices
             ,
             and
             taking
             you
             to
             vertues
             to
             your
             power
             .
             This
             article
             ,
             and
             all
             other
             articles
             aboue
             said
             ,
             ye
             shall
             truly
             keepe
             ,
             so
             God
             you
             helpe
             ,
             and
             holydoome
             ,
             and
             by
             this
             Booke
             ,
             and
             Crosse
             of
             this
             Sword
             ,
             that
             belongeth
             to
             Knighthood
             .
          
        
         
           
             Things
             necessarie
             to
             be
             prouided
             for
             the
             Creation
             of
             a
             Pursuiuant
             at
             Armes
             .
          
           
             First
             a
             Booke
             ,
             whereon
             he
             must
             take
             his
             Oath
             .
          
           
             Item
             ,
             his
             Letters
             Patents
             which
             must
             be
             read
             by
             an
             Officer
             .
          
           
             Item
             ,
             His
             coat
             of
             Armes
             of
             Dammaske
             embroydered
             .
          
           
             Item
             ,
             a
             Bowle
             of
             wine
             to
             be
             poured
             on
             his
             head
             ,
             and
             that
             Bowle
             is
             to
             be
             taken
             by
             the
             new
             Pursuiuant
             of
             Armes
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             manner
             of
             the
             Pursuiuants
             Creation
             .
          
           
             The
             Pursuiuant
             of
             armes
             shall
             be
             brought
             into
             the
             presence
             of
             the
             King
             ,
             (
             or
             his
             Earle
             Marshall
             ,
             or
             the
             Earle
             Marshals
             Deputy
             )
             betweene
             two
             of
             
             the
             eldest
             Pursuiuants
             ,
             and
             kneele
             downe
             before
             him
             ,
             laying
             his
             hand
             vpon
             the
             booke
             ,
             Garter
             principall
             King
             of
             armes
             reads
             the
             oath
             vnder
             written
             ;
             and
             so
             hee
             kisseth
             the
             booke
             .
             Then
             his
             letters
             Paten●s
             shall
             bee
             read
             by
             an
             Herald
             ,
             and
             when
             he
             saith
             Creamus
             ,
             the
             King
             or
             the
             Earle
             Marshall
             putteth
             on
             his
             Coat
             of
             armes
             ,
             with
             the
             sleeue
             before
             .
             And
             when
             he
             saith
             
               Nec
               non
               nomen
               vulgariter
               &c.
            
             the
             King
             or
             the
             Earle
             Marshall
             poureth
             the
             Bowle
             of
             wine
             vpon
             his
             head
             ,
             calling
             him
             by
             his
             name
             ,
             as
             Portcullis
             ,
             or
             otherwise
             as
             his
             office
             requireth
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             aduertisment
             and
             oath
             of
             a
             Pursuiuant
             of
             Armes
             at
             the
             time
             of
             his
             creation
             .
          
           
             First
             ye
             shall
             sweare
             that
             ye
             shall
             be
             true
             to
             the
             most
             high
             ,
             most
             mighty
             ,
             and
             most
             excellent
             Prince
             the
             King
             ,
             our
             Soueraigne
             Lord.
             And
             if
             you
             haue
             any
             knowledge
             ,
             or
             heare
             any
             imagination
             of
             treason
             ,
             or
             language
             ,
             or
             word
             ,
             that
             shall
             sound
             to
             the
             derogation
             or
             hurt
             of
             his
             Estate
             and
             Highnesse
             (
             which
             God
             defend
             )
             ye
             shall
             in
             that
             case
             as
             hastily
             ,
             and
             as
             soone
             ,
             as
             it
             is
             to
             you
             possible
             ,
             discouer
             and
             shew
             it
             to
             his
             Highnesse
             ,
             or
             to
             his
             noble
             and
             discreet
             Counsell
             .
          
           
             Also
             ye
             shall
             dispose
             you
             to
             be
             lowly
             ,
             humble
             ,
             and
             seruiceable
             to
             all
             Estates
             vniuersall
             that
             Christian
             bene
             ,
             not
             lying
             in
             waite
             to
             blame
             ,
             ne
             hurt
             none
             of
             the
             said
             Estates
             in
             any
             thing
             that
             may
             touch
             their
             honours
             .
          
           
             Also
             ye
             shall
             dispose
             you
             to
             bee
             secret
             and
             sober
             in
             your
             port
             ,
             and
             not
             too
             busie
             in
             language
             ,
             ready
             to
             commend
             ,
             and
             loath
             to
             blame
             ;
             and
             diligent
             in
             your
             seruice
             ,
             eschuing
             from
             vices
             ,
             and
             taking
             you
             to
             vertues
             ,
             and
             true
             in
             your
             reports
             ,
             and
             so
             to
             exercise
             ,
             while
             ye
             be
             in
             the
             Office
             of
             a
             Pursuiuant
             ,
             that
             your
             merits
             may
             cause
             your
             more
             preferring
             in
             the
             Office
             of
             Armes
             in
             time
             comming
             .
          
           
             All
             such
             Articles
             and
             things
             as
             belongeth
             to
             a
             Pursuiuant
             of
             Armes
             to
             keepe
             ,
             you
             shall
             well
             and
             truly
             obserue
             and
             keepe
             .
             So
             helpe
             you
             God
             ,
             and
             Holydome
             ,
             and
             by
             this
             Booke
             .
          
        
      
       
         
         
           A
           Catalogue
           shewing
           what
           Kings
           of
           Armes
           were
           in
           former
           Ages
           ,
           and
           now
           out
           of
           vse
           in
           this
           Realme
           :
           as
           also
           the
           Succession
           of
           the
           Kings
           Heraulds
           ,
           and
           Pursuiuants
           of
           Armes
           haue
           from
           ancient
           times
           to
           this
           present
           day
           succeeded
           one
           another
           .
        
         
           
             And
             first
             ,
             The
             Succession
             of
             the
             principall
             Kings
             of
             Armes
             .
          
           
             GArter
             is
             the
             principall
             King
             of
             Armes
             (
             as
             I
             haue
             written
             before
             )
             and
             goeth
             first
             as
             the
             onely
             ring-leader
             of
             them
             all
             :
             
             not
             so
             much
             for
             the
             antiquitie
             of
             his
             Creation
             ,
             as
             for
             the
             supereminence
             of
             the
             Order
             of
             the
             Garter
             :
             for
             he
             was
             but
             instituted
             by
             King
             Henry
             the
             fifth
             .
             His
             peculiar
             Office
             is
             (
             which
             partly
             you
             may
             reade
             in
             his
             oath
             )
             with
             all
             dutifull
             seruice
             to
             attend
             vpon
             the
             Knights
             of
             the
             Garter
             at
             their
             Solemnities
             :
             To
             aduertise
             them
             which
             are
             chosen
             of
             their
             new
             election
             ,
             to
             call
             them
             to
             bee
             enstaulled
             at
             Windsore
             ;
             To
             cause
             their
             Armes
             to
             be
             hanged
             vp
             vpon
             their
             Seates
             ,
             and
             to
             marshall
             the
             Funerall
             Rites
             and
             Ceremonies
             of
             them
             ,
             as
             also
             of
             the
             greater
             Nobilitie
             ,
             as
             of
             Princes
             ,
             Dukes
             ,
             Marquesses
             ,
             Earles
             ,
             Viscounts
             ,
             and
             Barons
             :
             and
             to
             do
             many
             other
             seruices
             vnto
             the
             King
             and
             State.
             
          
           
             The
             priuiledges
             of
             Garter
             King
             of
             Armes
             ,
             his
             goods
             and
             Seruants
             as
             appeareth
             in
             the
             Black
             ▪
             booke
             of
             the
             most
             honourable
             Order
             of
             the
             Garter
             .
             Whereof
             this
             ancient
             institution
             following
             is
             enregistred
             .
          
           
             
               Hij
               tres
               hujus
               ordinis
               officiales
               Scriba
               ,
               videlicet
               ,
               Garterus
               Rex
               Armorum
               ,
               &
               Hostiarius
               ab
               atra
               virga
               nuncupatus
               ;
               ipsi
               cum
               suis
               tam
               rebus
               quam
               ministris
               in
               suis
               officijs
               permanentibus
               sub
               perpetua
               supremi
               protectione
               ac
               propugnaculo
               securè
               durabunt
               .
               Vnde
               si
               quaevis
               injuria
               seu
               violentia
               ipsis
               inferatur
               ,
               vel
               ab
               eis
               qui
               supremo
               subjecti
               sunt
               ,
               vel
               externis
               quoties
               causas
               suas
               arbitrio
               supremi
               submittent
               ,
               ipse
               cū
               Sodalibus
               exhibebit
               eis
               iusticiam
               aut
               exhibēdam
               ex
               aequo
               et
               congruo
               procurabit
               .
               Si
               vero
               pars
               aduersa
               causam
               suam
               supremo
               submittere
               detractabit
               ipse
               cum
               Commilitonibus
               eum
               erga
               Officiales
               hos
               animum
               habebit
               ,
               vt
               ipsorum
               causam
               quoad
               iustum
               at
               que
               aequum
               erit
               cum
               debito
               fauore
               tueri
               velit
               .
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               William
               Brugge
            
             or
             Brugges
             knight
             ,
             
             was
             the
             first
             King
             of
             the
             name
             Garter
             ,
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             Henry
             the
             fifth
             ,
             as
             aforesaid
             ;
             His
             Patent
             was
             confirmed
             by
             Henry
             the
             sixth
             in
             the
             foure
             and
             twentieth
             yeare
             of
             his
             raigne
             ,
             as
             it
             is
             in
             the
             Patent
             Rolls
             of
             that
             yeare
             ,
             the
             eleuenth
             membrane
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Smert
            
             succeeded
             Sir
             
               William
               Brugge
            
             in
             the
             said
             Office
             Patent
             ,
             Ann.
             39.
             
             Hen.
             6.
             
             Member
             14.
             
             In
             the
             fourteenth
             of
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             ,
             he
             was
             imployed
             with
             a
             defiance
             to
             the
             French
             King
             Lewis
             the
             eleuenth
             ;
             The
             which
             no
             little
             abashed
             the
             said
             King.
             Yet
             neuerthelesse
             following
             the
             said
             Officer
             of
             Armes
             directions
             ,
             obtained
             by
             that
             meanes
             a
             Peace
             which
             he
             much
             coueted
             .
             And
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             as
             willingly
             assented
             ,
             because
             he
             was
             deceiued
             by
             the
             Duke
             of
             Burgundy
             and
             the
             Constable
             of
             France
             ,
             who
             failed
             him
             in
             their
             promised
             aides
             .
             The
             French
             King
             gaue
             vnto
             the
             said
             King
             of
             Armes
             vpon
             his
             returne
             three
             hundred
             French
             Crownes
             ,
             and
             a
             peece
             of
             Veluet
             of
             thirty
             yard●
             long
             .
          
           
           
             The
             next
             was
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Wrythe
            
             or
             Wriothesley
             ,
             here
             interred
             ,
             and
             created
             as
             aforesaid
             .
          
           
             This
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Wriothesley
               ,
               Ann.
            
             23.
             
             
               Edwardi
               quarti
            
             ,
             was
             imployed
             into
             Scotland
             ,
             and
             with
             him
             Northumberland
             Herauld
             ,
             with
             letters
             of
             procuracie
             signed
             ,
             and
             sealed
             by
             the
             King
             his
             master
             to
             redemand
             diuers
             great
             summes
             of
             money
             which
             had
             beene
             disbursed
             to
             Iames
             the
             third
             ,
             King
             of
             Scots
             ,
             vpon
             a
             promise
             of
             marriage
             entended
             to
             haue
             beene
             made
             betweene
             the
             Prince
             of
             Scotland
             ,
             and
             Lady
             Cicily
             ,
             daughter
             of
             King
             Edw.
             the
             fourth
             ,
             who
             in
             that
             Treatie
             hauing
             the
             libertie
             of
             refusall
             ,
             thereupon
             redemanded
             the
             foresaid
             summes
             by
             his
             said
             procuratours
             .
          
           
             Next
             to
             him
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Wriothesley
            
             created
             in
             the
             time
             of
             Henry
             the
             seuenth
             .
          
           
             This
             Sir
             
               Tho.
               Wriothesley
            
             in
             the
             19.
             of
             H.
             8.
             was
             ioyned
             Embassadour
             with
             Viscount
             Lisle
             (
             the
             naturall
             sonne
             to
             King
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             )
             and
             others
             which
             carried
             the
             Garter
             to
             the
             French
             King
             Francis
             the
             first
             .
          
           
             He
             that
             succeeded
             him
             was
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Wall
            
             ,
             Knight
             ,
             created
             Ann.
             26.
             
             Hen.
             8.
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Christopher
               Baker
            
             Knight
             of
             the
             Bathe
             created
             Garter
             ,
             Ann.
             28.
             
             Hen.
             8.
             1536.
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Gilbert
               Dethick
            
             Knight
             ,
             was
             preferred
             to
             the
             Office
             of
             Garter
             ,
             the
             fourth
             of
             Edward
             the
             sixth
             .
             He
             died
             in
             the
             yeare
             1584.
             
          
           
             This
             Sir
             
               Gilbert
               Dethick
            
             was
             ioyned
             Embassadour
             with
             the
             Marquesse
             of
             Northampton
             ,
             to
             carry
             the
             Garter
             to
             the
             French
             King
             Henry
             the
             second
             ,
             Ann.
             5.
             
             E.
             6.
             
             And
             the
             like
             for
             the
             same
             purpose
             to
             the
             Prince
             of
             Pymont
             ,
             with
             Edward
             Lord
             Clynton
             ;
             And
             also
             with
             the
             Lord
             Hunsden
             to
             the
             French
             King
             Charles
             the
             ninth
             :
             and
             with
             the
             Earle
             of
             Sussex
             )
             to
             the
             Emperour
             Maximilian
             ;
             and
             likewise
             with
             the
             Lord
             Willoughby
             to
             Fredericke
             King
             of
             Denmarke
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               William
               Dethick
            
             Knight
             ,
             was
             crowned
             Garter
             in
             the
             eight
             and
             twentieth
             yeare
             of
             Queene
             Elizabeth
             ;
             he
             was
             deposed
             the
             first
             yeare
             of
             King
             Iames.
             This
             Sir
             
               William
               Dethick
            
             lieth
             buried
             in
             Pauls
             ,
             neare
             vnto
             Sir
             
               Payne
               Roet
            
             ,
             vnder
             a
             large
             marble-stone
             .
             Whereupon
             this
             Inscription
             following
             is
             engrauen
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               .....
               in
               Domino
               ,
               Gulielmus
               Dethick
               Eques
               Auratus
               filius
               &
               heres
               Gilberti
               Dethick
               Equitis
               aurati
               .
               Qui
               ambo
               fuerunt
               Garterij
               Principales
               Reges
               Armorum
               Anglicorum
               .
               Hic
               Anno
            
             1584.
             aetat
             .
             84.
             
             
               Ille
               anno
            
             1612.
             
               etat
               .
               suae
            
             70.
             
               in
               Domino
               obdormierunt
            
             .
          
           
             And
             after
             his
             deposing
             Sir
             
               William
               Segar
            
             Knight
             (
             now
             liuing
             ,
             Ann.
             1631.
             )
             was
             created
             Garter
             :
             he
             hath
             written
             a
             learned
             booke
             called
             
               Honour
               Militarie
               and
               Ciuill
            
             .
          
        
         
           
             A
             Succession
             of
             the
             Prouinciall
             Kings
             of
             Armes
             .
          
           
             Prouinciall
             Kings
             of
             Armes
             are
             ,
             at
             this
             day
             ,
             onely
             two
             ,
             Clarentieux
             ,
             and
             
               Norrey
               .
               Clarentieux
            
             was
             ordained
             by
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             :
             for
             he
             obtaining
             the
             Dukedome
             of
             Clarence
             by
             the
             death
             of
             George
             his
             brother
             ,
             who
             was
             secretly
             murdered
             in
             the
             Tower
             of
             London
             ,
             made
             the
             Herauld
             which
             properly
             belonged
             to
             the
             Duke
             of
             Clarence
             ,
             a
             King
             at
             Armes
             ,
             and
             called
             him
             
             Clarentius
             ,
             or
             Clarentieux
             :
             but
             in
             whose
             time
             ,
             or
             vpon
             what
             occasion
             this
             name
             ,
             and
             Office
             of
             Clarencieux
             began
             ,
             I
             do
             not
             finde
             ,
             saith
             Sir
             
               Henry
               Spelman
               ,
               Glosslit
               H.
            
             but
             certainly
             it
             was
             of
             greater
             Antiquitie
             then
             from
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             ,
             and
             might
             be
             called
             South-Roy
             ,
             of
             his
             Prouince
             of
             South
             ,
             as
             North-Roy
             or
             Norroy
             of
             the
             North
             parts
             .
             His
             proper
             Office
             is
             to
             Marshall
             and
             dispose
             the
             Funeralls
             of
             all
             the
             lesser
             Nobilitie
             ,
             as
             Knights
             and
             Esquires
             ,
             thorow
             the
             Realme
             on
             the
             South
             side
             of
             Trent
             .
          
           
             The
             office
             of
             Norrey
             (
             the
             time
             nor
             the
             reason
             of
             his
             Creation
             and
             Title
             I
             do
             not
             know
             )
             is
             the
             same
             on
             the
             North
             side
             of
             Trent
             ,
             that
             Clarentieux
             hath
             on
             this
             side
             ,
             as
             may
             well
             appeare
             by
             his
             name
             ,
             signifying
             the
             Northerne
             King
             ,
             or
             King
             of
             the
             North
             parts
             .
          
           
             These
             two
             (
             saith
             Milles
             )
             haue
             by
             Charter
             power
             to
             visite
             the
             Noblemens
             Families
             ,
             to
             set
             downe
             their
             Pedegrees
             ,
             to
             distinguish
             their
             Armes
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             open
             Market
             place
             to
             reproue
             such
             as
             falsely
             take
             vpon
             them
             Nobilitie
             or
             Gentrie
             .
             And
             to
             order
             euery
             mans
             Exequies
             and
             Funeralls
             ,
             according
             to
             their
             dignitie
             ,
             and
             to
             appoint
             vnto
             them
             their
             Armes
             or
             Ensignes
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             names
             ,
             surnames
             ,
             and
             seuerall
             adiuncts
             of
             these
             Kings
             of
             Armes
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             foresaid
             Catalogue
             beginning
             at
             Edward
             the
             first
             ,
             and
             continued
             to
             these
             times
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Iaques
                 Hedingley
              
               in
               the
               time
               of
               King
               Ed.
               the
               first
               ,
               was
               King
               of
               Armes
               by
               the
               name
               of
               Guyon
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Payne
                 Rowet
              
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               was
               King
               of
               Armes
               by
               the
               name
               of
               Guyon
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 March
              
               was
               King
               of
               Armes
               by
               the
               name
               of
               Norroy
               ,
               2.
               
                 pars
                 pat
                 .
                 An.
              
               9.
               
               R.
               2.
               
               Membr
               .
               21.
               
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 del
                 Brugge
              
               ,
               otherwise
               called
               Lancaster
               ,
               was
               King
               of
               Armes
               for
               the
               North
               in
               the
               time
               of
               Henry
               the
               fourth
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               first
               of
               Henry
               the
               fifth
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Tyndall
              
               in
               the
               time
               of
               the
               foresaid
               Henry
               the
               fourth
               ,
               was
               King
               of
               Armes
               by
               the
               name
               of
               Lancaster
               .
            
          
           
             .....
             in
             the
             time
             of
             Henry
             the
             fifth
             ,
             was
             King
             of
             Armes
             by
             the
             name
             of
             Agincourt
             .
             
          
           
             
               
                 William
                 Horsley
                 ,
                 alias
                 Clarentieux
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Kiteby
                 alias
                 Ireland
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Wrexworth
                 Guyon
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Ashwell
                 ,
                 Lancaster
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 More
                 ,
                 Guyonne
              
               .
               
            
             
               
                 Roger
                 Leigh
                 ,
                 Clarentieux
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Wrythe
                 ,
                 Norroy
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Collyer
                 ,
                 Ireland
              
               .
            
             
               
               
               
                 Iohn
                 Mowbrey
                 ,
                 Clarentieux
              
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Hawkeslow
                 Guyonne
              
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Holme
              
               ,
               knight
               ,
               Clarencieux
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Ferrant
                 March.
              
               
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Moore
                 ,
                 Norroy
              
               .
            
          
           
             
               Officio
               Heraldi
               Regis
               Armorum
               partium
               Borialium
               Regni
               Anglie
               perresignationem
               Iohannis
               Wrythe
               ,
               alias
               dicti
               Gartere
               vacante
               Rex
               constituit
               Iohannem
               More
               ac
               dictum
               Windesore
               ,
               Heraldum
               Regem
               que
               Armorum
               partium
               Borialium
               Regni
               Anglie
               ,
               &
               imponit
               ei
               nomen
               vulgare
               Norrey
               pro
               termino
               vite
               sue
               Teste
               Rege
               apud
               W.
            
             9.
             
             Iulii
             .
             2.
             
               pars
               pat
               :
               Ann.
            
             18.
             
             E.
             4.
             
             Membr
             .
             4.
             
          
           
             
               
                 Richard
                 Ashwell
                 ,
                 Ireland
              
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Ballare
                 ,
                 March.
              
               
            
          
           
             In
             Edward
             the
             fifths
             time
             no
             Officers
             were
             Created
             .
          
           
             
               
               
                 Richard
                 Champney
                 ,
                 Gloucester
              
               .
               1.
               
               Ric.
               3.
               
            
             
               
                 Walter
                 Belling
                 Ireland
              
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Roger
                 Macado
                 ,
                 Clarencieux
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Tonge
                 ,
                 Norroy
              
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Carlile
                 ,
                 Norroy
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Young
                 ,
                 Norroy
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Tong
                 Clarencieux
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Beuolt
                 ,
                 Norroy
              
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Thomas
                 Wall
                 ,
                 Norroy
              
               .
            
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Beuolt
               Clarenciuex
            
             ,
             who
             in
             the
             fourteenth
             of
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             was
             imployed
             to
             defie
             the
             French
             King
             ;
             And
             in
             the
             19.
             of
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             to
             defie
             the
             Emperor
             Charles
             the
             fifth
             :
             which
             he
             performed
             with
             great
             grace
             ,
             as
             may
             appeare
             in
             the
             Spanish
             Story
             ,
             and
             receiued
             liberall
             gifts
             :
             
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   Ioyner
                   Norroy
                
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Hawley
                   Norroy
                
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Hawley
                   Clarencieux
                
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Christopher
                   Barker
                   Norroy
                
                 .
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Fellow
                   Norroy
                
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Gilbert
                   Dethick
                   Norroy
                
                 .
              
               
                 
                 
                   William
                   Haruey
                   Norroy
                
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Bartholomew
                   Butler
                   Vlster
                
                 .
              
               
                 
                 
                   William
                   Haruey
                   Clarencieux
                
                 1556.
                 obijt
                 1566.
                 
              
               
                 
                 
                   Laurence
                   Dalton
                   Norroy
                
                 1556.
                 obijt
                 1561.
                 
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Flower
                   Norroy
                
                 ,
                 
                 1561.
                 obijt
                 1588.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Narboone
                   Vlster
                
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Robert
               Cooke
               Clarencieux
            
             ,
             1566.
             
             Hee
             was
             imployed
             with
             the
             Earle
             of
             Darby
             for
             carrying
             of
             the
             Garter
             to
             the
             French
             King
             Henry
             the
             third
             ,
             an
             .
             1584.
             
               ob●jt
               anno
            
             1592.
             
          
           
             
               
                 Edmund
                 Knight
                 Norroy
              
               ,
               1592.
               obijt
               1593.
               
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Legh
                 Clarencieux
              
               ,
               1594.
               obiit
               1597.
               
               Sept.
               23.
               
            
          
           
             
               William
               Camden
               Clarencieux
            
             ,
             39.
             
             
               Queene
               Elizabeth
            
             ,
             1597.
             who
             died
             the
             9.
             of
             Nouember
             ,
             1623.
             aged
             74.
             as
             appeares
             by
             this
             Inscription
             following
             vpon
             his
             Funerall
             Monument
             in
             the
             Abbey
             of
             Westminster
             ,
             where
             he
             lieth
             buried
             .
          
           
             
               Qui
               fide
               Antiqua
               ,
               et
               opera
               assidua
               Britannicam
            
             
               Antiquitatem
               indagauit
               ,
            
             
               Simplicitatem
               innatam
               honestis
               studijs
               excoluit
               .
            
             
               Animi
               solertiam
               candore
               illustrauit
            
             
               Gulielmus
               Camdenus
               ab
               Elizabetha
               R
               :
            
             
               ad
               Regis
               Armorum
               Clarentij
               titulo
            
             
               dignitatem
               euocatus
               .
            
             
               Hic
               spe
               certa
               resurgendi
               in
               Christo
               S
               E
            
             
               Obijt
               Anno
               Domini
               
                 1623.
                 9
              
               
               Nouembris
               Etatis
               suae
               74.
               
            
          
           
             I
             haue
             read
             this
             Ogdoasticon
             following
             ,
             penned
             (
             but
             by
             whom
             I
             know
             not
             )
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             our
             Antiquarie
             Camden
             ,
             &
             in
             the
             praise
             of
             his
             Book
             .
          
           
             
               Londinum
               Camdene
               tibi
               dedit
               aethera
               et
               auram
               ,
            
             
               Ingenij
               cultum
               praebuit
               Oxonium
               .
            
             
               Historicum
               Occidiui
               ,
               delubra
               monastica
               templa
            
             
               Reddunt
               ,
               materies
               terra
               Britanna
               fuit
            
             
               Londinum
               ,
               Oxonium
               ,
               delubra
               ,
               et
               terra
               Britannae
            
             
               Camdeni
               pulchro
               nobilitata
               libro
               .
            
             
               Postque
               magisque
               ergo
               ;
               delubra
               ,
               &
               terra
               Britannae
            
             
               Claret
               Londinum
               claret
               &
               Oxonium
               .
            
          
           
             This
             learned
             reuiuer
             of
             Antiquities
             writ
             a
             Chorographicall
             Description
             of
             the
             most
             flourishing
             Kingdomes
             of
             England
             Scotland
             &
             Ireland
             ,
             &
             the
             Ilands
             adioyning
             ,
             out
             of
             the
             depth
             of
             Antiquitie
             .
             As
             also
             the
             famous
             history
             of
             Queene
             Elizabeth
             ,
             the
             mirrour
             of
             all
             Princes
             of
             the
             world
             .
             There
             is
             likewise
             another
             booke
             said
             to
             be
             of
             his
             penning
             ,
             called
             Remaines
             ,
             concerning
             Britaine
             ,
             but
             especially
             England
             ,
             and
             the
             inhabitants
             thereof
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Richard
             Saint
             George
             ,
             
             Knight
             ,
             Norroy
             .
          
           
           
             Sir
             Richard
             Saint
             George
             ,
             Knight
             ,
             Clarencieux
             ,
             a
             Gentleman
             euer
             ready
             to
             giue
             me
             his
             best
             furtherance
             in
             this
             worke
             .
             Created
             the
             23.
             of
             December
             ,
             1623
             and
             now
             liuing
             ,
             1631.
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Borough
            
             Knight
             ,
             a
             learned
             Gentleman
             ,
             created
             Norroy
             ,
             the
             foresaid
             23.
             of
             December
             ,
             1623.
             
          
        
         
           
             Heralds
             of
             Armes
             ,
             their
             Names
             ,
             Sirnames
             ,
             and
             Additions
             from
             former
             times
             to
             this
             present
             yeare
             ,
             1631.
             
          
           
             These
             Heralds
             at
             this
             day
             are
             onely
             sixe
             ,
             which
             by
             the
             names
             of
             their
             additions
             ,
             Lancaster
             ,
             Richmond
             ,
             Chester
             ,
             Somerset
             ,
             Yorke
             ,
             Windesor
             .
             These
             are
             created
             to
             attend
             Dukes
             in
             Marshall
             executions
             ,
             and
             in
             all
             things
             endeauour
             themselues
             for
             the
             defence
             of
             their
             societie
             .
          
           
             
             First
             I
             finde
             a
             Herald
             by
             his
             addition
             called
             Wales
             ,
             15.
             
             Iulij
             2
             
               pars
               pat
               .
               an
            
             17.
             
             R.
             2.
             m.
             13.
             
             And
             afterwards
             he
             was
             called
             Percy
             Herald
             ,
             6.
             
             
               Augusti
               Anno
            
             2.
             
             Hen.
             4.
             
             As
             also
             one
             Bardolfe
             ,
             Herald
             of
             Armes
             ,
             anno
             22.
             
             R.
             2.
             
             And
             Windsore
             Herald
             confirmed
             an
             .
             3.
             
             Rich.
             2.
             
          
           
             
               Heralds
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               Fift
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Brugges
                 ,
                 alias
                 Chester
              
               ,
               afterwards
               Garter
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Horsley
                 ,
                 alias
                 Leopard
              
               ,
               afterwards
               Ireland
               :
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Wrexworth
                 ,
                 alias
                 ,
                 Exceter
                 ,
              
               afterwards
               Guyon
               .
            
             
               
                 Nicholas
                 Serby
                 ,
                 alias
                 Leopard
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Hoswell
                 ,
                 alias
                 Clarence
              
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Boys
                 ,
                 alias
                 Exceter
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Giles
                 Waster
                 ,
                 alias
                 Mowbray
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Ashwell
                 ,
                 alias
                 Leopard
              
               ,
               afterward
               Lancaster
               ,
               King
               of
               Armes
               .
            
          
           
             
               Heralds
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               sixt
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 More
                 ,
                 alias
                 ,
                 Windesore
                 ,
              
               afterward
               Guyonne
               .
            
             
               
                 Roger
                 Legh
                 ,
                 Chester
              
               ,
               afterwards
               Clarencieux
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Wrythe
              
               ,
               or
               Wriothesley
               ,
               Leopard
               Herald
               ,
               and
               afterward
               Garter
               ,
               as
               aforesaid
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Collier
                 Clarence
              
               ,
               afterward
               Ireland
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Mowbray
                 ,
                 Exceter
              
               ,
               afterward
               Clarencieux
               .
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Ashwell
                 ,
                 Windesore
              
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Hawkeslow
                 Leopard
              
               ,
               afterward
               Guyonne
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Horsley
                 ,
                 Mowbray
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Iames
                 Billet
                 ,
                 Chester
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Millet
                 ,
                 Clarence
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Stanton
                 ,
                 Chester
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Dunham
                 ,
                 Exceter
              
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Heralds
               in
               the
               time
               of
               Edward
               the
               Fourth
               .
            
             
               
                 Iames
                 Collier
                 ,
                 Lancaster
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Ferrant
                 ,
                 Windsore
              
               ,
               afterward
               March.
               
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 More
                 ,
                 Chester
              
               ,
               afterward
               Norroy
               .
            
             
               
                 Roger
                 Mallet
                 ,
                 Falcon.
              
               
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Ashwell
                 ,
                 Lancaster
              
               ,
               afterward
               Ireland
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Tonge
                 ,
                 Richmond
              
               ,
               afterward
               Norroy
               .
            
             
               
                 Henry
                 Franke
                 ,
                 Yorke
              
               ,
            
             
               
                 William
                 Carlile
                 ,
                 Richmond
              
               ,
               afterward
               Norroy
               :
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Champney
                 ,
                 Faulcon
              
               ,
               afterward
               Glocester
               ▪
            
             
               
                 Roger
                 Stamford
                 ,
                 Chester
              
               ,
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Slaske
                 ,
                 Windsore
              
               .
            
          
           
             In
             the
             time
             of
             Edward
             the
             fift
             ,
             murdered
             in
             the
             Tower
             ,
             whose
             raigne
             was
             but
             ten
             weekes
             and
             foure
             daies
             ,
             no
             officers
             of
             Armes
             were
             created
             .
          
           
             
               In
               the
               time
               of
               Richard
               the
               Third
               .
            
             
               
                 Roger
                 Bromley
                 ,
                 Chester
              
               ,
               1
               R.
               3
               :
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Waters
                 ,
                 Yorke
              
               ,
               1
               R.
               3.
               
            
          
           
             
               In
               the
               raigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               7.
               these
               Heralds
               following
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Young
                 ,
                 Windsore
                 ,
                 alias
                 Norroy
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Beuolt
                 ,
                 Lancaster
              
               ,
               afterward
               Norroy
               ,
               and
               lastly
               ,
               Clarencieux
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Waters
                 ,
                 Carlyle
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Rowland
                 Playnford
                 ,
                 Yorke
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Browne
                 ,
                 Richmond
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Wall
                 ,
                 Richmond
              
               ,
               afterward
               VVindsore
               ,
               then
               Norroy
               .
            
             
               
                 VVilliam
                 Iennyngs
                 ,
                 Lancaster
              
               .
            
             
               
                 VVilliam
                 Tyndall
                 ,
                 Lancaster
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Raph
                 Lagysse
                 ,
                 Yorke
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Ioyner
                 ,
                 Richmond
              
               ,
               afterward
               Norroy
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             In
             the
             time
             of
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             created
             as
             followeth
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Hawley
                 ,
                 Carlile
              
               ,
               afterward
               Norroy
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Wall
                 ,
                 Windsore
              
               ,
               afterward
               Norroy
               ,
               as
               before
               .
            
             
               
                 Christopher
                 Barker
                 ,
                 Richmond
              
               ,
               and
               next
               Garter
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Ponde
                 ,
                 Somerset
              
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Fellow
                 ,
                 Lancaster
              
               ,
               after
               that
               ,
               Norroy
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Byseley
                 ,
                 Yorke
              
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Hastings
                 ,
                 Somerset
              
               :
            
             
               
                 Allen
                 Dagnall
                 ,
                 Yorke
              
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Randolfe
                 Iackson
                 ,
                 Chester
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Crooke
                 ,
                 Windsore
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Leonard
                 VVarcopp
                 ,
                 Carlile
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Charles
                 VVriothesley
                 ,
                 VVindesore
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Mylner
                 ,
                 Lancaster
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Narboone
                 ,
                 Richmond
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Traheyron
                 ,
                 Somerset
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Bartholmew
                 Butler
                 ,
                 Yorke
              
               ,
               afterwards
               Vlster
               .
            
             
               
                 Fulk
                 ap
                 Howell
                 ,
                 Lancaster
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Radclyffe
                 ,
                 Somerset
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Gilbert
                 Dethick
                 ,
                 Richmond
              
               ,
               afterward
               Norroy
               ,
               then
               Garter
               .
            
             
               
                 VVilliam
                 Haruey
                 Somerset
              
               ,
               afterwards
               Clarentieux
               .
            
             
               
                 VVilliam
                 Flower
                 ,
                 Chester
              
               ,
               (
               afterwards
               Norroy
               .
               )
            
          
           
             This
             Chester
             attended
             the
             Embassage
             sent
             by
             the
             Marquesse
             of
             Northhampton
             ,
             when
             he
             carried
             the
             Garter
             to
             the
             French
             King
             Henry
             the
             second
             ,
             Anno
             5.
             
             
               Edwardi
               sexti
            
             .
          
           
             
               In
               the
               time
               of
               Edward
               the
               Sixt.
               
            
             
               
                 Lawrence
                 Dalton
                 ,
                 Richmond
              
               ,
               afterward
               Norroy
               .
            
             
               
                 Edmond
                 Atkinson
                 ,
                 Somerset
              
               .
            
          
           
             
               In
               Queene
               Maries
               raigne
               .
            
             
               
                 Martin
                 Marolfe
                 ,
                 Yorke
              
               ,
               1.
               of
               her
               raigne
               ,
               obijt
               1563.
               the
               5.
               of
               Elizabeth
               .
            
             
               
                 Nicholas
                 Tubman
                 ,
                 Lancaster
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Nicholas
                 Narboone
                 ,
                 Richmond
              
               ,
               afterward
               Vlster
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Heralds
             created
             in
             the
             happy
             Raigne
             of
             Queene
             Elizabeth
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Cocke
               ,
               Lancaster
            
             ,
             1.
             
             Eliz.
             1558.
             imployed
             to
             attend
             the
             Earle
             of
             Leycester
             ,
             Lieutenant
             and
             Gouernour
             generall
             of
             Queene
             Elizabeths
             forces
             in
             the
             Lowe
             Countries
             .
          
           
             
               Robert
               Cooke
               ,
               Chester
            
             ,
             4.
             
             Eliz.
             1562.
             and
             next
             ,
             Clarentieux
             .
          
           
             
               Richard
               Turpyne
               ,
               Windsore
            
             ,
             7.
             
             Eliz.
             1564
             :
          
           
             
               William
               Colborne
               Yorke
            
             ,
             7.
             
             Eliz.
             1564.
             
          
           
             
               Hugh
               Cotgraue
               ,
               Richmond
            
             ,
             9.
             
             Eliz.
             1566.
             
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Hart
               ,
               Chester
               Herald
            
             ,
             9.
             
             Eliz.
             who
             writ
             a
             booke
             of
             the
             Reformation
             of
             the
             English
             Orthographie
             ,
             imprinted
             ,
             
               Ann.
               Dom.
            
             15.
             
          
           
             
               Raph
               Langman
               ,
               Yorke
            
             ,
             10.
             
             Eliz.
             1567
             :
          
           
             
               William
               Dethick
               ,
               Yorke
            
             ,
             12.
             
             Eliz.
             1569.
             and
             next
             of
             all
             Gar●er
             ,
             28.
             
             Eliz.
             1586.
             
             In
             the
             time
             of
             his
             being
             Yorke
             Herauld
             ,
             he
             was
             imployed
             to
             attend
             the
             Embassage
             sent
             by
             the
             Earle
             of
             Sussex
             to
             carry
             the
             Garter
             to
             the
             Emperour
             Maximilian
             .
             And
             afterwards
             was
             ioyned
             Embassadour
             with
             the
             Earle
             of
             Shrewsbury
             to
             carry
             the
             Garter
             to
             the
             French
             King
             Henry
             .
          
           
             
               Robert
               Glouer
               ,
               Somerset
            
             .
             14.
             
             Eliz.
             1571.
             
             A
             man
             he
             was
             of
             infinite
             industrie
             ,
             and
             incredible
             paines
             ,
             a
             man
             of
             an
             excellent
             wit
             ,
             and
             learning
             :
             witnesse
             
             that
             Catalogue
             of
             Honour
             begun
             by
             himselfe
             in
             Latine
             ,
             and
             finished
             by
             his
             kinsman
             
               Thomas
               Milles
            
             ,
             in
             which
             he
             vndertooke
             to
             cleare
             the
             D●s●cents
             ,
             and
             Royall
             pedegrees
             of
             our
             Kings
             and
             Nobilitie
             ,
             he
             attended
             the
             Embassage
             sent
             by
             the
             Earle
             of
             Darby
             ,
             which
             carried
             the
             Garter
             to
             the
             French
             King
             Henry
             the
             third
             :
             And
             was
             Princely
             rewarded
             .
             He
             died
             10
             of
             Aprill
             ,
             1588.
             aged
             45.
             yeares
             ,
             and
             lieth
             buried
             in
             S.
             Giles
             Church
             ,
             Cri●plegate
             :
             to
             whose
             memory
             a
             Monument
             is
             there
             erected
             ,
             whose
             inscription
             you
             may
             reade
             in
             Stowes
             Suruay
             .
          
           
             
               Edmund
               Knight
               ,
               Chester
            
             ,
             17.
             
             Eliz.
             1574
             afterwards
             
               Norroy
               .
               Ann.
            
             34.
             
             Eliz.
             1592.
             as
             before
             .
          
           
             
               Nicholas
               Dethicke
               Windsore
            
             ,
             26.
             
             Eliz.
             1583.
             
               obijt
               Ianuar.
            
             1596.
             
          
           
             
               Richard
               Lee
               ,
               Richmond
            
             ,
             27.
             
             Eliz.
             1584.
             afterwards
             Clarentieux
             .
          
           
             
               Nicholas
               Paddy
               ,
               Lancaster
            
             ,
             31.
             
             Eliz.
             1588.
             
          
           
             
               Humphrey
               Hales
               ,
               Yorke
            
             ,
             30.
             
             Eliz.
             1587.
             
               obijt
               Ianuar.
            
             16.
             1591.
             
          
           
             
               William
               Segar
               ,
               Somerset
            
             ,
             31.
             
             Eliz.
             1588.
             afterwards
             Norroy
             ,
             then
             Garter
             ,
             
               vt
               supra
            
             .
          
           
             
               Iames
               Thomas
               ,
               Chester
            
             ,
             34.
             
             Eliz.
             1592.
             
             March
             26.
             
          
           
             
               Raph
               Brooke
               ,
               Yorke
            
             ,
             34.
             
             Eliz.
             1592.
             
             March
             16.
             
          
           
             
               William
               Camden
               ,
               Richmond
            
             ,
             afterward
             
               Clarencieux
               ,
               vt
               supra
            
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Rauen
               ,
               Richmond
            
             .
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Lant
               ,
               Windsor
            
             .
          
           
             
               Robert
               Treswell
               ,
               Somerset
            
             ,
             was
             imployed
             to
             attend
             vpon
             the
             embassage
             sent
             by
             the
             Earle
             of
             Nottingham
             ,
             to
             Philip
             the
             third
             ,
             King
             of
             Spaine
             ,
             to
             receiue
             his
             Oath
             for
             the
             Peace
             in
             anno
             1604.
             
          
           
             
               Richard
               St.
               George
               ,
               Windsor
            
             ,
             then
             Norroy
             ,
             and
             now
             Clarentieux
             .
          
           
             
               Francis
               Thinne
               ,
               Lancaster
            
             ,
             a
             Gentleman
             ,
             painfull
             and
             well
             deseruing
             in
             his
             office
             whilest
             he
             liued
             .
          
           
             
               William
               Penson
               ,
               Chester
            
             ,
             1.
             
             Iacobi
             1602
             :
          
           
             
               Samuell
               Thompson
               ,
               Windsor
            
             .
          
           
             Ingenious
             
               Nicholas
               Charles
            
             (
             as
             Milles
             calls
             him
             )
             whose
             iudicious
             knowledge
             in
             Pedegrees
             and
             Armes
             shewed
             learning
             to
             liue
             in
             Herauldrie
             .
          
           
             
               William
               Penson
               ,
               Lancaster
            
             ,
             10.
             
             Decemb.
             1613.
             
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Knight
               ,
               Chester
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Henry
               St.
               George
               ,
               Richmond
            
             ,
             was
             sent
             ioynt
             Embassadour
             with
             the
             Lord
             Spence
             ,
             and
             Sir
             
               Peter
               Young
            
             ,
             to
             inuest
             the
             now
             King
             of
             Sweden
             with
             the
             Order
             of
             the
             Garter
             ,
             who
             honoured
             him
             with
             the
             degree
             of
             Knighthood
             :
             and
             granted
             an
             honourable
             augmentation
             vnto
             his
             Armes
             ,
             being
             the
             three
             Crownes
             of
             Sweden
             .
             He
             was
             also
             imployed
             into
             France
             ,
             and
             from
             thence
             attending
             our
             now
             Queene
             when
             she
             came
             ouer
             ,
             in
             the
             first
             yeare
             of
             his
             Maiesties
             Raigne
             .
          
           
             
               Henry
               Chitting
               ,
               Chester
            
             1618.
             
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Borough
               Mowbray
            
             ,
             extraordinarie
             ,
             23.
             
             Dec.
             1623.
             and
             created
             the
             same
             day
             Norroy
             .
          
           
             
               Augustine
               Vincent
               ,
               Windsor
            
             ,
             who
             died
             the
             ...
             of
             ...
             1625
             :
             Of
             whom
             I
             haue
             spoken
             elsewhere
             ,
             and
             whose
             losse
             I
             doe
             still
             lament
             ;
             He
             left
             to
             future
             posteritie
             a
             Booke
             which
             he
             called
             ,
             
               A
               Discouery
               of
               Errors
            
             ,
             published
             by
             
               Raph
               Brooke
            
             ,
             Yorke
             Herald
             .
          
           
             
               William
               le
               Neue
               Mowbray
            
             Herald
             extraordinary
             .
          
           
           
             
               Iohn
               Philipott
               ,
               Somerset
            
             .
          
           
             
               William
               le
               Neue
            
             ,
             aforesaid
             Yorke
             .
             This
             
               William
               le
               Neue
            
             Yorke
             Herauld
             ,
             was
             imployed
             into
             France
             the
             first
             yeare
             of
             his
             Maiestie
             ,
             and
             from
             thence
             attended
             our
             Queene
             into
             England
             ;
             who
             ,
             with
             Sir
             
               Henry
               St.
               George
            
             ,
             Richmond
             Herald
             ,
             were
             royally
             rewarded
             by
             her
             Maiestie
             ,
             with
             the
             gift
             of
             a
             thousand
             French
             Crownes
             .
             He
             was
             also
             employed
             to
             attend
             vpon
             his
             Maiesties
             Embassage
             which
             was
             sent
             in
             the
             yeare
             1629.
             vnto
             the
             French
             king
             Lewis
             the
             thirteenth
             ,
             and
             at
             the
             Ceremonies
             done
             thereat
             ,
             he
             there
             performed
             his
             office
             in
             his
             Coat
             of
             Armes
             ,
             as
             appeareth
             in
             a
             French
             relation
             lately
             printed
             ;
             at
             his
             returne
             from
             thence
             the
             King
             rewarded
             him
             with
             a
             Chaine
             of
             gold
             of
             good
             value
             ,
             and
             a
             Medalle
             of
             his
             pourtraiture
             :
             And
             further
             gaue
             him
             his
             Royall
             letters
             Mandatory
             ,
             vnto
             all
             his
             Officers
             and
             Subiects
             therein
             ,
             signifying
             that
             (
             let
             me
             vse
             part
             of
             the
             Kings
             owne
             words
             )
             
               le
               Sieur
               Guillaum●
               le
               Neue
               Escuyer
               Herault
               Darmes
               du
               Roy
               de
               la
               grand
               Bretagne
               (
               nostre
               tr●scher
               ,
               et
               tresamè
               bon
               frere
               et
               beau
               frere
               )
               par
               luy
               envoyè
               vers
               nous
               pour
               faire
               sa
               dicte
               charge
               D'Herault
               D'armes
               aux
               Ceremonies
               du
               serment
               de
               la
               paix
               faicte
               entre
               nous
               &
               nostre
               dict
               frere
               ,
               de
               la
               quelle
               il
               sest
               dignement
               acquit●●
               a
               nostre
               contentement
               ,
               seu
               retournant
               vers
               son
               Maistre
               .
               Nous
               voulo●s
               ,
               nous
               mandons
               et
               tresexpressement
               enioignons
               par
               an
               presents
               signees
               de
               nostre
               main
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             Commanding
             by
             the
             said
             Instrument
             all
             his
             said
             Officers
             and
             Subiects
             to
             giue
             the
             said
             Herauld
             all
             manner
             of
             aide
             ,
             and
             assistance
             in
             his
             returne
             ,
             or
             not
             to
             molest
             or
             trouble
             him
             in
             his
             free
             passage
             or
             transportation
             of
             any
             of
             his
             goods
             .
             And
             therein
             also
             prayed
             ,
             and
             required
             all
             Princes
             and
             States
             to
             do
             the
             like
             ,
             as
             a
             due
             vnto
             Heraulds
             so
             imployed
             :
             And
             as
             they
             would
             haue
             him
             to
             doe
             the
             like
             at
             their
             request
             .
             But
             no
             earthly
             powers
             can
             command
             the
             mercilesse
             ragings
             of
             the
             Sea.
             For
             the
             said
             Herauld
             in
             his
             returne
             was
             ship-wracked
             vpon
             the
             coast
             of
             Douer
             ,
             and
             very
             dangerously
             escaped
             with
             the
             losse
             of
             most
             part
             of
             his
             goods
             ;
             excepting
             the
             foresaid
             Chaine
             and
             Medalle
             which
             after
             two
             dayes
             remaining
             in
             the
             sea
             was
             washed
             vp
             on
             shore
             ,
             euen
             in
             view
             of
             the
             place
             where
             he
             then
             remained
             .
          
           
             In
             this
             Catalogue
             I
             obserue
             that
             
               Thomas
               Holinsworth
            
             ,
             Yorke
             Herauld
             ,
             and
             
               William
               Wriothesley
            
             ,
             Yorke
             Herauld
             ,
             (
             sonne
             of
             the
             foresaid
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Wriothesley
            
             Garter
             )
             and
             others
             are
             omitted
             ,
             which
             with
             all
             other
             omissions
             in
             this
             particular
             discourse
             ,
             I
             referre
             to
             the
             iudicious
             reformation
             of
             the
             Colledge
             of
             Heraulds
             .
          
           
             
               Pursuiuants
               of
               Armes
               ,
               their
               names
               ,
               sirnames
               ,
               and
               additions
               ,
               from
               the
               first
               of
               Henry
               the
               fift
               ,
               to
               this
               present
               time
               ,
               with
               their
               aduancements
               ,
               from
               Pursuiuants
               Extraordinary
               ,
               to
               Ordinary
               ,
               from
               Ordinary
               ,
               to
               Heraulds
               ,
               from
               Heraulds
               to
               Kings
               of
               Armes
               ,
               or
               otherwise
               :
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Wrexworth
              
               ,
               first
               Antilope
               Extraordinary
               ,
               secondly
               ,
               Blewmantle
               ,
               thirdly
               ,
               Exceter
               ,
               fourthly
               Guyon
               ,
               King
               of
               Armes
               .
            
             
               
                 Nicholas
                 Serby
                 ,
                 Falcon
                 Ext.
                 Rouge-Croix
                 Leopard
                 ,
              
               Herald
               of
               Armes
               :
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Haswell
                 ,
                 Wallingford
                 ,
                 Blewmantle
                 ,
                 Clarence
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Boys
                 ,
                 Antelope
                 extr
                 .
                 Rouge-Croix
                 ,
                 Exceter
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Giles
                 Waster
                 ,
                 Falcon
                 extr
                 .
                 Rouge-Croix
                 ,
                 Mowbray
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Iohn
                 Ash●●●
                 ,
                 Cadranexir
                 ,
                 Blewmantle
                 ,
                 Leopard
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Moore
                 Antelope
                 extr
                 .
                 Blewmantle
                 ,
                 Guyon
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Browne
                 Falcon
                 extr
                 .
                 obijt
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Roger
                 Leigh
                 ,
                 Wallingford
                 Ro●ge-croix
                 ,
                 Clarencieux
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Wrythe
              
               ,
               or
               Wriothesley
               ,
               here
               interred
               ,
               Antelope
               extraordinarie
               
                 Rouge
                 Croix
                 ,
                 Leopard
                 ,
                 Norroy
                 ,
                 Garter
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Collier
                 Falcon
                 extr
                 .
                 Blewmantle
                 ,
                 Clarence
                 ,
                 Ireland
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Mowbrey
                 Cadran
                 ext
                 .
                 Rouge
                 Croix
                 ,
                 Exceter
                 ,
                 Clarentieux
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Pursuiuants
               of
               Armes
               created
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               Sixt.
               
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Ashwell
              
               first
               
                 Antelope
                 extr
              
               .
               secondly
               ,
               Rougecroix
               ,
               thirdly
               ,
               Windsor
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Haukeslow
                 Wallingford
                 ,
                 Blewmantle
                 ,
                 Leopard
                 ,
                 Guyon
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Horsley
                 Falcon
                 ,
                 Blewmantle
                 ,
                 Mowbray
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Iames
                 Billet
                 Antelope
                 ,
                 Rougecroix
                 ,
                 Chester
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Mallet
                 Faulcon
                 ,
                 Rougecroix
                 ,
                 Clarence
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Stanton
                 ,
                 Wallingford
                 ,
                 Blewmantle
                 ,
                 Chester
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Durham
                 Faulcon
                 ,
                 Roug●●roix
                 ,
                 Exceter
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Holme
                 Faulcon
                 ,
                 Clarencieux
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Iames
                 Collyer
                 Cadra●
                 ,
                 Blewmantle
                 ,
                 Lancaster
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Ferrant
                 Wallingford
                 ,
                 Blewmantle
                 ,
                 March.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Moore
                 ,
                 Antelope
                 ,
                 Rougecroix
                 ,
                 Chester
                 ,
                 Norroy
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Roger
                 Mallet
                 Faulcon
                 ,
                 Blewmantle
                 ,
                 Faulcon
              
               Herald
               .
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Ashwell
                 Cadran
                 ,
                 Rougecroix
                 ,
                 Lancaster
                 ,
                 Ireland
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Tonge
                 ,
                 Antelope
                 ,
                 Rougecroix
                 ,
                 Richmond
                 ,
                 Norroy
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Pursuiuants
               of
               Armes
               created
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               Edward
               the
               Fourth
               .
            
             
               
                 Henry
                 Franke
              
               ,
               first
               Comfort
               ,
               secondly
               ,
               Blewmantle
               ,
               thirdly
               ,
               Yorke
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Carlile
                 ,
                 Faulcon
                 ,
                 Rougecroix
                 ,
                 Richmond
                 ,
                 Norroy
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Champney
                 ,
                 Callis
                 ,
                 Blewmantle
                 ,
                 Faulcon
                 ,
                 Gloucester
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Roger
                 Stamford
                 ,
                 Guynes
                 ,
                 Rougecroix
                 ,
                 Chester
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Slaske
                 ,
                 Comfort
                 ,
                 Rougecroix
                 ,
                 VVindsor
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Young
                 ,
                 Guines
                 ,
                 Blewmantle
                 ,
                 VVindsor
                 ,
                 Norroy
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Beuolt
                 ,
                 Barwike
                 ,
                 Rougecroix
                 ,
                 Lancaster
                 ,
                 Norroy
                 ,
                 Clarencieux
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 VVaters
                 ,
                 Comfort
                 ,
                 Rougecroix
                 ,
                 Carlile
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Rowland
                 Plainford
                 ,
                 Callis
                 ,
                 Blewmantle
                 ,
                 Yorke
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Browne
                 ,
                 Guynes
                 ,
                 Rougecroix
                 ,
                 Richmond
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 VVall
                 ,
                 Callis
                 ,
                 Blewmantle
                 ,
                 Richmond
                 ,
                 Norroy
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 VVilliam
                 Iennings
                 ,
                 Barwicke
                 ,
                 Rougecroix
                 Lancaster
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Roger
                 Bromley
                 ,
                 Faulcon
                 ,
                 Blewmantle
                 ,
                 Chester
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 VVaters
                 ,
                 Roseblanch
                 ,
                 Rougecroix
                 ,
                 Yorke
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               In
               the
               short
               raigne
               of
               Edward
               the
               Fift
               ,
               none
               were
               created
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               In
               the
               raigne
               of
               Richard
               the
               Third
               ,
               the
               Pursuiuants
               were
               created
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Franke
              
               ,
               first
               Guines
               ,
               secondly
               ,
               Blewmantle
               .
            
             
               
                 George
                 Berrey
                 ,
                 Comfort
                 ,
                 Rouge-croix
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Laurence
                 Alford
                 ,
                 Rose
                 blanch
                 ,
                 Blewmantle
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               In
               the
               time
               of
               Henry
               the
               Seuenth
               ,
               were
               created
               these
               following
               .
            
             
               
                 VVilliam
                 Tyndall
              
               first
               Guines
               ,
               secondly
               ,
               Rouge-Dragon
               ,
               thirdly
               ,
               Lancaster
               .
            
             
               
                 Raph
                 Lagysse
                 ,
                 Callis
                 ,
                 Portcullis
                 ,
                 Yorke
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Ioyner
                 Comfort
                 ,
                 Rougecro●●
                 ,
                 Ri●hmond
                 ,
                 Norroy
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Hawley
                 ,
                 Roschlanch
                 ,
                 Carlil●
                 ,
                 Norroy
                 ,
                 Clarencieux
                 :
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Hall
                 ,
                 Berwicke
                 ,
                 Rougecroix
                 ,
                 VVi●dsore
                 ,
                 Garter
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Christopher
                 Barker
                 ,
                 Callis
                 ,
                 Rouge-Dragon
                 ,
                 Richmond
                 ,
                 Norroy
                 ,
                 Garter
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Pond
                 ,
                 Hames
                 ,
                 Rouge-croix
                 ,
                 Somerset
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Allen
                 Dagnall
                 ,
                 Guines
                 ,
                 Extr.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Randalfe
                 Iackson
                 Montorgill
                 ,
                 Extr.
              
               
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Ratcliffe
                 ,
                 Barnes
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Leonard
                 VVarcopp
                 ,
                 Barwicke
              
               .
            
          
           
             
               In
               the
               time
               of
               Henry
               created
               these
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Hawley
                 Rouge-Croix
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Allen
                 Dagnall
              
               first
               Portcullis
               in
               ordinary
               ,
               secondly
               ,
               Yorke
               .
            
             
               
                 Randolfe
                 Iackson
              
               ,
               first
               Rouge-Dragon
               in
               ordinary
               ,
               secondly
               Chester
               .
            
             
               
                 Leonard
                 Warcopp
                 Blewmantle
              
               in
               ordinary
               ,
               Carlile
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Wriothesley
                 ,
                 Wallingford
              
               ,
               and
               next
               Garter
               and
               Knight
               .
            
             
               
                 Charles
                 Wriothesley
                 Barwike
                 ,
                 Rouge-Croix
                 ,
                 Windsor
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Crooke
                 Nottingham
                 ,
                 Rouge-Croix
                 ,
                 Windsor
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Mylner
                 Callis
                 ,
                 Rouge
                 Drag●n
                 ,
                 Lancaster
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Narboone
                 ,
                 Blewmantle
                 ,
                 Richmond
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Traheyron
                 ,
                 Nottingham
                 ,
                 Portcullis
                 ,
              
               in
               ordinary
               ,
               Somerset
               .
            
             
               
                 Bartholmew
                 Butler
                 ,
                 Rouge-croix
                 ,
                 Yorke
                 ,
                 Vlster
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Storke
                 ,
                 Risebanke
                 ,
                 obijt
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Foulk
                 ap
                 Howell
                 ,
                 Guines
                 ,
                 Rougedragon
                 ,
                 Lancaster
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Iustinian
                 Barker
                 ,
                 Risebank
                 ,
                 Rougecroix
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Ratcliffe
                 ,
                 Callis
                 ,
                 Blewmantle
                 ,
                 Somerset
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Gilbert
                 Dethicke
                 ,
                 Hames
                 ,
                 Rougecroix
                 ,
                 Richmond
                 ,
                 Norroy
                 ,
                 Garter
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Flower
                 ,
                 Guines
                 ,
                 Rouge-croix
                 ,
                 Chester
                 ,
                 Norroy
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Laurence
                 Dalton
                 ,
                 Callis
                 ,
                 Rougecroix
                 ,
                 Richmond
                 ,
                 Norroy
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Edmund
                 Atkinson
                 ,
                 Hames
                 ,
                 Blewmantle
                 ,
                 Somerset
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Simon
                 Newbald
                 ,
                 Bullen
                 ,
                 obijt
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Martin
                 Marolfe
                 ,
                 Callis
                 ,
                 Yorke
                 :
              
            
             
               
                 Nicholas
                 Tubman
                 ,
                 Hames
                 ,
                 Lancaster
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Withers
                 ,
                 Guines
              
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Nicholas
                 Narboone
                 ,
                 Bullen
              
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Lambert
                 ,
                 Risebanke
                 ,
                 obijt
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Nicholas
                 Fellow
                 ,
                 Callis
                 ,
                 obijt
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Henry
                 Ray
                 ,
                 Berwike
                 obijt
              
            
             
               
                 Henry
                 Fellow
                 ,
                 Guynes
                 ,
                 obijt
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Pursuiuants
               created
               in
               the
               time
               of
               Edward
               the
               Sixt.
               
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Fayery
                 ,
                 Portcullis
                 ,
                 obijt
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Simond
                 Newbald
                 ,
                 Rougecroix
                 ,
                 obijt
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Martin
                 Marolfe
                 ,
                 Rougedragon
                 ,
                 Yorke
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Nicholas
                 Tubman
                 ,
                 Rougecroix
                 ,
                 Lancaster
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Withers
                 ,
                 Portcullis
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Nicholas
                 Narboone
                 ,
                 Blewmantle
                 ,
                 Richmond
                 ,
                 Vlster
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               In
               the
               raigne
               of
               Queene
               Mary
               ,
               these
               .
            
             
               
                 Phelip
                 Butler
                 ,
                 Attelon
                 ,
                 obijt
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Hugh
                 Cotgraue
                 ,
                 Rougecroix
                 ,
                 Richmond
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Cocke
                 Portcullis
              
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Colborne
                 Rouge
                 Dragon
                 ,
                 Yorke
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Hollinsworth
                 ,
                 Risebanke
                 ,
                 Blewmantle
                 ,
                 obijt
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Pursuiuant
               created
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               Queene
               Elizabeth
               of
               famous
               memory
               ,
               at
               whose
               Coronation
               ,
               these
               Pursuiuants
               ,
               Heraulds
               ,
               and
               Kings
               ,
               were
               Officers
               .
            
             
               
                 Hugh
                 Cotgraue
                 ,
                 Rougecroix
              
               .
               Pursuiuants
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Cock
                 ,
                 Portcullis
              
               .
               Pursuiuants
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Colborne
                 ,
                 Rougedragon
              
               .
               Pursuiuants
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Hollinsworth
                 ,
                 Blewmantle
              
               .
               Pursuiuants
               .
            
             
               
                 Charles
                 Wriothesley
                 Windsor
              
               .
               Heralds
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Flower
                 ,
                 Chester
              
               .
               Heralds
               .
            
             
               
                 Edmund
                 Atkinson
                 ,
                 Somerset
              
               .
               Heralds
               .
            
             
               
                 Martin
                 Marolfe
                 ,
                 Yorke
              
               :
               Heralds
               .
            
             
               
                 Nicholas
                 Tubman
                 ,
                 Lancaster
              
               .
               Heralds
               .
            
             
               
                 Nicholas
                 Narboone
                 ,
                 Richmond
              
               .
               Heralds
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Dethick
                 Garter
              
               .
               Kings
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Haruey
                 ,
                 Clarentieux
              
               .
               Kings
               .
            
             
               
                 Laurence
                 Dalton
                 ,
                 Norroy
              
               .
               Kings
               .
            
             
               
                 Bartholomew
                 Butler
                 ,
                 Vlster
              
               .
               Kings
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Edward
                 Merlin
                 ,
                 Portcullis
                 ,
                 obijt
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Turpin
              
               ,
               first
               Blewmantle
               ,
               secondly
               ,
               Windsor
               .
            
             
               
                 Raph
                 Langman
                 ,
                 Portcullis
                 ,
                 Yorke
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Cooke
                 ,
                 Rose
                 blanch
                 ,
                 Chester
                 ,
                 Clarencieux
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Hart
                 ,
                 Chester
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Nicholas
                 Dethicke
                 ,
                 Blewmantle
                 ,
                 Windsore
                 ,
                 obijt
                 Ian.
              
               1596.
               
            
             
               
                 Edmund
                 Knight
                 Rouge
                 Dragon
                 ,
                 Chester
                 ,
                 Norroy
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Dethick
                 Rougecroix
                 ,
                 Yorke
                 ,
                 Garter
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Glouer
                 Portcullis
                 ,
                 Somerset
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Dawes
                 Rougecroix
                 obijt
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Lee
                 Portcullis
                 ,
                 Richmond
                 ,
                 Clarencieux
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Nicholas
                 Paddy
                 Rougedragon
                 ,
                 Lancaster
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Rafe
                 Brooke
                 Rougecroix
                 ,
                 Yorke
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Humfrey
                 Hales
                 ,
                 Blewmantle
                 ,
                 Yorke
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Segar
                 Portcullis
                 ,
                 Somerset
                 ,
                 Norroy
                 ,
              
               Garter
               and
               Knight
               .
               This
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Segar
              
               being
               Portcullis
               Pursuiuant
               of
               Armes
               in
               the
               yeare
               1586.
               was
               imployed
               by
               Queene
               Elizabeth
               to
               attend
               the
               Earle
               of
               Leicester
               ,
               being
               her
               Lieuetenant
               ,
               and
               gouernour
               Generall
               of
               her
               forces
               in
               the
               Low
               Countries
               .
               And
               being
               Somerset
               Herald
               was
               imploied
               to
               attend
               the
               Embassage
               sent
               by
               the
               Earle
               of
               Shrewesbury
               to
               the
               French
               King
               ,
               Henry
               the
               Fourth
               ,
               to
               receiue
               his
               Oath
               ,
               and
               to
               inuest
               him
               with
               the
               order
               of
               the
               Garter
               .
               And
               afterwards
               being
               Norroy
               was
               ioynd
               Embassador
               with
               Roger
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Rutland
               ,
               to
               carry
               the
               Garter
               to
               Christian
               ,
               the
               fourth
               King
               of
               Denmarke
               .
               As
               also
               being
               Garter
               ,
               he
               was
               imploied
               in
               the
               like
               seruice
               ,
               to
               Morice
               ,
               the
               last
               Prince
               of
               Orenge
               ,
               deceased
               .
               And
               lately
               ioynd
               Embassadour
               with
               the
               now
               Viscount
               Dorchester
               ,
               to
               carry
               the
               Garter
               to
               Henry
               ,
               Prince
               of
               Orenge
               :
               In
               all
               which
               seruices
               ,
               he
               hath
               worthily
               demeaned
               himselfe
               .
            
             
               
                 Iames
                 Thomas
                 ,
                 Blewmantle
                 ,
                 Chester
                 :
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Rauen
                 ,
                 Rouge
                 Dragon
                 ,
                 Richmond
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Lant
                 ,
                 Portcullis
                 ,
                 Windsor
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Treswell
                 ,
                 Blewmantle
                 ,
                 Somerset
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Rougecroix
                 ,
                 Chester
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Smith
                 ,
                 Rougedragon
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Samuel
                 Thompson
                 ,
                 Portcullis
                 ,
                 Windsor
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Mercury
                 Patten
                 ,
                 Blewmantle
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Philip
                 Holland
                 ,
                 Rose
              
               ,
               extraordinary
               ,
               Portcullis
               .
            
          
           
             
               Pursuiuants
               of
               Armes
               ,
               created
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               our
               late
               dread
               Soueraigne
               Lord
               ,
               King
               Iames
               ,
               viz.
               
            
             
               
                 Philip
                 Holland
                 ,
                 Portcullis
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Guillam
                 ,
                 Portesmouth
                 ,
                 extr
                 .
              
               Secondly
               ,
               Rougecroix
               :
               This
               man
               is
               best
               knowne
               by
               an
               excellent
               Booke
               which
               he
               writ
               ,
               called
               
                 The
                 Display
                 of
                 Heraldrie
              
               .
            
             
               Henry
               Saint
               
                 George
                 ,
                 Rougerose
                 ,
                 ext
                 .
                 Blewmantle
                 ,
                 Richmond
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Sampson
                 ,
                 Leonard
                 ,
                 Rougecroix
                 ,
                 Blewmantle
                 :
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Philpot
                 ,
                 Blanchlion
                 extr
                 .
                 Rougedragon
                 ,
                 Somerset
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Augustine
                 Vincent
                 ,
                 Rougerose
                 Extr.
                 Rougedragon
                 ,
                 Windsore
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Bradshawe
                 Rougerose
                 ,
                 Extr.
                 Rougecroix
                 Windsore
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Haml●ne
                 Blanchlion
                 ,
                 extr
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Thompson
                 Rougedragon
              
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             In
             the
             raigne
             of
             our
             Soueraigne
             Lord
             and
             King
             now
             liuing
             ,
             these
             .
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Preston
               ,
               Portcullis
            
             .
             Who
             in
             the
             yeare
             1630.
             vpon
             the
             birth
             of
             the
             right
             excellent
             Prince
             Charles
             ,
             was
             by
             his
             Maiestie
             imployed
             to
             the
             Lords
             Iustices
             of
             the
             kingdome
             of
             Ireland
             with
             his
             Maiesties
             most
             gracious
             letters
             (
             according
             to
             the
             ancient
             custome
             )
             signifying
             to
             that
             Realme
             that
             most
             happy
             newes
             .
             Vpon
             whose
             arriuall
             ,
             the
             State
             there
             made
             great
             and
             large
             expressions
             of
             their
             ioyfull
             hearts
             for
             such
             welcome
             tidings
             ,
             worthily
             receiuing
             and
             bountifully
             rewarding
             the
             said
             Officer
             of
             Armes
             .
          
           
             
               George
               Owen
               ,
               Rougecroix
            
             .
          
           
             
               William
               Ryley
               ,
               Rouge-Rose
               ,
               extr
               .
            
             Created
             31.
             
             Iulij
             1630.
             
          
           
             Noblemen
             and
             Peeres
             of
             this
             Land
             ,
             in
             ancient
             time
             had
             their
             Heralds
             peculiar
             vnto
             themselues
             ,
             saith
             Milles.
             For
             Chester
             the
             Herauld
             ,
             and
             Falco
             the
             Pursuiuant
             ,
             liued
             at
             the
             command
             of
             the
             Prince
             of
             Wales
             ,
             and
             serued
             him
             :
             Humfrey
             Duke
             of
             Glocester
             ,
             and
             Earle
             of
             Penbroke
             ,
             had
             the
             Herald
             Penbrooke
             ,
             his
             domesticall
             Seruant
             .
             Richard
             also
             Duke
             of
             Glocester
             ,
             hauing
             now
             obtained
             the
             kingdome
             ,
             would
             needs
             haue
             his
             Herauld
             Glocester
             to
             be
             called
             King
             of
             Armes
             for
             all
             Wales
             .
             
               Charles
               Brandon
            
             Duke
             of
             Suffolke
             ,
             retained
             Suffolke
             Herauld
             ,
             and
             Marleon
             Pursuiuant
             .
             The
             Marquesse
             of
             Dorcester
             ,
             kept
             Groby
             Herauld
             .
             The
             Earle
             of
             Northumberland
             ,
             Northumberland
             Herauld
             ,
             and
             Esperance
             Pursuiuant
             .
             
               Arthur
               Plantaginet
            
             Viscount
             Lisle
             ,
             tooke
             vnto
             himselfe
             Lisle
             Pursuiuant
             ,
             and
             Baron
             
               Hastings
               ,
               Hasting
            
             Pursuiuant
             .
             But
             the
             condition
             of
             the
             Seruant
             is
             made
             better
             by
             the
             dignitie
             of
             his
             Lord
             and
             Master
             ,
             so
             these
             forenamed
             Heraulds
             liued
             not
             with
             like
             authoritie
             or
             priuiledges
             with
             the
             Kings
             .
          
           
             And
             here
             now
             giue
             me
             leaue
             to
             speake
             a
             little
             more
             of
             the
             Aetymologie
             ,
             Antiquitie
             ,
             and
             dignitie
             of
             Heraulds
             in
             generall
             .
          
           
             Herald
             ,
             
             Herold
             ,
             or
             Herault
             ,
             
               dicitur
               quasi
               Herus
               altus
            
             ,
             a
             high
             Maister
             :
             For
             this
             Officer
             was
             of
             great
             authoritie
             amongst
             the
             Romanes
             ,
             who
             plurally
             called
             them
             
               Feciales
               ,
               a
               faciendo
               ,
               quod
               belli
               pacisque
               faciendae
               penes
               cos
               ius
               erat
               ,
            
             or
             
               Fediales
               a
               faedere
               faciendo
            
             .
             And
             so
             with
             vs
             the
             word
             signifieth
             an
             Officer
             at
             Armes
             ,
             whose
             function
             is
             to
             denounce
             warre
             ,
             to
             proclaime
             peace
             ,
             or
             otherwise
             to
             be
             employed
             by
             the
             King
             ,
             in
             martiall
             messages
             ,
             or
             other
             businesse
             ;
             and
             so
             they
             are
             called
             
               Internuncij
               vel
               pacis
               ,
               vel
               belli
               ferendi
               .
            
             Messengers
             to
             carrie
             and
             offer
             either
             warre
             or
             peace
             .
          
           
             Heralt
             ,
             saith
             Verstegan
             ,
             in
             the
             Title
             of
             Honours
             and
             Offices
             ,
             is
             meerely
             a
             Teutonic
             or
             Duytch
             word
             ,
             and
             in
             that
             tongue
             and
             no
             other
             ,
             the
             true
             Aetymologie
             thereof
             is
             onely
             to
             be
             found
             .
          
           
             To
             begin
             then
             with
             the
             first
             syllable
             thereof
             ,
             which
             is
             Here
             ,
             though
             in
             composition
             abridged
             to
             Her
             ,
             it
             is
             the
             true
             and
             ancient
             Teutonic
             word
             for
             an
             Armie
             ,
             the
             same
             that
             Exercitus
             is
             in
             Latine
             ;
             and
             in
             that
             sence
             it
             is
             yet
             
             vsed
             in
             Germany
             .
             And
             whereas
             the
             Germanes
             doe
             now
             vse
             Here
             also
             for
             Lord
             ,
             yet
             anciently
             they
             so
             vsed
             it
             not
             .
             And
             although
             the
             Teutonic
             be
             more
             mixed
             with
             other
             strange
             languages
             ;
             yet
             this
             word
             Here
             ,
             as
             they
             vse
             it
             for
             Lord
             or
             master
             ,
             hath
             crept
             into
             their
             language
             from
             Herus
             in
             Latine
             ,
             after
             that
             the
             Latine
             tongue
             became
             knowne
             vnto
             them
             .
          
           
             A
             Healt
             in
             the
             Teutonick
             ,
             is
             a
             most
             couragious
             person
             ,
             a
             champion
             ,
             or
             an
             especiall
             challenger
             to
             a
             fight
             or
             combat
             ,
             of
             the
             weapon
             that
             such
             sometime
             most
             vsed
             ,
             called
             a
             Healtbard
             ,
             because
             it
             was
             borne
             by
             a
             Healt
             ,
             we
             yet
             ,
             though
             corruptly
             ,
             retaine
             the
             name
             of
             Holbard
             ,
             and
             the
             Netherlands
             make
             it
             Heilbard
             .
          
           
             Here-healt
             by
             abbreuiation
             Heralt
             ,
             as
             also
             Herald
             ,
             doth
             rightly
             signifie
             ,
             the
             Champion
             of
             the
             armie
             .
             And
             (
             growing
             to
             be
             a
             name
             of
             Office
             )
             he
             that
             hath
             in
             the
             armie
             the
             especiall
             charge
             to
             challenge
             vnto
             battell
             or
             combat
             :
             in
             which
             sense
             our
             name
             of
             Herald
             doth
             nearest
             approach
             vnto
             Fecialis
             in
             Latine
             ,
             as
             I
             haue
             touched
             before
             .
          
           
             
             The
             Feciales
             amongst
             the
             Romanes
             ,
             saith
             one
             ,
             were
             Priests
             .
             For
             
               Numa
               Pompilius
            
             (
             who
             flourished
             
               circa
               ann
               .
               mundi
            
             3283.
             )
             the
             second
             King
             of
             the
             Romanes
             ,
             diuided
             the
             institution
             of
             diuine
             honour
             into
             eight
             parts
             ,
             and
             so
             instituted
             and
             ordained
             eight
             seuerall
             orders
             of
             Priests
             ;
             and
             endowed
             the
             Colledge
             of
             these
             Feciales
             or
             Heralds
             with
             the
             seuenth
             part
             of
             this
             his
             sacred
             constitution
             .
             Their
             Colledge
             at
             Rome
             was
             composed
             of
             twenty
             Heraulds
             ,
             chosen
             out
             of
             ancient
             and
             eminent
             families
             ,
             the
             chiefe
             whereof
             (
             for
             excellence
             )
             was
             called
             
               Pater
               Patratus
            
             ,
             because
             by
             being
             chiefe
             of
             that
             companie
             ,
             he
             ought
             to
             haue
             children
             ,
             and
             his
             owne
             Father
             yet
             liuing
             .
             Their
             chiefe
             office
             was
             ,
             To
             take
             care
             that
             the
             Romanes
             did
             not
             commence
             ,
             and
             make
             vniust
             warre
             against
             any
             confederate
             Citie
             ,
             and
             that
             if
             any
             such
             a
             city
             had
             committed
             any
             thing
             against
             the
             conditions
             of
             the
             confederacie
             ,
             truce
             ,
             and
             entercourse
             ,
             then
             they
             were
             to
             go
             as
             Embassadours
             ,
             first
             to
             challenge
             their
             right
             in
             milde
             words
             ;
             which
             if
             denyed
             ,
             then
             to
             proclaime
             warre
             ,
             
               Neque
               iustum
               aliquod
               bellum
               fore
               censebatur
               ,
               nisi
               id
               per
               Feciales
               esset
               indictum
            
             :
             Neither
             was
             any
             warre
             thought
             to
             be
             iust
             and
             lawfull
             ,
             but
             that
             which
             was
             denounced
             by
             these
             Feciales
             ,
             or
             Heralds
             .
          
           
             
             In
             France
             (
             saith
             
               Andrew
               Favine
            
             )
             Heralds
             haue
             euer
             beene
             in
             high
             esteeme
             ,
             and
             not
             onely
             the
             King
             of
             Armes
             ,
             
               Mont-ioy
               ,
               S.
               Denis
            
             ,
             but
             also
             the
             other
             Heralds
             ,
             and
             Pursuiuants
             ,
             were
             of
             noble
             extraction
             :
             and
             Mont-ioy
             could
             not
             be
             admitted
             without
             making
             proofe
             of
             his
             Noblenesse
             by
             three
             races
             ,
             as
             well
             of
             his
             Fathers
             stocke
             ,
             as
             by
             his
             mothers
             side
             .
             There
             was
             two
             thousand
             pounds
             of
             rents
             in
             Lands
             and
             free
             tenure
             ,
             allowed
             for
             the
             said
             Mont-ioy
             particularly
             ,
             and
             a
             thousand
             pounds
             of
             annuall
             pension
             ,
             besides
             other
             rights
             .
             As
             for
             the
             other
             Heralds
             ,
             they
             haue
             a
             thousand
             pounds
             in
             pension
             ,
             with
             other
             rights
             and
             priuiledges
             .
          
           
             Now
             for
             such
             rights
             and
             priuiledges
             as
             were
             granted
             to
             kings
             of
             Armes
             and
             Heralds
             ,
             some
             doe
             ascribe
             them
             to
             the
             King
             and
             Emperour
             Charlemaigne
             :
             others
             to
             Alexander
             the
             Great
             of
             Macedon
             ,
             and
             others
             to
             the
             Emperour
             of
             Germany
             ,
             Charles
             king
             of
             Bohemia
             ,
             fourth
             of
             that
             name
             ,
             nourished
             from
             his
             youth
             in
             the
             Court
             of
             the
             Father
             of
             Cheualrie
             ,
             
               Philip
               de
               Valoys
            
             ,
             king
             of
             France
             ,
             sixth
             and
             last
             of
             that
             name
             ,
             as
             here
             followeth
             the
             tenure
             in
             these
             words
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             The
             Priuiledges
             granted
             to
             Kings
             ,
             and
             Heralds
             of
             Armes
             ,
             translated
             out
             of
             the
             French
             in
             the
             Theater
             of
             Honour
             .
          
           
             My
             Souldiers
             ,
             you
             are
             and
             shall
             bee
             called
             Heralds
             ,
             Companions
             for
             kings
             ,
             and
             Iudges
             of
             crimes
             committed
             by
             Noblemen
             ;
             and
             arbitratours
             of
             their
             quarrels
             and
             differences
             .
             You
             must
             liue
             hereafter
             exempted
             from
             going
             any
             more
             to
             warre
             ,
             or
             militarie
             factions
             .
             Councell
             kings
             for
             the
             best
             ,
             the
             benefit
             of
             the
             weale
             publique
             ,
             and
             for
             their
             Honour
             and
             Royall
             dignitie
             .
             Correct
             all
             matters
             vile
             and
             dishonest
             :
             fauour
             widowes
             ,
             succour
             orphanes
             ,
             and
             defend
             them
             from
             all
             violence
             .
             Assist
             with
             your
             counsell
             such
             Princes
             and
             Lords
             in
             whose
             Courts
             you
             shall
             abide
             ,
             and
             freely
             and
             without
             feare
             ,
             demand
             of
             them
             whatsoeuer
             is
             needfull
             for
             you
             ,
             as
             food
             ,
             rayment
             ,
             and
             defrayings
             .
             If
             any
             one
             of
             them
             shall
             deny
             you
             ,
             let
             him
             bee
             infamous
             ,
             without
             glory
             or
             honour
             ,
             and
             reputed
             as
             criminall
             of
             high
             treason
             .
             In
             like
             manner
             also
             ,
             haue
             you
             an
             especiall
             care
             ,
             to
             keepe
             your selues
             from
             vilifying
             your
             noble
             exercise
             ,
             and
             the
             Honour
             wherewith
             you
             ought
             to
             come
             neare
             vs
             at
             all
             times
             .
             See
             there
             be
             no
             entrance
             into
             Princes
             Courts
             ,
             either
             of
             drunkennesse
             ,
             ill
             speaking
             ,
             flattery
             ,
             babling
             indiscreetly
             ,
             ianglery
             ,
             buffonnerie
             ,
             and
             such
             other
             vices
             ,
             which
             soyle
             and
             shame
             the
             reputation
             of
             men
             .
             Giue
             good
             example
             euery
             where
             ,
             maintaine
             equitie
             ,
             and
             repaire
             the
             wrongs
             done
             by
             great
             men
             to
             their
             inferiours
             .
             Remember
             what
             priuiledges
             we
             haue
             granted
             you
             ,
             in
             recompence
             of
             the
             painfull
             trauells
             in
             warre
             ,
             which
             you
             endured
             with
             vs.
             And
             let
             not
             the
             Honours
             which
             we
             haue
             bestowed
             on
             you
             ,
             bee
             conuerted
             to
             blame
             and
             infamie
             by
             dishonest
             liuing
             :
             the
             punishment
             whereof
             we
             reserue
             to
             our selfe
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Kings
             of
             France
             our
             Successours
             .
          
           
             Seuen
             Danish
             Kings
             ,
             besides
             some
             of
             Norway
             ,
             and
             Sweden
             ,
             haue
             had
             for
             their
             proper
             appellation
             the
             name
             of
             Herald
             ,
             or
             Harold
             ,
             which
             is
             all
             one
             with
             Heralt
             ,
             saith
             Verstegan
             .
             So
             honourable
             was
             it
             accounted
             of
             in
             old
             time
             ,
             that
             so
             many
             Kings
             thereby
             were
             called
             ,
             in
             regard
             as
             it
             appeareth
             ,
             that
             themselues
             might
             be
             honoured
             and
             respected
             as
             the
             most
             couragious
             of
             the
             armie
             .
          
           
             Heralds
             (
             saith
             Stow
             )
             (
             out
             of
             an
             old
             History
             ,
             
             written
             aboue
             sixe
             hundred
             yeares
             since
             ,
             which
             he
             found
             in
             the
             Reuestrie
             or
             Treasurie
             of
             Saint
             Pauls
             Church
             )
             be
             they
             which
             our
             Elders
             were
             wont
             to
             call
             Heroes
             ,
             that
             is
             to
             say
             ,
             those
             which
             were
             greater
             ,
             or
             surpassing
             all
             men
             in
             Maiestie
             ,
             and
             yet
             inferiour
             to
             the
             Gods.
             For
             ,
             whom
             the
             people
             of
             antiquitie
             did
             perceiue
             to
             be
             notable
             ,
             and
             surmounting
             all
             others
             in
             his
             acts
             and
             feates
             ,
             renowned
             in
             vertues
             ,
             and
             friendly
             or
             gracious
             vnto
             them
             ;
             him
             would
             they
             magnifie
             ,
             and
             exalt
             in
             the
             highest
             degree
             ,
             and
             as
             it
             were
             ,
             with
             their
             good
             words
             make
             him
             cosin
             to
             Iove
             the
             omnipotent
             .
             Placing
             such
             amongst
             the
             Gods
             ,
             if
             it
             so
             were
             ,
             that
             they
             had
             wrought
             some
             miraculous
             feate
             aboue
             the
             common
             course
             of
             Nature
             .
             But
             if
             there
             were
             no
             such
             miraculous
             or
             wonderfull
             deeds
             ,
             but
             that
             through
             their
             vertues
             they
             seemed
             wonderfull
             and
             honourable
             ,
             then
             thought
             they
             to
             call
             such
             persons
             ,
             not
             altogether
             Gods
             ,
             nor
             yet
             simplie
             men
             ,
             but
             inuented
             out
             a
             meane
             word
             and
             name
             for
             them
             ,
             calling
             them
             Heroes
             ,
             as
             it
             were
             halfe-gods
             ,
             and
             of
             this
             word
             Heroes
             ,
             or
             Heros
             ,
             groweth
             by
             corruption
             of
             vse
             this
             name
             Herald
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             same
             place
             he
             proues
             that
             Heralds
             here
             in
             England
             were
             as
             ancient
             
             as
             the
             dayes
             of
             Brute
             (
             who
             flourished
             aboue
             eleuen
             hundred
             yeares
             before
             the
             birth
             of
             Christ
             )
             who
             bare
             (
             saith
             hee
             )
             Gules
             ,
             two
             Lions
             rampant
             ,
             endorsed
             Or
             ,
             according
             to
             this
             peece
             out
             of
             Hardings
             Chronicle
             .
          
           
             
               
               He
               bare
               of
               Goulis
               twoo
               liones
               of
               golde
            
             
               Countre
               Rampant
               ,
               with
               golde
               only
               crouned
               ,
            
             
               Which
               kings
               of
               Troy
               in
               bataill
               barefull
               bold
               .
            
          
           
             Neither
             can
             it
             be
             iustly
             said
             ,
             for
             all
             this
             ,
             that
             Heralds
             were
             not
             knowne
             nor
             in
             request
             in
             this
             kingdome
             ,
             but
             since
             the
             time
             of
             Brute
             .
             For
             euen
             from
             the
             instant
             ,
             that
             the
             descendants
             of
             Adam
             were
             distinguished
             into
             Nobles
             and
             Yeomen
             ;
             there
             haue
             beene
             combats
             ,
             battells
             ,
             and
             encounters
             ,
             and
             consequently
             Heralds
             ,
             deriued
             from
             the
             body
             of
             Nobilitie
             .
          
           
             Now
             at
             the
             length
             let
             me
             turne
             backe
             to
             the
             foresaid
             defunct
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Wriothesley
            
             ,
             to
             whom
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             Kings
             Heralds
             and
             Pursuiuants
             of
             Armes
             ;
             king
             Richard
             the
             third
             in
             the
             first
             yeare
             of
             his
             raigne
             ,
             granted
             and
             gaue
             by
             his
             letters
             Patents
             ,
             
             all
             that
             messuage
             with
             the
             appurtenances
             called
             Cold-Harber
             ,
             in
             the
             Parish
             of
             All
             Saints
             the
             little
             in
             London
             ;
             freeing
             them
             
               à
               Subsidijs
               ,
               theolonijs
               ,
               &
               omnibus
               Reipub.
               muneribus
            
             :
             Dated
             at
             Westminster
             the
             second
             of
             March
             ,
             without
             fine
             or
             fee.
             How
             the
             said
             Heralds
             departed
             therewith
             (
             saith
             Stow
             )
             I
             haue
             not
             read
             :
             but
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             the
             Bishop
             of
             Durhams
             house
             ,
             neare
             Charing
             Crosse
             ,
             being
             taken
             into
             the
             Kings
             hand
             ;
             
               Cuthbert
               Tunstall
            
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             Durham
             ,
             was
             lodged
             in
             this
             Cold-Harber
             .
          
           
             But
             in
             my
             iudgement
             I
             still
             digresse
             ,
             or
             at
             leastwise
             driue
             off
             my
             Reader
             ouer
             long
             from
             the
             knowledge
             of
             the
             time
             of
             this
             mans
             death
             ;
             which
             I
             cannot
             set
             downe
             neither
             certainly
             :
             yet
             I
             gather
             by
             circumstances
             ,
             that
             it
             should
             be
             about
             the
             latter
             end
             of
             the
             raigne
             of
             king
             Hen.
             the
             seuenth
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             lyeth
             buried
             by
             her
             husband
             ,
             Eleanor
             ,
             the
             second
             wife
             of
             the
             foresaid
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Wriothesley
            
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             lieth
             buried
             Ioan
             wyfe
             to
             
               Thomas
               Wriothesley
            
             ,
             sonne
             to
             the
             said
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Wriothesley
            
             .
          
           
             
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Iohn
               Wriothesley
            
             the
             younger
             ,
             sonne
             to
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Wriothesly
            
             and
             Eleanor
             ,
             with
             others
             of
             that
             familie
             ,
             mentioned
             by
             Stow
             in
             his
             Suruay
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             
             This
             Church
             is
             likewise
             much
             honoured
             by
             the
             Sepultures
             of
             Sir
             
               Henry
               Grey
            
             knight
             ,
             sonne
             and
             heire
             to
             
               George
               Grey
            
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Kent
             :
             as
             also
             by
             
               Reginald
               Grey
            
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Kent
             .
             Of
             which
             (
             their
             Funeralls
             being
             so
             neare
             these
             times
             )
             in
             another
             place
             .
          
        
         
           
             S.
             Benet
             Pauls
             Wharfe
             .
          
           
             
             In
             this
             Church
             lie
             entombed
             the
             bodyes
             of
             Sir
             
               William
               Cheyney
            
             knight
             ,
             and
             Dame
             Margaret
             his
             wife
             ,
             which
             Sir
             
               William
               Cheyney
            
             deceased
             ,
             Ann.
             1422.
             
          
           
             In
             this
             Parish
             and
             partly
             (
             as
             I
             take
             it
             )
             in
             Saint
             Peters
             the
             little
             ,
             is
             a
             faire
             house
             ,
             sometime
             (
             belonging
             to
             the
             Stanleys
             ;
             vpon
             the
             outward
             wall
             whereof
             are
             embossed
             the
             Armes
             ,
             or
             rather
             ,
             if
             you
             will
             ,
             the
             legges
             of
             the
             Isle
             of
             
             Man
             ;
             for
             that
             the
             Stanleys
             ,
             honoured
             with
             the
             title
             of
             Earles
             of
             Darby
             ,
             were
             commonly
             called
             Kings
             of
             Man.
             This
             house
             was
             built
             by
             
               Thomas
               Stanley
            
             ,
             first
             of
             that
             sirname
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Darby
             ,
             and
             so
             for
             a
             long
             time
             it
             was
             called
             Darbie
             House
             ,
             but
             at
             length
             it
             being
             in
             the
             tenure
             of
             Sir
             
               Richard
               Sackuile
            
             knight
             ,
             fallen
             by
             morgage
             vnto
             him
             ,
             for
             which
             morgage
             ,
             
               Thomas
               Howard
            
             Duke
             of
             Norfolke
             ,
             out
             of
             his
             affection
             to
             the
             office
             of
             Armes
             ,
             satisfied
             the
             said
             Sir
             Richard
             ;
             who
             thereupon
             past
             it
             ouer
             to
             Q.
             Mary
             ,
             and
             at
             the
             instant
             request
             of
             the
             said
             Duke
             ,
             she
             by
             her
             Charter
             granted
             it
             to
             Sir
             
               Gilbert
               Dethicke
            
             ,
             as
             then
             Garter
             ,
             principall
             King
             of
             Armes
             ,
             who
             lieth
             buried
             in
             this
             Church
             ;
             
               Thomas
               Hauley
               ,
               Clarencieux
            
             ,
             king
             of
             Armes
             of
             the
             south
             parts
             ,
             
               William
               Haruey
               ,
               Norroy
            
             ,
             king
             of
             Armes
             of
             the
             north
             parts
             ;
             and
             to
             the
             other
             Heralds
             and
             Pursuiuants
             of
             Armes
             (
             expressing
             their
             titles
             and
             order
             )
             
               qui
               pro
               tempore
               fuerint
            
             ,
             
             
               in
               perpetuum
               ;
               vt
               essent
               vnum
               corpus
               corporatum
               in
               re
               ,
               facto
               ,
               &
               nomine
               :
               habeantque
               successionem
               perpetuam
               ,
               nec
               non
               quoddam
               sigillum
               commune
               .
            
             To
             the
             end
             that
             the
             said
             King
             of
             Armes
             ,
             Heralds
             ,
             and
             Pursuiuants
             of
             Armes
             ,
             
             and
             their
             successors
             might
             (
             at
             their
             liking
             )
             dwell
             together
             ,
             and
             at
             conuenient
             times
             ,
             meete
             together
             ,
             speake
             ,
             conferre
             ,
             and
             agree
             among
             themselues
             ,
             for
             the
             good
             gouernement
             of
             their
             faculty
             ,
             and
             their
             Records
             might
             be
             more
             safely
             kept
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             Dated
             the
             18.
             day
             of
             Iuly
             ,
             1555.
             
             Philip
             and
             Mary
             ,
             the
             first
             and
             third
             yeare
             .
          
           
             This
             Corporation
             consists
             of
             thirteene
             in
             number
             ,
             whose
             names
             and
             titles
             at
             this
             time
             ,
             
               viz.
               Anno
            
             1631.
             are
             as
             followeth
             .
          
           
             
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Segar
              
               Knight
               ,
               Garter
               ,
               Principall
               King
               of
               Armes
               .
            
             
               Sir
               Richard
               S.
               George
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               Clarencieux
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Borough
              
               Knight
               .
               Norroy
               ,
               Prouinciall
               Kings
               :
            
             
               
                 William
                 Penson
              
               ,
               Lancaster
               ,
            
             
               Sir
               Henry
               S.
               George
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               Richmond
               .
            
             
               
                 Henry
                 Chitting
              
               ,
               Chester
               ,
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Philipot
              
               Somerset
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 le
                 Neue
              
               ,
               Yorke
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Bradshaw
              
               ,
               Windsore
               .
               Heralds
               .
            
          
           
             These
             sixe
             Heralds
             ,
             
             
               non
               ab
               Officiorum
               praestantia
               ,
               sed
               è
               creationis
               cuiusque
               antiquitate
               locos
               obtinet
               :
            
             not
             from
             the
             excellencie
             of
             their
             office
             ,
             but
             according
             to
             the
             prioritie
             of
             their
             creation
             ,
             take
             preheminence
             .
          
           
             And
             to
             make
             vp
             the
             number
             ,
             there
             are
             foure
             Pursuiuants
             in
             this
             Colledge
             ,
             helpers
             and
             furtherers
             (
             likewise
             )
             in
             matters
             of
             Heraldry
             ,
             although
             of
             an
             inferiour
             Classe
             ,
             viz.
             
             
               
                 Rouge-crosse
                 ,
                 so
                 called
                 of
                 the
                 red
                 crosse
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 Saint
                 George
                 the
                 Tutelar
                 Saint
                 of
                 all
                 Englishmen
                 is
                 famozed
                 .
              
               
                 Blewmantle
                 ,
                 so
                 called
                 of
                 a
                 skie-coloured
                 coate
                 of
                 Armes
                 ,
                 
                   Francica
                   maiestatis
                
                 ,
                 of
                 a
                 French-like
                 Maiesty
                 assumed
                 by
                 K.
                 Edward
                 the
                 third
                 .
              
               
                 Rouge-Dragon
                 ,
                 of
                 a
                 red
                 Dragon
                 sustaining
                 the
                 Shield
                 Roiall
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 instituted
                 by
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 seuenth
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Port
                   cullis
                
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Port
                 cullis
                 which
                 the
                 said
                 Henry
                 the
                 seuenth
                 vsed
                 in
                 his
                 Cognisance
                 :
              
            
          
           
             If
             you
             would
             know
             more
             of
             this
             Colledge
             ,
             may
             it
             please
             you
             peruse
             Sir
             
               Henry
               Spilmans
            
             Glossarie
             ,
             
               litera
               .
               H.
            
             
          
        
         
           
           
             Saint
             Michaels
             Querne
             .
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             interred
             the
             body
             of
             
               Iohn
               Leland
            
             ,
             or
             Leyland
             ,
             Natiue
             of
             this
             honourable
             Citie
             of
             London
             ,
             
             brought
             vp
             in
             the
             Vniuersities
             of
             England
             and
             France
             ,
             where
             he
             greatly
             profited
             in
             all
             good
             learning
             and
             languages
             :
             Keeper
             of
             the
             Libraries
             he
             was
             to
             King
             Henry
             the
             Eight
             ,
             in
             which
             Office
             he
             chiefly
             applied
             himselfe
             to
             the
             study
             of
             Antiquities
             ;
             wherein
             he
             was
             so
             laborious
             and
             exquisite
             ,
             that
             few
             ,
             or
             none
             ,
             either
             before
             or
             since
             ,
             may
             bee
             with
             him
             compared
             :
             which
             will
             best
             appeare
             by
             his
             New
             yeares
             gift
             to
             the
             said
             King
             Henry
             ,
             written
             in
             Latine
             ,
             and
             translated
             into
             English
             by
             his
             contemporarie
             companion
             ,
             
               Iohn
               Bale
            
             ,
             and
             by
             him
             intituled
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             loboryouse
             Iourney
             and
             serche
             of
             Iohan
             Leylande
             ,
             for
             Englandes
             Antiquitees
             ,
             
             giuen
             of
             him
             as
             a
             New
             yeares
             gift
             to
             Kynge
             Henry
             the
             Eyghte
             in
             the
             thirty
             seuenth
             yeere
             of
             his
             Reygne
             .
          
           
             
             
               Vbi
               tuae
               celsit
               udini
               visum
               fuit
               ,
               &c.
            
             so
             it
             begins
             in
             Latine
             .
             Where
             as
             it
             pleased
             youre
             hyghnesse
             vpon
             very
             iust
             consideratyons
             to
             encourage
             mee
             ,
             by
             the
             authoryte
             of
             youre
             moste
             graciouse
             Commyssion
             ,
             to
             peruse
             and
             dyligently
             to
             serche
             all
             the
             Libraries
             of
             Monasteries
             and
             Collegies
             of
             this
             youre
             noble
             Realme
             ,
             to
             the
             entent
             that
             the
             Monuments
             of
             auncyent
             Wryters
             ,
             as
             well
             of
             other
             Nacyons
             ,
             as
             of
             your
             owne
             Prouynce
             ,
             myghte
             be
             brought
             out
             of
             deadly
             darkenesse
             ,
             to
             lyuely
             lyght
             ,
             and
             to
             receiue
             lyke
             thankes
             of
             their
             posteryte
             ,
             as
             they
             hoped
             for
             at
             such
             time
             ,
             as
             they
             employed
             their
             long
             and
             great
             studies
             to
             the
             publique
             wealthe
             .
          
           
             
             Yea
             ,
             and
             furthermore
             ,
             that
             the
             holy
             scripture
             of
             God
             might
             both
             be
             sincerely
             taught
             and
             learned
             ,
             all
             maner
             of
             supersticion
             and
             crafty
             coloured
             doctrine
             of
             a
             rowte
             of
             romane
             Bishops
             totally
             expelled
             oute
             of
             this
             your
             most
             Catholique
             realme
             .
             I
             thinke
             it
             now
             no
             lesse
             ,
             than
             my
             very
             dewtie
             ,
             breuely
             to
             declare
             to
             your
             Maiestie
             ,
             what
             frutes
             haue
             spronge
             of
             my
             laboriouse
             iourney
             and
             costly
             enterprise
             ,
             both
             roted
             vpon
             your
             infinite
             goodnesse
             and
             liberalite
             ,
             qualitees
             ,
             right
             highly
             to
             be
             estemed
             in
             al
             Princes
             ,
             and
             most
             specially
             in
             yow
             ,
             as
             naturally
             your
             owne
             wele
             knowne
             proprietes
             .
          
           
             
             First
             I
             haue
             conserued
             many
             good
             authors
             ,
             the
             which
             otherwise
             had
             ben
             like
             to
             haue
             perished
             ,
             to
             no
             small
             incommodite
             of
             good
             letters
             .
             Of
             the
             which
             ,
             parte
             remaine
             in
             the
             most
             magnificent
             libraries
             of
             your
             royall
             Palaces
             .
             Part
             also
             remaine
             in
             my
             custodie
             ,
             whereby
             I
             trust
             right
             shortly
             ,
             so
             to
             describe
             your
             most
             noble
             Realme
             ,
             and
             to
             publish
             the
             Maiestie
             of
             the
             excellent
             actes
             of
             youre
             progenitors
             ,
             
             hitherto
             sore
             obscured
             ,
             bothe
             for
             lacke
             of
             emprinting
             of
             such
             workes
             as
             lay
             secretly
             in
             corners
             .
          
           
             And
             also
             because
             men
             of
             eloquence
             hath
             not
             enterprised
             to
             set
             them
             forth
             in
             a
             florishing
             stile
             ,
             in
             some
             times
             past
             not
             commonly
             vsed
             in
             England
             of
             Writers
             ,
             
             otherwise
             wele
             learned
             ,
             and
             now
             in
             such
             estimacion
             ,
             that
             except
             truth
             be
             delicately
             clothed
             in
             purpure
             ,
             her
             written
             veritees
             can
             scant
             finde
             a
             Reader
             .
             That
             all
             the
             world
             shall
             euidently
             perceiue
             ,
             that
             no
             particular
             region
             ,
             may
             iustly
             be
             more
             extolled
             ,
             than
             yours
             for
             true
             nobilitie
             and
             vertues
             at
             all
             points
             renoumed
             .
          
           
           
             Farther
             ,
             more
             part
             of
             the
             exemplaries
             ,
             curiously
             sought
             by
             me
             ,
             and
             fortunately
             found
             in
             sundry
             places
             of
             this
             your
             dominion
             ,
             hath
             bene
             emprinted
             in
             Germany
             ,
             and
             now
             be
             in
             the
             presses
             chefely
             of
             Frobenus
             ,
             that
             not
             alonly
             the
             Germaines
             ,
             but
             also
             the
             Italianes
             themselfe
             ,
             that
             count
             as
             the
             Grekes
             ded
             full
             arrogantly
             ,
             all
             other
             Nacions
             to
             be
             barbarouse
             and
             vnlettered
             ,
             sauing
             their
             owne
             ,
             shall
             haue
             a
             direct
             occasion
             openly
             of
             force
             to
             say
             :
             That
             
               Britannia
               prima
               fuit
               parens
            
             ,
             
             
               altrix
               (
               addo
               hoc
               etiam
               &
               iure
               quidem
               optimo
               )
               conseruatrix
               cùm
               virorum
               magnorum
               tum
               maxime
               ingeniorum
               :
            
             Britaine
             was
             a
             mother
             ,
             a
             nurse
             ,
             and
             a
             maintainer
             ,
             not
             onely
             of
             worthy
             men
             ,
             but
             also
             of
             most
             excellent
             wits
             .
          
           
             And
             that
             profite
             hath
             risen
             by
             the
             aforesaid
             iourney
             ,
             in
             bringing
             full
             many
             things
             to
             light
             ,
             as
             concerning
             the
             vsurped
             autorite
             of
             the
             Bishop
             of
             Rome
             and
             his
             complices
             ,
             to
             the
             manifest
             and
             violent
             derogation
             of
             Kingly
             dignite
             :
             I
             referre
             my selfe
             most
             humbly
             to
             your
             most
             prudent
             ,
             learned
             ,
             and
             high
             iudgement
             ,
             
             to
             discerne
             my
             diligence
             in
             the
             long
             Volume
             ,
             wherein
             I
             haue
             made
             answer
             for
             the
             defence
             of
             your
             supreme
             dignitie
             ,
             al
             only
             lening
             to
             the
             strong
             pillor
             of
             holy
             scripture
             ,
             against
             the
             whole
             Colledge
             of
             the
             Romanists
             ,
             cloking
             their
             crafty
             affections
             and
             arguments
             ,
             vnder
             the
             name
             of
             one
             poore
             Pighius
             of
             Vltraiect
             in
             Germany
             ,
             and
             standing
             to
             them
             as
             to
             their
             onely
             anker
             ,
             hold
             against
             tempests
             that
             they
             know
             will
             arise
             ,
             if
             truth
             may
             be
             by
             licens
             lette
             in
             to
             haue
             a
             voyce
             in
             the
             generall
             counsell
             .
          
           
             Yet
             herin
             only
             I
             haue
             not
             pytched
             the
             supreme
             worke
             of
             my
             labour
             ,
             wherunto
             your
             grace
             ,
             most
             like
             a
             kinglye
             Patron
             of
             all
             good
             lernyng
             ,
             ded
             animate
             me
             .
             But
             also
             considering
             and
             expending
             with
             my selfe
             ,
             how
             great
             a
             number
             of
             excellent
             godly
             wittes
             and
             writers
             ,
             lerned
             with
             the
             best
             ,
             as
             the
             times
             serued
             ,
             hath
             bene
             in
             this
             your
             region
             ;
             Not
             onely
             at
             such
             times
             as
             the
             Romane
             Emperors
             had
             recourse
             to
             it
             ,
             but
             also
             in
             those
             daies
             that
             the
             Saxons
             preuailed
             of
             the
             Britaines
             ,
             
             and
             the
             Normans
             of
             the
             Saxons
             ,
             could
             not
             but
             with
             a
             feruent
             zele
             ,
             and
             honest
             corage
             ,
             commend
             them
             to
             memory
             Els
             ,
             alas
             ,
             like
             to
             haue
             bene
             perpetually
             obscured
             ,
             or
             to
             haue
             lightly
             remembred
             as
             vncertaine
             shaddowes
             .
          
           
             Wherfor
             I
             knowing
             by
             infinite
             varietie
             of
             bookes
             ,
             and
             assiduouse
             reading
             of
             them
             ,
             
             who
             hath
             bene
             lerned
             ,
             and
             who
             hath
             written
             from
             time
             to
             time
             in
             this
             realme
             ,
             haue
             digested
             into
             four
             bokes
             ,
             the
             names
             of
             them
             ,
             with
             their
             liues
             and
             monuments
             of
             lerning
             .
             And
             to
             them
             added
             this
             title
             .
             
               De
               viris
               illustribus
            
             ,
             folowing
             the
             profitable
             example
             of
             
               Hierome
               ,
               Gannadie
               ,
               Cassiodore
               ,
               Seuerayne
               ,
            
             and
             Trittemie
             ,
             a
             late
             Writer
             .
             But
             alway
             so
             handling
             the
             matter
             ,
             that
             I
             haue
             more
             exspaciated
             in
             this
             campe
             ,
             then
             they
             ded
             ,
             as
             in
             a
             thing
             that
             desired
             to
             be
             somewhat
             at
             large
             ,
             and
             to
             haue
             ornature
             .
             The
             first
             boke
             beginning
             at
             the
             Druides
             ,
             is
             deducted
             vnto
             the
             time
             of
             the
             comming
             of
             S.
             Augustine
             into
             England
             .
             The
             second
             is
             from
             the
             time
             of
             Augustine
             ,
             vnto
             the
             aduente
             of
             the
             Normans
             .
             The
             third
             from
             the
             Normans
             ,
             to
             the
             end
             of
             the
             moste
             honourable
             reigne
             of
             the
             mightie
             ,
             famouse
             ,
             and
             prudent
             Prince
             ,
             Henry
             the
             seuenth
             your
             Father
             .
             The
             fourth
             beginneth
             with
             the
             name
             of
             your
             Maieste
             ,
             whose
             glory
             in
             lerning
             ,
             is
             to
             the
             world
             so
             clerely
             knowne
             ,
             that
             though
             emonge
             the
             liues
             of
             other
             lerned
             men
             ,
             I
             haue
             accurately
             celebrated
             the
             names
             of
             Bladud
             ,
             
             
               Mulmutius
               ,
               Constantinus
               Magnus
               ,
               Sigebert
               ,
               Alfridus
               ,
               Alfridus
               magnus
               ,
               Athelsta●e
               ,
            
             and
             Henry
             the
             first
             ,
             
             Kings
             ,
             and
             your
             progenitors
             .
             And
             also
             Ethelward
             ,
             second
             sonne
             to
             Alfride
             the
             great
             ,
             Humfryde
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Glocester
             ,
             and
             Tipetote
             Earle
             of
             Worcestre
             ,
             yet
             conferred
             with
             your
             grace
             ,
             they
             serue
             as
             small
             lights
             (
             if
             I
             may
             freely
             say
             my
             iudgement
             ,
             your
             high
             modesty
             not
             offended
             )
             in
             respect
             of
             the
             daye
             starre
             .
          
           
             
             Now
             farther
             to
             insinuate
             to
             your
             grace
             ,
             of
             what
             matters
             the
             Writers
             ,
             whose
             liues
             I
             haue
             congested
             into
             foure
             bookes
             ,
             hath
             treated
             of
             .
             I
             may
             right
             boldly
             say
             ;
             that
             beside
             the
             cognicion
             of
             the
             foure
             tongues
             ,
             in
             the
             which
             ,
             par●
             of
             them
             hath
             excelled
             ,
             that
             there
             is
             no
             kinde
             of
             liberall
             science
             ,
             or
             any
             feate
             concerning
             learning
             ,
             in
             the
             which
             they
             haue
             not
             shewed
             certaine
             arguments
             o●
             great
             felicitie
             of
             witte
             .
             Yea
             ,
             and
             concerning
             the
             interpretation
             of
             holy
             Scripture
             ,
             both
             after
             the
             ancient
             forme
             ,
             and
             sens
             the
             scholasticall
             trade
             ,
             they
             haue
             reigned
             as
             in
             a
             certaine
             excellency
             .
          
           
             
             And
             as
             touching
             historicall
             knowledge
             ,
             there
             hath
             bene
             to
             the
             number
             of
             a
             full
             hundreth
             or
             mo
             ,
             that
             from
             time
             to
             time
             hath
             with
             great
             diligence
             ,
             and
             no
             lesse
             faith
             ,
             wolde
             to
             God
             with
             like
             eloquence
             ,
             perscribed
             the
             actes
             of
             your
             noble
             predecessors
             ,
             and
             the
             fortunes
             of
             this
             your
             Realme
             ,
             so
             incredibly
             great
             ,
             that
             hee
             that
             hath
             not
             seane
             ,
             and
             throughly
             redde
             their
             workes
             ,
             can
             litle
             pronounce
             in
             this
             parte
             .
          
           
             Wherfor
             ,
             after
             that
             I
             had
             perpended
             the
             honest
             and
             profitable
             studies
             of
             these
             Historiographers
             ,
             I
             was
             totally
             enflamed
             with
             a
             loue
             ,
             to
             see
             throughly
             all
             those
             partes
             of
             this
             your
             opulent
             and
             ample
             realme
             ,
             
             that
             I
             had
             redde
             of
             in
             the
             aforsaid
             Writers
             .
             In
             so
             much
             that
             ,
             all
             my
             other
             occupacions
             intermitted
             ,
             I
             haue
             so
             traueled
             in
             your
             dominions
             ,
             both
             by
             the
             see
             coastes
             and
             the
             middle
             parts
             ,
             sparing
             neither
             labour
             nor
             costs
             ,
             by
             the
             space
             of
             these
             sixe
             yeeres
             past
             ,
             that
             there
             is
             almost
             neither
             cape
             nor
             baye
             ,
             hauen
             ,
             creke
             ,
             or
             pere
             ,
             riuer
             ,
             or
             confluence
             of
             riuers
             ,
             breches
             ,
             washes
             ,
             lakes
             ,
             meres
             ,
             fenny
             waters
             ,
             mountaines
             ,
             vallies
             ,
             mores
             ,
             hethes
             ,
             forestes
             ,
             woodes
             ,
             cities
             ,
             burges
             ,
             castels
             ,
             principall
             manor
             places
             ,
             monasteries
             ,
             and
             colleges
             ;
             but
             I
             haue
             seane
             them
             ,
             and
             noted
             in
             so
             doing
             a
             whole
             world
             of
             things
             very
             memorable
             .
          
           
             Thus
             instructed
             ,
             I
             trust
             shortly
             to
             see
             the
             time
             ,
             that
             like
             as
             
               Carolus
               Magnus
            
             had
             among
             his
             treasures
             ,
             three
             large
             notable
             tables
             of
             siluer
             ,
             richly
             enameled
             ;
             one
             of
             the
             site
             and
             description
             of
             Constantinople
             ,
             
             another
             of
             the
             site
             and
             figure
             of
             the
             magnificente
             Citee
             of
             Rome
             ,
             and
             the
             third
             of
             descrypcyon
             of
             the
             world
             .
             So
             shall
             your
             Maiestie
             haue
             this
             your
             world
             and
             impery
             of
             Englande
             ,
             so
             set
             forth
             in
             a
             quadrate
             table
             of
             siluer
             ,
             if
             God
             send
             me
             life
             to
             accomplish
             my
             beginning
             ,
             that
             your
             Grace
             shall
             haue
             ready
             knowledge
             at
             the
             first
             sight
             of
             many
             right
             delectable
             ,
             fruitfull
             ,
             and
             necessary
             pleasures
             ,
             by
             contemplacion
             thereof
             ,
             as
             often
             as
             occasion
             shall
             moue
             you
             to
             the
             sight
             of
             it
             .
          
           
             And
             because
             that
             it
             may
             be
             more
             permanent
             ,
             and
             farther
             knowne
             ,
             then
             to
             haue
             it
             engraued
             in
             siluer
             or
             brasse
             ;
             
             I
             entend
             by
             the
             leaue
             of
             God
             ,
             within
             the
             space
             of
             twelue
             moneths
             following
             ,
             such
             a
             description
             to
             make
             of
             your
             realme
             in
             writing
             ,
             that
             it
             shall
             be
             no
             mastery
             after
             ,
             for
             the
             Grauer
             or
             Painter
             to
             make
             the
             like
             by
             a
             perfect
             example
             .
          
           
             Yea
             ,
             and
             to
             wade
             farther
             in
             this
             matter
             ,
             where
             as
             now
             almost
             no
             man
             can
             wele
             gesse
             at
             the
             shadow
             of
             the
             ancient
             names
             of
             hauens
             ,
             riuers
             ,
             promontories
             ,
             
             hilles
             ,
             
             woods
             ,
             Cities
             ,
             Townes
             ,
             Castles
             ,
             and
             varyete
             of
             kyndes
             of
             people
             ,
             that
             
               Cesar
               ,
               Liui
               ,
               Strabo
               ,
               Diodorus
               ,
               Fabius
               ,
               Pictor
               ,
               Pomponius
               Mela
               ,
               Plinius
               ,
               Cornelius
               Tacitus
               ,
               Ptolomeus
               ,
               Sextus
               Rufus
               ,
               Ammianus
               Marcellinus
               ,
               Solinus
               ,
               Antoninus
               ,
            
             and
             diuerse
             other
             make
             mencyon
             of
             .
             I
             trust
             so
             to
             open
             this
             wyndow
             ,
             that
             the
             lyght
             shall
             be
             seene
             ,
             so
             long
             ,
             that
             is
             to
             say
             ,
             by
             the
             space
             of
             a
             whole
             thousand
             yeeres
             stopped
             vp
             ,
             and
             the
             old
             glory
             of
             your
             renowned
             Britayne
             to
             reflorish
             through
             the
             worlde
             .
          
           
             This
             done
             ,
             I
             haue
             matter
             of
             plenty
             ,
             already
             prepared
             for
             this
             purpose
             ,
             that
             is
             to
             say
             ,
             to
             write
             an
             History
             ,
             to
             the
             which
             I
             entend
             to
             ascribe
             this
             title
             ,
             
               De
               Antiquitate
               Britannica
            
             ,
             or
             else
             
               Civilis
               Historia
            
             .
             And
             this
             worke
             I
             entend
             to
             diuide
             into
             so
             many
             bookes
             ,
             as
             there
             be
             Shyres
             in
             England
             ,
             and
             shires
             and
             great
             dominions
             in
             Wales
             .
             So
             that
             I
             esteeme
             that
             this
             Volume
             will
             enclude
             a
             fifty
             bookes
             ,
             
             whereof
             each
             one
             seuerally
             shall
             containe
             the
             beginnings
             ,
             encreases
             ,
             and
             memorable
             acts
             of
             the
             chiefe
             Townes
             and
             Castles
             of
             the
             Prouince
             allotted
             to
             it
             .
          
           
             Then
             I
             entend
             to
             distribute
             into
             sixe
             bookes
             ,
             such
             matter
             as
             I
             haue
             already
             collected
             ,
             
             concerning
             the
             Isles
             adiacent
             to
             your
             noble
             realme
             ,
             and
             vndre
             your
             subieccyon
             .
             Wherof
             three
             shall
             be
             of
             these
             Isles
             ,
             
               Vecta
               ,
               Mona
            
             ,
             and
             Menavia
             ,
             somtime
             kyngedomes
             .
          
           
             And
             to
             superadde
             a
             worke
             as
             an
             ornament
             and
             a
             right
             comely
             garlande
             to
             the
             enterprises
             aforesaid
             ,
             I
             haue
             selected
             stuffe
             to
             be
             distributed
             into
             three
             bookes
             ,
             
             the
             which
             I
             purpose
             thus
             to
             entitle
             ,
             
               De
               Nobilitate
               Britannica
            
             .
             Wherof
             the
             first
             shall
             declare
             the
             names
             of
             Kynges
             and
             Quenes
             ,
             with
             their
             children
             ,
             Dukes
             ,
             Earles
             ,
             Lordes
             ,
             Capitaynes
             and
             rulers
             in
             this
             realme
             to
             the
             commynge
             of
             the
             Saxons
             and
             theyr
             Conquest
             .
             The
             seconde
             shall
             be
             of
             the
             Saxons
             .
             The
             thirde
             from
             the
             Normans
             to
             the
             reygne
             of
             your
             most
             noble
             grace
             ,
             descending
             lineally
             of
             the
             Brytayne
             ,
             Saxon
             ,
             and
             Norman
             kynges
             .
             So
             that
             all
             noble
             men
             shall
             clerely
             perceyve
             their
             lyneall
             parentele
             .
          
           
             Now
             ,
             
             if
             it
             shall
             be
             the
             pleasure
             of
             Almighty
             God
             ,
             that
             I
             may
             lyve
             to
             performe
             these
             things
             that
             be
             already
             begonne
             ,
             and
             in
             a
             great
             forwardnesse
             ,
             I
             trust
             that
             this
             your
             realme
             shall
             so
             we
             le
             be
             knowne
             ,
             ones
             paynted
             wyth
             his
             native
             colours
             ,
             that
             the
             renowne
             thereof
             shall
             geue
             place
             to
             the
             glory
             of
             no
             other
             region
             .
             And
             my
             great
             labours
             and
             costes
             ,
             procedynge
             from
             the
             most
             habundant
             fountayne
             of
             your
             infinite
             goodnesse
             towards
             me
             your
             pore
             scholar
             and
             most
             humble
             servaunt
             ,
             shall
             be
             euydently
             seane
             to
             have
             not
             only
             pleased
             ,
             but
             also
             profyted
             the
             studyouse
             ,
             gentill
             ,
             and
             equall
             reders
             .
             This
             is
             the
             briefe
             declaracyon
             of
             my
             laboriouse
             iourney
             ,
             taken
             by
             mocyon
             of
             your
             hyghnesse
             ,
             so
             much
             studying
             at
             all
             houres
             ,
             aboute
             the
             frutefull
             preferment
             of
             good
             letters
             ,
             and
             auncyent
             vertues
             .
          
           
             Christ
             contynue
             your
             most
             royall
             estate
             and
             the
             prosperyte
             ,
             
             wyth
             successyon
             in
             kyngely
             dignite
             ,
             of
             your
             deere
             and
             worthylye
             beloued
             sonne
             Prynce
             Edward
             ,
             grauntynge
             you
             a
             numbre
             of
             Pryncely
             sonnes
             ,
             by
             the
             most
             gracyouse
             ,
             benygne
             ,
             and
             modest
             Lady
             your
             Quene
             Cataryne
             .
          
        
         
           
             Iohannes
             Leylandus
             Antiquarius
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Bale
            
             ,
             in
             his
             declaration
             vpon
             this
             Treatise
             ,
             saith
             that
             the
             next
             yeare
             after
             that
             Leyland
             presented
             this
             New-yeares
             Gift
             to
             king
             Henry
             ,
             the
             said
             king
             deceased
             ,
             and
             Leyland
             by
             a
             most
             pitifull
             accident
             fell
             besides
             his
             wits
             ;
             
             which
             was
             the
             cause
             (
             belike
             )
             that
             these
             his
             workes
             were
             neuer
             imprinted
             ;
             howsoeuer
             at
             this
             day
             ,
             the
             written
             copies
             thereof
             are
             in
             some
             priuate
             mens
             custody
             ;
             which
             learned
             Camden
             saw
             ,
             as
             he
             himselfe
             acknowledgeth
             ,
             when
             hee
             compiled
             that
             matchlesse
             Chorographicall
             description
             of
             Great
             Britaine
             .
          
           
             But
             those
             learned
             Authors
             which
             Leyland
             gathered
             together
             in
             his
             iourney
             ,
             and
             which
             hee
             conserued
             to
             augment
             the
             Kings
             Libraries
             and
             his
             owne
             ;
             are
             ,
             I
             doubt
             ,
             by
             the
             iniquitie
             of
             times
             ,
             quite
             lost
             and
             perished
             .
             And
             here
             I
             might
             take
             occasion
             to
             speake
             of
             the
             great
             spoile
             of
             old
             Bookes
             ,
             and
             all
             other
             reuerend
             Antiquities
             at
             and
             vpon
             the
             suppression
             of
             Abbeyes
             ,
             and
             reformation
             of
             Religion
             .
             As
             also
             of
             the
             due
             praise
             belonging
             to
             such
             men
             in
             these
             dayes
             ,
             who
             like
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Cotton
            
             with
             labour
             and
             charges
             ,
             
             collect
             ,
             and
             safely
             preserue
             these
             ancient
             Monuments
             of
             learning
             for
             the
             publique
             good
             and
             commodity
             of
             the
             whole
             kingdome
             .
             But
             of
             this
             when
             I
             come
             to
             that
             inestimable
             rich
             Treasurie
             ,
             
             that
             famous
             and
             renowned
             Library
             in
             the
             Vniuersitie
             of
             Oxford
             ,
             whose
             principall
             Founder
             was
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Bodley
            
             knight
             ,
             deceased
             .
          
           
             To
             returne
             then
             to
             our
             Antiquarie
             Leyland
             ;
             Many
             other
             workes
             ,
             (
             saith
             Bale
             ,
             in
             the
             foresaid
             declaration
             )
             hath
             Leyland
             written
             ,
             of
             whom
             some
             are
             emprinted
             ,
             as
             the
             Assertion
             of
             king
             Arthure
             ,
             the
             Birth
             of
             Prince
             Edward
             ,
             the
             Song
             of
             the
             Swanne
             ,
             the
             decease
             of
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Wiet
            
             ,
             the
             winning
             of
             Bullein
             ,
             and
             the
             commendation
             of
             Peace
             .
             Some
             are
             not
             yet
             printed
             ,
             as
             his
             Colleccyons
             of
             the
             Byshoppes
             of
             Brytayne
             ,
             of
             the
             Vniuersytees
             of
             the
             same
             ,
             of
             the
             orygynoll
             and
             increase
             of
             good
             learnynges
             there
             :
             Of
             his
             Epigrammes
             and
             Epitaphs
             ,
             and
             the
             lyfe
             of
             kynge
             Sygebert
             ,
             with
             many
             other
             more
             .
          
           
             He
             died
             franticke
             the
             18.
             day
             of
             Aprill
             ,
             
               Anno
               redemptionis
               humanae
            
             ,
             1552.
             
             Of
             whom
             this
             Ogdoasticke
             following
             was
             composed
             ,
             either
             by
             himselfe
             ,
             as
             the
             stile
             sheweth
             ,
             or
             by
             some
             other
             in
             his
             name
             ,
             saith
             Pitseus
             .
          
           
             
               
               Quantum
               Rhenano
               debet
               Germania
               docto
               ,
            
             
               Tantum
               debebit
               terra
               Britanna
               mihi
               .
            
             
               Ille
               suae
               gentis
               ritus
               ,
               &
               nomina
               prisca
               ,
            
             
               Aestiuo
               fecit
               lucidiora
               die
               .
            
             
               Ipse
               antiquarum
               rerum
               quoque
               magnus
               amator
               ,
            
             
               Ornabo
               patriae
               lumina
               clara
               meae
               .
            
             
               Quae
               cum
               prodierint
               niueis
               inscripta
               tabellis
               ,
            
             
               Tum
               testes
               nostrae
               sedulitatis
               erunt
               :
            
          
           
             These
             verses
             were
             annexed
             to
             his
             Monument
             ,
             as
             I
             haue
             it
             by
             tradition
             .
          
           
             
             This
             our
             Leland
             is
             called
             by
             writers
             
               Lelandus
               iunior
            
             ,
             in
             regard
             of
             another
             
               Iohn
               Leland
            
             ,
             who
             flourished
             in
             the
             time
             of
             king
             Henry
             the
             sixth
             ;
             taught
             a
             Schoole
             in
             Oxford
             ,
             and
             writ
             certaine
             Treatises
             of
             the
             Art
             of
             Grammer
             .
             Which
             Leland
             ,
             saith
             Pits
             ,
             was
             
               tum
               in
               versu
               ,
               tum
               in
               prosa
               multo
               elegantior
               ,
               &
               in
               omni
               Latinitate
               purior
               ,
               tersior
               ,
               nitidior
               ,
               quam
               ferebat
               illius
               at
               at
               is
               communis
               consuetudo
            
             :
             As
             well
             in
             verse
             as
             prose
             ,
             much
             more
             elegant
             ,
             and
             in
             all
             the
             Latine
             tongue
             more
             pure
             ,
             polisht
             ,
             and
             neate
             ,
             then
             the
             custome
             of
             that
             
             age
             did
             commonly
             affoard
             .
             Whereupon
             this
             riming
             Hexameter
             was
             made
             to
             his
             commendation
             .
          
           
             
               Vt
               Rosa
               slos
               slorum
               ,
               sic
               Leland
               Grammaticorum
               .
            
          
           
             But
             to
             take
             my
             leaue
             of
             both
             these
             Lelands
             ,
             and
             go
             forward
             to
             what
             ancient
             Inscriptions
             I
             haue
             sometime
             found
             in
             this
             Church
             .
          
           
             Blessyd
             Lady
             moder
             and
             Virgyn
             ,
             
             have
             mercy
             and
             pety
             on
             ye
             soul
             of
             yowr
             powere
             mayd
             
               Elisabyth
               West
            
             ,
             yat
             here
             lyeth
             beryed
             ,
             ye
             whych
             decessyd
             ye
             yere
             of
             owr
             Lord
             ,
             M.
             ccccc.vii
             .
             ye
             vii
             of
             Octobre
             .
          
           
             
               O
               mater
               Dei
               miserere
               mei
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             
               Hic
               .....
               Rogerus
               Woodcocke
               ciuis
               et
               Hat.
               London
               ,
            
             
             
               &
               Ioanna
               vxor
               eius
               ....
               M.
               ccccxxii
               .
            
          
           
             
               Qui
               venisti
               redimere
               perditos
               ,
               noli
               dampnare
               redemptos
               .
            
          
           
             Epitaphs
             and
             Inscriptions
             within
             certaine
             Churches
             of
             this
             Cittie
             ,
             col●●cted
             about
             some
             thirtie
             seuen
             yeares
             since
             ,
             by
             
               Robert
               Treswell
            
             Esquire
             ,
             somerset
             Herald
             ,
             lately
             deceased
             .
             Of
             which
             few
             or
             none
             are
             to
             be
             found
             at
             this
             present
             time
             .
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Botolphs
             Aldersgate
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Katherina
               Cauendish
               quondam
               vxor
               Thome
               Cauendishe
               ,
            
             
             
               nuper
               de
               Cauendish
               in
               Com.
               Suffolke
               Armig.
               que
               obijt
               xv
               .
               die
               Septemb.
               Anno
               Dom.
               M.
               cccc.lxxxxix
               .
               Cuius
               anima
               requiescat
               in
               pace
               .
            
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Alicia
               nuper
               vxor
               Thome
               Cauendish
               de
               Cauendish
               et
               de
               Scaccario
               excellentissimi
               Principis
               Domini
               Henrici
               viij
               .
               que
               quidem
               obijt
               xij
               Nouemb.
               Ann.
               Dom.
               M.
               ccccc.xv
               .
               Cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               Altissimus
               .
            
             
             Amen
             .
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             buried
             vnder
             this
             Stone
             
               Margaret
               Cauendish
            
             ,
             
             late
             wife
             of
             
               William
               Cauendish
            
             ,
             which
             William
             was
             one
             of
             the
             sonnes
             of
             the
             aboue
             named
             
               Alice
               Cauendish
            
             .
             Which
             Margaret
             dyed
             the
             xvi
             day
             of
             Iune
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             Lord
             God
             ,
             M.
             cccccxl
             .
             whossoul
             Iesu
             pardon
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             
               Heuen
               blis
               be
               here
               mede
            
             
               Yat
               for
               the
               sing
               prey
               or
               rede
               .
            
          
           
             Cauendish
             is
             a
             Towne
             or
             Village
             in
             Suffolke
             ,
             wherein
             that
             valiant
             Gentleman
             
               Iohn
               Cauendish
            
             Esquire
             ,
             who
             slew
             that
             Arch-Rebell
             
               Watt
               Tyler
               ,
               Anno
               Reg.
               Regis
               ,
               Ric
               :
            
             2.4
             .
             was
             borne
             ;
             
             which
             fact
             was
             not
             long
             vnreuenged
             ,
             for
             in
             the
             same
             yeare
             ,
             the
             Rebels
             of
             Norfolke
             and
             Suffolke
             ,
             vnder
             the
             conduct
             of
             their
             Captaine
             ,
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Wraw
            
             (
             a
             detestable
             Priest
             )
             tooke
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Cauendish
            
             knight
             ,
             cosin
             to
             the
             foresaid
             Iohn
             ,
             chiefe
             Iustice
             of
             the
             Kings
             Bench
             ,
             and
             beheaded
             him
             ,
             together
             with
             Sir
             Iohn
             of
             Cambridge
             ,
             Prior
             of
             Saint
             Edmundsbury
             ,
             whose
             heads
             they
             set
             on
             the
             Pillory
             in
             the
             Market
             place
             .
          
           
             Here
             restyth
             the
             body
             of
             
               William
               Burd
            
             Esquyr
             ,
             
             late
             Clark
             of
             the
             Pipe
             and
             Priuy
             Seale
             ,
             whych
             payd
             the
             generall
             tribute
             of
             Nature
             ,
             deuyded
             from
             
             the
             mundane
             vexations
             by
             naturall
             death
             the
             xv
             day
             of
             August
             ,
             the
             xxi
             yere
             of
             kyng
             Henry
             the
             eyght
             .
          
           
             
             Clarke
             of
             the
             Pipe
             (
             saith
             the
             Interpreter
             )
             is
             an
             Officer
             in
             the
             Kings
             Exchequer
             ,
             who
             hauing
             all
             accounts
             and
             debts
             due
             vnto
             the
             king
             ,
             deliuered
             ,
             and
             drawne
             downe
             out
             of
             the
             Remembrancers
             Offices
             ,
             chargeth
             them
             downe
             into
             the
             great
             Roll.
             Who
             also
             writeth
             summons
             vnto
             the
             Shiriffe
             to
             leuie
             the
             said
             debts
             ,
             vpon
             the
             goods
             and
             chattels
             of
             the
             said
             debtors
             :
             and
             if
             they
             haue
             no
             goods
             ,
             then
             doth
             he
             draw
             them
             downe
             to
             the
             Lord
             Treasurers
             Remembrancer
             ,
             to
             write
             Extreats
             against
             their
             Land.
             The
             ancient
             Reuenew
             of
             the
             Crowne
             remayneth
             in
             charge
             before
             him
             ,
             and
             he
             seeth
             the
             same
             answered
             by
             the
             Fermers
             and
             Shiriffes
             to
             the
             king
             .
             He
             maketh
             a
             charge
             to
             all
             Shiriffes
             of
             their
             summons
             of
             the
             Pipe
             and
             Greenewax
             ,
             and
             seeth
             it
             answered
             vpon
             their
             accounts
             .
             He
             hath
             the
             ingrossing
             of
             all
             Leasses
             of
             the
             Kings
             lands
             :
             and
             it
             is
             likely
             that
             it
             was
             at
             the
             first
             called
             ,
             and
             still
             hath
             denomination
             of
             Pipe
             ,
             and
             Clarke
             of
             the
             Pipe
             ,
             and
             Pipe
             Office
             ,
             because
             their
             Records
             that
             are
             registred
             in
             their
             smallest
             Rolles
             ,
             are
             altogether
             like
             Organe
             Pipes
             :
             but
             their
             great
             Roll
             called
             the
             Great
             Roll
             ,
             Ann.
             37.
             
             Ed.
             3.
             ca.
             4.
             is
             of
             another
             forme
             .
          
           
             
             
               Clericus
               Priuati
               Sigilii
            
             ,
             or
             Clarke
             of
             the
             priuie
             Seale
             ,
             is
             an
             Officer
             (
             whereof
             there
             be
             foure
             in
             number
             )
             that
             attendeth
             the
             Lord
             Keeper
             of
             the
             priuie
             Seale
             ,
             or
             if
             there
             be
             none
             such
             ,
             vpon
             the
             principall
             Secretarie
             ,
             writing
             and
             making
             out
             all
             things
             ,
             that
             be
             sent
             by
             warrant
             from
             the
             Signet
             to
             the
             Priuie
             Seale
             ,
             and
             are
             to
             be
             passed
             to
             the
             Great
             Seale
             ;
             as
             also
             to
             make
             out
             (
             as
             they
             are
             tearmed
             )
             Priuie
             Seales
             ,
             vpon
             any
             especiall
             occasion
             of
             his
             Maiesties
             affaires
             ,
             for
             loane
             or
             lending
             of
             money
             ,
             or
             such
             like
             .
             Of
             this
             Officer
             and
             his
             function
             ,
             you
             may
             reade
             the
             Statute
             ,
             Ann.
             27.
             
             Hen.
             8.
             cap.
             11.
             
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Iohannes
               Hartishorne
               ,
               quondam
               Seruiens
               Domini
               Regis
               ad
               Arma
               qui
               obijt
               viij
               die
               Martij
               Ann.
               Dom.
               M.
               ccccxxix
               .
               &
               Agnes
               vxor
               eius
               ,
               que
               obiit
               .....
               M.
               cccc
               .
            
          
           
             The
             office
             of
             Sergeants
             at
             Armes
             is
             to
             attend
             the
             person
             of
             the
             King
             ,
             to
             arrest
             Traitors
             ,
             or
             great
             men
             that
             do
             or
             are
             like
             to
             contemne
             messengers
             of
             ordinarie
             condition
             for
             other
             causes
             ;
             and
             to
             attend
             the
             Lord
             high
             Steward
             of
             England
             ,
             
             sitting
             in
             Iudgement
             vpon
             any
             Traitor
             ,
             and
             such
             like
             .
             Of
             these
             by
             the
             Statute
             Ann.
             13.
             
             Ric.
             2.
             cap.
             6.
             there
             may
             not
             be
             aboue
             thirtie
             in
             the
             Realme
             .
             There
             be
             also
             two
             of
             these
             Sergeants
             of
             the
             Parliament
             ,
             one
             of
             the
             vpper
             ,
             and
             another
             of
             the
             lower
             house
             ,
             whose
             office
             seemeth
             for
             the
             execution
             of
             such
             commandements
             ,
             especially
             touching
             the
             apprehension
             of
             any
             offender
             ,
             as
             either
             house
             shall
             thinke
             good
             to
             enioyne
             them
             .
             There
             is
             one
             Sergeant
             at
             Armes
             that
             belongeth
             to
             the
             Chancerie
             ,
             who
             is
             called
             Sergeant
             of
             the
             Mace
             ,
             as
             the
             rest
             may
             be
             ,
             because
             they
             carrie
             Maces
             by
             their
             office
             :
             He
             of
             the
             Chancerie
             attendeth
             the
             Lord
             Chancellour
             or
             Lord
             Keeper
             in
             that
             Court.
             Another
             in
             like
             manner
             attends
             the
             Lord
             Treasurer
             .
          
           
             
             Of
             your
             cherite
             prey
             for
             the
             souls
             of
             George
             .
             ...
             Maior
             of
             London
             ,
             and
             Iohan
             and
             Margaret
             his
             wyffs
             ,
             which
             ....
             decessyd
             ..
             :
             .
             M.
             ccccc.xxxvi
             on
             whos
             sowls
             .....
          
           
             By
             the
             computation
             of
             yeares
             I
             finde
             no
             such
             man
             by
             the
             Christian
             name
             of
             George
             ,
             to
             haue
             beene
             Lord
             Maior
             about
             this
             time
             ,
             excepting
             
               George
               Monox
            
             ;
             who
             lieth
             buried
             at
             Waltham
             Stow.
             
          
           
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Iohannes
               Kirkham
               nuper
               Ciuis
               &
               Attornatus
               London
               ,
            
             
             
               &
               Elisabetha
               vxor
               eius
               qui
               quidem
               Iohannes
               obijt
               primo
               die
               Septembris
               ....
               M.
               cccc.xxvij
               .
               quorum
               animabus
               ...
            
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             
               Iohn
               Mynne
            
             Esquyr
             ,
             
             late
             mastyr
             of
             the
             Kyngs
             wooddys
             of
             his
             new
             granted
             Court
             of
             Generall
             Surueyours
             of
             his
             Londes
             ,
             and
             Auditour
             of
             diuers
             and
             sundry
             Reuenews
             of
             the
             same
             Courts
             which
             desessyd
             the
             xv
             .
             dey
             of
             Decemb.
             M.
             ccccc.xlii
             .
             on
             whos
             soul
             ,
             Iesu
             haue
             mercy
             .
          
           
             Diuers
             other
             Inscriptions
             hee
             collected
             of
             persons
             here
             interred
             about
             the
             beginning
             of
             Queene
             Elizabeths
             raigne
             ,
             which
             are
             not
             as
             now
             visible
             .
          
           
             In
             this
             Church
             was
             sometime
             (
             saith
             Stow
             )
             a
             Brotherhood
             of
             Saint
             Fabian
             and
             Sebastian
             ,
             founded
             in
             the
             yeare
             1377.
             the
             51.
             of
             Edward
             the
             third
             ,
             and
             confirmed
             by
             Henry
             the
             fourth
             ,
             in
             the
             sixt
             of
             his
             raigne
             .
          
           
             Henry
             the
             sixt
             in
             the
             24.
             of
             his
             raigne
             ,
             
             to
             the
             honour
             of
             the
             Trinitie
             ,
             gaue
             licence
             to
             Dame
             
               Ioan
               Astley
            
             ,
             sometime
             his
             Nurse
             ,
             to
             
               Robert
               Cawood
            
             (
             Clarke
             of
             the
             Pipe
             ,
             who
             lieth
             buried
             in
             this
             Church
             ,
             but
             of
             whom
             no
             remembrance
             is
             remaining
             )
             and
             
               Thomas
               Smith
            
             ,
             to
             found
             the
             same
             a
             Fraternitie
             ,
             perpetually
             to
             haue
             a
             Master
             and
             two
             Custos
             with
             Brethren
             and
             Sisters
             ,
             &c.
             
             This
             Botherhood
             was
             endowed
             with
             lands
             ,
             more
             then
             thirtie
             pound
             by
             the
             yeere
             ,
             and
             was
             suppressed
             ,
             Edward
             the
             sixt
             .
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Mary
             Magdalens
             Milkestreete
             .
          
           
             Of
             your
             charity
             ,
             pray
             for
             the
             soul
             of
             
               Edward
               Murell
            
             ...
             
             and
             Martha
             his
             wyff
             ,
             which
             Edward
             decessyd
             the
             ...
             day
             of
             ...
          
           
             Of
             your
             cherite
             ,
             prey
             for
             the
             souls
             of
             
               William
               Campion
            
             ,
             
             Citizen
             and
             Grocer
             of
             London
             ,
             sometime
             one
             of
             the
             Masters
             of
             the
             Bridghouse
             ,
             and
             Alys
             and
             Anne
             his
             wyffes
             .
          
           
             The
             which
             William
             decessyd
             the
             xvii
             .
             of
             December
             ,
             M.
             ccccc.xxxi
             .
             Anne
             the
             ....
             day
             of
             M.
             ccccc.xx
             .
             on
             whos
             souls
             Iesu
             haue
             pitte
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             Prey
             for
             the
             soul
             of
             
               Henry
               Cantlow
            
             ,
             
             Mercer
             ,
             Merchant
             of
             the
             Staple
             at
             Callys
             ,
             the
             builder
             of
             this
             Chappell
             ,
             wherein
             hee
             lyeth
             buried
             ,
             M.
             cccc.lxxxxv
             .
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             also
             buried
             in
             this
             Church
             ,
             Sir
             
               William
               Cantlow
            
             Knight
             ,
             
             and
             Sheriffe
             of
             London
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             ,
             1448.
             who
             died
             in
             the
             yeare
             ,
             1462.
             
          
           
             
               Cantlow
               ,
               siue
               de
               Cantelupo
            
             ,
             an
             ancient
             Familie
             ,
             of
             great
             repute
             in
             many
             places
             of
             this
             Kingdome
             ,
             of
             which
             hereafter
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Iohannes
               Olney
               quondam
               ciuis
               et
               Mercerus
               ,
            
             
             
               Aldermannus
               &
               Maior
               Ciuitatis
               London
               qui
               obijt
               die
               Martis
               xxiiij
               .
               die
               octobris
               M
               cccc
               .
               liiij
               .
               cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               Deus
               .
            
          
           
             This
             Iohn
             was
             the
             sonne
             of
             
               Iohn
               Olney
            
             of
             the
             Citie
             of
             Couentrie
             ,
             saith
             Stowes
             Suruay
             .
          
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               animabus
               Thome
               Muschampe
               ........
            
             
             This
             
               Thomas
               Muschampe
            
             was
             Sheriffe
             of
             this
             Citie
             in
             the
             yeare
             ,
             1463.
             
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Michaell
             Bashishaw
             .
             
          
           
             Here
             vndyr
             lieth
             buried
             ,
             the
             bodies
             of
             Sir
             
               Iames
               Yerford
            
             ,
             Knight
             ,
             Mercer
             ,
             
             and
             somtym
             Maior
             of
             this
             Citie
             of
             London
             ,
             and
             of
             Dame
             Elisabeth
             his
             wyfe
             ;
             the
             which
             Sir
             Iames
             decessyd
             the
             xxii
             .
             day
             of
             Iune
             ,
             M.
             ccccc.xxvi
             .
             and
             the
             said
             Elis.
             decessyd
             the
             viii
             .
             day
             of
             August
             ,
             M.
             ccccc
             .
             xlviii
             .
             on
             whos
             souls
             .
             ....
          
           
             He
             was
             Lord
             Maior
             ,
             Anno
             1519.
             from
             his
             time
             onward
             (
             saith
             Stow
             )
             the
             Maiors
             of
             London
             (
             for
             the
             most
             part
             )
             were
             knighted
             by
             the
             curtesie
             of
             the
             Kings
             ,
             and
             not
             otherwise
             .
             He
             was
             the
             sonne
             of
             
               William
               Yarford
            
             of
             Kidwelley
             in
             Wales
             :
             He
             with
             his
             Lady
             lie
             buried
             vnder
             a
             faire
             Tombe
             ,
             kept
             well
             in
             repaire
             ,
             in
             a
             Chappell
             on
             the
             north
             side
             of
             the
             Quire
             ,
             built
             by
             himselfe
             :
             but
             this
             you
             may
             reade
             in
             Stow
             ,
             and
             it
             might
             haue
             bin
             very
             well
             here
             omitted
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Rogerus
               Ree
            
             (
             or
             Roe
             )
             
               miles
               et
               Rosa
               vxor
               eius
               qui
               quidem
               Rogerus
               obijt
               xviij
               .
               die
               mensis
               Ianuarij
               ,
               Anno.
               Dom.
               M.
               cccc.lxxix
               .
               cuius
               anime
               ....
            
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Thomas
               Bromfleet
               Armiger
               .
               qui
               obijt
               xix
               .
               die
               Maij
               ,
               M.
               cccc.vi
               .
               cuius
               anime
               ....
            
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Andreas
               Chyett
               quondam
               Sementarius
               istius
               ciuitatis
               qui
               obijt
               xiiij
               .
               die
               Iulij
               .....
               M.
               cccc.lxxxxviij
               .
               cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               Altissimus
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Thomas
               Battayl
               Armiger
               iunior
               qui
               obijt
               xi
               .
               die
               mensis
               Maij
               ,
               M.
               cccc.xxxiiij
               .
               cuius
               anime
               .
               ...
            
          
           
             
             Here
             lyeth
             the
             body
             of
             
               Iohn
               Martyn
            
             ,
             late
             Citizen
             ,
             and
             Maior
             of
             the
             Cite
             of
             London
             ,
             and
             Katherin
             his
             wyff
             ,
             whos
             children
             with
             their
             here
             bin
             fixed
             .
             The
             which
             
               Iohn
               Martyn
            
             departyd
             out
             of
             this
             present
             life
             ,
             the
             last
             day
             of
             December
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             Lord
             ,
             M.
             cccc.lxxi
             .
             and
             the
             said
             Katherin
             ,
             the
             xx
             .
             day
             of
             August
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             our
             Lord
             God
             ,
             M.
             cccc.lxxxvii
             .
             on
             whos
             souls
             Iesus
             haue
             mercy
             .
          
           
             
               The
               names
               of
               his
               Children
               .
            
             
               
                 Hugh
                 ,
                 Reignold
                 ,
                 Lyonell
                 ,
                 Francis
                 ,
                 William
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 Austin
                 ,
                 Richard
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 Angelet
                 ,
                 Elisabeth
                 .
              
            
          
           
           
             There
             remaineth
             in
             one
             of
             the
             windowes
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             a
             beautifull
             representation
             of
             a
             man
             in
             his
             compleate
             armour
             ,
             with
             his
             coat
             armour
             on
             his
             brest
             ,
             and
             his
             wiues
             portraiture
             on
             the
             other
             side
             ,
             with
             her
             owne
             honorarie
             ensignes
             ,
             also
             in
             nature
             of
             an
             empalement
             with
             his
             :
             which
             by
             the
             inscription
             well
             answering
             to
             the
             exoticke
             forme
             of
             their
             attiring
             ,
             appeareth
             to
             haue
             beene
             set
             vp
             in
             memorie
             of
             
               Adrian
               D'Ewes
            
             ,
             a
             lineall
             descendant
             of
             the
             ancient
             familie
             of
             
               Des
               Ewes
            
             ,
             Dynasts
             or
             Lords
             of
             the
             dition
             of
             Kessell
             in
             the
             Dutchie
             of
             Gelderland
             ,
             who
             came
             first
             thence
             into
             England
             in
             the
             time
             of
             King
             H.
             8.
             (
             when
             that
             Dutchie
             had
             beene
             much
             ruined
             ,
             wasted
             ,
             and
             depopulated
             by
             the
             intestine
             warres
             there
             raised
             ,
             and
             continued
             betweene
             Charles
             ,
             *
             Duke
             thereof
             ,
             and
             Philip
             the
             Arch-duke
             ,
             and
             Charles
             the
             5.
             his
             sonne
             )
             which
             said
             Adrian
             brought
             ouer
             with
             him
             ,
             and
             so
             preserued
             to
             his
             posteritie
             a
             iust
             series
             in
             the
             Latine
             tongue
             ,
             of
             three
             of
             his
             ascendant
             Auncestors
             ,
             recorded
             in
             Parchment
             ,
             with
             a
             curious
             and
             antique
             depiction
             of
             their
             coat
             armours
             ,
             with
             those
             of
             their
             seuerall
             wiues
             ,
             )
             of
             which
             I
             haue
             seene
             the
             ectypum
             )
             as
             also
             a
             very
             ancient
             seale
             in
             siluer
             ,
             with
             his
             coat-armour
             vpon
             it
             (
             still
             remaining
             with
             this
             *
             familie
             )
             bearing
             the
             teste
             of
             that
             age
             as
             may
             be
             gathered
             from
             the
             very
             exoticknesse
             of
             the
             workemanship
             .
             The
             last
             will
             or
             testament
             of
             this
             very
             Adrian
             ,
             is
             extant
             vpon
             *
             record
             ,
             in
             which
             not
             onely
             Alice
             his
             wife
             (
             who
             lastly
             married
             one
             
               William
               Ramsey
            
             )
             is
             mentioned
             ,
             but
             his
             foure
             sonnes
             also
             ,
             
               viz.
               Geerardt
            
             (
             misnamed
             there
             Garret
             )
             
               Iames
               ,
               Peter
            
             and
             Andrew
             ,
             are
             all
             nominated
             .
             And
             as
             touching
             Gee
             the
             said
             Geerardt
             (
             whose
             posteritie
             in
             the
             male
             line
             is
             now
             seated
             at
             Stow-Hall
             in
             the
             Countie
             of
             Suffolke
             )
             his
             inquisition
             taken
             after
             his
             death
             ,
             is
             likewise
             *
             recorded
             ,
             and
             his
             Epitaph
             with
             the
             forme
             of
             his
             grauestone
             ,
             fully
             delineated
             ,
             page
             653.
             foregoing
             .
             The
             portraitures
             themselues
             which
             I
             finde
             in
             this
             window
             ,
             with
             the
             succinct
             and
             pithie
             inscription
             vnder
             them
             ,
             cannot
             without
             iniurie
             to
             this
             familie
             ,
             bee
             omitted
             (
             each
             of
             the
             persons
             there
             represented
             ,
             hauing
             liued
             in
             the
             times
             of
             H.
             7.
             and
             H.
             8.
             )
             which
             therefore
             I
             haue
             exposed
             to
             the
             view
             of
             the
             more
             iudicious
             reader
             in
             this
             insuing
             exact
             draught
             and
             delineation
             of
             them
             both
             .
          
           
             
             
             
               
                 Andrianus
                 D'Ewes
              
               exillustri
               faminis
               de
               Kessel
               in
               Ducatu
               Gelriae
               progdiarum
               pertoesus
               in
               Angliam
               Alienige
               H.
               8.
               recessit
               :
               foeminamque
               An-Rauenscroftorum
               familiâ
               oriundam
               in
               nuit
               silios
               ,
               
                 Geerardt
                 ,
                 Iacobum
                 ,
                 Petrum
              
               ,
               sudore
               Anglico
               mense
               Iulij
               Ann.
               5.
               
               E.
               sacratae
               terrae
               huius
               Ecclesiae
               inhumaperuixit
               annis
               xxviii
               &
               vltimum
               natu
               -
               Dom.
               MDLXXIX
               .
               &
               tumulatur
               nestrâ
               ,
               postquam
               viderat
               quatuor
               Re
               -
               Philippum
               &
               ix
               .
               Reginas
               regni
               eiusdē
               Regis
               ,
               H.
               8.
               
            
             
             
               l●â
               Des
               Ewes
               olim
               Dynastarum
               ditionatus
               ,
               intestinarum
               patriae
               suae
               discor
               genarum
               asylum
               sceptrum
               tenente
               Reglicam
               nomine
               Aliciam
               ex
               perantiquâ
               vxorem
               duxit
               ,
               et
               quatuor
               de
               eâ
               ge
               .
               
                 &
                 Andream
              
               .
               Obijt
               iste
               Adrianus
               de
               6.
               
               
                 Ann.
                 Dom.
              
               1551.
               &
               infra
               limites
               tur
               .
               Dicta
               autem
               Alicia
               maritum
               surae
               debitum
               persoluit
               mense
               Iulij
               ,
               An.
               in
               hac
               Ecclesiâ
               non
               procul
               ab
               istâ
               feges
               Angliae
               ,
               viz.
               H.
               7.
               
               H.
               8.
               
               E.
               6.
               &
               viz.
               Matrem
               ,
               vi
               .
               vxores
               &
               duas
               filias
               .
            
          
        
         
           
           
             Saint
             Mary
             Magdalen
             in
             old
             Fish-streete
             .
          
           
             Orate
             pro
             animabus
             Thome
             Pigot
             Armigeri
             ,
             
             &
             Richardi
             Sutton
             Piscinarij
             et
             Iohanne
             vxoris
             corundem
             ;
             qui
             quidem
             Thomas
             obijt
             xiii
             .
             die
             Decembris
             Anno
             Dom.
             M.
             cccc.lxxxv
             .
             &
             praedict
             .
             Richard.
             obijt
             ix
             .
             die
             Maii
             ,
             An.
             Dom.
             M.
             cccc
             .
             lxxxi
             .
             quorum
             animabus
             propicietur
             Deus
             .
          
           
             
               Of
               your
               cherite
            
             ,
             
             
               pray
               for
               the
               souls
               of
            
             William
             Holland
             
               Citison
               and
               Goldsmith
               of
               London
               ,
               and
            
             Margaret
             
               his
               wyff
               ,
               which
            
             William
             
               decessyd
               the
               v.
               of
               May
               ,
               in
               the
               yere
               of
               owr
               saluacion
               ,
               M.
               ccccc
               .
               xxv
               .
               on
               whos
               souls
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Nicholas
             Cold
             Abbey
             .
          
           
             Of
             your
             cherite
             pray
             for
             the
             souls
             of
             
               Richard
               Story
            
             ,
             
             Fishmonger
             of
             London
             ,
             and
             Ione
             his
             wife
             ,
             which
             Richard
             decessyd
             the
             xx
             .
             of
             August
             ,
             M
             ccccc
             .
             xxxii
             .
             and
             the
             said
             Ione
             ....
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             
               Richard
               Fernefold
            
             sometime
             Citison
             and
             ....
             London
             ,
             
             sonne
             of
             
               Peter
               Fernefold
            
             ,
             sometime
             of
             Stenning
             ,
             in
             the
             County
             of
             Suslex
             ,
             Gentylman
             ,
             and
             Margaret
             his
             wife
             ,
             which
             Rychard
             decessyd
             the
             xxv
             .
             of
             March
             ,
             ....
             M.
             ccccc
             .
             xxv
             .
             and
             the
             said
             Margaret
             the
             xvi
             .
             of
             August
             ,
             M.
             ccccc.vi
             .
             on
             whos
             souls
             ....
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               humatus
               Walterus
               Turke
               vocitatus
               
            
             
               .....
               famosus
               pulcher
               ciuis
               animosus
            
             
               Pauperibus
               ....
               Piscinarius
               Vicecomes
               .
            
             
               Maior
               ciuitatis
               suerat
               Londoniarumque
               .
            
             
               Anno
               milleno
               tricentessimo
               ....
               pleno
            
             
               Octobris
               obijt
               tricesimoque
               die
               .
            
          
           
             Pray
             for
             the
             souls
             of
             
               Thomas
               Padyngton
            
             ,
             
             sometime
             Citison
             and
             Fishmonger
             of
             London
             ,
             Margaret
             and
             Anne
             his
             wifes
             :
             which
             said
             Thomas
             deceassyd
             the
             v.
             of
             March
             ,
             ....
             M.
             cccc
             lxxxiii
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Willelmus
               Coggeshall
               nuper
               ciuis
               &
               piscenarius
               London
               cum
               Elisabetha
               vx
               .
               eius
               &
               octo
               liberis
               eorundem
               qui
               Willielmus
               obijt
               vii
               .
               die
               mens
               .
               Feb.
               An.
               Dom.
               M.
               cccc.xxvi
               .
               cuius
               .
            
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Nicolaus
               Wolbergh
               ciuis
               &
               piscenarius
               London
               &
               Margareta
               xvor
               eius
               cum
               filijs
               &
               filiabus
               suis
               ,
            
             
             
               qui
               Nicolaus
               obijt
               v.
               die
               mens
               .
               Nouembris
               ,
               An.
               Dom.
               M.
               cccc.vii
               quorum
               animabus
               ....
            
          
           
             Pray
             for
             the
             soul
             of
             
               Roger
               Hunning
            
             ,
             
             Fishmonger
             ,
             somtime
             porueyor
             of
             Seafish
             to
             our
             Soueraigne
             Lord
             King
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             and
             Margaret
             his
             wyff
             ,
             the
             which
             Roger
             ,
             decessyd
             the
             third
             day
             of
             May
             ,
             
               An.
               Dom.
            
             M.
             ccccc
             .
             xli
             .
             whos
             soul
             Iesu
             pardon
             ,
             Amen
             .
          
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               I
               home
               Paynard
               alias
               dict
               .
               Thome
               Aylwood
               quondam
               Secretarii
               cum
               Radulpho
               ●uper
               Domino
               Cromwell
               ac
               nuper
               Secretarij
               cum
               Willelmo
               Domino
               Beaumont
               ,
            
             
             
               et
               postea
               Secretarii
               cum
               Willelmo
               Domino
               Hastyngs
               ,
               qui
               quidem
               Thomas
               obijt
               xxii
               .
               die
               Nouembris
               Anno
               Dom.
               M.
               cccc.lxxiii
               .
            
          
           
           
             Raph
             Lord
             Cromwell
             ,
             here
             mentioned
             ,
             was
             Lord
             Treasurer
             of
             England
             ,
             Anno
             1444.
             
             William
             Lord
             Beaumont
             was
             the
             sonne
             and
             heire
             of
             Iohn
             Lord
             Viscount
             Beaumont
             ,
             
             the
             first
             Viscount
             that
             we
             certainly
             know
             to
             haue
             beene
             in
             England
             :
             howsoeuer
             ,
             it
             is
             said
             ,
             that
             
               Iohn
               Robsert
            
             Captaine
             of
             Saint
             Samers
             in
             France
             ,
             sonne
             of
             Sir
             
               Lewis
               Robsert
            
             ,
             knight
             of
             the
             Garter
             ,
             was
             Viscount
             Robsert
             ,
             in
             king
             Henry
             the
             fifts
             time
             .
             William
             Lord
             Hastings
             ,
             created
             by
             king
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             ,
             to
             whom
             he
             was
             Lord
             Chamberlaine
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Ioanna
               Coppinger
               vidua
               quondam
               vxor
               Willelmi
               Coppinger
               Armigeri
               &
               postea
               nupt
               .
               Richardo
               Darland
               gen
               .
               qui
               quidem
               Ioanna
               obijt
               xviii
               die
               Martij
               ...
               Mcccclxxxxii
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Michaels
             Pater
             Noster
             in
             the
             old
             Royall
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Thomas
               Wandesford
               ciuis
               et
               Aldermannus
               London
               ,
               &
               Idonea
               vxor
               eius
               ,
               qui
               quidem
               Thomas
               obijt
               xiii
               die
               Octobris
               ,
               An.
               Dom.
               M.
               ccccxlviii
               Quorum
               animabus
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Gulielmo
               Bayly
               militi
               ciui
               et
               Pannario
               London
               ;
               fide
               integritate
               vite
               insigni
               ,
               qui
               huius
               vrbis
               Preturam
               tanta
               ingenij
               dexteritate
               ,
               tanta
               animi
               promptitudine
               ,
               &
               verborum
               comitate
               gessit
               ,
               vt
               omnium
               Senatorum
               et
               populi
               merito
               nuncupetur
               delitie
               .
               Lites
               mire
               perosus
               ,
               Pauperum
               Patronus
               ,
               delictorum
               corrector
               ,
               omnibus
               ordinibus
               iuxta
               charus
               ,
               et
               numerosa
               sobole
               beatus
               fuit
               .
               Cantariam
               ,
               vt
               vocant
               ,
               in
               hoc
               templo
               perpetuo
               stabiliuit
               .
               .....
               Domina
               Katherina
               vnica
               coniux
               coniugi
               charissimo
               et
               bene
               merenti
               et
               Robertus
               Leessis
               Executores
               fidelissimi
               posuere
            
             5.
             
             
               Kalend.
               Nouemb.
            
             1532.
             
             He
             had
             by
             his
             wife
             Catherin
             sixteene
             children
             ,
             as
             did
             sometime
             appeare
             by
             their
             pourtraitures
             on
             the
             Tombe-stone
             .
             He
             was
             the
             sonne
             of
             
               Iohn
               Bayly
            
             of
             Thacksted
             in
             Essex
             .
          
           
             
               
               Glanvile
               sub
               glebe
               tegit
               hic
               lapis
               ossa
               Iohannis
               ,
            
             
               Obsequio
               Regis
               subijt
               se
               plurimis
               annis
               .
            
             
               Sci
               .....
               quos
               viuens
               ...
               moriens
               suos
               ad
               vos
               .
            
             
               ..............
            
             
               Spiritus
               aspiret
               ferte
               iunamen
               ei
               .
            
          
           
             
             Prey
             of
             yowr
             cherete
             for
             the
             souls
             of
             
               Agnes
               Cheyney
            
             ,
             wydow
             ,
             late
             wyff
             vnto
             
               William
               Cheyney
            
             ,
             somtym
             Esquyr
             for
             the
             Body
             vnto
             kyng
             Harry
             the
             seuenth
             .
             Whyche
             Agnes
             dyed
             the
             fyfteenth
             day
             of
             Iuly
             in
             the
             yere
             of
             our
             Lord
             God
             on
             thowsand
             four
             hundryd
             eyghty
             and
             seuen
             And
             for
             the
             souls
             of
             
               William
               Cheyney
               ,
               Robart
               Molyneux
            
             ,
             and
             
               Robert
               Sheryngton
            
             ,
             her
             husbands
             ,
             and
             all
             Cristen
             souls
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Iohannes
               Rayning
               generosus
               qui
               obijt
            
             22.
             
               die
               Iunij
               ,
               Ann.
               Domini
            
             1469.
             
             
               Cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               Deus
            
             .
          
           
             
             Of
             yowr
             charite
             pray
             for
             the
             soul
             of
             
               William
               Porter
            
             ,
             late
             Clarke
             of
             the
             Crowne
             ,
             and
             Elisabeth
             his
             wife
             ,
             the
             which
             departyd
             the
             4
             of
             March
             ,
             1521.
             on
             whose
             souls
             ....
          
           
             
             Clarke
             of
             the
             Crowne
             ,
             is
             a
             Clarke
             or
             Officer
             in
             the
             Kings
             Bench
             ,
             whose
             function
             is
             to
             frame
             ,
             reade
             ,
             and
             record
             all
             Indictments
             against
             Traitors
             ,
             Felons
             ,
             and
             other
             offenders
             ,
             there
             arraigned
             ,
             vpon
             any
             publike
             crime
             .
             He
             is
             otherwise
             called
             Clarke
             of
             the
             Crowne
             office
             .
             And
             Ann.
             2.
             
             Hen.
             4.
             cap.
             10.
             
             he
             is
             called
             Clarke
             of
             the
             Crowne
             of
             the
             Kings
             Bench.
             The
             reason
             of
             his
             denomination
             is
             because
             he
             reads
             and
             records
             Indictments
             against
             Traitors
             ,
             Felons
             ,
             &c.
             which
             are
             against
             the
             Kings
             Crowne
             and
             dignitie
             .
          
        
         
           
             Saint
             Nicholas
             Olaue
             .
          
           
             Here
             lyeth
             the
             body
             of
             
               William
               Fyloll
            
             ,
             
             sonn
             and
             heyr
             apparaunt
             to
             
               William
               Fyloll
            
             of
             Woodlond
             in
             the
             county
             of
             Dorset
             knyght
             ,
             and
             to
             Dame
             Dorothy
             hys
             wyff
             dawter
             and
             heyr
             to
             
               Iohn
               Ifeyld
            
             of
             Stondon
             ,
             in
             the
             Shyre
             of
             Hertford
             Esquyr
             .
             Whych
             William
             the
             sonn
             dyed
             in
             the
             lyff
             of
             his
             fade●
             wythowt
             yssue
             the
             iiii
             day
             of
             Septembyr
             ,
             in
             the
             yere
             of
             owr
             redemption
             ,
             M.
             cccccix
             .
             and
             in
             the
             yere
             of
             his
             age
             the
             syxteenth
             .
             Who
             's
             soul
             God
             pardon
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               animabus
               Iohannis
               Westcliff
               &
               Ioanne
               vxoris
               sue
               ,
            
             
             
               qui
               quidem
               Iohannes
               quondam
               fuit
               Maior
               ville
               Sandwici
               &
               obijt
            
             19.
             
             Decemb.
             1473.
             
               quorum
               animabus
               propitietur
               Deus
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             
               Ici
               gist
               William
               Newport
               iadis
               Citizen
               &
               pessamere
               de
               Londre
               &
               Massie
               sa
               femme
               ,
            
             
             
               &
               leur
               enfens
               de
               ens
               engendre
               :
               Dieu
               de
               lour
               alues
               eit
               pitye
               .
               Amen
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             This
             Newport
             was
             one
             of
             the
             Sheriffes
             of
             London
             in
             the
             yeare
             1375.
             
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Willelmus
               Read
               Ciuis
               &
               Piscenarius
               London
               qui
               obiit
               ....
               &
               Margeria
               vxor
               eius
               ,
            
             
             
               que
               obiit
               sexto
               die
               Iunij
               ,
               Anno
               Domini
               Millesimo
               quadringentesimo
               quadragesimo
               septimo
               .
            
          
           
             Vpon
             the
             same
             marble
             stone
             as
             followeth
             .
          
           
             
               Who
               that
               passyth
               by
               this
               way
               ,
               
                 Qui
                 pro
                 alijs
                 orat
                 ,
                 pro
                 se
                 laborat
                 .
              
            
             
               For
               mercy
               of
               God
               ,
               behold
               ,
               and
               pray
               
                 Qui
                 pro
                 alijs
                 orat
                 ,
                 pro
                 se
                 laborat
                 .
              
            
             
               For
               all
               souls
               cristen
               ,
               and
               for
               vs
               
                 Qui
                 pro
                 alijs
                 orat
                 ,
                 pro
                 se
                 laborat
                 .
              
            
             
               On
               
                 Pater
                 Noster
              
               ,
               and
               an
               
                 Ave.
                 
                 Qui
                 pro
                 alijs
                 orat
                 ,
                 pro
                 se
                 laborat
                 .
              
            
             
               To
               the
               blessyd
               Saynts
               ,
               and
               owr
               blessyd
               Lady
               ,
               
                 Qui
                 pro
                 alijs
                 orat
                 ,
                 pro
                 se
                 laborat
                 .
              
            
             
               Saynt
               Mary
               to
               pray
               for
               vs.
               
                 Qui
                 pro
                 alijs
                 orat
                 ,
                 pro
                 se
                 laborat
                 .
              
            
          
           
             Many
             Monuments
             of
             the
             Dead
             in
             Churches
             in
             and
             about
             this
             Citie
             of
             London
             ,
             as
             also
             in
             some
             places
             of
             the
             countrey
             ,
             are
             couered
             with
             seates
             or
             pewes
             ,
             made
             high
             and
             easie
             for
             the
             Parishioners
             to
             sit
             or
             sleepe
             in
             ,
             a
             fashion
             of
             no
             long
             continuance
             ,
             and
             worthy
             of
             reformation
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             Of
             the
             Diocesse
             of
             London
             ,
             the
             Battels
             therein
             fought
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             Burialls
             of
             the
             Dead
             slaine
             in
             those
             terrible
             conflicts
             .
          
           
             NOw
             as
             I
             haue
             before
             spoken
             somewhat
             of
             the
             Bishoprickes
             of
             Cant.
             and
             Rochester
             ,
             so
             let
             me
             here
             speake
             a
             little
             of
             this
             Diocesse
             of
             London
             ,
             which
             extendeth
             so
             farre
             in
             circuit
             ,
             as
             the
             Site
             of
             the
             East
             or
             Middle
             Saxons
             kingdome
             anciently
             comprised
             ;
             which
             was
             bounded
             on
             the
             East
             with
             the
             Ocean
             ;
             on
             the
             South
             with
             the
             Thames
             ,
             on
             the
             West
             with
             the
             Colne
             ,
             and
             on
             the
             North
             with
             the
             Riuer
             Stowre
             ;
             within
             the
             limits
             whereof
             ,
             Midlesex
             ,
             Essex
             ,
             and
             a
             part
             of
             Hertfordshire
             are
             contained
             .
             The
             glory
             of
             which
             Diocesse
             is
             principally
             Midlesex
             ,
             in
             regard
             of
             the
             far-famed
             City
             of
             London
             ,
             the
             Metropolis
             of
             England
             (
             of
             which
             I
             haue
             spoken
             before
             )
             and
             the
             chiefe
             seat
             of
             her
             sacred
             Bishops
             :
             as
             also
             in
             regard
             of
             the
             Riuer
             of
             Thames
             ,
             the
             king
             of
             all
             our
             Riuers
             .
             Of
             whom
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             rare
             prospects
             he
             views
             in
             his
             passage
             betweene
             Windsore
             and
             London
             Bridge
             ,
             a
             late
             Poet
             thus
             versifies
             .
          
           
             
               
               But
               now
               this
               mighty
               Flood
               ,
               vpon
               his
               voiage
               prest
            
             
               (
               That
               found
               how
               with
               his
               strength
               ,
               his
               beauties
               still
               increast
               ,
            
             
               From
               where
               ,
               braue
               Windsore
               stood
               on
               tiptoe
               to
               behold
            
             
               The
               faire
               and
               goodly
               Thames
               ,
               so
               farre
               as
               ere
               he
               could
               ,
            
             
               With
               kingly
               houses
               crownd
               ,
               of
               more
               then
               earthly
               pride
               ,
            
             
               Vpon
               his
               either
               Bankes
               as
               he
               along
               doth
               glide
               )
            
             
               With
               wonderfull
               delight
               ,
               doth
               his
               long
               course
               pursue
               ,
            
             
               Where
               Otlands
               ,
               Hampton
               Court
               ,
               and
               Richmond
               he
               doth
               view
               .
            
             
               Then
               Westminster
               the
               next
               great
               Tames
               doth
               entertaine
               ,
            
             
               That
               vaunts
               her
               Pallace
               large
               ,
               and
               her
               most
               sumptuous
               Fane
               :
            
             
               The
               Lands
               tribunall
               seate
               that
               challengeth
               for
               hers
               ,
            
             
               The
               crowning
               of
               our
               kings
               ,
               their
               famous
               Sepulchres
               .
            
             
               Then
               goes
               he
               on
               along
               by
               that
               more
               beautious
               Strand
               ,
            
             
               Expressing
               both
               the
               wealth
               and
               brauery
               of
               the
               Land.
            
             
               (
               So
               many
               sumptuous
               Bowres
               ,
               within
               so
               little
               space
            
             
               The
               All-beholding
               Sunne
               scarse
               sees
               in
               all
               his
               race
               )
            
             
               And
               on
               by
               London
               leads
               ,
               which
               like
               a
               Crescent
               lies
               ,
            
             
               
               Whose
               windowes
               seeme
               to
               mocke
               the
               Star-befreckled
               skies
               .
            
             
               Besides
               her
               rising
               Spyres
               ,
               so
               thicke
               themselues
               that
               show
               ,
            
             
               As
               doe
               the
               bristling
               reedes
               ,
               within
               her
               bankes
               that
               grow
               .
            
             
               There
               sees
               his
               crouded
               Wharfes
               ,
               and
               people-pestred
               shores
               ,
            
             
               
               His
               bosome
               ouerspread
               with
               shoales
               of
               labouring
               ores
               :
            
             
               With
               that
               most
               costly
               Bridge
               ,
               that
               doth
               him
               most
               renowne
               ,
            
             
               By
               which
               he
               cleerely
               puts
               all
               other
               Riuers
               downe
               .
            
          
           
             
             Midlesex
             (
             saith
             Camden
             )
             is
             for
             aire
             passing
             temperate
             ,
             and
             for
             soile
             fertile
             ,
             with
             sumptuous
             houses
             ,
             and
             prety
             Townes
             on
             all
             sides
             pleasantly
             beautified
             :
             and
             euery
             where
             offereth
             to
             the
             view
             many
             things
             memorable
             :
             Whereupon
             a
             Germane
             Poet
             thus
             versified
             .
          
           
             
             
               Tot
               campos
               ,
               syluas
               ,
               tot
               regia
               tecta
               ,
               tot
               hortos
            
             
               Artifici
               dextrâ
               excultos
               ,
               tot
               vidimus
               arces
               ,
            
             
               Vt
               nunc
               Ansonio
               Tamisis
               cum
               Tibride
               certet
               .
            
             
               So
               many
               fields
               ,
               and
               pleasant
               woods
               ,
               so
               many
               Princely
               Bowres
               ,
            
             
               And
               Pallaces
               we
               saw
               besides
               ,
               so
               many
               stately
               towres
               ,
            
             
               So
               many
               Gardens
               trimly
               drest
               by
               curious
               hand
               which
               are
               ,
            
             
               That
               now
               with
               Romane
               Tiberis
               ,
               the
               Tames
               may
               well
               compare
               .
            
          
           
             This
             County
             is
             comprised
             within
             short
             bounds
             ,
             being
             in
             length
             ,
             where
             it
             is
             the
             longest
             ,
             not
             passing
             twenty
             miles
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             narrowest
             place
             not
             passing
             twelue
             miles
             .
          
           
             The
             length
             thereof
             (
             saith
             Speed
             )
             extended
             from
             Stratford
             in
             the
             East
             ,
             
             to
             Morehall
             vpon
             Colne
             in
             the
             West
             ,
             is
             by
             measure
             nineteene
             English
             miles
             ;
             and
             from
             South
             Mims
             in
             the
             North
             to
             his
             Maiesties
             Mannour
             of
             Hampton
             Court
             in
             the
             South
             ,
             are
             little
             aboue
             sixteene
             miles
             :
             the
             whole
             circumference
             extending
             to
             ninety
             .
          
           
             In
             forme
             it
             is
             almost
             square
             ,
             for
             aire
             passing
             temperate
             ,
             for
             soile
             abundantly
             fertile
             ;
             and
             for
             pasturage
             and
             graine
             of
             all
             kindes
             ,
             yeelding
             the
             best
             ,
             so
             that
             the
             wheat
             of
             this
             County
             hath
             serued
             a
             long
             time
             for
             the
             Manchet
             to
             our
             Princes
             table
             .
          
           
             It
             lieth
             seated
             in
             a
             vale
             ,
             most
             wholsome
             and
             rich
             ,
             hauing
             some
             hills
             also
             ,
             and
             them
             of
             good
             ascent
             ;
             from
             whose
             tops
             the
             prospect
             of
             the
             whole
             is
             seene
             like
             vnto
             Zoar
             in
             Egypt
             ,
             
             or
             rather
             like
             a
             Paradise
             and
             Garden
             of
             God.
             
          
           
             Fiue
             Princely
             houses
             inheritable
             to
             the
             English
             Crowne
             ,
             are
             seated
             in
             this
             Shire
             ,
             which
             are
             ,
             Enfield
             ,
             Hanworth
             ,
             Whitehall
             ,
             S
             Iames
             ,
             and
             Hampton
             Court
             ,
             
             a
             City
             rather
             in
             shew
             ,
             then
             the
             Pallace
             of
             a
             Prince
             :
             and
             for
             stately
             port
             and
             gorgeous
             building
             not
             inferiour
             to
             any
             in
             Europe
             .
          
           
             A
             worke
             of
             admirable
             magnificence
             (
             saith
             Camden
             )
             built
             out
             of
             the
             ground
             by
             
               Thomas
               Wolsey
            
             Cardinall
             ,
             
             in
             ostentation
             of
             his
             riches
             ,
             when
             for
             very
             pride
             ,
             being
             otherwise
             a
             most
             prudent
             man
             ,
             he
             was
             not
             able
             to
             manage
             his
             minde
             .
             But
             it
             was
             made
             an
             Honor
             ,
             enlarged
             and
             finished
             by
             king
             Henry
             the
             eight
             so
             amply
             ,
             as
             it
             containeth
             within
             it
             fiue
             seuerall
             inner
             Courts
             ,
             passing
             large
             ,
             enuironed
             with
             very
             faire
             buildings
             wrought
             right
             curiously
             ,
             and
             goodly
             to
             behold
             .
             Of
             which
             Leyland
             writeth
             thus
             .
          
           
             
               Est
               locus
               insolito
               rerum
               splendore
               superbus
               ,
            
             
               Alluiturque
               vaga
               Tamisini
               fluminis
               vnda
               ,
            
             
               Nomine
               ab
               antiquo
               iam
               tempore
               dictus
               Avona
               .
            
             
               Hic
               Rex
               Henricus
               taleis
               Octauius
               aedes
            
             
               Erexit
               ,
               qualeis
               toto
               Sol
               aureus
               orbe
            
             
               Non
               vidit
               .
            
             
               A
               stately
               place
               for
               rare
               and
               glorious
               shew
               ,
            
             
               There
               is
               which
               Tames
               with
               wandring
               streame
               doth
               dowsse
               ;
            
             
               Times
               past
               ,
               by
               name
               of
               Avon
               men
               it
               knew
               :
            
             
               Heere
               Henry
               th'
               Eight
               of
               that
               name
               built
               an
               house
            
             
               So
               sumptuous
               ,
               as
               that
               on
               such
               an
               one
            
             
               (
               Seeke
               through
               the
               world
               )
               the
               bright
               Sunne
               neuer
               shone
               .
            
          
           
           
             And
             another
             in
             the
             Nuptiall
             Poeme
             of
             Tame
             and
             Isis.
             
          
           
             
               
                 Alluit
                 Hamptonum
                 celebrem
                 quae
                 laxior
                 vrbis
              
               
                 Mentitur
                 formam
                 spacijs
                 ,
                 hanc
                 condidit
                 Aulam
              
               
                 Purpureus
                 pater
                 ille
                 grauis
                 ,
                 grauis
                 ille
                 Sacerdos
              
               
                 Wolsaeus
                 ,
                 fortuna
                 sauos
                 cui
                 felle
                 repletos
              
               
                 Obtulit
                 heu
                 tandem
                 fortunae
                 dona
                 dolores
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 He
                 runs
                 by
                 Hampton
                 ,
                 which
                 ,
                 for
                 spatious
                 seat
              
               
                 Seemes
                 Citie-like
                 :
                 Of
                 this
                 faire
                 courtly
                 Hall
              
               
                 First
                 founder
                 was
                 a
                 Priest
                 and
                 Prelate
                 great
              
               
                 Wolsey
                 ,
                 that
                 graue
                 and
                 glorious
                 Cardinall
                 .
              
               
                 Fortune
                 on
                 him
                 had
                 pour'd
                 her
                 gifts
                 full
                 fast
                 ,
              
               
                 But
                 Fortunes
                 Blisse
                 ,
                 Alas
                 ,
                 prou'd
                 Bale
                 at
                 last
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             The
             ancient
             Inhabitants
             of
             Middlesex
             ,
             as
             also
             of
             Essex
             ,
             were
             called
             by
             Caesar
             ,
             the
             Trinobantes
             ,
             whom
             hee
             nameth
             to
             be
             the
             most
             puissant
             in
             the
             Land
             ,
             with
             whom
             he
             and
             his
             armie
             had
             many
             bloudie
             bickerings
             nere
             and
             vpon
             the
             bankes
             of
             the
             riuer
             of
             Tames
             ,
             
             wherein
             many
             were
             slaine
             on
             either
             side
             ,
             which
             lie
             interred
             in
             the
             fields
             twixt
             Shepperton
             and
             Stanes
             .
          
           
             
             Some
             affirme
             Stanes
             (
             saith
             Norden
             )
             to
             be
             so
             called
             of
             the
             Stakes
             ,
             called
             Goway
             Stakes
             ,
             which
             were
             fixed
             in
             the
             Thames
             by
             the
             Britons
             ,
             to
             preuent
             
               Iulius
               Caesar
            
             of
             passing
             his
             armie
             through
             the
             riuer
             .
             
             Of
             which
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             conflicts
             and
             skirmishes
             betwixt
             the
             Britaines
             and
             Romanes
             ,
             thus
             venerable
             Bede
             writes
             .
          
           
             Caesars
             Horsemen
             at
             the
             first
             encounter
             ,
             were
             ouerthrowne
             of
             the
             Britaines
             ,
             and
             Labienus
             one
             of
             his
             Colonels
             slaine
             .
             At
             the
             second
             encounter
             ,
             with
             great
             losse
             of
             his
             Army
             ,
             he
             put
             the
             Britaine
             's
             to
             flight
             .
             From
             thence
             he
             went
             vnto
             the
             riuer
             of
             Tames
             ,
             which
             men
             say
             cannot
             bee
             waded
             ouer
             ,
             but
             in
             one
             place
             :
             where
             on
             the
             farther
             side
             ,
             a
             great
             number
             of
             the
             Britaine
             's
             warded
             the
             bankes
             ,
             vnder
             Cassibelan
             their
             Captaine
             ,
             who
             had
             stucke
             the
             bottome
             of
             the
             riuer
             ,
             and
             the
             bankes
             also
             thicke
             of
             great
             stakes
             ,
             whereof
             certaine
             remnants
             vnto
             this
             day
             are
             to
             be
             seene
             ,
             of
             Piles
             ,
             of
             the
             bignesse
             of
             a
             mans
             thigh
             ,
             couered
             with
             lead
             ,
             sticking
             fast
             in
             the
             bottome
             of
             the
             riuer
             ;
             which
             when
             the
             Romanes
             had
             espied
             ,
             and
             escaped
             ,
             the
             Britaines
             ,
             not
             able
             to
             withstand
             the
             violence
             of
             the
             Roman
             Legions
             ,
             hid
             themselues
             in
             the
             woods
             ,
             out
             of
             the
             which
             they
             often
             breaking
             forth
             ,
             greatly
             endamaged
             the
             Army
             of
             the
             Romanes
             .
          
           
             
             In
             and
             about
             Brainford
             or
             Brentford
             ,
             the
             bodies
             of
             many
             a
             warlike
             Commander
             and
             expert
             Souldier
             lie
             inhumed
             ,
             which
             were
             slaine
             in
             that
             fierce
             and
             terrible
             battaile
             ,
             betwixt
             
               Edmund
               Ironside
            
             ,
             and
             the
             Danes
             ,
             which
             he
             had
             driuen
             from
             the
             siege
             of
             London
             ;
             at
             a
             place
             now
             called
             Turnham
             Greene
             ,
             thereunto
             adioyning
             ;
             in
             which
             battaile
             he
             gaue
             the
             Danes
             a
             bloudy
             ouerthrow
             ,
             losing
             few
             of
             his
             armie
             ,
             saue
             such
             as
             were
             drowned
             in
             the
             riner
             of
             Tames
             as
             they
             passed
             ouer
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             yeare
             ,
             7141.
             and
             the
             day
             being
             the
             Paschall
             ,
             whereon
             Christ
             rose
             from
             death
             ,
             (
             which
             with
             due
             reuerence
             is
             celebrated
             in
             all
             the
             Christian
             world
             )
             vpon
             Gladmore
             heath
             ,
             halfe
             a
             mile
             from
             Barnet
             ,
             was
             foughten
             a
             
             most
             fierce
             and
             cruell
             Battaile
             ,
             betwixt
             King
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             ,
             and
             
               Richard
               Neuill
            
             the
             great
             Earle
             of
             Warwicke
             ,
             (
             the
             Mars
             and
             Make-King
             of
             England
             )
             contending
             to
             reestablish
             that
             holy
             ,
             and
             yet
             vnfortunate
             ,
             King
             Henry
             the
             sixt
             in
             his
             regall
             authoritie
             .
          
           
             In
             this
             battaile
             vpon
             King
             Edwards
             part
             were
             slaine
             ,
             
             
               Humfrey
               Bourchier
            
             Lord
             
               Cromwell
               ,
               Henry
               Bourchier
            
             ,
             sonne
             and
             heire
             to
             the
             Lord
             Barners
             ,
             both
             buried
             at
             Westminster
             .
             In
             the
             quarrell
             of
             King
             Henry
             ,
             were
             slaine
             the
             foresaid
             
               Richard
               Neuill
            
             Earle
             of
             Warwicke
             ,
             and
             
               Iohn
               Neuill
            
             ,
             Marquesse
             Montacute
             his
             brother
             ,
             both
             buried
             at
             Bisham
             Abbey
             in
             Barkeshire
             ;
             the
             bodies
             of
             many
             others
             of
             the
             Nobilitie
             and
             Gentrie
             ,
             on
             both
             parties
             which
             perished
             in
             this
             vnnaturall
             conflict
             ,
             had
             Christian
             buriall
             in
             the
             Frier
             Augustines
             Church
             London
             .
             The
             common
             Souldiers
             ,
             as
             also
             many
             Commanders
             ,
             were
             buried
             vpon
             the
             same
             Plaine
             where
             the
             foresaid
             battaile
             was
             strucken
             :
             to
             whose
             memory
             a
             Chappell
             was
             built
             vpon
             the
             said
             Plaine
             ,
             and
             a
             Priest
             appointed
             to
             say
             Masse
             for
             their
             soules
             ,
             as
             the
             doctrine
             went
             in
             those
             daies
             .
          
           
             Vpon
             both
             sides
             of
             common
             Souldiers
             ,
             there
             died
             that
             holy
             Easter
             day
             ,
             as
             then
             the
             14.
             of
             Aprill
             ,
             saith
             
               Ed.
               Hall
            
             ,
             ten
             thousand
             :
             foure
             thousand
             ,
             saith
             
               Io.
               Stow
            
             ,
             and
             
               Rob.
               Fabian
            
             saith
             ,
             (
             farre
             lesse
             )
             fifteene
             hundred
             ,
             so
             vncertaine
             ,
             as
             I
             haue
             said
             before
             ,
             is
             the
             number
             of
             the
             dead
             slaine
             in
             battaile
             .
          
           
             Howsoeuer
             a
             part
             onely
             of
             Hertfordshire
             is
             comprised
             within
             this
             Diocesse
             ,
             yet
             giue
             me
             leaue
             to
             say
             somewhat
             in
             this
             place
             ,
             
             of
             the
             whole
             County
             :
             A
             rich
             Countrie
             (
             saith
             Clarencieux
             )
             in
             corne
             Fields
             ,
             Pastures
             ,
             Medowes
             ,
             Woods
             ,
             Groues
             ,
             and
             cleere
             riuerets
             .
             And
             for
             ancient
             townes
             it
             may
             contend
             with
             the
             neighbours
             ,
             euen
             for
             the
             best
             .
             For
             ,
             there
             is
             scarcely
             another
             in
             all
             England
             that
             can
             shew
             more
             good
             townes
             in
             so
             small
             a
             compasse
             ;
             the
             whole
             circumference
             of
             the
             Shire
             being
             but
             about
             an
             hundred
             and
             thirtie
             miles
             .
          
           
             In
             this
             County
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             towne
             of
             S.
             Albans
             ,
             two
             mortall
             and
             bloudy
             battels
             of
             Englands
             ciuill
             dissentions
             ,
             
             haue
             beene
             fought
             .
             The
             first
             whereof
             chanced
             the
             24.
             of
             May
             ,
             Anno
             1455.
             by
             Richard
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Yorke
             ,
             with
             his
             associates
             ,
             the
             Earles
             of
             Warwicke
             and
             Salisbury
             ,
             and
             Lords
             of
             Fawconbridge
             ,
             and
             Cobham
             ,
             against
             King
             Henry
             the
             sixt
             .
             In
             whose
             defence
             ,
             Edmund
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Somerset
             ,
             Henry
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Northumberland
             ,
             and
             Iohn
             ,
             Lord
             Clifford
             ,
             with
             fiue
             thousand
             more
             ,
             lost
             their
             liues
             ,
             the
             King
             himselfe
             was
             wounded
             in
             the
             necke
             with
             an
             arrow
             ,
             the
             Duke
             of
             Buckingham
             ,
             and
             Lord
             Sudley
             ,
             in
             their
             faces
             ;
             Humfrey
             Earle
             Stafford
             in
             his
             right
             hand
             ,
             and
             the
             Earle
             Dorset
             almost
             slaine
             .
             On
             the
             Dukes
             part
             ,
             onely
             sixe
             hundred
             were
             slaine
             .
             Of
             which
             battell
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             timerous
             flight
             of
             the
             Souldiers
             on
             the
             Kings
             partie
             ,
             the
             learned
             Abbot
             of
             Saint
             Albans
             ,
             
               Iohn
               Wheathamstead
            
             ,
             who
             liued
             in
             those
             daies
             ,
             writes
             thus
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Marcia
                 splendiferum
                 regerent
                 cum
                 sydera
                 celum
                 ,
                 
              
               
                 Aspicerentque
                 feros
                 toruis
                 aspectibus
                 Angl●s
                 ,
              
               
                 Albani
                 Villam
                 tranquilla
                 pace
                 vigentem
              
               
                 Fedarunt
                 multo
                 violenter
                 sanguine
                 fuso
                 .
              
               
                 Rex
                 aderat
                 presens
                 secumque
                 cohors
                 satis
                 ingent
              
               
                 De
                 Dominis
                 Regni
                 :
                 contrarius
                 hijs
                 Eboraci
              
               
               
                 Dux
                 que
                 duo
                 comites
                 Warwici
                 et
                 Sarsburiensis
              
               
                 Venerunt
                 ,
                 media
                 fit
                 grandis
                 pugna
                 platea
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 qua
                 corruerant
                 qui
                 nobilitate
                 vigebant
              
               
                 De
                 patria
                 Boree
                 comes
                 insignis
                 Dominusque
                 .
              
               
                 Corruit
                 ac
                 ipse
                 qui
                 belli
                 causa
                 fuisse
              
               
                 Fertur
                 ,
                 Dux
                 magnus
                 de
                 Somercethe
                 vocitatus
                 :
              
               
                 Ac
                 alij
                 plures
                 ,
                 satis
                 asperasors
                 fuit
                 ipsis
                 .
              
               
                 Multi
                 fugerunt
                 ,
                 aliter
                 se
                 non
                 properarunt
              
               
                 Quin
                 faciunt
                 trepide
                 visum
                 fugiendo
                 Columbe
                 .
              
               
                 Insultum
                 ve
                 Canis
                 ,
                 Damus
                 ,
                 Lepus
                 ac
                 fera
                 queuis
              
               
                 Dum
                 fugiunt
                 nemora
                 pecierunt
                 siue
                 Frutecta
                 ;
              
               
                 In
                 quibus
                 vt
                 pueri
                 virgam
                 metuendo
                 magistri
              
               
                 Se
                 pudet
                 id
                 ferre
                 vecorditer
                 occoluere
                 .
              
               
                 Qui
                 fuerant
                 nostra
                 proprius
                 penetralia
                 tecta
              
               
                 Ad
                 nos
                 fugerunt
                 sub
                 Stallis
                 et
                 latuerunt
                 ,
              
               
                 Aut
                 infra
                 latebras
                 ;
                 timor
                 ingens
                 duxerat
                 ipsos
                 .
              
               
                 Sic
                 imbecillis
                 tergum
                 dedit
                 hostibus
                 hostis
                 ;
              
               
                 Non
                 sine
                 dedecore
                 ,
                 nec
                 nominis
                 absque
                 rubore
                 .
              
               
                 Mors
                 est
                 non
                 vita
                 sub
                 turpi
                 viuere
                 fama
                 .
              
               
                 Et
                 patet
                 in
                 paucis
                 sors
                 belli
                 que
                 fuit
                 huius
                 ,
              
               
                 Qualis
                 &
                 euentus
                 Domini
                 Ducis
                 et
                 comitatus
                 :
              
               
                 Ter
                 deno
                 trino
                 Domini
                 Regis
                 fuit
                 anno
              
               
                 Henrici
                 sexti
                 ,
                 facies
                 hec
                 obuia
                 celi
                 ,
              
               
                 In
                 Maio
                 mense
                 bis
                 dena
                 bis
                 quoque
                 luce
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 M.
                 semel
                 .
                 x
                 quino
                 ,
                 C
                 quater
                 fuit
                 ,
                 I
                 quoque
                 quino
                 ,
              
               
                 In
                 Maio
                 mense
                 bis
                 dena
                 bis
                 quoque
                 luce
                 .
              
               
                 Hic
                 strages
                 procerum
                 conflatus
                 &
                 hic
                 populorum
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             The
             second
             battell
             fought
             in
             this
             towne
             of
             Saint
             Albans
             ,
             was
             by
             Queene
             Margaret
             ,
             against
             the
             Dukes
             of
             Norfolke
             and
             Suffolke
             ,
             the
             Earles
             of
             Warwicke
             and
             Arundell
             ,
             that
             by
             force
             kept
             with
             them
             ,
             the
             King
             her
             husband
             ,
             with
             whom
             by
             constraint
             he
             held
             ,
             and
             on
             their
             side
             fought
             vntill
             the
             field
             was
             lost
             ,
             and
             Lords
             fled
             ,
             when
             with
             great
             ioy
             he
             was
             receiued
             by
             his
             Queene
             ,
             and
             yong
             sonne
             Prince
             Edward
             .
             This
             battell
             sell
             the
             17.
             of
             February
             ▪
             being
             Shrouesunday
             .
          
           
             Of
             this
             towne
             ,
             and
             of
             these
             two
             battels
             ,
             thus
             Camden
             writes
             in
             a
             more
             succinct
             and
             serious
             stile
             .
          
           
             
             As
             Antiquity
             consecrated
             this
             place
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             to
             be
             an
             Altar
             of
             Religion
             :
             so
             Mars
             also
             may
             seeme
             to
             haue
             destined
             it
             for
             the
             very
             plot
             of
             bloudy
             battaile
             For
             ,
             to
             let
             other
             particulars
             goe
             by
             ,
             when
             England
             vnder
             the
             two
             houses
             of
             Lancaster
             and
             Yorke
             ,
             bereft
             ,
             as
             it
             were
             ,
             of
             vitall
             breath
             ,
             was
             ready
             through
             a
             ciuill
             warre
             to
             sinke
             downe
             and
             fall
             in
             a
             swoune
             :
             the
             chiefe
             Captaines
             on
             both
             sides
             ioyned
             battaile
             twise
             with
             reciprocall
             varietie
             of
             fortune
             in
             the
             very
             towne
             .
             First
             ,
             Richard
             Duke
             of
             Yorke
             gaue
             the
             Lancastrians
             here
             a
             sore
             ouerthrow
             ,
             tooke
             King
             Henry
             the
             sixt
             captiue
             ,
             and
             slew
             many
             honourable
             personages
             .
             Foure
             yeares
             after
             ,
             the
             Lancastrians
             vnder
             the
             conduct
             of
             Queene
             Margaret
             ,
             wonne
             here
             the
             field
             ,
             put
             the
             house
             
             of
             Yorke
             to
             flight
             ,
             and
             restored
             the
             King
             to
             his
             former
             liberty
             .
          
           
             The
             bodies
             of
             such
             of
             the
             Nobility
             ,
             
             and
             others
             of
             eminent
             ranke
             and
             qualitie
             which
             lost
             their
             liues
             in
             these
             mortall
             contentions
             ,
             were
             buried
             in
             the
             Abbey
             Church
             ,
             (
             as
             I
             haue
             partly
             touched
             before
             )
             in
             Saint
             Peters
             ,
             and
             in
             other
             religious
             Structures
             ,
             accordingly
             as
             they
             were
             befriended
             ;
             the
             common
             Souldiers
             were
             buried
             in
             Church-yards
             ,
             and
             vpon
             a
             little
             greene
             at
             the
             Townes
             end
             ,
             called
             
               No
               mans
               land
            
             ,
             which
             lies
             betwixt
             the
             two
             waies
             (
             as
             I
             take
             it
             )
             leading
             to
             Luton
             ,
             and
             Sandridge
             .
          
           
             Nere
             vnto
             the
             roade
             high
             way
             (
             saith
             Camden
             in
             this
             tract
             )
             betweene
             Stenenhaugh
             and
             Knebworth
             (
             the
             seat
             of
             the
             worshipfull
             house
             of
             the
             Littons
             ,
             
             descended
             from
             Litton
             in
             Darbishire
             )
             I
             saw
             certaine
             round
             hils
             cast
             vp
             by
             mans
             hands
             ,
             such
             as
             the
             old
             Romans
             were
             wont
             to
             reare
             for
             Souldi●ers
             slaine
             in
             the
             wars
             ,
             of
             which
             the
             Captaine
             himselfe
             laid
             the
             first
             turse
             :
             and
             now
             for
             Essex
             .
          
           
             Essex
             is
             a
             country
             large
             in
             compasse
             ,
             
             (
             the
             circumference
             thereof
             being
             one
             hundred
             forty
             sixe
             miles
             )
             fruitfull
             of
             woods
             ,
             plentifull
             of
             Saffron
             ,
             and
             very
             wealthy
             .
          
           
             A
             late
             writer
             hauing
             reckoned
             vp
             the
             commodities
             which
             this
             County
             doth
             affoard
             ,
             
             concludes
             on
             this
             manner
             .
          
           
             
               If
               you
               esteeme
               not
               these
               ,
               as
               things
               aboue
               the
               ground
               ,
            
             
               Looke
               vnder
               ,
               
               where
               the
               Vrnes
               of
               ancient
               times
               are
               found
               :
            
             
               The
               Roman
               Emp●rours
               Coynes
               ,
               oft
               digd
               out
               of
               the
               dust
               ,
            
             
               And
               warlike
               weapons
               ,
               now
               consum'd
               with
               cankring
               rust
               ,
            
             
               And
               huge
               and
               massy
               bones
               of
               mighty
               fearefull
               men
               ,
            
             
               To
               tell
               the
               worlds
               full
               strength
               ,
               what
               creatures
               liued
               then
               ,
            
             
               When
               in
               her
               height
               of
               youth
               ,
               the
               lustie
               fruitfull
               earth
            
             
               Brought
               forth
               her
               big-lim'd
               brood
               ,
               euen
               Gyants
               in
               their
               birth
               .
            
          
           
             Neere
             to
             Showbery
             ,
             
             in
             Rochford
             Hundred
             ,
             are
             certaine
             hils
             ,
             in
             which
             the
             bodies
             of
             the
             Danes
             there
             discomfited
             ,
             and
             slaine
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             
               Edmund
               Ironside
            
             ,
             lie
             buried
             in
             Essex
             .
          
           
             What
             way
             (
             saith
             Camden
             in
             Essex
             )
             this
             country
             looketh
             toward
             Cambridgeshire
             ,
             Barklow
             sheweth
             itselfe
             ,
             well
             knowne
             now
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             foure
             little
             hils
             or
             Burries
             cast
             vp
             by
             mans
             hand
             :
             such
             as
             in
             old
             time
             were
             wont
             to
             be
             raised
             ,
             
             as
             Tombes
             for
             Souldiers
             slaine
             ,
             whose
             reliques
             were
             not
             easie
             to
             be
             found
             .
             But
             when
             a
             fifth
             and
             sixth
             of
             them
             were
             not
             long
             since
             digged
             downe
             ,
             
             three
             troughes
             of
             stone
             were
             found
             ,
             and
             in
             them
             ,
             broken
             bones
             of
             men
             ,
             as
             I
             was
             informed
             .
             The
             country
             people
             say
             ,
             that
             they
             were
             reared
             after
             a
             field
             there
             fought
             against
             the
             Danes
             ,
             for
             ,
             Dane
             wort
             ,
             which
             with
             bloud-red
             berries
             ,
             commeth
             vp
             here
             plenteously
             ,
             they
             still
             call
             by
             no
             other
             name
             ,
             then
             Danes-bloud
             ,
             of
             the
             number
             of
             Danes
             that
             there
             were
             slaine
             ,
             verily
             beleeuing
             that
             it
             bloometh
             from
             their
             bloud
             .
          
           
             The
             parish
             Church
             of
             Ashdown
             ,
             or
             Assandun
             ,
             giues
             buriall
             to
             the
             slaughtered
             bodies
             of
             many
             braue
             English
             Souldiers
             :
             
             for
             Edmund
             ,
             sirnamed
             Ironside
             ,
             King
             of
             England
             ,
             hauing
             fought
             sixe
             battels
             with
             the
             Danes
             ,
             within
             the
             compasse
             of
             one
             yeare
             ,
             in
             which
             at
             the
             beginning
             hee
             had
             the
             better
             ,
             putting
             them
             euer
             to
             rout
             ,
             plaied
             here
             in
             this
             place
             his
             last
             prize
             ,
             
             where
             he
             was
             so
             defeyted
             (
             by
             the
             meanes
             of
             false
             Edrick
             his
             counsell
             )
             that
             he
             lost
             the
             flower
             of
             the
             English
             Nobilitie
             .
             In
             memoriall
             of
             which
             Battell
             ,
             king
             Canutus
             the
             Danish
             Conquerour
             built
             this
             Church
             at
             such
             time
             ,
             when
             as
             vpon
             remorse
             and
             repentance
             for
             the
             bloud
             which
             he
             had
             shed
             ,
             he
             erected
             Chappels
             in
             what
             part
             soeuer
             he
             had
             foughten
             any
             field
             ,
             and
             shed
             Christian
             bloud
             .
             Of
             which
             my
             old
             Rimer
             Robert
             of
             Glocester
             .
          
           
             
               Knute
               moche
               louyd
               Eng●ysshmen
               ,
               and
               the
               loud
               thertoo
               ,
            
             
               And
               holy
               Chyrche
               susteyned
               as
               hym
               ought
               to
               doo
               .
            
             
               And
               restoryd
               Abbeyes
               stroyed
               that
               wer
               befor
            
             
               And
               Chyrches
               lette
               arere
               that
               allwer
               *
               forlor
            
             
               And
               Chyrches
               now
               he
               lette
               arere
               in
               *
               stedests
               most
               thar
            
             
               Where
               he
               had
               Battayles
               doo
               ,
               and
               men
               yslaw
               ar
            
             
               As
               vpon
               Asshedonne
               and
               about
               ther
            
             
               Al
               for
               the
               *
               soulygs
               of
               hem
               that
               sleyne
               ther
               were
               .
            
          
           
             Certaine
             small
             hillocks
             are
             remayning
             neare
             to
             this
             Church
             at
             this
             day
             ,
             out
             of
             which
             haue
             beene
             digged
             the
             bones
             of
             men
             ;
             Armour
             ,
             and
             the
             water
             chaines
             of
             horse
             bridles
             ;
             as
             the
             Inhabitants
             told
             me
             .
          
           
             Claudius
             the
             Emperour
             (
             saith
             S
             Danyel
             )
             had
             the
             honour
             of
             taking
             the
             whole
             Isle
             of
             Britaine
             to
             the
             Romane
             Empire
             ,
             
             which
             though
             thus
             wonne
             ,
             was
             not
             ,
             till
             a
             long
             time
             after
             ,
             ouercome
             .
             For
             now
             the
             Britaines
             (
             vnderstanding
             the
             misery
             of
             their
             dissociation
             :
             how
             their
             submission
             brought
             but
             the
             more
             oppression
             )
             colleague
             themselues
             against
             the
             Romanes
             ,
             taking
             their
             occasion
             vpon
             the
             outrages
             ,
             committed
             on
             the
             person
             and
             state
             of
             Queene
             Vaodicia
             ,
             or
             Boudicea
             ,
             widow
             of
             Prasutagus
             king
             of
             the
             Icenians
             ,
             (
             the
             Inhabitants
             of
             Norfolke
             ,
             Suffolke
             ,
             Cambridge
             ,
             and
             Huntingtonshires
             )
             a
             great
             and
             rich
             Prince
             ,
             who
             (
             at
             his
             death
             )
             had
             left
             Nero
             his
             heire
             ,
             and
             two
             daughters
             ,
             hoping
             thereby
             to
             free
             his
             house
             from
             iniuries
             .
             But
             it
             fell
             out
             contrary
             ;
             for
             ,
             no
             sooner
             was
             he
             dead
             ,
             but
             his
             kingdome
             was
             spoiled
             by
             the
             Cen●urions
             ,
             his
             house
             ransackt
             by
             slaues
             ,
             his
             wife
             beaten
             ,
             and
             his
             daughters
             rauished
             .
             Besides
             the
             chiefe
             men
             of
             the
             Icenians
             (
             as
             if
             all
             the
             region
             had
             beene
             giuen
             in
             prey
             )
             were
             rest
             of
             their
             goods
             ,
             and
             the
             kings
             kinsmen
             esteemed
             as
             captiues
             :
             with
             which
             contumely
             ,
             and
             feare
             of
             greater
             mischiefe
             ,
             they
             conspire
             with
             the
             Trinobants
             (
             the
             Inhabitants
             of
             Midlesex
             and
             Essex
             )
             and
             others
             (
             not
             yet
             inured
             to
             seruitude
             )
             to
             resume
             their
             liberty
             .
             And
             first
             set
             vpon
             the
             Garrisons
             of
             the
             Veteran
             Souldiers
             (
             whom
             they
             most
             hated
             )
             defeited
             the
             ninth
             Legion
             ,
             whereof
             they
             slew
             all
             the
             foote
             ,
             forced
             Cercalis
             the
             Legat
             ,
             and
             leader
             to
             flight
             ,
             and
             put
             to
             the
             sword
             seuenty
             thousand
             Romanes
             and
             associates
             ,
             inhabiting
             this
             municipall
             Towne
             Comolodunum
             ,
             now
             Maldon
             ,
             as
             also
             London
             and
             Verulam
             ;
             before
             Suetonius
             the
             Gouernour
             of
             the
             Prouince
             could
             assemble
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             dispersed
             forces
             ,
             to
             make
             head
             against
             their
             armie
             ,
             conducted
             by
             Vaodicia
             ,
             who
             ,
             (
             with
             her
             two
             daughter
             ▪
             brought
             into
             the
             field
             to
             moue
             compassion
             and
             reuenge
             )
             incites
             them
             to
             that
             noble
             and
             manly
             worke
             of
             liberty
             .
             Which
             to
             recouer
             ,
             she
             protests
             to
             hold
             her selfe
             there
             but
             as
             one
             of
             the
             vulgar
             (
             without
             weighing
             her
             great
             honour
             and
             birth
             )
             resolued
             to
             winne
             ,
             or
             dye
             .
             Many
             of
             their
             wiues
             were
             likewise
             there
             to
             be
             spectatours
             and
             incouragers
             of
             their
             husbands
             valour
             .
             
             But
             in
             the
             end
             Suetonius
             got
             the
             victory
             with
             the
             slaughter
             of
             fourescore
             thousand
             Britaines
             :
             of
             the
             Romanes
             onely
             foure
             hundred
             were
             slaine
             ,
             and
             not
             many
             moe
             hurt
             ,
             saith
             
               Tacitus
               ,
               lib.
               Annal.
            
             14.
             ca.
             11.
             
          
           
             Vaodicia
             seeing
             the
             ouerthrow
             of
             her
             Army
             ,
             was
             notwithstanding
             vnuanquished
             in
             her
             owne
             Noble
             Spirit
             ,
             and
             scorning
             to
             be
             a
             spectacle
             in
             their
             Triumphs
             ,
             or
             a
             vassall
             to
             their
             wills
             ,
             after
             the
             example
             of
             Cleopatra
             ,
             she
             made
             an
             end
             of
             her
             miseries
             and
             life
             by
             poyson
             :
             She
             was
             affoarded
             honorable
             buriall
             ,
             and
             so
             were
             the
             rest
             of
             her
             vanquished
             Armie
             there
             slaine
             according
             to
             their
             qualitie
             ,
             neare
             vnto
             the
             places
             where
             the
             battell
             was
             strucken
             .
          
        
      
       
         
         
           BISHOPS
           OF
           LONDON
           CANONIZED
           SAINTS
           .
        
         
           
           MEllitus
           the
           first
           Bishop
           of
           this
           See
           ,
           after
           the
           remouall
           of
           the
           Archbishopricke
           to
           Canterbury
           ,
           had
           a
           shrine
           erected
           to
           his
           honour
           in
           this
           Church
           ,
           as
           I
           haue
           touched
           before
           .
           In
           his
           time
           ,
           and
           partly
           by
           his
           instigation
           ,
           this
           Cathedrall
           Church
           was
           built
           by
           Ethelbert
           King
           of
           Kent
           .
           He
           was
           consecrated
           Bishop
           of
           London
           by
           Saint
           Austin
           ,
           Archbishop
           of
           Canterbury
           ,
           the
           yeare
           604.
           
           In
           the
           gouernment
           whereof
           hee
           continued
           nineteene
           yeares
           ;
           in
           which
           time
           and
           about
           the
           fourth
           yeare
           of
           his
           consecration
           ,
           he
           went
           to
           Rome
           to
           conferre
           with
           Boniface
           the
           Pope
           about
           diuers
           things
           ,
           and
           was
           by
           him
           honourably
           entertained
           .
           A
           yeare
           or
           two
           after
           his
           returne
           ,
           died
           both
           Ethelbert
           King
           of
           Kent
           ,
           as
           also
           Sebert
           of
           the
           East
           Angles
           ,
           whom
           he
           had
           conuerted
           to
           the
           Christian
           Faith.
           
        
         
           
           King
           Sebert
           left
           behinde
           him
           three
           wicked
           sonnes
           ,
           that
           being
           neuer
           baptized
           ,
           came
           notwithstanding
           one
           day
           into
           the
           Church
           at
           Communion
           time
           ,
           and
           asked
           the
           Bishop
           what
           hee
           meant
           that
           hee
           deliuered
           not
           of
           that
           same
           fi●e
           bread
           vnto
           them
           as
           he
           was
           wont
           to
           their
           father
           Sebert
           ,
           and
           did
           yet
           vnto
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           people
           .
           He
           answered
           ,
           that
           if
           they
           would
           be
           washed
           in
           the
           water
           of
           life
           ,
           as
           he
           was
           ,
           and
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           people
           there
           present
           ;
           then
           would
           he
           deliuer
           vnto
           them
           of
           this
           bread
           also
           :
           but
           otherwise
           ,
           neither
           was
           it
           lawfull
           for
           him
           to
           deliuer
           ,
           nor
           them
           to
           receiue
           it
           .
           This
           notwithstanding
           they
           would
           haue
           enforced
           him
           ,
           and
           when
           they
           could
           not
           preuaile
           ,
           were
           so
           enraged
           ,
           as
           they
           expelled
           him
           their
           dominions
           ,
           hardly
           holding
           their
           hands
           from
           doing
           him
           violence
           at
           that
           time
           .
           Hee
           ,
           being
           thus
           exiled
           ,
           went
           first
           vnto
           Laurence
           Archbishop
           of
           Canterbury
           ,
           and
           finding
           him
           in
           little
           better
           case
           then
           himselfe
           was
           at
           London
           ,
           departed
           into
           France
           ,
           together
           with
           Iustus
           Bishop
           of
           Rochester
           .
           Being
           sent
           for
           soone
           after
           by
           Laurence
           ,
           it
           happened
           the
           same
           yeare
           that
           the
           same
           Laurence
           died
           ,
           and
           hee
           was
           appointed
           to
           succeed
           him
           :
           where
           he
           sate
           about
           fiue
           yeares
           ,
           euen
           vntill
           the
           day
           of
           his
           exspiration
           .
           Of
           which
           an
           old
           Anonimall
           Manuscript
           ,
           thus
           .
        
         
           
             To
             whome
             Melite
             than
             playnly
             gan
             succede
             ,
          
           
             That
             fyve
             yere
             so
             rulyd
             the
             Chirche
             in
             ryght
             .
          
           
             And
             than
             this
             erthe
             forsoke
             for
             heuens
             mede
          
           
             And
             went
             to
             blyss
             wher
             God
             wolde
             of
             his
             myght
          
           
             The
             yere
             of
             Crystes
             nativite
             by
             ryght
          
           
             Six
             hundryd
             full
             twenty
             and
             fowre
             accountyd
          
           
             Whan
             erthe
             hys
             corps
             had
             hyd
             and
             surmowntyd
             .
          
        
         
           Gregory
           the
           Great
           ,
           Bishop
           of
           Rome
           ,
           writ
           to
           Mellitus
           concerning
           the
           purifying
           (
           but
           not
           the
           pulling
           downe
           )
           of
           Idolatrous
           Churches
           within
           these
           kingdomes
           ;
           An
           Epistle
           well
           worthy
           the
           obseruation
           ,
           which
           I
           haue
           read
           in
           Gotcelinus
           the
           Monke
           ,
           who
           writes
           of
           the
           life
           and
           actions
           of
           Saint
           Austin
           ,
           
           of
           other
           Bishops
           of
           the
           See
           of
           Canterbury
           ,
           as
           also
           of
           diuers
           Saints
           in
           those
           primitiue
           times
           :
           and
           dedicates
           his
           workes
           to
           Anselme
           ,
           Archbishop
           of
           Canterbury
           ;
           Such
           was
           the
           letter
           of
           Gregory
           as
           followeth
           .
        
         
           
             Dilectissimo
             silio
             Mellito
             Abbati
          
           ,
           
           
             Gregorius
             servus
             seruorum
             Dei.
          
           
        
         
           
             Post
             discessionem
             Congregationis
             nostre
             que
             tecum
             est
             ,
             valde
             sumus
             suspensi
             redditi
             ,
             quia
             nichil
             de
             prosperitate
             vestri
             itineris
             audisse
             nos
             contigit
             .
             Cum
             ergo
             Deus
             omnipotens
             vos
             ad
             reuerendissimum
             fratrem
             nostrum
             Augustinum
             Episcopum
             perduxerit
             ,
             dicite
             ei
             quid
             diu
             mecum
             de
             causa
             Anglorum
             cogitans
             tractaui
             ,
             videlicet
             quia
             Fana
             Idolorum
             destrui
             in
             eadem
             gente
             minime
             debeant
             ,
             sed
             ipsa
             que
             in
             eis
             sunt
             Idola
             destruantur
             .
             Aqua
             benedicta
             in
             eisdem
             Fanis
             aspergatur
             ,
             Altaria
             construantur
             Reliquie
             componantur
             ,
             quia
             si
             Fana
             eadem
             bene
             constructa
             sunt
             ,
             necesse
             est
             vt
             a
             cultu
             Demonum
             in
             obsequium
             veri
             Dei
             debeant
             commutari
             ,
             vt
             dum
             gens
             ipsa
             eadem
             Fana
             sua
             novidet
             destrui
             ,
             de
             corde
             erroren●
             deponat
             ,
             &
             Dominum
             verum
             cognoscens
             et
             adorans
             ,
             ad
             loca
             que
             consuevit
             familiarius
             concurrat
             .
             Et
             quia
             Boues
             solent
             in
             sacrificio
             Demonum
             multos
             occidere
             ,
             debet
             eis
             eciam
             de
             re
             hac
             aliqua
             solemnitas
             iramutari
             ,
             vt
             die
             dedicationis
             vel
             natalicijs
             sanctorum
             Martyrum
             quorum
             illic
             reliquie
             ponuntur
             ,
             tabernacula
             sibi
             circa
             easdem
             Ecclesias
             que
             ex
             Fanis
             commutate
             sunt
             de
             ramis
             arborum
             faciant
             ,
             &
             religiosis
             conuiuijs
             solemnitatem
             celebrent
             Nec
             animalia
             immolent
             ,
             sed
             ad
             laudem
             Dei
             in
             vsum
             suum
             animalia
             occidant
             ,
             et
             Donatori
             omnium
             de
             sacietate
             sua
             gracias
             referent
             ;
             vt
             dum
             eis
             aliqua
             externis
             gaudia
             res
             exuantur
             ,
             ad
             interiora
             gaudia
             consentire
             facilius
             valeant
             .
             Nam
             duris
             mentibus
             simul
             omnia
             abscidere
             impossibile
             esse
             non
             dubiam
             est
             ,
             quia
             et
             is
             qui
             summum
             locum
             ascendere
             nititur
             ,
             gradibus
             vel
             passibus
             non
             autem
             saltibus
             eleuatur
             .
             Sic
             Israheletico
             populo
             in
             Egypto
             Dominus
             siquidem
             innotuit
             ,
             sed
             tamen
             eis
             sacrificiorum
             vsum
             quem
             Diabolo
             solebat
             exibere
             in
             cultu
             proprio
             reseruauit
             ,
             vt
             eis
             in
             suo
             sacrificio
             animalia
             immolare
             preciperet
             ,
             quatinus
             cor
             mutantes
             aliud
             de
             sacrificio
             ammitterent
             ,
             aliud
             retinerens
             Vt
             et
             si
             ipsa
             essent
             ●nimalia
             que
             offerre
             consueuerant
             ,
             vero
             tamen
             Deo
             hec
             et
             non
             ydolis
             immolantes
             iam
             sacrificia
             ipsa
             non
             essent
             .
          
        
         
           
             Hec
             igitur
             dilectionem
             tuam
             predicto
             Fratri
             necesse
             est
             dicere
             ,
             vt
             ipse
             in
             presenti
             i●●ic
             positus
             perpendat
             qualiter
             omnia
             debeat
             dispensare
             .
             Deus
             te
             incolumem
             custodiat
             dilectissime
             fili
             .
             Data
             die
             quinto
             decimo
             Kalendarum
             Augustarum
             ,
             imperante
             nostro
             Mauritio
             Tyberio
             pijssimo
             Augusto
             anno
             nono
             decimo
             :
             post
             Consulatus
             eiusdem
             Domini
             ,
             anno
             octauo
             decimo
             ;
             Indictione
             quarta
             .
          
        
         
           Hereby
           we
           may
           see
           the
           pious
           aduise
           and
           great
           pollicie
           of
           this
           learned
           Father
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           for
           the
           conuerting
           of
           the
           misbeleeuing
           Pagans
           ,
           or
           heathen
           people
           of
           this
           kingdome
           from
           Idolatrie
           ,
           to
           the
           true
           worship
           of
           the
           euerliuing
           God.
           
        
         
           My
           forenamed
           Author
           Gotceline
           in
           the
           53.
           
           Chapter
           of
           his
           first
           Booke
           ,
           tells
           me
           that
           the
           names
           of
           the
           prime
           pillars
           of
           the
           English
           Church
           ,
           and
           the
           especiall
           propagators
           of
           the
           Gospell
           ,
           in
           these
           times
           ,
           were
           engrauen
           vpon
           the
           Tarpeyan
           Rocke
           at
           Rome
           ,
           of
           which
           number
           this
           my
           Mellitus
           is
           one
           of
           the
           principall
           .
           As
           appeares
           by
           these
           Latine
           Rimes
           following
           ,
           sometime
           likewise
           engrauen
           or
           cut
           in
           the
           foresaid
           Rocke
           vnder
           each
           seuerall
           name
           to
           their
           further
           glory
           .
        
         
           
           
             Dux
             Augustinus
             precellit
             in
             ordine
             primus
             ,
          
           
             Lau●iger
             &
             mundus
             Laurenti
             sede
             secundus
             .
          
           
             Tertius
             est
             gratus
             Mellitus
             melligeratus
             .
          
           
             Quartus
             adest
             Iustus
             dulces
             dans
             nomine
             gustus
             .
          
           
             Quintus
             Honorius
             Eccle
             vigor
             extat
             honorque
             .
          
           
             Deus
             dedit
             est
             sextus
             cui
             dat
             sua
             munera
             Christus
             .
          
           
             Theodorus
             iuxta
             fert
             sabbata
             septimus
             alma
             .
          
           
             His
             septem
             ducibus
             viget
             Anglia
             totque
             diebus
             .
          
           
             Additur
             octauus
             Monachorum
             Dux
             Adrianus
             .
          
           
             Anglorum
             stella
             Mildretha
             refert
             sua
             mella
             .
          
           
             Octo
             Patres
             Rome
             reliqui
             comitantur
             honore
             .
          
           
             Ex
             Anglis
             nati
             meritis
             horum
             sociati
             .
          
           
             Hinc
             manat
             diuis
             Euangelii
             via
             riuis
             ▪
          
           
             Hi
             sunt
             Brithpaldus
             .
             Tatynnus
             vosque
             Nothelme
             :
          
           
             Et
             Iamberte
             patres
             :
             primos
             proceres
             imitantes
             .
          
           
             Tot
             simul
             Ecclesie
             cingunt
             frontem
             pictate
             .
          
        
         
           
           It
           is
           written
           of
           Mellitus
           ,
           that
           when
           vpon
           a
           certaine
           time
           the
           Citie
           of
           Canterbury
           was
           by
           negligence
           set
           on
           fire
           ,
           and
           began
           to
           waste
           and
           consume
           away
           by
           much
           increasing
           of
           the
           flames
           ,
           so
           that
           no
           helpe
           of
           man
           ,
           nor
           casting
           of
           water
           thereon
           ,
           was
           able
           to
           quench
           or
           stay
           the
           same
           ,
           the
           greatest
           part
           of
           the
           citie
           being
           at
           length
           almost
           burnt
           ,
           and
           the
           furious
           flashes
           extending
           themselues
           euen
           vnto
           the
           Bishops
           place
           :
           this
           good
           Bishop
           seeing
           mans
           helpe
           now
           to
           faile
           ,
           and
           trusting
           onely
           in
           the
           aide
           and
           succour
           of
           almighty
           God
           ,
           commanded
           that
           he
           might
           be
           carried
           out
           of
           his
           house
           ,
           and
           set
           against
           these
           fierce
           flames
           of
           fire
           ,
           piercing
           and
           flying
           all
           round
           about
           .
        
         
           Now
           where
           the
           greatest
           rage
           of
           this
           burning
           was
           ;
           there
           was
           the
           place
           of
           Martyrdome
           of
           the
           foure
           holy
           crowned
           Saints
           .
           Whan
           then
           the
           Bishop
           by
           his
           seruants
           was
           brought
           forth
           ,
           and
           set
           in
           this
           place
           ,
           here
           he
           began
           with
           prayer
           (
           sicke
           as
           he
           was
           ,
           for
           he
           was
           often
           troubled
           with
           infirmities
           of
           body
           ,
           and
           much
           grieued
           with
           the
           Gowte
           ,
           
           notwithstanding
           euer
           whole
           and
           sound
           of
           minde
           )
           to
           driue
           away
           the
           perill
           of
           the
           fire
           :
           which
           the
           stout
           strength
           of
           strong
           men
           with
           much
           labour
           could
           not
           before
           bring
           to
           passe
           .
           And
           behold
           the
           winde
           that
           blew
           from
           the
           South
           ,
           whereby
           this
           fire
           was
           first
           kindled
           and
           blasted
           abroad
           (
           now
           suddenly
           bent
           against
           the
           South
           )
           first
           tempered
           his
           blasts
           ;
           for
           feare
           of
           hurting
           the
           places
           right
           ouer
           in
           the
           other
           side
           ,
           and
           after
           quite
           quenching
           the
           flames
           ,
           ceasing
           and
           extinguishing
           the
           fire
           ,
           made
           all
           calme
           and
           well
           againe
           .
           And
           truly
           this
           good
           man
           of
           God
           which
           did
           feruently
           alway
           burne
           with
           the
           fire
           of
           inward
           charity
           ,
           and
           was
           wont
           with
           his
           often
           prayers
           and
           holy
           exhortations
           to
           driue
           from
           himselfe
           ,
           and
           all
           his
           ,
           the
           danger
           of
           ghostly
           temptations
           ,
           and
           trouble
           by
           spirits
           of
           the
           aire
           ,
           might
           now
           iustly
           preuaile
           against
           the
           winde
           ,
           and
           easily
           cease
           these
           temporall
           flames
           ,
           and
           obtaine
           that
           they
           should
           neuer
           hurt
           him
           nor
           his
           .
        
         
           See
           more
           of
           him
           before
           in
           Canterbury
           .
        
         
           
           After
           the
           death
           of
           Mellitus
           ,
           the
           Church
           of
           London
           was
           long
           without
           a
           Pastor
           ,
           euen
           vntill
           that
           Segebert
           the
           sonne
           of
           Segebert
           (
           surnamed
           the
           
           little
           )
           obtaining
           the
           Kingdome
           of
           the
           East
           Saxons
           ,
           by
           the
           perswasion
           of
           Oswin
           ,
           King
           of
           Northumberland
           ,
           became
           a
           Christian
           ,
           and
           procured
           Ceada
           a
           vertuous
           and
           godly
           Priest
           ,
           to
           be
           consecrate
           Bishop
           of
           his
           country
           :
           which
           was
           done
           in
           the
           holy
           Iland
           ,
           
           neere
           to
           Barwicke
           ,
           by
           Finan
           ,
           Bishop
           of
           Durham
           ,
           from
           whence
           he
           returned
           to
           this
           his
           Diocesse
           ,
           and
           began
           with
           more
           authoritie
           to
           perfect
           the
           worke
           hee
           had
           already
           begun
           ,
           erecting
           in
           diuers
           places
           ,
           Churches
           ,
           making
           Priests
           and
           Deacons
           ,
           who
           in
           preaching
           &
           baptising
           ▪
           might
           assist
           him
           ,
           
           especially
           in
           the
           Cities
           of
           Ithancester
           &
           Tileburg
           ,
           the
           one
           standing
           vpon
           the
           Thames
           ,
           the
           other
           vpon
           a
           branch
           thereof
           ,
           called
           Pant
           ,
           in
           which
           two
           places
           diuers
           newly
           assembling
           together
           christened
           ,
           he
           instructed
           them
           after
           the
           rules
           of
           religious
           persons
           ,
           as
           farre
           as
           their
           tender
           capacity
           could
           then
           conceiue
           .
        
         
           And
           hereby
           way
           of
           digression
           ,
           let
           me
           speake
           somewhat
           of
           this
           small
           hamlet
           of
           Tilbury
           ,
           in
           ancient
           time
           the
           seat
           of
           the
           Bishops
           of
           London
           ;
           and
           no
           question
           in
           those
           daies
           ,
           when
           as
           Bishop
           Cedda
           by
           baptisme
           ingra●ted
           the
           East
           Saxons
           in
           the
           Church
           of
           Christ
           ,
           a
           prettie
           faire
           citie
           ,
           howsoeuer
           it
           consisteth
           now
           onely
           of
           a
           few
           cottages
           ,
           much
           honoured
           by
           that
           famous
           ,
           religious
           ,
           
           and
           fortunate
           great
           Commander
           in
           the
           warres
           ,
           Sir
           
             Horace
             Vere
          
           Knight
           ,
           Lord
           Vere
           of
           Tilbury
           .
           Of
           whom
           ,
           and
           of
           his
           elder
           brother
           ,
           Sir
           
             Francis
             Vere
          
           Knight
           ,
           deceased
           ,
           and
           honourably
           buried
           ,
           like
           (
           as
           hee
           was
           )
           an
           expert
           and
           valiant
           warriour
           ;
           in
           the
           Abbey
           of
           Westminster
           ;
           a
           late
           Poet
           hath
           thus
           written
           .
        
         
           
             Then
             liu'd
             those
             valiant
             Veres
             ,
             both
             men
             of
             great
             command
             ,
          
           
             In
             our
             imployments
             long
             :
             
             whose
             either
             Marshall
             hand
          
           
             Reacht
             at
             the
             highest
             wreath
             ,
             it
             from
             the
             top
             to
             get
             ,
          
           
             Which
             on
             the
             proudest
             head
             ,
             Fame
             yet
             had
             euer
             set
          
        
         
           But
           to
           returne
           :
           this
           man
           of
           God
           Cedda
           ,
           hauing
           ,
           at
           first
           and
           last
           ,
           continued
           a
           long
           time
           in
           these
           countries
           ,
           preaching
           the
           word
           of
           life
           ,
           by
           which
           hee
           made
           a
           great
           haruest
           vnto
           Christ
           :
           went
           downe
           into
           his
           owne
           countrie
           of
           Northumberland
           ,
           (
           which
           he
           oftentimes
           vsed
           to
           visite
           )
           where
           he
           builded
           a
           Monasterie
           at
           Lestinghen
           ,
           wherein
           he
           died
           ,
           and
           was
           buried
           ,
           of
           whom
           no
           more
           ,
           vntill
           I
           come
           to
           speake
           of
           that
           Foundation
           ,
           saue
           onely
           these
           verses
           following
           :
           
             
               .......
               Now
               London
               place
               doth
               take
            
             
               Which
               had
               those
               of
               whom
               time
               Saints
               worthily
               did
               make
               ▪
               
            
             
               As
               Cedda
               (
               Brother
               to
               that
               reuerend
               Bishop
               Chad
               ,
            
             
               At
               Lichfield
               ,
               in
               those
               times
               ,
               his
               famous
               seat
               that
               had
               )
            
             
               Is
               Sainted
               for
               that
               See
               amongst
               our
               reuerend
               men
               ,
            
             
               From
               London
               though
               at
               length
               remoou'd
               to
               Lestingen
            
             
               A
               Monastery
               ,
               which
               then
               richly
               he
               had
               begun
               ▪
            
          
        
         
           Erconwald
           ,
           
           the
           sonne
           of
           Offa
           King
           of
           the
           East
           Saxons
           ,
           and
           the
           fourth
           Bishop
           of
           this
           Diocesse
           ,
           was
           likewise
           (
           as
           I
           haue
           already
           spoken
           )
           canonized
           ;
           of
           whom
           venerable
           Bede
           thus
           writes
           .
        
         
         
           
           At
           that
           time
           (
           saith
           he
           )
           when
           Sebba
           and
           Sigher
           ruled
           the
           East
           Saxons
           ,
           the
           Archbishop
           (
           which
           was
           Theodore
           )
           appointed
           ouer
           them
           ,
           Erconwald
           to
           be
           their
           Bishop
           in
           the
           Citie
           of
           London
           :
           the
           life
           and
           conuersation
           of
           which
           man
           ,
           both
           before
           he
           was
           Bishop
           ,
           and
           after
           ,
           was
           reported
           and
           taken
           for
           most
           holy
           ,
           as
           also
           euen
           yet
           the
           signes
           and
           tokens
           of
           heauenly
           vertues
           and
           miracles
           doe
           well
           declare
           .
           
           For
           vntill
           this
           day
           ,
           his
           Horse-licter
           being
           kept
           and
           reserued
           by
           his
           Schollers
           ,
           wherein
           he
           was
           wont
           to
           be
           carried
           when
           hee
           was
           sicke
           and
           weake
           ,
           doth
           daily
           cure
           such
           as
           haue
           agues
           ,
           or
           are
           diseased
           any
           otherwise
           .
           And
           not
           onely
           the
           sicke
           persons
           that
           are
           put
           vnder
           ,
           or
           laid
           by
           the
           Horse-licter
           to
           be
           so
           healed
           ;
           but
           also
           the
           chippes
           and
           pieces
           that
           are
           cut
           off
           from
           it
           ,
           and
           brought
           to
           sicke
           folkes
           ,
           are
           wont
           to
           bring
           them
           speedie
           remedie
           .
           This
           and
           many
           other
           the
           miracles
           wrought
           by
           him
           (
           if
           wee
           may
           beleeue
           Capgraue
           )
           was
           the
           cause
           of
           his
           canonization
           :
           questionlesse
           he
           was
           a
           deuout
           and
           vertuous
           man
           ,
           and
           bestowed
           his
           patrimony
           in
           the
           building
           of
           two
           Monasteries
           ,
           one
           for
           Monkes
           at
           Chertsey
           in
           Surrey
           ,
           another
           for
           Nunnes
           at
           Barking
           in
           Essex
           ,
           of
           which
           before
           .
           Thus
           much
           then
           here
           for
           a
           conclusion
           as
           followeth
           .
        
         
           
             Him
             Erkenwald
             ensues
             th'
             East
             English
             Offa's
             sonne
             ,
          
           
             His
             Fathers
             Kingly
             Court
             who
             for
             a
             Crosiar
             fled
             ,
          
           
             Whose
             workes
             such
             fame
             him
             wonne
             for
             holinesse
             that
             dead
             ,
          
           
             Time
             him
             enshrin'd
             in
             Pauls
             (
             the
             mother
             of
             that
             See
             )
          
           
             Which
             with
             reuenues
             large
             ,
             and
             priuiledges
             he
          
           
             Had
             wondrously
             endow'd
             :
             to
             goodnesse
             so
             affected
             ,
          
           
             That
             he
             those
             Abbeyes
             great
             from
             his
             owne
             power
             erected
             ,
          
           
             At
             Chertsey
             neere
             to
             Thames
             ,
             and
             Barking
             famous
             long
             .
          
        
         
           
           Theodred
           ,
           Bishop
           of
           the
           Diocesse
           ,
           may
           challenge
           a
           place
           in
           this
           my
           Kalender
           ,
           for
           that
           he
           was
           sirnamed
           the
           
             Good
             ,
             pro
             praerogatiua
             virtutum
          
           ,
           for
           the
           preheminence
           of
           his
           vertues
           ,
           saith
           
             Malmesbury
             ,
             lib.
          
           2.
           
             de
             Pontif.
             Anglor
          
           .
           he
           flourished
           about
           the
           yeare
           ,
           900.
           he
           was
           buried
           vnder
           a
           high
           tombe
           by
           the
           window
           of
           the
           vault
           going
           downe
           into
           S.
           Faiths
           Church
           .
        
         
           
           Of
           Egwulfe
           and
           his
           Shrine
           ,
           I
           haue
           already
           written
           all
           that
           I
           know
           .
        
         
           
           
             Richard
             Fitz-neale
          
           had
           his
           Shrine
           in
           S.
           Pauls
           Church
           ,
           but
           vpon
           what
           ground
           ,
           or
           for
           what
           reason
           he
           was
           thus
           much
           honoured
           ,
           I
           doe
           not
           learne
           .
           He
           was
           the
           sonne
           of
           Nigellus
           ,
           or
           Neale
           ,
           Bishop
           of
           Ely
           ;
           and
           was
           made
           Treasurer
           of
           England
           by
           the
           purchase
           of
           his
           father
           the
           foresaid
           Nigellus
           .
           
           
             Richardus
             filius
             Nigelli
             Episcopi
             Eliens
             .
             pro
             quo
             Nigellus
             pater
             emit
             officium
             Thesaurij
             a
             Rege
             auaro
             pro
             Quadragint
             .
             Marcis
             ,
             pro
             quibus
             pecunijs
             Nigellus
             pater
             spoliauit
             Ecclesiam
             Eliens
             .
             Thesauro
             suo
             et
             ornamentis
             .
          
           This
           purchase
           was
           made
           when
           as
           the
           King
           ,
           Henry
           the
           second
           ,
           went
           to
           the
           wars
           of
           Tolous
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           further
           written
           in
           the
           booke
           of
           Ely
           ,
           that
           this
           
             Richard
             Fitz-neale
          
           ,
           after
           the
           buriall
           of
           Nigellus
           his
           father
           (
           being
           also
           an
           enemy
           to
           the
           Church
           
           of
           Ely
           as
           his
           father
           had
           beene
           before
           )
           made
           hast
           to
           passe
           ouer
           the
           Seas
           to
           King
           Henry
           the
           second
           ,
           fearing
           that
           some
           euill
           would
           be
           prepared
           against
           him
           ,
           if
           the
           Church
           should
           haue
           sent
           any
           thither
           before
           him
           :
           At
           whose
           comming
           to
           the
           King
           ,
           he
           accused
           the
           Monkes
           of
           Ely
           of
           many
           things
           ,
           and
           did
           therewith
           so
           edge
           the
           King
           against
           them
           ,
           that
           the
           King
           sending
           into
           England
           ,
           charged
           by
           Wunnecus
           ,
           one
           of
           his
           Chaplaines
           ,
           that
           the
           Prior
           of
           Ely
           should
           be
           deposed
           ,
           and
           the
           Monkes
           with
           all
           their
           goods
           to
           be
           proscribed
           and
           banished
           .
        
         
           This
           man
           being
           Treasurer
           to
           King
           Henry
           the
           second
           ,
           the
           treasure
           of
           the
           said
           Henry
           the
           second
           at
           his
           death
           ,
           came
           vnto
           one
           hundred
           thousand
           markes
           ;
           notwithstanding
           the
           excessiue
           charges
           of
           the
           King
           many
           waies
           .
        
         
           This
           Richard
           (
           being
           Bishop
           of
           London
           ,
           by
           the
           name
           of
           Richard
           the
           third
           ,
           and
           the
           Kings
           Treasurer
           )
           was
           chosen
           for
           the
           gouernement
           of
           this
           See
           in
           the
           yeare
           of
           our
           redemption
           ,
           one
           thousand
           ,
           one
           hundred
           ,
           eighty
           and
           nine
           ,
           being
           the
           first
           yeare
           of
           King
           Richard
           the
           first
           ,
           and
           was
           consecrated
           Bishop
           at
           Lambeth
           ,
           by
           Baldwine
           ,
           Archbishop
           of
           Canterbury
           ,
           in
           the
           yeare
           of
           Christ
           ,
           one
           thousand
           ,
           one
           hundred
           ,
           ninety
           :
           he
           died
           the
           fourth
           of
           the
           Ides
           of
           September
           ,
           in
           the
           yeare
           of
           grace
           ,
           one
           thousand
           ,
           one
           hundred
           ,
           ninety
           and
           eight
           ,
           being
           the
           ninth
           yeare
           of
           King
           Richard
           the
           first
           ,
           as
           I
           haue
           it
           out
           of
           the
           Catalogue
           of
           Treasurers
           of
           England
           ,
           collected
           by
           
             Francis
             Thinne
          
           .
        
         
           He
           bestowed
           much
           vpon
           the
           building
           of
           his
           Church
           ,
           S.
           Pauls
           ,
           as
           also
           vpon
           other
           Edifices
           belonging
           to
           his
           See
           ,
           which
           was
           the
           cause
           ,
           I
           coniecture
           ,
           wherefore
           the
           Shrine
           was
           erected
           to
           his
           memory
           .
        
         
           Many
           miracles
           (
           saith
           
             Mat.
             Paris
          
           )
           were
           wrought
           at
           the
           tombe
           of
           Roger
           ,
           
           sirnamed
           the
           Blacke
           ,
           the
           foure
           and
           fortieth
           Bishop
           of
           this
           Diocesse
           ,
           who
           lieth
           buried
           neere
           to
           the
           preaching
           place
           in
           Saint
           Pauls
           Church
           ,
           vnder
           a
           monument
           of
           grey
           marble
           ,
           of
           which
           ,
           as
           also
           of
           him
           ,
           I
           haue
           partly
           spoken
           before
           .
           Godwin
           ,
           Bishop
           of
           Hereford
           ,
           out
           of
           the
           foresaid
           
             M.
             Paris
          
           saith
           ,
           that
           this
           Roger
           was
           a
           reuerend
           man
           ,
           religious
           ,
           learned
           ,
           painfull
           in
           preaching
           ,
           eloquent
           ,
           a
           great
           House-keeper
           ,
           and
           of
           very
           gentle
           and
           curteous
           behauiour
           :
           whereunto
           he
           might
           haue
           added
           (
           as
           it
           is
           in
           my
           Author
           )
           that
           hee
           was
           also
           stout
           and
           couragious
           .
           For
           ,
           Rustandus
           the
           Popes
           Nuntio
           being
           earnest
           in
           a
           conuocation
           for
           setting
           forward
           a
           certaine
           prolling
           deuise
           to
           scrape
           vp
           money
           for
           his
           master
           ,
           he
           not
           onely
           withstood
           him
           openly
           ,
           but
           cried
           out
           vpon
           the
           vnreasonable
           and
           shamelesse
           couetousnesse
           of
           the
           Court
           of
           Rome
           ,
           and
           was
           the
           onely
           means
           of
           staying
           the
           course
           of
           that
           exaction
           .
           For
           reuenge
           hereof
           ,
           not
           long
           after
           they
           began
           to
           frame
           an
           accusatiō
           against
           him
           at
           Rome
           ,
           alledging
           matters
           altogether
           false
           and
           friuolous
           .
           It
           forced
           him
           to
           trauell
           thither
           ,
           and
           cost
           him
           great
           summes
           of
           money
           before
           he
           could
           rid
           his
           hands
           of
           that
           brable
           .
        
         
           The
           yeare
           1233.
           
           
             Walter
             Mauclerke
          
           ,
           Bishop
           of
           Carlile
           ,
           taking
           ship
           to
           passe
           ouer
           the
           seas
           ,
           was
           hindered
           by
           some
           of
           the
           Kings
           Officers
           ,
           for
           that
           he
           had
           no
           licence
           to
           depart
           the
           Realme
           .
           These
           Officers
           for
           so
           doing
           ,
           hee
           excommunicated
           ,
           and
           riding
           straight
           vnto
           the
           Court
           ,
           certified
           the
           King
           what
           he
           had
           done
           ,
           and
           there
           renewed
           the
           same
           sentence
           againe
           .
        
         
         
           About
           the
           same
           time
           ,
           the
           King
           gaue
           commandement
           for
           the
           apprehending
           of
           
             Hubert
             de
             Burgo
          
           Earle
           of
           Kent
           ,
           who
           hauing
           sodaine
           notice
           thereof
           at
           midnight
           ,
           got
           him
           vp
           ,
           and
           fled
           into
           a
           Church
           in
           Essex
           .
           They
           to
           whom
           the
           businesse
           was
           committed
           ,
           finding
           him
           vpon
           his
           knees
           before
           the
           high
           Altar
           ,
           with
           the
           Sacrament
           in
           one
           hand
           ,
           and
           a
           crosse
           in
           the
           other
           ,
           carried
           him
           away
           neuerthelesse
           vnto
           the
           Tower
           of
           London
           .
           The
           Bishop
           taking
           this
           to
           bee
           a
           great
           violence
           and
           wrong
           offered
           to
           holy
           Church
           ,
           would
           neuer
           leaue
           the
           King
           (
           which
           was
           Henry
           the
           third
           ,
           a
           King
           indeed
           very
           re●igious
           )
           vntill
           he
           had
           caused
           the
           Earle
           to
           bee
           carried
           vnto
           the
           place
           from
           whence
           he
           was
           fetcht
           ;
           which
           was
           thought
           to
           bee
           a
           meanes
           of
           sauing
           the
           Earles
           life
           .
           For
           though
           order
           was
           taken
           he
           should
           not
           scape
           thence
           ,
           yet
           it
           gaue
           the
           Kings
           wrath
           a
           time
           to
           coole
           ,
           and
           himselfe
           leisure
           to
           make
           proofe
           of
           his
           innocency
           .
           By
           reason
           whereof
           ,
           he
           was
           afterward
           restored
           to
           the
           Kings
           fauour
           and
           former
           places
           of
           honour
           .
        
         
           But
           the
           story
           here
           followeth
           ,
           which
           is
           also
           annexed
           to
           his
           tombe
           ,
           that
           aboue
           all
           others
           giues
           the
           truest
           testimony
           of
           his
           religious
           ,
           vigerous
           ,
           and
           vndaunted
           masculine
           spirit
           ,
        
         
           
           Vpon
           the
           day
           of
           the
           conuersion
           of
           Saint
           Paul
           ,
           while
           Roger
           ,
           Bishop
           of
           London
           was
           at
           high
           Masse
           within
           the
           Church
           of
           Saint
           Paul
           in
           London
           ,
           a
           sudden
           darknesse
           ouershadowed
           the
           Quire
           ,
           and
           therewith
           came
           such
           a
           tempest
           of
           thunder
           and
           lightning
           ,
           
           that
           the
           people
           there
           assembled
           ,
           thought
           verily
           the
           Church
           and
           Steeple
           had
           come
           downe
           vpon
           their
           heads
           .
           There
           came
           moreouer
           such
           a
           filthy
           sauour
           and
           stinke
           withall
           ,
           that
           partly
           for
           feare
           ,
           and
           partly
           for
           that
           they
           might
           not
           abide
           the
           sauour
           ,
           they
           voyded
           the
           Church
           ,
           falling
           on
           heapes
           one
           vpon
           another
           ,
           as
           they
           sought
           to
           get
           out
           of
           the
           same
           .
           The
           Vicars
           and
           Canons
           forsooke
           their
           Deskes
           ,
           so
           that
           the
           Bishop
           remained
           there
           onely
           with
           one
           Deacon
           that
           serued
           him
           at
           Masse
           .
           Afterward
           when
           the
           aire
           began
           to
           clear
           vp
           ,
           the
           people
           returned
           into
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           the
           Bishop
           ,
           
             qui
             remansit
             intrepidus
          
           ,
           who
           remained
           all
           the
           time
           nothing
           at
           all
           abashed
           ,
           went
           forward
           and
           finished
           the
           Masse
           .
        
         
           
             
             Thus
             Roger
             hath
             a
             roome
             in
             this
             our
             Sainted
             throng
             ,
          
           
             Who
             by
             his
             words
             and
             workes
             ,
             so
             taught
             the
             way
             to
             heauen
          
           
             As
             that
             great
             name
             to
             him
             ,
             sure
             vainely
             was
             not
             giuen
             .
          
        
         
           Now
           for
           a
           conclusion
           ,
           if
           you
           desire
           greatly
           to
           know
           the
           greatnesse
           of
           this
           christian
           name
           of
           Roger
           ,
           as
           the
           Poet
           here
           in
           this
           place
           seemes
           to
           call
           it
           ,
           consult
           with
           Verstegan
           in
           his
           Etymologies
           of
           the
           ancient
           Saxon
           proper
           names
           of
           men
           and
           women
           ,
           and
           he
           will
           tell
           you
           that
           Roger
           was
           at
           the
           first
           ,
           Rugard
           or
           Rougard
           ,
           and
           afterwards
           Rugar
           ,
           and
           with
           vs
           lastly
           
             Roger.
             Rou
          
           or
           Ru
           is
           our
           ancient
           word
           for
           rest
           ,
           repose
           ,
           or
           quietnesse
           ,
           gard
           ,
           to
           keepe
           ,
           or
           conserue
           ,
           so
           as
           Rugard
           (
           now
           Roger
           )
           is
           a
           keeper
           or
           conseruer
           of
           rest
           and
           quietnesse
           .
        
         
           Such
           a
           keeper
           ,
           such
           a
           conseruer
           of
           peace
           and
           quietnesse
           ,
           was
           this
           our
           Bishop
           Roger
           ,
           whom
           I
           leaue
           to
           his
           eternall
           rest
           and
           repose
           ,
           and
           so
           take
           my
           leaue
           of
           this
           sometime
           his
           Diocesse
           .
        
         
           Here
           endeth
           the
           Diocesse
           of
           London
           :
        
      
       
         
         
           ANCIENT
           FVNERALL
           MONVMENTS
           WITHIN
           THE
           Diocesse
           of
           NORVVICH
           .
        
         
           
             In
             Suffolke
             .
          
           
             
               Dunwich
               .
            
             
               THE
               first
               seate
               of
               the
               Bishops
               of
               this
               Diocesse
               was
               at
               Dunwich
               in
               Suffolke
               ,
               
               and
               the
               first
               Bishop
               thereof
               was
               Felix
               ,
               a
               Burgundian
               .
            
             
               At
               Dunmok
               than
               was
               Felix
               fyrst
               Byshop
               Of
               Estangle
               ,
               and
               taught
               the
               Chrysten
               ●ayth
               ,
               That
               is
               full
               hye
               in
               heuen
               I
               hope
               .
            
             
               His
               happie
               comming
               into
               this
               kingdome
               ,
               happened
               vpon
               this
               occasion
               ,
               as
               followeth
               .
            
             
               Sebert
               ,
               or
               Sigebert
               ,
               king
               of
               the
               East
               Angles
               ,
               a
               man
               in
               all
               points
               learned
               ,
               and
               most
               Christian
               ,
               who
               whilest
               his
               brother
               was
               yet
               liuing
               ,
               being
               himselfe
               banished
               into
               France
               by
               his
               father
               Redwald
               ,
               
               was
               there
               baptised
               and
               instructed
               in
               the
               Faith
               ;
               of
               which
               faith
               he
               laboured
               to
               make
               all
               his
               Realme
               partakers
               ,
               as
               soone
               as
               he
               came
               vnto
               the
               Crowne
               .
               Whose
               good
               endeuour
               herein
               ,
               the
               foresaid
               Felix
               did
               most
               earnestly
               fauour
               ,
               and
               with
               great
               praise
               applie
               himselfe
               .
               Who
               when
               he
               came
               from
               Burgundy
               (
               where
               he
               was
               borne
               ,
               and
               tooke
               holy
               orders
               )
               into
               Britaine
               to
               Honorius
               the
               Archbishop
               ,
               vnto
               whom
               hee
               opened
               his
               desire
               and
               purpose
               ,
               which
               was
               ,
               to
               preach
               the
               word
               of
               God
               vnto
               the
               foresaid
               East
               Angles
               .
               The
               Archbishop
               gladly
               gaue
               him
               licence
               ,
               and
               sent
               him
               forth
               to
               sow
               the
               seed
               of
               eternall
               saluation
               ,
               in
               the
               misbeleeuing
               hearts
               of
               the
               people
               of
               that
               countrey
               .
               His
               zeale
               and
               vertuous
               desire
               proued
               not
               in
               vaine
               :
               For
               ,
               this
               holy
               husbandman
               ,
               and
               happie
               tiller
               of
               the
               spirituall
               field
               ,
               found
               in
               that
               Nation
               plentifulnesse
               of
               fruite
               ,
               and
               increase
               of
               people
               that
               beleeued
               him
               .
               For
               he
               brought
               all
               that
               Prouince
               (
               being
               now
               deliuered
               by
               his
               helpe
               from
               their
               long
               iniquitie
               and
               vnhappinesse
               )
               vnto
               the
               faith
               and
               workes
               of
               Iustice
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               end
               to
               the
               reward
               of
               perpetuall
               blisse
               and
               happinesse
               for
               euer
               ,
               according
               to
               the
               good
               abodement
               of
               his
               
               name
               ,
               which
               in
               latine
               is
               called
               Felix
               ,
               and
               in
               our
               English
               tongue
               ,
               soundeth
               Happy
               .
               He
               was
               made
               Bishop
               about
               the
               yeare
               of
               our
               redemption
               ,
               630.
               and
               chose
               Dunwich
               for
               his
               Episcopall
               Chaire
               ;
               being
               a
               Citie
               in
               foregoing
               ages
               ,
               spacious
               ,
               much
               frequented
               ,
               and
               well
               peopled
               with
               inhabitants
               .
               Famous
               also
               for
               a
               Mint
               therein
               ,
               some
               men
               of
               the
               towne
               can
               yet
               shew
               of
               the
               coines
               ,
               which
               are
               sterling
               pence
               ,
               with
               this
               inscription
               ,
               
                 Ciuitatis
                 Dunwic
              
               .
            
             
               But
               now
               by
               a
               certaine
               peculiar
               spite
               and
               enuy
               of
               Nature
               ,
               that
               suffereth
               the
               greedy
               sea
               to
               haue
               what
               it
               will
               ,
               and
               encroch
               still
               without
               all
               end
               ,
               the
               greatest
               part
               thereof
               is
               violently
               carried
               away
               with
               the
               waues
               ,
               and
               it
               lieth
               (
               as
               it
               were
               )
               desolate
               .
            
             
               The
               common
               fame
               and
               report
               of
               the
               Inhabitants
               is
               ,
               that
               before
               the
               towne
               came
               to
               decay
               ,
               
               there
               belonged
               thereunto
               ,
               two
               and
               fifty
               religious
               houses
               ,
               as
               parish
               Churches
               ,
               Priories
               ,
               Hospitals
               ,
               and
               Chappels
               ;
               as
               many
               Windmils
               ,
               and
               as
               many
               toppe
               Ships
               .
               But
               certaine
               it
               is
               ,
               as
               appeareth
               by
               manifest
               and
               sound
               Record
               which
               I
               haue
               seene
               (
               saith
               Stow
               )
               that
               euen
               of
               late
               time
               ,
               there
               was
               within
               the
               said
               towne
               ,
               sixe
               parish
               Churches
               ,
               two
               houses
               of
               Friers
               ,
               an
               house
               which
               had
               beene
               of
               Templars
               ,
               two
               Hospitals
               ,
               and
               three
               Chappels
               :
               foure
               of
               these
               parish
               Churches
               are
               now
               of
               late
               swallowed
               vp
               in
               the
               Sea
               ,
               and
               but
               two
               of
               them
               remaining
               on
               the
               land
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               Saint
               Peters
               ,
               and
               
                 All
                 Saints
              
               .
               The
               Inhabitants
               of
               Dunwich
               desiring
               succour
               for
               their
               Towne
               ,
               against
               the
               rage
               of
               the
               Sea
               ,
               affirme
               that
               a
               great
               piece
               of
               a
               Forrest
               ,
               sometime
               thereby
               ,
               is
               deuoured
               and
               turned
               to
               the
               vse
               of
               the
               Sea.
               
            
             
               
               In
               the
               raigne
               of
               William
               the
               Conquerour
               (
               saith
               Camden
               )
               Dunwich
               had
               in
               it
               two
               hundred
               and
               sixe
               and
               thirty
               Burgesses
               ,
               an
               hundred
               poore
               people
               :
               it
               was
               valued
               at
               fiftie
               pounds
               ,
               and
               threescore
               thousand
               Herings
               of
               gift
               ,
               for
               so
               we
               reade
               in
               Domesday
               booke
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               raigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               second
               ,
               as
               William
               of
               Newborough
               writeth
               ,
               It
               was
               a
               towne
               of
               good
               note
               ,
               and
               full
               stored
               with
               sundry
               kindes
               of
               riches
               .
            
             
               At
               which
               time
               when
               England
               was
               all
               on
               a
               light
               fire
               with
               new
               stirres
               and
               broiles
               ,
               this
               towne
               was
               so
               fortified
               ,
               that
               it
               made
               Robert
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Leicester
               afraid
               ,
               who
               with
               his
               armie
               ouer-ranne
               all
               the
               parts
               thereabout
               at
               his
               pleasure
               .
            
             
               But
               to
               draw
               neerer
               to
               these
               our
               times
               ,
               I
               haue
               read
               and
               copied
               out
               a
               large
               Treatise
               of
               Dunwich
               ,
               (
               now
               in
               the
               custody
               of
               Sir
               
                 Simonds
                 D'Ewes
              
               Knight
               )
               of
               which
               so
               much
               in
               this
               place
               as
               I
               finde
               to
               bee
               any
               way
               pertinent
               to
               the
               premisses
               ,
               and
               my
               purpose
               .
               This
               treatise
               or
               relation
               of
               Dunwich
               ,
               was
               written
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               Queene
               Mary
               ,
               and
               sent
               to
               one
               Master
               Dey
               ,
               from
               a
               friend
               of
               his
               ,
               whose
               name
               is
               there
               concealed
               .
            
             
               
               Sir
               ,
               &c.
               Sixe
               parish
               Churches
               were
               anciently
               in
               Dunwich
               ,
               the
               first
               was
               Saint
               Leonards
               ,
               now
               drowned
               in
               the
               sea
               ;
               the
               second
               ,
               Saint
               Peters
               ,
               now
               standing
               ;
               the
               third
               ,
               Saint
               Iohns
               ,
               likewise
               swallowed
               vp
               of
               the
               Sea
               ;
               the
               fourth
               ,
               Saint
               Martins
               ,
               now
               lying
               vnder
               the
               waues
               ;
               the
               fift
               ,
               Saint
               Nicholas
               ,
               now
               altogether
               shipwrackt
               ;
               and
               the
               sixt
               ,
               the
               Parish
               of
               
                 All
                 Saints
              
               ,
               now
               standing
               and
               remaining
               .
               
               Also
               there
               was
               two
               houses
               of
               Friers
               ,
               very
               faire
               Churches
               and
               building
               ,
               walled
               round
               about
               with
               a
               stone
               wall
               ,
               with
               diuers
               faire
               gates
               ,
               as
               yet
               there
               may
               be
               seene
               ;
               the
               which
               grey
               Friers
               was
               of
               the
               order
               of
               Saint
               Francis
               ,
               and
               called
               the
               Friers
               Minors
               :
               and
               the
               blacke
               Friers
               were
               of
               
               the
               order
               of
               Saint
               Dominicke
               ,
               (
               and
               were
               called
               the
               Friers
               Preachers
               .
            
             
               Also
               there
               was
               in
               the
               said
               Towne
               ,
               
               an
               ancient
               and
               very
               old
               Church
               ,
               called
               the
               Temple
               of
               our
               Lady
               ;
               the
               which
               Church
               ,
               by
               report
               ,
               was
               in
               the
               Iewes
               time
               ,
               and
               was
               valted
               ouer
               .
               And
               the
               roofe
               of
               the
               same
               Church
               ,
               and
               also
               the
               Isles
               ,
               were
               leaded
               all
               ouer
               .
               And
               it
               was
               a
               Church
               of
               great
               priuiledge
               and
               pardon
               in
               those
               daies
               ,
               and
               was
               indowed
               with
               diuers
               Rents
               ,
               Tenements
               ,
               Houses
               ,
               Lands
               ,
               and
               other
               profits
               and
               commodities
               ,
               both
               free
               and
               coppie
               :
               as
               well
               in
               Donwiche
               ,
               Westelton
               ,
               Dyngle
               ,
               &c.
               as
               also
               in
               diuers
               other
               places
               ,
               &c.
               
               And
               commonly
               there
               was
               kept
               a
               Court
               ,
               called
               Donwiche
               Temple
               Court
               ,
               on
               the
               day
               of
               All
               Soules
               ,
               for
               the
               leuying
               and
               gathering
               vp
               of
               the
               yeerely
               reuenue
               of
               the
               same
               .
            
             
               Also
               there
               is
               in
               the
               said
               Towne
               ,
               
               two
               Hospitals
               ,
               the
               one
               is
               called
               Saint
               Iames
               ,
               which
               Church
               is
               a
               great
               one
               ,
               and
               a
               faire
               large
               one
               after
               the
               old
               fashion
               ,
               and
               diuers
               tenements
               ,
               houses
               ,
               and
               lands
               to
               the
               same
               belonging
               ,
               to
               the
               vse
               of
               the
               poore
               ,
               sicke
               ,
               and
               impotent
               people
               there
               .
               But
               now
               lately
               ,
               greatly
               decaied
               and
               hindred
               by
               euill
               Masters
               of
               the
               said
               Hospitall
               ,
               and
               other
               euilly
               disposed
               couetous
               persons
               ,
               which
               did
               sell
               away
               diuers
               lands
               and
               rents
               from
               the
               said
               Hospitall
               ,
               to
               the
               great
               hinderance
               of
               the
               poore
               people
               of
               the
               said
               Hospitall
               ,
               as
               plainely
               it
               is
               to
               be
               proued
               .
            
             
               The
               other
               Hospitall
               was
               of
               the
               holy
               Trinitie
               ,
               
               and
               was
               ,
               and
               is
               ,
               called
               the
               
                 Mason
                 Dieu
              
               ,
               whereof
               the
               Church
               is
               now
               pulled
               downe
               ,
               and
               decaied
               by
               the
               meanes
               of
               such
               euill
               Masters
               and
               couetous
               persons
               ,
               as
               decayed
               the
               other
               Hospitall
               .
               But
               there
               is
               yet
               diuers
               tenements
               ,
               houses
               ,
               lands
               ,
               and
               rents
               ,
               remaining
               to
               the
               vse
               of
               the
               poore
               of
               the
               same
               Hospitall
               .
               The
               which
               
                 Mason
                 Dien
              
               was
               an
               house
               of
               great
               priuiledge
               ,
               and
               a
               place
               exempt
               ,
               and
               there
               was
               a
               very
               little
               proper
               house
               ,
               and
               a
               proper
               lodging
               for
               the
               Masters
               of
               the
               same
               ,
               for
               the
               time
               being
               to
               dwell
               in
               .
               As
               there
               hath
               beene
               masters
               of
               the
               same
               
                 Mason
                 Dieu
              
               ,
               in
               times
               past
               that
               hath
               beene
               worshipfull
               ,
               viz.
               one
               there
               was
               of
               late
               daies
               ,
               a
               Master
               of
               Arte
               ,
               and
               another
               that
               was
               a
               Squyre
               ,
               and
               such
               like
               ,
               &c.
               
               I
               would
               to
               God
               these
               iniuries
               and
               wrongs
               done
               to
               these
               two
               poore
               Hospitals
               might
               be
               restored
               ,
               and
               reformed
               againe
               to
               their
               former
               estate
               .
               For
               ,
               surely
               ,
               whosoeuer
               shall
               doe
               it
               ,
               shall
               doe
               a
               good
               worke
               before
               God
               ;
               I
               pray
               God
               bring
               it
               to
               passe
               ,
               Amen
               .
            
             
               Also
               there
               was
               in
               the
               said
               Towne
               of
               Donwiche
               ,
               
               three
               Chappels
               ,
               wherof
               one
               was
               of
               Saint
               Antony
               ,
               another
               of
               Saint
               Francis
               ,
               and
               a
               third
               was
               of
               Saint
               Katherine
               .
               The
               which
               three
               Chappels
               were
               put
               downe
               ,
               when
               all
               the
               houses
               of
               Religion
               were
               put
               downe
               .
            
             
               But
               you
               shall
               further
               vnderstand
               ,
               that
               the
               common
               fame
               of
               a
               great
               number
               of
               credible
               persons
               is
               ,
               and
               hath
               beene
               for
               a
               long
               time
               past
               ,
               that
               there
               hath
               beene
               in
               the
               Towne
               of
               Donwiche
               before
               any
               decay
               came
               vnto
               it
               ,
               fiftie
               and
               two
               parish
               Churches
               ,
               houses
               of
               Religion
               ,
               Hospitals
               and
               Chappels
               ,
               and
               other
               such
               like
               ;
               as
               many
               wind-mils
               ,
               and
               as
               many
               toppe
               Ships
               .
            
             
               Also
               I
               thinke
               you
               doe
               remember
               the
               manner
               ,
               forme
               ,
               and
               fashion
               of
               the
               building
               and
               making
               of
               Saint
               Iohns
               Church
               ,
               and
               Saint
               Nicholas
               Church
               ,
               how
               they
               were
               close
               sled
               both
               North
               and
               south
               ,
               and
               the
               steeples
               in
               the
               middest
               like
               Cathedrall
               Churches
               now
               vsed
               ,
               and
               as
               it
               seemeth
               ,
               as
               the
               old
               manner
               of
               Cathedrall
               Churches
               then
               was
               .
               And
               most
               likest
               so
               was
               the
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Felix
               :
               for
               certainly
               one
               of
               these
               three
               Churches
               ,
               was
               the
               
               Bishops
               seat
               of
               Donwiche
               ,
               
               if
               one
               of
               them
               were
               not
               after
               another
               ,
               as
               the
               Sea
               drowned
               them
               .
            
             
               And
               further
               you
               shall
               certainly
               vnderstand
               ,
               that
               when
               Saint
               Iohns
               Church
               was
               taken
               downe
               ,
               
               there
               lay
               a
               very
               plaine
               faire
               Grauestone
               in
               the
               Chancell
               ;
               and
               when
               it
               was
               raised
               and
               taken
               vp
               ,
               next
               vnder
               the
               same
               Grauestone
               was
               a
               great
               hollow
               stone
               ,
               hollowed
               after
               the
               fashion
               of
               a
               man
               ,
               for
               a
               man
               to
               lye
               in
               :
               and
               therein
               a
               man
               lying
               with
               a
               paire
               of
               Bootes
               vpon
               his
               legges
               ,
               the
               forepart
               of
               the
               feete
               of
               them
               peicked
               ,
               after
               a
               strange
               fashion
               ,
               and
               a
               paire
               of
               Challices
               of
               course
               mettall
               lying
               vpon
               his
               breast
               ,
               the
               which
               was
               thought
               to
               be
               one
               of
               the
               Bishops
               of
               Donwiche
               ,
               but
               when
               they
               touched
               and
               stirred
               the
               same
               dead
               body
               ,
               it
               fell
               ,
               and
               went
               all
               to
               powder
               and
               dust
               .
            
             
               And
               although
               these
               aforesaid
               three
               old
               Churches
               were
               not
               sumptuous
               ,
               great
               ,
               &
               very
               faire
               ,
               after
               the
               manner
               &
               fashion
               of
               Cathedral
               Churches
               now
               vsed
               ,
               yet
               it
               seemeth
               they
               might
               serue
               in
               those
               daies
               very
               well
               ;
               for
               it
               plainely
               appeareth
               in
               the
               book
               of
               the
               description
               of
               England
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               title
               of
               Bishoprickes
               and
               their
               Sees
               ,
               the
               thirteenth
               chapter
               ,
               whereas
               these
               words
               following
               are
               said
               .
               
               
                 Take
                 heede
              
               ,
               for
               in
               the
               beginning
               of
               holy
               Church
               in
               England
               ,
               Bishops
               ordained
               ,
               and
               had
               their
               Sees
               in
               low
               places
               and
               simple
               ,
               that
               were
               conueniable
               and
               meete
               for
               contemplation
               and
               deuotion
               ,
               &c.
               
               But
               in
               King
               William
               the
               Conquerours
               time
               by
               doome
               of
               Law
               Canon
               ,
               it
               was
               otherwise
               ordained
               ,
               that
               Bishops
               should
               remoue
               ,
               and
               come
               out
               of
               small
               townes
               ,
               and
               to
               haue
               their
               Sees
               in
               great
               Cities
               .
               By
               meanes
               whereof
               ,
               it
               seemeth
               that
               the
               towne
               of
               Donwiche
               being
               then
               greatly
               decayed
               ,
               and
               also
               then
               likely
               more
               and
               more
               to
               decay
               (
               as
               it
               hath
               done
               indeed
               )
               from
               a
               great
               citie
               (
               as
               some
               doe
               say
               )
               or
               at
               the
               least
               from
               a
               very
               great
               ancient
               Towne
               ,
               to
               a
               little
               small
               Towne
               ,
               the
               Bishops
               seat
               of
               Donwich
               ,
               was
               remoued
               from
               Donwich
               to
               Elmham
               ,
               and
               Thetford
               ,
               and
               afterward
               to
               the
               Citie
               of
               Norwich
               ,
               whereas
               it
               yet
               remaineth
               .
            
             
               
               There
               was
               a
               Mint
               in
               Dunwich
               ;
               for
               ,
               one
               Master
               Holliday
               told
               mee
               that
               he
               had
               a
               grote
               ,
               whose
               superscription
               on
               the
               one
               side
               ,
               was
               
                 Ciuitas
                 Donwic
              
               .
               Diuers
               other
               things
               he
               told
               me
               of
               to
               make
               it
               a
               citie
               .
               The
               Treatise
               is
               much
               longer
               ,
               but
               enough
               is
               already
               deliuered
               .
            
             
               The
               succession
               of
               the
               Bishops
               of
               Dunwich
               ,
               is
               set
               downe
               by
               Bishop
               Godwin
               ,
               to
               which
               I
               refer
               my
               Reader
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               foundation
               of
               the
               Blacke
               Friers
               in
               Dunwich
               .
            
             
               This
               religious
               Structure
               was
               founded
               by
               Sir
               
                 Roger
                 de
                 Holishe
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               of
               the
               order
               you
               haue
               heard
               before
               ,
               of
               the
               time
               ,
               dedication
               ,
               value
               ,
               or
               surrender
               ,
               I
               finde
               not
               any
               thing
               .
               Persons
               of
               note
               buried
               in
               the
               Church
               of
               this
               Monastery
               ,
               were
               as
               followeth
               :
            
             
               
               Sir
               
                 Roger
                 de
                 Holishe
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               the
               foresaid
               founder
               ▪
               Sir
               
                 Raufe
                 Vfford
              
               ,
               and
               Dame
               Ione
               his
               wife
               .
               Sir
               
                 Henry
                 Laxiffeld
              
               Knight
               .
               Dame
               
                 Ione
                 de
                 Har●ile
              
               .
               Dame
               
                 Ada
                 Crauene
              
               .
               Dame
               
                 Ione
                 Weyland
              
               ,
               Sister
               of
               the
               Earle
               of
               Suffolke
               .
               
                 Iohn
                 Weyland
              
               ,
               and
               Ione
               his
               wife
               .
               Thomas
               ,
               sonne
               of
               
                 Richard
                 Brews
              
               ,
               Knight
               .
               Dame
               Alice
               ,
               wife
               of
               Sir
               
                 Walter
                 Hardishall
              
               .
               Sir
               
                 Walkin
                 Hardesfield
                 .
                 Austin
                 Valeyus
                 ,
                 Raph
                 Wingfeld
                 ,
              
               Knight
               .
               
                 Richard
                 Bokyll
              
               of
               Leston
               ,
               and
               Alice
               ,
               
               and
               Alice
               his
               wiues
               .
               Sir
               
                 Henry
                 Harnold
              
               Knight
               and
               Fryer
               .
            
             
               The
               grey
               Friers
               of
               Dunwich
               was
               founded
               first
               by
               
                 Richard
                 Fitz-Iohn
              
               and
               Alice
               his
               wife
               ,
               
               and
               after
               by
               King
               Henry
               the
               third
               :
               of
               which
               I
               haue
               no
               further
               knowledge
               .
            
             
               Herein
               lay
               interred
               the
               bodies
               of
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Valence
              
               ,
               the
               Heart
               of
               Dame
               
                 Hawise
                 Ponyngs
              
               .
               Dame
               Ideu
               of
               Ylketishall
               .
               Sir
               
                 Peter
                 Mellis
              
               ,
               and
               Dame
               Anne
               his
               wife
               .
               Dame
               Dunne
               his
               mother
               .
               
                 Iohn
                 Francans
              
               ,
               and
               Margaret
               his
               wife
               .
               Dame
               Bert
               of
               Furniuall
               ....
               Austin
               of
               Cales
               ,
               and
               Ione
               his
               wife
               .
               
                 Iohn
                 Falley●
              
               ,
               and
               Beatrix
               his
               wife
               ,
               Augustine
               his
               sonne
               ....
               Wilex●es
               .
               Sir
               
                 Hubert
                 Dernford
                 .
                 Katherine
              
               ,
               wife
               of
               
                 William
                 Phellip
                 ,
                 Margaret
              
               ,
               wife
               of
               
                 Richard
                 Phellip
                 .
                 Peter
                 Codum
              
               .
            
             
               I
               had
               the
               notes
               of
               these
               buried
               in
               these
               Monasteries
               ,
               as
               also
               of
               diuers
               other
               Monasteries
               in
               Suffolke
               and
               Norfolke
               ,
               out
               of
               the
               painefull
               collections
               of
               
                 William
                 le
                 Neue
              
               Esquire
               ,
               Yorke
               Herauld
               ,
               truely
               copied
               out
               of
               the
               ancient
               originals
               thereof
               ,
               remaining
               in
               his
               custody
               .
            
          
           
             
               Bury
               Saint
               Edmunds
               ,
               or
               Saint
               Edmundsbury
               .
            
             
               This
               Town
               seemeth
               (
               saith
               Camden
               )
               to
               haue
               been
               of
               famous
               memory
               ,
               considering
               that
               ▪
               when
               Christian
               Religion
               began
               to
               spring
               vp
               in
               this
               tract
               ,
               king
               Sigebert
               here
               founded
               a
               Church
               ,
               
               and
               it
               was
               called
               
                 Villam
                 Regiam
              
               ,
               that
               is
               ,
               a
               royall
               towne
               .
               But
               after
               that
               the
               people
               had
               translated
               hither
               the
               body
               of
               Edmund
               ,
               that
               most
               christian
               King
               ,
               whom
               the
               Danes
               with
               exquisite
               torments
               had
               put
               to
               death
               ,
               and
               built
               in
               honour
               of
               him
               ,
               a
               very
               great
               Church
               ,
               wrought
               with
               a
               wonderfull
               frame
               of
               timber
               :
               it
               began
               to
               be
               called
               
                 Edmundi
                 Burgus
              
               ,
               commonly
               Saint
               Edmundsbury
               ,
               and
               more
               shortly
               ,
               Bury
               .
               But
               especially
               since
               that
               King
               Canutus
               ,
               for
               to
               expiate
               the
               sacrilegious
               impietie
               of
               his
               Father
               Suenus
               against
               this
               Church
               ,
               being
               often
               affrighted
               with
               a
               vision
               of
               the
               seeming-ghost
               of
               Saint
               Edmund
               ,
               
               built
               it
               againe
               of
               a
               new
               worke
               ,
               enriched
               it
               ,
               offered
               his
               owne
               Crowne
               vnto
               the
               holy
               Martyr
               ,
               brought
               vnto
               it
               ,
               Monkes
               with
               their
               Abbot
               ,
               and
               gaue
               vnto
               it
               many
               faire
               and
               large
               Mannors
               ,
               and
               among
               other
               things
               ,
               the
               Towne
               it selfe
               full
               and
               whole
               :
               ouer
               which
               ,
               the
               Monkes
               themselues
               by
               their
               Seneschall
               had
               rule
               and
               iurisdiction
               .
               Thus
               Knuts
               Charter
               began
               .
            
             
               
                 In
                 nomine
                 Poliarchie
                 Iesu
                 Christi
                 saluatoris
                 .
              
               
               
                 Ego
                 Knut
                 Rex
                 totius
                 Albionis
                 Insule
                 aliarumque
                 nationum
                 plurimarum
                 ,
                 in
                 Cathedra
                 regali
                 promotus
                 ,
                 cum
                 concilio
                 &
                 decreto
                 Archiepiscoporum
                 ,
                 Episcoporum
                 ,
                 Abbatum
                 ,
                 Comitum
                 ,
                 aliorumque
                 omnium
                 fidelium
                 meorum
                 ,
                 elegisanciendum
                 &
                 perpeti
                 stabilimento
                 ab
                 omnibus
                 confirmandum
                 ,
                 vt
                 Monasterium
                 quod
              
               *
               
                 Budrices
                 Yurthe
                 nuncupatur
                 sit
                 per
                 omne
                 euum
                 Monachorum
                 gregibus
                 deputatum
                 ad
                 inhabitandum
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               After
               a
               long
               recitall
               of
               his
               many
               donations
               ,
               corroborations
               ,
               priuiledges
               ,
               and
               confirmations
               of
               former
               grants
               ,
               he
               ends
               with
               an
               Additament
               ,
               of
               fish
               and
               fishing
               .
            
             
               
                 Huic
                 libertati
                 concedo
                 additamentum
                 ,
                 scilicet
                 maritimos
                 pisces
                 qui
                 mihi
                 contingere
                 debent
                 annualiter
                 per
                 Thelonei
                 lucrum
                 ,
                 et
                 Piscationem
                 quam
                 Vlskitel
                 habuit
                 in
                 Pilla
                 .
                 et
                 omnia
                 iura
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
             
               These
               gifts
               ,
               to
               this
               Abbey
               ,
               as
               to
               the
               most
               of
               all
               others
               ,
               were
               finally
               concluded
               with
               a
               fearefull
               curse
               to
               the
               infringers
               thereof
               ,
               and
               a
               blessing
               to
               all
               such
               that
               did
               any
               way
               better
               her
               ample
               endowments
               :
               the
               Charter
               is
               signed
               with
               the
               marke
               ,
               which
               is
               the
               crosse
               ,
               and
               the
               consent
               of
               thirty
               and
               fiue
               witnesses
               ,
               of
               which
               a
               few
               ,
               as
               followeth
               .
            
             
               
                 ✚
                 
                   Ego
                   Knut
                   Rex
                   ,
                   &c.
                   hoc
                   priuilegium
                   iussi
                   componere
                   ,
                   &
                   compositum
                   cum
                   signo
                   Dominice
                   crucis
                   confirmando
                   impressi
                   .
                
              
               
                 ✚
                 
                   Ego
                   Aelgifa
                   Regina
                   omni
                   alacritate
                   mentis
                   hoc
                   confirmaui
                   .
                
              
               
                 ✚
                 
                   Ego
                   Wuls●anus
                   Archiepiscopus
                   consensi
                
                 .
              
               
                 ✚
                 
                   Ego
                   Adelnodus
                   confirma●i
                   &c.
                
                 
              
            
             
               
               After
               Knut
               ,
               one
               Haruey
               ,
               the
               Sacrist
               comming
               of
               the
               Norman
               bloud
               ,
               compassed
               the
               Burgh
               round
               about
               with
               a
               wall
               ,
               whereof
               there
               remaine
               still
               some
               few
               reliques
               ,
               and
               Abbot
               Newport
               walled
               the
               Abbey
               .
               The
               Bishop
               of
               Rome
               endowed
               it
               with
               very
               great
               immunities
               ,
               and
               among
               other
               things
               granted
               ,
               That
               the
               said
               place
               should
               be
               subiect
               to
               no
               Bishop
               in
               any
               matter
               ,
               and
               in
               matters
               lawfull
               to
               depend
               vpon
               the
               pleasure
               and
               direction
               of
               the
               Archbishop
               ,
               which
               is
               yet
               obserued
               at
               this
               day
               .
            
             
               And
               now
               by
               this
               time
               the
               Monkes
               abounding
               in
               wealth
               ,
               erected
               a
               new
               Church
               ,
               of
               a
               sumptuous
               and
               stately
               building
               ,
               enlarging
               it
               euery
               day
               more
               then
               other
               with
               new
               workes
               ,
               and
               whiles
               they
               laid
               the
               Foundation
               of
               a
               new
               Chappell
               ,
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               Edward
               the
               first
               ,
               There
               were
               found
               (
               as
               Euersden
               a
               Monke
               of
               this
               place
               writeth
               )
               the
               walles
               of
               a
               certaine
               old
               Church
               ,
               
               built
               round
               ,
               so
               ,
               as
               that
               the
               Altar
               stood
               (
               as
               it
               were
               )
               in
               the
               mids
               ,
               and
               we
               verily
               thinke
               ,
               saith
               he
               ,
               it
               was
               that
               which
               was
               first
               built
               to
               Saint
               seruice
               .
            
             
               But
               what
               manner
               of
               towne
               this
               was
               ,
               and
               how
               great
               the
               Abbey
               was
               while
               it
               stood
               ,
               
               heare
               Leland
               speake
               ,
               who
               saw
               it
               standing
               .
               The
               Sunne
               ,
               saith
               he
               ,
               hath
               not
               seene
               either
               a
               Citie
               more
               finely
               seated
               ,
               (
               so
               delicately
               standeth
               it
               vpon
               the
               easie
               ascent
               ,
               or
               hanging
               of
               an
               hill
               ,
               and
               a
               little
               riuer
               runneth
               downe
               on
               the
               East
               side
               thereof
               )
               or
               a
               goodlier
               Abbey
               ;
               whether
               a
               man
               indifferently
               consider
               ,
               either
               the
               endowment
               with
               reuenues
               ,
               or
               the
               largenesse
               ,
               or
               the
               incomparable
               magnificence
               thereof
               .
               A
               man
               that
               saw
               the
               Abbey
               would
               say
               verily
               it
               were
               a
               Citie
               :
               so
               many
               gates
               there
               are
               in
               it
               ,
               and
               some
               of
               brasse
               ,
               so
               many
               Towers
               ,
               &
               a
               most
               stately
               Church
               :
               vpon
               which
               ,
               attend
               *
               three
               others
               also
               standing
               gloriously
               in
               one
               and
               the
               same
               Church
               yard
               ;
               all
               of
               passing
               fine
               and
               curious
               workmanship
               .
            
             
               If
               you
               demand
               how
               great
               the
               wealth
               of
               this
               Abbey
               was
               ,
               a
               man
               could
               hardly
               tell
               ,
               &
               namely
               how
               many
               gifts
               and
               oblations
               were
               hung
               vpon
               the
               tombe
               alone
               of
               Saint
               Edmund
               :
               and
               besides
               ,
               there
               came
               in
               ,
               out
               of
               lands
               and
               reuenue●
               ,
               a
               thousand
               ,
               fiue
               hundred
               and
               threescore
               pounds
               of
               old
               rent
               by
               the
               yeare
               .
            
             
               The
               Abbot
               and
               Couent
               of
               the
               Monasterie
               ,
               gouerned
               the
               Townesmen
               and
               all
               within
               Banna
               Leuca
               ,
               within
               the
               bounds
               of
               a
               mile
               from
               the
               towne
               ,
               by
               their
               Steward
               ,
               who
               euer
               gaue
               the
               oath
               to
               the
               new
               elect
               Alderman
               :
               which
               was
               deliuered
               in
               these
               words
               following
               :
               copied
               out
               of
               a
               Lieger
               booke
               sometimes
               belonging
               to
               the
               said
               Abbey
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Ye
                 schall
                 swere
                 that
                 ye
                 schall
                 bere
                 yow
                 trewly
                 and
                 fethfully
                 in
                 the
                 Office
                 of
                 the
                 Aldermanscipe
                 of
                 this
                 Town
                 of
                 Bury
                 ;
                 ayens
                 the
                 Abbot
                 and
                 the
                 Couent
                 of
                 this
                 place
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 her
                 mynistris
                 :
                 ye
                 scall
                 
                 bere
                 ,
                 kepe
                 and
                 maintaine
                 Pees
                 to
                 yowre
                 powere
                 ,
                 and
                 ye
                 schall
                 nor
                 thyng
                 appropre
                 ,
                 nor
                 accroche
                 that
                 longyth
                 to
                 the
                 said
                 Abbot
                 and
                 Couent
                 ▪
                 nor
                 take
                 vpon
                 the
                 thyngis
                 that
                 long
                 on
                 to
                 the
                 Office
                 of
                 the
                 Baylishchipp
                 of
                 the
                 seyd
                 Town
                 .
                 Alsoo
                 that
                 ye
                 schall
                 not
                 procure
                 be
                 yow
                 ,
                 nor
                 be
                 noon
                 othir
                 ,
                 priuyly
                 ,
                 nor
                 openly
                 ony
                 thyng
                 vnlawfull
                 ,
                 that
                 myght
                 be
                 harme
                 or
                 damage
                 onto
                 the
                 seyd
                 Abbot
                 and
                 Couent
                 ,
                 nor
                 suffre
                 to
                 be
                 don
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 ye
                 schall
                 be
                 redy
                 to
                 meynteyn
                 and
                 defende
                 them
                 and
                 here
                 mynystris
                 yn
                 all
                 the
                 ryghtis
                 and
                 customs
                 that
                 of
                 dew
                 long
                 on
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 inasmoche
                 as
                 ye
                 mey
                 leyfully
                 do
                 .
                 Thees
                 artycles
                 and
                 poyntis
                 ye
                 schall
                 obserue
                 and
                 kepe
                 the
                 tym
                 that
                 ye
                 stand
                 in
                 this
                 office
                 .
                 So
                 help
                 yow
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 hys
                 Seynts
                 ,
                 and
                 be
                 this
                 Boke
                 .
              
            
             
               Notwithstanding
               this
               oath
               ,
               
               the
               Townesmen
               ,
               now
               and
               then
               ,
               fell
               so
               foule
               vpon
               the
               Abbot
               and
               Couent
               ,
               that
               they
               imprisoned
               the
               Abbot
               ,
               strucke
               the
               Monkes
               with
               the
               Bailiffes
               and
               Officers
               belonging
               to
               the
               Abbey
               ,
               assaulted
               the
               Abbey
               gates
               ,
               set
               fire
               on
               them
               ,
               and
               burned
               them
               with
               diuers
               houses
               neere
               adioyning
               ,
               that
               belonged
               to
               the
               Monasterie
               .
               They
               burnt
               a
               Mannor
               of
               the
               Abbots
               ,
               called
               Holdernesse
               Barne
               ;
               with
               two
               other
               Mannors
               ,
               called
               the
               Almoners
               barne
               ,
               and
               Haberdone
               ,
               also
               the
               Granges
               that
               stood
               without
               the
               South-gate
               ,
               and
               the
               Mannor
               of
               Westlie
               ,
               in
               which
               places
               they
               burnt
               in
               corne
               and
               graine
               ,
               to
               the
               value
               of
               a
               thousand
               pounds
               .
               They
               entred
               into
               the
               Abbey
               court
               ,
               and
               burnt
               all
               the
               houses
               on
               the
               north
               side
               ;
               as
               Stables
               ,
               Brewhouses
               ,
               Garners
               ,
               and
               other
               such
               necessary
               houses
               :
               They
               burned
               the
               Mote
               hall
               ,
               and
               Bradford
               hall
               ,
               with
               the
               new
               hall
               ,
               and
               diuers
               Chambers
               and
               Sollers
               to
               the
               same
               halls
               annexed
               ,
               with
               the
               Chappell
               of
               Saint
               Laurence
               ,
               at
               the
               end
               of
               the
               Hospitall
               hall
               ;
               also
               the
               Mannor
               of
               Eldhall
               ,
               the
               Mannor
               of
               Horninger
               ,
               with
               all
               the
               corne
               and
               graine
               within
               and
               about
               the
               same
               .
            
             
               Assembling
               themselues
               together
               in
               warlike
               order
               and
               aray
               ,
               they
               assaulted
               the
               said
               Abbey
               ,
               brake
               downe
               the
               gates
               ,
               windowes
               ,
               and
               dores
               ,
               entred
               the
               house
               by
               force
               ,
               and
               assailing
               certaine
               Monkes
               and
               seruants
               that
               belonged
               to
               the
               Abbot
               ,
               did
               beat
               ,
               wound
               ,
               and
               euill
               intreat
               them
               ;
               brake
               open
               a
               number
               of
               chests
               ,
               coffers
               ,
               and
               forssets
               ,
               tooke
               out
               Chalices
               of
               gold
               and
               siluer
               ,
               bookes
               ,
               vestments
               ,
               and
               other
               ornaments
               of
               the
               Church
               ,
               beside
               a
               great
               quantity
               of
               rich
               plate
               ,
               and
               other
               furniture
               of
               household
               apparell
               ,
               armour
               ,
               and
               other
               things
               ,
               beside
               fiue
               hundred
               pounds
               in
               ready
               coyne
               ,
               and
               also
               three
               thousand
               Florens
               of
               gold
               .
               All
               these
               things
               they
               tooke
               and
               carried
               away
               ,
               together
               with
               diuers
               Charters
               ,
               Writings
               ,
               and
               Miniments
               ;
               as
               three
               Charters
               of
               King
               Knute
               ,
               foure
               Charters
               of
               King
               Hardicanute
               ,
               one
               Charter
               of
               King
               Edward
               the
               Confessor
               ,
               two
               Charters
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               first
               ,
               and
               other
               two
               Charters
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               third
               ;
               which
               Charters
               concerned
               as
               well
               the
               Foundation
               of
               the
               same
               Abbey
               ,
               as
               the
               grants
               and
               confirmations
               of
               the
               possessions
               and
               liberties
               thereunto
               belonging
               .
            
             
               Many
               more
               are
               the
               outrages
               committed
               at
               seuerall
               times
               by
               the
               Townesmen
               ,
               against
               these
               cloistered
               brethren
               ;
               which
               are
               recorded
               in
               the
               foresaid
               Lieger
               booke
               of
               S.
               Edmunds
               bury
               :
               all
               which
               to
               relate
               ,
               would
               seeme
               incredible
               ,
               and
               make
               this
               my
               digression
               ,
               I
               confesse
               ,
               too
               much
               ouerlong
               and
               troublesome
               ,
               thus
               then
               to
               returne
               .
            
             
               The
               Dedication
               ,
               the
               Foundation
               ,
               the
               time
               ,
               and
               the
               Founders
               ,
               and
               the
               
               value
               of
               this
               Religious
               structure
               may
               be
               partly
               gathered
               by
               the
               premisses
               ;
               it
               was
               replenished
               with
               Monkes
               Benedictines
               ,
               or
               as
               some
               say
               ,
               Cluniacks
               :
               it
               was
               surrendred
               into
               the
               Kings
               hands
               the
               fourth
               of
               Nouember
               ,
               in
               the
               one
               and
               thirtith
               yeare
               of
               Henry
               the
               eight
               .
            
             
               
               Amongst
               other
               Reliques
               ,
               the
               Monkes
               of
               this
               Church
               had
               Saint
               Edmunds
               shirt
               ;
               certaine
               drops
               of
               Saint
               Stephens
               bloud
               which
               sprung
               from
               him
               at
               such
               time
               as
               he
               was
               stoned
               ,
               and
               some
               of
               the
               coles
               with
               which
               Saint
               Laurence
               was
               broiled
               .
            
             
               They
               had
               certaine
               parings
               of
               the
               flesh
               of
               diuers
               holy
               Virgins
               ,
               and
               a
               sinew
               of
               Saint
               Edmund
               laid
               vp
               in
               boxes
               .
            
             
               They
               had
               some
               Skuls
               of
               ancient
               Saints
               and
               Martyrs
               ,
               amongst
               which
               was
               one
               of
               Saint
               Petronill
               ,
               or
               Pernell
               ,
               which
               the
               country
               people
               were
               taught
               to
               lay
               to
               their
               heads
               ,
               thereby
               to
               be
               cured
               of
               all
               kinde
               of
               agues
               .
               They
               had
               the
               bootes
               of
               Saint
               Thomas
               of
               Canterbury
               ,
               and
               the
               sword
               of
               Saint
               Edmund
               .
            
             
               
               It
               was
               in
               vse
               here
               amongst
               the
               Monkes
               ,
               as
               often
               as
               they
               desired
               raine
               ,
               to
               carry
               with
               them
               ,
               in
               their
               Processions
               ,
               a
               coffin
               wherein
               the
               bones
               of
               Saint
               Botolph
               were
               inclosed
               ,
               hoping
               thereby
               the
               sooner
               to
               haue
               pleasant
               shoures
               to
               refresh
               the
               drie
               parched
               earth
               .
            
             
               They
               had
               certaine
               waxe
               candles
               ,
               which
               euer
               and
               onely
               they
               vsed
               to
               light
               in
               wheat-seeding
               ;
               these
               they
               likewise
               carried
               about
               their
               wheat
               grounds
               ,
               beleeuing
               verily
               that
               hereby
               neither
               Darnell
               ,
               Tares
               ,
               nor
               any
               other
               noisome
               weedes
               would
               grow
               that
               yeere
               amongst
               the
               good
               corne
               .
            
             
               These
               Reliques
               they
               had
               ,
               and
               many
               more
               ,
               which
               wrought
               many
               strange
               effects
               ,
               by
               their
               owne
               relation
               .
               The
               Abbots
               of
               this
               house
               were
               Barons
               of
               the
               Parliament
               .
            
             
               But
               now
               to
               come
               to
               the
               burials
               of
               certaine
               worthy
               personages
               in
               this
               Abbey
               Church
               of
               Bury
               ,
               and
               first
               .
            
             
               
               Here
               lay
               sometimes
               enshrined
               ,
               the
               sacred
               Remaines
               of
               Edmund
               ,
               King
               of
               the
               East
               Angles
               ,
               and
               Martyr
               ;
               who
               was
               the
               sonne
               of
               one
               Alkmund
               ,
               a
               Prince
               of
               great
               power
               in
               these
               parts
               .
               In
               the
               raigne
               of
               this
               King
               
                 Edmund
                 ,
                 Hungar
              
               ,
               &
               Hubba
               ,
               two
               Danish
               Captaines
               ,
               with
               an
               innumerable
               multitude
               of
               Heathen
               Danes
               ,
               entred
               the
               Land
               at
               the
               mouth
               of
               Humber
               ,
               and
               from
               thence
               inuaded
               Nottingham
               ,
               Yorke
               and
               Northumberland
               ,
               where
               (
               without
               respect
               of
               age
               or
               sexe
               )
               they
               laid
               all
               wast
               ,
               
               and
               left
               the
               Land
               ,
               whence
               they
               departed
               ,
               like
               to
               a
               desolate
               wildernesse
               .
               From
               thence
               they
               came
               with
               the
               like
               furie
               into
               Edmunds
               territories
               ,
               and
               sacked
               Thetford
               ,
               a
               frequent
               citie
               in
               those
               daies
               :
               but
               hee
               not
               able
               to
               withstand
               their
               violence
               ,
               fled
               into
               ●his
               Castle
               at
               Framingham
               ,
               wherein
               he
               was
               of
               them
               besieged
               ,
               and
               lastly
               taken
               in
               a
               village
               ,
               then
               called
               *
               Heglisdune
               ,
               of
               a
               wood
               bearing
               the
               same
               name
               ,
               or
               rather
               yeelded
               himselfe
               to
               their
               torments
               ,
               to
               saue
               more
               christian
               bloud
               ;
               for
               it
               is
               recorded
               ,
               that
               because
               of
               his
               most
               constant
               Faith
               and
               profession
               ,
               those
               Pagans
               first
               beat
               him
               with
               bats
               ,
               then
               scourged
               him
               with
               whips
               ,
               he
               still
               calling
               vpon
               the
               name
               of
               Iesus
               :
               for
               rage
               whereof
               ,
               they
               bound
               to
               a
               stake
               ,
               and
               with
               their
               arrowes
               shot
               him
               to
               death
               ;
               and
               cutting
               off
               his
               head
               ,
               contemptuously
               threw
               it
               into
               a
               bush
               ,
               after
               he
               had
               raigned
               ouer
               the
               East
               Angles
               the
               space
               of
               sixteene
               yeares
               .
            
             
               Camden
               ,
               out
               of
               
                 Abbo
                 Floriacensis
              
               ,
               saith
               ,
               that
               the
               bloudy
               Danes
               hauing
               
               bound
               this
               most
               christian
               King
               to
               a
               tree
               ,
               for
               that
               he
               would
               not
               renounce
               christianity
               ,
               shot
               him
               with
               sharpe
               arrowes
               all
               his
               body
               ouer
               ,
               augmenting
               the
               paines
               of
               his
               torment
               ,
               with
               continuall
               piercing
               him
               with
               arrow
               after
               arrow
               ,
               and
               thus
               inflicted
               wound
               vpon
               wound
               ,
               so
               long
               as
               one
               arrow
               could
               stand
               by
               another
               ,
               as
               a
               Poet
               of
               midle
               time
               versified
               of
               him
               :
               
                 
                   
                     I
                     am
                     loca
                     vulneribus
                     desunt
                     ,
                     nec
                     dum
                     furiofis
                  
                   
                     Tela
                     ,
                     sed
                     hyberna
                     grandine
                     plura
                     volant
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Though
                     now
                     no
                     place
                     was
                     left
                     for
                     wound
                     ,
                     yet
                     arrowes
                     did
                     not
                     faile
                     ,
                  
                   
                     These
                     surious
                     wretches
                     ,
                     still
                     they
                     flie
                     thicker
                     then
                     winter
                     haile
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               His
               body
               and
               head
               ,
               after
               the
               Danes
               were
               departed
               ,
               were
               buried
               at
               the
               same
               royall
               Towne
               ,
               as
               Abbo
               termes
               it
               ,
               where
               Sigebert
               the
               East
               Anglean
               King
               ,
               and
               one
               of
               his
               predecessors
               at
               his
               establishing
               of
               Christianity
               ,
               built
               a
               Church
               ,
               and
               where
               afterwards
               (
               in
               honour
               of
               him
               )
               was
               built
               another
               most
               spatious
               ,
               and
               of
               a
               wonderfull
               frame
               of
               Timber
               ,
               and
               the
               name
               of
               the
               Towne
               vpon
               that
               occasion
               of
               his
               buriall
               ,
               called
               vnto
               this
               day
               ,
               Saint
               Edmundsbury
               :
               This
               Church
               and
               place
               ,
               (
               to
               speake
               more
               fully
               to
               that
               which
               I
               haue
               written
               before
               )
               Suenus
               the
               Pagan
               Danish
               King
               ,
               in
               impiety
               and
               fury
               ,
               burned
               to
               ashes
               .
               But
               when
               his
               sonne
               Canute
               ,
               or
               Knute
               ,
               had
               made
               conquest
               of
               this
               Land
               ,
               and
               gotten
               possession
               of
               the
               English
               Crowne
               ,
               terrified
               and
               afrighted
               (
               as
               saith
               the
               Legend
               )
               with
               a
               vision
               of
               the
               seeming
               Saint
               Edmund
               ,
               in
               a
               religious
               deuotion
               to
               expiate
               his
               Fathers
               sacriledge
               ,
               built
               it
               anew
               most
               sumptuously
               ,
               enriched
               this
               place
               with
               Charters
               and
               Gifts
               ,
               and
               offered
               his
               owne
               Crowne
               vpon
               the
               Martyrs
               Tombe
               ;
               of
               whom
               for
               a
               conclusion
               ,
               take
               these
               verses
               following
               .
            
             
               
                 Vtque
                 cruore
                 suo
                 Gallos
                 Dionisius
                 ornat
                 
              
               
                 Grecos
                 Demetrius
                 ;
                 gloria
                 quisque
                 sui●
                 :
              
               
                 Sic
                 nos
                 Edmundus
                 nulli
                 virtute
                 secundus
                 ;
              
               
                 Lux
                 patet
                 &
                 patrie
                 gloria
                 magna
                 sue
                 .
              
               
                 Sceptra
                 manum
                 ,
                 Diadema
                 capud
                 ,
                 sua
                 purpura
                 corpus
                 ,
              
               
                 Ornat
                 ei
                 sed
                 plus
                 vincula
                 ,
                 mucro
                 ,
                 cruor
                 .
              
            
             
               The
               20.
               day
               of
               Nouember
               ,
               
               in
               our
               Calender
               ,
               was
               kept
               holy
               in
               remembrance
               of
               this
               King
               and
               Martyr
               .
               
                 Puer
                 Robertus
                 apud
                 Sanctum
                 Edmundum
                 a
                 Iudeis
                 fuit
                 Martirazatus
                 ,
              
               4.
               
               
                 Id.
                 Iunij
                 An.
              
               1179.
               
                 et
                 illic
                 sepultus
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Alanus
                 Comes
                 Britannie
                 obijt
                 An.
              
               1093.
               
                 &
                 his
                 iacet
                 ad
                 hostium
                 australe
                 Sancti
                 Edmundi
                 :
              
               
               
                 ex
                 eod
                 ,
                 lib.
                 de
                 chateris
                 .
              
            
             
               This
               Allan
               here
               buried
               (
               or
               as
               some
               will
               haue
               it
               in
               the
               monastery
               of
               Rhedon
               )
               sirnamed
               the
               Red
               ,
               or
               Fergaunt
               ,
               was
               the
               sonne
               of
               Eudo
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Britaine
               ,
               and
               entred
               England
               with
               William
               the
               Conquerour
               (
               his
               Father
               in
               Law.
               )
               To
               whom
               the
               said
               Conquerour
               gaue
               the
               honour
               and
               County
               of
               Edwyn
               ,
               within
               the
               County
               and
               Prouince
               of
               Yorke
               ,
               by
               his
               Charter
               in
               these
               words
               :
               I
               William
               ,
               (
               sirnamed
               Bastard
               ,
               King
               of
               England
               )
               giue
               and
               grant
               to
               thee
               my
               Nephew
               Allan
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Britaine
               ,
               and
               to
               thy
               heyres
               for
               euer
               ,
               all
               those
               Villages
               ,
               Townes
               ,
               and
               Lands
               which
               were
               late
               in
               possession
               of
               Earle
               
               Edwin
               in
               Yorkeshire
               ,
               with
               knights
               fees
               ,
               Churches
               ,
               and
               other
               liberties
               and
               customes
               ,
               as
               freely
               and
               honourably
               as
               the
               said
               Edwyn
               held
               them
               .
               Giuen
               at
               the
               siege
               before
               Yorke
               .
               Alban
               being
               a
               man
               of
               an
               high
               spirit
               ,
               and
               desirous
               to
               gouerne
               the
               Prouince
               entirely
               which
               he
               had
               receiued
               ,
               
               built
               a
               strong
               Castle
               by
               Gillingham
               (
               a
               village
               which
               he
               possessed
               )
               by
               which
               he
               might
               defend
               himselfe
               ,
               not
               onely
               against
               the
               English
               ,
               who
               were
               spoiled
               of
               their
               goods
               and
               lands
               ,
               but
               also
               against
               the
               fury
               and
               inuasions
               of
               the
               Danes
               .
               When
               the
               worke
               was
               finished
               ,
               he
               gaue
               it
               the
               name
               of
               Richmond
               ,
               of
               purpose
               ,
               either
               for
               the
               greatnesse
               and
               magnificence
               of
               the
               place
               ,
               or
               for
               some
               Castle
               in
               little
               Britaine
               of
               the
               same
               name
               .
            
             
               
               Here
               sometimes
               ,
               vnder
               a
               goodly
               Monument
               in
               the
               Quire
               of
               this
               Abbey
               Church
               ,
               lay
               interred
               the
               body
               of
               Thomas
               ,
               surnamed
               of
               Brotherton
               ,
               the
               place
               of
               his
               birth
               ,
               the
               fifth
               sonne
               of
               Edward
               the
               first
               ,
               after
               the
               Conquest
               ,
               king
               of
               England
               ,
               by
               Margaret
               his
               second
               wife
               ,
               the
               eldest
               daughter
               of
               Philip
               king
               of
               France
               ,
               surnamed
               the
               Hardy
               .
            
             
               
               He
               was
               created
               Earle
               of
               Norfolke
               ,
               and
               made
               Earle
               Marshall
               of
               England
               ,
               by
               his
               halfe
               brother
               King
               Edward
               the
               second
               ,
               which
               Earledomes
               
                 Roger
                 Bigod
              
               (
               the
               last
               of
               that
               surname
               Earle
               of
               Norfolke
               ,
               and
               Earle
               Marshall
               )
               leauing
               no
               issue
               ,
               left
               to
               the
               disposition
               of
               the
               king
               his
               Father
               .
               This
               Earle
               died
               in
               the
               yeare
               of
               our
               redemption
               1338.
               
            
             
               Here
               lay
               buried
               the
               body
               of
               
                 Thomas
                 Beauford
              
               (
               sonne
               of
               Iohn
               of
               Gaunt
               ,
               begotten
               of
               the
               Lady
               
                 Katherine
                 Swyneford
              
               his
               third
               wife
               )
               who
               by
               King
               Henry
               the
               fourth
               was
               made
               Admirall
               ,
               
               then
               Captaine
               of
               Calis
               ,
               and
               afterwards
               Lord
               Chancellour
               of
               England
               .
               He
               was
               created
               by
               the
               said
               King
               Earle
               of
               Perch
               in
               Normandy
               ,
               and
               Earle
               of
               Dorlet
               in
               England
               .
               And
               lastly
               in
               the
               fourth
               yeare
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               fifth
               ,
               he
               was
               created
               Duke
               of
               Exceter
               ,
               and
               made
               knight
               of
               the
               order
               of
               the
               Garter
               .
               He
               had
               the
               leading
               of
               the
               Rereward
               at
               the
               battell
               of
               Agincourt
               ,
               and
               the
               gouernment
               of
               king
               Henry
               the
               sixth
               ,
               appointed
               to
               that
               office
               by
               the
               foresaid
               Henry
               the
               fifth
               on
               his
               death-bed
               .
               He
               valiantly
               defended
               Harflew
               in
               Normandy
               (
               whereof
               he
               was
               gouernour
               )
               against
               the
               Frenchmen
               ,
               and
               in
               a
               pitched
               field
               encountring
               the
               Earle
               of
               Armiguar
               put
               him
               to
               flight
               .
               He
               died
               at
               his
               House
               of
               East
               Greenwich
               in
               Kent
               ,
               vpon
               Newyeares
               day
               the
               fifth
               of
               Henry
               the
               sixth
               :
               for
               whom
               all
               England
               mourned
               ,
               saith
               Milles
               :
            
             
               
               The
               body
               of
               Mary
               Queene
               of
               France
               ,
               widow
               of
               Lewis
               the
               twelfth
               :
               daugh●er
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               7.
               and
               sister
               to
               king
               Henry
               the
               eight
               ,
               was
               here
               in
               this
               Abbey
               Church
               entombed
               .
               After
               the
               death
               of
               Lewis
               (
               with
               whom
               she
               liued
               not
               long
               )
               shee
               married
               that
               Martiall
               and
               pompous
               Gentleman
               ,
               
                 Charles
                 Brandon
              
               Duke
               of
               Suffolke
               .
               She
               died
               on
               Midsomer
               Eeue
               ,
               1533.
               
            
             
               
               
                 Iohn
                 Boon
              
               ,
               Abbot
               of
               this
               Monasterie
               ,
               had
               his
               tombe
               and
               interrement
               here
               in
               this
               Church
               ;
               who
               died
               in
               the
               beginning
               of
               February
               ,
               in
               the
               ninth
               yeare
               of
               the
               raigne
               of
               king
               Edward
               the
               fourth
               ,
               as
               appeares
               by
               the
               said
               kings
               Conged'eslire
               or
               permission
               royall
               to
               the
               Prior
               and
               Couent
               of
               this
               House
               to
               make
               choise
               of
               another
               Abbot
               ,
               as
               followeth
               .
            
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                       
                         Edwardus
                         Dei
                         gratia
                         Rex
                         Anglie
                         ,
                         Francie
                         ,
                         &
                         Dominus
                         Hibernie
                         ,
                         dilect
                         is
                         sibi
                         in
                         Christo
                         Priori
                         &
                         Conuentui
                         Monasterij
                         de
                         Bury
                         Sancti
                         Edmundi
                         ,
                         Salutem
                         .
                         Ex
                         parte
                         vestra
                         nobis
                         est
                         humiliter
                         supplicatum
                         vt
                         cum
                         Monasterium
                         vestrum
                         predict
                         .
                         per
                         mortem
                         bone
                         memorie
                         Iohannis
                         Boon
                         nuper
                         Abbatis
                         
                         ibidem
                         ,
                         Pastoris
                         solacio
                         sit
                         destitut
                         .
                         alium
                         vobis
                         eligendi
                         in
                         Abbatem
                         &
                         Pastorem
                         eiusdem
                         Monasterij
                         licenciam
                         vobis
                         concedere
                         dignaremus
                         .
                         Nos
                         precibus
                         vestris
                         in
                         hac
                         parte
                         fauorabiliter
                         inclinati
                         ,
                         licenciam
                         illam
                         vobis
                         tenore
                         presencium
                         duximus
                         concedend
                         .
                         Mondantes
                         quod
                         talem
                         vobis
                         eligatis
                         in
                         Abbatem
                         &
                         Pastorem
                         ,
                         qui
                         Deo
                         deuotus
                         ,
                         Ecclesie
                         vestre
                         predict
                         .
                         necessarius
                         ,
                         nobisque
                         regno
                         nostro
                         vtilis
                         et
                         fidelis
                         existat
                         .
                         In
                         cuius
                         rei
                         testimonium
                         has
                         literas
                         nostras
                         fieri
                         fecimus
                         patentes
                         .
                         Teste
                         me
                         ipso
                         apud
                         Westmonast
                         .
                         nono
                         die
                         Februarij
                         ,
                         Anno
                         regni
                         nostri
                         nono
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         Per
                         breue
                         de
                         Priuato
                         Sigillo
                         ,
                         &
                         de
                         dat
                         .
                         predict
                         .
                         auctoritate
                         Parliamenti
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       Fryston
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               Now
               heare
               a
               word
               or
               two
               of
               the
               word
               Conged'eslire
               out
               of
               the
               Interpreter
               .
               
            
             
               Conged'eslire
               ,
               
               
                 id
                 est
                 ,
                 venia
                 eligendi
              
               ,
               leaue
               to
               chuse
               :
               is
               a
               meere
               French
               word
               ,
               and
               signifieth
               in
               our
               Common
               Law
               ,
               the
               Kings
               permission
               royall
               to
               a
               Deane
               and
               Chapter
               in
               time
               of
               vacation
               to
               chuse
               a
               Bishop
               ;
               or
               to
               an
               Abbey
               or
               Priorie
               to
               chuse
               their
               Abbot
               or
               Prior.
               
                 Fitz.
                 nat
                 .
                 br
                 .
                 fol.
              
               169.
               
               B.
               170.
               
               
                 B
                 C
                 ,
                 &c.
              
               Touching
               this
               matter
               
                 M.
                 Gwin
              
               in
               the
               Preface
               to
               his
               Readings
               saith
               ,
               That
               the
               king
               of
               England
               ,
               as
               Soueraigne
               Patron
               of
               all
               Archbishoprickes
               ,
               Bishoprickes
               ,
               and
               other
               Ecclesiasticall
               Benefices
               ,
               had
               of
               ancient
               time
               free
               appointment
               of
               all
               Ecclesiasticall
               Dignities
               ,
               whensoeuer
               they
               chanced
               to
               be
               voide
               ,
               inuesting
               them
               
                 per
                 Baculum
                 et
                 Annulum
                 ,
                 id
                 est
                 ,
              
               with
               a
               Staffe
               and
               a
               Ring
               ,
               and
               afterward
               by
               his
               Letters
               Patents
               :
               And
               that
               in
               processe
               of
               time
               he
               made
               the
               election
               ouer
               to
               others
               ,
               vnder
               certaine
               formes
               and
               conditions
               :
               as
               namely
               ,
               that
               they
               should
               at
               euery
               vacation
               ,
               before
               they
               chuse
               ,
               demand
               of
               the
               king
               Gonged'eslire
               ,
               that
               is
               ,
               licence
               and
               leaue
               to
               proceed
               to
               election
               ;
               and
               then
               after
               the
               election
               ,
               to
               craue
               his
               royall
               assent
               ,
               &c.
               
               And
               further
               ,
               he
               affirmeth
               by
               good
               proofe
               out
               of
               Common
               Law
               bookes
               ,
               that
               king
               Iohn
               was
               the
               first
               that
               granted
               this
               ,
               and
               that
               it
               was
               afterward
               confirmed
               by
               
                 Westm.
                 pri
                 .
                 cap.
              
               which
               Statute
               was
               made
               Anno
               3.
               
               
                 Ed.
                 primi
              
               .
               And
               againe
               by
               the
               Statute
               
                 Articuli
                 Clerica
              
               .
               2.
               which
               was
               ordained
               Anno
               25.
               
               Ed.
               3.
               
               
                 Statuto
                 tertio
              
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Elmham
              
               ,
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Spencer
              
               ,
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Fresill
                 ,
                 qui
                 obijt
                 Anno
              
               1357.
               
               
                 William
                 Lee
              
               Esquire
               ,
               and
               his
               wife
               ,
               daughter
               of
               Harlestone
               ;
               lay
               here
               interred
               .
            
             
               The
               famous
               Poet
               ,
               and
               the
               most
               learned
               Monke
               of
               this
               monasterie
               ,
               was
               here
               interred
               .
               I
               meane
               
                 Iohn
                 Lidgate
              
               ,
               so
               called
               of
               a
               small
               village
               not
               farre
               off
               where
               he
               was
               borne
               .
               
               A
               village
               (
               saith
               Camden
               )
               though
               small
               ,
               yet
               in
               this
               respect
               ,
               not
               to
               be
               passed
               ouer
               in
               silence
               ,
               because
               it
               brought
               into
               the
               world
               ,
               
                 Iohn
                 Lidgate
              
               the
               Monke
               ,
               whose
               wit
               may
               seeme
               to
               haue
               beene
               framed
               and
               shapen
               by
               the
               very
               muses
               themselues
               :
               so
               brightly
               reshine
               in
               his
               English
               verses
               ,
               all
               the
               pleasant
               graces
               and
               elegancie
               of
               speech
               ,
               according
               to
               that
               age
               ,
               hauing
               trauelled
               through
               France
               and
               Italy
               ,
               to
               learne
               the
               languages
               and
               Arts.
               
                 Erat
                 autem
                 non
                 solum
                 elegans
                 Poeta
                 ,
                 et
                 Rhetor
                 disertus
                 ,
                 verum
                 etiam
                 Mathematicus
                 expertus
                 ,
                 Philosophus
                 acutus
                 ,
                 et
                 Theologus
                 non
                 contemnendus
              
               :
               For
               he
               was
               not
               onely
               an
               elegant
               Poet
               ,
               and
               an
               eloquent
               Rhetorician
               ,
               but
               also
               an
               expert
               Mathematician
               ,
               an
               acute
               Philosopher
               ,
               and
               no
               meane
               Diuine
               ,
               saith
               Pitseus
               ;
               you
               may
               know
               further
               of
               him
               in
               his
               Prologue
               to
               
               the
               storie
               of
               Thebes
               ;
               a
               Tale
               ,
               as
               his
               fiction
               is
               )
               which
               (
               or
               some
               other
               )
               hee
               was
               constrained
               to
               tell
               ,
               at
               the
               command
               of
               mine
               Host
               of
               the
               Tabard
               in
               Southwarke
               ,
               whom
               he
               found
               in
               Canterbury
               ,
               with
               the
               rest
               of
               the
               Pilgrims
               which
               went
               to
               visite
               Saint
               Thomas
               Shrine
               .
            
             
               This
               story
               was
               first
               written
               in
               Latine
               by
               
                 Geffrey
                 Chaucer
              
               ,
               and
               translated
               by
               Lidgate
               into
               English
               verse
               :
               but
               of
               the
               Prologue
               ,
               of
               his
               owne
               making
               ,
               so
               much
               as
               concernes
               himselfe
               ,
               thus
               .
            
             
               
                 .......
                 while
                 that
                 the
                 pilgrimes
                 ley
              
               
                 At
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 well
                 lodged
                 one
                 and
                 all
              
               
                 *
                 I
                 not
                 in
                 sooth
                 what
                 I
                 may
                 it
                 call
                 ,
              
               
                 Hap
                 or
                 Fortune
                 ,
                 in
                 conclusioun
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 me
                 befell
                 to
                 enter
                 into
                 the
                 toun
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 holy
                 Sainct
                 plainely
                 to
                 visite
                 ,
              
               
                 After
                 my
                 sicknesse
                 ,
                 vowes
                 to
                 acquite
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 a
                 cope
                 of
                 blacke
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 of
                 greene
                 ,
              
               
                 On
                 a
                 Palfrey
                 slender
                 ,
                 long
                 ,
                 and
                 lene
                 ,
              
               
                 With
                 rusty
                 bridle
                 ,
                 made
                 not
                 for
                 the
                 sale
                 ,
              
               
                 My
                 man
                 to
                 forne
                 with
                 a
                 voyd
                 male
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 by
                 Fortune
                 tooke
                 mine
                 Inne
                 anone
              
               
                 Where
                 the
                 Pilgrimes
                 were
                 lodged
                 euerichone
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 same
                 time
                 her
                 gouernour
                 the
                 host
              
               
                 Stonding
                 in
                 Hall
                 ,
                 full
                 of
                 wind
                 and
                 bost
                 ,
              
               
                 Liche
                 to
                 a
                 man
                 wonder
                 sterne
                 and
                 fers
                 ,
              
               
                 Which
                 spake
                 to
                 me
                 ,
                 and
                 saied
                 anon
                 dan
                 Pers
                 ,
              
               
                 Dan
                 Dominicke
                 dan
                 Godfray
                 ,
                 or
                 Clement
              
               
                 Ye
                 be
                 welcome
                 newly
                 into
                 Kent
                 :
              
               
                 Thogh
                 your
                 bridle
                 haue
                 nother
                 boos
                 ne
                 bell
                 ;
              
               
                 Beseeching
                 you
                 that
                 ye
                 will
                 tell
              
               
                 First
                 of
                 your
                 name
                 ,
                 and
                 what
                 cuntre
              
               
                 Without
                 more
                 shortly
                 that
                 ye
                 be
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 looke
                 so
                 pale
                 ,
                 all
                 deuoid
                 of
                 bloud
                 ,
              
               
                 Vpon
                 your
                 head
                 a
                 wonder
                 thredbare
                 hood
                 ,
              
               
                 Well
                 arrayed
                 for
                 to
                 ride
                 late
                 :
              
               
                 I
                 answered
                 my
                 name
                 was
                 Lidgate
                 ,
              
               
                 Monke
                 of
                 Bury
                 ,
                 me
                 fifty
                 yeare
                 of
                 age
                 ,
              
               
                 Come
                 to
                 this
                 toune
                 to
                 do
                 my
                 pilgrimage
              
               
                 As
                 I
                 haue
                 *
                 hight
                 ,
                 I
                 haue
                 thereof
                 no
                 shame
                 :
              
               
                 
                   Dan
                   Iohn
                
                 (
                 qd
                 he
                 )
                 well
                 brouke
                 ye
                 your
                 name
                 ,
              
               
                 Thogh
                 ye
                 be
                 sole
                 ,
                 beeth
                 right
                 glad
                 and
                 light
                 ,
              
               
                 Praying
                 you
                 to
                 soupe
                 with
                 vs
                 this
                 night
                 ;
              
               
                 And
                 ye
                 shall
                 haue
                 made
                 at
                 your
                 deuis
                 ,
              
               
                 A
                 great
                 pudding
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 round
                 hagis
              
               
                 A
                 franche
                 *
                 moile
                 ,
                 a
                 tanse
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 *
                 froise
                 ,
              
               
                 To
                 been
                 a
                 Monke
                 slender
                 is
                 your
                 *
                 coise
              
               
                 Ye
                 haue
                 beene
                 sicke
                 I
                 dare
                 mine
                 head
                 assure
                 ,
              
               
                 Or
                 let
                 feed
                 in
                 a
                 faint
                 pasture
                 :
              
               
                 Lift
                 vp
                 your
                 head
                 ,
                 be
                 glad
                 ,
                 take
                 no
                 sorrow
                 ,
              
               
               
                 And
                 ye
                 should
                 home
                 ride
                 with
                 vs
                 to
                 morrow
              
               
                 I
                 say
                 ,
                 when
                 ye
                 rested
                 haue
                 your
                 fill
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 supper
                 ,
                 sleepe
                 will
                 doen
                 none
                 ill
                 ,
              
               
                 Wrap
                 well
                 your
                 head
                 ,
                 clothes
                 round
                 about
                 ,
              
               
                 Strong
                 *
                 nottie
                 ale
                 will
                 make
                 a
                 man
                 to
                 rout
                 ,
              
               
                 Take
                 a
                 pillow
                 that
                 ye
                 lye
                 not
                 low
                 ,
              
               
                 If
                 need
                 be
                 ,
                 spare
                 not
                 to
                 blow
                 ,
              
               
                 To
                 hold
                 wind
                 by
                 mine
                 opinion
                 ,
              
               
                 Will
                 engender
                 colles
                 passion
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 make
                 men
                 to
                 greuen
                 on
                 her
                 *
                 rops
              
               
                 When
                 they
                 haue
                 filled
                 her
                 mawes
                 and
                 her
                 crops
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 toward
                 night
                 ,
                 eat
                 some
                 Fennell
                 rede
                 ,
              
               
                 Annis
                 ,
                 Commin
                 ,
                 or
                 Coriander
                 sede
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 like
                 as
                 I
                 haue
                 power
                 and
                 might
                 ,
              
               
                 I
                 charge
                 you
                 ,
                 rise
                 not
                 at
                 midnight
                 ,
              
               
                 Thogh
                 it
                 be
                 so
                 the
                 Moone
                 shine
                 clere
                 ,
              
               
                 I
                 will
                 my selfe
                 be
                 your
                 *
                 Orlogere
                 ,
              
               
                 To
                 morrow
                 earely
                 when
                 I
                 see
                 my
                 time
                 ,
              
               
                 For
                 we
                 will
                 forth
                 parcell
                 afore
                 prime
                 .
              
               
                 Accompanie
                 *
                 parde
                 shall
                 doe
                 you
                 good
                 .
              
            
             
               Thus
               ,
               when
               the
               Host
               had
               cheared
               vp
               Lidgate
               with
               these
               faire
               promises
               and
               wholesome
               admonitions
               for
               his
               health
               ,
               hee
               laies
               his
               commands
               vpon
               him
               in
               these
               termes
               following
               .
            
             
               
                 What
                 ,
                 looke
                 vp
                 Monke
                 ,
                 for
                 by
                 Cockes
                 bloud
              
               
                 Thou
                 shalt
                 be
                 merry
                 ,
                 who
                 so
                 that
                 say
                 nay
                 ,
              
               
                 For
                 to
                 morrow
                 anone
                 as
                 it
                 is
                 day
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 that
                 it
                 ginne
                 in
                 the
                 East
                 to
                 daw
                 ,
              
               
                 Thou
                 shalt
                 be
                 bound
                 to
                 a
                 new
                 law
                 ,
              
               
                 At
                 going
                 out
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 toun
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 lien
                 aside
                 thy
                 professioun
                 ,
              
               
                 Thou
                 shalt
                 not
                 chese
                 ,
                 nor
                 thy selfe
                 withdraw
                 ,
              
               
                 If
                 any
                 mirth
                 be
                 found
                 in
                 thy
                 maw
                 ,
              
               
                 Like
                 the
                 custome
                 of
                 this
                 company
                 ,
              
               
                 For
                 none
                 so
                 proud
                 that
                 dare
                 me
                 deny
                 ,
              
               
                 Knight
                 *
                 nor
                 Knaue
                 ,
                 Chanon
                 ,
                 Priest
                 ,
                 ne
                 Nonne
              
               
                 To
                 tell
                 a
                 tale
                 plainely
                 as
                 they
                 conne
                 ,
              
               
                 When
                 I
                 assigne
                 ,
                 and
                 see
                 time
                 oportune
                 ;
              
               
                 And
                 for
                 that
                 we
                 our
                 purpose
                 will
                 contune
                 ,
              
               
                 We
                 will
                 homeward
                 the
                 same
                 custome
                 vse
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 thou
                 shalt
                 not
                 plainely
                 thee
                 excuse
                 :
              
               
                 Be
                 now
                 well
                 ware
                 ,
                 study
                 well
                 to
                 night
                 ,
              
               
                 But
                 for
                 all
                 that
                 ,
                 be
                 thou
                 of
                 heart
                 light
                 ,
              
               
                 Thy
                 wit
                 shall
                 be
                 the
                 sharper
                 and
                 the
                 bet
                 .
              
            
             
               But
               I
               runne
               too
               farre
               with
               these
               rimes
               ,
               it
               is
               time
               to
               returne
               .
            
             
             
               
                 Scripsit
                 partim
                 Anglicè
                 partim
                 Latinè
                 ,
                 partim
                 prosa
                 partim
                 versu
                 libros
                 numero
                 plures
                 ,
                 eruditione
                 politissimos
                 .
              
               He
               writ
               partly
               English
               ,
               partly
               Latine
               ,
               partly
               in
               prose
               ,
               &
               partly
               in
               verse
               ;
               many
               exquisite
               learned
               books
               saith
               Pitseus
               ,
               which
               are
               mentioned
               by
               him
               and
               Bale
               ,
               as
               also
               in
               the
               latter
               end
               of
               Chaucers
               workes
               the
               last
               edition
               .
               He
               flourished
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               sixt
               ,
               and
               departed
               this
               world
               ,
               (
               aged
               about
               threescore
               yeares
               )
               
                 circiter
                 An.
              
               1440.
               vpon
               whose
               tombe
               this
               Epitaph
               following
               is
               said
               to
               haue
               beene
               engrauen
               .
            
             
               
                 Mortuus
                 seclo
                 ,
                 superis
                 superstes
                 ,
              
               
                 Hic
                 iacet
                 Lidgat
                 tumulatus
                 vrna
                 :
              
               
                 Qui
                 fuit
                 quondam
                 celebru
                 Britanne
              
               
                 Fama
                 Poësis
                 .
              
            
             
               These
               and
               infinite
               many
               other
               worthy
               personages
               here
               ,
               in
               this
               Abbey
               Church
               entombed
               ,
               were
               by
               King
               Henry
               the
               eight
               ,
               vtterly
               ouerthrowne
               ;
               what
               time
               ,
               as
               at
               one
               clap
               he
               suppressed
               all
               monasteries
               ,
               perswaded
               thereto
               by
               such
               as
               vnder
               a
               goodly
               pretense
               of
               reforming
               Religion
               ,
               preferred
               their
               priuate
               respects
               ,
               and
               their
               owne
               enriching
               ,
               before
               the
               honour
               of
               Prince
               and
               Countrie
               ,
               yea
               ,
               and
               before
               the
               glory
               of
               God
               himselfe
               .
            
          
           
             
               Saint
               Maries
               Church
               in
               the
               Abbey
               yard
               .
            
             
               This
               Parish
               Church
               is
               wondrous
               ancient
               ,
               built
               in
               the
               very
               infancie
               of
               christian
               Religion
               ,
               in
               the
               daies
               of
               Felix
               the
               first
               Bishop
               of
               the
               East-Angles
               ,
               as
               I
               haue
               it
               out
               of
               a
               Lieger
               booke
               sometimes
               belonging
               to
               the
               Abbey
               ,
               in
               these
               words
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Arbitror
                 quod
                 parochia
                 ville
                 a
                 tempore
                 antiquo
                 in
                 memoria
                 Sancte
                 Marie
                 Virginis
                 fuerit
                 constructa
                 :
                 videlicet
                 ,
                 ab
                 initio
                 prime
                 Christianitatis
                 istius
                 prouincie
                 ,
                 et
                 a
                 tempore
                 primi
                 predicatoris
                 felicis
                 memorie
                 ,
                 &
                 sanctissimi
                 Episcopi
                 Felicis
                 Orientalium
                 Saxonum
                 .
              
            
             
               The
               funerall
               monuments
               in
               this
               Church
               are
               almost
               all
               defaced
               ,
               especially
               such
               as
               are
               of
               any
               antiquitie
               .
               Vpon
               one
               Tombe
               there
               remaineth
               onely
               these
               few
               words
               ,
               for
               the
               memory
               of
               
                 Roger
                 Drury
              
               ,
               Esquire
               ,
               and
               Agnes
               his
               wife
               ,
               he
               died
               1472.
               and
               she
               ,
               1445.
               
            
             
               
                 
                 ........
                 Drury
                 .......
              
               
                 Such
                 as
                 ye
                 be
                 ,
                 sometym
                 were
                 wee
                 ,
              
               
                 Such
                 as
                 we
                 ar
                 ,
                 such
                 sall
                 ye
                 be
                 .
              
            
             
               At
               Ikesworth
               ,
               at
               Haulsteed
               ,
               neere
               to
               Rougham
               ,
               and
               else
               where
               the
               familie
               of
               Drury
               ,
               (
               which
               signifieth
               in
               old
               English
               ,
               a
               Pretious
               Iewell
               )
               hath
               beene
               of
               great
               respect
               and
               good
               note
               ,
               especially
               since
               they
               married
               with
               the
               heires
               of
               Fressill
               ,
               and
               Saxam
               ,
               faith
               Camden
               in
               this
               tract
               .
            
             
               
               This
               name
               is
               much
               honoured
               by
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Drury
              
               Knight
               ,
               Lord
               President
               of
               Munster
               ,
               and
               Lord
               chiefe
               Iustice
               of
               all
               Ireland
               ,
               as
               you
               may
               reade
               in
               the
               continuation
               of
               the
               Irish
               Cronicle
               ,
               penned
               by
               
                 Iohn
                 Vowell
                 ,
                 alias
                 Hooker
              
               ,
               where
               his
               valiant
               good
               seruices
               at
               Muttrell
               ,
               Bulloigne
               ,
               and
               Callais
               
               in
               France
               :
               at
               the
               commotion
               in
               Deuonshire
               ,
               at
               Barwicke
               being
               Prouost
               Marshall
               ,
               and
               at
               the
               besieging
               and
               taking
               of
               Edenborrough
               Castle
               ,
               where
               he
               was
               generall
               of
               the
               Armie
               ,
               are
               set
               downe
               at
               large
               :
               this
               man
               lieth
               buried
               at
               Dublin
               in
               Ireland
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Drury
              
               Knight
               ,
               
               here
               lieth
               entombed
               ,
               who
               deceased
               in
               the
               yeare
               ,
               1520.
               as
               appeareth
               on
               his
               monument
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Drury
              
               Knight
               ,
               deceased
               the
               27.
               of
               Iuly
               ,
               in
               the
               yeare
               1525.
               as
               aforesaid
               appeareth
               .
            
             
               
                 Roger
                 Drury
              
               Esquire
               ,
               
                 obijt
                 an
              
               .
               1472.
               
               Agnes
               ,
               wife
               of
               
                 Roger
                 Drury
                 ,
                 obijt
                 an
              
               .
               1445.
               
               Dame
               Iane
               ,
               wife
               of
               ...
               Drury
               .
               Sir
               
                 Edmond
                 Wancy
              
               Knight
               ,
               
                 obijt
                 an
              
               .
               1372.
               
               Dame
               
                 Ela
                 Stanley
                 ,
                 obijt
                 an
              
               .
               1457.
               
               
                 William
                 Atte
                 Lee
              
               Esquire
               .
               
                 Robert
                 Peyton
              
               ,
               Esquire
               ,
               
                 obijt
                 an
                 .
                 ...
                 Iohn
                 Smith
                 ,
              
               Esquire
               .
            
             
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 .....
                 Willelmi
                 Carew
              
               ,
               
               
                 militis
                 &
                 Margarete
                 consortis
                 sue
                 ,
                 .....
                 ille
                 obijt
              
               26.
               
               Maij
               ,
               1501.
               illa
               .
               ....
               1525.
               ....
               
                 Iohn
                 Carew
                 Armig.
                 &
                 Margareta
              
               ....
               1425.
               
            
             
               Carew
               Castle
               in
               Penbrokeshire
               gaue
               both
               name
               and
               originall
               to
               the
               notable
               familie
               
                 de
                 Carew
              
               ,
               
               saith
               Camden
               ,
               who
               auouch
               themselues
               to
               haue
               beene
               called
               aforetime
               
                 de
                 Montgomery
              
               ,
               and
               haue
               beene
               perswaded
               that
               they
               are
               descended
               from
               that
               
                 Arnolph
                 de
                 Montgomery
              
               ,
               who
               wonne
               Penbrokeshire
               ;
               who
               ,
               by
               some
               ,
               is
               reckoned
               amongst
               the
               Earles
               of
               that
               County
               .
            
             
               Of
               this
               ancient
               sirname
               (
               rightly
               honoured
               by
               the
               King
               in
               creating
               
                 George
                 Carew
              
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Totnes
               ,
               Lord
               Baron
               of
               Clopton
               )
               I
               shall
               haue
               occasion
               to
               speake
               in
               diuers
               other
               places
               .
            
             
               
                 Buria
                 quem
                 Dominum
                 ac
                 Abbatem
                 nouerit
                 olim
                 ,
              
               
                 Illius
                 hic
                 recubant
                 osso
                 sepulta
                 viro.
              
               
                 Suffolce
                 Melfor
                 da
                 nomen
                 nato
                 Iohannem
                 
              
               
                 Dixerunt
                 Kemis
                 ,
                 progenie
                 ,
                 atque
                 pater
                 .
              
               
                 Magnanimus
                 ,
                 prudens
                 ,
                 doctus
                 suit
                 atque
                 benignus
                 ,
              
               
                 Integer
                 ,
                 et
                 Voti
                 Religionis
                 amans
                 .
              
               
                 Regni
                 qui
                 cum
                 Henrici
                 Octaui
                 viderat
                 annum
              
               
                 Ter
                 decimum
                 ac
                 primum
                 Martius
                 atque
                 dies
                 .
              
               
                 Vnum
                 terque
                 decem
                 ....
                 flamine
                 terras
              
               
                 Occidit
                 .
                 O
                 anime
                 parce
                 benigne
                 Deus
                 .
                 1540.
                 
              
            
             
               Within
               the
               compasse
               of
               an
               heart
               in
               brasse
               vnder
               the
               Communion
               table
               these
               words
               onely
               remaining
               .
            
             
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 ....
                 Elis.
                 Shantlow
                 ...
                 1457.
                 
                 
              
               
                 IHVS
                 .
              
            
             
               Here
               is
               an
               old
               Monument
               vnder
               which
               (
               as
               I
               was
               told
               )
               one
               
                 Ienkin
                 Smith
              
               Esquire
               ,
               
               lieth
               enterred
               :
               a
               great
               Benefactour
               to
               this
               Church
               .
            
             
               
                 Subiacet
                 hic
                 stratus
                 Iohn
                 Finers
                 sic
                 vocitatus
                 
              
               
                 ...
                 Diaconus
                 quondam
                 Subburie
                 factus
                 .
              
            
             
               Further
               I
               finde
               these
               persons
               following
               to
               haue
               beene
               here
               interred
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Edmond
                 Wancy
              
               knight
               ,
               
                 obijt
                 ann
              
               .
               1372.
               
               Dame
               
                 Ela
                 Stanley
                 obiit
                 an
              
               .
               1457.
               
               Dame
               Iane
               wife
               of
               ....
               
                 Drury
                 Robert
                 Peyton
              
               Esquire
               ,
               
                 obijt
                 an
                 ....
                 William
                 Attelee
              
               Esquire
               .
            
             
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                       The
                       Colledge
                       in
                       Bury
                       .
                    
                     
                       
                       Edwardus
                       Dei
                       gratia
                       Rex
                       Anglie
                       &
                       Francie
                       ,
                       et
                       Dominus
                       Hibernie
                       ,
                       omnibus
                       ad
                       quos
                       presentes
                       litere
                       peruenerint
                       .
                       Salutem
                       .
                       Sciatis
                       quod
                       nos
                       de
                       gratia
                       nostra
                       speciali
                       ,
                       &
                       obsinceram
                       deuotionem
                       quam
                       ad
                       sanctam
                       &
                       indiuiduam
                       T●initatem
                       ,
                       ac
                       dulcissimum
                       nomen
                       Iesu
                       ,
                       gloriosissimamque
                       Dei
                       genitricem
                       Mariam
                       ,
                       nec
                       non
                       omnes
                       sanctos
                       gerimus
                       ,
                       et
                       habemus
                       ;
                       concessimus
                       ,
                       &
                       licentiam
                       dedimus
                       ,
                       ac
                       per
                       presentes
                       concedimus
                       et
                       licentiam
                       damus
                       ,
                       pro
                       nohis
                       et
                       heredibus
                       nostris
                       ,
                       quantum
                       in
                       nobis
                       est
                       ,
                       dilectis
                       nobis
                       Henrico
                       Hardman
                       Clerico
                       ,
                       Thome
                       Ampe
                       Clerico
                       ,
                       Richardo
                       Taxleo
                       ,
                       Willelmo
                       Thewts
                       ,
                       Clementi
                       Clerk
                       ,
                       Ade
                       Newhawe
                       ,
                       et
                       Radulpho
                       Duke
                       quod
                       ipsi
                       ,
                       aut
                       eorum
                       aliquis
                       ,
                       vel
                       aliqui
                       executores
                       et
                       assignati
                       sui
                       seu
                       eorum
                       alicuius
                       ,
                       ad
                       laudem
                       gloriam
                       &
                       Honorem
                       Dei
                       ac
                       dicti
                       dulcissimi
                       nominis
                       Iesu
                       ,
                       quandam
                       Cantariam
                       ac
                       Gildam
                       perpetuam
                       de
                       vno
                       custode
                       &
                       societate
                       Capellanorum
                       ,
                       ac
                       Fratribus
                       et
                       Sororibus
                       de
                       Gilda
                       illa
                       esse
                       volentibus
                       diuina
                       singulis
                       diebus
                       in
                       villa
                       de
                       Bury
                       Sancti
                       Edmundi
                       in
                       Com.
                       Suff.
                       ad
                       specialiter
                       exorand
                       .
                       pro
                       salubri
                       statu
                       nostro
                       ,
                       et
                       preclarissime
                       consortis
                       nostre
                       Elisabethe
                       Regine
                       Anglie
                       ,
                       et
                       precarissimorum
                       filiorum
                       nostrorum
                       Edwardi
                       primogeniti
                       Principis
                       Wallie
                       et
                       Richardi
                       Ducis
                       Ebor.
                       ceterorumque
                       liberorum
                       nostrorum
                       ,
                       nec
                       non
                       dictorum
                       Henrici
                       Thome
                       ,
                       Richardi
                       ,
                       Willelmi
                       ,
                       Clementis
                       ,
                       Ade
                       ,
                       et
                       Radulphi
                       ,
                       dum
                       vixerimus
                       ,
                       et
                       pro
                       animabus
                       nostris
                       cum
                       ab
                       hac
                       luce
                       migrauerimus
                       ;
                       ac
                       pro
                       animabus
                       Willelmi
                       Cote
                       clerici
                       ,
                       Iohannis
                       Smyth
                       nuper
                       de
                       Bury
                       Sancti
                       Edmundi
                       Armigeri
                       ,
                       et
                       Anne
                       vxoris
                       eius
                       :
                       ac
                       pro
                       animabus
                       parentum
                       ,
                       benefactorum
                       ,
                       et
                       quorumcunque
                       Fratrum
                       ,
                       et
                       Sororum
                       de
                       Gilda
                       predicta
                       existencium
                       seu
                       esse
                       volencium
                       ,
                       et
                       successorum
                       suorum
                       ,
                       et
                       animabus
                       omnium
                       fidelium
                       defunctorum
                       imperpetuum
                       celebratur
                       .
                       aliaque
                       pietatis
                       et
                       miserecordie
                       opera
                       ,
                       iuxta
                       ordinationes
                       ,
                       stabilimenta
                       ,
                       et
                       constitutiones
                       per
                       presentes
                       ,
                       Hen.
                       Tho.
                       Rich.
                       Will.
                       Clem.
                       Adam
                       ,
                       et
                       Radulph
                       .
                       seu
                       eorum
                       aliquem
                       heredes
                       ,
                       execusiue
                       assignatos
                       suos
                       predict
                       .
                       seu
                       corumaliquos
                       ,
                       vel
                       aliquem
                       in
                       hac
                       parte
                       faciend
                       .
                       factur
                       .
                       ac
                       subitur
                       .
                       ac
                       quandam
                       mansionem
                       pro
                       eisdem
                       custode
                       et
                       Capellanis
                       infra
                       dictam
                       villam
                       de
                       Bury
                       Sancti
                       Edmundi
                       facere
                       ,
                       fund●re
                       ,
                       erigere
                       ,
                       creare
                       ,
                       et
                       stabilire
                       possint
                       .
                       Et
                       quod
                       Canteria
                       et
                       Gilda
                       ille
                       ,
                       cum
                       sic
                       sacte
                       fundate
                       ,
                       erecte
                       ,
                       
                       create
                       et
                       stabilite
                       fuerint
                       Cantaria
                       et
                       Gilda
                       dulcissimi
                       nominis
                       Iesu
                       infra
                       villam
                       de
                       Bury
                       Sancti
                       Edmundi
                       in
                       Com.
                       Suff.
                       perpetuis
                       suturis
                       temporibus
                       nuncupentur
                       ,
                       et
                       appellentur
                       .
                       Et
                       quod
                       custo
                       set
                       Societas
                       Capellanorum
                       ac
                       fratres
                       et
                       sorores
                       Cantarie
                       et
                       Gildae
                       predict
                       .
                       et
                       successores
                       sui
                       ,
                       custos
                       et
                       societas
                       Capellanorum
                       ,
                       ac
                       fratres
                       et
                       sorores
                       Cantarie
                       et
                       Gilde
                       dulcissimi
                       nominis
                       Iesu
                       infra
                       villam
                       de
                       Bury
                       Sancti
                       Edmundi
                       in
                       perpetuum
                       vocentur
                       ,
                       habeantque
                       successionem
                       perpetuam
                       ,
                       ac
                       commune
                       Sigillum
                       sibi
                       et
                       successoribus
                       suit
                       custodibus
                       et
                       societati
                       Capellanorum
                       ac
                       fratribus
                       et
                       sororibus
                       Cantarie
                       et
                       Gilde
                       predictarum
                       ,
                       &c.
                       
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               
               He
               giues
               liberty
               to
               the
               foresaid
               
                 Henry
                 ,
                 Thomas
                 ,
                 Richard
                 ,
                 William
                 ,
                 Clement
                 ,
                 Adam
                 ,
              
               and
               Raph
               ,
               to
               endow
               the
               said
               Colledge
               with
               lands
               ,
               
               to
               the
               value
               of
               twenty
               pounds
               
                 per
                 annum
                 ,
                 vltra
                 reprisas
              
               ,
               and
               such
               lands
               as
               were
               not
               holden
               of
               the
               king
               in
               Capite
               .
            
             
               
               He
               also
               grants
               many
               priuiledges
               and
               immunities
               to
               the
               said
               Colledge
               ,
               too
               long
               here
               to
               rehearse
               .
            
             
               
                 In
                 cuius
                 rei
                 Testimonium
                 has
                 literas
                 nostras
                 fieri
                 fecimus
                 patentes
                 .
                 T.
                 me
                 
                 ipso
                 apud
                 Westmonasterium
                 ,
                 quinto
                 die
                 Nouembris
                 .
                 Anno
                 Regni
                 nostri
                 vicesimo
                 primo
                 .
                 Per
                 ipsum
                 Regem
                 et
                 de
                 dat
                 .
                 predict
                 .
                 auctoritate
                 Parliamenti
                 ,
                 et
                 pro
                 sexaginta
                 et
                 vndecim
                 libris
                 solicitis
                 in
                 Hanapario
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Mortonus
               .
            
             
               This
               religious
               Foundation
               ,
               
               as
               it
               is
               in
               the
               Charter
               ,
               was
               called
               a
               Chantrie
               ,
               and
               a
               Guild
               .
               
                 Cantaria
                 est
                 Aedes
                 sacra
                 :
                 ideo
                 instituta
                 et
                 dotata
                 praedijs
                 ,
                 vt
                 Missa
                 ibidem
                 Cantaretur
                 pro
                 anima
                 fundatoris
                 ,
                 et
                 propinquorum
                 eius
                 ,
              
               saith
               Sir
               
                 Hen.
                 Spelman
                 ,
                 Glossar
                 .
                 lit
                 .
                 C.
              
               A
               Chantrie
               is
               a
               sacred
               Edifice
               ,
               therefore
               instituted
               and
               endowed
               with
               possessions
               ,
               that
               Masse
               might
               there
               bee
               song
               for
               the
               soule
               of
               the
               Founder
               ,
               and
               his
               kindred
               .
            
             
               
                 Gilda
                 est
                 societas
                 quorundam
              
               ,
               
               
                 pura
                 charitatis
                 ,
                 religionis
                 ,
                 vel
                 mercaturae
                 gratia
                 confaederatorum
                 .
              
               A
               Gild
               is
               a
               societie
               of
               certaine
               persons
               confederated
               or
               liuing
               together
               ,
               for
               the
               onely
               pure
               cause
               of
               charitie
               ,
               Religion
               ,
               or
               for
               the
               trade
               of
               Merchandise
               .
            
             
               It
               is
               a
               Colledge
               ,
               a
               sodalitie
               ,
               or
               fellowship
               ;
               a
               brotherhood
               ,
               or
               companie
               incorporate
               :
               or
               it
               is
               an
               adunation
               ,
               or
               a
               commonaltie
               of
               men
               gathered
               into
               one
               combination
               ,
               supporting
               their
               common
               charge
               by
               a
               mutuall
               consent
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               yeare
               and
               on
               the
               day
               of
               the
               moneth
               of
               a
               great
               part
               of
               this
               Towne
               of
               Bury
               was
               burnt
               downe
               to
               the
               ground
               .
               Vpon
               the
               rebuilding
               whereof
               on
               the
               Frontispice
               of
               one
               of
               the
               Houses
               this
               distich
               following
               is
               in
               golden
               letters
               .
            
             
               
                 Vt
                 Prior
                 illa
                 domus
                 violento
                 corruit
                 igne
                 ,
              
               
                 Haec
                 stet
                 ,
                 dum
                 flammis
                 terra
                 polusque
                 flagrent
                 .
              
               
                 1609.
                 
              
            
          
           
             
               Kediton
               ,
               or
               Kedington
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               South
               window
               of
               this
               Church
               is
               to
               be
               seene
               a
               Barnardiston
               kneeling
               in
               his
               compleate
               armour
               ,
               his
               coat-armour
               on
               his
               breast
               ,
               and
               behinde
               him
               seuen
               sonnes
               .
               In
               the
               next
               pane
               of
               the
               glasse
               is
               Elisabeth
               the
               daughter
               of
               Newport
               ,
               kneeling
               with
               her
               coat-armour
               likewise
               on
               her
               breast
               ,
               and
               seuen
               daughters
               behinde
               her
               ▪
               and
               vnder
               it
               is
               thus
               written
               ,
               now
               much
               defaced
               .
            
             
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 animabus
                 Thome
                 Barnardiston
                 militis
                 ,
                 et
                 Elisabethe
                 vxoris
                 eius
                 ,
                 qui
                 istam
                 fenestram
                 fieri
                 fecerunt
                 ,
                 Anno
                 Domini
                 M.
                 ccccc
                 ....
                 anima
                 .....
                 Deus
                 ,
                 Amen
                 .
              
            
             
               Ouer
               against
               the
               said
               South
               window
               ,
               vnder
               the
               second
               Arch
               of
               the
               said
               South
               side
               of
               the
               Church
               ,
               is
               the
               Monument
               of
               the
               said
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Barnardiston
              
               in
               stone
               at
               length
               ,
               in
               his
               compleat
               armour
               ,
               and
               the
               said
               Dame
               Elisabeth
               his
               wife
               by
               him
               .
               And
               in
               a
               table
               of
               stone
               ,
               vnder
               their
               coat-armours
               ,
               this
               Epitaph
               or
               Inscription
               .
            
             
               This
               is
               the
               Monument
               of
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Barnardiston
              
               knight
               ,
               
               beying
               buried
               in
               Corys
               in
               the
               Countie
               of
               Lincolne
               ,
               and
               of
               Dame
               Elisabeth
               his
               wyffe
               buryd
               vndre
               this
               tombe
               :
               whych
               Sir
               Thomas
               by
               his
               last
               will
               gaue
               certen
               londis
               in
               the
               towne
               callyd
               Brokholes
               ,
               of
               the
               yerly
               value
               of
               vii
               markis
               towardys
               the
               mantenens
               of
               a
               Cantrie
               in
               this
               Church
               :
               and
               the
               seid
               Dame
               
               Elisabeth
               aftyr
               his
               deth
               optened
               lyeens
               to
               a
               mortyse
               the
               seid
               Cantrie
               perpetually
               ,
               and
               made
               the
               possessions
               therof
               ,
               to
               the
               yerly
               value
               of
               xii
               markis
               ,
               and
               besids
               buylt
               the
               Church
               roif
               new
               ,
               and
               coueryd
               it
               with
               lede
               .
               Whych
               Dame
               Elysabeth
               dyed
               the
               ....
               day
               of
               .
               ...
               
                 Anno
                 Domini
                 M.
                 cccccxx
              
               .
               ...
            
             
               On
               the
               North
               side
               of
               the
               said
               Church
               is
               a
               very
               faire
               Monument
               or
               tombe
               ,
               with
               the
               pourtraiture
               of
               another
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Barnardiston
              
               ,
               and
               his
               Lady
               Elisabeth
               ,
               who
               died
               not
               long
               since
               .
            
             
               
               In
               the
               second
               window
               of
               the
               North
               side
               of
               this
               Church
               is
               to
               be
               seene
               a
               Barnardiston
               kneeling
               in
               his
               compleat
               armour
               ,
               and
               his
               coat-armour
               on
               his
               breast
               ,
               and
               vpon
               both
               his
               shoulders
               ,
               the
               writing
               vnder
               him
               is
               wholly-perished
               :
               ouer
               him
               is
               written
               ....
               
                 Non
                 Peccata
                 nostra
                 ....
                 nobis
              
               .
               .....
               This
               seemes
               to
               be
               very
               ancient
               .
            
          
           
             
               Ixworth
               ,
               or
               Ikesworth
               .
            
             
               
               Here
               sometimes
               stood
               an
               ancient
               Priory
               founded
               by
               
                 Gilbert
                 Blund
              
               ,
               a
               man
               of
               great
               Nobilitie
               ,
               and
               Lord
               of
               Ikesworth
               ,
               whose
               issue
               male
               ,
               by
               the
               right
               line
               ,
               ended
               in
               William
               ,
               that
               in
               king
               Henry
               the
               third
               his
               dayes
               ,
               was
               slaine
               in
               the
               battell
               at
               Lewis
               ,
               and
               left
               two
               sisters
               his
               heires
               ,
               Agnes
               wife
               to
               
                 William
                 de
                 Creketot
              
               ,
               
               and
               Roise
               wedded
               to
               
                 Robert
                 de
                 Valonijs
              
               ,
               saith
               Camden
               .
               This
               Priory
               was
               valued
               to
               be
               yearely
               worth
               two
               hundred
               and
               fourescore
               pounds
               ,
               nine
               shillings
               fiue
               pence
               .
            
          
           
             
               Clare
               .
            
             
               Here
               stood
               a
               religious
               House
               of
               Augustine
               Friers
               ,
               whose
               Foundation
               may
               be
               gathered
               out
               of
               certaine
               rythmicall
               lines
               ,
               which
               not
               many
               yeares
               since
               ,
               I
               copied
               out
               of
               an
               ancient
               Roll
               ,
               as
               then
               in
               the
               custody
               of
               my
               deare
               deceased
               Friend
               ,
               
                 Aug.
                 Vincent
              
               ,
               Windsore
               Herald
               ;
               the
               Rubricke
               ,
               or
               the
               Title
               in
               red
               letters
               ,
               of
               this
               Roll
               ,
               is
               as
               followeth
               .
            
             
               This
               Dialoge
               betwix
               a
               seculer
               askyng
               ,
               and
               a
               Frere
               answering
               ,
               at
               the
               graue
               of
               Dame
               Iohan
               of
               Acres
               ;
               sheweth
               the
               lineall
               descent
               of
               the
               Lordis
               of
               the
               honoure
               of
               Clare
               ,
               fro
               the
               tyme
               of
               the
               fundation
               of
               the
               Freeris
               in
               the
               same
               honoure
               ,
               the
               yere
               of
               our
               Lord
               a
               M.ccxlviii
               .
               vnto
               the
               first
               of
               May
               ,
               the
               yere
               ,
               a
               M.
               cccclx
               .
            
             
               The
               Pictures
               of
               the
               Secular
               Priest
               and
               the
               Friere
               are
               curiously
               limmed
               vpon
               the
               Parchment
               .
               The
               verses
               are
               both
               in
               Latine
               and
               English
               ,
               and
               being
               in
               both
               good
               ,
               I
               thinke
               it
               good
               to
               emprint
               them
               in
               both
               languages
               .
            
             
               
                 Questio
                 .
                 Quis
                 iacet
                 hic
                 ?
                 Respons
                 .
                 Nullus
                 .
                 Q.
                 Quid
                 tunc
                 ?
                 R.
                 est
                 femina
                 .
                 Q.
                 Cuiu
                 .
              
               
                 Filia
                 tu
                 michi
                 dic
                 .
                 R.
                 Ed.
                 pri
                 .
                 post
                 Con.
                 mihi
                 fert
                 sic
              
               
                 Cronica
                 ,
                 si
                 memorem
                 dedit
                 huic
                 Hispania
                 matrem
                 .
              
               
                 Q.
                 Cognomen
                 mihi
                 das
                 ?
                 R.
                 de
                 Acris
                 sic
                 dicta
                 Iohanna
                 .
              
               
                 Q.
                 Cur
                 sic
                 declara
                 ?
                 R.
                 quoniam
                 fuit
                 hec
                 ibi
                 nata
                 .
              
               
                 Hinc
                 in
                 honore
                 tuo
                 Vincenti
                 pectore
                 puro
              
               
                 Qua
                 cubat
                 hanc
                 bellam
                 fundauerat
                 ipse
                 Capellam
                 .
              
               
                 Q.
                 Nupta
                 fuit
                 nec
                 ne
                 ?
                 R.
                 suit
                 imo
                 .
                 Q.
                 Cui
                 ?
                 R.
                 michi
                 crede
              
               
               
                 Gilberto
                 Comiti
                 Gloucester
                 .
                 Q.
                 Quis
                 pater
                 illi
                 ?
              
               
                 R.
                 Nobilis
                 et
                 nardus
                 redolens
                 fuit
                 iste
                 Richardus
                 ,
              
               
                 Qui
                 quos
                 dilexit
                 Heremitas
                 trans
                 mare
                 vexit
              
               
                 Ordinis
                 egregij
                 ,
                 doctoris
                 nomen
                 et
                 illi
              
               
                 Augustinus
                 erat
                 ,
                 quos
                 Princeps
                 ipse
                 fouebat
                 ,
              
               
                 Ob
                 merita
                 Egidij
                 dulcisque
                 amore
                 libelli
                 ,
              
               
                 Quem
                 de
                 Regimine
                 Procerum
                 composuit
                 ipse
                 ,
              
               
                 Vt
                 suus
                 in
                 regno
                 nouiter
                 successeret
                 ordo
              
               
                 Anglor
                 .
                 hinc
                 sit
                 ei
                 summe
                 merces
                 requiei
                 .
              
               
                 Q.
                 Sedprecor
                 ex
                 latere
                 fuit
                 vxor
                 que
                 michi
                 pande
              
               
                 Istius
                 eximij
                 quem
                 effers
                 sic
                 laude
                 Ricardi
                 ?
              
               
                 R.
                 Hec
                 fuit
                 iliustris
                 Domina
                 et
                 recolenda
                 Matildis
                 ,
              
               
                 Que
                 postquam
                 sponsum
                 mors
                 strauit
                 seua
                 Ricardum
              
               
                 Particulis
                 nostrum
                 varijs
                 prius
                 vndique
                 structum
              
               
                 Auxit
                 fundamen
                 .
                 hinc
                 merces
                 ei
                 detur
                 .
                 Amen
                 .
              
               
                 Q.
                 Et
                 que
                 Gilberti
                 fuit
                 vxor
                 dic
                 michi
                 primi
              
               
                 Istorum
                 heredis
                 ?
                 R.
                 Preclaris
                 si
                 mihi
                 credis
              
               
                 Ex
                 Vlstris
                 nata
                 ,
                 fuit
                 ipsa
                 Matilda
                 vocata
                 ;
              
               
                 Vt
                 monstrant
                 arma
                 maiori
                 picta
                 fenestra
              
               
                 Ecclesie
                 istius
                 ;
                 fabricam
                 de
                 puluere
                 cuius
              
               
                 Munere
                 magnifico
                 fundarunt
                 hij
                 duo
                 primo
                 .
              
               
                 Q.
                 Num
                 sterilis
                 Domina
                 fuerat
                 prefata
                 Iohanna
                 ?
              
               
                 R.
                 Non
                 set
                 femineo
                 ditata
                 est
                 germine
                 claro
                 .
              
               
                 Q.
                 Nomen
                 da
                 que
                 michi
                 .
                 R.
                 fuit
                 Elisabeth
                 .
                 Q.
                 fuit
                 illi
              
               
                 Num
                 Sponsus
                 quisquans
                 .
                 R.
                 fuit
                 imo
                 .
                 Q.
                 dicito
                 quis
                 nam
                 .
              
               
                 R.
                 Ex
                 Vlstris
                 heres
                 dictus
                 de
                 Burgo
                 Iohannes
              
               
                 Duxerat
                 ,
                 hinc
                 iuncta
                 qua
                 sunt
                 Vl.
                 Glou.
                 simul
                 arma
                 ,
              
               
                 Vt
                 patet
                 in
                 multis
                 vitratis
                 ecce
                 fenestris
                 ,
              
               
                 Capituli
                 ,
                 Dormitorij
                 ,
                 Refectorij
                 que
                 .
              
               
                 Que
                 loca
                 trina
                 suis
                 fundauit
                 sumptibus
                 hec
                 .
                 Q.
                 quis
              
               
                 Muris
                 adiecit
                 tectum
                 ?
                 R.
                 sola
                 omnia
                 fecit
                 .
              
               
                 Q.
                 Sanguinis
                 egregij
                 num
                 rinulus
                 affluit
                 illis
              
               
                 Affluit
                 hinc
                 clara
                 fuit
                 Elisabeth
                 sibi
                 nata
              
               
                 Altera
                 que
                 egregio
                 post
                 ....
                 Leonello
                 .
              
               
                 Ed.
                 ter
                 innato
                 ,
                 post
                 fataque
                 sic
                 tumulato
              
               
                 Vt
                 vides
                 exigua
                 pro
                 tanto
                 principe
                 tumba
              
               
                 Inque
                 chori
                 medio
                 .
                 Q.
                 sednum
                 tam
                 clara
                 propago
              
               
                 Liquerat
                 heredem
                 ?
                 R.
                 sic
                 .
                 Q
                 quam
                 dicas
                 mihi
                 prolem
                 ?
              
               
                 R.
                 Femineam
                 .
                 Q.
                 quota
                 fuit
                 ipsa
                 vocata
                 .
                 R.
                 Philippa
                 ;
              
               
                 Que
                 comiti
                 Edwardo
                 le
                 March
                 data
                 virgo
                 marito
                 ,
              
               
                 Rogerum
                 genuit
                 ,
                 hic
                 Edmundum
                 generauit
                 ,
              
               
                 Edmundus
                 sterilis
                 obijt
                 sine
                 semine
                 .
                 Q.
                 Iuris
              
               
                 Ergo
                 cui
                 titulus
                 huius
                 cessit
                 dominatus
                 ?
              
               
                 R.
                 Rogeri
                 Nate
                 .
                 Q.
                 Cuius
                 dic
                 nominis
                 .
                 R.
                 Anne
              
               
                 De
                 Cambrigg
                 Comiti
                 nupsit
                 quoque
                 .
                 Q.
                 filius
                 illi
              
               
                 Num
                 fuit
                 ?
                 R.
                 vt
                 nardus
                 redolens
                 .....
                 imo
                 Ricardus
              
               
                 Huic
                 nascebatur
                 ,
                 patris
                 qui
                 iure
                 vocatur
              
               
                 Dux
                 Eboracensis
                 ,
                 cuius
                 prefulgerat
                 ensis
              
               
               
                 Bellorum
                 titulis
                 ,
                 gl●riosis
                 atque
                 triumphis
                 :
              
               
                 Cuique
                 natura
                 donauit
                 munera
                 plura
                 ;
              
               
                 Et
                 fortuna
                 suis
                 hunc
                 pinxit
                 dotibus
                 amplis
                 :
              
               
                 Gratia
                 succurrat
                 quoque
                 longo
                 tempore
                 vinat
              
               
                 Felici
                 vita
                 ,
                 virtutibus
                 et
                 redimita
                 :
              
               
                 Q.
                 Coniugis
                 aut
                 solus
                 extat
                 Dux
                 hic
                 honorandus
              
               
                 R.
                 Absit
                 vt
                 hic
                 tantus
                 princeps
                 sine
                 coniuge
                 solus
              
               
                 Esset
                 ,
                 nam
                 nephas
                 foret
                 .
                 Q.
                 Ergo
                 michi
                 rogo
                 dicas
              
               
                 Quam
                 duxit
                 ?
                 R.
                 Dominam
                 te
                 scire
                 volo
                 graciosam
                 ,
              
               
                 Q.
                 Nomen
                 des
                 huius
                 :
                 R.
                 extat
                 Cecilia
                 .
                 Q.
                 cuius
              
               
                 Filia
                 declares
                 fuerat
                 ?
                 R.
                 reor
                 vltima
                 proles
              
               
                 Westmorlond
                 comitis
                 ,
                 sexus
                 saltem
                 muliebris
                 .
              
               
                 Quo
                 non
                 obstante
                 ,
                 diuino
                 munere
                 dante
                 ,
              
               
                 Cunctis
                 prelata
                 sit
                 honore
                 sororibus
                 ipsa
                 .
              
               
                 Q.
                 Num
                 sunt
                 hijs
                 soboles
                 alique
                 ?
                 R.
                 sunt
                 .
                 Q.
                 dic
                 michi
                 quales
                 ?
              
               
                 R.
                 Bis
                 sene
                 proles
                 .
                 Q.
                 harum
                 in
                 nomine
                 dones
                 ,
              
               
                 Quomodo
                 satate
                 quo
                 sint
                 et
                 in
                 ordinenate
              
               
                 R.
                 Post
                 annos
                 steriles
                 multos
                 fit
                 primula
                 proles
              
               
                 Anna
                 decora
                 satis
                 ,
                 sed
                 post
                 hanc
                 stirps
                 probitatis
              
               
                 Nascitur
                 Henricus
                 ,
                 cito
                 quem
                 virtutis
                 amicus
              
               
                 Cristus
                 in
                 arce
                 poli
                 fecit
                 regnart
                 perhenni
                 .
              
               
                 Prodiit
                 Edwardus
                 post
                 hunc
                 heres
                 que
                 futurus
                 .
              
               
                 Edmundus
                 sequitur
                 ,
                 hinc
                 Elisabeth
                 generatur
                 .
              
               
                 Post
                 Margareta
                 ,
                 Willelmus
                 postera
                 meta
              
               
                 Fit
                 pro
                 presenti
                 ,
                 donec
                 sua
                 minnera
                 a
                 ventri
              
               
                 Det
                 Deus
                 hinc
                 matris
                 solite
                 signum
                 pietatis
                 .
              
               
                 Margret
                 post
                 proles
                 hinc
                 Willelmus
                 que
                 Iohannes
              
               
                 Quos
                 raptus
                 seculo
                 statuit
                 Deus
                 almus
                 Olympo
                 ,
              
               
                 Inde
                 Georgius
                 est
                 natus
                 ,
                 Thomas
                 que
                 Ricardus
                 .
              
               
                 Thomas
                 in
                 fata
                 successit
                 sorte
                 beata
                 .
              
               
                 Vltima
                 iam
                 matris
                 proles
                 fuit
                 Vrsula
                 ,
                 regis
              
               
                 Que
                 summi
                 voto
                 celesti
                 iungitur
                 agno
                 .
              
               
                 Q.
                 Optime
                 naturam
                 pinxisti
                 ,
                 pande
                 futuram
              
               
                 Si
                 scis
                 fortunam
                 .
                 R.
                 Dux
                 Excester
                 t●net
                 Annam
              
               
                 Vxorem
                 ,
                 que
                 comes
                 March
                 est
                 Edward
                 patris
                 beres
                 ,
              
               
                 Rotlonde
                 Edmundus
                 comes
                 existit
                 vocitatus
                 .
              
               
                 Tres
                 reliquas
                 proles
                 solita
                 pietate
                 parentes
              
               
                 Tempore
                 condigno
                 titulabunt
                 nomine
                 digno
                 .
              
               
                 Istam
                 progeniem
                 soboles
                 &
                 vtrumque
                 parentem
              
               
                 Omnipotens
                 firmet
                 ,
                 ast
                 incolumes
                 rogo
                 seruet
              
               
                 Temporibus
                 longis
                 ,
                 et
                 secum
                 viuere
                 celis
              
               
                 Prestet
                 post
                 faeta
                 ducens
                 ad
                 galmata
                 grata
                 .
              
               
                 Conferat
                 hoc
                 flamen
                 pater
                 et
                 proles
                 precor
                 .
                 Amen
                 .
              
            
             
               The
               translation
               of
               these
               latine
               Numbers
               ,
               into
               English
               Stanzaes
               ,
               as
               followeth
               ,
               seemeth
               to
               haue
               beene
               composed
               at
               one
               and
               the
               same
               time
               ,
               as
               appeares
               by
               the
               Character
               .
            
             
               
               
                 
                   Question
                   .
                   What
                   man
                   lyeth
                   here
                   sey
                   me
                   sir
                   Frere
                   ?
                
                 
                   Answere
                   .
                   No
                   man.
                   
                     Q.
                     What
                     ellis
                     ?
                     A
                  
                   It
                   is
                   a
                   woman
                   .
                
                 
                   Q.
                   Whose
                   daughter
                   she
                   was
                   I
                   wold
                   lefe
                   here
                   .
                
                 
                   A.
                   I
                   woll
                   you
                   tell
                   sir
                   liche
                   as
                   I
                   can
                   ,
                
                 
                   King
                   Edward
                   the
                   furst
                   aftur
                   the
                   conquest
                   began
                   ,
                
                 
                   As
                   I
                   haue
                   lernyd
                   was
                   hir
                   fadir
                
                 
                   And
                   of
                   Spayn
                   borne
                   was
                   hir
                   modir
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   
                     Q.
                     What
                     was
                     her
                     name
                     ?
                     A
                  
                   Dame
                   Iohan
                   she
                   hight
                
                 
                   Of
                   Acris
                   .
                   
                     Q.
                     Why
                     so
                     declarid
                     wold
                     be
                     ?
                  
                
                 
                   A.
                   For
                   there
                   she
                   sey
                   furst
                   this
                   worlds
                   light
                   ,
                
                 
                   Borne
                   of
                   hir
                   modir
                   ,
                   as
                   cronicles
                   telle
                   me
                   :
                
                 
                   Wherfore
                   in
                   honoure
                   ,
                   O
                   Uincent
                   of
                   the
                
                 
                   To
                   whom
                   she
                   had
                   singuler
                   affectioun
                   ,
                
                 
                   This
                   Chapel
                   she
                   made
                   in
                   pure
                   deuotioun
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Q.
                   Was
                   she
                   ought
                   weddid
                   to
                   ony
                   wight
                   ?
                
                 
                   A.
                   Yea
                   Sir.
                   
                     Q.
                     to
                     whom
                     ?
                     A.
                  
                   yf
                   I
                   shuld
                   not
                   lye
                
                 
                   To
                   Gilbert
                   of
                   Clare
                   ,
                   the
                   Erle
                   by
                   right
                
                 
                   Of
                   Gloucestre
                   .
                   
                     Q.
                     Who
                     's
                     Son
                     was
                     he
                     ?
                     A.
                  
                   sothley
                
                 
                   An
                   othir
                   Gilbertis
                   .
                   
                     Q.
                     This
                     Genealogye
                  
                
                 
                   I
                   desyre
                   to
                   knowe
                   ,
                   wherfore
                   telle
                   me
                
                 
                   Who
                   was
                   his
                   fadir
                   ?
                   if
                   it
                   plese
                   the
                   ?
                
              
               
                 
                   A.
                   This
                   Gilbertis
                   fadir
                   was
                   that
                   noble
                   knight
                
                 
                   Sir
                   Richard
                   of
                   Clare
                   :
                   to
                   sey
                   all
                   and
                   sum
                
                 
                   Which
                   for
                   Freris
                   loue
                   that
                   Giles
                   hight
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   And
                   his
                   boke
                   clepid
                   ,
                   
                     De
                     Regimine
                     principum
                  
                   ;
                
                 
                   Made
                   furst
                   Frere
                   Augustines
                   to
                   Ingelonde
                   cum
                   ,
                
                 
                   Therin
                   to
                   duelle
                   ,
                   and
                   for
                   that
                   dede
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   heuen
                   God
                   graunte
                   hym
                   ioye
                   to
                   mede
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Q.
                   But
                   leterally
                   who
                   was
                   telle
                   me
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   Ricardis
                   wiff
                   whom
                   thou
                   preisest
                   so
                   ?
                
                 
                   A.
                   The
                   Countes
                   of
                   Hereford
                   and
                   Mauld
                   hight
                   she
                   ,
                
                 
                   Whiche
                   whan
                   deth
                   the
                   knotte
                   had
                   vndoo
                
                 
                   Of
                   temporal
                   spousaile
                   ,
                   bitwixt
                   hem
                   twoo
                   ,
                
                 
                   With
                   diuers
                   parcels
                   encres●d
                   our
                   fundatioun
                   ,
                
                 
                   Liche
                   as
                   our
                   Monumentys
                   make
                   declaratioun
                   ▪
                
              
               
                 
                   Q.
                   Of
                   the
                   furst
                   Gilbert
                   who
                   was
                   the
                   wyff
                   ?
                
                 
                   A.
                   Dame
                   Mauld
                   ,
                   a
                   Ladye
                   ful
                   honourable
                
                 
                   Borne
                   of
                   the
                   Ulsters
                   as
                   she
                   with
                   ryff
                
                 
                   Hir
                   aarmes
                   of
                   glas
                   in
                   the
                   Est
                   gable
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   for
                   to
                   God
                   thei
                   wolde
                   ben
                   acceptable
                   ,
                
                 
                   Her
                   Lord
                   and
                   she
                   with
                   an
                   holy
                   entent
                   ,
                
                 
                   Made
                   vp
                   our
                   Chirche
                   fro
                   the
                   fundament
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   Now
                   to
                   Dame
                   Iohan
                   turne
                   we
                   ageyn
                
                 
                   Latter
                   Gilbertis
                   wyff
                   ,
                   as
                   to
                   forne
                   seyd
                   is
                
                 
                   Which
                   lyeth
                   here
                   .
                   
                     Q.
                     was
                     she
                     baryn
                  
                   ?
                
                 
                   A.
                   Nay
                   sir.
                   
                     Q.
                     Sey
                     me
                     what
                     fruite
                     was
                     this
                     ?
                  
                
                 
                   A.
                   A
                   brawnshe
                   of
                   right
                   grete
                   ioye
                   I
                   wis
                
                 
                   
                     Q.
                     Man
                     or
                     woman
                     ?
                     A.
                  
                   A
                   Lady
                   bright
                   ;
                
                 
                   
                     Q.
                     What
                     was
                     hir
                     name
                     ?
                     A.
                  
                   Elisabeth
                   she
                   hight
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   
                     Q.
                     Who
                     was
                     her
                     husband
                     ?
                     A.
                  
                   Sir
                   Iohn
                   of
                   Burgh
                   ,
                
                 
                   Eire
                   of
                   the
                   Ulstris
                   ;
                   so
                   conioyned
                   be
                
                 
                   Ulstris
                   armes
                   and
                   Gloucestris
                   thurgh
                   and
                   thurgh
                   ,
                
                 
                   As
                   shewith
                   our
                   wyndowes
                   in
                   housis
                   thre
                   ,
                
                 
                   Dortour
                   ,
                   chapiter
                   hous
                   ,
                   and
                   Fraitour
                   ,
                   which
                   she
                
                 
                   Made
                   oute
                   the
                   ground
                   ,
                   both
                   plauncher
                   and
                   wal
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Q.
                     And
                     who
                     the
                     rofe
                     ?
                     A.
                  
                   she
                   alone
                   did
                   al.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   
                     Q.
                     Had
                     she
                     ony
                     Issue
                     ?
                     A.
                  
                   Yea
                   sir
                   sikerly
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Q.
                     What
                     ?
                     A.
                  
                   a
                   doughtur
                   .
                   
                     Q.
                     what
                     name
                     had
                     she
                  
                   ?
                
                 
                   A.
                   Liche
                   hir
                   modir
                   Elisabeth
                   sothely
                   .
                
                 
                   Q.
                   Who
                   euir
                   the
                   husbonde
                   of
                   hir
                   might
                   be
                   ?
                
                 
                   A.
                   King
                   Edwards
                   Son
                   the
                   third
                   was
                   he
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sir
                   Lionel
                   ,
                   which
                   buried
                   is
                   hir
                   by
                   ,
                
                 
                   As
                   for
                   such
                   a
                   Prince
                   too
                   sympilly
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Q.
                   Left
                   he
                   onye
                   frute
                   this
                   Prince
                   mighty
                   ?
                
                 
                   A.
                   Sir
                   yea
                   ,
                   a
                   doughtur
                   and
                   Philip
                   she
                   hight
                   ,
                
                 
                   Whom
                   Sir
                   Edmond
                   Mortimer
                   wedded
                   truly
                   ,
                
                 
                   First
                   Erle
                   of
                   the
                   Marche
                   ,
                   a
                   manly
                   knight
                   .
                
                 
                   Who
                   's
                   Son
                   sir
                   Roger
                   by
                   title
                   of
                   right
                   ,
                
                 
                   Lefte
                   heire
                   anothir
                   Edmonde
                   ageyn
                   :
                
                 
                   Edmonde
                   lefte
                   noone
                   but
                   deid
                   bareyn
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Right
                   thus
                   did
                   cese
                   of
                   the
                   Marchis
                   blode
                
                 
                   The
                   heire
                   male
                   .
                   
                     Q
                     Whider
                     passid
                     the
                     right
                  
                
                 
                   Of
                   the
                   Marchis
                   Londis
                   ?
                   and
                   in
                   whome
                   it
                   stode
                
                 
                   I
                   wold
                   fayne
                   lerne
                   ,
                   if
                   that
                   I
                   might
                   .
                
                 
                   A.
                   Sir
                   Roger
                   myddil
                   Erle
                   that
                   noble
                   Knight
                   ,
                
                 
                   Tweyn
                   doughtris
                   lefte
                   of
                   his
                   blode
                   roial
                   ;
                
                 
                   That
                   ones
                   issue
                   deide
                   ,
                   that
                   othris
                   hath
                   al.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   Q.
                   What
                   hight
                   that
                   Lady
                   whose
                   issue
                   had
                   grase
                
                 
                   
                     This
                     Lordeschip
                     to
                     atteyne
                     .
                     A.
                  
                   Dame
                   Anne
                   I
                   wys
                   ,
                
                 
                   To
                   the
                   Erle
                   of
                   Cambrigge
                   and
                   she
                   wyff
                   was
                   .
                
                 
                   Which
                   both
                   be
                   dede
                   ,
                   God
                   graunte
                   hem
                   blys
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   hir
                   Son
                   Richard
                   which
                   yet
                   liueth
                   ,
                   ys
                
                 
                   Duke
                   of
                   Yorke
                   by
                   discent
                   of
                   his
                   fadir
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   hath
                   Marchis
                   londis
                   by
                   right
                   of
                   his
                   modir
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Q.
                   Is
                   he
                   sole
                   or
                   maried
                   this
                   Prynce
                   mighty
                   ?
                
                 
                 
                   A.
                   Sole
                   ;
                   God
                   forbede
                   it
                   were
                   grete
                   pite
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Q.
                     Who
                     hath
                     he
                     wedded
                     ?
                     A.
                  
                   A
                   gracious
                   Lady
                   .
                
                 
                   Q.
                   What
                   is
                   hir
                   name
                   I
                   the
                   prey
                   telle
                   me
                   ?
                
                 
                   A.
                   Dame
                   Cecile
                   Sir.
                   
                     Q.
                     Who
                     's
                     doughter
                     was
                     she
                  
                   ?
                
                 
                   A.
                   Of
                   the
                   Erle
                   of
                   UUestmrelonde
                   I
                   trowe
                   the
                   yengest
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   yet
                   grase
                   her
                   fortuned
                   to
                   be
                   the
                   hyest
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Q.
                   Is
                   ther
                   ony
                   frute
                   betwix
                   hem
                   twoo
                   ?
                
                 
                   A.
                   Yea
                   sir
                   ,
                   thonks
                   be
                   God
                   ful
                   glorious
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Q.
                     Male
                     or
                     female
                     ?
                     A.
                  
                   Sir
                   bothe
                   too
                   ,
                
                 
                   Q.
                   The
                   nombir
                   of
                   this
                   progeny
                   gracious
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   the
                   names
                   to
                   know
                   I
                   am
                   desyrous
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   ordre
                   eke
                   of
                   byrth
                   telle
                   yf
                   thou
                   kan
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   I
                   wil
                   euir
                   be
                   euen
                   thyn
                   owen
                   man
                   ?
                
              
               
                 
                   A.
                   Sir
                   aftir
                   the
                   tyme
                   of
                   long
                   bareynes
                
                 
                   God
                   first
                   sent
                   Anne
                   which
                   signyfyeth
                   grase
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   token
                   that
                   al
                   her
                   hertis
                   heuynes
                   ,
                
                 
                   He
                   ,
                   as
                   for
                   bareynes
                   wold
                   from
                   hem
                   chase
                   .
                
                 
                   Harry
                   ,
                   Edward
                   and
                   Edmond
                   ech
                   in
                   his
                   plase
                
                 
                   Succedid
                   ,
                   and
                   aftir
                   tweyn
                   doughtris
                   cam
                
                 
                   Elisabeth
                   and
                   Margarete
                   ,
                   and
                   afterwards
                   William
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Iohn
                   aftir
                   UUilliam
                   nexte
                   borne
                   was
                   ,
                
                 
                   UUhiche
                   be
                   passid
                   to
                   goddis
                   grase
                   .
                
                 
                   George
                   was
                   nexte
                   ,
                   and
                   aftir
                   Thomas
                
                 
                   Borne
                   was
                   ;
                   which
                   sone
                   aftir
                   did
                   pase
                
                 
                   By
                   the
                   path
                   of
                   deth
                   ;
                   to
                   the
                   heuenly
                   plase
                
                 
                   Richard
                   liueth
                   yit
                   ,
                   but
                   the
                   laste
                   of
                   all
                
                 
                   Was
                   Ursula
                   to
                   hym
                   whom
                   God
                   liste
                   calle
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   To
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Excestre
                   Anne
                   maried
                   is
                
                 
                   In
                   hir
                   tendre
                   youthe
                   :
                   but
                   my
                   Lord
                   Herry
                   ,
                
                 
                   God
                   chosen
                   hath
                   to
                   enherite
                   heuen
                   blis
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   lefte
                   Edward
                   to
                   succede
                   temporally
                
                 
                   Now
                   Erle
                   of
                   Marche
                   ,
                   &
                   Edmond
                   of
                   Rutlond
                   sotheley
                
                 
                   Conute
                   ,
                   by
                   th
                   fortunabil
                   to
                   right
                   hygh
                   mariage
                   :
                
                 
                   The
                   othir
                   foure
                   stond
                   yit
                   in
                   their
                   pupillage
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Longe
                   mote
                   he
                   liuen
                   to
                   goddis
                   pleasaunce
                   ,
                
                 
                   This
                   hygh
                   and
                   myghty
                   Prynce
                   in
                   prosperite
                
                 
                   With
                   vertue
                   and
                   vyctory
                   god
                   him
                   auaunce
                
                 
                   Of
                   al
                   hys
                   enemyes
                   ,
                   and
                   graunte
                   that
                   he
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   the
                   noble
                   Princes
                   his
                   wyff
                   may
                   see
                
                 
                   Hir
                   childres
                   children
                   or
                   thei
                   hens
                   wende
                
                 
                   And
                   aftir
                   this
                   outelary
                   the
                   ioye
                   that
                   neuer
                   shal
                   ende
                   .
                
                 
                   Amen
                   .
                
              
            
             
             
               
               The
               body
               of
               Ioan
               of
               Acres
               was
               here
               entombed
               ,
               as
               you
               haue
               already
               read
               :
               She
               was
               the
               second
               daughter
               of
               king
               Edward
               the
               first
               ,
               and
               Queene
               Eleanor
               ,
               borne
               in
               the
               first
               yeare
               of
               her
               fathers
               raigne
               ,
               at
               a
               City
               in
               the
               Holy
               Land
               ,
               sometime
               named
               Ptolomais
               ,
               commonly
               called
               
                 Acon
                 ,
                 Aker
              
               ,
               or
               Acres
               ,
               where
               her
               mother
               remained
               during
               the
               warres
               that
               her
               father
               had
               with
               the
               Saracens
               .
               She
               was
               married
               at
               eighteene
               yeares
               of
               age
               ,
               and
               outliuing
               her
               first
               husband
               (
               nominated
               in
               the
               Roll
               )
               she
               degenerated
               so
               farre
               in
               the
               election
               of
               another
               ,
               as
               that
               she
               made
               choise
               of
               one
               
                 Raph
                 de
                 Monte-hermer
              
               sometimes
               her
               husbands
               and
               her
               seruant
               .
               She
               died
               here
               at
               her
               Mannour
               of
               Clare
               the
               tenth
               of
               May
               ,
               in
               the
               yeare
               1305.
               
            
             
               
               Here
               likewise
               in
               the
               Austine
               Friars
               by
               his
               mother
               was
               interred
               the
               body
               of
               
                 Edward
                 Mont-hermer
              
               ,
               eldest
               sonne
               of
               the
               foresaid
               
                 Raph
                 Mount-hermer
              
               (
               who
               hauing
               obtained
               the
               kings
               fauour
               ,
               had
               the
               title
               of
               Earle
               of
               Glocester
               and
               Hertford
               )
               and
               Ioan
               of
               Acres
               .
               Hee
               died
               without
               issue
               ,
               the
               time
               vncertaine
               .
            
             
               
               Lionell
               ,
               or
               Leonell
               Duke
               of
               Clarence
               ,
               and
               Earle
               of
               Vlster
               in
               Ireland
               ,
               was
               buried
               in
               the
               Chancell
               of
               this
               Priorie
               Church
               ,
               together
               with
               his
               first
               wife
               Elisabeth
               ,
               daughter
               and
               heire
               of
               
                 William
                 de
                 Burgh
              
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Vlster
               aforesaid
               ,
               as
               appeareth
               in
               the
               parchment
               Roll.
               She
               departed
               this
               world
               in
               the
               yeare
               1363.
               
               And
               hee
               about
               fiue
               yeares
               afterwards
               ,
               as
               I
               shall
               hereafter
               shew
               .
            
             
               This
               Lionell
               ,
               surnamed
               of
               Antwerpe
               ,
               the
               place
               of
               his
               birth
               ,
               was
               the
               third
               sonne
               of
               king
               Edward
               the
               third
               ;
               
                 
                   
                   In
                   all
                   the
                   world
                   was
                   then
                   no
                   Prince
                   hym
                   like
                
                 
                   Of
                   hie
                   stature
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   all
                   semelinesse
                
                 
                   
                   Aboue
                   all
                   men
                   within
                   his
                   hole
                   kyngrike
                
                 
                   By
                   the
                   shulders
                   ,
                   he
                   might
                   be
                   seene
                   doutlesse
                   ;
                
                 
                   As
                   a
                   mayde
                   in
                   halle
                   of
                   gentilnesse
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   in
                   all
                   places
                   sonne
                   to
                   Retorike
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   in
                   the
                   feld
                   a
                   Lyon
                   marmorike
                   .
                
              
            
             
               Not
               long
               after
               the
               death
               of
               his
               wife
               Elisabeth
               ,
               hee
               was
               remarried
               vnto
               Violenta
               the
               sister
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Galeas
              
               ,
               Duke
               of
               Milain
               ,
               with
               whom
               hee
               was
               to
               receiue
               a
               wondrous
               great
               Dowrie
               ;
               and
               in
               that
               regard
               he
               made
               a
               iourney
               to
               Millain
               ,
               attended
               with
               a
               chosen
               companie
               of
               the
               English
               Nobilitie
               ,
               where
               in
               most
               royall
               manner
               he
               espoused
               the
               said
               Lady
               .
               Of
               which
               his
               iourney
               ,
               and
               marriage
               ,
               may
               it
               please
               you
               reade
               these
               following
               measures
               .
               
                 
                   
                     The
                     kyng
                     his
                     soonne
                     sir
                     Leonell
                     create
                  
                   
                     
                     Duke
                     of
                     Clarence
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     Melayn
                     him
                     sent
                  
                   
                     With
                     chiualrie
                     of
                     fame
                     well
                     ordinate
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     squyers
                     fresh
                     ,
                     galaunt
                     and
                     sufficient
                  
                   
                     With
                     officers
                     and
                     yomen
                     as
                     appent
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     This
                     Duke
                     royall
                     of
                     Clarence
                     excellent
                     ,
                  
                   
                     At
                     Melayne
                     wedded
                     was
                     then
                     in
                     royall
                     wise
                  
                   
                     With
                     that
                     lady
                     faire
                     and
                     beneuolent
                  
                   
                     Full
                     royally
                     ,
                     as
                     to
                     such
                     a
                     Prince
                     should
                     suffice
                     ,
                  
                   
                   
                     And
                     all
                     the
                     rule
                     he
                     had
                     by
                     councell
                     wise
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Fro
                     mount
                     Godard
                     ,
                     vnto
                     the
                     citee
                     of
                     Florence
                  
                   
                     And
                     well
                     beloued
                     was
                     for
                     his
                     sapience
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     In
                     citees
                     all
                     he
                     held
                     well
                     vnitees
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Greate
                     Iustes
                     ay
                     ,
                     and
                     ioyous
                     tournements
                  
                   
                     Of
                     Lords
                     and
                     knightes
                     ,
                     
                     he
                     made
                     great
                     assemblees
                  
                   
                     Through
                     all
                     the
                     lande
                     ,
                     by
                     his
                     wise
                     regimentes
                     .
                  
                   
                     They
                     purposed
                     hole
                     by
                     their
                     common
                     assentes
                  
                   
                     To
                     croune
                     hym
                     kyng
                     of
                     all
                     great
                     Italy
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Within
                     halfe
                     a
                     yere
                     ,
                     for
                     his
                     good
                     gouernaly
                     .
                  
                
              
               But
               Stow
               ,
               
               out
               of
               
                 Paulus
                 Iouius
              
               ,
               writes
               more
               fully
               of
               this
               marriage
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               moneth
               of
               Aprill
               ,
               saith
               he
               ,
               Leonell
               Duke
               of
               Clarence
               ,
               with
               a
               chosen
               companie
               of
               the
               English
               Nobilitie
               went
               towards
               Millaine
               ,
               there
               to
               marrie
               with
               Violentis
               the
               daughter
               of
               Galeasius
               the
               second
               of
               that
               name
               ,
               Duke
               of
               Millaine
               ,
               at
               whose
               comming
               to
               Millaine
               ,
               such
               abundance
               of
               treasure
               was
               in
               most
               bounteous
               manner
               spent
               ,
               in
               making
               most
               sumptuous
               feasts
               ,
               setting
               forth
               stately
               sights
               ,
               and
               honouring
               with
               rare
               gifts
               aboue
               two
               hundred
               Englishmen
               ,
               which
               accompanied
               his
               sonne
               in
               law
               ,
               as
               it
               seemed
               to
               surpasse
               the
               greatnesse
               of
               most
               wealthie
               Princes
               ;
               for
               in
               the
               banquet
               whereat
               
                 Francis
                 Petrarch
              
               was
               present
               ,
               
               amongst
               the
               chiefest
               guests
               ,
               there
               were
               aboue
               thirtie
               courses
               of
               seruice
               at
               the
               table
               ,
               and
               betwixt
               euery
               course
               ,
               as
               many
               presents
               of
               wondrous
               price
               intermixed
               ,
               all
               which
               ,
               
                 Iohn
                 Galeasius
              
               ,
               chiefe
               of
               the
               choise
               youth
               ,
               bringing
               to
               the
               table
               ,
               did
               offer
               to
               Leonell
               .
            
             
               There
               were
               in
               one
               onely
               course
               seuenty
               goodly
               horses
               ,
               adorned
               with
               silke
               and
               siluer
               furniture
               :
               and
               in
               the
               other
               siluer
               vessells
               ,
               Falcons
               ,
               hounds
               ,
               armour
               for
               horses
               ,
               costly
               coates
               of
               mayle
               ,
               breast
               plates
               glistering
               of
               massie
               steele
               ,
               helmets
               and
               corselets
               decked
               with
               costly
               crestes
               ,
               apparell
               distinct
               with
               costly
               Iewells
               ,
               souldiers
               girdles
               :
               and
               lastly
               ,
               certaine
               gemmes
               ,
               by
               curious
               Art
               set
               in
               gold
               ,
               and
               of
               purple
               ,
               and
               cloth
               of
               gold
               for
               mens
               apparell
               in
               great
               abundance
               .
               
               And
               such
               was
               the
               sumptuousnesse
               of
               that
               banquet
               ,
               that
               the
               meates
               which
               were
               brought
               from
               the
               table
               ,
               would
               sufficiently
               haue
               serued
               ten
               thousand
               men
               But
               not
               long
               after
               ,
               Leonell
               liuing
               with
               his
               new
               wife
               ,
               whilest
               after
               the
               manner
               of
               his
               owne
               countrey
               ,
               as
               forgetting
               or
               not
               regarding
               his
               change
               of
               ayre
               ,
               he
               addicted
               himselfe
               ouer-much
               to
               vntimely
               banquetings
               ,
               spent
               and
               consumed
               with
               a
               lingring
               sicknesse
               ,
               died
               ,
               at
               
                 Alba
                 Pompeia
              
               ,
               called
               also
               Languvill
               ,
               in
               the
               Marquisat
               of
               Mont-ferrat
               in
               Piemont
               ,
               on
               the
               Vigill
               of
               Saint
               Luke
               the
               Euangelist
               ,
               1368.
               in
               the
               two
               and
               fortieth
               yeare
               of
               his
               fathers
               raigne
               .
               First
               he
               was
               buried
               ,
               saith
               Camden
               in
               the
               Annalls
               of
               Ireland
               ,
               in
               the
               Citie
               of
               Papie
               ,
               hard
               by
               Saint
               Augustine
               the
               Doctor
               :
               and
               afterward
               enterred
               at
               Clare
               in
               the
               Couent
               Church
               of
               Austin
               Friers
               in
               England
               .
               He
               had
               issue
               onely
               by
               his
               first
               wife
               one
               daughter
               ,
               named
               Philip.
               Of
               which
               you
               may
               reade
               before
               in
               the
               printed
               copie
               of
               the
               parchment
               Roll
               :
               and
               in
               the
               Chronicle
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Harding
              
               ,
               as
               followeth
               .
               
                 
                   His
                   wife
                   was
                   dedde
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   at
                   Clare
                   was
                   buried
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   none
                   heire
                   he
                   had
                   ,
                   but
                   his
                   doughter
                   faire
                   ,
                
                 
                   Philip
                   that
                   hight
                   ,
                   as
                   Cronicles
                   specified
                   ,
                
                 
                 
                   Whom
                   quene
                   Philip
                   cristened
                   for
                   his
                   heire
                   :
                
                 
                   Tharchbishop
                   of
                   Yorke
                   for
                   his
                   compeire
                   ;
                
                 
                   Hir
                   godmother
                   also
                   of
                   Warwyk
                   the
                   countesse
                
                 
                   A
                   Lady
                   was
                   of
                   all
                   greate
                   worthynes
                   .
                
              
               And
               in
               another
               place
               .
            
             
               
                 
                 Chyldren
                 had
                 he
                 noone
                 ,
                 but
                 Philip
                 heire
              
               
                 By
                 Elizabeth
                 his
                 first
                 wyfe
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 kyng
              
               
                 Edward
                 maryed
                 to
                 
                   Edmond
                   Mortymer
                
                 ,
              
               
                 Th
                 erle
                 of
                 Marche
                 ,
                 that
                 was
                 his
                 warde
                 full
                 yyng
                 ,
              
               
                 Who
                 gate
                 on
                 hir
                 Roger
                 their
                 derelynge
                 .
              
            
             
               
               Philip
               ,
               the
               onely
               daughter
               of
               
                 Leonel
                 Plantagenet
              
               ,
               Duke
               of
               Clarence
               ,
               saith
               Milles
               (
               agreeing
               with
               the
               former
               ,
               yet
               going
               a
               little
               further
               )
               was
               married
               vnto
               
                 Edmund
                 Mortimer
              
               ,
               Earle
               of
               March
               ;
               vpon
               whom
               the
               said
               Edmund
               begot
               Roger
               ;
               and
               
                 Roger
                 ,
                 Anne
              
               :
               who
               being
               married
               vnto
               Richard
               Earle
               of
               Cambridge
               ,
               thereby
               transported
               the
               right
               of
               the
               kingdome
               vnto
               the
               House
               of
               Yorke
               .
            
             
               I
               finde
               in
               my
               notes
               of
               Burialls
               in
               Monasteries
               ,
               that
               these
               persons
               following
               were
               also
               interred
               in
               this
               Priory
               Church
               .
            
             
               Richard
               ,
               Earl
               of
               Clare
               ,
               whom
               some
               will
               haue
               to
               bee
               Founder
               :
               Dame
               
                 Alice
                 Spencer
              
               :
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Beauchamp
              
               knight
               :
               
                 Iohn
                 Newborne
              
               Esquire
               :
               who
               ,
               amongst
               others
               ,
               brought
               the
               body
               of
               the
               foresaid
               Leonell
               ,
               Duke
               of
               Clarence
               ,
               into
               England
               ▪
               
                 Iohn
                 Wiborough
                 :
                 William
                 Golderich
                 ▪
                 William
                 Capell
                 :
              
               and
               Eleanor
               his
               wife
               .
               The
               Lady
               
                 Margaret
                 Scroope
              
               ,
               daughter
               of
               ....
               
                 Westmerland
                 .
                 Iohn
                 Kempe
              
               Esquire
               .
               
                 Robert
                 Butterwyke
              
               Esquire
               .
               
                 Ione
                 Candishe
              
               ,
               daughter
               of
               Clopton
               ,
               Dame
               
                 Eleanor
                 Wynkepery
              
               .
            
          
           
             
               Stoke
               Clare
               .
            
             
               
               Here
               at
               Stoke
               ,
               adioyning
               to
               Clare
               ,
               was
               a
               Colledge
               founded
               by
               one
               of
               the
               Mortimers
               ,
               Earle
               of
               March
               ,
               valued
               in
               the
               kings
               bookes
               to
               bee
               yearely
               worth
               three
               hundred
               twenty
               foure
               pounds
               ,
               foure
               shillings
               ,
               penny
               ,
               halfe
               penny
               .
               
               In
               this
               Colledge
               was
               entombed
               the
               body
               of
               Sir
               
                 Edmund
                 Mortimer
              
               the
               last
               Earle
               of
               March
               and
               Vlster
               of
               that
               house
               ,
               Lord
               of
               Wigmore
               ,
               Trim
               ,
               Clare
               ,
               and
               Conaught
               ;
               the
               Grandchilde
               of
               that
               Edmund
               Earle
               of
               March
               ,
               who
               married
               the
               daughter
               and
               onely
               heire
               of
               Leonell
               ,
               Duke
               of
               Clarence
               ,
               as
               it
               is
               in
               the
               Roll.
               
            
             
               
               This
               Edmund
               ,
               saith
               Camden
               ,
               in
               regard
               of
               his
               royall
               bloud
               ,
               and
               right
               to
               the
               Crowne
               ,
               stood
               greatly
               suspected
               to
               Henry
               the
               fourth
               ,
               who
               had
               vsurped
               the
               kingdome
               ;
               and
               by
               him
               was
               first
               exposed
               vnto
               dangers
               ,
               in
               so
               much
               as
               he
               was
               taken
               (
               in
               a
               battell
               fought
               at
               Pelale
               in
               Wales
               )
               by
               
                 Owen
                 Glendowr
              
               a
               Rebell
               ,
               and
               afterward
               whereas
               the
               Percies
               purposed
               to
               aduance
               his
               right
               ,
               he
               was
               conueyed
               into
               Ireland
               ,
               kept
               almost
               twenty
               yeares
               prisoner
               in
               the
               Castle
               of
               Trim
               ,
               suffering
               all
               miseries
               incident
               to
               Princes
               of
               the
               bloud
               while
               they
               lye
               open
               to
               euery
               suspicion
               ;
               and
               there
               through
               extreame
               griefe
               ended
               his
               dayes
               ,
               the
               nineteenth
               day
               of
               Ianuary
               ,
               1424.
               in
               the
               third
               yeare
               of
               the
               raigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               sixth
               .
            
             
             
               Of
               the
               foresaid
               battell
               ,
               his
               taking
               and
               miserable
               imprisonment
               ,
               thus
               much
               out
               of
               Harding
               ,
               as
               followeth
               .
            
             
               
                 
                   Syr
                   Edmonde
                   then
                   Mortimer
                   warred
                   sore
                   
                
                 
                   Vpon
                   Owen
                   ,
                   and
                   did
                   hym
                   mekyll
                   tene
                   ,
                
                 
                   But
                   at
                   laste
                   ,
                   Owen
                   laye
                   hym
                   before
                   ,
                
                 
                   Where
                   in
                   batell
                   they
                   faught
                   ,
                   as
                   well
                   was
                   sene
                   ,
                
                 
                   Where
                   Owen
                   toke
                   hym
                   prisoner
                   ,
                   as
                   then
                   full
                   kene
                   ,
                
                 
                   With
                   mekell
                   folke
                   on
                   eyther
                   syde
                   slayne
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   set
                   Edmonde
                   in
                   prysone
                   and
                   great
                   payne
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   He
                   wrote
                   vnto
                   the
                   kyng
                   for
                   great
                   socoure
                   ,
                
                 
                   For
                   he
                   had
                   made
                   with
                   Owen
                   his
                   fynaunce
                   ,
                
                 
                   To
                   whom
                   the
                   kyng
                   wold
                   graunt
                   then
                   no
                   fauoure
                
                 
                   Ne
                   nought
                   he
                   wold
                   then
                   make
                   him
                   cheuesaunce
                
                 
                   For
                   to
                   comforte
                   his
                   foes
                   disobeysaunce
                   ,
                
                 
                   Wherfore
                   he
                   laye
                   in
                   fetters
                   and
                   sore
                   prisone
                
                 
                   For
                   none
                   payment
                   of
                   his
                   great
                   raunsone
                   .
                
              
            
             
               Here
               also
               lay
               buried
               the
               bodies
               of
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Grey
              
               knight
               ,
               and
               his
               first
               wife
               .
               Luce
               the
               wife
               of
               
                 Walter
                 Clopton
              
               :
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Clopton
              
               ,
               and
               Ade
               his
               wife
               .
            
          
           
             
               Sudbury
               .
               Saint
               Gregories
               .
            
             
               In
               this
               Church
               I
               saw
               a
               marble
               stone
               ,
               
               some
               foure
               yards
               long
               ,
               and
               two
               broad
               ,
               sometimes
               inlayd
               all
               ouer
               with
               brasse
               ;
               vnder
               which
               ,
               the
               Inhabitants
               say
               ,
               that
               
                 Simon
                 Theobold
                 ,
                 alias
                 Sudbury
              
               ,
               lyeth
               interred
               ;
               which
               may
               bee
               true
               ,
               for
               howsoeuer
               he
               hath
               his
               Tombe
               in
               the
               Cathedrall
               Church
               at
               Canterbury
               ,
               of
               which
               he
               was
               Archbishop
               (
               as
               I
               haue
               written
               before
               )
               yet
               that
               may
               be
               ,
               perhaps
               ,
               onely
               his
               Cenotaph
               or
               honorarie
               funerall
               Monument
               .
            
             
               This
               Simon
               built
               ,
               whilest
               hee
               was
               Bishop
               of
               London
               ,
               the
               Chappell
               or
               vpper
               end
               of
               the
               Church
               ,
               where
               this
               spatious
               Grauestone
               lies
               couched
               .
               As
               appeares
               by
               this
               Inscription
               in
               the
               glasse
               window
               .
            
             
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 Domino
                 Symone
                 Thepold
              
               ,
               
               
                 alias
                 Sudbury
                 ,
                 qui
                 istam
                 Capellam
                 fundauit
                 ,
                 Anno
                 Domini
                 M.
                 cccclxv
                 .
                 in
                 commemoracione
                 omnium
                 animarum
                 dedicat
                 ,
                 dat
                 ,
                 consecrat
                 .
              
            
             
               In
               the
               place
               where
               his
               Fathers
               house
               stood
               ,
               
               he
               founded
               a
               goodly
               Colledge
               ,
               which
               he
               furnished
               with
               secular
               Clarks
               ,
               and
               other
               Ministers
               ,
               which
               at
               the
               time
               of
               the
               suppression
               thereof
               ,
               was
               valued
               at
               one
               hundred
               twenty
               two
               pounds
               eighteene
               shillings
               ,
               lands
               by
               the
               yeare
               .
               Thus
               writes
               Godwin
               in
               the
               life
               of
               this
               Archbishop
               .
               And
               I
               finde
               in
               the
               Catalogue
               of
               Religious
               Houses
               ,
               collected
               by
               Speed
               ,
               that
               this
               Simon
               ,
               together
               with
               one
               
                 Iohn
                 Chartsey
              
               ,
               founded
               also
               the
               Priory
               of
               Augustine
               Friers
               in
               this
               Towne
               ;
               
               howsoeuer
               I
               haue
               a
               Manuscript
               tells
               me
               ,
               that
               one
               
                 Baldwin
                 de
                 Shipling
              
               ,
               or
               Simperling
               ,
               and
               Chabill
               his
               wife
               ,
               were
               the
               sole
               Founders
               who
               lie
               buried
               in
               the
               Chancell
               of
               the
               Priory
               Church
               .
               Besides
               in
               the
               said
               Church
               lie
               buried
               (
               as
               I
               haue
               
               it
               in
               the
               notes
               of
               burials
               ,
               from
               
                 William
                 le
                 Neue
              
               ,
               Yorke
               Heraldy
               the
               bodies
               of
               Robert
               ,
               the
               sonne
               of
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Simperling
              
               knight
               .
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Carbonell
              
               ,
               and
               Sir
               Iohn
               his
               sonne
               ,
               Knights
               ;
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Grey
              
               ,
               Knight
               .
               Sir
               
                 Peter
                 Giffard
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               and
               Iulian
               his
               wife
               .
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Giffard
              
               his
               sonne
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Giffard
              
               ,
               Knight
               .
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Cranuile
              
               ,
               Knight
               .
               Sir
               Thomas
               ,
               sonne
               of
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Cranuile
              
               ,
               and
               Maude
               his
               wife
               .
               Sir
               Gilbert
               of
               Greymonde
               ,
               and
               Gunnora
               his
               wife
               .
               Dame
               
                 Agnes
                 de
                 Bello
                 Campo
              
               .
               Dame
               
                 Alice
                 de
                 Insula
              
               ,
               wife
               of
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Fitzwater
              
               ,
               Knight
               .
               Dame
               
                 Katherine
                 Hengraue
              
               .
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Culthorp
              
               ,
               and
               Alice
               his
               wife
               .
               The
               heart
               of
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Weyland
              
               .
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Giffard
              
               Knight
               .
               
                 Robert
                 Giffard
                 ,
                 William
                 Giffard
              
               .
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Goldingham
              
               Knight
               ,
               and
               Dame
               Hillazia
               his
               wife
               .
               
                 Thomas
                 Giffard
                 de
                 Finchingfeld
                 .
                 Iohn
                 Liggon
                 .
              
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Lotun
              
               Knight
               .
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Tendering
              
               Knight
               ,
               
                 qui
                 obijt
              
               1375.
               and
               Margaret
               his
               wife
               ,
               
                 que
                 obijt
              
               1394.
               
               Dame
               
                 Ione
                 Shelton
              
               .
               Dame
               
                 Ione
                 Walgraue
                 .
                 Iohn
                 Cressenor
                 .
                 Maud
                 Cressenor
                 ,
                 Margaret
                 Fuller
                 ,
              
               daughter
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Cressenor
                 .
                 Iohn
                 Walgraue
                 .
                 William
                 Cressenor
                 .
                 Thomas
                 Cressenor
                 .
                 Maud
                 Haukedon
                 ,
              
               daughter
               of
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Lacy
              
               Knight
               .
               
                 William
                 Walgraue
                 .
                 Iohn
                 Drury
              
               ,
               sonne
               of
               
                 William
                 Drury
                 .
                 Robert
                 Cressenor
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Christian
                 his
                 wife
                 .
                 Walter
                 Cressenor
                 .
                 William
                 Cressenor
                 ,
                 qui
                 obijt
              
               1454.
               and
               Margaret
               his
               wife
               ,
               
                 que
                 obijt
              
               1461.
               
               
                 William
                 West
                 .
                 Emme
                 West
                 .
                 Maud
                 ,
              
               wife
               of
               
                 Robert
                 de
                 Bello
                 Campo
                 ▪
                 Henry
                 ,
              
               father
               of
               Robert
               Saint
               
                 Quintyn
                 .
                 Philip
              
               Saint
               
                 Quintin
                 .
                 Ione
              
               ,
               daughter
               of
               ...
               Cressenor
               ,
               wife
               of
               
                 Richard
                 Walgraue
                 :
                 Alexander
              
               and
               
                 Iohn
                 Cressenor
                 .
                 Thomas
                 West
              
               .
            
             
               This
               sacred
               structure
               was
               dedicated
               to
               the
               honour
               of
               our
               alone
               Sauiour
               ,
               and
               Saint
               Bartholomew
               ;
               valued
               at
               222
               l.
               18
               s.
               3
               d.
               and
               surrendred
               the
               9.
               of
               December
               ,
               
                 Anno
                 Regni
                 Regis
                 Hen.
                 octaui
              
               36.
               
            
             
               
               But
               to
               returne
               backe
               againe
               to
               the
               supposed
               Founder
               of
               this
               Monasterie
               ,
               Simon
               ,
               Archbishop
               as
               aforesaid
               ;
               who
               from
               his
               childhood
               was
               euer
               brought
               vp
               at
               the
               Schoole
               ,
               and
               being
               yet
               very
               yong
               ,
               was
               sent
               by
               his
               father
               beyond
               the
               Seas
               to
               study
               the
               Canon
               Law
               ,
               
               and
               hauing
               proceeded
               Doctor
               of
               that
               faculty
               ,
               became
               houshold
               Chaplaine
               to
               Pope
               Innocent
               the
               sixt
               ,
               and
               one
               of
               the
               Iudges
               or
               Auditors
               of
               his
               Rota
               .
               The
               said
               Pope
               by
               way
               of
               prouision
               ,
               thrust
               him
               into
               the
               Chancellorship
               of
               Salisbury
               ,
               and
               then
               afterward
               ,
               into
               the
               Bishopricke
               of
               London
               .
               
               Thus
               
                 Simon
                 de
                 Sudbury
                 per
                 Papam
                 ad
                 Episcopat
                 .
                 London
                 vacant
                 .
                 per
                 mortem
                 Michaelis
                 vltimi
                 Episcopi
                 prouisus
                 ,
                 &c.
                 habet
                 ,
                 &c.
                 Teste
                 R
                 apud
                 West
                 .
              
               15.
               
               Maij
               ,
               1
               
                 pars
                 pat
                 .
                 Anno
              
               36
               Ed.
               3.
               
               Memb.
               9.
               hauing
               sate
               there
               Bishop
               about
               fifteene
               yeeres
               ,
               he
               was
               likewise
               by
               the
               Popes
               prouisorie
               ▪
               Bulles
               ,
               translated
               to
               Canterbury
               :
               Two
               Synods
               were
               held
               in
               his
               time
               ,
               at
               both
               which
               ,
               he
               preached
               in
               Latine
               ,
               in
               his
               owne
               person
               ,
               hauing
               laudably
               gouerned
               this
               See
               (
               as
               I
               haue
               partly
               touched
               before
               )
               sixe
               yeeres
               ,
               
               one
               moneth
               ,
               and
               ten
               daies
               ;
               he
               was
               most
               vnworthily
               slaine
               ,
               or
               rather
               wickedly
               murthered
               ,
               by
               a
               company
               of
               villanous
               Rebels
               ,
               whose
               death
               or
               martyrdome
               is
               comparatiuely
               set
               downe
               ,
               with
               that
               of
               Saint
               
                 Thomas
                 Becket
              
               ,
               by
               
                 Iohn
                 Gower
              
               in
               his
               booke
               called
               
                 Vox
                 Clamantis
                 ,
                 lib.
              
               1.
               cap.
               14.
               thus
               .
            
             
               
                 
                 Quatuor
                 in
                 mortem
                 spirarunt
                 federa
                 Thome
                 ,
              
               
                 Symonis
                 et
                 centum
                 mille
                 dedere
                 necem
                 .
              
               
                 De
                 vita
                 Thome
                 Rex
                 motus
                 corde
                 dolebat
                 ,
              
               
               
                 Symonis
                 extremum
                 Rex
                 dolet
                 atque
                 diem
                 .
              
               
                 Ira
                 fuit
                 Regis
                 mors
                 Thome
                 ,
                 mors
                 set
                 ab
                 omni
              
               
                 Vulgari
                 furia
                 Symonis
                 acta
                 fuit
                 .
              
               
                 Disparilis
                 causa
                 manet
                 et
                 mors
                 vna
                 duobus
              
               
                 Immerito
                 patitur
                 iustus
                 vterque
                 tamen
                 :
              
               
                 Illeso
                 collo
                 gladijs
                 perijt
                 capud
                 vnum
                 ,
              
               
                 Quod
                 magis
                 acceptum
                 suscipit
                 ara
                 dei
                 .
              
               
                 Alterius
                 capite
                 sano
                 fert
                 vulnera
                 collum
                 ,
              
               
                 Cuius
                 erat
                 medio
                 passio
                 facta
                 foro
                 .
              
               
                 Miles
                 precipue
                 reus
                 est
                 in
                 sanguine
                 Thome
                 ,
              
               
                 Symonis
                 inque
                 necem
                 rusticus
                 arma
                 dedit
                 .
              
               
                 Ecclesiam
                 Christi
                 Proceres
                 qui
                 non
                 timuerunt
                 ,
              
               
                 Martirij
                 Thome
                 causa
                 fuere
                 necis
                 :
              
               
                 Iusticie
                 Regni
                 seruile
                 genus
                 que
                 repugnans
              
               
                 Symonis
                 extremum
                 causat
                 in
                 vrbe
                 diem
                 .
              
               
                 Corruit
                 in
                 gremio
                 matris
                 Thomas
                 medioque
              
               
                 Natorum
                 turba
                 Symon
                 in
                 ense
                 cadi●
                 ▪
              
               
                 Thomam
                 Rex
                 potuit
                 saluasse
                 ,
                 sed
                 illa
                 potestas
              
               
                 Symonis
                 ad
                 vitam
                 regia
                 posse
                 caret
                 .
              
               
                 Vlta
                 fuit
                 Thome
                 mors
                 ,
                 et
                 nunc
                 vlcio
                 mortis
              
               
                 Symonis
                 ante
                 fores
                 quotidiana
                 grauat
                 .
              
               
                 Qui
                 fuerat
                 Crucifer
                 ,
                 que
                 patrum
                 Primas
                 in
                 honore
                 ,
              
               
                 Hic
                 magis
                 abiectus
                 et
                 cruciatus
                 erat
                 .
              
               
                 Qui
                 fuerat
                 Doctor
                 Legum
                 sine
                 lege
                 peribat
                 ,
              
               
                 Cesus
                 et
                 atteritur
                 pastor
                 ab
                 ore
                 gregis
                 .
              
               
                 O
                 maledicta
                 manus
                 capud
                 abscisum
                 ferientis
              
               
                 Culpa
                 sit
                 horribilis
                 ,
                 pena
                 perbennis
                 erit
                 .
              
               
                 O
                 qui
                 tale
                 Deo
                 crimen
                 prohibente
                 patrasti
              
               
                 Perfide
                 qua
                 pena
                 que
                 nece
                 dignus
                 eris
              
               
                 O
                 furor
                 insane
                 ,
                 gens
                 rustica
                 ,
                 plebs
                 violenta
              
               
                 Quam
                 tua
                 fraus
                 sceleris
                 est
                 super
                 omne
                 scelus
                 .
              
            
             
               And
               so
               he
               goes
               on
               ,
               exclaiming
               against
               the
               sauage
               barbarousnesse
               of
               the
               Rebels
               ,
               and
               this
               their
               execrable
               horrid
               act
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Hales
              
               ,
               
               Lord
               Prior
               of
               Saint
               
                 Iohns
                 Ierusalem
              
               ,
               neere
               Clerkenwell
               ,
               and
               a
               great
               many
               of
               others
               ,
               that
               day
               tasted
               of
               the
               same
               cup
               and
               the
               Archbishop
               had
               done
               .
               The
               chiefe
               leaders
               of
               this
               damned
               crew
               ,
               were
               
                 Wat
                 Tyler
              
               of
               Maidstone
               in
               Kent
               ,
               whom
               Wals.
               cals
               the
               Idoll
               of
               Clownes
               ;
               
                 Iohn
                 Wraw
              
               ,
               a
               Priest
               ,
               
                 Iack
                 Straw
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Littistar
              
               a
               Dier
               in
               Norwich
               ,
               who
               tooke
               vpon
               him
               at
               Norwalsham
               in
               Norfolke
               ,
               the
               name
               of
               the
               King
               of
               the
               Commons
               ,
               
                 Robert
                 Westborne
              
               ,
               who
               did
               the
               like
               in
               Suffolke
               ,
               &c.
               and
               these
               had
               a
               Chaplaine
               as
               gracelesse
               as
               themselues
               ,
               one
               
                 Iohn
                 Ball
              
               ,
               an
               excommunicated
               Priest
               ,
               who
               with
               his
               wicked
               doctrine
               nourished
               in
               them
               their
               seditious
               furies
               .
            
             
               This
               rebellious
               insurrection
               is
               exactly
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               life
               exprest
               ,
               by
               my
               forenamed
               Author
               
                 Io.
                 Gower
              
               ,
               in
               the
               foresaid
               booke
               ,
               the
               eleuenth
               chapter
               ,
               where
               in
               a
               vision
               he
               faignes
               to
               haue
               seene
               and
               heard
               certaine
               spirits
               of
               their
               Pseudo
               Prophet
               Ball
               (
               personating
               hereby
               these
               and
               all
               other
               Rebels
               )
               calling
               one
               vpon
               another
               to
               rise
               vp
               in
               commotion
               ,
               as
               followeth
               .
            
             
               
               
                 
                 Watte
                 vocat
                 ,
                 cui
                 Thome
                 venit
                 ,
                 neque
                 Symme
                 retardat
                 ,
              
               
                 Betteque
                 Gibbe
                 simul
                 Hykke
                 venire
                 iubent
                 .
              
               
                 Colle
                 furit
                 ,
                 quem
                 Gibbe
                 iuuat
                 nocumenta
                 parantes
                 ,
              
               
                 Cum
                 quibus
                 ad
                 dampnum
                 Wille
                 coire
                 vouet
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Grigge
                 rapit
                 ,
                 dum
                 Dawe
                 strepit
                 ,
                 comes
                 est
                 quibus
                 Hobbe
              
               
                 Lorkin
                 et
                 in
                 medio
                 non
                 minor
                 esse
                 putat
                 .
              
               
                 Hudde
                 ferit
                 quos
                 Iudde
                 terit
                 ,
                 dum
                 Tebbe
                 iuuatur
              
               
                 Iakke
                 domos
                 que
                 viros
                 vellit
                 ,
                 &
                 ense
                 necat
                 ,
              
               
                 Hogge
                 suam
                 pompam
                 vibrat
                 ,
                 dum
                 se
                 putat
                 omni
              
               
                 Maiorem
                 Rege
                 nobilitate
                 fore
                 .
              
               
                 Balle
                 Propheta
                 docet
                 quem
                 spiritus
                 ante
                 malignus
              
               
                 Edocuitque
                 sua
                 tunc
                 fuit
                 alta
                 schola
                 .
              
               
                 Talia
                 ,
                 que
                 plures
                 furias
                 per
                 nomina
                 noui
                 ,
              
               
                 Que
                 fuerant
                 alia
                 pauca
                 recordor
                 ego
                 .
              
               
                 Sepius
                 exclamant
                 monstrorum
                 vocibus
                 altis
              
               
                 Atque
                 modis
                 varijs
                 dant
                 variare
                 tonos
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Quidam
                 sternutant
                 Asynorum
                 more
                 ferino
                 ;
              
               
                 Mugitus
                 quidam
                 personuere
                 boum
                 .
              
               
                 Quidam
                 porcorum
                 grunnitus
                 horridiores
              
               
                 Emittunt
                 que
                 ,
                 suo
                 murmure
                 terra
                 tremit
                 .
              
               
                 Frendet
                 Aper
                 spumans
                 magnos
                 facit
                 atque
                 tumultus
                 ,
              
               
                 Et
                 queritat
                 verres
                 auget
                 et
                 ipse
                 sonos
                 .
              
               
                 Latratus
                 que
                 ferus
                 vrbis
                 compresserat
                 auras
              
               
                 Dum
                 Canum
                 discors
                 vox
                 suribunda
                 volat
                 .
              
               
                 Vulpis
                 egens
                 vlulat
                 lupus
                 et
                 versutus
                 in
                 altum
              
               
                 Conclamat
                 ,
                 que
                 suos
                 conuocat
                 ipse
                 pares
                 .
              
               
                 Nec
                 minus
                 in
                 sonitu
                 concussit
                 garrulus
                 Anser
              
               
                 Aurc●
                 ,
                 que
                 subito
                 fossa
                 dolore
                 pauent
                 .
              
               
                 Rombuant
                 vaspe
                 ,
                 sonus
                 est
                 horrendus
                 eorum
                 ,
              
               
                 Nullus
                 et
                 examen
                 dinumerare
                 potest
                 .
              
               
                 Conclamant
                 pariter
                 hir
                 suti
                 more
                 leonis
                 ,
              
               
                 Omne
                 que
                 fit
                 peius
                 quod
                 fuit
                 ante
                 malum
                 .
              
               
                 Ecce
                 rudis
                 clangor
                 ,
                 sonus
                 altus
                 ,
                 fedaque
                 rixa
                 ,
              
               
                 Vox
                 ita
                 terribilis
                 non
                 fuit
                 vlla
                 prius
                 .
              
               
                 Murmure
                 saxa
                 sonant
                 ,
                 sonitumque
                 reuerberat
                 aer
                 ,
              
               
                 Responsumque
                 soni
                 vendicat
                 Eccho
                 sibi
                 .
              
               
                 Inde
                 fragore
                 grauis
                 strepitus
                 loca
                 propria
                 terret
                 ,
              
               
                 Quo
                 timet
                 euentum
                 quisquis
                 adire
                 malum
                 .
              
               
                 Terruerat
                 magnas
                 nimio
                 pre
                 turbine
                 gentes
              
               
                 
                 Graculus
                 a
                 cuius
                 nomine
                 terra
                 tremit
                 .
              
               
                 Rumor
                 it
                 ,
                 et
                 proceres
                 sermonibus
                 occupat
                 omnes
              
               
                 Consilium
                 sapiens
                 nec
                 sapientis
                 erat
                 .
              
               
                 Casus
                 inauditus
                 stupefactas
                 ponderat
                 aures
              
               
                 Et
                 venit
                 ad
                 sensus
                 dures
                 ab
                 aure
                 pauor
                 ▪
              
               
                 Attemptant
                 medicare
                 sed
                 immedicabile
                 dampnum
              
               
                 Absque
                 manu
                 medici
                 cura
                 que
                 cessit
                 ibi
                 .
              
            
             
               But
               I
               haue
               bin
               too
               long
               detained
               by
               these
               Rebels
               ,
               whose
               infernall
               attempts
               
               had
               condigne
               punishment
               by
               so
               little
               of
               so
               much
               ,
               which
               here
               is
               written
               ,
               we
               may
               cleerely
               behold
               the
               hideous
               face
               of
               Anarchie
               ,
               or
               gouernment
               without
               Prince
               or
               ruler
               ,
               as
               also
               the
               distorted
               visage
               of
               Plebeian
               fury
               .
            
          
           
             
               All
               Saints
               in
               Sudbury
               or
               Allhallowes
               .
            
             
               Here
               .......
               
                 Iohn
                 Duke
              
               ,
               
               and
               Ione
               his
               wife
               ....
               1503
               ....
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 iacet
                 Iohannes
                 Waldergraue
                 Ar.
                 filius
                 &
                 heres
                 Edwardi
                 Waldegraue
                 &
                 Isabelle
                 vxoris
                 sue
                 qui
                 quidem
                 Iohannes
                 ob
                 .
              
               6.
               
               Octob
               .
               ..
               1514.
               
                 cuius
                 anime
              
               .
               ...
            
             
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 animabus
                 Georgij
                 Waldegraue
                 Ar.
                 filij
                 et
                 heredis
                 Willelmi
                 Walde-graue
                 militis
                 ,
              
               
               
                 et
                 Anne
                 vxoris
                 ipsius
                 Georgij
                 vnius
                 filiarum
                 Roberti
                 Drury
                 militis
                 ,
                 qui
                 Georgius
                 obiit
              
               8.
               
                 die
                 Iulii
                 anno
              
               1528.
               
               
                 Quorum
                 animabus
                 propitietur
              
               .
               ....
            
             
               Of
               your
               cherity
               prey
               for
               the
               soul
               of
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Waldegraue
              
               ,
               
               Knight
               of
               Buers
               Saint
               Mary
               in
               
                 Com.
                 Suff.
              
               who
               died
               12.
               
               December
               ...
               and
               left
               behynd
               ,
               one
               son
               and
               four
               doughters
               ,
               on
               whos
               souls
               Iesu
               haue
               mercy
               .
               The
               said
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Waldegraue
              
               died
               at
               Callys
               in
               France
               ,
               where
               his
               body
               is
               buried
               in
               Saint
               Maries
               Church
               there
               .
            
             
               Here
               lye
               buried
               ,
               (
               as
               I
               haue
               it
               by
               relation
               )
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Eden
              
               Knight
               ,
               and
               
                 Thomas
                 Eden
              
               ,
               Clerke
               of
               the
               starre
               Chamber
               ,
               both
               vnder
               one
               monument
               .
            
             
               I
               read
               ,
               
               that
               
                 Alexander
                 Eden
              
               ,
               Esquire
               ,
               Sheriffe
               of
               Kent
               ,
               tooke
               
                 Iacke
                 Cade
              
               ,
               Captaine
               of
               the
               Rebels
               ,
               in
               the
               29.
               of
               Henry
               the
               Sixt
               ,
               prisoner
               ,
               for
               which
               ,
               and
               for
               other
               his
               good
               seruices
               against
               the
               said
               Rebels
               ,
               he
               was
               made
               Custos
               or
               keeper
               of
               the
               Castle
               at
               Rochester
               .
            
             
               Of
               this
               sirname
               is
               that
               learned
               Doctor
               of
               the
               Lawes
               ,
               
                 Thomas
                 Eden
              
               ,
               
               one
               of
               the
               masters
               of
               the
               Chancerie
               ,
               and
               master
               of
               Trinity
               Hall
               in
               Cambridge
               ;
               of
               whose
               Familie
               I
               shall
               haue
               occasion
               to
               speake
               in
               another
               place
               .
               And
               so
               I
               will
               take
               my
               leaue
               of
               this
               Towne
               ,
               with
               the
               words
               of
               Camden
               in
               this
               Country
               .
            
             
               Stour
               ,
               the
               riuer
               ,
               passeth
               on
               ,
               and
               commeth
               to
               Sudbury
               (
               saith
               he
               )
               that
               is
               to
               say
               ,
               the
               South
               Burgh
               ,
               and
               runneth
               in
               manner
               round
               about
               it
               ,
               which
               men
               suppose
               to
               haue
               beene
               in
               old
               time
               ,
               the
               chiefe
               towne
               of
               this
               Shire
               ,
               and
               to
               haue
               taken
               this
               name
               in
               regard
               of
               Norwich
               ,
               that
               is
               ,
               the
               Northern
               Towne
               .
               Neither
               would
               it
               take
               it
               well
               at
               this
               day
               to
               be
               counted
               much
               inferiour
               to
               the
               Townes
               adioyning
               :
               for
               ,
               it
               is
               populous
               and
               wealthy
               ,
               by
               reason
               of
               clothing
               there
               ,
               and
               hath
               for
               the
               chiefe
               Magistrate
               ,
               a
               Maior
               ,
               who
               euery
               yeare
               is
               chosen
               out
               of
               seuen
               Aldermen
               .
            
          
           
             
               Long
               Melford
               .
            
             
               Vpon
               the
               outside
               of
               this
               Church
               ,
               these
               words
               following
               are
               engrauen
               .
            
             
               Pray
               for
               the
               souls
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Clopton
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Richard
                 Boteler
              
               ,
               of
               whos
               gooddys
               this
               Chappell
               was
               built
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               said
               Chappell
               ,
               many
               of
               the
               ancient
               family
               of
               the
               Cloptons
               lie
               entombed
               .
            
             
             
               
               
                 Hic
                 ....
                 Dominus
                 Willelmus
                 Clopton
                 ....
                 qui
                 obijt
                 ....
                 ante
                 festum
                 Sancti
                 Thome
              
               1416.
               
               
                 &
                 Margeria
                 vxor
                 Willelmi
                 ....
                 que
                 obijt
              
               .
               ....
               1424.
               
            
             
               
                 Ora
                 ....
                 Marg
                 ....
                 &
                 Thome
                 fil
                 ....
                 eiusdem
                 Willelmi
                 et
                 Marg
              
               .
               ...
               1420.
               
            
             
               
                 
                 Franciscus
                 Clopton
                 .....
              
               
                 Aspice
                 quid
                 prodest
                 presentis
                 temporis
                 euum
                 ,
              
               
                 Omne
                 quod
                 est
                 ,
                 nihil
                 ,
                 preter
                 amare
                 Deum
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 .....
                 Alicia
                 Harleston
                 ,
                 vxor
                 Iohannis
                 Haliston
                 filia
                 Will.
                 Clopton
                 :
                 ...
              
            
             
               Of
               this
               worthy
               family
               I
               haue
               spoken
               somewhat
               before
               ,
               and
               shall
               haue
               occasion
               to
               speake
               more
               hereafter
               .
            
             
               
               Here
               lieth
               vnder
               a
               goodly
               Tombe
               the
               body
               of
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Cordall
              
               knight
               ,
               Master
               of
               the
               Rolls
               ;
               A
               good
               man
               ,
               as
               Camden
               calls
               him
               ,
               who
               built
               an
               Almes-house
               in
               this
               Towne
               .
               You
               may
               know
               more
               of
               him
               by
               this
               his
               Epitaph
               .
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 Gulielmus
                 habet
                 requiem
                 ,
                 Cordellus
                 ,
                 avito
              
               
                 Stemmate
                 vir
                 clarus
                 ,
                 clarior
                 ingenio
                 .
              
               
                 Hic
                 studijs
                 primos
                 consumpsit
                 fortiter
                 annos
                 ,
              
               
                 Mox
                 &
                 causarum
                 strenuus
                 actor
                 erat
                 .
              
               
                 Tanta
                 illi
                 doctrina
                 inerat
                 ,
                 facundia
                 ,
                 tanta
                 ,
              
               
                 Vt
                 Parlamenti
                 publica
                 lingua
                 foret
                 .
              
               
                 Postea
                 factus
                 Eques
                 Reginae
                 arcana
                 Mariae
              
               
                 Consilia
                 ,
                 &
                 patriae
                 grande
                 subibat
                 opus
                 .
              
               
                 Factus
                 est
                 &
                 custos
                 Rotulorum
                 ;
                 vrgente
                 senecta
              
               
                 In
                 Christo
                 moriens
                 ,
                 cepit
                 ad
                 astra
                 viam
                 .
              
               
                 Pauperibus
                 largus
                 ,
                 victum
                 ,
                 vestemque
                 ministrans
              
               
                 Insuper
                 Hospitij
                 condidit
                 ille
                 domum
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Butley
               .
            
             
               
               Here
               sometime
               stood
               a
               Priory
               of
               blacke
               Canons
               Augustines
               ,
               founded
               by
               
                 Raph
                 de
                 Glanvile
              
               ,
               dedicated
               to
               the
               blessed
               Virgine
               Mary
               .
               Valued
               in
               the
               Kings
               bookes
               at
               three
               hundred
               eighteene
               pounds
               seuenteene
               shillings
               two
               pence
               halfe
               penny
               farthing
               ,
               and
               surrendred
               the
               first
               of
               March
               ,
               in
               the
               nine
               and
               twentieth
               yeare
               of
               the
               raigne
               of
               king
               Henry
               the
               eight
               .
            
             
               
               In
               this
               Priory
               Church
               was
               interred
               the
               body
               of
               
                 Michael
                 de
                 la
                 Pole
              
               ,
               the
               third
               of
               that
               name
               ,
               Lord
               Wingfield
               ,
               and
               Earle
               of
               Suffolke
               .
               Who
               was
               slaine
               at
               the
               battell
               of
               Agincourt
               ,
               with
               
                 Edward
                 Plantagenet
              
               ,
               Duke
               of
               Yorke
               .
            
             
               
                 On
                 our
                 side
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 duke
                 of
                 Yorke
                 ther
                 slain
                 ,
              
               
                 Th
                 erle
                 also
                 of
                 Suffolke
                 worshipfully
                 .
              
            
             
               This
               battell
               was
               strucken
               on
               the
               25.
               day
               of
               October
               ,
               Ann.
               1415.
               
            
          
           
             
               Hadley
               .
            
             
               
               Here
               in
               this
               Church
               ,
               as
               the
               Inhabitants
               say
               ,
               Gurmond
               ,
               or
               Gurthrun
               ,
               a
               Danish
               King
               lieth
               interred
               :
               and
               this
               their
               assertion
               is
               confirmed
               by
               the
               
               most
               of
               our
               ancient
               Historians
               ;
               yet
               the
               Tombe
               which
               they
               shew
               for
               his
               funerall
               Monument
               beares
               not
               that
               face
               of
               Antiquitie
               ,
               as
               to
               be
               of
               seuen
               hundred
               yeares
               and
               more
               continuance
               ;
               if
               any
               Monument
               remaine
               here
               to
               his
               memory
               ,
               in
               my
               vnderstanding
               ,
               it
               is
               one
               of
               these
               in
               the
               North
               or
               South
               wall
               .
               This
               Pagan
               king
               of
               Denmarke
               ,
               after
               he
               had
               for
               many
               yeares
               infested
               and
               harried
               this
               kingdome
               ,
               and
               driuen
               Alfred
               our
               king
               to
               strange
               extremities
               ;
               was
               in
               the
               end
               ouercome
               by
               Alfred
               in
               battell
               :
               presently
               vpon
               which
               he
               was
               washed
               in
               the
               lauer
               of
               Baptisme
               ;
               
               (
               which
               was
               one
               of
               the
               conditions
               of
               peace
               at
               his
               ouerthrow
               )
               Alfred
               receiued
               him
               for
               his
               godsonne
               by
               the
               name
               of
               Athelstane
               ,
               and
               gaue
               him
               in
               free
               gift
               this
               countrey
               of
               East
               Angels
               ;
               and
               in
               the
               same
               fountaine
               of
               Grace
               (
               saith
               Simon
               of
               Durham
               )
               thirtie
               of
               the
               chiefe
               Danish
               Nobilitie
               were
               initiated
               ,
               vpon
               whom
               the
               true
               Christian
               King
               bestowed
               many
               rich
               gifts
               .
               Of
               all
               which
               my
               old
               ryming
               Cronicler
               .
            
             
               
                 
                   Gutron
                   the
                   king
                   of
                   Denmarke
                   that
                   was
                   tho
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   In
                   Westsex
                   werred
                   full
                   sore
                   and
                   brent
                   the
                   lond
                   ,
                
                 
                   Wyth
                   whych
                   the
                   kyng
                   so
                   marryd
                   was
                   wyth
                   wo
                   ,
                
                 
                   He
                   wyst
                   not
                   well
                   whether
                   to
                   ride
                   or
                   stond
                   ,
                
                 
                   But
                   to
                   Ethelingay
                   anone
                   he
                   tooke
                   on
                   hond
                
                 
                   To
                   ryde
                   ,
                   where
                   then
                   he
                   hyd
                   hym
                   in
                   a
                   place
                   ,
                
                 
                   For
                   drede
                   of
                   Danes
                   ,
                   such
                   was
                   hys
                   hap
                   and
                   grace
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Where
                   then
                   hys
                   Lordes
                   and
                   knyghtes
                   in
                   good
                   araye
                   ,
                
                 
                   Came
                   to
                   him
                   then
                   wyth
                   hooste
                   and
                   greate
                   powre
                   ,
                
                 
                   Where
                   than
                   the
                   kyng
                   vpon
                   Gutron
                   that
                   day
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   batayle
                   strong
                   wyth
                   corage
                   fresh
                   and
                   clere
                
                 
                   Fought
                   sore
                   ,
                   and
                   tooke
                   Gutron
                   prisonere
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   thyrtye
                   dukes
                   wyth
                   hym
                   in
                   compaye
                
                 
                   Vnchrysten
                   were
                   ,
                   they
                   all
                   of
                   panymrye
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   And
                   had
                   the
                   felde
                   wyth
                   all
                   the
                   vyctorye
                
                 
                   And
                   of
                   Danes
                   many
                   thousand
                   slewe
                   .
                
                 
                   He
                   baptyzed
                   than
                   as
                   made
                   is
                   memorye
                
                 
                   Thys
                   kyng
                   Gutron
                   ,
                   that
                   after
                   was
                   full
                   trewe
                
                 
                   And
                   named
                   was
                   Athylstan
                   all
                   anewe
                
                 
                   To
                   whome
                   the
                   kyng
                   gaue
                   than
                   all
                   Estenglond
                
                 
                   As
                   Edmond
                   had
                   to
                   holde
                   of
                   hym
                   that
                   lond
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   And
                   all
                   hys
                   dukes
                   were
                   also
                   there
                   baptyzed
                
                 
                   And
                   chrysten
                   menne
                   bycame
                   for
                   goddys
                   loue
                
                 
                   The
                   yere
                   of
                   Chryste
                   viii
                   C.
                   thenne
                   compeysed
                
                 
                   Seuente
                   and
                   viii
                   as
                   Flores
                   doth
                   approue
                   .
                
              
            
             
               This
               Battell
               ,
               and
               the
               baptising
               of
               Gutron
               and
               his
               Lords
               ,
               I
               haue
               also
               out
               of
               an
               ancient
               namelesse
               Manuscript
               in
               my
               owne
               custody
               ,
               thus
               deliuered
               .
            
             
               
                 Than
                 Gunter
                 that
                 fader
                 was
                 of
                 Haueloke
              
               
                 Kynge
                 of
                 Denmarke
                 ,
                 was
                 than
                 of
                 mykle
                 myght
              
               
                 Arevyd
                 so
                 than
                 in
                 Ingylond
                 wythe
                 hys
                 floke
              
               
               
                 Of
                 Danes
                 fell
                 ,
                 cruyll
                 ,
                 myghty
                 and
                 wyght
              
               
                 Wyth
                 whom
                 the
                 kyng
                 full
                 strongly
                 than
                 dydd
                 fyght
              
               
                 And
                 hem
                 venquyste
                 wyth
                 sore
                 fyght
                 and
                 batayll
                 ;
              
               
                 And
                 ovar
                 hond
                 had
                 so
                 thrughe
                 hys
                 gouernayll
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 whiche
                 Gunter
                 ,
                 and
                 thyrty
                 of
                 hys
                 Lords
              
               
                 Thrughe
                 grace
                 toke
                 than
                 baptyme
                 at
                 theyr
                 desyre
                 .
              
            
             
               
               After
               he
               had
               gouerned
               these
               counties
               of
               Suffolke
               and
               Norfolke
               (
               keeping
               his
               residence
               here
               in
               this
               Towne
               )
               the
               space
               of
               twelue
               yeares
               complete
               ,
               he
               died
               and
               was
               buried
               in
               the
               kings
               towne
               ,
               called
               Headlega
               (
               so
               Hadley
               is
               called
               in
               the
               Saxons
               language
               )
               in
               Suffolke
               among
               the
               East
               English
               ,
               in
               the
               yeare
               889.
               
            
          
           
             
               Ipswich
               in
               times
               past
               Gipswich
               .
            
             
               Had
               Ipswich
               (
               the
               onely
               eye
               of
               this
               Shire
               )
               beene
               as
               fortunate
               in
               her
               surname
               ,
               as
               she
               is
               blessed
               with
               commerce
               and
               buildings
               ,
               shee
               might
               well
               haue
               borne
               the
               title
               of
               a
               Citie
               ;
               neither
               ranked
               in
               the
               lowest
               row
               :
               whose
               trade
               ,
               circuit
               ,
               and
               seate
               ,
               doth
               equall
               most
               places
               of
               the
               land
               besides
               .
               It
               is
               adorned
               with
               twelue
               or
               fourteene
               Churches
               ;
               in
               all
               which
               ,
               I
               finde
               not
               any
               funerall
               Monument
               of
               Antiquitie
               ,
               saue
               one
               which
               came
               to
               light
               not
               long
               since
               vpon
               the
               remouall
               of
               a
               Pewe
               in
               Saint
               Laurence
               Church
               (
               and
               so
               like
               wise
               in
               other
               Churches
               many
               Monuments
               are
               buried
               )
               vnder
               which
               the
               Founder
               of
               the
               said
               Church
               was
               interred
               ,
               as
               appeares
               by
               this
               Epitaph
               engrauen
               vpon
               the
               Stone
               .
            
             
               
                 
                 Subiacet
                 hic
                 lapide
                 Iohn
                 Bottold
                 vir
                 probus
                 ipse
              
               
                 Istius
                 Ecclesie
                 primus
                 Inceptor
                 fuit
                 iste
                 .
              
               
                 Cuius
                 anime
                 Domine
                 misereris
                 tu
                 bone
                 Criste.
              
               
                 Obijt
                 M.
                 ccccxxxi
                 .
                 litera
                 dominicalis
                 G.
                 
              
            
             
               Since
               then
               that
               so
               few
               funerall
               Monuments
               are
               remaining
               at
               this
               day
               in
               the
               Parish
               Churches
               of
               this
               Corporation
               ,
               I
               will
               take
               a
               view
               of
               the
               sites
               of
               the
               Religious
               Houses
               in
               and
               about
               this
               Towne
               now
               ouerturned
               .
               Of
               which
               ,
               and
               such
               persons
               as
               I
               finde
               to
               haue
               beene
               therein
               inhumed
               ,
               as
               followeth
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Priory
               of
               Saint
               Trinity
               .
            
             
               This
               Priory
               was
               founded
               by
               Norman
               ,
               the
               sonne
               of
               Enott
               ,
               and
               
                 Iohn
                 de
                 Oxenford
              
               ,
               Bishop
               of
               Norwich
               ,
               
                 tempore
                 Hen.
              
               2.
               replenished
               with
               blacke
               Canons
               Augustines
               :
               and
               valued
               to
               bee
               yearely
               worth
               fourescore
               and
               eight
               pounds
               sixe
               shillings
               nine
               pence
               .
               
               Herein
               lay
               buried
               Norman
               the
               Founder
               ,
               and
               Langeline
               his
               wife
               ,
               and
               Dame
               
                 Ioane
                 Filian
              
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Friars
               Preachers
               .
            
             
               This
               Monastery
               was
               founded
               by
               
                 Henry
                 de
                 Manesby
                 ,
                 Henry
                 Redred
                 ,
              
               and
               
               
                 Henry
                 de
                 Londham
              
               ,
               
               saith
               the
               Catalogue
               of
               Religious
               Houses
               ,
               to
               whose
               honour
               consecrated
               I
               doe
               not
               learne
               :
               neither
               doe
               I
               know
               any
               thing
               of
               the
               value
               or
               surrender
               .
               Bodies
               which
               I
               finde
               to
               haue
               beene
               herein
               buried
               ,
               were
               Dame
               
                 Maud
                 Boerell
                 :
                 Edmond
                 Saxham
              
               Esquire
               :
               
                 Iohn
                 Fostolph
              
               ,
               and
               Agnes
               his
               wife
               ,
               
                 Gilbert
                 Rouldge
                 ,
                 Ione
                 Charles
                 .
                 Edmond
                 Charleton
              
               Esquire
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               white
               Friers
               Carmelites
               .
            
             
               This
               Religious
               Edifice
               was
               founded
               by
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 de
                 Londham
              
               ,
               
               saith
               one
               ,
               howsoeuer
               I
               finde
               in
               the
               Catalogue
               of
               Religious
               Foundations
               aforesaid
               in
               Speed
               ,
               that
               the
               Lord
               Bardesley
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Geffrey
                 Hadley
              
               ,
               and
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Norton
              
               knights
               ,
               were
               the
               Founders
               about
               the
               yeare
               1279.
               
            
             
               Herein
               (
               for
               of
               the
               dedication
               ,
               
               value
               ,
               or
               surrender
               ,
               I
               finde
               nothing
               )
               were
               buried
               ,
               Sir
               Thomas
               ,
               and
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 de
                 Londham
              
               knights
               ,
               
                 Iohn
                 Londham
              
               Esquire
               ,
               
                 Margaret
                 Colevile
                 ,
                 Gilbert
                 Denham
              
               Esquire
               ,
               and
               Margaret
               his
               wife
               ,
               daughter
               of
               
                 Edward
                 Hastings
              
               .
               And
               in
               a
               Manuscript
               penned
               by
               
                 Iohn
                 Bale
              
               ,
               I
               finde
               these
               Carmelites
               following
               to
               haue
               beene
               here
               sometimes
               inhumed
               .
               
                 Iohannes
                 Hawle
                 ob
              
               .
               1433.
               
               Maij
               15.
               
               
                 Richardus
                 Hadley
                 ,
                 ob
              
               .
               1461.
               
               
                 Aprilis
                 primo
                 .
                 Iohannes
                 Wylbe
                 ,
                 ob
                 .
              
               1335.
               2.
               
               
                 Decemb.
                 Iohannes
                 Barmyngham
                 vir
                 doctissimus
                 .
                 Oxonia
                 diu
                 studuit
                 &
                 Parisijs
                 intex
                 Sorbonicos
              
               ;
               he
               was
               a
               man
               very
               learned
               ;
               he
               studied
               a
               long
               time
               in
               Oxford
               ,
               and
               at
               Paris
               amongst
               the
               Sorbons
               .
               He
               writ
               diuers
               bookes
               mentioned
               by
               Pitseus
               ;
               and
               died
               a
               wondrous
               old
               man
               (
               being
               as
               then
               Prior
               of
               this
               Fraternitie
               )
               the
               two
               and
               twentieth
               day
               of
               Ianuary
               ,
               
                 Anno
                 reparationis
                 humana
              
               1448.
               
               
                 Iohannes
                 Balsham
                 Episcopus
                 Archiliens
                 .
                 hic
                 sepultus
                 ob
                 .
              
               1530.
               
            
          
           
             
               The
               Grey
               Friers
               .
            
             
               Founded
               by
               the
               Lord
               Tiptoth
               .
               
               In
               which
               lay
               buried
               (
               for
               I
               finde
               no
               further
               of
               it
               then
               the
               Foundation
               )
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Tiptoth
              
               knight
               ,
               and
               Dame
               Vna
               his
               wife
               .
               The
               heart
               of
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 V●ere
              
               the
               elder
               :
               Margaret
               Countesse
               of
               Oxenford
               ,
               wife
               of
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Veere
              
               the
               younger
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Oxenford
               ▪
               Dame
               Elisabeth
               ,
               wife
               of
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Vfford
              
               ,
               daughter
               of
               the
               Earle
               of
               Warwicke
               .
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Tiptoth
              
               the
               younger
               .
               Margaret
               wife
               of
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Tiptoth
                 .
                 Robert
                 Tiptoth
              
               Esquire
               .
               
                 Elisabeth
                 Vfford
                 .
                 Elisabeth
              
               Lady
               Spenser
               ,
               wedded
               to
               Sir
               
                 Phellip
                 Spenser
              
               ,
               daughter
               of
               
                 Robert
                 Tiptoth
                 .
                 Phellip
                 ,
                 George
                 ,
                 Elisabeth
              
               children
               of
               Sir
               
                 Phellip
                 Spenser
                 .
                 Ione
              
               daughter
               of
               Sir
               
                 Hugh
                 Spenser
              
               .
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Warhesham
              
               ,
               and
               Dame
               Ione
               his
               wife
               .
               Iohn
               sonne
               of
               
                 William
                 Claydon
              
               .
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Hardell
              
               knight
               .
               Dame
               Elisabeth
               wife
               of
               Sir
               
                 Walter
                 Clopton
              
               of
               Hadley
               :
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Laynham
              
               .
               Sir
               
                 Hugh
                 Peach
              
               ,
               and
               Sir
               
                 Hugh
                 Peach
              
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Loueloch
              
               knights
               .
               Item
               the
               Heart
               of
               Dame
               
                 Petronill
                 Vfford
              
               .
               Dame
               
                 Beatrix
                 Botiler
              
               .
               Dame
               
                 Aueline
                 Quatefeld
              
               .
               Dame
               
                 Margery
                 ,
                 Aunte
              
               of
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Vfford
              
               .
               Dame
               Alice
               wydow
               of
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Holbrok
              
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Blacke
               Friers
               .
            
             
               Of
               this
               House
               I
               onely
               finde
               that
               one
               
                 Iohn
                 Hares
              
               gaue
               ground
               to
               build
               
               it
               larger
               .
               These
               personages
               following
               I
               finde
               to
               haue
               beene
               registred
               in
               the
               Martirologe
               of
               this
               house
               .
               
               The
               Lord
               
                 Roger
                 Bigot
              
               ,
               Earle
               Marshall
               .
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Sutton
              
               Knight
               .
               Lady
               
                 Margaret
                 Plays
              
               .
               Sir
               
                 Richard
                 Plays
              
               .
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Vfford
              
               Earle
               of
               Suffolke
               .
            
          
           
             
               Wolsey
               Colledge
               .
            
             
               Cardinall
               Wolsey
               borne
               in
               this
               towne
               ,
               whose
               vast
               minde
               alwaies
               reached
               at
               things
               ,
               began
               here
               to
               build
               a
               most
               magnificent
               and
               sumptuous
               Colledge
               ,
               in
               the
               place
               where
               sometime
               stood
               a
               small
               monastery
               of
               blacke
               Canons
               ,
               founded
               by
               
                 Thomas
                 de
                 Lacy
              
               ,
               and
               Alice
               his
               wife
               ,
               and
               dedicated
               to
               the
               honour
               of
               Saint
               Peter
               and
               Saint
               Paul.
               
            
          
           
             
               Woodbridge
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Hic
                 iacet
                 Iohannes
                 Albred
                 quondam
                 Tweleweuer
                 istius
                 ville
                 ....
                 ob
                 .
                 primo
                 die
                 Maij
              
               .
               ...
               1400.
               
                 et
                 Agnes
                 vxor
                 cius
              
               .
               .
               :
            
             
               This
               Tweleweuer
               ,
               with
               Agnes
               his
               wife
               ,
               were
               at
               the
               charges
               (
               people
               of
               all
               degrees
               being
               as
               then
               forward
               to
               beautifie
               the
               house
               of
               God
               )
               to
               cut
               ,
               gild
               ,
               and
               paint
               ,
               a
               Rood
               Loft
               or
               a
               partition
               betwixt
               the
               body
               of
               the
               Church
               and
               the
               Quire
               :
               whereupon
               the
               pictures
               of
               the
               Crosse
               ,
               and
               Crucifixe
               ,
               the
               Virgin
               Mary
               ,
               of
               Angels
               ,
               Archangels
               ,
               Saints
               ,
               and
               Martyrs
               ,
               are
               figured
               to
               the
               life
               :
               which
               how
               glorious
               it
               was
               when
               it
               was
               all
               standing
               ,
               may
               be
               discerned
               by
               that
               which
               remaineth
               .
               This
               their
               worke
               of
               pietie
               was
               depensild
               vpon
               the
               fabricke
               ;
               of
               which
               so
               much
               as
               is
               left
               :
            
             
               
                 Orate
                 .....
                 Iohannis
                 Albrede
                 et
                 Agnetis
                 .........
                 soluerunt
                 pro
                 pictura
                 totius
                 huius
                 operis
                 superne
                 .
                 :
                 ...
                 videlicet
                 crucis
                 crucifixi
                 ,
                 Marie
                 ,
                 Archangelorum
                 et
                 totius
                 candelab
              
               .......
            
             
               The
               names
               of
               some
               of
               the
               Saints
               portraied
               vpon
               the
               worke
               ,
               and
               yet
               remaining
               ,
               are
               these
               ,
               S.
               Paul
               ,
               S.
               Edward
               ,
               S.
               Kenelme
               ,
               S.
               Oswald
               ,
               S.
               Cuthbert
               ,
               S.
               Blase
               ,
               S.
               Quintin
               .
               S.
               Leodegare
               ,
               S.
               Barnaby
               ,
               S.
               Iherome
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Orate
                 ...
                 Iohannis
                 Kempe
                 ,
                 qui
                 obijt
              
               3
               Iulij
               1459.
               
                 et
                 pro
                 animabus
                 Margarete
                 ac
                 Iohanne
                 &
                 Margarete
                 vxorum
              
               .
               ...
            
             
               Pray
               for
               ...
               of
               
                 Robert
                 Partrich
              
               ,
               Botcher
               ...
               who
               dyed
               on
               Midsommer
               day
               ,
               
               M.
               cccccxxxiii
               .
               Mariory
               and
               Alis
               his
               wyffs
               ...
               Mariory
               the
               vi
               .
               of
               Henry
               the
               viii
               .
               Alis
               .
               ...
               on
               their
               souls
               ,
               their
               children
               souls
               ,
               and
               all
               cristen
               souls
               ,
               almighty
               Iesu
               hane
               mercy
               .
            
             
               
               Here
               in
               this
               Towne
               was
               sometime
               a
               monastery
               consecrated
               to
               the
               honour
               of
               the
               blessed
               Virgin
               Mary
               ,
               founded
               by
               Sir
               
                 Hugh
                 Rous
              
               ,
               Knight
               ;
               valued
               at
               fiftie
               pounds
               ,
               three
               shillings
               ,
               fiue
               pence
               halfe
               penny
               
                 per
                 annum
              
               .
            
             
               The
               bodies
               buried
               in
               this
               Priorie
               Church
               ,
               were
               these
               which
               follow
               :
            
             
               
               Sir
               
                 Hugh
                 Rous
              
               ,
               or
               Rufus
               ,
               the
               Founder
               ,
               and
               Dame
               Alice
               his
               wife
               .
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Rous
              
               ,
               and
               Dame
               Isabell
               his
               wife
               .
               Sir
               
                 Arnold
                 Rous
              
               ,
               and
               Dame
               Elisabeth
               his
               wife
               .
               Sir
               
                 Giles
                 Rous.
              
               Sir
               
                 Arnold
                 Rous
              
               ,
               and
               Dame
               Isabell
               his
               wife
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Richard
                 Brews
              
               ,
               and
               Dame
               Alice
               his
               wife
               .
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Brews
              
               ,
               and
               Dame
               Eue
               his
               wife
               .
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Brews
              
               ,
               and
               Dame
               Agnes
               his
               wife
               .
               Sir
               
                 Richard
                 Brews
              
               
               Lord
               of
               Stradbroke
               .
               Sir
               
                 Giles
                 Brews
              
               .
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Brews
              
               ,
               and
               Dame
               Ela
               his
               wife
               .
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Brews
              
               ,
               and
               Dame
               Ione
               and
               Elizabeth
               his
               wiues
               .
               Sir
               
                 Nicholas
                 Weyland
              
               ,
               and
               Dame
               Beatrix
               his
               wife
               .
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Weyland
              
               .
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Weyland
              
               .
               Sir
               
                 Herbert
                 Weyland
                 .
                 William
                 Brews
              
               Esquire
               .
               
                 William
                 Melton
                 Richard
                 Feningle
                 .
                 Muriell
                 Gouncill
                 .
                 Seuall
                 Woodbridge
                 .
                 Edmond
                 Woodbridge
                 .
              
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Shandlow
              
               ,
               and
               Dame
               Elizabeth
               his
               wife
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               names
               of
               certaine
               persons
               registred
               in
               this
               Monastery
               in
               a
               Table
               ,
               for
               whose
               soules
               the
               Prior
               and
               Couent
               were
               bound
               to
               pray
               and
               say
               Masse
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Hugh
                 Rous
              
               ,
               or
               Red
               ,
               the
               Founder
               ,
               and
               sixe
               other
               Knights
               of
               the
               same
               sirname
               .
               Sir
               
                 Richard
                 Brews
              
               ,
               knight
               ,
               Lord
               of
               Stradburgh
               ,
               or
               Stradbrooke
               ,
               Patron
               of
               the
               Church
               ,
               with
               seuen
               other
               Knights
               of
               the
               same
               sirname
               ,
               and
               their
               wiues
               .
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 de
                 Vfford
              
               ,
               and
               Dame
               Cecily
               his
               wife
               .
               
                 Robert
                 de
                 Vfford
              
               Earle
               of
               Suffolke
               ,
               and
               Dame
               Margaret
               his
               wife
               .
            
             
               This
               Robert
               ,
               
               who
               was
               also
               Knight
               of
               the
               Garter
               ,
               Lord
               of
               Eay
               and
               Framlingham
               .
               He
               and
               
                 William
                 Montague
              
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Salisbury
               ,
               were
               Generals
               of
               King
               Edward
               the
               thirds
               Army
               in
               Flanders
               ,
               when
               he
               went
               to
               make
               his
               claime
               to
               the
               Crowne
               of
               France
               .
               He
               serued
               vnder
               the
               blacke
               Prince
               ,
               at
               the
               battaile
               of
               Poictow
               ,
               
               where
               Iohn
               the
               French
               king
               was
               taken
               prisoner
               .
               He
               died
               in
               the
               fortieth
               and
               third
               yeare
               of
               the
               raigne
               of
               King
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               on
               the
               sunday
               after
               All
               Saints
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Vfford
              
               ,
               
               second
               Earle
               of
               Suffolke
               of
               that
               sirname
               ,
               and
               Isabell
               his
               wife
               .
            
             
               This
               Earle
               built
               the
               Church
               at
               Parham
               in
               this
               County
               :
               he
               died
               sodainly
               in
               the
               Parliament
               house
               at
               Westminster
               ,
               speaking
               for
               the
               Commons
               ,
               the
               15.
               day
               of
               February
               ,
               1382.
               and
               in
               the
               fift
               yeare
               of
               the
               raigne
               of
               Richard
               the
               second
               .
            
             
               Dame
               
                 Maud
                 Henand
              
               ,
               Countesse
               of
               ....
               Sir
               
                 William
                 de
                 Londham
              
               knight
               .
               
                 Robert
                 Rendlesham
                 ,
                 Austin
                 Philip.
                 Ione
              
               saint
               Philbert
               ,
               daughter
               of
               the
               Earle
               of
               Suffolke
               .
               
                 Isabell
                 de
                 Braham
              
               ,
               and
               Edward
               the
               sonne
               of
               sir
               Thomas
               of
               Braderton
               .
            
          
           
             
               Vfford
               .
            
             
               This
               is
               the
               most
               neatly
               polisht
               little
               Church
               (
               that
               I
               haue
               looked
               into
               )
               within
               this
               Diocesse
               .
               The
               roofe
               whereof
               ,
               and
               other
               parts
               of
               the
               Quire
               ,
               being
               curiously
               engrauen
               with
               sundry
               kindes
               of
               workes
               and
               pictures
               ,
               all
               burnisht
               and
               gilt
               with
               gold
               .
               The
               Organ
               case
               ,
               whereupon
               these
               words
               ,
               
                 Soli
                 Deo
                 Honor
                 &
                 Gloria
              
               ,
               are
               carued
               ,
               and
               gilt
               ouer
               ;
               is
               garnished
               and
               adorned
               in
               most
               costly
               manner
               .
               The
               Font
               ,
               and
               the
               Couer
               of
               the
               same
               ,
               is
               without
               compare
               ,
               being
               of
               a
               great
               height
               ,
               cut
               and
               gloriously
               depicted
               with
               many
               Imageries
               consonant
               to
               the
               representation
               of
               the
               holy
               Sacrament
               of
               Baptisme
               ,
               as
               also
               with
               the
               Armes
               of
               the
               Vffords
               ,
               Earles
               of
               Suffolke
               ,
               whose
               principall
               habitation
               was
               in
               this
               Towne
               .
            
             
               It
               is
               said
               by
               the
               Inhabitants
               ,
               the
               foresaid
               Earles
               of
               Suffolke
               ,
               lie
               here
               
               interred
               ,
               but
               I
               finde
               no
               shew
               of
               it
               in
               the
               Church
               ;
               as
               also
               the
               bowels
               of
               
                 Raph
                 de
                 Vfford
              
               ,
               
               Lord
               chiefe
               Iustice
               of
               Ireland
               :
               of
               whom
               the
               Annales
               of
               Ireland
               speake
               thus
               as
               followeth
               .
               Vpon
               the
               13.
               day
               of
               Iuly
               ,
               1343
               ,
               the
               Lord
               
                 Ralph
                 Vfford
              
               ,
               with
               his
               wife
               ,
               the
               Countesse
               of
               Vlster
               ,
               came
               Lord
               chiefe
               Iustice
               of
               Ireland
               :
               vpon
               whose
               entring
               ,
               the
               faire
               weather
               changed
               sodainly
               into
               a
               distemperature
               of
               the
               aire
               ,
               
               and
               from
               that
               time
               there
               ensued
               great
               store
               of
               raine
               ,
               with
               much
               abundance
               of
               tempestuous
               stormes
               ,
               vntill
               his
               dying
               day
               .
               None
               of
               this
               Predecessors
               in
               the
               times
               past
               was
               ,
               (
               with
               griefe
               be
               it
               spoken
               )
               comparable
               vnto
               him
               .
               
               For
               ,
               this
               Iusticer
               bearing
               the
               Office
               of
               Iusticeship
               ,
               became
               an
               oppressor
               of
               the
               people
               of
               Ireland
               ,
               a
               robber
               of
               the
               goods
               both
               of
               the
               Clergie
               and
               Laitie
               ,
               of
               rich
               and
               poore
               alike
               :
               a
               defrauder
               of
               many
               vnder
               the
               colour
               of
               doing
               good
               :
               not
               obseruing
               the
               rights
               of
               the
               Church
               ,
               nor
               keeping
               the
               law
               of
               the
               Kingdome
               :
               offering
               wrongs
               to
               the
               naturall
               inhabitants
               :
               ministring
               iustice
               to
               few
               or
               none
               ,
               and
               altogether
               distrusting
               (
               some
               few
               onely
               excepted
               )
               the
               inborne
               dwellers
               in
               the
               land
               .
               These
               things
               did
               he
               still
               ,
               and
               attempted
               the
               like
               ,
               misled
               by
               the
               counsell
               and
               perswasion
               of
               his
               wife
               .
            
             
               Thus
               he
               continued
               his
               rigorous
               gouernement
               for
               the
               space
               almost
               of
               three
               yeares
               :
               and
               vpon
               Palme
               sunday
               ,
               1346.
               which
               fell
               out
               to
               be
               the
               ninth
               day
               of
               Aprill
               ,
               went
               the
               way
               of
               all
               flesh
               .
               For
               whose
               departure
               ,
               his
               owne
               dependants
               ,
               together
               with
               his
               wife
               ,
               sorrowed
               not
               a
               little
               :
               for
               whose
               death
               also
               the
               loyall
               subiects
               of
               Ireland
               reioyce
               no
               lesse
               :
               the
               Clergy
               and
               people
               both
               of
               the
               Land
               ,
               
               for
               ioy
               of
               his
               departure
               out
               of
               this
               life
               ,
               with
               merry
               hearts
               doe
               leape
               ,
               and
               celebrate
               a
               solemne
               feast
               at
               Easter
               .
               At
               whose
               death
               ,
               the
               flouds
               ceased
               ,
               and
               the
               distemperature
               of
               the
               aire
               had
               an
               end
               ,
               and
               in
               one
               word
               ,
               the
               common
               sort
               truely
               and
               heartily
               praise
               the
               onely
               sonne
               of
               God.
               Well
               ,
               when
               this
               Iustice
               ,
               (
               now
               dead
               )
               was
               once
               fast
               folded
               within
               a
               sheet
               and
               Coffin
               of
               lead
               ,
               the
               foresaid
               Countesse
               (
               with
               his
               treasure
               not
               worthy
               to
               be
               bestowed
               among
               such
               holy
               reliques
               )
               in
               horrible
               griefe
               of
               heart
               ,
               conueied
               him
               ouer
               into
               England
               ,
               there
               to
               be
               enterred
               .
            
             
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 ...
                 Roberti
                 Lambe
                 ,
                 &
                 Alicie
                 Lambe
                 ......
              
               
                 
                 .....
                 Lambe
                 ......
              
            
             
               
               These
               Lambes
               haue
               beene
               speciall
               benefactors
               to
               this
               Church
               ,
               being
               sometimes
               men
               of
               faire
               possessions
               in
               this
               parish
               ,
               as
               I
               was
               told
               ;
               their
               names
               with
               the
               pictures
               of
               Lambes
               are
               depensild
               in
               many
               places
               of
               the
               woodworke
               and
               feeling
               of
               the
               Church
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Hic
                 iacent
                 Symon
                 Brooke
                 et
                 Emota
                 ,
                 Margareta
                 et
                 Alicia
                 vxores
                 eius
                 ,
                 qui
                 quidem
                 Symon
                 obijt
              
               12.
               octob
               .
               1488.
               
            
             
               An
               ancient
               Familie
               these
               Brookes
               ,
               were
               in
               this
               parish
               ,
               now
               extinct
               ,
               as
               I
               haue
               it
               by
               relation
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 bono
                 statu
                 Christopheri
                 Willoughby
                 Armigeri
                 &
                 Margerie
                 vxoris
                 eius
              
               :
               this
               is
               in
               a
               glasse
               window
               of
               the
               Church
               .
            
          
           
             
               Campsey
               or
               Camesey
               .
            
             
               
               This
               was
               a
               Nunnery
               not
               farre
               from
               Vfford
               ,
               founded
               by
               one
               Theobald
               ,
               
               and
               consecrated
               to
               the
               honour
               of
               the
               Virgin
               Mary
               ,
               which
               was
               valued
               at
               the
               suppression
               ,
               to
               be
               yearely
               worth
               in
               Lands
               ,
               one
               hundred
               eighty
               and
               two
               pounds
               ,
               nine
               shillings
               fiue
               pence
               .
               These
               Nunnes
               were
               of
               the
               order
               of
               
                 S.
                 Clare
              
               ,
               and
               called
               Minoresses
               .
            
             
               Maud
               ,
               
               who
               was
               first
               married
               to
               William
               Lord
               Burgh
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Vlster
               ,
               and
               after
               ,
               to
               
                 Raph
                 de
                 Vfford
              
               ,
               chiefe
               Iustice
               of
               Ireland
               ,
               repenting
               her selfe
               (
               belike
               )
               of
               her
               own
               and
               her
               last
               husbands
               delinquences
               committed
               in
               Ireland
               ,
               of
               which
               I
               haue
               spoken
               before
               ,
               obtained
               licence
               of
               King
               Edward
               the
               third
               ,
               by
               the
               procuration
               of
               her
               brother
               Henry
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Lancaster
               ,
               to
               found
               a
               Chantrie
               in
               this
               monastery
               ,
               of
               fiue
               Chaplaines
               ,
               secular
               Priests
               ,
               to
               pray
               and
               sing
               Masse
               for
               the
               soules
               of
               the
               said
               
                 William
                 de
                 Burgh
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Raph
                 de
                 Vfford
              
               ,
               whose
               body
               was
               here
               interred
               :
               such
               is
               the
               Charter
               of
               the
               Foundation
               .
            
             
               Edwardus
               ,
               
               
                 &c.
                 Sciatis
                 quod
              
               16
               
                 die
                 Octobris
                 Anno
                 regni
                 nostri
              
               21.
               
                 ad
                 requisitionem
                 dilecti
                 consanguinei
                 et
                 fidelis
                 nostri
                 Hen.
                 Com.
                 Lancastrie
                 ,
                 nec
                 non
                 Matildis
                 comitisse
                 Vltonie
                 consanguinee
                 sororis
                 eiusdem
                 comitis
                 ,
                 &c.
                 dederimus
                 et
                 consesserimus
                 prefate
                 comitisse
                 ,
                 quod
                 ipsa
                 quondam
                 cantariam
                 quinque
                 capellanorum
                 ,
                 quorum
                 vnum
                 custodem
                 eiusdem
                 cantarie
                 duxerit
                 nominand
                 .
                 in
                 capella
                 virginis
                 gloriose
                 ,
                 infra
                 Ecclesiam
                 Monasterij
                 siue
                 prioratus
                 monialium
                 de
                 campese
                 diuina
                 celebrar
                 .
                 ad
                 laudem
                 Dei
                 ,
              
               
               
                 &
                 dicte
                 virginis
                 matris
                 eius
                 :
                 pro
                 salute
                 que
                 Willelmi
                 de
                 Burgh
                 ▪
                 quondam
                 comitis
                 Vltonie
                 primi
                 ,
                 ac
                 Radulphi
                 de
                 Vfford
                 secundi
                 et
                 virorum
                 suorum
                 .
                 Cuius
                 quidem
                 Radulphi
                 corpus
                 in
                 eadem
                 capella
                 quiescit
                 humatum
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Test.
                 meipso
                 apud
                 West
                 .
                 &c.
                 
              
            
          
           
             
               Letheringham
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               parish
               Church
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               Church
               of
               the
               little
               Priory
               adioyning
               ,
               are
               diuers
               Tombes
               and
               grauestones
               to
               the
               memory
               of
               that
               noble
               and
               ancient
               Family
               of
               the
               Wingfields
               ,
               all
               of
               which
               are
               fouly
               defaced
               .
               This
               Priory
               was
               founded
               by
               sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Boynet
              
               ,
               
               of
               the
               dedication
               order
               or
               time
               ,
               I
               am
               altogether
               ignorant
               ,
               it
               was
               valued
               at
               twenty
               sixe
               pounds
               ,
               eighteene
               shillings
               ,
               fiue
               pence
               ,
               of
               yearely
               commings
               in
               .
               The
               Wingfelds
               here
               buried
               ,
               were
               these
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Wingfeld
              
               ,
               Lord
               of
               Letheringham
               .
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Wingfeld
              
               and
               
                 Elizabeth
                 Gousall
              
               his
               wife
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Wingfeld
              
               ,
               and
               Elisabeth
               his
               wife
               .
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Wingfeld
              
               .
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Wingfeld
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Elisabeth
                 Russell
              
               his
               wife
               ,
               
                 obijt
                 Robertus
              
               ,
               1409.
               
               
                 Thomas
                 Wingfeld
              
               and
               Margaret
               his
               wife
               :
               
                 Richard
                 Wingfeld
                 ,
                 Anne
              
               ,
               and
               Mary
               .
            
             
               Inscriptions
               vpon
               the
               monuments
               of
               the
               Wingfelds
               ,
               partly
               remaining
               ,
               are
               these
               which
               follow
               .
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 iacet
                 tumulatus
                 Dominus
                 Willelmus
                 Wingfeld
                 ,
              
               
               
                 Miles
                 Dominus
                 istius
                 ville
                 &
                 patronus
                 istius
                 Ecclesie
                 qui
                 ob
                 .
                 primo
                 die
                 Iulij
              
               1398.
               
               
                 Cuius
                 anime
                 propitietur
                 Deus
                 ,
                 Amen
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 iacet
                 Willelmus
                 VVingfeld
              
               ,
               
               
                 Armig.
                 et
                 Katherina
                 vxor
                 eius
                 ....
                 Dominus
                 et
                 patronus
                 Quorum
              
               .
               ...
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 iacet
                 Dominus
                 Robertus
                 VVingfeld
              
               ,
               
               
                 miles
                 et
                 Elisabetha
                 vxor
                 eius
                 ,
                 
                 qui
                 quidem
                 Robertus
                 obijt
              
               3.
               
                 die
                 Maij
              
               1409.
               
               
                 Quorum
                 animabus
                 ....
                 Amen
              
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Hic
                 iacet
                 Dominus
                 ......
                 Wingfild
                 miles
                 quondam
                 Dominus
                 de
                 Letheringham
                 .
              
            
             
               Here
               is
               also
               an
               ancient
               faire
               Tombe
               very
               fouly
               defaced
               ,
               whereupon
               this
               fragment
               of
               an
               Inscription
               following
               is
               onely
               remaining
               .
            
             
               
                 .....
                 Elizabethe
                 Arundel
                 Ducisse
                 Norfol.
                 &
                 Iohannis
                 Paulet
                 militis
                 ,
                 qui
                 quidem
                 Iohannes
                 obijt
                 x
                 Maij
                 M.
                 cccclxxxi
                 ......
                 ac
                 Domina
                 Elizabetha
                 Wingfeld
                 vxor
                 predicti
                 Iohannis
                 filia
                 .....
              
            
             
               
               Sir
               
                 Antony
                 Wingfield
              
               of
               Letheringham
               Knight
               ,
               sonne
               and
               heire
               of
               Sir
               Iohn
               ,
               liued
               in
               the
               raignes
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               eight
               ,
               and
               Edward
               the
               sixth
               ,
               in
               the
               31.
               of
               Hen.
               the
               8.
               he
               was
               Captaine
               of
               the
               Guard.
               He
               was
               Controller
               of
               Edward
               the
               sixth
               his
               House
               ,
               and
               of
               the
               priuie
               Councell
               to
               King
               Henry
               the
               eight
               ,
               and
               Edward
               the
               sixth
               :
               and
               Knight
               of
               the
               Garter
               .
               Hee
               died
               .....
               he
               married
               Elisabeth
               ,
               daughter
               and
               coheire
               of
               Sir
               
                 George
                 Veere
              
               Knight
               ,
               and
               of
               Margaret
               his
               wife
               ,
               the
               daughter
               of
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Stafford
              
               .
               Hee
               was
               Vice-chamberlaine
               to
               King
               Henry
               the
               eight
               :
               and
               ,
               together
               with
               the
               Earles
               of
               Arundell
               and
               Essex
               ,
               and
               others
               ,
               appointed
               to
               be
               ayding
               and
               assisting
               with
               his
               aduise
               and
               counsell
               ,
               the
               Executours
               of
               the
               said
               Kings
               last
               Will
               and
               Testament
               :
               A
               copie
               whereof
               I
               haue
               in
               my
               custody
               .
               By
               which
               his
               will
               he
               giues
               to
               the
               said
               Sir
               Antony
               two
               hundred
               pounds
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               Priorie
               Church
               here
               at
               Letheringham
               ,
               diuers
               of
               the
               ancient
               familie
               of
               the
               Nantons
               lie
               buried
               .
               
               Of
               whom
               out
               of
               their
               pedegree
               ,
               I
               haue
               these
               notes
               following
               .
            
             
               Master
               
                 William
                 Smart
              
               affirmeth
               that
               he
               hath
               seene
               ●n
               ancient
               Euidence
               ,
               dated
               before
               the
               Conquest
               of
               England
               ,
               wherein
               the
               Nantons
               are
               named
               ,
               who
               saith
               they
               were
               written
               by
               the
               name
               of
               Nawnton
               .
            
             
               
                 Roger
                 Awston
              
               reporteth
               that
               Nawnton
               came
               in
               with
               the
               Conquerour
               ,
               and
               that
               he
               hath
               seene
               Records
               of
               the
               same
               ,
               who
               for
               seruice
               done
               had
               then
               giuen
               him
               in
               marriage
               a
               great
               inheritrix
               .
            
             
               It
               is
               reported
               that
               Nawntons
               lands
               were
               at
               that
               time
               700.
               markes
               ,
               
                 per
                 annum
              
               .
            
             
               These
               Nauntons
               are
               Patrons
               of
               the
               Church
               of
               Alderton
               in
               this
               County
               ,
               as
               appeares
               by
               this
               Epitaph
               there
               .
            
             
               Here
               lieth
               
                 Henry
                 Naunton
              
               Esquire
               ,
               late
               Patron
               of
               this
               Church
               ,
               and
               
                 Tristram
                 Naunton
              
               ,
               
               both
               sonnes
               of
               
                 William
                 Naunton
              
               Esquire
               ,
               and
               of
               Elisabeth
               his
               wife
               ;
               and
               Elisabeth
               wife
               to
               the
               said
               Henry
               ,
               daughter
               of
               
                 Euerard
                 Asheby
              
               Esquire
               ,
               and
               Elisabeth
               daughter
               to
               the
               said
               
                 Henry
                 Naunton
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Elisabeth
                 Asheby
              
               .
            
             
               
                 
                 Patruus
                 ignotus
                 ,
                 Genetrix
                 vix
                 nota
                 ,
                 sororque
                 ,
              
               
                 Occumbunt
                 sequeris
                 tu
                 mihi
                 sancte
                 Pater
                 .
              
               
                 Chara
                 Domus
                 terras
                 fugitis
                 neque
                 sic
                 me
                 fugitis
              
               
                 Vos
                 sequar
                 in
                 caelos
                 .....
              
               
                 Patri
                 ,
                 Patruo
                 ,
                 Matri
                 ,
                 Sororulae
                 charissimis
              
               
                 Posui
                 ,
                 fleuique
                 Robertus
                 Naunton
                 .
                 1600.
                 
              
            
             
               
               Now
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Naunton
              
               knight
               ,
               one
               of
               his
               Maiesties
               most
               Honourable
               priuie
               Councell
               ,
               and
               master
               of
               the
               Court
               of
               Wardes
               and
               Liueries
               .
               Of
               which
               Office
               ,
               will
               it
               please
               reade
               thus
               much
               out
               of
               the
               Interpreter
               ,
               as
               followeth
               .
            
             
             
               Master
               of
               the
               Court
               of
               Wards
               and
               Liueries
               ,
               
               saith
               he
               ,
               is
               the
               chiefe
               and
               principall
               Officer
               of
               the
               Court
               of
               Wards
               and
               Liueries
               ,
               named
               and
               assigned
               by
               the
               King
               ,
               to
               whose
               custody
               the
               Seale
               of
               Court
               is
               committed
               .
               He
               at
               the
               entring
               vpon
               his
               Office
               ,
               taketh
               an
               Oath
               before
               the
               Lord
               Chancellour
               of
               England
               ,
               well
               and
               truly
               to
               serue
               the
               king
               in
               his
               Office
               ,
               to
               minister
               equall
               Iustice
               to
               rich
               and
               to
               poore
               ,
               to
               the
               best
               of
               his
               cunning
               ,
               wit
               ,
               and
               power
               ,
               diligently
               to
               procure
               all
               things
               which
               may
               honestly
               and
               iustly
               be
               to
               the
               kings
               aduantage
               and
               profit
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               augmentation
               of
               the
               right
               and
               prerogatiue
               of
               the
               Crowne
               ,
               truly
               to
               vse
               the
               Kings
               Seale
               appointed
               to
               his
               office
               ,
               to
               endeuour
               to
               the
               vttermost
               of
               his
               power
               ,
               to
               see
               the
               King
               iustly
               answered
               of
               all
               such
               profits
               ,
               rents
               ,
               reuenues
               and
               issues
               ,
               as
               shall
               yearely
               rise
               ,
               grow
               ,
               or
               be
               due
               to
               the
               King
               in
               his
               office
               ,
               from
               time
               to
               time
               ,
               to
               deliuer
               with
               speed
               such
               as
               haue
               to
               doe
               before
               him
               ,
               not
               to
               take
               or
               receiue
               of
               any
               person
               any
               gift
               or
               reward
               in
               any
               case
               or
               matter
               depending
               before
               him
               ,
               or
               wherein
               the
               King
               shall
               be
               partie
               ,
               whereby
               any
               preiudice
               ,
               losse
               ,
               hinderance
               ,
               or
               disherison
               ,
               shall
               be
               or
               grow
               to
               the
               King.
               Ann.
               33.
               
               Hen.
               8.
               cap.
               33.
               
            
          
           
             
               Buers
               .
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 iacet
                 Andreas
                 de
                 Buers
              
               ,
               
               
                 &
                 Robertus
                 de
                 Buers
                 filius
                 eiusdem
                 Andree
                 militis
                 ,
                 qui
                 Andreas
                 obijt
              
               12.
               
                 die
                 Aprilis
                 ,
                 Anno
                 Dom.
              
               1360.
               
                 et
                 dictus
                 Robertus
                 obijt
              
               7.
               
                 die
                 mens
                 .
                 Octob.
                 Ann.
                 Dom.
              
               1361.
               
                 quorum
                 animabus
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 iacet
                 Richardus
                 Waldegraue
                 miles
                 qui
                 obijt
              
               2.
               
                 die
                 Maij
              
               ,
               
               
                 Anno
                 Dom.
              
               1400.
               
               
                 &
                 Ioanna
                 vxor
                 eius
                 que
                 obijt
              
               10.
               
               Iunij
               ,
               1406.
               
               
                 Quorum
                 animabus
                 propitietur
                 Deus
                 .
                 Amen
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Qui
                 pro
                 alijs
                 oras
                 ,
                 pro
                 se
                 laborat
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 iacet
                 Richardus
                 Waldegraue
                 miles
                 qui
                 obijt
              
               2.
               
               
                 Maij
                 An.
                 Dom.
              
               1434.
               
               
               
                 &
                 Iohanna
                 vxor
                 eius
                 filia
                 Thome
                 de
              
               *
               
                 Montecamisij
                 militis
                 ,
                 que
                 obijt
                 in
                 festo
                 Sancti
                 Dionisij
                 ,
                 Anno
                 Dom.
              
               1450.
               
               
                 Quorum
                 animabus
                 .
                 Amen
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 iacet
                 Thomas
                 Waldergraue
                 miles
                 ,
                 &
                 Elisabetha
                 vxor
                 eius
                 prima
                 filia
                 &
                 vna
                 beredum
                 Iohannis
                 Fraye
                 militis
                 nuper
                 capitalis
                 Baronis
                 Scaccarij
                 qui
                 quidem
                 Thomas
                 obijt
              
               28.
               die
               .
               ..
               :
               1500.
               
            
             
               Of
               your
               cherite
               prey
               for
               the
               souls
               of
               
                 Edward
                 Waldergraue
              
               ,
               
               and
               Mabell
               his
               wyff
               ,
               doughter
               and
               heyre
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Cheney
              
               of
               Pynehoo
               in
               Deuonshyre
               ,
               and
               one
               of
               the
               heyres
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Hill
              
               of
               Spaxton
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Somerset
               .
               The
               which
               Edward
               decessyd
               the
               yere
               of
               our
               Lord
               God
               ,
               1506.
               and
               the
               said
               Mabell
               .
               .....
               on
               whose
               souls
               Iesu
               haue
               mercy
               .
               Amen
               .
            
             
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 animabus
                 Willelmi
                 Waldegraue
                 militis
                 ,
              
               
               
                 &
                 Margerie
                 consortis
                 sue
                 ,
                 qui
                 quidem
                 Willelmus
                 obijt
                 ...
                 :
              
            
             
               This
               Church
               of
               Buers
               is
               very
               neatly
               kept
               ▪
            
             
               Out
               of
               the
               pedegree
               of
               the
               Waldegraues
               ,
               this
               story
               following
               was
               collected
               by
               
                 Iohn
                 Rauen
              
               ,
               Richmond
               Herald
               .
            
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       On
                       a
                       time
                       a
                       Gentleman
                       of
                       Northampton
                       being
                       at
                       the
                       signe
                       of
                       the
                       Growne
                       in
                       Sudbury
                       ,
                       
                       and
                       hauing
                       conference
                       with
                       master
                       
                         Edward
                         Waldgraue
                      
                       of
                       Bilston
                       ,
                       in
                       
                         Com.
                         Suss.
                      
                       Esquire
                       ,
                       did
                       make
                       vnto
                       him
                       a
                       very
                       credible
                       report
                       of
                       one
                       Waldegraue
                       in
                       Northamptonshire
                       ,
                       affirming
                       that
                       he
                       heard
                       it
                       reported
                       of
                       old
                       time
                       ,
                       that
                       these
                       Waldgraues
                       were
                       of
                       a
                       very
                       ancient
                       antiquitie
                       
                       before
                       William
                       the
                       Conquerours
                       raigne
                       ,
                       and
                       that
                       his
                       name
                       should
                       be
                       Iohn
                       :
                       who
                       hauing
                       one
                       onely
                       daughter
                       ,
                       and
                       meeting
                       with
                       one
                       Waldgraue
                       which
                       came
                       out
                       of
                       Germany
                       ,
                       and
                       was
                       employed
                       in
                       the
                       Conquerors
                       seruices
                       ,
                       the
                       said
                       Germane
                       Waldgraue
                       related
                       with
                       Waldgraue
                       of
                       Northamptonshire
                       ,
                       concerning
                       the
                       marriage
                       of
                       his
                       said
                       daughter
                       ;
                       &
                       told
                       him
                       that
                       if
                       he
                       would
                       giue
                       his
                       consent
                       that
                       he
                       might
                       haue
                       his
                       daughter
                       in
                       marriage
                       ,
                       that
                       then
                       he
                       would
                       procure
                       him
                       a
                       pardon
                       from
                       the
                       Conquerour
                       ,
                       for
                       the
                       quiet
                       enioying
                       of
                       his
                       lands
                       and
                       liuings
                       .
                       By
                       which
                       meanes
                       he
                       obtained
                       the
                       Conquerours
                       grant
                       ,
                       with
                       his
                       owne
                       hand
                       and
                       Seale
                       ,
                       for
                       confirmation
                       of
                       all
                       his
                       lands
                       vnto
                       him
                       and
                       his
                       posterity
                       .
                       The
                       which
                       Pardon
                       and
                       grant
                       remayneth
                       to
                       be
                       seene
                       at
                       this
                       day
                       ,
                       1612.
                       in
                       the
                       French
                       tongue
                       ,
                       and
                       is
                       in
                       the
                       possession
                       of
                       the
                       Lords
                       of
                       that
                       Mannour
                       .
                    
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             
                               Iohn
                               Rauen
                            
                          
                           
                             Richmond
                             Herald
                             .
                          
                        
                      
                    
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             
               Thebarton
               .
            
             
               
               Hic
               iacet
               Willelmus
               Iermey
               miles
               ,
               vnus
               Iusticiar
               .
               Domini
               Regis
               de
               Banco
               suo
               ,
               et
               Elisabeth
               vxor
               eius
               ,
               qui
               quidem
               Willelmus
               obijt
               xxiij
               die
               Decembris
               ,
               Anno
               Domini
               M.
               cccclxxxiij
               .
               Quorum
               animabus
               propitietur
               Deus
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             
               Wingfield
               .
            
             
               
               Here
               sometimes
               stood
               a
               Colledge
               or
               Chantrie
               ,
               by
               whom
               founded
               I
               haue
               not
               yet
               found
               out
               .
               But
               the
               
                 de
                 la
                 Poles
              
               ,
               Earles
               of
               Suffolke
               ,
               were
               the
               Patrons
               of
               it
               .
               Valued
               it
               was
               at
               the
               dissolution
               to
               amount
               to
               fifty
               pounds
               three
               shillings
               fiue
               pence
               halfe
               penny
               ,
               of
               yearely
               reuenues
               .
               Surrendred
               36
               H.
               8.
               
            
             
               
               In
               this
               Colledge
               was
               buried
               the
               body
               of
               
                 William
                 de
                 la
                 Pole
              
               ,
               Lord
               Wingfield
               ,
               Earle
               ,
               Marquesse
               ,
               and
               Duke
               of
               Suffolke
               ,
               as
               also
               Earle
               of
               Penbroke
               .
               After
               all
               these
               honours
               giuen
               him
               ,
               he
               was
               banished
               England
               for
               fiue
               yeares
               ,
               for
               being
               too
               familiar
               with
               Queene
               Margaret
               ,
               priuy
               and
               consenting
               to
               the
               yeelding
               and
               losse
               of
               Aniou
               and
               Mayne
               (
               as
               also
               to
               appease
               the
               murmuring
               of
               the
               people
               for
               the
               murthering
               of
               the
               Duke
               of
               Glocester
               )
               and
               as
               he
               was
               ●aking
               of
               ship
               to
               passe
               for
               France
               ,
               he
               was
               surprised
               and
               taken
               on
               the
               sea
               ,
               by
               a
               ship
               of
               warre
               ,
               called
               the
               Nicholas
               ,
               belonging
               to
               the
               Duke
               of
               Exceter
               ,
               then
               Constable
               of
               the
               Tower
               of
               London
               ,
               and
               there
               presently
               beheaded
               ,
               and
               his
               body
               cast
               into
               the
               sea
               ,
               which
               was
               after
               found
               ,
               and
               taken
               vp
               againe
               at
               Douer
               ,
               brought
               to
               this
               Colledge
               ,
               and
               here
               honourably
               interred
               ,
               saith
               Hall
               ,
               as
               also
               the
               Catalogue
               of
               Honour
               by
               Brooke
               .
               This
               happened
               in
               the
               yeare
               1450.
               
            
             
               
               
                 Iohn
                 de
                 la
                 Pole
              
               sonne
               and
               heire
               of
               William
               aforesaid
               ,
               after
               the
               death
               of
               his
               Father
               Duke
               of
               Suffolke
               ,
               was
               likewise
               buried
               here
               at
               Wingfield
               .
               Of
               which
               he
               was
               Lord
               and
               owner
               .
               He
               died
               in
               the
               yeare
               1491.
               
            
             
               In
               the
               Parish
               Church
               are
               these
               Inscriptions
               or
               Epitaphs
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Hic
                 iacet
                 Richardus
                 de
                 la
                 Pole
                 filius
                 Domini
                 Michaelis
                 de
                 la
                 Pole
                 ,
                 nuper
                 Comitus
                 Suff.
                 qui
                 obijt
              
               18.
               
                 die
                 Decembris
                 ,
                 Ann.
                 Dom.
              
               1403.
               
               
                 Cuius
                 anime
                 propritietur
                 Deus
              
               .
            
             
             
               
                 Hic
                 iacet
                 Magister
                 Iohannes
                 de
                 la
                 Pole
                 ,
                 silius
                 Domini
                 Michaelis
                 de
                 la
                 Pole
                 ,
              
               
               
                 quondam
                 Comitis
                 Suffolcie
                 Baccalaureus
                 vtriusque
                 iuris
                 ,
                 Canonicus
                 in
                 Ecclesia
                 Cathedrali
                 Ebor.
                 ac
                 in
                 Ecclesia
                 Collegiata
                 de
                 Beuerley
                 ,
                 qui
                 ob
                 .
              
               4.
               
                 die
                 mens
                 .
                 Februarij
                 ,
                 Anno
                 Dom.
              
               1415.
               
               Hen.
               54.
               
            
             
               These
               two
               were
               the
               sonne
               of
               
                 Michaell
                 de
                 la
                 Pole
              
               ,
               the
               first
               Earle
               of
               Suffolke
               of
               that
               surname
               .
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 iacet
                 Dominus
                 Wingfild
              
               ,
               
               
                 de
                 Letheringham
                 .......
                 Cuius
                 anime
              
               .
            
             
               This
               towne
               of
               Wingfield
               hath
               giuen
               name
               to
               a
               familie
               in
               this
               tract
               ,
               that
               is
               spread
               into
               a
               number
               of
               branches
               ,
               and
               is
               besides
               for
               knighthood
               and
               ancient
               gentilitie
               renowned
               :
               and
               thereof
               it
               was
               the
               principall
               seat
               .
            
          
           
             
               Donnington
               .
            
             
               Hic
               iacet
               tumulatus
               Dominus
               Willelmus
               Wingfeld
               miles
               Dominus
               istius
               ville
               ,
               
               ac
               patronus
               istius
               Ecclesie
               qui
               obijt
               1
               Iunij
               ,
               Ann.
               Dom.
               1398.
               
               Cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               Deus
               .
            
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Willelmus
               Wingfeld
               Armiger
               &
               Katherina
               vxor
               eius
               ,
               
               Dominus
               et
               Patronus
               istius
               ville
               .
               Quorum
               animabus
               ,
               obijt
               ille
               ......
            
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Dominus
               Robertus
               Wingfeeld
               miles
               et
               Elisabetha
               vxor
               eius
               ,
               
               qui
               quidem
               Robertus
               obijt
               tertio
               die
               Maij
               1409.
               
               Quorum
               animabus
               propitietur
               Altissimus
               .
            
          
           
             
               Waldingfield
               magna
               .
            
             
               ......
               Iohn
               Appulton
               
                 of
                 Waldingfeeld
              
               magna
               .....
               
               ob
               .
               anno
               
                 14.
                 of
              
               Hen.
               
                 4.
                 1416.
                 
                 Three
                 Aples
                 ,
                 Gules
                 ,
                 leaues
                 and
                 stalkes
                 vert
                 .
              
            
             
               Orate
               pro
               animabus
               Iohannis
               Appulton
               et
               Margarete
               vnxoris
               eius
               ,
               
               quidem
               Iohannes
               obijt
               9.
               die
               Aprilis
               ,
               Anno
               Domini
               1481.
               et
               predicta
               Margareta
               obijt
               4.
               die
               Iulij
               Anno
               Dom.
               1468.
               quorum
               .....
            
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Thome
               Appulton
               de
               Waldingfeeld
               magna
               qui
               Thomas
               ab
               hoc
               luce
               migrauit
               ,
               
               4.
               die
               Octob.
               ann
               .
               Dom.
               1507.
               
            
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Margerie
               Appulton
               ,
               
               que
               obijt
               4.
               die
               Nouemb
               ▪
               anno
               Dom.
               1504.
               
               Cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               altissimus
               .
               Amen
               .
            
             
               Orate
               pro
               animabus
               Roberti
               Appulton
               generosi
               ,
               
               et
               Marie
               vxoris
               eius
               ,
               qui
               quidem
               Robertus
               obiit
               27.
               
               Augusti
               1526.
               
               Quorum
               .....
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             
               Barton
               magna
               .
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 iacet
                 corpus
                 Alicie
                 Harpley
                 quondam
                 vxoris
                 Ricardi
                 Harpley
                 ......
              
               
               
                 que
                 quidem
                 Alicia
                 ....
              
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 ....
                 Cotton
                 .....
              
               
            
             
               Of
               these
               Cottons
               I
               haue
               read
               as
               followeth
               .
               
               The
               ancient
               seat
               of
               the
               Cottons
               in
               Cambridgeshire
               is
               ,
               Lanwade
               Hall
               :
               many
               descents
               were
               higher
               ,
               and
               before
               the
               father
               ,
               to
               the
               elder
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Cotton
              
               knight
               ,
               who
               died
               neare
               the
               beginning
               of
               Queene
               Elisabeth
               .
               This
               Sir
               Iohn
               (
               being
               the
               elder
               )
               had
               three
               brothers
               ,
               whereof
               
                 Edmund
                 Cotton
              
               was
               the
               third
               from
               Sir
               Iohn
               aforesaid
               ,
               and
               sisters
               they
               had
               ,
               &c.
               
               This
               elder
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Cotton
              
               had
               one
               sonne
               called
               
               by
               his
               fathers
               name
               ,
               sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Cotton
              
               Knight
               ,
               who
               dying
               in
               the
               time
               of
               King
               Iames
               ,
               left
               to
               inherite
               his
               estate
               ,
               one
               onely
               Sonne
               (
               begotten
               of
               his
               wife
               Anne
               ,
               eldest
               daughter
               of
               sir
               
                 Richard
                 Hoghton
              
               ,
               of
               Hoghton
               Tower
               in
               the
               county
               of
               Lancaster
               ,
               Knight
               and
               Baronet
               )
               now
               in
               being
               :
               whose
               name
               is
               likewise
               Iohn
               .
            
             
               
                 Edmund
                 Cotton
              
               ,
               the
               third
               brother
               aforesaid
               ,
               married
               
                 Ela
                 Coniers
              
               ,
               the
               daughter
               and
               heyre
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Coaniers
              
               ,
               the
               onely
               sonne
               of
               
                 Robert
                 Coniers
              
               Knight
               ,
               of
               neere
               allyance
               to
               the
               Lord
               Coniers
               of
               Hornby
               Castell
               in
               Richmondshire
               ,
               who
               liued
               in
               the
               seuerall
               raignes
               of
               Ed.
               2.
               and
               Ed.
               3.
               
               A
               sister
               of
               the
               forenamed
               
                 Robert
                 Coniers
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               was
               married
               in
               that
               time
               to
               Sir
               
                 Richard
                 Harpley
              
               knight
               ,
               &
               now
               lieth
               interred
               in
               the
               Chancell
               of
               Barton
               magna
               ,
               vnder
               a
               monument
               ,
               inscribed
               as
               before
               :
               
                 Hic
                 iacet
                 corpus
                 Alicie
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Edmund
                 Cotton
              
               ,
               aforesaid
               ,
               by
               Ela
               his
               wife
               ,
               had
               diuers
               children
               ;
               George
               was
               his
               eldest
               sonne
               ,
               and
               Audery
               ,
               a
               daughter
               of
               his
               ,
               vailed
               her selfe
               a
               Nunne
               .
               George
               had
               issue
               ,
               many
               children
               ,
               and
               Edmund
               was
               his
               eldest
               sonne
               and
               heire
               .
               
                 Edmund
                 Cotton
              
               in
               like
               manner
               ,
               had
               issue
               ,
               diuers
               sonnes
               and
               daughters
               ,
               and
               his
               eldest
               sonne
               and
               heire
               is
               
                 Edmund
                 Cotton
              
               ,
               now
               in
               being
               .
               The
               ancient
               seat
               left
               vnto
               him
               ,
               amongst
               other
               lands
               ,
               was
               called
               by
               the
               name
               of
               Coniers
               ,
               alias
               Necton
               Hall
               in
               Bramble
               Barton
               ,
               alias
               Barton
               
                 magna
                 iuxta
              
               Bury
               S.
               Edmonds
               .
            
          
           
             
               Debenham
               .
            
             
               Here
               lyeth
               
                 Iohn
                 Farmingham
              
               ,
               who
               died
               ....
               1424.
               and
               Margaret
               his
               wife
               .
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Cheake
              
               ,
               and
               Rose
               his
               wife
               .
            
             
               
                 George
                 Neuill
              
               ,
               and
               ...
               his
               wife
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Neuill
                 .
                 Iohn
                 Cheake
              
               ,
               who
               died
               ,
               1490.
               
            
          
           
             
               Babewell
               .
            
             
               
               Here
               sometimes
               stood
               a
               Monasterie
               of
               Grey
               Friers
               ,
               first
               founded
               by
               master
               
                 Adam
                 de
                 Lincolne
              
               ,
               who
               gaue
               the
               Foundership
               to
               the
               honour
               of
               Clare
               .
               Here
               lay
               buried
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Walter
                 Trumpinton
              
               ,
               and
               Dame
               Anne
               his
               wife
               .
            
             
               
                 Nicholas
                 Drury
              
               ,
               and
               Iane
               his
               wife
               ,
               which
               died
               the
               seuenth
               of
               MArch
               ,
               in
               the
               seuenth
               yeare
               of
               King
               Richard
               the
               second
               .
               
                 Margaret
                 Peyton
              
               .
            
          
           
             
               Blithborrow
               .
            
             
               
               This
               little
               Towne
               is
               memorable
               ,
               for
               that
               Anna
               ,
               King
               of
               the
               East
               Angles
               ,
               together
               with
               his
               eldest
               sonne
               and
               heire
               apparent
               Ferminus
               ,
               were
               here
               buried
               ,
               both
               slaine
               in
               a
               bloudie
               fierce
               battaile
               ,
               by
               Penda
               the
               Mercian
               King
               ,
               a
               Pagan
               :
               of
               which
               my
               old
               Manuscript
               .
            
             
               
                 Penda
                 anone
                 his
                 hoste
                 withe
                 hym
                 he
                 led
                 ;
              
               
                 And
                 on
                 Anna
                 came
                 fyrst
                 with
                 mykle
                 pryde
              
               
               
                 Kynge
                 of
                 Este
                 Englonde
                 ,
                 
                 whos
                 dowter
                 Egfryde
                 wed
              
               
                 And
                 slew
                 him
                 .
              
            
             
               Anna
               was
               a
               man
               of
               great
               vertue
               ,
               
               and
               the
               father
               of
               a
               blessed
               issue
               ,
               saith
               Bede
               ,
               which
               were
               many
               ,
               and
               those
               of
               great
               holinesse
               and
               sanctitie
               of
               life
               .
               First
               ,
               Ferminus
               ,
               slaine
               in
               the
               same
               battaile
               with
               his
               father
               ,
               as
               I
               haue
               said
               before
               ;
               here
               buried
               ,
               but
               afterwards
               remoued
               to
               S.
               Edmundsbury
               .
               His
               other
               sonne
               was
               Erkenwald
               ,
               
               Abbot
               of
               Chertseie
               ,
               and
               Bishop
               of
               London
               ,
               of
               whom
               before
               .
               His
               daughters
               were
               these
               .
               Etheldred
               ,
               
               the
               eldest
               ,
               was
               first
               married
               vnto
               a
               Noble
               man
               ,
               whom
               Bede
               nameth
               Tombert
               Gouernour
               of
               the
               Fenny
               Countries
               of
               Norfolke
               ,
               Huntington
               ,
               Lincolne
               ,
               and
               Cambridge
               shires
               .
               And
               after
               his
               death
               ,
               remaining
               a
               virgin
               ,
               she
               was
               married
               to
               Egfrid
               ,
               King
               of
               Northumberland
               ,
               with
               whom
               likewise
               she
               liued
               in
               perfect
               virginitie
               ,
               the
               space
               of
               twelue
               yeares
               ,
               notwithstanding
               his
               entreaty
               and
               allurements
               to
               the
               contrary
               .
               From
               whom
               lastly
               she
               was
               released
               ,
               and
               had
               licence
               to
               depart
               his
               Court
               ,
               vnto
               the
               Abbey
               of
               Coldingham
               ,
               where
               first
               shee
               was
               vailed
               a
               Nunne
               vnder
               Abbesse
               Ebba
               ,
               and
               thence
               departing
               ,
               she
               liued
               at
               Ely
               ,
               and
               became
               her selfe
               Abbesse
               thereof
               ;
               wherein
               lastly
               she
               died
               ,
               and
               was
               interred
               ;
               remembred
               vnto
               posterities
               by
               the
               name
               of
               S.
               Audrie
               ,
               of
               whom
               ,
               more
               hereafter
               .
            
             
               His
               second
               daughter
               was
               Sexburgh
               ,
               
               who
               married
               Ercombert
               ,
               King
               of
               Kent
               ,
               vnto
               whom
               she
               bare
               two
               sons
               ,
               and
               two
               daughters
               ;
               after
               whose
               death
               ,
               she
               tooke
               the
               habit
               of
               a
               Nunne
               ,
               and
               succeeded
               her
               Sister
               Etheldrid
               ,
               Abbesse
               of
               Ely
               ,
               
               wherein
               she
               died
               ,
               and
               was
               interred
               .
               And
               their
               yongest
               sister
               Withgith
               ,
               was
               likewise
               a
               Menchion
               with
               them
               in
               the
               same
               monastery
               ,
               and
               all
               of
               them
               canonized
               for
               Saints
               .
            
             
               Ethilburghe
               ,
               
               his
               third
               daughter
               ,
               was
               made
               Abbesse
               of
               Berking
               in
               Essex
               ,
               built
               by
               her
               brother
               Bishop
               Erkinwald
               ,
               wherein
               she
               liued
               ,
               and
               lastly
               died
               ,
               as
               I
               haue
               said
               before
               .
            
             
               A
               naturall
               daughter
               likewise
               he
               had
               ,
               whose
               name
               was
               Edelburgh
               ,
               
               that
               with
               Sedrido
               ,
               the
               daughter
               of
               his
               wife
               ,
               were
               both
               of
               them
               professed
               Nuns
               ,
               and
               succeeded
               each
               other
               Abbesses
               in
               the
               Monastery
               of
               S.
               Brigges
               in
               France
               .
               Such
               a
               reputed
               holinesse
               was
               it
               held
               in
               those
               daies
               ,
               not
               onely
               to
               be
               separated
               from
               the
               accompanying
               with
               men
               ,
               
               but
               also
               to
               abandon
               the
               countrie
               of
               their
               natiuity
               ,
               and
               as
               strangers
               in
               forraine
               lands
               ,
               to
               spend
               the
               continuance
               of
               their
               liues
               .
            
             
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 anima
                 VVillelmi
                 Colet
                 qu●ndam
                 Mercatoris
                 de
                 Blyburgh
                 siue
                 istius
                 ville
                 qui
                 obijt
              
               16
               
                 die
                 Ianuar.
                 An.
                 Domini
              
               1503.
               
               
               
                 Cuius
                 anima
                 per
                 gratiam
                 Dei
                 requiescat
                 in
                 pace
                 .
                 Amen
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 anima
                 Iohanne
                 Baret
                 nuper
                 vxoris
                 Iohannis
                 Baret
                 qui
                 obijt
                 xiiii
                 .
                 die
                 Ianuarij
                 anno
                 M.D.xx.
                 ...
              
               
            
             
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 anima
                 Iohanne
                 Ranyngham
                 quondam
                 vxoris
                 Iohannis
                 Ranyngham
                 ,
              
               
               
                 qui
                 obijt
                 quarto
                 die
                 mensis
                 Maii
                 ,
                 anno
                 M.D
                 .....
                 cuius
                 anime
                 propitietur
                 Deus
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 anima
                 Iohannis
                 Ranyngham
                 alias
                 Loman
                 qui
                 obiit
                 xi
                 .
                 die
                 mensis
                 Decembris
                 anno
                 Domini
                 M.
                 cccc
                 lxxxxiiii
                 .
              
               
            
             
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 animabus
                 Simonis
                 Todyng
                 et
                 Iohanne
                 vxoris
                 eius
                 qui
                 quidem
                 Iohannes
                 obiit
                 xx
                 .
                 die
                 Decemb.
                 anno
                 Domini
                 M.
                 cccc.lxxxxii
                 .
                 Quorum
                 ....
              
               
            
             
             
               
               
                 In
                 gratia
                 et
                 miserecordia
                 Dei
                 hic
                 iacet
                 Rogerus
                 Boreham
                 qui
                 obiit
                 xxvii
                 .
                 die
                 Nouembris
                 anno
                 Domini
                 M.
                 cccc.xlii
                 .
                 et
                 Katherina
                 vxor
                 eius
                 que
                 ...
                 Quorum
                 animabus
                 propitietur
                 Deus
                 .
                 Amen
                 .
              
            
             
               
               This
               Towne
               was
               beautified
               by
               King
               Henry
               the
               first
               ,
               with
               a
               colledge
               of
               blacke
               Canons
               ,
               who
               granted
               the
               same
               as
               a
               cell
               to
               the
               Canons
               of
               Saint
               Osiths
               in
               Essex
               :
               Her
               reuenues
               were
               augmented
               by
               
                 Richard
                 Beauveys
              
               Bishop
               of
               London
               ,
               who
               is
               reckoned
               as
               a
               cofounder
               with
               the
               said
               King
               :
               the
               value
               of
               it
               was
               48
               pounds
               ,
               8
               shillings
               ,
               9.
               pence
               .
            
          
           
             
               Mettingham
               .
            
             
               
               Sir
               Iohn
               ,
               sirnamed
               
                 de
                 Norwich
              
               ,
               Lord
               of
               this
               place
               ,
               built
               here
               a
               foure
               square
               Castle
               ,
               and
               a
               Colledge
               or
               Chantrie
               within
               it
               ,
               which
               he
               dedicated
               to
               the
               honour
               of
               God
               ,
               and
               the
               blessed
               Virgin
               Mary
               ,
               which
               was
               valued
               at
               the
               suppression
               to
               bee
               yearely
               worth
               in
               lands
               ,
               two
               hundred
               ,
               two
               pounds
               ,
               seuen
               shillings
               fiue
               pence
               halfe
               penny
               ,
               which
               was
               surrendred
               the
               8
               of
               Aprill
               ,
               33
               Hen.
               the
               eight
               .
            
          
           
             
               Brusyerd
               .
            
             
               
               A
               Monastery
               of
               Nunnes
               ,
               dedicated
               to
               the
               blessed
               Virgin
               ,
               by
               whom
               ●ounded
               ,
               or
               in
               whose
               time
               ,
               I
               haue
               not
               learned
               :
               valued
               it
               was
               at
               56
               pound
               two
               shillings
               and
               a
               penny
               ,
               
                 per
                 annum
              
               ,
               and
               surrendred
               the
               17.
               of
               February
               ,
               in
               the
               thirtith
               yeare
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               eight
               .
            
          
           
             
               VVangford
               .
            
             
               
               Here
               sometimes
               stood
               a
               Priory
               or
               a
               Cell
               of
               blacke
               Monkes
               Cluniakes
               ,
               dedicated
               to
               the
               honour
               of
               the
               Virgin
               Mary
               ,
               founded
               by
               one
               Ansered
               of
               France
               ,
               valued
               at
               the
               suppression
               ,
               to
               be
               worth
               thirty
               pounds
               ,
               nine
               shillings
               ,
               fiue
               pence
               by
               yeare
               ,
               and
               surrendred
               the
               sixteenth
               of
               February
               ,
               32
               Hen.
               8.
               
            
          
           
             
               Bungey
               .
            
             
               
               Here
               was
               a
               Nunnery
               founded
               by
               
                 Roger
                 Glanuil
              
               and
               Gundreda
               his
               wife
               ,
               or
               as
               others
               say
               ,
               by
               the
               Ancestors
               of
               
                 Thomas
                 de
                 Brotherton
              
               Earle
               of
               Norfolke
               :
               valued
               at
               the
               downefall
               of
               religious
               houses
               ,
               at
               sixtie
               two
               pounds
               ,
               two
               shillings
               ,
               and
               a
               penny
               ,
               and
               of
               it
               I
               know
               no
               further
               .
            
          
           
             
               Sotterley
               .
            
             
               Towards
               the
               vppermost
               end
               of
               the
               Chancell
               of
               this
               Church
               ,
               lieth
               a
               large
               Grauestone
               ,
               with
               two
               full
               proportioned
               pictures
               in
               brasse
               ,
               and
               this
               Inscription
               at
               the
               feete
               of
               them
               .
               
            
             
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 animabus
                 Thome
                 Playsers
                 Armigeri
                 ,
                 nuper
                 huius
                 Ecclesie
                 Patroni
                 ,
                 
                 et
                 Anne
                 vxoris
                 eius
                 et
                 sororis
                 et
                 heredis
                 Rogeri
                 Henays
                 nuper
                 de
                 Tadington
                 Armigeri
                 ,
                 qui
                 quidem
                 Thomas
                 obijt
                 xxi
                 .
                 die
                 mensis
                 Septembris
                 ,
                 anno
                 M.
                 cccc.lxxix
                 .
                 et
                 predicta
                 Anna
                 obijt
                 x.
                 die
                 mensis
                 Octobris
                 ex
                 tunc
                 prox
                 .
                 sequent
                 .
                 Quorum
                 animabus
                 propitietur
                 Deus
                 ,
                 Amen
                 .
              
            
             
               In
               the
               same
               Chancell
               is
               a
               Tombe
               of
               free
               stone
               ,
               couered
               with
               a
               faire
               marble
               ,
               with
               this
               following
               Inscription
               in
               brasse
               about
               it
               .
            
             
               Here
               lyeth
               buried
               ,
               the
               body
               of
               
                 VVilliam
                 Playfers
              
               Esquire
               ,
               
               sonne
               and
               heire
               to
               Thomas
               and
               Anne
               his
               wife
               ,
               who
               married
               Iane
               ,
               daughter
               of
               sir
               of
               Knots
               Hall
               ,
               Knight
               ;
               by
               whom
               hee
               had
               issue
               ,
               diuers
               children
               ,
               and
               dyed
               the
               xi
               .
               day
               of
               Nouember
               ,
               
                 anno
                 M.D.xii
              
               .
            
             
               Adioyning
               to
               this
               ,
               is
               another
               Tombe
               ,
               with
               the
               Effigies
               of
               a
               man
               cut
               in
               brasse
               ,
               and
               this
               Inscription
               at
               his
               feete
               .
            
             
               Here
               vnder
               lyeth
               buried
               ,
               the
               body
               of
               
                 Christopher
                 Playfers
              
               Esquire
               ,
               
               true
               Patron
               of
               this
               Church
               ,
               sonne
               and
               heire
               to
               VVilliam
               and
               Iane
               his
               wife
               ,
               who
               had
               two
               wiues
               :
               
                 videlicet
                 ,
                 Dorothy
              
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               daughters
               and
               heires
               of
               
                 VVilliam
                 Aselak
              
               ,
               of
               Carrow
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Norfolke
               Esquire
               ,
               by
               whom
               he
               had
               issue
               ,
               Thomas
               ;
               and
               by
               Anne
               ,
               daughter
               to
               
                 VVilliam
                 Read
              
               of
               Becles
               Esquire
               ;
               he
               had
               issue
               ,
               seuen
               sonnes
               and
               foure
               daughters
               ,
               and
               he
               dyed
               in
               the
               yeare
               of
               our
               Lord
               God
               ,
               M.D.xlvii
               ,
            
             
               Here
               likewise
               lye
               buried
               ,
               the
               bodies
               of
               
                 Thomas
                 Playfers
              
               Esquire
               ,
               
               and
               of
               
                 VVilliam
                 Playfers
              
               Esquire
               ,
               Patrons
               of
               this
               Church
               ;
               but
               they
               dyed
               but
               of
               late
               yeares
               .
               Thomas
               died
               the
               19
               of
               September
               ,
               1572.
               and
               VVilliam
               ,
               the
               first
               day
               of
               Iune
               ,
               1584.
               
            
             
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 anima
                 Roberti
                 Bumpsted
                 generosi
                 ,
                 qui
                 obijt
                 xv
                 .
                 die
                 mensis
                 Aprilis
                 ,
                 anno
                 Domini
                 ,
                 M.
                 cccc.lxxxii
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Eay
               ,
               or
               Eye
               .
            
             
               
                 Where
                 was
                 a
                 Monastery
                 of
                 blacke
                 Monkes
                 ,
              
               
               
                 consecrated
                 to
                 Saint
              
               Peter
               ,
               
                 and
                 founded
                 by
              
               Robert
               Malet
               ,
               
                 a
                 Norman
                 Baron
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 Iland
                 of
                 Eye
                 ,
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 because
                 it
                 is
                 watered
                 on
                 euery
                 side
                 with
                 brookes
                 ,
                 where
                 are
                 to
                 bee
                 seene
                 ,
              
               
               
                 the
                 rubbish
                 ,
                 ruines
                 ,
                 and
                 decaied
                 walles
                 of
                 an
                 old
                 Castle
                 that
                 belonged
                 to
                 the
                 said
              
               Robert
               Malet
               :
               
                 whose
                 donations
                 which
                 were
                 many
                 and
                 great
                 ,
                 were
                 confirmed
                 by
                 King
              
               Stephens
               
                 Charter
                 ;
                 of
                 which
                 thus
                 much
                 as
                 followeth
                 out
                 of
              
               Selden
               
                 in
                 his
                 History
                 of
                 Tithes
              
               ,
               cap.
               
                 11.
                 which
                 hee
                 had
                 from
                 the
                 originall
                 .
              
            
             
               Quoniam
               ,
               
               diuina
               miserecordia
               prouidente
               ,
               cognonimus
               esse
               dispositum
               ,
               et
               longè
               lateque
               predicante
               Ecclesia
               ,
               sonat
               omnium
               auribus
               diuulgatum
               ;
               Quod
               Eleemosynarum
               largitione
               possunt
               absolui
               vincula
               peccatorum
               ,
               et
               adquiri
               celestium
               premia
               gaudiorum
               .
               Ego
               ✚
               Stephanus
               Dei
               gratia
               Anglorum
               Rex
               ,
               partem
               habere
               volens
               cum
               illis
               qui
               felici
               commercio
               celestia
               pro
               terrenis
               commutant
               ,
               Dei
               amore
               compunctus
               ,
               et
               pro
               salute
               anime
               mee
               ✚
               et
               patris
               mei
               ,
               matrisque
               mee
               ,
               et
               omnium
               parentum
               meorum
               ✚
               et
               antecessorum
               meorum
               Regum
               ✚
               VVillielmi
               scilicet
               Regis
               Aui
               mei
               .
               ✚
               et
               VVillielmi
               Regis
               Avunculi
               mei
               ✚
               et
               Henrici
               Regis
               Auunculi
               mei
               ✚
               et
               Roberti
               Malet
               ,
               et
               concilio
               Baronum
               meorum
               .
               Concedo
               Deo
               ,
               et
               Ecclesie
               Sancti
               Petri
               de
               Eia
               ,
               et
               Monachis
               ibidem
               in
               Dei
               seruitio
               congregatis
               ,
               vt
               habeant
               omnes
               res
               suas
               quetas
               et
               
               liberas
               ah
               omni
               exactione
               ,
               et
               teneant
               eas
               in
               terris
               ,
               in
               Decimis
               ,
               in
               Ecclesiis
               ,
               in
               omnibus
               possessionibus
               ,
               sicut
               vnquam
               melius
               ,
               &
               honorabilius
               tenuerunt
               tempore
               Roberti
               Malet
               ,
               et
               tempore
               meo
               antequam
               Rex
               essem
               cum
               Soca
               et
               Soca
               ,
               et
               Tol
               et
               Tiem
               et
               Infanganathief
               .
               ●
               precipio
               etiam
               vt
               teneant
               de
               quocunque
               tenehant
               (
               et
               non
               mittantur
               in
               placitum
               )
               sicut
               tenebant
               die
               quam
               Henricus
               Rex
               fuit
               viuus
               et
               mortuus
               et
               die
               qua
               ad
               Regni
               coronam
               perveni
               ,
               &c.
               Dat.
               Anno
               ab
               Incarnatione
               Domini
               ,
               M.C.xxxvii
               .
               apud
               Eia
               secundo
               Anno
               Regni
               mei
               ,
               in
               tempore
               Ebrardi
               Episcopi
               Norwicensis
               ,
               et
               Gausleni
               Prioris
               Eie
               .
            
             
               
               Quicunque
               aliquid
               de
               his
               que
               in
               hac
               carta
               continentur
               ,
               auferre
               aut
               minuere
               ,
               aut
               disturbare
               scienter
               voluerit
               autoritate
               Domini
               Omnipotentis
               patris
               ,
               et
               Filii
               et
               Spiritus
               Sancti
               ,
               et
               Sanctorum
               Apostolorum
               ,
               et
               omnium
               Sanctorum
               sit
               excomunicatus
               ,
               Anathematizatus
               ,
               et
               a
               consortio
               Domini
               ,
               et
               liminibus
               Sancte
               Ecclesie
               sequestratus
               donec
               resipiscat
               ,
               et
               Regie
               potestati
               xxx
               libras
               auri
               persoluat
               .
               Fiat
               .
               Fiat
               .
               Fiat
               .
               Amen
               .
               Amen
               .
               Amen
               .
            
             
               
                 This
                 Foundation
                 in
                 Lands
                 ,
                 Tithes
                 ,
                 and
                 Churches
                 ,
                 was
                 rated
                 to
                 bee
                 yearely
                 worth
                 one
                 hundred
                 fourescore
                 and
                 foure
                 pounds
                 nine
                 shillings
                 seuen
                 pence
                 halfe
                 pennie
                 ,
                 qua
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Ockley
               or
               Okeley
               .
            
             
               
                 At
                 the
                 East
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Chancell
                 lyeth
                 a
                 Grauestone
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 Inscription
                 .
              
            
             
               
               Orate
               pro
               animabus
               Willelmi
               Cornwalleis
               ,
               et
               Elisabethe
               vxoris
               sue
               ,
               qui
               quidem
               Willelmus
               obiit
               anno
               Domini
               M.D.xx.
               Quorum
               animabus
               propitietur
               Deus
               .
               Amen
               .
            
             
               
               Hic
               iacet
               Robertus
               Bucton
               Armiger
               Dominus
               &
               Patronus
               istius
               ville
               qui
               obiit
               xvii
               die
               mensis
               Decembris
               ,
               anno
               Domini
               M.
               ccccviii
               .
               cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               Deus
               .
            
             
               
                 In
                 the
                 heart
                 of
                 the
                 Chancell
                 lieth
                 a
                 Tombestone
                 with
                 this
                 Inscription
                 .
              
            
             
               
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Domini
               Iohannis
               Dennis
               ,
               quondam
               Rectoris
               istius
               Ecclesie
               ,
               qui
               obiit
               vltimo
               die
               Iulii
               ,
               anno
               Domini
               ,
               M.D.xxix.
               Cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               Deus
               .
            
          
           
             
               Brome
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               Chancell
               of
               this
               Church
               is
               erected
               a
               marble
               Tombe
               some
               foure
               foot
               high
               ,
               vpon
               which
               lie
               the
               figures
               of
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Cornwalleis
              
               knight
               ,
               in
               Armour
               ,
               with
               a
               white
               staffe
               in
               his
               hand
               ,
               
               and
               a
               greyhound
               at
               his
               feet
               ,
               and
               Mary
               his
               wife
               ,
               with
               a
               Hound
               at
               her
               feet
               .
               Which
               Tombe
               beares
               this
               Inscription
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohannes
                 Cornwalleis
                 miles
                 Willelmi
                 Cornwalleis
                 Armigeri
                 filius
                 ,
                 in
                 Domo
                 Principis
                 Edowardi
                 Oeconomus
                 ,
                 et
                 vxor
                 eiusdem
                 Maria
                 Edwardi
                 Sulliard
                 de
                 Essex
                 Filia
                 .
                 Qui
                 quidem
                 Iohannes
                 xxiij
                 Aprilis
                 ,
                 Anno
                 Dom.
                 M.D.xliiii
                 .
                 obiit
                 Astrugie
                 in
                 Comitatu
                 Buckingham
                 ,
                 cum
                 ibidem
                 Princeps
                 Edwardus
                 versaretur
                 .
              
            
             
               
               On
               the
               North
               side
               of
               the
               Isle
               neare
               vnto
               the
               former
               monument
               standeth
               a
               marble
               Tombe
               ,
               vpon
               which
               lie
               the
               pourtraitures
               of
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Cornwalleis
              
               knight
               ,
               in
               Armour
               ,
               and
               Anne
               his
               wife
               .....
            
             
             
               Of
               these
               two
               ,
               and
               of
               the
               familie
               of
               Cornwalleis
               ,
               thus
               Camden
               writes
               ,
               
               concurring
               with
               the
               words
               in
               these
               Inscriptions
               .
               At
               Brome
               ,
               saith
               he
               ,
               dwelt
               a
               long
               time
               the
               Familie
               of
               Cornwalleis
               ,
               of
               knights
               degree
               :
               of
               whom
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Cornwalleis
              
               was
               Steward
               of
               Edward
               the
               sixth
               his
               houshold
               ,
               while
               he
               was
               Prince
               :
               and
               his
               sonne
               Sir
               Thomas
               ,
               for
               his
               wisedome
               and
               faithfulnesse
               became
               one
               of
               the
               priuie
               Councell
               to
               Queene
               Mary
               ,
               and
               Controllour
               of
               her
               royall
               House
               .
            
             
               Here
               also
               in
               the
               said
               Isle
               is
               a
               Monument
               ,
               
               whereupon
               is
               the
               Effigies
               of
               
                 Henry
                 Cornwalleis
              
               Esquire
               ,
               in
               Armour
               kneeling
               thus
               vnder
               written
               .
            
             
               
                 Hac
                 conditione
                 intraui
                 vt
                 exirem
                 .
              
               
                 Cui
                 nasci
                 contigit
                 mori
                 restat
                 .
              
            
             
               In
               the
               said
               Chancell
               lieth
               a
               Tombestone
               with
               this
               Inscription
               .
            
             
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 anima
                 Edwardi
                 Cornwalleis
                 Armigeri
                 ,
                 qui
                 obijt
                 iiii
                 die
                 Septembris
                 ,
                 anno
                 Domini
                 ,
                 M.D.x.
                 cuius
                 anime
                 propitietur
                 Deus
                 .
                 Amen
                 .
              
            
             
               Vnder
               this
               is
               the
               forme
               of
               an
               heart
               ioyning
               to
               it
               ,
               streaming
               forth
               these
               sentences
               .
               Within
               the
               circumference
               of
               the
               Heart
               this
               word
               Credidi
               .
               From
               the
               Heart
               ,
               these
               lines
               .
            
             
               
                 Redemptor
                 meus
                 viuit
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 nouissimo
                 die
                 super
                 terram
                 stabit
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 carne
                 mea
                 videbo
                 Deum
                 Saluatorem
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Helmingham
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               Chancell
               floore
               vpon
               a
               Tombestone
               this
               Inscription
               in
               French.
               
            
             
               
                 William
                 Ioce
                 &
                 Katerine
                 sa
                 femme
                 gysont
                 ycy
                 
              
               
                 Dieu
                 de
                 lor
                 almes
                 eyt
                 mercy
                 :
                 amen
                 .
              
            
             
               There
               are
               diuers
               other
               Tombestones
               in
               this
               Chancell
               flore
               without
               either
               Inscriptions
               or
               Armes
               ,
               which
               haue
               beene
               on
               them
               all
               ,
               but
               are
               taken
               out
               .
            
          
           
             
               Hintlesham
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               middle
               of
               the
               Chancell
               a
               faire
               blew
               marble
               stone
               ,
               thereon
               in
               brasse
               the
               proportion
               of
               a
               man
               in
               compleat
               Armour
               ,
               vnder
               his
               head
               a
               Helme
               ,
               thereon
               on
               a
               wreath
               his
               Creast
               .
               And
               on
               his
               left
               hand
               the
               pourtraict
               of
               a
               woman
               in
               brasse
               ,
               a
               little
               hownd
               lying
               at
               her
               feete
               :
               vnder
               both
               these
               this
               Inscription
               .
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 iacent
                 venerabilis
                 vir
                 Iohannes
                 Tymperley
                 ,
              
               
               
                 Armiger
                 heres
                 &
                 Dominus
                 de
                 Hyntylsham
                 ,
                 &
                 Margareta
                 vxor
                 eius
                 .
                 Qui
                 quidem
                 Iohannes
                 obijt
                 ...
                 die
                 mensis
                 :
                 Anno
                 Domini
                 M.
                 cccc
                 .
                 Quorum
                 animabus
                 propitietur
                 altissimus
                 .
              
            
             
               On
               another
               marble
               stone
               ,
               a
               man
               in
               compleat
               Armour
               in
               brasse
               ,
               sans
               Helme
               ,
               with
               this
               Inscription
               .
            
             
               Of
               your
               cherite
               prey
               for
               the
               soul
               of
               
                 William
                 Temperley
              
               ,
               
               whych
               dyed
               the
               x.
               day
               of
               March
               in
               the
               yere
               of
               our
               Lord
               God
               M.D.xxvii
               .
               on
               whos
               soul
               
               and
               all
               crystyn
               Iesu
               have
               mercy
               .
               Amen
               .
            
             
               On
               a
               Tombe
               of
               Alabaster
               on
               the
               South
               side
               of
               the
               Chancell
               wall
               ,
               these
               Inscriptions
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Hic
                 iacent
                 Thomas
                 Tymperley
                 Armiger
                 qui
                 obijt
                 xiiii
                 die
                 Ian.
                 M.D.
                 et
                 Etheldreda
                 vxor
                 eius
                 ,
                 prima
                 filia
                 Nicholai
                 Hare
                 ....
                 et
                 Katherine
                 vxor
                 cius
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 iacent
                 Nicholaus
                 Timperley
                 Armiger
                 qui
                 obiit
                 ....
                 et
                 Anna
                 vxor
                 eius
                 filia
                 et
                 heres
                 Gulielmi
                 Markham
                 Armigeri
                 ....
              
            
          
           
             
               Flixton
               .
            
             
               Or
               Felixton
               (
               so
               named
               of
               Felix
               ,
               the
               first
               Bishop
               of
               these
               parts
               ,
               like
               as
               many
               other
               places
               in
               this
               Shire
               )
               had
               in
               times
               past
               a
               Monastery
               of
               Nunnes
               ,
               of
               whose
               Foundation
               I
               haue
               read
               in
               a
               namelesse
               Manuscript
               ,
               as
               followeth
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Margery
                 de
                 Creke
              
               daughter
               to
               
                 Galfride
                 Hanes
              
               ,
               the
               widow
               of
               
                 Bartholomew
                 Creke
              
               ,
               gaue
               her
               whole
               Mannour
               of
               Flixton
               ,
               with
               all
               the
               appurtenances
               ,
               which
               came
               to
               her
               by
               Inheritance
               ,
               to
               haue
               a
               Religious
               house
               of
               Nuns
               erected
               ,
               which
               should
               professe
               the
               Rule
               of
               Saint
               
                 Austin
                 .
                 Simon
                 de
                 Wanton
              
               at
               that
               time
               Bishop
               of
               Norwich
               ,
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Blunde
                 ,
                 Robert
                 de
                 Valines
                 ,
                 William
                 de
                 Medef●nd
                 ,
              
               being
               witnesses
               of
               her
               donation
               and
               gift
               :
               which
               was
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               third
               ;
               for
               I
               finde
               that
               in
               his
               time
               these
               witnesses
               did
               flourish
               .
               It
               was
               valued
               at
               the
               generall
               ouerthrow
               of
               such
               houses
               ,
               at
               twenty
               three
               pounds
               foure
               shillings
               ,
               pennie
               ,
               halfe
               penny
               qua
               .
            
          
           
             
               Walton
               or
               Waletune
               .
            
             
               
               A
               Priory
               dedicated
               to
               Saint
               Felix
               the
               Bishop
               before
               remembred
               ;
               wherein
               were
               placed
               blacke
               Monkes
               Benedictines
               .
               And
               this
               is
               all
               I
               finde
               of
               this
               Foundation
               ,
               saue
               that
               the
               Bigots
               or
               Bigods
               Earles
               of
               Norfolke
               ,
               were
               great
               benefactours
               to
               this
               religious
               building
               ;
               if
               not
               the
               sole
               Founders
               of
               the
               same
               .
               As
               will
               appeare
               by
               this
               peece
               of
               a
               Record
               following
               .
            
             
               
               
                 —
                 Rogerus
                 Bigod
                 comes
                 Norfolcie
                 pro
                 salute
                 anime
                 mee
                 ,
                 &c.
                 dedi
                 et
                 concessi
                 Ecclesie
                 Sancti
                 Felicis
                 de
                 Waletune
                 et
                 Monachis
                 ibidem
                 Deo
                 servientibus
                 omnes
                 donationes
                 sicut
                 antecessores
                 mei
                 ,
                 &c.
                 sans
                 date
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Edwardstow
               .
            
             
               
               A
               Monastery
               was
               here
               founded
               by
               
                 Peter
                 de
                 la
                 Roche
              
               ,
               or
               
                 Petrus
                 de
                 Rupibus
              
               ,
               that
               rich
               Bishop
               of
               Winchester
               ,
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               King
               Iohn
               .
            
          
           
             
               Heringfleet
               .
            
             
               
               Here
               sometimes
               was
               a
               Religious
               Monastery
               of
               Canons
               Regular
               ,
               dedicated
               to
               the
               honour
               of
               Saint
               Olaue
               ,
               founded
               by
               Roger
               the
               sonne
               of
               Osbert
               .
               Valued
               at
               fourty
               nine
               pounds
               eleuen
               shillings
               ,
               seuen
               pence
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Brisete
               .
            
             
               Here
               was
               Priory
               of
               blacke
               Canons
               consecrated
               to
               Saint
               Leonard
               .
            
          
           
             
               Leyston
               ,
               or
               Laiston
               .
            
             
               The
               Priory
               of
               Leyston
               ,
               
               saith
               my
               Manuscript
               ,
               replenished
               with
               blacke
               Monkes
               Premonstratenses
               was
               first
               founded
               by
               
                 Ranulph
                 de
                 Glanvill
              
               ,
               about
               the
               yeare
               1183.
               renewed
               and
               new
               builded
               by
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 de
                 Vfford
              
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Suffolke
               ,
               Anno
               1363.
               it
               was
               dedicated
               to
               the
               mother
               of
               Iesus
               ,
               that
               blessed
               Virgine
               Mary
               .
               And
               vpon
               the
               destruction
               of
               all
               such
               Edifices
               ,
               valued
               farre
               vnder
               rate
               to
               haue
               annuall
               commings
               in
               ,
               one
               hundred
               eighty
               one
               pound
               ,
               seuenteene
               shillings
               ,
               penny
               ,
               halfe
               pennie
               .
            
          
           
             
               Hicham
               .
            
             
               Hoc
               tegitur
               saxo
               Iohannes
               Spring
               ,
               
               qui
               quidem
               Iohannes
               obijt
               duodecimo
               die
               mens
               .
               Augusti
               ,
               Anno
               a
               Christo
               nato
               ,
               M.D.xlvii
               .
               Cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               Deus
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             
               Laneham
               .
            
             
               Here
               lyeth
               buried
               the
               body
               of
               
                 Thomas
                 Spring
              
               of
               Laneham
               ,
               
               surnamed
               the
               Rich
               Clothier
               ,
               who
               died
               ....
               in
               the
               yeare
               of
               our
               Lord
               God
               M.D.x.
               His
               Monument
               is
               in
               the
               carued
               Chappell
               of
               Wainscot
               ,
               in
               the
               North
               side
               of
               the
               Chancell
               which
               he
               built
               himselfe
               ;
               as
               also
               he
               built
               the
               great
               Chappell
               on
               the
               South
               side
               of
               the
               Chancell
               .
            
             
               Here
               lieth
               buried
               another
               
                 Thomas
                 Spring
              
               of
               Laneham
               ,
               
               Clothier
               ,
               who
               built
               the
               Vestrie
               of
               the
               said
               Church
               .
               He
               died
               the
               seuenth
               day
               of
               September
               ,
               M.
               cccclxxxvi
               .
               the
               first
               of
               Henry
               the
               seuenth
               .
            
             
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 anima
                 Iacobi
                 Spring
              
               ,
               
               
                 qui
                 obiit
                 iii
                 die
                 Augusti
                 ,
                 M.
                 cccclxxxiiii
                 .
                 Cuius
                 anime
                 propitietur
                 Deus
                 .
                 Amen
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Cnobersburg
               or
               Burgh
               Castell
               .
            
             
               Which
               as
               Camden
               saith
               out
               of
               venerable
               Bede
               ,
               was
               a
               most
               pleasant
               Castle
               ,
               by
               reason
               of
               the
               woods
               and
               sea
               together
               ,
               wherein
               a
               Monastery
               was
               built
               by
               Furseus
               a
               holy
               Scot
               ;
               
               by
               whose
               perswasions
               Sigebert
               king
               of
               the
               East
               Angles
               became
               a
               Monke
               ,
               and
               resigned
               vp
               his
               kingdome
               :
               who
               afterwards
               being
               drawne
               against
               his
               will
               out
               of
               this
               Monastery
               ,
               to
               encourage
               his
               people
               in
               battell
               against
               the
               Mercians
               ,
               together
               with
               his
               company
               ,
               lost
               his
               life
               .
               In
               that
               place
               now
               there
               are
               onely
               ruinous
               walls
               ,
               in
               forme
               as
               it
               were
               foure
               square
               ,
               built
               of
               flint
               stone
               and
               British
               bricke
               .
               But
               the
               story
               of
               the
               Foundation
               of
               this
               Abbey
               will
               best
               appeare
               in
               the
               life
               of
               Furseus
               ,
               written
               by
               Bede
               ,
               and
               followed
               by
               
                 Capgraue
                 .
                 Bede
                 lib
              
               3.
               cap.
               19.
               
               
                 Capgraue
                 lit
                 .
                 F.
                 folio
              
               153
               as
               followeth
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               time
               that
               Sigebert
               yet
               gouerned
               the
               East
               parts
               of
               England
               ,
               a
               holy
               
               man
               ,
               
               called
               Furseus
               ,
               came
               thither
               out
               of
               Ireland
               ,
               a
               man
               notable
               both
               for
               his
               sayings
               and
               doings
               ,
               of
               great
               vertue
               ,
               and
               much
               desiring
               to
               wander
               and
               trauell
               in
               Gods
               quarrell
               ,
               wheresoever
               occasion
               serued
               .
               Comming
               therefore
               to
               the
               east
               coasts
               of
               England
               ,
               hee
               was
               reuerently
               receiued
               of
               the
               said
               King
               ,
               where
               pursuing
               his
               godly
               desire
               of
               Preaching
               the
               word
               of
               God
               ,
               hee
               both
               conuerted
               many
               Infidels
               ,
               and
               confirmed
               the
               faithfull
               in
               the
               faith
               and
               loue
               of
               Christ
               ,
               by
               his
               painefull
               Preaching
               ,
               and
               vertuous
               examples
               .
               Where
               falling
               into
               sicknesses
               ,
               hee
               had
               from
               God
               a
               vision
               by
               the
               ministery
               of
               Angels
               ,
               wherein
               he
               was
               warned
               to
               goe
               forward
               cheerefully
               in
               his
               painefull
               Preaching
               of
               the
               Gospell
               ,
               and
               to
               perseuere
               in
               his
               accustomed
               watching
               and
               praying
               ,
               because
               his
               end
               and
               death
               was
               certaine
               ,
               though
               the
               houre
               thereof
               was
               most
               vncertaine
               ,
               according
               to
               the
               saying
               of
               our
               Lord.
               
                 Watch
                 therefore
                 ,
                 ye
                 know
                 not
                 the
                 day
                 nor
                 the
                 houre
                 .
              
               With
               this
               vision
               being
               much
               confirmed
               and
               encouraged
               ,
               he
               hastened
               with
               all
               speed
               to
               build
               vp
               the
               Monasterie
               in
               the
               place
               king
               Sigebert
               had
               giuen
               vnto
               him
               ,
               and
               to
               instruct
               it
               with
               regular
               discipline
               .
               This
               Monastery
               was
               pleasantly
               situated
               for
               the
               Woods
               and
               Sea
               adioyning
               ,
               being
               erected
               in
               the
               village
               of
               Gnobersburg
               ,
               and
               enriched
               afterwards
               by
               Anna
               ,
               King
               of
               that
               prouince
               ,
               and
               many
               other
               Noble
               men
               ,
               with
               sundry
               faire
               houses
               ,
               and
               other
               ornaments
               .
               This
               Monastery
               was
               founded
               about
               the
               yeare
               of
               our
               Lord
               ,
               636.
               and
               demolished
               long
               before
               the
               violent
               deluge
               of
               such
               buildings
               ,
               which
               happened
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               eight
               .
            
          
           
             
               Gorlston
               .
            
             
               
               Here
               I
               saw
               ,
               saith
               Camden
               ,
               the
               tower
               steeple
               of
               a
               small
               suppressed
               Friery
               ,
               which
               standeth
               the
               Sailers
               in
               good
               steed
               for
               a
               marke
               :
               of
               which
               Friery
               I
               neuer
               marked
               further
               .
            
          
           
             
               Lestoffe
               .
            
             
               
               Here
               lieth
               buried
               the
               body
               of
               
                 Thomas
                 Scroope
              
               ,
               otherwise
               sirnamed
               Bradley
               ,
               of
               the
               towne
               wherein
               he
               was
               borne
               ,
               descended
               of
               the
               noble
               family
               of
               the
               
                 Scroopes
                 ,
                 Qui
                 claritatem
                 generis
                 literis
                 et
                 virtutibus
                 plurimum
                 illustrabat
              
               :
               who
               very
               much
               adorned
               the
               honour
               of
               his
               birth
               ,
               by
               his
               learning
               and
               vertues
               .
               He
               was
               first
               a
               Monke
               
                 ordinis
                 Sancti
                 Benedicti
              
               ,
               of
               the
               order
               of
               Saint
               Benet
               :
               after
               that
               ,
               
                 ad
                 maiorem
                 aspirans
                 perfectionem
              
               ,
               aspiring
               to
               a
               greater
               perfection
               of
               life
               ,
               hee
               tooke
               vpon
               him
               the
               profession
               and
               rule
               of
               a
               Dominican
               ,
               and
               after
               that
               ,
               he
               submitted
               himselfe
               to
               the
               discipline
               of
               the
               Carmelites
               ,
               (
               of
               whose
               Institution
               he
               writ
               a
               learned
               Treatise
               )
               and
               preached
               the
               Gospell
               in
               haire
               and
               sackcloth
               round
               about
               the
               Countrie
               .
               Then
               hee
               withdrew
               himselfe
               againe
               to
               his
               house
               of
               Carmelites
               in
               Norwich
               ,
               and
               there
               remained
               twenty
               yeares
               ,
               leading
               the
               life
               of
               an
               Anchorite
               ,
               but
               yet
               after
               that
               time
               ,
               he
               came
               abroad
               ,
               and
               was
               aduanced
               by
               the
               Pope
               to
               a
               Bishopricke
               in
               Ireland
               ,
               called
               
                 Dromorensis
                 Episcopatus
              
               ,
               the
               said
               Pope
               (
               which
               was
               Eugenius
               the
               fourth
               )
               sent
               him
               in
               embassage
               to
               the
               I
               le
               of
               Rhodes
               (
               of
               which
               he
               writ
               a
               booke
               )
               from
               whence
               being
               returned
               ,
               he
               left
               Ireland
               and
               his
               Bishopricke
               ,
               
               came
               into
               the
               East
               countries
               ,
               wherein
               hee
               went
               vp
               and
               downe
               barefooted
               ,
               teaching
               in
               townes
               abroad
               ,
               the
               ten
               commandements
               ,
               and
               preaching
               the
               glad
               tidings
               of
               the
               Gospell
               .
               
                 Quicquid
                 autem
                 vel
                 ex
                 suis
                 reditibus
                 percepit
                 ,
                 vel
                 alias
                 a
                 ditioribus
                 lucrari
                 poterat
                 ,
                 id
                 totum
                 aut
                 pauperibus
                 distribuit
                 aut
                 in
                 alios
                 pios
                 vsus
                 erogauit
                 :
              
               whatsoeuer
               hee
               tooke
               ,
               either
               of
               his
               owne
               yearely
               profits
               ,
               or
               what
               he
               could
               procure
               from
               the
               richer
               sort
               of
               people
               ;
               he
               distributed
               it
               all
               to
               the
               poore
               ,
               or
               employed
               it
               to
               pious
               vses
               .
               At
               the
               length
               ,
               
                 Anno
                 aetatis
                 suae
                 plus
                 minus
                 centesimo
                 in
                 Leistoft
                 Suffolciencis
                 comitatus
                 oppido
                 viuendi
                 finem
                 fecit
                 ,
              
               in
               the
               yeare
               of
               his
               age
               ,
               one
               hundred
               or
               thereabouts
               :
               he
               died
               in
               this
               towne
               of
               Lestoffe
               ,
               the
               fifteenth
               day
               of
               Ianuary
               ,
               in
               the
               yeare
               of
               our
               Lord
               ,
               1491.
               the
               seuenth
               of
               Henry
               the
               seuenth
               .
               Here
               he
               was
               buried
               ,
               
                 cum
                 Epitaphio
                 Elegiaco
              
               ,
               with
               an
               Elegiacall
               or
               sorrowfull
               Epitaph
               ,
               engrauen
               vpon
               his
               monument
               :
               two
               of
               the
               last
               verses
               of
               which
               ,
               are
               these
               two
               verses
               following
               .
            
             
               
                 Venit
                 ad
                 occasum
                 morbo
                 confectus
                 amoro
                 ;
              
               
                 Spiritus
                 alta
                 petit
                 ,
                 pondere
                 corpus
                 humum
                 .
              
            
             
               If
               you
               would
               know
               more
               of
               this
               learned
               Irish
               Bishop
               ,
               reade
               Bale
               and
               Pitseus
               in
               his
               life
               .
            
          
           
             
               Somerley
               .
            
             
               The
               habitation
               in
               ancient
               times
               of
               Fitz-Osbert
               ,
               from
               whom
               it
               is
               come
               lineally
               to
               the
               worshipfull
               ancient
               Familie
               of
               the
               Iernegans
               ,
               Knights
               of
               high
               esteeme
               in
               these
               parts
               ,
               saith
               Camden
               in
               this
               tract
               .
            
             
               Vpon
               an
               ancient
               Knight
               (
               saith
               the
               same
               Author
               in
               his
               Remaines
               )
               Sir
               Iernegan
               ,
               buried
               crosse
               legd
               at
               Somerley
               in
               Suffolke
               ,
               some
               hundred
               yeares
               since
               is
               written
               .
            
             
               
                 Iesus
                 Christ
                 ,
                 both
                 God
                 and
                 man
                 ,
              
               
                 Saue
                 thy
                 seruant
                 Iernegan
                 .
                 
              
            
             
               This
               Knight
               ,
               as
               I
               gather
               by
               computation
               of
               yeares
               ,
               was
               Sir
               
                 Richard
                 Ierningham
              
               or
               Iernegan
               ,
               who
               for
               his
               staid
               wisedome
               ,
               was
               chosen
               to
               be
               one
               of
               the
               priuie
               Chamber
               to
               King
               Henry
               the
               eight
               ,
               vpon
               this
               occasion
               following
               .
            
             
               Certaine
               Gentlemen
               of
               the
               priuy
               Chamber
               ,
               
               which
               through
               the
               Kings
               lenitie
               ,
               in
               bearing
               with
               their
               lewdnesse
               ,
               forgetting
               themselues
               ,
               and
               their
               duty
               towards
               his
               grace
               ,
               in
               being
               too
               familiar
               with
               him
               ,
               not
               hauing
               due
               respect
               to
               his
               estate
               and
               degree
               ,
               were
               remoued
               ,
               by
               order
               taken
               from
               the
               Councell
               ,
               vnto
               whom
               the
               King
               had
               giuen
               authoritie
               to
               vse
               their
               discretions
               in
               that
               behalfe
               ,
               and
               then
               were
               foure
               sad
               and
               ancient
               Knights
               put
               into
               the
               Kings
               priuy
               Chamber
               ,
               
               whose
               names
               were
               Sir
               
                 Richard
                 Wingfield
              
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Richard
                 Ierningham
              
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Richard
                 Weston
              
               ,
               and
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Kingstone
              
               .
            
             
               Or
               it
               may
               be
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Ierningham
              
               ,
               knighted
               by
               the
               Duke
               of
               Suffolke
               ,
               
                 Charles
                 Brandon
              
               ,
               at
               the
               battaile
               ,
               and
               yeelding
               vp
               of
               Mont
               de
               dier
               ,
               a
               towne
               in
               France
               .
            
             
             
               But
               which
               of
               the
               Family
               soeuer
               he
               was
               ,
               the
               name
               hath
               beene
               of
               exemplarie
               note
               before
               the
               Conquest
               ;
               if
               you
               will
               beleeue
               thus
               much
               as
               followeth
               ,
               taken
               out
               of
               the
               Pedegree
               of
               the
               Ierninghams
               ,
               by
               a
               iudicious
               gentleman
               .
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 M.xxx.
                 Canute
              
               ,
               King
               of
               Denmarke
               ,
               and
               of
               England
               after
               his
               returne
               from
               Rome
               ,
               brought
               diuers
               Captaines
               and
               Souldiers
               from
               Denmarke
               ,
               whereof
               the
               greatest
               part
               were
               christened
               here
               in
               England
               ,
               
               and
               began
               to
               settle
               themselues
               here
               ,
               of
               whom
               ,
               Iernegan
               ,
               or
               Iernengham
               ,
               and
               Iennihingho
               ,
               now
               Iennings
               ,
               
               were
               of
               the
               most
               esteeme
               with
               Canute
               ,
               who
               gaue
               vnto
               the
               said
               Ierningham
               ,
               certaine
               royalties
               ,
               and
               at
               a
               Parliament
               held
               at
               Oxford
               ,
               the
               said
               King
               Canute
               did
               giue
               vnto
               the
               said
               Ierningham
               ,
               certaine
               Mannors
               in
               Norfolke
               ,
               and
               to
               Iennings
               ,
               certain
               Mannors
               lying
               vpon
               the
               sea-side
               neere
               Horwich
               in
               Suffolke
               ,
               in
               regard
               of
               their
               former
               seruices
               done
               to
               his
               Father
               Swenus
               King
               of
               Denmarke
               .
            
          
           
             
               Snape
               .
            
             
               
               A
               Priory
               of
               blacke
               Monkes
               ,
               and
               a
               Cell
               to
               Colchester
               ,
               founded
               in
               the
               yeare
               ,
               1099.
               the
               twelfth
               of
               
                 William
                 Rufus
              
               ,
               by
               
                 William
                 Martill
              
               ,
               and
               Albreda
               his
               wife
               ,
               and
               
                 Geffrey
                 Martill
              
               their
               sonne
               and
               heire
               ,
               dedicated
               to
               the
               Virgin
               Mary
               ,
               and
               valued
               in
               the
               Kings
               bookes
               to
               be
               yearely
               worth
               ,
               ninety
               nine
               pounds
               ,
               one
               shilling
               ,
               eleuen
               pence
               halfe
               penny
               .
            
          
           
             
               Hoxon
               .
            
             
               
               In
               times
               past
               called
               Hegilsdon
               ,
               and
               much
               ennobled
               by
               reason
               of
               the
               Martyrdome
               in
               this
               place
               of
               Edmund
               ,
               King
               of
               the
               East
               Angles
               ,
               enshrined
               sometimes
               in
               the
               Abbey
               of
               Bury
               ,
               as
               I
               haue
               spoken
               before
               ,
               honoured
               by
               his
               name
               ,
               to
               whose
               holinesse
               ,
               a
               Monasterie
               was
               erected
               in
               this
               place
               .
            
          
           
             
               Wykes
               .
            
             
               This
               was
               a
               Monastery
               of
               Nuns
               ,
               dedicated
               to
               the
               Virgin
               Mary
               ,
               founded
               by
               King
               Henry
               the
               third
               ,
               
               or
               at
               least
               wise
               by
               him
               confirmed
               ,
               as
               it
               is
               in
               the
               Records
               in
               the
               Tower
               :
               valued
               at
               fourescore
               and
               twelue
               pounds
               ,
               twelue
               shillings
               ,
               three
               pence
               halfe
               penny
               of
               yearely
               commings
               in
               .
            
          
           
             
               Neyland
               .
            
             
               The
               manufacture
               of
               Clothing
               in
               this
               County
               ,
               hath
               bin
               much
               greater
               ,
               and
               those
               of
               that
               trade
               farre
               richer
               ,
               I
               perswade
               my selfe
               ,
               heretofore
               then
               in
               these
               times
               ,
               or
               else
               ,
               the
               heires
               and
               executors
               of
               the
               deceased
               ,
               were
               more
               carefull
               that
               the
               Testators
               dead
               corps
               should
               bee
               interred
               in
               more
               decent
               manner
               ,
               then
               they
               are
               now
               a
               daies
               ;
               otherwise
               I
               should
               not
               finde
               so
               many
               marbles
               richly
               inlaid
               with
               brasse
               ,
               to
               the
               memory
               of
               Clothiers
               in
               foregoing
               
               ages
               ,
               and
               not
               one
               in
               these
               latter
               seasons
               .
               All
               the
               monuments
               in
               this
               Church
               which
               beare
               any
               face
               of
               comelinesse
               or
               antiquity
               ,
               are
               erected
               to
               the
               memorie
               of
               Clothiers
               ,
               and
               such
               as
               belong
               to
               the
               mystery
               .
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 iacet
                 Iohannes
                 Ewel
              
               ,
               
               
                 quondam
                 Fuller
                 istius
                 ville
                 et
                 Agnes
                 vxor
                 eius
                 qui
                 quidem
                 Iohannes
                 obijt
                 vi
                 .
                 Octobris
                 anno
                 Dom.
                 M.
                 cccc.xxxvi
                 .
                 litera
                 Dominicalis
                 G.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Orate
                 ....
                 Georgij
                 Hamund
                 Textoris
                 de
                 Barby
                 qui
                 obiit
                 ,
              
               
               
                 anno
                 Domini
                 M.D.xxx
              
               .
            
             
               I
               beseche
               you
               as
               to
               say
               oon
               
                 Pater
                 Noster
              
               and
               an
               Aue
               ,
               
               for
               the
               soul
               of
               Dame
               
                 Thomasin
                 Hamund
              
               :
               ....
               worker
               ....
               M.D.xlviii
               .
            
             
               One
               Abell
               a
               Cloth
               worker
               ,
               built
               the
               Porche
               of
               this
               Church
               ,
               which
               is
               a
               very
               faire
               one
               ,
               
               in
               the
               wall
               whereof
               he
               hath
               a
               funerall
               monument
               ,
               and
               to
               signifie
               his
               name
               ,
               as
               also
               to
               make
               vp
               his
               cote
               Armour
               ,
               is
               the
               letter
               A.
               and
               the
               picture
               of
               a
               Bell
               cast
               vpon
               the
               Monument
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Stoke
               iuxta
               Neyland
               .
            
             
               This
               Church
               is
               highly
               honoured
               by
               the
               Sepulture
               of
               diuers
               of
               the
               illustrious
               Familie
               of
               the
               Howards
               .
            
             
               
                 PASSIO
                 :
                 ΞΡῙ
                 :
                 CONFORTA
                 :
                 NOS
                 .
              
               
                 IESV
                 :
                 MISERERE
                 :
                 NOBIS
                 :
              
            
             
               In
               the
               East
               Window
               of
               the
               South
               part
               in
               the
               Church
               are
               these
               portraitures
               of
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Howard
              
               Knight
               ,
               and
               Dame
               Alice
               his
               wife
               ,
               daughter
               and
               heire
               of
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Tendring
              
               Knight
               ,
               with
               the
               subscription
               following
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 animabus
                 Domini
                 Iohannis
                 Howard
                 ,
                 &
                 Dominae
                 Aliciae
                 vxo
                 ris
                 eius
                 .
              
            
             
               Vpon
               a
               faire
               marble
               ,
               though
               much
               defaced
               ,
               in
               the
               Quire.
               
            
             
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 animabus
                 Iohannis
                 Howard
                 militis
                 ,
                 qui
                 obijt
              
               .
               ...
               1400.
               
                 et
                 Alicie
                 vxoris
                 eius
                 ,
                 que
                 obijt
                 in
                 festo
                 Sancte
                 Luce
                 Euangeliste
                 ,
              
               1426.
               
            
             
               Vpon
               the
               Pauement
               before
               the
               high
               Aultar
               lyeth
               an
               auncient
               Grauestone
               ,
               hauing
               thereon
               the
               figure
               of
               a
               Knight
               in
               compleat
               Armour
               ,
               resting
               his
               Head
               vpon
               his
               Gauntlet
               ,
               with
               this
               circumscription
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Hic
                 iacent
                 Tumulati
                 ,
                 Dominus
                 Willelmus
                 Tendring
                 ,
                 miles
                 ,
                 &
                 Katherina
                 Clapton
                 vxor
                 eiusdem
                 :
                 obierunt
                 anno
                 Domini
              
               1408.
               
            
             
               
               
                 .....
                 Domina
                 Iohanna
                 Redmeld
                 quondam
                 sponsa
                 Willelmi
                 Redmeld
                 militis
                 ,
                 ac
                 filia
                 recolende
                 memorie
                 Domine
                 Margarete
                 Howard
                 Ducisse
                 Norfolcie
                 hic
                 superius
                 tumulate
                 obijt
                 .
                 ▪
                 ....
                 xx
                 Febr.
                 M.D.
                 
              
            
             
             
               Neare
               vnto
               the
               same
               ,
               vpon
               the
               pauement
               ,
               is
               also
               another
               Monument
               with
               the
               circumscription
               ,
               as
               here
               vnder
               appeareth
               ,
               the
               Brasses
               of
               the
               Figures
               ,
               and
               some
               of
               the
               Armes
               thereof
               ,
               are
               most
               impiously
               stolne
               away
               ,
               and
               so
               is
               the
               Brasse
               of
               the
               Inscriptions
               ,
               Armes
               ,
               and
               Images
               of
               three
               other
               faire
               stones
               lying
               there
               neare
               .
            
             
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 animabus
                 Iohannis
                 Howard
                 Militis
                 :
                 qui
                 obiit
                 Ann.
                 14.
                 et
                 Allicie
                 vxoris
                 eius
                 :
                 que
                 obiit
                 in
                 festo
                 Sancti
                 Luce
                 Evangeliste
                 :
                 Ann.
                 1426.
                 quorum
                 animabus
                 proprietur
                 Deus
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 HONI
                 :
                 SOIT
                 :
                 QVI
                 :
                 MAL
                 :
                 Y
                 :
                 PENSE
                 :
              
               
                 Under
                 this
                 Stone
                 is
                 buried
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 the
                 right
                 honorable
                 woman
                 and
                 Ladie
                 ,
                 sometime
                 wife
                 vnto
                 the
                 right
                 high
                 and
                 mighty
                 Prince
                 Lord
                 Iohn
                 Howard
                 Duke
                 of
                 Norfolke
                 ,
                 and
                 mother
                 vnto
                 the
                 right
                 noble
                 and
                 puissant
                 Prince
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Thomas
                 Howard
                 ,
                 Duke
                 also
                 of
                 Norfolke
                 .
                 Which
                 Lady
                 departed
                 this
                 present
                 life
                 ,
                 Ann.
                 Dom.
                 1452.
                 
              
            
             
               In
               the
               South
               part
               of
               the
               said
               Church
               betweene
               the
               high
               Altar
               and
               the
               Quier
               is
               a
               monument
               (
               with
               this
               similitude
               and
               subscription
               ,
               aforementioned
               )
               of
               the
               right
               honourable
               Lady
               Katherine
               ,
               daughter
               of
               William
               
               Lord
               Molins
               ,
               the
               first
               wife
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Howard
              
               Duke
               of
               Norfolke
               ,
               who
               was
               the
               sonne
               of
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Howard
              
               ,
               and
               of
               Margaret
               his
               wife
               ,
               daughter
               and
               co-heire
               of
               
                 Tho.
                 Mowbray
              
               ,
               Duke
               of
               Norfolke
               ,
               sonne
               of
               Iohn
               Lord
               Mowbray
               ,
               and
               Elisabeth
               his
               wife
               ,
               daughter
               and
               heire
               of
               Iohn
               Lord
               Segraue
               ,
               and
               Margaret
               ,
               Dutchesse
               of
               Norfolke
               ,
               the
               daughter
               and
               heire
               of
               Tho.
               of
               Brotherton
               ,
               the
               fifth
               sonne
               of
               King
               Edward
               the
               first
               ,
               the
               which
               he
               had
               by
               Margaret
               his
               second
               wife
               ,
               the
               daughter
               of
               the
               French
               King
               Phelip
               the
               Third
               .
            
          
           
             
               Tendringhall
               Chappell
               ,
               in
               the
               Parish
               of
               Stoke
               iuxta
               Neyland
               .
            
             
             
               In
               the
               East
               window
               of
               the
               priuate
               Chappell
               of
               Tendring
               Hall
               in
               the
               said
               Parish
               of
               Stoke
               
                 iuxta
                 Neyland
              
               ,
               is
               the
               effigies
               aboue
               shewed
               ,
               which
               is
               supposed
               (
               by
               reason
               of
               the
               quarterings
               in
               his
               Coate
               of
               Armes
               )
               to
               be
               made
               for
               Iohn
               Lord
               Howard
               (
               after
               created
               Duke
               of
               Norfolke
               )
               In
               which
               (
               and
               in
               the
               foresaid
               Monument
               )
               is
               to
               be
               obserued
               that
               according
               to
               the
               auncient
               rule
               ,
               the
               Coate
               Armour
               of
               the
               Bloud-Royall
               is
               placed
               in
               the
               first
               quarter
               before
               the
               Paternall
               Coate
               .
            
             
             
               
               
                 Hic
                 ....
                 Katerina
                 de
                 Tenderyng
                 quondam
                 vxor
                 Thome
                 Clopton
                 que
                 obijt
                 die
                 Veneris
                 ante
                 festum
                 Pentecostes
                 .
                 M.
                 ccccii
                 .
              
            
             
               ...
               Lady
               Windsore
               ....
               doughter
               of
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Walgraue
              
               .
            
             
               At
               the
               vpper
               end
               in
               the
               North
               side
               of
               this
               Church
               ,
               next
               to
               the
               Chancell
               ,
               
                 Iohn
                 de
                 Peyton
              
               ,
               
               the
               sonne
               of
               Reginald
               ,
               lieth
               interred
               vnder
               a
               marble
               stone
               .
               About
               the
               verge
               whereof
               these
               few
               French
               words
               following
               are
               onely
               remayning
               .
            
             
               
                 ....
                 Iena
                 de
                 Peytona
                 ....
                 Mercye
                 ...
                 lame
                 Crist
                 ....
              
            
             
               
               Vnder
               another
               marble
               stone
               adioyning
               ,
               his
               sonne
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Peyton
              
               knight
               ,
               lieth
               inhumed
               with
               this
               French
               Inscription
               .
            
             
               
                 Vous
                 qe
                 par
                 ici
                 passet
                 ,
              
               
                 Pur
                 l'ame
                 Sire
                 Iehan
                 de
                 Peytona
                 priet
                 .
              
               
                 Le
                 cours
                 de
                 oi
                 ici
                 gist
                 ;
              
               
                 L'ame
                 receyue
                 Ihu
                 crist
                 .
                 Amen
                 .
              
            
             
               
               These
               Peytons
               had
               their
               mansion
               at
               Peyton
               Hall
               in
               Boxford
               not
               farre
               hence
               .
               Of
               which
               and
               of
               them
               
                 Camden
                 .
                 Wicken
              
               came
               to
               the
               familie
               of
               the
               Peytons
               ,
               saith
               he
               ,
               by
               a
               daughter
               and
               coheire
               of
               the
               Gernons
               about
               Edward
               the
               thirds
               time
               ,
               as
               afterward
               Isleham
               descended
               to
               them
               by
               a
               coheire
               of
               Bernard
               in
               Henry
               the
               sixth
               his
               time
               :
               which
               knightly
               familie
               of
               Peytons
               flowred
               out
               of
               the
               same
               male-stocke
               ,
               whence
               the
               Vffords
               Earles
               of
               Suffolke
               descended
               ,
               as
               appeareth
               by
               their
               coat-armour
               ,
               albeit
               they
               assumed
               the
               surname
               of
               Peyton
               ,
               according
               to
               the
               vse
               of
               that
               age
               ,
               from
               their
               Mannour
               of
               Peyton
               Hall
               in
               Boxford
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Suffolke
               .
            
          
           
             
               Dodnash
               .
            
             
               
               A
               Monastery
               dedicated
               to
               the
               honour
               of
               our
               alone
               Sauiour
               Christ
               ,
               and
               the
               blessed
               Virgine
               his
               mother
               ;
               founded
               by
               some
               of
               the
               Ancestours
               of
               the
               Earles
               or
               Dukes
               of
               Norfolke
               .
               Valued
               at
               fourty
               two
               pounds
               eighteene
               shillings
               eight
               pence
               halfe
               pennie
               .
            
          
           
             
               Sibbeton
               ,
               or
               Sibton
               .
            
             
               
               
                 William
                 Cheney
              
               ,
               or
               
                 William
                 de
                 Casineto
              
               ,
               who
               held
               the
               Baronie
               of
               Horsford
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Norfolke
               ,
               erected
               an
               Abbey
               here
               at
               Sibton
               ,
               which
               he
               dedicated
               to
               the
               Virgine
               Mary
               ,
               and
               therein
               placed
               blacke
               Monkes
               Cistertians
               ;
               which
               was
               valued
               at
               the
               suppression
               to
               bee
               yearely
               worth
               two
               hundred
               fifty
               pounds
               ,
               fifteene
               shillings
               ,
               seuen
               pence
               ,
               halfe
               pennie
               .
            
          
           
             
               Redlingfield
               .
            
             
               
               In
               this
               Parish
               was
               a
               religious
               House
               of
               blacke
               Nunnes
               ,
               dedicated
               likewise
               to
               the
               Virgine
               Mary
               ,
               and
               founded
               by
               one
               
                 Manasses
                 de
                 Guies
              
               .
               Valued
               at
               fourescore
               and
               one
               pound
               two
               shillings
               ,
               fiue
               pence
               halfe
               pennie
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Rendlesham
               .
            
             
               Howsoeuer
               there
               be
               no
               Inscriptions
               here
               vpon
               any
               of
               the
               Grauestones
               in
               the
               Church
               ,
               
               yet
               questionlesse
               in
               former
               times
               it
               hath
               beene
               beautified
               with
               the
               Funerall
               Monuments
               of
               many
               worthie
               Personages
               .
               For
               ,
               here
               Redwald
               king
               of
               the
               East
               Angles
               kept
               vsually
               his
               Court
               ,
               who
               was
               the
               first
               of
               all
               his
               Nation
               that
               was
               baptised
               ,
               and
               receiued
               Christianity
               :
               but
               afterwards
               seduced
               by
               his
               wife
               ,
               
               he
               had
               in
               the
               selfe
               same
               Church
               ,
               as
               saith
               Bede
               ,
               one
               Altar
               for
               Chirsts
               Religion
               ,
               
               and
               another
               for
               sacrifices
               vnto
               Deuills
               .
               In
               this
               place
               also
               Swidelm
               a
               king
               of
               these
               East-Angles
               was
               likewise
               afterwards
               baptised
               by
               Cedda
               Bishop
               of
               London
               .
            
             
               Redwald
               hauing
               raigned
               king
               of
               the
               East-Angles
               one
               and
               thirty
               yeares
               ,
               
               and
               Monarch
               of
               the
               Englishmen
               eight
               yeares
               ,
               died
               in
               the
               yeare
               of
               our
               saluation
               six
               hundred
               twenty
               three
               .
               And
               (
               by
               supposition
               )
               he
               as
               also
               Swid●lme
               lye
               buried
               at
               this
               place
               .
            
          
           
             
               Ratisford
               .
            
             
               An
               Hospitall
               dedicated
               to
               Saint
               Iohn
               ,
               
               valued
               at
               thirty
               three
               pounds
               ten
               shillings
               .
               Of
               which
               I
               haue
               read
               no
               further
               .
            
          
           
             
               Rombuth
               ,
               or
               Rombrughe
               .
            
             
               A
               Priory
               of
               blacke
               Monkes
               dedicated
               to
               Saint
               Michaell
               .
               
            
          
           
             
               Saint
               Genouefa
               Fernham
               .
            
             
               This
               village
               is
               in
               this
               regard
               memorable
               ,
               
               for
               that
               
                 Richard
                 Lucy
              
               Lord
               chiefe
               Iustice
               of
               England
               ,
               and
               Protectour
               of
               the
               kingdome
               in
               the
               absence
               of
               king
               Henry
               the
               second
               ,
               tooke
               prisoner
               here
               in
               a
               pight
               field
               ,
               Robert
               surnamed
               Blanchmame
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Leicester
               ,
               together
               with
               his
               Amazonian
               proud
               Countesse
               ,
               
               Petronell
               ,
               or
               Pernell
               ;
               and
               withall
               put
               to
               the
               sword
               aboue
               ten
               thousand
               Flemmings
               ,
               which
               the
               said
               Robert
               had
               leuied
               and
               sent
               forth
               to
               the
               depopulation
               of
               his
               countrey
               :
               all
               ,
               or
               the
               most
               ,
               of
               which
               number
               ,
               were
               buried
               in
               and
               about
               this
               the
               foresaid
               village
               of
               Fernham
               ,
               in
               the
               yeare
               of
               our
               redemption
               ,
               1173.
               in
               the
               twentith
               of
               Henry
               the
               second
               .
            
             
               Of
               the
               valourous
               atcheeuements
               and
               pious
               actions
               of
               this
               worthie
               Knight
               ,
               and
               religious
               Votarie
               ,
               I
               haue
               related
               somewhat
               before
               within
               the
               Diocesse
               of
               Rochester
               ,
               where
               I
               write
               of
               the
               dissolued
               monastery
               of
               Lesnes
               ,
               an
               Abbey
               of
               his
               Foundation
               ,
               where
               in
               the
               place
               where
               the
               Church
               thereof
               sometime
               stood
               (
               which
               had
               laine
               a
               long
               time
               buried
               in
               her
               owne
               ruines
               ,
               and
               growne
               ouer
               with
               Oke
               ,
               Elme
               ,
               and
               Ashe-trees
               )
               certaine
               workemen
               appointed
               ,
               by
               the
               owner
               of
               the
               mannour
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Epsley
              
               knight
               ,
               to
               digge
               amongst
               the
               rubbish
               of
               the
               decayed
               Fabricke
               for
               stones
               ,
               happened
               vpon
               a
               goodly
               Funerall
               monument
               ,
               
               the
               full
               proportion
               of
               a
               man
               ,
               in
               his
               coate
               armour
               cut
               all
               in
               freestone
               ;
               his
               sword
               hanging
               at
               his
               side
               by
               a
               broad
               belt
               ,
               vpon
               which
               the
               Flower
               de
               luce
               was
               engrauen
               in
               many
               places
               (
               being
               as
               I
               take
               it
               the
               Rebus
               or
               name-deuise
               of
               the
               Lucies
               )
               this
               his
               representation
               or
               
               picture
               lay
               vpon
               a
               flat
               marble
               stone
               ;
               that
               stone
               vpon
               a
               trough
               or
               coffin
               of
               white
               smooth
               hewen
               Ashele●
               stone
               ,
               in
               that
               coffin
               ,
               and
               in
               a
               sheet
               of
               lead
               ,
               ●
               both
               being
               made
               fit
               for
               the
               dimension
               of
               a
               dead
               body
               ;
               )
               the
               remaines
               of
               an
               ●●h●e
               drie
               carkasse
               ,
               lay
               enwrapped
               ,
               whole
               and
               vndisioynted
               ,
               and
               vpon
               the
               head
               ,
               some
               haire
               ,
               or
               a
               
                 simile
                 quiddam
              
               of
               haire
               appeared
               :
               they
               found
               likewise
               other
               statues
               of
               men
               ,
               in
               like
               manner
               proportioned
               ,
               as
               also
               of
               a
               woman
               in
               her
               attire
               and
               abiliments
               ,
               with
               many
               grauestones
               and
               bones
               of
               the
               deceased
               ;
               to
               see
               all
               which
               ,
               great
               confluence
               of
               people
               resorted
               ,
               amongst
               which
               number
               ,
               I
               was
               not
               the
               hindmost
               .
            
          
           
             
               Certaine
               Church
               collections
               within
               this
               County
               ,
               taken
               by
               
                 William
                 Haruey
              
               Clarencieux
               ,
               King
               of
               Armes
               ,
               now
               in
               the
               hands
               of
               
                 William
                 le
                 Neue
              
               ,
               Yorke
               Herald
               .
            
             
               
                 George
                 Mannoke
              
               ,
               dysseased
               the
               xxii
               .
               day
               of
               August
               ,
               
                 Anno
                 Domini
                 M.
                 ccccc
                 xli
              
               .
               
            
             
               
               
                 Iohn
                 Walgraue
              
               ,
               Esquire
               ,
               sonne
               and
               heire
               of
               
                 Edward
                 Walgraue
              
               ,
               which
               dysseased
               the
               vi
               .
               of
               Octobre
               ,
               
                 an
                 .
                 M.
                 ccccc.xliii
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Robart
                 Crane
              
               of
               Stonam
               parua
               ,
               and
               Lady
               Anne
               his
               wyefe
               ,
               doughter
               of
               Sir
               
                 Andro
                 Egard
              
               ,
               knight
               ,
               
                 de
                 Buckingham
                 ad
                 castrum
              
               ,
               which
               dysceased
               xxiii
               .
               of
               Octob.
               
                 an
                 .
                 Dom.
              
               
               M.D.
               
            
             
               
               
                 Georg
                 Crane
              
               ,
               son
               and
               heyre
               of
               
                 Robart
                 Crane
              
               ,
               Esquyer
               ,
               and
               Lady
               Anne
               his
               mother
               ,
               dysceased
               ,
               M.
               cccc.lxxxxi
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Raffe
                 Butle
              
               ,
               Lord
               of
               Sudley
               ,
               and
               Alyce
               his
               wyef
               ,
               doughter
               of
               Daynecourte
               ,
               in
               a
               glasse
               wyndoo
               there
               founde
               .
            
             
               
                 Andro
                 Bures
              
               ,
               and
               Robert
               his
               sonne
               ,
               knight
               ,
               were
               buried
               ,
               Andro
               the
               xii
               .
               of
               Apryl
               ,
               
                 an
                 .
                 M.ccclx
              
               .
               and
               Robard
               died
               the
               vii
               .
               of
               October
               .
               
                 an
                 .
                 M.ccc.lxi
              
               .
            
             
               Also
               there
               lyeth
               buried
               in
               the
               North
               I
               le
               of
               the
               same
               Cherch
               ,
               
                 Robart
                 de
                 Bures
              
               ,
               crose
               leged
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Alyce
                 de
                 Bryan
              
               ,
               doughter
               and
               heyre
               of
               
                 Robart
                 de
                 Bures
              
               ,
               knight
               ,
               and
               wyef
               to
               Sir
               
                 Edmond
                 Bryan
              
               ,
               the
               yonger
               knight
               .
            
             
               
               
                 William
                 Geddynge
              
               dyed
               the
               iiii
               .
               of
               Nouember
               ,
               
                 an
                 .
                 Dom.
                 M.
                 cccc.lvij
              
               .
            
             
               
               Sir
               
                 Robart
                 Drewry
              
               dysceased
               ,
               
                 an
                 .
                 Dom.
              
               M.D.
               xx
               .
               as
               appeareth
               vpon
               his
               tombe
               there
               .
            
             
             
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Drewry
              
               dysceased
               ,
               xxvii
               .
               of
               Iuly
               ,
               
                 an
                 .
                 Dom.
              
               M.D.
               xxv
               .
               as
               aforesaid
               apereth
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Lewcas
              
               was
               seruant
               and
               Secretory
               ,
               and
               one
               of
               the
               Counsell
               to
               Iesper
               ,
               Duke
               of
               Bedford
               ,
               and
               Erle
               of
               Penbroke
               ,
               as
               apereth
               in
               a
               Wyndow
               in
               the
               North
               side
               of
               the
               same
               Cherche
               ,
               dated
               in
               the
               yere
               of
               our
               Lord
               ,
               M.D.xxviii
               .
               in
               whiche
               Wyndoo
               ,
               
               he
               and
               his
               wyef
               kneeleth
               in
               their
               cote
               Armor
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               said
               Cherch
               ,
               in
               the
               North
               side
               ,
               lieth
               buried
               ,
               Margery
               ,
               doughter
               and
               heyre
               of
               
                 Robart
                 Geddynge
              
               ,
               with
               this
               Scrypture
               foloinge
               :
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 animabus
                 Margerie
                 nuper
                 vxoris
                 Iesper
                 filii
                 et
                 heredis
                 Thome
                 Lewcas
                 Armigeri
                 ,
                 filie
                 et
                 heredis
                 Gilberti
                 Peche
                 militis
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Iohannes
                 Aspall
                 Armiger
                 ,
                 qui
                 obiit
                 xxi
                 .
                 die
                 Sept.
              
               M.D.
               xv
               .
            
             
               
                 Henry
                 Torner
              
               Esquyer
               ,
               and
               Margaret
               his
               wyef
               ,
               and
               
                 Ione
                 Torner
              
               ,
               wife
               to
               the
               said
               Henry
               ,
               
               and
               
                 Iohn
                 Torner
              
               ,
               son
               to
               the
               said
               Henry
               ,
               lyeth
               buried
               in
               the
               quire
               ,
               in
               
                 anno
                 Dom.
                 M.
                 cccc.lxiiij
              
               .
            
             
               In
               a
               wyndoo
               in
               the
               foresaid
               quire
               ,
               is
               
                 William
                 Gyfford
              
               and
               his
               wife
               ,
               and
               
                 Iohn
                 Gyfford
              
               and
               Alyce
               his
               wife
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Hynkley
              
               esquier
               dysceased
               the
               xxiii
               .
               of
               Ianuary
               ,
               
               
                 an
                 .
                 Dom.
                 M.
                 cccc.xxxii
              
               .
               and
               Margaret
               his
               wife
               ,
               the
               xxiii
               .
               of
               Nouember
               ,
               M.
               cccc.xlii
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Bladwell
              
               Esquire
               ,
               and
               Anne
               his
               wife
               ,
               which
               Iohn
               dysceased
               the
               xxix
               .
               of
               September
               ,
               an
               .
               MD.
               xxxiiii
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Knighton
              
               gent.
               and
               Ales
               his
               wife
               ,
               which
               Thomas
               died
               the
               xxiij
               .
               of
               Aprill
               ,
               an
               .
               M.D.
               xxxii
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Vnderell
              
               Esquire
               ,
               and
               Anne
               his
               wife
               lieth
               buried
               in
               a
               Tombe
               in
               the
               quire
               ,
               who
               dysceased
               the
               xi
               .
               of
               February
               ,
               an
               .
               M.D.
               viii
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Stoteuyle
              
               ,
               
               Patron
               of
               the
               foresaid
               Cherche
               ,
               Matylda
               and
               Iane
               his
               wiues
               ,
               which
               Thomas
               dysceased
               ,
               M.
               cccclx
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Stoteuyle
              
               Esquier
               ,
               and
               Edyth
               his
               wife
               ,
               which
               Thomas
               died
               ,
               M.
               cccc.xlvii
               .
            
             
               Anne
               ,
               wife
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Terell
              
               of
               Gepynge
               Esquier
               ,
               of
               the
               doughters
               of
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Sulyarde
              
               ,
               knight
               ,
               dysceased
               the
               xxiii
               .
               of
               February
               ,
               M.D.lviii
               .
            
             
               Elisabeth
               ,
               
               wife
               to
               
                 Iohn
                 Sulyard
              
               Esquier
               ,
               doughter
               to
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Ierningeham
              
               ,
               knight
               ,
               dysceased
               xix
               .
               of
               Ianuary
               ,
               an
               .
               M.D.
               xviii
               .
            
             
               Margaret
               ,
               wife
               to
               
                 Iohn
                 Sulyard
              
               Esquier
               ,
               dysceased
               laste
               of
               August
               ,
               M.D.xxi.
               
            
             
             
               Margaret
               ,
               wife
               of
               
                 Andro
                 Sulyard
              
               Esquire
               ,
               dysceased
               1
               of
               April
               ,
               an
               .
               M.D.
               xxi
               .
            
             
               
                 Andro
                 Sulyard
              
               Esquire
               .
               dysceased
               xxi
               .
               of
               October
               ,
               M.
               cccc.xliii
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Sulyard
              
               Esquire
               ,
               dysceased
               the
               viii
               .
               of
               Merche
               ,
               
                 anno
                 Dom.
              
               M.D.xxxviii
               .
            
             
               Dame
               Anne
               ,
               first
               married
               to
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Sulyard
              
               Knight
               ,
               and
               aftyr
               to
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Bansher
              
               knight
               ,
               who
               dyed
               the
               xxv
               .
               of
               Iuly
               ,
               
                 anno
                 Dom.
              
               
               M.D.xx.
               
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Sulyard
              
               ,
               Iustice
               of
               the
               Kings
               Benche
               ,
               first
               husband
               of
               the
               foresaid
               Anne
               ,
               dyed
               in
               an
               .
               M.D.
               vi
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Sulyard
              
               ,
               the
               sonne
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Sulyard
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               ....
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Copynger
              
               Esquire
               ,
               Lord
               and
               Patron
               ,
               Anne
               and
               Iane
               his
               wiues
               ,
               who
               had
               vii
               .
               children
               ,
               and
               dysceased
               an
               .
               M.D.xvii
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Nycholas
                 Tymperley
              
               Esquire
               ,
               who
               dysceased
               the
               xx
               .
               of
               May.
               M.
               cccc.lxxxix
               .
            
             
               
                 Water
                 Copynger
              
               gent.
               which
               died
               the
               x.
               of
               Merche
               ,
               an
               .
               M.D.xxxii
               .
               and
               Beatryx
               his
               wife
               ,
               the
               second
               of
               February
               ,
               
               M.D.xii
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Robart
                 Roydon
              
               Gentylman
               ,
               dyed
               the
               xxiii
               .
               of
               Aprill
               ,
               
                 an
                 .
              
               
               M.D.v.
               
            
             
               
                 Symon
                 Powley
              
               gent.
               and
               Margery
               his
               wife
               ,
               the
               doughter
               of
               
                 Edmond
                 Alcokes
              
               ,
               which
               dyed
               the
               xiii
               .
               of
               October
               ,
               M.
               cccc.lxxx.v
               .
            
             
               
                 Edmond
                 Alcock
              
               gent.
               Lord
               of
               the
               towne
               of
               Badley
               ,
               Beatrix
               and
               Izabell
               his
               wiues
               ,
               which
               Edmond
               dyed
               the
               v.
               of
               February
               ,
               Mcccc
               .
               lxxxxi
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Edward
                 Powley
              
               ,
               gent.
               which
               dyed
               the
               xxv
               .
               of
               Ianuary
               ,
               M.D.iiii
               .
               and
               Iane
               his
               wife
               .
            
             
               
                 Elizabeth
                 Garnes
              
               ,
               wedow
               ,
               late
               wife
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Garnes
              
               Esquire
               ,
               of
               Kenton
               ,
               which
               died
               the
               second
               of
               April
               ,
               
                 an
                 .
                 M.D.xxxix
              
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Robart
                 Hamond
              
               Esquire
               ,
               and
               Alyce
               his
               wife
               ,
               who
               had
               iiii
               .
               sons
               and
               ix
               .
               doughters
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Sulyard
              
               ,
               the
               son
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Sulyard
              
               Esquire
               ,
               and
               Ales
               his
               wife
               ,
               the
               doughter
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Barington
              
               ,
               Esquire
               of
               Essex
               ,
               which
               Ales
               dyed
               the
               xxi
               .
               of
               December
               
                 an
                 .
                 M.
                 cccc.lxviii
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Batysford
              
               Esquire
               ,
               and
               Margery
               his
               wife
               ;
               which
               Iohn
               ,
               dyed
               the
               vi
               .
               of
               February
               ,
               
               in
               
                 an
                 .
                 M.
                 cccc.vi
              
               .
               and
               Margaret
               ,
               in
               
                 an
                 .
                 M.
                 cccc
              
               .
               ....
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Yaxley
              
               ,
               otherwise
               called
               
                 Iohn
                 Herberd
              
               of
               Melles
               ,
               Sergeant
               at
               Law
               ,
               which
               died
               the
               xix
               ,
               
               of
               Iuly
               ,
               M.D.v
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               xx
               .
               yeare
               of
               Henry
               the
               vij
               .
               and
               also
               
                 Elizabeth
                 Yaxley
              
               ,
               doughter
               of
               
                 Richard
                 Brome
              
               ,
               Esquire
               ,
               being
               late
               wife
               of
               the
               foresaid
               
                 Iohn
                 Yaxley
              
               ,
               which
               dyed
               ,
               M.D.
               
            
             
               
                 Rychard
                 Floyde
              
               Esquire
               ,
               which
               died
               the
               xvi
               .
               of
               Ianuary
               ,
               M.D.xxi.
               
            
             
             
               
                 Robert
                 Bucton
              
               Esquire
               ,
               
               Lord
               and
               Patron
               of
               the
               towne
               of
               Ockley
               ,
               which
               died
               the
               xvii
               .
               of
               December
               ,
               M.
               cccc.viii
               :
            
             
               
                 William
                 Cornwalleys
              
               ,
               and
               Elizabeth
               his
               wife
               ,
               which
               William
               died
               M.D.xx.
               
            
             
               Elizabeth
               ,
               
               wife
               to
               
                 William
                 Cornwalleyes
              
               Esquire
               ,
               who
               died
               the
               first
               of
               Aprill
               M.D.xxxvij
               .
            
             
               
                 Robart
                 Southwell
              
               Esquire
               ,
               Sergeant
               at
               Law
               ,
               and
               Iustyce
               of
               peace
               ,
               and
               Cecyll
               his
               wife
               ,
               
               doughter
               of
               
                 Thomas
                 Sherington
              
               Esquire
               ,
               which
               died
               the
               xxvii
               .
               of
               September
               ,
               M.D.xiiii
               .
            
             
               
                 Catheren
                 Bouth
              
               ,
               late
               wife
               of
               
                 Rychard
                 Bouth
              
               of
               Suss.
               Esquire
               ,
               which
               dyed
               the
               xiii
               .
               of
               Iuly
               ,
               M.
               cccc.xlvi
               .
            
             
               
                 Edmond
                 Iermy
              
               Esquire
               ,
               
               which
               died
               the
               last
               of
               September
               ,
               
                 an
                 .
                 M.D.vi.
              
               
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Barnaby
              
               ,
               a
               Priest
               that
               bare
               Armes
               ,
               dyed
               the
               iii.
               of
               Aprill
               ,
               M.
               cccc.lxxxix
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Sackford
              
               Esquire
               ,
               
               Elizabeth
               and
               Margaret
               his
               wiues
               ,
               which
               Thomas
               dyed
               xxiii
               .
               of
               Nouemb.
               〈◊〉
               
                 an
                 .
                 M.D.v.
              
               
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Sampson
              
               Esquire
               ,
               dyed
               the
               v.
               of
               February
               ,
               M.D.vii
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Walworth
              
               ,
               gent.
               dyed
               the
               x.
               of
               Aprill
               ,
               
                 an
                 .
                 M.
                 cccc.lxxxviij
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Clemencia
                 Walworth
              
               ,
               
               wedow
               ,
               dyed
               in
               
                 an
                 .
                 M.
                 cccc.lxxxvij
              
               .
            
             
               Margaret
               ,
               late
               wife
               of
               
                 William
                 Walworth
              
               ,
               late
               of
               Ipsewich
               gent.
               which
               dyed
               the
               first
               of
               April
               ,
               M.
               cccclx
               .
            
             
               
                 Augustine
                 Stratton
              
               ,
               
               and
               Margaret
               his
               wife
               .
            
             
               Margaret
               late
               wife
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Goldyngham
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               died
               in
               
                 an
                 .
                 M.
                 ccccxiii
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Goldingham
              
               Esquire
               ,
               Ione
               and
               Thomasyn
               his
               wiues
               ,
               which
               Iohn
               dyed
               in
               
                 an
                 .
                 M.D.xviii
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Goldingham
              
               Esquire
               ,
               
               son
               to
               Iohn
               ,
               dyed
               in
               
                 an
                 .
                 M.
                 cccc.xx
              
               .
            
             
               Elyzabeth
               ,
               late
               wife
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Goldingham
              
               Esquire
               ,
               died
               in
               
                 anno
                 M.
                 cccc.xxix
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Broke
              
               of
               Eston
               ,
               
               dyed
               in
               
                 anno
                 M.
                 cccc.xxvi
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Robart
                 Wyngfelde
              
               Knight
               ,
               and
               Elizabeth
               his
               wife
               ,
               which
               Robart
               dyed
               the
               first
               of
               May
               ,
               M.
               cccc.ix
               .
            
             
             
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Boyvile
              
               Lord
               of
               Letheringham
               ,
               and
               Patron
               of
               the
               cherche
               ......
            
             
               Lady
               
                 Anne
                 Russell
              
               late
               wyef
               to
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Russell
              
               of
               Woostershyr
               ....
            
             
               
                 Margaret
                 Wyngefelde
              
               sometyme
               wyef
               to
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Wyngefelde
              
               knight
               ...
            
             
               
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Wyngefelde
              
               knight
               ,
               late
               Lord
               of
               Letheringham
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Wyngefelde
              
               knight
               ,
               
                 Rychard
                 Wyngefelde
              
               ,
               and
               
                 William
                 Wyngefelde
              
               Esquyers
               ,
               sons
               of
               Sir
               
                 Robart
                 Wyngefelde
              
               knight
               ,
               and
               Elysabeth
               his
               wyef
               syster
               to
               the
               Duke
               of
               Norfolke
               .....
            
             
               
                 William
                 VVyngefelde
              
               Esquyer
               sometyme
               Sewer
               to
               our
               Souereigne
               Lord
               Henry
               the
               eight
               ,
               and
               the
               son
               of
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 VVyngefelde
              
               knight
               ,
               and
               Dame
               Elizabeth
               his
               wyef
               ,
               which
               VVilliam
               dyed
               the
               iiii
               day
               of
               December
               ,
               M.
               cccclxxxi
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Nicholas
                 Fastalff
              
               late
               son
               to
               
                 Thomas
                 Fastalff
              
               esquyer
               ,
               which
               dyed
               in
               
                 ●●o
                 M.
                 cccclxxix
              
               .
            
             
               
                 ●●chard
                 Fastalff
              
               late
               son
               to
               
                 Thomas
                 Fastalff
              
               Esquyer
               dyed
               ,
               Anno
               M.
               ●●●●lxxix
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Iohn
                 ●lemham
              
               esquyer
               ,
               Anne
               and
               Elenor
               his
               wyves
               ,
               the
               which
               Iohn
               dyed
               in
               
                 anno
                 M.
                 cccc
                 .
                 Anne
                 in
                 anno
                 M.
                 cccclxvi
                 .
              
               and
               Lady
               
                 Elenor
                 M.
                 cccc.iiij
              
               .
            
             
               
               
                 VVilliam
                 VVyngefelde
              
               knight
               ,
               Lord
               of
               the
               Towne
               of
               Donyngton
               ,
               and
               ●on
               of
               the
               cherche
               died
               in
               
                 Anno
                 M.ccclxxxviii
              
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Wyngfelde
              
               and
               Kateren
               his
               wyef
               ,
               Lord
               and
               Patron
               of
               the
               said
               Towne
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Wyngfelde
              
               and
               Ione
               his
               wyef
               .
            
             
               
                 Raynold
                 Rowsse
              
               son
               and
               heyre
               of
               
                 Robart
                 Rowsse
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Elizabeth
                 Denston
              
               his
               wyef
               ,
               which
               dyed
               in
               
                 Anno
                 M.
                 cccclxiiii
              
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Henry
                 de
                 Bello
                 monte
              
               ,
               son
               and
               heyre
               of
               Iohn
               Viscount
               Beaumont
               ,
               and
               Elizabeth
               his
               wyef
               ,
               doughter
               and
               heyre
               of
               
                 William
                 Phelippe
              
               ,
               Lord
               Bardolff
               ,
               and
               heyre
               to
               the
               third
               parte
               of
               Orpingham
               .
               Whych
               dyed
               ,
               M.
               ccccxlii
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Phelippe
              
               esquyer
               dyed
               M.
               ccccvii
               ,
               and
               Iulyan
               his
               wyef
               in
               
                 anno
                 M.
                 ccccxiiii
              
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Robart
                 Dowe
              
               and
               Elizabeth
               his
               wyef
               ,
               doughter
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Fremyngham
              
               esquyer
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Shelton
              
               the
               son
               of
               
                 Raff
                 Shelton
              
               esquyer
               dyed
               in
               
                 anno
                 M.
                 cccclxv
              
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Mabell
                 Bellamy
              
               late
               wyef
               of
               
                 Rychard
                 Bellamy
              
               of
               London
               gent.
               and
               one
               of
               the
               doughters
               and
               heyres
               of
               
                 Thomas
                 Boyse
              
               of
               Harrow
               of
               the
               hyll
               in
               the
               ●ou●●y
               of
               Medelsex
               ,
               which
               Mabell
               dyed
               in
               
                 anno
                 M.D.xxxiiii
              
               .
            
             
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Iermy
              
               and
               Izabell
               his
               wyef
               ,
               
               one
               of
               the
               doughters
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Hapton
              
               Esquyer
               ,
               which
               Iohn
               dyed
               the
               xii
               of
               Ianuary
               M.D
               iiii
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Wyngfeld
              
               and
               Margaret
               his
               wyef
               ,
               in
               the
               glase
               wyndoo
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Rowsse
              
               and
               Iane
               his
               wyef
               ,
               
               
                 Robart
                 Rowsse
              
               and
               Kateren
               his
               wyef
               ,
               and
               for
               Iohn
               and
               
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 Robart
                 ,
                 Rychard
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 Agnes
              
               ,
               and
               Iane
               chyldren
               to
               the
               said
               Robart
               .
               Pray
               for
               the
               souls
               .
            
             
               
                 Ioh.
                 Fremyngham
              
               dyed
               the
               xii
               of
               Iune
               ,
               
                 anno
                 Dom.
                 M.
                 ccccxxv
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Robart
                 Cheke
              
               ,
               and
               Rose
               his
               wyef
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Cheke
              
               gent.
               
               which
               dyed
               M.
               ccccxl
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Neuell
              
               and
               Agnes
               his
               wyef
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Hervy
              
               and
               Margaret
               his
               wyef
               ,
               the
               doughter
               of
               
                 Robart
                 Deladowne
              
               esquyer
               ,
               late
               the
               wyef
               of
               
                 Raffe
                 Cheke
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Garneis
              
               Esquyer
               ,
               
               and
               Elizabeth
               ,
               the
               doughter
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Sulyard
              
               ,
               his
               wyef
               ,
               which
               Iohn
               dyed
               the
               xi
               of
               Iune
               ,
               M.D.xxiiii
               .
               who
               had
               issue
               vi
               sons
               ,
               and
               ix
               doughters
               .
            
             
               
                 Robart
                 Garneis
              
               esquyer
               ,
               and
               Margaret
               his
               wyef
               ,
               which
               dyed
               the
               xxiiii
               of
               Marche
               ,
               
                 M.
                 ccccxlviii
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Falstaff
              
               and
               Elenor
               his
               wyef
               ,
               which
               Elenor
               dyed
               ,
               M.D.xxxiiii
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Felbrydge
              
               and
               Margery
               his
               wyef
               in
               the
               glasse
               wyndoo
               .
               
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Sampson
              
               esquyer
               ,
               which
               dyed
               in
               
                 Anno
                 M.
                 ccccxxxix
              
               .
               and
               Margery
               his
               wyef
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Ienney
              
               Esquyer
               ,
               
               Matylda
               doughter
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Bokell
              
               esquyer
               ,
               and
               Margery
               his
               wyves
               :
               which
               Iohn
               dyed
               
                 M.
                 cccclx
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Etheldred
                 Ienny
              
               ,
               doughter
               of
               
                 Robart
                 Cleere
              
               knight
               ,
               which
               dyed
               in
               
                 anno
                 M.D.ii.
              
               
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Hopton
              
               Esquyer
               ,
               and
               Margaret
               his
               wyef
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Hopton
                 ,
                 Agnes
              
               and
               Margaret
               his
               wyves
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Norwiche
              
               esquyer
               dyed
               the
               xv
               of
               Apryll
               ,
               in
               
                 anno
                 M.
                 ccccxxviii
              
               .
               and
               Matylda
               his
               wyef
               the
               xx
               of
               September
               ,
               in
               
                 anno
                 M.
                 ccccxviii
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Elizabeth
                 Kneuet
              
               doughter
               of
               
                 Thomas
                 Hopton
              
               ,
               
               late
               wyefe
               to
               
                 Thomas
                 Kneves
              
               esquyer
               ,
               whych
               dyed
               in
               
                 anno
                 M.
                 cccclxxi
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomasyn
                 Tendering
              
               late
               wyef
               of
               
                 William
                 Tendering
              
               esquyer
               ,
               on
               of
               the
               doughters
               of
               
                 VVilliam
                 Sidney
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Thomasyn
                 Baryngton
              
               ,
               which
               Thomasyn
               dyed
               in
               
                 anno
                 M.
                 cccclxxxv
              
               .
            
             
             
               
                 Robart
                 Garneis
              
               esquyer
               ,
               which
               dyed
               the
               xiiii
               of
               May
               ,
               
                 M.
                 ccccxi
              
               .
               and
               Kateren
               his
               wyef
               ,
               
                 M.
                 ccccv
              
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Thomas
                 Garneis
              
               esquyer
               dyed
               in
               
                 anno
                 M.D.xxvii
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Peter
                 Garneis
              
               esquyer
               dyed
               in
               
                 anno
                 M.
                 cccc.xiii
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Edward
                 Garneis
              
               Esquyer
               dyed
               the
               third
               of
               May
               ,
               in
               
                 anno
                 M.
                 cccclxxxv
              
               .
               and
               Elizabeth
               his
               wyef
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Rede
              
               Mayre
               of
               Norwyche
               ,
               dyed
               the
               xi
               of
               Nouember
               ,
               in
               
                 Anno
                 M.D.ii.
              
               and
               Ione
               his
               wyef
               ,
               which
               had
               viii
               sons
               and
               iiii
               doughters
               .
               Which
               Ione
               dyed
               in
               
                 anno
                 M.D.iii.
              
               
            
             
               
               
                 William
                 Rede
              
               of
               Beckelles
               and
               Margaret
               his
               wyef
               ,
               which
               Margaret
               dyed
               in
               
                 anno
                 M.D.xl
              
               .
               and
               had
               v
               sons
               ,
               and
               vii
               doughters
               .
            
             
               
                 Isabell
                 Bowes
              
               doughter
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Bowes
              
               gent.
               and
               Anne
               his
               wyef
               .....
               dyed
               the
               xx
               of
               Ianuary
               ,
               in
               
                 anno
                 M.D.xxx
              
               .
            
             
               
               Thomas
               Saint
               Gebon
               dyed
               in
               
                 anno
                 M.
                 cccclxxxviii
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Margery
                 Barney
              
               late
               wyef
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Barney
              
               ,
               esquyer
               ,
               which
               dyed
               in
               
                 anno
                 M.D.xlviii
              
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Robart
                 Inglosse
              
               esquyer
               ,
               which
               dyed
               in
               
                 anno
                 M.
                 cccclxv
              
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Margaret
                 Iernegan
              
               the
               wyef
               of
               
                 Edward
                 Iernegan
              
               esquyer
               ,
               doughter
               of
               Sir
               
                 Edward
                 Bedingfelde
              
               knight
               ,
               which
               Margaret
               dyed
               the
               xxiiii
               of
               Marche
               in
               
                 anno
                 M.D.iiii
              
               .
            
             
               Humfrey
               the
               son
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Iernegan
              
               esquyer
               of
               Somerleton
               ,
               dyed
               in
               
                 ann
                 .
                 M.
                 ccccxlvi
              
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Iohn
                 Falstaff
              
               esquyer
               dyed
               
                 M.
                 ccccxlv
              
               .
               and
               Kateren
               his
               wyef
               ,
               doughter
               of
               ......
               
                 Bedingfelde
                 ,
                 M.
                 cccclxxviii
              
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Bedyngfelde
                 nuper
                 Rectoris
                 istius
                 Ecclesie
                 obijt
                 in
                 anno
                 M.D.iii.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Bomsted
              
               gent.
               dyed
               the
               vii
               of
               Apryll
               ,
               in
               
                 anno
                 M.
                 cccclxxix
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Ales
                 Bomsted
              
               late
               wyef
               of
               
                 William
                 Bomsted
              
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Plafers
              
               esquyer
               ,
               and
               Ione
               his
               wyef
               ,
               which
               William
               dyed
               the
               iii
               of
               February
               in
               
                 anno
                 M.D.xvi.
              
               
            
             
               
               
                 Thomas
                 Plafers
              
               esquyer
               ,
               late
               Patron
               of
               the
               cherche
               ,
               and
               Anne
               his
               wyef
               ,
               syster
               and
               heyre
               of
               
                 Roger
                 Denneis
              
               ,
               late
               of
               Tauingto
               esquyer
               ,
               which
               Thomas
               dyed
               the
               xxi
               of
               September
               ,
               
                 M.
                 cccclxxix
              
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Robart
                 Ty
              
               knight
               ,
               which
               dyed
               the
               viii
               of
               October
               ,
               in
               
                 anno
                 M.
                 ccccxv
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Monsieur
                 Quier
                 de
                 Welyngton
                 est
                 Dame
                 Hawes
                 sa
                 femme
                 .....
              
            
          
           
             Here
             endeth
             the
             Funerall
             Monuments
             within
             the
             County
             of
             Suffolke
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             Norfolke
             .
          
           
             BIsus
             the
             fourth
             Bishop
             of
             the
             East-Angles
             ,
             
             waxing
             old
             and
             sickly
             ,
             diuided
             his
             Diocesse
             into
             two
             parts
             ;
             whereof
             the
             one
             hee
             appointed
             to
             bee
             the
             Iurisdiction
             of
             a
             Bishop
             that
             should
             haue
             his
             See
             at
             North
             Elmham
             in
             Norfolke
             :
             in
             the
             other
             at
             Dunwich
             aforesaid
             he
             continued
             himselfe
             ,
             as
             also
             did
             others
             of
             his
             Successours
             ,
             to
             the
             number
             of
             eleuen
             .
          
           
             
               Elmham
               pagus
               obscurus
               et
               ignobilis
            
             :
             
             an
             obscure
             little
             village
             ,
             and
             of
             no
             estimation
             ,
             saith
             
               Harpsfield
               ,
               Saecul
            
             .
             8.
             cap.
             9.
             was
             thus
             honoured
             and
             enriched
             with
             the
             residence
             of
             many
             reuerend
             holy
             Bishops
             ,
             successiuely
             from
             Baldwin
             who
             was
             the
             first
             ,
             vntill
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             great
             troubles
             of
             those
             times
             in
             the
             Danish
             warres
             ,
             this
             See
             ,
             as
             also
             the
             other
             at
             Dunwich
             ,
             stood
             voide
             almost
             an
             hundred
             yeares
             ,
             vntill
             King
             Edwy
             ,
             the
             twentie
             ninth
             Monarch
             of
             the
             Englishmen
             ,
             about
             the
             yeare
             955.
             preferred
             one
             Athulfe
             to
             this
             Bishopricke
             of
             the
             East
             Angles
             ,
             who
             gouerned
             the
             whole
             Diocesse
             alone
             ,
             and
             constantly
             kept
             his
             abode
             here
             at
             Elmham
             aforesaid
             ;
             after
             whom
             succeeded
             Alfrid
             ,
             
             Theodred
             ,
             and
             
               Theodred
               ,
               Athelstan
               ,
               Algar
               ,
               Alwyn
               ,
               Alfricke
               ,
            
             and
             Alfrey
             ,
             after
             him
             Stigand
             ,
             who
             enioying
             the
             place
             but
             a
             short
             time
             ,
             was
             depriued
             ;
             the
             like
             happened
             to
             Grinketell
             his
             successour
             ,
             who
             being
             conuicted
             to
             haue
             vsed
             vnlawfull
             meanes
             in
             obtaining
             this
             Dignitie
             ,
             was
             likewise
             depriued
             ,
             and
             Stigand
             restored
             to
             it
             againe
             .
             From
             whence
             he
             was
             aduanced
             to
             the
             See
             of
             Winchester
             ,
             and
             after
             to
             the
             Archbishopricke
             of
             Canterbury
             ;
             and
             being
             so
             preferred
             ,
             hee
             found
             the
             meanes
             to
             procure
             this
             Bishopricke
             of
             the
             East-Angles
             ,
             vnto
             Egelmare
             his
             brother
             .
             All
             these
             Bishops
             vntill
             the
             time
             of
             William
             the
             Conquerour
             ,
             had
             their
             Sees
             here
             at
             Elmham
             .
          
           
             The
             said
             Conquerour
             substituted
             his
             Chaplaine
             Arfastus
             in
             the
             place
             of
             Egelmare
             ,
             
             by
             whose
             aduice
             the
             See
             was
             translated
             from
             Elmham
             to
             Thetford
             ,
             a
             man
             very
             vnlearned
             ,
             and
             of
             no
             extraordinary
             parts
             at
             all
             :
             being
             Chaplaine
             to
             the
             Conquerour
             ,
             who
             was
             then
             but
             Duke
             of
             Normandy
             ,
             he
             would
             needs
             make
             a
             iourney
             to
             Becco
             in
             Normandy
             ,
             where
             Lanfranke
             (
             afterwards
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             )
             was
             then
             Abbot
             ,
             as
             also
             where
             Arfastus
             had
             beene
             a
             Monke
             ,
             and
             well
             esteemed
             of
             for
             his
             learning
             ,
             because
             that
             before
             Lanfranks
             comming
             ,
             he
             was
             
               Luscus
               inter
               Strabones
            
             amongst
             a
             number
             of
             drones
             meerely
             vnlearned
             ,
             
             onely
             a
             little
             smattering
             of
             learning
             he
             had
             ,
             with
             which
             he
             made
             a
             faire
             shew
             .
             But
             now
             by
             this
             time
             ,
             by
             Lanfranks
             meanes
             ,
             the
             monastery
             of
             Becco
             was
             become
             euen
             a
             very
             Vniuersity
             ,
             flourishing
             with
             all
             knowledge
             of
             good
             letters
             .
          
           
             Hither
             Arfastus
             coming
             ,
             after
             a
             pompous
             and
             bragging
             manner
             ,
             attended
             with
             a
             great
             troupe
             :
             Lanfranke
             ,
             who
             by
             and
             by
             at
             the
             first
             blush
             espied
             Arfastus
             his
             ignorance
             ,
             caused
             an
             Abcee
             to
             be
             laid
             before
             him
             ,
             
               ferociam
               hominis
               Italica
               facetia
               illudens
            
             ,
             mocking
             the
             pride
             of
             the
             man
             with
             an
             Italian
             wittie
             ieast
             :
             which
             ieast
             or
             ieering
             scoffe
             ,
             Arfastus
             so
             tooke
             to
             heart
             ,
             as
             hee
             neuer
             lynne
             till
             he
             had
             caused
             the
             Duke
             to
             banish
             Lanfranke
             out
             of
             Normandy
             .
             Howbeit
             when
             Lanfranke
             came
             to
             take
             his
             leaue
             of
             the
             Duke
             ,
             
             hapning
             to
             ride
             on
             a
             lame
             iade
             ,
             the
             Duke
             fell
             into
             such
             a
             laughter
             ,
             at
             the
             halting
             of
             his
             horse
             ,
             as
             in
             that
             merry
             mood
             ,
             by
             meanes
             of
             some
             friends
             ,
             hee
             was
             quickly
             reconciled
             to
             him
             againe
             .
             This
             Bishop
             died
             about
             the
             beginning
             of
             the
             raigne
             of
             King
             
               William
               Rufus
            
             .
          
           
             
             Vpon
             the
             death
             of
             Arfastus
             ,
             one
             
               William
               Herbert
            
             ,
             sirnamed
             Galfagus
             ,
             for
             the
             summe
             of
             a
             thousand
             and
             nine
             hundred
             pounds
             ,
             obtained
             of
             the
             said
             King
             
               William
               Rufus
            
             ,
             this
             Bishopricke
             for
             himselfe
             ,
             and
             the
             Abbacy
             of
             Winchester
             for
             his
             father
             :
             for
             satisfaction
             of
             which
             Simony
             ,
             this
             penance
             was
             enioyned
             him
             by
             Pope
             Paschalis
             the
             second
             ,
             that
             he
             should
             build
             certaine
             Churches
             and
             Monasteries
             ,
             which
             hee
             religiously
             performed
             .
             This
             Towne
             of
             Thetford
             hauing
             bin
             first
             sacked
             by
             Suenus
             the
             Dane
             ,
             who
             in
             a
             rage
             set
             it
             on
             fire
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             1004.
             and
             sixe
             yeares
             after
             ,
             spoiled
             againe
             by
             the
             furious
             Danes
             ,
             so
             that
             it
             had
             lost
             all
             the
             beautie
             and
             dignitie
             that
             formerly
             it
             had
             ;
             this
             Bishop
             did
             all
             he
             could
             to
             adorne
             and
             set
             it
             out
             ;
             but
             being
             vnable
             belike
             ,
             to
             doe
             so
             much
             as
             he
             intended
             ,
             hee
             remoued
             his
             Seate
             from
             hence
             to
             Norwich
             ,
             being
             a
             citie
             as
             then
             very
             faire
             built
             ,
             spatious
             ,
             and
             eminent
             ,
             where
             he
             first
             erected
             a
             Cathedrall
             Church
             at
             his
             owne
             charges
             ,
             as
             doth
             appeare
             by
             the
             sequele
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             Norwich
             .
             S.
             Trinities
             ,
             the
             Cathedrall
             Church
             .
          
           
             
               HErebertus
               dictus
               Losinga
               ,
               Abbas
               quondam
               Rameseie
               ,
            
             
             
               qui
               sedem
               Thedford
               a
               Rege
               Willelmo
               emerat
               in
               Anglia
               magnus
               fuit
               Simonie
               ●omes
               hic
               postquam
               erroneum
               inuentutis
               impetum
               deste●issit
               ,
               Romam
               iuit
               ac
               rediens
               sedem
               suam
               vsque
               Norwicum
               transtulit
               ,
               vbi
               et
               celebre
               fundauit
               Monasterium
               de
               rebus
               quidem
               proprijs
               non
               Episcopalibus
               :
               sed
               et
               apud
               Tedford
               Monachos
               cluniacenses
               instituit
               ,
               hic
               septus
               dicere
               consueuit
               .
               Erranimus
               inuenes
               .
               Emendemus
               senes
               :
            
             thus
             much
             out
             of
             an
             old
             Manuscript
             of
             the
             Abbey
             of
             Euesham
             ,
             anciently
             put
             into
             English
             by
             the
             Translator
             of
             Polychronicon
             ,
             as
             followeth
             .
          
           
             
               Abowte
               that
               time
            
             ,
             
             
               Herbert
               Losange
               that
               had
               ben
               somtyme
               Abbot
               of
               Ramsay
               ,
               and
               was
               thenne
               Byshop
               of
               Tedford
               ,
               was
               a
               grete
               noury
               for
               Simony
               ,
               for
               he
               had
               boughte
               the
               Bysshopryche
               of
               the
               Kynge
               .
               But
               after
               warde
               he
               was
               sory
               ,
               and
               bywept
               the
               vnskylfull
               rest
               of
               his
               youth
               .
               And
               toke
               the
               waye
               to
               Rome
               ▪
               and
               came
               home
               agayne
               ,
               and
               chaunged
               and
               torned
               his
               See
               from
               Tedford
               to
               Norwyche
               .
               And
               he
               founded
               a
               solempne
               Abbaye
               wyth
               his
               owne
               catayle
               ,
               and
               not
               wyth
               the
               catayle
               of
               his
               Bysshopryche
               .
               But
               at
               Tedford
               he
               ordained
               Monkes
               of
               Cluny
               that
               were
               ryche
               in
               the
               world
               ,
               and
               clere
               of
               Religion
               to
               Godward
               :
               And
               had
               ofte
               in
               mynde
               the
               worde
               of
               Iherom
               ,
               That
               sayd
               ,
               we
               erryd
               in
               our
               yougth
               ,
               amende
               We
               vs
               in
               our
               age
               .
            
             His
             repentance
             doth
             also
             appeare
             by
             the
             context
             of
             his
             Charter
             ,
             beggining
             thus
             .
          
           
             
               In
               nomine
               Patris
               et
               ●ilij
               &
               Spiritus
               sancti
               ,
               Amen
               .
               Herbertus
               Episcopus
               ,
            
             
             
               infirmitatis
               &
               impuritatis
               proprie
               conscius
               ,
               ante
               iustum
               &
               clementem
               Iudicem
               Deum
               ,
               mores
               &
               vitam
               expono
               meam
               ,
               ei
               reuelans
               Inuentut
               is
               mee
               ignorantias
               ,
               &c.
               
               Igitur
               pro
               redemptione
               vite
               mee
               ,
               meorumque
               omnium
               peccatorum
               absolutione
               ,
               apud
               Norwicum
               in
               honore
               et
               nomine
               sancte
               &
               indiuidue
               Trinitatis
               Ecclesiam
               primum
               edificaui
               quam
               caput
               et
               matrem
               Ecclesiam
               omnium
               Ecclesiarum
               de
               Northfolke
               et
               Suthfolke
               constitui
               et
               consecraui
               Preceptis
               igitur
               &
               consessionibus
               Willelmi
               Regis
               et
               Henrici
               Regis
               fratris
               sui
               ,
               &
               consilio
               Anselmi
               Cant.
               Archiepiscopi
               ,
               et
               omnium
               Episcoporum
               et
               Primatum
               totius
               Regni
               Anglie
               ,
               in
               Ecclesia
               eadem
               Monachos
               ordinaui
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             His
             donations
             to
             this
             his
             mother
             Church
             of
             Norfolke
             and
             Suffolke
             ,
             follow
             ,
             which
             are
             many
             and
             great
             ,
             for
             he
             endowed
             it
             with
             as
             much
             lands
             ,
             as
             might
             sufficiently
             maintaine
             threescore
             Monkes
             ,
             who
             had
             their
             faire
             and
             spatious
             Cloisters
             .
             But
             after
             they
             were
             thrust
             out
             by
             King
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             there
             were
             substituted
             for
             them
             ,
             a
             Deane
             ,
             sixe
             Prebendaries
             ,
             and
             others
             .
          
           
             Witnesses
             to
             this
             his
             Charter
             ,
             were
             King
             Henry
             the
             first
             ,
             and
             Maud
             his
             Queene
             ;
             eleuen
             Bishops
             ,
             and
             foure
             and
             twenty
             Earles
             ,
             Lords
             ,
             and
             Abbots
             :
             to
             euery
             name
             ,
             the
             signe
             of
             the
             crosse
             .
          
           
             
               Facta
               est
               hec
               donatio
               Anno
               Domini
               M.C.
               ordinatione
               Gregorii
               Episcopi
               Rom.
               apud
               Wyndressores
               .
            
          
           
           
             The
             first
             stone
             of
             this
             religous
             Structure
             ,
             was
             laid
             by
             Herbert
             himselfe
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             after
             Christs
             natiuitie
             ,
             one
             thousand
             ninetie
             sixe
             :
             with
             this
             inscription
             .
          
           
             
               Dominus
               Herbertus
               posuit
               primum
               Lapidem
               ,
            
             
               In
               nomine
               Patris
               ,
               Filij
               ,
               et
               Spiritus
               Sancti
               .
            
             
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             That
             is
             .
          
           
             
               Lord
               [
               Bishop
               ]
               Herbert
               ,
               laid
               The
               First
               Ston
            
             
               In
               The
               Name
               of
               The
               Father
               ,
               The
               Sonne
               ,
            
             
               And
               holy
               Ghost
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             
             This
             Bishop
             was
             borne
             at
             Orford
             in
             Suffolke
             ,
             his
             Fathers
             name
             was
             
               Robert
               de
               Losing
            
             .
             Hee
             was
             Prior
             of
             the
             monasterie
             of
             Fiscane
             in
             Normandie
             ,
             and
             came
             backe
             into
             England
             at
             the
             request
             of
             
               William
               Rufus
            
             ,
             and
             liuing
             in
             the
             Court
             for
             a
             time
             ,
             behaued
             himselfe
             in
             such
             sort
             ,
             that
             hee
             was
             much
             fauoured
             of
             the
             King
             ,
             and
             obtained
             diuers
             great
             preferments
             at
             his
             hands
             ,
             whereby
             it
             came
             to
             passe
             ,
             that
             within
             the
             space
             of
             three
             yeares
             ,
             hee
             had
             so
             feathered
             his
             nest
             ,
             as
             he
             could
             buy
             for
             his
             Father
             ,
             the
             Abbacy
             of
             Winchester
             ,
             and
             for
             himselfe
             ,
             the
             Bishopricke
             of
             Thetford
             ,
             which
             I
             haue
             partly
             touched
             here
             ,
             and
             in
             another
             place
             .
          
           
             Hauing
             finished
             this
             pious
             Fabricke
             ,
             according
             to
             his
             minde
             ,
             hee
             then
             determined
             to
             build
             an
             house
             for
             himselfe
             (
             for
             as
             yet
             he
             had
             none
             in
             Norwich
             ,
             the
             See
             being
             so
             lately
             remoued
             from
             Thetford
             )
             and
             therefore
             on
             the
             north
             side
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             hee
             founded
             a
             stately
             palace
             .
             And
             more
             (
             such
             was
             his
             repentance
             for
             his
             Simony
             committed
             )
             hee
             built
             fiue
             Churches
             ;
             one
             ouer
             against
             the
             Cathedrall
             Church
             ,
             on
             the
             other
             side
             of
             the
             riuer
             ,
             called
             S.
             Leonards
             ,
             another
             in
             this
             Citie
             also
             ,
             another
             at
             Elmham
             ,
             a
             fourth
             at
             Linne
             ,
             and
             a
             fift
             at
             Yarmouth
             .
             He
             was
             an
             excellent
             Scholler
             for
             those
             times
             ,
             and
             writ
             many
             learned
             Treatises
             ,
             mentioned
             by
             Pitsaeus
             ,
             in
             his
             booke
             
               de
               illustribus
               Anglie
               Scriptoribus
               Aetat
               .
               duodecima
            
             :
             where
             he
             cals
             him
             ,
             
               vir
               omnium
               virtutum
               ,
               et
               bonarum
               literarum
               studijs
               impensè
               deditus
               ,
               mitis
               ,
               affabilis
               ,
               corpore
               venusto
               ,
               vultu
               decoro
               ,
               moribus
               candidus
               ,
               vita
               integer
               .
            
          
           
             A
             man
             earnestly
             addicted
             to
             the
             studies
             of
             all
             vertues
             and
             good
             learning
             ;
             milde
             ,
             affable
             ,
             comely
             of
             personage
             ,
             gracefull
             of
             countenance
             ,
             blamelesse
             in
             his
             carriage
             ,
             pure
             ,
             innocent
             ,
             and
             sincere
             in
             the
             course
             of
             his
             life
             .
             The
             Monkes
             of
             Norwich
             made
             great
             meanes
             and
             sute
             to
             haue
             this
             Herbert
             a
             canonised
             Saint
             ,
             but
             such
             impediments
             were
             alwaies
             in
             the
             way
             ,
             that
             it
             could
             not
             be
             obtained
             .
          
           
             He
             departed
             this
             life
             the
             two
             and
             twentith
             of
             Iuly
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             of
             grace
             ,
             one
             thousand
             ,
             one
             hundred
             and
             twenty
             ,
             and
             was
             buried
             in
             this
             Church
             of
             his
             owne
             Foundation
             ,
             by
             the
             High
             Altar
             ,
             to
             whose
             memory
             ,
             these
             verses
             following
             were
             engrauen
             vpon
             his
             monument
             .
          
           
             
               Inclytus
               Herbertus
               iacet
               hic
               vt
               pistica
               nardus
            
             
               
               Virtutum
               redolens
               floribus
               et
               meritis
               .
            
             
               A
               quo
               fundatus
               locus
               est
               hic
               ,
               edificatus
            
             
               Ingenti
               studio
               ,
               nec
               modico
               precio
               .
            
             
             
               Vir
               fuit
               hic
               magnus
               probitate
               su●uis
               vt
               agnus
               ,
            
             
               Vita
               conspicuus
               ,
               dogmate
               precipuus
               .
            
             
               Sobrius
               et
               castus
               prudens
               et
               Episcopus
               almus
            
             
               Pollens
               Concilio
               ,
               clarus
               in
               officio
               .
            
             
               Qu●m
               ....
               vndecimas
               Iulio
               promente
               Kalendas
            
             
               Abstulit
               vltima
               sors
               ,
               et
               rapuit
               cita
               mors
               .
            
             
               Pro
               quo
               qui
               transis
               supplex
               orare
               memor
               sis
            
             
               Vt
               sit
               ei
               saties
               ,
               alma
               Dei
               facies
               .
            
          
           
             One
             Euerard
             ,
             
             who
             next
             succeeded
             Herbert
             ,
             lieth
             here
             interred
             ;
             who
             although
             ,
             saith
             Godwin
             ,
             he
             enioyed
             this
             Bishopricke
             for
             a
             long
             space
             ,
             yet
             time
             the
             deuorer
             of
             all
             things
             ,
             hath
             left
             nothing
             of
             him
             to
             our
             remembrance
             ,
             but
             that
             when
             he
             had
             gouerned
             his
             Church
             29
             yeares
             ,
             hee
             ended
             this
             life
             ,
             Octob.
             15.
             1150.
             
          
           
             Here
             in
             the
             Presbyterie
             lay
             buried
             the
             body
             of
             Bishop
             Turbus
             ,
             
             a
             Norman
             by
             birth
             ,
             being
             in
             his
             youth
             ,
             a
             Monke
             ,
             and
             afterwards
             Prior
             of
             this
             monasterie
             .
             In
             his
             time
             ,
             this
             Cathedrall
             Church
             was
             burned
             by
             casuall
             fire
             ,
             he
             died
             in
             the
             25.
             yeare
             of
             his
             consecration
             ,
             the
             17.
             of
             Ianuarie
             .
          
           
             Neere
             vnto
             the
             high
             Altar
             ,
             
             lieth
             buried
             the
             body
             of
             Iohn
             of
             Oxford
             ,
             sometimes
             Deane
             of
             Salisbury
             ,
             and
             Bishop
             of
             this
             Diocesse
             .
             This
             man
             finished
             the
             Church
             which
             Herbert
             (
             being
             preuented
             by
             death
             )
             had
             left
             vnperfected
             ,
             and
             repaired
             that
             ,
             which
             by
             fire
             was
             lately
             defaced
             .
             He
             built
             diuers
             Hospitals
             for
             impotent
             and
             diseased
             people
             .
             Hee
             founded
             Trinitie
             Church
             in
             Ipswich
             ,
             and
             reedified
             diuers
             houses
             which
             were
             by
             fire
             decaied
             .
             He
             was
             chaplaine
             to
             King
             Henry
             the
             second
             ,
             and
             with
             him
             ,
             in
             especiall
             fauour
             ,
             euer
             firmely
             adhering
             to
             his
             partie
             against
             
               Thomas
               Becket
            
             ,
             who
             had
             stubbornely
             opposed
             himselfe
             against
             his
             said
             Soueraigne
             Lord
             and
             Master
             .
             He
             was
             employed
             in
             diuers
             Embasies
             ,
             as
             to
             Rome
             ,
             to
             Seines
             in
             France
             ,
             and
             to
             Sicily
             ,
             about
             the
             marriage
             of
             Ioane
             ,
             the
             third
             and
             yongest
             daughter
             of
             the
             said
             King
             Henry
             ,
             to
             William
             ,
             the
             second
             of
             that
             name
             ,
             King
             of
             Sicill
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Apulia
             ,
             and
             Prince
             of
             Capua
             .
             In
             the
             soliditie
             of
             good
             doctrine
             ,
             in
             the
             maturitie
             of
             iudgement
             ,
             and
             in
             all
             the
             graces
             of
             rhetoricall
             speech
             ,
             hee
             did
             wondrously
             abound
             .
             He
             was
             quicke
             and
             dexterous
             in
             the
             managing
             ,
             and
             prosperous
             in
             the
             dispatching
             of
             waightie
             affaires
             .
             
             He
             writ
             a
             History
             of
             the
             Kings
             of
             Britaine
             ,
             as
             also
             a
             Booke
             ,
             
               Pro
               Rege
               Henrico
               contra
               S.
               Tho
               mam
               Cantuariensem
               ,
            
             for
             King
             Henry
             against
             S.
             Thomas
             of
             Canterbury
             ,
             besides
             ,
             a
             treatise
             of
             his
             iourney
             into
             Sicily
             ,
             and
             certaine
             Orations
             and
             Epistles
             to
             Richard
             ,
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             .
          
           
             He
             died
             the
             26
             yeare
             of
             his
             consecration
             ,
             the
             second
             of
             Iune
             ,
             in
             the
             second
             yeare
             of
             King
             Iohn
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               de
               Grey
            
             ,
             
             entirely
             beloued
             of
             King
             Iohn
             ,
             who
             preferred
             him
             to
             this
             Bishopricke
             ,
             was
             here
             entombed
             :
             in
             whose
             commendations
             ,
             Bale
             and
             Pitseus
             doe
             in
             effect
             ,
             thus
             agree
             .
             
               Vir
               erat
               foelici
               et
               faceto
               ingenio
               ,
               eruditione
               insignis
               ,
               consilio
               expeditus
               ,
               et
               quantumuis
               in
               dictis
               facetus
               ,
               in
               factis
               tamen
               ,
               vbi
               res
               postulabat
               ,
               senerus
               ,
               virtutum
               omnium
               amator
               et
               cultor
               ,
               omnium
               vitiorum
               osor
               et
               exterminator
               .
               Iohanni
               Anglorum
               Regi
               gratissimus
               ,
               in
               magna
               semper
               authoritate
               apud
               ipsum
               remansit
               ,
               splendidis
               functionibus
               ornatus
               .
            
          
           
             A
             man
             he
             was
             of
             a
             pleasant
             and
             facetious
             wit
             ,
             in
             the
             knowledge
             of
             all
             
             good
             literature
             excellent
             ,
             in
             counsell
             ready
             and
             intelligent
             ,
             and
             howsoeuer
             in
             his
             words
             merrie
             and
             iocond
             ;
             yet
             in
             his
             actions
             ,
             as
             occasion
             did
             require
             ,
             he
             was
             seuere
             and
             rigorous
             :
             a
             louer
             and
             reuerencer
             hee
             was
             of
             all
             vertues
             ,
             and
             a
             despiser
             and
             rooter
             out
             of
             all
             vices
             .
          
           
             He
             was
             a
             gracious
             Fauourite
             to
             King
             Iohn
             ,
             euer
             vnder
             him
             in
             great
             authoritie
             ,
             and
             honoured
             with
             offices
             of
             especiall
             trust
             and
             confidence
             .
             
               Na●●
               cum
               Rex
               rebelles
               Hibernos
               compescuisset
               ,
               eorumque
               vires
               fregisset
               ,
               hunc
               Gra●ium
               tanquam
               virum
               strenuum
               magnae
               prudentiae
               ,
               fidelitatis
               exploratae
               ,
               reliquit
               ibi
               supremum
               Presidem
               ,
               vt
               eos
               auctoritate
               sua
               in
               officio
               contineret
               .
            
             For
             when
             the
             King
             ,
             had
             repressed
             the
             rebellious
             Irish
             ,
             broken
             &
             dispersed
             then
             forces
             ;
             he
             left
             this
             Grey
             as
             an
             hardie
             able
             man
             ,
             of
             singular
             wisedome
             ,
             and
             tried
             fidelitie
             ,
             Prorex
             or
             Lord
             Deputie
             of
             Ireland
             ,
             that
             by
             such
             his
             power
             and
             commission
             ,
             he
             might
             keepe
             that
             stiffe-necked
             nation
             in
             obedience
             .
          
           
             He
             was
             well
             seene
             in
             the
             lawes
             of
             the
             Realme
             ,
             saith
             Godwin
             ,
             wise
             and
             of
             great
             integritie
             ;
             
             in
             regard
             whereof
             the
             King
             was
             very
             desirous
             to
             haue
             made
             him
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             (
             of
             which
             I
             haue
             spoken
             somewhat
             before
             )
             to
             which
             Grace
             indeed
             he
             was
             solemnly
             elected
             ,
             and
             his
             election
             published
             in
             the
             Church
             before
             the
             King
             ,
             and
             an
             infinite
             number
             of
             people
             :
             But
             by
             the
             exorbitant
             authoritie
             of
             the
             Pope
             ,
             this
             election
             was
             disanulled
             ,
             whereupon
             much
             mischiefe
             ensued
             .
             He
             built
             that
             goodly
             Hall
             at
             Gay
             wood
             neare
             Linne
             in
             Norfolke
             ,
             and
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             Fabricke
             adioyning
             .
             Hauing
             sate
             about
             fourteene
             yeares
             ,
             hee
             died
             neare
             Poytiers
             in
             his
             returne
             from
             Rome
             :
             
               Obijt
               eodem
               anno
               quo
               Rex
               Iohannes
               ,
            
             saith
             Bale
             ,
             in
             the
             same
             yeare
             in
             which
             King
             Iohn
             deceased
             ,
             the
             first
             of
             Nouember
             .
             Whose
             body
             was
             conueyed
             to
             this
             his
             owne
             Church
             .
             He
             was
             an
             Historiographer
             ,
             and
             writ
             a
             booke
             which
             he
             called
             Schalecronicon
             ,
             as
             also
             other
             workes
             mentioned
             by
             Bale
             in
             his
             Centuries
             .
          
           
             
             
               Die
               vero
               Sancti
               Vlstani
               decimo
               tertio
               Calendas
               Iunij
               ,
               obijt
               Episcopus
               Norwicensis
               Vualterus
               cognomento
               de
               Sufeld
               apud
               Colecestriam
               ,
               &
               del●tum
               est
               corpus
               eius
               ad
               Norwicensem
               Ecclesiam
               suam
               Cathedralem
               ,
               honorificè
               tumulandus
               ,
               ad
               cuius
               tumbam
               miracula
               dicebantur
               coruscate
               .
               Hic
               namque
               in
               vsus
               pauperum
               ,
               instante
               tempore
               famis
               ,
               omnia
               vasa
               sua
               ,
               &
               coclearia
               cum
               toto
               thesauro
               suo
               pauperibus
               erogauerat
               .
               Mat.
               Paris
               ,
               Ann.
            
             1257.
             
          
           
             Vpon
             the
             Feast
             day
             of
             Saint
             Wolstan
             ,
             the
             thirteenth
             of
             the
             Calends
             of
             Iune
             ,
             Walter
             surnamed
             
               de
               Sufield
            
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             Norwich
             departed
             this
             world
             at
             Colchester
             ,
             from
             whence
             his
             body
             was
             conueyed
             to
             this
             Cathedrall
             Church
             ,
             here
             to
             be
             honourably
             interred
             .
             At
             whose
             Tombe
             many
             miracles
             are
             reported
             to
             be
             wrought
             ,
             which
             are
             ascribed
             to
             his
             holinesse
             ;
             For
             it
             is
             remembred
             of
             him
             ,
             that
             in
             a
             time
             of
             extreme
             famine
             hee
             sold
             all
             his
             plate
             ,
             and
             distributed
             it
             to
             the
             poore
             euery
             pennyworth
             .
             He
             lieth
             buried
             in
             our
             Ladies
             Chappell
             ,
             which
             was
             of
             his
             owne
             building
             .
             He
             founded
             the
             Hospitall
             of
             Saint
             Giles
             here
             in
             the
             Citie
             ,
             
             endowing
             it
             with
             faire
             possessions
             ,
             insomuch
             that
             it
             was
             valued
             at
             the
             suppression
             to
             be
             yearely
             worth
             fourescore
             and
             ten
             pounds
             twelue
             shillings
             .
          
           
             
             
               Simon
               de
               Wanton
            
             ,
             sometimes
             the
             Kings
             Chaplaine
             ,
             one
             of
             his
             Iustices
             ,
             and
             Bishop
             of
             this
             Diocesse
             ,
             was
             here
             interred
             by
             his
             predecessour
             ,
             
               Walter
               de
               Sufield
            
             .
             He
             died
             about
             the
             yeare
             1265.
             hauing
             sate
             eight
             yeares
             ,
             and
             obtained
             of
             the
             Pope
             licence
             to
             hold
             all
             his
             former
             liuings
             
               in
               Commendam
            
             for
             foure
             yeares
             .
          
           
           
             In
             the
             same
             Chappell
             ,
             as
             I
             take
             it
             ,
             
               Roger
               de
               Sherwyng
            
             was
             entombed
             ,
             who
             died
             about
             Michaelmas
             ,
             
             1278.
             hauing
             sate
             thirteene
             yeares
             .
             Of
             whom
             I
             finde
             little
             remarkable
             ;
             yet
             he
             is
             memorable
             ,
             for
             that
             in
             his
             time
             by
             an
             incendiarie
             outrage
             ,
             the
             Citizens
             set
             fire
             on
             the
             Priorie
             Church
             .
             The
             story
             is
             thus
             deliuered
             by
             our
             late
             writers
             ,
             taken
             out
             of
             Rishanger
             ,
             the
             Continuer
             of
             
               Mathew
               Paris
            
             his
             History
             ,
             in
             the
             last
             yeare
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             third
             .
          
           
             About
             the
             moneth
             of
             Iune
             ,
             in
             a
             Faire
             that
             was
             kept
             before
             the
             gates
             of
             the
             Priory
             ,
             there
             fell
             great
             debate
             and
             discord
             betwixt
             the
             Monkes
             of
             Norwich
             and
             the
             Citizens
             there
             ;
             which
             increased
             so
             farre
             ,
             that
             at
             length
             the
             Citizens
             with
             great
             violence
             assaulted
             the
             Monastery
             ,
             fired
             the
             gates
             ,
             and
             forced
             the
             fire
             so
             with
             reed
             and
             drie
             wood
             ,
             that
             the
             Church
             with
             the
             books
             and
             all
             other
             ornaments
             of
             the
             same
             ,
             and
             all
             houses
             of
             Office
             belonging
             to
             that
             Abbey
             were
             cleane
             burned
             ,
             wasted
             ,
             and
             destroyed
             ,
             so
             that
             nothing
             was
             preserued
             except
             one
             little
             Chappell
             .
             The
             King
             hearing
             of
             this
             detestable
             and
             sacrilegious
             deuastation
             ,
             rode
             to
             Norwich
             ,
             where
             beholding
             the
             deformed
             ruines
             ,
             he
             could
             hardly
             refraine
             from
             teares
             :
             and
             caused
             enquirie
             to
             be
             made
             of
             the
             fact
             ;
             whereupon
             thirty
             young
             men
             of
             the
             Citie
             ,
             as
             also
             a
             woman
             that
             first
             carried
             fire
             to
             the
             gates
             ,
             were
             condemned
             ,
             hanged
             ,
             and
             burnt
             .
          
           
             It
             is
             thought
             ,
             saith
             Hollinshead
             ,
             that
             the
             Prior
             of
             the
             house
             ,
             whose
             name
             was
             
               William
               de
               Brunham
            
             ,
             was
             the
             occasion
             of
             all
             this
             mischiefe
             ,
             who
             had
             got
             together
             armed
             men
             ,
             and
             tooke
             vpon
             to
             keepe
             the
             Belfray
             and
             Church
             by
             force
             of
             armes
             ;
             but
             the
             Prior
             was
             well
             enough
             borne
             out
             and
             defended
             by
             this
             his
             Bishop
             .
             The
             Monkes
             for
             their
             part
             appealed
             to
             Rome
             ,
             and
             so
             handled
             the
             matter
             ,
             that
             they
             not
             onely
             escaped
             punishment
             ,
             but
             also
             forced
             the
             Citizens
             to
             pay
             them
             three
             thousand
             Markes
             ,
             after
             fiue
             hundred
             Markes
             a
             yeare
             toward
             the
             reparation
             of
             their
             Church
             ,
             besides
             they
             were
             adiudged
             to
             giue
             to
             the
             vse
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             
               Vnam
               cuppam
               de
               pondere
               decem
               librarum
               auri
               ,
               &
               valore
               centum
               librarum
               argenti
               ,
            
             A
             Cuppe
             weighing
             ten
             pounds
             in
             gold
             ,
             and
             worth
             an
             hundred
             pounds
             of
             money
             .
             Whereby
             you
             may
             note
             ,
             saith
             Speed
             ,
             the
             proportion
             then
             betweene
             the
             value
             of
             gold
             and
             siluer
             .
             This
             end
             was
             made
             by
             King
             Edward
             the
             first
             (
             his
             Father
             being
             now
             dead
             )
             at
             the
             request
             and
             solicitation
             of
             this
             Bishop
             .
          
           
             His
             next
             successour
             
               William
               Midleton
            
             was
             also
             interred
             in
             this
             Church
             .
             
             He
             reedified
             the
             same
             ,
             being
             so
             destroyed
             and
             profaned
             as
             you
             haue
             heard
             before
             ,
             and
             hallowed
             or
             consecrated
             the
             whole
             Fabricke
             anew
             in
             the
             presence
             of
             King
             Edward
             the
             first
             ,
             and
             many
             of
             his
             Nobles
             .
             He
             departed
             this
             life
             the
             last
             of
             August
             ,
             Ann.
             1288.
             in
             the
             eleuenth
             yeare
             of
             his
             Consecration
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Salmon
            
             ,
             
             placed
             in
             this
             See
             of
             Norwich
             by
             the
             Pope
             ,
             was
             here
             entombed
             ;
             he
             was
             Lord
             Chancellour
             of
             England
             for
             the
             space
             of
             foure
             yeares
             .
             This
             Bishop
             built
             the
             great
             Hall
             ,
             and
             the
             Chappell
             in
             the
             Bishops
             pallace
             ,
             and
             a
             Chappell
             at
             the
             West
             end
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             in
             which
             he
             ordained
             foure
             Priests
             to
             sing
             Masse
             continually
             .
             He
             died
             Iuly
             the
             sixth
             1325.
             
          
           
             
               William
               Ayermin
            
             likewise
             by
             the
             Popes
             authority
             was
             preferred
             to
             this
             Bishopricke
             ,
             
             as
             appeares
             by
             the
             sequele
             .
          
           
             
               Cum
               summus
               Pontifex
               nuper
               Willelmum
               tunc
               Canonicum
               London
               in
               Episcopum
               Norwicens
               .
               prefecisset
               .
               sicut
               per
               literas
               bullatas
               ipsius
               summi
               Pontisicis
               
               Regi
               inde
               directas
               satis
               constabat
               ,
            
             
             
               ac
               Rex
               nono
               die
               Nouembris
               ,
               prox
               .
               preteri●o
               per
               literas
               suas
               patentes
               sub
               Testimonio
               Edwardi
               filij
               sui
               primogeniti
               tunc
               custodis
               Regni
               Anglie
               ,
               Rege
               extra
               Regnum
               existente
               ,
               prefectionem
               ipsam
               gratiose
               acceptans
               ;
               cepit
               fidelitatemipsius
               Episcopi
               ,
               &
               restituit
               ei
               temporalia
               .
               Nunc
               Rex
               ratificans
               prefectionem
               &
               receptionem
               predict
               .
               mandat
               restituere
               ei
               Temporalia
               .
               Teste
               Rege
               apud
               Kenelworth
               ,
            
             13.
             
             
               Decemb.
               Pat.
            
             20.
             
             E●●
             2.
             
          
           
             In
             the
             yeare
             1319.
             saith
             
               F.
               Thinne
            
             ,
             in
             his
             Catalogue
             of
             Englands
             Chancellours
             ,
             and
             out
             of
             an
             old
             anonimall
             Latine
             Chronicler
             ,
             this
             
               Will.
               Ayremin
            
             was
             keeper
             of
             the
             great
             Seale
             ,
             and
             that
             he
             was
             taken
             prisoner
             by
             the
             Scots
             :
             the
             words
             of
             his
             Author
             are
             in
             effect
             thus
             in
             English.
             
          
           
             The
             Countie
             of
             Yorke
             and
             the
             countrie
             adiacent
             hauing
             receiued
             inestimable
             damages
             by
             the
             Scots
             ,
             
               William
               de
               Melton
            
             ,
             Archbishop
             of
             Yorke
             ,
             
               Iohn
               Hotham
            
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             Ely
             and
             Treasurer
             ,
             the
             Abbot
             of
             Saint
             Maries
             Yorke
             ,
             Sir
             
               William
               Ayremin
            
             Priest
             ,
             Chancellour
             of
             England
             ,
             Deane
             of
             Yorke
             ,
             the
             Abbot
             of
             Selbie
             ,
             and
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Pabeham
            
             knight
             ,
             assembled
             together
             an
             armie
             of
             eight
             thousand
             to
             represse
             the
             violence
             of
             the
             enemie
             ;
             this
             armie
             consisted
             of
             Clerkes
             ,
             Monkes
             ,
             Canons
             ,
             and
             other
             spirituall
             men
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             with
             Citizens
             ,
             and
             Husbandmen
             ,
             and
             such
             other
             vnapt
             people
             for
             the
             warres
             .
             With
             these
             ,
             the
             Archbishop
             came
             forth
             against
             the
             Scots
             ,
             and
             incountred
             with
             them
             at
             a
             place
             called
             Mitton
             ,
             a
             little
             village
             vpon
             the
             Riuer
             of
             Swale
             .
             Ouer
             which
             Riuer
             the
             Englishmen
             were
             no
             sooner
             passed
             ,
             but
             that
             the
             expert
             warlike
             Scots
             came
             vpon
             them
             with
             a
             wing
             in
             good
             order
             of
             battell
             ,
             in
             fashion
             like
             to
             a
             Shield
             ,
             eagerly
             assayling
             their
             enemies
             ,
             who
             for
             lacke
             of
             good
             gouernment
             were
             easily
             beaten
             downe
             and
             discomfited
             ,
             without
             shewing
             any
             great
             resistance
             .
             
               Corruerunt
               ex
               nostris
               tam
               in
               ore
               gladij
               quam
               aquarum
               scopulis
               suffocati
               plusquam
               quatuor
               mille
               hominum
            
             ;
             there
             were
             slaine
             by
             the
             sword
             and
             drowned
             in
             the
             Riuer
             of
             our
             partie
             aboue
             foure
             thousand
             persons
             ,
             saith
             the
             Manuscript
             ,
             and
             the
             residue
             shamefully
             put
             to
             flight
             .
          
           
             The
             Archbishop
             ,
             the
             Bishop
             of
             Ely
             ,
             the
             Abbot
             of
             Selbie
             ,
             and
             diuers
             other
             ,
             with
             helpe
             of
             their
             swift
             horses
             ,
             escaped
             .
             The
             Mayor
             of
             Yorke
             named
             ,
             
               Nicholas
               Fleming
            
             was
             slaine
             .
             
               Et
               capti
               sunt
               Domini
               ,
               Iohannes
               de
               Pab●ham
               miles
               ,
               &
               Dominus
               Willelmus
               de
               Airemin
               ,
               Canc.
            
             and
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               de
               Pabeham
            
             ,
             and
             Sir
             
               William
               Ayremin
            
             Priest
             ,
             were
             taken
             prisoners
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Harding
            
             who
             seldome
             giues
             condigne
             praise
             to
             the
             valiant
             doughtie
             Scot
             ;
             thus
             writes
             of
             this
             battell
             .
          
           
             
               
               ......
               in
               Myton
               medowe
               nere
            
             
               To
               Swale
               water
               ,
               lay
               then
               with
               great
               power
            
             
               
                 Walter
                 Warren
              
               among
               the
               haycockes
               bushed
               ,
            
             
               Vpon
               the
               byshop
               sodenly
               with
               Scots
               yssued
            
             
               And
               xv
               hundreth
               Englyshe
               there
               he
               slewe
            
             
               And
               home
               he
               went
               with
               kyng
               Robart
               full
               glad
               ,
            
             
               With
               prisoners
               many
               ,
               mo
               then
               men
               knewe
            
             
               The
               Byshop
               fled
               fro
               the
               felde
               full
               woo
               bestad
            
             
               With
               his
               Clerkes
               ,
               that
               then
               were
               full
               mad
               .
            
          
           
             This
             was
             called
             the
             white
             Battell
             ,
             for
             that
             it
             consisted
             of
             so
             many
             Clergie
             men
             .
          
           
           
             This
             Bishop
             died
             March
             the
             17.
             hauing
             sate
             almost
             eleuen
             yeares
             ,
             at
             Sharing
             neare
             London
             ,
             whose
             body
             was
             conueyed
             for
             buriall
             to
             this
             his
             owne
             Church
             .
             He
             gaue
             two
             hundred
             pound
             for
             order
             to
             be
             taken
             that
             two
             Monkes
             (
             the
             Cellerers
             of
             the
             Couent
             )
             should
             alwayes
             sing
             Masse
             for
             his
             soule
             .
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Piercy
            
             was
             here
             interred
             ,
             
             a
             gentleman
             ,
             howsoeuer
             right
             honorably
             descended
             ,
             and
             highly
             befriended
             ,
             yet
             constrayned
             to
             admit
             of
             this
             Bishopricke
             ,
             by
             the
             Popes
             Prouisorie
             Bull
             ,
             as
             followeth
             .
          
           
             
               Cum
               summus
               Pontifex
               nuper
               vacante
               Ecclesia
               Norwicen
               .
               per
               mortem
               Willelmi
               vltimi
               Episcopi
               ibidem
               ,
            
             
             
               qui
               apud
               sedem
               Apostolicam
               diem
               clausit
               extremum
               ,
               eidem
               Ecclesie
               de
               venerabili
               viro
               Thoma
               Percy
               prouiderit
               ,
               &
               ipsum
               Thomam
               in
               Episcopum
               loci
               illius
               presecerat
               .
               Rex
               cepit
               sidelitatem
               ipsius
               Thome
               ,
               &
               Temporalia
               ei
               restituit
               .
               Teste
               Rege
               apud
               West
               .
            
             14.
             
             
               April
               .
               Pat.
               Ann.
            
             29.
             
             Ed.
             3.
             
             Memb.
             14.
             
          
           
             This
             Bishop
             gaue
             vnto
             the
             repairing
             of
             this
             Church
             (
             which
             in
             his
             time
             was
             greatly
             defaced
             with
             a
             violent
             tempest
             )
             the
             summe
             of
             foure
             hundred
             markes
             ,
             and
             obtained
             of
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             Clergie
             a
             great
             summe
             to
             the
             same
             purpose
             .
             He
             bequeathed
             to
             the
             Chaunter
             of
             this
             his
             Church
             ,
             an
             house
             and
             certaine
             lands
             lying
             within
             the
             Lordship
             of
             Kimerle
             ,
             Gaeriton
             ,
             Fowrhow
             ,
             Granthorpe
             ,
             and
             Wychelwood
             ,
             vpon
             condition
             he
             should
             procure
             Masse
             daily
             to
             be
             said
             for
             his
             soule
             .
             He
             died
             at
             Blofield
             not
             farre
             off
             ,
             the
             eight
             of
             August
             ,
             1369.
             
          
           
             Vpon
             the
             death
             of
             Bishop
             Percy
             one
             
               Henry
               Despenser
            
             ,
             
             Canon
             of
             Salisbury
             ,
             was
             preferred
             by
             the
             Pope
             to
             this
             Bishopricke
             :
             as
             I
             finde
             it
             thus
             recorded
             in
             the
             Tower.
             
          
           
             
               Henricus
               Despenser
               Canonicus
               Saresburien
               per
               Papam
               ad
               Episcopatum
               Norwicen
               .
               vacantem
               per
               mortem
               Thome
               vltimi
               Episcopi
               ibidem
               prefectus
               ;
               fecit
               regi
               fidelitate
               ,
               &
               habuit
               restitutionē
               Temporalium
               .
               T.R.
               apud
               Clarendon
            
             14.
             
             Aug.
             2.
             
             
               Par.
               Pat.
               Anno
            
             44.
             
             Ed.
             3.
             
             Memb.
             6.
             
          
           
             This
             man
             was
             called
             the
             warlike
             Bishop
             of
             Norwich
             ,
             for
             that
             in
             his
             youth
             he
             had
             beene
             a
             Souldier
             with
             a
             brother
             of
             his
             ,
             one
             Spenser
             a
             gentleman
             ,
             greatly
             esteemed
             for
             his
             valour
             ,
             being
             a
             chiefe
             Commander
             in
             the
             Popes
             warres
             :
             by
             whose
             meanes
             this
             Henry
             obtained
             this
             dignitie
             ;
             and
             hauing
             changed
             his
             vesture
             but
             not
             his
             conditions
             ,
             in
             what
             manner
             of
             life
             he
             spent
             his
             youth
             ,
             in
             the
             same
             he
             most
             delighted
             ,
             euen
             in
             his
             waxing
             yeares
             .
             For
             in
             the
             yeare
             1381.
             most
             memorable
             was
             the
             seruice
             of
             this
             stout
             Bishop
             against
             the
             rebellious
             bondmen
             and
             Pesants
             of
             Norfolke
             ,
             whom
             he
             draue
             out
             of
             their
             Trenches
             ,
             slew
             diuers
             ,
             and
             caused
             their
             mushrom
             king
             
               Iohn
               Littestar
            
             to
             be
             hanged
             ,
             drawne
             ,
             and
             headed
             ;
             and
             also
             caused
             all
             others
             that
             were
             the
             chiefe
             agents
             in
             that
             rebellion
             to
             be
             put
             vnto
             death
             ,
             and
             so
             by
             that
             meanes
             quieted
             the
             whole
             countrey
             :
             an
             action
             (
             howsoeuer
             some
             will
             say
             perhaps
             ,
             not
             agreeable
             to
             his
             calling
             )
             worthie
             of
             eternall
             honour
             and
             remembrance
             .
          
           
             Not
             long
             afterwards
             ,
             viz.
             1383.
             he
             had
             another
             occasion
             to
             shew
             his
             martiall
             prowesse
             :
             for
             being
             drawne
             on
             by
             Pope
             Vrban
             the
             sixt
             ,
             to
             preach
             the
             Crusado
             ,
             and
             to
             be
             generall
             against
             Clement
             the
             seuenth
             (
             whom
             sundry
             Cardinals
             and
             great
             Prelates
             ,
             
             had
             also
             elected
             Pope
             )
             hauing
             a
             Fifteenth
             granted
             to
             him
             for
             that
             purpose
             by
             Parliament
             ,
             (
             after
             strong
             opposition
             of
             
             almost
             all
             the
             Nobles
             ,
             who
             resisted
             this
             businesse
             of
             the
             Crosse
             )
             went
             with
             forces
             into
             Flanders
             ,
             to
             support
             the
             cause
             of
             Vrban
             ,
             against
             the
             Antipape
             Clement
             ,
             from
             whence
             after
             he
             had
             performed
             many
             exploits
             very
             happily
             ,
             taken
             Graueling
             ,
             Burbrough
             ,
             Dunkerke
             ,
             and
             Newport
             ,
             by
             assault
             ,
             and
             bin
             victor
             in
             a
             set
             Battell
             against
             thirty
             thousand
             abettours
             of
             Clements
             claime
             ;
             he
             was
             enforced
             to
             returne
             ,
             as
             destitute
             of
             those
             further
             succours
             which
             were
             expected
             out
             of
             England
             .
             But
             the
             King
             ,
             vpon
             pretence
             that
             he
             had
             not
             obeyed
             his
             royall
             Mandate
             ,
             by
             which
             he
             required
             him
             ,
             (
             before
             he
             transported
             )
             to
             returne
             ,
             for
             a
             while
             seised
             vpon
             all
             his
             Temporalities
             ;
             to
             which
             he
             found
             grace
             with
             the
             King
             to
             be
             restored
             ,
             at
             the
             speciall
             sute
             of
             
               Thomas
               Arundell
            
             ,
             as
             then
             Bishop
             of
             Ely.
             The
             which
             Seisin
             and
             Restitution
             is
             thus
             in
             effect
             recorded
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hen.
               Episcopus
               Norwicens
               .
               in
               Parliamento
               apud
               West
               .
               Anno
               huius
               Regis
            
             7.
             
               fuit
               impetitus
               de
               diuersis
               articulis
               misprisionū
               vnde
               Temporalia
               Episcopatus
               sui
               seisita
               suerant
               in
               manum
               Regis
               ,
               &c.
               Rex
               nunc
               restituit
               ei
               Temporalia
               predicta
               ,
               T.
               R.
               apud
               West
               .
            
             24.
             octob
             .
             1.
             
               par
               .
               pat
               .
               an
            
             .
             9
             Ric.
             2.
             
             M.
             27.
             
          
           
             There
             was
             great
             contention
             betweene
             this
             Bishop
             and
             his
             Monkes
             ,
             for
             the
             space
             of
             fifteene
             yeares
             ;
             but
             they
             being
             too
             weake
             for
             him
             (
             as
             you
             see
             all
             his
             opposites
             were
             )
             at
             last
             were
             glad
             to
             giue
             him
             foure
             hundred
             markes
             to
             enioy
             their
             priuiledges
             in
             like
             sort
             as
             heretofore
             they
             had
             done
             .
             He
             sate
             Bishop
             well
             neere
             37.
             yeers
             ,
             and
             died
             August
             23.
             1406.
             as
             appeares
             by
             this
             mangled
             Epitaph
             vpon
             his
             monument
             .
          
           
             
               Henricus
               natus
               le
               del
               spenser
               miles
               amatus
            
             
               Presul
               sacratus
               ,
               hic
               Norwicensis
               humatus
            
             
               Florens
               progenie
               .........
            
             
               .................
            
             
               M.
               Quadringeno
               Vigili
               sex
               Bartholomei
            
             
               Christo
               sereno
               Regi
               peregrat
               requiei
               .
            
          
           
             
             After
             him
             ,
             the
             next
             succeeded
             one
             Alexander
             ,
             Prior
             of
             Norwich
             ,
             was
             elected
             Bishop
             by
             the
             Monkes
             ,
             which
             election
             the
             King
             so
             misliked
             ,
             as
             hee
             not
             onely
             kept
             him
             from
             his
             temporalties
             ,
             but
             also
             imprisoned
             him
             almost
             a
             whole
             yeare
             at
             Windsor
             .
          
           
             
             
               Thomas
               Beaufort
               miles
               habuit
               custodiam
               Temporalium
               Episcopatus
               Norwicen
               .
               a
               tempore
               mortis
               Henrici
               nuper
               Episcopi
               ibidem
               quamdiu
               in
               manibus
               Regis
               existerent
               ,
               ac
               fuit
               custos
               eorum
               a
               vigilia
               Sancti
               Bartholomei
               ,
               an
               no.
            
             7.
             
             Hen.
             4.
             
               vsque
               ad
            
             23
             
               diem
               Octob.
               proxi
               .
               preterit
               .
               per
               vnum
               annum
               integrum
               ,
            
             8
             
               Septimanas
               ,
               et
            
             6
             
               dies
               .
               T.R.
               apud
               West
            
             .
             9
             Iunij
             2
             
               pars
               pat
               .
               an
            
             .
             9.
             
             Hen.
             4.
             
             M.
             19.
             
          
           
             
             Before
             the
             Altar
             of
             Saint
             George
             ,
             the
             body
             of
             Bishop
             Wakering
             lyeth
             buried
             ,
             who
             for
             his
             life
             ,
             learning
             ,
             and
             wisedome
             ,
             was
             highly
             esteemed
             :
             in
             regard
             whereof
             ,
             (
             before
             he
             was
             aduanced
             hither
             to
             Norwich
             )
             King
             Henry
             the
             4.
             made
             him
             Lord
             Keeper
             of
             the
             priuy
             Seale
             ,
             and
             so
             consequently
             ,
             he
             was
             of
             his
             priuy
             Councell
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             1414.
             hee
             was
             sent
             to
             the
             generall
             Councell
             holden
             at
             Constance
             in
             Heluetia
             ,
             
             with
             Richard
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Warwicke
             ,
             the
             Bishops
             of
             Salisbury
             ,
             Bath
             ,
             and
             Hereford
             ,
             the
             Abbot
             of
             Westminster
             ,
             and
             the
             Prior
             of
             Worcester
             ,
             with
             diuers
             other
             Doctors
             and
             learned
             
             men
             of
             the
             spiritualtie
             ,
             besides
             Knights
             and
             Esquires
             ,
             in
             number
             all
             ,
             eight
             hundred
             horses
             ,
             so
             well
             appointed
             and
             furnished
             ,
             as
             well
             the
             men
             ,
             as
             horses
             ,
             that
             all
             nations
             meruailed
             to
             see
             such
             an
             honourable
             companie
             come
             from
             a
             Countrie
             so
             farre
             distant
             :
             in
             this
             Counsell
             hee
             so
             behaued
             himselfe
             ,
             that
             for
             learning
             and
             wisedome
             ,
             hee
             obtained
             the
             generall
             applause
             of
             all
             the
             assemblie
             ;
             shortly
             after
             his
             returne
             ,
             he
             was
             consecrated
             Bishop
             ,
             viz.
             the
             last
             of
             May
             ,
             1416.
             and
             hauing
             his
             charge
             with
             great
             praise
             about
             nine
             yeares
             ,
             he
             died
             the
             ninth
             of
             Aprill
             ,
             one
             thousand
             ,
             foure
             hundred
             ,
             twentie
             and
             fiue
             .
             He
             built
             the
             Cloister
             which
             is
             to
             be
             seene
             at
             this
             day
             in
             the
             Bishops
             Pallace
             ,
             pauing
             the
             same
             with
             stones
             of
             diuers
             colours
             .
          
           
             Vpon
             the
             dore
             vnder
             the
             Rood
             loft
             ,
             I
             finde
             this
             maymed
             Epitaph
             following
             ,
             inlaid
             in
             brasse
             .
          
           
             
               Hic
               iacet
               absconsus
               sub
               marmore
               Presul
               honestus
               
            
             
               Seclo
               desunctus
               ,
               olim
               pastor
               quoque
               sponsus
            
             
               Istius
               Ecclesie
               ,
               cum
               digno
               culmine
               morum
            
             
               Prefuit
               egregie
               .........
            
             
               ..................
            
             
               Dictus
               Walterus
               Lyghert
               cognomine
               notus
            
             
               .................
            
             
               Euellens
               acriter
               mala
               germina
               fructus
               acerbi
            
             
               Dispersit
               pariter
               diuini
               semina
               verbi
               ,
            
             
               Anno
               milleno
               C.
               quater
               septuageno
            
             
               Annexis
               binis
               instabit
               ei
               prope
               finis
               .
            
             
               Septima
               cum
               decima
               lux
               Maij
               sit
               numerata
            
             
               Ipsius
               est
               anima
               de
               corpore
               tunc
               separata
               .
            
             
               Fili
               Christe
               Dei
               ,
               fons
               vite
               ,
               spes
               medicine
               ,
            
             
               Propitieris
               ei
               donans
               requiem
               sine
               fine
               .
            
          
           
             This
             man
             in
             the
             catalogue
             of
             Bishops
             is
             called
             
               Walter
               Hart.
            
             In
             his
             predecessors
             daies
             ,
             the
             Citizens
             here
             of
             Norwich
             harbouring
             in
             their
             mindes
             their
             old
             grudge
             ,
             attempted
             many
             things
             against
             the
             Church
             ,
             but
             such
             was
             the
             singular
             wisedome
             and
             courage
             of
             the
             said
             Bishop
             ,
             whose
             name
             was
             
               Thomas
               Browne
            
             ,
             that
             all
             their
             enterprises
             tooke
             little
             effect
             :
             and
             now
             by
             the
             policie
             and
             discretion
             of
             this
             Lighert
             ,
             or
             Hart
             ,
             the
             malitious
             humours
             of
             these
             malecontented
             Townesmen
             ,
             before
             reasonable
             well
             allaied
             ,
             was
             altogether
             extinguished
             .
             He
             paued
             the
             Church
             ,
             and
             during
             his
             life
             ,
             maintained
             twelue
             students
             at
             Cambridge
             ,
             with
             all
             things
             necessary
             for
             them
             at
             his
             owne
             charges
             .
             He
             departed
             this
             life
             the
             first
             of
             May
             ,
             1472.
             as
             appeares
             by
             his
             Epitaph
             in
             the
             twentie
             and
             sixt
             yeare
             of
             his
             consecration
             ,
             and
             lieth
             buried
             neere
             vnto
             the
             Rood
             loft
             ,
             which
             he
             himselfe
             erected
             .
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             buried
             the
             body
             of
             
               Iames
               Goldwell
            
             ,
             
             sometimes
             Deane
             of
             Salisbury
             ,
             Secretarie
             to
             King
             Edward
             the
             fourth
             ,
             and
             Bishop
             of
             this
             Diocesse
             ,
             who
             died
             in
             February
             ,
             M.
             cccc.lxxxxviii
             .
          
           
             This
             Bishop
             was
             a
             great
             repairer
             or
             new
             builder
             of
             great
             Chart
             Church
             in
             Kent
             ,
             where
             (
             as
             it
             is
             said
             )
             he
             was
             borne
             .
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             buried
             the
             body
             of
             
               Thomas
               Ian
            
             ,
             
             who
             died
             the
             first
             yeare
             of
             his
             consecration
             ,
             
               viz.
               anno
            
             1499.
             
          
           
           
             
             After
             the
             decease
             of
             
               Ian
               ,
               Richard
               Nix
            
             succeeded
             ,
             of
             whom
             I
             finde
             little
             worth
             the
             rehearsing
             (
             saith
             Godwin
             in
             his
             Catalogue
             of
             Bishops
             )
             hee
             hath
             the
             report
             of
             a
             vicious
             and
             dissolute
             liuer
             ;
             was
             blinde
             long
             before
             his
             death
             ,
             sate
             36
             yeares
             ,
             and
             died
             ,
             An.
             1536.
             
          
           
             It
             is
             reported
             yet
             ,
             that
             this
             Bishop
             built
             the
             north
             crosse
             I
             le
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             and
             guilded
             the
             roofe
             of
             the
             same
             ,
             vpon
             which
             his
             cote
             of
             Armes
             is
             to
             be
             seene
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Chapter
             House
             was
             a
             goodly
             monument
             to
             the
             memory
             of
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Windham
            
             knight
             ,
             with
             this
             (
             now
             maymed
             )
             Inscription
             .
          
           
             
             
               Orat
               ...
               Tho.
               Wyndham
               militis
               et
               Elisabethe
               vxoris
               eius
               ...
               vnus
               constabul
               ...
               Domini
               Regis
               Hen.
            
             8.
             
               ac
               vn
               ...
               militum
               pro
               corpore
               ...
            
          
           
             This
             Knight
             ,
             with
             others
             ,
             went
             with
             Sir
             
               Edward
               Howard
            
             ,
             Admirall
             ,
             into
             Bi●cay
             ,
             the
             fourth
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             eight
             .
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             Dame
             
               Elisabeth
               Calthrop
            
             ,
             wife
             of
             Sir
             
               Francis
               Calthrop
            
             ,
             and
             after
             ,
             of
             
               Iohn
               Culpeper
            
             Esquire
             ...
          
           
             
             Cal●hrops
             ,
             sometime
             a
             familie
             of
             great
             account
             in
             these
             parts
             .
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             buried
             the
             body
             of
             Ione
             ,
             the
             wise
             of
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Erpingham
            
             ,
             Knight
             of
             the
             Garter
             ,
             as
             appeareth
             by
             her
             Will
             made
             by
             licence
             of
             her
             husband
             ,
             the
             last
             of
             May
             ,
             1404
             and
             proued
             14
             of
             Iuly
             next
             following
             .
          
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               animabus
               Thome
               Windham
               militis
               ,
               Eleanore
               et
               domine
               Elisabethe
               vxorum
               eius
               .
            
             
             
               Qui
               quidem
               Thomas
               fuit
               unus
               consiliariorum
               Domini
               Regis
               He●rici
               octau●
               ,
               ac
               vnus
               militum
               pro
               corpore
               eiusdem
               Domini
               Regis
               ,
               〈◊〉
               non
               vice
               admirallus
            
             ...........
          
           
             ...............
          
           
             This
             Knight
             lieth
             buried
             in
             the
             Chapter
             house
             vnder
             a
             goodly
             faire
             monument
             ,
             if
             it
             were
             not
             so
             much
             defaced
             .
             He
             receiued
             the
             order
             of
             knighthood
             from
             the
             hands
             of
             Sir
             
               Edward
               Howard
            
             ,
             
             Lord
             Admirall
             of
             England
             the
             fourth
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             at
             Croiton
             Bay
             in
             France
             .
             He
             did
             good
             seruice
             at
             the
             winning
             of
             Turney
             and
             Turwin
             ,
             as
             also
             in
             other
             places
             ;
             this
             hath
             beene
             a
             name
             of
             exemplarie
             note
             and
             knights
             degree
             at
             Cowtherke
             in
             this
             Tract
             for
             many
             descent
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Richardus
               Brome
               Armiger
               cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               Deus
               .
            
          
           
             On
             the
             wall
             by
             him
             is
             a
             monument
             with
             his
             atchieuement
             ,
             cut
             ,
             with
             helme
             ,
             coate
             ,
             mantle
             and
             creast
             :
             his
             Creast
             is
             a
             bonch
             of
             broome
             greene
             ,
             with
             golden
             flowers
             on
             a
             wreath
             .
          
           
             Next
             him
             ,
             lies
             vnder
             an
             arched
             monument
             ,
             the
             body
             of
             one
             Bosuile
             ,
             or
             Boswell
             ,
             
             sometime
             Prior
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             with
             this
             Inscription
             on
             the
             vpper
             part
             of
             the
             Arch.
             
          
           
             
               O
               tu
               qui
               transis
               ,
               vir
               ,
               aut
               mulier
               ,
               puer
               an
               sis
            
             
               Respice
               picturas
               ,
               apices
               lege
               ,
               cerne
               figuras
               :
            
             
               Et
               memor
               esto
               tui
               ;
               sic
               bene
               disce
               mori
               .
            
          
           
             Vnder
             it
             ,
             are
             three
             pictures
             of
             dead
             mens
             skuls
             ,
             one
             with
             teeth
             ,
             another
             without
             an
             vpper
             chappe
             ,
             and
             onely
             two
             teeth
             in
             the
             nether
             ;
             and
             the
             third
             without
             either
             chaps
             or
             teeth
             ,
             betweene
             each
             of
             which
             is
             written
             ,
             
               O
               morieris
               .
               O
               morieris
               .
               O
               morieris
               .
            
          
           
             The
             Familie
             of
             Bosvile
             is
             very
             ancient
             ,
             farre
             branched
             ,
             and
             of
             knightly
             
             degree
             ,
             as
             it
             will
             appeare
             in
             many
             places
             of
             these
             my
             ensuing
             labours
             :
             
             of
             which
             in
             this
             place
             ,
             and
             vpon
             this
             occasion
             ,
             I
             will
             onely
             giue
             a
             little
             touch
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Church
             of
             Seuenoke
             ,
             within
             the
             County
             of
             Kent
             ,
             remaine
             the
             achiuements
             and
             Funerall
             rights
             of
             
               Raphe
               Bosvile
            
             of
             Bradburne
             in
             the
             said
             Parish
             of
             Seuenok
             ,
             Esquire
             ,
             Clerk
             of
             her
             late
             Maiesties
             Court
             of
             Wards
             and
             Liueries
             ,
             Grandsier
             of
             Sir
             
               Raphe
               Bosvile
            
             ,
             now
             of
             Bradburne
             ,
             and
             Sir
             
               Henry
               Bosvile
            
             ,
             of
             Eynsford
             in
             the
             foresaid
             County
             ,
             Knights
             ,
             descended
             lineally
             from
             the
             Bosviles
             of
             Erdsley
             ,
             and
             Newhall
             in
             the
             County
             of
             Yorke
             .
          
           
             The
             inhabitants
             of
             Seuenoke
             say
             ,
             that
             whilst
             the
             said
             
               Raph
               Boswell
            
             liued
             ,
             being
             employed
             vpon
             many
             occasions
             for
             the
             publique
             ;
             hee
             deserued
             and
             had
             the
             reputation
             of
             a
             most
             worthie
             Patriot
             ,
             and
             out
             of
             his
             particular
             to
             their
             Towne
             ,
             hee
             procured
             of
             Queene
             Elizabeth
             a
             Charter
             of
             Incorporation
             ,
             for
             the
             setling
             and
             gouernment
             of
             Lands
             formerly
             giuen
             for
             the
             maintenance
             of
             a
             Free-schoole
             ,
             and
             thirteene
             Almes-people
             in
             the
             said
             Parish
             .
             For
             the
             more
             entire
             establishment
             whereof
             ,
             Sir
             Raph
             his
             Grand-childe
             ,
             cooperating
             with
             other
             noble
             friends
             in
             so
             charitable
             a
             suite
             ,
             obtained
             an
             Act
             of
             Parliament
             in
             the
             39.
             of
             Queene
             Elizabeth
             ,
             besides
             other
             benefites
             procured
             by
             him
             in
             behalfe
             of
             this
             Corporation
             and
             Parish
             .
             Whereupon
             a
             well
             wishing
             versifier
             alluding
             to
             the
             Creste
             of
             this
             Familie
             ,
             which
             is
             an
             Oxe
             comming
             out
             of
             a
             Groue
             of
             Oakes
             ,
             tooke
             occasion
             to
             expresse
             his
             affection
             in
             this
             Distich
             .
          
           
             
               Dij
               tibi
               dent
               Bosville
               boues
               villasque
               Radulphe
               ,
            
             
               Nec
               Villâ
               careat
               Bosue
               ,
               vel
               Illa
               boùe
               .
            
          
           
             Here
             lieth
             vnder
             a
             faire
             marble
             stone
             ,
             one
             of
             the
             ancient
             Familie
             of
             the
             Cleres
             ,
             
             and
             his
             wife
             ,
             as
             appeares
             by
             their
             Armes
             thereupon
             engrauen
             ,
             for
             the
             brasse
             is
             quite
             taken
             away
             .
             Of
             which
             worthy
             Familie
             I
             speake
             hereafter
             .
          
           
             Pray
             for
             the
             soule
             of
             
               Elisabeth
               Waters
            
             ,
             
             and
             
               Iohn
               Waters
            
             Alderman
             ,
             and
             for
             the
             soule
             of
             
               Iohn
               Waminge
            
             Alderman
             and
             Maior
             of
             Norwich
             ,
             and
             husbands
             vnto
             the
             said
             Elisabeth
             .
             ....
          
           
             Vpon
             the
             wall
             of
             a
             Chappell
             next
             to
             the
             Chapter
             house
             this
             Inscription
             .
          
           
             
               In
               honore
               beate
               Marie
               Virginis
            
             ,
             
             
               &
               omnium
               Sanctorum
               Willelmus
               Beauchampe
               Capellam
               hanc
               ordinauit
               ,
               &
               ex
               proprijs
               sumptibus
               construxit
               .
            
             Herein
             he
             lies
             buried
             vnder
             the
             Arch
             in
             the
             wall
             richly
             gilt
             ,
             as
             also
             the
             roofe
             .
          
           
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Fratris
               Symonis
               Folkard
               nuper
               Prioris
               Lenne
               ....
               qui
               obijt
               ...
               M.
               ccccci
               .
            
             
          
           
             Vnder
             a
             monument
             in
             the
             South
             Crosse
             Isle
             lieth
             one
             Baconthorp
             a
             Prior
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             
             the
             Inscription
             is
             worne
             or
             torne
             out
             of
             the
             stone
             .
          
           
             I
             will
             not
             say
             that
             this
             Prior
             was
             
               Iohn
               Baconthorp
            
             ,
             
             the
             Resolute
             Doctor
             who
             flourished
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             King
             Edward
             the
             third
             .
             For
             I
             finde
             that
             he
             was
             buried
             amongst
             the
             Carmelites
             at
             London
             ;
             howsoeuer
             he
             was
             borne
             at
             Blackney
             in
             this
             County
             ,
             brought
             vp
             at
             Oxford
             and
             Paris
             in
             France
             ;
             and
             so
             exceeding
             deeply
             learned
             he
             was
             as
             well
             in
             Diuinitie
             ,
             as
             in
             both
             the
             Ciuill
             and
             Canon
             Lawes
             ,
             that
             he
             proceeded
             Doctor
             in
             either
             faculty
             ,
             in
             both
             the
             said
             Vniuersities
             ,
             and
             got
             the
             surname
             
               Doctoris
               resoluti
            
             ,
             or
             Resolute
             or
             Resoluing
             Doctor
             ;
             
               Nemo
               doctius
               consundebat
               Iudaos
               ;
               nemo
               neruosius
               
               consutabat
               Turcos
               ,
               vel
               quoscunque
               infideles
               ;
               nemo
               falicius
               ex
               pugnabat
               haereticos
               ;
               nemo
               solidiùs
               Christi
               veritatem
               dilucidabat
               ;
               nemo
               manifestius
               Antichrists
               falsitatem
               &
               imposturas
               detegebat
               ,
               suisque
               coloribus
               deping●bat
               ;
               nemo
               subtiliùs
               difficiles
               nodos
               soluebat
               ;
               nemo
               clariùs
               obscura
               sacrae
               scripturae
               loca
               explanabat
               ,
               &
               sensus
               reconditos
               &
               arcana
               mysteria
               dilucidius
               apperiebat
               .
            
          
           
             No
             man
             more
             learnedly
             confounded
             the
             Iewes
             ;
             no
             man
             more
             pithilie
             confuted
             the
             Turkes
             ,
             or
             any
             other
             Infidels
             ;
             no
             man
             more
             prosperously
             conuinced
             the
             Heretickes
             ;
             no
             man
             more
             solidly
             declared
             the
             truth
             of
             Christ
             ;
             no
             man
             more
             manifestly
             discouered
             the
             deceits
             and
             iuglings
             of
             Antichrist
             ,
             nor
             so
             painted
             him
             out
             in
             his
             proper
             colours
             ;
             No
             man
             more
             subtilly
             resolued
             hard
             questions
             ;
             and
             neuer
             any
             man
             more
             clearly
             expounded
             ,
             explaned
             ,
             or
             laid
             more
             apertly
             open
             ,
             the
             hidden
             sense
             ,
             the
             secret
             mysteries
             ,
             and
             the
             obscure
             places
             of
             the
             sacred
             Scripture
             ,
             
             saith
             Pitseus
             .
          
           
             
             He
             was
             like
             another
             Zacheus
             ,
             little
             of
             stature
             ,
             but
             immense
             in
             wit
             and
             vnderstanding
             ,
             insomuch
             as
             it
             was
             a
             wonder
             to
             know
             so
             many
             vertues
             inhabite
             together
             in
             so
             small
             a
             mansion
             .
             He
             writ
             so
             many
             exact
             learned
             Volumes
             ,
             that
             his
             bodie
             could
             not
             beare
             what
             his
             wit
             brought
             forth
             .
             
               Nam
               ,
               si
               moles
               librorum
               cius
               ,
               composita
               sarcina
               ,
               auctoris
               humeris
               imposita
               fuisset
               ,
               homulum
               sine
               dubio
               comprimere
               suffecisset
               .
            
             For
             ,
             if
             the
             bulke
             or
             pile
             of
             the
             bookes
             which
             he
             writ
             ,
             had
             beene
             put
             into
             a
             bagge
             ,
             and
             laid
             vpon
             his
             shoulders
             ,
             questionlesse
             it
             would
             haue
             prest
             the
             slender
             short
             dwarfe
             to
             death
             ,
             saith
             my
             foresaid
             Author
             .
          
           
             Much
             more
             might
             bee
             said
             of
             this
             little-great
             man
             ,
             but
             I
             am
             called
             for
             my selfe
             to
             the
             Presse
             ;
             and
             to
             speake
             more
             then
             I
             haue
             done
             in
             the
             praise
             of
             little
             men
             ,
             I
             may
             be
             thought
             to
             flatter
             my selfe
             .
          
           
             He
             died
             in
             the
             yeare
             1346.
             in
             the
             twentieth
             of
             the
             raigne
             of
             King
             Edward
             the
             third
             ,
             I
             read
             in
             a
             booke
             of
             the
             order
             of
             Carmelites
             (
             of
             which
             Fraternitie
             he
             was
             one
             ,
             as
             also
             Prouinciall
             of
             them
             all
             throughout
             all
             England
             )
             penned
             by
             
               Iohn
               Bale
            
             before
             his
             conuersion
             ,
             a
             part
             of
             an
             Eulogium
             composed
             to
             the
             memory
             of
             this
             Baconthorpe
             ,
             which
             may
             serue
             for
             an
             Epitaph
             .
             Thus.
             
          
           
             
               Iohannes
               de
               Bachonethorpe
               Doctor
               resolutus
               Carmelita
               .
            
             
               Hic
               Bachone
               fuit
               Iohannes
               natus
               in
               vrbe
            
             
               
               Anglica
               ,
               quo
               felix
               terra
               priore
               fuit
               .
            
             
               Parisio
               dulces
               hausit
               de
               fonte
               liquores
               ,
            
             
               Post
               tamenin
               patrio
               claruit
               ipse
               solo
               .
            
             
               Exposuit
               libros
               Petri
               ,
               sed
               sanccius
               esse
            
             
               Est
               ratus
               in
               quartum
               peruigilare
               librum
               .
            
             
               Fecit
               Aristotelem
               clarum
               ,
               inclitumque
               legenti
            
             
               Dans
               Testamentum
               clarius
               omne
               navum
               .
            
             
               ..........
            
          
           
             Vpon
             a
             faire
             marble
             stone
             in
             the
             Quire
             this
             Inscription
             following
             is
             engrauen
             in
             brasse
             .
          
           
             
             
               Hic
               iaces
               corpus
               Willelmi
               Boleyn
               militis
               ,
               qui
               obijt
               x.
               Octobris
               ,
               Anno
               Dom.
               M.
               ccccc.v
               .
               Cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               Deus
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
           
             Let
             it
             be
             the
             greatest
             honour
             to
             this
             noble
             deceased
             Knight
             ,
             for
             that
             he
             was
             great
             Grandfather
             to
             the
             most
             renowned
             and
             victorious
             Princesse
             Elizabeth
             ,
             late
             Queene
             of
             England
             ,
             which
             will
             best
             appeare
             by
             the
             Light
             of
             Great
             Britaine
             ,
             learned
             Camden
             ,
             in
             his
             Introduction
             to
             the
             History
             which
             he
             writ
             of
             her
             long
             and
             prosperous
             raigne
             :
             beginning
             as
             followeth
             .
          
           
             The
             Linage
             and
             descent
             of
             Elizabeth
             Queene
             of
             England
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             was
             by
             her
             Fathers
             side
             truly
             Royall
             :
             for
             daughter
             she
             was
             to
             King
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             grand
             daughter
             to
             Henry
             the
             seuenth
             ,
             and
             great
             grand-daughter
             to
             
               Ed
               ▪
            
             the
             fourth
             .
             By
             the
             Mothers
             side
             her
             descent
             was
             not
             so
             high
             :
             howbeit
             noble
             it
             was
             ,
             and
             spread
             abroad
             by
             many
             and
             great
             Alliances
             throughout
             England
             and
             Ireland
             .
             Her
             great
             grand-fathers
             father
             was
             ,
             
               Ieffrey
               Bolen
            
             ,
             a
             man
             of
             Noble
             birth
             in
             Norfolke
             ,
             Lord
             Maior
             of
             the
             Citie
             of
             London
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             1457.
             and
             at
             the
             same
             time
             honoured
             with
             the
             dignitie
             of
             Knighthood
             .
             An
             vpright
             honest
             man
             ,
             of
             such
             estimation
             ,
             that
             Thomas
             Lord
             Hoo
             ,
             and
             Hastings
             ,
             Knight
             of
             the
             Order
             of
             Saint
             George
             ,
             gaue
             him
             his
             daughter
             ,
             and
             one
             of
             his
             heires
             ,
             to
             wife
             ;
             and
             of
             such
             wealth
             ,
             as
             he
             matched
             his
             daughters
             into
             the
             Noble
             houses
             of
             the
             
               Cheineys
               ,
               Heydons
            
             ,
             and
             Fortescues
             ,
             left
             his
             sonne
             a
             goodly
             inheritance
             ,
             and
             bequeathed
             a
             thousand
             pounds
             of
             English
             money
             to
             bee
             bestowed
             vpon
             the
             poore
             in
             the
             Citie
             of
             London
             ,
             and
             two
             hundred
             in
             Norfolke
             .
             This
             mans
             sonne
             
               William
               Bolen
            
             was
             chosen
             amongst
             eighteene
             most
             choice
             Knights
             of
             the
             Bath
             at
             the
             Coronation
             of
             King
             Richard
             the
             third
             :
             to
             whom
             Thomas
             Earle
             of
             Ormond
             (
             who
             was
             in
             such
             fauour
             with
             the
             Kings
             of
             England
             ,
             that
             hee
             alone
             of
             all
             the
             Nobleman
             of
             Ireland
             ,
             had
             his
             place
             and
             voice
             in
             the
             Parliaments
             of
             England
             ,
             and
             aboue
             the
             Barons
             of
             England
             also
             )
             gaue
             his
             daughter
             and
             one
             of
             his
             heires
             in
             marriage
             .
             By
             her
             (
             besides
             daughters
             married
             to
             
               Shelton
               ,
               Calthorp
               ,
               Clere
            
             ,
             and
             Sackvill
             ,
             men
             of
             great
             wealth
             and
             noble
             descent
             ,
             and
             other
             children
             )
             hee
             begat
             
               Thomas
               Bolen
            
             ,
             whom
             being
             a
             young
             man
             ,
             
               Thomas
               Howard
            
             Earle
             of
             Surry
             ,
             who
             was
             afterward
             Duke
             of
             Norfolke
             ,
             a
             man
             much
             renowned
             for
             his
             worthie
             seruice
             ,
             and
             atchiuements
             in
             the
             warres
             ,
             chose
             to
             be
             his
             sonne
             in
             law
             ,
             giuing
             vnto
             him
             his
             daughter
             Elizabeth
             in
             marriage
             :
             and
             Henry
             the
             eight
             ,
             after
             he
             had
             performed
             one
             or
             two
             very
             honourable
             Embasies
             ,
             made
             him
             first
             Treasurer
             of
             his
             Houshold
             ;
             Knight
             of
             the
             Order
             of
             Saint
             George
             ,
             and
             Viscount
             Rochford
             ,
             and
             afterwards
             Earle
             of
             Wiltshire
             and
             Ormond
             ,
             and
             made
             him
             Lord
             Keeper
             of
             the
             priuie
             Seale
             .
             This
             Thomas
             ,
             among
             other
             children
             ,
             begat
             
               Anne
               Bolen
            
             ,
             who
             in
             her
             tender
             yeares
             being
             sent
             into
             France
             ,
             attended
             on
             Mary
             of
             England
             ,
             wife
             to
             Lewis
             the
             twelfth
             ;
             and
             then
             on
             Claudia
             of
             Britaine
             ,
             wife
             to
             Francis
             the
             first
             ;
             and
             after
             she
             was
             dead
             ,
             on
             Margaret
             of
             Alencon
             ,
             who
             with
             the
             first
             fauoured
             the
             Protestants
             Religion
             springing
             vp
             in
             France
             .
             Being
             returned
             into
             England
             ,
             and
             admitted
             amongst
             the
             Queenes
             Maides
             of
             Honour
             ,
             and
             being
             twenty
             two
             yeares
             of
             age
             ,
             King
             Henry
             in
             the
             thirtie
             eight
             yeare
             of
             his
             age
             ,
             did
             for
             her
             modestie
             ,
             ●empered
             with
             French
             pleasantnesse
             ,
             fall
             deeply
             in
             loue
             with
             ,
             and
             tooke
             her
             to
             wife
             ,
             by
             whom
             he
             had
             issue
             Elizabeth
             aforesaid
             Queene
             of
             England
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Thome
                 Presbyteri
                 .....
                 lapis
                 iste
                 retentum
                 
              
               
                 Funus
                 habet
                 ,
                 ....
                 qui
                 sumptu
                 dedit
                 hoc
                 pauimentum
                 .
              
               
               
                 Anno
                 milleno
                 quater
                 et
                 C
                 septuageno
              
               
                 Octauo
                 Stephani
                 liquit
                 terrestria
                 festo
              
               
                 Vt
                 celi
                 detur
                 requies
                 sibi
                 quisque
                 precetur
                 .
              
               
                 
                 En
                 iacet
                 hic
                 stratus
                 Helby
                 Thomas
                 vocitatus
              
               
                 Saluet
                 eum
                 Christus
                 tribuens
                 sibi
                 gaudia
                 lucis
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Vnder
                 this
                 ston
                 ,
              
               
                 Ligs
                 
                   Iohn
                   Knapton
                
                 ,
              
               
                 Who
                 died
                 iust
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 twenty
                 eight
                 of
                 August
                 ,
              
               
                 M.
                 ...
                 xc
                 .
                 and
                 on
              
               
                 Of
                 thys
                 Chyrch
                 Peti-Canon
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             Vnder
             the
             picture
             of
             Saint
             Peter
             ,
             is
             portraied
             the
             Sea
             ,
             a
             Ship
             ,
             Nets
             ,
             and
             Fishes
             ,
             with
             this
             distichon
             .
          
           
             
               Ecclesiam
               pro
               naue
               rego
               mihi
               climata
               mundi
            
             
               Sunt
               mare
               ,
               Scripture
               ,
               Retia
               ,
               piscis
               ,
               homo
               .
            
          
           
             The
             figures
             of
             the
             Sunne
             and
             Moone
             are
             painted
             here
             vpon
             the
             Frontispiece
             of
             the
             Clocke
             ;
             to
             whom
             the
             Clocke
             comparatiuely
             seemes
             to
             speake
             in
             this
             Hexastich
             vpon
             the
             same
             place
             likewise
             depicted
             .
          
           
             
               
               Horas
               significo
               cunctas
               quas
               Phebe
               diebus
            
             
               Quas
               solet
               atque
               tua
               pallida
               nocte
               Soror
            
             
               Nec
               magis
               errarem
               Rector
               mihi
               si
               foret
               idem
               ,
            
             
               Vos
               qui
               et
               queque
               regit
               motibus
               astra
               suis.
            
             
               Tempora
               nam
               recte
               designo
               ,
               si
               mihi
               doctus
            
             
               Custos
               assiduam
               conferat
               artis
               opem
               .
            
          
           
             In
             English.
             
          
           
             
               Phoebus
               I
               tell
               all
               th'
               houres
               ,
               and
               all
               as
               right
            
             
               As
               thou
               ,
               or
               thy
               pale
               Sister
               ,
               day
               and
               night
               ,
            
             
               Nor
               I
               no
               more
               then
               you
               in
               ought
               should
               erre
            
             
               If
               he
               ruld
               mee
               ,
               who
               guides
               you
               ,
               and
               each
               starre
               .
            
             
               For
               times
               I
               rightly
               tell
               ,
               to
               me
               of
               's
               Art
               ,
            
             
               If
               my
               learnd
               keeper
               will
               his
               helpe
               impart
               .
            
          
           
             
             In
             imitation
             of
             this
             ,
             it
             may
             bee
             that
             
               Thomas
               Scot
            
             ,
             in
             his
             Philomythie
             ,
             makes
             a
             Clocke
             to
             compare
             with
             a
             Diall
             ,
             and
             the
             difference
             to
             be
             partly
             decided
             by
             the
             Wethercocke
             :
             of
             which
             a
             little
             ,
             although
             not
             much
             to
             the
             purpose
             I
             confesse
             .
          
           
             
               Vpon
               a
               Church
               ,
               or
               steeples
               side
               neere
               hand
               ,
            
             
               A
               goodly
               Clocke
               of
               curious
               worke
               did
               stand
               ;
            
             
               Which
               ouerpaysde
               with
               lead
               ,
               or
               out
               of
               frame
               ,
            
             
               Did
               time
               miscall
               ,
               and
               euery
               houre
               misname
               .
            
             
               The
               Diall
               hearing
               this
               ,
               aloud
               gan
               crye
               ,
            
             
               Kind
               neighbour
               Clocke
               ,
               your
               glib
               tongue
               tels
               a
               lye
               .
            
             
             
               Reforme
               your
               errour
               ,
               for
               my
               Gnomon
               saith
            
             
               You
               gad
               too
               fast
               ,
               and
               misse
               an
               houres
               faith
               .
            
             
               Foole
               (
               quoth
               the
               Clocke
               ,
               )
               reforme
               thy selfe
               by
               me
               ,
            
             
               The
               fault
               may
               rather
               in
               thy
               Gnomon
               be
               .
            
             
               Had'st
               thou
               told
               euer
               truth
               ,
               to
               what
               end
               then
               ,
            
             
               Was
               I
               plac'd
               here
               ,
               by
               th'
               art
               of
               cunning
               men
               ?
            
             
               The
               Weathercocke
               vpon
               the
               steeple
               standing
               ,
            
             
               And
               with
               his
               sharpe
               eye
               ,
               all
               about
               commanding
               ,
            
             
               Heard
               their
               contention
               ,
               wild
               them
               to
               appeale
            
             
               To
               him
               the
               chiefe
               of
               all
               that
               common
               weale
               .
            
             
               Told
               them
               that
               he
               was
               set
               to
               ouersee
               ,
            
             
               And
               to
               appease
               ,
               to
               guide
               ,
               and
               to
               agree
               ,
            
             
               All
               difference
               in
               that
               place
               ;
               and
               whatsoere
            
             
               He
               setteth
               downe
               ,
               from
               iustice
               cannot
               erre
               .
            
          
           
             This
             my
             ingenious
             Author
             doth
             vayle
             vnder
             the
             Clocke
             ,
             the
             teaching
             part
             of
             the
             militant
             Church
             ,
             which
             consists
             of
             the
             Clergie
             .
             Vnder
             the
             Diall
             ,
             the
             written
             word
             ,
             and
             vnder
             the
             Weathercocke
             ,
             the
             Pope
             of
             Rome
             .
          
           
             
               Saint
               Peters
               in
               Norwich
               .
            
             
               Of
               mistrys
               
                 Ann
                 Flints
              
               soul
               ,
               
               Iesu
               mercy
               haue
               ,
            
             
               Whych
               was
               the
               Dowter
               of
               
                 Willyam
                 London
              
               ,
            
             
               Who
               's
               body
               died
               ,
               and
               was
               beryed
               her
               in
               *
               yis
               graue
               ,
            
             
               The
               xi
               .
               dey
               of
               Iun
               ,
               by
               recourse
               and
               computatyon
            
             
               XV.C.
               and
               xxix
               yer
               of
               our
               Lordys
               incarnatyon
               ,
            
             
               And
               to
               al
               *
               yem
               *
               yat
               for
               her
               thus
               do
               pray
               ,
            
             
               Iesus
               grant
               yem
               Heuyn
               at
               ther
               dethys
               day
               .
            
             
               Here
               be
               diuers
               Funerall
               Monuments
               of
               the
               Osbornes
               ,
               
               for
               whom
               I
               haue
               not
               any
               Inscription
               .
            
             
               
                 Elisabeth
                 sponsa
                 Willelmi
                 Elys
                 generosi
                 
              
               
                 In
                 qua
                 forma
                 decor
                 ,
                 &
                 virtus
                 floruit
                 ,
                 isto
              
               
                 Marmore
                 clausa
                 iacet
                 :
                 et
                 eam
                 lux
                 septima
                 Marci
              
               
                 E
                 medio
                 tulit
                 ,
                 anno
                 Christi
                 mil.
                 quater
                 et
                 C
              
               
                 I
                 simul
                 ,
                 V.
                 ter
                 .
                 et
                 X
                 requies
                 cui
                 sit
                 fine
                 fine
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 anima
                 Iohannis
                 Mers
                 Auditoris
                 Episcopi
                 Lincoln
                 .
                 et
                 pro
                 quibus
                 idem
                 Iohannes
                 nece
                 tenetur
                 orare
                 .....
                 anno
                 Domini
                 M.
                 ccccc.vii
                 .
              
               
            
             
               
                 
                   Prudens
                   Mercator
                   ,
                   et
                   nobilis
                   istius
                   vrbis
                
                 
                   Ter
                   Maior
                   Thomas
                   Elys
                   hic
                   iacet
                   et
                   sua
                   sponsa
                   
                
                 
                   Margareta
                   simul
                   :
                   ....
                   viginti
                
                 
                   Coniugio
                   soboles
                   ,
                   et
                   sic
                   in
                   honore
                   per
                   annos
                
                 
                   Quatuor
                   et
                   quinquagenos
                   vixere
                   ,
                   salutis
                
                 
                   Anno
                   Milleno
                   Quadringeno
                   decas
                   octo
                
                 
                 
                   Septeno
                   ,
                   quinta
                   Septembris
                   luce
                   sic
                   ipse
                
                 
                   Decessit
                   ,
                   requies
                   et
                   lux
                   sit
                   vtrique
                   perhennis
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   
                   Here
                   lieth
                   
                     Henry
                     Wylton
                  
                   ,
                   sumtym
                   Alderman
                   of
                   this
                   Citte
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   Margaret
                   my
                   wyff
                   whech
                   leuid
                   in
                   this
                   ward
                   in
                   felicite
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   now
                   lyue
                   here
                   vndyr
                   thir
                   marbyll
                   ston
                   in
                   mortalite
                   ,
                
                 
                   Wherfor
                   we
                   prey
                   you
                   of
                   your
                   Cherite
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   yow
                   will
                   prey
                   for
                   vs
                   that
                   we
                   may
                
              
            
             
               Cum
               to
               liue
               in
               ward
               celestiall
               ,
               with
               a
               Pater
               noster
               and
               an
               Aue.
               
                 obijt
                 Henricus
                 xii
                 Decemb
                 ....
                 M.
                 ccccc.vij
                 .
                 Margareta
                 ...
                 M.
                 ccccc
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 
                 Aylmer
                 Ricardus
                 procerum
                 de
                 stipite
                 natus
                 ,
              
               
                 Is
                 quondam
                 Maior
                 vrbis
                 iacet
                 hic
                 tumulatus
                 .
              
               
                 Natis
                 ...
                 suis
                 ...
                 consorte
                 Iohanna
              
               
                 Moribus
                 ornatus
                 bonis
                 omnibus
                 atque
                 benignus
                 .
              
               
                 Anno
                 milleno
                 D.
                 bino
                 cum
                 duodeno
                 ,
              
               
                 Idus
                 Septembris
                 trino
                 migrauit
                 ab
                 orbe
                 .
              
               
                 O
                 bone
                 Criste
                 Iesu
                 fons
                 vite
                 ,
                 spes
                 medicine
                 ,
              
               
                 Votis
                 inclina
                 te
                 quesumus
                 aure
                 benigna
              
               
                 Vt
                 sibi
                 sit
                 requies
                 ,
                 celo
                 viuat
                 sine
                 fine
                 .
              
            
             
               Here
               is
               a
               stately
               Funerall
               Monument
               erected
               to
               the
               memory
               of
               
                 Francis
                 Windham
              
               ,
               ,
               
               from
               his
               middle
               ,
               in
               his
               Iudges
               robes
               ,
               with
               a
               blacke
               cap
               on
               his
               head
               ,
               his
               right
               hand
               leaning
               on
               a
               deaths
               head
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               left
               hand
               ,
               a
               booke
               :
               within
               an
               Arche
               supported
               vp
               with
               pillers
               or
               pillasters
               ,
               ouer
               his
               head
               ,
               his
               cote
               and
               Crest
               on
               the
               top
               of
               the
               Arch.
               I
               finde
               no
               Inscription
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 anima
                 Iohanne
                 London
                 filie
                 Willelmi
                 London
                 Armigeri
                 ....
                 cuius
                 anime
                 ...
              
            
             
               
               Of
               your
               cherite
               pray
               for
               the
               soul
               of
               
                 Izod
                 Read
              
               ,
               late
               wyffe
               of
               
                 Edward
                 Read
              
               ,
               Alderman
               of
               this
               Citty
               of
               Norwich
               ,
               which
               died
               the
               xiii
               .
               of
               September
               ,
               in
               the
               yere
               of
               our
               Lord
               ,
               M.
               ccccc
               xxiiii
               .
               on
               whos
               soul
               ,
               Iesus
               haue
               mercy
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               south
               I
               le
               of
               this
               Church
               is
               a
               monument
               for
               the
               continuall
               remembrance
               of
               that
               valiant
               Souldier
               and
               Commander
               ,
               
                 Peter
                 Read
              
               ,
               who
               was
               knighted
               by
               Charles
               ,
               the
               fift
               Emperour
               ,
               at
               the
               winning
               of
               Tunis
               ,
               in
               the
               yeare
               of
               our
               Lord
               God
               ,
               1538.
               as
               appeares
               by
               this
               Inscription
               following
               vpon
               his
               Tombe
               .
            
             
               
               Here
               vnder
               lieth
               the
               corps
               of
               
                 Peter
                 Read
              
               Esquire
               ,
               who
               hath
               worthily
               serued
               ,
               not
               onely
               his
               Prince
               and
               Country
               ,
               but
               also
               the
               Emperour
               ,
               Charles
               the
               fift
               ,
               both
               at
               the
               conquest
               of
               Barbary
               ,
               and
               at
               the
               siege
               of
               Tunis
               ,
               as
               also
               in
               other
               places
               ,
               who
               had
               giuen
               him
               by
               the
               said
               Emperour
               ,
               for
               his
               valiant
               deeds
               ,
               the
               Order
               of
               Barbary
               ;
               who
               died
               the
               29
               day
               of
               December
               ,
               1566.
               
            
          
           
             
               Saint
               George
               ,
               Norwich
               .
            
             
               
               Her
               arr
               buryed
               vndyr
               this
               ston
               ,
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Sheff
              
               ,
               and
               his
               wyff
               Marion
               :
            
             
             
               Somtym
               wee
               warr
               as
               yee
               now
               bee
               ,
            
             
               And
               as
               wee
               arr
               ,
               so
               be
               schall
               yee
               :
            
             
               Wherfore
               of
               your
               cherite
               ,
            
             
               Prey
               for
               vs
               to
               the
               Trinite
               .
            
             
               ...
               obijt
               M.
               ccc.lxxxxiij
               .
            
          
           
             
               Saint
               Michael
               of
               Gosney
               ,
               Norwich
               .
            
             
               
                 Non
                 princeps
                 pacis
                 Ion
                 Pryns
                 sed
                 presbiteratus
                 ,
              
               
                 Approbat
                 hoc
                 satis
                 quia
                 nunc
                 iacet
                 hic
                 tumulatus
                 :
                 
              
               
                 Hunc
                 clausit
                 terna
                 lux
                 prima
                 menseque
                 dena
                 ,
              
               
                 Anno
                 milleno
                 ,
                 C
                 quater
                 :
                 totque
                 ad
                 et
                 X
                 quoque
                 bino
                 :
              
               
                 Altari
                 summo
                 tabulam
                 prebet
                 ex
                 Alabastro
                 ,
              
               
                 De
                 precio
                 magno
                 ,
                 cupiens
                 laus
                 hinc
                 fore
                 Christo.
              
               
                 Occidui
                 parte
                 fenestram
                 fecit
                 honeste
                 ,
              
               
                 Ordinis
                 Angelici
                 nec
                 non
                 ter
                 nomine
                 trini
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 As
                 I
                 am
                 ,
                 so
                 sall
                 yee
                 all
                 be
                 ,
              
               
                 Prey
                 for
                 
                   Margery
                   Hore
                
                 of
                 cherite
                 .
                 
              
            
             
               Now
               heare
               a
               word
               or
               two
               of
               the
               name
               Hore
               .
               
               I
               finde
               ,
               saith
               Verstegan
               ,
               this
               anciently
               written
               Hure
               ,
               and
               I
               finde
               Hure
               ,
               to
               bee
               also
               vsed
               and
               written
               for
               the
               word
               hire
               ;
               and
               because
               that
               such
               incontinent
               women
               doe
               commonly
               let
               their
               bodies
               to
               hire
               ,
               this
               name
               was
               therefore
               aptly
               applied
               vnto
               them
               .
            
             
               It
               is
               in
               the
               Netherlands
               written
               Hoer
               ,
               but
               pronounced
               Hoor
               ,
               as
               wee
               yet
               pronounce
               it
               ,
               though
               in
               our
               later
               English
               Ortography
               (
               I
               know
               not
               with
               reason
               )
               some
               write
               it
               Whore.
               
            
             
               I
               finde
               many
               of
               this
               sirname
               of
               good
               note
               ,
               and
               speciall
               regard
               in
               many
               places
               of
               this
               kingdome
               .
            
             
               Pray
               for
               the
               Sowl
               of
               
                 Robart
                 Thorp
              
               gentilman
               ,
               
               Citezen
               and
               Alderman
               of
               Norwich
               ,
               founder
               of
               this
               Chappyll
               and
               I
               le
               ,
               with
               a
               Chantrie
               Prest
               ;
               hee
               to
               sing
               perpetually
               for
               the
               Sowl
               of
               
                 Robart
                 Thorp
              
               ,
               the
               Sowls
               of
               
                 Elyzabeth
                 ,
                 Emme
              
               ,
               and
               Agnes
               Sowls
               his
               wyffs
               ,
               the
               Sowl
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Thorp
              
               ,
               his
               kindryd
               Sowls
               ,
               frends
               Sowls
               ,
               and
               al
               cristen
               Sowls
               :
               The
               which
               Robart
               ...
               th
               ...
               yer
               ,
               M.
               cccc
               ...
            
             
               Good
               Frendys
               pray
               for
               
                 Thomas
                 Warnys
              
               ,
               
               here
               the
               second
               Chantry
               Prest
               ,
               who
               departed
               this
               world
               on
               Saint
               Michaels
               Euyn
               ,
               M.
               ccccc.viii
               .
            
          
           
             
               Saint
               Lawrence
               ,
               Norwich
               .
            
             
               Sis
               testis
               criste
               quod
               non
               iacet
               hic
               lapis
               iste
               
            
             
               Corpus
               vt
               ornetur
               sed
               spiritus
               vt
               memoretur
               .
            
             
               Queris
               quisiacet
               hic
               ?
               Iohn
               Asker
               marmore
               strictus
               :
            
             
               Sit
               precor
               hic
               illic
               vbi
               semper
               sit
               benedictus
               .
            
             
               Quondam
               Brugensis
               fuerat
               mercator
               onustus
               ;
            
             
               Post
               Norwicensis
               Maior
               moderamine
               iustus
               .
            
             
             
               Hunc
               ●ulit
               a
               ●erris
               Febru
               penultima
               mensis
               ,
            
             
               Anno
               milleno
               C.
               quater
               ,
               ter
               &
               x.
               quoque
               seno
               .
            
             
               〈◊〉
               his
               vpon
               the
               same
               marble
               inlaid
               with
               brasse
               .
            
             
               
                 Qui
                 me
                 conspicitis
                 ,
                 pro
                 certo
                 scire
                 potestis
              
               
                 Quod
                 sum
                 vos
                 critis
                 ,
                 olim
                 fueram
                 velut
                 estis
                 .
              
               
                 Vt
                 metear
                 veniam
                 precibus
                 me
                 queso
                 iuuetis
                 ,
              
               
                 Ad
                 vos
                 non
                 veniam
                 ,
                 sed
                 vos
                 ad
                 me
                 vinietis
                 ▪
              
               
                 Parce
                 meis
                 Domine
                 delictis
                 ,
                 vel
                 miserere
              
               
                 Ne
                 possim
                 flere
                 sed
                 letari
                 sine
                 fine
                 .
              
               
                 Da
                 requiem
                 cunctis
                 Deus
                 &
                 vbicunque
                 sepultis
                 ,
              
               
                 Vt
                 sin●
                 in
                 requie
                 ,
                 propter
                 tua
                 vulnera
                 quinque
                 .
              
            
             
               
               Here
               lieth
               buried
               also
               
                 Robert
                 Asker
              
               Merchant
               ,
               who
               died
               Anno
               1420.
               
            
          
           
             
               Religious
               Houses
               in
               and
               about
               the
               Citie
               of
               Norwich
               .
            
             
               
               〈◊〉
               Hospitall
               dedicated
               to
               Saint
               Giles
               ,
               valued
               at
               the
               suppression
               at
               foure
               〈◊〉
               and
               ten
               pounds
               ,
               twelue
               shillings
               .
            
             
               
               The
               Austine
               Friers
               founded
               by
               one
               Remigius
               ,
               or
               by
               the
               King
               ,
               but
               by
               what
               King
               ,
               or
               to
               what
               Saint
               dedicated
               ,
               or
               to
               what
               value
               it
               amounted
               ,
               I
               do
               not
               know
               :
               Others
               say
               it
               was
               founded
               by
               one
               
                 Roger
                 Mynyoth
              
               .
            
             
               The
               bodies
               which
               I
               finde
               to
               haue
               beene
               herein
               buried
               ,
               are
               these
               which
               follow
               .
            
             
               
               Elizabeth
               daughter
               of
               Sir
               
                 Tirru
                 Rosabart
                 :
                 Elisabeth
              
               wife
               of
               
                 William
                 Garueys
              
               .....
               sonne
               of
               Sir
               
                 Raphe
                 Pigott
              
               .
               Sir
               
                 Edmond
                 Hengrane
              
               ,
               and
               Dame
               Alyce
               his
               wife
               ,
               daughter
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Lile
                 .
                 Margaret
                 Howard
              
               ,
               1416.
               
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 ●owell
              
               Knight
               .
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Vfford
              
               .
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Geney
              
               ,
               and
               Dame
               Alice
               his
               wife
               ,
               obijt
               1454.
               
               Dame
               Margery
               wife
               of
               Sir
               
                 Edward
                 Hastings
              
               ,
               and
               of
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Wyndham
              
               ,
               daughter
               of
               
                 Robert
                 Clyfton
              
               ,
               1456.
               
               Dame
               
                 Katherin
                 Ferris
              
               wife
               of
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Radclyffe
              
               ,
               1452.
               
               
                 Iohn
                 Bacun
              
               sonne
               of
               Sir
               Roger
               ,
               1461.
               and
               Maude
               his
               wife
               ,
               1456.
               
               Iohn
               sonne
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Bacun
                 ,
                 obijt
              
               1462.
               and
               Margaret
               his
               wife
               .
               Ione
               wife
               of
               
                 Robert
                 Boys
              
               ,
               daughter
               of
               ....
               Wychingham
               ,
               1400
               
                 Edmond
                 Wychingham
              
               Esquier
               ,
               who
               died
               1472.
               
               Sir
               Thomas
               Lord
               
                 Morley
                 ,
                 obijt
                 in
                 Calleis
              
               .
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Morley
              
               ,
               and
               Dame
               Anne
               his
               wife
               :
               
                 Iohn
                 Morley
              
               Esquire
               .
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Soterley
              
               Esquire
               ,
               and
               Elisabeth
               his
               wife
               :
               obieerunt
               1477.
               
               
                 Thomas
                 Wedderby
              
               ,
               Alderman
               .
            
             
               
               Amongst
               many
               other
               of
               this
               Fraternitie
               ,
               I
               finde
               that
               one
               
                 Benedictus
                 Icenus
              
               ,
               or
               Benet
               of
               Norfolke
               ,
               a
               Brother
               of
               this
               House
               ,
               and
               of
               this
               Order
               of
               Saint
               Augustine
               ,
               was
               likewise
               here
               buried
               in
               the
               Chapter
               house
               :
               who
               died
               in
               the
               yeare
               of
               our
               saluation
               ,
               1340.
               
               
                 Vir
                 pius
                 ,
                 prudens
                 ,
                 facundus
                 ,
                 omni
                 serentiarum
                 genere
                 nobiliter
                 instructus
                 ,
                 et
                 cum
                 primis
                 sui
                 temporis
                 Theologis
                 meritò
                 conferendus
                 .
              
               
               A
               man
               godly
               ,
               wise
               ,
               fluent
               of
               speech
               ,
               in
               all
               kindes
               of
               Sciences
               nobly
               instructed
               ,
               and
               right
               deseruingly
               to
               be
               compared
               with
               the
               prime
               Diuines
               of
               his
               dayes
               .
               For
               his
               singular
               grace
               in
               preaching
               ,
               and
               his
               
               able
               power
               in
               perswading
               ,
               he
               was
               so
               beloued
               of
               
                 Antony
                 Becke
              
               ,
               the
               Bishop
               of
               this
               Diocesse
               ,
               as
               that
               he
               made
               him
               Suffragane
               ,
               or
               as
               it
               were
               Copartner
               with
               him
               in
               his
               Episcopall
               function
               .
            
             
               The
               Grey
               Friers
               was
               founded
               by
               one
               
                 Iohn
                 Heslynford
              
               ,
               
               and
               of
               this
               Foundation
               I
               finde
               no
               further
               .
            
             
               Some
               say
               that
               the
               Blacke
               Friers
               was
               founded
               by
               King
               Edward
               the
               second
               ,
               which
               ,
               
               I
               confesse
               ,
               I
               cannot
               contradict
               .
               For
               I
               finde
               no
               otherwise
               neither
               of
               the
               Foundation
               ,
               the
               time
               ,
               dedication
               ,
               order
               ,
               nor
               value
               ,
               onely
               my
               Notes
               from
               Master
               
                 Le
                 Neue
              
               tell
               me
               ,
               that
               these
               persons
               following
               were
               in
               the
               same
               interred
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Manteley
                 .
                 Iohn
                 Debenham
                 .
                 Margaret
                 Harpington
                 ,
                 Ione
              
               wife
               of
               
                 Richard
                 Wychingham
              
               ,
               
               daughter
               of
               
                 Fastolfe
                 ,
                 obijt
              
               1459.
               
               
                 Thomas
                 Yugham
                 obijt
              
               1455.
               
               Sir
               
                 Simond
                 Felbrigge
                 ,
                 obiit
              
               1442.
               and
               Dame
               Katherin
               his
               wife
               ,
               obiit
               1449.
               
               Dame
               Margaret
               first
               wedded
               to
               Sir
               
                 Gilber
                 Talbot
              
               ,
               afterward
               to
               
                 Constantyne
                 Clyfton
                 ,
                 obijt
              
               1434.
               
               Dame
               Alice
               wife
               of
               Sir
               
                 Roger
                 H●rsik
              
               ,
               1458.
               
               
                 Iohn
                 Pagraue
              
               Esquire
               ,
               1467.
               
               
                 Iohn
                 Berney
              
               Esquire
               ,
               and
               Ione
               his
               w●●e
               .
               
                 Iohn
                 Howldiche
              
               1487.
               
               
                 Iohn
                 ●illys
              
               1490.
               
               Edmond
               sonne
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Hastings
              
               ,
               1487
               and
               Eleanor
               his
               wife
               ,
               daughter
               of
               Sir
               
                 Edward
                 Woodhowse
              
               Knight
               .
            
             
               The
               religious
               Monastery
               of
               the
               white
               Friers
               or
               Carmelites
               was
               founded
               by
               
                 Philip
                 Cowgate
              
               ,
               
               a
               rich
               Merchant
               and
               Maior
               of
               this
               Citie
               ,
               
                 Ann.
                 Dom.
              
               1268.
               who
               ,
               when
               he
               had
               made
               an
               end
               of
               the
               Fabricke
               thereof
               ,
               which
               he
               endowed
               with
               faire
               possessions
               ,
               tooke
               vpon
               him
               the
               habite
               and
               order
               of
               a
               Carmelite
               ,
               and
               entred
               the
               house
               ,
               wherein
               he
               ended
               his
               dayes
               .
               In
               the
               Church
               of
               this
               religious
               structure
               was
               buried
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Oliuer
                 Ingham
              
               Knight
               ,
               obijt
               1292.
               
               Dame
               
                 Lo
                 ....
                 Argentein
              
               .
               Dame
               
                 Eleanor
                 Boteler
              
               .
               
               Dame
               
                 Alice
                 Boyland
              
               .
               Sir
               
                 Bartholomew
                 Somerton
              
               knight
               ,
               and
               Dame
               Katherin
               his
               wife
               .
               Sir
               
                 Will.
                 Crongthorp
              
               ,
               and
               Dame
               Alice
               his
               wife
               .
               Sir
               
                 Oliuer
                 Gros
              
               Knight
               .
               Iohn
               father
               of
               Sir
               
                 Raph
                 Benhall
              
               .
               Dame
               Ione
               ,
               wife
               of
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Morley
                 .
                 Robert
                 Banyard
              
               ,
               Esquire
               .
               Sir
               
                 Oliuer
                 Wigth
              
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Peter
                 Tye
              
               ,
               Knights
               .
               
                 Marg.
                 Pulham
              
               .
               Dame
               
                 Elizabeth
                 Hetersete
              
               .
               Dame
               Katherin
               ,
               wife
               of
               Sir
               
                 Nich.
                 Borne
                 .
                 Ione
              
               wife
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Fastolphe
                 .
                 Thomas
                 Crunthorp
              
               ,
               and
               Alice
               his
               wife
               .
               Dame
               
                 Alice
                 Euerard
              
               ,
               1321.
               
               Dame
               
                 Alice
                 Withe
              
               ,
               1361.
               
               Sir
               
                 Walter
                 Cotet
              
               .
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Gerbrigge
              
               1430.
               
               Dame
               Eliz.
               his
               third
               wife
               ,
               first
               married
               to
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Berry
              
               ,
               and
               daughter
               of
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Wachesham
                 ,
                 obijt
              
               ,
               1402.
               
               Sir
               
                 Edmond
                 Berry
              
               ,
               1433.
               
               And
               Dame
               Alice
               his
               wife
               ,
               daughter
               of
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Gerbrigge
                 .
                 Elizabeth
              
               first
               wife
               of
               
                 William
                 Calthorpe
              
               ,
               daughter
               of
               Sir
               Reignold
               ,
               Lord
               
                 Hastings
                 ,
                 Waysford
              
               ,
               and
               Ruthin
               ,
               which
               died
               1437.
               
               
                 Haukin
                 fil
                 ....
                 de
                 Com.
                 Lanc.
                 Clement
                 Paston
                 obijt
              
               14
               ....
               
                 
                   Richard
                   ,
                   1479.
                   children
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     Calthorp
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   George
                   1479.
                   children
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     Calthorp
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Cecily
                   .
                   children
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     Calthorp
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Iohn
                   1400.
                   children
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     Calthorp
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Thomas
                   1400.
                   children
                   of
                   Sir
                   
                     William
                     Calthorp
                  
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Deugayne
              
               ,
               gent.
               obiit
               1488.
               
               
                 Robert
                 Smart
              
               Esquire
               ,
               abijt
               1488.
               
               Sir
               
               
                 William
                 Calthorp
                 obijt
              
               1494.
               
               Dame
               Margery
               ,
               wife
               of
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Paston
              
               ;
               daughter
               of
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Brews
              
               ,
               1495.
               
               Iohn
               sonne
               of
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Stoarer
              
               ,
               1495.
               
               Margaret
               ,
               wife
               of
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Pigott
              
               ,
               1498.
               
            
             
               In
               the
               Manuscript
               of
               this
               Religious
               Order
               (
               before
               remembred
               )
               written
               by
               
                 Iohn
                 Bale
              
               ,
               these
               Carmelites
               following
               are
               registred
               to
               haue
               beene
               buried
               in
               this
               Monastery
               :
               I
               will
               vse
               his
               Latine
               .
            
             
               
                 Hi●
                 sunt
                 viri
                 illustres
                 qui
                 sepeliuntur
                 in
                 Conventu
              
               
                 Carmelitarum
                 Norwici
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Gilbertus
                 de
                 Norwico
                 Episcopus
                 Hamensis
                 ,
                 obijt
                 Anno
                 Dom.
              
               1287.
               9.
               
                 die
                 Octobris
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Iohannes
                 Leycester
                 Archiepiscopus
                 Smirnanensis
                 ,
                 obijt
                 Anno
                 Domini
              
               1424.
               6.
               
               Nouembris
               .
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Vmfridus
                 Necton
                 ,
                 obijt
              
               ,
               1303.
               
            
             
               
               This
               Necton
               was
               Doctor
               of
               Diuinitie
               in
               Cambridge
               ,
               and
               Professour
               .
               
                 Erat
                 vi●
                 solidè
                 doctus
                 ,
                 disputator
                 subtilis
                 ,
                 Concionator
                 vehemens
                 :
              
               He
               was
               a
               man
               solidly
               learned
               ,
               a
               subtle
               disputant
               ,
               a
               very
               earnest
               Preacher
               ,
               saith
               Pitseus
               ;
               Of
               whom
               Leland
               hath
               left
               this
               Distichon
               .
            
             
               
                 Laudibus
                 Humfredum
                 meritis
                 super
                 astra
                 feramus
                 ,
              
               
                 Cui
                 data
                 Grantenae
                 laurea
                 prima
                 scholae
                 .
              
            
             
               He
               writ
               diuers
               bookes
               mentioned
               by
               Bale
               ,
               as
               also
               by
               Pitseus
               .
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Andreas
                 Felmingham
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Robertus
                 Walsingham
                 ,
                 obijt
              
               1310.
               
            
             
               
               This
               Walsingham
               ,
               saith
               Pitseus
               ,
               was
               
                 Vir
                 acuti
                 ingenij
                 ,
                 solidi
                 iudicij
                 ,
                 bonae
                 vitae
                 ,
                 magnae
                 doctrinae
              
               :
               A
               man
               of
               an
               acute
               wit
               ,
               a
               sound
               iudgement
               ,
               a
               good
               life
               ,
               of
               great
               learning
               .
               And
               Bale
               speaking
               of
               him
               ,
               saith
               ,
               He
               was
               a
               man
               of
               great
               repute
               in
               the
               Vniuersitie
               of
               Oxford
               for
               his
               Quodlibets
               ,
               ordinary
               questions
               ,
               and
               his
               Interpretations
               of
               the
               sacred
               Scriptures
               ,
               which
               he
               made
               manifest
               to
               the
               world
               .
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Galfridus
                 Stalham
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Galfridus
                 Mylsam
                 obijt
                 anno
                 Dom.
              
               1346.
               5.
               
               Ianuar.
               
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Adam
                 Saxlingham
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Iohannes
                 Folsham
                 Prior
                 Prouincialis
                 Anglie
                 ,
                 obijt
              
               1348.
               
               April
               8.
               
            
             
               
               This
               Folsham
               proceeded
               Doctor
               of
               Diuinity
               in
               Cambridge
               ;
               Pitseus
               giues
               him
               his
               praise
               in
               a
               graue
               stile
               ,
               Bale
               (
               ironically
               )
               saith
               ,
               that
               indeed
               he
               was
               a
               Doctor
               ,
               and
               none
               of
               the
               meanest
               :
               for
               ,
               by
               his
               chopping
               of
               Logicke
               hee
               could
               turne
               blacke
               into
               white
               ,
               men
               into
               Asses
               ,
               and
               Schoole-diuinitie
               into
               naturall
               Philosophie
               .
               He
               writ
               many
               learned
               workes
               .
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Ricardus
                 Euges
                 ob
              
               .
               4.
               
                 die
                 Iulij
              
               1361.
               
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Willelmus
                 de
                 Sancta
                 fide
                 ob
                 .
              
               25.
               
               April
               ,
               1372.
               
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Thomas
                 Ziburgh
                 obijt
              
               24.
               
               Iulij
               1382.
               
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Robertus
                 Pulham
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Walterus
                 Disse
                 Legatus
                 Apostolicus
                 ob
                 .
              
               22.
               
               Aug.
               1404.
               
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Adam
                 Hawling
                 ob
              
               .
               25.
               
               Feb.
               1408.
               
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Thomas
                 Keming
                 obijt
              
               26
               Aug.
               1421.
               
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Robertus
                 Rose
                 ,
                 obijt
              
               16.
               
               Decemb.
               1420.
               
            
             
             
               This
               Carmelite
               was
               Doctor
               of
               Diuinitie
               in
               Oxford
               ,
               of
               whom
               that
               Vniuersitie
               had
               such
               an
               opinion
               for
               his
               learning
               ,
               
               that
               they
               honoured
               him
               with
               the
               title
               of
               supreme
               Master
               .
               He
               writ
               much
               ,
               yet
               neuer
               offended
               the
               VVickleuists
               ,
               he
               liued
               long
               ,
               and
               enricht
               his
               Monastery
               ,
               many
               as
               well
               in
               estate
               ,
               as
               with
               diuers
               kindes
               of
               Sciences
               .
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Iohannes
                 Thorpe
                 ,
                 Doctor
                 ingeniosus
                 ,
                 obijt
              
               12
               Augusti
               ,
               1440.
               
            
             
               This
               Thorpe
               writ
               many
               bookes
               ,
               as
               well
               Diuine
               as
               humane
               :
               but
               for
               one
               he
               was
               most
               remarkable
               ,
               which
               he
               entituled
               ,
               The
               Laborinth
               of
               Logicke
               ,
               wherein
               he
               shewed
               so
               exquisitely
               the
               subtle
               Elenchs
               of
               that
               Art
               ,
               that
               thereby
               he
               gained
               the
               surname
               of
               Ingenious
               Doctor
               .
               Which
               with
               his
               Epitaph
               was
               engrauen
               vpon
               his
               Tombe
               .
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Henricus
                 Wychingham
                 ,
                 obijt
              
               14.
               
               Marcij
               1447.
               
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Iohannes
                 Kynynghale
                 Prior
                 Prouincialis
                 Anglie
                 ,
                 obijt
              
               28.
               
               Aprilis
               ,
               1451.
               
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Iohannes
                 Tauerham
                 obiit
              
               19.
               
               Septemb.
               1451.
               
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Petrus
                 de
                 Sancta
                 fide
              
               8.
               
                 die
                 Nouemb.
              
               1452.
               
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Nicolaus
                 Grey
                 obiit
              
               7.
               
               Aprilis
               1458.
               
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Adam
                 Berton
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Galfridus
                 Bee
                 obiit
              
               13.
               
               Octobris
               1492.
               
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Thomas
                 Martirxet
                 obiit
              
               18.
               
               Iunii
               1508.
               
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Robertus
                 Loue
                 Prior
                 Prouincialis
                 Anglie
              
               1517.
               
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Willelmus
                 Wroxham
                 obiit
                 in
                 Conventu
                 Calisie
              
               23.
               
               Augusti
               1383.
               
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Willelmus
                 Raymund
                 obiit
              
               1.
               
               Augusti
               1386.
               
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Henricus
                 Mylebam
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Ricardus
                 Water
                 obiit
              
               5.
               
               Marcii
               1485.
               
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Willelmus
                 Worsted
                 obiit
              
               11
               Septemb.
               1494.
               
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Thomas
                 Penyman
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Iohannes
                 VVhytyng
                 obiit
              
               24.
               
               Iunii
               1524
               :
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Symon
                 Pykerynge
                 obiit
              
               24.
               
               Februar
               .
               1525.
               
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Robertus
                 Browne
              
               1525.
               
            
             
               
                 Domina
                 Emma
                 Carmelita
                 reclusa
                 &
                 Soror
                 in
                 Religione
                 obijt
              
               2.
               
               Decemb.
               1422.
               
               
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Hugo
                 de
                 Vuedale
                 miles
              
               ,
               
               
                 ante
                 ingressum
                 ordinis
                 ,
                 obijt
              
               10.
               
               Aprilis
               ,
               1390.
               
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Willelmus
                 Crongethorpe
                 miles
                 ante
                 ingressum
                 ordinis
                 ,
              
               
               obijt
               12.
               
               Aprilis
               1332.
               
            
             
               
                 Frater
                 Philippus
                 Cowgate
                 magnus
                 Mercator
              
               ,
               
               
                 primus
                 Fundator
                 Conventus
                 ante
                 ingressum
                 ordinis
                 ,
                 obijt
              
               23.
               
               Aprilis
               ,
               1283.
               
            
             
               In
               the
               yeares
               1348.
               from
               the
               first
               of
               Ianuary
               ,
               
               to
               thē
               first
               of
               Iuly
               ,
               there
               died
               in
               this
               Citie
               of
               Norwich
               fifty
               seuen
               thousand
               one
               hundred
               and
               foure
               persons
               ,
               besides
               religious
               Votaries
               .
               Whereupon
               the
               Prior
               and
               Couent
               of
               this
               house
               ,
               deuised
               a
               Prayer
               for
               the
               deliuerance
               of
               certaine
               Carmelites
               out
               of
               Purgatory
               ,
               which
               died
               in
               that
               contagious
               sicknesse
               ,
               as
               followeth
               .
            
             
               
                 Deus
                 immense
                 bonitatis
              
               ,
               
               
                 ac
                 sempiterne
                 clementie
                 ,
                 pietatis
                 affectu
                 pro
                 alijs
                 rogare
                 cogimar
                 ,
                 qui
                 pro
                 nostris
                 peccatis
                 nequaquam
                 sufficimus
                 ;
                 confisi
                 tamen
                 de
                 tua
                 gratuita
                 benignitate
                 humiliter
                 deprecamur
                 ,
                 vt
                 per
                 meritum
                 passionis
                 vnigenitiatque
                 dilecti
                 filij
                 tui
                 Iesu
                 Christi
                 ,
                 &
                 per
                 merita
                 piissime
                 matris
                 eius
                 ,
                 ac
                 omnium
                 Sanctorum
                 ,
                 atque
                 Sanctarum
                 ,
                 animas
                 Fratrum
                 nostrorum
                 ,
                 &
                 
                 omnium
                 fidelium
                 defunctorum
                 ,
                 a
                 penis
                 liberare
                 digneris
                 ,
                 qui
                 liberasti
                 tres
                 pueros
                 de
                 Camino
                 ignis
                 ardentis
                 ,
                 et
                 de
                 manu
                 Regis
                 iniqui
                 .
                 Per
                 eundem
                 Christum
                 Dominum
                 nostrum
                 .
                 Amen
                 .
              
            
             
               Now
               here
               to
               make
               an
               end
               of
               the
               Funerall
               Monuments
               which
               I
               finde
               in
               this
               famous
               Citie
               ,
               as
               also
               to
               take
               my
               leaue
               of
               the
               same
               ,
               may
               it
               please
               you
               runne
               ouer
               these
               verses
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Ionston
              
               a
               Scottish
               Britan
               ,
               penned
               in
               the
               praise
               of
               the
               foresaid
               Citie
               of
               Norwich
               .
            
             
               
                 
                 Vrbs
                 speciosa
                 situ
                 ,
                 nitidis
                 pulcherrima
                 tectis
                 ,
              
               
                 Grata
                 peregrinis
                 ,
                 delitiosa
                 suis.
              
               
                 Bellorum
                 sedes
                 ,
                 trepido
                 turbante
                 tumultu
                 ,
              
               
                 Tristia
                 Neustriaco
                 sub
                 duce
                 damna
                 tulit
                 .
              
               
                 Victis
                 dissidijs
                 ,
                 postquam
                 caput
                 ardua
                 coelo
              
               
                 Extulit
                 ,
                 immensis
                 creuit
                 opima
                 opibus
                 .
              
               
                 Cultus
                 vincit
                 opes
                 ,
                 et
                 cultum
                 gratia
                 rerum
                 ,
              
               
                 Quam
                 benè
                 ,
                 si
                 luxus
                 non
                 comitetur
                 opes
              
               
                 Omnia
                 sic
                 adeò
                 sola
                 haec
                 sibi
                 sufficit
                 ,
                 vt
                 si
              
               
                 Fo
                 rs
                 regno
                 desit
                 ,
                 haec
                 caput
                 esse
                 queat
                 .
              
            
             
               Thus
               translated
               by
               
                 Philemon
                 Holland
              
               ,
               Doctor
               of
               Physicke
               .
            
             
               
                 A
                 Citie
                 seated
                 daintily
                 ,
                 most
                 faire
                 built
                 she
                 is
                 knowne
                 ,
              
               
                 Pleasing
                 and
                 kinde
                 to
                 strangers
                 all
                 ,
                 delightfull
                 to
                 her
                 owne
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 seat
                 of
                 war
                 ,
                 whiles
                 ciuill
                 stirs
                 ,
                 and
                 tumults
                 yet
                 remaind
                 ,
              
               
                 In
                 William
                 the
                 Normans
                 daies
                 ,
                 she
                 grieuous
                 losse
                 sustaind
                 .
              
               
                 These
                 broiles
                 and
                 iars
                 once
                 past
                 her
                 head
                 aloft
                 againe
              
               
                 She
                 bare
                 ,
                 in
                 richnesse
                 infinite
                 ,
                 and
                 wealth
                 ,
                 she
                 grew
                 amaine
                 .
              
               
                 Her
                 port
                 exceeds
                 that
                 wealth
                 ,
                 and
                 things
                 all
                 superfine
                 ,
                 this
                 port
              
               
                 How
                 happy
                 were
                 it
                 ,
                 if
                 excesse
                 with
                 such
                 wealth
                 did
                 not
                 sort
                 .
              
               
                 So
                 alsufficient
                 in
                 her selfe
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 compleate
                 is
                 she
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 if
                 neede
                 were
                 ,
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Realme
                 ,
                 the
                 Mistresse
                 she
                 might
                 be
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Attilborrough
               .
            
             
               
               The
               Booke
               of
               Woodbridge
               saith
               ,
               that
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Mortimer
              
               Knight
               ,
               Lord
               of
               this
               Mannor
               ,
               here
               founded
               a
               Chappell
               of
               the
               holy
               Crosse
               ,
               who
               died
               on
               Tuesday
               the
               12
               of
               Nouember
               ,
               1297.
               and
               was
               buried
               in
               this
               his
               owne
               Chappell
               :
               others
               say
               that
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Mortimer
              
               ,
               and
               Margery
               his
               wife
               ,
               were
               the
               founders
               of
               a
               Colledge
               here
               ,
               which
               they
               likewise
               consecrated
               to
               the
               honour
               of
               the
               holy
               Crosse
               ,
               valued
               in
               the
               Kings
               bookes
               ,
               at
               twenty
               one
               pounds
               ,
               sixteene
               shillings
               ,
               halfe
               pennie
               .
            
             
               
               Burials
               in
               the
               Chappell
               of
               this
               Colledge
               ,
               were
               as
               followeth
               .
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Mortimer
              
               ,
               as
               before
               :
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Mortimer
              
               ,
               who
               died
               at
               Attilburgh
               ,
               the
               25
               of
               September
               ,
               1387.
               
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Mortimer
                 :
                 Mary
                 Falstalph
              
               ,
               who
               was
               wife
               to
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Mortimer
              
               ,
               who
               died
               the
               second
               of
               May
               ,
               1406.
               
               
                 Sibill
                 Mortimer
              
               died
               the
               9
               of
               Nouember
               ,
               1334.
               
               
                 Margery
                 Falstalphe
              
               ,
               daughter
               of
               ...
               died
               24.
               of
               October
               ,
               1341.
               
               
                 Constantine
                 Mortimer
              
               ,
               Father
               to
               Constantine
               ,
               
               who
               died
               12
               Nouember
               ,
               1334.
               
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Radcliffe
              
               ,
               knight
               of
               the
               Garter
               ,
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               sixt
               :
               Roger
               his
               brother
               ,
               and
               Philip
               his
               wife
               :
               
                 Thomas
                 Brampton
                 ,
                 Robert
                 Wetnall
                 .
                 Alice
                 Warner
                 .
                 Elisabeth
                 ,
              
               wife
               of
               
                 Thomas
                 Garret
              
               ,
               Esquire
               .
            
             
               Of
               this
               Village
               ,
               and
               the
               foundation
               of
               the
               Colledge
               ,
               thus
               Camden
               writes
               .
               Attilborrough
               ,
               saith
               he
               ,
               the
               seat
               of
               the
               Mortimers
               ,
               an
               ancient
               family
               ,
               who
               being
               different
               from
               those
               of
               Wigmore
               ,
               bare
               for
               their
               Armes
               ,
               a
               shield
               
                 Or
                 ,
                 Seme
                 de
                 floures
                 de
                 Lyz
                 Sables
                 ,
              
               and
               founded
               here
               a
               Collegiat
               Church
               ,
               where
               there
               is
               little
               now
               to
               be
               seene
               :
               the
               Inheritance
               of
               these
               Mortim●rs
               ,
               hath
               by
               marriage
               long
               since
               accrued
               to
               the
               Radcliffes
               ,
               
               now
               Earles
               of
               Sussex
               ,
               to
               the
               Familie
               of
               Fitz-Ralph
               ,
               and
               to
               Sir
               
                 Ralph
                 Bigot
              
               :
               it
               is
               the
               inheritance
               at
               this
               day
               of
               Sir
               
                 Alexander
                 Radcliffe
              
               of
               Ordsall
               ,
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Lancaster
               ,
               knight
               of
               the
               Bath
               .
            
          
           
             
               Windham
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 d
                 Albiny
              
               ,
               
               Butler
               to
               King
               Henry
               the
               first
               ,
               founded
               here
               a
               Priory
               ,
               of
               which
               ,
               thus
               much
               out
               of
               his
               Charter
               ,
               as
               followeth
               .
            
             
               
                 Notum
                 sit
                 .
                 &c.
                 quod
                 Ego
                 Willelmus
                 de
                 Alben●yo
                 Pincerna
                 Domini
                 Regis
                 Henrici
                 primido
                 concedo
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Priori
                 et
                 conuentui
                 de
                 Wymundeham
                 in
                 liberam
                 ,
                 puram
                 ,
                 et
                 perpetuam
                 eleemosinam
                 pro
                 salute
                 anime
                 mee
                 ,
                 et
                 vxoris
                 mee
                 patris
                 mei
                 &
                 matris
                 mee
                 ,
                 et
                 omnium
                 parentum
                 meorum
                 totam
                 Ecclesiam
                 de
                 Wymundeham
                 cum
                 omnibus
                 pertinencijs
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Test.
                 Rog.
                 Bygoth
                 ,
                 et
                 filij
                 eius
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               He
               endowed
               this
               his
               religious
               edifice
               ,
               with
               faire
               possessions
               ,
               consecrated
               it
               to
               the
               blessed
               Virgin
               Mary
               ,
               placed
               blacke
               Monkes
               therein
               ,
               and
               gaue
               it
               to
               the
               Abbey
               of
               Saint
               Albans
               for
               a
               Cell
               :
               it
               was
               valued
               in
               the
               Exchequer
               ,
               to
               be
               yearely
               worth
               seuentie
               two
               pounds
               ,
               fiue
               shillings
               ,
               foure
               pence
               .
            
             
               From
               a
               Cell
               to
               Saint
               Albans
               ,
               
               it
               was
               aduanced
               to
               an
               Abbey
               ,
               vpon
               the
               occasion
               following
               set
               downe
               by
               
                 Iohn
                 Wheathamstead
              
               .
            
             
               Iohn
               ,
               the
               seuenth
               of
               that
               Christian
               name
               ,
               Abbot
               of
               Saint
               Albans
               ,
               could
               not
               endure
               a
               certaine
               Monke
               of
               the
               house
               ,
               whom
               hee
               had
               made
               Archdeacon
               ,
               whose
               name
               was
               
                 Stephen
                 London
              
               ,
               because
               hee
               would
               tell
               him
               sometimes
               of
               his
               faults
               .
            
             
               
                 Ordine
                 septenus
                 dum
                 rexit
                 ouile
                 Iohannes
                 ,
              
               
                 Et
                 baculum
                 gessit
                 ,
                 
                 cetumque
                 gregis
                 benedixit
                 ,
              
               
                 Nunquam
                 pacifico
                 bene
                 cernere
                 sciuit
                 ocello
              
               
                 Quend●m
                 confratrem
                 quem
                 fecerat
                 Archileuitam
                 .
              
            
             
               Therefore
               to
               be
               rid
               of
               his
               company
               ,
               whose
               lookes
               and
               admonishments
               were
               so
               distastfull
               ,
               the
               Abbot
               perswades
               the
               Archleuite
               or
               Archdeacon
               to
               take
               vpon
               him
               the
               charge
               of
               this
               Priory
               of
               Windham
               ,
               as
               then
               void
               of
               a
               Gouernour
               ,
               in
               these
               or
               the
               like
               words
               .
            
             
               
                 Ecce
                 Prioratus
                 Wymundam
                 nomine
                 dictus
                 ,
              
               
                 Iam
                 vacat
                 absque
                 patre
                 ,
                 vacans
                 stat
                 et
                 absque
                 Priore
                 :
              
               
                 Huic
                 te
                 prefecimus
                 ,
                 in
                 prepositumque
                 creamus
                 ,
              
               
               
                 Cur
                 se
                 disponas
                 ●ilec
                 cito
                 quoque
                 pergas
                 ,
              
               
                 Est
                 lacus
                 insignis
                 apud
                 et
                 nos
                 grandis
                 honoris
                 .
              
            
             
               The
               Archdeacon
               Stephen
               accepts
               of
               this
               promotion
               ,
               which
               is
               thus
               in
               ●he
               said
               Manuscript
               exprest
               .
            
             
               
                 Aduertens
                 Frater
                 quod
                 erat
                 sibi
                 victricus
                 alter
                 ,
              
               
                 Pastor
                 et
                 ille
                 sibi
                 quasi
                 prenignus
                 stomachanti
                 ,
              
               
                 Censuit
                 expediens
                 per
                 tempus
                 vt
                 absoret
                 absens
                 ,
              
               
                 Quam
                 m●l●
                 sub
                 curuo
                 sic
                 viuere
                 semper
                 ocello
                 ,
              
               
                 Illius
                 in
                 plac●●um
                 necflexum
                 cernere
                 vultum
                 ;
              
               
                 Pergere
                 consensit
                 elluc
                 properans
                 et
                 adiuit
                 .
              
            
             
               This
               Stephen
               pleased
               both
               his
               flocke
               and
               Founder
               ,
               wondrous
               well
               ,
               but
               displeased
               his
               Father
               the
               foresaid
               Abbot
               ,
               Iohn
               of
               S.
               Albans
               ,
               who
               within
               the
               yeare
               ,
               sent
               expresse
               commandement
               to
               discharge
               him
               of
               his
               Priorship
               ,
               which
               was
               hainously
               taken
               both
               by
               himselfe
               and
               his
               Patron
               or
               Founder
               ,
               whose
               name
               ,
               
               saith
               my
               Author
               ,
               was
               one
               
                 Andrew
                 Ogard
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Miles
                 preualidus
                 ,
                 miles
                 locuplesque
                 peritus
                 .
              
            
             
               In
               so
               much
               ,
               that
               they
               ioyned
               in
               petition
               to
               the
               Pope
               ,
               that
               it
               would
               〈…〉
               Holinesse
               ,
               that
               the
               Abbey
               of
               S.
               Albans
               might
               haue
               no
               iurisdiction
               〈◊〉
               the
               Priory
               of
               Windham
               ,
               that
               the
               Priory
               might
               be
               altered
               into
               an
               Ab●●●
               ,
               and
               that
               the
               Prior
               thereof
               might
               euer
               after
               be
               honoured
               with
               the
               title
               〈◊〉
               Abbot
               ;
               which
               was
               granted
               ,
               as
               you
               may
               reade
               in
               these
               subsequent
               verses
               .
            
             
               
                 Optinuit
                 tandem
                 Prior
                 Abbas
                 vt
                 sit
                 ibidem
              
               
                 Ac
                 Abbathia
                 que
                 cella
                 prius
                 fuit
                 vna
                 ,
              
               
                 Istius
                 Eccelesie
                 ,
                 sic
                 migrauit
                 sine
                 fine
              
               
                 Non
                 sine
                 dedecote
                 dicti
                 Patris
                 que
                 rubore
                 .
              
            
             
               The
               time
               of
               this
               alteration
               was
               in
               the
               beginning
               of
               the
               raigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               fourth
               ,
               as
               it
               is
               explained
               thus
               by
               the
               said
               Whethamstead
               .
            
             
               
                 M.
                 semel
                 ,
                 quinus
                 ,
                 C
                 quater
                 tune
                 fuit
                 annus
                 ,
              
               
                 De
                 tanto
                 demptis
                 numero
                 tantummodo
                 binis
                 ,
              
               
                 Cum
                 fuerant
                 facta
                 iam
                 dicta
                 priusque
                 peracta
                 ,
              
               
                 Ista
                 modo
                 celle
                 retractio
                 pre
                 recitate
                 ;
              
               
                 Tunc
                 exeunte
                 septeno
                 Patre
                 Iohanne
              
               
                 Et
                 Fundatore
                 famoso
                 milite
                 valde
              
               
                 Ogard
                 Andreas
                 fuerat
                 qui
                 nomine
                 dictus
                 ;
              
               
                 Stephanus
                 et
                 London
                 Abbas
                 qui
                 primus
                 ibidem
                 .
              
            
             
               
               But
               now
               at
               length
               (
               for
               I
               haue
               beene
               too
               long
               holden
               in
               this
               brable
               )
               to
               come
               to
               the
               burials
               in
               this
               Abbey
               Church
               .
            
             
               First
               ,
               the
               Founder
               ,
               
                 William
                 de
                 Albeney
              
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Arundell
               ,
               vpon
               whose
               Monument
               ,
               this
               Epitaph
               was
               engrauen
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Hunc
                 Pincerna
                 locum
                 fundauit
                 ,
                 et
                 hic
                 iacet
                 ,
                 illa
              
               
                 Quae
                 dedit
                 huic
                 domui
                 ,
                 iam
                 sine
                 fine
                 tenet
                 .
              
            
             
               He
               died
               the
               third
               yeare
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               second
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 de
                 Albeney
              
               ,
               sonne
               of
               the
               said
               William
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Arundell
               ,
               he
               died
               at
               Wauerley
               in
               Surrey
               ,
               the
               fourth
               of
               the
               Ides
               of
               October
               ,
               1176.
               
               
                 VVillelmus
                 comes
                 de
                 Arundel
                 senior
                 obijt
                 apud
                 VVauerley
              
               4
               
                 I●
                 .
                 Octobris
              
               1176.
               
            
             
               
                 VVilliam
                 Albeny
              
               ,
               the
               third
               Earle
               of
               Arundell
               and
               Sussex
               ,
               who
               went
               with
               Richard
               the
               first
               into
               the
               Holy
               Land
               ,
               and
               remained
               with
               him
               in
               Almania
               all
               the
               time
               of
               his
               imprisonment
               ,
               and
               being
               full
               of
               yeares
               ,
               died
               presently
               vpon
               his
               returne
               with
               K.
               Richard
               ,
               the
               day
               before
               the
               Nones
               of
               May
               ,
               1196.
               
               
                 Hoc
                 anno
              
               1193.
               
                 obijt
                 VVillelmus
                 comes
                 iunior
                 de
                 Arundel
                 in
                 vigilia
                 Natiuitatis
                 Christi
                 ,
              
               
               say
               the
               Annals
               of
               Wauerley
               aforesaid
               .
            
             
               
                 VVilliam
                 de
                 Albeny
              
               ,
               the
               fourth
               Earle
               of
               Arundell
               ,
               and
               second
               of
               Sussex
               ,
               the
               inheritor
               of
               his
               fathers
               honours
               and
               vertues
               ,
               who
               together
               with
               Ranulph
               Earle
               of
               Chester
               ,
               
                 Sayer
                 de
                 Quincy
              
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Winchester
               ,
               VVilliam
               Earle
               
                 Ferrers
                 ,
                 Robert
              
               Lord
               
                 Fitz●water
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Constable
              
               of
               Chester
               ,
               and
               
                 VVilliam
                 Harecourt
              
               ,
               with
               a
               great
               traine
               ,
               tooke
               his
               iourney
               to
               the
               Holy
               Land
               ,
               and
               after
               the
               winning
               of
               Damieta
               in
               Palestine
               in
               his
               returne
               home
               wards
               ,
               died
               the
               yeare
               1221.
               at
               a
               little
               towne
               beyond
               Rome
               ▪
               called
               Kame●●
               
                 VVillelmus
                 comes
                 de
                 Arundel
                 rediens
                 de
                 ciuitate
                 Damiet
                 moritur
                 vlera
                 Romam
                 ,
              
               
               
                 apud
                 quoddam
                 oppidulum
                 Kamel
                 nomine
                 .
                 Cuius
                 corpus
                 membratim
                 diuisum
                 ,
                 ex
                 ipsius
                 iussione
                 ,
                 in
                 Anglia
                 transportatum
                 est
                 ,
                 et
                 apud
                 Wymuna
                 ham
                 sepultum
                 anno
              
               1221.
               
            
             
               
                 Hugh
                 de
                 Albeney
              
               ,
               brother
               and
               heire
               of
               the
               foresaid
               VVilliam
               ,
               who
               died
               without
               issue
               ,
               in
               the
               yeare
               ,
               1243.
               the
               28
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               third
               .
               Sir
               
                 Andrew
                 Ogard
              
               Knight
               ,
               and
               Patron
               of
               the
               Priory
               .
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Clifton
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               1447.
               and
               Dame
               Ione
               his
               wife
               .
               Dame
               Margaret
               ,
               daughter
               of
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Clifton
              
               ,
               and
               wife
               to
               Sir
               
                 Andrew
                 Ogard
              
               .
               
               Ione
               ,
               daughter
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Lonell
                 .
                 Izo●
                 ▪
                 Arderne
                 .
              
               A
               gentleman
               called
               None
               ,
               who
               because
               hee
               gaue
               nothing
               to
               the
               Religious
               of
               this
               house
               ,
               had
               this
               nicking
               Distich
               made
               to
               his
               memory
               .
            
             
               
                 
                   Hic
                   situs
                   est
                   Nullus
                   ,
                   quia
                   nullo
                   nullior
                   iste
                   ;
                   
                
                 
                   Et
                   quia
                   Nullus
                   erat
                   de
                   nullo
                   nil
                   tibi
                   christe
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Here
                   lyeth
                   None
                   ,
                   one
                   worse
                   then
                   none
                   for
                   euer
                   thought
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   because
                   None
                   ,
                   of
                   none
                   to
                   thee
                   O
                   Christ
                   ,
                   giues
                   nought
                   ,
                
              
            
             
               I
               haue
               read
               another
               Epitaph
               of
               this
               sirname
               ,
               but
               not
               so
               well
               rimed
               .
            
             
               
                 
                   Hic
                   recubat
                   Nullus
                   ,
                   nullo
                   de
                   sanguine
                   cretus
                   :
                
                 
                   Nullus
                   apud
                   viuos
                   ,
                   Nullus
                   apud
                   Superos
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   None
                   lieth
                   here
                   ,
                   of
                   linage
                   none
                   descended
                
                 
                   Amongst
                   men
                   None
                   ,
                   None
                   mongst
                   the
                   Saints
                   befrended
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             
               Reynham
               East
               .
            
             
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 anima
                 Iohannis
                 Towneshend
                 silij
                 Rogeri
                 ,
              
               
               
                 et
                 Elianore
                 qui
                 
                 obijt
                 iiii
                 die
                 Octobris
                 ,
                 Ann.
                 Dom.
                 M.
                 cccclxv
                 .
              
            
             
               
               There
               is
               also
               a
               very
               faire
               Tombe
               of
               the
               sonne
               (
               as
               it
               seemeth
               )
               of
               the
               said
               Iohn
               and
               Elenor
               ;
               for
               vpon
               it
               are
               the
               same
               coates
               quartered
               as
               vpon
               the
               other
               .
               It
               hath
               no
               Inscription
               ,
               but
               in
               likelyhood
               it
               is
               the
               Tombe
               of
               Sir
               
                 Roger
                 Towneshead
              
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               Iudges
               of
               the
               Common
               Pleas
               in
               the
               time
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               seuenth
               .
            
          
           
             
               Stratton
               ▪
            
             
               
               On
               the
               North
               side
               of
               this
               Church
               there
               lieth
               one
               buried
               in
               the
               wall
               vnder
               a
               marble
               ,
               vpon
               which
               is
               the
               resemblance
               of
               a
               man
               crosse-legged
               ,
               all
               in
               male
               armour
               ,
               his
               belt
               by
               his
               side
               ,
               and
               other
               accoutrements
               of
               great
               antiquitie
               :
               some
               gesse
               him
               to
               haue
               beene
               one
               of
               the
               
                 Bardolfes
                 .
                 Barons
              
               of
               great
               Nobilitie
               in
               this
               Tract
               ,
               who
               flourished
               a
               long
               time
               in
               honourable
               estate
               .
            
          
           
             
               Thornage
               .
            
             
               
               Here
               is
               a
               faire
               Tombe
               vnder
               which
               lieth
               buried
               Anne
               Lady
               and
               wife
               of
               Sir
               
                 Clement
                 Heigham
              
               knight
               ,
               who
               died
               ....
               aetatis
               84.
               
            
             
               Higham
               a
               Towne
               in
               Suffolke
               ,
               which
               giues
               name
               to
               this
               worthy
               very
               ancient
               family
               of
               Higham
               .
            
             
               
               Michael
               Lord
               Montaigne
               in
               his
               Essay
               of
               Glory
               ,
               writes
               that
               his
               Ancestors
               haue
               beene
               surnamed
               Higham
               ;
               I
               haue
               no
               name
               ,
               saith
               he
               ,
               that
               is
               sufficiently
               mine
               :
               Of
               two
               I
               haue
               ,
               the
               one
               is
               common
               to
               all
               my
               race
               ,
               yea
               and
               also
               to
               others
               .
               There
               is
               a
               family
               at
               Paris
               ,
               and
               another
               at
               Montpellier
               ,
               called
               Montaigne
               ,
               another
               in
               Brittany
               ,
               and
               one
               in
               Zantoigne
               ,
               surnamed
               
                 de
                 la
                 Montaigne
              
               .
               
               The
               remouing
               of
               one
               only
               sillable
               may
               so
               confound
               our
               webbe
               ,
               as
               I
               shall
               haue
               a
               share
               in
               their
               glory
               ,
               and
               they
               perhaps
               a
               part
               of
               my
               shame
               .
               And
               my
               Ancestors
               haue
               heretofore
               beene
               surnamed
               Heigham
               ,
               or
               Hyquem
               ,
               a
               surname
               which
               also
               belongs
               to
               a
               house
               well
               knowne
               in
               England
               .
            
             
               
               Here
               is
               another
               Tombe
               on
               the
               South
               side
               of
               the
               Chancell
               ,
               vpon
               which
               is
               the
               pourtraiture
               of
               Sir
               
                 VVilliam
                 Butts
              
               ,
               in
               his
               complete
               armour
               kneeling
               ,
               his
               sword
               by
               his
               side
               ,
               his
               spurres
               ,
               his
               helmet
               at
               his
               feet
               .
               His
               Lady
               by
               him
               kneeling
               ,
               hauing
               her
               coat-armour
               .
            
             
               Here
               are
               the
               coats
               of
               Butts
               and
               Bacon
               quartered
               vpon
               the
               Tombe
               ;
               Arwerton
               ,
               saith
               Camden
               in
               Suffolke
               ,
               the
               house
               long
               since
               of
               the
               Family
               of
               the
               Baco●s
               who
               held
               this
               Mannor
               and
               Brome
               ,
               by
               conducting
               all
               the
               footmen
               of
               Suffolke
               and
               Norfolke
               from
               S.
               Edmunds-dike
               in
               the
               warres
               of
               Wales
               .
               These
               Bacons
               haue
               at
               this
               day
               their
               residence
               at
               Culfurth
               in
               Suffolke
               ,
               
               a
               goodly
               house
               erected
               by
               Sir
               
                 Nicholas
                 Bacon
              
               knight
               ,
               the
               first
               Baronet
               ,
               sonne
               vnto
               that
               Sir
               
                 Nicholas
                 Bacon
              
               Knight
               ,
               Lord
               Keeper
               of
               the
               great
               Seale
               of
               England
               ;
               
               who
               for
               his
               singular
               wisedome
               and
               most
               sound
               iudgement
               ,
               was
               right
               worthily
               esteemed
               one
               of
               the
               two
               supporters
               of
               this
               kingdome
               in
               his
               time
               .
               Who
               lieth
               entombed
               in
               S.
               Pauls
               with
               his
               two
               wiues
               .
               Who
               died
               An.
               1578.
               
               You
               may
               reade
               this
               Inscription
               vpon
               the
               said
               Monument
               .
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 Nicolaum
                 ne
                 Baconem
                 conditum
              
               
               
                 Existima
                 illum
                 ,
                 tam
                 diu
                 Britannici
              
               
                 Regni
                 secundum
                 columen
                 ,
                 exitium
                 Malis
                 ,
              
               
                 Bonis
                 Asylum
                 ,
                 caeca
                 quem
                 non
                 extulit
              
               
                 Ad
                 hunc
                 honorem
                 sors
                 ,
                 sed
                 aequitas
                 ,
                 fides
                 ,
              
               
                 Doctrina
                 ,
                 pietas
                 ,
                 vnica
                 &
                 prudentia
                 ;
              
               
                 Neu
                 morte
                 raptum
                 crede
                 :
                 quia
                 vnica
                 breui
              
               
                 Vita
                 perennes
                 emerit
                 duas
                 ,
                 agit
              
               
                 Vitam
                 secundam
                 caelites
                 inter
                 animus
                 ,
              
               
                 Fama
                 implet
                 orbem
                 ,
                 vita
                 quae
                 illi
                 tertia
                 est
                 ;
              
               
                 Hac
                 positum
                 in
                 Ara
                 est
                 corpus
                 ,
                 olim
                 animi
                 domus
                 ,
              
               
                 Ara
                 dicata
                 sempiternae
                 Memoriae
                 .
              
            
             
               No
               lesse
               worthie
               of
               praise
               ,
               
               for
               his
               many
               excellent
               good
               parts
               ,
               was
               his
               sonne
               ,
               who
               followed
               the
               fathers
               steps
               ;
               I
               meane
               Sir
               
                 Francis
                 Bacon
              
               knight
               ,
               Lord
               Verulam
               ,
               Viscount
               Saint
               Alban
               ,
               and
               Lord
               Chancellour
               of
               England
               ,
               lately
               deceased
               .
            
          
           
             
               Snoring
               .
            
             
               Here
               vnder
               a
               faire
               Tombe
               lieth
               the
               daughter
               of
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Heydon
              
               ,
               who
               married
               one
               of
               the
               Heninghams
               .
               These
               Heydons
               are
               an
               ancient
               race
               of
               Knights
               degree
               .
            
             
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 animabus
                 Radulphi
                 Shelton
                 militis
                 ,
              
               
               
                 &
                 Domine
                 Alicie
                 vxoris
                 eius
                 filie
                 Thome
                 de
                 Vnedal
                 Militis
                 ,
                 qui
                 quidem
                 Radulphus
                 obiit
                 xxv
                 .
                 die
                 Aprilis
                 ,
                 Anno
                 M.
                 ccccxxiiii
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Blackney
               .
            
             
               A
               famous
               religious
               house
               of
               Carmelite
               Friers
               in
               this
               late
               age
               aforegoing
               ,
               
               built
               and
               endowed
               by
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 de
                 Roos
              
               ,
               or
               Rosse
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Bacon
              
               ,
               and
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Bret
              
               Knights
               ,
               about
               the
               yeare
               1321.
               out
               of
               which
               came
               
                 Iohn
                 Baconthorpe
              
               ,
               of
               whom
               I
               haue
               spoken
               somewhat
               before
               .
               And
               now
               here
               giue
               me
               leaue
               to
               speake
               a
               little
               more
               ,
               which
               I
               had
               omitted
               ,
               our
               of
               Camden
               .
               
               A
               man
               ,
               saith
               he
               ,
               in
               that
               age
               of
               such
               varietie
               and
               depth
               withall
               ,
               of
               excellent
               learning
               ,
               that
               he
               was
               had
               in
               exceeding
               great
               admiration
               among
               the
               Italians
               ,
               and
               commonly
               called
               the
               Resolute
               Doctor
               .
               
               Whence
               it
               is
               ,
               that
               
                 Paulus
                 Pansa
              
               thus
               writeth
               of
               him
               .
            
             
               If
               thy
               minde
               stand
               to
               enter
               into
               the
               secret
               power
               of
               the
               Almighty
               and
               most
               mercifull
               God
               ,
               no
               man
               hath
               written
               of
               his
               Essence
               more
               exactly
               .
               If
               any
               man
               desireth
               to
               learne
               the
               causes
               of
               things
               ,
               or
               the
               effects
               of
               Nature
               ;
               if
               he
               wish
               to
               know
               the
               sundrie
               motions
               of
               heauen
               ,
               and
               the
               contrary
               qualities
               of
               the
               Elements
               ,
               this
               man
               offereth
               himselfe
               as
               a
               storehouse
               to
               furnish
               him
               .
               The
               armour
               of
               Christian
               Religion
               ,
               of
               better
               proofe
               and
               defence
               then
               those
               of
               Vulcans
               making
               against
               the
               Iewes
               ,
               this
               resolute
               Doctor
               alone
               hath
               deliuered
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Sculthorpe
               .
            
             
               
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Henrici
               Vnton
               qui
               obijt
               Anno
               Millesimo
               cccxx
               .
            
          
           
             
               Statton
               Saint
               Michaels
               .
            
             
               
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Iohannis
               Cowal
               ,
               quondam
               Rectoris
               istius
               Ecclesie
               ,
               quiistam
               Cancellam
               de
               nouo
               fieri
               fecit
               ,
               Anno
               Domini
               ,
               M.
               cccclxxxvii
               .
               &
               pro
               quibus
               tenetur
               orare
               ....
            
          
           
             
               Stratton
               Saint
               Mary
               .
            
             
               
               Orate
               pro
               animabus
               Iohannis
               Bocher
               &
               Margarete
               vxoris
               eius
               ,
               quorum
               animabus
               propitietur
               Deus
               .
               Amen
               .
            
             
               
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Thome
               Drake
               ,
               qui
               obijt
               Anno
               Domini
               1490.
               
            
             
               
               Orate
               pro
               animabus
               Iohannis
               Waith
               &
               Margerie
               vxoris
               eius
               ,
               qui
               Iohannes
               obijt
               xviii
               die
               mensis
               Februar
               .
               Anno
               Domini
               M.
               cccclxxxx
               .
               Quorum
               animabus
               propitietur
               Deus
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             
               Bunwell
               .
            
             
               
               Of
               your
               charity
               pray
               for
               the
               soul
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Darosse
              
               ,
               and
               Margaret
               his
               wyffe
               ,
               on
               whos
               souls
               Ihesu
               haue
               mercy
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             
               Tybenham
               .
            
             
               
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Iohannis
               Avelyn
               ,
               quondam
               vicarij
               istius
               Ecclesie
               ,
               qui
               obijt
               xxviii
               die
               Decembris
               anno
               M.
               cccccvii
               .
               Cuius
               .....
            
             
               
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Iacobi
               Glouer
               quondam
               Vicarii
               istius
               Ecclesie
               .
               Cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               Deus
               .
               Amen
               .
            
             
               Orate
               pro
               animabus
               Roberti
               Buxton
               ,
               Cristiane
               &
               Agnetis
               vxorum
               eius
               ,
               qui
               quidem
               Robertus
               obiit
               anno
               Domini
               M.
               cccccxxviii
               .
               Quorum
               animabus
               propitietur
               altissimus
               .
            
             
               
                 Here
                 lieth
                 likewise
                 vnder
                 a
                 faire
                 Grauestone
              
               Iohn
               Buxton
               ,
               
                 sonne
                 and
                 heire
                 of
              
               Robert
               
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 who
                 married
              
               Margaret
               Warner
               ,
               
                 by
                 whom
                 he
                 had
                 issue
                 two
                 sonnes
                 and
                 two
                 daughters
                 .
              
               Annos
               spirauit
               octoginta
               quatuor
               ,
               
                 euen
                 to
                 our
                 times
                 .
                 Of
                 whom
                 more
                 hereafter
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               North
               Walsham
               .
            
             
               
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Willelmi
               Roys
               qui
               obiit
               x.
               die
               Kalend.
               Martii
               ,
               M.
               cccc
               .
            
          
           
             
               Ashwelthorp
               .
            
             
               
               Hic
               iacet
               Isabella
               que
               fuit
               vxor
               Philippi
               Tylney
               Armigeri
               ,
               vna
               filiarum
               &
               heredum
               Edmundi
               Thorp
               Militis
               ,
               &
               Domine
               Iohanne
               quondam
               Domine
               de
               Scales
               consortis
               sue
               que
               obiit
               decimo
               die
               mensis
               Nouembris
               ,
               anno
               Domini
               ,
               M.
               ccccxxxvi
               .
               Cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               Deus
               .
               Amen
               .
            
             
               
               
                 
                   Iane
                   Knyvet
                
                 resteth
                 here
                 the
                 only
                 heire
                 by
                 right
              
               
                 Of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Berners
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Bourcher
                
                 hight
                 .
              
               
                 Twenty
                 yeres
                 and
                 thre
                 a
                 wydoos
                 life
                 she
                 ledd
                 ,
              
               
                 Alwayes
                 keping
                 howse
                 where
                 rich
                 and
                 pore
                 were
                 fedd
                 .
              
               
                 Gentell
                 ,
                 iust
                 ,
                 quyet
                 ,
                 voyd
                 of
                 debate
                 and
                 stryfe
                 ;
              
               
                 Euer
                 doying
                 good
                 :
                 Lo
                 thus
                 she
                 ledd
                 her
                 life
                 ,
              
               
                 Euen
                 to
                 the
                 Graue
                 ,
                 where
                 Erth
                 on
                 Erth
                 doth
                 ly
                 :
              
               
                 On
                 whos
                 soul
                 God
                 graunt
                 of
                 his
                 abundant
                 mercy
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 xvii
                 of
                 February
                 ,
                 M.D.lxi.
                 
              
            
          
           
             
               Spikesworth
               or
               Spixford
               .
            
             
               Orate
               pro
               animabus
               Iohannis
               Styward
               et
               Margarete
               vxoris
               eius
               .
               
            
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Georgii
               Linsted
               ,
               
               qui
               obiit
               in
               festo
               Assumptionis
               beate
               Marie
               ,
               anno
               Domini
               ,
               M.D.xvii
               .
            
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Willelmi
               Davy
               quondam
               Ciuis
               Norwic.
               Vinter
               .
               et
               huins
               Ecclesie
               spiritualis
               benefactor
               .
               
            
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Margarete
               Thorne
               nuper
               vxoris
               Thome
               Thorne
               ,
               
               que
               obiit
               tertio
               die
               Septembris
               ,
               1544.
               
            
          
           
             
               South-acre
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               Chancell
               vnder
               the
               South
               wall
               lieth
               entombed
               Sir
               
                 Roger
                 Harsicke
              
               Knight
               ,
               
               the
               sonne
               and
               heire
               of
               Iohn
               ,
               who
               liued
               in
               the
               eight
               yeare
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               fifth
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               twenty
               ninth
               of
               Henry
               the
               sixth
               ,
               in
               whom
               the
               issue
               male
               ended
               ,
               leauing
               his
               inheritance
               to
               his
               two
               daughters
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Alexander
                 Harsick
              
               released
               to
               the
               Monkes
               of
               Castell-acre
               ,
               the
               lands
               granted
               by
               his
               Ancestours
               in
               the
               three
               and
               thirtieth
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               third
               ,
               and
               of
               his
               owne
               good
               will
               to
               the
               increasing
               of
               it
               ,
               he
               gaue
               the
               Sand
               pits
               ,
               and
               for
               the
               confirmation
               of
               the
               same
               grant
               he
               put
               to
               the
               Seale
               of
               his
               armes
               ,
               hanging
               at
               the
               parchment
               by
               a
               silke
               string
               :
               which
               manner
               of
               sealing
               was
               vsuall
               in
               those
               dayes
               .
            
          
           
             
               Castell-acre
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               raigne
               of
               King
               
                 William
                 Rufus
              
               ,
               
               
                 William
                 Warren
              
               the
               second
               Earle
               of
               Surrey
               ,
               founded
               here
               a
               Monastery
               of
               blacke
               Monkes
               Cluniakes
               ,
               to
               the
               honour
               of
               God
               ,
               and
               our
               blessed
               Lady
               ,
               Saint
               Mary
               of
               Acre
               ,
               and
               the
               holy
               Apostles
               Peter
               and
               Paul
               ,
               ,
               and
               for
               the
               Monkes
               of
               Saint
               Pancrace
               there
               seruing
               .
               Which
               Abbey
               afterwards
               his
               sonne
               ,
               and
               his
               sonnes
               sonne
               ,
               both
               named
               Williams
               ,
               and
               Earles
               of
               Surrey
               ,
               confirmed
               ,
               ratified
               ,
               and
               augmented
               .
               Witnesses
               to
               the
               first
               Charter
               ,
               
                 Will.
                 Braunch
                 ,
                 Waukelin
                 de
                 Rosew
                 ,
                 Robert
                 de
                 Mortuo
                 mare
                 ,
              
               or
               
                 Mortimer
                 ,
                 &c.
              
               
               To
               the
               second
               Charter
               
                 Raph
                 de
                 Pauliaco
                 ,
                 &c.
              
               
               To
               the
               third
               ,
               William
               Bishop
               of
               Norwich
               ,
               who
               dedicated
               the
               Church
               ,
               and
               many
               others
               .
               Of
               which
               Charters
               ,
               take
               a
               little
               touch
               out
               of
               authenticall
               Records
               .
            
             
             
               
                 〈…〉
                 am
                 presentibus
                 quam
                 futuris
                 quod
                 ego
                 Willelmus
                 comes
                 de
                 〈…〉
                 pro
                 salute
                 anime
                 mee
                 ,
                 et
                 patris
                 mei
                 ,
                 et
                 matris
                 mee
                 ,
                 et
                 heredum
                 me●●●
                 ,
                 dedi
                 et
                 presenti
                 Charta
                 confirmaui
                 deo
                 et
                 Sancte
                 Marie
                 de
                 Acra
                 ,
                 et
                 Mo●●●●is
                 ibidem
                 Deo
                 seruientibus
                 Ecclesiam
                 de
                 Acra
                 .
              
               
            
             
               
                 Nouerint
                 &c.
                 concedo
                 Deo
                 et
                 sancte
                 Marie
                 de
                 Acra
                 et
                 sanctis
                 Apostolis
                 Pe●●o
                 et
                 Paulo
                 ,
                 et
                 Monachis
                 de
                 sancto
                 Pancratio
                 ibidem
                 deo
                 seruientibus
                 in
                 ipsa
                 Accra
                 ,
                 duas
                 carucatas
                 terre
                 ,
                 quas
                 eidem
                 Ecclesie
                 pater
                 meus
                 et
                 mater
                 mea
                 dederunt
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Sciant
                 presentes
                 et
                 futuri
                 quod
                 ego
                 Willelmus
                 ,
                 &c.
                 quando
                 feci
                 dedicare
                 Ecclesiam
                 Sancte
                 Marie
                 de
                 Acra
                 dedi
                 Monachis
                 ibidem
                 ,
                 &c.
                 omnes
                 donatio●es
                 quas
                 antecessores
                 mei
                 ,
                 scilicet
                 Auus
                 meus
                 et
                 pater
                 meus
                 et
                 Barones
                 sui
                 eidem
                 Ecclesie
                 dederunt
                 ,
                 &c.
                 et
                 duas
                 solidatas
                 terre
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Hijs
                 Tes●ibus
                 .
                 Will.
                 Norwicen
                 .
                 Episcopo
                 qui
                 eandem
                 Ecclesiam
                 dedicauit
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               This
               foundation
               was
               valued
               at
               the
               suppression
               ,
               at
               three
               hundred
               twenty
               foure
               pounds
               ,
               seuenteene
               shillings
               ,
               fiue
               pence
               ,
               halfe
               penny
               ,
               qua
               ▪
               surrendred
               the
               2●
               of
               Nouember
               ,
               29
               Hen.
               8.
               
            
          
           
             
               West-acre
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Radulphe
                 de
                 Torneio
              
               founded
               the
               Monastery
               of
               Canons
               in
               Westacre
               ,
               which
               did
               professe
               to
               lead
               a
               godly
               life
               after
               the
               example
               of
               the
               Apostles
               ,
               as
               〈◊〉
               mentioned
               in
               the
               Acts
               of
               the
               Apostles
               ,
               where
               it
               is
               said
               ,
               that
               the
               number
               of
               ●he●●hat
               did
               beleeue
               ,
               were
               all
               of
               one
               heart
               and
               one
               minde
               ;
               and
               none
               of
               them
               said
               that
               any
               thing
               which
               he
               had
               was
               his
               owne
               ,
               but
               they
               had
               all
               things
               in
               common
               ,
               and
               because
               (
               as
               in
               the
               Charter
               of
               his
               gift
               )
               he
               declareth
               that
               the
               holy
               Fathers
               did
               call
               this
               the
               canonicall
               rule
               ;
               affirming
               ,
               that
               whosoeuer
               did
               leade
               such
               a
               life
               ,
               was
               thereby
               made
               a
               companion
               and
               Citizen
               with
               the
               Apostles
               .
               Therefore
               hee
               pronounceth
               in
               his
               said
               Charter
               ,
               that
               whosoeuer
               did
               infringe
               this
               his
               donation
               ,
               or
               alter
               ,
               or
               change
               it
               into
               Monkes
               ,
               or
               into
               any
               other
               Order
               or
               Rule
               ,
               should
               be
               held
               accursed
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               
               
                 Oliuet
                 Sacerdos
                 de
                 Acra
                 ,
                 Galterusque
                 suus
                 filius
                 cum
                 magna
                 sanctitate
                 〈◊〉
                 W●slacram
                 ,
                 huic
                 canonice
                 norme
                 cum
                 omnibus
                 ●uis
                 rebus
                 se
                 tradiderunt
                 〈◊〉
                 territorio
                 Radulphi
                 de
                 Torneio
                 .
                 Ego
                 Radulphus
                 de
                 Torneio
                 cum
                 vxore
                 mea
                 Aclit
                 ,
                 omnibus
                 que
                 meis
                 pueris
                 Rogerio
                 Radulpho
                 ,
                 pro
                 nobis
                 ,
                 et
                 animabus
                 an●●cessorum
                 nostrorum
                 concedimus
                 et
                 confirmamus
                 Ecclesie
                 omnium
                 Sanctorum
                 de
                 Acra
                 ,
              
               
               
                 et
                 Oliueti
                 Sacerdoti
                 ,
                 et
                 Gualterio
                 suo
                 filio
                 ,
                 omnibus
                 canonicis
                 ibi
                 manen●ibus
                 ,
                 suisque
                 posteris
                 deo
                 ibidem
                 seruientibus
                 Feodum
                 quod
                 Oliuet
                 Sace●dos
                 sub
                 me
                 tenuit
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Huius
                 confirmationis
                 sunt
                 testes
                 Gislebertus
                 Blondus
                 Willel
                 ▪
                 de
                 Portis
                 Willel
                 .
                 de
                 Lira
                 ,
                 Rogerus
                 Gros.
                 Galterus
                 Capellanus
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               The
               valuation
               of
               this
               religious
               structure
               ,
               at
               the
               suppression
               ,
               was
               three
               hundred
               eight
               pounds
               ,
               nineteene
               shillings
               ,
               eleuen
               pence
               ,
               halfe
               penny
               qua
               .
            
          
           
             
               Catton
               .
            
             
               Pray
               for
               the
               soul
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Bronde
              
               ,
               and
               Agnes
               his
               wyffe
               ,
               which
               Iohn
               dye●
               26
               Ianuary
               ,
               
               1542.
               
            
             
             
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 anima
                 Agnet
                 is
                 Wrongey
                 ....
              
               
            
             
               
                 Reuerendus
                 in
                 Christo
                 Pater
                 Robertus
                 Bronde
                 Prior
                 Norwicen
                 .
              
               
               
                 Ecclesie
                 me
                 vitriari
                 fecit
                 ,
                 anno
                 Christi
                 ,
              
               1538.
               
            
          
           
             
               Frettenham
               ,
               or
               Frekenham
               .
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 iacet
                 Margareta
                 filia
                 Iohannes
                 White
                 ,
              
               
               
                 filij
                 secundi
                 Iohannis
                 White
                 militis
                 vxor
                 Egidij
                 Seyntlowe
                 a●mig
                 .
                 domini
                 de
                 Mayston
                 ,
                 filij
                 Alicie
                 ,
                 filie
                 et
                 heredis
                 Roberti
                 Burnham
                 de
                 Lynne
                 ,
                 et
                 vxoris
                 Iohannis
                 White
                 secundi
                 predicti
                 .
                 Que
                 obijt
                 in
                 vigilia
                 Natalis
                 Domini
                 ,
                 anno
                 Dom.
                 M.D.xxxii
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 O
                 Crist
                 Iesu
                 ,
                 pity
                 and
                 mercy
                 haue
              
               
                 On
                 
                   Alis
                   Burnham
                
                 ,
                 that
                 whylom
                 was
                 the
                 wyff
              
               
                 Of
                 
                   Gyles
                   Thorndon
                
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 lyeth
                 here
                 in
                 graue
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 her
                 defend
                 from
                 wars
                 of
                 Fendish
                 stryff
                 .
              
               
                 Make
                 her
                 pertaker
                 of
                 eternall
                 lyff
              
               
                 By
                 the
                 merits
                 of
                 thy
                 passioun
                 ,
              
               
                 Whych
                 with
                 thy
                 blood
                 madest
                 our
                 redemptioun
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Snitterton
               ,
               or
               Snisterton
               .
            
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Iohannis
               Bokenham
               Armigeri
               nuper
               filij
               Hugonis
               Bokenham
               de
               Lyuermer
               magna
               ,
               
               nec
               non
               Nepotis
               et
               heredis
               Edmundi
               Bokenham
               de
               Snisterton
               ,
               qui
               obijt
               xv
               .
               die
               Mensis
               octobris
               anno
               Domini
               M.
               cccc.lxxxiiii
               .
               et
               pro
               animabus
               Anne
               et
               Iohanne
               ....
               quorum
               animabus
               ....
            
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Georgij
               Bokenham
               armigeri
               de
               Snisterton
               ,
               filii
               et
               heredis
               Iohannis
               Bokenham
               ,
               
               qui
               obiit
               xxi
               .
               die
               octobris
               anno
               M.D.xxiii
               .
               Cuius
               anime
               ...
            
          
           
             
               Ingham
               ,
               or
               Hyngham
               .
            
             
               Vnder
               a
               faire
               Tombe
               of
               free-stone
               very
               curiously
               wrought
               ,
               
               lieth
               the
               body
               of
               Sir
               
                 Oliuer
                 Ingham
              
               ,
               with
               his
               resemblance
               in
               his
               coate
               Armour
               ,
               his
               belt
               ,
               gilt
               spurs
               ,
               and
               the
               blew
               Garter
               about
               his
               leg
               ;
               his
               Creast
               ,
               the
               Owle
               out
               of
               the
               Iuie
               bush
               ,
               with
               a
               crowne
               on
               the
               head
               thereof
               :
               He
               being
               a
               great
               trauailer
               ,
               lyeth
               vpon
               a
               Rocke
               ,
               beholding
               the
               Sunne
               ,
               and
               Moone
               ,
               and
               starres
               ,
               all
               very
               siue●y
               set
               forth
               in
               mettall
               ,
               beholding
               the
               face
               of
               the
               earth
               :
               about
               the
               Tombe
               ,
               twenty
               and
               foure
               mourne●s
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Oliuer
                 Ingham
              
               ,
               
               knight
               ,
               whom
               the
               yong
               Duke
               ,
               Edward
               ,
               had
               made
               keeper
               of
               Aquitaine
               ,
               gathered
               a
               great
               army
               ,
               and
               inuaded
               the
               Prince
               of
               Aniou
               (
               which
               the
               French
               King
               ,
               contrary
               to
               couenants
               ,
               did
               with
               hold
               )
               and
               brought
               it
               wholly
               to
               the
               dominion
               of
               England
               ,
               
                 anno
                 Reg.
                 Regis
                 ,
                 Ed.
                 secundi
              
               19.
               
            
             
               Burdeaux
               (
               the
               capitall
               citie
               of
               Aquitaine
               ,
               
               and
               then
               English
               )
               gaue
               an
               excellent
               testimony
               of
               her
               loyalty
               ,
               nor
               lesse
               of
               martiall
               wit
               and
               valour
               .
               For
               the
               French
               Army
               comming
               before
               her
               ,
               she
               to
               abuse
               their
               hope
               ,
               set
               open
               her
               
               gates
               ,
               and
               displayed
               vpon
               her
               Powers
               ,
               the
               golden
               Lillies
               ,
               as
               if
               shee
               were
               theirs
               :
               but
               the
               French
               ,
               which
               securely
               entred
               ,
               found
               little
               good
               hospitality
               .
               Sir
               
                 Oliuer
                 de
                 Ingham
              
               was
               Captaine
               ,
               and
               Lord
               Warden
               there
               for
               King
               Edward
               ,
               who
               with
               his
               Garrison-Souldiers
               ,
               and
               aide
               of
               the
               Inhabitants
               ,
               slew
               of
               them
               ,
               great
               multitudes
               ,
               and
               preserued
               Burdeaux
               ,
               
                 anno
                 Reg.
                 Regis
                 Ed.
              
               3.13
               .
            
          
           
             
               Hickeling
               .
            
             
               The
               buriall
               place
               of
               the
               worthy
               familie
               of
               the
               Woodhouses
               ,
               wherein
               a
               monument
               remaineth
               to
               the
               memory
               of
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Woodhouse
              
               knight
               .
               
            
             
               Here
               sometime
               was
               a
               Priory
               dedicated
               to
               the
               honour
               of
               Saint
               Austin
               ,
               the
               first
               Archbishop
               of
               Canterbury
               ,
               founded
               by
               one
               
                 Theobald
                 de
                 Vallencia
              
               ,
               
               as
               some
               say
               ,
               others
               by
               
                 William
                 de
                 Albeny
              
               ,
               the
               second
               of
               that
               name
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Arundell
               ;
               valued
               at
               one
               hundred
               thirty
               seuen
               pounds
               ,
               pennie
               ,
               halfe
               penny
               ,
               qua
               .
            
          
           
             
               Wallpoole
               .
            
             
               
               ...
               :
               Radulphus
               Rochford
               miles
               ....
            
             
               Willelmus
               filius
               Domini
               Iohannis
               de
               Rochford
               Constabularii
               castri
               de
               VVisbiche
               ....
            
          
           
             
               Tirrington
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Hic
                 iacet
                 Thomas
                 Sutton
                 ,
                 filius
                 Thome
                 Sutton
                 nuper
                 de
                 Milton
                 ,
                 filii
                 Domini
                 Iohannis
                 Sutton
                 Domini
                 de
                 Dudley
                 .....
              
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 iacet
                 Elizabeth
                 Sutton
                 filia
                 Roberti
                 Goddard
                 .....
                 :
                 que
                 obiit
                 .....
              
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 iacet
                 Robertus
                 Goddard
                 armiger
                 qui
                 obiit
                 anno
                 Dom.
                 M.
                 cccc.xlviii
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Hic
                 iacet
                 Ricardus
                 Zorke
                 ,
                 quondam
                 Burgeni
                 ville
                 Berwic
                 super
                 Tweed
                 ......
              
            
             
               I
               reade
               in
               Hackluits
               first
               volume
               of
               Voyages
               ,
               that
               Sir
               
                 Fredericke
                 Tilney
              
               ,
               a
               great
               Commander
               in
               the
               holy
               warres
               ,
               was
               interred
               in
               this
               Church
               of
               Tirrington
               :
               take
               it
               as
               he
               sets
               it
               downe
               .
            
             
               
                 A
                 note
                 out
                 of
                 a
                 Booke
                 in
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 
                   Thomas
                   Tilney
                
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 touching
                 Sir
                 
                   Fredericke
                   Tilney
                
                 his
                 ancestor
                 ,
                 knighted
                 at
                 Acon
                 in
                 the
                 Holy
                 Land
                 ,
                 by
                 King
                 Richard
                 the
                 first
                 .
              
               
                 
                 
                   Pertinuit
                   iste
                   liber
                   prius
                   Frederico
                   Tylney
                   de
                   Boston
                   in
                   Com.
                   Lincoln
                   .
                   militi
                   facto
                   apud
                   Acon
                   in
                   terra
                   sancta
                   ,
                   anno
                   Regis
                   Richardi
                   primi
                   tertio
                   .
                   Vir
                   erat
                   iste
                   magnae
                   staturae
                   ,
                   et
                   potens
                   corpore
                   ,
                   qui
                   cum
                   patribus
                   suis
                   dormit
                   apud
                   Tirrington
                   iuxta
                   villam
                   sui
                   nominis
                   Tylney
                   in
                   Mershland
                   ,
                   cuius
                   altitudo
                   in
                   salua
                   custodia
                   permanet
                   ibidem
                   vsque
                   in
                   hunc
                   diem
                   :
                   Et
                   post
                   eius
                   obitum
                   sexdecem
                   Militibus
                   eius
                   nominis
                   Tylney
                   haereditas
                   illa
                   successiue
                   obuenit
                   ,
                   quorum
                   
                   vnus
                   post
                   alium
                   semper
                   habitabat
                   apud
                   Boston
                   praedict
                   .
                   dum
                   fratris
                   senioris
                   haereditas
                   haeredi
                   generali
                   deuoluta
                   est
                   ,
                
                 
                 
                   quae
                   nupta
                   est
                   Thome
                   Duci
                   Norsolciae
                   .
                   Eorum
                   miles
                   vltimus
                   suit
                   Philippus
                   Tylney
                   nuper
                   de
                   Shelleigh
                   in
                   Com.
                   Suff
                   pater
                   et
                   genitor
                   Thomae
                   Tylney
                   de
                   Hadleigh
                   in
                   Com.
                   praedict
                   .
                   Armigeri
                   ,
                   cui
                   modo
                   attinet
                   iste
                   liber
                   anno
                   aetatis
                
                 64.1556
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Fincham
               .
               S.
               Martins
               .
            
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Iohannis
               filii
               et
               heredis
               Iohannis
               Fincham
               ,
               
               filii
               Symonis
               Fincham
               ,
               qui
               obiit
               vltimo
               die
               Aprilis
               ,
               M.
               cccc
               lxxxxix
               .
            
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Elizabethe
               quondam
               vxoris
               Symonis
               Fincham
               Armigeri
               ,
               
               et
               vnius
               filiarum
               et
               heredum
               Iohannis
               Tendering
               de
               Brokedyn
               in
               Com.
               Suff.
               Ar.
               que
               quidem
               Elizabetha
               obiit
               :
               ...
               M.
               cccc.lxiiii
               .
            
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Iohannis
               Fincham
               filii
               et
               heredis
               Symonis
               Fincham
               de
               Fincham
               Ar.
               qui
               obiit
               vi
               .
               die
               Septembris
               anno
               Domini
               M.
               cccc.lxxxxvi
               .
               
            
          
           
             
               Saint
               Benets
               in
               the
               Holme
               .
            
             
               The
               foundation
               of
               this
               religious
               structure
               is
               thus
               set
               downe
               by
               learned
               Camden
               in
               his
               chorographicall
               description
               of
               this
               County
               .
            
             
               Then
               passeth
               the
               riuer
               Thirn
               ,
               
               saith
               hee
               ,
               neere
               the
               great
               decayed
               Abbey
               ,
               called
               Saint
               Benet
               in
               the
               Holme
               :
               which
               Knute
               the
               Dane
               built
               ,
               &
               the
               Monks
               afterward
               so
               strengthened
               with
               most
               strong
               wals
               and
               bulwarkes
               ,
               that
               it
               seemed
               rather
               a
               castell
               then
               a
               Cloister
               .
               In
               so
               much
               that
               William
               the
               Conquerour
               could
               not
               winne
               it
               by
               assault
               ,
               vntill
               a
               Monke
               betraied
               it
               into
               his
               hands
               ,
               vpon
               this
               condition
               ,
               that
               himselfe
               might
               be
               made
               Abbot
               thereof
               ,
               which
               was
               done
               accordingly
               :
               
               but
               forth
               with
               this
               new
               Abbot
               for
               being
               a
               traitour
               (
               as
               the
               inhabitants
               make
               report
               )
               was
               hanged
               vp
               by
               the
               Kings
               commandement
               ,
               and
               so
               iustly
               punished
               for
               his
               treason
               .
            
             
               After
               the
               first
               foundation
               of
               this
               Abbey
               by
               King
               Knute
               ,
               her
               reuenues
               were
               greatly
               augmented
               ,
               and
               her
               building
               enlarged
               by
               Edward
               the
               Confessor
               ,
               and
               Editha
               his
               Queene
               ,
               with
               the
               consent
               of
               fiue
               Dukes
               ,
               and
               of
               all
               ,
               or
               the
               most
               of
               the
               Lords
               spirituall
               and
               temporall
               within
               his
               kingdome
               ,
               as
               it
               appeares
               by
               his
               Charter
               
                 in
                 Arch
                 Turris
                 Lond.
                 Cart.
                 Ant.
                 
              
            
             
               It
               was
               dedicated
               to
               the
               honour
               of
               Christ
               and
               Saint
               Benedict
               ,
               replenished
               with
               blacke
               Monkes
               Benedictines
               ,
               and
               valued
               in
               the
               Exchequer
               ,
               at
               sixe
               hundred
               seuenty
               seuen
               pounds
               ,
               nine
               shillings
               ,
               eight
               pence
               ,
               qua
               .
            
          
           
             
               Clipesby
               .
            
             
               Not
               farre
               from
               the
               foresaid
               Abbey
               ,
               
               is
               the
               Parish
               and
               Lordship
               of
               Clipesby
               ,
               which
               gaue
               name
               ,
               saith
               Camden
               ,
               to
               a
               familie
               of
               ancient
               note
               in
               this
               tract
               ,
               whereof
               there
               hath
               beene
               diuers
               Knights
               ;
               where
               after
               it
               had
               passed
               in
               the
               names
               of
               
                 Algar
                 ,
                 Elfled
              
               ,
               and
               Odberd
               ,
               all
               sirnamed
               
                 de
                 Clipesby
              
               ,
               as
               appeareth
               by
               many
               vndated
               Deedes
               ,
               which
               I
               haue
               seene
               ;
               it
               came
               about
               the
               first
               of
               King
               Iohn
               ,
               to
               
                 Iohn
                 de
                 Clipesby
              
               ,
               
               and
               from
               him
               lineally
               to
               the
               last
               
               Iohn
               heire
               male
               of
               that
               line
               .
               On
               whose
               Monument
               in
               this
               Church
               of
               Clipesby
               are
               empaled
               the
               Armes
               of
               Ierningham
               ,
               
               
                 Woodhouse
                 ,
                 Spelman
                 ,
                 Paston
              
               ,
               all
               Knightly
               families
               of
               that
               countrey
               ,
               with
               whom
               the
               Clipesbies
               had
               formerly
               matched
               .
            
             
               By
               Iulian
               a
               daughter
               and
               coheire
               of
               this
               last
               Iohn
               ,
               married
               to
               Sir
               
                 Randall
                 Crewe
              
               ,
               of
               Crewe
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Chester
               Knight
               ,
               after
               Lord
               chiefe
               Iustice
               of
               England
               ,
               the
               old
               surname
               of
               the
               Lord
               of
               this
               Mannor
               was
               changed
               ,
               but
               not
               the
               bloud
               .
               For
               ,
               she
               left
               ,
               besides
               a
               daughter
               ,
               two
               sonnes
               ;
               the
               eldest
               her
               heire
               christened
               with
               the
               name
               of
               her
               paternall
               familie
               ;
               Clipesby
               ,
               now
               Sir
               
                 Clipesby
                 Crew
              
               Knight
               .
               She
               the
               said
               Iulian
               died
               at
               Kewe
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Surrey
               ,
               in
               the
               yeare
               1603.
               and
               was
               in
               the
               Chancell
               of
               the
               Church
               of
               Richmond
               ,
               decently
               interred
               ,
               with
               this
               Inscription
               vpon
               her
               Monument
               .
            
             
               
                 Antiqua
                 fuit
                 orta
                 domo
                 ,
                 pia
                 viuit
                 ,
                 iniuit
              
               
                 Virgo
                 pudica
                 Thorum
                 ,
                 Sponsa
                 pudica
                 polum
                 .
              
            
             
               In
               this
               Church
               are
               diuers
               other
               Funerall
               Monuments
               for
               the
               Clipesbies
               ,
               but
               so
               defaced
               as
               neither
               Inscription
               nor
               coate-armes
               are
               remaining
               vpon
               them
               ,
               to
               giue
               me
               any
               further
               light
               .
            
          
           
             
               Oby
               .
            
             
               
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Katerine
               filie
               Iohannis
               Spelman
               Armigeri
               quondam
               vxoris
               Clipesby
               Armigeri
               ,
               postea
               vxoris
               Edmundi
               Paston
               Armigeri
               ,
               que
               obijt
               xviii
               die
               Aprilis
               ,
               anno
               Domini
               M.
               cccclxxxxi
               .
               Cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               Deus
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             
               Elingham
               .
            
             
               
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Henrici
               Spelman
               Armigeri
               filij
               et
               heredis
               Thome
               Spelman
               Armigeri
               ,
               qui
               obiit
               primo
               die
               mensis
               Martii
               ,
               anno
               Dom
               M.
               cccccxxv
               .
               Cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               Deus
               .
               Amen
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 Armes
                 of
              
               Spelman
               and
               Mortimer
               
                 of
                 Attilborough
              
               .
            
          
           
             
               Narborough
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 animabus
                 Henrici
                 Spelman
                 Legis
                 periti
                 ac
                 Recordatoris
                 ciuitatis
                 Norw
                 .
                 &
                 Ele
                 vxoris
                 eius
                 ;
                 qui
                 quidem
                 Henricus
                 obiit
                 xxiii
                 die
                 Septembris
                 anno
                 Domini
                 M.
                 cccclxxxxvi
                 .
              
            
             
               Vpon
               this
               Monument
               are
               his
               Armes
               and
               his
               two
               wiues
               ,
               Christian
               ,
               daughter
               and
               coheire
               of
               
                 Thomas
                 Manning
              
               Esquire
               ,
               and
               of
               Elisabeth
               his
               wife
               ,
               daughter
               and
               coheire
               of
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Ienny
              
               Knight
               .
               The
               second
               Ela
               daughter
               and
               coheire
               of
               
                 William
                 Narburgh
              
               ,
               of
               Narburgh
               Esquire
               ,
               a
               family
               of
               great
               antiquitie
               ,
               that
               bare
               gules
               ,
               a
               chiefe
               Ermin
               .
            
             
               
               Here
               vndre
               lieth
               buried
               ▪
               the
               body
               of
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Spelman
              
               knyght
               ,
               and
               Secundary
               Iustice
               of
               the
               Kyngs
               Bench
               ,
               and
               Dame
               Elis.
               his
               wyffe
               ,
               whych
               had
               xiii
               sonnes
               ,
               and
               vii
               doughters
               of
               theire
               bodyes
               betwene
               them
               begottyn
               .
               The
               which
               Sir
               Iohn
               decessed
               the
               xxvi
               day
               of
               February
               ,
               in
               the
               yere
               of
               our
               
               Lord
               God
               ,
               M.
               cccccxliv
               .
               and
               the
               said
               Dame
               Elizabeth
               decessed
               the
               v
               day
               of
               Nouembre
               ,
               the
               yere
               of
               our
               Lord
               ,
               M.
               ccccclvi
               .
               on
               whos
               souls
               Iesu
               haue
               mercy
               .
               Amen
               .
            
             
               This
               Elisabeth
               was
               the
               daughter
               and
               coheire
               of
               Sir
               
                 Henry
                 Frowick
              
               ,
               of
               Gonwelsbury
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Midlesex
               Knight
               ,
               who
               lieth
               entombed
               in
               Eling
               Church
               in
               the
               said
               County
               ;
               Grandmother
               to
               that
               learned
               Gentleman
               and
               iudicious
               Antiquarie
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Henry
                 Spelman
              
               Knight
               ,
               
               now
               lining
               ,
               Anno
               1631.
               and
               great
               Grandmother
               to
               Sir
               
                 Clement
                 Spelman
              
               Knight
               ,
               deceased
               ,
               who
               succeeded
               in
               that
               inheritance
               .
            
             
               Here
               lyeth
               
                 Iohn
                 Spelman
              
               Esquyre
               (
               sonne
               and
               heire
               apparent
               to
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Spelman
              
               Knyghte
               ,
               
               one
               of
               the
               Iustyces
               at
               the
               Pleas
               before
               the
               kyng
               to
               bee
               holden
               ,
               and
               Dame
               Elisabeth
               his
               wyffe
               )
               which
               Iohn
               married
               Margaret
               (
               one
               of
               the
               doughters
               to
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Blennerhasset
              
               knyght
               ,
               and
               Dame
               Margaret
               his
               wyffe
               )
               and
               had
               issue
               by
               the
               said
               Margaret
               ,
               too
               sonnes
               and
               too
               doughters
               liuing
               at
               the
               day
               of
               his
               death
               ;
               and
               decessed
               the
               xxvii
               day
               of
               December
               ,
               in
               the
               yere
               of
               our
               Lord
               God
               ,
               M.
               cccccxlv
               .
               on
               whos
               soul
               Iesu
               have
               mercy
               .
               Amen
               .
            
          
           
             
               Stow.
               
            
             
               
                 William
                 Spelman
              
               Esquire
               ,
               
               who
               died
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               seuenth
               ,
               lay
               buried
               vnder
               a
               faire
               Tombe
               in
               this
               Church
               of
               Stow
               by
               Watton
               ;
               and
               the
               Vicar
               and
               Churchwardens
               here
               ,
               about
               eight
               yeares
               agoe
               ,
               making
               a
               Raile
               about
               the
               Communion
               table
               ,
               pulled
               downe
               the
               Tombe
               ,
               to
               make
               roome
               for
               the
               Raile
               and
               Communicants
               .
            
             
               Others
               of
               the
               ancient
               Family
               of
               the
               Spelmans
               lie
               interred
               here
               and
               at
               Narborrow
               :
               whose
               names
               I
               will
               onely
               set
               downe
               being
               so
               neare
               these
               times
               .
               As
               
                 Iohn
                 Spelman
              
               Esquire
               ,
               who
               married
               Iudeth
               one
               of
               the
               daughters
               of
               Sir
               
                 Clement
                 Higham
              
               knight
               ,
               who
               died
               28
               April
               ,
               anno
               1581.
               
               Sir
               
                 Clement
                 Spelman
              
               knight
               ,
               high
               Sheriffe
               of
               this
               County
               ,
               anno
               1599.
               who
               died
               24.
               
               Septemb.
               1607.
               
               
                 Ierome
                 Spelman
              
               Esquire
               ,
               the
               twelfth
               sonne
               of
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Spelman
              
               .
            
          
           
             
               Rougham
               .
            
             
               Here
               is
               a
               Tombe
               of
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Yeluerton
              
               Knight
               ,
               
               one
               of
               the
               Iustices
               of
               the
               Kings
               Bench
               in
               the
               time
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               sixth
               ;
               and
               a
               Monument
               of
               his
               sonne
               ,
               who
               is
               mentioned
               vpon
               it
               to
               bee
               Esquire
               to
               King
               Edward
               the
               fourth
               .
            
             
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 animabus
                 Willelmi
                 Yeluerton
                 Militis
                 et
                 quondum
                 Iustic
                 .
                 Domini
                 Regis
                 de
                 suo
                 banco
                 et
                 Dominae
                 Agnetis
                 vx
                 .
                 sue
                 qui
                 quidem
                 Willelmus
                 obijt
              
               27
               
                 die
                 Martis
                 ,
                 &c.
              
               
            
             
               
               
                 .........
                 Yeluerton
                 miserere
              
               
                 Consortis
                 que
                 sue
                 Yeluerton
                 olim
                 Katherine
              
               
                 ..................
              
               
                 Armiger
                 Edwardi
                 quondam
                 pro
                 corpore
                 quarti
                 .
              
               
                 9
                 Iulij
                 Anno
                 Nat.
                 Christ.
                 1481.
                 
              
            
             
               Another
               stone
               in
               the
               Chancell
               with
               two
               portraitures
               inscribed
               .
            
             
               
                 Obijt
                 Io.
                 Yeluerton
              
               1505.
               
            
             
               
                 Obijt
                 Rogerus
                 Yeluerton
              
               ,
               1510.
               
            
             
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 anima
                 Domini
                 Io.
                 Swaffham
                 quondam
                 Vicar
                 huius
                 Ecclesie
                 qui
                 obijt
                 Anno
                 Domini
              
               1409.
               
                 cuius
                 Anime
                 propitietur
                 Deus
              
               .
            
          
           
             
               Sandringham
               .
            
             
               Prey
               pur
               le
               alme
            
             
               Du
               Richard
               Fitz
               Iean
            
             
               Iadis
               Patron
            
             
               De
               ceste
               Maison
               .
            
          
           
             
               Holme
               iuxta
               mare
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Herry
                 Notynham
              
               and
               hys
               wyfe
               lyne
               her
               ,
            
             
               *
               Yat
               madden
               thys
               Chyrche
               Stepull
               and
               *
               Quer
               ;
            
             
               Too
               Vestyments
               and
               Bells
               yei
               madden
               alsoo
               ;
            
             
               Crist
               hem
               sav
               therfor
               fro
               woo
               .
            
             
               And
               to
               bryng
               her
               souls
               to
               blis
               of
               hevyn
            
             
               Seyth
               Pater
               and
               Ave
               wyth
               myld
               Stephyn
               .
            
          
           
             
               Hunstanton
               .
            
             
               Here
               the
               noble
               ancient
               familie
               of
               
                 Le
                 Strange
              
               lie
               buried
               vnder
               faire
               Monuments
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 anima
                 Henrici
                 Le
                 Strange
                 Armigeri
                 ,
                 &
                 Katherine
                 vxoris
                 eius
                 ,
                 pro
                 benefactoribus
                 ....
                 &
                 pro
                 fidelibus
                 defunctis
                 .
                 Qui
                 quidem
                 Henricus
                 obijt
                 vicesimo
                 quinto
                 die
                 mensis
                 Nouembris
                 .
                 An.
                 Domini
                 M.
                 cccclxxv
                 .
                 quorum
                 animabus
                 propitietur
                 Deus
                 :
              
            
             
               Vpon
               the
               side
               of
               a
               Tombe
               (
               the
               names
               of
               
                 Roger
                 Le
                 Strange
              
               ,
               and
               others
               of
               the
               name
               about
               the
               Verge
               of
               the
               said
               Tombe
               ,
               being
               inlaid
               with
               brasse
               )
               this
               Genealogicall
               Inscription
               is
               to
               be
               read
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 anima
                 prenominati
                 Rogeri
                 le
                 Strange
                 Militis
                 ,
                 pro
                 corpore
                 illustrissimi
                 nuper
                 Regis
                 Anglie
                 Henrici
                 septimi
                 ,
                 ac
                 fil
                 .
                 et
                 hered
                 .
                 prefati
                 Henrici
                 le
                 Strange
                 Armigeri
                 ,
                 Fratris
                 et
                 heredis
                 Iohannis
                 le
                 Strange
                 ,
                 filij
                 &
                 heredis
                 tam
                 Iohannis
                 le
                 Strange
                 ,
                 quam
                 Alicie
                 Beamont
                 consanguinee
                 et
                 heredis
                 Iohannis
                 Pike
                 ,
                 et
                 Iohannis
                 Rushbroke
                 .
                 Et
                 dictus
                 Iohannes
                 le
                 Strange
                 fuit
                 filius
                 et
                 heres
                 tam
                 Iohannis
                 le
                 Strange
                 militis
                 ,
                 quam
                 Elianore
                 fil
                 .
                 et
                 hered
                 .
                 tam
                 Richardi
                 Walkefare
                 Militis
                 ,
                 quam
                 consanguinee
                 et
                 heredis
                 Thome
                 Morieux
                 Militis
                 .
                 Et
                 dictus
                 Iohannes
                 le
                 Strange
                 miles
                 ,
                 fuit
                 fil
                 .
                 et
                 her
                 .
                 Hamonis
                 le
                 Strange
                 Armigeri
                 ,
                 et
                 Katherine
                 fil
                 .
                 Domini
                 Iohannis
                 de
                 Camois
                 ,
                 et
                 dictus
                 
                 Hamo
                 le
                 Strange
                 fuit
                 fil
                 .
                 et
                 heres
                 Hamonis
                 le
                 Strange
                 Militis
                 et
                 Margarite
                 Vernon
                 de
                 Motton
                 consanguinee
                 et
                 hered
                 .
                 Magistri
                 Richardi
                 Vernon
                 :
                 et
                 dictus
                 Hamo
                 le
                 Strange
                 miles
                 ,
                 fuit
                 frater
                 Domini
                 Iohannis
                 le
                 Strange
                 de
                 Knocking
                 et
                 Mohun
                 .
                 Qui
                 quidem
                 Rogerus
                 le
                 Strange
                 miles
                 obiit
                 xxvii
                 .
                 die
                 Octobris
                 anno
                 Domini
                 M.
                 cccccvi
                 .
                 et
                 nuper
                 Regis
                 dicti
                 vice
                 simo
                 primo
                 .
                 Cuius
                 anime
                 ,
                 ac
                 animabus
                 antecessorum
                 benefactorum
                 suorum
                 ,
                 nec
                 non
                 anime
                 Iohannis
                 le
                 Strange
                 de
                 Masingham
                 parua
                 Armigeri
                 fratris
                 et
                 executoris
                 prerecitati
                 Rogeri
                 le
                 Strange
                 Militis
                 Deus
                 propitietur
                 .
                 Amen
                 .
              
            
             
               Hunstanton
               ,
               saith
               Camden
               ,
               
               is
               to
               bee
               remembred
               in
               this
               regard
               ,
               if
               there
               were
               nothing
               else
               ,
               for
               that
               it
               hath
               beene
               the
               habitation
               of
               the
               Familie
               of
               
                 Le
                 Strange
              
               ,
               Knights
               by
               degree
               ,
               euer
               since
               that
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               Edward
               the
               second
               ,
               
                 Iohn
                 Baron
                 Le
                 Strange
              
               of
               Knocking
               ,
               gaue
               the
               same
               vnto
               Hamon
               his
               younger
               brother
               .
            
             
               
                 Hamon
                 Le
                 Strange
              
               the
               elder
               ,
               
               performed
               great
               and
               good
               seruice
               for
               his
               Lord
               and
               Soueraigne
               Henry
               the
               third
               ,
               against
               
                 Simond
                 de
                 Montford
              
               Earle
               of
               Leicester
               ,
               and
               his
               complices
               the
               48.
               yeare
               of
               the
               said
               Kings
               raigne
               .
               Hee
               tooke
               vpon
               him
               a
               voiage
               to
               the
               holy
               Land
               ,
               as
               I
               finde
               it
               thus
               recorded
               .
            
             
               
                 Hamo
                 extraneus
                 diu
                 antequam
                 iter
                 arripuit
                 versus
                 terram
                 sanctam
                 .
              
               
               
                 Feosauit
                 Rogerum
                 Extraneum
                 fratrem
                 suum
                 de
                 Manerijs
                 de
                 Colouere
                 et
                 Henton
                 ,
                 que
                 idem
                 Hamo
                 tenuit
                 de
                 Petro
                 de
                 Monteforti
                 .
                 Fines
                 Anno
              
               2.
               
               Ed.
               1.
               
               Memb.
               26.
               
            
          
           
             
               Penteney
               .
            
             
               A
               Monastery
               founded
               by
               
                 Reginald
                 de
                 Warren
              
               ,
               
               brother
               of
               
                 William
                 de
                 Warren
              
               ,
               the
               second
               Earle
               of
               Surrey
               ,
               in
               which
               he
               placed
               blacke
               Canons
               ;
               it
               was
               dedicated
               to
               Saint
               
                 Mary
                 Magdalene
              
               :
               and
               valued
               vpon
               the
               dissolution
               thereof
               at
               two
               hundred
               and
               fifteene
               pounds
               eight
               shillings
               eight
               pence
               .
            
             
               This
               Abbey
               ,
               saith
               Camden
               ,
               was
               the
               ordinary
               buriall
               place
               in
               ancient
               time
               of
               the
               Noblemen
               and
               Gentlemen
               in
               this
               tract
               .
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 Domini
              
               1326.
               
                 obijt
                 Domina
                 Petronilla
                 de
                 Neirford
                 &
                 iacet
                 apud
                 Penteney
                 .
              
               
            
             
               
                 Dominus
                 Iohannes
                 de
                 Neirford
                 obijt
                 ....
                 et
                 iacet
                 in
                 Ecclesia
                 Prioratus
                 de
                 Penteney
                 .
              
               These
               are
               all
               I
               haue
               as
               yet
               found
               to
               haue
               beene
               here
               interred
               .
            
          
           
             
               Fornset
               Saint
               Peters
               .
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 iacet
                 Richardus
                 Baxter
                 qui
                 per
                 Isabellam
                 vxorem
                 eius
                 habuit
                 duos
                 filios
                 ,
              
               
               
                 et
                 duas
                 filias
                 ,
                 et
                 postea
                 ignaue
                 vulneratus
                 inde
                 obijt
                 vltimo
                 die
                 Maij
                 ,
                 anno
                 Domini
                 M.
                 cccclxxxiiii
                 .
                 Cuius
                 anime
                 propitietur
                 Deus
                 :
              
            
             
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 anima
                 Thome
                 Baxter
                 qui
                 duxit
                 Margaretam
                 filiam
                 Willelmi
                 Drake
                 generosi
                 ,
              
               
               
                 et
                 habuit
                 exitum
                 quatuor
                 filios
                 ,
                 et
                 vnam
                 filiam
                 ,
                 et
                 obijt
              
               27.
               
               Aprilis
               ,
               1535.
               
            
             
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 animabus
                 Thome
                 Drake
                 ,
                 et
                 Elisabethe
                 vxoris
                 eius
              
               ....
               
                 
                   All
                   cristian
                   peple
                   that
                   walk
                   by
                   thys
                   Tomb
                   erly
                   or
                   late
                   ,
                   
                
                 
                   Of
                   your
                   cheriry
                   say
                   a
                   
                     Pater
                     Noster
                  
                   for
                   the
                   soul
                   of
                   
                     Tho.
                     Drake
                  
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             
             
               Wendling
               .
            
             
               
               Here
               was
               a
               Priory
               of
               Augustine
               Friers
               ,
               founded
               by
               Sir
               
                 William
                 de
                 Wendling
              
               Priest
               ,
               valued
               at
               fiftie
               fiue
               pounds
               ,
               eighteene
               shillings
               ,
               foure
               pence
               ,
               halfe
               pennie
               qua
               .
            
          
           
             
               Elingham
               neere
               Bungay
               .
            
             
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 anima
                 Willelmi
                 Ellingham
                 ....
                 et
                 consortis
                 sue
                 ...
              
            
             
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 anima
                 Ricardi
                 Billington
                 ...
              
            
             
               
                 Petrus
                 Lyng
                 Rector
                 istius
                 Ecclesie
                 ....
              
            
             
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 anima
                 Roberti
                 Bonefelow
                 ...
              
            
             
               These
               Inscriptions
               aboue
               written
               are
               depensild
               in
               the
               glasse
               windowes
               .
            
             
               Here
               lyeth
               buried
               one
               More
               of
               Norwich
               ,
               to
               whose
               memory
               ,
               some
               wit
               of
               those
               times
               ,
               (
               but
               the
               time
               of
               his
               death
               I
               doe
               not
               know
               )
               playing
               and
               making
               dalliance
               with
               his
               name
               ,
               made
               this
               Epitaph
               following
               .
            
             
               
                 More
                 had
                 I
                 once
                 ,
                 More
                 would
                 I
                 haue
                 ,
              
               
                 More
                 is
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 had
                 ;
              
               
                 The
                 first
                 I
                 ....
                 the
                 next
                 is
                 vaine
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 third
                 is
                 too
                 too
                 bad
                 .
              
               
                 If
                 I
                 had
                 vs●d
                 with
                 More
                 regard
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 More
                 that
                 I
                 did
                 giue
                 ,
              
               
                 I
                 might
                 haue
                 made
                 more
                 vse
                 and
                 fruit
              
               
                 Of
                 More
                 while
                 he
                 did
                 liue
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 time
                 will
                 be
                 recald
                 no
                 more
                 ,
              
               
                 More
                 since
                 are
                 gone
                 in
                 briefe
                 .
              
               
                 Too
                 late
                 repentance
                 yeelds
                 no
                 more
              
               
                 Saue
                 onely
                 paine
                 and
                 griefe
                 .
              
               
                 My
                 comfort
                 is
                 ,
                 that
                 God
                 hath
                 More
              
               
                 Such
                 Mores
                 to
                 send
                 at
                 will
                 ,
              
               
                 In
                 hope
                 whereof
                 I
                 sigh
                 no
                 more
                 ,
              
               
                 But
                 rest
                 vpon
                 him
                 still
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Hempton
               .
            
             
               A
               Priory
               of
               blacke
               Canons
               founded
               by
               one
               
                 Richard
                 Ward
              
               ,
               who
               tooke
               vpon
               him
               holy
               Orders
               ,
               and
               liued
               in
               this
               house
               of
               his
               owne
               foundation
               ,
               which
               he
               consecrated
               to
               the
               honour
               of
               God
               ,
               our
               blessed
               Lady
               ,
               and
               Saint
               Stephen
               ;
               it
               was
               valued
               at
               the
               suppression
               ,
               at
               thirty
               nine
               pounds
               ,
               nine
               shillings
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Shornborn
               .
            
             
               Here
               is
               an
               ancient
               monument
               in
               this
               Church
               to
               the
               memory
               of
               one
               of
               the
               Shornborns
               or
               Shernburns
               ,
               
               but
               so
               fouly
               defaced
               ,
               as
               nothing
               remaines
               to
               know
               the
               man
               who
               lies
               vnder
               it
               ,
               sauing
               a
               Vulture
               splaid
               ,
               which
               is
               the
               Crest
               of
               the
               Shernborns
               .
               Many
               other
               Crests
               and
               Coate
               Armes
               are
               there
               also
               ,
               
               which
               I
               meddle
               little
               withall
               ;
               yet
               to
               vse
               Camdens
               words
               ,
               I
               doe
               not
               see
               how
               this
               Church
               could
               haue
               bin
               omitted
               ,
               for
               that
               Foelix
               the
               Burgundian
               ,
               (
               Bishop
               of
               this
               Diocesse
               )
               who
               first
               brought
               the
               East-Englishmen
               to
               the
               Christian
               faith
               ,
               and
               state
               of
               perpetuall
               felicitie
               ,
               built
               in
               this
               place
               ,
               the
               second
               Church
               of
               Christians
               in
               this
               Country
               ,
               for
               the
               first
               he
               founded
               at
               Babingley
               where
               he
               landed
               .
            
          
           
             
               Langley
               .
            
             
               The
               Booke
               of
               the
               Carmelites
               in
               Couentrie
               ,
               saith
               that
               Sir
               
                 Roger
                 Helke
              
               ,
               Baron
               ,
               
               who
               married
               Elianor
               ,
               daughter
               to
               the
               Earle
               of
               Oxford
               ;
               of
               whom
               came
               
                 Robert
                 Clauering
              
               ,
               father
               to
               Iohn
               ,
               father
               to
               Robert
               that
               married
               the
               daughter
               of
               the
               Lord
               
                 Alan
                 Zouch
              
               ,
               was
               the
               first
               founder
               of
               this
               Monastery
               .
            
             
               The
               Catalogue
               of
               Religious
               houses
               ,
               (
               which
               is
               very
               imperfect
               )
               saith
               that
               the
               Ancestor
               of
               the
               wife
               of
               Sir
               
                 Francis
                 Bigot
              
               Knight
               ,
               together
               with
               her
               sisters
               ,
               were
               the
               Founders
               .
            
             
               Another
               tels
               me
               ,
               that
               Sir
               
                 Roger
                 Kell
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               was
               the
               first
               founder
               ,
               and
               that
               the
               Patronage
               thereof
               ,
               came
               to
               the
               Vffords
               ,
               and
               Dacres
               by
               marriage
               ;
               but
               of
               this
               name
               there
               is
               a
               Religious
               house
               in
               Lecestershire
               ,
               another
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Hertford
               ,
               and
               so
               there
               may
               be
               a
               mistake
               .
               A
               Nunnery
               it
               was
               ,
               valued
               at
               one
               hundred
               twenty
               eight
               pounds
               ,
               nineteene
               shillings
               ,
               nine
               pence
               ,
               halfe
               penny
               .
               The
               persons
               of
               remarkable
               account
               interred
               in
               this
               Abbey
               Church
               ,
               were
               these
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Roger
                 Kell
              
               the
               Founder
               ,
               
               Sir
               Robert
               ,
               sonne
               of
               Sir
               Roger
               ;
               Sir
               Iohn
               ,
               sonne
               of
               Sir
               Robert
               :
               Sir
               Roger
               ,
               sonne
               of
               sir
               Robert.
               Sir
               Robert
               sonne
               of
               Kell
               ,
               knights
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Clauering
                 ,
                 Anno
                 Domini
              
               1332.
               
                 obijt
                 Iohannes
                 de
                 Clauering
                 a●pud
                 Heyno
                 aduocatus
                 Ecclesie
                 de
                 Langeley
                 in
                 octabis
                 die
                 Epiphanie
                 et
                 sepelitur
                 in
                 presbiterio
                 in
                 conuentuali
                 eiusdem
                 Ecclesie
                 ex
                 parte
                 aquilonari
                 ,
                 eodem
                 anno
                 obijt
                 Domina
                 Iohanna
                 de
                 Burgh
                 ,
                 et
                 hic
                 sepeliri
                 meruit
                 .
              
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Thurkeby
              
               .
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Roscelyn
              
               .
               Sir
               
                 Peter
                 Roscelyn
              
               .
               Sir
               
                 Hugh
                 Gurnage
              
               .
               Sir
               
                 Geffrey
                 Saye
              
               .
               Sir
               
                 Henry
                 Lymesey
              
               .
               Sir
               
                 Fulco
                 Cardeston
              
               or
               Kerdeston
               .
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Kerdeston
              
               .
               Sir
               
                 Roger
                 Kerdeston
              
               ,
               knights
               .
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 Domini
              
               ,
               1328.
               
                 obijt
                 Margareta
                 quondam
                 vxor
                 Domini
                 Willelmi
                 filii
                 Rogeri
                 de
                 Kerdeston
                 militis
                 ,
                 et
                 iacet
                 in
                 Ecclesia
                 Abbathie
                 Langeley
                 ,
                 ante
                 Altare
                 Crucis
                 ,
                 iuxta
                 Dominum
                 Thomam
                 de
                 Kerdeston
                 Archidiaconum
                 Norf.
                 ex
                 parte
                 aquilonari
                 .
                 Qui
                 Thomas
                 obiit
                 anno
              
               1270.
               
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 Domini
              
               1337.
               
                 obiit
                 Dominus
                 Rogerus
                 de
                 Kerdeston
                 miles
                 et
                 sepelitur
                 in
                 Ecclesia
                 Abbathie
                 de
                 Langeley
                 iuxta
                 matrem
                 suam
                 ex
                 parte
                 Australi
                 .
              
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Peter
                 Egfend
              
               :
               sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Lodnes
              
               :
               sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Dunham
              
               :
               sir
               
                 Charles
                 Charleton
              
               :
               sir
               
                 Ely
                 Norfolke
              
               :
               sir
               
                 Charles
                 de
                 Ierninta
              
               :
               sir
               
                 Robert
                 de
                 Grys
              
               :
               sir
               
                 Robert
                 
                 Helington
              
               :
               sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Vfford
              
               :
               sir
               
                 Robert
                 Vfford
              
               :
               sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Vfford
              
               :
               sir
               
                 Hugh
                 Gurney
              
               :
               sir
               
                 William
                 Redham
              
               :
               sir
               
                 Philip
                 Weston
                 ▪
              
               sir
               
                 Robert
                 de
                 Vallibus
              
               :
               sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Saye
                 :
                 Symond
                 Grys
              
               :
               sir
               
                 Iames
                 Awdley
              
               :
               sir
               
                 William
                 de
                 Poole
              
               ,
               knights
               .
            
             
               Dame
               
                 Marian
                 de
                 Zouche
              
               .
               Mother
               of
               sir
               Robert
               ,
               sonne
               of
               sir
               
                 Roger
                 Zouche
              
               ,
               knights
               .
               Dame
               Ione
               ,
               wife
               of
               
                 Robert
                 Benhale
              
               .
               Dame
               Agnes
               ,
               wife
               of
               Fulc
               .
               ..
               Dame
               Ione
               ,
               wife
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Dunham
              
               .
               Dame
               
                 Agnes
                 Clauering
              
               Dame
               
                 Margaret
                 Benhall
              
               .
               Dame
               
                 Eue
                 Audeley
              
               .
               Dame
               Agnes
               ,
               wife
               of
               sir
               
                 Simond
                 Grys
              
               .
               Dame
               Ione
               ,
               daughter
               of
               sir
               
                 Robert
                 Vfford
                 ,
                 vxor
                 Willelmi
                 Bowet
                 .
              
               Dame
               
                 Denys
                 Ynglos
              
               ,
               wife
               of
               sir
               
                 Henry
                 Ynglos
              
               :
               Dame
               Alice
               ,
               wife
               of
               
                 Thomas
                 Charles
              
               ,
               Ladies
               .
            
          
           
             
               Stiskey
               .
            
             
               
               In
               the
               north
               side
               of
               this
               Church
               ,
               lie
               entombed
               ,
               
                 Iohn
                 Calthorpe
              
               ,
               Esquire
               ,
               and
               
                 Alice
                 Ermingland
              
               his
               wife
               :
               the
               monument
               defaced
               ,
               vpon
               which
               is
               their
               portraicts
               in
               coate
               Armor
               .
            
          
           
             
               Cockthorpe
               .
            
             
               
               In
               the
               Chancell
               vnder
               a
               faire
               Tombe
               ,
               lieth
               the
               body
               of
               
                 Christopher
                 Calthorpe
              
               ,
               Esquire
               :
               no
               inscription
               is
               remaining
               :
               a
               familie
               sometime
               of
               great
               account
               in
               these
               parts
               ,
               saith
               Camden
               .
            
          
           
             
               Cley
               iuxta
               mare
               .
            
             
               
               In
               this
               Church
               are
               some
               defaced
               monuments
               to
               the
               memory
               of
               the
               
                 Symonds
                 .
                 Iohn
                 Symonds
              
               and
               Agnes
               his
               wife
               ,
               lye
               buried
               in
               the
               south
               Chappell
               .
            
             
               
               Another
               of
               the
               Symonds
               with
               his
               two
               wiues
               ,
               Anne
               and
               Margaret
               .
            
          
           
             
               Plumsted
               .
            
             
               
               Here
               vnder
               a
               faire
               Grauestone
               ,
               lieth
               buried
               
                 Iohn
                 Plumsted
              
               ,
               Esquire
               ,
               Receiuer
               generall
               of
               the
               Dutchie
               of
               Lancaster
               .
            
          
           
             
               Hunworth
               .
            
             
               
               Vnder
               a
               faire
               Grauestone
               here
               in
               the
               Chancell
               ,
               lie
               buried
               
                 Edmund
                 Braunche
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Anne
                 Calthorpe
              
               ,
               his
               wife
               ,
               with
               their
               coates
               impaled
               .
            
          
           
             
               Burrughmagna
               .
            
             
               
               In
               the
               south
               Chappell
               of
               the
               Chancell
               ,
               
                 Henry
                 Berney
              
               ,
               Esquire
               lieth
               buried
               :
               which
               Henry
               married
               the
               daughter
               of
               ....
               Appleton
               of
               Essex
               ,
               named
               
               Alice
               ,
               by
               whom
               he
               had
               issue
               ,
               
                 Thomas
                 ,
                 Henry
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 ,
                 Edward
                 ,
              
               and
               Richard
               ,
               and
               three
               daughters
               ,
               
               as
               appeareth
               by
               the
               pictures
               vpon
               the
               defaced
               Tombe
               .
            
             
               Vnder
               another
               Tombe
               ,
               
               lieth
               
                 Iohn
                 Berney
              
               ,
               Esquire
               ,
               who
               married
               first
               the
               daughter
               of
               Read
               ,
               and
               afterwards
               the
               daughter
               of
               Sydnor
               .
            
             
               Here
               lieth
               
                 Iohn
                 .
                 Berney
              
               ,
               grandfather
               to
               
                 Henry
                 Berney
              
               ,
               who
               had
               to
               his
               first
               wife
               ,
               :
               ...
               the
               daughter
               of
               Southwell
               ,
               to
               his
               second
               ,
               the
               daughter
               of
               Wentworth
               .
            
             
               Vnder
               a
               faire
               Grauestone
               lieth
               inhumed
               ,
               the
               body
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Berney
              
               Esquire
               ,
               
               the
               great
               Grandfather
               of
               Henry
               ,
               who
               married
               the
               daughter
               of
               Henningham
               .
            
             
               Another
               
                 Iohn
                 Berney
              
               Esquire
               ,
               
               lieth
               here
               also
               vnder
               a
               large
               stone
               ;
               the
               inscription
               whereof
               is
               altogether
               almost
               erazed
               .
            
          
           
             
               Thetford
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               parish
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Maries
               ,
               a
               faire
               monument
               thus
               inscribed
               .
            
             
               
                 In
                 memoriam
                 Radulphi
                 Fulmerston
                 Equitis
                 aurati
                 ,
              
               
               
                 Dominiceque
                 Alicie
                 vxoris
                 eius
                 ...
                 Edwardus
                 Clere
                 Armiger
                 hunc
                 Tumulum
                 erexit
                 ...
              
               
                 
                   Transit
                   sicut
                   Fulmerston
                   gloria
                   mundi
                   ,
                
                 
                   Propitietur
                   Deus
                   animabus
                   Mortuorum
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             
               Saint
               Peters
               .
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 iacet
                 Willelmus
                 Knighton
              
               :
               
               
                 ...
                 M.
                 cccc.lxix
              
               .
            
             
               ....
               
                 Peter
                 Larke
              
               and
               Elisabeth
               his
               wyff
               ,
               on
               whos
               souls
               sweet
               Iesu
               haue
               pite
               .
            
          
           
             
               Saint
               Cuthberts
               .
            
             
               
                 ......
                 Iohannes
                 Bernard
                 et
                 Elis
                 .....
                 M.
                 ccccc.xi
                 .
              
            
             
               Here
               in
               this
               towne
               was
               a
               Religious
               house
               of
               Friers
               Preachers
               ,
               
               dedicated
               to
               the
               holy
               Trinitie
               ,
               and
               Saint
               Mary
               ,
               which
               Arfast
               ,
               Bishop
               of
               the
               East-Angles
               ,
               made
               his
               Episcopall
               chaire
               .
               Afterwards
               ,
               Henry
               ,
               Duke
               of
               Lancaster
               ,
               made
               it
               a
               societie
               of
               Friers
               Preachers
               ;
               it
               was
               valued
               at
               thirty
               nine
               pounds
               ,
               
               sixe
               shillings
               ,
               nine
               pence
               .
               Arfast
               ,
               who
               died
               
                 circa
                 annum
              
               ,
               1092.
               was
               herein
               buried
               ,
               with
               this
               Epitaph
               vpon
               his
               monument
               .
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 Arfaste
                 pie
                 pater
                 optime
                 et
                 Arca
                 Sophie
                 
              
               
                 Viuis
                 per
                 merita
                 virtutum
                 laude
                 perita
                 :
              
               
                 Vos
                 qui
                 transitis
                 hic
                 omnes
                 atque
                 reditis
              
               
                 Dicite
                 quod
                 Christi
                 pietas
                 sit
                 promptior
                 isti
                 .
              
            
             
             
               
               〈◊〉
               ●●●ers
               Augustines
               in
               this
               I
               owne
               was
               founded
               by
               Iohn
               of
               Gaunt
               ,
               Duke
               of
               Lancaster
               ,
               and
               Blanch
               his
               wife
               :
               others
               say
               ,
               by
               Henry
               Earle
               of
               Lancaster
               and
               Leicester
               .
               It
               was
               valued
               at
               three
               hundred
               twelue
               pounds
               ,
               foureteene
               shillings
               foure
               pence
               .
               Here
               lye
               buried
               Dame
               
                 Margery
                 Todenham
              
               ,
               Dame
               Elisabeth
               ,
               wife
               of
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 H●ngraue
              
               ,
               daughter
               of
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Harling
              
               ,
               with
               many
               other
               ,
               you
               may
               imagine
               ,
               whose
               names
               I
               haue
               not
               .
            
             
               
               The
               blacke
               Friers
               here
               was
               founded
               by
               Sir
               
                 Edmond
                 Gonvile
              
               ,
               Lord
               of
               ●ir●ingford
               in
               this
               County
               ,
               Parson
               of
               Terington
               ,
               and
               Steward
               with
               
                 Iohn
                 E●●e
                 Warren
              
               ,
               and
               with
               Henry
               Duke
               of
               Lancaster
               .
               It
               was
               dedicated
               to
               S.
               Sepulchre
               ,
               The
               value
               I
               haue
               not
               learned
               .
               Buried
               in
               the
               Church
               of
               this
               mon●ster●
               were
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Bret●
              
               knight
               ,
               Dame
               
                 Agnes
                 Honell
              
               ,
               Dame
               
                 Maud
                 Tal●●e
              
               ,
               wife
               of
               Peter
               Lord
               of
               Rickinghill
               ,
               Dame
               Anastisia
               ,
               wife
               of
               Sir
               
                 Richard
                 Walsingham
              
               .
            
             
               
               A
               Priory
               of
               blacke
               Canons
               dedicated
               to
               Saint
               Mary
               ,
               and
               Saint
               Iohn
               was
               here
               founded
               by
               one
               of
               the
               Bigods
               ,
               or
               Bigots
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Norfolke
               .
               Valued
               at
               fourty
               nine
               pounds
               eighteene
               shillings
               and
               a
               penny
               .
               Surrendred
               the
               16.
               of
               February
               ,
               31.
               
               Hen.
               8.
               
            
             
               
               Here
               was
               a
               religious
               structure
               for
               blacke
               Nunnes
               ,
               consecrated
               to
               the
               honour
               of
               God
               and
               Saint
               Gregory
               ,
               but
               by
               whom
               sounded
               I
               do
               not
               know
               ;
               It
               was
               valued
               in
               the
               Exchequer
               at
               fifty
               pound
               nine
               shillings
               eight
               pence
               .
            
             
               
               Here
               sometimes
               stood
               a
               Colledge
               or
               gild
               dedicated
               to
               the
               blessed
               Virgine
               Mary
               :
               valued
               at
               the
               suppression
               to
               be
               yearely
               worth
               one
               hundred
               nine
               pounds
               seuen
               shillings
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Hugh
                 Bigod
              
               or
               Bigot
               ,
               Steward
               of
               the
               House
               to
               King
               Henry
               the
               first
               ,
               built
               ,
               and
               endowed
               a
               religious
               House
               here
               ,
               for
               blacke
               Monkes
               Benedictines
               or
               Cluniacks
               .
               These
               words
               following
               are
               in
               the
               Instrument
               of
               his
               Foundation
               .
            
             
               
               I
               
                 Hugh
                 Bigod
              
               Steward
               to
               King
               Henry
               ,
               by
               his
               grant
               ,
               and
               by
               the
               aduice
               of
               He●bert
               Bishop
               of
               Norwich
               ,
               haue
               ordained
               Monkes
               of
               the
               Order
               of
               Cluny
               ,
               in
               the
               Church
               of
               S.
               Mary
               ,
               which
               was
               the
               Episcopall
               seate
               of
               Thetford
               ,
               which
               I
               gaue
               vnto
               them
               ,
               and
               afterwards
               founded
               another
               more
               meet
               for
               their
               vse
               ,
               without
               the
               Towne
               .
               This
               Monastery
               was
               found
               at
               the
               suppression
               to
               be
               in
               the
               Kings
               bookes
               ,
               foure
               hundred
               eighteene
               pounds
               sixe
               shillings
               ,
               three
               pence
               halfe
               penny
               ,
               of
               yearely
               reuenues
               .
            
             
               This
               Hugh
               the
               Founder
               was
               created
               Earle
               of
               Norfolke
               by
               King
               Stephen
               in
               the
               first
               yeare
               of
               his
               raigne
               .
               He
               died
               very
               aged
               in
               the
               24.
               yeare
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               second
               ,
               and
               was
               buried
               in
               this
               Priory
               of
               his
               owne
               foundation
               ,
               to
               whose
               memory
               this
               Inscription
               was
               engrauen
               vpon
               his
               Funerall
               Monument
               .
            
             
             
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 anima
                 religiosissimi
                 viri
                 Hugonis
                 Bigod
                 Fundatoris
                 huius
                 Monasterij
                 ,
              
               
               
                 Seneschalli
                 Hospitij
                 prepotentissimo
                 Principi
                 Henrico
                 Conquestoris
                 filio
                 Anglie
                 Regi
                 ,
                 et
                 Comitis
                 Norfolcie
                 ,
                 qui
                 quidem
                 Hugo
                 obiit
                 pridie
                 Kalend.
                 Martii
                 anno
                 milesimo
                 centesimo
                 septuagesimo
                 octauo
                 .
                 Propter
                 miserecordiam
                 Iesu
                 requiescat
                 in
                 pace
                 .
              
            
             
               Anno
               1107.
               
               
                 Optimates
                 Angliae
                 Richardus
                 de
                 Radvarijs
              
               ,
               
               
                 &
                 Rogerius
                 cognomento
                 Bigotus
                 ,
                 mortui
                 sunt
                 ,
                 &
                 in
                 Monasteriis
                 Monachorum
                 sepulti
                 sunt
                 ,
                 quae
                 in
                 propriis
                 possessionibus
                 ipsi
                 condiderunt
                 .
                 Rogerius
                 autem
                 apud
                 Thetfordum
                 in
                 Anglia
                 ,
                 Richardus
                 vero
                 tumulatus
                 apud
                 Montisburgum
                 in
                 Normannia
                 .
                 Super
                 Rogerium
                 Cluniacenses
                 Alonax
                 di
                 tale
                 scripserunt
                 Epitaphium
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Clauderis
                 exiguo
                 Rogere
                 Bigote
                 sepulchro
              
               
                 Et
                 rerum
                 cedit
                 portio
                 parva
                 tibi
                 .
              
               
                 Diuitiae
                 ,
                 sanguis
                 ,
                 facundia
                 ,
                 gratia
                 Regum
              
               
                 Intereunt
                 ,
                 mortem
                 fallere
                 nemo
                 potest
                 .
              
               
                 Diuitiae
                 mentes
                 subuertunt
                 ,
                 erigat
                 ergo
              
               
                 Te
                 pietas
                 ,
                 virtus
                 ,
                 consiliumque
                 Dei.
              
               
                 Soli
                 moerebat
                 virgo
                 ter
                 noctibus
                 octo
                 ,
              
               
                 Cùm
                 soluis
                 morti
                 debita
                 morte
                 tua
                 .
              
            
             
               It
               should
               seeme
               by
               the
               premisses
               that
               this
               
                 Roger
                 Bigot
              
               ,
               who
               was
               Sewer
               to
               King
               Henry
               the
               first
               ,
               and
               Father
               of
               the
               foresaid
               Hugh
               :
               was
               the
               first
               founder
               of
               this
               religious
               Edifice
               ,
               or
               at
               least
               wise
               of
               some
               other
               in
               this
               Towne
               ,
               for
               Monkes
               of
               the
               order
               of
               Cluny
               .
               And
               Stow
               in
               his
               Annalls
               agrees
               with
               my
               Author
               Ordericus
               .
            
             
               This
               yeare
               ,
               
               saith
               he
               ,
               Maurice
               Bishop
               of
               London
               ,
               
                 Robert
                 Fitzhamon
                 ,
                 Roger
                 Bigot
              
               ,
               founder
               of
               the
               Monastery
               of
               Monkes
               at
               Thetford
               ,
               
                 Richard
                 Redvers
              
               Councellours
               to
               the
               King
               ,
               
                 Milo
                 Crispen
              
               ,
               and
               many
               other
               Noblemen
               of
               England
               deceased
               .
            
             
               
                 Roger
                 Bigot
              
               ,
               
               the
               second
               of
               that
               surname
               ,
               Earle
               of
               the
               East
               Angles
               ,
               or
               Norfolke
               .
               He
               died
               about
               the
               yeare
               1218.
               and
               was
               here
               interred
               .
            
             
               
                 Hugh
                 Bigot
              
               ,
               
               sonne
               of
               the
               foresaid
               Roger
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Norfolke
               ,
               lay
               here
               buried
               ,
               who
               died
               the
               ninth
               of
               Henry
               the
               third
               ,
               1225
               :
            
             
               
                 Roger
                 Bigot
              
               sonne
               and
               heire
               of
               Hugh
               aforesaid
               ,
               
               Earle
               of
               Norfolke
               ,
               and
               first
               Marshall
               of
               England
               of
               that
               Family
               was
               here
               entombed
               ,
               if
               his
               last
               will
               and
               Testament
               was
               performed
               .
               Of
               which
               so
               much
               as
               tends
               to
               that
               purpose
               .
            
             
               
                 In
                 Nomine
                 Patris
              
               ,
               
               
                 et
                 Filij
                 ,
                 et
                 Spiritus
                 Sancti
                 .
                 Amen
                 .
                 Ego
                 Rogerus
                 Bigot
                 Comes
                 Norfolcie
                 et
                 Mareschallus
                 Anglie
                 in
                 bona
                 prosperitate
                 constitutus
                 condo
                 Testamentum
                 meum
                 sub
                 hac
                 forma
                 .
                 Inprimis
                 ,
                 commendo
                 animam
                 meam
                 Christo
                 ,
                 &c.
                 et
                 corpus
                 meum
                 in
                 Ecclesia
                 beate
                 Marie
                 Thetfordie
                 sepeliendum
                 .
                 Postea
                 lego
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Huius
                 Testamenti
                 Executores
                 constituo
                 ,
                 Dominum
                 Symonem
                 de
                 Monteforti
                 Com.
                 Lecestren
                 .
                 Dominum
                 Richardum
                 de
                 Clara
                 Com.
                 Glouern
                 .
                 &
                 Hertford
                 .
                 Dominum
                 Willelmum
                 Malberbe
                 Dominum
                 Thomam
                 Denebanke
                 .
                 Dominum
                 Hugonem
                 de
                 Tudeham
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Dat.
                 apud
                 Cestreford
                 die
                 Mercurij
                 proximo
                 ante
                 festum
                 Sancti
                 Barnabe
                 Apostoli
                 ,
                 anno
                 Domini
                 ,
                 M.cclviii
                 .
              
               He
               died
               about
               eleuen
               yeares
               after
               the
               making
               of
               his
               will
               ,
               without
               issue
               ,
               of
               a
               bruise
               running
               at
               Tilt
               ,
               anno
               1269.
               
            
             
             
               
                 Roger
                 Bigot
              
               the
               last
               of
               that
               Familie
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Norfolke
               ,
               and
               Marshall
               of
               England
               ,
               
               was
               here
               buried
               ,
               together
               with
               his
               first
               wife
               
                 Alina
                 ,
                 Alyva
              
               ,
               or
               Adeliza
               ,
               daughter
               of
               Philip
               Lord
               Basset
               ,
               and
               widow
               of
               
                 Hugh
                 de
                 Spenser
              
               ,
               Iustice
               of
               England
               :
               she
               died
               in
               Aprill
               ,
               in
               the
               ninth
               yeare
               of
               Edward
               the
               first
               ,
               and
               he
               in
               the
               35.
               of
               the
               said
               Kings
               raigne
               .
            
             
               
               Iohn
               Lord
               Mowbray
               ,
               Duke
               of
               Norfolke
               ,
               Earle
               Marshall
               of
               England
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Nottingham
               ,
               Lord
               and
               Baron
               of
               Segraue
               ,
               and
               of
               Gower
               ,
               sonne
               and
               successour
               of
               Iohn
               ,
               the
               first
               Duke
               of
               Norfolke
               in
               the
               dignities
               aforesaid
               ,
               was
               here
               entombed
               with
               his
               wife
               Elianor
               ,
               daughter
               of
               William
               Lord
               Bourchier
               ,
               and
               sister
               of
               
                 Henry
                 Bourchier
              
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Essex
               .
               He
               died
               in
               the
               first
               yeare
               of
               King
               Edward
               the
               fourth
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Iohn
                 Mowbray
              
               sonne
               of
               Iohn
               aforesaid
               ,
               who
               in
               his
               Fathers
               dayes
               was
               created
               Earle
               Warren
               and
               Surrey
               :
               and
               hauing
               enioyed
               these
               and
               his
               fathers
               Honours
               for
               the
               space
               ,
               dyed
               without
               issue
               at
               his
               Castle
               of
               Framingham
               in
               Suffolke
               ,
               in
               the
               fifteenth
               yeare
               of
               King
               Edward
               the
               fourth
               ,
               and
               was
               here
               entombed
               .
            
             
               
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Howard
              
               knight
               ,
               (
               sonne
               of
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Howard
              
               knight
               ,
               and
               of
               Margaret
               his
               wife
               ,
               daughter
               and
               coheire
               of
               
                 Thomas
                 Mowbray
              
               Duke
               of
               Norfolke
               )
               first
               made
               Baron
               by
               king
               Edward
               the
               fourth
               ,
               1461.
               
               
                 Quia
                 postea
                 constituit
                 eum
                 Capitaneum
                 Armate
                 potentie
                 super
                 mare
                 ,
              
               
               
                 Test.
                 Rege
                 apud
                 West
                 .
                 Pat.
                 anno
              
               10.
               
               Ed.
               4.
               
               M.
               13.
               was
               here
               interred
               ,
               as
               I
               finde
               in
               the
               Collections
               of
               
                 Francis
                 Thinne
              
               Lancaster
               Herald
               .
               In
               the
               yeare
               1483.
               he
               was
               created
               Duke
               of
               Norfolke
               by
               King
               Richard
               the
               third
               ,
               in
               whose
               aide
               he
               was
               slaine
               at
               Bosworth
               field
               on
               Monday
               the
               two
               and
               twentieth
               of
               Aug.
               1485.
               
               He
               was
               warned
               by
               diuers
               to
               refraine
               from
               the
               field
               ,
               insomuch
               that
               the
               night
               before
               he
               should
               set
               forward
               toward
               the
               King
               ,
               one
               wrote
               this
               rime
               vpon
               his
               gate
               :
               
                 
                   
                   Iack
                   of
                   Norffolk
                   be
                   not
                   too
                   bold
                
                 
                   For
                   Dikon
                   thy
                   Master
                   is
                   boght
                   and
                   sold.
                   
                
              
               Yet
               all
               this
               ,
               notwithstanding
               ,
               he
               regarding
               more
               his
               oath
               ,
               his
               honour
               ,
               and
               promise
               made
               to
               King
               Richard
               ,
               like
               a
               gentleman
               ,
               and
               as
               a
               faithfull
               subiect
               to
               his
               Prince
               ,
               absented
               not
               himselfe
               from
               his
               master
               ,
               but
               as
               he
               faithfully
               liued
               vnder
               him
               ,
               so
               he
               manfully
               died
               with
               him
               ,
               to
               his
               great
               fame
               and
               laud.
               And
               therefore
               though
               his
               seruice
               was
               ill
               employed
               in
               aide
               of
               a
               Tyrant
               (
               whom
               it
               had
               beene
               more
               honourable
               to
               haue
               suppressed
               then
               supported
               )
               yet
               because
               he
               had
               vpon
               his
               fealtie
               vndertaken
               to
               fight
               in
               his
               quarrell
               ,
               he
               thought
               it
               lesse
               losse
               of
               life
               and
               liuing
               ,
               then
               of
               glory
               and
               honour
               ;
               so
               that
               he
               might
               haue
               said
               in
               respect
               of
               his
               loyaltie
               ,
               and
               promised
               truth
               testified
               with
               constancie
               to
               the
               death
               ;
               
                 
                   Est
                   mihi
                   supplicium
                   causa
                   fuisse
                   pium
                   .
                
              
            
             
               This
               passage
               is
               wondrously
               well
               deliuered
               to
               vs
               in
               verse
               ,
               by
               an
               honourable
               late
               writer
               ,
               thus
               .
            
             
               
                 
                 Long
                 since
                 the
                 King
                 had
                 thought
                 it
                 time
                 to
                 send
              
               
                 For
                 trustie
                 Norfolke
                 ,
                 his
                 vndaunted
                 friend
                 ,
              
               
                 Who
                 hasting
                 from
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 his
                 abode
                 ,
              
               
               
                 Found
                 at
                 the
                 doore
                 a
                 world
                 of
                 papers
                 strow'd
                 ;
              
               
                 Some
                 would
                 affright
                 him
                 from
                 the
                 Tyrants
                 aide
                 ,
              
               
                 Affirming
                 that
                 his
                 Master
                 was
                 betraide
                 ;
              
               
                 Some
                 laid
                 before
                 him
                 all
                 those
                 bloudy
                 deeds
                 ,
              
               
                 From
                 which
                 a
                 line
                 of
                 sharpe
                 reuenge
                 proceeds
              
               
                 With
                 much
                 compassion
                 ,
                 that
                 so
                 braue
                 a
                 Knight
              
               
                 Should
                 serue
                 a
                 Lord
                 ,
                 against
                 whom
                 Angels
                 fight
                 ;
              
               
                 And
                 others
                 put
                 suspitions
                 in
                 his
                 minde
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 Richard
                 most
                 obseru'd
                 ,
                 was
                 most
                 vnkinde
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Duke
                 a
                 while
                 these
                 cautious
                 words
                 reuolues
              
               
                 With
                 serious
                 thoughts
                 ,
                 and
                 thus
                 at
                 last
                 resolues
                 .
              
               
                 If
                 all
                 the
                 Campe
                 proue
                 traytors
                 to
                 my
                 Lord
                 ,
              
               
                 Shall
                 spotlesse
                 Norfolke
                 falsifie
                 his
                 word
                 ;
              
               
                 Mine
                 oath
                 is
                 past
                 ,
                 I
                 swore
                 t'vphold
                 his
                 Crowne
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 that
                 shall
                 swimme
                 ,
                 or
                 I
                 with
                 it
                 will
                 drowne
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 is
                 too
                 late
                 now
                 to
                 dispute
                 the
                 right
                 ,
              
               
                 Dare
                 any
                 tongue
                 since
                 Yorke
                 spread
                 forth
                 his
                 light
                 ,
              
               
                 Nort●umberland
                 ,
                 or
                 Buckingham
                 defame
                 ,
              
               
                 Two
                 valiant
                 
                   Cliffords
                   ,
                   Roos
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Beaumonts
                 name
                 ,
              
               
                 Because
                 they
                 in
                 the
                 weaker
                 quarrell
                 die
                 ?
              
               
                 They
                 had
                 the
                 King
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 haue
                 I.
              
               
                 But
                 euery
                 eye
                 the
                 face
                 of
                 
                   Richard
                   shunnes
                
              
               
                 For
                 that
                 foule
                 murder
                 of
                 his
                 brothers
                 sonnes
                 :
              
               
                 Yet
                 lawes
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 gaue
                 me
                 not
                 a
                 sword
              
               
                 To
                 strike
                 at
                 him
                 ;
                 whom
                 all
                 with
                 ioynt
                 accord
              
               
                 Haue
                 made
                 my
                 Prince
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 I
                 tribute
                 bring
                 ▪
              
               
                 I
                 hate
                 his
                 vices
                 ,
                 but
                 adore
                 the
                 King.
              
               
                 Victorious
                 Edward
                 ,
                 if
                 thy
                 soule
                 can
                 heare
              
               
                 Thy
                 seruant
                 Howard
                 ,
                 I
                 deuoutly
                 sweare
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 to
                 haue
                 sau'd
                 thy
                 children
                 from
                 that
                 day
                 ,
              
               
                 My
                 hopes
                 on
                 earth
                 should
                 willingly
                 decay
                 ;
              
               
                 Would
                 Glouster
                 then
                 my
                 perfect
                 faith
                 had
                 tried
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 made
                 two
                 graues
                 ,
                 when
                 Noble
                 Hastings
                 died
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 said
                 ,
                 his
                 troopes
                 he
                 into
                 order
                 brings
                 .
              
            
             
               A
               little
               after
               he
               giues
               vs
               a
               touch
               of
               the
               Dukes
               valour
               ,
               and
               deciphers
               the
               manner
               of
               his
               death
               ,
               in
               these
               matchlesse
               numbers
               which
               follow
               :
               
                 
                   Here
                   valiant
                   Oxford
                   and
                   fierce
                   Norfolke
                   meete
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   with
                   their
                   speares
                   each
                   other
                   rudely
                   greete
                   ;
                
                 
                   About
                   the
                   aire
                   the
                   shiuer'd
                   peeces
                   play
                   ,
                
                 
                   Then
                   on
                   their
                   swords
                   their
                   Noble
                   hands
                   they
                   lay
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   Norfolke
                   first
                   a
                   blow
                   directly
                   guides
                
                 
                   To
                   Oxfords
                   head
                   ,
                   which
                   from
                   his
                   helmet
                   slides
                
                 
                   Vpon
                   his
                   arme
                   ,
                   and
                   biting
                   through
                   the
                   steele
                   ,
                
                 
                   Inflicts
                   a
                   wound
                   ,
                   which
                   Vere
                   disdaines
                   to
                   feele
                   ,
                
                 
                   He
                   lifts
                   his
                   Fauchion
                   with
                   a
                   threatning
                   grace
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   hewes
                   the
                   Beuer
                   off
                   from
                   Howards
                   face
                   ▪
                
                 
                 
                   This
                   being
                   done
                   ,
                   he
                   with
                   compassion
                   charm'd
                
                 
                   Retires
                   ,
                   asham'd
                   to
                   strike
                   a
                   man
                   disarm'd
                   :
                
                 
                   But
                   straight
                   a
                   deadly
                   shaft
                   ,
                   sent
                   from
                   a
                   bow
                   ,
                
                 
                   (
                   Whose
                   master
                   ,
                   though
                   far
                   off
                   ,
                   the
                   Duke
                   could
                   know
                   )
                
                 
                   Vntimely
                   brought
                   this
                   combat
                   to
                   an
                   end
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   pierc'd
                   the
                   braine
                   of
                   Richards
                   constant
                   friend
                   .
                
                 
                   When
                   Oxford
                   saw
                   him
                   sinke
                   ,
                   his
                   noble
                   soule
                
                 
                   Was
                   full
                   of
                   griefe
                   ,
                   which
                   made
                   him
                   thus
                   condole
                   .
                
                 
                   Farewell
                   true
                   Knight
                   ,
                   to
                   whom
                   no
                   costly
                   graue
                
                 
                   Can
                   giue
                   due
                   honour
                   :
                   would
                   my
                   teares
                   might
                   saue
                
                 
                   Those
                   streames
                   of
                   blood
                   ,
                   deseruing
                   to
                   be
                   spilt
                
                 
                   In
                   better
                   seruice
                   :
                   had
                   not
                   Richards
                   guilt
                
                 
                   Such
                   heauie
                   weight
                   vpon
                   his
                   fortune
                   laid
                
                 
                   Thy
                   glorious
                   vertues
                   had
                   his
                   sinnes
                   outwaighd
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Howard
              
               ,
               Knight
               of
               the
               Garter
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Surrey
               ,
               and
               Duke
               of
               Norfolke
               ,
               sonne
               and
               heire
               of
               the
               foresaid
               Iohn
               ,
               thus
               slaine
               ,
               was
               here
               likewise
               entombed
               :
               who
               died
               in
               the
               sixteenth
               yeare
               of
               the
               raigne
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               eight
               ,
               1524.
               
            
             
               This
               Thomas
               was
               with
               his
               father
               in
               the
               forefront
               of
               the
               foresaid
               Battell
               ,
               where
               he
               had
               the
               leading
               of
               the
               Archers
               ,
               which
               King
               Richard
               so
               placed
               ,
               as
               a
               bulwarke
               to
               defend
               the
               rest
               .
               The
               martiall
               prowesse
               of
               this
               Earle
               in
               the
               pight
               field
               ,
               and
               his
               resolute
               braue
               carriage
               being
               taken
               prisoner
               ,
               are
               delineated
               to
               the
               life
               by
               my
               said
               Author
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Beaumont
              
               ,
               the
               particulars
               wherof
               ,
               if
               they
               may
               seeme
               as
               pleasing
               to
               you
               in
               the
               reading
               ,
               as
               they
               were
               to
               me
               in
               the
               writing
               ,
               cannot
               be
               any
               way
               tedious
               here
               to
               set
               downe
               :
               for
               they
               are
               sinnewy
               strong
               liues
               ,
               and
               will
               draw
               you
               ,
               no
               doubt
               ,
               with
               them
               along
               .
            
             
               
                 Couragious
                 Talbot
                 ,
                 had
                 with
                 Surrey
                 met
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 after
                 many
                 blowes
                 begins
                 to
                 fret
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 one
                 so
                 yong
                 in
                 Armes
                 ,
                 should
                 thus
                 vnmoou'd
                 ,
              
               
                 Resist
                 his
                 strength
                 ,
                 so
                 oft
                 in
                 warre
                 approou'd
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 now
                 the
                 Earle
                 beholds
                 his
                 fathers
                 fall
                 ,
              
               
                 Whose
                 death
                 like
                 horrid
                 darkenesse
                 frighted
                 all
                 :
              
               
                 Some
                 giue
                 themselues
                 as
                 captiues
                 ,
                 others
                 flie
                 ;
              
               
                 But
                 this
                 yong
                 Lion
                 casts
                 his
                 gen'rous
                 eye
              
               
                 On
                 Mowbrayes
                 Lion
                 ,
                 painted
                 in
                 his
                 shield
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 with
                 that
                 King
                 of
                 beasts
                 ,
                 repines
                 to
                 yeeld
              
               
                 The
                 field
                 (
                 saith
                 he
                 )
                 in
                 which
                 the
                 Lyon
                 stands
                 ,
              
               
                 Is
                 blood
                 ,
                 and
                 blood
                 I
                 offer
                 to
                 the
                 hands
              
               
                 Of
                 daring
                 foes
                 ;
                 but
                 neuer
                 shall
                 my
                 flight
              
               
                 Dye
                 blacke
                 my
                 Lyon
                 ,
                 which
                 as
                 yet
                 is
                 white
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 enemies
                 (
                 like
                 cunning
                 Huntsmen
                 )
                 striue
                 ,
              
               
                 In
                 binding
                 snares
                 to
                 take
                 their
                 prey
                 aliue
                 ,
              
               
                 While
                 he
                 desires
                 t'
                 expose
                 his
                 naked
                 brest
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 thinkes
                 the
                 sword
                 that
                 deepest
                 strikes
                 ,
                 is
                 best
                 .
              
               
                 Yong
                 Howard
                 single
                 with
                 an
                 Army
                 fights
                 ,
              
               
                 When
                 mou'd
                 with
                 pitie
                 ,
                 two
                 renowned
                 knights
                 ,
              
               
               
                 Strong
                 Clarindon
                 ,
                 and
                 valiant
                 Coniers
                 trye
                 ,
              
               
                 To
                 rescue
                 him
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 attempt
                 they
                 dye
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 Surrey
                 fainting
                 ,
                 scarse
                 his
                 sword
                 can
                 hold
                 ,
              
               
                 Which
                 made
                 a
                 common
                 souldier
                 grow
                 so
                 bold
                 ,
              
               
                 To
                 lay
                 rude
                 hands
                 vpon
                 that
                 noble
                 flower
                 ,
              
               
                 Which
                 he
                 disdaining
                 (
                 anger
                 giues
                 him
                 power
                 )
              
               
                 Erects
                 his
                 weapon
                 with
                 a
                 nimble
                 round
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 sends
                 the
                 Peasants
                 arme
                 to
                 kisse
                 the
                 ground
                 :
              
               
                 This
                 done
                 ,
                 to
                 Talbot
                 he
                 presents
                 his
                 blade
                 ,
              
               
                 
                   And
                   saith
                
                 ,
                 It
                 is
                 not
                 hope
                 of
                 life
                 hath
                 made
              
               
                 This
                 my
                 submission
                 ,
                 but
                 my
                 strength
                 is
                 spent
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 some
                 perhaps
                 of
                 villaine
                 blood
                 will
                 vent
              
               
                 My
                 wearie
                 soule
                 :
                 this
                 fauour
                 I
                 demand
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 I
                 may
                 dye
                 by
                 your
                 victorious
                 hand
                 .
              
               
                 Nay
                 God
                 forbid
                 ,
                 that
                 any
                 of
                 my
                 name
              
               
                 (
                 Quoth
                 Talbot
                 )
                 should
                 put
                 out
                 so
                 bright
                 a
                 flame
                 ,
              
               
                 As
                 burnes
                 in
                 thee
                 (
                 braue
                 youth
                 )
                 where
                 thou
                 hast
                 err'd
                 ,
              
               
                 It
                 was
                 thy
                 fathers
                 ●ault
                 ,
                 since
                 he
                 preferr'd
              
               
                 A
                 Tyrants
                 Crowne
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 iuster
                 side
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Earle
                 still
                 mindfull
                 of
                 his
                 birth
                 ,
                 replide
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 Wonder
                 Talbot
                 ,
                 that
                 thy
                 noble
                 heart
              
               
                 Insults
                 on
                 ruines
                 of
                 the
                 vanquisht
                 part
                 :
              
               
                 Wee
                 had
                 the
                 right
                 ,
                 if
                 now
                 to
                 you
                 it
                 flow
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 fortune
                 of
                 your
                 swords
                 hath
                 made
                 it
                 so
                 :
              
               
                 I
                 neuer
                 will
                 my
                 lucklesse
                 choyce
                 repent
                 ,
              
               
                 Nor
                 can
                 it
                 staine
                 mine
                 honour
                 or
                 descent
                 ,
              
               
                 Set
                 Englands
                 Royall
                 wreath
                 vpon
                 a
                 stake
                 ,
              
               
                 There
                 will
                 I
                 fight
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 the
                 place
                 forsake
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 if
                 the
                 will
                 of
                 God
                 hath
                 so
                 dispos'd
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 Richmonds
                 brow
                 be
                 with
                 the
                 Crowne
                 inclos'd
                 ,
              
               
                 I
                 shall
                 to
                 him
                 or
                 his
                 ,
                 giue
                 doubtlesse
                 signes
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 duty
                 in
                 my
                 thoughts
                 ,
                 not
                 faction
                 ,
                 shines
                 :
              
            
             
               Which
               he
               proued
               to
               be
               true
               in
               the
               whole
               course
               of
               his
               life
               ,
               which
               was
               depensild
               vpon
               a
               Table
               ,
               and
               fixed
               here
               to
               his
               funerall
               monument
               ;
               a
               copie
               whereof
               it
               was
               my
               hap
               to
               haue
               out
               of
               the
               originall
               ,
               of
               which
               ,
               so
               much
               as
               concernes
               the
               subiect
               I
               here
               speake
               of
               :
               in
               the
               same
               Character
               :
               
                 
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         FOr
                         as
                         moche
                         as
                         it
                         is
                         wryttyn
                         in
                         the
                         Epitaphe
                         aboute
                         the
                         Tombe
                         here
                         present
                         ,
                         of
                         the
                         high
                         and
                         myghty
                         Prynce
                         ,
                         Thomas
                         ,
                         late
                         Duke
                         of
                         Norffolk
                         after
                         his
                         discent
                         from
                         his
                         noble
                         antecessours
                         ,
                         declared
                         in
                         the
                         same
                         in
                         wrytyng
                         ,
                         whyche
                         is
                         also
                         set
                         out
                         in
                         armes
                         about
                         the
                         same
                         Tombe
                         .
                         That
                         who
                         will
                         se
                         farther
                         of
                         the
                         manner
                         of
                         his
                         lyuyng
                         and
                         seruyce
                         doon
                         by
                         hym
                         to
                         hys
                         Pryncis
                         ;
                         And
                         of
                         hys
                         honorable
                         depertyng
                         out
                         of
                         this
                         world
                         ,
                         schall
                         resorte
                         and
                         loke
                         in
                         thys
                         Table
                         .
                      
                       
                         Fyrst
                         you
                         schall
                         know
                         the
                         seid
                         Duke
                         was
                         in
                         hys
                         yong
                         age
                         ,
                         after
                         he
                         had
                         been
                         a
                         sufficient
                         season
                         at
                         the
                         gramer
                         schole
                         ,
                         Hencheman
                         to
                         Kyng
                         Edward
                         the
                         iiii
                         .
                         and
                         was
                         than
                         callyd
                         Thomas
                         Howard
                         ,
                         Son
                         and
                         heire
                         to
                         Sir
                         Iohn
                         Howard
                         Knight
                         ,
                         after
                         ,
                         Lord
                         Howard
                         ,
                         and
                         after
                         that
                         ,
                         Duke
                         of
                         Norffolke
                         of
                         right
                         enheritance
                         ;
                         and
                         the
                         seid
                         Thomas
                         Howard
                         whan
                         he
                         was
                         at
                         mannes
                         age
                         ,
                         was
                         wyth
                         dyuers
                         other
                         Gentlemen
                         of
                         Englond
                         ,
                         sent
                         to
                         Charles
                         ,
                         Duke
                         of
                         Burg●n
                         in
                         the
                         begynnyng
                         of
                         the
                         warres
                         betwixt
                         Kynge
                         Lewes
                         of
                         Fraunce
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         seid
                         Duke
                         Charles
                         ,
                         and
                         ther
                         contynued
                         vnto
                         th
                         ende
                         of
                         the
                         seid
                         warres
                         ,
                         to
                         hys
                         greate
                         prayse
                         and
                         thankys
                         .
                         As
                         well
                         of
                         Kyng
                         Edward
                         hys
                         own
                         souerayn
                         Lord
                         ,
                         as
                         of
                         the
                         seid
                         Duke
                         Charles
                         .
                         And
                         after
                         the
                         warres
                         doon
                         betwyxt
                         the
                         seid
                         Kynge
                         Lewes
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         seid
                         Duke
                         Charles
                         ,
                         Than
                         the
                         seid
                         Thomas
                         Howard
                         returned
                         in
                         to
                         Englond
                         ,
                         vn
                         to
                         Kynge
                         Edward
                         hys
                         souerayn
                         Lord
                         :
                         And
                         he
                         made
                         hym
                         immedyatly
                         Esquyer
                         for
                         his
                         body
                         .
                         And
                         he
                         was
                         aboute
                         hym
                         at
                         hys
                         makynge
                         redy
                         bothe
                         euenyng
                         and
                         mornyng
                         .
                         And
                         afterward
                         he
                         made
                         hym
                         Knyghte
                         at
                         the
                         maryage
                         of
                         the
                         Duke
                         of
                         Yorke
                         ,
                         Kynge
                         Edward
                         hys
                         seconde
                         son
                         .
                         And
                         so
                         he
                         was
                         with
                         the
                         seid
                         Kynge
                         Edward
                         in
                         all
                         hys
                         busynes
                         ,
                         aswell
                         at
                         Lyncolne
                         Shire
                         feld
                         ,
                         &
                         at
                         the
                         tyme
                         of
                         Banberyfeld
                         ,
                         as
                         at
                         all
                         other
                         hys
                         busynes
                         And
                         also
                         at
                         suche
                         tyme
                         as
                         the
                         same
                         Kynge
                         was
                         takyn
                         by
                         the
                         Erle
                         of
                         Warwyke
                         at
                         Warwyke
                         befor
                         hys
                         escape
                         and
                         departynge
                         in
                         to
                         Flaunders
                         .
                      
                       
                         And
                         after
                         the
                         Kyngys
                         depertynge
                         in
                         to
                         Flaunders
                         ,
                         for
                         that
                         the
                         Coostis
                         of
                         Englond
                         were
                         so
                         sett
                         ffor
                         depertynge
                         of
                         any
                         other
                         his
                         seruauntis
                         and
                         frendis
                         ,
                         the
                         seid
                         Thomas
                         Howard
                         was
                         dryuyn
                         of
                         fforce
                         to
                         take
                         Sayntwary
                         of
                         Seynt
                         Ioannes
                         in
                         Colchester
                         for
                         the
                         true
                         seruyce
                         he
                         bare
                         vn
                         to
                         Kynge
                         Edward
                         ;
                         and
                         at
                         the
                         seid
                         Kyngys
                         retourne
                         out
                         of
                         Flaunders
                         ,
                         the
                         seid
                         Sir
                         Thomas
                         Howard
                         resortyd
                         vn
                         to
                         hym
                         and
                         went
                         wyth
                         hym
                         to
                         Barnet
                         Feld
                         ,
                         and
                         ther
                         was
                         sore
                         hurte
                         .
                      
                       
                         And
                         after
                         whan
                         Kyng
                         Edward
                         went
                         into
                         Fraunce
                         wyth
                         hys
                         Army
                         Ryall
                         ,
                         he
                         sent
                         thether
                         before
                         ,
                         dyuers
                         gentylmen
                         ,
                         And
                         for
                         that
                         the
                         seid
                         Sir
                         Thomas
                         Howard
                         had
                         good
                         experyence
                         aswell
                         in
                         hys
                         beynge
                         wyth
                         Charles
                         Duke
                         of
                         Burgon
                         ,
                         as
                         in
                         dyuers
                         Feldys
                         and
                         busynesses
                         witthe
                         seid
                         Kynge
                         Edward
                         ,
                         he
                         had
                         therfor
                         Commaundement
                         to
                         go
                         ouer
                         wyth
                         them
                         ,
                         For
                         his
                         aduyse
                         and
                         counsell
                         tyll
                         the
                         seyd
                         Kynge
                         came
                         ouer
                         ,
                         And
                         whan
                         Kyng
                         Edward
                         and
                         Kyng
                         Lewes
                         mette
                         at
                         the
                         Barriars
                         vpon
                         the
                         Ryuer
                         of
                         Som
                         ,
                         the
                         seid
                         Sir
                         Thomas
                         Howard
                         was
                         wyth
                         kynge
                         Edward
                         at
                         the
                         
                         Barriars
                         by
                         the
                         kyngis
                         commaundement
                         and
                         no
                         mo
                         Men
                         saue
                         only
                         the
                         Chaunceller
                         of
                         Englond
                         ,
                         the
                         Chaunceller
                         of
                         Fraunce
                         ,
                         and
                         Sir
                         Iohn
                         Cheney
                         .
                      
                       
                         And
                         after
                         the
                         kyngis
                         comyng
                         home
                         into
                         Englond
                         ,
                         the
                         seid
                         Sir
                         Thomas
                         Howard
                         obteyned
                         lycence
                         of
                         the
                         kynge
                         to
                         lye
                         in
                         Norffolk
                         at
                         an
                         howsse
                         which
                         he
                         had
                         in
                         the
                         righte
                         of
                         my
                         Lady
                         hys
                         wyffe
                         ,
                         called
                         Asshewelthorpe
                         ,
                         and
                         ther
                         he
                         laye
                         and
                         kepte
                         an
                         honorable
                         howsse
                         ,
                         in
                         the
                         fauor
                         of
                         the
                         hoole
                         Shire
                         ,
                         duryng
                         the
                         lyffe
                         of
                         the
                         seid
                         kynge
                         Edward
                         ,
                         and
                         at
                         that
                         tyme
                         and
                         long
                         after
                         my
                         Lord
                         hys
                         father
                         was
                         alyue
                         .
                      
                       
                         And
                         after
                         kynge
                         Edward
                         was
                         ded
                         ,
                         and
                         kynge
                         Edward
                         the
                         fyfte
                         his
                         Son
                         ;
                         than
                         kyng
                         Rychard
                         was
                         kyng
                         ,
                         And
                         than
                         the
                         forseid
                         Sir
                         Thomas
                         Howard
                         was
                         hys
                         Subgette
                         ,
                         And
                         for
                         that
                         the
                         yonge
                         Duches
                         of
                         Norffolk
                         whiche
                         was
                         very
                         heire
                         therunto
                         ,
                         was
                         ded
                         withoute
                         yssue
                         ;
                         And
                         the
                         Lord
                         Howard
                         ,
                         Father
                         to
                         the
                         seid
                         Sir
                         Thomas
                         Howard
                         ,
                         was
                         rightefull
                         heire
                         to
                         the
                         same
                         off
                         former
                         discent
                         ,
                         was
                         creatt
                         Duke
                         of
                         Norffolk
                         ,
                         and
                         he
                         creatt
                         Erle
                         of
                         Surrey
                         :
                         And
                         so
                         they
                         both
                         serued
                         the
                         seid
                         kynge
                         Rychard
                         truly
                         as
                         his
                         Subgettis
                         durynge
                         his
                         lyff
                         ,
                         lyeng
                         at
                         home
                         in
                         their
                         owne
                         Countries
                         and
                         kepyng
                         honorable
                         howsses
                         .
                         And
                         they
                         went
                         with
                         hym
                         to
                         Bosworthe
                         felde
                         ,
                         where
                         the
                         seid
                         kynge
                         Rychard
                         was
                         slayne
                         ,
                         and
                         also
                         the
                         seid
                         Duke
                         of
                         Norffolk
                         ,
                         And
                         thafforseid
                         Erle
                         hurte
                         ,
                         and
                         takyn
                         vpon
                         the
                         Feld
                         ,
                         and
                         put
                         in
                         the
                         Tower
                         of
                         London
                         ,
                         by
                         kynge
                         Henry
                         the
                         vii
                         ,
                         and
                         ther
                         contynued
                         thre
                         yeerys
                         and
                         an
                         halfe
                         .
                         In
                         whiche
                         tyme
                         of
                         his
                         beyng
                         in
                         the
                         Tower
                         ,
                         the
                         same
                         kynge
                         Henry
                         had
                         a
                         felde
                         wyth
                         the
                         Erle
                         of
                         Lyncolne
                         in
                         Notyngham
                         Shire
                         besydys
                         Newarke
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         leeffetenant
                         of
                         the
                         Tower
                         came
                         to
                         the
                         seid
                         Erle
                         ,
                         and
                         proferred
                         to
                         hym
                         the
                         keyes
                         to
                         goo
                         out
                         at
                         his
                         plesure
                         ;
                         and
                         he
                         answered
                         hym
                         ageyne
                         ,
                         that
                         he
                         wolde
                         not
                         deperte
                         thens
                         ,
                         vn
                         to
                         suche
                         tyme
                         as
                         he
                         that
                         commaunded
                         hym
                         thether
                         ,
                         shuld
                         commaunde
                         hym
                         out
                         ageyn
                         ,
                         whiche
                         was
                         kynge
                         Henry
                         the
                         vii
                         .
                         but
                         charged
                         the
                         leffetenant
                         vpon
                         hys
                         alligeaunce
                         yf
                         the
                         kynge
                         war
                         on
                         lyue
                         to
                         bryng
                         hym
                         ther
                         ,
                         as
                         the
                         kynge
                         was
                         ,
                         to
                         the●tente
                         he
                         myght
                         do
                         his
                         Grace
                         seruyce
                         ,
                         and
                         after
                         that
                         for
                         the
                         true
                         and
                         feithfull
                         seruyce
                         that
                         the
                         seid
                         kynge
                         Henry
                         herd
                         of
                         him
                         doon
                         to
                         his
                         other
                         Prynce
                         ;
                         and
                         also
                         that
                         he
                         sawe
                         hymselfe
                         ,
                         he
                         dide
                         on
                         Bosworth
                         feld
                         ,
                         and
                         for
                         the
                         grete
                         preyse
                         and
                         truth
                         that
                         he
                         herd
                         of
                         hym
                         whills
                         he
                         was
                         prisoner
                         ,
                         and
                         that
                         he
                         wold
                         nat
                         ,
                         thoughe
                         he
                         had
                         liberty
                         ,
                         come
                         out
                         of
                         the
                         Tower
                         at
                         the
                         Erle
                         of
                         Lyncolnes
                         feld
                         ,
                         he
                         toke
                         hym
                         out
                         to
                         his
                         presence
                         ,
                         and
                         to
                         be
                         aboute
                         his
                         own
                         person
                         .
                      
                       
                         And
                         wythin
                         x.
                         wekes
                         after
                         hys
                         comyng
                         out
                         of
                         the
                         Towre
                         ,
                         ther
                         was
                         an
                         Insurrection
                         in
                         the
                         Northe
                         by
                         whom
                         the
                         Erle
                         of
                         Northombrelond
                         was
                         sleyne
                         in
                         the
                         feld
                         ,
                         and
                         also
                         the
                         Citee
                         of
                         Yorke
                         won●e
                         with
                         a
                         saw●e
                         by
                         force
                         ;
                         And
                         for
                         the
                         subduyng
                         of
                         those
                         Rebells
                         ,
                         the
                         kynge
                         assembled
                         a
                         grete
                         hoste
                         of
                         hys
                         subgettis
                         ,
                         and
                         toke
                         his
                         iourney
                         towards
                         them
                         from
                         the
                         Castell
                         of
                         Hertford
                         ;
                         and
                         the
                         seid
                         Erle
                         of
                         Surrey
                         made
                         chief
                         captayn
                         of
                         his
                         voward
                         ,
                         and
                         apoynted
                         vnder
                         him
                         in
                         the
                         seid
                         voward
                         ,
                         the
                         Erle
                         of
                         Shrewesbury
                         ,
                         
                         the
                         Lord
                         Hastyngs
                         ,
                         Sir
                         William
                         Stanley
                         ,
                         than
                         beyng
                         the
                         kyngs
                         Chambrelayn
                         ,
                         Sir
                         Rice
                         ap
                         Thomas
                         ,
                         Sir
                         Thomas
                         Bowser
                         ,
                         Sir
                         Iohn
                         Sauage
                         ,
                         Sir
                         Iohn
                         Ryseley
                         ,
                         and
                         dyvers
                         other
                         ,
                         And
                         whan
                         this
                         Iorney
                         was
                         doon
                         the
                         Capiteynes
                         of
                         these
                         Rebelles
                         ,
                         and
                         many
                         other
                         of
                         them
                         were
                         put
                         to
                         execucion
                         ,
                         And
                         for
                         the
                         syngul●r
                         truste
                         that
                         the
                         kynge
                         had
                         to
                         the
                         seid
                         Erle
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         activyte
                         that
                         he
                         saw
                         in
                         hym
                         ,
                         he
                         lefte
                         hym
                         in
                         the
                         North
                         ,
                         and
                         made
                         hym
                         hys
                         Lyve●enaunt
                         generall
                         from
                         Trent
                         Northward
                         ,
                         and
                         Warden
                         of
                         the
                         Est
                         and
                         myddle
                         Marches
                         of
                         Englond
                         ,
                         ageynst
                         Scotlond
                         ,
                         and
                         Iustice
                         of
                         the
                         Forests
                         from
                         Trent
                         Northward
                         ,
                         and
                         there
                         he
                         contynued
                         x
                         yeres
                         ;
                         and
                         kepte
                         the
                         countrey
                         in
                         peace
                         with
                         policy
                         ▪
                         and
                         many
                         paynes
                         takyng
                         withoute
                         which
                         yt
                         wold
                         nat
                         have
                         been
                         ,
                         for
                         that
                         the
                         countrey
                         had
                         ben
                         so
                         lately
                         ponyss●ed
                         ,
                         and
                         nat
                         withoute
                         desert
                         ,
                         And
                         thus
                         he
                         dide
                         the
                         hoole
                         tyme
                         of
                         x
                         yere
                         ,
                         savyng
                         in
                         the
                         second
                         yere
                         of
                         his
                         beyng
                         ,
                         ther
                         was
                         an
                         Insurrexion
                         in
                         the
                         West
                         part
                         of
                         the
                         countrey
                         with
                         whome
                         the
                         seid
                         Erle
                         with
                         the
                         helpe
                         of
                         the
                         kyngs
                         true
                         subgetts
                         fought
                         in
                         the
                         feld
                         ,
                         and
                         subdued
                         them
                         at
                         Akworth
                         besides
                         Pomfrett
                         ;
                         And
                         besides
                         dyvers
                         of
                         them
                         that
                         were
                         s●ayne
                         in
                         the
                         feld
                         he
                         toke
                         the
                         Capytaynes
                         and
                         put
                         them
                         to
                         execucion
                         ▪
                         and
                         the
                         residue
                         he
                         sued
                         to
                         the
                         kyngs
                         highnes
                         for
                         ther
                         Pardones
                         whiche
                         he
                         obteyned
                         ,
                         and
                         wanne
                         therby
                         the
                         fauor
                         of
                         the
                         countrey
                         .
                         And
                         in
                         the
                         same
                         yere
                         the
                         kyng
                         went
                         ouer
                         the
                         see
                         ,
                         and
                         laid
                         seege
                         to
                         Bolayn
                         ,
                         the
                         seid
                         Erle
                         than
                         remaynyng
                         ther
                         ,
                         not
                         withstondyng
                         that
                         he
                         was
                         apoynted
                         to
                         have
                         gone
                         with
                         the
                         kyng
                         ,
                         and
                         h●d
                         gone
                         ▪
                         but
                         for
                         the
                         lightnes
                         of
                         the
                         pepule
                         ther
                         ,
                         wherfor
                         he
                         was
                         left
                         behynd
                         both
                         for
                         the
                         sauegard
                         of
                         the
                         countrey
                         ,
                         and
                         for
                         defendyng
                         of
                         the
                         Realme
                         for
                         the
                         synguler
                         truste
                         that
                         he
                         had
                         vnto
                         hym
                         .
                      
                       
                         And
                         sone
                         after
                         ther
                         was
                         warre
                         with
                         the
                         Scottis
                         ,
                         and
                         for
                         that
                         the
                         seid
                         Erle
                         wold
                         be
                         in
                         a
                         redynes
                         to
                         defende
                         them
                         ,
                         he
                         went
                         to
                         Annwyke
                         ,
                         and
                         ther
                         laye
                         to
                         the
                         defence
                         of
                         the
                         borders
                         :
                         And
                         in
                         his
                         own
                         persone
                         made
                         a
                         wynter
                         Rood
                         into
                         Tyvydale
                         ,
                         and
                         ther
                         brent
                         ther
                         howsses
                         ,
                         and
                         ther
                         corne
                         to
                         the
                         greatest
                         losse
                         and
                         empouerysshement
                         of
                         the
                         countrey
                         ,
                         that
                         was
                         doon
                         ther
                         in
                         an
                         hundreth
                         yere
                         before
                         ;
                         And
                         after
                         that
                         ,
                         the
                         kyng
                         of
                         Scott's
                         in
                         his
                         owne
                         person
                         ,
                         and
                         one
                         Par●yn
                         with
                         hym
                         invaded
                         this
                         Realme
                         of
                         Englond
                         ,
                         with
                         a
                         greatre
                         power
                         ▪
                         and
                         laid
                         seege
                         to
                         Northam
                         Castell
                         .
                         And
                         assone
                         as
                         he
                         ●erde
                         that
                         the
                         seid
                         Erle
                         was
                         comyng
                         towardis
                         hym
                         he
                         deperted
                         and
                         fled
                         into
                         Scotlond
                         with
                         all
                         the
                         spede
                         he
                         myght
                         .
                         And
                         in
                         the
                         same
                         Somer
                         after
                         ,
                         the
                         seid
                         Erle
                         made
                         another
                         Rood
                         in
                         to
                         Scotlond
                         ,
                         and
                         laid
                         seege
                         to
                         the
                         Castell
                         of
                         Heyton
                         ,
                         and
                         dide
                         race
                         and
                         pull
                         downe
                         the
                         seid
                         Castell
                         ,
                         the
                         kyng
                         of
                         Scottis
                         with
                         the
                         puyssaunce
                         of
                         his
                         Realme
                         lokyng
                         vpon
                         it
                         ;
                         and
                         the
                         Erle
                         had
                         nat
                         than
                         past
                         viii
                         or
                         ix
                         thowsand
                         men
                         with
                         hym
                         .
                         And
                         than
                         the
                         kyng
                         of
                         Scottis
                         sent
                         vnto
                         the
                         seid
                         Erle
                         ,
                         Lyon
                         his
                         Herrold
                         for
                         to
                         requyre
                         batayle
                         ▪
                         which
                         was
                         graunted
                         by
                         the
                         seid
                         Erle
                         ,
                         saying
                         vnto
                         the
                         seid
                         Herrold
                         that
                         forasmoche
                         as
                         he
                         was
                         an
                         Officer
                         of
                         Armes
                         sent
                         from
                         the
                         kyng
                         his
                         Master
                         to
                         requyre
                         bataile
                         ,
                         and
                         he
                         Lyvetenaunt
                         to
                         the
                         kyng
                         his
                         Master
                         ,
                         graunted
                         thervnto
                         .
                         And
                         said
                         it
                         was
                         a
                         contracte
                         
                         and
                         a
                         full
                         bargayn
                         whiche
                         cowde
                         not
                         be
                         brokyn
                         ,
                         but
                         in
                         the
                         defawte
                         of
                         oon
                         of
                         them
                         .
                         And
                         promysed
                         by
                         the
                         faith
                         that
                         he
                         bare
                         to
                         God
                         ,
                         and
                         to
                         Seynt
                         George
                         ,
                         and
                         to
                         the
                         kyng
                         his
                         Master
                         ,
                         he
                         wold
                         fulfill
                         his
                         promesse
                         .
                         And
                         yf
                         the
                         kyng
                         hys
                         Master
                         brake
                         ,
                         yt
                         shuld
                         be
                         asmoche
                         to
                         his
                         dishonor
                         and
                         reproche
                         as
                         euer
                         had
                         Prynce
                         .
                         And
                         whan
                         the
                         Harrold
                         had
                         herd
                         this
                         answere
                         ,
                         and
                         sawe
                         weall
                         the
                         said
                         Erle
                         was
                         clerely
                         determined
                         to
                         fight
                         ;
                         he
                         said
                         vnto
                         hym
                         ,
                         Sir
                         the
                         kyng
                         my
                         master
                         sendeth
                         you
                         word
                         ,
                         that
                         for
                         eschewyng
                         of
                         effusion
                         of
                         Gristen
                         blode
                         ,
                         he
                         wil
                         be
                         contented
                         to
                         fight
                         with
                         you
                         hande
                         to
                         hande
                         for
                         the
                         Towne
                         of
                         Berwike
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         Fisshegarthis
                         on
                         the
                         West
                         marches
                         :
                         yf
                         he
                         wynne
                         you
                         in
                         bataile
                         ,
                         and
                         yf
                         ye
                         wynne
                         hym
                         in
                         bataile
                         you
                         to
                         have
                         a
                         kyngis
                         Raunsom
                         .
                         Whervnto
                         the
                         said
                         Erle
                         made
                         answere
                         ,
                         that
                         he
                         thanked
                         his
                         Grace
                         that
                         he
                         wolde
                         put
                         hym
                         to
                         so
                         moche
                         honour
                         ,
                         that
                         he
                         beyng
                         a
                         kyng
                         anoynted
                         wold
                         fight
                         hande
                         to
                         hande
                         with
                         so
                         poore
                         a
                         man
                         as
                         he
                         ,
                         how
                         be
                         yt
                         he
                         seid
                         he
                         wold
                         nat
                         dysceyve
                         his
                         Grace
                         ,
                         for
                         he
                         said
                         though
                         he
                         wanne
                         hym
                         in
                         in
                         bataile
                         ,
                         he
                         was
                         neuer
                         the
                         nerer
                         Berwike
                         ,
                         ner
                         of
                         Fisshegarthys
                         ,
                         for
                         ,
                         he
                         had
                         no
                         suche
                         comyssyon
                         so
                         to
                         do
                         :
                         his
                         Comyssyon
                         was
                         to
                         do
                         the
                         kyng
                         of
                         Scottis
                         his
                         Master
                         all
                         the
                         harme
                         he
                         coude
                         ,
                         and
                         so
                         he
                         had
                         don
                         ,
                         and
                         wold
                         do
                         ,
                         &c.
                         
                         And
                         bad
                         hym
                         shewe
                         vnto
                         the
                         kyng
                         hys
                         Master
                         that
                         whan
                         the
                         Iorney
                         was
                         don
                         ,
                         he
                         wolde
                         fyght
                         wyth
                         hym
                         on
                         Horsback
                         or
                         on
                         fote
                         at
                         hys
                         plesur
                         ,
                         at
                         any
                         place
                         he
                         wold
                         indifferently
                         appoynt
                         ,
                         yf
                         the
                         kyng
                         hys
                         Master
                         wold
                         gyff
                         hym
                         leue
                         ,
                         &c.
                         
                      
                       
                         And
                         whan
                         the
                         warre
                         was
                         doon
                         and
                         ●ended
                         witthe
                         Scottis
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         North
                         part
                         of
                         Englond
                         in
                         good
                         reste
                         and
                         peace
                         ,
                         than
                         the
                         kyngs
                         Highnes
                         sent
                         for
                         the
                         seid
                         Erle
                         to
                         be
                         agayn
                         about
                         his
                         parson
                         ,
                         and
                         made
                         hym
                         Tresourar
                         of
                         Englond
                         ,
                         and
                         of
                         his
                         priuye
                         Counsayll
                         .
                      
                       
                         And
                         after
                         that
                         the
                         kyng
                         sent
                         hym
                         into
                         Scotland
                         as
                         chief
                         Com●myssyoner
                         withe
                         Lady
                         Margarett
                         hys
                         doughter
                         ,
                         to
                         be
                         maryed
                         to
                         the
                         foresaid
                         kyng
                         of
                         Scottis
                         ,
                         whiche
                         kyng
                         att
                         the
                         tyme
                         of
                         the
                         seid
                         Erlys
                         beyng
                         ther
                         ,
                         entreteyned
                         hym
                         as
                         thankfully
                         and
                         fauourably
                         as
                         coude
                         be
                         thought
                         .
                         Notwithstondyng
                         anye
                         dyspleasures
                         doon
                         to
                         hym
                         by
                         the
                         seid
                         Erle
                         in
                         the
                         warres
                         before
                         .
                         And
                         also
                         the
                         seid
                         kyng
                         said
                         than
                         vn
                         to
                         hym
                         ,
                         that
                         he
                         loued
                         hym
                         the
                         better
                         for
                         suche
                         servyce
                         as
                         he
                         had
                         doon
                         before
                         to
                         the
                         kyng
                         his
                         father
                         kyng
                         of
                         Englond
                         ,
                         thoughe
                         the
                         hurte
                         war
                         doon
                         to
                         hym
                         ,
                         and
                         to
                         his
                         Realme
                         ,
                         and
                         he
                         gave
                         to
                         hym
                         then
                         at
                         his
                         depertyng
                         greatt
                         gyfts
                         .
                         And
                         at
                         the
                         comyng
                         home
                         agayn
                         of
                         the
                         seid
                         Erle
                         for
                         the
                         truste
                         that
                         the
                         kyng
                         our
                         souerayn
                         Lord
                         had
                         to
                         hym
                         ,
                         hys
                         Grace
                         made
                         hym
                         one
                         of
                         hys
                         Executours
                         .
                      
                       
                         And
                         after
                         the
                         dethe
                         of
                         kyng
                         Henry
                         the
                         vii
                         ,
                         kyng
                         Henry
                         theyght
                         made
                         hym
                         lyke
                         wyse
                         of
                         hys
                         prevay
                         counsayll
                         ,
                         and
                         styll
                         contynued
                         Tresourer
                         of
                         Englond
                         ,
                         and
                         made
                         hym
                         highe
                         Marshall
                         of
                         the
                         same
                         :
                         And
                         for
                         the
                         syngler
                         truste
                         that
                         the
                         kyng
                         had
                         aswell
                         to
                         his
                         truthe
                         ,
                         as
                         to
                         hys
                         wysdome
                         and
                         actyvytte
                         ,
                         at
                         his
                         goyng
                         in
                         to
                         Fraunce
                         with
                         his
                         puyssaunce
                         ,
                         havyng
                         with
                         hys
                         hyghnes
                         the
                         moste
                         parte
                         of
                         his
                         Nobles
                         of
                         this
                         Realme
                         ,
                         lefte
                         the
                         said
                         Erle
                         with
                         a
                         certeyn
                         power
                         in
                         the
                         Northe
                         partys
                         ,
                         and
                         made
                         hym
                         Lyvetenaunte
                         
                         generall
                         from
                         Trent
                         Northward
                         ,
                         to
                         defend
                         the
                         Realme
                         agaynste
                         the
                         kyng
                         of
                         Scottys
                         ,
                         whom
                         his
                         hyghnes
                         had
                         no
                         truste
                         vnto
                         for
                         cause
                         of
                         the
                         leeg
                         betwyxt
                         Fraunce
                         and
                         them
                         :
                         in
                         case
                         the
                         s●●d
                         kyng
                         wold
                         invade
                         thys
                         hys
                         Realme
                         ,
                         whiche
                         he
                         dide
                         in
                         deede
                         ,
                         contrary
                         to
                         hys
                         oth
                         and
                         promyse
                         ,
                         with
                         the
                         hoole
                         power
                         of
                         the
                         Realme
                         of
                         Scotlond
                         :
                         Whiche
                         when
                         the
                         seid
                         Erle
                         hard
                         of
                         ,
                         he
                         made
                         as
                         greatt
                         haste
                         towardis
                         hym
                         as
                         he
                         coude
                         with
                         the
                         kyngs
                         power
                         of
                         the
                         North
                         partys
                         .
                         And
                         toke
                         hys
                         lodgyng
                         in
                         the
                         Campe
                         or
                         playn
                         ca●●yd
                         Wollar
                         haugh
                         in
                         the
                         Countie
                         of
                         Northumbrelond
                         which
                         was
                         in
                         the
                         ●ight
                         of
                         the
                         kyng
                         of
                         Scottis
                         ,
                         and
                         of
                         all
                         hys
                         army
                         then
                         ●ying
                         on
                         Floddon
                         hyll
                         ,
                         a
                         ground
                         more
                         lyke
                         a
                         campe
                         or
                         forteres
                         ,
                         than
                         any
                         meete
                         ground
                         to
                         gyve
                         batayle
                         on
                         ,
                         contrary
                         to
                         hys
                         promes
                         made
                         to
                         Roge●ras
                         Purseuaunte
                         at
                         armys
                         ,
                         before
                         sent
                         vnto
                         hym
                         from
                         the
                         seid
                         Erle
                         with
                         message
                         ,
                         that
                         the
                         said
                         Erle
                         with
                         the
                         Lord
                         Howard
                         then
                         Admerall
                         of
                         Englond
                         hys
                         Son
                         ,
                         And
                         the
                         no
                         〈◊〉
                         men
                         of
                         the
                         North
                         partis
                         ,
                         with
                         other
                         the
                         kyngs
                         Subgettis
                         of
                         the
                         same
                         North
                         partis
                         ,
                         was
                         come
                         thedir
                         to
                         represse
                         and
                         resiste
                         hys
                         Invasyons
                         of
                         hys
                         souerayn
                         Lordis
                         Realme
                         ;
                         desyryng
                         the
                         said
                         kyng
                         of
                         Scottis
                         to
                         gyve
                         hym
                         bataile
                         ,
                         which
                         his
                         message
                         the
                         same
                         kyng
                         of
                         Scottis
                         toke
                         very
                         thankfully
                         and
                         ioyusly
                         ,
                         promysyng
                         hym
                         to
                         abide
                         ther
                         on
                         the
                         same
                         grounde
                         ,
                         wher
                         he
                         than
                         was
                         ;
                         whiche
                         hys
                         promys
                         he
                         brake
                         as
                         is
                         aforesaid
                         ,
                         and
                         tooke
                         Floddon
                         hil●ys
                         ,
                         a
                         ground
                         unprengnable
                         ,
                         and
                         shot
                         at
                         hym
                         hys
                         great
                         Ordenaunce
                         ,
                         where
                         as
                         he
                         lay
                         like
                         one
                         mynded
                         to
                         kepe
                         it
                         like
                         a
                         forteres
                         ,
                         And
                         whan
                         the
                         said
                         Erle
                         dide
                         perceyve
                         that
                         he
                         had
                         brokyn
                         hys
                         promys
                         ,
                         and
                         takyn
                         so
                         stronge
                         ●
                         grounde
                         as
                         Floddon
                         hillys
                         ,
                         he
                         than
                         the
                         said
                         Erle
                         remoued
                         all
                         his
                         Batail
                         vnto
                         a
                         playn
                         besydis
                         Barmer
                         wood
                         to
                         thentente
                         to
                         get
                         betwene
                         hym
                         and
                         hys
                         owne
                         Realme
                         of
                         Scotlond
                         ,
                         and
                         ther
                         leygeed
                         but
                         one
                         nyght
                         ,
                         and
                         on
                         the
                         next
                         mornyng
                         to●e
                         hys
                         passage
                         ouer
                         the
                         water
                         of
                         at
                         Twyfull
                         forthe
                         ,
                         and
                         than
                         he
                         marched
                         the
                         said
                         kyng
                         and
                         hys
                         oste
                         in
                         suche
                         maner
                         ,
                         as
                         he
                         gat
                         betwene
                         hym
                         and
                         hys
                         aune
                         reame
                         of
                         Scotlond
                         be
                         force
                         wherof
                         the
                         said
                         kyng
                         was
                         fayn
                         to
                         leue
                         his
                         Campe
                         ,
                         and
                         to
                         prepare
                         hymself
                         to
                         bataile
                         witthe
                         seid
                         Erle
                         ,
                         on
                         a
                         hyll
                         besydis
                         Bramston
                         in
                         Northumbrelond
                         very
                         neer
                         vnto
                         Sandyford
                         .
                         Wher
                         the
                         said
                         Erle
                         witthe
                         good
                         assistauns
                         of
                         the
                         Nobull
                         men
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         power
                         of
                         the
                         said
                         North
                         partys
                         fought
                         witthe
                         said
                         kyng
                         and
                         hym
                         ●anqu●sshed
                         ,
                         and
                         slewe
                         in
                         playn
                         bataile
                         derectely
                         before
                         his
                         owne
                         Standard
                         .
                         In
                         which
                         bataile
                         ware
                         slayne
                         on
                         the
                         Scottysshe
                         parte
                         ii
                         Bysshoppes
                         ,
                         xi
                         E●lys
                         ,
                         xvii
                         Barons
                         ,
                         CCCC
                         knyghtis
                         besydys
                         other
                         Gentilmen
                         ,
                         with
                         xvii
                         M
                         in
                         nombre
                         ,
                         which
                         ware
                         nombred
                         asweel
                         by
                         Scottysshe
                         men
                         as
                         by
                         them
                         that
                         dyd
                         bury
                         the
                         moste
                         parte
                         of
                         them
                         .
                         And
                         of
                         trouth
                         dyvers
                         Gentylmen
                         and
                         others
                         aswell
                         of
                         the
                         said
                         Erlys
                         servantys
                         ,
                         as
                         of
                         the
                         North
                         partyes
                         ,
                         and
                         of
                         Chesshir
                         and
                         Lankasshir
                         war
                         ther
                         slayne
                         ,
                         for
                         hard
                         it
                         ys
                         and
                         half
                         impossible
                         in
                         suche
                         a
                         conflicte
                         and
                         bataile
                         to
                         be
                         wonne
                         without
                         losse
                         of
                         men
                         ,
                         whoys
                         deth
                         may
                         be
                         ioyed
                         among
                         ther
                         frendis
                         to
                         dye
                         in
                         so
                         hygh
                         a
                         servys
                         doon
                         to
                         ther
                         Prynce
                         .
                         And
                         this
                         noble
                         acte
                         was
                         don
                         
                         by
                         the
                         helpe
                         of
                         almyghty
                         God
                         to
                         the
                         highe
                         honour
                         of
                         the
                         kyngis
                         hyghnes
                         .
                         Honor
                         and
                         prays
                         to
                         the
                         said
                         Erle
                         and
                         to
                         all
                         other
                         Noble
                         men
                         ,
                         and
                         otheres
                         the
                         kyngs
                         Subgettis
                         that
                         war
                         ther
                         with
                         hym
                         at
                         the
                         bataile
                         the
                         ix
                         daye
                         of
                         Septembir
                         in
                         the
                         v
                         yeer
                         of
                         our
                         souerayn
                         Lord
                         kyng
                         Henry
                         the
                         viii
                         .
                      
                       
                         And
                         this
                         doon
                         the
                         said
                         Erle
                         went
                         to
                         Barwyke
                         ,
                         to
                         establysshe
                         all
                         thyngys
                         well
                         and
                         in
                         good
                         order
                         :
                         And
                         sent
                         for
                         the
                         dede
                         body
                         of
                         the
                         kyng
                         of
                         Scottis
                         to
                         Barwyke
                         ,
                         And
                         whan
                         the
                         Ordenaunce
                         of
                         the
                         kyng
                         of
                         Scottis
                         was
                         brouth
                         of
                         the
                         feld
                         ,
                         and
                         put
                         in
                         good
                         suertie
                         and
                         all
                         other
                         thyngys
                         in
                         good
                         order
                         .
                         Than
                         the
                         seid
                         Erle
                         toke
                         hys
                         Iorney
                         toward
                         Yorke
                         ,
                         and
                         ther
                         abode
                         duryng
                         the
                         kyngis
                         pleasur
                         ,
                         and
                         caryed
                         with
                         hym
                         the
                         dede
                         body
                         of
                         thafforesaid
                         kyng
                         of
                         Scottis
                         .
                         And
                         ther
                         laye
                         vnto
                         suche
                         tyme
                         as
                         the
                         kyngis
                         hygh●es
                         cam
                         from
                         beyond
                         the
                         See
                         ,
                         after
                         his
                         wynnyng
                         of
                         Tyrwyn
                         and
                         Tomey
                         .
                         And
                         than
                         hys
                         highnes
                         sent
                         for
                         the
                         seid
                         Erle
                         to
                         mete
                         hym
                         at
                         Rychemond
                         ▪
                         and
                         so
                         he
                         dide
                         ,
                         and
                         ther
                         delyvered
                         vnto
                         his
                         highnes
                         the
                         dede
                         body
                         of
                         the
                         kyng
                         of
                         Scottis
                         ,
                         whiche
                         de●●
                         bodye
                         was
                         delyuered
                         in
                         to
                         the
                         Charter
                         hous
                         ther
                         ,
                         and
                         ther
                         to
                         abide
                         duryng
                         the
                         kyngs
                         plesur
                         .
                      
                       
                         And
                         for
                         the
                         servyce
                         that
                         the
                         seid
                         Erle
                         dide
                         ,
                         he
                         was
                         honorably
                         restored
                         vnto
                         his
                         right
                         name
                         of
                         Duke
                         of
                         Norffolk
                         ,
                         and
                         also
                         had
                         geuen
                         vnto
                         hym
                         greatt
                         possessyons
                         by
                         the
                         kyngis
                         highnes
                         .
                      
                       
                         And
                         whan
                         the
                         warre
                         betwixt
                         the
                         kyng
                         our
                         souerayn
                         Lord
                         and
                         the
                         Frenche
                         Kyng
                         was
                         eended
                         :
                         than
                         the
                         said
                         Duke
                         was
                         sent
                         into
                         Fraunce
                         as
                         chieff
                         Commyssyoner
                         with
                         Lady
                         Marye
                         the
                         Kyngis
                         Suster
                         ,
                         to
                         be
                         maryed
                         vnto
                         the
                         Frenche
                         Kyng
                         Lewes
                         .
                      
                       
                         And
                         after
                         when
                         the
                         kyng
                         and
                         the
                         Quene
                         were
                         both
                         out
                         of
                         the
                         Reame
                         to
                         mete
                         witthe
                         Frenche
                         kyng
                         Frauncys
                         at
                         Guynes
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         Prynces
                         remaynyng
                         in
                         the
                         Reame
                         beyng
                         a
                         childe
                         ,
                         the
                         said
                         Duke
                         was
                         left
                         behynde
                         as
                         protector
                         and
                         defender
                         to
                         mynyster
                         Iustice
                         ,
                         and
                         to
                         see
                         good
                         Rule
                         and
                         Gouernaunce
                         in
                         the
                         Reame
                         ,
                         in
                         the
                         absence
                         of
                         the
                         kyngis
                         highnes
                         ,
                         and
                         so
                         contynued
                         aboute
                         the
                         kyng
                         ,
                         and
                         of
                         his
                         preuye
                         Counsayle
                         tyll
                         he
                         w●s
                         of
                         age
                         of
                         fourescore
                         yeeris
                         ,
                         and
                         then
                         the
                         kyngis
                         highnes
                         was
                         content
                         that
                         the
                         said
                         Duke
                         shulde
                         go
                         home
                         ,
                         in
                         to
                         hys
                         owne
                         countrey
                         vnto
                         the
                         Castell
                         of
                         Framlyngham
                         ,
                         wher
                         he
                         contynued
                         and
                         kepte
                         an
                         honorable
                         howse
                         vnto
                         the
                         houre
                         of
                         his
                         deth
                         .
                         And
                         ther
                         he
                         dyed
                         lyke
                         a
                         good
                         Cristen
                         Prynce
                         I
                         now
                         to
                         wytnes
                         .
                         Whose
                         sowle
                         Iesu
                         pardon
                         .
                      
                       
                         And
                         at
                         his
                         depertyng
                         out
                         of
                         Framlyngham
                         Castell
                         toward
                         hys
                         buryall
                         he
                         coude
                         nat
                         be
                         asked
                         one
                         grote
                         for
                         his
                         dette
                         ,
                         nor
                         for
                         restitucion
                         to
                         any
                         person
                         ,
                         and
                         so
                         was
                         had
                         to
                         this
                         present
                         Abbay
                         of
                         Thetford
                         with
                         moche
                         honor
                         ;
                         Accompanyed
                         with
                         many
                         greatt
                         Lordis
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         Noble
                         men
                         of
                         both
                         Schires
                         of
                         Norffolk
                         and
                         Suffolk
                         .
                      
                       
                         Leuyng
                         then
                         lyuyng
                         these
                         his
                         children
                         herafter
                         named
                         ;
                         that
                         is
                         to
                         seye
                         ,
                         his
                         son
                         and
                         heyre
                         the
                         Lord
                         Thomas
                         Duke
                         of
                         Norffolk
                         ,
                         the
                         Lord
                         Edmond
                         Howard
                         ,
                         the
                         Lord
                         Willyam
                         Howard
                         ,
                         and
                         the
                         Lord
                         Thomas
                         Howard
                         ,
                         witthe
                         Ladye
                         Elysabeth
                         wiffe
                         to
                         the
                         Uicount
                         
                         Rocheford
                         :
                         the
                         Lady
                         Agnes
                         Countes
                         of
                         Oxenford
                         ,
                         the
                         Lady
                         Kateryne
                         espoused
                         to
                         the
                         heyre
                         of
                         Sir
                         Rice
                         app
                         Thomas
                         of
                         Walys
                         :
                         the
                         Lady
                         Elysabeth
                         espoused
                         vnto
                         the
                         Uicount
                         Fitzwaters
                         son
                         and
                         heyr
                         .
                         And
                         the
                         Lady
                         Dorathie
                         then
                         beyng
                         not
                         maryed
                         ,
                         but
                         lefte
                         for
                         hir
                         Right
                         ,
                         good
                         substance
                         to
                         marry
                         hyrwyth
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 Henry
                 Fitz-Roy
              
               the
               naturall
               sonne
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               eight
               (
               begotten
               of
               the
               Lady
               Talboys
               ,
               daughter
               of
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Blount
              
               knight
               )
               Duke
               of
               Richmond
               was
               here
               interred
               ,
               as
               
                 Graston
                 ,
                 Stow
                 ,
                 Hollinshed
              
               ,
               and
               other
               writers
               affirme
               :
               howsoeuer
               some
               will
               haue
               him
               to
               bee
               buried
               at
               Framingham
               in
               Suffolke
               .
               Hee
               married
               Mary
               daughter
               of
               the
               foreremembred
               
                 Thomas
                 Howard
              
               Duke
               of
               Norfolke
               ,
               Earle
               Marshall
               ,
               and
               Lord
               high
               Treasurer
               of
               England
               ,
               with
               whom
               he
               liued
               not
               long
               ,
               but
               dyed
               at
               Saint
               Iames
               by
               Westminster
               the
               22.
               of
               Iuly
               ,
               in
               the
               yeare
               of
               Christ
               Iesus
               ,
               1536.
               
            
             
               He
               was
               a
               Prince
               very
               forward
               in
               Martiall
               actiuities
               ,
               of
               good
               literature
               and
               knowledge
               in
               the
               tongues
               ;
               vnto
               whom
               the
               learned
               Antiquarie
               Leland
               dedicated
               a
               booke
               ;
               as
               appeareth
               by
               this
               Hexastichon
               following
               ,
               which
               is
               to
               be
               found
               amongst
               the
               said
               Lelands
               written
               Epigrams
               .
            
             
               
                 
                   Ad
                   illustrissimum
                   Henricum
                   Ducem
                   Richmontanum
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Quo
                   Romana
                   modo
                   maiuscula
                   littera
                   pingi
                   ,
                
                 
                   Pingi
                   quo
                   possit
                   littera
                   parua
                   modo
                   ,
                
                 
                   Hic
                   liber
                   ecce
                   tibi
                   signis
                   monstrabit
                   apertis
                
                 
                   Princeps
                   ,
                   Aonij
                   sp●s
                   et
                   alumne
                   gregis
                   :
                
                 
                   Qui
                   tibi
                   si
                   placeat
                   (
                   quod
                   certe
                   spero
                   futurum
                   )
                
                 
                   Maxima
                   proparuo
                   munere
                   dona
                   dabis
                   .
                
              
            
             
             
               Now
               for
               that
               I
               haue
               here
               found
               such
               ample
               relation
               of
               the
               worthy
               atchieuements
               of
               the
               Howards
               ,
               I
               will
               goe
               forwards
               with
               that
               illustrious
               family
               as
               I
               finde
               them
               in
               this
               tract
               ,
               either
               intombed
               or
               otherwise
               remembred
               in
               Churches
               .
            
          
           
             
               Middleton
               .
            
             
               Although
               no
               Subscription
               now
               remaineth
               vnder
               this
               portraiture
               ,
               yet
               by
               the
               impalement
               of
               the
               Armes
               of
               Howard
               ,
               and
               Scales
               on
               the
               side
               thereof
               ,
               it
               is
               manifest
               that
               this
               was
               made
               for
               Robert
               Lord
               Scales
               ,
               whose
               daughter
               and
               Co-heire
               Margaret
               ,
               was
               married
               vnto
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Howard
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               eldest
               sonne
               of
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Howard
              
               ,
               Knight
               ,
               who
               in
               the
               one
               and
               twentieth
               of
               Edward
               the
               Third
               ,
               was
               made
               Admirall
               
                 ab
                 ore
                 Aquae
                 Thamesis
                 versus
                 partes
                 Boriales
                 quamdiu
                 Regi
                 placuerit
                 .
              
               And
               this
               Sir
               Robert
               was
               great
               Grandfather
               to
               
                 Iohn
                 Howard
              
               Duke
               of
               Norfolke
               .
            
             
               
            
          
           
             
             
               East
               Winch.
               
            
             
               On
               the
               South
               side
               of
               the
               Chancell
               of
               East-Winch
               Church
               ,
               is
               an
               ancient
               Chappell
               ,
               called
               Howards
               Chappell
               ,
               in
               which
               are
               these
               Monuments
               following
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               South
               Wall
               of
               the
               said
               Chappell
               ,
               this
               enarched
               Monument
               ,
               as
               it
               is
               here
               set
               forth
               ,
               diuers
               of
               the
               Escocheons
               being
               decaied
               (
               which
               are
               left
               blanke
               )
               and
               onely
               this
               inscription
               now
               remaining
               thereon
               .
               .....
               
                 animabus
                 Domini
                 Roberti
                 Howard
                 militis
                 et
                 Margerie
                 vxoris
                 sue
              
               .....
            
             
             
             
               On
               the
               Pauement
               of
               the
               said
               Chappell
               ,
               be
               these
               two
               stones
               as
               they
               are
               here
               defigured
               ,
               whose
               inscriptions
               through
               time
               are
               decayed
               ,
               or
               rather
               stolne
               away
               by
               some
               sacrilegious
               persons
               ,
               a
               crime
               (
               as
               I
               haue
               said
               elsewhere
               )
               too
               frequent
               ,
               and
               too
               little
               punished
               ;
               but
               without
               doubt
               these
               Monuments
               were
               here
               placed
               for
               some
               of
               the
               Ancestors
               of
               this
               most
               honourable
               family
               ,
               this
               being
               their
               peculiar
               Chappell
               and
               place
               of
               Buriall
               .
            
             
             
             
             
               In
               the
               East
               Window
               of
               the
               foresaid
               Chappell
               ,
               this
               ancient
               effigies
               of
               late
               was
               perfectly
               to
               be
               seene
               ,
               (
               the
               portraiture
               of
               the
               same
               being
               exactly
               taken
               by
               the
               learned
               Gent.
               Sir
               
                 Henry
                 Spelman
              
               ,
               the
               memory
               thereof
               (
               as
               of
               diuers
               other
               Monuments
               )
               an
               by
               him
               preserued
               )
               in
               relation
               to
               which
               ,
               this
               worthy
               Knight
               writ
               these
               verses
               .
            
             
               
                 Creditur
                 has
                 sacris
                 candentem
                 ardoribus
                 aedes
                 ,
              
               
                 (
                 Quas
                 dicat
                 hic
                 supplex
                 )
                 instituisse
                 Deo.
                 
              
            
             
             
             
               This
               ancient
               Chappell
               of
               the
               Howards
               ,
               hath
               of
               late
               yeeres
               beene
               most
               irreligiously
               defaced
               by
               vncouering
               the
               same
               ;
               taking
               off
               the
               Lead
               ,
               and
               committing
               it
               to
               sale
               ,
               whereby
               these
               ancient
               Monuments
               haue
               layne
               open
               to
               ruine
               :
               But
               now
               in
               repairing
               by
               the
               order
               of
               the
               most
               Honourable
               preseruer
               of
               Antiquities
               (
               as
               well
               in
               generall
               ,
               as
               in
               his
               owne
               particular
               )
               Thomas
               Earle
               of
               Arundell
               and
               Surrey
               ,
               Earle
               Marshall
               of
               England
               ,
               and
               the
               Chiefe
               of
               that
               most
               Honourable
               family
               .
            
             
               To
               this
               I
               also
               offer
               in
               obseruation
               ,
               both
               that
               the
               Posture
               ,
               fashion
               of
               the
               Armour
               ,
               and
               coate
               of
               Armes
               (
               wherwith
               it
               is
               habited
               )
               denotes
               great
               antiquitie
               :
               and
               it
               should
               seeme
               by
               the
               Banner-fashiond
               Shield
               ,
               that
               this
               was
               the
               portraiture
               of
               some
               Banneret
               ,
               Ancestor
               of
               this
               Illustrious
               family
               ;
               for
               that
               Banners
               ,
               and
               the
               manner
               of
               this
               bearing
               of
               Armes
               was
               onely
               proper
               to
               Bannerets
               ,
               Knights
               of
               the
               Garter
               ,
               Barons
               ,
               and
               higher
               nobility
               .
            
             
             
               In
               this
               Church
               of
               East
               Winch
               is
               a
               very
               faire
               Font
               of
               ancient
               times
               ,
               erected
               by
               some
               of
               this
               family
               ,
               as
               appeareth
               by
               their
               Armes
               being
               disposed
               in
               diuers
               places
               of
               the
               same
               ;
               the
               which
               for
               the
               curiosity
               of
               the
               work
               ,
               considering
               the
               antiquity
               ,
               giues
               me
               occasion
               here
               to
               present
               the
               true
               forme
               of
               one
               part
               thereof
               vnto
               your
               view
               .
            
             
          
           
             
             
               Weeting
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               South
               Window
               of
               the
               Church
               of
               Weeting
               S.
               Maries
               ,
               is
               this
               portraiture
               following
               ,
               the
               which
               by
               the
               Armes
               doth
               seeme
               to
               be
               the
               picture
               of
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Howard
              
               Knight
               ,
               made
               in
               the
               time
               that
               he
               was
               married
               to
               Margaret
               ,
               the
               daughter
               and
               heire
               of
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Plays
              
               .
            
             
               
            
          
           
             
             
               Farsfield
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               East
               Window
               of
               the
               South
               part
               of
               this
               Church
               ,
               is
               the
               resemblance
               of
               one
               of
               the
               most
               noble
               Family
               of
               the
               Howards
               ,
               as
               appeareth
               by
               his
               Coate
               of
               Armes
               ;
               but
               the
               subscription
               being
               wanting
               ,
               obscures
               the
               meanes
               to
               discouer
               which
               of
               them
               he
               was
               .
            
             
               
            
          
           
             
             
               Framlingham
               .
            
             
               Howsoeuer
               this
               Towne
               stands
               in
               Suffolke
               ,
               yet
               (
               I
               hope
               )
               it
               comes
               not
               in
               impertinently
               in
               this
               place
               .
               Vnder
               a
               goodly
               rich
               Monument
               in
               this
               Parish
               Church
               lye
               interred
               the
               honourable
               remaines
               of
               
                 Henry
                 Howard
              
               Earle
               of
               Surrey
               ,
               and
               knight
               of
               the
               Garter
               ,
               the
               sonne
               of
               Thomas
               Duke
               of
               Norfolke
               ,
               as
               also
               of
               Frances
               his
               wife
               ,
               the
               daughter
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Vere
              
               Earle
               of
               Oxford
               ,
               as
               appeares
               by
               the
               Inscription
               thereupon
               engrauen
               ,
               as
               followeth
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Henrico
                 Howardo
                 Thomae
                 secundi
                 Ducis
                 Norfolciae
                 filio
                 primogenito
                 ,
                 Thomae
                 tertij
                 Patri
                 ,
                 Comiti
                 Surriae
                 ,
                 et
                 Georgiani
                 ordinis
                 Equiti
                 ●urato
                 ,
                 immature
                 anno
                 salutis
                 ,
              
               1546.
               
                 abrepto
                 .
                 Et
                 Franciscae
                 vxori
                 eius
                 ,
                 fil●ae
                 Iohannis
                 Comitis
                 Oxoniae
                 .
                 Henricus
                 Howardus
                 Comes
                 Northamptoniae
                 filius
                 secundo
                 genitus
                 ,
                 hoc
                 supremum
                 pietatis
                 in
                 Parentes
                 monumentum
                 posuit
                 .
                 A.D.
              
               1614.
               
            
             
               
               This
               Henry
               Earle
               of
               Surrey
               ,
               saith
               Camden
               ,
               was
               the
               first
               of
               our
               English
               Nobilitie
               ,
               that
               did
               illustrate
               his
               high
               birth
               with
               the
               beauty
               of
               learning
               ,
               and
               his
               learning
               with
               the
               knowledge
               of
               diuers
               languages
               ,
               which
               hee
               attained
               vnto
               by
               his
               trauells
               into
               forraine
               Nations
               .
               
               He
               was
               a
               man
               ,
               
                 elegantis
                 ingenij
                 politaeque
                 doctrinae
              
               ,
               saith
               Pitseus
               .
               He
               writ
               diuers
               workes
               both
               diuine
               and
               humane
               ;
               he
               was
               exquisite
               as
               well
               in
               Latine
               as
               in
               English
               verse
               .
               Of
               his
               English
               take
               this
               Essay
               ,
               being
               an
               Epitaph
               which
               he
               made
               to
               the
               memory
               of
               Sir
               
                 Anthony
                 Denny
              
               Knight
               ,
               a
               Gentleman
               whom
               King
               Henry
               the
               eight
               greatly
               affected
               .
            
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       Vpon
                       the
                       death
                       of
                       Sir
                       
                         Anthony
                         Denny
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       
                         
                         Death
                         and
                         the
                         King
                         did
                         ,
                         as
                         it
                         were
                         ,
                         contend
                      
                       
                         
                         Which
                         of
                         them
                         two
                         bare
                         Denny
                         greatest
                         loue
                         :
                      
                       
                         The
                         King
                         to
                         shew
                         his
                         loue
                         gan
                         farre
                         extend
                         :
                      
                       
                         Did
                         him
                         aduance
                         his
                         betters
                         farre
                         aboue
                         :
                      
                       
                         Nere
                         place
                         ,
                         much
                         wealth
                         ,
                         great
                         honour
                         eke
                         him
                         gaue
                         ,
                      
                       
                         To
                         make
                         it
                         knowne
                         what
                         power
                         great
                         Princes
                         haue
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         But
                         when
                         death
                         came
                         with
                         his
                         triumphant
                         gift
                         ,
                      
                       
                         From
                         worldly
                         carke
                         he
                         quit
                         his
                         wearied
                         ghost
                         ,
                      
                       
                         Free
                         from
                         the
                         corpes
                         ,
                         and
                         straight
                         to
                         heauen
                         it
                         lift
                         .
                      
                       
                         Now
                         deme
                         that
                         can
                         who
                         did
                         for
                         Denny
                         most
                         ;
                      
                       
                         The
                         King
                         gaue
                         welth
                         ,
                         but
                         fading
                         and
                         vnsure
                         ,
                      
                       
                         Death
                         brought
                         him
                         blisse
                         that
                         euer
                         shall
                         endure
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               Leland
               our
               English
               Antiquary
               speaking
               much
               in
               the
               praise
               of
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Wiat
              
               the
               elder
               ,
               as
               well
               for
               his
               learning
               as
               other
               his
               excellent
               qualities
               meete
               for
               a
               man
               of
               his
               calling
               ;
               calls
               this
               Nobleman
               ,
               the
               conscript
               enrolled
               heire
               of
               the
               said
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Wiat
              
               ,
               being
               one
               delighted
               in
               the
               like
               Studies
               with
               the
               said
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Wiat.
              
               As
               it
               is
               in
               his
               Naeniae
               or
               Funerall
               Songs
               as
               followeth
               .
            
             
               
                 
                 Bella
                 suum
                 meritò
                 iactet
                 Florentia
                 Dantem
                 ,
              
               
                 Regia
                 Petrarchae
                 carmina
                 Roma
                 probet
                 .
              
               
                 Hi●
                 non
                 inferior
                 patrio
                 sermone
                 Viattus
                 ,
              
               
                 Eloquij
                 secum
                 qui
                 decus
                 omne
                 tulit
                 .
              
               
               
                 Transtulit
                 in
                 nostram
                 Dauidis
                 carmina
                 linguam
                 ,
              
               
                 Et
                 numeros
                 magna
                 reddidit
                 arte
                 pares
                 .
              
               
                 Non
                 morietur
                 opus
                 tersum
                 ,
                 spectabile
                 ,
                 sacrum
                 ,
              
               
                 Clarior
                 hac
                 fama
                 parte
                 Viattus
                 ●rit
                 .
              
               
                 Vna
                 dies
                 geminos
                 Phaenices
                 non
                 dedit
                 orbi
                 ,
              
               
                 Mors
                 erit
                 vnius
                 ,
                 vita
                 sed
                 alterius
                 .
              
               
                 Rara
                 auis
                 in
                 terris
                 confectus
                 morte
                 Viattus
                 ,
              
               
                 Houerdum
                 baeredem
                 scripserat
                 ante
                 suum
                 .
              
               
                 Dicere
                 nemo
                 potest
                 recte
                 perijsse
                 Viattum
                 ,
              
               
                 Ingenij
                 cuius
                 tot
                 monimenta
                 vigent
                 .
              
            
             
               In
               another
               place
               to
               the
               said
               Lord
               
                 Henry
                 Howard
              
               thus
               .
               
                 
                   Accipe
                   Regnorum
                   Comes
                   illustrissime
                   carmen
                   ,
                
                 
                   Quo
                   mea
                   Musa
                   tuum
                   laudavit
                   maesta
                   Viattum
                   .
                
              
               Againe
               .
               
                 
                   Perge
                   Houerde
                   tuum
                   virtute
                   referre
                   Viattum
                   ,
                
                 
                   Dicerisque
                   tuae
                   clarissima
                   gloria
                   stirpis
                   .
                
              
            
             
               This
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Wiat
              
               ,
               the
               Translatour
               of
               Dauids
               Psalmes
               into
               English
               ,
               died
               of
               the
               pestilence
               in
               the
               West
               countrey
               ,
               
               being
               on
               his
               iourney
               into
               Spaine
               ,
               whither
               he
               was
               sent
               Embassadour
               from
               the
               King
               vnto
               the
               Emperour
               ,
               in
               the
               yeare
               1541.
               
            
             
               But
               to
               returne
               ,
               this
               Earle
               had
               ,
               together
               with
               his
               learning
               ,
               wisedome
               ,
               fortitude
               ,
               munificence
               ,
               and
               affabilitie
               ;
               yet
               all
               these
               good
               and
               excellent
               parts
               were
               no
               protections
               against
               the
               Kings
               displeasure
               .
               For
               ,
               vpon
               the
               twelfth
               of
               December
               ,
               
               the
               last
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               eight
               ,
               he
               with
               his
               Father
               Thomas
               Duke
               of
               Norfolke
               ,
               vpon
               certaine
               surmises
               of
               Treason
               ,
               were
               committed
               to
               the
               Tower
               of
               London
               ,
               the
               one
               by
               water
               ,
               the
               other
               by
               land
               ,
               so
               that
               the
               one
               knew
               not
               of
               the
               others
               apprehension
               ;
               The
               fifteenth
               day
               of
               Ianuary
               next
               following
               ,
               hee
               was
               arraigned
               at
               Guild
               Hall
               London
               ,
               where
               the
               greatest
               matter
               alledged
               against
               him
               ,
               was
               ,
               for
               bearing
               certaine
               Armes
               ,
               that
               were
               said
               belonged
               to
               the
               King
               and
               Prince
               ;
               the
               bearing
               whereof
               hee
               iustified
               .
               To
               be
               short
               (
               for
               so
               they
               were
               with
               him
               )
               hee
               was
               found
               guilty
               by
               twelue
               common
               Iuriars
               ,
               had
               iudgement
               of
               death
               ,
               and
               vpon
               the
               nineteenth
               day
               of
               the
               same
               moneth
               (
               nine
               dayes
               before
               the
               death
               of
               the
               said
               King
               Henry
               the
               eight
               )
               was
               beheaded
               at
               Tower
               Hill.
               He
               was
               first
               interred
               in
               the
               Chappell
               of
               the
               Tower
               ,
               and
               afterwards
               ,
               viz.
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               our
               late
               drad
               Soueraigne
               King
               Iames
               ,
               of
               famous
               memory
               ,
               his
               remainders
               of
               ashes
               and
               bones
               were
               remoued
               to
               this
               place
               ,
               by
               his
               second
               sonne
               Henry
               Earle
               of
               Northampton
               :
               as
               appeares
               by
               the
               foresaid
               Inscription
               .
            
             
               Many
               more
               goodly
               Tombes
               and
               Grauestones
               (
               but
               without
               Inscriptions
               )
               are
               in
               this
               Church
               ,
               made
               for
               the
               remembrance
               of
               this
               Heroicall
               Progenie
               of
               the
               Howards
               and
               their
               Matches
               (
               who
               haue
               here
               a
               faire
               and
               beautifull
               Castle
               ,
               fortified
               with
               a
               banke
               ,
               ditch
               ,
               and
               walls
               of
               great
               thicknesse
               ;
               wherein
               are
               thirteene
               Towers
               ,
               inwardly
               furnished
               with
               buildings
               right
               commodious
               and
               necessarie
               )
               the
               resemblances
               and
               figures
               whereof
               had
               been
               cut
               and
               deline●ted
               ,
               if
               the
               hastinesse
               of
               the
               Presse
               would
               haue
               permitted
               .
            
             
               Of
               this
               surname
               of
               Howard
               ,
               thus
               Verstegan
               writes
               ,
               in
               his
               treatise
               ,
               Of
               
               our
               ancient
               English
               Titles
               of
               Honour
               ,
               Dignities
               ,
               and
               Offices
               .
               And
               of
               the
               word
               Holdward
               .
            
             
               This
               ancient
               and
               honourable
               name
               of
               Office
               ,
               saith
               he
               ,
               hath
               receiued
               the
               in●ury
               of
               time
               ,
               
               which
               hath
               worne
               it
               out
               of
               vse
               and
               memory
               .
               The
               l
               and
               d
               ,
               being
               for
               easinesse
               of
               sound
               omitted
               in
               the
               pronunciation
               (
               as
               in
               sundrie
               other
               words
               the
               like
               is
               seene
               )
               it
               became
               of
               Holdward
               which
               signifieth
               the
               gouernour
               or
               keeper
               of
               a
               Castle
               ,
               fort
               ,
               or
               hold
               of
               warre
               ,
               to
               be
               Howard
               .
            
             
               Which
               name
               of
               Office
               albeit
               we
               haue
               long
               since
               lost
               ,
               yet
               retaineth
               our
               Realme
               ,
               to
               the
               high
               honour
               and
               illustrious
               ornament
               thereof
               ,
               the
               great
               and
               ●●gh●
               noble
               familie
               vnto
               whom
               it
               is
               now
               the
               surname
               ,
               and
               it
               is
               like
               that
               at
               first
               it
               so
               became
               to
               be
               ,
               vpon
               the
               bearing
               of
               such
               a
               warlike
               honourable
               Office
               and
               charge
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 animabus
                 Iohannis
                 Plomer
                 et
                 Margerie
                 vxoris
                 eius
                 ,
                 qui
                 istum
                 font●●
                 f●ciebant
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Keteringham
               .
            
             
               
               Here
               lyeth
               
                 Henry
                 Grey
              
               ,
               the
               Son
               of
               Syr
               
                 Thomas
                 Grey
              
               knyght
               of
               Heton
               ,
               and
               Ione
               hys
               wyffe
               that
               was
               Syster
               to
               the
               Duc
               of
               Norffolk
               ,
               who
               dyed
               at
               Venys
               :
               and
               Emme
               the
               wyffe
               of
               thaforseyd
               
                 Henry
                 Grey
              
               ,
               the
               doughter
               of
               
                 Willyam
                 Apleyard
              
               of
               the
               seyd
               County
               of
               Norffolk
               Esquyer
               ....
            
             
               
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 anima
                 Thome
                 Heueningham
                 Armigeri
                 ,
                 filij
                 et
                 heredis
                 Iohannis
                 Heueningham
                 militis
                 ,
                 et
                 Baronetti
                 .
                 Qui
                 obijt
                 vltimo
                 die
                 Ianuarij
                 ,
                 ●nno
                 Domini
                 M.
                 cccclxxxxix
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 anima
                 Anne
                 nuper
                 vxoris
                 Thome
                 Heueningham
                 Armigeri
                 ,
                 filie
                 &
                 heredis
                 Thome
                 Yard
                 Armigeri
                 ,
                 que
                 obijt
                 anno
                 Domini
                 M.
                 cccccviii
                 .
              
            
             
               The
               Tombe
               for
               Thomas
               her
               husband
               is
               arched
               ,
               whereupon
               the
               pictures
               of
               himselfe
               and
               his
               wife
               are
               grauen
               in
               brasse
               ,
               himselfe
               hauing
               fyve
               sonnes
               likewise
               engrauen
               in
               brasse
               ,
               behynd
               him
               ,
               and
               she
               six
               doughters
               .
            
             
               
               There
               is
               another
               Tombe
               erected
               to
               the
               memory
               of
               Sir
               
                 Anthony
                 Heveningham
              
               knight
               ,
               without
               Inscription
               .
            
             
               This
               Towne
               is
               now
               the
               place
               of
               residence
               of
               the
               most
               ancient
               Familie
               of
               the
               Heueninghams
               ,
               which
               hath
               beene
               very
               honourably
               matched
               ,
               and
               with
               whom
               few
               families
               in
               England
               doth
               parallel
               for
               a
               Knightly
               descent
               .
               Of
               which
               I
               haue
               read
               this
               note
               ,
               out
               of
               certaine
               Antiquities
               collected
               by
               Master
               Howldiche
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Ann
                 Dom
              
               1020.
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               King
               
                 Canutus
                 Gualfride
                 de
                 Heueningham
              
               ,
               was
               Lord
               of
               Heueningham
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Suffolke
               ,
               of
               which
               house
               hath
               beene
               25.
               
               Knights
               ,
               with
               Sir
               
                 Io.
                 Heueningham
              
               now
               liuing
               .
               An.
               1610.
               
            
             
               
               Their
               originall
               indeed
               is
               from
               that
               Towne
               of
               Heueningham
               in
               Suffolk
               ,
               which
               is
               possessed
               by
               them
               to
               this
               day
               .
               Where
               ,
               in
               a
               particular
               Chappell
               ,
               adioyning
               vnto
               the
               Parish
               Church
               ,
               lie
               three
               statues
               cut
               out
               of
               the
               heart
               of
               Oke
               ,
               of
               their
               Ancestours
               ,
               of
               great
               antiquitie
               ,
               in
               their
               full
               postures
               .
               Two
               of
               them
               representing
               men
               ,
               the
               other
               a
               woman
               ,
               which
               doth
               appeare
               to
               haue
               beene
               very
               curiously
               painted
               and
               gilt
               .
            
          
           
             
               
                 West
                 Dereham
              
               ,
               or
               Derham
               .
            
             
               Hubert
               Deane
               of
               Yorke
               afterwards
               Bishop
               of
               Salisbury
               ,
               and
               from
               
               thence
               translated
               to
               Canterbury
               )
               was
               Founded
               of
               a
               Monastery
               in
               this
               Towne
               ,
               
               where
               he
               was
               borne
               ,
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               King
               Henry
               the
               second
               ,
               for
               his
               owne
               soules
               health
               ,
               and
               for
               the
               soules
               health
               of
               his
               Father
               and
               Mother
               ,
               and
               of
               
                 Ranulph
                 de
                 Glanvile
              
               and
               Bertha
               his
               wife
               ,
               who
               brought
               him
               vp
               .
               He
               bought
               the
               land
               whereupon
               this
               Monastery
               was
               built
               of
               one
               
                 Geffrey
                 Fitz.
                 Geffrey
              
               of
               Derham
               .
               He
               placed
               therein
               Regular
               Canons
               of
               the
               order
               of
               Premontre
               ,
               vpon
               the
               dedication
               thereof
               to
               God
               and
               the
               most
               glorious
               virgine
               Mary
               :
               but
               the
               particulars
               of
               the
               Foundation
               will
               best
               appeare
               by
               his
               Charter
               thus
               recorded
               .
            
             
               
                 Omnibus
                 sancte
                 Matris
                 Ecclesie
                 filijs
                 presentibus
                 et
                 futuris
                 Hubertus
                 dei
                 gracia
                 Eboracensis
                 Ecclesie
                 Decan●s
                 eternam
                 in
                 domino
                 salutem
                 .
              
               
               
                 Prudentis
                 est
                 hijs
                 que
                 saluti
                 anime
                 proficiunt
                 dum
                 potest
                 intendere
                 ,
                 &
                 transitorijs
                 eterna
                 commutare
                 .
                 Quod
                 quidem
                 intelligentes
                 in
                 Honore
                 Dei
                 ,
                 et
                 gloriose
                 Virginis
                 Marie
                 Matris
                 eius
                 ,
                 quoddam
                 Cenobium
                 Premonstratensis
                 ordinis
                 in
                 feudo
                 nostro
                 apud
                 Dereham
                 fundauimus
                 ,
                 pro
                 salute
                 anime
                 nostre
                 ,
                 et
                 patris
                 et
                 matris
                 nostre
                 et
                 Domini
                 Ranulph
                 de
                 Glanvile
                 ,
                 et
                 Domine
                 Berte
                 vxoris
                 eius
                 ,
                 qui
                 nos
                 nutrierunt
                 ,
                 et
                 pro
                 salute
                 fratrum
                 ,
                 sororum
                 ,
                 consanguineorum
                 ,
                 Familiarium
                 ,
                 et
                 omnium
                 amicorum
                 nostrorum
                 ,
                 et
                 pre●ate
                 Domui
                 et
                 Canonicis
                 dedimus
                 et
                 concessimus
                 ,
                 et
                 presenti
                 charta
                 nostra
                 confirmavimus
                 totum
                 tenementum
                 in
                 eadem
                 villa
                 cum
                 pertinentijs
                 ,
                 quod
                 de
                 Galfrido
                 filio
                 Galfridi
                 emeramus
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               Witnesses
               to
               this
               his
               Foundation
               were
               Iohn
               Bishop
               of
               Norwich
               ,
               
                 Ranulph
                 de
                 Glanvile
              
               ,
               Lord
               chiefe
               Iustice
               of
               England
               ,
               
                 Walter
                 Fitz.
                 -Robert
                 ,
                 Geffrey
                 Fitz-Peter
                 ,
                 Richard
                 de
                 Derham
                 ,
              
               Parson
               of
               the
               Church
               ,
               
                 Nicholas
                 de
                 Derham
              
               and
               
                 Elias
                 de
                 Derham
              
               ,
               brethren
               .
               Which
               Elias
               was
               one
               of
               the
               Executors
               of
               the
               last
               Will
               and
               Testament
               of
               the
               said
               Archbishop
               
                 Hubert
                 ,
                 Ann.
              
               7.
               
               
                 Iohannis
                 Regis
              
               :
               from
               which
               
                 Nicholas
                 de
                 Derham
              
               descended
               .
               
                 Tho.
                 Derham
              
               of
               Crimplesham
               Esquire
               ,
               Ann.
               3.
               
               H.
               5.
               that
               married
               Elisabeth
               ,
               daughter
               and
               heire
               of
               
                 Baldwin
                 de
                 Vere
              
               of
               Denuere
               in
               this
               County
               ,
               Esquire
               (
               yonger
               brother
               to
               
                 Robert
                 de
                 Vere
              
               of
               Addington
               Esquire
               )
               from
               whom
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Derham
              
               knight
               ,
               now
               Lord
               of
               West
               Derham
               aforesaid
               ,
               is
               descended
               .
            
          
           
             
               Buckenham
               New.
               
            
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Alicia
               quondam
               vxor
               Willelmi
               Knyvet
               Armigeri
               .
               
               Que
               erat
               filia
               Iohannis
               Grey
               filij
               Reginaldi
               Grey
               Domini
               de
               Rythyn
               ,
               que
               obiit
               quarto
               die
               mensis
               Aprilis
               ,
               Anno
               Domini
               M.
               cccclxxiiii
               .....
            
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Thomas
               Ivy
               Capellanus
               qui
               obijt
               xix
               di●
               mensis
               Septembris
               ,
               
               ann
               .
               Domini
               M.
               cccclxxxiii
               .
               Cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               Deus
               .
               Amen
               .
            
             
               Hic
               iacet
               Robertus
               Seman
               Capellanus
               qui
               obijt
               nono
               die
               Iunij
               ,
               
               ann
               .
               Dom.
               M.
               cccclxv
               .
               Cuius
               anime
               .
               ...
            
             
               Orate
               pro
               anima
               Willelmi
               Pyllys
               qui
               obijt
               xxv
               .
               die
               Decembris
               ,
               
               Anno
               Domini
               M.
               cccccxxxi
               .
               Cuius
               anime
               propitietur
               Deus
               .
               Amen
               .
            
             
               
                 Here
                 are
                 many
                 old
                 Monuments
                 all
                 without
                 Inscriptions
              
               ;
               
               
                 vnder
                 which
                 diuers
                 of
                 the
                 Familie
                 of
                 the
              
               Knevets
               
                 lie
                 buried
              
               .
               
               
                 An
                 ancient
                 house
                 and
                 renowned
                 ,
                 saith
              
               Camden
               ,
               
                 euer
                 since
                 Sir
              
               Iohn
               Kneuet
               
                 was
                 Lord
                 Chancellour
                 of
                 England
                 vnder
                 King
              
               Edward
               
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 honourably
                 allied
                 by
                 great
                 marriages
                 .
                 For
                 ,
                 ouer
                 and
                 besides
                 these
                 of
                 Buckenham
                 ,
                 now
                 Baronets
                 ,
                 from
                 hence
                 sprang
                 those
                 right
                 worshipfull
                 Knights
                 ,
                 Sir
              
               Thomas
               Kneuet
               ,
               
               Lord
               Kneuet
               ,
               Sir
               Henry
               Kneuet
               
                 of
                 Wiltshire
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
              
               Thomas
               Kneuet
               
                 of
                 A●hewell
                 Thorp
                 and
                 others
              
               .
            
          
           
             
               Buckenham
               old
               .
            
             
               Vpon
               a
               Grauestone
               in
               the
               south
               side
               of
               the
               Church
               (
               ouer
               which
               stone
               there
               now
               are
               Pewes
               built
               )
               there
               is
               in
               brasse
               portraied
               a
               Crane
               ,
               from
               whose
               heke
               is
               a
               scrowle
               with
               these
               two
               words
               ,
               
                 Deo
                 gratias
              
               ,
               and
               vpon
               a
               piece
               of
               brasse
               ouerthwart
               this
               inscription
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 anima
                 Thome
                 Browne
                 ,
                 cuius
                 anime
                 propitietur
                 Deus
                 ,
                 Amen
                 .
              
            
             
               Here
               was
               a
               religious
               Foundation
               of
               blacke
               Canons
               ,
               dedicated
               to
               Saint
               Iames
               ,
               valued
               at
               one
               hundred
               ,
               one
               and
               thirty
               pounds
               ,
               eleuen
               shillings
               of
               yearely
               commings
               in
               .
            
          
           
             
               Erpingham
               .
            
             
               
               Vnder
               a
               goodly
               faire
               Grauestone
               lieth
               the
               body
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Erpingham
              
               knight
               ,
               he
               is
               figured
               vpon
               the
               stone
               in
               complete
               armour
               ,
               and
               the
               monument
               is
               bordered
               with
               this
               inscription
               ▪
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 iacet
                 Iohannes
                 de
                 Erpingham
                 miles
                 quis
                 multa
                 bona
                 fecit
                 tempore
                 vite
                 sue
              
               ...
            
             
               At
               each
               corner
               of
               the
               marble
               ,
               a
               Doue
               siluer
               crowned
               ,
               holding
               a
               Mase
               or
               Scepter
               in
               her
               pounce
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Erpingham
              
               was
               knight
               of
               the
               Garter
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               fourth
               .
            
          
           
             
               Cromer
               .
            
             
               
               Here
               lyeth
               the
               body
               of
               Sir
               
                 Simon
                 Felbrigge
              
               ,
               or
               Felbridge
               ,
               knight
               of
               the
               Garter
               ,
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               fift
               .
               He
               lieth
               in
               complete
               Armour
               ,
               on
               both
               his
               Emerases
               the
               Crosse
               of
               Saint
               George
               ,
               holding
               in
               his
               right
               hand
               a
               Penon
               of
               Armes
               ,
               his
               Belt
               bossed
               and
               gilt
               ,
               his
               Hanger
               by
               his
               side
               ,
               his
               Spurs
               gilt
               ,
               the
               blew
               Garter
               about
               his
               right
               legge
               ,
               his
               feet
               resting
               on
               a
               Lyon
               ,
               all
               ingrauen
               in
               brasse
               ;
               his
               wife
               by
               his
               side
               (
               on
               like
               manner
               in
               brasse
               )
               very
               sumptuously
               garnished
               with
               bracelets
               ,
               Iewels
               ,
               and
               her
               attire
               according
               to
               those
               times
               .
               I
               haue
               no
               inscription
               to
               know
               any
               further
               .
            
          
           
             
               Carow
               .
            
             
               
               A
               religious
               house
               of
               blacke
               Nunnes
               ,
               consecrated
               to
               the
               holinesse
               and
               honour
               of
               the
               blessed
               Virgin
               Mary
               ,
               founded
               by
               King
               Stephen
               ,
               (
               the
               founder
               of
               many
               such
               sacred
               Edifices
               )
               valued
               in
               the
               Kings
               bookes
               to
               be
               yearely
               worth
               fourescore
               and
               foure
               pounds
               ,
               twelue
               shillings
               ,
               penny
               ,
               halfe
               penny
               qua
               .
            
             
               Gregory
               the
               tenth
               (
               as
               I
               take
               it
               )
               granted
               by
               his
               Bull
               this
               priuiledge
               ,
               inhibition
               following
               ,
               to
               the
               Nunnes
               of
               this
               Priory
               .
            
             
             
               
                 Gregorious
                 Episcopus
                 Seruus
                 Seruorum
                 Dei
                 ,
                 
                 dilectis
                 in
                 Christo
                 fili●bus
                 Priorisse
                 et
                 conuentui
                 de
                 Carrone
                 Norwicen
                 :
                 Dioc.
                 Salutem
                 et
                 Apostolicam
                 benedictionem
                 .
                 Exposita
                 nobis
                 ex
                 parte
                 vestra
                 petitio
                 ...
                 quod
                 vos
                 ad
                 i●stantiam
                 precum
                 quorundam
                 Nobilium
                 Anglie
                 quibus
                 propter
                 suam
                 potentiam
                 resistere
                 non
                 valeatis
                 ,
                 tot
                 iam
                 recepisti
                 in
                 Monasterio
                 vestro
                 Moniales
                 ,
                 quod
                 vix
                 potestis
                 domus
                 redditibus
                 congrue
                 sustentari
                 .
                 Quare
                 auctorit●●●
                 presentium
                 vobis
                 inhibemus
                 ,
                 vt
                 nullam
                 recipiatis
                 in
                 grauamen
                 Monasterij
                 vestri
                 de
                 cetero
                 in
                 Monacham
                 vel
                 Sororem
                 .
                 Dat.
                 Perusii
                 xij
                 .
                 Kalend.
                 Septembris
                 Pontificatus
                 nostri
                 anno
                 tertio
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               East
               Harling
               .
            
             
               I
               find
               by
               certaine
               notes
               of
               burials
               sent
               vnto
               me
               from
               my
               friend
               master
               Taylor
               ,
               of
               Fleetstreete
               ,
               London
               ,
               these
               persons
               following
               to
               haue
               beene
               interred
               in
               this
               parish
               Church
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Chamberleyn
              
               ,
               
               Knight
               of
               the
               Garter
               ,
               and
               Dame
               Anne
               his
               wife
               ,
               daughter
               of
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Harling
              
               ,
               Knight
               .
            
             
               He
               was
               graced
               with
               this
               high
               Order
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               Edward
               the
               fourth
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Harling
              
               Knight
               ,
               
                 Elisabeth
                 Trussell
              
               ,
               sister
               of
               sir
               
                 William
                 Chamberleyn
              
               .
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Harling
              
               knight
               .
            
          
           
             
               Debenham
               .
            
             
               Here
               (
               by
               the
               foresaid
               Notes
               )
               lie
               buried
               
                 Iohn
                 Farmingham
                 ,
                 qui
                 obijt
                 anno
                 M.
                 cccc.xxiiij
                 .
              
               and
               Margaret
               his
               wife
               .
               
                 Robert
                 Cheak
              
               ,
               and
               Rose
               his
               wife
               .
               
                 George
                 Neuill
              
               and
               his
               wife
               ;
               
                 Iohn
                 Neuill
                 ;
                 Iohn
                 Cheake
                 ,
                 qui
                 obiit
                 ,
                 M.
                 cccc.lxxxx
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Suffield
               ▪
            
             
               Here
               lyeth
               buried
               vnder
               a
               faire
               Tombe
               ,
               the
               bodies
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Symonds
              
               ,
               gentleman
               ,
               and
               Margaret
               his
               wife
               ,
               daughter
               of
               
                 Francis
                 Moundeford
              
               ,
               Esquire
               ...
            
          
           
             
               Bromholme
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Glanuile
              
               founded
               the
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Andrew
               ,
               
               at
               Bromholme
               in
               the
               Diocesse
               of
               Norwich
               in
               the
               yeare
               1113.
               saith
               an
               old
               Anonimall
               Mss.
               which
               I
               haue
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               Pedegree
               of
               the
               right
               honourable
               ,
               Edward
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Dorset
               ,
               I
               finde
               this
               note
               following
               .
            
             
               Beatrix
               ,
               daughter
               and
               coheire
               of
               
                 William
                 Sakeuile
              
               ,
               Lord
               of
               Bracksted
               ,
               Nayland
               ,
               and
               mount
               Bures
               in
               Essex
               ,
               and
               brother
               to
               
                 Iordan
                 Sakeuile
              
               ,
               married
               to
               
                 William
                 de
                 Glaunuile
              
               ,
               Lord
               of
               Bromholme
               ,
               and
               founder
               of
               the
               Church
               of
               Bromholme
               ,
               anno
               17.
               
               
                 Hen.
                 primi
              
               ,
               a
               house
               it
               was
               of
               Benedictines
               ,
               
               valued
               to
               be
               yearely
               worth
               an
               hundred
               pounds
               ,
               fiue
               shillings
               ,
               fiue
               pence
               .
            
             
               Here
               was
               also
               sometime
               a
               Priorie
               of
               blacke
               Monkes
               Cluniacks
               dedicated
               to
               Saint
               Sepulchre
               ,
               founded
               by
               
                 G.
                 Glanuile
              
               ,
               and
               valued
               at
               one
               hundred
               forty
               foure
               pounds
               ,
               
               nineteene
               shillings
               ,
               halfe
               penny
               ,
               qua
               .
            
             
               Bromholme
               ,
               sometime
               a
               Priory
               ,
               saith
               Camden
               ,
               founded
               and
               enriched
               by
               
                 G.
                 Glanuill
              
               ,
               and
               seated
               on
               the
               sharpe
               top
               of
               an
               hill
               ,
               the
               crosse
               whereof
               our
               ancestors
               had
               in
               holy
               reuerence
               ,
               I
               know
               not
               for
               what
               miracles
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Thomas
                 Rudhorne
              
               ,
               Bishop
               of
               S.
               Dauids
               ,
               who
               flourished
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               fourth
               ,
               hath
               (
               in
               his
               history
               )
               these
               words
               to
               the
               same
               effect
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Capulanus
                 quidam
                 portauit
                 quandam
                 crucem
                 ligneam
                 in
                 Angliam
                 ,
                 quam
                 affirmauit
                 esse
                 de
                 ligno
                 in
                 quo
                 pependit
                 Christus
                 et
                 Monachis
                 de
                 Bromholme
                 ob●ulit
                 et
                 postea
                 locus
                 coruscabat
                 miraculis
                 .
              
            
             
               A
               certaine
               Priest
               ,
               brought
               ouer
               with
               him
               ,
               saith
               he
               ,
               a
               woodden
               Crosse
               into
               England
               ,
               which
               he
               affirmed
               to
               be
               the
               Crosse
               whereupon
               our
               Sauiour
               Christ
               was
               crucified
               ;
               which
               he
               deliuered
               to
               the
               Monkes
               of
               Bromholme
               ,
               after
               which
               the
               place
               did
               shine
               gloriously
               with
               miracles
               .
            
             
               
               But
               the
               story
               of
               this
               holy
               Crosse
               is
               more
               fully
               deliuered
               by
               Capgraue
               on
               this
               manner
               .
               Saint
               Helene
               ,
               saith
               he
               ,
               hauing
               found
               the
               Crosse
               ,
               did
               diuide
               it
               into
               nine
               parts
               ,
               according
               to
               the
               nine
               Orders
               of
               the
               Angels
               :
               of
               one
               part
               thereof
               (
               which
               was
               most
               besprinckled
               with
               Christs
               bloud
               ,
               his
               hands
               and
               feete
               being
               thereto
               nailed
               )
               she
               made
               a
               little
               crosse
               ,
               which
               she
               inclosed
               in
               a
               boxe
               of
               gold
               ,
               beset
               with
               precious
               stones
               ,
               and
               gaue
               it
               to
               her
               sonne
               Constantine
               the
               Emperour
               ,
               which
               went
               successiuely
               from
               one
               Emperour
               to
               another
               ,
               vntill
               it
               came
               to
               Baldwin
               ,
               who
               kept
               a
               Chaplaine
               to
               say
               daily
               masse
               before
               this
               sacred
               Relique
               ;
               the
               said
               Chaplaine
               being
               dead
               ,
               one
               Hugh
               a
               Priest
               ,
               borne
               here
               in
               Norfolke
               ,
               was
               preferred
               to
               his
               place
               .
               Baldwin
               ,
               so
               long
               as
               he
               carried
               this
               Crosse
               with
               him
               to
               battaile
               ,
               had
               euer
               the
               vpper
               hand
               of
               his
               enemies
               ,
               but
               forgetting
               it
               ,
               hee
               was
               forthwith
               slaine
               ,
               vpon
               which
               his
               Chaplaine
               Hugh
               stole
               secretly
               away
               with
               the
               said
               Boxe
               and
               Crosse
               ,
               came
               to
               this
               Monastery
               of
               Bromholme
               ,
               and
               bestowed
               them
               both
               here
               vpon
               the
               Monkes
               ,
               for
               which
               so
               inestimable
               a
               gift
               ,
               he
               with
               his
               two
               sonnes
               (
               which
               he
               had
               by
               his
               wife
               before
               he
               entred
               into
               holy
               orders
               )
               were
               kept
               of
               the
               Monkes
               with
               all
               things
               necessary
               ,
               vntill
               the
               death
               of
               Hugh
               the
               father
               ,
               and
               the
               preferment
               of
               both
               his
               sonnes
               .
               By
               the
               vertue
               of
               this
               holy
               Crosse
               ,
               
                 Cooperante
                 Domino
              
               ,
               God
               assisting
               ,
               thirty
               and
               nine
               persons
               ,
               were
               raised
               from
               death
               to
               life
               ;
               and
               ninteene
               which
               were
               blinde
               ,
               receiued
               their
               sight
               ,
               besides
               many
               other
               miracles
               which
               it
               wrought
               ,
               if
               you
               will
               beleeue
               my
               Author
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Hic
                 apparuit
                 multa
                 superstitio
                 circa
                 crucem
                 quae
                 vocatur
                 ,
              
               the
               holy
               Crosse
               of
               Bromholme
               ,
               
                 et
                 dicunt
                 illic
                 se
                 habere
                 Zonam
                 beate
                 marie
                 et
                 lac
                 eiusdem
                 ,
                 et
                 fragmenta
                 crucis
                 sancti
                 petri
                 et
                 sancte
                 Andree
                 ,
              
               saith
               a
               booke
               in
               the
               treasury
               of
               the
               Exchequer
               of
               the
               visitation
               of
               Abbeys
               .
            
             
               Here
               appeareth
               great
               superstition
               about
               a
               Crosse
               ,
               which
               is
               called
               the
               Holy
               Crosse
               of
               Bromholme
               ;
               and
               here
               they
               say
               they
               haue
               the
               girdle
               and
               milke
               of
               the
               blessed
               Virgin
               ,
               and
               a
               fragment
               of
               the
               Crosse
               of
               Saint
               Peter
               ,
               and
               of
               Saint
               Andrew
               .
            
             
               I
               finde
               that
               the
               Founder
               
                 G.
                 Glanuill
              
               ,
               was
               here
               buried
               .
               A
               name
               ,
               as
               you
               may
               reade
               in
               that
               which
               I
               haue
               already
               written
               ,
               of
               great
               account
               for
               many
               ages
               in
               diuers
               parts
               of
               this
               kingdome
               .
            
             
             
               There
               be
               of
               the
               later
               writer
               ,
               saith
               Camden
               ,
               speaking
               of
               the
               Earles
               of
               Suffolke
               ,
               who
               report
               ,
               
               that
               the
               Glanuils
               in
               times
               past
               ,
               were
               honoured
               with
               this
               title
               ;
               But
               seeing
               they
               ground
               vpon
               no
               certaine
               authoritie
               ,
               where
               as
               men
               may
               easily
               mistake
               ,
               and
               I
               haue
               found
               nothing
               of
               them
               in
               the
               publike
               records
               of
               the
               kingdome
               ,
               they
               must
               pardon
               me
               if
               I
               beleeue
               them
               not
               ,
               vntill
               they
               produce
               more
               certainty
               ,
               yet
               the
               meane
               while
               I
               confesse
               ,
               that
               the
               Familie
               of
               the
               Glanuils
               in
               this
               tract
               ,
               was
               of
               right
               good
               note
               ,
               and
               high
               reputation
               .
            
          
           
             
               Antingham
               .
            
             
               Vnder
               a
               faire
               marble
               lie
               buried
               
                 Richard
                 Calthorpe
              
               Esquire
               ,
               
               and
               Anne
               his
               wife
               ,
               daughter
               of
               
                 Edmund
                 Hastings
              
               ,
               by
               whom
               he
               had
               issue
               ,
               xix
               .
               sonnes
               and
               daughters
               ,
               as
               appeares
               in
               that
               which
               remaines
               of
               the
               brasse
               .
            
             
               Here
               lieth
               
                 Iohn
                 Cudden
              
               ,
               
               the
               sonne
               of
               
                 George
                 Cudden
              
               Esquire
               ,
               who
               maried
               
                 Anne
                 Berney
              
               .
            
             
               Here
               lieth
               
                 Rafe
                 Berney
              
               ,
               
               who
               married
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Fromers
              
               sister
               .
               This
               is
               a
               name
               of
               exemplarie
               note
               ,
               and
               Baronets
               degree
               in
               this
               tract
               .
            
          
           
             
               Ringland
               .
            
             
               On
               a
               flat
               Grauestone
               in
               the
               said
               Church
               ,
               is
               this
               Inscription
               .
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 iacet
                 Robertus
                 Neue
                 filius
                 et
                 heres
                 Iohannis
                 tertio
                 geniti
                 Roberti
                 le
                 Neue
                 de
                 Tytetishal
                 generosi
                 ,
              
               
               
                 qui
                 quidem
                 Robertus
                 le
                 Neue
                 obijt
                 anno
                 Domini
                 M.
                 ccccc.lviii
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Beston
               .
            
             
               A
               faire
               Tombe
               whereon
               is
               engrauen
               in
               brasse
               ,
               the
               names
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Deynes
              
               ,
               
               and
               Katherine
               his
               wife
               ,
               and
               these
               two
               words
               ,
               
                 Respice
                 ,
                 Respice
              
               .
               Here
               was
               a
               Priory
               of
               Nuns
               ,
               yerely
               worth
               seuenty
               sixe
               pounds
               ,
               three
               shillings
               ,
               nine
               pence
               halfe
               penny
               .
            
          
           
             
               Kinningall
               .
            
             
               Here
               lieth
               
                 Iohn
                 Shildgate
              
               ,
               
               Prior
               sometime
               of
               Windam
               ,
               who
               built
               the
               Chancell
               of
               this
               Church
               ,
               as
               appeares
               by
               his
               Tombe
               .
            
             
               Here
               is
               a
               faire
               Tombe
               for
               George
               Lord
               Awdley
               ,
               
               and
               his
               wife
               ,
               the
               daughter
               of
               the
               E.
               of
               Bath
               ,
               as
               I
               haue
               it
               out
               of
               master
               Howldiche
               his
               collection
               .
            
             
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 anima
                 Rogery
                 Dennys
                 Seneschalli
                 :
                 castal
              
               .
               ...
            
          
           
             
               Walsingham
               .
            
             
               One
               Richold
               a
               Widdow
               ,
               
               dwelling
               in
               the
               Towne
               of
               Walsingsame
               ,
               was
               the
               first
               founder
               of
               the
               Chappell
               there
               in
               the
               yeare
               of
               our
               Lord
               God
               ,
               1061.
               
               which
               she
               dedicated
               to
               our
               blessed
               Lady
               ,
               and
               founded
               the
               same
               in
               all
               points
               ,
               like
               to
               the
               Chappell
               of
               our
               Lady
               at
               Nazareth
               ,
               in
               that
               place
               where
               she
               was
               saluted
               by
               the
               Angell
               Gabriel
               .
               It
               was
               made
               a
               Priory
               of
               blacke
               Canons
               ,
               by
               Edmond
               Earle
               of
               March
               ,
               and
               
                 Elisabeth
                 de
                 Burgo
              
               ,
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               Edward
               the
               Third
               ;
               and
               valued
               at
               the
               suppression
               thereof
               ,
               (
               which
               happened
               the
               fourth
               of
               August
               ,
               in
               the
               thirtieth
               yeare
               of
               the
               raign
               of
               K.
               Henry
               the
               Eight
               )
               after
               the
               rate
               of
               those
               times
               ,
               to
               haue
               of
               yearely
               reuenues
               ,
               foure
               hundred
               forty
               sixe
               pounds
               ,
               fourteene
               shillings
               ,
               foure
               pence
               ,
               halfe
               penny
               ,
               qua
               .
            
             
               
               This
               village
               was
               much
               renowned
               throughout
               all
               England
               for
               a
               Pilgrimage
               to
               our
               Lady
               ,
               the
               Virgin
               Mary
               :
               whom
               he
               who
               had
               not
               in
               that
               former
               age
               visited
               ,
               and
               presented
               with
               offerings
               ,
               was
               reputed
               irreligious
               .
               But
               this
               shall
               Erasmus
               ,
               an
               eye
               witnesse
               ,
               describe
               in
               his
               owne
               very
               words
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Not
                 farre
                 from
                 the
                 Sea
                 ,
                 saith
                 he
                 ,
                 about
                 foure
                 miles
                 ,
                 there
                 standeth
                 a
                 Town
                 ,
                 liuing
                 almost
                 of
                 nothing
                 else
                 but
                 vpon
                 the
                 resort
                 of
                 Pilgrimes
                 .
                 There
                 is
                 a
                 Colledge
                 of
                 Canons
                 ,
                 yet
                 such
                 ,
                 as
                 vnto
                 whom
                 the
                 Latinists
                 haue
                 giuen
                 the
                 addition
                 of
                 Regulares
                 ;
                 a
                 middle
                 kinde
                 ,
                 betwixt
                 Monkes
                 and
                 those
                 Canons
                 ,
                 whom
                 they
                 terme
                 Secular
                 :
                 This
                 Colledge
                 hath
                 scarse
                 any
                 other
                 reuenues
                 ,
                 than
                 from
                 the
                 liberality
                 of
                 the
                 said
                 Virgin.
                 For
                 ,
                 certaine
                 of
                 the
                 greater
                 Presents
                 and
                 Oblations
                 are
                 laid
                 vp
                 and
                 preserued
                 .
                 But
                 if
                 there
                 be
                 any
                 money
                 offered
                 ,
                 or
                 ought
                 else
                 ,
                 of
                 small
                 value
                 ,
                 that
                 goeth
                 vnto
                 maintenance
                 of
                 the
                 Couent
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Head
                 or
                 President
                 ,
                 whom
                 they
                 call
                 Prior.
                 The
                 Church
                 is
                 faire
                 and
                 neat
                 :
                 yet
                 in
                 it
                 the
                 Virgin
                 dwelleth
                 not
                 :
                 that
                 honour
                 ,
                 forsooth
                 ,
                 shee
                 hath
                 done
                 vnto
                 her
                 Sonne
                 :
                 she
                 hath
                 her
                 Church
                 by
                 her selfe
                 ,
                 but
                 so
                 ,
                 as
                 that
                 she
                 may
                 be
                 on
                 the
                 right
                 hand
                 of
                 her
                 Sonne
                 .
                 Neither
                 doth
                 she
                 dwell
                 here
                 for
                 all
                 this
                 ,
                 for
                 why
                 ,
                 the
                 building
                 is
                 not
                 yet
                 finished
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 place
                 hath
                 a
                 through
                 light
                 and
                 ayre
                 on
                 all
                 sides
                 ,
                 with
                 open
                 dores
                 ,
                 and
                 wide
                 open
                 windowes
                 ;
                 the
                 Ocean
                 Sea
                 withall
                 the
                 father
                 and
                 foster
                 of
                 all
                 winds
                 is
                 hard
                 by
                 .
                 In
                 that
                 Church
                 which
                 I
                 said
                 was
                 vnfinished
                 ,
                 there
                 is
                 a
                 small
                 Chappell
                 ,
                 but
                 all
                 of
                 wood
                 ,
                 whereunto
                 on
                 either
                 side
                 at
                 a
                 narrow
                 and
                 little
                 dore
                 ,
                 are
                 such
                 admitted
                 ,
                 as
                 come
                 with
                 their
                 deuotions
                 and
                 offerings
                 .
                 Small
                 light
                 there
                 is
                 in
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 none
                 other
                 in
                 manner
                 ,
                 but
                 by
                 Tapers
                 or
                 waxe
                 Candles
                 ,
                 yeelding
                 a
                 most
                 deynty
                 and
                 pleasant
                 smell
                 .
                 Nay
                 ,
                 if
                 you
                 looke
                 into
                 it
                 ,
                 you
                 would
                 say
                 it
                 were
                 the
                 habitation
                 of
                 heauenly
                 Saints
                 indeed
                 ;
                 so
                 bright
                 shining
                 it
                 is
                 all
                 ouer
                 with
                 precious
                 stones
                 ,
                 with
                 gold
                 and
                 siluer
                 .
              
            
             
               But
               within
               the
               memory
               of
               our
               fathers
               ,
               saith
               Camden
               in
               the
               same
               place
               ,
               when
               King
               Henry
               the
               eight
               had
               set
               his
               minde
               and
               eye
               both
               ,
               vpon
               the
               riches
               and
               possessions
               of
               Churches
               ,
               all
               this
               vanished
               quite
               away
               .
            
          
           
             
               Rising
               Castle
               .
            
             
               So
               denominated
               of
               a
               Castle
               sometime
               there
               standing
               ,
               (
               the
               seat
               anciently
               of
               the
               Albineys
               ,
               the
               Monthaults
               ,
               and
               the
               Mowbrays
               )
               which
               now
               after
               long
               languishing
               ,
               as
               it
               were
               ,
               by
               reason
               of
               old
               age
               ,
               hath
               giuen
               vp
               the
               ghost
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               Porch
               of
               this
               Parish
               Church
               ,
               is
               a
               Grauestone
               ,
               vnder
               which
               ,
               say
               the
               inhabitants
               (
               which
               I
               haue
               heard
               sworne
               by
               others
               )
               Isabell
               ,
               Queene
               of
               England
               ,
               the
               wife
               of
               Edward
               the
               Second
               ,
               lieth
               interred
               ;
               vpon
               the
               Grauestone
               ,
               are
               two
               words
               onely
               remaining
               ,
               which
               make
               the
               country
               people
               so
               
               thinke
               of
               the
               matter
               ,
               
               which
               are
               ....
               
                 Isabelle
                 Regine
              
               ....
               now
               by
               these
               ,
               the
               case
               is
               made
               plaine
               ,
               to
               any
               than
               can
               distinguish
               between
               the
               Cases
               Nominatiue
               ,
               and
               Genitiue
               ,
               that
               this
               stone
               was
               laid
               to
               perpetuate
               the
               remembrance
               of
               some
               one
               of
               that
               Queenes
               seruants
               .
            
          
           
             
               Flytham
               .
            
             
               This
               was
               a
               Nunnery
               ,
               
               and
               a
               Cell
               to
               Walsingham
               ,
               of
               yearely
               value
               ,
               threescore
               and
               two
               pound
               ,
               ten
               shillings
               ,
               sixe
               pence
               ,
               halfe
               penny
               .
            
          
           
             
               Yngham
               .
            
             
               This
               was
               a
               Priory
               of
               blacke
               Monkes
               Benedictines
               ,
               
               a
               Cell
               to
               Saint
               Albans
               ,
               founded
               by
               the
               Ancestours
               of
               Sir
               
                 Oliuer
                 Yngham
              
               knight
               ,
               consecrated
               to
               the
               honour
               of
               the
               blessed
               Virgin
               Mary
               ,
               valued
               at
               seuenty
               foure
               pounds
               ,
               two
               shillings
               ,
               seuen
               pence
               halfe
               penny
               .
            
             
               Herein
               lay
               buried
               Sir
               
                 Miles
                 Stapleton
              
               ,
               
               and
               Ione
               his
               wife
               ,
               the
               daughter
               and
               heire
               of
               Sir
               
                 Oliuer
                 Yngham
              
               .
               Sir
               Miles
               ,
               sonne
               of
               the
               said
               Miles
               ,
               and
               Ela
               his
               wife
               ,
               the
               daughter
               of
               Vfford
               ▪
               Sir
               
                 Brian
                 Stapleton
              
               ,
               sonne
               of
               the
               second
               sir
               Miles
               ,
               and
               his
               wife
               ,
               daughter
               of
               the
               Lord
               Bardolfe
               .
               Sir
               Miles
               ,
               sonne
               of
               sir
               Brian
               ,
               and
               Dame
               Katherin
               his
               wife
               ,
               daughter
               of
               sir
               Pots
               ,
               and
               after
               married
               to
               sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Sackuile
              
               ,
               which
               are
               likewise
               here
               buried
               .
               Dame
               
                 Ione
                 Plase
              
               ,
               daughter
               of
               sir
               
                 Miles
                 Stapleton
              
               .
               Dame
               
                 Ela
                 Perpoint
              
               ,
               which
               had
               two
               husbands
               ....
               
                 Edmond
                 Stapleton
              
               ,
               and
               his
               wife
               ,
               daughter
               of
               Clyfton
               .
               Sir
               
                 Roger
                 Boys
              
               ,
               and
               his
               wife
               .
            
          
           
             
               Linne
               .
            
             
               Linne
               ,
               saith
               Leland
               ,
               sometimes
               a
               famous
               Hauen
               ;
               there
               ,
               as
               the
               Church
               stands
               now
               ,
               
               was
               anciently
               without
               faile
               ,
               an
               Abbey
               ,
               for
               the
               graues
               of
               many
               religious
               persons
               as
               yet
               appeare
               in
               the
               Church
               ;
               and
               the
               lodgings
               of
               the
               Abbey
               are
               now
               conuerted
               into
               the
               Archdeacons
               house
               .
               This
               Monastery
               I
               imagine
               to
               haue
               beene
               the
               house
               of
               the
               Carmelites
               ,
               founded
               by
               the
               Lord
               Bardolfe
               ,
               
               Lord
               Scales
               ,
               and
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Wingenhall
                 ,
                 Anno
              
               1269.
               the
               dedication
               nor
               the
               value
               thereof
               ,
               I
               doe
               not
               finde
               .
            
             
               The
               blacke
               Friers
               was
               founded
               by
               
                 Thomas
                 Gedney
              
               ,
               
               and
               the
               white
               Friers
               by
               
                 Thomas
                 de
                 Feltsham
              
               ,
               :
               and
               thus
               much
               is
               the
               little
               of
               them
               which
               I
               haue
               learned
               .
            
             
               Here
               was
               an
               Hospitall
               ,
               
               dedicated
               to
               Saint
               Iohn
               ,
               valued
               at
               seuen
               pounds
               ,
               sixe
               shillings
               ,
               and
               eleuen
               pence
               .
            
             
               Here
               I
               haue
               no
               Inscriptions
               of
               antiquitie
               .
            
          
           
             
               Loddon
               .
            
             
               This
               Church
               was
               built
               by
               
                 Iames
                 Hobart
              
               ,
               knight
               ,
               one
               of
               the
               priuie
               
               
               
               
               
               Councell
               to
               King
               Henry
               the
               Seuenth
               ,
               
               who
               lieth
               here
               buried
               ,
               as
               I
               haue
               it
               by
               relation
               ,
               of
               whom
               ,
               and
               of
               the
               Familie
               ,
               will
               it
               please
               you
               reade
               what
               learned
               Camden
               writes
               .
               
                 The
                 riuer
                 Yare
                 ,
                 saith
                 he
                 ,
                 receiueth
                 a
                 brooke
                 which
                 passeth
                 by
                 nothing
                 memorable
                 ,
                 but
                 Halles-hall
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 onely
                 memorable
                 for
                 his
                 ancient
                 owner
                 ,
                 Sir
              
               Iames
               Hobart
               ,
               
                 Atturney
                 generall
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 pri●ie
                 Councell
                 to
                 King
                 Henry
                 the
                 seuenth
                 ,
                 by
                 him
                 dubbed
                 knight
                 at
                 such
                 time
                 as
                 he
                 created
                 Henry
                 his
                 sonne
                 ,
                 Prince
                 of
                 Wales
                 )
                 who
                 by
                 building
                 from
                 the
                 ground
                 ,
                 the
                 faire
                 Church
                 at
                 Loddon
                 ,
                 being
                 his
                 parish
                 Church
                 ,
                 Saint
                 Oliues
                 bridge
                 ouer
                 Waueney
                 ,
                 that
                 diuideth
                 Norfolke
                 and
                 Suffolke
                 ,
                 the
                 Cawsey
                 thereby
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 workes
                 of
                 piety
                 ,
                 deserued
                 well
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 his
                 country
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 common
                 weale
                 ,
                 and
                 planted
                 three
                 houses
                 of
                 his
                 owne
                 issue
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 second
                 wherof
                 ,
                 Sir
              
               Henry
               Hobart
               
                 likewise
                 Atturney
                 Generall
                 to
                 King
              
               Iames
               ,
               
                 is
                 lineally
                 descended
              
               .
               The
               foresaid
               Sir
               
                 Henry
                 Hobart
              
               ,
               knight
               and
               Baronet
               ,
               was
               aduanced
               by
               the
               said
               King
               ,
               the
               sixteenth
               of
               October
               ,
               in
               the
               eleuenth
               yeare
               of
               his
               raigne
               ,
               to
               be
               Lord
               chiefe
               Iustice
               of
               the
               Common
               pleas
               ,
               in
               which
               office
               hee
               died
               ,
               the
               twenty
               sixt
               day
               of
               December
               ,
               the
               first
               yeare
               of
               the
               raigne
               of
               our
               gracious
               Soueraigne
               King
               Charles
               ,
               
               
                 magna
                 Reipub.
                 iactura
              
               ,
               a
               great
               losse
               to
               the
               weale
               publike
               ,
               as
               Sir
               
                 Henry
                 Spelman
              
               writes
               .
            
             
               
               Here
               lieth
               Margaret
               ,
               the
               wife
               of
               Sir
               
                 Iames
                 Hobart
              
               ,
               who
               died
               Anno
               1494.
               as
               I
               haue
               it
               out
               of
               certaine
               funerall
               Notes
               .
            
          
           
             
               Yarmouth
               .
            
             
               
               This
               Towne
               is
               beautified
               with
               a
               spatious
               faire
               Church
               ,
               hauing
               a
               wondrous
               high
               Spire
               Steeple
               ,
               built
               by
               Herbert
               the
               first
               Bishop
               of
               Norwich
               ,
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               
                 William
                 Rufus
              
               .
               All
               the
               funerall
               Monuments
               of
               antiquitie
               in
               this
               Church
               ,
               are
               vtterly
               defaced
               ;
               Inscription
               nor
               Epitaph
               now
               remaining
               ,
               except
               that
               this
               may
               passe
               current
               for
               one
               .
            
             
               
                 
                 
                   Elyn
                   Benaker
                
                 ,
                 mercy
                 dooth
                 craue
                 ,
              
               
                 God
                 on
                 her
                 Sowl
                 mercy
                 more
                 haue
                 .
              
            
             
               In
               the
               three
               and
               twentieth
               yeare
               of
               King
               Edward
               the
               Third
               ,
               happened
               a
               most
               grieuous
               and
               lamentable
               Plague
               in
               this
               Towne
               ,
               which
               brought
               (
               within
               the
               compasse
               of
               one
               yeare
               )
               seauen
               thousand
               ,
               
               fiftie
               ,
               and
               two
               persons
               ,
               to
               their
               graues
               :
               the
               which
               is
               witnessed
               by
               an
               ancient
               Latin
               Chronographicall
               Table
               ,
               hanging
               vp
               in
               the
               Church
               .
               The
               Parsonage
               which
               was
               yearely
               worth
               before
               the
               sicknesse
               ,
               seuen
               hundred
               Markes
               ,
               was
               afterwards
               scarse
               worth
               forty
               pound
               by
               yeare
               .
            
             
               
               The
               bodies
               of
               all
               the
               dead
               were
               buried
               in
               the
               Church
               and
               Church-yard
               ,
               and
               in
               such
               and
               such
               places
               of
               the
               same
               ,
               as
               the
               Townesmen
               can
               shew
               you
               at
               this
               day
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Priory
               of
               Carmelites
               or
               white
               Friers
               .
            
             
               
               Was
               Founded
               by
               King
               Edward
               the
               first
               ,
               
                 Anno
                 Domini
              
               1278.
               herein
               lay
               buried
               Dame
               Maud
               ,
               wife
               of
               Sir
               
                 Laurence
                 Huntingdon
              
               ,
               who
               died
               ,
               1300.
               
               
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 de
                 Monte
                 Acuto
                 obijt
              
               1392.
               
               
                 Nicholas
                 Castle
              
               Esquire
               ,
               who
               died
               1309.
               and
               Elisabeth
               his
               wife
               ,
               these
               are
               all
               I
               finde
               here
               to
               haue
               beene
               buried
               ,
               and
               this
               is
               all
               that
               I
               can
               speake
               of
               this
               religious
               house
               .
            
             
               The
               blacke
               Friers
               was
               founded
               by
               
                 Godfrey
                 Pelegren
              
               ,
               
               and
               
                 Thomas
                 Falstolfe
              
               .
            
             
               The
               Grey
               Friers
               by
               
                 William
                 Gerbrigge
              
               .
               
            
             
               Neare
               to
               this
               Towne
               was
               a
               Colledge
               of
               Saint
               
                 Iohn
                 Baptist
              
               ,
               first
               founded
               by
               
                 Robert
                 de
                 Castre
              
               ;
               
               after
               by
               
                 Iohn
                 Falstolfe
              
               Esquire
               ,
               Father
               to
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Falstolfe
              
               that
               Martiall
               Knight
               ,
               who
               had
               a
               faire
               seat
               at
               Caster
               ,
               and
               who
               was
               Knight
               of
               the
               Garter
               ,
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               Henry
               the
               sixth
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Talbot
              
               sometimees
               keeper
               of
               the
               Records
               in
               the
               Tower
               did
               collect
               out
               of
               an
               old
               Calender
               in
               a
               Missale
               the
               names
               of
               certaine
               eminent
               persons
               ;
               for
               the
               soules
               of
               whom
               the
               Religious
               Votaries
               in
               and
               about
               Yarmouth
               were
               bound
               to
               pray
               :
               the
               most
               of
               which
               number
               were
               buried
               in
               the
               Parish
               Church
               ,
               and
               in
               their
               Monasteries
               ,
               as
               followeth
               .
            
             
               Margaret
               the
               wife
               of
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Falstolfe
              
               ,
               
               daughter
               of
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Holbroke
              
               knight
               ,
               
                 Iohn
                 Fastolfe
              
               and
               Ione
               his
               wife
               .
               
                 Richard
                 ,
                 Alexander
                 ,
                 William
                 ,
                 Thomas
                 ,
                 Robert
                 Fastolfs
                 ,
                 Clarence
                 Fastolfe
                 ,
              
               the
               wife
               of
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Ilketishale
              
               Knight
               ,
               who
               dyed
               1393.
               
               
                 William
                 Ilketishale
              
               their
               sonne
               ,
               Parson
               of
               Hesingham
               ,
               who
               dyed
               the
               Ides
               of
               December
               1412.
               
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Falstolfe
              
               Doctor
               of
               Diuinitie
               ,
               a
               Frier
               Preacher
               :
               
                 Richard
                 Falstolfe
              
               ,
               an
               Augustine
               Frier
               ,
               with
               many
               more
               of
               that
               ancient
               and
               noble
               Familie
               .
            
             
               
                 Godfrey
                 Pelegren
              
               aforesaid
               and
               his
               wife
               ,
               Thomas
               the
               sonne
               of
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Bowet
              
               Knight
               ▪
               Ione
               the
               daughter
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Wilshire
              
               ,
               wife
               to
               
                 Robert
                 Cromer
              
               .
            
             
               Registred
               and
               buried
               in
               the
               Augustine
               Friers
               these
               .
               
                 William
                 de
                 Vfford
              
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Suffolke
               ,
               
               who
               dyed
               15.
               
               Feb.
               1382.
               
               Michaell
               and
               
                 Michaell
                 de
                 la
                 Pole
              
               ,
               Earles
               of
               Suffolke
               :
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Hengraue
              
               Knight
               ,
               of
               Hengraue
               in
               Suffolke
               (
               of
               which
               Familie
               ,
               and
               the
               owner
               of
               which
               Lordship
               ,
               was
               that
               renowned
               Lawyer
               
                 Edmund
                 de
                 Hengraue
              
               ,
               who
               flourished
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               Edward
               the
               first
               )
               who
               died
               the
               23.
               of
               May
               ,
               1349.
               
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Bacon
                 .
                 Richard
              
               Earle
               of
               Clare
               :
               
                 Roger
                 Fitz.
                 Osbert
              
               .
               Lady
               Katherin
               his
               wife
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Henry
                 Bacon
              
               :
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Bacon
              
               Knights
               :
               Lady
               Sabina
               the
               wife
               of
               ...
               
                 Bacon
                 ,
                 Iohn
                 Bacon
              
               his
               sonne
               ,
               and
               nine
               other
               children
               .
               Ione
               of
               Acris
               ,
               Countesse
               of
               Glocester
               .
            
             
               
                 William
                 Woderow
              
               and
               Margaret
               his
               wife
               ,
               Founders
               of
               this
               Monasterie
               of
               Augustine
               Friers
               ;
               as
               I
               haue
               it
               in
               my
               notes
               from
               
                 William
                 Le
                 Neue
              
               .
               Sir
               
                 Henry
                 Bacon
              
               of
               Garleston
               ,
               or
               Garneston
               ,
               obiit
               1335.
               
               Dame
               
                 Alice
                 Lunston
                 ,
                 obijt
              
               1341.
               
               Dame
               Elianor
               wife
               of
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Gerbrigge
              
               of
               Wickhampton
               obijt
               1353.
               
               Dame
               Elianor
               ....
               Dame
               
                 Ione
                 Caxton
                 obijt
              
               1364.
               
               Dame
               
                 Sibill
                 Mortimer
              
               ,
               wife
               of
               Sir
               
                 Raphe
                 Pygott
              
               of
               Gelston
               ,
               obijt
               1385.
               
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Laune
              
               of
               Flixtonforth
               ,
               and
               Mary
               his
               wife
               .
               
                 Iohn
                 Haukin
              
               Esquire
               ,
               obijt
               1385.
               
               
                 Iohn
                 Belhowse
              
               Esquire
               ,
               obijt
               1399.
               
               
                 Alexander
                 Falstolfe
                 .
                 William
                 March
              
               Esquire
               ,
               obijt
               1412.
               
               
                 Iohn
                 Pulham
              
               gent.
               obijt
               1481.
               
            
          
           
             
               Snoring
               .
            
             
               
                 Orate
                 pro
                 animabus
                 Radulphi
                 Shelton
                 Militis
                 ,
              
               
               
                 &
                 Domine
                 Alicie
                 vxoris
                 eius
                 filie
                 Thome
                 de
                 Vuedal
                 militis
                 ,
                 qui
                 quidem
                 Radulphus
                 obijt
                 M.
                 ccccxxiiii
                 .
              
            
             
             
               The
               Rector
               of
               this
               Church
               at
               this
               time
               (
               as
               I
               am
               informed
               )
               is
               that
               reuerend
               learned
               Diuine
               and
               bountifull
               house-keeper
               ,
               
               
                 Robert
                 Pearson
              
               ,
               Doctor
               of
               Diuinitie
               ,
               Archdeacon
               of
               Suffolke
               ,
               sometimes
               Fellow
               of
               Queenes
               Colledge
               in
               Cambridge
               ;
               To
               whom
               I
               am
               bound
               to
               acknowledge
               all
               thankfulnesse
               ,
               he
               being
               in
               the
               same
               Colledge
               my
               Tutor
               .
            
          
           
             
               Shelton
               .
            
             
               
               
                 Pries
                 pour
                 l'ame
                 du
                 Mounsieur
                 Rauf
                 Shelton
                 Maistres
                 istius
                 ville
                 qui
                 morust
                 le
              
               18.
               
               
                 Nouemb.
                 L'an
                 de
                 grace
                 M.ccclxxiii
                 ......
                 pour
                 la
                 femme
                 fil
                 .
                 du
                 Mounsieur
                 Plays
                 .
              
               ...
            
             
               
               Vnder
               a
               faire
               Grauestone
               lieth
               the
               body
               of
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Shelton
              
               ,
               who
               married
               the
               daughter
               of
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Bullein
              
               ;
               this
               Inscription
               remaining
               .
            
             
               
                 Hic
                 sum
                 sepultus
                 Iohannes
                 de
                 Shelton
                 Miles
                 .
              
            
             
               
               Here
               is
               a
               Tombe
               vnfinished
               of
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Shelton
              
               knight
               ,
               who
               married
               Margaret
               the
               daughter
               of
               the
               Lord
               Morley
               ,
               and
               had
               issue
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Raph
                 Shelton
              
               knight
               ,
               and
               three
               daughters
               :
               Anne
               ,
               married
               to
               ....
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Goosalue
              
               knight
               :
               Alice
               ,
               married
               to
               the
               heire
               of
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Ieselyn
              
               knight
               :
               and
               Mary
               ,
               married
               to
               Sir
               
                 Iames
                 Skudamor
              
               knight
               .
            
             
               
               Here
               is
               also
               another
               Tombe
               vnfinished
               of
               Sir
               
                 Raphe
                 Shelton
              
               knight
               ,
               who
               married
               to
               his
               first
               wife
               ,
               Mary
               ,
               the
               daughter
               of
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Woodhouse
              
               knight
               ,
               and
               had
               issue
               Thomas
               ,
               his
               sonne
               and
               heire
               ,
               who
               married
               the
               daughter
               of
               Baron
               Flowerdew
               .
               Sir
               Iohn
               who
               married
               the
               daughter
               of
               the
               Lord
               
                 Cromwell
                 .
                 Raph
              
               vnmarried
               .
               Edward
               who
               dyed
               young
               .
               
                 Audrie
                 Shelton
              
               married
               to
               ....
               Walsingham
               in
               Kent
               .
               By
               his
               second
               wife
               the
               daughter
               of
               Master
               Barrow
               ,
               he
               had
               issue
               
                 Henry
                 Shelton
              
               ,
               and
               two
               daughters
               ....
            
             
               How
               neare
               these
               times
               these
               come
               I
               doe
               not
               know
               ,
               for
               I
               haue
               no
               further
               instructions
               ,
               but
               from
               an
               imperfect
               Funerall
               Monument
               .
               Neither
               had
               he
               ,
               I
               meane
               Master
               Howldich
               ,
               who
               first
               collected
               these
               Inscriptions
               .
            
          
           
             
               Marham
               .
            
             
               Here
               was
               a
               religious
               little
               house
               of
               white
               Nunnes
               ,
               valued
               at
               thirteene
               pounds
               ,
               
               sixe
               shillings
               ,
               pennie
               halfe
               penny
               .
               The
               first
               Founder
               hereof
               was
               Isabell
               Countesse
               of
               Arundell
               in
               her
               widowhood
               ,
               the
               wife
               of
               
                 Hugh
                 de
                 Albeney
              
               ,
               Earle
               of
               Arundell
               and
               Sussex
               :
               as
               by
               these
               words
               following
               extracted
               out
               of
               the
               booke
               of
               Wauerley
               in
               Surrey
               will
               appeare
               .
               
               
                 Isabella
                 Comitissa
                 Arundell
                 ,
                 morum
                 quidem
                 grauitate
                 non
                 mediocriter
                 adornata
                 ,
                 circa
                 salutem
                 anime
                 sue
                 diligens
                 &
                 sollicita
                 ,
                 divina
                 vt
                 creditur
                 inspiratione
                 preuenita
                 ;
                 Abbatiam
                 Monialium
                 ordinis
                 Cistercen
                 .
                 Marham
                 vocatam
                 cum
                 summa
                 devotione
                 hoc
                 anno
                 ,
                 viz.
              
               1252.
               
                 construxit
                 .
                 Cuius
                 rei
                 causa
                 Abbatem
                 nostrum
                 duxit
                 consulendum
                 ,
                 ac
                 permissione
                 Domini
                 ipsius
                 domum
                 nostram
                 intrauit
                 ,
                 societatem
                 ordinis
                 in
                 capitulo
                 nostro
                 deuote
                 petiit
                 et
                 obtinuit
                 .
                 Quatuor
                 Marcas
                 &
                 vnum
                 Dolium
                 vini
                 Conventui
                 ad
                 pitancias
                 donauit
                 .
              
               And
               thus
               religious
               orders
               were
               enricht
               ,
               and
               made
               great
               feasts
               by
               the
               admittance
               of
               lay
               persons
               into
               their
               Fraternities
               and
               Sisterhoods
               ,
               as
               I
               haue
               touched
               before
               in
               
               my
               discourse
               ,
               
               cap.
               I
               finde
               that
               William
               ,
               Bishop
               of
               Norwich
               ,
               gaue
               vnto
               the
               Abbey
               of
               Nunnes
               in
               Marham
               the
               appropriation
               and
               patronage
               of
               the
               Parish
               Church
               of
               Saint
               Peter
               in
               Rockland
               ,
               within
               the
               Diocesse
               of
               Norwich
               ,
               
                 Anno
                 Christi
              
               1349.
               
            
          
           
             
               Shouldham
               .
            
             
               A
               Priory
               consecrated
               to
               the
               holy
               Crosse
               and
               the
               blessed
               Virgin
               ,
               
               replenished
               likewise
               with
               white
               Nunnes
               Gilbertines
               .
               The
               valuation
               of
               whose
               endowments
               amounted
               to
               bee
               yearely
               worth
               an
               hundred
               seuenty
               and
               one
               pound
               six
               shillings
               8.
               pence
               .
               It
               may
               very
               well
               be
               that
               
                 Robert
                 de
                 Monte
                 alto
              
               or
               Monthault
               was
               the
               Founder
               :
               for
               I
               finde
               in
               the
               Abbey
               booke
               of
               Langeley
               that
               he
               lieth
               here
               buried
               .
               An
               honorable
               Familie
               anciently
               in
               this
               tract
               ,
               and
               in
               diuers
               other
               places
               of
               the
               kingdome
               .
            
          
           
             
               Chappell
               in
               the
               field
               .
            
             
               Founded
               by
               
                 Iohn
                 Brome
              
               ,
               
               or
               his
               Ancestours
               ,
               for
               a
               Deane
               and
               seuen
               Prebends
               ;
               in
               which
               lye
               buried
               besides
               the
               Founder
               ,
               
                 Williom
                 Rees
              
               Esquire
               ,
               and
               Margerie
               his
               wife
               .
               
                 Edmond
                 Bokenham
              
               Esquire
               ,
               and
               Dionisia
               his
               wife
               .
               
                 Iohn
                 Strange
                 ,
                 Elisabeth
              
               wiffe
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Ienny
              
               ,
               daughter
               and
               heire
               of
               
                 Io.
                 Wedyrlye
              
               .
            
          
           
             
               Raueningham
               .
            
             
               Sir
               Iohn
               
                 of
                 Norwich
                 knight
              
               ,
               
               
                 founded
                 a
                 Colledge
                 here
                 at
                 Raueningham
                 ;
                 the
                 Kings
                 licence
                 and
              
               Antonyes
               
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Norwich
                 thereunto
                 first
                 obtained
                 ,
                 for
                 a
                 Master
                 and
                 eight
                 brethren
                 ,
                 Priests
                 .
              
               Anno
               24.
               
               Ed.
               
                 3.
                 which
                 will
                 best
                 appeare
                 by
                 his
                 Charter
                 which
                 followes
                 .
              
            
             
               Vniuersis
               ,
               &c.
               Iohannes
               de
               Norwico
               miles
               ,
               Salutem
               .
               Illud
               Apostoli
               frequenter
               in
               animo
               revoluens
               ;
               
               Qualia
               seminaverit
               homo
               talia
               &
               metet
               ,
               &c.
               ad
               mei
               meriti
               et
               Margarete
               consortis
               mee
               ,
               &c.
               ad
               honorem
               Dei
               Genetricisque
               sue
               .
               Sancti
               Andree
               Apostoli
               omniumque
               sanctorum
               Collegium
               ex
               Magistro
               et
               octo
               confratribus
               Presbyteris
               in
               Ecclesia
               de
               Raueningham
               diuina
               perpetuis
               temporibus
               celebratur
               ,
               duxi
               peritorum
               consilio
               ordinand
               .
               Quod
               Collegium
               domus
               Sancte
               Marie
               de
               Raveningham
               nominari
               dispono
               .
               Dat.
               apud
               Thorpe
               iuxta
               Norwic.
               die
               xxv
               .
               Iulij
               Anno
               Domini
               M.cccl
               .
            
          
           
             
               Tomeston
               ,
               or
               Thonston
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 de
                 Skardelow
              
               knight
               ,
               and
               Iohn
               his
               brother
               ,
               founded
               here
               a
               Chantrie
               of
               six
               Chapleines
               to
               pray
               for
               the
               soules
               of
               the
               said
               Thomas
               ,
               
               Iohn
               ,
               and
               Agnes
               his
               wife
               ,
               and
               their
               parents
               soules
               .
               The
               donation
               beares
               date
               the
               8.
               of
               Feb.
               1349.
               the
               23.
               of
               Ed.
               the
               third
               .
               Valued
               it
               was
               at
               fiftie
               two
               pounds
               fifteene
               shillings
               seuen
               pence
               halfe
               penie
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               Cockford
               .
            
             
               
               Anno
               1243.
               the
               Priory
               of
               blacke
               Canons
               Reguler
               at
               Cockford
               ,
               or
               Cokesford
               was
               founded
               by
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 de
                 Canneto
                 ,
                 id
                 est
                 ,
                 Cheney
              
               knight
               .
               After
               him
               the
               Lord
               Say
               ,
               and
               after
               that
               the
               Lord
               Clinton
               were
               Patrons
               ,
               as
               I
               haue
               it
               out
               of
               a
               Manuscript
               .
               Which
               Foundation
               was
               rated
               ,
               as
               others
               were
               ,
               at
               a
               low
               value
               ,
               to
               be
               of
               yearely
               reuenues
               one
               hundred
               fiftie
               three
               pounds
               ,
               seuen
               shillings
               and
               a
               pennie
               .
            
          
           
             
               Tylney
               Smeeth
               .
            
             
               
               So
               called
               of
               a
               smooth
               plaine
               or
               Common
               thereunto
               adioyning
               ,
               some
               two
               miles
               in
               extensure
               :
               
                 Pinguis
                 adeo
                 &
                 luxurians
                 vt
                 Paduana
                 pascua
                 videatur
                 superasse
                 :
              
               So
               abundantly
               fertile
               ,
               that
               in
               fatnesse
               of
               soile
               it
               doth
               exceed
               the
               pastures
               about
               Padua
               in
               Italy
               .
               For
               ,
               it
               serues
               ,
               and
               that
               sufficiently
               ,
               for
               the
               grazing
               of
               all
               the
               greater
               sort
               of
               cattell
               of
               seuen
               Towneships
               ,
               to
               the
               same
               neare
               scituated
               ,
               besides
               the
               feeding
               of
               thirtie
               thousand
               sheepe
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               Churchyard
               is
               a
               ridg'd
               Altar
               ,
               Tombe
               or
               Sepulchre
               of
               a
               wondrous
               antique
               fashion
               ,
               vpon
               which
               an
               Axell-tree
               and
               a
               cart-wheele
               are
               insculped
               ;
               Vnder
               this
               Funerall
               Monument
               ,
               the
               Towne-dwellers
               say
               that
               one
               Hikifricke
               lies
               interred
               ;
               of
               whom
               (
               as
               it
               hath
               gone
               by
               tradition
               from
               Father
               to
               the
               Sonne
               )
               they
               thus
               likewise
               report
               :
               
               How
               that
               vpon
               a
               time
               (
               no
               man
               knowes
               how
               long
               since
               )
               there
               happened
               a
               great
               quarrell
               betwixt
               the
               Lord
               of
               this
               land
               or
               ground
               ,
               and
               the
               Inhabitants
               of
               the
               foresaid
               seuen
               villages
               ,
               about
               the
               meere-markes
               ,
               limits
               ,
               or
               bondaries
               of
               this
               fruitfull
               feeding
               place
               ;
               the
               matter
               came
               to
               a
               battell
               or
               skirmish
               ,
               in
               which
               the
               said
               Inhabitants
               being
               not
               able
               to
               resist
               the
               Landlord
               and
               his
               forces
               ,
               began
               to
               giue
               backe
               ;
               Hikifricke
               ,
               driuing
               his
               cart
               along
               ,
               and
               perceiuing
               that
               his
               neighbours
               were
               faint-hearted
               ,
               and
               ready
               to
               take
               flight
               ,
               he
               shooke
               the
               Axell-tree
               from
               the
               cart
               ,
               which
               he
               vsed
               in
               stead
               of
               a
               sword
               ,
               
               and
               tooke
               one
               of
               the
               cart-wheeles
               which
               he
               held
               as
               a
               buckler
               ;
               with
               these
               weapons
               (
               in
               a
               furious
               rage
               ,
               you
               must
               imagine
               )
               he
               set
               vpon
               the
               Common
               aduersaries
               ,
               or
               aduersaries
               of
               the
               Common
               ,
               encouraged
               his
               neighbours
               to
               go
               forward
               ,
               and
               fight
               valiantly
               in
               defence
               of
               their
               liberties
               ;
               who
               being
               animated
               by
               his
               manly
               prowesse
               ,
               they
               tooke
               heart
               to
               grasse
               ,
               as
               the
               prouerbe
               is
               ,
               insomuch
               that
               they
               chased
               the
               Landlord
               and
               his
               companie
               ,
               to
               the
               vtmost
               verge
               of
               the
               said
               Common
               ;
               which
               from
               that
               time
               they
               haue
               quietly
               enioyed
               to
               this
               very
               day
               .
            
             
               The
               Axell-tree
               and
               cart-wheele
               are
               cut
               and
               figured
               in
               diuers
               places
               of
               the
               Church
               ,
               and
               Church
               windowes
               ,
               which
               makes
               the
               story
               ,
               you
               must
               needs
               say
               ,
               more
               probable
               .
            
             
               
               This
               relation
               doth
               in
               many
               parts
               parallell
               with
               that
               of
               one
               Hay
               ,
               a
               strong
               braue
               spirited
               Scottish
               Plowman
               ,
               who
               vpon
               a
               set
               battell
               of
               Scots
               against
               the
               Danes
               ,
               being
               working
               at
               the
               same
               time
               in
               the
               next
               field
               ,
               and
               seeing
               some
               of
               his
               countreymen
               to
               flie
               from
               that
               hote
               encounter
               ,
               caught
               vp
               an
               oxe
               yoke
               ,
               (
               Boethius
               saith
               ,
               a
               Plough-beame
               )
               with
               which
               (
               after
               some
               exhortation
               that
               they
               should
               not
               bee
               faint-hearted
               )
               hee
               beate
               the
               said
               straglers
               backe
               againe
               to
               the
               maine
               Army
               ,
               where
               he
               with
               his
               two
               sonnes
               (
               who
               tooke
               likewise
               such
               weapons
               as
               came
               next
               to
               their
               hands
               )
               renewed
               the
               charge
               so
               
               furiously
               that
               they
               quite
               discomfited
               the
               enemy
               ,
               obtaining
               the
               glory
               of
               the
               day
               and
               victory
               ,
               for
               their
               drad
               Lord
               and
               Soueraigne
               Kenneth
               the
               third
               ,
               King
               of
               Scotland
               :
               and
               this
               happened
               in
               the
               yeare
               942.
               the
               second
               of
               the
               said
               kings
               raigne
               .
            
             
               This
               you
               may
               reade
               at
               large
               in
               the
               History
               of
               Scotland
               ,
               thus
               abridged
               by
               Camden
               as
               followeth
               .
            
             
               Where
               Tay
               now
               growen
               bigger
               enlargeth
               himselfe
               (
               saith
               he
               )
               there
               appeareth
               ouer
               it
               Arrol
               ,
               
               the
               habitation
               of
               the
               noble
               Earles
               of
               Arrol
               ,
               who
               euer
               since
               the
               Bruises
               dayes
               ,
               haue
               beene
               by
               inheritance
               the
               Constables
               of
               Scotland
               :
               and
               verily
               they
               deduce
               an
               ancient
               pedegree
               from
               one
               Hay
               ,
               a
               man
               of
               exceeding
               strength
               and
               excellent
               courage
               :
               who
               together
               with
               his
               two
               sonnes
               ,
               in
               a
               dangerous
               battell
               of
               Scots
               against
               the
               Danes
               at
               Longcarty
               ,
               caught
               vp
               an
               oxe
               yoke
               ,
               and
               so
               valiantly
               and
               fortunately
               withall
               ,
               what
               with
               frighting
               ,
               and
               what
               with
               exhorting
               ,
               reenforced
               the
               Scots
               at
               the
               point
               to
               shrinke
               and
               recule
               ,
               that
               they
               had
               the
               day
               of
               the
               Danes
               ,
               and
               the
               King
               with
               the
               States
               of
               the
               kingdome
               ascribed
               the
               victory
               and
               their
               owne
               safety
               vnto
               his
               valour
               and
               prowesse
               .
               Whereupon
               in
               this
               place
               ,
               the
               most
               battle
               and
               fruitfull
               grounds
               were
               assigned
               vnto
               him
               and
               his
               heires
               ,
               who
               in
               testimony
               hereof
               ,
               haue
               set
               ouer
               their
               coat
               a
               yoke
               for
               their
               Creast
               .
            
             
               Of
               which
               memorable
               exploite
               ,
               to
               the
               further
               honour
               of
               this
               ancient
               and
               Princely
               great
               Family
               ,
               
                 Iohn
                 Ionston
              
               of
               Aberdon
               ,
               that
               ingenious
               learned
               Diuine
               and
               Poet
               hath
               written
               ,
               as
               followeth
               .
            
             
               
                 Haius
                 Pater
                 cum
                 duobus
                 filijs
                 .
                 
              
               
                 Armatus
                 aratri
                 iugo
                 ,
                 suorum
                 fugientium
                 agmen
                 stitit
                 .
                 Danorum
                 exercitum
                 victorem
                 repulit
                 .
                 Salutem
                 patriae
                 ,
                 sibi
                 posterisque
                 rem
                 &
                 decus
                 immortale
                 peperit
                 ,
                 in
                 memorabili
                 ad
                 Loncartem
                 vicum
                 pugna
                 ;
                 quae
                 incidit
                 in
                 annum
                 secundum
                 Kennethi
                 iii.
                 Anno
                 Christi
                 942.
                 
                 Ab
                 hoc
                 cepit
                 initium
                 illustris
                 Comitum
                 Erroliae
                 domus
                 ,
                 quae
                 et
                 agros
                 Scotiae
                 fertilissimos
                 ,
                 et
                 insignia
                 in
                 victoriae
                 praemia
                 hisce
                 data
                 adhuc
                 tenet
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Quo
                   ruitis
                   Ciues
                   ?
                   Heia
                   ;
                   hosti
                   obuertite
                   vultus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Non
                   pudet
                   infami
                   vertere
                   terga
                   fuga
                   ?
                
                 
                   Hostis
                   ego
                   vobis
                   ;
                   aut
                   ferrum
                   virtite
                   in
                   hostem
                   .
                
                 
                   Dixit
                   ,
                   et
                   armatus
                   dux
                   praeit
                   ipse
                   iugo
                   .
                
                 
                   Quâ
                   ,
                   quâ
                   ibat
                   vastam
                   condensa
                   per
                   agmina
                   Danûm
                
                 
                   Dat
                   stragem
                   :
                   hinc
                   omnis
                   consequiturque
                   fuga
                   ,
                
                 
                   Servauit
                   Ciues
                   .
                   Victorem
                   reppulit
                   hostem
                   .
                
                 
                   Vnus
                   cum
                   Natis
                   agminis
                   instar
                   erat
                   .
                
                 
                   Hic
                   Decios
                   agnosce
                   tuos
                   magnae
                   aemula
                   Romae
                   ,
                
                 
                   Aut
                   prior
                   hac
                   ,
                   aut
                   te
                   bis
                   Scotia
                   maior
                   adhuc
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             
             
               
                 The
                 Succession
                 ,
                 names
                 and
                 number
                 of
                 the
                 right
                 reuerend
                 Fathers
                 in
                 God
                 ,
                 Lords
                 and
                 Bishops
                 of
                 Dunwich
                 ,
                 Elmham
                 ,
                 and
                 Norwich
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 such
                 of
                 them
                 as
                 I
                 finde
                 to
                 haue
                 beene
                 reputed
                 Saints
                 .
              
            
             
               OF
               the
               Bishops
               of
               Dunwich
               and
               Elmham
               ,
               I
               haue
               already
               written
               ;
               of
               which
               number
               ,
               Felix
               the
               first
               Bishop
               was
               the
               first
               Saint
               .
            
             
               
                 In
                 the
                 yere
                 vi
                 .
                 hundreth
                 thyrty
                 and
                 two
              
               
                 
                 Kynge
                 Edwyne
                 ,
                 by
                 holy
                 doctryne
                 ,
              
               
                 Of
                 Saynt
                 Felix
                 ,
                 an
                 holy
                 Preste
                 that
                 was
                 tho
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 preachyng
                 of
                 the
                 holy
                 archbyshop
                 Paulyn
                 ,
              
               
                 Of
                 Chrystes
                 worde
                 ,
                 and
                 verteous
                 discyplyne
              
               
                 Conuerted
                 Edordwolde
                 ,
                 of
                 Estangle
                 the
                 kyng
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 all
                 the
                 realme
                 ,
                 where
                 Felix
                 was
                 dwelling
                 .
              
            
             
               
               This
               sacred
               Bishop
               Felix
               was
               borne
               ,
               brought
               vp
               ,
               and
               sublimated
               with
               an
               Episcopall
               Mitre
               ,
               in
               the
               parts
               of
               Burgundy
               ;
               which
               worldly
               pompe
               and
               honour
               ,
               together
               with
               his
               owne
               Countrie
               ,
               hee
               forsooke
               ,
               onely
               to
               propagate
               the
               Gospell
               ,
               and
               came
               into
               England
               to
               preach
               the
               word
               of
               God
               ,
               in
               the
               daies
               of
               Honorius
               Bishop
               of
               Rome
               ,
               Honorius
               being
               as
               then
               Archbishop
               of
               Canterbury
               .
               He
               was
               a
               man
               euery
               way
               learned
               ,
               &
               what
               he
               daily
               taught
               ,
               hee
               carefully
               put
               in
               practise
               by
               his
               holy
               conuersation
               ,
               and
               charitable
               good
               workes
               .
               He
               deliuered
               the
               word
               with
               great
               mildnesse
               and
               pleasant
               elocution
               ,
               whereby
               the
               more
               easily
               he
               subiugated
               his
               Auditors
               to
               the
               yoke
               of
               ●esus
               Christ.
               Hauing
               gouerned
               the
               East
               Angles
               17
               yeares
               ,
               he
               died
               at
               Dunwich
               ,
               his
               Seat
               ,
               
               the
               eight
               of
               the
               Ides
               of
               March
               ,
               Anno
               647.
               where
               in
               the
               Church
               of
               his
               owne
               Foundation
               ,
               he
               was
               first
               buried
               ;
               but
               after
               a
               time
               ,
               his
               bones
               were
               taken
               vp
               and
               conuaied
               to
               Some
               in
               Cambridgeshire
               ,
               and
               there
               solemnly
               encoffined
               in
               the
               Chancell
               of
               the
               Church
               there
               ,
               which
               hee
               likewise
               built
               .
               And
               afterwards
               ,
               in
               the
               raigne
               of
               King
               Canute
               ,
               his
               sacred
               reliques
               were
               remoued
               from
               thence
               to
               the
               Abbey-Church
               of
               Ramsey
               in
               Huntingdonshire
               ,
               by
               the
               procurement
               of
               Ethelstan
               ,
               at
               that
               time
               Abbot
               of
               the
               said
               Monastery
               .
            
             
               The
               next
               Bishop
               that
               I
               finde
               ,
               was
               Humbyrct
               ,
               or
               Humbert
               ,
               who
               kept
               his
               See
               at
               Elmham
               ,
               
               and
               being
               reputed
               holy
               ,
               was
               reckoned
               for
               a
               Saint
               ,
               of
               which
               a
               late
               writer
               .
            
             
               
                 
                 The
                 See
                 at
                 Norwich
                 ,
                 now
                 establisht
                 (
                 long
                 not
                 stird
                 )
              
               
                 At
                 Eltham
                 planted
                 first
                 ,
                 to
                 Norwich
                 then
                 transferd
                 ,
              
               
                 Into
                 our
                 bed-roule
                 here
                 ,
                 her
                 Humbert
                 in
                 doth
                 bring
                 ,
              
               
                 (
                 A
                 Counsellour
                 that
                 was
                 to
                 that
                 most
                 martyred
                 king
              
               
                 Saint
                 Edmund
                 )
                 who
                 in
                 their
                 rude
                 massacre
                 then
                 slaine
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 title
                 of
                 a
                 Saint
                 ,
                 his
                 Martyrdome
                 doth
                 gaine
                 .
              
            
             
               Now
               to
               come
               to
               Norwich
               ,
               the
               first
               Bishop
               of
               Norwich
               was
               
                 William
                 Herbert
              
               :
               the
               second
               ,
               Euerard
               :
               the
               third
               ,
               
                 William
                 Turbus
              
               :
               the
               fourth
               ,
               Iohn
               of
               Oxford
               :
               the
               fift
               ,
               
                 Iohn
                 de
                 Grey
              
               :
               of
               these
               I
               haue
               written
               before
               .
            
             
             
               The
               sixt
               ,
               was
               Pandulfus
               ,
               the
               Popes
               Legate
               ,
               hee
               was
               consecrated
               at
               Rome
               ,
               by
               Honorius
               the
               Third
               ,
               Bishop
               of
               Rome
               ,
               and
               died
               the
               fift
               yeare
               of
               his
               consecration
               ,
               1227.
               
            
             
               The
               seuenth
               was
               
                 Thomas
                 de
                 Blundeuill
              
               ,
               an
               officer
               of
               the
               Exchequer
               ,
               preferred
               thereunto
               by
               
                 Hubert
                 de
                 Burgo
              
               ,
               the
               famous
               chiefe
               Iustice
               of
               England
               :
               he
               died
               ,
               August
               16.
               1236.
               
            
             
               The
               eight
               ,
               Radulph
               ,
               who
               died
               ,
               An.
               1236.
               
            
             
               The
               ninth
               was
               
                 William
                 de
                 Raleigh
              
               ,
               who
               was
               remoued
               to
               Winchester
               .
            
             
               The
               tenth
               was
               
                 Walter
                 de
                 Sufield
              
               ;
               the
               eleuenth
               ,
               
                 Simon
                 de
                 Wanton
              
               ;
               the
               twelfth
               ,
               
                 Roger
                 de
                 Sherwyng
              
               ;
               the
               thirteenth
               ,
               
                 William
                 Middleton
              
               ,
               of
               whom
               before
               .
            
             
               The
               fourteenth
               was
               
                 Raph
                 de
                 Walpoole
              
               ,
               translated
               to
               Ely.
               The
               fifteenth
               was
               
                 Iohn
                 Salmon
              
               ;
               the
               sixteenth
               was
               
                 William
                 Ayermin
              
               ,
               of
               whom
               before
               .
            
             
               The
               seuenteenth
               was
               
                 Antony
                 de
                 Becke
              
               ,
               Doctor
               of
               Diuinitie
               ,
               a
               retainer
               to
               the
               Court
               of
               Rome
               ,
               
               and
               made
               Bishop
               by
               the
               Popes
               Prouisorie
               Bull.
               Hee
               had
               much
               to
               doe
               with
               the
               Monkes
               of
               his
               Church
               ,
               whom
               it
               seemeth
               hee
               vsed
               too
               rigorously
               .
               He
               also
               withstood
               
                 Robert
                 Winchelsey
              
               ,
               Archbishop
               of
               Canterbury
               ,
               in
               his
               visitation
               ,
               appealing
               from
               him
               to
               Rome
               .
               This
               boisterous
               vnquiet
               humour
               ,
               it
               seemes
               ,
               was
               his
               death
               ;
               for
               it
               is
               said
               ,
               that
               hee
               was
               poisoned
               by
               his
               owne
               seruants
               .
            
             
               The
               eighteenth
               Bishop
               was
               
                 William
                 Bateman
              
               ,
               who
               died
               at
               Auinion
               ,
               in
               the
               yeare
               1354.
               and
               was
               there
               buried
               ,
               of
               whom
               hereafter
               .
            
             
               The
               ninteenth
               was
               
                 Thomas
                 Piercy
              
               :
               The
               twentieth
               was
               
                 Henry
                 Spencer
              
               :
               The
               one
               and
               twentieth
               was
               Alexander
               ,
               of
               whom
               before
               .
            
             
               The
               two
               and
               twentieth
               was
               
                 Richard
                 Courtney
              
               ,
               Chancellour
               of
               the
               Vniuersitie
               of
               Oxford
               ,
               a
               man
               famous
               for
               his
               excellent
               knowledge
               in
               both
               lawes
               .
               A
               man
               of
               great
               linage
               ,
               great
               learning
               ,
               and
               great
               vertue
               ,
               and
               no
               lesse
               beloued
               among
               the
               common
               people
               .
               He
               died
               of
               a
               Fluxe
               in
               Normandy
               ,
               at
               the
               siege
               of
               Harflew
               ,
               Septemb.
               14.
               1415.
               in
               the
               second
               yeare
               after
               his
               consecration
               .
               His
               body
               being
               brought
               into
               England
               ,
               was
               honourably
               interred
               at
               Westminster
               .
            
             
               The
               three
               and
               twentieth
               ,
               was
               
                 Iohn
                 Wakering
              
               ,
               of
               whom
               I
               haue
               spoken
               before
               .
            
             
               The
               foure
               and
               twentieth
               was
               
                 William
                 Alnwick
              
               ,
               translated
               to
               Lincolne
               ,
               of
               whom
               hereafter
               in
               his
               place
               of
               buriall
               .
            
             
               The
               fiue
               and
               twentieth
               was
               
                 Thomas
                 Browne
              
               ,
               Bishop
               of
               Rochester
               ,
               who
               being
               at
               the
               Councell
               of
               Basill
               ,
               had
               this
               Bishopricke
               cast
               vpon
               him
               ,
               before
               euer
               he
               vnderstood
               of
               any
               such
               intent
               toward
               him
               .
               In
               his
               time
               ,
               the
               Citizens
               of
               Norwich
               (
               vpon
               an
               old
               grudge
               )
               attempted
               many
               things
               against
               the
               Church
               :
               but
               such
               was
               the
               singuler
               wisedome
               and
               courage
               of
               this
               Bishop
               ,
               that
               all
               their
               enterprises
               came
               to
               none
               effect
               ;
               he
               sate
               nine
               yeares
               ,
               and
               died
               anno
               1445.
               where
               buried
               ,
               I
               doe
               not
               finde
               .
            
             
               The
               sixe
               and
               twentieth
               was
               
                 Gualter
                 Hart
              
               ,
               or
               Lyghart
               .
               The
               seauen
               and
               twentieth
               was
               
                 Iames
                 Goldwell
              
               .
               The
               eight
               and
               twentieth
               was
               
                 Thomas
                 Ian.
              
               The
               nine
               and
               twentieth
               was
               
                 Richard
                 Nyx
              
               ,
               of
               whom
               before
               .
            
             
               The
               thirtieth
               ,
               was
               
                 William
                 Rugge
                 ,
                 alias
                 Reps
              
               ,
               a
               Doctor
               of
               Diuinitie
               in
               Cambridge
               .
               He
               sate
               14
               yeares
               ,
               and
               deceased
               anno
               1550.
               
            
             
               The
               one
               and
               thirtieth
               was
               Thyrlhey
               ,
               a
               Doctor
               of
               Law
               of
               Cambridge
               ,
               the
               
               first
               and
               last
               Bishop
               of
               Westminster
               ,
               translated
               to
               Ely.
               
            
             
               The
               two
               and
               thirtieth
               was
               
                 Iohn
                 Hopton
              
               ,
               a
               Doctor
               of
               Diuinity
               of
               Oxford
               ,
               and
               houshold
               Chaplaine
               to
               Queene
               Mary
               ,
               elected
               to
               this
               Bishopricke
               in
               King
               Edwards
               daies
               .
               He
               sate
               4
               yeares
               ,
               and
               died
               in
               the
               same
               yeare
               that
               Queene
               Mary
               did
               ,
               for
               griefe
               as
               it
               was
               supposed
               .
            
             
               The
               three
               and
               thirtieth
               ,
               was
               
                 Iohn
                 Parkhurst
              
               ,
               who
               lieth
               buried
               in
               his
               Cathedrall
               Church
               ,
               vnder
               a
               faire
               Tombe
               ,
               with
               this
               Inscription
               .
            
             
               
                 Iohannes
                 Parkhurstus
                 Theol.
                 professor
                 ,
                 Gilford
                 :
                 natus
                 ,
                 Oxon.
                 educatus
                 .
                 Temporibus
                 Mariae
                 Reginae
                 pro
                 tuenda
                 conscientia
                 vixit
                 exul
                 voluntarius
                 :
                 postea
                 Presul
                 factus
                 sanctissime
                 hanc
                 rexit
                 Ecclesiam
                 ,
                 per.
              
               16.
               
               
                 An.
                 ob
              
               .
               1574.
               aetat
               63.
               
            
             
               
                 Vivo
                 bono
                 ,
                 docto
                 ,
                 ac
                 pio
                 Iohanni
                 Parkhursto
                 Episcopo
                 vigilentissimo
                 ,
                 Georgius
                 Gardmer
                 posuit
                 hoc
                 monumentum
                 .
              
            
             
               The
               foure
               and
               thirtieth
               was
               
                 Edmund
                 Freake
              
               ,
               Doctor
               of
               Diuinity
               ,
               who
               was
               remoued
               from
               hence
               to
               Worcester
               .
            
             
               The
               fiue
               and
               thirtieth
               was
               
                 Edmund
                 Scambler
              
               ,
               houshold
               Chaplaine
               for
               a
               time
               to
               the
               Archbishop
               of
               Canterbury
               :
               hee
               was
               consecrated
               Bishop
               of
               Peterborough
               ,
               Ianuary
               16.
               anno
               1560.
               and
               vpon
               the
               translation
               of
               Bishop
               Freake
               ,
               preferred
               to
               this
               See
               ,
               where
               hee
               lieth
               buried
               vnder
               a
               faire
               monument
               ,
               hauing
               this
               Inscription
               or
               Epitaph
               .
            
             
               
                 Edmundi
                 Scambleri
                 ,
                 viri
                 reuerendissimi
                 ,
                 et
                 in
                 ampliss
                 .
                 dignitatis
                 gradu
                 dum
                 inter
                 homines
                 ageret
                 locati
                 corpus
                 in
                 hoc
                 tegitur
                 tumulo
                 ,
                 obijt
                 Non.
                 Maij
                 anno
              
               1594.
               
            
             
               
                 Viuo
                 tibi
                 ,
                 moriorque
                 tibi
                 ,
                 tibi
                 Christe
                 resurgam
                 ,
              
               
                 Te
                 quia
                 iustifica
                 Christe
                 prebendo
                 fide
                 .
              
               
                 Huic
                 abeat
                 mortis
                 terror
                 ,
                 tibi
                 viuo
                 redemptor
                 ,
              
               
                 Mors
                 mihi
                 lucrum
                 est
                 ,
                 tu
                 pie
                 Christe
                 salus
                 .
              
            
             
               The
               sixe
               and
               thirtieth
               was
               
                 William
                 Redman
              
               ,
               Archdeacon
               of
               Canterbury
               ,
               consecrated
               Ianuary
               12.
               an
               .
               1594.
               
               He
               was
               sometime
               fellow
               of
               Trinity
               Colledge
               in
               Cambridge
               ,
               and
               bestowed
               100.
               markes
               vpon
               wainscotting
               of
               the
               Library
               there
               .
               Hee
               died
               a
               few
               daies
               before
               Michaelmas
               ,
               Anno
               1602.
               
            
             
               The
               seauen
               and
               thirtieth
               ,
               was
               
                 Iohn
                 Iegon
              
               ,
               Doctor
               of
               Diuinity
               ,
               and
               Deane
               of
               Norwich
               ,
               fellow
               sometimes
               of
               Queenes
               Colledge
               in
               Cambridge
               ,
               and
               afterwards
               master
               of
               Bennet
               Colledge
               :
               of
               the
               time
               of
               his
               death
               ,
               or
               how
               long
               he
               enioyed
               this
               high
               dignitie
               ,
               I
               haue
               not
               learned
               .
            
             
               The
               eight
               and
               thirtieth
               was
               
                 Iohn
                 Ouerall
              
               Doctor
               of
               Diuinitie
               ,
               sometimes
               Fellow
               of
               Trinitie
               Colledge
               ,
               Master
               of
               Katherine
               Hall
               ,
               and
               the
               Kings
               Professor
               in
               Cambridge
               ;
               afterwards
               ,
               Deane
               of
               S.
               Pauls
               ,
               a
               learned
               great
               Schooleman
               ,
               as
               any
               was
               in
               all
               the
               kingdome
               :
               how
               long
               hee
               sate
               ,
               or
               when
               he
               died
               ,
               I
               doe
               not
               certainly
               know
               .
            
             
               
                 Samuel
                 Harsenet
              
               ,
               Doctor
               of
               Diuinity
               ,
               sometime
               Master
               of
               Penbroke
               Hall
               in
               Cambridge
               ,
               Bishop
               of
               Chichester
               ,
               and
               now
               graced
               with
               the
               metropoliticall
               dignity
               of
               the
               Archbishoprick
               of
               Yorke
               ,
               was
               the
               nine
               and
               thirtieth
               Bishop
               of
               this
               Diocesse
               .
               Which
               at
               this
               time
               is
               gouerned
               by
               the
               right
               reuerend
               Father
               in
               God
               ;
            
             
             
               
                 Francis
                 White
              
               ,
               Doctor
               of
               Diuinitie
               ,
               the
               Kings
               Almone●
               ,
               sometimes
               Deane
               ,
               as
               also
               Bishop
               of
               Carlile
               ,
               an
               excellent
               learned
               man
               ,
               as
               his
               workes
               now
               extant
               doe
               testifie
               .
            
             
               Now
               it
               here
               followes
               that
               I
               should
               say
               somewhat
               of
               the
               scituation
               ,
               circuit
               ,
               commodities
               ,
               and
               other
               particulars
               of
               this
               Diocesse
               ,
               like
               as
               I
               haue
               done
               of
               London
               ,
               but
               that
               is
               already
               most
               exactly
               performed
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               full
               ,
               by
               that
               learned
               and
               iudicious
               Knight
               ,
               and
               great
               Antiquary
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Henry
                 Spelman
              
               ,
               in
               his
               booke
               (
               before
               mentioned
               )
               called
               Icenia
               :
               a
               Manuscript
               much
               desired
               to
               come
               to
               the
               open
               view
               of
               the
               world
               .
            
          
           
             Here
             endeth
             the
             Ancient
             Funerall
             Monuments
             within
             the
             Diocesse
             of
             Norwich
             ;
             and
             this
             Booke
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A14916-e440
           
             
               A
               funerall
               Elegie
               vpon
               the
               death
               of
               Sir
            
             Robert
             Cotton
             
               Knight
               and
               Baronet
            
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A14916-e49690
           
             Lib.
             8.
             ep
             .
             3.
             
          
           
             Lib.
             10.
             
             Epig.
             11.
             
          
           
             
               In
               conclu
               .
               li.
               vlt.
            
             
          
           
             
               1.
               
               Siluester
               ,
               Transl.
            
          
           
             
               Proper●
               lib.
            
             3.
             
             El.
             2.
             
          
           
             Ruines
             of
             Time.
             
          
           
             
               M.
               ●rayton
               ,
               P●l
               .
               Song
               .
               xvi
               .
            
          
           
             
               Scipio
               Gentilis
               lib.
               Orig.
               sing
            
             .
          
           
             
               Panuinius
               in
               lideritu
               sepeliend
               .
               mortuos
               .
            
          
           
             
          
           
             R●maines
             .
          
           
             
               Camd.
               Remaines
            
             .
          
           
             Aene●●
             〈◊〉
             Trump
             〈…〉
             .
          
           
             Inuen
             .
             〈◊〉
             
          
           
             
               Rosin
               .
               de
               Autin
               Romano
               .
               〈…〉
               l.
               ●
               .
               cap.
            
             59.
             
          
           
             Gen.
             1●
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             Sam.
             18.
             
          
           
             2
             ▪
             Sam.
             5.
             
          
           
             Ioh.
             11.
             
          
           
             Aul.
             G●ll.
             Noct.
             Att.
             lib.
             17.
             c.
             14.
             
          
           
             2.
             
             
               Sam.
               c●
            
             .
             ●8
             
          
           
             Cap.
             4.
             
          
           
             *
             this
             .
          
           
             *
             that
             .
          
           
             *
             thine
             .
          
           
             *
             they
             .
          
           
             *
             
               they
               answer
            
             .
          
           
             *
             
               thinke
               on
               this
            
             .
          
           
             
               Mss.
               in
               .
               Bib.
               Cott.
            
             
          
           
             
               De
               Ci●t
               .
               Dei.
               ca.
            
             1●
             .
          
           
             R●maines
             .
          
           
             Gen.
             49.50
             .
          
           
             T●ans
             .
             by
             
               George
               Chapman
            
             ▪
             
          
           
             Psal.
             79.
             
          
           
             2.
             
             King
             9.
             
          
           
             1.
             
             King
             13.
             
          
           
             Chap.
             14.18
             ,
             19
             ,
             20.
             
          
           
             Ier.
             34.20
             .
          
           
             Ier
             22.18.19
             .
          
           
             Ier.
             16.4
             .
          
           
             Ier.
             14.16
             .
          
           
             Ier.
             19.7
             .
          
           
             
               Virg.
               Ae●
               .
               l●
            
             .
             10.
             
          
           
             
               Epitas●●●um
               per
               anticipat●onem
            
             .
          
           
             
               Aul.
               Gell.
               Noc
               Att.
               li.
               〈…〉
               .
            
          
           
             Remaines
             .
          
           
             
               Thomas
               May
               ,
               lib.
            
             4.
             
          
           
             Lib.
             1.
             
               de
               Ciuit
               Dei.
               cap.
            
             11.
             
          
           
             2.
             
             Chro
             ●2
             .
             3●
             
          
           
             
               Pet
               Opmer
               .
               opu●
               Chronog
               ad
               .
               An.
            
             408.
             
          
           
             Hym.
             10.
             
          
           
             Lib.
             1.
             cap.
             25.
             
          
           
             *
             The
             like
             found
             at
             the
             suppression
             of
             Abbaies
             in
             〈…〉
             .
          
           
             
               De
               〈◊〉
               .
               Des.
               cap.
            
             11.
             
          
           
             Ae●
             .
             l.
             ●●
             
          
           
             Some
             say
             hee
             was
             slaine
             here
             in
             England
             ,
             some
             others
             in
             the
             Citie
             of
             Mentz
             in
             Germany
             .
          
           
             
               Camd.
               in
               York
            
             .
          
           
             
               Camd.
               in
               Hamp
            
             .
          
           
             
               Vir.
               Aen.
               l.
            
             6.
             
          
           
             
               H●●
               .
               ●●yss
               .
               ●
               .
               ij
               .
            
          
           
             
               Parental
               .
               in
               praef
            
             .
          
           
             Virgil.
             l.
             6.
             
             Aen.
             
          
           
             
               Pausa
               .
               in
               Corinthiacis
            
             .
          
           
             
               Xenophon
               lib.
            
             6.
             
          
           
             
               Tacit.
               li
               ,
               Annal.
               cap.
            
             23.
             
          
           
             Per●
             Stephanon
             .
             Hy●nus
             4.
             
          
           
             Ouid.
             Met.
             l.
             15.
             
          
           
             
               Ouid.
               l.
            
             25.
             
          
           
             
               
                 Lucn
              
               .
               l.
            
             9.
             
          
           
             Spons
             .
             Ruines
             of
             Time.
             
          
           
             Moun.
             〈…〉
             Cap.
             ●
             .
          
           
             Lucan
             in
             
               the
               Argument
            
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             〈…〉
             8
          
           
             Virg
             Ae●●●
             ▪
             
          
           
             Lucan
             .
             lib
             ●
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               The
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               Sompner
            
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             Chaucer
             
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               Prologue
            
             .
          
           
             Chaucer
             
               in
               the
               Friers
               tale
            
             .
          
           
             Amos●●
             
          
           
             Remaines
             .
          
           
             Remaines
             .
          
           
             
               Aug.
               super
               Ioha
            
             .
          
           
             
               Hieron
               .
               Ep.
            
             34.
             
          
           
             
               Cicero
               de
               Legibus
            
             .
          
           
             
               Rastat
               .
               〈◊〉
               Excommengement
            
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
               Iustin.
               Hist.
               l.
            
             32.
             
          
           
             
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
               Stow.
               Annal.
            
             
          
           
             Sam.
             Daniell
             Musophilus
             .
          
           
             
               Vid●
               .
               Parl.
               An.
            
             2●
             .
             ●d
             6.
             ca.
             6.
             
          
           
             
               Camd.
               in
               ●uff
            
          
           
             
               Ioseph
               .
               Antiq.
               Iud.
               l.
            
             13.
             
             ca
             ●5
             .
          
           
             
               Cod.
               Theod
               l
            
             5
             
          
           
             
               C●ss●●d
               l.
            
             4.
             
          
           
             〈…〉
             of
             a
             booke
             intituled
             ,
             Conspiracie
             of
             pretended
             Reformation
             .
          
           
             
               N
               Harp●●i●ld
               .
               〈◊〉
               Angl
               Eccl.
               cap
            
             1.
             
               〈…〉
               secul
            
             .
          
           
             A
             Manus●●●pt
             in
             the
             Ea●le
             of
             Excesters
             ●●lemino●s
             Library
             .
          
           
             
               Gild.
               de
               extud
               .
               ●
               Brit.
               
            
          
           
             Cap.
             47.
             
             &
             48.
             
          
           
             
               Non
               Bana
               .
               hist
               sua
               genti●
               .
            
          
           
             
               Godwin
               de
               ●on
               .
               Brita
            
             .
          
           
             *
             Faganus
             and
             Damianus
             .
          
           
             A
             Manuscript
             in
             the
             Heralds
             office
             .
          
           
             *
             heard
          
           
             *
             that
             .
          
           
             *
             take
             .
          
           
             *
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             .
          
           
             *
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             .
          
           
             *
             El●anus
             and
             Medu●inus
             
               two
               learned
               Clerks
               sent
               by
            
             Lu●ius
             
               to
               Rome
            
             .
          
           
             *
             men
             .
          
           
             *
             name●h
             .
          
           
             *
             they
             .
          
           
             *
             could
             .
          
           
             
               Seuen
               cols
               .
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               seuen
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               head
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               them
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               a
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               them
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             *
             
               corn
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               and
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             .
          
           
             Lib.
             4
             cap.
             27.
             
          
           
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             .
          
           
             *
             ignorant
             .
          
           
             
               Bed.
               l.
            
             1.
             ca.
             26.
             
          
           
             
               Bed.
               li.
            
             3
             ca.
             26.
             
          
           
             
               Mss.
               in
               bib
               .
               Cotton
            
             .
          
           
             S.
             Tecla
             .
             S.
             Agatha
             .
             S.
             Margaret
             .
             S.
             Lucie
             .
          
           
             S.
             Sis●ey
             .
             S.
             Agnes
             .
          
           
             C.
             in
             Cheshire
             .
          
           
             
               Quint.
               declam
            
             .
             4
             
          
           
             
               Godwin
               .
               Presul
               .
               Aug.
               in
               vit
               .
               ●ut
               .
               Wil●
               .
               Malms
               de
               gestis
               ●oni
               .
               lib.
            
             1.
             
               de
               Epis.
               Dorober
            
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Allernd
                 .
                 ●●uall
                 .
                 a
                 M
                 ss
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                 .
                 Cot.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Stow
                 Annal.
              
               
            
          
           
             
               Hen.
               Hunting
               .
               li.
            
             6.
             
          
           
             
               
                 Will.
                 Malms
                 .
                 Matt.
                 West
                 .
                 Ran.
                 Higde●
                 .
                 in
                 Pol
                 ▪
                 chron
                 .
                 lib
              
               6
               
               cap
               ●8
               .
            
             
               
                 Holli●s
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                 vit
                 .
                 Howa●d
              
               .
            
          
           
             
               Sir
               Iohn
               Hayward
               in
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               .
               Will.
               Con.
               
            
          
           
             
               R.
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               in
               bib
               .
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               .
            
          
           
             
               Sir
               Iohn
               Hay
               ,
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               Will.
               Rufi
               .
            
          
           
             
               ●
               .
               ●●gden
               in
               Poly.
               lib.
            
             7.
             cap.
             9.
             
          
           
             
               Will.
               Malms
               .
               de
               Reg.
               Mut.
               West
               .
               mon.
               Treuisa
               .
            
          
           
             
               Higd.
               in
               Polych
               .
               lib.
            
             7.
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             6.
             
          
           
             
               Idem
               .
               lib
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               cod
               .
               〈◊〉
               .
            
          
           
             
               Mat.
               Paris
            
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
               Tho.
               de
               la
               〈◊〉
            
          
           
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               .
               M●rtyr
               .
               pag
            
             33●
             .
             
               〈◊〉
               Edit
            
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
               Godwin
               in
               vit
               .
               Wichami
            
             .
          
           
             
               Ex
               Archiuis
               ●urris
               London
            
             .
          
           
             A
             greene
             Gowne
             giuen
             to
             a
             Nunne
             .
          
           
             A
             Manus
             .
             in
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Cottons
            
             Library
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Walsing
               .
               Fabian
            
             The
             like
             bill
             or
             petition
             was
             exhibited
             in
             Parliament
             ,
             an
             .
             9.
             
             Ric.
             2.
             
          
           
             
               Speed.
               Walsing
            
             .
          
           
             
               ●ox
               .
               Martyr
               .
               pag
            
             6
             .
             ●●
             
               vlt.
               Ed.
            
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               Arch.
               Turris
               London
               .
               An.
            
             16.
             
             ●●
             .
             6.
             
          
           
             
               Ioseph
               .
               Castaleon
               .
               pag.
            
             288.
             
          
           
             
               Ex
               Arch.
               ●urris
               Lon.
            
             2.
             
               pars
               .
               pat
               .
               An
            
             4
             Hen.
             6.
             
          
           
             
               In
               bib
               Cott.
            
             
          
           
             An.
             22.
             
             Ed.
             ●
             .
             Rot.
             20.
             
          
           
             
             Epist
             ●0
             .
          
           
             Vox
             Clam
             .
             lib.
             3.
             ca.
             21.
             
          
           
             Plough
             mans
             ●●le
             .
          
           
             
               Camd.
               Re●iq
            
             .
          
           
             Transcribed
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             o●●●ginall
             .
          
           
             
               In
               Pa●l
               .
               anno
            
             3.
             
             Hen.
             7.
             cap.
             4.
             
          
           
             
               In
               bib
               .
               Cott.
            
             
          
           
             
               Ex
               Parl.
               an
            
             .
             24.
             
             Hen.
             8.
             cap.
             12.
             
          
           
             
               Ex.
               Parl.
               an
            
             .
             25.
             
             Hen.
             8
             ca.
             21.
             
          
           
             
               In
               eod
               .
               Parl.
               cap.
            
             19.
             
          
           
             
               In
               eod
               Parl.
               cap.
            
             20.
             
          
           
             
               In
               eod
               Parl.
               cap.
            
             20.
             
          
           
             
               S●o●
               .
               Annal.
            
             
          
           
             An.
             2●
             .
             Hen.
             8.
             c●p
             .
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               Cap
               〈…〉
            
          
           
             
               〈…〉
               .
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             8.
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             .
          
           
             
               Ex
               Parl.
               an
            
             .
             28.
             
             Hen.
             8.
             ca.
             10.
             
          
           
             
          
           
             Out
             of
             the
             said
             Mss.
             in
             
               bib
               .
               Cot.
            
             
          
           
             This
             could
             not
             well
             be
             done
             before
             the
             Parliament
             .
          
           
             
               In
               predict
               .
               〈◊〉
               bib
               .
               Cot.
               
            
          
           
             *
             Taleb●●rers
             .
          
           
             
               Ex
               eod
               .
               M●ss
               .
               in
               bib
               .
               Cot.
               
            
          
           
             *
             Which
             was
             the
             diu●rce
             betwixt
             him
             and
             his
             wife
             Katherine
             .
          
           
             
               Ex
               eod
               .
               M●ss
               .
               in
               bib
               .
               Co●t
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               foundacion
               of
               S.
               Albans
               Abbey
               .
            
          
           
             
               Ex
               eod
               .
               lib.
               in
               bib
               .
               Cottoniana
               .
            
          
           
             
               Stat.
               in
            
             27.
             
             Hen.
             8.
             ca.
             28.
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             〈…〉
             13.
             
          
           
             〈…〉
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             〈…〉
          
           
             
          
           
             〈…〉
             .
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             .
             Hen.
             8.
             
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             .
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             .
          
           
             
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               .
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               Parl.
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               In
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             ●●
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             .
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               ●eed
               .
               cap.
            
             23.
             
          
           
             
               In
               Parl.
               An.
               〈◊〉
               c.
            
             ●
             .
             2
             .
             &
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             .
          
           
             
               ●●
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             ●●
             .
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             in
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               patauiis
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               nativity
               of
               Christ.
            
          
           
             Mat.
             Ma●
             Luc.
             Iohannes
             .
          
           
             *
             
             .
          
           
             
               Ex
               〈…〉
            
             .
          
           
             
               〈…〉
               .
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               .
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             .
          
           
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             〈◊〉
             .
             
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               〈◊〉
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             ●xorcists
             .
          
           
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             ●●
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             Deacons
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               Summa
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             ●riests
             .
          
           
             
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               in
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               ●ad
            
             .
          
           
             The
             Author
             of
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             booke
             called
             ,
             
               S●●lla
               Clericorum
            
             .
          
           
             Prouerbium
             .
          
           
             Chanons
             
          
           
             
               Lib.
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               vib●●
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               〈…〉
               .
            
          
           
             In
             the
             Plowmans
             tale
             .
          
           
             Passus
             14.
             
             
               Ex
               Mss.
               in
               bib
               .
               Cot.
               
            
          
           
             
             Pas●us
             ●
             .
          
           
             The
             〈…〉
             
          
           
             〈…〉
             316.
             
          
           
             The
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             of
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             Augustine
             .
          
           
             The
             order
             of
             S.
             Benet
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             The
             order
             of
             S
             Francis.
             
          
           
             
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               .
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               ann
            
             1225.
             
          
           
             
               〈…〉
               ca.
            
             34.
             
          
           
             
               ●●land
               Comment
            
             .
          
           
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             The
             order
             of
             S.
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             〈◊〉
             .
             of
             Glocester
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             Ciste●ci●n
             Monke
             .
          
           
             
               In
               lib.
               Si●
               .
               〈…〉
            
          
           
             
               〈…〉
               .
               M
               ss
               .
               in
               bib
               .
               Co●
               .
            
          
           
             ●ernar
             ▪
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             Monke●
             .
          
           
             
               Opus
               Cron.
               pag.
            
             371
             
               ad
               An.
            
             11●8
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
               〈…〉
               S.
               B●rn
            
             .
          
           
             Celesti●
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             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             *
             
          
           
             
          
           
             A
             Manusc●●pt
             〈…〉
             .
          
           
             The
             Order
             of
             〈…〉
             
          
           
             〈…〉
             or
             the
             〈◊〉
             of
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             holy
             Crosse.
             
          
           
             Trinita●ian
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             Robertin
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             〈…〉
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             Bethlemit
             Friers
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
               Antiq
               de
               Paris
               liure
               ●●●und
            
             .
          
           
             Begging
             F●ier●
             
          
           
             Friers
             of
             the
             backe
             .
          
           
             
               In
               An
            
             1297.
             
             Hen.
             3.41
             .
          
           
             
               Stow
               Survay
            
             .
          
           
             Nuns
             Sachettes
             .
          
           
             
               Antiquitez
               .
               de
               Paris
               lib.
            
             2.
             
          
           
             The
             order
             of
             S.
             Iohn
             of
             Ierusalem
             .
          
           
             Sandys
             Relation
             .
          
           
             
               Antiq.
               de
               Paris
               ,
               lib.
            
             2.
             
          
           
             
          
           
             Monkes
             and
             Nunnes
             Gilbertines
             .
             
               Bale
               .
               Cent.
            
             1.
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               Cent.
            
             2.
             
          
           
             
               Nige●
               .
               Wircker
               in
               specule
               stultorum
               .
            
          
           
             The
             order
             of
             S.
             〈◊〉
             
          
           
             The
             poore
             Clares
             .
          
           
             
               Ex
               lib.
               Fratrum
               Manerum
               Lond.
               in
               bib
               .
               Cot.
               
            
          
           
             
               Iacob
               .
               de
               Vora
               g●ne
            
             .
          
           
             Hermi●es
             .
             Anchorites
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             In
             the
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             of
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             .
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
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             .
          
           
             *
             
          
           
             Benedictus
             .
          
           
             *
             Lord.
             
          
           
             
               At
               gaisicat
            
             .
          
           
             *
             Saviour
             .
          
           
             *
             henceforth
             .
          
           
             *
             mightie
             .
          
           
             
               Nunc
               dimittis
            
             .
          
           
             *
             ●ies●
             
          
           
             
               Mat.
               cap
            
             1
             
          
           
             *
             forsooth
             .
          
           
             
             Acts
             ●
             
          
           
             Rom
             1.
             
          
           
             *
             promised
             :
          
           
             Apoc.
             1.
             
          
           
             *
             ●aue
             :
          
           
             behoueth
             .
          
           
             
               Stow.
               Annal.
               〈◊〉
               .
               H.
            
             2.
             
          
           
             
               Pater
               Noster
            
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             *
             
          
           
             *
             
          
           
             
          
           
             *
             
          
           
             *
             Te●
             .
          
           
             *
             spo●tlesse
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               Helen
            
             of
             ●●anchit●are
             Anchoreste
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             ●●●ger
             booke
             of
             〈◊〉
             Abbey
             of
             Whalley
             in
             Lan●●r●●hire
             .
          
           
             
               Rob.
               Langland
               .
               Pass
            
             .
             8.
             
          
           
             Vol.
             1.
             pa●
             236.
             
          
           
             
               A
               〈…〉
            
          
           
             
               I●
               bib
               .
               Cot.
            
             
          
           
             In
             the
             So●pners
             tale
             .
          
           
             *
             q●oth
             .
          
           
             
               Passus
               vndecimus
            
             .
          
           
             
               S.
               Danyel
               in
               vit
               .
               H.
            
             2.
             
          
           
             
               Videsis
               Onuphrium
               de
               septē
               santioribus
               vrbis
               Romae
               Ecclesijs
               .
            
          
           
             *
             third
             parte
             .
          
           
             *
             on
             the
             eight
             day
             .
          
           
             *
             
               S.
               Iames
            
             of
             Compostela
             in
             Spaine
             .
          
           
             *
             〈◊〉
             
          
           
             The
             great
             pardon
             ,
             or
             Heauenly
             Grace
             .
          
           
             Copied
             out
             of
             an
             old
             Roll
             ,
             now
             in
             the
             custody
             of
             Sir
             
               Symon
               D'Ewes
            
             Knight
             .
          
           
             Of
             the
             Pope
             .
          
           
             Of
             the
             Cardinal●
             
          
           
             
          
           
             *
             
          
           
             *
             times
             .
          
           
             *
             
          
           
             *
             a
             ●●ise
             
          
           
             *
             ●●lers
             .
          
           
             *
             ten
             Comma●dements
             .
          
           
             *
             ●●
             he
             was
             named
             .
          
           
             Of
             pilgrimages
             ●ad
             .
             ●
             .
          
           
             *
             take
             
          
           
             The
             way
             to
             Truths
             dwelling
             place
             .
          
           
             *
             the
             best
             .
          
           
             *
             ●an
             .
          
           
             Pilgrimage
             what
             it
             is
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
               Hand
               .
               cap.
            
             133.
             
          
           
             
          
           
             A
             Manuscript
             in
             the
             Library
             of
             Edmond
             Cotton
             ●●pti●e
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               Angel.
               〈◊〉
            
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
               〈…〉
               .
               cap.
            
             9.
             
          
           
             
          
           
             Lib.
             1.
             
             cap
             ●
             .
          
           
             
               Sum.
               Angl.
               lit
               .
               P.
               Will.
               Malms
               .
               degest
               .
               Pont.
               l.
            
             1.
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
               Will.
               Malms
               .
               de
               gest
               .
               Pont.
               lib.
               
            
          
           
             
               Bed.
               l
            
             4.
             ca.
             5.
             
          
           
             
               Will.
               Malms
               .
               de
               g●stis
               Reg
               li.
            
             1.
             c.
             4.
             
          
           
             
               Numma
               .
               Angelica
               lit
               .
               E.
               
            
          
           
             
               Iliad
               .
               lib.
            
             15.
             
          
           
             
               Amb.
               in
               Pasto●al●
            
             .
          
           
             The
             power
             and
             holinesse
             of
             Priests
             and
             Bishops
             .
          
           
             
               Id.
               in
               Pastoral
               .
               Id.
               Ibid.
               
            
          
           
             
               Augustine
               in
               li.
               de
               pastoribus
            
             .
          
           
             Hebr.
             ●
             .
          
           
             Corinth
             .
             3.
             
             Corinth
             .
             4.
             
          
           
             Lib.
             1.
             
          
           
             
               Io
               Cap
            
          
           
             Numb
             .
             ●●
             .
          
           
             Of
             the
             first
             in
             〈◊〉
             of
             ●ishop●
             .
          
           
             D●fence
             of
             Pe●ce
             .
             Chap.
             1●
             .
          
           
             N●t●
             .
             for
             our
             t●●s
             .
          
           
             Euery
             Priest
             hath
             as
             much
             power
             in
             binding
             and
             loosing
             as
             the
             Pope
             .
          
           
             
               Camd.
               in
               Epis.
               D●●●
            
             .
          
           
             
               Sintagiutis
               lib
            
             1●
             .
             cap.
             24.
             
          
           
             The
             Parish
             of
             Whalley
             in
             Lanchishire
             .
          
           
             
               Sanctuaries
            
             .
          
           
             
               M.
               Dr●yton
               ●oly●l
               .
               Song
            
             16.
             
          
           
             Se●de●
             in
             his
             Illustrations
             vpon
             the
             〈◊〉
             verses
             .
          
           
             
               Ro●
               .
               Christ
            
          
           
             
               Fl●res
               .
               Hist.
               p●
               .
               ●og
               de
               〈◊〉
               ●●un
               .
            
             183.
             
          
           
             
               ●eg
               .
               A●fr●●i
               .
               c.
            
             5.
             
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             Yorkeshire
             .
          
           
             
               In
               Leg.
               Will.
               Con.
               Reg.
               de
               Houeden
               .
            
          
           
             
               Bracton
               sol
            
             .
             132
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Edward
               C●ke
            
             in
             his
             Comment
             .
             vpon
             
               Littleton
               .
               lib.
            
             2.
             cap.
             6.
             
          
           
             
               Cam.
               l.
               〈…〉
            
             .
          
           
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A14916-e113970
           
             *
             Robert
             of
             Glocester
             .
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             Kent
             .
          
           
             
               M●ss
               .
               in
               ●ib
               .
               〈…〉
            
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             the
             Priory
             of
             S.
             Trinitie
             .
          
           
             
               Godwin
               .
               de
               prasid
               Angl
            
          
           
             
               Lib.
               〈◊〉
               in
               lib
               〈◊〉
            
             .
          
           
             〈…〉
             Archbishop
             
          
           
             
               Hard.
               cap.
            
             31.
             
          
           
             A
             〈…〉
             wholly
             ●end●ing
             〈◊〉
             own
             purpose
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
               Iohn
               〈…〉
            
             ●
             
          
           
             
               Math.
               West
            
             .
          
           
             
               Rog.
               Houeden
               .
               Annal.
               in
               〈◊〉
               .
               Hen.
            
             2.
             
          
           
             Id●m
             .
          
           
             
               Eras.
               ●●alogue
            
             .
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               .
               La●d
               .
               〈◊〉
            
             .
          
           
             
               Er●sin
               .
               in
               O●al
               .
               de
               pereg●
               .
               religions
               ergo
               .
            
          
           
             
               Stow
               Annal
               in
               〈◊〉
               H.
            
             8.
             
          
           
             Houeden
             in
             〈◊〉
             H.
             2.
             
          
           
             
          
           
             A
             Collect
             deuised
             in
             honour
             of
             Archbishop
             Becket
             .
          
           
             Knights
             of
             the
             order
             of
             S.
             Thomas
             ▪
             
          
           
             S.
             
               Daniel
               .
               Hist.
            
             of
             England
             .
          
           
             
               Mss.
               in
               bib
               .
               Cot.
            
             
          
           
             Hen●y
             the
             fourth
             King
             of
             England
             .
          
           
             
               Speed
               in
               vita
               Hen.
            
             ●
             .
          
           
             *
             
               After
               Richard
               the
               second
            
             .
          
           
             
               Addition
               to
               Rob.
               of
               Glo.
            
          
           
             *
             
               Xiii
               .
               yeares
               and
               sixe
               moneths
               wanting
               5.
               dayes
               .
               Vp●dig
               .
               Ncus●
               .
            
          
           
             
               Io.
               Harding
               cap.
            
             210.
             
          
           
             Mss.
             in
             bib
             .
             Cot.
             
          
           
             
               Vide●is
               in
               Chancerum
               .
               fol.
            
             316.
             
               vlt.
               edit
            
             .
          
           
             
               Poly.
               〈…〉
               .
               cap.
            
             ●0
             .
          
           
             
               Fab
               in
               Ann.
            
             1400.
             
          
           
             The
             last
             Will
             of
             King
             Henry
             the
             fourth
             .
          
           
             Mary
             the
             first
             wife
             of
             Henry
             the
             fourth
             .
          
           
             
               Stow
               Annal.
            
             
          
           
             Queene
             Ioane
             second
             wife
             of
             Henry
             the
             fourth
             .
          
           
             
               Speed.
               Hist.
               in
               vit
               .
               Hen.
            
             5.
             
          
           
             Margaret
             Duchesse
             of
             Clarence
             .
             
               Vincent
               .
               Catal.
               Hon.
               Mills
               .
               Catal.
               
            
          
           
             Iohn
             Earle
             of
             Sou●●rset
             ,
             and
             Marques
             Dorset
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Harding
               .
               cap
            
             192.
             
          
           
             Ti●les
             of
             honour
             pag.
             211
             
          
           
             
               Hollins
               .
               pa.
            
             513.
             
          
           
             Thomas
             Duke
             of
             Clarence
             .
          
           
             *
             O●
             ,
             little
             Baugie
             
          
           
             
               Hab.
               〈◊〉
            
             .
          
           
             *
             
               〈◊〉
               For
               〈◊〉
            
             ●um
             bard
             .
             
               Vincent
               Catal.
            
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
               Idem
               eodem
            
             :
          
           
             
               Lib.
               Sawler
               ,
               Mss.
               in
               bib
               .
               Cot.
               
            
          
           
             Ioane
             
               Lad
               ,
               Burwas●
            
             .
          
           
             
               Lamb.
               peramb.
            
             
          
           
             Isabel
             Countesse
             of
             Atholl
             .
          
           
             Camden
             ,
             in
             this
             Tract
             .
          
           
             
               Stow
               Annal.
            
             
          
           
             *
             Robert
             of
             Glocester
             .
          
           
             Cuthert
             Archbishop
             of
             Cant.
             
          
           
             
               Godwin
               ,
               do
               Ptaeful
               .
               Aug.
               
            
          
           
             
               Lamb.
               ye●amb
            
             .
          
           
             
               De
               ges●●●
               Pontis
               .
               lib.
            
             1.
             
          
           
             
               Appendix
               Cron.
               Rotsen
               .
               in
               bib
               .
               Cot.
               
            
          
           
             
               Odo
               Seuerus
            
             Archbishop
             
          
           
             
               Godwin
               de
               Praef.
               Ang.
            
             
          
           
             
               Antiquit.
               Brit.
               M.
               Parker
            
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Bale
               .
               Cent.
            
             2
             
          
           
             
               Io.
               Capg
               .
               in
               vita
               S.
               Odonis
               .
            
          
           
             Ex
             vet
             .
             Miss
             .
             in
             bib
             .
             Cot.
             
          
           
             Lanfrank
             Archbishop
             of
             Cant.
             
          
           
             
               Harpsfeld
               Vndec
               .
               secul
               ca.
            
             1●
             .
          
           
             
               Floren
               Higorn
            
             .
          
           
             
               Pitseus
               .
               Bale
               .
               Centuria
               secunda
               .
            
          
           
             Serlo
             Parisiensis
             Mss.
             in
             bib
             .
             Cot.
             
          
           
             Anselme
             Archbishop
             .
          
           
             
               Antiquitales
               Brilan
               in
               vita
               Ans.
            
             
          
           
             
               Godwin
               .
               de
               Praef.
               Aug.
            
             
          
           
             〈◊〉
             Archbishop
             .
          
           
             
               Antiq.
               Britan.
            
             
          
           
             
               Goeh●i●
               .
               in
               v●
               〈…〉
            
             .
          
           
             
               Mat
               Pa●is
               Ann.
            
             115●
             .
          
           
             
               Antiquitales
               Britan.
            
             
          
           
             Richard
             Archbishop
             .
          
           
             〈◊〉
             
          
           
             〈…〉
             .
             Westminst
             .
             11●6
             .
          
           
             
               ●ib
               .
               ●●ocest
               .
               M●s.
            
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               Britan.
            
             
          
           
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             
               Lib.
               Mortall
               .
               de
               〈…〉
               .
               M●s.
               in
               ●ib
               Col
            
          
           
             
               Hubert
               Walter
            
             Archbishop
             :
          
           
             
               Francis
               Thinne
            
          
           
             
               Antiq
               B●●tan
               Godwin
               .
               de
               prae●ul
               .
               Ang
            
          
           
             
               Ger.
               Dorob
            
             :
          
           
             
               H●llins
               .
               pa
            
             1●2
             .
          
           
             
               ●ig
               Heueden
            
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             〈…〉
             119●
             .
          
           
             
               Stephen
               Langton
            
             Archbishop
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Harding
               .
               cap.
            
             142.
             
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Gray
            
             Bishop
             o●
             Norw●ch
             .
          
           
             Giraldus
             Cambrens
             in
             Praes
             .
             ad
             Steph.
             Arch.
             Cant.
             
          
           
             
               Bule
               .
               Cent.
            
             2.
             
          
           
             
               Godwin
               .
               de
               P●●sul
               .
               Ang.
               
            
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Peckham
            
             Archbishop
             .
          
           
             
               Godwin
               .
               Catal.
            
             
          
           
             
               Harding
               c
            
             193.
             
             King
             Richards
             2
             
          
           
             Wingham
             C●lledge
             founded
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             〈◊〉
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
               ●alter
               Reynolds
            
             Archbishop
             .
          
           
             〈◊〉
             
          
           
             
               Simon
               Mepham
            
             Archbishop
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Stratford
            
             Archbishop
             .
          
           
             
               Antiq.
               Britan.
            
             
          
           
             Godwin
          
           
             
          
           
             
               Iohn
               〈◊〉
            
             Arc●bishop
             .
          
           
             
               Thomas
               〈◊〉
            
             Arch●●ishop
             .
          
           
             
             .
          
           
             Ex
             vet
             ,
             M●s
             Anon.
             in
             bib
             .
             Cot.
             
          
           
             
               Simon
               Islip
            
             Archbishop
             .
          
           
             Godw●n
             .
          
           
             
               William
               Wittle●ey
            
             Archbishop
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Arund●ll
            
             Archbishop
             .
          
           
             An
             old
             Bishop
             
          
           
             Godwi●
             .
          
           
             
               Antiq.
               Britan.
            
             
          
           
             
               Lanquet
               .
               Hollins
            
             .
          
           
             Io.
             Gower
             Cronic
             .
             ●ripart
             .
             Mss.
             in
             bib
             .
             Cot.
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             Remaine
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Stafford
            
             Archbishop
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Kempe
            
             Archbishop
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
               Tho
               〈◊〉
            
             Archbishop
             .
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               ●atal
            
             .
             of
             Chancellour
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Morton
            
             Archbishop
             :
          
           
             
               ●●md
               .
               Dorset
            
             .
          
           
             
               Antiq.
               Britan.
            
             
          
           
             Godwin
             .
          
           
             
               William
               Warham
            
             Archbishop●
             
          
           
             Godwin
             .
          
           
             
               Mat.
               Pa●ke●
               .
               Antiq.
               B●itan
            
             .
          
           
             Rolles
             sometime
             a
             house
             of
             Conuert●
             ,
             dedicated
             to
             the
             blessed
             Virgin.
             
          
           
             
          
           
             Godwin
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               William
               Molyneux
            
             Knight
             Banneret
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               William
               Septvaus
            
             knight
             
               Bundella
               indenturarum
               Guerre
            
             10.
             
             &
             11.
             
             Sir
             
               Williā
               Septvai●
            
             Knight
             and
             Elizabeth
             his
             wi●e
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
               Sir
               Iohn
               〈◊〉
            
             knight
             .
          
           
             Camden
             in
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             Sir
             Thomas
             Fogge
             and
             and
             
               his
               wif●
            
             .
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               
                 Annal
              
            
             .
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               William
               Bruchelle
            
             and
             
             Ioanne
             ●is
             wife
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Fyneux
            
             and
             Elisabeth
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Finch
            
             Prior.
             
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Goldston
            
             Prior.
             
          
           
             
               Thomas
               ●lham
            
             Prior.
             
          
           
             Iohn
             Woodnesbergh
             Prior.
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Chyllinden
            
             Prior.
             
          
           
             Iohn
             ●alisbury
             Prior.
          
           
             
               ●illiam
               Selling
            
             Prior.
             
          
           
             
               R●ch
               .
               Oxinden
            
             Prior.
             
          
           
             
               Rich.
               Willford
            
             .
          
           
             
               Robert
               Clifford
            
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Bourchier
            
             Archd.
             
          
           
             William
             Gardiner
             Prebend
             .
          
           
             Tho.
             Lynd
             and
             Constance
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
             Clemens
             Harding
             .
          
           
             Thomas
             Ikham
             and
             Ioane
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             William
             Ikham
             .
          
           
             In
             Fenestris
             .
          
           
             Thomas
             Wood
             and
             Margaret
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             Out
             of
             a
             Mss.
             in
             the
             hands
             of
             
               Iohn
               Philipo●
               Esq.
               ●●m
               He
               ●ald
               .
               Barth
            
             Lord
             
               Badlesmere
               Camd.
            
             in
             Kent
             .
          
           
             Blacke
             Friers
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
               〈…〉
               Abb
               〈◊〉
               .
               Aug.
               Mss.
               in
               lib.
               Co●
               .
            
          
           
             
               Harsfeld
               Hist.
               〈◊〉
               Angl.
               Sex.
               S●cul
               .
            
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               Regis
               Edgars
            
             .
          
           
             Plumpsted
             .
             in
             Kent
             .
          
           
             
               Carta
               ●illelmi
               C●no●estoris
            
             .
          
           
             *
             ●a●le
             of
             Kent
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
               Beda
               .
               lib.
            
             〈…〉
             25.26
             .
          
           
             
               Wil.
               Malmes
               .
               de
               gestis
               Rev
               ,
               lib.
            
             1.
             ca.
             1.
             
             
               Speed.
               Hist.
            
             
          
           
             Edbald
             king
             of
             Kent
             .
          
           
             
               Beda
               li.
            
             2.
             cap.
             5.
             
          
           
             
               R●b
               .
               Glocest.
            
             
          
           
             Emma
             the
             wif●
             of
             K.
             Edbald
          
           
             Ercombert
             kin●
             of
             Kent
             ,
             and
             Sexburgh
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Beda
               .
               li.
            
             2.
             cap.
             8
             
          
           
             Egbert
             king
             of
             Kent
             .
          
           
             
               Will.
               Malmes
               .
               de
               gest
               .
               Reg.
               Aug.
               Stow.
               Speed.
               
            
          
           
             
               Mow.
               Annal.
            
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             *
             Pa●●
             .
          
           
             
               Bal●
               .
               Centur.
               prima
            
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
               Beda
               li.
            
             2.
             ca.
             6
             
          
           
             
               Harps●eld
               Hist.
               Angl.
               Eccles.
               Secul
            
             .
             7.
             ca
             7.
             
          
           
             Mellitus
             Archbishop
             .
          
           
             Peter
             the
             first
             Abbot
             of
             Saint
             Austin●
             .
          
           
             
               Beda
               .
               li.
            
             2
             〈◊〉
             
          
           
             
               Godwin
               .
               de
               P●●●●l
               .
               Ang.
               
            
          
           
             Iustus
             Archbishop
             .
          
           
             
               Ha●p●feld
               Hist.
               Aug.
               ca.
            
             7.
             
          
           
             
               Beda
               li.
            
             2.
             ca
             8.
             
          
           
             
               Io.
               C●ygraue
            
             .
          
           
             Honorius
             Archbishop
             .
          
           
             
               Beda
               .
               li.
            
             ●
             .
             ca
             9.
             
          
           
             
               Deus
               dedit
            
             Archbishop
             .
          
           
             Theodore
             Archbishop
             .
          
           
             
               Bed●
               .
               li.
            
             5.
             cap
             8.
             
             
               Edem
               ●ib
            
             .
             4.
             ca.
             2.
             
          
           
             *
             Seuen
             starres
             in
             Charles
             waine
             .
          
           
             
               Harpsfe●d
               .
               ca.
            
             8
             〈◊〉
             .
             7.
             
          
           
             
               Beda
               ●i
            
             .
             5.
             cap.
             8.
             
          
           
             Brithwald
             Archbishop
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             Peter
             the
             first
             Abbot
             of
             S.
             Austins
             .
          
           
             〈◊〉
             .
             1.
             ca.
             33.
             
          
           
             Lib.
             5.
             
             Aug.
             in
             bi●
             Cot.
             Gul●el
             Spina
             .
          
           
             
             Iohn
             ●●e
             second
             Abbot
             
          
           
             Ruffinian
             the
             third
             .
          
           
             Gratiosus
             the
             fourth
             .
          
           
             Petronius
             the
             fifth
             .
          
           
             Nathaniel
             t●e
             sixth
             .
          
           
             Adrian
             the
             seuenth
             .
          
           
             Singing
             first
             vsed
             in
             English
             Christian
             Churches
             .
             
               Bed.
               lib.
            
             4.
             cap.
             2.
             
          
           
             〈◊〉
             pageant
             of
             Popes
             .
          
           
             Albinus
             the
             eighth
             .
          
           
             Nothbald
             the
             ninth
             .
          
           
             Aldhume
             the
             tenth
             .
          
           
             Lambert
             the
             eleuenth
             .
          
           
             *
             Cunred
             neare
             of
             kinne
             to
             Nenulph
             the
             Mercian
             king
             .
             Cunred
             and
             Wernod
             procured
             40.
             plough
             lands
             of
             groūd
             of
             the
             kings
             of
             Mercia
             and
             Kent
             to
             their
             Monasterie
             .
             
               Vt
               in
               charta
            
          
           
             *
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             Wido
             the
             42.
             
          
           
             
               Hugh
               de
               Flori
            
             4●
             .
          
           
             
               Guliel
               .
               Spina
               in
               bib
               .
               Cot.
               
            
          
           
             Hugh
             the
             second
             44.
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
               Will.
               Thorne
            
             ,
             or
             
               Gul.
               Spina
               ,
               in
               bib
               .
               Cott.
               
            
          
           
             Alexander
             surnamed
             
               Cementari●●
               Theologus
            
             the
             48.
             
          
           
             Hugh
             the
             third
             the
             49.
             
             Abbot
             .
          
           
             
               Robert
               de
               Bell●
            
             the
             50.
             
          
           
             Roger
             the
             second
             51.
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Findon
            
             〈…〉
             
          
           
             
               Raph
               de
               Borne
            
             the
             54.
             
          
           
             
               Mssan
               bib
               .
               Cot.
            
             
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Poucyn
            
             the
             55.
             
          
           
             
               In
               bib
               .
               Cot.
            
             
          
           
             
               William
               Drulege
            
             the
             ●6
             .
          
           
             M●re
             Archbishop
             ,
             then
             Abbots
             by
             three
             .
          
           
             Iulian
             Coun●e●●e
             of
             H●ntington
             .
          
           
             
               Catal.
               in
               Hunting
            
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Spe●d
               .
               〈…〉
            
             .
          
           
             P●iory
             of
             Ha●●baldowne
             .
          
           
             
               Lamb.
               peram
               in
               Harbaldowne
            
             .
          
           
             Lora
             Countesse
             〈◊〉
             Leic●ster
             .
             
               〈…〉
               Catal.
            
             
          
           
             Ca●den
             in
             Kent
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Gower
            
             and
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               De●e
            
             Priests
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Roger
               Manwoods
            
             Almes-house
             .
          
           
             A
             pilgrimage●
             〈◊〉
             S.
             Stephens
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             Ethelbert
             the
             second
             king
             of
             ●●nt
             .
          
           
             The
             end
             of
             the
             Kentish
             kingdome
             .
          
           
             The
             found
             〈…〉
             the
             Abbey
             at
             Reculuer
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             ...
             Sandwey
             &
             〈◊〉
             his
             wife
             .
             Sir
             Thomas
             a
             Priest.
             
          
           
             ●dila
             Lady
             Thorne
             .
          
           
             Thr●e
             vailed
             Nunnes
             
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             Minster
             Abbey
             .
          
           
             Io.
             
               Ca●graue
               in
               v.
               ●a
               Dom.
            
             
          
           
             Mss●a
             bib
             .
             Cot
             
          
           
             A
             Maledicton
             .
          
           
             The
             death
             of
             Domneua
             .
          
           
             The
             buriall
             of
             Thunnor
             .
             〈◊〉
             Dom.
             
          
           
             ●
             .
             Mildred
             .
          
           
             〈◊〉
             on
             of
             Mildred
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             Hungar
             and
             Hubba
             the
             sonnes
             of
             a
             Beare
             .
             
               M●ss●in
               bib
               C●●t
               Caygraue
               i●●nia
               〈◊〉
               b.
               〈◊〉
            
          
           
             Eadburgh
             〈◊〉
             first
             English
             Nunne
             ,
             surnamed
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             Camden
             in
             K.
             
          
           
             
               Speed.
               Hist.
            
             
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             the
             white
             Friers
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             old
             Hospitall
             .
          
           
             A
             Manuscript
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Legatt
            
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Hadlow
            
             .
          
           
             
               William
               Beckle●
            
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Sandwich
            
             .
          
           
             
               Denis
               Plumcooper
            
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             ●f
             the
             free
             Schoole
             .
          
           
             Richborow
             .
          
           
             
               Claudius
               Contentus
            
             .
          
           
             
               Ca●nd
               .
               Ken●
            
             .
          
           
             
               Goshall
               .
               Leuerick
               .
               Septvau
               .
               S.
               〈◊〉
               Harslet●
            
          
           
             
               Clitherow
               :
               ...
               Old●●stell
            
             .
          
           
             
               Ioane
               Keriell
            
             .
          
           
             
               Stow.
               Annal.
            
             
          
           
             
               Harding
               〈◊〉
            
          
           
             
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Philpot.
              
               knight
               ,
               Lord
               Maior
               of
               London
               .
            
             
               
                 Stow.
                 Annal.
              
               
            
          
           
             
               Stow.
               Suruay
            
             .
          
           
             
               Speed.
               Hist.
            
             22.
             
             Ric.
             1
             ▪
             
          
           
             
               The
               Walsingham
               in
               vita
               Ric.
            
             1.
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Ba
            
             knight
             .
          
           
             
               Wingham
               Colledge
               .
            
             
               
                 Lamb
                 peramb.
              
               
            
          
           
             
          
           
             
               Blechendens
               〈◊〉
            
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               S.
               〈◊〉
            
             and
             Ioane
             〈◊〉
             wife
             .
          
           
             Albina
             
               the
               wife
               of
            
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             Iohn
             Digge
             〈◊〉
             Ioane
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Iohn
             Digge
             
               knight
               ,
               and
            
             Ioane
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Robert
             Ashton
             
               knight
               ,
               Lord
               Warden
            
          
           
             
          
           
             Admirall
             of
             a
             〈◊〉
             :
          
           
             Chiefe
             Iustice
             of
             Ireland
             .
          
           
             Lord
             Treasurer
             
          
           
             Executor
             to
             K.
             Edward
             the
             third
             .
          
           
             
               Foundation
               of
               the
               Castle
               Church
               .
            
             
               
                 Lamb.
                 peramb.
              
               
            
          
           
             The
             Priory
             of
             S.
             Martins
             ,
             or
             Gods-house
             in
             Douer
             .
          
           
             
               Regist.
               eccl
               .
               〈…〉
               in
               bib
               .
               Cot.
               
            
          
           
             
          
           
             S.
             〈◊〉
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
               〈…〉
               Lond.
               
            
             
               
                 Stow.
                 〈◊〉
              
            
          
           
             
               William
               〈◊〉
            
             the
             sonne
             of
             Iudge
             Fineux
          
           
             Wil●iam
          
           
             Sir
             〈…〉
             the
             controuler
             of
             〈◊〉
             
          
           
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               William
               Scot
            
             knight
             .
             Hollinshed
             .
          
           
             Elisabeth
             Lady
             Poynings
             .
          
           
             Camden
             in
             Kent
             
          
           
             Is●bell
             Ladie
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             Ioane
             
               the
               wife
               of
            
             Io.
             Digges
             .
          
           
             Dionisia
             Finch
             .
             Vincent
             Harbard
             alias
             F●nch
             
               in
               the
               genealogie
               of
               the
            
             〈◊〉
             of
             Nedde
             .
             fel●●
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Robert
             Gower
             knight
          
           
             Pashley
             .
          
           
             
               Ioane
               Pashley
            
             in
             the
             window
             .
          
           
             ●●mmati●n
             of
             the
             〈◊〉
             at
             ●ol●●ton
             .
          
           
             
             .
          
           
             
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
               ●●o
               .
               Godfra●
            
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Cul●peper
            
             kni●ht
             ,
             and
             Agnes
             his
             wi●●
             .
          
           
             ●●den
             in
             Rut.
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             The
             P●io●y
             of
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Ma●s●●●
            
             p●efe●men●s
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
               Hollins
               .
               An
            
             1241.
             
          
           
             
               Paris
               ●hinne
            
             .
          
           
             
               Anon.
               in
               bib
               .
               Cott
            
          
           
             Mansels
             death
             in
             〈◊〉
             .
             
               Ex
               Epit●m
               .
               R●●geri
               Houeden
            
             ,
             in
             
               bib
               .
               Co●
            
             .
          
           
             A
             Benefice
             for
             Dogges
             mea●
             
          
           
             *
             Earle
             of
             Lei●cester
             .
             Mansel
             the
             cause
             of
             the
             warres
             betweene
             Hen●y
             the
             third
             and
             his
             Barons
             .
          
           
             
               Paris
               ●n
            
             1252
             
          
           
             Charge
             of
             soules
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             〈◊〉
             Culkin
             and
             〈◊〉
             
               his
               wife
            
          
           
             〈…〉
             and
             Ioane
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             A
             free
             S●●●ole
             
          
           
             〈…〉
             ,
             and
             〈◊〉
             his
             sonne
             .
          
           
             
               Sir
               〈◊〉
               knight
               ,
               and
            
             Dennis
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             Ric.
             L●●e
             to
             Cely
             
          
           
             ●enal●
             Deyre
             
          
           
             Foundation
             of
             the
             Colledge
             o●
             〈◊〉
             
          
           
             
               The
               Kempe
            
             and
             Beatrice
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Lamb.
               peramb.
            
             
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Andrew
            
             a
             Pilgrime
             .
          
           
             Foundation
             of
             the
             Colledge
             of
             Ashford
             .
          
           
             Elisabeth
             Countesse
             of
             Atholl
             .
          
           
             Semane
             Tong
             ,
             
               Baron
               of
               the
               fiue
               ports
            
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               〈◊〉
            
             and
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Wil.
               Norton
            
             and
             Elisabeth
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Will.
             Thorne
             .
          
           
             
               Richard
               Norton
            
             and
             Ioane
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               ●●st
            
             .
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Read.
            
             
          
           
             
               William
               Vpton
            
             .
          
           
             
               Agnes
               Feuersham
            
          
           
             
               William
               Leedes
            
             .
          
           
             
               Henry
               Hatcher
            
             and
             Ioane
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Richard
               Colwell
            
             .
          
           
             Camden
             Remaine●
             .
          
           
             Foundation
             of
             Feuers●am
             Abbey
             .
          
           
             
               Ex
               Arch
               Turris
               London
            
             .
          
           
             The
             death
             and
             buriall
             of
             King
             Stephen
             .
          
           
             
               Addition
               to
               Rob.
               Gloc.
               〈◊〉
            
             .
          
           
             
               Paris
               An.
            
             1154
             
          
           
             
               Harding
               c.
            
             12●
             .
          
           
             
               Rob.
               Glocest.
            
          
           
             
               S.
               Daniel
            
             .
          
           
             No
             subsidies
             in
             K
             Stephens
             time
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               ●omp
               .
               〈◊〉
               in
               bib
               .
               Cot.
               Sp●●d
               .
            
          
           
             Maud
             the
             wife
             of
             K
             Stephen
          
           
             In
             bib
             .
             Cot.
             
          
           
             Eustace
             King
             Stephens
             sonne
             .
          
           
             〈◊〉
             .
             Monk●
             of
             Chester
             .
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               D●rob
            
             .
          
           
             His
             death
             and
             buriall
             .
          
           
             
               Rob.
               Gloc.
            
             
          
           
             Margaret
             Ri●
             kill
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Crowmer
            
             and
             Ioane
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Will.
               Crowmer
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Iames
               Fienes
            
             I.o.
             Treasurer
             
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Septvaus
            
             and
             Katherine
             his
             wife
             :
          
           
             
               Elisabeth
               Poodd
            
          
           
             
               Iames
               Bourne
            
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Gerard
            
             and
             Ioane
             his
             wife
             .
             
               Laurence
               Gerard
            
             and
             Tho
             :
             his
             sonne
             .
          
           
             Apuldorfeild
             .
             Clipeus
             honoris
             .
          
           
             Glouer
             ,
             Somerset
             Herald
             .
          
           
             Valentine
             Barret
             and
             Sicili●
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             ●●ll
             .
             Maries
             .
          
           
             Smersoll
             .
          
           
             Iul-laber
             .
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             Kent
             .
          
           
             Io.
             Frogenhall
             .
             Will.
             Mareys
             ,
             Ioane
             and
             Ioane
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             Woodokes
             .
          
           
             The
             Priory
             〈◊〉
             Horton
             Mon●●●
             
          
           
             The
             order
             〈…〉
             
          
           
             Alex
             Clifford
             and
             〈◊〉
             
               his
               wife
               ▪
            
             Visit
             
               of
               Kent
            
             .
             Glouer
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Arnold
             Sauage
             
               knigh●
               ,
               and
            
             Ioane
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Arnold
             Sa●uage
             knight
             .
          
           
             Katherine
             Lady
             Sauage
             .
          
           
             Foundation
             of
             Bradesoke
             Ab●bey
             .
          
           
             
               E●
               Arch
               〈…〉
            
             .
          
           
             Iohn
             and
             
               Iohn
               Norwood
               .
               Visit.
               Kent
               .
               Glouer
               .
            
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Alefe
            
             and
             Margaret
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Norton
            
             knight
             ,
             and
             Ioane
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Stow.
               Annal.
            
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Edward
               P●ynings
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Norton
               Io.
               Fogge
               ,
               Iohn
               Scot
               ,
               Tho.
               Lynd
               ,
            
             knights
             of
             the
             field
             .
          
           
             
               Inter
               Bundel
               .
               Indent
               ●e
               guerra
               apud
               pelles
               .
            
          
           
             Foundation
             of
             the
             Friary
             at
             Eastbridge
             .
          
           
             Iudge
             Martyn
             and
             Anne
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
             Visit.
             Kent
             .
             Iohn
             Martyn
             .
             Ioane
             Butler
             .
          
           
             Ioane
             Feuersham
             Tho.
             Feuersham
             and
             Ioane
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             Found
             .
             of
             the
             Abbey
             .
          
           
             Io.
             Toke
             ,
             Margaret
             and
             Anne
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             Glouer
             alias
             Somerset
             
          
           
             Lancaster
             
               king
               of
               Armes
            
             .
          
           
             Stephen
             Norton
             .
          
           
             Foundation
             of
             Minster
             Nunnery
             .
          
           
             
               Roger
               Norwood
            
             ,
             and
             Bena
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Soole
            
             and
             Margaret
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Shurland
             :
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
               Inter
               Bundellas
               Indent
               .
               de
               guerra
               apud
               pel
               .
            
          
           
             Maidston
             .
          
           
             Found
             .
             of
             the
             Colledge
             first
             an
             Hospitall
             .
          
           
             William
             Courtney
             
               Archbishop
               of
               Canterbury
            
          
           
             *
             
               Sure
               he
               meanes
               Cardinall
               ,
               for
               I
               cannot
               finde
               him
               to
               be
               Chancellour
               .
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Wotton
            
             Priest
             ,
             the
             first
             Master
             of
             this
             Colledge
             .
          
           
             Woodvill
             .
          
           
             Chancery
             of
             Maidston
             
          
           
             Leedes
             Priory
             .
          
           
             
               E●
               Arch
               〈◊〉
               London
            
             .
          
           
             Io.
             and
             
               William
               Bloor
            
             .
          
           
             
               Iames
               Donet
            
             :
          
           
             
               Io.
               Paynter
            
             .
          
           
             
               Mss●n
               ●ib
               .
               Cot.
            
             
          
           
             A
             quarrell
             betweene
             the
             Canons
             of
             Leedes
             and
             the
             Monkes
             of
             S.
             Albans
             .
          
           
             The
             Religious
             House
             at
             Motinden
             .
          
           
             Boxley
             Abbey
             .
          
           
             
               Cart.
               Ant.
               in
               Arch.
               Turris
               .
               London
               .
            
          
           
             The
             Roode
             of
             Grace
             at
             Boxley
             .
             
               Lamb.
               peramb.
            
             
          
           
             
               Camd.
               in
               Kent
            
             .
          
           
             
               Hollins
               .
               p.
            
             1402.
             
             
               An.
               Reg
               Elis.
            
             27
             
          
           
             
               Nicholas
               Wotton
            
             Lord
             Maior
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             Newenden
             Priory
             .
             The
             first
             Carmelite
             Friars
             in
             England
             .
             
               Lamb
               :
               peramb.
            
             
          
           
             Lambard
             .
          
           
             Combewell
             Abbey
             .
          
           
             Iohn
             Elys
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Nicholas
             Sandwich
             Priest
          
           
             Visit.
             Kent
             .
          
           
             Will.
             Brent
             and
             Elisab
             .
             
               his
               wife
               .
               Sir
            
             W.
             Walkesley
             knight
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Elys
            
             and
             Thomasin
             his
             wi●●
             .
          
           
             
               William
               B●rre
            
             .
          
           
             
               Glouer
               alias
               Somerset
            
             .
          
           
             The
             Colledge
             of
             Bradgare
             .
          
           
             Dame
             
               Elisab
               .
               N●vill
            
             .
          
           
             Camd
             in
             Cumberland
             .
          
           
             So
             in
             this
             County
             ,
             
               Sutton
               Valence
               ,
               Horton
               Kirby
            
             ,
             and
             others
             ,
             haue
             like
             distinctiue
             surnames
             .
          
           
             
               Richard
               Der●●
            
          
           
             
               ●●ow
               .
               Annal.
            
             
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Dering
            
             .
          
           
             An
             Eschurchion
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Dering
            
             and
             Iulian
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Nic
               Dering
            
             and
             〈◊〉
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               Dering
            
             &
             Bene●
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Hen.
             and
             
               Rich.
               Malemaines
            
             .
          
           
             Brent
             the
             Mad-braine
             .
          
           
             
               Rich.
               Dering
            
             &
             Tho.
             his
             sonne
             .
          
           
             
               Will.
               Goldwell
            
             and
             Avice
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Goldwell
             Bishop
             of
             Norw
             .
             a
             repairer
             of
             this
             Church
             .
          
           
             The
             builders
             o●
             founders
             of
             this
             Church
             .
          
           
             Bishop
             Goldwel
             the
             founder
             of
             the
             South
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Tok●
               ,
               Marg.
            
             and
             Anne
             his
             wifes
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Twesden
            
             and
             Benedict
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Will.
               Sharpe
            
             and
             his
             fiue
             wiues
             .
          
           
             Margaret
             the
             wife
             of
             
               Edward
               Barry
            
             .
          
           
             Ioan
             Lady
             Barry
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Barry
            
             ,
             knight
             
          
           
             
             Isabell
             ●●dy
             Barry
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               ●ill
               .
               Barry
            
             knight
             .
          
           
             
               Humfrey
               Barry
            
             .
          
           
             
               Robert
               Barry
            
             the
             first
             in
             〈◊〉
             land
             that
             broughthawke
             to
             hand
             :
          
           
             
               Vide
               Vincent
               contra
               Brooke
               pag.
            
             130.
             
          
           
             *
             
               M
               S.
               Tho
               Talbot
               .
               clerici
               Rotulorum
               in
               .
               um
               Lond.
               Mathew
               Paris
               pag
            
             342
             Selden
             in
             his
             Titles
             of
             Honour
             of
             Barons
             Plota
             18.
             
             H
             3.
             
               apud
               Westm.
               Bracton
               de
               Exceptionibus
               li.
            
             5.
             cap.
             9
             pag.
             5.
             
             
               Supersedeas
               de
               An.
            
             8.
             
             Ed.
             2.
             
               in
               dorso
            
             .
          
           
             ●
             .
             Austin
             Archbishop
             .
          
           
             ●olidor
             .
             the
             Popes
             collectour
             .
          
           
             ●
             .
             Honorius
             Archbishop
             .
          
           
             
               Hist.
               Eccl.
               Ang.
               Sex●
               .
               sar
               .
               c.
            
             8.
             
          
           
             
               S.
               Deodat
            
             Archbishop
             .
          
           
             
               M
               Drayton
               ,
               Polyol
            
             .
             24
             ▪
             Song
             .
          
           
             
               S.
               Theodore
            
             Archbishop
             .
          
           
             
               ●
               .
               Odo
            
             Archbishop
             .
          
           
             
               S.
               Dunstane
            
             Archbishop
             .
          
           
             *
             instant
             .
          
           
             *
             holy
             .
          
           
             Capgraue
             .
          
           
             Song
             .
             1●
             .
          
           
             
               S.
               Elphege
            
             Arch.
             Martyr
             .
          
           
             
               Rob.
               Glocest.
            
          
           
             
               S.
               Egelnoth
            
             Archbishop
             ▪
             
          
           
             Godwin
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
               ●
               .
               Ea●●●●e
            
             Archbishop
             .
          
           
             
               S.
               Lanfranke
            
             Archbishop
             ▪
             
          
           
             
               S.
               Anselm
            
             Archbishop
             .
          
           
             
               S.
               Thomas
            
             commonly
             called
             Thomas
             of
             Canterbury
             ▪
             
          
           
             *
             honourd
             .
          
           
             S.
             Edmund
             Archbishop
             .
          
           
             
               Miss
               .
               in
               bib
               .
               Cott.
               
            
          
           
             〈◊〉
             Popes
             absolute
             power
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             H●s
             ty●●nny
             
          
           
             
          
           
             The
             conclusion
             of
             this
             Diocesie
             .
          
           
             The
             〈◊〉
             of
             〈…〉
             .
          
           
             Conuention
             for
             the
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             The
             Archbishops
             〈◊〉
             the
             generall
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             Lambard
          
           
             The
             end
             of
             the
             strife
             for
             the
             Primacie
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A14916-e167180
           
             
               Hardin●
               .
               ca.
            
             88
             
          
           
             
             .
          
           
             
               Lamb.
               peramb.
            
             
          
           
             Paulinus
             Bishop
             of
             Rochester
             ,
             and
             first
             of
             Yorke
             .
          
           
             
               Beda
               .
               l.
            
             2.
             c.
             ●
             .
          
           
             
               Mss.
               in
               bib
               .
               Cot.
            
             
          
           
             
               Bedal
               〈◊〉
            
             .
             ●
             .
          
           
             
               Camd.
               in
               Ric●
            
             .
          
           
             
               B●l.
               l.
            
             2.
             c.
             2
             
          
           
             Hist.
             Archiepis
             .
             Ebor.
             in
             bib
             .
             Cot.
             
          
           
             Ex
             lib.
             Anon.
             in
             bib
             Cott.
             
          
           
             Ithamar
             Bishop
             of
             Rochester
             .
          
           
             
               Cap.
               in
               vit
               .
               S.
               Ithamari
               .
            
          
           
             
               M.
               Drai●on
               ▪
               Polyol
            
             .
             24.
             
             Song
          
           
             Tobias
             Bishop
             of
             Rochester
             .
          
           
             
               Harps
               .
               Hi●●
               Eccles
               .
               Angl
               octa●um
               Saecul
               c.
            
             ●
             .
          
           
             Gundulph
             Bishop
             of
             Rochester
             .
          
           
             
               Godwin
               de
               prae●ul
               .
               Ang.
            
             
          
           
             
               Bulla
               Vrbani
               secundi
               in
               bib
               .
               ●im
               D'ewes
               Equit
               ,
               aurat
               .
            
          
           
             
               M
               ss
               .
               in
               bib
               .
               Cot.
               
            
          
           
             The
             Hospitall
             of
             Chetham
             .
          
           
             Malling
             Abbey
             .
          
           
             
               Lamb
               peramb.
            
             
          
           
             
               Gilbert
               de
               Glanvill
            
             Bishop
             of
             Rochester
             
          
           
             Godwin
             .
          
           
             The
             Hospitall
             in
             Strowd
             .
          
           
             
               Walterus
               Mer●ton
            
             Bishop
             of
             Rochester
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Hen.
               Sauill
            
             .
          
           
             Haymo
             s.
             
          
           
             
               S.
               Barthol
               .
               Hosp.
               in
               Hithe
               .
            
          
           
             
               In
               bib
               .
               Cott.
            
             
          
           
             
               Iohn
               de
               Shepey
            
             Bishop
             of
             Rochester
             ,
             Lord
             Treasurer
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Lowe
            
             Bishop
             of
             Rochester
             .
          
           
             
               Bale
               Cent.
            
             4.
             
          
           
             Godwin
             .
          
           
             Priory
             of
             Rochester
             .
          
           
             
               Lib.
               Rossen
               .
               in
               bib
               .
               Cott.
               
            
          
           
             
               Lamb.
               per
               amb
            
             .
          
           
             S.
             William
             of
             Rochester
             .
          
           
             
               Neua
               Legenda
               Capgraui●
               ▪
            
          
           
             
               Lib.
               Rossen
               ,
               in
               bib
               .
               Cot.
               
            
          
           
             
               Io.
               Beaufits
            
             and
             Isabel
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Beaufits
            
             and
             Alice
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Rob.
               Beaufits
            
             &
             Sara
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Will.
               Beaufits
            
          
           
             
               Ioane
               Bamme
            
             &
             
               Iohn
               Bamme
            
             her
             sonne
             .
          
           
             The
             ●●iery
             .
          
           
             Com.
             in
             ●en●
             .
          
           
             The
             Almes-house
             o●
             Hospitall
             .
          
           
             Catigern
             and
             Horsa
             .
          
           
             The
             battell
             of
             Ailesford
             .
          
           
             Horsted
             .
          
           
             Catigern
             his
             sepulchre
             .
          
           
             Ric
             :
             Charles
             &
             Alice
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             Will
             Suayth
             &
             Alice
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             Rob.
             Watton
             .
          
           
             Will.
             Watton
             ,
             Benet
             and
             Alice
             
               his
               wiues
            
             .
          
           
             Rob.
             Watton
             &
             Alice
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             Io.
             Norwood
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Mannor
               of
               Norwood
            
             :
          
           
             
               Io.
               Constenton
            
             and
             Sara
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Otteham
             Abbey
             
          
           
             
               In
               Archi●is
               Turris
               London
            
             .
          
           
             Sixe
             pence
             for
             exceedings
             vpon
             S.
             Laurence
             day
             .
          
           
             
               In
               Arch.
               Tur.
               London
            
             .
          
           
             Begham
             Priory
             .
             
               Ela
               de
               Sackvile
            
             and
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Turnham
            
             founders
             .
          
           
             
               Rob.
               Glocest.
            
          
           
             The
             death
             of
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Turnham
            
             .
          
           
             
               Rob.
               Glo●
            
             .
          
           
             *
             haire
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Tho.
               Sackvile
            
             knight
             ,
          
           
             In
             the
             prerogatiue
             office
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Stephen
               Pensherst
            
             knight
             .
          
           
             
               Ex
               Arch.
               Turr●●
               London
            
             .
          
           
             
               Sidney
               ▪
            
          
           
             ●amd
             in
             Ken●
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Philip
               Sidney
            
             knight
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Epitaph
               for
            
             Mons.
             Boniuet
             :
          
           
             
             .
          
           
             Hugh
             Lord
             Staff.
             and
             
               Tho.
               Bradlaine
            
             his
             Bow-bearer
             .
             Camd
             in
             Kent
             .
          
           
             Priory
             of
             Tunbridge
             .
          
           
             
               Richard
               de
               Clare
            
             Earle
             of
             Gloucester
             .
          
           
             
               Lib.
               Theoles
               .
               Mss.
            
             
          
           
             Camd.
             Remaines
             .
          
           
             
               Hugh
               de
               Audley
            
             Earle
             of
             Glocester
             ,
             and
             Margaret
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Vincent
             Discouery
             of
             errors
             .
          
           
             Raph
             Earle
             of
             Stafford
             ,
             and
             Margaret
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Bagot
             Baron
             of
             Stafford
             .
          
           
             Vincent
             .
             Dis.
             errours
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             the
             free-Schoole
             at
             Tonbridge
             .
          
           
             
               Edward
               Bourchier
               ,
               vulgo
               Bowser
            
             ,
             and
             Agnes
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Haydok
             Haymund
             .
          
           
             
               Robert
               Lawe
            
             Priest.
             
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Brooke
            
             and
             Clemence
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Gregby
            
             .
          
           
             
               Robert
               Totleherst
            
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Yardly
            
             and
             Ioane
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               William
               Potkin
            
             and
             Alexandra
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             the
             Schoole
             and
             Almeshouse
             in
             
               Sennock
               .
               Lamb.
            
             Peramb
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Brenten
            
             Bishop
             of
             Rochester
             .
          
           
             Godwin
             .
             Catalogue
             of
             Bis.
             
          
           
             Sir
             Bruin
             knight
             .
          
           
             C●md
             .
             in
             Essex
             
          
           
             
               Stow.
               Annal.
            
             
          
           
             Reg.
             Stratton
             Parson
             .
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             Camb
             
          
           
             
               Rich.
               Ieames
            
             a
             Blacksmith
             .
          
           
             Tho.
             Gawge
             .
          
           
             
               Iames
               Peckham
            
             and
             Margaret
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Reynold
               Peckham
            
             and
             Ioice
             his
             wife
             
          
           
             *
             Cupbearer
             .
             
               Will.
               Peckham
            
             and
             Katherine
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Tho
               Peckham
            
             and
             Dorothie
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Iames
               Peckham
            
             and
             Agnes
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Martin
               Peckhā
            
             and
             Margerie
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Willoughby
            
             and
             Bridget
             his
             wife
             
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Loft
            
             Priest.
             
          
           
             
               Io.
               Alphegh
            
             and
             Isabel
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Thinne
               Collect.
            
             
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             
               Lincol.
               Willoughby
            
             Earle
             of
             Vandosme
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Wood.
            
             
          
           
             
               Edmund
               Read.
            
             
          
           
             
               S.
               Katherines
            
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Ric.
               Clement
            
             knight
             ,
             and
             Anne
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Ric.
               Astall
            
             .
          
           
             Hawte
             :
          
           
             
               Glouer
               .
               Somerset
            
             .
          
           
             Ioane
             Lady
             Cobham
             .
          
           
             Margery
             Lady
             Cobham
             .
          
           
             
               Lib
               〈◊〉
               in
               hil
               .
               Cot.
               
            
          
           
             Henry
             Lord
             Cobham
             .
          
           
             Margaret
             Lady
             Cobham
             .
          
           
             Ioane
             Lady
             Cobham
             .
          
           
             Tho.
             Lord
             Cobham
             and
             Maud
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Iohn
             Lord
             Cobham
             .
          
           
             Cobham
             Colledge
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Oldcastle
            
             knight
             Lord
             Cobham
             .
          
           
             
               Ioane
               Baronesse
               Cobham
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Reignold
               Braybroke
            
             knight
             ,
             Lord
             Cobham
             .
          
           
             Reignold
             and
             
               Robert
               Braybroke
            
          
           
             
               Lamb.
               p●ramb
            
          
           
             
               Nicholas
               Hawberke
            
             Lord
             Cobham
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Broke
            
             Lord
             Cobham
             ,
             and
             Lady
             Margaret
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Tho.
             Lord
             Cobham
             ,
             and
             his
             three
             wiues
             .
          
           
             Raph
             Cobham
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Terrye
            
             .
          
           
             
               Io
               Clauering
            
             :
          
           
             
             .
          
           
             
               in
               bib
               .
               Cot.
            
             
          
           
             Henry
             Lord
             Cobham
             prime
             Iustice
             of
             England
             .
             
               Stephen
               de
               Penchester
            
             ,
             or
             Pe●shu●st
             Lord
             Warden
             .
             Ioane
             &
             Alice
             his
             daughters
             and
             heires
             .
             Ioane
             ma●ned
             to
             the
             said
             H.
             Lord
             
               Cobham
               .
               Alice
            
             to
             
               Philip
               de
               Columbars
            
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Smith
            
             and
             Margery
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Sharpe
            
             .
          
           
             The
             Nunnery
             at
             Heigham
             .
          
           
             Robert
             Ereby
             Ioane
             and
             Ioane
             
               his
               wiues
            
             .
          
           
             Tho.
             Ereby
             
             and
             ●sode
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             Almeshouse
             .
          
           
             Tho.
             Buckland
             .
          
           
             
               Alice
               Walleys
            
             .
          
           
             Ric
             Downe
             and
             Margery
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             Io.
             Bederenden
             .
          
           
             Tho.
             Petle
             and
             Isabell
             
               his
               wife
               .
               In
               a
               window
               .
            
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Donat
            
             and
             Alice
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Eckisford
             .
          
           
             
               William
               Alisander
            
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Pole.
            
             
          
           
             Palme
             .
          
           
             Hic
             .
             Da●●
             
               master
               of
               the
               Iewell
               house
            
             .
          
           
             
               Maryd
               Davy
            
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             William
             Rikell
             and
             Katherine
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             S●ow
             .
             Annal.
             
          
           
             Sir
             Peter
             Lacy
             Priest.
             
          
           
             Tho.
             Brendon
             and
             Ioane
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             Rich.
             Hunt
             and
             Ioane
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             〈◊〉
             Hesilt
             ,
             
               Baron
               of
               the
               Exchequer
               and
            
             Agnes
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               Martyn
            
             &
             〈◊〉
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               S.
               Hildeferths
            
             .
          
           
             
               Nicholas
               Boneuant
            
             and
             Agnes
             his
             wife
             .
             
               Reignold
               Thomas
            
             .
          
           
             
               Ric.
               Bon●uant
            
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Sorewell
            
             Priest.
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Lumbard
            
             Priest.
             
          
           
             
               Maud
               Laken
            
             and
             Ioane
             her
             daughter
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Io.
               Dew
            
             Priest.
             
          
           
             Roger
             Payname
             .
          
           
             
               Will
               ▪
               Banknot
            
             &
             Anne
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Io.
               Wilshyre
            
             knight
             ,
             and
             Margaret
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Stow.
               Annal.
            
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Ric
               Wingseeld
            
             knight
             of
             the
             Garter
             ,
             &
             Bridget
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Io
               Hornley
            
             .
          
           
             
               Katherine
               Burlton
            
             ,
             and
             Richard
             her
             husband
             .
          
           
             The
             Priory
             of
             Dartford
             .
          
           
             Burials
             in
             this
             Prio●y
             .
          
           
             The
             birth
             and
             death
             of
             
               Bridget
               Plantagine●
            
             .
          
           
             
               Rob.
               Woodford
            
             &
             Ioane
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Ro.
               Apleton
            
             and
             Agnes
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Elisabeth
             Coūtesse
             of
             Shrewsbury
             .
          
           
             *
             Iohn
             dyed
             in
             his
             infancy
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Ric.
               Walden
            
             knight
             ,
             and
             Dame
             Margery
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Richard
               Walde
            
             .
          
           
             
               Allin
               Atticor
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Io.
               Stone
            
             Priest.
             
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Crioll
            
             .
          
           
             
               Roger
               Sentcler
            
             .
          
           
             
               Mathew
               Paris
            
             .
          
           
             
               Ric.
               de
               Lucie
            
             the
             founder
             .
          
           
             
               R●g
               Heu●den
               .
               An.
            
             1179.
             
          
           
             
               Ex
               vet
               .
               Mss.
               in
               ●o
               Cot.
            
          
           
             
               Godfrey
               Lucy
            
             Bishop
             of
             Winchester
             .
          
           
             Io.
             Colin
             and
             Maud
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             William
             Pr●ne
             Priest
             ▪
             
          
           
             
               Inser
               .
               vpon
               the
               great
               Bell.
               
            
          
           
             
               Margery
               Roper
            
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Morton
            
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Pierle
            
             .
          
           
             Foundation
             of
             Peckham
             Schoole
             .
          
           
             Richard
             B●shop
             of
             Rochester
             .
          
           
             
               Walter
               Hench
            
             Parson
             .
          
           
             
               George
               Hatteliffe
            
             .
          
           
             The
             Priory
             of
             Lewsham
             .
          
           
             Priors
             Aliens
             .
          
           
             Their
             goods
             and
             lands
             consiscate
             .
             King
             Edward
             surnamed
             Longshanks
             did
             the
             like
             ,
             
               An.
               Reg.
            
             ●3
             .
             vpon
             the
             like
             occasion
             .
          
           
             Restitution
             of
             the
             〈◊〉
             Aliens
             .
          
           
             
               St●w
               Annal.
            
             
          
           
             The
             finall
             dissolu●●●●
             of
             P●●ories
             Aliens
             
          
           
             Aelphege
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             .
          
           
             
               Ca●graut
               in
               vita
               Elphege
               .
               Ditma●
               .
               Mar●●●
               〈◊〉
               .
            
          
           
             The
             Friery
             a●
             Greenwich
             .
          
           
             
               Lamb.
               peramb.
            
             
          
           
             The
             Priory
             .
          
           
             Weeuer
             and
             Ioane
             his
             wi●e
             .
          
           
             The
             Popes
             Bul
             to
             the
             Staple
             Merchants
             ,
             for
             a
             portable
             Alt●r
             and
             a
             Masse-priest
             .
          
           
             Their
             Priest
             &
             Confessour
             .
          
           
             The
             forme
             of
             an
             Absolution
             .
          
           
             The
             definition
             of
             a
             Merchant
             
          
           
             What
             Pedlers
             are
             .
          
           
             Staple
             
               whar
            
             .
          
           
             Burialls
             at
             Otford
             .
          
           
             Alrick
             king
             of
             Kent
             .
          
           
             Bartilmew
             the
             Saint
             at
             Otf●rd
             and
             his
             offering
             .
          
           
             A
             part
             of
             Saint
             
               Tho
               Beckets
            
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             Burials
             in
             
               Holmes
               Dal●
            
          
           
             
               M.
               Drayton
               .
               Polyol
               .
               Song
            
             18.
             
          
           
             
               Io.
               Sari●●●r
               .
               de
               Nugis
               Curial
               .
               li.
            
             6
             ca
             18.
             
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             Kent
             .
          
           
             The
             Gentrie
             of
             Kent
             .
          
           
             The
             Yeomanry
             of
             Kent
             .
          
           
             The
             conclusion
             of
             this
             Diocesse
             .
          
           
             Lamb.
             
          
           
             Godwin
             .
          
           
             Lamb.
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A14916-e188160
           
             
               Camd.
               Midlesex
            
          
           
             *
             Yorke
             .
          
           
             *
             Other
             .
          
           
             
               Speed.
               Midlesex
            
             .
          
           
             In
             Midlesex
             .
          
           
             Albions
             England
             Chap.
             14.
             
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             Saint
             Pauls
             Church
             .
          
           
             
               Diploma
               Regis
               Ethelberti
            
             .
          
           
             
               In
               Arch.
               Turris
               Lond.
               Cartae
               antiqua
               A.
               
            
          
           
             Sebba
             king
             of
             the
             East-Saxons
             
          
           
             Lib.
             4.
             cap.
             11.
             
          
           
             Etheldred
             king
             of
             England
             ,
             surnamed
             ,
             The
             Vnready
             .
          
           
             
               Will.
               Malms
            
             .
          
           
             
               Rob.
               Glocest.
            
          
           
             *
             
               they
               ,
               i
            
          
           
             Lib
             6
             cap.
             ●
             :
             ●ib
             .
             1●
             
               ca
               ●lt
            
             .
          
           
             *
             Etheldred
             .
          
           
             Erkenwald
             Bishop
             of
             Lond.
             
          
           
             
               De
               gestis
               Pontif.
               lib.
            
             2.
             
          
           
             
               Beda
               lib.
            
             4.
             ca.
             6.
             
          
           
             
               Harpsfeeld
               .
               Secul
            
             .
             7.
             cap.
             13.
             
          
           
             
               Eustace
               de
               Fauconbridge
            
             Bishop
             of
             Lond.
             
          
           
             In
             bib
             .
             Cott.
             
          
           
             
               Henry
               de
               Wingham
            
             Bishop
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             
               Mat.
               Paris
            
             .
          
           
             Lib.
             Mon.
             de
             Wauerley
             in
             bib
             .
             Cott.
             
          
           
             Rager
             the
             black
             Bishop
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             
               Rob.
               Braybrooke
            
             Bishop
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             
               Rob.
               Fitz-Hugh
            
             Bishop
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Kempe
            
             Bishop
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             
               Brian
               Twyn
               .
               Antiq.
               Acad.
               Ox.
               
            
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Stokesley
            
             Bishop
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             William
             Bishop
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             
               Charta
               London
            
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
               Fulke
               Basset
            
             Bishop
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             
               Mat.
               〈◊〉
            
          
           
             Paris
             .
          
           
             In
             bib
             .
             Cott.
             
          
           
             
               Io.
               Chishull
            
             Bishop
             of
             Lond.
             
          
           
             
               Mat.
               Westm.
            
             
          
           
             
               Rich.
               Newport
            
             Bishop
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             
               Raph
               Baldocke
            
             Bishop
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             
               Godwin
               .
               Catal.
            
             
          
           
             
               Stow.
               Annal.
            
             
          
           
             
               Fran.
               Thinne
            
             .
          
           
             
               Rob.
               Glocest.
            
             
          
           
             
             .
          
           
             
               Michaell
               Northbrooke
            
             Bishop
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             
               In
               Arch.
               Turris
               Lond.
            
             
          
           
             
               Rich.
               Clifford
            
             Bishop
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             
               Godwin
               .
               Catal.
            
             
          
           
             
               Richard
               Fitz-Iames
            
             Bishop
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             
               Godwin
               .
               de
               Praesul
               .
               Ang.
               
            
          
           
             Iohn
             of
             Gaunt
             Duke
             of
             Lancaster
             .
          
           
             Blanch
             Duchesse
             of
             Lancaster
             .
          
           
             Fabian
             .
          
           
             Constance
             Duchesse
             of
             Lancaster
             .
             
               Vpodigma
               .
               Neust.
            
             
          
           
             
               Henry
               Lacy
            
             Earle
             of
             Lincolne
             .
          
           
             
               In
               bib
               .
               Cott.
            
             
          
           
             
               Vincent
               .
               Catal.
            
             
          
           
             
               Lib.
               Mo●
               .
               de
               Whalley
            
             .
          
           
             
               Laurence
               Allerthorp
            
             Lord
             Treasurer
             .
          
           
             *
             
               Francis
               Thinne
            
          
           
             
               In
               Arch.
               Turris
               Lond.
            
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Simon
               Burley
            
             knight
             of
             the
             Garter
             .
          
           
             
               Stow.
               Annal.
            
             
          
           
             
               In
               Arch.
               Turris
               Lond.
            
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Raph
               Hengham
            
             chiefe
             Iustice
             of
             the
             Kings
             Bench.
             
          
           
             Iudges
             fined
             for
             briberie
             and
             extortion
             .
          
           
             
               Stow.
               Annal.
            
             
          
           
             
               Fulke
               Louell
            
             Archdeacon
             of
             Colchester
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Boys
               ,
               Nich.
               Rikkell
            
             ,
             and
             Isabell
             their
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               William
               Worsley
            
             Deane
             of
             this
             Church
             .
          
           
             ....
             Ode●y
             Canon
             of
             this
             Church
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Colet
            
             Deane
             of
             this
             Church
             .
          
           
             Cent.
             5.
             
          
           
             
               William
               Li●●
            
             the
             first
             Master
             of
             Paul●
             Schoole
             .
          
           
             
               Bale
               Cent.
            
             5.
             
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Linak●r
            
             phisition
             ,
             and
             his
             vale
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               de
               Eure
            
             Deane
             of
             Pauli
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Wynterburne
            
             Deane
             of
             Pauls
             ▪
             
          
           
             
               Reymund
               Pilgrim
            
             .
             Canon
             .
          
           
             
               Rich.
               Ple●●ys
            
             Canon
             .
          
           
             
               William
               Harington
            
             ,
             Secretary
             Apostolicall
             .
          
           
             Si●
             〈…〉
             Lord
             〈◊〉
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
               In
               Arch.
               Turr●●
               Lond.
            
             
          
           
             
               In
               Arch.
               Turris
               Lond.
            
             
          
           
             Suruay
             .
          
           
             
               Rich.
               Piriton
            
             Archdeacon
             of
             Colchester
             .
          
           
             Margaret
             Countesse
             of
             Shrewsbury
             .
          
           
             R●maines
             .
          
           
             Romaines
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             〈…〉
             Pe●●y
             Canons
             .
          
           
             Polyol
             .
             1.
             
             
               Song
               .
               ●●land
               .
               ad
               Cyg
               .
               Cant.
               
            
          
           
             Brute
             King
             of
             great
             Britaine
             .
          
           
             
               Gildas
               Cambrius
            
          
           
             
               Hard.
               in
               vi●
               .
               Bruti
            
             .
          
           
             *
             forth
             .
          
           
             *
             ●he
             .
          
           
             *
             
               an
               hau●●
               .
               ●owne
            
             .
          
           
             *
             
               thither
               ▪
            
          
           
             *
             there
             .
          
           
             The
             body
             of
             a
             boy
             found
             in
             Saint
             B●n●is
             Church-yard
             by
             Pauls
             Wha●fe
             ,
             enshrined
             afterwards
             in
             this
             Church
             ,
             who
             was
             martyred
             by
             the
             Iewes
             .
             
               Stow.
               Annal.
            
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               .
               Paris
               .
               〈◊〉
               .
               codem
               .
            
          
           
             Pardon
             Church-yard
             .
             
               Thomas
               More
            
             Deane
             of
             Pauls
          
           
             Dance
             of
             Pauls
          
           
             
               Chappell
               in
               Pard●
               Church
               yard
               .
            
             
               
                 Gilbert
                 Becket
              
               Portgraue
               of
               London
            
          
           
             Stow
             Sur.
             in
             
               Faring
               .
               Ward
            
             :
          
           
             Chappel
             at
             the
             North
             doore
             of
             Paul●
             .
          
           
             Charnell-house
             with
             our
             Ladies
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Hen.
               Barton
            
             Sir
             
               George
               Mirfin
            
             knight●
             
               Rob
               Barton
            
          
           
             Bell-house
             in
             Pauls
             Church-yard
             .
          
           
             Holmes
             Colledge
             .
          
           
             
               Adam
               de
               Bury
            
             Lord
             Maior
             Anne
             Duchesse
             of
             Bedford
             .
          
           
             Poultneys
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Poultney
            
             .
          
           
             Iesus
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Alan
               Boxhul
            
             knight
             of
             the
             Garter
             .
          
           
             Shrines
             in
             S.
             
               Pauls
               .
               Ex.
               Mss.
               in
               bib
               .
               Cot.
               
            
          
           
             
               Camd.
               in
               Mid.
            
             
          
           
             
               Dierius
               &
               alij
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Hen.
               Spelman
               .
               Gloss.
               li●
               .
               C.
               
            
          
           
             
               Regist.
               lib.
            
             3.
             
             Epist.
             14.
             
          
           
             Cardinals
             of
             S.
             Paul.
             
          
           
             〈…〉
             Church
             .
          
           
             William
             W●st
             
               Canon
               and
               Cardinall
            
             .
          
           
             Iohn
             Good
             
               Chan●er
               of
               the
               Bale
            
             .
          
           
             William
             Lily
             .
          
           
             Lud
             King
             of
             the
             Britaines
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Harding
            
             .
          
           
             Now
             the
             Bishop
             of
             Londons
             house
             ,
             saith
             Harding
             .
          
           
             
               Rob.
               Glocest.
            
          
           
             Cadwallo
             K.
             of
             the
             Britaines
             .
          
           
             
               Ge●●●ay
               Mon.
            
             
          
           
             Harding
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Benson
            
             and
             Anne
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               The
               foundation
               of
               Christ-Church
               or
               the
               Friers
               Minorites
               .
            
             
               Margaret
               the
               ●
               wife
               of
               King
               Ed.
               1.
               
            
          
           
             
               ●●gist
               Frat.
               Mi●
               .
               Mss.
               in
               bib
               C●t
               .
            
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             the
             
               blacke
               〈◊〉
               in
               vita
               R
               K.
               〈◊〉
               chi●piscopi
               .
            
          
           
             Suruey
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             Elizabeth
             Countesse
             of
             Northampton
             .
          
           
             
               Margaret
               Hatf●eld
            
             .
          
           
             
               Katherine
               Riplingham
            
             .
          
           
             Her
             Will.
             
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Riplingham
            
             .
          
           
             His
             Will.
             
          
           
             
               Agnes
               Milborne
            
             .
          
           
             
               Nicholas
               Faringdon
            
             Lord
             Maior
             .
          
           
             The
             Foundation
             of
             S.
             Martins
             .
          
           
             
               In
               Arch
               turris
               London
            
             .
          
           
             
               Lib.
               S.
               Martin
            
             .
          
           
             
               Stow
               Sur.
            
             
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Pemberton
            
             .
          
           
             
               Vpon
               a
               Table
               in
               the
               north
               Isle
               .
            
          
           
             
               A
               Table
               in
               the
               Qui●e
            
             .
          
           
             Deus
             .
          
           
             Diabolus
             :
          
           
             Vita
             .
          
           
             Mors.
             
          
           
             Coelum
             .
          
           
             Inf●rnum
             .
          
           
             Ioan
             the
             wife
             of
             Baron
             Thorp
             .
          
           
             
               Stow
               Annal.
            
             
          
           
             
               William
               Brecke-speare
            
             .
          
           
             
               Robbert
               Traps
               ,
               Agnes
            
             and
             Ioan
             his
             wiues
             .
          
           
             Robert.
             
          
           
             Agnes
             .
          
           
             Ioan.
             
          
           
             Ioice
             Frankland
             .
          
           
             
               An
               Inscription
               ●nder
               the
               portraiture
               of
               Queene
            
             Elizabeth
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Brokitwell
            
             .
          
           
             
               Michael
               Forlace
            
             and
             Mary
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Mary
               Pawson
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Hen.
               We●●e●
            
             knight
             ,
             and
             his
             wife
             Ioan.
          
           
             Sir
             Iohn
             Woodcocke
             
               Lord
               Maior
            
             .
          
           
             The
             head
             of
             Iames
             the
             4.
             king
             of
             Scotland
             .
             
               Stow.
               Annal.
            
             
          
           
             Suruay
             Lond.
             
          
           
             
               Lib.
               Monasterij
               de
               Whalley
               in
               Com.
               Lanc.
               
            
          
           
             
               Io.
               Lesle
               in
               vil
               .
               Iac.
            
             4.
             
          
           
             Remaines
             ,
             pa.
             371.
             
          
           
             
               The
               mount
               of
               Flodden
            
             .
          
           
             *
             
               De
               corpore
               enim
               nondum
               compertum
               est
               .
            
          
           
             Insc●ipt●
             .
             the
             wa●●
             .
          
           
             Shanke
             bone
             of
             28.
             inches
             long
             .
          
           
             Cam●en
             in
             Cornwall
             .
          
           
             *
             In
             Cornwall
             
          
           
             
               R●b
               Glocest.
            
          
           
             *
             saith
             .
          
           
             *
             wi●h
             .
          
           
             Gogmagog
             the
             last
             Giant
             .
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             Essex
             .
          
           
             Selden
             in
             his
             Illu●●r●tions
             ,
             Polyol
             .
             Song
             1.
             
          
           
             Tho.
             Morsted
             .
          
           
             
               Giles
               Dewes
            
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Burton
               〈◊〉
               Ienet
            
             his
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             ●holl
             Moore
             
               Doctor
               of
               Law
               ,
               ●nd
            
             Agnes
             
               his
               brothers
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Godfrey
               Bullen
            
             Lord
             Maior
             .
          
           
             Catal.
             of
             honou●
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Bullen
            
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Pickering
            
             and
             〈◊〉
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Tho.
             Cressly
             and
             Agnes
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             the
             Collegiate
             Chappell
             at
             Guild-hall
             .
          
           
             Hollins
             .
          
           
             
               Speed
               Hist.
            
             
          
           
             Foundation
             of
             Mercers
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             Stow.
             
          
           
             
               Iames
               Butler
            
             Earle
             of
             Ormond
             ,
             and
             Ioane
             his
             wife
             .
             
               Thomas
               Butler
            
             Earle
             of
             Ormond
             .
          
           
             Camden
             in
             the
             County
             of
             Tipperary
             .
             Ireland
             .
          
           
             Becket
             was
             borne
             neere
             to
             this
             Church
             ,
             here
             he
             had
             a
             shrine
             ,
             and
             his
             picture
             ouer
             the
             Chappell
             dore
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Rich.
            
             
          
           
             
               Stow
               Suruay
            
             .
          
           
             
               Ambrose
               Cressacre
            
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Peris
            
             and
             Margaret
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Raph
               Tilney
            
             and
             Ioan
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Yarford
             .
          
           
             Io.
             Allen
             
               Lord
               Maior
            
             .
          
           
             
               Stow
               Suruay
            
             .
          
           
             Iohn
             Couentrie
             
               Lord
               Maior
            
             .
          
           
             
               Fabian
               .
               Stow
               Annal.
            
             
          
           
             
               Stow
               Suruay
            
             .
          
           
             Vnder
             the
             Statue
             of
             K.
             Ed.
             the
             sixt
             vpon
             the
             Standard
             in
             Cheape
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Knowles
            
             Lord
             Maior
             and
             Ioane
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Knowles
            
             .
          
           
             
               Ioan
               Spenser
            
             .
          
           
             
               Walter
               Lempster
            
             〈◊〉
             of
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             
               Simon
               Street
            
             ,
             &
             Agnes
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Will.
               Goldhirst
            
             and
             Margaret
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Stephen
               Spilman
            
             Sheriffe
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             
               Ric.
               Grey
            
             Sheriffe
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             
               R.
               Marlow
            
             Lord
             Maior
             .
          
           
             
               Corpus
               Christi
            
             play
             .
          
           
             
               Ric.
               Hill
            
             ,
             Master
             or
             Sergeant
             of
             the
             kings
             c●ller
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Charles
               Blunt
            
             knight
             ,
             Lord
             Mountioy
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             Shrop.
             
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             Darbishire
             .
          
           
             
               Rob.
               Dalusse
            
             Ba●her
             ,
             and
             Alice
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Io
             ▪
             Micolt
             and
             Ioan
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             Raph
             Astry
             
               Lord
               Maior
            
             ,
             Margery
             and
             Margaret
             
               his
               wiues
            
             .
          
           
             Raph
             Astry
             .
          
           
             Iohn
             Grey
             .
          
           
             Tho.
             Cornwallis
             .
          
           
             Henry
             Gisors
             .
          
           
             〈◊〉
             Lions
             .
          
           
             The
             Foundation
             of
             Whittin●●on
             C●lledge
             ●nd
             Hospitall
             .
          
           
             
               Stow
               Suruey
            
             .
          
           
             
               Richard
               Whit●ing
            
             thrice
             buried
             .
          
           
             William
             Lichfield
             
               Doctor
               of
               Diuinity
            
             .
          
           
             Io.
             Brickles
             and
             Isabell
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             
               In
               Chamberlai●e
               ,
               Agnes
            
             ,
             and
             Ioan
             his
             wiues
             .
          
           
             
               William
               Greene.
            
          
           
             Robert
             Chichley
             
               Lord
               Maior
            
             .
          
           
             
             .
          
           
             The
             Colledge
             of
             S.
             Michael
             founded
             by
             
               W.
               Walworth
            
             .
          
           
             
               Io
               Lo●ekin
            
             ,
             of
             Losken
             ,
             Lord
             Maior
             ,
             founder
             of
             this
             Church
             .
          
           
             
               William
               Wray
            
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             
               Corpus
               Christi
            
             Colledge
             in
             Candlewickestreet
             
          
           
             
               Rob.
               Radcliffe
            
             and
             his
             sonne
             Henry
             Earles
             of
             Sussex
             .
          
           
             
               Gilbert
               Melits
            
             and
             Christian
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             The
             fraternity
             of
             S.
             Katherine
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             our
             Ladies
             Chappell
             of
             Barking
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Io.
               Arundell
            
             knight
             .
          
           
             
               Vincent
               .
               Catal.
            
             
          
           
             
               Simon
               Eyre
            
             Lord
             Maior
             .
          
           
             The
             Foundation
             of
             Leaden
             Hall
             and
             the
             Chappell
             .
             Stow
             Suruay
             .
          
           
             
               Ric.
               Payne
            
             and
             Elisabeth
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Sixteene
             children
             .
          
           
             
               Ric.
               Nordell
            
             &
             Margorie
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             *
             that
             .
          
           
             *
             this
             .
          
           
             *
             they
             .
          
           
             *
             the
             holy
             Communion
             .
          
           
             *
             thinke
             of
             this
             .
          
           
             An
             Inscription
             vpon
             a
             table
             sometime
             chained
             in
             this
             Church
             .
          
           
             
               Malmes
               .
               lib
            
             1.
             
               de
               Pont.
            
             1.
             
             Selden
             .
          
           
             
               Rob
               Glocest.
            
          
           
             3
             Cadar
             .
          
           
             4
             O●i●us
             .
          
           
             5
             Conan
             .
          
           
             6
             Palladius
             .
          
           
             7
             Stephanus
             .
          
           
             8
             Il●ut
             .
          
           
             9
             Dedwin
             .
          
           
             10
             Thedred
             .
          
           
             11
             Hillary
             .
          
           
             12
             
               Restitutus
               .
               Harpsfeeld
               Sex.
               prim
               .
               secul
               c.
            
             16.
             
          
           
             13
             Gwitelin
             .
             or
             Guitelnius
             .
          
           
             Scots
             euer
             valiant
             .
          
           
             
               Rob.
               Glocest.
            
          
           
             
               Fastidius
               Priscus
            
             4.
             cent
             .
             1.
             
          
           
             Ternckine
             15.
             
             
               Lib.
               in
               bib
               .
               Cott.
               Mss.
               Vedinus
            
             16.
             
          
           
             
               Godwin
               de
               praeful
               .
               Ang.
            
             
          
           
             Theon
             the
             last
             Archbishop
             .
          
           
             
               Robert
               Fabian
            
             Sheriffe
             .
          
           
             Hugh
             Dauset
             
               Doctor
               of
               Diuinity
            
             .
          
           
             
               Robert
               Barnes
            
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Bootes
            
             .
          
           
             
               Henry
               Denne
            
             and
             Ioane
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Pike
            
             Als●rman
             .
          
           
             Sir
             William
             Capell
             
               Lord
               Maior
            
             .
          
           
             
               Water
               Knyght
            
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             Saint
             Anthonies
             Hospitall
             .
          
           
             Io.
             Breux
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             the
             Augustine
             Friers
             .
          
           
             Ri●hard
             Earle
             of
             A●undell
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Vere
            
             Earle
             of
             Oxford
             ▪
             and
             Aubrey
             his
             sonne
             .
          
           
             〈…〉
             his
             wife
             
          
           
             Mss.
             
          
           
             〈…〉
             Duke
             〈…〉
             .
          
           
             Edward
             the
             eldest
             sonne
             of
             Edward
             the
             black
             Prince
             
          
           
             
               Cardina
               Shoder
            
             and
             Ioan
             her
             daughter
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Redman
            
             Rector
             .
          
           
             
               Nennius
               Helius
            
             Duke
             of
             Loegria
             .
          
           
             
               ●lores
               Hist.
               aetal
               .
               s.
               ca.
            
             26.
             
          
           
             
               Cui
               nomen
               erat
               Cr●●●a
               Mors
               ,
               quia
               null●s
               ab
               eo
               vulneratus
               vinus
               e●adeba●
               .
               Id.
               eod
               .
            
          
           
             
               Rob.
               Glocest.
            
          
           
             
               Io.
               Harding
               ,
               c
            
             44
             
          
           
             
               Bale
               C●nt
               prima
            
          
           
             
               Will.
               Pratt
            
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             the
             Nunnery
             of
             S.
             Helen
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Io.
               Crosby
            
             Maior
             of
             the
             Staple
             .
          
           
             
               Mss.
               in
               bib
               .
               Cot
            
          
           
             The
             Founda●ion
             of
             a
             Brotherhood
             of
             〈◊〉
             .
             Priests
             in
             ●e●den-Hall
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             the
             Priory
             of
             Christ-Church
             Aldgate
             .
          
           
             Will.
             Payne
             .
          
           
             
               Clement
               Towne
            
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             the
             C●ouc●●d
             Friers
             .
          
           
             
               Ex
               quibusel
               .
               Collect
               .
               in
               sepe
               dict
               bib
               .
               Cot.
               
            
          
           
             The
             Priore
             of
             Crouched
             Friers
             found
             in
             bed
             with
             hi●
             wench
             .
          
           
             Foundation
             of
             S.
             Katherines
             Hospitall
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Holland
            
             Duke
             of
             Excester
             .
          
           
             Ca●al
             .
             of
             honour
             .
             
               ●tow
               Annal.
            
             
          
           
             Harding
             .
          
           
             Anne
             the
             first
             wife
             of
             Iohn
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Exceter
             .
          
           
             Anne
             the
             second
             wife
             of
             Iohn
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Exceter
             .
          
           
             Constance
             ,
             Dutchesse
             of
             Norfolke
             .
          
           
             
               Catal.
               of
               Hon.
               Vincent
               .
            
             
               The
               foundation
               of
               East-minster
               to
               the
               honour
               of
               God
               and
               our
               Lady
               of
               Grace
               .
            
          
           
             Stow
             Suruay
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             the
             Abbey
             of
             S.
             Clare
             ,
             Nunnes
             ,
             called
             the
             Minories
             .
          
           
             The
             buriall
             place
             of
             s●me
             of
             the
             honourable
             family
             of
             the
             Darcies
             .
          
           
             
               Stow.
               Annal.
            
             
          
           
             Cardinall
             Poole
             .
          
           
             
               Io
               Clerke
            
             Bishop
             of
             Bath
             and
             Welles
             .
          
           
             Godwin
             Catal.
             of
             Bishops
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             a
             Knightengild
             or
             Confrery
             without
             Aldgate
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             S.
             Mary
             Bethlem
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             S.
             Mary
             Spi●le
             ;
          
           
             Sir
             
               Io.
               Sordich
            
             Lord
             of
             Sordich
             .
             
               Ex
               Mss.
               in
               ●ib
               Cott.
            
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Humphrey
               Starky
            
             knight
             ,
             and
             Isabell
             his
             wife
             
          
           
             Sir
             Iohn
             Erlington
             and
             Margaret
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             Holywell
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Louel●
            
             Knight
             .
          
           
             
               In
               ●ib
               .
               Cott.
            
             
          
           
             
               Lib
               in
               lib.
               C●ll
            
          
           
             
               Isabell
               Sackvile
            
             Prioresse
             of
             S.
             
               Maries
               Clerkenwell
            
             .
          
           
             
               Iordan
               Briset
            
             &
             Muriell
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
             .
          
           
             
               Mss.
               in
               bib
               .
               Cot.
            
             
          
           
             
               In
               bib
               Cott.
            
             
          
           
             
               Camd.
               in
               A●dl
            
             .
          
           
             
               Robertus
               Botill
               Prior
               ,
               Hospita●u
               Sancti
               Iohan●●
               Ierusalem
               in
               Anglia
               :
               primus
               Baro
               regni
               Angliae
               &
               consiliarius
               Rog●●
               〈◊〉
               Arch
               Turris
               London
               secund●
               parspat
               A●●o
            
             10.
             
             Ed
             4
             ●
             .
             13.
             
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             ●he
             Charterhouse
             .
          
           
             
               Stow
               Suruay
            
             .
          
           
             
               Ex
               Mss.
               in
               bib
               .
               Cot.
               
            
          
           
             The
             death
             of
             the
             Founder
             .
          
           
             Margaret
             ,
             Lady
             Many
             ,
             and
             Du●chesse
             of
             Norfolke
             .
          
           
             Suruay
             .
             〈◊〉
             
          
           
             Vin●e●t
             C●t●l
             .
             Norf.
             
          
           
             
               Philip
               Morgan
            
             Bishop
             of
             Ely.
             
          
           
             Suttons
             Hospitall
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             great
             Saint
             Bartholomewes
             .
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               Arch
               Tuvr●
               London
               .
               Ca●t
               .
               Ant.
               hier
               ●
               ,
               l.
               
            
          
           
             
               ●illiam
               Bolton
            
             the
             last
             Prior
             of
             S
             Bartholomewes
             .
          
           
             
               Roger
               Walden
            
             Bishop
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             
               Godwin
               de
               praesulibus
               Angl.
            
             
          
           
             
               Vpodigma
               Neustricae
            
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             
               Pars.
               Pat.
               An.
            
             6
             H.
             4.
             
             M.
             20.
             
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             Saint
             Bartl
             .
             Hospital
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Tho
               Malilant
            
             or
             Neufant
             ,
             &
             Margaret
             his
             wi●e
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Will.
               Knight
            
             Priest.
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Rob.
               Greuil
            
             Priest.
             
          
           
             
               Philip
               Lewis
            
             &
             Agnes
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Io.
             Stafford
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               .
               Annal.
            
             
          
           
             
               ●●
               .
               Goodf●llowes
            
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             
               Will.
               ●euer
            
             and
             Elizabeth
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             the
             white
             Friers
             Carmelites
             .
          
           
             
               Stow
               S●●●uay
            
             .
          
           
             
               Lamb
               peramb.
            
             
          
           
             
               Lamb.
               peramb.
            
             
          
           
             
               Rob
               Mascall
            
             Bishop
             of
             Hereford
             .
          
           
             
               Will.
               Montag●●
            
             Earle
             of
             Salisbury
             .
             
               Ypod●g
               〈◊〉
            
          
           
             
               Penes
               〈◊〉
               T●●swell
            
             .
          
           
             
               Stephen
               Patrington
            
             Bishop
             of
             S.
             Dauids
             .
          
           
             
               Nich.
               Kenton
            
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Miluerton
            
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Loney
            
             .
          
           
             
               Pits
               .
               de
               illust
               .
               Aug.
               Scriptoribus
               .
            
          
           
             
               Hubert
               de
               Burgo
            
             Earle
             of
             Kent
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Gyles
            
             ,
             Clerke
             of
             the
             petit
             Bagge
             .
          
           
             
               Cowell
               lit
               .
               c.
            
             
          
           
             
               Lawrence
               Bartelet
            
             .
          
           
             
               Vnder
               the
               picture
               of
               Saint
            
             Michael
             .
          
           
             The
             first
             Sanctuary
             .
          
           
             The
             death
             and
             buriall
             of
             
               Mu●mu●●us
               Donwallo
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Foundation
               of
               the
               Temple
               Church
               .
            
          
           
             Cant.
             in
             Midlesex
             London
             .
          
           
             
               William
               Marshall
            
             Earle
             of
             Penbroke
             .
          
           
             
               William
               Marshall
            
             .
             the
             yonger
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Penbroke
             .
          
           
             
               G●lbe●●
               Ma●●shall
            
             Earle
             of
             Penbroke
             .
          
           
             Paris
             1●4●
             .
          
           
             
               Hastiludium
               .
               Paris
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Rob.
               Rosse
            
             knight
             .
          
           
             
               Will.
               Plantaginet
            
             .
          
           
             Iames
             Bayle
             .
          
           
             Rob.
             Thorne
             .
          
           
             
               Ric.
               Wye
            
             .
          
           
             
               Will.
               Langham
            
             Master
             of
             the
             Temple
             .
          
           
             Will.
             Burgh
             .
          
           
             Harold
             king
             of
             England
             .
          
           
             
               Stow
               Annal.
            
             
          
           
             
               Io.
               Arundel
            
             Bishop
             of
             Exceter
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Booth
            
             Bishop
             of
             Exceter
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Will.
               Booth
            
             knight
             .
          
           
             
               Ed.
               Arnold
            
             Parson
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             the
             Hospitall
             of
             Sauoy
             
          
           
             
               Ex
               Mss.
               in
               bib
               .
               Cot.
               
            
          
           
             
               The
               second
               foundation
               of
               Sauoy
               Hospitall
               .
            
          
           
             Tho.
             Halsal
             .
             Gowin
             Douglase
             Bishops
             .
          
           
             Hist.
             of
             Scot.
             Ann.
             1521.
             
          
           
             
               Humphrey
               Gosling
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             〈…〉
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               〈…〉
            
          
           
             The
             Hospitall
             of
             Saint
             
               Mary
               Rounciuall
            
             .
          
           
             Hospitall
             of
             Saint
             Iames.
             
          
           
             
               In
               Archiuis
               Turr●s
               London
            
             .
          
           
             
               ●●des●s
               Ca●al
               .
               Cancell
               .
               per
               Fran●iscum
               ●hin
               collect
               .
            
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Yong
            
             ,
             Master
             of
             the
             Rolles
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             S.
             Stephens
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             
               Charta
               Regis
               Ed.
               tetijs
               .
               ex
               Record
               turr●s
               London
               .
            
          
           
             The
             foundati
             〈…〉
             West●inster
             Abbey
             .
          
           
             
               In
               Arch.
               turris
               London
            
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Harding
               ca.
            
             88.
             
          
           
             
               Rob.
               Glocest.
            
          
           
             
               Hist.
               Ecclesiast
               .
               Angl.
               vnde●
               .
               ●aecul
               .
               ca.
            
             16.
             
          
           
             Sebert
             king
             of
             the
             East
             Saxōs
             with
             his
             Queene
             Aethelgoda
             .
          
           
             Edward
             king
             of
             England
             ,
             surnamed
             the
             Confessor
             .
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               .
               ●arn●r
               .
               ●lb
               .
               Engl.
            
          
           
             Mss.
             in
             bib
             .
             Cot.
             
          
           
             
               Rob.
               Glocest.
            
             
          
           
             The
             first
             ●oure
             of
             the
             ●i●gs
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             〈◊〉
             king
             Edwards
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Rob.
               Glocest.
            
          
           
             Maud
             wife
             to
             king
             Henry
             the
             first
             .
          
           
             
               Ex
               Mss.
               in
               bib
               .
               Cot.
               
            
          
           
             
               The
               Courtiers
               speech
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Queenes
               answer
            
             .
          
           
             
               Mat.
               Paris
               ad
               Ann.
            
             1118.
             
          
           
             King
             Henry
             the
             third
             .
          
           
             
               Mat.
               West
            
             .
          
           
             
               Rob.
               Glocest.
            
          
           
             
               Mss.
               in
               bib
               .
               Cot
            
          
           
             King
             Edward
             the
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Rob.
               〈◊〉
            
             .
          
           
             
               Ex.
               Arch.
               Turr.
               Lond.
            
             
          
           
             King
             Ed.
             Coronation
             .
          
           
             
               Chron.
               Compend
               .
               Cant.
               Mss.
               in
               bib
               .
               Cot.
               
            
          
           
             Fabian
             .
          
           
             *
             Kept
             .
          
           
             
               Ca●ton
               .
               Fabian
            
             .
          
           
             
               S.
               Daniel
            
             .
          
           
             The
             battaile
             of
             Dunbarre
             .
          
           
             The
             battaile
             of
             Foukirke
             .
             
               Munster
               .
               Vniuers
               .
               Cosm.
               lib.
            
             2.
             
             
               Walsing
               Ypodig
            
             .
          
           
             
               Hard.
               cap.
            
             162.
             
          
           
             *
             Henry
             the
             third
             .
          
           
             *
             Henry
             the
             third
             .
          
           
             The
             fatall
             Marble
             .
          
           
             The
             cruelty
             of
             the
             Scots
             .
          
           
             
               Rich
               Southwell
               .
               Ho●●inshead
            
             .
          
           
             
               ●ro
               .
               May.
            
          
           
             
               Polychron
               .
               l.
            
             7.
             cap.
             40.
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             〈◊〉
             of
             ●a●singham
             .
          
           
             Walsing
             .
          
           
             The
             dead
             bodies
             of
             our
             English
             kings
             (
             anciently
             )
             preserued
             from
             corruption
             .
          
           
             
               Ex
               Arch.
               Turr.
               Lond.
            
             
          
           
             Fabians
             Ballad
             Royall
             .
          
           
             *
             〈◊〉
             
          
           
             〈◊〉
             Queen
             of
             England
             .
          
           
             Edward
             the
             third
             King
             of
             England
             .
          
           
             Remaines
             .
          
           
             Fauine
             
               in
               the
               orders
               of
               England
            
             .
          
           
             *
             Alluding
             to
             the
             ●eopard●
             in
             the
             〈…〉
             
          
           
             
               Cron.
               Compend
               .
               Cant.
               in
               bib
               .
               Col.
            
             His
             Character
             .
          
           
             
               Sam.
               Daniel
            
             .
          
           
             His
             Iustice.
             
          
           
             His
             regard
             of
             Order
             .
          
           
             His
             loue
             to
             his
             people
             .
          
           
             His
             Prouidence
             .
          
           
             His
             works
             of
             Pietie
             .
          
           
             His
             buildings
             .
          
           
             
               Walsing
               .
               in
               vit
               .
               Ed.
            
             3.
             
          
           
             
               Add.
               Rob.
               Glocest
            
             .
          
           
             *
             Bohemia
             .
          
           
             Philip
             Queene
             of
             England
             .
          
           
             Richard
             the
             second
             ,
             King
             of
             England
             .
          
           
             Ranulph
             ,
             Monke
             of
             Chester
             .
             
               Lib.
               vltimo
            
             .
          
           
             Folio
             166.
             
          
           
             〈…〉
             
          
           
             *
             Bohemia
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             *
             
          
           
             Anne
             ,
             Queene
             of
             England
             .
          
           
             
               Stow.
               Annal.
            
             
          
           
             Henry
             the
             fift
             King
             of
             England
             .
          
           
             Add
             to
             Robert
             of
             Glocester
             .
          
           
             Katherine
             the
             wife
             of
             Henry
             the
             fifth
             .
          
           
             Henry
             the
             seuenth
             king
             of
             England
             .
          
           
             Elizabeth
             the
             wife
             of
             king
             Hen.
             the
             seuenth
             .
          
           
             Margaret
             Coūtesse
             of
             Richmond
             .
          
           
             Margaret
             the
             daughter
             of
             King
             Ed.
             4.
             
          
           
             Elizab.
             the
             daughter
             of
             king
             Hen.
             7.
             
          
           
             Anne
             Queene
             of
             England
             .
          
           
             Edmund
             Earle
             of
             Lancaster
             .
          
           
             
               Harding
               c.
            
             147.
             
          
           
             
               Mat.
               Paris
            
             .
          
           
             Pageant
             of
             Popes
             .
          
           
             Aueline
             Countesse
             of
             Lancaster
             .
          
           
             
               William
               de
               Valence
            
             Earle
             of
             Penbroke
             .
          
           
             
               Stow
               Annal.
            
             
          
           
             
               Harding
               ca.
            
             ●56
             
          
           
             
               Simon
               Langham
            
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             .
          
           
             
               Robert
               Waldby
            
             Archbishop
             of
             Yorke
             .
          
           
             Ex
             Mss.
             in
             bib
             Cot.
             
          
           
             *
             Sodorensis
             
               B.
               of
               Man.
            
          
           
             In
             bib
             .
             Cot.
             
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Waltham
            
             Bishop
             of
             Salisbury
             .
             Ca●al
             .
             of
             Bishops
             .
          
           
             
               In
               vita
               R
            
             2.
             
          
           
             
               Richard
               Wendouer
            
             Bishop
             of
             R●ch●ster
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Humphrey
               Bourchier
            
             ,
             Lord
             Cromwell
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Humphrey
               Bourchier
            
             .
          
           
             *
             
               Cup.
               bearer
            
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Milling
            
             Bishop
             of
             Hereford
             .
          
           
             Godwin
             .
          
           
             Hugolin
             Chamberlaine
             to
             S.
             Edward
             ,
             king
             and
             Confessor
             .
          
           
             Remaines
             .
          
           
             
               William
               Bedell
            
             and
             Cicely
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Rob.
               Haule
            
             .
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               vit
               .
               R.
            
             2
             
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Ruthall
            
             Bishop
             of
             Durham
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               William
               Trussell
            
             knight
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               dela
               More
            
             .
          
           
             Lib.
             7.
             cap.
             43.
             
          
           
             
               Rich.
               de
               Ware
            
             Abbot
             .
          
           
             
               Francis
               Thinne
               .
               in
               Catal.
               Thes.
               Aug.
               
            
          
           
             
               Walter
               Wenlocke
            
             Abbot
             .
          
           
             The
             Abbots
             of
             this
             house
             were
             Barons
             of
             the
             Parliament
             .
          
           
             
               Ric.
               de
               Barking
            
             Abbot
             .
          
           
             
               Gervaise
               de
               Bloys
            
             Abbot
             .
          
           
             Vitalis
             Abbot
             .
          
           
             Laurence
             the
             first
             m●●erd
             Abbot
             of
             West
             .
          
           
             
               Gislebert
               Crispin
            
             Abbot
             .
          
           
             
               Edmund
               Kirton
            
             Abbot
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Islip
            
             ,
             Abbot
             .
          
           
             Remaines
             .
          
           
             
               In
               bib
               Cot.
            
             
          
           
             
               Raph
               Selby
            
             .
          
           
             
               Io
               Windsore
            
             .
          
           
             
               Geffrey
               Chaucer
            
          
           
             
               Ex
               Mss.
               in
               bib
               .
               Cot.
               
            
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Bedel
               ▪
            
          
           
             
               Walter
               Garden
            
             .
          
           
             Ioan
             Pymichum
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Den
            
             and
             Agnes
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             *
             
               Eijcit●
               ▪
            
          
           
             
               Io.
               Skelton
            
             Poet
             Laureat
             ▪
             
          
           
             
               Specul
               .
               Brit.
            
             
          
           
             2.
             
             King.
             1.14
             .
             Ioh.
             ●
             .
             2
             .
          
           
             Stow
             Suruay
             .
          
           
             S.
             Giles
             Bowle
             .
          
           
             The
             Bishop
             of
             Rochester●
             letter
             to
             〈◊〉
             S.
             amongst
             the
             letters
             〈…〉
             
               In
               bib
               .
               Cotton
            
             .
          
           
             Cromwell
             principal●
             Secretary
             .
          
           
             *
             
               ●il
               .
               Warbam
            
          
           
             
               In
               part
               Anno
            
             2●
             Hen.
             8.
             ca.
             10.
             
          
           
             
               Ex
               lit
               in
               Bib.
               Cotton
            
             .
          
           
             
               Robert
               Fisher.
            
             
          
           
             
               Ex
               Mss.
               in
               bib
               .
               Cot.
               
            
          
           
             The
             Tenor
             of
             Bishop
             Fishers
             Indictment
             .
          
           
             
               Ex
               Mss.
               in
               bib
               .
               Cotton
               .
            
          
           
             Eras.
             
          
           
             
               Vid.
               Bal.
               cent
            
             .
             5.
             
          
           
             
               Oputer
               .
               opus
               :
               Cronog
               .
               orbis
               Vniuersi
               pag.
            
             477.
             
          
           
             Sir.
             
               Tho.
               Moore
            
             .
          
           
             
               In
               parl
               .
               Anno
            
             26
             Hen.
             8.
             ca.
             2.
             
          
           
             
               Ex
               lit
               .
               in
               Bib.
               Cotton
               .
            
          
           
             
               Scrip.
               B●●t
               .
               Cent.
            
             5.
             
             
               De
               I●ust
               .
               Angie
               Scriptoribus
            
          
           
             
               In
               Epist.
               ad
               Vldric
               .
               Huttenum
               de
               vita
               Mori
               .
            
          
           
             Io.
             Lelandi
             Moriades
             ,
             siue
             charitaea
             cor●na
             .
          
           
             Camd.
             Remaines
             ,
             in
             wise
             speeches
             .
          
           
             
               Ex
               lit
               .
               in
               bib
               .
               Cott.
               
            
          
           
             Nich.
             Grudius
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Cromwell
            
             Earle
             of
             Essex
             .
          
           
             
               Ex
               Mss.
               in
               bib
               .
               Cotton
               .
            
          
           
             
               M.
               Drayton
            
             in
             the
             Legend
             of
             great
             Cromwell
             .
          
           
             
               M.
               Drayton
            
             .
          
           
             
               M.
               Drayton
            
             .
          
           
             Some
             say
             ,
             no
             such
             Act
             was
             deuised
             by
             him
             to
             cause
             his
             owne
             death
             .
             
               Speed.
               chap.
            
             21.
             
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Fox
               .
               M.
               Drayton
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Tho.
               Moore
            
             ,
             to
             Master
             
               Cromwell
               ,
               Ex
               lit
               .
               in
               bib
               .
               Cot
               ▪
            
          
           
             
               Stow.
               Annal.
            
             
          
           
             Queene
             
               Anne
               Bullein
            
             .
          
           
             
               Speed
               cap.
            
             21.
             
          
           
             
               George
               Bullein
            
             ,
             Lord
             Rochford
             .
          
           
             
               Speed
               cap.
            
             21.
             
          
           
             
               Sleidan
               .
               com
               .
               l.
            
             10.
             
          
           
             Queene
             
               Katherine
               Howard
            
             .
          
           
             Ed.
             and
             Iohn
             Dukes
             of
             Somerset
             and
             Northumberland
             
          
           
             
               Hen.
               Southworth
            
             .
          
           
             
               Geff.
               Hewet
            
             &
             Ioane
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             In
             Mi●lesex
             .
          
           
             Suruay
             in
             Bishopsgateward
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             Sicilius
             king
             of
             Britaine
             .
          
           
             Song
             3.
             
          
           
             Cap
             25.
             
          
           
             *
             a
             man
             decked
             in
             fe●hers
             .
          
           
             Vo●t●mer
             king
             of
             Britaine
             .
          
           
             
               Speed.
               Hist.
               cap.
            
             12.
             
          
           
             Sigibert
             .
          
           
             
               I
               Speed
               Hist.
               ca.
               xi
            
             .
          
           
             
               Rob
               Glocest.
            
             
          
           
             *
             
               men
               taken
            
             .
          
           
             *
             they
             .
          
           
             *
             commanded
             .
          
           
             Ca.
             68.
             
          
           
             
               Videsis
               Speed.
               Hist.
               ca.
            
             17.
             and
             
               Vincent
               Catal.
               Chest●r
            
             .
          
           
             Mill.
             Catal.
             Yorke
             .
          
           
             
               Speed
               Hist.
            
             ●
             ●●
             
          
           
             *
             Vncle.
          
           
             The
             Continuer
             of
             Hardings
             Chronicle
             .
          
           
             The
             guilty
             conscience
             of
             King
             Richard
          
           
             
               Pers.
               Sat.
            
             3.
             trans
             .
             by
             
               ●erten
               Holyday
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Moore
            
             Lord
             Chancelor
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Iohn
             More
             
               the
               father
               of
               Sir
            
             Thomas
             ,
             
               his
               death
            
             .
          
           
             Ioan
             and
             Alice
             
               the
               wiues
               of
               Sir
            
             Tho.
             Mor●
             .
             in
             bib
             .
             Cot.
             
          
           
             Edmund
             Lord
             Bray
             .
          
           
             Mawd
             Berford
             .
          
           
             
               Philip
               Meawtis
            
             .
          
           
             
               Ric.
               Scardebrugh
            
             and
             Elis.
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Adwin
               Lauerocke
            
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Essex
            
             .
          
           
             The
             office
             of
             Remembrancers
             .
             
               D.
               Cowell
               .
               lic
               .
               R.
               
            
          
           
             The
             Kings
             Remembrancer
             .
          
           
             The
             Treasurers
             Remembrancer
             .
          
           
             Remembrancer
             of
             the
             first-fruits
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Fisher.
            
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Raph
               But●
            
             knight
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Long
               ,
               Katherin
            
             ,
             &
             Alice
             his
             wiues
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Sherburne
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Sampson
               Norton
            
             ,
             and
             Elis.
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Master
             of
             the
             Ordnance
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Thorley
            
             .
          
           
             
               Will.
               Harvey
            
             .
          
           
             
               George
               Chauncy
            
             .
          
           
             
               Mar.
               Suanden
            
             .
          
           
             *
             Arcuarij
             ,
             the
             Kings
             Bowyer
             .
          
           
             
               Anne
               Sturton
            
             .
          
           
             
               Lora
               Blunt.
            
             
          
           
             Mawde
             Lady
             Salueyne
             .
          
           
             Will.
             Boydale
             .
          
           
             
               Christopher
               Carhill
            
             king
             at
             Armes
             .
          
           
             
               Hen.
               Redman
            
             &
             Ione
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Ric.
               Parker
            
             and
             Marg.
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               William
               Clauell
            
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             Sion
             .
          
           
             Nuns
             and
             Priests
             Augustines
             .
          
           
             
               Ex
               lit
               .
               in
               Bib.
            
             S.
             Dewes
             .
          
           
             
               Ecclesia
               omnium
               Angetorum
            
             .
          
           
             
               Antony
               Sutton
            
             .
          
           
             
               Hen●y
               Archer
            
             .
          
           
             
               Io
               Robinson
               ,
               Katherine
            
             and
             Ioane
             his
             wiues
             .
          
           
             
               Clement
               C●lyns
            
          
           
             
               Io.
               Holt
               ,
               Margery
            
             and
             Elizab●th
             his
             wiues
             .
          
           
             
               Audrie
               Aundesham
            
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Sampoll
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Io.
             Payne
             Priest
             ▪
             
          
           
             The
             Friery
             of
             Hounslow
             ▪
             
          
           
             
               George
               Windsore
            
          
           
             
               William
               Iacob
            
             .
          
           
             Stanes
             Priory
             .
          
           
             
               Ex
               Lib.
               Abbat
               .
               de
               Croxden
               in
               Bib
               Cotton
               .
            
          
           
             Iohn
             Lord
             S●●ange
             .
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             Shrop.
             
          
           
             George
             Lord
             Strange
             .
          
           
             Iames
             Lord
             Strange
             .
          
           
             Io.
             Flambard
             .
          
           
             Edmund
             Flambard
             and
             Elis.
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             Io.
             Birkhed
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Thomas
               Cornwall
            
             .
          
           
             Camden
             in
             Shropshire
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Bird
            
             Priest.
             
          
           
             
               Io.
               Brent
            
             .
          
           
             
               Specul
               .
               Brit.
            
             
          
           
             
               Fowke
               de
               Brent
            
             .
          
           
             Mat
             Westminst
             .
          
           
             
               Mat.
               Pari●
            
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Iacob
            
             and
             Ioan
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Downmeer
            
             &
             Ioan
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Peter
               Goldesbrough
            
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Sanny
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Tho.
               Frowicke
            
             knight
             .
          
           
             Tho.
             Frowicke
             &
             Ioane
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Aldenham
            
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Goodyere
            
             &
             Ioane
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Remaines
             .
          
           
             〈◊〉
             Lady
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             Hist
             of
             Wales
             .
             
               ●
               .
               ●●ord
            
             .
          
           
             
               Specul
               Britan.
               Norden
            
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Skeuington
            
             .
          
           
             
               Peter
               Fabell
            
             ,
             the
             mer●y
             deuil
             of
             Edmunton
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Carleton
            
             &
             Elis.
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
             .
          
           
             〈◊〉
             and
             Anne
             his
             wife
             
          
           
             Io.
             Innocent
             ,
             o●
             Incent
             ,
             
               vnder
               Treasurer
               of
               England
            
             .
          
           
             
               Nic.
               Borne
            
             and
             Elis.
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Io.
             Daniel
             .
             Ioan
             and
             Alice
             
               his
               wiues
            
             .
          
           
             Mawd
             Ekington
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Heningham
            
          
           
             
               George
               Heningham
            
             .
          
           
             
               Elis.
               Turnant
            
             :
          
           
             
               Margaret
               Compton
            
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Billington
            
             .
          
           
             Grand
             Seargeant●e
             .
          
           
             Kilborne
             Nunnery
             .
          
           
             Hen.
             Lord
             Percy
             Earle
             of
             Northumberland
             .
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             Surfex
             .
          
           
             Alexander
             
               a
               Sergeant
               at
               Law.
            
          
           
             
               Ioan
               Only
            
             .
          
           
             
               Alice
               Ryder
            
             a
             Milke-maid
             .
          
           
             Heron
             the
             founder
             of
             Hackeney
             .
          
           
             Tho
             Hert
             Vicar
          
           
             
               Ione
               Curteys
            
             .
          
           
             
               Roger
               Ford.
            
             
          
           
             
               Io.
               Butterfield
            
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Symonds
            
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Catcher
            
             .
          
           
             
               Hen.
               Therket
            
             .
          
           
             
               Will.
               Henneage
            
             .
          
           
             
               D.
               Cowell
               .
               lit
               .
               ●
               .
            
          
           
             
               Io.
               Iennings
            
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Elrington
            
             .
          
           
             
               Cowell
               .
               lit
               .
               F.
            
             
          
           
             
               Will.
               Lowthe
            
             .
          
           
             
               Rob.
               Walsingham
            
             .
          
           
             
               Chr.
               Vrswicke
            
             the
             K.
             Almoner
             of
             Amuer
             .
          
           
             
               Io
               Fowler
            
             .
          
           
             
               Alice
               Fowler
            
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Sauill
            
             〈…〉
             
          
           
             
               Robert
               Middleton
            
             and
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Katherine
               Mistelbrooke
            
             .
          
           
             ....
             Grey
             and
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Suruay
             Lond.
             
          
           
             Rob.
             Eve
             and
             Laurence
             
               his
               sister
            
             .
          
           
             Hosp.
             of
             S.
             Giles
             founded
             .
          
           
             S.
             Giles
             Bowle
             .
          
           
             
               Hen.
               Steward
            
             Lord
             Darle
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Kitt
            
             ,
             or
             Kite
             Bishop
             of
             Carlell
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Hen.
               C●lle●
            
             Lord
             Ma●●r
             .
          
           
             Rich.
             Pa●e
             
               Dea●e
               of
               S●
            
             Pauls
             .
          
           
             
               Stow
               Annal.
               Cent.
            
             ●
             .
          
           
             
               Nic.
               Gibson
            
             Sheriffe
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             
             Iohn
             ●●●le
             o●
             Hereford
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Io
               Chappalaine
            
             Priest.
             
          
           
             
               Isabell
               Newmarche
            
             .
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             Somerset
             .
          
           
             
               Lewis
               B●ysbury
            
          
           
             
               Wi●l
               .
               Wa●e
            
             and
             Io●ne
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Pre●st
            
             .
          
           
             
               Alice
               〈◊〉
            
          
           
             
               Io.
               Chandry
            
             .
          
           
             
               Io
               Ingleby
            
             .
          
           
             Foundation
             of
             the
             Priory
             in
             Hert.
             
          
           
             Raph
             Lord
             Limsey
             ,
             here
             bu●●ed
             .
          
           
             
               Robert
               Saddington
            
             .
          
           
             
               Mat
               Paris
            
             .
          
           
             
               Francis
               Thinne
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Hen.
               Bourchier
            
             Knight
             .
          
           
             Discouery
             of
             Brookes
             Errours
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             〈◊〉
             Lord
             Damory
             and
             Eliz●b●th
             his
             wif●
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             〈…〉
             Essex
             .
             〈…〉
             and
             〈◊〉
             his
             wife
             .
             〈…〉
             and
             Eliz.
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             〈◊〉
             Philip
             〈◊〉
             Knight
             .
          
           
             Camd.
             
               in
               H●r●
            
             .
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             Her●
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Francis
               〈◊〉
            
             knight
             .
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             Somers
             .
          
           
             S.
             Eppalet
             .
          
           
             
               Will
               Crane
               ,
               Ioan
            
             and
             Marg.
             his
             wiues
             .
          
           
             
               Will.
               Vynter
            
             and
             Margaret
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Camd.
               in
               Hert.
            
             
          
           
             Priory
             of
             Hitching
             .
          
           
             
               Elizabeth
               Anstell
            
             .
          
           
             Raph
             Howell
             .
          
           
             
               Io
               Hinxworth
            
             and
             Martine
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Io
             
               the
               sonne
               of
            
             Henry
             ,
             or
             Io.
             Harison
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Colby
            
             .
          
           
             
               Walter
               Sumner
            
          
           
             Pettie
             Sergeantie
             .
          
           
             
               Abstract
               .
               Reliuorin
               Scaccario
            
             .
          
           
             Io.
             Lambard
             &
             Anne
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             Simon
             Ward
             and
             Ellin
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             
               In
               a
               glasse
               window
            
             .
          
           
             S●ow
             Suruay
             .
          
           
             Edward
             Chamberlaine
             .
          
           
             
               Will
               Warham
            
             Parson
             of
             Barley
             .
          
           
             
               Inscription
               vpon
               a
               B●ll
               in
               the
               s●eeple
               .
            
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             the
             Crosse
             ,
             the
             Monasterie
             ,
             and
             Towne
             of
             Roiston
             .
          
           
             
               Rot
               chart
               an
            
             .
             18
             E.
             2.12.7
             .
          
           
             The
             Hospitall
             
          
           
             
               Io.
               D●niell
            
             and
             Marg.
             his
             wife
             
          
           
             
               Io.
               Newport
            
             .
          
           
             
               Rob.
               Newport
            
             &
             Mary
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Georg.
               Newport
            
             and
             Marg.
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Lee
            
             and
             Io●ne
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Walter
               at
               l●●
            
             knight
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Barloe
            
             and
             Ioane
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Hen
               Barloe
            
             and
             Ka●herine
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               S●ow
               Annal.
            
             
          
           
             
               Io.
               Leuenthorp
            
             and
             Katherine
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Stow
               Annal.
            
             
          
           
             
               Io.
               Leuenthorp
            
             and
             Ioane
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Isabell
               Leuenthorp
            
             .
          
           
             
               Agnes
               Leuenthorp
            
             .
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             Hert.
             
          
           
             
               Io.
               Chancy
            
             and
             Anne
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Will.
               Chancy
            
             .
          
           
             
               Geffrey
               Ioslyne
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Raph
               Ioslyne
            
             knight
             ,
             Lord
             Maior
             .
          
           
             
               Stow
               Annal
            
             ,
             and
             Su●vay
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Fleming
            
             .
          
           
             Io.
             the
             wife
             of
             
               Tho
               Fleming
            
             .
          
           
             Hist.
             of
             Wales
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Algar
            
             and
             Maud
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Nich.
               Coton
            
             :
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Greene.
            
             
          
           
             
               Ioane
               Rustwin
            
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Goldington
            
             .
          
           
             Elisabeth
             Lady
             Say.
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               William
               Say
            
             Knight
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Borrell
            
             and
             Eli●
             .
             his
             wi●e
             .
          
           
             Radcliffe
             .
          
           
             
               Ioan
               Clay
            
             .
          
           
             Foundation
             of
             Cheston
             Nunnery
             .
          
           
             Speed.
             
          
           
             Des.
             of
             Hert.
             
          
           
             Will.
             Seabrooke
             and
             Ioan
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             Mat.
             Cressy
             ,
             Ioan
             and
             Anne
             
               his
               wiues
            
             .
          
           
             Will
             Anabull
             and
             Isabell
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
               Hardin
               cap.
            
             ●7
             .
          
           
             
               Iacobus
               de
               ●●ragine
            
             ,
             translated
             .
          
           
             *
             Iupiter
             and
             Apollo
             .
          
           
             *
             A
             Palmers
             Weed
             .
          
           
             
               Bed
               lib.
            
             1.
             c.
             ●
             .
          
           
             
               Vid
               Camd.
               in
               Hert.
            
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             S.
             Albans
             Abbey
             .
          
           
             Vm●hrey
             Duke
             of
             Glocester
             .
             
               Milles
               Catal.
            
             
          
           
             Speed.
             
          
           
             
               Stow.
               Annal.
            
             
          
           
             
               Io.
               Stoke
            
             Abbot
             
          
           
             
               Mss.
               in
               bib
               .
               Cott
            
          
           
             
               Vpon
               a
               Prior
               of
               this
               house
               .
            
          
           
             *
             
               a
               reward
            
             .
          
           
             Michael
             Abbot
             
          
           
             
               Th●mas
               Abbot
            
             .
          
           
             
               In
               bib
               .
               Cott.
            
             
          
           
             ●illigod
             the
             first
             Abbot
             .
          
           
             S.
             Albans
             exempre
             from
             the
             〈◊〉
             of
             Lincoln
             
          
           
             
               Epit.
               Iohannis
               Whe●hams●ede
            
             .
          
           
             Roger
             
               and
               one
            
             S●gare
             
               two
               Hermits
            
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Rutland
            
             Sub-prio●
             .
          
           
             Rich
             S●ondon
             Priest.
          
           
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Mandeuill
            
             knight
             .
          
           
             
               Will.
               Smith
            
             ,
             and
             Elis
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Raph
               Rowlat
            
             and
             Ioane
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Egfrid
             king
             of
             the
             Mercians
             .
          
           
             
               Ex
               Reg
               dea●r
               .
               S.
               Albani
               in
               saepe
               dict
               .
               bib
               :
               Cott.
               
            
          
           
             
               Rob.
               Mowbray
            
             Earle
             of
             Northumberland
             ,
             a
             Monke
             .
          
           
             
               ●ill
               Gemmet
               .
               Simon
               Daniel
            
             .
          
           
             
               Mat.
               Paris
            
             .
          
           
             Speed
             ca
             ●
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Hou
                 in
                 vit
                 .
                 Will.
                 Rufi
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Ypodig
                 .
                 Neust.
              
               
            
          
           
             
               Ex
               lib.
               Ab.
               de
               Newburgh
               .
               in
               bib
               .
               Cott.
               
            
          
           
             
               Gemmelicensis
               lib.
            
             7
             ca
             8.
             
          
           
             
               Ordorus
               vitatis
               .
               lib.
            
             7.
             pa.
             649.
             
          
           
             Lib.
             8.
             pa.
             703.
             
          
           
             
               Ex
               vet
               .
               M
               ss
               .
               Anon.
               in
               saepe
               dict
               .
               bib
               .
               Cott.
            
          
           
             
               Alex.
               Necham
            
             .
          
           
             Cent.
             2.
             
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             Hert.
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               Glocest.
            
          
           
             
               Annales
               de
               〈◊〉
               M
               ss
               .
               〈◊〉
               bib
               .
               Cott.
               
            
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               .
               Drayton
               Poly●●
               .
               Song
            
             16
             
          
           
             Edmund
             Duke
             of
             Somerset
             .
          
           
             
               Hard.
               ca.
            
             234.
             
          
           
             Henry
             Earle
             of
             Northumberland
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             *
             
          
           
             
               Alan
               Strayler
            
             .
          
           
             *
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
               Raphe
               Babthorpe
            
             and
             Raphe
             his
             soone
             .
          
           
             
               Rich.
               Skipwith
            
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Astry
            
             and
             Elis.
             his
             wife
             
          
           
             
               Rich.
               Raynshaw
            
             Sergeant
             at
             Armes
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               ●lake
            
             .
          
           
             Io.
             Lind
             ,
             
               Marshall
               of
               the
               Kings
               Hall.
            
          
           
             
               Io.
               Bernwell
            
             .
          
           
             
               Simon
               Bernwel
            
             .
          
           
             
               Reinold
               Bernwel
            
          
           
             
               Brian
               Lockley
               .
               Alice
               Lockley
            
             .
          
           
             
               Rich.
               Lockley
               ,
               Elis.
            
             and
             Agnes
             his
             wiues
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Ed.
               Hill
            
             knight
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             〈◊〉
             Priest.
          
           
             〈…〉
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             
               Iac.
               de
               voragine
               in
               vit
               .
               S.
               Ger.
               
            
          
           
             S.
             Germans
             th●
             buria●l
             〈…〉
             many
             〈…〉
             .
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             〈◊〉
             
          
           
             Ger●mbery
             .
          
           
             Inscriptions
             .
          
           
             Amphibalus
          
           
             
               Bale
               Cent
            
          
           
             
          
           
             Cent.
             1.
             
          
           
             
               Io.
               Oundeley
            
             .
          
           
             
               Ro.
               Albin
            
             and
             Marg.
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Ric.
               Torington
            
             ,
             and
             Marg.
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Io.
             Waterhouse
             and
             Marg.
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             
               Ric.
               Westbroo●●
            
          
           
             Katherin
             〈◊〉
             
          
           
             
               Robert
               〈◊〉
            
          
           
             
               Ed.
               Hay
            
             .
          
           
             
               Marg.
               Briggs
            
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Rauen.
            
             
          
           
             Foundation
             〈…〉
             .
          
           
             
               Edmund
               Planginet
            
             Duke
             of
             Yorke
             ,
             Isabell
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Cup
             182
             ▪
             18.4
             
          
           
             
               Pierce
               Gaueston
            
             Fade
             of
             Cornwall
             .
          
           
             
               Rob.
               Glocest.
            
             
          
           
             *
             other
             
          
           
             *
             called
             .
          
           
             *
             Lincolne
             .
          
           
             *
             Guy
             ▪
             
          
           
             *
             earle
             or
             chu●le
             .
          
           
             
               Pierce
               Gaueston
            
             described
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             〈◊〉
             .
             Turr.
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
               S.
               Dan●●ll
            
             .
          
           
             
               Anne
               Ashby
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               〈◊〉
               Alice
            
             and
             Ioane
             his
             wiues
             .
          
           
             Sir
             ●ugh
             〈◊〉
             .
             ●night
             ,
             and
             Margaret
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               I●hn
               Heydon
               ▪
               W●ll●
               He●don
            
             and
             〈◊〉
             his
             mother
             
          
           
             
               Io.
               de
               H●kom
            
             and
             
               A●
               aud
            
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Long
            
             Alderman
             and
             ●ady
             Margaret
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Ed.
             Brooke
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Penne.
            
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               .
               Dentwell
            
             &
             Christian
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Will.
               Warner
            
             &
             Ioan
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Raph
               Stepney
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Frowick
            
             &
             Elis.
             his
             wi●e
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Raph
               Sadleir
            
             knight
             Banneret
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Will.
               Coffin
            
             knight
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Iseley
            
             and
             〈…〉
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Curteys
            
             .
          
           
             
               Philip
               Asteley
            
             &
             his
             wi●es
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Perient
            
             and
             Ioane
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Cart.
               Ranul
               .
               Com.
               cestrie
            
             .
          
           
             
               Flesa
               .
               lib.
            
             1.
             ca.
             27.
             
          
           
             Tit.
             of
             Honor.
             Par.
             2.
             ca.
             10.
             
          
           
             
               Io.
               Cowell
               .
               Dec.
            
             l.
             C.
             
               lit
               .
               E.
            
             
          
           
             Fiue
             sorts
             of
             Esquires
             .
          
           
             
               Glossar
               .
               lit
               .
               ●
            
             .
          
           
             *
             
          
           
             
               Cowell
               .
               〈…〉
            
             .
          
           
             
               ●
               .
               Polter
            
             .
          
           
             The
             ●rierie
             .
          
           
             
               Mss
               in
               bib
               .
               cou
               ▪
            
          
        
         
           Notes for div A14916-e303610
           
             Foundation
             of
             the
             Abbey
             of
             West
             Ham.
             
               Cart.
               Antiq.
               Litera
               ●
            
             .
          
           
             
               In
               bib
               .
               Co●t
            
             .
          
           
             
               ●amd
               in
               Essex
            
             .
          
           
             
               Io
               Hamerton
               Edub
            
             his
             wife
             ,
             and
             Rich.
             his
             brother
             .
          
           
             
               H●n
               .
               Ketleby
            
             .
          
           
             
               Marg.
               Ketleby
            
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Eglesfeeld
            
             &
             Edith●
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Walter
               Frost
            
             ,
             &
             Anne
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Val.
               Clark
            
             and
             Elis.
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               George
               Monox
            
             Lord
             Ma●or
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Heron.
            
             
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             Northumb
             .
          
           
             Rich.
             Pasmer
             .
          
           
             
               Rich
               ▪
               Cheney
            
             &
             Ioane
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Scot
            
             and
             Ioane
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Sub
             pictura
             Na●is
             in
             portu
             navigan●●s
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Ca●graue
               in
               vit
               .
               Erken
               .
            
          
           
             
               S.
               Ethelburgh
            
             .
          
           
             
               s.
               Hildetha
            
             .
          
           
             Lib.
             4
             
               ca●
               cum
               su●●●
               pun●i●us
            
             .
          
           
             The
             charter
             of
             Erkenwild
             to
             the
             Nunnes
             of
             Ba●king
             .
             
               Ex
               lib.
               Abb
               ▪
               de
               ●arking
               in
               bib
               .
               Co●s
               .
            
          
           
             
               Richard
               Treswel
            
             .
          
           
             Anne
             Lady
             Barentine
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Tho.
               Vrswick
            
             Knight
             .
          
           
             
               Stow.
               Annal.
            
             
          
           
             Elis.
             Lady
             Fitz-Lewis
             .
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             Essex
             .
          
           
             Gilders●urgh
             .
          
           
             Raph
             Kn●uinton
             .
          
           
             〈…〉
             Knight
             .
          
           
             〈◊〉
             ●ssex
             .
          
           
             
               In
               bib
               .
               Co●
            
             .
          
           
             The
             worthy
             〈…〉
             he
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             S●ru●y
             in
             Far●●g
             ward
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             A
             Bucks
             head
             borne
             before
             the
             Procession
             at
             Pauls
             .
          
           
             In
             our
             name●
             of
             contempt
             .
          
           
             The
             forme
             of
             an
             old
             deed
             of
             Gift
             .
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             Essex
             out
             of
             the
             Treasurie
             of
             the
             Exchequer
             
          
           
             Hollins
             .
             in
             the
             History
             of
             Scotland
             ,
             pag.
             248.
             
          
           
             
               Will.
               Ta●burgh
            
             .
          
           
             
               Rich.
               Lincoln●
            
             .
          
           
             
               Will.
               Sutton
            
             &
             Ioane
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Titles
             of
             Honour
             .
             ●
             .
             p.
             ●●
             .
             ca.
             9.
             
          
           
             Camden
             in
             Yorkeshire
             .
          
           
             Ioh.
             and
             
               Tho.
               〈…〉
            
             .
          
           
             〈◊〉
             Court.
             
          
           
             
               Anne
               Snokeshall
            
          
           
             
               Rose
               Crymvill
            
             .
          
           
             Camden
             .
          
           
             Hospitall
             at
             Rochford
             .
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             Essex
             .
          
           
             Foundation
             of
             the
             Priory
             .
          
           
             
               Lib.
               Mon.
               de
               Lewes
            
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Lucas
            
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Cocke
            
             and
             Margaret
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Rich.
               Bowrd
            
             .
          
           
             Foundation
             of
             the
             Priory
             of
             Stansgate
             .
          
           
             Foundation
             of
             Saint
             o●●●bes
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Cap●raue
            
             .
          
           
             
               Cart.
               Antiq
               ,
               lit
            
             .
          
           
             
               Godwin
               .
               de
               Prefisl
               .
               Angl.
               
            
          
           
             
               Rich.
               Beauueis
            
             Bishop
             of
             London
             .
             
               Mss.
               in
               bib
               .
               Cott.
            
             
          
           
             Camd
             in
             Essex
             
          
           
             
               I●●n
               Cokar
            
             and
             C●●istian
             his
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             Kimbaline
             ,
             King
             of
             Britaine
             .
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             Essex
             .
          
           
             
               Speed
               Hist.
            
             
          
           
             
               Fl●●es
               Histor.
            
             
          
           
             
               Stow
               Annal
            
          
           
             Kimb
             .
             the
             son
             of
             T●●oman●ius
             〈◊〉
             Britaine
             .
          
           
             
               Richard
               Coggeshal●
            
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Darcy
            
             and
             Margaret
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Ro
               Darcy
            
             and
             Elizabeth
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               In
               bib
               .
               Cot.
            
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Darcies
            
             Wil●
             
               Ex
               Regist
               Episcopi
               Lon●●
               .
               Tho.
               Kem●
               .
            
          
           
             〈◊〉
             King
             a
             Butcher
             .
          
           
             
               Rich.
               Wood
            
             and
             Ioane
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               ●rakes
            
             and
             ●lis
             .
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Ri●
               .
               Lion
            
             and
             Katherine
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Foundation
             of
             the
             white
             ●●iers
             .
          
           
             
               Th●
               Maldon
            
             .
          
           
             Bale
             de
             Carme
             mel●t●
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             
               Robert
               Colchester
            
             .
          
           
             Wiliam
             Horkesley
             .
          
           
             
               Richard
               Acton
            
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Hatfield
            
             .
          
           
             
               Hen.
               Bedford
            
             and
             Alice
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Geo.
               Willoughby
            
             and
             Anastacia
             his
             wife
             
          
           
             
               Rob.
               Rockwood
            
             .
          
           
             Speed
             in
             Essex
             .
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               Annal.
            
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
               Rob.
               Glocest.
            
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             S.
             Iohns
             .
          
           
             
               In
               Lib.
               Colt.
               Iordan
            
             and
             
               Robert
               Sackvile
            
             .
          
           
             Foundation
             of
             the
             Hospitall
             for
             Lep●●s
             .
          
           
             Foundation
             of
             the
             Friery
             of
             the
             holy
             Crosse
             
          
           
             Foundation
             of
             the
             Minories
             .
          
           
             
               In
               bib
               .
               Cott.
            
             
          
           
             
               Mss.
               in
               bib
               .
               Cot●
            
             .
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             Oxford
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             Colne
             Prio●ie
             .
          
           
             
               In
               Rib.
               Cott.
            
             
          
           
             Aubrey
             de
             Vere
             and
             William
             
               his
               sonne
            
             .
          
           
             
               M●●
               .
               in
               bib
               .
               Co●
               ▪
            
          
           
             
               Aubrey
               de
               Vere
            
             the
             first
             Earle
             of
             Oxford
             ,
             surnamed
             the
             grimme
             .
          
           
             
               Lib.
               Alb.
               de
               Colne
            
             .
          
           
             
               Aubrey
               de
               Vere
            
             the
             second
             Earle
             of
             Oxford
             .
          
           
             
               Hugh
               de
               Vere
            
             Earle
             of
             Oxford
             .
          
           
             
               Robert
               de
               Vere
            
             〈◊〉
             of
             Oxford
             .
          
           
             
               Robert
               de
               Vere
            
             the
             sonne
             of
             Robert
             Earle
             of
             Oxford
             .
          
           
             
               Robert
               de
               Vere
            
             Earle
             of
             Oxford
             ,
             and
             Duke
             of
             Ireland
             
          
           
             
               Speed
               in
               vita
               R.
            
             2.
             
          
           
             
               Aubrey
               de
               Vere
            
             Earle
             of
             Oxford
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               de
               Vere
            
             Earle
             of
             Oxford
             .
          
           
             
               Io
               de
               Vere
            
             E.
             of
             Oxford
             .
          
           
             Maud
             ,
             Countesse
             of
             Oxford
             
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Paycock
            
             Butcher
             ,
             and
             Christian
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Robert
               Paycock
               ,
               Elis
            
             and
             Ioan
             his
             wiues
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Paycock
               ,
               Marg
            
             and
             Anne
             his
             wiues
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Paycock
            
             and
             Ioan
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Kebull
               ,
               Isabel
            
             and
             Ioan
             his
             wiues
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               Goldwyre
               ,
               Isabel
            
             and
             Christian
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Foundation
             of
             Coggeshall
             Abbey
             .
             
               〈◊〉
               in
               bib
               .
               Cott
            
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             Essex
             
          
           
             
               Io.
               Doreward
            
             and
             Isab.
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Bartholomew
             Lord
             
               Bourchier
               ,
               Marg.
            
             and
             Idonea
             his
             wiues
             .
             
               Rob.
               Bourchier
            
             Lo
             Chancelor
             Camd.
             in
             Essex
             
          
           
             
               Agnes
               Lady
               Gate
            
             .
          
           
             
               Peter
               Wood.
            
          
           
             
               Io.
               Vere
            
             Earle
             of
             Oxford
             .
          
           
             
               In
               the
               Catalogue
               of
               honour
               .
            
             
               Brooke
               .
            
          
           
             
               Dorothie
               Scroope
            
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             a
             Priorie
             in
             Heueningham
             .
          
           
             Lucie
             
               Lady
               Prioresse
               of
               Heningham
            
             .
          
           
             
               Vpon
               the
               Crucifi●e
            
             .
          
           
             
               Vpon
               the
               vergine
            
             Mary
             .
          
           
             
               Vpon
               the
               image
               of
            
             Lucie
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Io.
               Hawkewood
            
             knight
             .
          
           
             
               Stow
               Annal.
            
             
          
           
             
               In
               bib
               Cot
               &
               in
               Arch
               Tu●●
               Lon●
               .
            
             1
             
               Pars
               〈◊〉
               .
               Ann.
            
             8.
             
             H.
             4.
             m.
             ●0
             .
          
           
             *
             
               Paul.
               Io●●us
               in
               E●g
            
             .
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             Essex
             
          
           
             
               Stow
               Annal.
            
             
          
           
             
               William
               Holden
            
             and
             Agnes
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Tho.
             Lord
             Audley
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Holden
            
             .
          
           
             Mathew
             West
             .
             
               Priest
               Rector
            
          
           
             
               Io.
               Nichols
            
             and
             his
             foure
             wiues
             
          
           
             Lechec
             .
          
           
             The
             like
             before
             in
             Feuersham
             .
          
           
             
               Hugh
               Price
            
             Abbot
             .
          
           
             Io.
             Chynt
             
               Priest
               Rector
            
             .
          
           
             Robert
             Wyld
             
               Priest
               ,
               Rector
            
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             Walden
             Abbey
             .
          
           
             
               In
               Arch.
               Tu●r
               .
               〈◊〉
            
             .
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             〈◊〉
             
          
           
             
          
           
             *
             
               The
               Duke
               of
               Glocester
               ,
               because
               the
               Swan
               was
               his
               cognisance
               .
            
          
           
             
               Abstract
               〈…〉
               An
            
             41.
             
             Ed.
             3.
             
          
           
             
             An
             ●
             Rich.
             2.
             
          
           
             Leez
             Abbey
             .
          
           
             Humfrey
             Waiden
             
          
           
             
               Hen
               Langley
            
             and
             Mar.
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Langley
            
             .
          
           
             
               Hen
               Langley
            
             and
             Lady
             Katherine
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Ric.
               Dammary
            
             and
             Alice
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Walter
             Clarke
             Priest.
          
           
             
               Rich.
               Large
            
             and
             Alice
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Will.
               Bourchier
               〈…〉
            
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Ewe
             .
          
           
             
               Hen.
               Bourchier
            
             E.
             of
             Essex
             .
          
           
             
               Hen.
               Bourchier
            
             E.
             of
             Essex
             .
          
           
             
               Stow
               Annal.
            
             
          
           
             Out
             of
             certaine
             ancient
             collections
             in
             Essex
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Tho.
             Lovaine
             knight
             .
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             Essex
             
          
           
             Robert
             Northburnt
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             window
             
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             Tiltey
             Abbey
             .
          
           
             
               Des.
               Leicest
               .
               lit
               .
               B.
               
            
          
           
             
               Gerard
               Dannet
               〈◊〉
               Mary
            
             his
             wife
             :
          
           
             Tho
             de
             Thakley
             Abbot
             .
          
           
             
               Will.
               Moigne
               .
               Ann
            
             2●
             .
             Ed.
             1.
             
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             the
             Priorie
             .
          
           
             Ex
             
               Mss.
               in
               bib
               .
               Colt.
            
             
          
           
             
               Robert
               de
               Vere
            
             Earle
             of
             Oxford
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Barington
            
             and
             Anne
             has
             wife
             .
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             Essex
             
          
           
             Miiles
             Catal.
             
          
           
             
               Walter
               Bigod
            
          
           
             
               Simon
               Regham
            
          
           
             
               Io.
               Ienone
            
             and
             Alice
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             the
             Priory
             of
             Dunmow
             .
          
           
             Out
             of
             an
             abstract
             of
             the
             Chronicle
             of
             Dunmow
             ,
             
               in
               b●b
               .
               Cott.
            
             
          
           
             Matilda
             surnamed
             the
             faire
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Ex
                 predict
                 .
                 lib
                 Dunmow
              
               .
            
             
               
                 Stow
                 Annal.
              
               
            
          
           
             
               Stow.
               Annal.
            
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Rob.
               Fitz-water
            
             knight
             .
          
           
             
               Extract
               .
               lib.
               Dunmow
               .
               in
               saepe
               dict
               .
               bib
               .
               Cott.
               
            
          
           
             Walter
             of
             Clare
             or
             
               Walter
               Fitz-Robert
            
             .
          
           
             
               Extract
               lib.
               de
               D●●
               perd●ct
            
             .
          
           
             The
             〈◊〉
             of
             〈◊〉
             Dunmowe
             now
             cast
             and
             christen●d
             
          
           
             
               Io
               Blakemore
            
             Prior.
             
          
           
             Radcliffe
             Patron
             of
             the
             Priory
             of
             little
             Dunmow
             .
          
           
             Newton
             Hall
             
          
           
             
               Ro.
               Radcliffe
            
             Earle
             of
             Sussex
             
          
           
             Shee
             tooke
             the
             title
             of
             Supremacy
             vpon
             her
             in
             the
             beginning
             of
             her
             raigne
             ,
             which
             she
             relinquished
             before
             her
             death
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Coggeshall
            
             and
             Ioane
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Browne
            
             .
          
           
             The
             Hospitall
             in
             Newport
             .
          
           
             The
             Foundation
             of
             the
             Colledge
             at
             〈◊〉
             
          
           
             
               Io.
               Holland
            
             Earle
             of
             Exceter
             .
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             Essex
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Ed.
               Holland
            
             Earle
             of
             Mortaigne
             and
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Scot
            
             the
             first
             Master
             of
             this
             Colledge
             :
          
           
             
               Robert
               Freuyt
            
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Plantagines
            
             Duke
             of
             Glocester
             .
          
           
             
               Hollins
               .
               p.
            
             489.
             
          
           
             Catal.
             of
             Hon.
             Brooke
             .
          
           
             Elianor
             Duchesse
             of
             Gloucester
             .
          
           
             
               Cronie
               .
               tripart
               .
               in
               bib
               .
               Cot.
            
             The
             Swanne
             the
             Duke
             of
             Gloc.
             cognisance
             .
          
           
             
               Histor
               Ang.
               l.
            
             20.
             
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             Essex
             
          
           
             The
             foundation
             〈◊〉
             Hatfield
             Colledge
             .
          
           
             ●ob
             .
             Symond
             .
          
           
             
               ●era●●
               Braybroke
            
             and
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Darcies
             .
          
           
             
               Hollins
               .
               〈…〉
               Annal
            
             The
             Deuill
             of
             Danbury
             .
          
           
             Ro.
             Tendering
             .
          
           
             Tho.
             ●ille
             and
             Marg●ry
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             Abstract
             ●e●
             .
             in
             Scaccar
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Biglon
            
             Butcher
             ,
             and
             Florance
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Rochford
            
             .
          
           
             Gertrude
             Lady
             Petre.
             
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             Waltham
             Abbey
             .
          
           
             Waltham
             Crosse.
             
          
           
             
               Cart.
               Ant.
               Litur
               .
               R.R.
            
             
          
           
             
               Stow
               Annal.
               speed
            
             .
          
           
             The
             death
             of
             king
             Harold
             .
          
           
             The
             buriall
             of
             King
             Harold
             .
          
           
             Girth
             and
             Leo●win
             King
             Harolds
             brethren
             .
          
           
             Camd
             Remaines
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Io.
               Hayward
               in
               vita
               Will.
            
             1.
             
          
           
             The
             Charter
             of
             K.
             Harold
             .
          
           
             
               Rob.
               Glocest.
            
          
           
             
               Hugh
               Nevill
            
             cheefe
             Forrester
             of
             England
             .
             
               Mat
               〈◊〉
               ad
               an
            
             12●0
             .
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               eodem
               an
            
             .
             〈…〉
             
          
           
             
               Paris
               ad
               an
            
             .
             1145.
             
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Nevill
            
             .
          
           
             
               In
               bib
               Col.
            
             
          
           
             
               Robert
               Passelew
            
          
           
             
               Dannil
               .
               in
               vil
               .
               Hen
            
             3.
             
          
           
             Paris
             .
          
           
             
               Paris
               eod
               an
            
             .
          
           
             Remaines
             pa.
             16.
             
          
           
             Iohn
             and
             
               Ioan
               Cressy
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Edward
               Denny
            
             knight
             and
             Ioan
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Cart.
               Antiq.
               li●
               .
               M.
            
             
          
           
             *
             A
             little
             Couent
             of
             Friers
             subiect
             to
             the
             Chanons
             and
             their
             Rules
             .
          
           
             
               Priorie
               de
               cornuto
               .
               Stow
               Suruay
               .
            
          
           
             Hore-Church
             .
          
           
             
               Hen.
               Arundell
            
          
           
             
               Will.
               Ailiffe
            
             .
          
           
             Iulian
             Lady
             Roche
             .
          
           
             Suruay
             .
          
           
             
               Katherine
               Fermor
            
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Seargill
            
             &
             Elis.
             his
             wife
             
          
           
             
               Rob.
               Glocest.
            
          
           
             *
             poore
             .
          
           
             *
             
               readie
               for
               God.
            
             
          
           
             
               Auery
               Cornburgh
               ,
               Beatrice
            
             his
             wife
             ,
             and
             Doctor
             Crowland
             .
          
           
             
               Elis.
               Hannys
            
             .
          
           
             Taleworth
             .
          
           
             
               Ab.
               Rel.
               in
               Scac.
            
             
          
           
             
               Rich.
               Ballard
            
             and
             Margerie
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             〈…〉
             .
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             〈…〉
             wife
             .
          
           
             〈…〉
             -
             Hall
          
           
             *
             
               Ex
               Autographo
               eiusdem
               carie
               dat
               an
               .
            
             2
             E●
             1.
             
               penes
               Radulphum
               Lathum
               A●m●g
               dominum
               Mancrie
               eiusdem
               .
            
          
           
             *
             
               Escaetr
               .
               de
               .
               a.
            
             41.
             
             E.
             3.
             
          
           
             *
             
               Ex
               Autographo
               eiusdem
               cartae
               dat
            
             .
             10.
             
             
               Iulij
               ,
               a.
            
             15.
             
             E.
             1.
             
               penes
               R.
               L.
               praedictum
            
             .
          
           
             *
             
               Rot
               Pat.
               de
               a.
            
             3.
             
             R.
             2.
             parte
             3.
             
          
           
             *
             
               Penes
               Rad.
               Lath
               ,
               praedict
            
             .
          
           
             *
             In
             this
             place
             t
             is
             probable
             the
             words
             to
             be
             supplied
             are
             
               Pro
               animabus
               filiorum
               suorum
               et
            
             .
          
           
             *
             She
             was
             the
             daughter
             of
             Sir
             
               Wi●liam
               Roche
            
             Knight
             .
          
           
             
               William
               Cook
            
             &
             Elis.
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Alderton
            
             and
             Alice
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             Essex
             
          
           
             
               Rog.
               Lancaster
            
             .
             In
             his
             Crono
             .
             descrip
             .
             of
             Essex
             ,
             a
             Mss.
             
          
           
             
               Iordan
               le
               Brune
            
             .
          
           
             
               Rich.
               Chirche
            
          
           
             Butler
          
           
             Staple
          
           
             Sir
             
               Giles
               Chanceux
            
          
           
             Scot
          
           
             Sir
             
               Io.
               Greyton
            
          
           
             Lamberne
          
           
             Sir
             
               Lucas
               T●anye
            
             .
          
           
             
               S●ow
               .
               ●alsing
            
             .
          
           
             History
             of
             Wales
             .
          
           
             
               Thomasia
               ,
               Tho.
               〈◊〉
            
             and
             
               〈◊〉
               He●●ngham
            
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Fige
            
             .
          
           
             
               Ioan
               Wyborne
            
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Pinchon
            
             and
             Ioan
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Margaret
               Barners
            
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Barners
            
          
           
             
               Constance
               Barners
            
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Barners
            
             and
             Elis.
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Nic.
               Barners
            
             &
             Marg
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Catal.
             of
             Honour
             ,
             title
             Essex
             .
          
           
             
               Isabell
               Tyrell
            
             .
          
           
             Elis.
             Tyrell
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Io
               T●rell
            
             .
             and
             Alice
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Their
             children
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Tirell
            
             .
          
           
             Catherine
             Tirrell
             
          
           
             
               Edward
               Mackwilliams
            
             ,
             his
             sonne
             Henry
             and
             Anne
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Wil.
               Clopton
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Tho.
               Clopton
            
          
           
             
               Ed.
               Clopton
            
             .
          
           
             
               Penes
               Simonds
            
             D●
             
               Ewes
               Equit.
               aurat
            
             .
          
           
             
               Autographum
               vidi
               ,
               penes
               S.
            
             D'
             
               Ewes
               Eq.
               aurat
            
             .
          
           
             
               William
               Clopton
            
             .
          
           
             
               Margery
               Clopton
            
             .
          
           
             
               Abstract
               .
               Releuior
               .
               de
               Scaccar
               .
               Regis
               termino
               .
               Hill
               a.
            
             37.
             
             Ed.
             3.
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Will.
               Clopton
            
             Knight
             ,
             and
             Ioane
             his
             wife
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A14916-e335370
           
             Sir
             
               Payne
               Roet
            
             King
             of
             Armes
             .
          
           
             
               Geffrey
               Chaucer
            
             Brother
             in
             Law
             by
             marriage
             to
             Iohn
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Lancaster
             .
          
           
             Ex
             Arch.
             Turr.
             Lond.
             
          
           
             *
             Wryothesley
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A14916-e336930
           
             Garter
             principall
             King
             of
             Armes
             .
          
           
             
               In
               Arch.
               Turr.
               Lond.
            
             
          
           
             Kings
             of
             Armes
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             King
             H.
             the
             5.
             
          
           
             Hen.
             the
             Sixt.
             
          
           
             Ed.
             the
             fourth
             .
          
           
             Ri●h
             .
             the
             third
             .
          
           
             Kings
             in
             the
             raigne
             of
             Hen.
             the
             seuenth
             .
          
           
             Hen.
             the
             eight
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             raigne
             of
             Ed.
             the
             sixt
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             raigne
             of
             Q
             Mary
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             raigne
             of
             Q
             Elizabeth
          
           
             In
             the
             raigne
             of
             King
             Iames.
             
          
           
             
             .
          
           
             The
             Aetymologie
             ,
             Antiquity
             ,
             and
             Dignity
             of
             Heralds
             .
          
           
             Heralds
             Priests
             
               Rosinus
               Ant.
               Rom.
               li.
            
             3.
             c.
             21.
             
          
           
             Heralds
             of
             France
             of
             noble
             descent
             .
          
           
             Stow
             in
             the
             life
             of
             Brute
             .
          
           
             The
             Armes
             of
             Brute
             .
          
           
             Cold
             Harber
             the
             Heralds
             Colledge
             .
          
           
             Eleanor
             Lady
             Wriothesley
             .
          
           
             
               Ioan
               Wriothesley
            
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Wriothesley
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Hen.
               Grey
               Reginald
            
             Lord
             Grey
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Kent
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Will.
               Cheyney
            
             and
             Margaret
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             The
             Heralds
             Office.
             
          
           
             The
             body
             corporate
             of
             the
             Heralds
             .
          
           
             
               Henry
               Spelman
               .
               Gloss
               lit
            
             .
             H.
             
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Leland
            
             the
             Antiquary
             
          
           
             Lelandi
             Strena
             ,
             ●●lands
             
               New
               yeares
               gift
            
             .
          
           
             The
             study
             of
             Antiquity
             in
             Hen.
             the
             eight
             .
          
           
             The
             ca●e
             King
             Hen
             had
             of
             Religion
             .
          
           
             The
             workes
             of
             ancient
             Writers
             saued
             and
             conserued
             .
          
           
             The
             Kings
             Libraries
             augmented
             .
          
           
             The
             plaine
             ●●le
             and
             forme
             of
             ●uncient
             Writers
             .
          
           
             Britaine
             ,
             the
             Mother
             of
             worthy
             men
             ,
             and
             excellent
             wits
             .
          
           
             
               This
               volume
               he
               called
               Antiphilachia
               ,
               written
               against
               the
               ambitious
               Empire
               ,
               or
               vsurped
               authoritie
               Reiall
               of
               the
               Bishop
               of
               Rome
               .
            
             
               
                 Albertus
                 Pighius
              
               ,
               a
               Canon
               sometime
               in
               the
               Cathedrall
               Church
               of
               Vtrecht
               in
               the
               Low
               Countries
               .
            
          
           
             Lelands
             affection
             toward
             his
             Country
             .
          
           
             Four
             Bookes
             of
             illustrious
             men
             ,
             or
             of
             the
             British
             writers
             .
          
           
             Learned
             Princes
             .
          
           
             The
             wits
             of
             the
             British
             and
             English
             writers
             exercised
             in
             all
             kinds
             of
             good
             literature
             .
          
           
             A
             wonderfull
             great
             number
             of
             Historiographers
             of
             British
             affaires
             .
          
           
             Lelands
             laborious
             iourney
             throughout
             all
             England
             .
          
           
             The
             description
             of
             all
             England
             in
             a
             quadrate
             table
             of
             siluer
             .
          
           
             A
             Booke
             of
             the
             Topographie
             of
             England
             .
          
           
             The
             names
             of
             seuerall
             nations
             ,
             Cities
             ,
             and
             great
             townes
             ,
             &c.
             of
             Britaine
             in
             old
             time
             ,
             such
             as
             
               Cesar
               ,
               Tacitus
               ,
               Ptolimey
            
             ,
             &
             other
             Authors
             haue
             made
             mention
             of
             ,
             restored
             together
             with
             the
             later
             and
             moderne
             names
             .
          
           
             Of
             the
             Antiquitie
             of
             Britaine
             ,
             or
             of
             Ciuile
             History
             fiftie
             Bookes
             .
          
           
             Sixe
             Bookes
             of
             the
             Islands
             adiacent
             to
             England
             .
          
           
             Three
             bookes
             of
             the
             Nobility
             of
             Britaine
             .
          
           
             His
             conclusion
             
               a
               delectabili
               &
               vtili
            
             .
          
           
             
               Commune
               vo●●●
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               Rob.
               Cotton
            
             knight
             and
             Baronet
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Tho.
               Bodley
            
             knights
             .
          
           
             Pit.
             Aetas
             16.
             
          
           
             
               Io.
               Leland
            
             the
             Elder
             .
          
           
             
               Elis.
               West
            
             .
          
           
             
               Rog.
               Woodcocke
            
             and
             Ioane
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Catherine
               Cauendish
            
             .
          
           
             
               Alice
               Cavendish
            
          
           
             
               Marg
               Cavendish
            
          
           
             
               Lib.
               Esiens
               .
               in
               bib
               .
               Cott.
               
            
          
           
             
               Will.
               Burd
            
             Clarke
             of
             the
             Pipe.
             
          
           
             
               Cowell
               .
               lit
               .
               C.
            
             
          
           
             Clarke
             of
             the
             Priuie
             Seale
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Hartishorne
            
             Sergeant
             at
             Armes
             ,
             and
             Agnes
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             The
             office
             of
             Sergeant
             at
             Armes
             .
             
               Cowell
               lit
            
             .
             ●
             .
          
           
             
               George
               ..
            
             :
             :
             ▪
             Lord
             Maior
             ,
             Ioan
             and
             Marg.
             his
             wiues
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Kirkham
            
             and
             Elis.
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Mynne
            
             ,
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             the
             Brotherhood
             in
             S.
             Botolp●s
             .
          
           
             
               Edward
               Murell
            
             and
             Martha
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               William
               Campion
            
             and
             Anne
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Henry
               Cantlow
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               William
               Cantlow
            
             ,
             knight
             
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Olney
            
             ,
             Lord
             Maior
             ▪
             
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Muschampe
            
          
           
             Sir
             William
             Yerford
             ,
             
               Lord
               Maior
               ,
               and
            
             Elis.
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Roger
             Ree
             ●night
             ,
             and
             Rose
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Bromflit
            
             .
          
           
             
               Andrew
               Chyett
            
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Martin
            
             ,
             Lord
             Maior
             ,
             and
             ●atherine
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             *
             
               Eliae
               Reusneri
               Basil.
               Geneal
               .
               Auctuarium
               edit
               .
               Francosurt
            
             1592
             pag.
             102.
             
             Historie
             generall
             of
             the
             Netherlands
             ,
             lib.
             5
             pag
             227.
             
               impr
               an
               Dom.
            
             1609.
             
          
           
             *
             
               Penes
               Simonds
            
             D'
             
               Ewes
               Equitem
               auratum
               ab●epotem
               dicti
               A●rini
            
          
           
             *
             
               In
               Registro
               Curiae
               Dum.
               Archidiaconi
               Lond.
               Libr.
            
             4.
             sol
             .
             34.
             
               a
               &
               b.
            
             
          
           
             *
             
               Escaety
               de
               a.
            
             34.
             
             
               Eliz.
               parte
            
             1.
             n.
             11.
             
             
               Essex
               in
               Archiuis
            
             .
          
           
             Tho.
             Pigot
             .
             Richard
             Sutton
             .
          
           
             W.
             Holland
             and
             Margaret
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             
               Rich
               ▪
               Story
            
             ,
             and
             Ioan
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Peter
               Fernefold
            
          
           
             Walter
             Turke
             ,
             
               Lord
               Maior
            
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Padington
               ,
               Marg.
            
             and
             Anne
             his
             wiues
             .
          
           
             
               Will.
               Cogshall
            
             and
             Elis.
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Nich.
               Wolbergh
            
             and
             Mar.
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Rog.
               Hunning
            
             ,
             and
             Margaret
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Paynard
            
          
           
             
               Vincent
               Catal.
            
             of
             Viscounts
             
          
           
             
               Ioan
               Coppinger
            
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Wandesford
            
             and
             Idonea
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Will.
               ●oyli●
            
             Lord
             Maior
             ,
             and
             Catherine
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Glanvile
             .
          
           
             
               Agnes
               Cheyney
            
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Rayning
            
             .
          
           
             
               Will
               Porter
            
             and
             Elis.
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Cowell
               lit
               .
               C.
            
             
          
           
             
               Will.
               〈◊〉
            
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Westcliff●
            
             &
             Ioan
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Will.
               Newport
            
             and
             Moss●s
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Will
               Read
            
             and
             Ma●g
             .
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               M.
               Drayton
               ,
               Pol.
            
             17.
             
             Song
             .
          
           
             London
             lying
             like
             a
             halfe
             moone
             .
          
           
             London
             Bridge
             the
             Crowne
             of
             Tames
             .
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             Mid.
             
          
           
             Speed
             of
             Mi●
             .
          
           
             Gen
             14.10
             .
          
           
             Hampton
             Court.
             
          
           
             Camd
             in
             Mid.
             
          
           
             
               C●sar
               .
               Comm●nt
               .
               lib.
            
             5.
             
          
           
             Burials
             neere
             Stanes
             .
          
           
             
               Spec.
               Brit.
            
             
          
           
             Lib.
             1.
             cap.
             2.
             
          
           
             Burials
             neere
             Brainford
             .
          
           
             Burials
             of
             the
             dead
             slaine
             at
             Barnet
             field
             .
          
           
             
               Camd.
               in
               Hert.
            
             
          
           
             The
             first
             battel
             of
             S.
             Albans
             .
          
           
             Mss
             In
             bib
             .
             Co●
             
          
           
             The
             second
             battell
             of
             S.
             Albans
             .
          
           
             
               Camd.
               in
               Hert.
            
             
          
           
             Burials
             of
             the
             dead
             slaine
             in
             the
             battels
             at
             S.
             Albans
             .
          
           
             Burials
             of
             the
             dead
             betwixt
             Stenenhaugh
             ,
             and
             Knebworth
             .
          
           
             
               Camd.
               in
               Essex
            
             .
          
           
             M.
             Drayton
             .
             Song
             19.
             
          
           
             Roman
             burials
             ,
             and
             the
             bones
             of
             Gyant-like
             found
             in
             Essex
             .
          
           
             Burials
             neere
             Showbery
             .
          
           
             Burials
             neere
             Barklow
             .
          
           
             Ancient
             Tombes
             .
          
           
             Danes-bloud
             .
             Burials
             of
             the
             dead
             ,
             in
             ,
             and
             about
             Ashdown
             
          
           
             *
             ●●●inous
             
          
           
             *
             places
             
          
           
             *
             soules
             .
          
           
             Battels
             and
             burialls
             of
             the
             dead
             ,
             ●●
             and
             about
             ●he
             ancient
             Ba●hg
             of
             Maldon
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A14916-e357590
           
             〈…〉
             London
             .
          
           
             G●dwin
             .
          
           
             
               Mss
               in
               lib.
               Sim.
               〈…〉
               aurat
               .
            
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               lib.
            
             2
             ca.
             7.
             
          
           
             Mellitu●
             quenched
             by
             his
             prayer
             ,
             the
             fire
             burning
             the
             Citie
             of
             Canterbury
             .
          
           
             
               S.
               Ceada
            
             or
             Cedda
             .
          
           
             〈…〉
             3.
             c.
             2●
             
          
           
             〈…〉
             Tilbu●y
             ,
             Cities
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Horace
               V●●e
            
             Ba●on
             of
             Tilbury
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Francis
             ,
             and
             si●
             
               Ho●ace
               Vere
               ▪
               M.
               〈…〉
               .
               Song
            
             〈◊〉
             
          
           
             
               S.
               Chad
            
             Bishop
             of
             Lichfield
             .
          
           
             
               S.
               Erconwald
            
             .
          
           
             
               Bed.
               lib.
            
             4
             ca.
             6.
             
          
           
             Cures
             by
             Saint
             Erconwald
             ,
             Horse-licter
             .
          
           
             
               S.
               Theodred
            
             .
          
           
             
               S.
               Egwulfe
            
             .
          
           
             
               S.
               Richard.
            
             
          
           
             
               Ex
               lib.
               Elien
               .
               in
               bib
               .
               Co●
               .
            
          
           
             
               S.
               Roger.
            
             
          
           
             
               Mat.
               Paris
               ,
               an
            
             .
             1230.
             
          
           
             A
             strange
             Tempest
             .
          
           
             M.
             D.
             
               Polyol
               .
               Song
            
             .
             24.
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A14916-e359940
           
             Felix
             the
             first
             Bishop
             of
             Dunwich
             ,
             or
             Dunmok
             .
             
               Harding
               .
               ca
            
             :
             91.
             
          
           
             
               Beda
               lib.
            
             2.
             ca.
             15
             
               Hist.
               Eccl.
            
             
          
           
             Two
             and
             fifty
             religious
             st●●ctures
             ,
             as
             many
             windmil●
             ,
             and
             as
             many
             toppe
             ships
             in
             Dunwich
             .
             
               Recorda
               Dun.
            
             
          
           
             
               Camd.
               in
               Suss.
            
             
          
           
             The
             state
             of
             Dunwich
             since
             the
             foregoing
             time
             .
             Six
             parish
             Churches
             .
          
           
             Two
             houses
             of
             Friers
             .
          
           
             One
             house
             of
             Templa●s
             .
          
           
             Two
             Hospitals
             
          
           
             The
             couetou●nesse
             of
             the
             Masters
             and
             Officers
             .
             The
             destruction
             of
             both
             Hospitals
             .
          
           
             Three
             Chappel●
             ▪
             
          
           
             The
             Cathedral
             Church
             vncertaine
             .
          
           
             A
             strange
             and
             ancient
             buriall
             of
             a
             Bishop
             .
          
           
             Bishops
             Seats
             anciently
             what
             they
             were
             .
          
           
             A
             Mint
             in
             Dunwich
             .
          
           
             Burials
             in
             the
             blacke
             Friers
             at
             Dunwich
             .
          
           
             〈◊〉
             in
             the
             blacke
             Friers
             of
             Dunwich
             .
          
           
             
               The
               foundation
               of
               the
               first
               Church
               in
               Bury
               .
            
             
               The
               first
               foundation
               of
               the
               Abbey
               by
               the
               common
               people
               .
            
          
           
             The
             second
             by
             K
             Can●●e
             .
          
           
             
               Ex
               Arch
               Turr.
               Lend
            
             .
          
           
             *
             Bederics
             Court
             ,
             Farme
             ,
             or
             mansion
             house
             .
          
           
             
               Camd.
               in
               Suss.
            
             
          
           
             Euersden
             .
          
           
             Leland
             .
          
           
             *
             Now
             but
             two
             .
          
           
             The
             oath
             of
             the
             Alderman
             of
             Bury
             .
          
           
             The
             broile
             betweene
             the
             Townesmen
             ,
             the
             Abbot
             ,
             and
             Couent
             of
             Bury
             .
          
           
             Reliques
             in
             the
             Abbey
             Church
             ,
             out
             of
             a
             booke
             called
             
               Compend
               .
               Com.
               pertorum
            
             ,
             in
             the
             treasurie
             of
             the
             Exchequer
             .
          
           
             
               Aniles
               Fabulae
            
             .
          
           
             S.
             Edmund
             ,
             King
             and
             Martyr
             .
          
           
             
               Speed
               Hist
               ca.
            
             11
             
          
           
             *
             now
             Hoxon
             .
          
           
             Ex
             lib.
             Abb.
             de
             Russ.
             in
             bib
             .
             Col.
             
          
           
             S.
             
               Robert
               Martyr
               ,
               ex
               lib.
               Abb.
               de
               chateris
               in
               bib
               Cot.
               
            
          
           
             Alan
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Britaine
             and
             Kichmond
             .
             
               Milles
               Catal.
               Rich.
            
             
          
           
             The
             building
             of
             Richmond
             Castle
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Plantaginet
            
             Earle
             of
             Norfolke
             .
          
           
             
               Vincent
               .
               Catal.
            
             Norf.
             
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Beauford
            
             Duke
             of
             Exceter
             .
          
           
             Mary
             Queene
             of
             France
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Boon
            
             Abbot
             of
             Bury
             .
          
           
             Out
             of
             a
             Lieger
             booke
             of
             the
             Abbey
             .
          
           
             
               Cowell
               lit
               .
               C.
            
             
          
           
             Conged'eslire
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Lidgate
            
             Monke
             .
          
           
             *
             I
             know
             not
             .
          
           
             *
             Promised
             .
          
           
             *
             A
             dish
             made
             of
             marrow
             and
             grated
             bread
             .
          
           
             *
             A
             Pancake
             .
          
           
             *
             Couuremnet
             
          
           
             *
             Nappy
             Ale.
             
          
           
             *
             Gu●●●
             
          
           
             *
             Clocke
             :
          
           
             *
             Verely
             .
          
           
             *
             Nor
             Squire
             .
          
           
             The
             antiquity
             of
             S.
             Maries
             .
          
           
             Drury
             and
             Agnes
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               William
               Drury
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Robert
             ,
             and
             Sir
             
               William
               Drury
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               William
               Carew
            
             Knight
             ,
             and
             Margaret
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Carew
            
             ,
             and
             Marg.
             his
             wife
             .
             
               Videsis
               Camd.
               in
            
             Penbrokeshire
             
          
           
             
               Io.
               Kemis
            
             Abbot
             of
             Bury
             the
             last
             .
          
           
             Elis.
             Shantlow
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Smith
            
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Fi●er●
            
          
           
             
               The
               Chatter
               of
            
             Ed.
             
               4.
               for
               the
               Foundation
            
             .
             Ex
             lib.
             Abbatie
             de
             Bury
             .
          
           
             
               This
               Colledge
               dedicated
               to
               the
               honour
               &
               name
               of
               Iesus
               .
            
          
           
             The
             Foundere
             .
          
           
             The
             value
             .
          
           
             The
             time
             of
             the
             foundation
             
          
           
             The
             definition
             of
             a
             Chantrie
             and
             of
             a
             Guild
             .
          
           
             
               Id.
               Hen.
               Spelman
               lit
               .
               G.
               
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               Tho.
               Barnardiston
            
             and
             Elis.
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Barnardiston
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             Ikesworth
             Priory
             .
          
           
             Cam.
             in
             Suff.
             
          
           
             
               The
               first
               comming
               of
               Friers
               Augustines
               into
               England
               .
            
          
           
             
               Ioan
               of
               Acres
            
             Countesse
             of
             Glocester
             and
             Herdord
             .
          
           
             
               Edward
               Mont-hermer
            
             .
          
           
             Lionell
             Duke
             of
             Clarence
             ,
             &
             Elis.
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Harding
               c.
            
             187.
             
          
           
             The
             character
             of
             Leonell
             Duke
             of
             Clarence
             .
          
           
             
               Hard.
               ca
            
             186.187
             .
          
           
             Leonell
             in
             election
             to
             be
             king
             of
             Italy
             .
          
           
             
               Stow
               Annal.
            
             
          
           
             A
             most
             sumptuous
             feast
             .
             Costly
             gifts
             giuen
             .
          
           
             Fragments
             of
             a
             feast
             s●fficient
             to
             serue
             ten
             thousand
             men
             
          
           
             Cap.
             186.
             
          
           
             Cap.
             187.
             
          
           
             Catal.
             of
             Honour
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             Stoke
             Colledge
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Edmund
               Mortimer
            
             Earle
             of
             March.
             
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             Radnorshire
             .
          
           
             
               Hard.
               cap.
            
             201.
             
          
           
             Simon
             Archbishop
             of
             Canterbury
             .
          
           
             The
             foundatiō
             of
             All
             Soules
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             Sudbury
             Colledge
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             the
             Friers
             .
          
           
             The
             education
             of
             Archbishop
             Simon
             .
          
           
             His
             preferments
             .
          
           
             
               Ex
               Arch.
               Turris
               Lond.
            
             
          
           
             His
             death
             .
          
           
             Mss
             In
             bib
             .
             Cot.
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Hales
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               readie
               pronenesse
               of
               the
               common
               people
               to
               rebellion
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               cruelty
               and
               pride
               of
               the
               baser
               sort
               of
               people
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               horrible
               strange
               tones
               and
               vociferations
               of
            
             Balles
             
               roaring
               boyes
               ,
               these
               Rebels
            
             .
          
           
             
               Feare
               and
               distraction
               caused
               by
               commotion
               .
            
          
           
             
               Io
               Duke
            
             ,
             and
             ●●ne
             his
             wife
             .
             
               Iohn
               Waldegraue
            
             .
          
           
             
               George
               Waldgraue
            
             and
             Anne
             his
             wife
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Wil.
               Waldgraue
            
             Knight
             ,
             buried
             at
             Callis
             .
          
           
             
               Stow
               Annal.
               Hollins
            
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Eden
            
             Doctor
             of
             the
             Lawes
             .
          
           
             
               Will.
               Clopton
            
             &
             Marg.
             his
             wife
             .
             Mar.
             and
             
               Tho.
               Clopton
            
             .
          
           
             Francis
             Clopton
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Will.
               Cordal
            
             knight
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             the
             Priory
             at
             Butley
             .
          
           
             
               Mic.
               de
               la
               Pole
            
             E.
             of
             Suffolke
             .
          
           
             Gurmond
             king
             of
             Denmarke
             .
          
           
             Gurmound
             christened
             .
          
           
             
               Hard
               ca.
            
             109.
             
          
           
             Hadley
             the
             Kings
             ●ear
             .
             
               S●ow
               .
               Camd.
            
             
          
           
             Io.
             Bottold
             .
          
           
             Burials
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             the
             Fri●●●
             Preachers
             .
             Bu●ialls
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             the
             Friers
             Carmelites
             .
          
           
             Burialls
             .
          
           
             Foundation
             of
             the
             Grey
             Friers
             .
             Burialls
             .
          
           
             Persons
             Registred
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Albred
            
             ,
             and
             Agnes
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Io
               Kempe
            
             and
             his
             three
             wiues
             
          
           
             
               Rob.
               Partrich
            
             and
             his
             wiues
             .
          
           
             The
             Foundation
             of
             the
             Priory
             of
             S.
             Mary
             of
             Woodbridge
             .
          
           
             
               Ex
               Regist.
               Prior
               de
               Woodbridge
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Vfford
            
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Suffolke
             .
          
           
             Milles.
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               William
               Vfford
            
             ,
             Earle
             of
             Suffolke
             .
          
           
             
               Raph
               de
               Vfford
            
             Lord
             chiefe
             ●ustice
             o●
             Ireland
             .
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               .
               Annal
               Hi●era
            
             .
          
           
             A
             wicked
             chiefe
             Iustice.
             
          
           
             Ioy
             vpon
             the
             death
             of
             the
             Iustice.
             
          
           
             Rob.
             Lambe
             and
             Alice
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             ...
             Lambe
             .
          
           
             
               Symon
               Brooke
            
             and
             his
             wiues
             .
          
           
             
               Christopher
               Willoughby
            
             and
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             The
             Nunnery
             of
             Campsey
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             a
             Chantrie
             in
             the
             Priory
             Church
             at
             Campsey
             .
          
           
             King
             Edwards
             Charter
             .
             
               In
               Arch.
               Turris
               to
               Lond.
            
             
          
           
             
               Raph
               de
               Vfford
            
             here
             buried
             in
             our
             Ladies
             Chappell
             .
          
           
             The
             Priory
             of
             Letheringham
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Will.
               Wingfield
            
             Knight
             .
          
           
             
               Will.
               Wingfield
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Rob.
               Wingfield
            
             Knight
             .
          
           
             Wi●●field
             knight
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Antony
               Wingfield
            
             knight
             of
             the
             Ga●●or
             .
          
           
             Naunton
             .
          
           
             
               H●n
               .
               Naunton
               ,
               Tristram
               ,
               Elisabeth
               .
            
          
           
             This
             is
             likewise
             in
             the
             Prioty
             Church
             here
             at
             Letheringham
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Rob
               Naunton
            
             Master
             of
             the
             Court
             of
             Wards
             .
          
           
             
               D.
               Cowell
               .
               lit
               .
               M.
               
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               Andrew
               Buers
            
             knight
             ,
             and
             Robert
             his
             sonne
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Rich.
               Waldgraue
            
             knight
             ,
             and
             Ioan
             his
             Lady
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Rich.
               Waldgraue
            
             knight
             ,
             and
             Ioane
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             *
             Mountche●sie
             .
             Sir
             
               Tho.
               Waldgraue
            
             knight
             ,
             and
             Eliz.
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Ed.
               Waldgraue
            
             and
             Mabell
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Will.
               Walde-graue
            
             knight
             ,
             and
             Margerie
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             The
             Antiquity
             of
             the
             Waldg●aues
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Will.
             Iermey
             
               〈◊〉
               ,
               and
            
             〈◊〉
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             Wingfield
             Colledge
             .
          
           
             
               Will.
               de
               la
               Pole
            
             〈◊〉
             of
             Suf●olke
             .
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               de
               la
               P●le
            
             〈◊〉
             of
             Suf●●lke
             .
          
           
             
               Rich.
               dela
               Pole.
            
             
          
           
             
               Iohn
               de
               la
               Pole.
            
             
          
           
             Wingfield
             of
             Letheringham
             Camd.
             in
             Sus●
             
          
           
             Sir
             Will.
             Wingfield
             knight
             .
          
           
             Will.
             Wingfield
             and
             Katherine
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Rob.
             Wingfield
             and
             Elis.
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             Io.
             Appulton
             .
          
           
             Ioh.
             Appulton
             and
             Margaret
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             Tho.
             Appulton
             .
          
           
             Margerie
             Appulton
             .
          
           
             Rob.
             Appulton
             and
             Mary
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             
               Alice
               Harpley
            
             .
          
           
             Cotton
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             pedegree
             of
             
               Edmund
               Cotton
            
             Esquire
             now
             liuing
             ,
             1631.
             
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             Babewell
             Priory
             .
          
           
             ●nna
             ,
             King
             of
             the
             East
             Angles
             ,
             and
             Ferminus
             his
             son
             .
          
           
             
               Egfrid
               ,
               King
               of
               〈◊〉
            
             .
          
           
             
               Lib.
               〈◊〉
               Hist.
            
             3.
             cap.
             18.
             
          
           
             Anna
             his
             issue
             .
          
           
             Etheldred
             ,
             Abbesse
             of
             ●●ly
             .
          
           
             S●●burgh
             Abbesse
             ●f
             ●ly
             .
          
           
             Whitgith
             a
             Mench●on
             .
          
           
             Ethilburge
             Abbesse
             of
             Be●king
             .
             Bed●
             .
          
           
             Edelburge
             ,
             Abbesse
             〈◊〉
             B●igges
             in
             France
             .
             Bede
             .
          
           
             
               Speed
               cap.
            
             11.
             
          
           
             
               Will.
               C●lle●
            
             .
          
           
             
               Ioan
               Baret
            
             .
          
           
             
               Ione
               Ranyngham
            
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Ranyngham
            
          
           
             
               Sim.
               Todyng
            
             ,
             and
             Ione
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Roger
               Boreham
            
             and
             Ka●
             his
             wife
             
          
           
             The
             founda●ion
             of
             the
             Priory
             of
             blacke
             Canon●
             .
          
           
             〈…〉
             Me●●ingham
             Colledge
             
          
           
             Bursyerd
             or
             Brusyerd
             a
             Nunnery
             .
          
           
             〈◊〉
             found●ti●n
             of
             Wangford
             P●●o●y
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             the
             Nunnery
             of
             Bunge●
             .
          
           
             The
             Playsere
             ●nd
             Anne
             his
             wi●e
             .
          
           
             
               Will.
               Play●ers
               ▪
            
          
           
             
               Christopher
               Playfers
            
             .
          
           
             Tho.
             and
             
               Will.
               Playfers
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               foundation
               of
               the
               Monastery
               of
               Eye
               .
            
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             Suf●
             .
          
           
             King
             Stephens
             
               Charter
               of
               confirmation
            
             .
          
           
             
               〈…〉
               of
               his
               ●●●te●
            
             .
          
           
             Will.
             Cornwalleis
             .
          
           
             Rob.
             Bucton
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Iohn
             Dennys
             Priest.
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Cornwalleis
            
             knight
             ,
             and
             Mary
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Tho.
               Cornwalleis
            
             knight
             ,
             and
             Anne
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             Su●●
             .
          
           
             
               Hen.
               Cornwalleis
            
          
           
             Will.
             Ioice
             and
             Katherine
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Timperley
            
             &
             Marg.
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Will.
               Timperley
            
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Timperley
            
             and
             Etheldred
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             Flixton
             Nunnery
             .
          
           
             The
             Priory
             of
             Walton
             .
          
           
             
               E●
               Arch.
               Turris
               Lon●
               .
               Cart.
               antiq
               .
               li●
               .
               R
               R.
               
            
          
           
             The
             Monastery
             of
             Edwardstow
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             Heringfleete
             Abbey
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             the
             Priory
             at
             Leiston
             .
          
           
             Io.
             Spring
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Spring
            
             the
             rich
             Clothier
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Spring
            
             Clothier
             .
          
           
             
               Iames
               Spring
            
             .
          
           
             Sigebert
             king
             of
             the
             East-Angles
             a
             Monke
             .
             His
             death
             .
          
           
             The
             f●unda●●●on
             of
             the
             M●nasterie
             of
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             Gorl●●oe
             Fri●●●
             
          
           
             
               Tho
               Scroop●
            
             ,
             a
             Bishop
             in
             Ireland
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Iernegon
             or
             Ierningham
             .
          
           
             
               Stow
               Annal.
               An.
               reg
               .
               Hen.
            
             8.10
             .
          
           
             
               Ric.
               Wingfield
               .
               Ric.
               Ierningham
               Ric.
               Weston
               .
               Will.
               Kingstone
               ,
            
             Knights
             .
          
           
             Ierningham
             .
          
           
             Iennings
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             Snape
             P●●●ry
             .
          
           
             The
             〈◊〉
             of
             H●●on
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             Wykes
             Monastery
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Ewell
            
             and
             Agnes
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               George
               Hamund
            
          
           
             Lady
             
               Thomasin
               Hamund
            
             .
          
           
             Abell
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Howard
            
             and
             Lady
             Alice
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Will.
               Tendring
            
             knight
             ,
             and
             Katherin
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Ioan
               Redmeld
            
             .
          
           
             
               Katherin
               de
               Tenderyng
            
             .
             Lady
             Windsore
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Peyton
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Io.
               Peyton
            
             Knight
             .
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             Cambridgeshire
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             the
             Monastery
             of
             Dodnath
             .
          
           
             〈◊〉
             founda●●●●
             of
             Sibton
             .
             ●●●ey
             .
          
           
             The
             Foundation
             of
             the
             Priory
             of
             Relingfield
             .
          
           
             Rendlesham
             a
             Towne
             of
             great
             note
             in
             former
             times
             .
          
           
             
               Beda
               li.
            
             2.
             ca.
             25.
             
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             Suff
             
          
           
             
               Speed
               ca
            
             19.
             
             
               Redwald
               ,
               Swid●lm
            
             ,
             kings
             of
             the
             East
             Angles
             .
          
           
             Ratisford
             Hospitall
             .
          
           
             Rombrughe
             .
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             〈◊〉
             
               Iohn
               Textor
            
             .
          
           
             Burialls
             at
             Fernham
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Rich.
               Lucie
            
             found
             buried
             in
             the
             Abbey
             of
             Lesnes
             .
             Ann.
             1030.
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               Gregories
            
             Church
             in
             ●●●lbury
             .
          
           
             In
             Allhalowes
             at
             Sudbury
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Cherche
             of
             Chylton
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Church
             of
             Acton
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Cherc●
             of
             Ikelingham
             
          
           
             In
             S.
             Maryes
             Cherche
             at
             Bery
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Cherch
             of
             
               Saxam
               parua
            
          
           
             In
             the
             Cherch
             of
             Hauerell
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Cherch
             of
             Thurloo
             magna
             .
          
           
             In
             Dallam
             Cherch
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Cherch
             of
             Wetherden
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Cherch
             of
             Bucsall
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Cherch
             of
             Cretynge
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Cherch
             of
             Badley
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Cherch
             W●thering●t
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Cherch
             of
             Eye
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Cherch
             of
             Yaxley
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Cherch
             of
             Ockley
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Cherch
             of
             Th●endeston
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Cherch
             of
             Battam
             .
          
           
             In
             Codnam
             Cherche
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Cherch
             of
             Belyngs
             magna
             .
          
           
             In
             S.
             ●a●●ance
             Cherche
             as
             Ipsewyche
             .
          
           
             Shotley
             Cherche
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Cherch
             of
             Belstede
             .
          
           
             Eston
             Cherch
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             In
             M●tle●d●
             Cherch
             .
          
           
             In
             Lackefelde
             Cherch
             .
          
           
             In
             Debnam
             Cherch
             .
          
           
             Kenton
             Cherch
             .
          
           
             Playford
             Cherche
             .
          
           
             Knotfall
             Cherch
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Cherche
             of
             Walderswyke
             .
          
           
             In
             Beckelles
             Cherche
             .
          
           
             More
             in
             Beckelles
             .
          
           
             Coue
             Cherche
             .
          
           
             Leysto●t
             .
             Cherche
             .
          
           
             Somerleton
             or
             Somorley
             Cherche
             .
          
           
             Olton
             Cherch
             
          
           
             Soterley
             Cherche●
             
          
           
             The
             diuision
             of
             the
             Diocesse
             of
             the
             East-Angles
             .
          
           
             Elmham
             the
             Bishops
             ●eate
             .
             Baldwin
             the
             first
             Bishop
             .
          
           
             
               Godwin
               .
               Catal.
            
             
          
           
             The●ford
             the
             Bishops
             seate
             .
             Arfastus
             the
             first
             Bishop
             .
          
           
             Godwin
             out
             of
             Ma●msbury
             .
          
           
             William
             ,
             the
             ●●st
             Bishop
             of
             Thetford
             ,
             and
             the
             first
             of
             Norwich
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             the
             Bishops
             See
             at
             Norwich
             .
          
           
             Herbert
             ,
             the
             first
             Bishop
             of
             Norwich
             
          
           
             
               Cart.
               Antiq.
               in
               Arch.
               Turris
               Lond.
               
            
          
           
             
               Godwin
               de
               〈◊〉
               Ang.
               Ma●●s
               de
               gest
               .
               Regum
               Ang.
               lib.
            
             4.
             
          
           
             
               ●●
               vet
               .
               Mss
               in
               bib
               .
               Cot.
            
          
           
             Euerard
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             Norwich
             .
          
           
             
               Will.
               Turbus
            
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             Norwich
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Oxford
            
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             Norwich
             .
          
           
             
               Pits
               .
               aetat
            
             .
             13.
             
          
           
             
               Io.
               Grey
            
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             Norwich
             .
          
           
             
               De
               praesul
               .
               Angl.
            
             
          
           
             
               Walter
               de
               Sufield
            
             Bishop
             of
             Norw
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             Saint
             Giles
             Hospitall
             .
          
           
             
               Si.
               de
               Wanton
            
             Bishop
             of
             Norw
             .
          
           
             
               Rog.
               〈…〉
            
             Bishop
             of
             Norw
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Salmon
            
             Bishop
             of
             Norw
             .
          
           
             
               Will.
               Ayremin
            
             Bishop
             of
             Norw
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
             C●p
             ●●3
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Piercy
            
             Bishop
             of
             〈◊〉
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
               Hen.
               Spenser
            
             Bishop
             of
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Walsing
               .
               in
               vita
               R.
            
             2.
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               Arch.
               Turris
               〈…〉
            
             .
          
           
             Alexander
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             Norwich
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               Arch.
               Tur.
               〈◊〉
            
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Wakering
            
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             Norwich
             .
          
           
             
               Hollins
               .
               A.
            
             2.
             
             H.
             5.
             
          
           
             Walter
             Lyghart
             ,
             
               Bishop
               of
               Nor●wich
            
             .
          
           
             
               Ia.
               Goldwel
            
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             Norwich
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Ian.
            
             Bishop
             of
             Norwich
             .
          
           
             〈…〉
             of
             Norwich
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
               Richard
               Brome
            
             .
          
           
             〈◊〉
             Boswell
             .
          
           
             The
             ●amilie
             of
             Bosvile
             o●
             Boswell
             .
          
           
             Clere
             and
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Elis.
               Waters
            
             .
          
           
             Beauchamp●
             Chappell
             .
             His
             buriall
             .
          
           
             
               Simon
               Folkarde
            
          
           
             Baconthorpe
             Prior.
             
          
           
             
               Io.
               Baconthorpe
            
             the
             resolute
             little
             Doctor
             .
          
           
             
               Pit.
               Ann
            
             1346.
             
          
           
             Baconthorpe
             a
             Dwarfe
             .
          
           
             Mss.
             in
             custod
             .
             And.
             Treswell
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               William
               Bolen
            
             knight
             of
             the
             Bath
             .
          
           
             Tho.
             a
             
               Priest
               ,
               who
               paued
               a
               part
               of
               the
               Church
               .
            
          
           
             Tho.
             Helby
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Knapton
            
             .
          
           
             S.
             Peters
             picture
             .
          
           
             
               The
               bragge
               of
               the
               clocke
            
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Scot
            
             ,
             Philo.
             
          
           
             
               Anne
               Flint
            
             .
          
           
             *
             thi●
             
          
           
             *
             them
             
          
           
             *
             that
             
          
           
             Osbornes
             .
          
           
             Elis.
             Ellis
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Mers
            
             .
          
           
             Tho.
             Ellis
             
               Maior
               of
               Norwich
               ,
               and
            
             Marg.
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             
               Henry
               Wilton
            
             ,
             and
             Mar.
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Rich.
             Ailmer
             and
             Ioan
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             Judge
             Windam
             .
          
           
             
               Ioan
               London
            
             .
          
           
             
               Izod
               Read.
            
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Peter
               Read
            
             knighted
             by
             Charles
             the
             fift
             Emperour
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Sheffe
            
             and
             his
             wife
             Marion
             .
          
           
             Iohn
             Prince
             ,
             Priest.
          
           
             
               Margery
               Hore
            
             .
          
           
             Verst
             .
             in
             our
             english
             names
             of
             contempt
             .
          
           
             
               Rob.
               Thorpe
            
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Warnys
            
             Priest.
             
          
           
             Io.
             Asker
             ,
             o●
             Alger
             ,
             Maior
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             The
             G●ey
             Frie●s
             .
          
           
             The
             Bl●●ke
             Friers
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             The
             〈…〉
             
          
           
             Burialls
             in
             the
             wh●te
             Friers
             Carmeli●●s
             .
          
           
             
               Vmphrey
               Necton
            
             .
          
           
             
               Ro.
               ●alsyngham
            
             .
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               .
               Folsham
            
             .
          
           
             
               Rob.
               Rose
            
             .
          
           
             Lady
             Emma
             2
             Recluse
             or
             Anchoresse
             ,
             and
             of
             this
             order
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Hugo
               Vuedal
            
             knight
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Will.
               Crongethorpe
            
             knight
             .
          
           
             
               Philip
               Cowgate
            
             the
             Founder
             .
          
           
             A
             grieuous
             great
             plague
             in
             Norwich
             .
          
           
             A
             prayer
             for
             the
             deliuerāce
             of
             certaine
             Carmes
             out
             of
             Purgatory
             .
             
               Ex
               Mss.
               Balei
               de
               Carmelitis
            
             .
          
           
             
               The
               praise
               of
               Norwich
            
             .
             Vide
             Camden
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             the
             Colledge
             of
             Attilborrough
             .
          
           
             Burials
             at
             Attilborrough
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Alex.
               Radcliffe
            
             of
             Ordsall
             now
             owner
             of
             Attilborro●
             Anu
             .
             1031.
             
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             the
             Priory
             of
             〈◊〉
             
               Ex
               〈…〉
               .
               Lond.
            
             
          
           
             The
             Priory
             made
             an
             Abbey
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Whe●onssea●
               Mss.
               in
               b●b
               .
               C●t
               .
            
          
           
             
          
           
             Burials
             at
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             
               Ex
               Annal.
               de
               Wauerley
               ,
               in
               bib
               .
               Cot.
               
            
          
           
             
             .
          
           
             Romaines
             .
          
           
             ●pon
             〈◊〉
             None
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Townsend
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Rog
               Towneshead
            
             knight
             .
          
           
             Bardolfe
             .
          
           
             Anne
             Lady
             Higham
             .
          
           
             Lib.
             2.
             cap.
             16.
             
          
           
             Lord
             Montaigne
             surnamed
             Higham
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               William
               Butts
            
             knight
             ,
             and
             his
             Lady
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Nicholas
               Bacon
            
             knight
             and
             Baronet
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Nicholas
               Bacon
            
             Lord
             Keeper
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Francis
               Bacon
            
             Lord
             Chancellour
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Raph
               Shelton
            
             and
             Alice
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             Blackney
             Priory
             .
          
           
             Camd
             in
             Norf.
             
          
           
             The
             Resolute
             Doctor
             .
          
           
             Iohn
             Vnct●n
             .
          
           
             Iohn
             C●●●ll
             .
          
           
             Iohn
             Bocher
             and
             Marg.
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             Tho.
             Drake
             .
          
           
             Io.
             Waith
             and
             Marg.
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Darosse
            
             and
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Io
             Avelyn
             Vicar
             .
          
           
             Io.
             Glouer
             Vicar
             .
          
           
             Willi●m
             Roys
             .
          
           
             Isabell
             Tilney
             .
          
           
             
               Iane
               Kneve●t
            
             .
          
           
             Io.
             Styward
             &
             Marg.
             
               his
               wife
            
             .
          
           
             George
             Linsted
             .
          
           
             Will.
             Davy
             .
          
           
             Marg.
             Thorne
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Roger
               Harsicke
            
             knight
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             the
             Abbey
             of
             Castle
             Acre
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               Br●●d
            
             ,
             and
             Agnes
             his
             wi●●
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             In
             a
             gl●●●e
             Window
             .
          
           
             
               Margaret
               White
               ▪
            
          
           
             
               Alice
               Burnham
            
          
           
             Io.
             Bokenham
             ▪
             
          
           
             George
             Bokenham
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Oliuer
               Ingham
            
             ,
             knight
             
          
           
             
               Stow
               Annal.
               Hollins
            
             .
          
           
             
               Sp●ed
               .
               cap.
            
             1●
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Will.
               Woodhouse
            
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             Hickling
             Priory
             .
          
           
             Rochfords
             .
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Sutton
            
             .
          
           
             
               Rob.
               Goddard
               .
               Ric.
               Zorke
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Fredericke
               T●lney
            
             ,
             knight
             ,
             a
             man
             of
             high
             stature
             .
             Sixteene
             knights
             of
             the
             Tilneys
             ,
             successiuely
             .
          
           
             Tilneys
             inheritance
             deuolued
             to
             the
             Howards
             by
             marriage
             .
          
           
             Io.
             Fincham
             .
          
           
             Eliz.
             Fincham
             .
          
           
             Io.
             Fincham
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             S
             Benets
             in
             the
             Holme
             .
          
           
             An
             Abbot
             of
             Holme
             hanged
             .
          
           
             
               Camd.
               in
               Norf.
            
             
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Clipesby
            
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Clipesby
            
             .
          
           
             Catherine
             Clipesby
             .
          
           
             Hen
             Spelman
             .
          
           
             
               Hen.
               ●pelman
            
             and
             Ela
             his
             ●●●e
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Spelman
            
             knight
             ,
             &
             Elis.
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Hen.
               Spelman
            
             knight
             .
          
           
             
               Io
               Spelman
            
             and
             Marg.
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Will.
               Spelman
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Will.
               Yeluerton
            
             knight
             ,
             and
             Iohn
             his
             sonne
             .
          
           
             
               Hen.
               Nottingham
            
             and
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             *
             that
             made
             .
          
           
             *
             Quire.
             
          
           
             
               Hen.
               Le
               Strange
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Roger
               Le
               Strange
            
             ,
             knight
             for
             the
             body
             to
             ●ing
             Henry
             the
             ●●●enth
             .
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             Norf.
             
          
           
             
               Stow
               Annal.
            
             
          
           
             
               Ex
               Arch.
               Turris
               London
            
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             Penteney
             Abbey
             .
          
           
             
               Ex.
               lib.
               Abb.
               de
               Langley
            
             .
          
           
             
               Ric.
               Baxter
            
             cowardly
             slain
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Baxter
            
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Drake
            
             and
             Elis.
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             Wendling
             Priory
             .
          
           
             Shernburne
             .
          
           
             Shernb●rn
             ,
             the
             second
             Christian
             Church
             of
             ●i
             is
             Country
             〈◊〉
             by
             〈…〉
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             the
             Monastery
             of
             Langley
             .
          
           
             Out
             of
             〈◊〉
             of
             Annal●
             belonging
             to
             this
             Priory
             ▪
             〈…〉
             Coll●●s
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               〈◊〉
            
             and
             Alice
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Christopher
               Calthorpe
            
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Symonds
            
             and
             Agnes
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Symonds
               .
               Anne
            
             and
             Margaret
             his
             wiues
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               ●●umsted
            
          
           
             
               Ed.
               Braunche
            
             ,
             and
             Anne
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Henry
               Berney
            
             and
             Alice
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Berney
            
             and
             his
             wiues
             .
          
           
             Another
             
               Iohn
               Berney
            
             and
             his
             wiues
             .
          
           
             
               Io
               Berney
            
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Berney
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Raph●
               Fulmerston
            
             and
             Alice
             his
             Lady
             .
          
           
             
               Will.
               Knigton
               .
               Peter
               Larke
            
             and
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             the
             Friers
             Preachers
             
          
           
             Arfastus
             ,
             Bishop
             of
             Thetford
             .
          
           
             Ex
             Mss
             An●n
             .
             in
             bib
             .
             Cot.
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             I●●
             Colledge
             〈◊〉
             Thetford
             .
          
           
             The
             foundatiō
             of
             the
             〈◊〉
             Monastery
             at
             Thetford
             .
          
           
             Ca●●d
             .
             in
             Norf.
             
          
           
             
               Hugh
               Bigot
            
             Earle
             of
             Norf.
             
          
           
             
               Orderie
               .
               Vital
               .
               Vtic.
               Ecclesiast
               .
               Hist.
               lib.
            
             11.
             
             
               Roger
               Bigot
            
             Sewer
             to
             king
             Hen.
             the
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             Stow
             〈…〉
             
          
           
             
               Roger
               Bigot
            
             Earle
             of
             Norf.
             
          
           
             
               Hugh
               Bigot
            
             Earle
             of
             Norf.
             
          
           
             
               Roger
               Bigot
            
             Earle
             of
             Norf.
             Marshall
             of
             England
             .
          
           
             His
             Will
             out
             of
             Camdens
             collections
             ,
             
               in
               bib
               .
               Ce●●
            
             .
          
           
             
               Roger
               Bigot
            
             Earle
             of
             Norf.
             and
             Marshall
             of
             England
             the
             last
             ,
             and
             Alina
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Io
               Mowbray
            
             Duke
             of
             Norfolke
             ,
             and
             Eleanor
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Iohn
             Lord
             Mowbray
             Duke
             of
             Norfolke
             .
          
           
             Iohn
             Lord
             Howard
             Duke
             of
             Norfolke
             .
          
           
             
               Ex
               Arch
               ▪
               Turr.
               Lond.
            
             
          
           
             
               Hollins
               .
               pa.
               759.
            
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Beaumont
            
             Baronet
             deceased
             ,
             in
             his
             Poeme
             of
             Bosworth
             field
             .
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Howard
            
             ,
             Duke
             of
             Norfolke
             .
          
           
             
               Henry
               Fitz
               Roy
            
             Duke
             of
             Richmond
             .
          
           
             
               Henry
               Howard
            
             Earle
             of
             Surrey
             and
             Frances
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             Norf.
             
          
           
             
               Pit.
               de
               illust
               .
               Ang.
               scriptoribus
               pag.
            
             923.
             
          
           
             
               Hen.
               How.
               Poem
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Anthony
               Denny
            
             .
          
           
             
               Le●and
               ●n
               suis
               N●ij●
            
             .
          
           
             The
             death
             of
             Sir
             
               Tho.
               Wiat.
            
             
          
           
             
               Annal.
               Stow.
               Hollin●
               Hali.
               Speed.
               H●●●
               .
            
          
           
             
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             Alice
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             〈…〉
             .
          
           
             Rob.
             Seman
             .
          
           
             Will.
             Pyllis
             .
          
           
             Kneuet●
             .
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             Nors
             .
          
           
             
               Tho.
               Browne
            
             .
             ●uckenham
             ●riory
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Iohn
               Er●●●●ham
            
             ,
             Knight
             
          
           
             
          
           
             ●●undation
             of
             the
             Nunnery
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             Sir
             
               Will.
               Chamberlaine
            
             ,
             knight
             of
             the
             Garter
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             S.
             Andrewes
             at
             Bromholme
             .
          
           
             
             .
          
           
             〈…〉
             
          
           
             The
             holy
             Crosse
             of
             Bromholme
             .
          
           
             Capgraue
             in
             the
             life
             of
             
               S.
               Ed●●●d
            
             King
             and
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               compertorum
            
             .
          
           
             Camd.
             〈…〉
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
          
           
             
               ●aphe
               〈◊〉
            
          
           
             
               Robert
               〈◊〉
               N●●●
            
             .
          
           
             
               Io
               Deynes
            
             ,
             and
             Katherine
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
               Io.
               Shildgate
            
             .
          
           
             George
             Lord
             Audley
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             the
             Chappell
             and
             Priory
             at
             Walsingham
             ,
             out
             of
             a
             〈…〉
             increasing
             Librarie
             of
             Sir
             〈…〉
             
          
           
             Camd.
             in
             Norf.
             
          
           
             Erasmus
             of
             the
             pilgrimage
             to
             W●lsingham
             .
          
           
             Queene
             Isabels
             seruant
             .
          
           
             Flytham
             Priory
             .
          
           
             The
             Foundation
             of
             the
             Priory
             of
             Yngham
             .
          
           
             Burials
             in
             the
             Priory
             Church
             .
          
           
             Leland
             ,
             in
             his
             Commentaries
             .
          
           
             The
             foundation
             of
             the
             Friers
             Carmelites
             
          
           
             The
             blacke
             and
             white
             Friers
             in
             Linne
             .
          
           
             S.
             Iohns
             Hospitall
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Iames
               Hobart
            
             knight
             ,
             the
             builder
             of
             this
             Church
             .
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               .
               lit
               .
               I.
            
             
          
           
             Margaret
             ,
             La●●
             Hobart
             .
          
           
             Bishop
             Herbert
             ,
             the
             builder
             of
             the
             Church
             .
          
           
             Elin●●●●●ker
             .
          
           
             
               Stow
               Annal.
               ex
               lib.
               priorat
               .
               de
               Tur.
               
            
          
           
             Burials
             of
             such
             as
             ●●ed
             of
             the
             plague
             .
          
           
             The
             white
             Friers
             .
          
           
             The
             Blacke
             Friers
             .
          
           
             The
             Grey
             Friers
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Colledge
               of
               S.
               
                 Iohn
                 Baptist
              
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Iohn
                 Falstolfe
              
               knight
               of
               the
               Garter
               .
            
          
           
             Burials
             and
             persons
             to
             be
             prayed
             for
             in
             religious
             houses
             in
             &
             about
             Yarmouth
             .
          
           
             
               Ed.
               de
               Hengraue
            
             a
             renowned
             Lawyer
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Raph
               Shalton
            
             knight
             ,
             and
             Alice
             his
             wife
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             〈…〉
             Lady
             .
          
           
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               Io●
               ▪
               Shelton
               〈◊〉
            
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Raph
               Shelton
            
          
           
             〈◊〉
             ●unnery
             .
          
           
             
               In
               bib
               .
               Cott.
            
             
          
           
             
               Mss.
               in
               bib
               .
               〈◊〉
               monds
               〈◊〉
               Eq.
               aur●t
               .
            
          
           
             Shuld●●
             〈◊〉
             Priory
             of
             Nunnes
             .
          
           
             The
             foundatiō
             of
             the
             Chappell
             in
             the
             Field
             .
          
           
             
               The
               foundatiō
               of
               Raueningham
               Colledge
            
             .
          
           
             Ex
             Arch.
             ●u●r
             .
             Lond.
             Cart.
             Ant●q
             
          
           
             The
             foundatiō
             of
             a
             Chantrie
             at
             Tomeston
             .
          
           
             The
             foundatiō
             of
             the
             Priory
             of
             Cockford
             .
          
           
             
               ●en
               Sp●hmanni
               〈◊〉
               aurat
               .
               ●●nia
               .
            
          
           
             ●he
             story
             of
             Hikifrick
             ,
             here
             〈◊〉
             
          
           
             The
             strange
             &
             〈…〉
             of
             〈◊〉
             
          
           
             
             .
          
           
             
               Cam●
               .
               in
               Perth
               Hay●s
            
             .
             Earles
             of
             Arrol
             or
             E●tol
             .
          
           
             Io.
             Ionston
             .
             Heroes
             Sco●
             .
          
           
             
             .
          
           
             
               ●a●gra●e
               in
               vi●
               〈…〉
               confessoria
            
             .
          
           
             S.
             〈◊〉
             .
             his
             〈…〉
             places
             .
          
           
             
             .
          
           
             
             .
          
           
             
               Godwin
               de
               presul
               .
               Aug.